As the dust settles on the historic election victory for Labor, cost of living remains the top concern for one of Australia’s largest migrant communities.
“I think it’s time to pay attention to our survival,” Vivien Kong, a coffee and ice cream shop owner in Sydney, told The Epoch Times.
“Rent is so high, electricity bills are high, and the cost of living has skyrocketed—it’s three to four times higher than it was over a decade ago, but our income hasn’t even doubled.
“Just look around: so many shops have closed down, and so many spaces are sitting empty.”
Kong’s shop is located in Epping, a suburb in northern Sydney that is home to a large population of residents with Chinese ancestry.In the recent federal election, electorates with large Chinese-Australian populations consistently swung toward the centre-left Labor Party.
