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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Hidden in the article: net support for negative gearing changes, evenly split on the CGT, despite the way the media reports it

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Every headline for 3 months - ‘stocks higher on hope of Iran deal’. Feels like the market is willfully ignoring the multiple false claims by Trump and wants to trade higher and ignore the geopolitical risks and potential oil/energy crisis. I can’t recall seeing such a stubbornly optimistic market!

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yeah I know which makes it strange the pollsters are avoiding just asking people if they support or oppose the measures!

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Anecdotally productivity in some sectors is absolutely exploding with the use of AI especially Claude. It seems unfathomable that budget projections for basically flat productivity growth could be right

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Why don’t the polls ask a simple question do you support the CGT and negative gearing changes

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Affordability rising, great

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Welcome short term relief from rapidly deteriorating affordability

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hang in there Jim. Mainstream Australia is with you, media having a predictable tantrum.

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Jim Chalmers @jimchalmers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We’re delivering a lot of tax reform in the Budget – here are the facts.

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

But the new system is a system specifically based on discounting for the effect inflation. You can’t compare the 50% discount to a system with no discount? Am I missing something?

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Cmon Shane don’t defend these tax breaks, it’s clearly the right thing to do, and governments that propose substantive reforms need support from experts

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

No question like… do you agree or disagree with the changes?!

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Surely just strategic voting for the independent to try to ward off one nation?

Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Genuinely dumb conclusion to reach when you see what AI is doing for knowledge/white collar worker productivity. Anecdotally hearing people across industries talking about months of work being condensed to hours or days. They’ll revise these forecasts upward

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

And what’s worse, you then demonise developments like these ones at redfern, in the community I live in, which is quite well supported by many locals, and provides homes to many people from all sorts of diverse backgrounds, including professionals, students, affordable housing, as well as retail

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I have taken aim at those things, too. Yours and the cities ‘support’ for density is highly conditional and the results of this attitude pervades the absurdly complex planning rules new supply faces. Look at the outcome, chronic under supply of housing, a multigenerational disaster unfolding.

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

More and more I can see why we have unaffordable housing in the city of Sydney area if guys like you had control of the planning system, so anti density, while pretending to be for it (as long as an impossible set of conditions accompany any new build). You guys don’t get the scale of crisis

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Cutting health and education won’t help young people. Raising a regressive tax also won’t help young people. Slashing immigration comes with large trade offs. Radically increasing supply of housing while reducing multi home ownership among the old is the best way to restore supply and demand

6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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NEW VIDEO: Michelle Milthorpe speaks to 6 News about why she's running in the Farrer by-election, why she doesn't consider herself to be a 'teal' and her views on key policies including water, net zero and a new hospital WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sifL...

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Not a teal: Michelle Milthorpe on why she's running in Farrer by-election

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

You might want to double check the stat - those other countries have social security contributions that are not included in measures of income tax but operate as an income tax. Does it really make sense that we tax income highly but places like Germany, UK and Sweden don’t?

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It was a long read. Can’t say I agree. To me it’s a technology like the internet, Google search, smartphones, which can be used by people in all sorts of ways - left, right, fascist, nihilist, communist, socialist etc. and AI is not ‘only’ taking creatives jobs, it’s mostly taking coding jobs so far

Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I had no idea he was ill. Rest in peace

Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Err amazing? Those are incredible world famous cities that people from all over the world flock to visit?

Shane your latest live wire article states “the Australian tax system is excessively reliant on income tax. Income tax is 62% of tax collections versus the OECD average of 35%”, have you accounted for the fact that this comparison ignores the social security contributions other countries levy?

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Not true. Properly planned development around public transport negates the need for car dependence. There is no shortage of water our dams are full and we have a desal plant. The cost of housing can be lowered by providing more housing. These are all fixable issues and more $ to solve rurally anyway

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Yes Phillip we want a dense, vibrant, well connected city with lots amenities enabled by the density. It’s a model that has worked in all the worlds greatest cities

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Or we could just build enough housing to house everyone. We are a low density city infested with NIMBYs

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The important thing is that we all stop listening to these predictable tired scare campaigns and just do good public policy

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Classic Minns - cut price everything

Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Fuel excise cut would shield Australia from a wider inflation shock at quite low cost, vs allow inflation to reach 6%+ and then have to deal with years of persistent inflation pulsing through every sector of the economy.

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Yeah but they had this concern in 2022 and the wage price spiral never eventuated.

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

“Leading figures” = two libs. Experts consulted say it’s a bad idea. Classic news Corp slop

Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It’s infuriating and juvenile. What can we do to stop this

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Rba wet the bed all of a sudden.. will be forced into another embarrassing credibility shredding backflip in a few months

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Aus_Econ @ausecon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Australias grid consumed half the gas we did 15 years ago - there has never been a real shortage of gas. We just export it all by design and the gas industry uses their created problem as an argument for more gas licenses, all to also export