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A Victorian Investor’s Lament (A Ballad in B Minor)

Cry havoc! The tyranny is here!
The state, in its wisdom, dared to tax my land.
Not just the one house, but the three… or four… spread far and near.
A bill! A statement! How dare they make a stand?

So I’ve packed my portfolios, tears upon my cheek,
Fleeing north and west, a tragic, noble flight.
To friendlier shores where coffers stay unique,
And negative gearing is a sacred, hallowed right.

But weep for Victoria! A paradise soon lost!
For who will house the renters? (At a tidy sum, of course?)
It won’t be us! We’re recklessly embossed
By the greedy, grubby first-home buyer, that new, predatory force.

Yes, they’ll live in them. The sheer audacity!
Planting gardens, paying mortgages, a truly bleak affair.
While we, the prudent, driven out by land tax lunacy,
Must simply find new states to gently… well, invest in there.

And when the rental crisis deepens (as it surely, sadly will),
Remember who they chased away with pen and paper blunt.
The saviours with a spreadsheet, who performed a public till—
Now replaced by folks who want a home. The economic runt.

#ausproperty #vicvotes #victoria
#VictorianExodus #LandTaxLunacy #InvestorsInMourning #RentersWillPay (We Promise) #FirstHomeBuyerGreed #QLDLovesMyMoney #SurvivalMode #ItsNotAnAirbnbItsACryForHelp #PropertyFeels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuIg1MKkp6Q

I was interviewed on Solidarity Breakfast | 3CR Community Radioshow Sat 10 Dec. Interview starts about 12 minutes in. Subject was the swings against Labor in the Northern suburbs, and the silence on upgrading the #Upfieldline extending it to Wallan. I also discuss the VAMPIRE index (vulnerability assessment for mortgage, petroleum and inflation risks and expenditure) adding to #costofliving pressures in northern suburbs.

Also for the first time the MPs representing #Merribek have all signed the #climateemergency declaration.

#UpgradeUpfield #publicTransport #Vicvotes2022 #Vicvotes http://www.3cr.org.au/solidaritybreakfast

Victorian election result?
for first time the 3 MPs covering #Merribek have signed a #climateemergency declaration. In the northern suburbs there were major swings away from Labor to the Liberals. We think Labor's silence on upgrade and extension of Upfield rail line to Wallan contributed to this #vicvotes election result.

#Upgradeupfield #angryupfield #TransportEmissions #CarDependency #PublicTransport #SpringSt
https://climateactionmoreland.org/2022/11/27/northern-transport-corridor-and-the-2022-election-results-time-to-upgrade-extend-upfield-line-to-wallan/

Until recently when #Halloween began to take off here in #Australia, there were very few non-religious festivals where neighbours would come together, share food and have a shared experience. Being a #CompulsoryVoting nation, our elections have become this sort of tradition. While recently I have been an early-voter, this year for the Victorian election, I have enjoyed the experience of voting on the day, getting a #DemocracySausage, supporting the local school's bake sale, and generally "celebrating" democracy with my neighbours. #VicVotes

Great post-voting breakfast at Ample in North Melbourne. Here’s my messy chilli scrambled eggs with sujuk and Danish feta. #VicVotes #Cafe #NorthMelbourne

I’ve exercised my electoral right to vote. Now I have coffee and a book while I wait for breakfast. #democracy #coffee #NorthMelbourne #VicVotes

I just finished summarising the Australian State of the Climate 2022 report for Climate Action Merribek, in the context of the current state election. We are in the age of consequences with climate impacts on food production, health, and other economic activity as well as environmental impacts on ecosystems adding to species extinction threat..

#ClimateChange #australia #StateoftheClimate #SotC2022 #ClimateEmergency #vicvotes #vicvotes2022 #Merribek

https://climateactionmoreland.org/2022/11/24/state-of-the-climate-2022-and-the-victorian-election/

Transport election promises are much smaller this time round in Victoria #vicvotes2022, but the quality control is no better.

Just reflecting Capacity issues in the northern transport corridor identified by Infrastructure Australia, but no plan by either major party to address this. It needs #UpfieldRailline extended to Craigieburn and Wallan. Population north of Craigieburn will be approaching 100k in 9 years time, no transport plan to address this. #Upgradeupfield #publictransport #vicvotes
https://theconversation.com/transport-election-promises-are-much-smaller-this-time-round-in-victoria-but-the-quality-control-is-no-better-194740
Via @theconversationau