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@lucyshow11 Are we all forgetting about Wendy James?
Everyone had ‘that’ transvision vamp poster on the wall! Everyone!
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@bowtiedstocks I'm one of the hated immigrants, except I came 20yrs ago. I've been waiting since then for a market crash. Will go sideways, maybe slight retracement in SEQ ... not sure I see 50% though.
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When I say Aussie propadee will fall I’m not saying it will be a uniform 30% fall in each city / market across the country
Look at Melbourne for example - price growth only 9% last 5 years
That won’t fall as hard as a south east Qld or Brisbane for example where I think the price falls will be closer to 50% or more in real terms
Sam 🇦🇺🇺🇦@samstrades
Five year growth in residential real estate prices across #Australia #ausbiz
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Imagine that over those 10 years, you and your family never drove on a road, saw a doctor, went to hospital, flew in a plane, had their children educated, took prescription medicine, had an aged parent looked after & receiving the pension, relied on the police or fire brigade, worried about Australia's defence, used a well regulated bank, relied on childcare ... to name a few items funded by tax?
Ben Robson@brobson_politic
Jim Chalmers is about to utterly fuck small business owners. Imagine for a moment: - you start a small business by building a website, some equipment, and buying a few supplies - it cost you ~$5,000. - over the next 10 years you work incredibly hard (you survived the GFC and COVID19) to grow your business. - you then have an opportunity to sell it for $3M. - you think you've now got a $3M nest-egg that will allow you to move onto the next stage of your life (possibly an early retirement). - But in comes Jim Chalmers, who changes the CGT rules, and now you're going to have to pay the top-marginal tax rate on $2,990,000 ... so you lose ~$1.4M and now only have half of what you thought. This is an appalling act of bastardry and will utterly destroy small business and entrepreneurship in Australia.
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The Straits were opened before the war begun. Except now there are reports Iran will keep charging a toll for ships to pass..
The regime, while wounded, gets to stay in power. And with that, they become more powerful.
Where is the victory here??
OSINTdefender@sentdefender
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calls tonight’s two-week ceasefire with Iran “a victory for the United States that President Trump and our incredible military made happen,” adding that, “President Trump got the Strait of Hormuz reopened.”
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@DavidCrisafulli fortunately fast tracking wind turbines through native bush allows fast tracking oil wells
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Drill it. Refine it. Store it.
We’re unlocking the Taroom Trough to lock in Australia’s fuel security.
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@SLaforest2025 @DavidCrisafulli the climate always changed. C02 has an affect on climate, but its very small and diminishing. Millions of years of geology inform us on the earth
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ADM. HARWARD: “DETERRENCE IS BACK”
“If they open the strait and stuff starts flowing tomorrow—it’s a huge victory for the president.”
“We had lost all deterrence… they didn’t fear the United States. That’s changed—deterrence is back on the table.”
“The Iranians know he was going to take them to the Stone Ages… now we watch what they do.”
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@RadioRaps @AndreKauerauf its their retirement plan. They dont have money sitting in a bank for one day.
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I understand your point in terms of fulfillment on a certain level, but practically someone still needs to make a choice knowing that the lives brought into this world, due the choices they make, will be guaranteed of disproportionate and extra trauma and hardship yet they still make the choice to fill a certain hole they have within.
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Poor families having many children makes them wealthy beyond your wildest dreams.
Radioraps (Rikus de Beer)@RadioRaps
Why do struggling families all over the world have so many children? What drives the need to breed to spite the fact that you know you can’t provide?
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People are beginning to see net zero for what it really is ... industry being sent offshore, power prices up through the roof and our environment being destroyed in the process.
That's why the National and Liberal parties have committed to DUMPING this net zero insanity for an energy plan that puts affordability and reliability first. It doesn't matter how the power is generated, as long as it is provides the cheapest possible energy to Australians.
Thanks to Henry Pike for hosting Garth Hamilton and I at the DUMP NET ZERO FORUM in Alexandra Hills - an incredible turnout!
You can read the full Nationals' Cheaper, Better and Fairer energy plan at powering.au.
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@TMFScottP @mackaysuzie Since 2022 employment growth has been government. That's adds to bureaucracy and inflation
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@mackaysuzie They're the government, last time I looked.
Who else has the numbers to pass legislation?
Inflation isn't Labor's fault. Not doing anything to help is absolutely Labor's fault. Categorically.
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Of course it’s all labor’s fault 🤦🏽♀️
Scott Phillips@TMFScottP
The RBA Governor has said multiple times in her press conference "We only have one tool". She's dead right. Whether or not it was a subtle message to the government, the rest of us should say it loudly: The RBA's actions are a direct result of inaction by the government.
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@JasonClareMP Why is racism different to islamaphobia (or anti semitism) ? Unless you're applying your own unique bias.
