The Albanese government

[SirRumpole]

Oh the humanity? How will he ever survive?

Take in lodgers?

 

[IFocus]

I don't think Dutton would buy another one in the lead up to an election based on cost of living, interest rates, global boiling, and a housing crisis. This is incredibly poor judgement from the PM. Maybe Princess Jodie has him where she wants and squeezed the right way.

So clearly he should be still living in a housing commission home where his mother (single parent) lived and died in...just like your parents ...eh.

 

[farmerge]

Oh the humanity? How will he ever survive?

Well I guess with the very generous superannuation fund and the various lurks and perks as a former PM he won't be visiting the soup kitchens for a meal or sleeping rough.

 

[PZ99]

Meh... this reverse commie crap is boring. Why not apply the climate change angle instead ? As in do something before our (apparent tone-deaf) PMs' new asset falls in the ocean ? It would put a new... slant on the negative gearing debate

 

[Sean K]

So clearly he should be still living in a housing commission home where his mother (single parent) lived and died in...just like your parents ...eh.

He still is living in public housing.

 

[farmerge]

He still is living in public housing.

Pretty good "digs" for Public Housing though.

 

[wayneL]

From Matt Camenzili:

Hypocrisy is not the biggest problem with our politics today. To me, it seems that the lack of care is the biggest problem, followed very closely by hypocrisy.

It is not the purchase of a $4.3M clifftop mansion that bothers me about Anthony Albanese, it is not the fact that he expects us to believe that he is worried about climate change as he buys an absolute oceanfront. It is not that he preaches to us about the cost of living and cost of housing, while he prepares to adjust up the property taxes, which will make everything worse for everyone.

All while he evicts his tenant into a housing shortage.

It is not that he preaches about the cost of food and groceries, as he does nothing about the structural problems with the economy - like the fuel and other excises; watches the flames of NDIS engulf the real economy, as the fuel of Government borrowing and spending, turns the whole thing into an inferno.

He watches as the unions run riot and the silly IR reforms make the cost of employment engulf the value of human resources like a whale shark scooping plankton.

Something has got to give...

Sadly, it’s our jobs and businesses, those of us in the real world that suffer.

It is not that he said he would unite the country as he put on a ridiculous referendum costing $400M plus. Only to spend the campaign calling other Australians names if they disagreed with his position.

It’s not that Albanese talks about bringing respect back to parliament as he makes jokes about Tourette’s. It is not that he pretends to understand and work for Australians, as he opens the flood gates of record immigration.

It’s not all of that hypocrisy.

It is the fact that he does not seem to care that bothers me.

He does not care how he looks while he does all these things, almost like he has given up, buying his retirement home while still in the job. He will be fine in retirement. He knows that and so do we.

He climbed the greasy pole, he went from being a staffer and holiday maker, to Prime Minister. He started in public housing and rose all the way to the top - much to the surprise of many, he proved that a person in Australia with minimal real-life experience, competence and intellect (not to mention inarticulate), can make it all the way to the top.

Simply play along and wait your turn and you too can have a moment where you are compelled to buy your retirement home, while still in a job beyond your capability set.

Why would he care? How could he care? If Albanese or his cabinet took a good hard look at where we were when they took Government (which was bad), and how much worse everything - absolutely everything - is now, if they actually cared at all, they wouldn't be able to sleep. So, it is clear their solution is to make the most of their time. Enjoy it - all the trappings!

Don’t mind the people. The fact that we don’t have a choice but to follow the many idiotic laws of this land, some old, some new. We are compelled to pay tax, to afford politicians the lifestyle they enjoy. To have to accept the fact that there is no accountability for bad politicians who, when they get it wildly wrong, ruin lives.

We simply must accept that the bad and ill-conceived things they do while in office hurt our nation more every day. Suck it up.

We have no choice.

We are compelled to watch the political class dance around, lie and grift. They set their mates up in business, keep the corrupt unions strong in the finance sector and allow petty crime to run rampant on the streets, as juvenile offenders return to circulation immediately upon capture - the system encourages this bad behaviour.

Albanese does not care that the bureaucracy is lazy and incompetent. That they are in the main, ideologically opposed to the average Australian. That there are too many of them, they are too expensive, and they don’t care either.

It seems like nobody who is in a position to fix the problems in Australia care about anything but themselves. It is not the hypocrisy that bothers me, it is the fact that nobody seems to care about Australia, Australians, or our place in the world.

Not really.

Not at all.

It is time we started to care; this is not a game.

There should be consequences for politicians who are this bad, not rewards. I don’t begrudge Albanese his $4.3M reward, he has clearly walked a long way on his knees over gravel to get there. I do however resent the damage he and his colleagues have done, and continue to do, to our nation.

The next Government must be better... it must. it has to make a full U-turn or there will be nothing of value left.

I just want people who care, to help get Australia back.

 

[IFocus]

He still is living in public housing.

Very good point.

