Sunrise host Nat Barr has remained silent after she was criticized for sharing her concerns that her adult children will not be able to buy a home due to the housing crisis.
Barr made the comments while speaking on Wednesday’s Hot Topics segment with Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and opposition finance spokesperson Jane Hume about Labour’s Help to Buy bill, which will be reintroduced to parliament.
The legislation would allow 40,000 Australians to buy a home with a 2 per cent deposit.
To qualify for the plan, buyers must earn less than $90,000 a year, or $120,000 a year for couples.
Speaking on Wednesday’s Hot Topics segment, Barr said she is worried her two children, aged 19 and 22, will not be able to buy a home after Ms Hume claimed “Australians have already rejected this policy across the country.” country”.
“I’m in a fortunate position because I was able to buy mine when they were cheaper years ago, but I don’t know how my kids are going to buy one,” Barr said.
The 56-year-old has been a Sunrise presenter since 2020, but has never opened up about her salary.
Sunrise host Nat Barr said on the show that she didn’t know how her children could afford to buy a house in the current market.
However, the Daily Mail previously reported that he is believed to earn more than $1 million a year.
Viewers were quick to criticize his comments on Facebook, claiming Barr will “lead his kids.”
“She’s the last person who should say she’s rich and will support her kids,” one person commented. ‘Many young people buy houses every day without the help of mom and dad. Nats (sic) is just stirring the pot.’
Another chimed in by claiming that Barr “makes over $1 million a year.”
Some viewers criticized the well-paid host and said many were making it harder because they had less income.
‘Are you saying that during the 20 years you’ve been at Sunrise you haven’t focused on purchasing bond investments, stock trading accounts, managed ETFs and more on behalf of your children for their use as they grow up?’ another wrote.
‘I understand that you have the money to get your son a house. The thing is, she can help you get one or she can give you a loan to get one,” another commented.
“Then people will start complaining that he’s a rich person’s kid and he gets what he wants and the real world is lost to him, etc., etc. We don’t know his parenting style; he might feel like he’s worked for his money and that he needs to do it too. The world is not a free ride.’
Barr did not comment on the criticism surrounding his comments when he hosted Sunrise as usual on Thursday.