Without wanting to make too much of a generalisation, Australia is something of a Golgafrinchan B Ark.
We need to import people that do stuff.
We need to import people with scissors so they can cut the red tape and open up land supply.
The immigration ambition against a housing supply problem within an environment of inflation has to be the greatest example of the role of government conflicted by the need to make short term decisions to win elections.
Yet, the media donât pursue it. Theyâd rather follow and write about things like The Voice. And governments (all sides) get away with it, as absurd as it is.
Was that new? Earlier reports after the Federal elections citing around this number were for projections of visa issues, not permanent migration, rather a catch up post Covid border closures ( including international students).
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When the nmbers were first quoted, it was big in the media
It certainly would beâŚhis electorate covers the south-west coast and the Western District, and Framlinghan is only 30-40 km north-east of Warrnambool.
Your issue seems to be about land and housing and I agree with that.
Itâs an update year to date, progressing on target to this number full year.
The Greens and LNP will both use increased immigration and shortage of rental /housing supply at the next election to attack LaborâŚâŚcue the scarey TV commercials saying where will they live? There wonât be enough hospital beds, the roads will be gridlocked âŚâŚyour children wonât be able to get a place at University âŚâŚmark it down now - the higher level of immigration Vs pressure on rental availability and public services/infrastructure will be a very big issue in 2025
Letâs have a bet - the Greens win at least 3 seats from Labor in 2025. Itâll be Laborâs own âTeal momentâ. If they manage to topple say Tanya (which they could based on the numbers) itâll set the precedentâŚfuture elections will become bigger inner city battles between Labor and Greens âŚâŚthe Greens arenât as scary as they once were and they are going to position themselves as the party for the renters. A bit of crystal balling I know âŚ.but I have a feeling about this
Iâm sure my views on the Greens currently arenât representative of their potential base, but for mine they have absolutely lost the plot and my vote.
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why does lawry think labor gives a â â â â about left voters? theyâre the new centrist party.
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Just between you, me and the fencepost, I donât think he likes labor
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I will take that bet Bill and give 5 to 1.
You are starting to act like a Troll.
They will if theyâre forced into a minority government with the Greens
how many times do people need to tell you, labor dont pander to left voters.
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Does this count ?
it matters more to you who the left vote for, than labor.
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They donât have to.
We have nobody else feasible to vote for.
Meanwhile the LNP chases PHON voters with glee
The voice isnt that though.
Its not a group of city elites.
The model put forward by Langton and Co is one consisting of 32 direct representatives of indigenous communities all over the country. Voted in by those communities.
Its exactly not what you say it is, its trying something different
In the past its been âcity elitesâ. Either conservative or left of centre folks put forward by the LNP or Labor depending whose in Power.
Price is representing exactly that. The âelitesâ. (Well one group of them anyway).
The whole concept mind you of âelitesâ is classist bullshit. The voice is actually a step towards democratic self determination by indigenous peoples.
Its absolutely mind boggling that there is such a viralent debate on it.
Giving a representative body of indigenous people a say on indigenous matters shouldnât be so controversial. Especially just affording the absolute respect of acknowledging it in the constitution.
Indigenous people are and should be celebrated as special in this country. Its legitimately unique culture to our country, it should be nurtured so it flourishes. Not shat on and destroyed like it has for the past 235 years. Both unintentionally and intentionally.
The voice like consulting any industry group , community group etc impacted by a government policy. It makes good pragmatic sense.
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Yes. Many of us have been saying for years that this is a Ponzi scheme.
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