Housing
Can we fix housing?
Decades of policy decisions have strangled construction productivity, making housing increasingly unaffordable in Australia.
More on Trump's tariffs, Albo's upper class welfare, Dutton's housing gimmick, Canada's pain, Australia's challenges, and why are so many of us disabled.
The fallout from the first Trump 2.0 tariffs has continued into the week, with the latest casualty (other than global equities) being the risky crypto that had been bid up on what was ‘supposed’ to be a market-friendly Trump government:
Albanese's future, making housing less affordable, King Dollar, the demise of Britain, and there is no AI moat
An Australia-wide long weekend kicks off tomorrow, and between the Perth Rugby Sevens tournament and Australia Day festivities I’m not going to have all that much time for the usual reading and writing. So the next time you’ll hear from me will probably be in the form of a Hot Take on the all-important December quarter inflation figures (Wednesday).
Time for reform, censorship and good intentions, how California mismanaged its fires, and the housing target is a bust
I trust everyone had a lovely weekend, or for those just getting back into the office, a wonderful summer break!
The people want reform # The Pew Research Centre released the results of its latest survey measuring the “support for changing the current economic system” across 36 countries:
Getting serious about housing, ending the Future Fund, the latest bird flu, just tell the truth, and lessons from the NBN
I trust everyone’s nice and refreshed from the summer break! Lots of interesting things to discuss today, starting with some positive-sounding housing policy news from NSW.
Potentially good news on housing # The NSW government and the opposition are getting serious about housing: