@ausstockchick I think we need to have a complete and utter reset, get immagration and inflation under control. What happens to the property market (whichever way it may move) is simply a result of fixing the structural issues
Another clown happy to demonstrate publicly how ignorant they are...
Blissfully unaware of global inflation, global interest rates & then the fact the RBA is independent of the government.
Good to see net migration on a track to fall to around 0.75% of Australia's population. Ex pandemic, this is the lowest net intake in a generation
Will take pressure off infrastructure, housing, add to wages growth among other things
I’ve been called “wog” before. It nearly destroyed my life. I have no idea how I coped. It stopped me from starting a family, building a business and buying a home. It stopped me from being involved in Australian politics and even impeded my ability to sue a sitting Prime Minister from the executive of a major political party.
It was debilitating… ahhhh, no.
In truth, Australia is one of the most welcoming and fair-minded places in the world. When my grandparents migrated here from southern Europe some more than 100 years ago, they assimilated. They wanted to be Australian, their kids wanted to be Australian. After all that’s why they came.
I was brought up Australian. We spoke English at home, and had friends of all backgrounds. But the one thing we had in common was our shared love for this country and a common Australian culture.
I started growing up here before Paul Keating talked about multiculturalism. I don’t understand why people would leave their homelands and not want to be a real and full part of the Australian experience. If people want to keep their culture intact, and raise their children as something other than fully Australian, why come here at all?
Some might say that there are cultures that are totally incompatible with our Western system, and I am not prosecuting that case, but if immigration (which has always been a part of the Australian story) is going to work and serve Australia, then surely people must be prepared to accept a new way of life upon arrival.
It’s not as if the country has not afforded everyone great opportunities in the past - before the new post Covid era today, where there seems to be a total lack of opportunity for anyone.
I always find it disturbing to hear politicians and talking heads in the media call Australia a racist nation - calling Australians racist. Many of these speakers are themselves recent immigrants. They sit in the Australian parliament and are paid by the Australian taxpayer, or they work for the ABC among other senior private and public sector positions. Many have much better lives and opportunities than people who have been here for hundreds of years, and even tens of thousands of years.
They are privileged to have a voice, and instead of using that voice to thank the people of this country for the opportunities afforded to them, they slander us all. Call us names and try to shame us. Many of us gave up the cultures of our heritage to be a part of the Australian story and that is the only way we will have anything like social cohesion moving forward.
Gratitude goes a long way, especially when one considers the fact that most immigration has been an imposition. There has rarely been a national conversation, or even any airtime given to those who would want to insist on a reduction or ending of the immigration programme. More, it is a sin to suggest that multiculturalism has failed. Forget the loss of trust and rights (like speech) that have been the absolute consequence of a system so obviously under pressure.
I don’t care where you come from, what you believe, or who you think you are, if you don’t think you get a fair go here – you could always go back to wherever it is you come from. I’m sure it is the same advice I would be given if I were to go to whatever country that is and whinge about just about anything.
The reason people stay is, even with the terrible political situation, it is still the best country in the world to live and raise a family and there are opportunities for anyone who wants to have a go.
We must restore trust, and that starts with frank and honest conversations – even if they are unpleasant or inconvenient.
I just want Australia back.