The media will tell you Sydney’s auction “clearance rate” is a sizzling 69.8%. But have a look at the fine print — 1483 auctions listed, only 880 reported. That’s barely 60% coverage. We’re fast reaching the point where half the results are missing, yet the headlines still shout “hot market!” Nothing like selective reporting to keep the property bubble afloat.
#housingcrisis #australia #realestate #propaganda #msm #vestedInterests #rentalcrisis #bubble
@jhaue It’s infuriating to see the obstruction playbook laid out so plainly. While people lose their homes to fires and floods, the Murdoch press and the business council work tirelessly to block any real change.
Let’s be honest: Murdoch almost certainly has a massive hidden financial stake in keeping fossil fuels alive. We may never know the full extent, but he’s not doing this for the economy - he’s protecting his own fortune.
They are arsonists posing as firefighters, and they belong in the dock for crimes against the future, not on the opinion pages.
#auspol #climatecrisis #murdochpress #fossilfuels #climateaction #MurdochRoyalCommission #vestedInterests
Will England finally catch up with Scotland - effectively a right to responsible access?
In opposition, Labour committed to a Scottish-style right to roam. After lobbying from landowner groups, the party U-turned and instead announced it would create hundreds of miles of new river pathways. And even that is not being pursued.
Only 3.4% of English rivers have an uncontested public right of navigation. Reservoirs - nada.
@MorpheusB It's deeply troubling to witness how political figures, like the former health minister, transition into lucrative roles with companies linked to the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church shortly after overseeing substantial government contracts. Hunt's advisory positions with Brethren-affiliated firms, which secured millions in COVID-related contracts, raise serious ethical concerns about the revolving door between politics and private enterprise. This situation underscores the urgent need for stricter regulations to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure that public service remains focused on the public good, not personal gain.
#auspol #politics #corruption #ethics #government #conflictsofinterest #australia #transparency #accountability #vestedInterests
The devil passes the torch to his most ruthless heir and the empire of disinformation rolls on…
#murdoch #media #australia #politics #misinformation #vestedInterests #auspol #MurdochRoyalCommission
In this article, Leith van Onselen skirts around what has been a cornerstone of his previous arguments that Victoria’s investor targeted land tax hikes that have arguably made housing more accessible for first home buyers. Instead, he veers into vague statements about the state’s economy being ‘weak’ and ‘crime’ being a concern, without evidence or explanation. If he truly prioritised readers, he’d lean into the policy discussion he used to champion and not include superficial and distracting comments that detract from a meaningful dialogue on affordability.
#auspol #housingcrsis #landtax #vestedInterests #propertylobby
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/09/if-you-want-a-cheaper-house-move-to-melbourne/
Imagine this in Australia: scrapping stamp duty and replacing it with an annual levy on high-value homes. The UK is debating it as a way to open up the housing market and boost growth. But in Canberra? Forget it. Too many MPs and senators are landlords with multiple properties — they’d never dream of taxing themselves.
#auspol #housingcrisis #property #vestedInterests #negativegearing
https://www.ft.com/content/d050e2d9-d66a-4cf3-b692-0bc7c637f46a
The Housing Industry Association’s opposition to curbing negative gearing doesn’t stack up. Victoria has hit investors with higher land taxes and other levies, yet rents haven’t exploded. The data shows investor pullback doesn’t automatically mean tenants get squeezed.
#auspol #housing #taxreform #vestedInterests #propertylobby #negativegearing
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2025/08/housing-industry-nonsensical-on-negative-gearing/
@ocratato @cobalt123 @mustardon
Without a doubt ! We’ve sold off so many key assets—energy, property, hospitals, infrastructure—that foreign capital now holds us hostage. Successive governments, especially since Howard, have prioritised pleasing global investors over national interest. The result? Policy paralysis and a public priced out of their own country.
#auspol #ausvotes #inequality #vestedInterests #lobbying
Treasurer calls out misinformation on super changes. Only around 80k Australians—those with super balances over $3 million—will be affected. That’s a tiny fraction of the population. Most people won’t notice a thing.
