Rotting carpets, collapsed ceilings and toilets that won't flush - when we tagged along to some rental inspections, it wasn't hard to find the horror stories. 

Rents hit new record highs in the last few years, so with Gen Z and millennials outnumbering boomers at the ballot box for the first time, how will attitudes about the rental crisis impact the federal election on May 3?

We speak to the Greens spokesperson for housing, Max Chandler-Mather about the party's plan to address housing affordability.  

Guest: 

• Max Chandler-Mather, MP for Griffith, Australian Greens

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