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Today is the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
There is no place for racism, hate or Islamophobia in Australia. Not today. Not ever.
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Two things:
1. The number of people who would trust a report provided by a seller is scary.
2. Trying to save $500 on a ~$1m purchase by not doing your own due diligence is an extraordinarily bad bet.
Which inspector is a seller going to choose? The hard-arse, or the lazy one?
Scott Phillips@TMFScottP
If you understand incentives, you know why this is a *terrible* idea.
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If you understand incentives, you know why this is a *terrible* idea.
Jacinta Allan@JacintaAllanMP
If you're selling a home, you should have to provide a building inspection report - instead of every interested buyer paying for their own. We're changing the rules to require exactly that.
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@bowtiedstocks Labor should be hung, drawn and quartered. But the welfare state too dumb to realise will keep voting them.
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ANZ now apparently telling its customers to ‘plan for’ 75 bps of rate hikes by years end…
I look forward to reviewing those revised plans of 95% leveraged first home buyers with great fascination
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@thehonestnick Australia are building and under the radar. They're on the rise.
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After France taking 50, & England imploding, who should we consider our main threats for RWC 2027?
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@SpachusAus Oil up. Inflation going to jump. Good luck everybody. Lifetime of slavery to the bank awaits.
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🚨 March 2026 - Based on current listings, here are the median prices for a 'house' across Australia:
1️⃣ Sunshine Coast — $1,850,000
2️⃣ Gold Coast — $1,795,000
3️⃣ Sydney — $1,700,000
4️⃣ Wollongong — $1,420,000
5️⃣ Newcastle — $1,400,000
6️⃣ Central Coast (NSW) — $1,320,000
7️⃣ Coffs Harbour — $1,300,000
8️⃣ Northern Rivers — $1,295,000
9️⃣ Canberra — $1,290,000
🔟 Brisbane — $1,200,000
1️⃣1️⃣ Melbourne — $1,100,000
1️⃣2️⃣ Cairns — $1,000,000
1️⃣3️⃣ Geelong — $980,000
1️⃣4️⃣ Hobart — $950,000
1️⃣5️⃣ Adelaide — $899,000
1️⃣6️⃣ Perth — $899,000
1️⃣7️⃣ Hervey Bay — $899,000
1️⃣8️⃣ Toowoomba — $859,000
1️⃣9️⃣ Launceston — $799,000
2️⃣0️⃣ Bundaberg — $799,000
2️⃣1️⃣ Darwin — $799,000
2️⃣2️⃣ Ballarat — $770,000
2️⃣3️⃣ Bendigo — $765,000
2️⃣4️⃣ Townsville — $761,942
2️⃣5️⃣ Rockhampton — $749,000
2️⃣6️⃣ Albury — $710,000
2️⃣7️⃣ Mackay — $699,999
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@SpachusAus Of the all the countries I've seen, Australia has been the wealthiest. And by that, I mean poverty in aus doesn't compare, your minimum wage earners do well in comparison. Those days are over. Aus exists in an international world competing against cheaper workforces.
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The whole “boomers worked harder than younger generations” argument misses the real point.
Most generations worked hard. The difference is the math.
🏠 30–40 years ago: houses were about 3× the average income
🏠 Today: in many places they’re 10× income or more
So the challenge today isn’t skipping a few coffees or meals out.
It’s trying to save $300k+ for a deposit just to enter the market.
For many people, that’s simply impossible without the Bank of Mum & Dad.
This isn’t about who worked harder.
It’s about how much further the goalposts have moved. The younger generation will simply not aspire to owning or investing in property. A generational mindset shift.
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@bensmithrugby Why do all you people fall for the ragebait, he's literally just click farming.
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The Proteas getting klapped by the Black Caps in another ICC tournament… Honestly, the Springboks are just the Proteas with better ‘luck’. The ‘gold watch’ semi-final in 1995. Suzie the waitress in the final. The 2007 Steven Bradberry run. The 2019 cakewalk and then the 2023 charity event of the century, 15-on-14 final and only winning by a point. The Proteas just aren’t getting the same level of assistance, but make no mistake, they are the same.
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@ChalynRugby Agree, they're building nicely. In a rwc campaign depth is tested. How does their B team look?
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I’m not trying to overhype anything. I know it’s still early days but the Wallabies are building into a serious team to watch for the Rugby World Cup. There’s genuine talent across this squad. With Mark Nawaqanitawase back in the mix and the possibility of a few key forwards returning from Europe and Japan, they’re shaping up to be a formidable side.
The real question is whether they have the right coach to take this group all the way. For me, that’s still a big doubt. I’ve never been convinced about Les Kiss but I genuinely hope he proves me wrong.
#SuperRugbyPacific #Wallabies #RWC2027
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