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City of Moreton Bay Clears Homeless Camps, Discards Belongings.
The City of Moreton Bay Council has started removing tents and personal belongings of rough sleepers as part of a crackdown on "illegal" homeless encampments.
Early Wednesday morning, council rangers and police began dismantling campsites north of Brisbane, leaving those without shelter with even fewer options.

#MoretonBay #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #BetterNotBigger #Greed
abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/cit

ABC News · City of Moreton Bay throws homeless people's tents into garbage trucksBy Kenji Sato
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Living Standards in Crisis: A Decade of Stagnation.
Over the past 10 years, living standards in Australia have taken a massive hit. Disposable incomes per person have grown by a mere 0.15% annually—one of the weakest performances in the developed world.
This isn’t just a number—it’s a reflection of the struggles families face every day. It’s time to ask: why are we falling behind, and what can be done to turn this around?

#LivingStandards #EconomicCrisis #Australia #IncomeGrowth #BetterNotBigger #Auspol macrobusiness.com.au/2025/03/l

MacroBusiness · Living standards collapsed under Labor and CoalitionI reported last week how Australian households have endured the largest decline in real per capita disposable incomes on record after falling by around 8% from their mid-2022 peak. Australia’s decline in real per capita household disposable incomes has also been the largest in the OECD since the beginning of the pandemic. Analysis of the
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@dyckron wow! Same problems down under; as a growing number of councils across Australia clamp down on illegal camping, one local government is taking a different approach to people temporarily residing in parks throughout the area.
#homelessness #property #greed #BetterNotBigger
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Yahoo News · Illegal camping spirals as council takes 'compassionate' approach to growing problemBy Carly Bass
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@KilKerrin How convenient for developers! Higher-density housing might help with affordability, but not if it sacrifices the character of our suburbs. Genuine community input should shape this, not just profit-driven motives. Millennials deserve better solutions than cookie-cutter high-rises. #BetterNotBigger #auspol

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@abcfeeds The decline in Australia's birth rate, from 2.7 children per family to just one, is a direct outcome of mass immigration policies that drive up the cost of living, especially housing. When local families are priced out of the market and face economic uncertainty, having children becomes less affordable. This isn't simply a demographic shift—it's the result of policies that put population growth ahead of the economic wellbeing of Australian citizens. Until we address these underlying issues, the fertility rate will likely continue to fall.

#auspol#BetterNotBigger#massimmigration
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Is Australia’s middle class falling behind? With inflation and skyrocketing house prices, financial stability feels out of reach for many Australians. Even households with six-figure incomes are struggling to pay rent or mortgages, let alone afford any luxuries. Some are postponing retirement or taking on extra work just to make ends meet.

#costofliving #australia #inflation #middleclass #housingcrisis #financialstress #economy #retirement #sidehustle #australianeconomy #affordability #BetterNotBigger #auspol

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ABC News · Is Australia's middle class falling behind?By Catherine Taylor
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Rather than pursuing a high-rise slum future, immigration should be limited to a level below the nation’s capacity to provide high-quality housing and infrastructure, and within the natural environment’s carrying capacity, particularly water. Lower, sustainable immigration, in line with the pre-2005 average, will encourage the building sector to focus on quality over quantity and help alleviate the housing shortfall. The high-rise apartment boom of the last decade was an unmitigated disaster that we are still paying for.

#immigrationpolicy #sustainablegrowth #housingcrisis #urbanplanning #australianhousing #qualityoverquantity #populationcontrol #watersecurity #infrastructureplanning #highriseboom #auspol #betternotbigger

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MacroBusiness · Australians still paying the price for last decade's apartment boomLast decade saw an unprecedented number of high-rise apartment complexes constructed across Australia. A litany of structural defects uncovered in a 2019 Four Corners investigation entitled “Cracking Up” and elsewhere accompanied the high volume of apartments. “We’ve got a real problem here. It’s systemic and it’s infecting lots of buildings across the landscape, in all
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Australian apartments are a financial trap. Policymakers, think tanks, the media, and the property lobby are pushing for Australians to live in high-rise apartments to accommodate an additional 13.5 million people in the country over the next 39 years.

