Marianne
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The second-strike rule for bail is now in force in Victoria. It’s simple: if you commit an indictable offence on bail, there are no second chances - you lose the presumption of bail. Because community safety comes first. Our tough bail laws are already working - with bail refusals at record highs. And with Adult Time for Violent Crime now in force, the chance of jail is stronger and sentences are longer.












HOLY SHIT, the Australian government has subsidised more than 48,000 non-citizen migrants to buy homes in Australia since 2023. The government is subsidising non-citizens to buy homes in Australia even if they have property overseas. The First Home Owner scheme allows non-citizens to purchase homes in Australia with a 5% deposit, regardless of whether they own a home overseas. The Australian government acts as a guarantor for the remaining 15 per cent of the deposits, allowing the first homebuyer to avoid paying lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) Last week, Housing Australia announced that since eligibility for the 5% Deposit Scheme was expanded in mid-2023 to include permanent residents and joint applicants, “more than 48,000 permanent residents have been supported, along with over 2700 family and friend group applicants purchasing a home together - demonstrating the Scheme’s responsiveness to the needs of modern households” This is actually an incomprehensible disaster, I think we can pretty much say that Australia is one of the worst run Western developed economies





