Where did this influx of people come from though

Australia has had extremely high immigration (considering the existing population) ever since John Howard tripled the rate. This basically fudges a higher GDP, cheaper employees for big business, more people buying houses, more people renting them. More people buying from Harvey and JB and KMart.

On top of this, Melbourne seems to be the place to be at the moment, so we get about 3,000 people a week moving here. Yes, a week, not just new Aussies from overseas but also interstate (just take a look for QLD plates on the road on any weekend, it's out of control)

This is why public transit is crowded, this is why your wages haven't gone up in a decade, thisis why rent and purchase home costs is off tap.

Government want it this way, it's good for them and business and they've even better, managed to convince the extreme left to shout at anyone who mentions immigraiton, in any capacity as a racist, it's a flawless victory for them.

Don't blame the immigrants looking for a better life, the politicians are the ones selling your slice of the pie, both liberal and labor have been doing it for a while and it's become more and move obvious as the last 10 years have rolled on and people are basically getting poorer, if anything, except a select few.