Category: Politics

Save Cash: Do It Now! With Robbie Barwick…

Following the Optus outage this week, the Senate has launched an Inquiry into the issue and impact. One element to the fore was the lack of access to cash thanks to recent bank branch and ATM closures and some businesses choosing to go digital only. Useless when the network or power goes out.

So we need to make sure the Government hears from us about the essential utility of cash, and that they need to legislate to protect access and acceptance of it.

So make a submission to the current inquiry, deadline for which is 17th November.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/OptusNetworkOutage

Use your voice to make sure our elected officials get the message. Access to cash is a requirement, and it needs to be protected – as a safeguard to democracy!

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Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant

The latest from Edwin as we look at the trends and numbers for this week. The construction questions surrounding high-rise continues, as the listings in Melbourne rise. Now we come to the upcoming Christmas and New Year break – how will this impact the numbers?

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A Question Of Democracy: With Senator Gerard Rennick

I caught up with Queensland Senator Rennick, and discussed a range of important issues including the accountability and independence of the RBA, regional banking and the digital divide, the digital content bill, and finally, and importantly the role and effectiveness of democracy.

Gerard Rennick is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Queensland since July 2019. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament.

On 8 July 2023 at the LNP Annual Convention in Brisbane, Rennick lost preselection for the third position on the LNP’s senate ticket for the next federal election, after being narrowly defeated by Stuart Fraser, the party’s treasurer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Rennick

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DFA Live Q&A: HD Replay – On The Brink: With Robbie Barwick

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Research Director from The Australian Citizens Party, Robbie Barwick as we look at the contemporary issues surrounding the battle to keep cash in the economy, branch closures, the current financial settings, and the broader political and economic background.

The imperative for change has rarely been stronger, and we literally stand on the brink….

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Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

More from our property insider Edwin Almeida, as we discuss the migration question, granny flats, risks from above 4 story high-rise, and the rental crisis. Plus we look at the latest from the WeeChat universe.

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Australia’s Stark Population Choice…

There is a critical issue now on the table, and it relates to what the right level of migration should be. In recent times, the taps have been open more than ever before, and there are significant consequences for households, and housing affordability. Some are now calling for a significant cut in migration, others are celebrating the potential for more home prices rises, as demand outstrips supply across the country.

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The Great Property Paperchase… With Tarric Brooker

Another Friday chat with Tarric Brooker, complete with charts on the housing market. We look at what is really driving the disequilibrium in the sector, and what the consequences are for people trying to access the market.

You can follow the charts here: https://avidcom.substack.com/p/dfa-chart-pack-20th-october-2023

And read Tarric’s article on housing here: https://avidcom.substack.com/p/in-australia-housing-is-the-economy

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Pulling Up The Drawbridge On Home Ownership!

One stunning chart which I keep coming back to is the change in income and home prices overtime. It shows simply that housing is becoming more and more unaffordable. We also know that more households have bigger mortgages and so are heavily exposed to higher rates, and that many will still have mortgages well into retirement. Our debt ratios are some of the most extreme across the world, as I have been reporting for years. Great for banks, as they reap interest payments, bad for society. In fact, I believe we are at the point where the drawbridge is being pulled up making it harder than ever to get on to the property ladder or stay there.

Few policies are more harmful to young Australians seeking a place to live than forcing them to compete for housing with hundreds of thousands of new migrants each year.

Future Australians will have to make do with cramped shoe box homes owned by corporations and landlords.

Essentially, the property ownership drawbridge is being progressively raised – but this is by design, not accident. I hope post the voice, Albo and Co will get serious about correcting their mistakes, but frankly I am not holding my breath.

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Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!

The latest edition with our property insider Edwin Almeida. We look at the latest “plans” to boost housing, celebrate a 60th anniversary, dissect the latest numbers, and explore why investor property is not working for so many investors as they chose to sell.

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