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Litespeed, just a suggestion, maybe tone down on the insults to posters you don't agree with and try posting on your position without playing the man. It's a bit disrespectful, and I've really noticed this forum getting quite toxic lately. Forumites can be polite and still disagree.

I am not shamed to say I am pro Israel. I admire their strength and tenacity in a region of evil and terror. I wish them complete success in defeating those who cry death to Israel.

They're not rants, just long posts putting forward a lot of points that can't be squeezed into a one-liner like a lot of replies on the forum are. I've seen rants on this forum in the past but none with Jerry's signature. And to clear one thing up, I'm not defending Jerry because I'm pro Israel, I'm not. I'm not pro either side and personally couldn't give two hoots if both sides battled it out to the end, as long as they don't bring their hatred here to our country.

Hell yeah , scary stuff. Noticed to he seems all in on Chump and the yanks too, that ain't good.

Well, I hope to stay here full term Marty. Getting rated off the place would be the only thing stopping me, but at the moment it's affordable. And it suits me not living like a king. I've got a lifestyle here kings could only dream about.

Can you provide some links to the articles? I haven't seen anything apart from that ANU bloke dreaming about it.

Equity is equity. If you're sitting on a property worth $3m then you're not a "pensioner with the arse out of your pants", you could get a reverse mortgage and live like a king for the rest of your life. If you choose not to, that's fine, but you do have that option. On the other hand you have people who, often through no fault of their own, didn't end up owning a house. They don't have that option. Don't get me wrong, I think it's fantastic that you still live on the property you bought 38 years ago, I hope to do the same. (On my property, not yours 😄)

Specifically to get a bite from you Nev.

Work \ou\ t what He's there for and it's Hi mself Nev

I haven't read a lot of news on the government plans, but haven't seen any reference to anybody thinking of introducing tax on the family home. The only reference I've seen to it is the daydreams of an ANU twit in this article: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/4m-pensioners-how-australia-s-tax-system-subsidises-wealth-over-work-20260227-p5o666 I could originally read that article yesterday, but opening it now has the subscribers only block on it and turning javascript off doesn't unlock it. Maybe it only allows a free reading by one IP address once.

A prodigee of Abbott? Be careful what you ask for.

You forget Canavan has been involved directly in the govt ranks for a long time. Tony Abbott hired him when he was young when he was PM..Canavan knows his way around the political backrooms and is NO DILL.......people tend to forget this. He has a lot of experience the difference is he is a lot smarter than the rest of them. He just currently is not in a position to be the PM...but he is still young and who knows what can happen in the future...here is hoping that somehow he gets a path to the very top. I would much rather have him at the top than any of the current idiots in control

Indeed.. It looks like the "other alliance" is a bit stronger than ours: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-supplies-iran-with-cyber-support-spy-imagery-hone-attacks-ukraine-says-2026-04-07/ That't thank thanks Chump gets from Putin.. Of course, Chump won't see it that way.

The original article I saw was either on the ABC or The Age website (when I go tot he Guardian, it usually only feeds me British based or, for global news, what it considers important or interesting for Brits. There was no mention of CGT for the primary residence, but there was mention on negative grearing being removed from all but a private investor's first investment property; It must have been The Age, as I doubt very much the ABC wouls pull an article for a reason other than it iwas plainly inaccurate. But here is what I found from teh ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/capital-gains-tax-changes-among-options-as-labor-weighs-housing/106306738 And it only mentions CGT discountsd being removed from investment properties. Which, IMHO, is the correct thing to do. Inherited properties that are then used by the beneficiaries to rent out (i.e. become an investment propety) should be required to have a surveyor's valuation at the commencement of them being advertised for rent so that the CGT clock starts tickign with an accurate assesment.. Or maybe ion this case, because of the emotional ties, maybe wait 12 - 24 months and if they sell in that period, then it is CGT free; after that the valuation has to be obtained and CGT has to be paid on a subsequent sale. Of course, this creates a perverse outcome on an intergenerational basis. Keep the original home in the family and pass it on to subsequent generations = no tax. Convert it to cash to invest in some other form of asset/wealth building investment, and you pat tax, and have less to invest and pass on. Would have to look into the stats of how many homes are passed onto multiple generations to work out the real impact. Be that as it may, it would be incredibly uunfair to CGT the primary property anyway. Not because of the fact it was already paid for by post tax dollars and insn;t an investment per se, but a place to live; but also, the deduction being inflation rate is not representative of the true inflation rate of a house. Unless you are moving into a care home of some sort, you are likely to be purchasing another property to live in. As house price inflation often skyrockets past the normal inflation rate and the price increase of houses is excluded from the inflation calculation, if you sold your house and had to pay CGT on it, you could not afford at least a similar standard of house - you would be going backward. And this would probably stall the housing market (except for those thast had to sell) and foprce prices up even further - no supply but a demand still will tend to do that. Labor, or Albo is not stupid.

Tell you what though, there was one helluva lot in what he did talk about , spears to the heart of what is happening in this country right now and has been decades. All talk well, supposing he did get the chance, even if he could mange a few key points of he's ideals there, could be enough to turn us around before it's too late, but as l say, he'll never be in that position anyway.

Ahhh, just sayin. But what l think about anything will change nothing to what's happening to our country as we speak anyway. And this guy, makes no difference what l think he'll never be in a position to change or fix any of it either. Neither will me doing any homework. l have real problems to solve in life right now.

Murdoch Equals Fear and Hate in a fact free Package, There should be a Law against Printing falsehoods for Personal Benefit , Bring on a Functioning Factchecker and we get Better Democracy. Nev

Bibi can't CLAIM that he is Immune from criticism by claiming ANY criticism of HIM at all, is Anti semitic. Lot's Of Opposition by respected bodies around the World have Been on record on this Matter..Nev

Don't just go on ONE speech He Made, work out where He's coming from and Whose interests He serves. He's the Party's current leader but you really cannot LEAD from the Senate. Nev

Once again you sling mud with no substance and show your bias against Israel,.. IHaven't heard you reliably debunk much, if anything with fact Who's biased? Pot calling kettle, etc etc

Labor is not proposing taxing the family home, thats just bullshit pushback from the right wing media. Just a scare campaign to confuse the punters.

Threatened the Country where the Peace prize giving Body is located EVEN though that Country has No Authority on who Gets the Award. How Embarrassing. Nev

Jerry, Once again you go off on a rant and show your inherent bias to Israel.

I see FIFA haven't stripped him of their inaugural peace prize. I wonder who gets their second one?

Easy to Promise anything, when you'll never have to actually Run the Show for ALL of us. Coal is the solution for MATT. Do your Homework more thoroughly, and don 't believe a word 2GB or SKY Utters. There's NO EVs in Canavan's Plan. Just Lot's of CO2. Nev