
Australia Has a Serious Landlord Problem
Landlords dominate Australia’s parliament and Reserve Bank. Their policies make the housing crisis worse.
Jordie van den Lamb is the founder of shitrentals.org. He is a housing activist, unionist, and digital organizer.

Landlords dominate Australia’s parliament and Reserve Bank. Their policies make the housing crisis worse.

Jordie van den Lamb, better known by social media handle “purplepingers,” has warmed the hearts of renters worldwide with his uncompromisingly deadpan war on landlords. Now he’s taking the fight to their Australian headquarters, Parliament House.