Another article that misses the point. Australia has an massive wealth distribution problem. Ten percent of the population holds 45 percent of the money!
It matters not if house prices go up or down if a majority are systemically priced out of the market.
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Too late! The TIO has had years to act. It’s time this industry-funded paper tiger was disbanded and its role handed to the ACMA - a proper regulator, with strong powers to fine telcos and order customer refunds.
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Senator Ananda-Rajah is correct…
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Let’s stop focussing on the ‘intergenerational theft’ diversion. It’s the intragenerational wealth imbalance we needs addressing.
Australia ranks 14th globally on average nominal GDP. Yet 10 percent of households have approximately 45 percent of the money.
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Religion dressed up as entertainment, masking a political movement. Sound familiar?
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There’s something wrong when a block of dirt costs more than a million and a half bucks.
Another million people in Sydney? That’s probably another million cars on already congested roads. And a couple of million more people flushing toilets into a hundred year old sewerage system. And where will we build the extra schools, hospitals, etc. needed to meet their needs? #Decentralisation
There are no sides when it comes to human suffering.
Around 25K more people using toilets with a sewage system built decades ago for a smaller population. Around 15K more cars on already congested roads. What could possibly go wrong? We need to stop cramming more people into already overcrowded / overpriced capital cities. #Decentralisation.
If you missed #ABC730 you should watch it on catch-up. Two unrelated stories reinforcing the reality we have a plethora of highly paid bureaucrats who are simply failing to do their job. If a journalist with no relevant professional experience can expose maladministration, why can’t the regulators?
As a member of the Australian Republic Movement I’m all for ditching the British monarchy. But has nobody considered the fact the former prince has not yet been found guilty of any offence?
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Calculate how quickly you can borrow your way into poverty!
Don’t suppose they’ll go back to being a credible news service like when they were co-owned by Seven and Nine?
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As I’ve been saying for a while now, we need a national decentralisation policy.
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The huge number of telco complaints is an indication of the failure of industry self-regulation.
The #TIO is funded by the companies it regulates and has a board dominated by industry people.
It’s time it was restructured - or its role moved to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
In defence of Sarah Ferguson on #ABC730. If you are frustrated by her habit of pursuing the same question ad-nauseam, by the time she sits down at the desk the rest of the program has been locked in and she has to fill however many minutes her producers have allocated to her interview.
Picked someone up from Sydney airport last week. The T2 carpark was almost full. If people are still flying our economy is probably doing OK. It’s the unequal distribution of wealth and incomes with which we need to deal if we wish to be a fair-go nation.
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What’s the point of the TIO if companies simply ignore its findings?
The government should give it enforcement powers, or better still fold it in with the ACMA.
The TIO is another example of failed self-regulation. It has done SFA to improve customer service.
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Pepper spray is for serious criminals, not for people expressing their right to protest.
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It’s a truly wonderful time. Nobody can dispute your prognostications. Because you don’t have to reveal your sources.
So, this is the new affordable housing strategy - $2-3m for perch in the sky?
Well said! Can’t imagine Neville Wran or Bob Carr letting police loose on peaceful protestors.
For those too young, or a short memory, former Liberal Premier Robin Askin famously told his driver to “run over the bastards” when confronted by a crowd demonstrating against the Vietnam conflict.
Imagine the good that could flow if, instead of locking people up, we found effective ways to reduce crime and rehabilitate offenders?
We could begin by addressing key precursors to most criminal behaviour - elimination of poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/09/a...
When politicians retire and suddenly discover a problem they’d ignored when they had the power to fix it…
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AUKUS is like a home insurance policy. You pay up hoping you never need to make a claim. We are paying to ensure the US has an ongoing reason to help us defend ourselves. We couldn’t do that alone even if we did have six submarines.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Imagine a world where people with massive inherited wealth donated money to charities, not rightwing politicians.
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As I’ve previously noted, Australia ranks 14th globally on net average nominal GDP. We are a rich nation with an unconscionable imbalance in wealth and income.
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
As I’ve previously noted, Australia ranks 14th globally on net average nominal GDP. We are a rich nation with an unconscionable imbalance in wealth and income.
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
