Sankofab<p>The War on Tenants</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/impoverishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impoverishment</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tenant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenant</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/logement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logement</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@politics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/economy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>economy</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@UnicornRiot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UnicornRiot</span></a></span></p>
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Ken S<p>An example of good ‘Political Journalism’. We need more reporting looking at international comparisons, and less navel-gazing in Australian Journalism </p><p>“Netherlands a ‘cautionary tale’ for Coalition’s mortgage deduction scheme, expert warns “</p><p>Writes Jonathan Barrett for The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/22/netherlands-a-cautionary-tale-for-coalition-mortgage-deduction-scheme-expert-warns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/22/netherlands-a-cautionary-tale-for-coalition-mortgage-deduction-scheme-expert-warns</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusBiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusBiz</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a></p>
Nate Cochrane<p>Raiding superannuation to boost house prices is a catastrophic policy on multiple fronts.
So of course 🥔 & his other economics illiterate society-wreckers love it.
<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23auspol" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CostOfLivingCrisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLivingCrisis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23HousingCrisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/22/netherlands-a-cautionary-tale-for-coalition-mortgage-deduction-scheme-expert-warns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/22/netherlands-a-cautionary-tale-for-coalition-mortgage-deduction-scheme-expert-warns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netherlands a ‘cautionary tale...</a></p>
P Gurgel-Segrillo<p>Cork City’s derelict buildings reveal true cost of housing inequality</p><p>Dereliction crisis exposes deep-rooted inequality — but a growing movement is showing how community action can drive change</p><p><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41616943.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm</span><span class="invisible">entanalysis/arid-41616943.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodonie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DerelictIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DerelictIreland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/VacantIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VacantIreland</span></a></p>
Frank<p>Netherlands a ‘cautionary tale’ for Coalition’s mortgage deduction scheme, expert warns</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/22/netherlands-a-cautionary-tale-for-coalition-mortgage-deduction-scheme-expert-warns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/apr/22/netherlands-a-cautionary-tale-for-coalition-mortgage-deduction-scheme-expert-warns</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a></p>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>Please take a moment to send something toward this light bill to avoid disconnection. <br><a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/BlackFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFediverse</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/nationalpoetrymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalpoetrymonth</span></a><br>A single mom and 4 kids need your help! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIq8RAKMCvX/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DIq8RAKMCvX/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 24 🎩 🏠🏘️🏚️🏡🏠🏠🏠</p><p>“Australia’s 226 federal <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MPs</span></a> own 459 <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/properties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>properties</span></a> across the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a> – an average of two per person – and more than half are property investors as the country prepares to go to the poll in a campaign that will focus on the growing <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/inequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequity</span></a> in the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PropertyMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyMarket</span></a>.”</p><p>The point of the system is to punish those who don’t exploit it. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <<a href="https://archive.md/RK0SE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/RK0SE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>> / <<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/interactive-see-how-many-properties-your-mp-owns-and-their-other-financial-interests-20241226-p5l0q4.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/politics/federal/in</span><span class="invisible">teractive-see-how-many-properties-your-mp-owns-and-their-other-financial-interests-20241226-p5l0q4.html</span></a>> (paywall)</p>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>Hey y'all! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Urgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urgent</span></a> message from Todd, on Sabi. Last night wasn't covered! She, her elderly mom and bun are in d@nger! </p><p>Please chip in! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Latinx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latinx</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIqCgxfMyR0/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DIqCgxfMyR0</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p>
Just nihilist comedy<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meme?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meme</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/funny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funny</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesdaily?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesdaily</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lol?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lol</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/humor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesoffediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesoffediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesofmastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/memesofpixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memesofpixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nihilism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nihilism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nihilistmemes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nihilistmemes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/capitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/humansoflatecapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humansoflatecapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/justnihilistcomedy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#justnihilistcomedy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/housingcrisis?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housingcrisis</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/airbnb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#airbnb</a>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>High y'all! Happy <a href="https://me.dm/tags/420Day" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>420Day</span></a> Happy Easter</p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cannabis</span></a> get some help with living expenses? 🥲</p><p>Seriously, they really need the help! It's Urgent. </p><p>As of today's Date, their shelter is not even covered for tonight. </p><p>Please spare a little for this lovely fam? <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@IndigenousCreatives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IndigenousCreatives</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://turtleisland.social/@IndigenousMutualAid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IndigenousMutualAid</span></a></span></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 22 💰💰💰🏡⚠️</p><p>“At the time, the International <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Monetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monetary</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Fund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fund</span></a> (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/IMF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMF</span></a>) had just released a staff report on Australia's economy which contained this graph of Australian house prices. It shows how <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PropertyPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyPrice</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> had really accelerated in the early 2000s (in real terms, once inflation had been taken into account), which explains why people were so worried.