Housing activist Morgan Cox is calling for a new protest over Australia’s cost-of-living and homelessness crisis, urging 200 people from Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra to join a secret vehicle convoy.
Posting on X, Cox, a father of three facing rent hikes himself, said the demonstration would be organised quietly but at scale. “I need about 200 people (there is a reason for that number) with vehicles, ideally at least a few trucks, trailers, caravans, for a day… This will be organised in secret,” he wrote.
The post featured a short video of tents, families and protest signs reading “Living Casualties” and “Everyone Deserves a Home Albo,” highlighting the human toll of housing insecurity.
Cox’s call came before the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to hold the cash rate at 3.60 per cent, warning inflation remained stubborn while house prices continued to rise. With no rate cuts expected until mid-2026, pressure on renters and mortgage holders shows little sign of easing.
A recent Newspoll released on 3 November shows how sharply public frustration is building. Sixty-four per cent of Australians now want the country to accept fewer immigrants, while only 10 per cent want more. Support for higher migration is concentrated among Greens voters, while nearly all One Nation supporters favour major cuts.
The poll, based on responses from 1,265 voters, illustrates a shift towards tighter immigration sentiment amid a worsening housing shortage and persistent cost-of-living stress.
Cox’s frustration mirrors that mood. In April, he made headlines after camping outside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Central Coast home to draw attention to families on the brink of homelessness. “I’m struggling to keep a roof over my family’s head,” he said at the time.
Now, seven months later, Cox says his tactics are changing. “Nah, we do something different this time,” he wrote, rejecting suggestions to target The Lodge.
Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show rents have surged by more than 20 per cent over the past decade, with sharp increases coinciding with migration peaks exceeding half a million arrivals annually. Economists say the deeper problem lies in chronic underbuilding and delayed policy response.
Following the RBA’s latest hold, Governor Michele Bullock said the Bank “didn’t consider cutting,” reinforcing the message that any relief remains distant.
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