https://libcom.org/article/new-game-play-collective-reinventions

Day 16 cont

REPORTER “Mr Dutton, you’ve brought your son Harry out here, he talked about how hard it is to save for a #deposit … Why won’t you support him a bit and give him a bit of help with buying a #house?

DUTTON “I haven’t finished the excellent points I was making. The next point, as to why people should vote Liberal, is we can manage the #economy well …”

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Coalition / #housing / #rent / #HousingCrisis <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/14/australia-federal-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-housing-tax-cost-of-living-labor-coalition-greens-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67fc6df18f0825dc3aa153ff#block-67fc6df18f0825dc3aa153ff>

Day 15 cont

“I want to help #YoungPeople and #FirstHomeBuyers achieve the dream of #HomeOwnership,” — #AnthonyAlbanese said.

#PeterDutton (#LNP / #Liberal) has announced a $10bn tax cut measure, which would give #Australians who earn up to $144,000 relief of up to $1,200 in the upcoming financial year.”

What a load of horse. Where is the strategy to industrialise the housing Industry to drive down costs and increase quality? <https://www.youtube.com/watchv=36I6jCrWTvQ>

Does #Labor want people to #buy or #rent? Where is this discussion? If not where is the plan to rollback (middle class #welfare) house investment & #NegativeGearing? Where is the talk of #EducationalDebt? Free TAFE for Tradies won’t solve these problems.

Dream on Labor.
Libs, $1200 dollars

#AusPol / #Labor / #LaborParty / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/albanese-to-pledge-10bn-to-help-build-100000-homes-for-first-time-buyers>

@Kierkegaanks good point

Edit; i'm a socialist!

I think, they shouldn't get to quote average (local) rent development (chart), in order to demand more money! …see also #Gentrification!

Of course, they shouldn't be over-burdened, but referencing the rent everyone else pays, in the vicinity - that's just WRONG!

IT's ONE building - 12 parties - at least 400 bucks per unit per month!

As per my household book, they've gained ~55k €uros in #rent, over ~10-ish years, just from MY contract, 1/12th!

Who in their right mind [#UK obviously isn't as it's government is still unwilling to admit that the #Brexit was a shit idea that should've never been done given a hairline majority in a referendum!] would agree to being a #VassalState to the #USA?

• Anyone?

Cuz I'd rather see #Germany charge the #US #military market-rate #rent for it's bases (based off #RealEstate surrounding it!) and the #EU starting it's own #NuclearArms program than paying a single cent for a #racketeering US #regime that may drop one like a #HotPotato?

• THIS is why #Taiwan never relied solely on the USA for it's continued existance and deterrence against Beijing's threats.

Day nine cont

AFR, MAR27th, “Oxford-educated renter brings #Millennial edge to Kooyong battle”

#Kooyong / #Liberal / #rent / #property / #housing <https://archive.md/VNpTL> / <https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/oxford-educated-renter-brings-millennial-edge-to-kooyong-battle-20240326-p5ff8y> (paywall)

Day nine cont: The Opposition has a #candidate problem.

Not enough diversity. Amelia is a good candidate, The #AFR describes Amelia as bringing, a “#Millennial edge”. Right pedigree (Dicks Grand niece), #OxfordUniversity educated, lives locally. The problem, I’m a renter …and I’m also a home owner that I failed to disclose.

#Kooyong / #Liberal / #rent / #housing <https://archive.md/zspBW> / <https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/amelia-hamer-pitched-herself-as-a-renter-she-owns-two-investment-properties-20250404-p5lp8f.html>