To help fix the housing crisis, we need smarter migration policy
As investors, we have a particular interest in Australia’s condition, its desirability as a destination for living and its quality as a destination for investing. For some time now, I have feared better destinations exist elsewhere. Whether deliberate or unwitting, the government is not prioritising the betterment of the nation.
This article was first published in The Australian on 13 September 2025.
For example, I have long advocated for a more sensible approach to migration in Australia. I have also explained that an ill-fitting migration policy is the cause of many of Australia’s ills, from teacher shortages resulting in lower quality education, to worker exploitation, despicable racism and anti-Australia hatred, through to overburdened healthcare, childcare and aged-care industries.
Immigration is also a significant, if not major, contributor to housing unaffordability.
Roger Montgomery is the Founder and Chairman of Montgomery Investment Management. Roger has over three decades of experience in funds management and related activities, including equities analysis, equity and derivatives strategy, trading and stockbroking. Prior to establishing Montgomery, Roger held positions at Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming, BT (Australia) Limited and Merrill Lynch.
He is also author of best-selling investment guide-book for the stock market, Value.able – how to value the best stocks and buy them for less than they are worth.
Roger appears regularly on television and radio, and in the press, including ABC radio and TV, The Australian and Ausbiz. View upcoming media appearances.
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