This is the terrifying trend I've noticed as an Australian café owner during the cost of living crisis A café owner has noticed a link between inflation and crime It's becoming more regular; you 'have to be brave to open in the city' READ MORE: The harsh reality of doing business in a cost of living crisis By Amanda Bechara For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:51 EDT, 19 June 2024 | Updated: 12:51 EDT, 19 June 2024 e-mail View comments A café owner has noticed a worrying relationship between the cost of living and crime , especially in Australian cities. Hobart cafe owner , Yaz Spung, warned that skyrocketing outbreaks of crime are 'the kind of thing you have to deal with on a daily basis' now as Aussies face more challenges than ever. She shared a video on TikTok showing a screaming man being arrested adjacent to her café, where she asked a simple question: 'When does the fun part of business start again?' 'Side effects of unequal distribution of wealth and investors who want to buy their tenth property,' a fellow business owner commented.
Yaz, who has operated for 11 years, said she could 'probably count the number of incidents on her hand' before the past year. Cafes are experiencing increased tip jar theft and dine and dashing in the cost of living crisis But in the last six months she has noticed an alarming increase, with people agreeing 'Australia has changed dramatically'. The arrest in the video happened a week ago and similar incidents such as a 'screaming.
