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Can I ask which other state is doing this?
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Qld Annastacia Palaszczuk Retires, Undefeated
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They recently doubled the social housing build, ie in the last month.
Courier would ho off their **** if a rental freeze was implemented.
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this isn't specific to Queensland, this is just where we are talking about this. It applies just as much in Vic, just change Courier to HUN and The Age
Rent caps / freezes / rent controls whatever you want to call them work
they work in other countries and Germany is looking like they will implement them now for a 3 year period to combat the current issues there
As more and more of our population is dependent on renting to live we need better laws and protections so that people have somewhere to live
this is mostly a state issue as far as legislation goes.
Social housing, is an attempt by all governments to have their cake and eat it to
They put some money in but partner with developers so they aren't competing with the private market
its not public housing, all of these developments tend to have a mix of social housing and normal housing, so not everything being built will help people that need help, and social housing doesn't have to meet the price points public housing does, so many people still won't be able to afford the social housing
this will either mean governments keep subsiding the developers with rental subsidies, or it will just mean some people get slightly cheaper rent and those that can't afford it will still be stuffed
it also doesn't help people now, we've had decades of inaction, and all the current proposals we've got nationally don't even address the current need for public housing, let alone what the demand will be by the time all these new developments are completed
it also ignores the fact that governments could, today start buying up housing and making it public housing, start moving people in
this would take much more immediate pressure off the rental market
as would things like vacancy taxes and legislating against short stay forcing people to sell those properties or convert them to long stay accommodation
beyond all of that, I literally don't give a shit how angry the conservative media will get about housing reform
it should be a basic human right in a country as wealthy as this one that everyone has a roof over their head and we don't have that
LNP ahead in the polls as voters consider Crisafulli over Palaszczuk
Queensland’s third-term Labor government is losing support and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has become a lightning rod for criticism, according to a new poll.
Faced with governing post-pandemic, Qld Labor is rushing to defeat
Unlike the pandemic-era election of 2020, the troubled hearts and minds of the quiet Queenslanders now rest with the LNP.
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Faced with governing post-pandemic, Qld Labor is rushing to defeat
Unlike the pandemic-era election of 2020, the troubled hearts and minds of the quiet Queenslanders now rest with the LNP.
Faced with governing post-pandemic, Qld Labor is rushing to defeat
ByZach Hope
August 17, 2023 — 5.00amSave
What a dark and extraordinary time, so recent yet now so oddly removed, when it was the pandemic and nothing else; life was closed and home was a sanctuary – or prison – and each day the premier addressed her frightened, captive constituents with the most powerful three-word slogan of its time: “Keeping Queenslanders safe.”
COVID suspended the ordinary cycle of things, not least political warfare. The hottest issue in housing was how to isolate close contacts. Voters feared something other than marauding children.
Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli is ahead of Labor’s Annastacia Palaszczuk as preferred premier.CREDIT:JAMILA TODERAS
For a stable but sedentary middle-aged government more comfortable reacting to events than testing soaring reform, COVID was a golden ride to a romping 2020 election victory, Labor’s third on the bounce.
Remember those times? Annastacia Palaszczuk would like you to.
The latest Resolve Political Monitor poll has her government facing defeat at next year’s election. It is the first time the survey, which tracks sentiment over time rather than capturing a moment, has Labor behind the LNP on first preferences, and Opposition Leader David Crisafulli the preferred premier.
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Most concerning for Labor: the trickle of sentiment toward the challengers through 2022 and the early months of this year has become a torrent.From a primary vote of 33 per cent in the January to April polling period, the LNP has now reached 38 per cent in the latest track from May to August. It is a six-point lead over Labor, which has slipped from 40 per cent at the 2020 election.
With the pandemic troubles now a wretched chapter of history, the grievances of youth crime, housing and health have re-emerged, perhaps more potent than ever.
And the Queensland government, faced again with the task of traditional governing, appears tired, secretive and defensive against a resurgent LNP armed with attacks and open runs in the news.
Accordingly, the number of people who know of Crisafulli has rocketed from 58 per cent to 68 per cent over the past four months.
While the metric was small compared to Palaszczuk, who was recognised by 96 per cent of the sample, Crisafulli still emerged as the preferred premier – 37 per cent to 36 per cent.
The trend spells clear trouble for the premier. Even as a relatively obscure alternative, Crisafulli appeared to be getting newly engaged constituents to break in his favour.
The LNP’s messages, headlined as ever by variations of “tough on crime”, tap easily into the heartland’s conservative tendencies. They have been amplified, not always without cause, by unrelenting media coverage painting Queensland as violent and frightening, a shell of some erstwhile and squandered utopia.
The success of the LNP’s campaigns, which include housing, matters of integrity and the cost of living, may be most evident in answers to survey questions about the future.
LNP ahead in the polls as voters consider Crisafulli over Palaszczuk
Asked about the coming 12 months, 37 per cent of respondents expected their personal situations to get worse. This was identical to the figure recorded in the previous Resolve poll.But asked the same question about the state more broadly, 55 per cent expected conditions to get worse – an increase of 23 points on the last survey. If not directly affected by myriad crises or expecting to be, respondents had certainly heard about them.
Attempting to placate its critics, the government in March passed tough youth justice legislation, both at odds with expert advice and its own pre-2020 brand. In May, it removed Yvette D’Ath from the health portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle, replacing her with the rising Shannon Fentiman.
Then, in the June Budget, it promised every Queensland household a $550 power bill rebate and 15 hours a week of free kindergarten. Nothing has arrested the slide.
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Did voters receive these measures as the actions of a nimble and responsive government, or as validation of its opponents’ criticisms? The latest poll suggests the latter. But after more than eight years in power, Queenslanders may simply be tired of the same faces, voices and spin. This happens.The survey adds to the growing corpus of evidence that the Palaszczuk government will be gone at the 2024 election. Only Daniel Andrews’ Labor government, which easily won the Victorian election in 2022, has been around longer.
Like Andrews, Palaszczuk is an astute politician, the “Queensland whisperer”, according to some Labor types. There may be tricks left in the kit. But unlike 2020, it appears the troubled hearts and minds of the quiet Queenslanders now rest with the other team.
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It means yeah she’s got them book smarts but can she hog-tie a croc and what’s the price of a litre of skim?
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Ah, the old Media and Newman lies.
Saw, LNP lose by a bucketload to ousr old Campbell.
Keep it up u idiots..
Their leader is always whinging, nothing constructive to say.
I am liking the current COL energy rebate every bill this year for all Qlders.
I also just completed the Energy rebate for the new dishwasher I bought.
Thanks guys.
Saw, LNP lose by a bucketload to ousr old Campbell.
Keep it up u idiots..
Their leader is always whinging, nothing constructive to say.
I am liking the current COL energy rebate every bill this year for all Qlders.
I also just completed the Energy rebate for the new dishwasher I bought.
Thanks guys.
Nearly every government having to deal with the rising cost of living is seeing a serious fall in popularity. To a degree this isn't their fault because it's a global issue, not a local one. Especially at the state and local government level, because they don't have the ability to print money or the lion's share of the tax revenue to be able to address the issue.
But in any case, things look terminal for Palaszczuk now. Firstly from the polling...
...and secondly from how badly she blindsided her own ministers. They have every reason to turn on her now.
But in any case, things look terminal for Palaszczuk now. Firstly from the polling...
...and secondly from how badly she blindsided her own ministers. They have every reason to turn on her now.
We've had decades of first home owner grants initiated by governments of all colours and at no stage during those decades has housing become more affordable.
That seems to be the general consensus in the comments on the tweet.
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I'm tipping Shannon Fentiman to take over, she looks the most competent out of the ministers.
