Will Champagne Chalmers fix his inflation mess?👇

“We believe strong population growth has put upward pressure on some important components of the CPI basket; most notably the #housing ‑related components,” said the bank’s head of economics Gareth Aird.
afr.com/markets/debt-m…

Lee Point NT

Once a bird sanctuary including Goudian Finch until Tanya Plibersek cleared it

When is the federal election? #auspol so we can clear this govt out

SPOILER ALERT: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AROUND DOUBLE OFFICIAL ABS STAT (See: Roy Morgan)

What's the unemployment rate in your region? This data tells you abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

DNA testing has confirmed fire ants found at the Swartz Barracks at Oakey likely came from a turf farm.
We have written to Defence Minister Richard Marles asking for an urgent audit of all south-east Queensland & northern New South Wales defence land.
abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

Govt’s own report says housing will get worse. We have to act now to turn this around. Tax reform with changes to the capital gains tax discount, negative gearing, ⬆️ in social & affordable housing + a sensible conversation about immigration are urgent.
theguardian.com/australia-news…

The irony isn't lost on me that the very folks crying out against Universal Basic Income are often the same ones benefitting from a myriad of hidden societal subsidies. From tax breaks to bailouts, we already live in a world where people get 'free stuff' - it's just for the rich.

BIDEN v TRUMP: GOD HELP AMERICA

Why would countries struggling to feed and sustain their current populations want to grow their population? 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

'US President Biden has called Japan and India xenophobic...' 👇
canberratimes.com.au/story/8615197/…

It's time to put our #EnvironmentFirst 1️⃣🌏

Alcohol wasn't mentioned once - not even once.

As PM Anthony Albanese addressed the country on the steps National Cabinet agreed to take to combat gender-based violence, alcohol's role in fuelling violence against women and children was again ignored.

The silence was deafening.

'The Darling River is polluted with excessive nutrients, sediment and pesticides,' Dr Landos said, adding that its wetlands have been disconnected and water flow 'robbed'.
abc.net.au/news/science/2…

Save *all* our wetlands! 🦆🐢🐜

'There's only been a handful of new [Ramsar] listings in the last two decades but at least another 67...'
abc.net.au/news/science/2…

It's time to put our #EnvironmentFirst 1️⃣🌏

🔴Stop corruption
🟠Stop overdevelopment
🟢Stabilise population

Meanwhile, like ScoMo before him, he is preventing vulnerable women from moving into safe spaces (and/or making them homeless) due to his engineering of a housing crisis...

Never vote 4 Lib/Lab!✊

'The federal government will commit... [bla bla]' 👇
9news.com.au/national/viole…

Trees & their hollows are homes for wildlife, including threatened species such as the Gouldian finch, black-footed tree-rat & northern brushtail possum. Today they're being destroyed at Lee Point in Darwin, after @Tanya_Plibersek's approval. Ecocide in action. Environment laws?

WATCH: Despite having a bias towards one side of the Lib/Lab coin, friendlyjordies makes important points about Australia's housing crisis and also John Howard's dishonest and disastrous ramping up of Australia's rapid population growth.
youtu.be/c73Ot8uzSh4

Moving koalas out of their original location because its being cleared , then giving money to wildlife groups so it will be very hard for them to speak out…. Koala Extinction before our eyes #campbelltown

“Of the myriad barriers to housing supply, the spike in construction costs is the most binding constraint and has dissuaded many developers from initiating a more robust supply response over the past year...'. It's not all about planning. afr.com/property/resid…

Please don't dump goldfish etc ferals in our environment.
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'It could be down the toilet, it could be someone thinking they're doing the fish a favour by releasing it into the river but you're really not doing the native species any favours at all...' abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

Save our music culture - stop overdevelopment (corruption)! 🎸
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abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

It's time to put our #EnvironmentFirst 1️⃣🌏 - and therefore our health, economy and quality of life.

🔴Stop corruption
🟠Stop overdevelopment
🟢Stabilise population

#SaveTheCranker

Yes, government-engineered hyper-demand (speculator tax concessions, foreign buyers, SMSF speculators, rapid population growth, lax bank lending practices, etc) will trump hyper-supply policies...👇
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…
It's time to de-corrupt the housing market. #auspol