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ACCC proposes $150k pa entry barrier to play news game

52G Revenue test For the purpose of paragraph 52E(1)(d), the requirement is that the applicant corporation's annual revenue, as set out in its annual accounts prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, exceeds {$150,000}: (a) for the...

Bob Day sells out on home ownership

The following letter to the editor was sent to the Australian Financial review on the 24th September 2014 regarding "Housing worse with no negative gearing". In his maiden speech, Senator Bob Day correctly stated, ?if every family had a job and owned a house, the...

Bob Officer loses his grip on negative gearing

The Australian Financial Review?(aka the AFR) raised the negative gearing issue on 24 February 2014, when they published an opinion piece by Bob Officer titled, "Removing negative gearing would be a mistake", link here. Bob Officer is professor emeritus, University of...

How to compare 16 politicians on affordable housing policy

The purpose of this post is to work out who I will vote for in the House of Representatives based solely on the issue of affordable housing for the 2013 Federal Election. There are 16 candidates standing for the House of Representatives and 97 standing for the Senate...

Devil’s advocate on Porter

There's two main topics we could play devil's advocate on with Mr Porter. The first topic involves the allegations which have been the subject of legal proceedings. The second topic arose when he made an update to the register of members' interests on Monday 13...

How much wage growth do we need to keep up with house prices?

To answer the question, we need three things: Average Australian house price from 2000 to 2020 The average yearly increase in house prices from 2000 to 2020 Average full time earnings 1) Australian house prices from 2000 to 2020 Below is a table of average house...

A Submission to the Royal Commission into Banking Misconduct

Rivers of Gold - Let's follow the money 24 April 2018 Hon Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC Commissioner Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Dear Sir, When an Australian walks into a bank with the intention of...

Should first time home buyers sue the Government?

4 February 2018 Mr John Fraser Secretary to the Treasury The Treasury Langton Crescent Parkes ACT 2600 Australia Dear Mr Fraser, The following is for your consideration. Could you please outline the options available to members of the Australian public where the...

If you are over 40 do not read this post

If you are over 40 and starting to read this post, I politely suggest that you move along. There isn't going to be anything in this post that will interest you. Just me babbling on about the past. ...Have they gone? Is it just you and me now? Can we finally talk...