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[Booney]

Imagine having to declare that an allegation you shat one someone was actually true.

[wenchbarwer]

Imagine having to declare that an allegation you shat one someone was actually true.

Yet, it seems so on-brand with this bloke...

[dedja]

RBA cuts rates by 25 basis points to 3.6%

[RB]

So after inflicting another Tasmanian election that didn’t change a thing with Jeremy Rockwell again sworn in as Premier, Labor leader, Dean Winter, promises another no confidence motion in the Premier when parliament resumes.

Does he want to wipe out his party?

There's a decent chance Winter is premier in two weeks.

Yeah nah I'll cop the L on that one.

Although who knows what would have happened if he'd moved a little bit in terms of policies the Greens are interested in. Perhaps he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed after all.

[dedja]

So after inflicting another Tasmanian election that didn’t change a thing with Jeremy Rockwell again sworn in as Premier, Labor leader, Dean Winter, promises another no confidence motion in the Premier when parliament resumes.

Does he want to wipe out his party?

There's a decent chance Winter is premier in two weeks.

Yeah nah I'll cop the L on that one.

Although who knows what would have happened if he'd moved a little bit in terms of policies the Greens are interested in. Perhaps he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed after all.

Winter is a moron … how he expected the Greens to support Labor when he had shunned them at every turn, refusing to even talk to them. He also managed to piss off the independents.

The party should replace him as leader ASAP.

[Jim05]

[quote="dedja"]So after inflicting another Tasmanian election that didn’t change a thing with Jeremy Rockwell again sworn in as Premier, Labor leader, Dean Winter, promises another no confidence motion in the Premier when parliament resumes.

Does he want to wipe out his party?

There's a decent chance Winter is premier in two weeks.

Yeah nah I'll cop the L on that one.

Although who knows what would have happened if he'd moved a little bit in terms of policies the Greens are interested in. Perhaps he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed after all.

Winter is a moron … how he expected the Greens to support Labor when he had shunned them at every turn, refusing to even talk to them. He also managed to piss off the independents.

The party should replace him as leader ASAP.[/quote]And given the lemonade and sars this arvo.
Josh Willie from the left faction got the gig

[RB]

Josh Willie from the left faction got the gig

If only Michael Holding were the Tasmanian premier.

[dedja]

Winter has all the credentials to get an Executive role at the AFL … clueless, doesn’t consult with key stakeholders and can’t read the room.

In all seriousness, it doesn’t bode well for the proposed Mac Point stadium. The Greens and a few of the independents still oppose it, and can wield their power at any time to bring down the Government, who now hopelessly rely on them to not trigger any further no-confidence motions.

It will be interesting to see what Labor do from here, now that they’ve removed their clown leader.

#shambles

[dedja]

Daniel Andrew outs himself as a Commie …

[Spargo]

Daniel Andrew outs himself as a Commie …

Bob Carr there too…

[dedja]

Daniel Andrew outs himself as a Commie …

Bob Carr there too…

Who was there to represent the CFMEU?

[heater31]

Daniel Andrew outs himself as a Commie … [emoji38]

Bob Carr there too…

Who was there to represent the CFMEU?

Couldn't get the approval to spend money from the administrator in time [emoji6]

[dedja]

Jacinta Price’s defection to the Libs is going well …

[DOC]

What happens first?

Resignation or sacking?

[dedja]

What happens first?

Resignation or sacking?

From the party? … coin toss

[DOC]

Yep.

Dey either has to give her the arse or she will be a wrecking ball after very little time.

I suspect Day will sack her to show who’s the boss. If not, she is cactus. Day not Price.

[Jimmy_041]

Victoria is interesting
I am hearing a lot of people are dumping investment properties due to the punitive land taxes but the values are still going up
On the weekend, I saw a Victorian Federal MP (can't remember who) post on X calling the 5% deposit "free money"
This is where good government / fiscal responsibility and blatant vote buying go their separate ways

Home prices jump 6pc and Melbourne outstrips Sydney
Bonnie Campbell and Lucy Slade
Nov 2, 2025 – 1.40pm

Capital city dwelling values have risen by $53,700 or 5.9 per cent this year and most of the growth has been in lower- and middle-segments of the market where higher prices put more pressure on first home buyers.

Prices were up in every city and every region, according to data house Cotality’s latest monthly home values report, released on Monday.

‘A rarity’: The value of Melbourne dwellings is growing at a fast rate than Sydney, albeit off a lower base. Joe Armao

Cotality research director Tim Lawless said the upper parts of the market are underperforming due to credit restrictions and mortgage repayment stress, and homes with values that first home buyers can access are driving the growth.

“We can clearly see it is that lower quartile [and] the middle of the market, that’s leading the growth,” Lawless said. “Not that that’s different from the earlier months as well, it has been the case for some time [but] it’s absolutely where we’re seeing values rising the fastest.”

