Categories
money

cold comfort for change

The problem is that we built a housing system increasingly organised around speculation and then act surprised when some of its casualties become impossible to ignore.

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Philosophy

Milburn Pennybags and the persistence of billionaires

There is, at present, a strange cultural requirement to pretend that billionaires are evidence of societal success rather than evidence of systemic imbalance.

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politics

One Nation, One Idea: Immigration Insecurity in Australia

One Nation’s resurgence is real, but its diagnosis is false. In South Australia, recent results show a marked rise in support for One Nation, reshaping parts of the electoral landscape and prompting responses from major parties. The party’s core claim is simple. Migration is presented as a primary driver of housing stress, wage pressure, and […]