‘I’ve been homeless and slept rough’: Adelaide renter’s warning on One Nation

Duncan Bainbridge has been homeless in Adelaide and reckons “on paper”  he should be among those backing the phenomenal rise of One Nation in SA. He has some serious advice for Premier Peter Malinauskas.

I’m a renter in South Australia. I’ve lived with housing instability. I’ve been homeless and slept rough, so I know exactly what it means to stretch every dollar and still come up short.

On paper, I’m exactly the kind of voter many commentators assume would drift toward One Nation.

That’s why much of the analysis following the South Australian election feels off the mark.

Yes, the overall result was predictable: Labor returned to government and Peter Malinauskas remains premier. But another part of the outcome has drawn far more attention:  the rise of One Nation and its support in working-class communities and outer suburbs.

Many commentators are now asking how Australia should respond.

From where I sit, the answer is straightforward: listen to ordinary people and implement policies that actually improve their lives.

For years now, many Australians (especially renters, welfare recipients and working-class families) have been living a very different reality to the one reflected in political messaging.

Renting has........

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