"Migration tipped to plummet" lol

The Labor gov has repeatedly created immigration targets which itself has allowed to blow past. Temporary visas are demand-driven and without caps there's zero chance immigration would suddenly fall.

"there are also 92,000 people on protection visas yet to be deported, while there are almost 350,000 on bridging visas who will have to leave the country in the next two to three years"

Fat chance. I predict a large % will refuse to leave voluntarily.

"...migration cuts that cause migration levels to whipsaw up and down, instead of settling back to a more stable normal"

erm, no - people from developing countries want to come to Australia no matter what. The top three are China, India and Philippines.

"Without such high levels of migration, Australia’s population growth rate would collapse."

No, it won't the reason why the fertility rate is so low is because cost of living and the housing crisis which is exacerbated by immigration. However, this *is* a trend experienced by all developed nations and the Aus Gov has done shit all to introduce policies to encourage people to start families. Like, why import tons of Muslims and risk destabilising social cohesion as seen in Germany / Sweden / France?

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/migration-tipped-to-plummet-as-post-covid-visas-set-to-expire-20250330-p5lnkv.html

#immigration #auspol #australia #housingcrisis #rent

#Canada - Federal government promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes

> The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in #Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units

> Ottawa says it will provide $2.55 billion in financing through its Apartment Construction Loan Program, to be administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation https://rdnewsnow.com/2025/03/19/federal-government-promises-2-55b-in-low-cost-loans-to-build-toronto-rental-homes/ #CDNpoli #ONpoli #TOpoli #HousingCrisis

I still find it remarkable that for some peeps the issue of building on flood plains remains even worthy of discussing, let alone still blindly doing it.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/qld-gov-sold-townsville-black-zone-land-flood-plain-housing/105039404

Humans - stupid as all fuck. 🙄🤦‍♀️

#AusPol #HousingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #floodplains #idiocy #misanthropy #WeAreSelfishCruelBastards #WeAreTotallyFscked

Maggie Shambrook is SPOT ON. #HousingCrisis #AusPol

Older women like me are the ‘missing middle’ in Australia’s housing crisis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/27/older-women-like-me-are-the-missing-middle-in-australias-housing-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://michaelwest.com.au/affordable-housing-three-decades-of-policy-failure/

#AusPol #HousingCrisis

https://www.europesays.com/1783796/ Huge drop in number of refugees resettled in Ireland within a year, report finds #EllenCoyne #esri #eu #housing #HousingCrisis #Immigration #ireland #Syria #Ukraine

Huge drop in number of refugees resettled in Ireland within a year, report finds https://www.byteseu.com/670848/ #EllenCoyne #esri #eu #Housing #HousingCrisis #Immigration #Ireland #Syria #Ukraine

bug: inaccurate search results when using the search interface (error does not occur when clicking on a hashtag). People not on mybinstance also get same error. (I have screenshots).

See images here. Search #housingcrisis does not return my own post with that tag, but search for "housingcrisis" does 😵‍💫

An opportunity just dropped to support the re-election campaign for our local MP here in #canberra

Do you support being represented in parliament by a low-profile, careerist passenger?
- Who fails to represent the values of Canberrans with respect to the #Genocide in #Gaza?
- Applauds the State Capture of #Australia by the #FossilMafia ?
- Sits on her hands while the deliberately terrible #NACCtheNACC is stood up and fails to deliver?
- Does nothing while new coal and gas mines are approved during a #climatecrisis ?
- Attacks the #Greens and progressive Indies for their calls to take meaningful action on the #housingcrisis instead of stupid punts on the stock market like the HAFF?
- Sits idly by while #whistleblowers are persecuted yet Zionist war criminals are protected and feted by our appalling Attorney General?
- Politely averts her gaze from the gifting of our sovereignty to an increasingly rogue United States?

Then do I have an event for you, #auspol !! You can even pay the 'solidarity' price in recognition of the due process and solidarity not afforded by the political wing of the union movement to the #CFMEU after they starred in a Channel 9 TV show.

(More seriously, I'd be genuinely interested to see if anyone turns up to this. Also, I can gob off like this confidentshe only has social media accounts on the terrible platforms (X and Meta) - of course. Can't even tag her on Mastodon. Ugh).

I cannot wait till the era of 'safe seats' is officially behind us.

https://events.humanitix.com/the-fundraiser-we-had-to-have/tickets

Prioritise people's needs 'over newts' in housing policy, says Angela Rayner

#AngelaRayner #HousingSecretary #NationalInterest #PeopleFirst #HousingCrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/08/prioritise-peoples-needs-over-newts-in-housing-policy-says-angela-rayner

People who say, "I'm not interested in politics,"
might as well say, "I approve of the way things are."

Everyone takes sides.
Taking the Fifth (Aussageverweigerungsrecht) does not change that.

#climatecrisis #financialcrisis #housingcrisis #inflation #fascism

The Federal government is considering ground-breaking legislation making predatory lending illegal. Housing rights activists have applauded the move.

The bill's main sponsor, Senator Ben Coyflich, said in a press announcement, "In the future, anyone caught accepting a predatory loan faces two years in prison. That means that a person who has lost his home due to unregulated banking practices will get housing in a federal penitentiary, which shall also bring much needed economic support to the growing number of towns and communities dependent on the prison industry. Everyone is a winner."

When asked whether this is not the same logic of the so-called 'war on drugs,' Coyflich replied, "Yes, exactly. If there is anything that federal drug policy has taught us over the past 50 years, the best way to regulate at the highest level is to eradicate at the lowest."




#parody #humor #BankingCrisis #HousingCrisis #käuflich

The Federal government is considering ground-breaking legislation making predatory lending illegal. Housing rights activists have applauded the move.

The bill's main sponsor, Senator Ben Coyflich, said in a press announcement, "In the future, anyone caught accepting a predatory loan faces two years in prison. That means that a person who has lost his home due to unregulated banking practices will get housing in a federal penitentiary, which shall also bring much needed economic support to the growing number of towns and communities dependent on the prison industry. Everyone is a winner."

When asked whether this is not the same logic of the so-called 'war on drugs,' Coyflich replied, "Yes, exactly. If there is anything that federal drug policy has taught us over the past 50 years, the best way to regulate at the highest level is to eradicate at the lowest."

#parody #humor #BankingCrisis #HousingCrisis #käuflich