 

[IFocus]

Chart below in link showing politicians property ownership Dutton only has one so that makes him a total loser?

Politicians don't have to declare property held in trusts.

How many properties do politicians own? A public register of their interests provides the answer​

he revelation that Anthony Albanese had purchased a $4.3 million slice of “clifftop perfection” on the NSW Central Coast set tongues wagging.

Not only because the listing made it sound like something out of Grand Designs, replete with “mesmerising ocean views” and “timber-lined cathedral ceilings” — perfect fodder for the national pastime of property stickybeaking.

But also because he is the prime minister and will soon face voters in an election in which housing affordability woes are sure to feature.

The nature of the political spotlight often generates an unusual amount of attention around the property holdings of politicians.

We also know an unusual amount about them. Elected representatives must declare any real estate they or their partners own, as well as any shares, trusts, debts, memberships and gifts.

This register of interests reveals the PM is far from a stand-out among his colleagues, and that property ownership is a side hustle that crosses party boundaries.

The ABC combed through the register to compile a comprehensive picture. Here it is.

As the PM's 'clifftop' home raises eyebrows, explore the property portfolios of all federal politicians

The prime minister's seaside property purchase raised eyebrows, but many politicians have larger property holdings.

www.abc.net.au

 

[ijrob6]

Dutton owns six properties so lets not make too much of Alvo's meagre purchase.

ABC chart shows Dutton owns 1 - do you have the source about the claimed 6 properties?

Not that I normally give total credit to ABC reporting.

 

[mullokintyre]

ABC chart shows Dutton owns 1 - do you have the source about the claimed 6 properties?

Not that I normally give total credit to ABC reporting.

Dutton has an interest in at leat two trust funds,
One trust fund is run by his father that has a number of residential and commercial properties.
It is not known who else has interests in the trust.
His spouse also has a property trust fun with an unknown number of properties, but at last count, has at least two childcare centres.
They are doing all right thank you very much.
Mick

 

[SirRumpole]

ABC chart shows Dutton owns 1 - do you have the source about the claimed 6 properties?

Not that I normally give total credit to ABC reporting.

That was the case in 2018, but I believe he has since sold some property, but as Mick pointed out, he's not doing too badly.

How Peter Dutton built a property portfolio worth millions of dollars

Peter Dutton may have started out as a Queensland police officer but he's also been an active property investor since 1992.

www.afr.com

 

[wayneL]

This might just be taking the Mickey.

 

[sptrawler]

From Matt Camenzili:

Hypocrisy is not the biggest problem with our politics today. To me, it seems that the lack of care is the biggest problem, followed very closely by hypocrisy.

It is not the purchase of a $4.3M clifftop mansion that bothers me about Anthony Albanese, it is not the fact that he expects us to believe that he is worried about climate change as he buys an absolute oceanfront. It is not that he preaches to us about the cost of living and cost of housing, while he prepares to adjust up the property taxes, which will make everything worse for everyone.

All while he evicts his tenant into a housing shortage.

It is not that he preaches about the cost of food and groceries, as he does nothing about the structural problems with the economy - like the fuel and other excises; watches the flames of NDIS engulf the real economy, as the fuel of Government borrowing and spending, turns the whole thing into an inferno.

He watches as the unions run riot and the silly IR reforms make the cost of employment engulf the value of human resources like a whale shark scooping plankton.

Something has got to give...

Sadly, it’s our jobs and businesses, those of us in the real world that suffer.

It is not that he said he would unite the country as he put on a ridiculous referendum costing $400M plus. Only to spend the campaign calling other Australians names if they disagreed with his position.

It’s not that Albanese talks about bringing respect back to parliament as he makes jokes about Tourette’s. It is not that he pretends to understand and work for Australians, as he opens the flood gates of record immigration.

It’s not all of that hypocrisy.

It is the fact that he does not seem to care that bothers me.

He does not care how he looks while he does all these things, almost like he has given up, buying his retirement home while still in the job. He will be fine in retirement. He knows that and so do we.

He climbed the greasy pole, he went from being a staffer and holiday maker, to Prime Minister. He started in public housing and rose all the way to the top - much to the surprise of many, he proved that a person in Australia with minimal real-life experience, competence and intellect (not to mention inarticulate), can make it all the way to the top.

Simply play along and wait your turn and you too can have a moment where you are compelled to buy your retirement home, while still in a job beyond your capability set.

Why would he care? How could he care? If Albanese or his cabinet took a good hard look at where we were when they took Government (which was bad), and how much worse everything - absolutely everything - is now, if they actually cared at all, they wouldn't be able to sleep. So, it is clear their solution is to make the most of their time. Enjoy it - all the trappings!

Don’t mind the people. The fact that we don’t have a choice but to follow the many idiotic laws of this land, some old, some new. We are compelled to pay tax, to afford politicians the lifestyle they enjoy. To have to accept the fact that there is no accountability for bad politicians who, when they get it wildly wrong, ruin lives.