In August, 51.3 per cent of suburbs nationally had a median house value below the new first home buyer price caps, but that has decreased to 47.3 per cent in October. For units, 93.8 per cent of suburbs have a median unit value below the cap, up from 92.8 per cent a few months ago.

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Sydney’s home values grew by 0.7 per cent, which is well below the national average and a slower monthly growth rate than Melbourne’s 0.9 per cent.

”We are finally starting to see some signs that affordability barriers are getting in the way of more significant price growth [in Sydney]. Even Melbourne saw a lot stronger growth rate over the month in Sydney, which is quite a rarity,” Lawless said.

“I think there’s a really clear recognition of the impact of more first home buyers coming to the market [in Sydney].“Perth had the highest monthly rise in price at 1.9 per cent, with Brisbane not far behind at 1.8 per cent. Hobart (0.3 per cent) and Canberra (0.6 per cent) were the exceptions to the major growth trend.

Meanwhile, the preliminary auction clearance rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than five months, easing back to 70 per cent as Melbourne paused for the Spring Carnival horse racing weekend and buyers digest a plateauing cash rate.

With Saturday’s auction calendar coinciding with Flemington’s Derby Day, only 507 properties went under the hammer in the Victorian capital compared to last week’s 1836, its biggest auction weekend in four years.

Melbourne’s early clearance rate softened to 66 per cent compared to last week’s 71.8 per cent, creating the primary drag on the national clearance, according to data house Cotality.

It was different in the smaller auction market of Brisbane, where 77.9 per cent of 218 auctions were cleared based on early figures, the most since the first week of July 2024.

Among Brisbane’s strong results was a new city auction record – a New Farm mansion that sold for $18.5 million.

Designed by Tim Stewart Architects, the brand-new five-bedroom contemporary mansion on a 875 square metre block at 26 Elystan Road was sold by Ray White’s Matt Lancashire.

Auctioneer and director at Ray White Collective Haesley Cush described the result as “extraordinary” and said the auction attracted 10 registered bidders.

In Sydney, early clearance figures were up to 70.6 per cent from last week’s 68.2 per cent, with 1106 properties sent to auction in the harbour city.

Meanwhile, Adelaide’s clearance rate ticked up to 77.1 per cent from last week’s 70.8 per cent based on 143 auctions.

This included a three-bedroom Victorian terrace in inner east suburb Paddington which passed in and sold for $2.725 million in post-auction negotiations.

The property at 66 Glenmore Road was initially guiding $2.8 million, which was revised down to $2.5 million based on market feedback.

Selling agent McGrath’s Georgia Cleary said two or three registered bidders was pretty standard, and characterised the market as “normal” and quieter than the heated auction markets of the early 2020s.

In Melbourne’s affluent inner east, a five-bedroom Victorian home in Armadale sold under the hammer on Thursday evening for $5.225 million, a significant advance on its $4.4 million guide.

An opening bid of $4.5 million knocked out multiple interested parties for Mt Pleasant Grove, which was sold to a local family by Marshall Whites Richard Mackinnon.

SQM Research’s Louis Christopher said he expected clearances to continue to soften in the lead up to Christmas.

Seasonal softening, but still better than last year
“At this time of year clearance rates fall away because of the spring selling season and amplified volume,” Christopher said.

While this was seasonally the norm, this quarter’s clearance rates were significantly up on the corresponding period last year, with more buyers soaking up increased volumes.

“On our numbers auction clearance rates are up about 8 to 10 percentage points on this time last year, which is ample evidence of more buyers drawn into the market with lower interest rates combined with the first home buyer deposit scheme,” he said.

BresicWhitney CEO Thomas McGlynn said an interest rate cut this year was unlikely, and Tuesday’s predicted interest rate freeze would most impact Sydney’s mid-market.

“The middle end of the market is a lot higher in Sydney, about $3 million to $6 million,” McGlynn said. “That middle end of the market is the biggest percentage of vendors with high mortgages most impacted with interest rate fluctuations. The appetite for buyers to over extend themselves doesn’t seem to be there.”

[dedja]

50 years since Sir John Kerr’s infamous act.

[am Bays]

50 years since Sir John Kerr’s infamous act.

Given that four weeks later there was a 7+% swing to Fraser and the libs could have told the renamed CP to **** off and govern in their own right I'm not sure there was as much rage as Whitlam thought. LNP got over 53% of the primary vote

I mean even a seat in Canberra went "blue" which.

One coauld argue Kerr had no option

Whitlam wanted a half senate election which was going to solve nothing where as Fraser was happy to call a DD. The impass had to be broken

You can argue to the toss about the principle but Kerr acted within the framework of the constitution and the public vote justified it,

[dedja]

Nyet Comrade