Every week Van Badham and Ben Davison will do a rapid deep dive into the key news themes of the week. Join them for The Week on Wednesday.
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TODAY: Labor's giving every worker a tax cut and millions are getting a pay rise.
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Van Badham & Emma Dawson pull apart the pelican in chief here on @WeekOnWednesday on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
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The latest @WeekOnWednesday #podcast is out now
Van and I discuss inflation, wages, reforms to mutual obligations (something we’ve both experienced in the past) and good news about Chinese FISH!
Wherever you get your podcasts.
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Today we celebrate National Public Education Day, a time to recognise the central role that public schools, preschools and TAFE institutes play in strengthening the social, economic and cultural fabric of our society. Read more: bit.ly/4wILksC
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I’ve been telling everyone I know about this. It’s ridiculous to oppose these changes. My friend was upset about her family farm trust but I was able to sort her out after listening to clear, concise analysis here 👇@WeekOnWednesday
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Yes. There are three pods that i listen to on a regular basis and that is one of them.
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Everything anyone needs to know is clearly discussed in this episode of the @WeekOnWednesday with guest host Emma Dawson. For 98% of the population there is nothing to fear in this budget. The remaining 2% CAN afford to pay a little extra.
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A world class education for every child in every school, everywhere in Australia.
That’s what @PublicSchoolsAU teachers campaigned for and it’s what our teachers won.
Now Albo & Labor are delivering it to every child.
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Why is Murdoch’s NewsCorpse attacking tax reform?
NewsCorpse is a real estate company
NewsCorpse’s control of REA Group is worth about $13,750,000,000
That’s 65% of NewsCorpse’s total value
The Australian, Herald Sun, Daily Tele & Courier Mail editors are running a company line
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You don’t have a trust
There isn’t a secret trust that will come into being when your parents die
Even if you have a few shares or bonds or “coins” you’re not going to make 20years worth of wages in 6 months
You are part of the 95%
Stop listening to the mouthpieces of Murdoch
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Proving once again that in Australia there is the Labor Party and the rest are just the “we’re not the Labor Party” grouping off to the right.
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Apparently One Nation’s Gas Tax is the tax WE pay to prop up gas exploration?!?
Trust Hanson with gas, when we know she’s owned 100% by Gina Reinhardt?
Hanson's "gas tax" isn't what you think it is.
Turns out, Hanson isn't taxing gas exports.
She's getting us to subsidise the gas companies, and subsidise their failures
- and they fail most of the time!
Remember: she voted against a 25% gas export tax, which will only tax successful projects.
We will not make a loss from that, and she opposed it in favour of getting us to pay for gas companies' exploration for gas.
And guess who is just so happening to be getting into gas?
@toiletpaperaus1
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Pay Gina for the privilege of breathing.
No thanks. Prefer the Labor method.
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Population to housing isn’t a 1:1 relationship
People have partners, kids, housemates, elderly parents
The standard is 2.4 people per dwelling
That means we’re building more than enough homes to meet the demand
So what’s the barrier?
CGT & Neg Gearing distorting valuations!
Fun facts:
In the 15 years since September 2011, the number of dwellings has increased by 2.395 million.
Population (natural & immigration) has increased by 5.292 million people.
Assuming 2.4 people per dwelling (a conservative estimate) there has been "over building" of 190,000 dwellings.
At 2.5 people per dwelling (the latest estimate) there has been over building totalling 279,000 dwellings.
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Some frenzied feedback on the below: The cookers hate facts - but here are a few:
1990:
60% of the population finished year 12 - now 80%+;
8% of the population had a uni degree - now 34%
Female participation rate 52% - now 63%
Inflation was 6.5% - now 4.1%
Cash rate was 17% - now 4.35%
Life expectancy was 76 years - now 85 years
To name a few ...
Is 2026 better than 1990?
Of course it is.
1990: Poor levels of education, low female workforce participation, high inflation, high unemployment, high interest rates, low life expectancy, company tax rate 39%, top income tax scale of 47% came in at $50,000pa ... And the home ownership rate was only 1 ppt above where it is now.
But those were the good old days.