Anthony Albanese to say tax changes aimed squarely at people in regional areas; heavy rain could linger over north-west Queensland and Northern Territory as storm moves westGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsked about the Barnaby Joyce incident and “issues of alcohol in Parliament House”, Chandler-Mather says the public is right to expect “a high standard for politicians”, even though they “don’t always deliver”.Look, personally, in general I don’t think drug testing and alcohol testing in any workplace is necessarily a good idea. People are justifiably upset at the standard politicians hold themselves to.When we talk about immigrants, we’re talking about the nurses and teachers, construction workers. Secondly, we saw during Covid net migration reached near zero and house prices continue to … go up. Property is treated as a massive speculative asset that drives up the price of housing.I want to be clear, we have enough homes for people to live in We have enough construction materials to build the homes for the new people coming to this country. We don’t have the political will to take on a housing system on property developers who restrict supply to make money for themselves and treat housing as a huge speculative asset. Continue reading…
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Author : Royce Kurmelovs
Publish date : 2024-02-18 00:25:41
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