Matt Grudnoff
@mattgrudnoff.bsky.social
Senior economist @australiainstitute.org.au. Opinions are my own.
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Negative gearing and capital gains tax discount driving up house prices
Restricting negative gearing and scrapping the capital gains tax discount would make housing more affordable and increase home ownership rates, the
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September 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Turns out that when you privatise businesses with lots of monopoly power they are "good" investments. They gouge their customers and make huge profits. The fact that they are owned by super funds doesn't make this ok. Also most super is owned by the top 20%.
September 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Turns out that when you privatise businesses with lots of monopoly power they are "good" investments. They gouge their customers and make huge profits. The fact that they are owned by super funds doesn't make this ok. Also most super is owned by the top 20%.
I haven't found any dwelling estimates at a subnational level outside of the census.
August 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I haven't found any dwelling estimates at a subnational level outside of the census.
ABS quarterly data on number of dwellings only goes back about 10 yrs. But we do have census data. The census counts up every dwelling. If we compare 2001 census (which was just before house prices started shooting up) with latest census (2021), pop has increased 34% & dwellings have increased 39%.
August 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
ABS quarterly data on number of dwellings only goes back about 10 yrs. But we do have census data. The census counts up every dwelling. If we compare 2001 census (which was just before house prices started shooting up) with latest census (2021), pop has increased 34% & dwellings have increased 39%.
Just can't make him stop 😅
August 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Just can't make him stop 😅