</p><p>The index of real property prices in major <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australian</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> jumped by 46 per cent between 2000 and 2003. (Source: International Monetary Fund, Australia, Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation, September 3, 2003.) In its report, the IMF noted that investor demand was contributing to the property price increases. It said that was understandable, because the expected returns on housing were far outstripping returns on other assets in Australia in the early 2000s.”</p><p>"Consequently, by the end of 2002, investor housing accounted for 30 per cent of the stock of housing loans, compared to 18 per cent a decade ago,"</p><p>Australians are being played for mugs by the *Investor Class.*</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/when-housing-turned-toxic-captured-in-talkback-chat-with-pm/105155458" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/whe</span><span class="invisible">n-housing-turned-toxic-captured-in-talkback-chat-with-pm/105155458</span></a>> / Original transcript <<a href="https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-20920" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/relea</span><span class="invisible">se/transcript-20920</span></a>></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 22 cont 📻💰💰💰🏡⚠️</p><p>Cont: </p><p>You: Phyllis is the first one, I guess.</p><p>Phyllis: I've broken the mould.<br>PM: Well, you're not ... you're not actually <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/complaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>complaining</span></a>. What you're really saying is the value of [your] house hasn't gone up enough.</p><p>Phyllis: No, no, no. I disagree. I think it is ridiculous that the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> of house prices ... what about our <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/grandchildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grandchildren</span></a>?<br>PM: Well look, that is a valid point and I've acknowledged that. </p><p>I'm not saying there aren't problems for people buying for the first time, but you have to look at it in terms of both <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/existing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>existing</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HomeOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeOwners</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> home owners and what we have to try and do, and you quite rightly identify in relation to your grandchildren, is to find ways of mitigating the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> of getting into your first home. </p><p>But we can't, and shouldn't do that at the cost of reducing the wealth effect and the wealth value of people who have existing properties, there's nothing to be gained by that. We have to find some other ways of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ameliorating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ameliorating</span></a> the cost of buying your first home.</p><p>Phyllis: I think some commonsense has to be thrown into the arena just the same. You know, it's ridiculous. I mean, *you're not seeing value in the $500,000 you're spending on some broken down old dump* and…</p><p>PM: No, well...<br>Phyllis: That's where we are at the moment.” </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/when-housing-turned-toxic-captured-in-talkback-chat-with-pm/105155458" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/whe</span><span class="invisible">n-housing-turned-toxic-captured-in-talkback-chat-with-pm/105155458</span></a>> / Original transcript <<a href="https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-20920" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/relea</span><span class="invisible">se/transcript-20920</span></a>></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@RAHU" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RAHU</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/labor-union-lessons-solidarity-fueling-tenant-organizing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">labor-union-lessons-solidarity-fueling-tenant-organizing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landlords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labormovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labormovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tenants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
Camhirst Rick<p>Every minute you ignore 3D printing, a family sleeps on the street. Let that sink in.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialImpact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FutureHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureHousing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homeless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomelessnessCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelessnessCrisis</span></a></p>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>Artist and mom trying to make rent! Peruse these offerings and support so this fam can stay housed! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/visualart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualart</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/creatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creatives</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Blackfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackfediverse</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> 💞</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DImp5aGytr6/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DImp5aGytr6/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>$200 needed by end of April! Please chip in to keep this fam off the streets! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easter</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Blackfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackfediverse</span></a></p>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>Hey y'all! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a> as of 4/21 Tahari hasn't gotten any funds all day.</p><p>Please do what you can for her and her family. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIh6yKkRMyM/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DIh6yKkRMyM/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Blackfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackfediverse</span></a></p>
KSHernandez ♊(she/her/they)<p>URGENT! Bri and her children face eviction, SOON!! Please chip in to the balance! I've seen more done in less time!! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Blackfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackfediverse</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Easter</span></a> </p><p>Please amplify regularly.</p><p>⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️(five blue arrows pointing down toward a link)</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjeEz0OeEK/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DIjeEz0OeEK/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ken S<p>What does criminalising Homelessness look like?</p><p>Listen to how it’s like in Hawaii:<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH5hzvmxw98/?igsh=Z2R6cWY5aHoyNDQy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DH5hzvmxw98</span><span class="invisible">/?igsh=Z2R6cWY5aHoyNDQy</span></a><br>Be careful who you vote for, … as some members of the major parties definitely are inclined toward criminalising homelessness. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusVotes2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusVotes2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a></p>
David Wakeham<p>Scenic Rim council cracks down on farmers hosting campers without a permit - ABC News</p><p><a href="https://amp.abc.net.au/article/105137282" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp.abc.net.au/article/1051372</span><span class="invisible">82</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BTPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BTPM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ROI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice</span></a></p>
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