• zero_gravitasOP
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, it’s a bit overblown, but…

    the bloke who is in the highest position you can possibly be in can’t buy a nice place to live?

    He’s not buying it to live in because an MP has to live in their electorate. So unless he’s retiring - and he says he’s not - it’s either an investment or a holiday house.

    But the reason it’s news isn’t because some guy bought a nice spare house. It’s because, as you’ve identified, he’s the guy in the top job, who is currently doing fuck all to address the housing crisis.

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      2 months ago

      lol, remember the last two elections where Labor took even the tiniest hint of housing reform to the election? Liberal landslide.

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        2 months ago

        You mean changes to negative gearing? That’s not the only thing they could do.

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      2 months ago

      The ABC reported that the location was close to his fiance’s family. She’s on the mortgage, also.