Emily Gittoes, Return to the Nest (Doco/Photojournalism (2019))

According to Huffington Post (2017) and Census data released in 2017, only 31% of Australians own their home, 1 in 4 Sydney renters are spending more than 30% of their income on rent and 113,868 non-dependent persons in Sydney aged 25-34 live with their parents. This photo documentary looked into the struggles of first home buyers and why they are choosing to live with their parents for longer periods of time.

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