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Why your rent keeps going up, a 'devastating' bird flu update + is the AI boom a bubble?

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Renters earning an average wage are now spending more than half their income on housing in every capital city, according to a new report.

So why is rent still going up while house prices cool, and is anything going to change soon?

Also, authorities have confirmed a seal in South Australia has died as a result of the H5 bird flu.

Plus, is artificial intelligence a bubble? We speak to the man who coined the term enshittification, he has some big thoughts about the future of AI.

Listen now: 

00:56 - What's driving the rental crisis

13:12 - H5 bird flu update

17:29 - Why tech is getting worse

Guests: 

  • Cameron Kusher, property economist, Kusher Consulting
  • Cory Doctorow, author and activist

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