We simply must accept that the bad and ill-conceived things they do while in office hurt our nation more every day. Suck it up.

We have no choice.

We are compelled to watch the political class dance around, lie and grift. They set their mates up in business, keep the corrupt unions strong in the finance sector and allow petty crime to run rampant on the streets, as juvenile offenders return to circulation immediately upon capture - the system encourages this bad behaviour.

Albanese does not care that the bureaucracy is lazy and incompetent. That they are in the main, ideologically opposed to the average Australian. That there are too many of them, they are too expensive, and they don’t care either.

It seems like nobody who is in a position to fix the problems in Australia care about anything but themselves. It is not the hypocrisy that bothers me, it is the fact that nobody seems to care about Australia, Australians, or our place in the world.

Not really.

Not at all.

It is time we started to care; this is not a game.

There should be consequences for politicians who are this bad, not rewards. I don’t begrudge Albanese his $4.3M reward, he has clearly walked a long way on his knees over gravel to get there. I do however resent the damage he and his colleagues have done, and continue to do, to our nation.

The next Government must be better... it must. it has to make a full U-turn or there will be nothing of value left.

I just want people who care, to help get Australia back.

Sounds like someone from middle class Australia.
I still think Albo will get another term, if he isn't knifed by his mates, but middle Australia is as mad as hell, as a leftie would say. Lol.

 

[farmerge]

This might just be taking the Mickey.

Ah what the heck, it's only the poor old tax payers money.
Can't have Elbow bouncing from one pot hole to another to get home.

 

[sptrawler]

So clearly he should be still living in a housing commission home where his mother (single parent) lived and died in...just like your parents ...eh.

No the average working person, should be able to aspire to own a home, like his mum.

That now isn't possible and very likely never will again, in the space of 3years.

Even in Mandurah, my mate sold his house a year ago for $340k, now it is valued at $650k, he would be turning in his grave if he new he had missed out on that. Lol

 

[IFocus]

No the average working person, should be able to aspire to own a home, like his mum.

That now isn't possible and very likely never will again, in the space of 3years.

Even in Mandurah, my mate sold his house a year ago for $340k, now it is valued at $650k, he would be turning in his grave if he new he had missed out on that. Lol

Yeah prices have gone crazy similar to NSW where now you are expected to over bid the asking price which just goes against the grain for me.

As for young people buying homes here WA is protected somewhat by FIFO I am always in the young blokes ear about what they are doing in the surf crowding up my waves "son haven't you got a pucking job to go to" 95% are FIFO either brought or are buying their own home.

The rest are young tradies doing OK "son who have you put off today to go surfing".

Inner Perth suburbs of course would be out of reach for most.

On another note it continues to blow me away how good a humans the young surfers are around Mandurah unlike some of the older generation including boomers who are absolute selfish drop kicks.

 

[farmerge]

Yeah prices have gone crazy similar to NSW where now you are expected to over bid the asking price which just goes against the grain for me.

As for young people buying homes here WA is protected somewhat by FIFO I am always in the young blokes ear about what they are doing in the surf crowding up my waves "son haven't you got a pucking job to go to" 95% are FIFO either brought or are buying their own home.

The rest are young tradies doing OK "son who have you put off today to go surfing".

Inner Perth suburbs of course would be out of reach for most.

On another note it continues to blow me away how good a humans the young surfers are around Mandurah unlike some of the older generation including boomers who are absolute selfish drop kicks.

Property sales here on the Scap are similarly going crazy.
Generally, on the market for about a week and the Under Offer sign then goes on

 

[SirRumpole]

Sounds like someone from middle class Australia.
I still think Albo will get another term, if he isn't knifed by his mates, but middle Australia is as mad as hell, as a leftie would say. Lol.

I have a sneaking suspicion that Albo may be preparing to call it quits before the next election.

His electorate of Grayndler wouldn't be too pleased that he's decided to desert them and live elsewhere, and the timing of his purchase instead of leaving it until after the election may indicate he doesn't care about the political ramifications.

It might be worth a bob each way as they say.

 

[Sean K]

I suppose the staff have some responsibility for this.

Like, telling him he shouldn't buy a $403m beach house during a housing, cost of living and global boiling crisis.

But, he's cocked it up again.

Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister in decades to miss the swearing-in of a new Indonesian president, skipping the inauguration of the country’s new leader Prabowo Subianto amid a scheduling clash with King Charles’ visit to Australia.

The move comes despite Mr Albanese’s public commitment to Mr Prabowo just two months ago that he would attend the high-level ceremony.

It’s understood the government informed Indonesia about a fortnight ago that Mr Albanese was no longer able to travel to Jakarta for the event this Sunday, and that Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles would attend on his behalf to represent Australia.

Mr Albanese hosted the incoming Indonesian leader in Canberra in August, declaring: “I look forward to working closely with you, President-elect Prabowo, (and) to attending your inauguration in October.”

He told Mr Prabowo at the time that Australia had “no more important relationship than the relationship between our two great nations”.