Con Job: Housing Dog Whistles And Sugar Hits As Election Day Looms!

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Apr 13 2025 | 00:18:02

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Show Notes

You can tell an election is close as both major parties have launched their campaigns formally, with Dutton in Western Sydney and Albo in Perth. Recognising that costs of living and housing specifically are haunting younger voters, who now comprise the bulk of voters for the first time, housing was at the heart of both campaigns. Both parties launched proposals aimed at tackling the housing market, which of course has become more unaffordable for many, as a result of a generation of bad policy. But I give them both a major fail as both sides presented a fig leaf that […]

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