Nooooooo "Bad News For QLD Labor As Poll Numbers Suggest LNP Might Get A Brief Run Like Campbell Did 9 Years Ago" #BetootaAdvocate

Bad News For QLD Labor As Poll Numbers Suggest LNP Might Get A Brief Run Like Campbell Did 9 Years Ago — The Betoota Advocate

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In fairly unsurprising news, recent polling numbers have found that Queensland voters might be willing to give the other mob a turn. These concerning numbers for Labo...

I watch them too.

"More than just ‘rates, roads and rubbish’: Victorian Socialists vie for local councils" #VictorianSocialists

More than just ‘rates, roads and rubbish’: Victorian Socialists vie for local councils | Red Flag

If you’d asked Victorians what they were most looking forward to in 2024, local council elections probably wouldn’t have made even the top 20.

"Why I confronted the new Woolworths CEO" #LateStageCapitalism#Australia

Why I confronted the new Woolworths CEO | Red Flag

It’s a great time to be a corporate executive in Australia. While the rest of us are pinching pennies to afford a $9.50/kg block of Woolworths tasty cheese, Amanda Bardwell, the new CEO of Woolworths,...

"About 2.2 million people – or 14.7 per cent of all taxpayers – had an interest in an investment property in 2021-22, according to analysis of Tax Office figures. About 959,000 investors reported a net rental loss that year, meaning 6.2 per cent of taxpayers were negatively geared."

"Koala Airlines To Compete With Duopoly By Offering Basic Respect To Staff, Customers" #BetootaAdvocate

Koala Airlines To Compete With Duopoly By Offering Basic Respect To Staff, Customers

More to come.

"Please, Sponsor a Disadvantaged Millionaire Today" #TheShovel

Please, Sponsor a Disadvantaged Millionaire Today — The Shovel

Robert has only 103 investment properties. And now the government could make things worse by abolishing negative gearing.

A $15 billion surplus sounds to me like a shortfall in government spending on public housing (among other useful things). #auspolhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/jim-chalmers-to-deliver-first-consecutive-labor-budget-surpluses-since-paul-keating-20240929-p5kecw.html

Healthcare is only for the wealthy. We are "lucky" in Australia to have subsidised health care... but those subsidies are now inadequate to provide the universal cover they were intended to provide.

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GP visits costing Australians more than ever, survey finds

GP visits costing Australians more than ever, survey finds

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ 2024 report shows rising out-of-pocket costs hit vulnerable with chronic, complex and mental illnesses hardest Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Out of pocket costs to visit general practitioners are higher than ever, a survey from the peak body for GPs has found, along with the first indications in a long time of a boost in GP workforce numbers. The gap has risen to an average $36.86 for a 20-minute consult in 2024, up from $34.91 last year, according to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ 2024 health of the nation report. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM

Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM

Lebanese PM Najib Mikati says it is "the largest displacement movement that may have happened" in his country.