#housingcrisis #australianapartments #propertymarket #urbanplanning #populationgrowth #housingpolicy #financialtrap #australianhousing #highrisedevelopment #BetterNotBigger

macrobusiness.com.au/2024/09/a

MacroBusiness · Australian apartments are a financial trapAustralian policymakers, think tanks, the media, and the property lobby want to force Australians to live in high-rise apartments to squeeze an additional 13.5 million people into the country over the next 39 years. For example, projections from the Urban Taskforce have Sydney’s dwelling composition transforming from a majority of detached houses in 2016 to
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The number of international students starting at Australian universities and vocational training providers will be capped from next year. The federal government plans to limit this to 270,000 students, with specific caps for each institution. #australia #internationalstudents #education #university #vocationaltraining #governmentreform
#auspol #BetterNotBigger
abc.net.au/news/2024-08-27/int

ABC News · International student commencements to be capped at 270,000 next yearBy Maani Truu
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Australia can't sustain endless population growth. In 39 years, our population is projected to hit 40.5 million, adding the equivalent of another Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Regional councils already struggle with revenue to support this. We can't afford the "Big Australia" our leaders envision. #PopulationGrowth #BigAustralia #BetterNotBigger #auspol

macrobusiness.com.au/2024/08/a

MacroBusiness · Australia cannot afford endless population growthThe 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR) projects that Australia’s population will balloon by 13.5 million people over the next 39 years to 40.5 million: If this projection came to fruition, Australia would add the equivalent of another Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane worth of population in only 39 years. The IGR’s bullish population projection is based on
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Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund is now valued at almost $340,000 per person, showcasing a robust strategy to support its ageing population.

If Australian policymakers properly taxed our resources, we wouldn't need to worry about federal budget debt. We wouldn't have to rely on #massimmigration to fill budget gaps, passing costs to states and residents.

#Australia needs a smart, sustainable approach—not a #Ponzischeme masked by record population growth.

Unfortunately, the Albanese Government has embraced a “ #BigAustralia ” model, launching one of the world’s largest immigration programs. As a result, Australians will face a crowded, high-rise future in a deteriorating environment.

#BetterNotBigger #auspol #PRRT

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MacroBusiness · The Australian way of life faces extinctionWhen Australia’s population was 19.3 million people in 2001, Treasurer Peter Costello issued the first Intergenerational Report (IGR). The 2001 IGR projected that Australia’s population would be 25.7 million in 2050, with yearly net overseas migration (NOM) projected to be 90,000. The following year, in 2002, a Senate Inquiry convened by the Howard Government on
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Canada's economy is facing serious challenges, with an unexpected population boom surpassing even the highest growth projections from Statistics Canada. This should serve as a warning to #Australia about the potential consequences of following a similar high immigration growth model. Both countries need to reconsider this approach urgently. #auspol #BetterNotBigger #PopulationPonzi

macrobusiness.com.au/2024/07/c

MacroBusiness · Canada's economic implosion a warning for AustraliaCanada’s economy has turned into an economic disaster zone. The nation’s population has experienced an unprecedented population boom that has overshot even the most bullish “high growth” projections of Statistics Canada: The population of the country increased by 1.4 million more people in 2022 than what Statistics Canada predicted in its “median growth scenario”, as
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House prices have skyrocketed, making home ownership out of reach for many. This financial strain contributes to declining birth rates, as people hesitate to start families under heavy debt. Policymakers must acknowledge this issue. Without affordable housing and real wage growth, our society’s future is at risk. Let’s demand change for a sustainable and prosperous tomorrow. #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #PolicyChange #FutureGenerations #auspol #BetterNotBigger

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A photo showing near hundreds of people queueing up for a food bank in an inner-city suburb reflects "the sad new reality of our country", Aussies say, with charity organisers warning the number of those seeking help has "grown exponentially" in recent months #auspol #BetterNotBigger #auseconomy #greed

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Yahoo News · Photos of crowded inner-city streets reflect ‘sad new reality’ in AustraliaBy Joe Attanasio
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