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Boring beats entertainment I agree but I'd rather see serious action to address the situation facing many Australians at present.
This sums it up well enough:
Australian Federal Election 2025
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This sums it up well enough:
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We did say this was going to be a big issue, with inflating away the debt, it helps the Government budget bottom line, but it hurts those who aren't in the housing market.
Possibly bring in the the ability for home buyers to claim their interest, but also cap the amount and introduce CGT on PPR, may be an option.
Inflation vs House Prices in Australia
In this blog, I’ll explain what causes inflation, discuss whether inflation is good or bad, and what it means for house prices.
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What I think we need is an honest, accurate measure of inflation.
It's beyond ridiculous to not include house prices as a big component of CPI. Purchasing a house is after all the single largest financial decision most individuals will make and it's also one that's very directly impacted by interest rates.
Trouble is, if that were done then it'd force and admission that the true rate of inflation is quite a bit higher than official statistics suggest which, ultimately, is the real backstory to most of today's problems. An awful lot can be traced back to inaccurate measurement of inflation given so many decisions are made either directly or indirectly based on that data.
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Did anyone watch the debate last night? I forgot to stock up on both anti-nausea and antidepressant pills, so skipped it for something less confronting, like a graphic documentary on the Armenian genocide.
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I haven't watched any of them and it doesn't sound like I've missed much.
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Go straight to the new quiz show, "pick your debt preference". 
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The key election promises from Labor and the Coalition
Labor and the Coalition have now laid out nearly all their major commitments for what they would do if they win the May 3 poll. Find out what Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are promising.
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4 Corners has done a forensic investigation into the financial affairs of Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanaese
6h ago6 hours ago
A Dutton family trust operated lucrative childcare businesses while he was a cabinet minister. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Four Corners investigated property records for both leaders, finding Mr Dutton's family, with his father Bruce, made almost $15 million over 20 years.
Documents show Mr Dutton's family also had a long business history with former childcare mogul Eddy Groves and his family.
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Peter Dutton failed to disclose he was the beneficiary of a family trust, Four Corners reveals
By Rory Callinan of ABC Investigations, Louise Milligan, Ben Schneiders, Ben Butler, Alex McDonald, and Neil Chenoweth6h ago6 hours ago
A Dutton family trust operated lucrative childcare businesses while he was a cabinet minister. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was the beneficiary of a family trust for two years, but did not disclose this to parliament.Four Corners investigated property records for both leaders, finding Mr Dutton's family, with his father Bruce, made almost $15 million over 20 years.
Documents show Mr Dutton's family also had a long business history with former childcare mogul Eddy Groves and his family.
Business records reveal new details of Dutton family's childcare millions
A Four Corners investigation finds Opposition Leader Peter Dutton failed to disclose his interest in a family trust for two years.
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What did the ABC find out about Albo?4 Corners has done a forensic investigation into the financial affairs of Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanaese
Peter Dutton failed to disclose he was the beneficiary of a family trust, Four Corners reveals
By Rory Callinan of ABC Investigations, Louise Milligan, Ben Schneiders, Ben Butler, Alex McDonald, and Neil Chenoweth
6h ago6 hours ago
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A Dutton family trust operated lucrative childcare businesses while he was a cabinet minister. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
In short:
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was the beneficiary of a family trust for two years, but did not disclose this to parliament.
Four Corners investigated property records for both leaders, finding Mr Dutton's family, with his father Bruce, made almost $15 million over 20 years.
Documents show Mr Dutton's family also had a long business history with former childcare mogul Eddy Groves and his family.
Business records reveal new details of Dutton family's childcare millions
A Four Corners investigation finds Opposition Leader Peter Dutton failed to disclose his interest in a family trust for two years.
He has never had a ticket in his life and his ancestors lived in caves, paid rent and got up 2hrs before they went to bed, to work a 28 hr day.
How can't you love him, a true working class legend, I'm tearing up thinking about it.
He's got my vote already.
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About Albo ? He has built up a property portfolio. Nothing like Peter Duttons or with the blatant conflict of interest situations.
And I believe Albo kept his records straight.
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Nothing like a cash poor politician If not all then most are all very wealthy individuals, having an ear on the ground floor!!!
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I hear Albo is to be canonized in the church of woke.
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A portfolio connected by taxpayer built new road..$100 millions from taxpayers money or terrible Dutton having some part in a trust worth a few millions at most..
Ahh our truthful ABC
Remind me of Stalin living in state castles and drinking french champagne with caviar, while executing the bourgeois classes, the horrible rich, but the little red guards are still around us , more than ever, even on the Forum, and are hunting the boomer bourgeois again,
now labelled with jewish beaks , like the good old national socialism time...
History in a loop
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The left 2025 in France, so far
How long for this to show here after reading the ABC ?
That party is the main left party btw, not a minor extremist branch.so the ALP equivalent, not the Green nuts.
All that to say that 2025 Australian Left is so far removed from the Hawke Keating years it is not funny....
But maybe the ALP should win, if only to take responsabilities of its own mess with the grid, taxation and debt, etc
Voted today in a good spirit Local hall.
How long for this to show here after reading the ABC ?
That party is the main left party btw, not a minor extremist branch.so the ALP equivalent, not the Green nuts.
All that to say that 2025 Australian Left is so far removed from the Hawke Keating years it is not funny....
But maybe the ALP should win, if only to take responsabilities of its own mess with the grid, taxation and debt, etc
Voted today in a good spirit Local hall.
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@qldfrog Mr frog it would appear that the peasantry as a whole would rather vote early going by the numbers as seen on the TV news. When we voted on polling opening day in Midland there were plenty of people inside and out, and from what I was told by bloke controlling the show, would probably be a record turnout for day 1.
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Using the term progressive anywhere to describe the Green is an absolute paradox when a Neanderthal lifestyle is their aim, and an offence to intelligence.
And conservative is supposedly backward while conservation of landscapes, biodiversity and resources, languages are supposed to be a civilisational target .
Their ABC...
But congratulation on your score
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The Greens are way out left!
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LMAO 
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Do you have your survivalist bunker stocked up yet wayne? 
Oh, sorry, I thought you were leaving us. How is that going?
Maybe back to Canada if Pollivre wins, which looks unlikely.
Oh, sorry, I thought you were leaving us. How is that going?
Maybe back to Canada if Pollivre wins, which looks unlikely.
