00:00Mia McShane is a single working mum, struggling with the cost of her mortgage.
00:08Keeping her home is her number one financial priority.
00:13What do we give up?
00:14Is it less food or is it not using the car and just trying to find ways of paying that
00:21non-negotiable mortgage?
00:24She's hoping for some relief when the RBA announces a decision on interest rates.
00:29I just think a hold is a win at the moment.
00:32Obviously a decrease would be amazing because even if it's $10 more a week it will make
00:37a huge difference.
00:39Mia lives in the Tasmanian electorate of Lyons.
00:42It's held by Labor with a margin of less than 1%.
00:46A recent Four Corners investigation found it's one of many electorates around Australia
00:51experiencing high rates of financial strain.
00:5573% of people who live here are under mortgage stress.
01:00When we asked people what their aspirations for 2025 were, their response was survival.
01:07Nearly half of Tasmanians surveyed reported being extremely or moderately concerned about
01:13interest rates.
01:14Cost of living remains the top issue of concern for voters.
01:18Those areas and health costs are really front of mind for Tasmanians now as we enter into
01:25a federal election.
01:27As federal candidates start door knocking homes in areas like this, they'll be meeting
01:32many families under financial stress who'll be wanting to know what they'll do if elected
01:38to help ease the pressure they're under.
01:41Finances will guide where my vote will go.
01:44It's a sentiment likely to be driving many decisions at the ballot box.
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