#auspol #superannuation #taxtherich #vestedInterests
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/treasurer-accuses-opponents-of-lying-about-super/105377296
@eco-g The price of bias is a failing government, corruption, unsustainable economy and more extremism. By effectively financing Reform the media barons; the billionaire oligarchs and their fascist cults are furthering the destruction of civil rights and ethical laws. #Virtues #NotWar #NotTerror #NotGenocide #NotEcocide #MediaAccountability #Bias #BiasAirtime #DirtyMoney #UK #ukpolitics #corruption #ElectionBribery #VestedInterests #ShellBuyout #SellingUK #Oligarchs #ToadyParties #Inequality #Injustice
Day nine cont:
“Andrew CLENNEL: Alright, joining me live is Shadow #HousingMinister #MichaelSukkar. He is in the marginal Labor seat of #McEwen, just taken part in a press conference with #PeterDutton with this new announcement. Michael Sukkar, thanks for your time. You’re proposing to cut the #InternationalStudent intake from 320,000 to 240,000 – isn’t that along the lines of what the government has been trying to achieve anyway? And you blocked their #StudentCap #legislation.”
“Michael SUKKAR: No, Andrew, what we’ve seen under this government is increased #StudentNumbers. They completely botched their attempt at trying to address this issue because they tried to placate all of the #VestedInterests involved. And that means that we’ve seen more than a million #migrants over two years. Our announcement today, Andrew is part of a suite of measures to help Australians battle this #HousingCrisis.”
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#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #HousingCrisis <https://www.michaelsukkar.com.au/ministerial-media-releases/interview-with-andrew-clennell-sky-news-australia-3/>
Should Politicians Own Multiple Properties?
Imagine a football match where the Liberal Party and Labor Party aren’t just players—they’re also the referees. Would fans stand for that? No.
Yet that’s exactly what’s happening in our housing market. Politicians make the rules (and profit from them) while everyday Australians struggle to afford a home.
When the “referees” benefit from the game they control, it’s not fair play—it’s a rigged system.
Time to demand accountability. Should we ban politicians from owning multiple investment properties?
#HousingCrisis #FairPlay #PoliticalReform #vestedinterests
https://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/should-politicians-be-banned-from-owning-multiple-properties-20250318-p5lkde.html
Australia: A global powerhouse, quietly flexing with interest rates lower than the UK and USA, and just a whisker above China and South Korea. When it comes to economic growth, we’re keeping pace with the best of them, aren’t we? We’ve got coal, gas, education (visas), and property—basically the ultimate export combo.
But wait—here come the real estate agents and developers, megaphones in hand, shouting for *even more* rate cuts. Guys, we’re already crushing the low-rate Olympics! Maybe let’s save the gold medal for something else? 😂 #GlobalEconomy #AustraliaOnTop #LowRateChamps #VestedInterests #Auspol #PonziScheme #RBA
#YouKnow who #Might have a few #ConflictsOfInterest...
#ACB and #TheOtherTurkies on the #SupremeCourt of #TheFormerUnitedStatesOfAmerica...
#VestedInterests... #AndAllThat...
🧙:fediverse:🤖:wolfparty:🤖:fediverse:🧙 | 🚁🦹🧬🦄🧬🦹🚁
🤔It's already a gross #waste of #taxpayers money to study such a ridiculous relocation!
#Seabarrier 'better' than #relocation
"House study disagrees with proposal by a #PheuThai Party lawmaker to move the #capital to #NakhonRatchasima province, saying moving wld be #budget intensive & require a #referendum to decide.. it wld make more sense to build a strong system around #Bangkok, which is thought to be sinking, & surrounding provinces, to protect them"
#vestedinterests
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2957518/sea-barrier-better-than-relocation
Australian billionaire backers donated over $2m to major political parties last financial year. #lobbying #bribery #vestedInterests #auspol
#Thailand chokes while promises fade
"in Mar 2023, as 🇹🇭 was grappling w its #annual #smogcrisis, #Paetongtarn - campaigning for #PheuThai Party - promised tt, if #elected, PTP wld take decisive action to alleviate #airpollution.. tt her #government wld work w neighbouring countries.. She is now PM & PTP's in power. Yet air #pollution continues to #plague 🇹🇭.. All of #Bangkok's 352 schools were ordered to close.. challenge lies in overcoming resistance fr #vestedinterests"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2953110/thailand-chokes-while-promises-fade
A quotation from James Baldwin
I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
James Baldwin (1924-1987) American novelist, playwright, activist
Notes of a Native Son, “Autobiographical Notes” (1955)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/baldwin-james/1228/
#quote #quotes #quotation #criticism #improvement #interest #meme #patriotism #vestedinterests
@Bot4Sale @platypusparent Don’t expect to see much fuss made about this in the mainstream media. It’s worth noting that Kerry Stokes, chairman of Channel 7, is the second-largest shareholder of Estia Health, one of Australia’s biggest for-profit nursing home operators. When media ownership and vested interests overlap, stories like this often don’t get the attention they deserve. #auspol #corporategreed #elderabuse #mediaaccountability #australianmedia #nursinghomes #agedcare #vestedinterests
