Barnaby Joyce claims people who ‘look like’ recent arrivals dominate auctions. Who is he talking about?

Statistics show fewer than 1% of homes are bought by foreigners, as race discrimination commissioner warns against blaming migrants for housing woes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce has claimed that “people who look like they’ve recently arrived” are knocking Australian buyers out of home auctions, despite tax office data showing fewer than 1% of dwellings are bought by foreigners. The federal race discrimination commissioner subsequently warned against “demonising migrants” in the debate about housing affordability. Existing property laws, extended by Labor in last month’s budget, ban non-residents from buying most Australian property types, and require foreign buyers to apply for approval from the tax office. In an interview on Channel Seven’s Sunrise on Monday, Joyce, the member for New England, called for a more sustainable immigration policy in Australia. “People in Australia, born in Australia of every creed and colour and gender, get sick of going to a house auction and being knocked out of it by people, to be frank, who look like they’ve recently