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Mount Gravatt Uni Campus

While doorknocking in Mt Gravatt, several people expressed their interest and concern about the planned closure of Mt Gravatt campus for Griffith University. Other people were not aware this was happening and...

Speeding on Sterculia Avenue

A new park on Birdwood Road

With a growing population, the inner southside of Brisbane desperately needs more public parkland. Parks help build a more connected community, break down isolation and create public spaces for kids to play...

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Renters could have saved 10 weeks worth of rent by now under Greens rent freeze proposal

October 25, 2024

New analysis from the Parliamentary Library has shown that renters could have saved an average of $4,506 in rent per household, had Labor adopted the Greens proposal for a two-year freeze on rent increases when the Greens first called for it in 2022. The...

Treasurer refuses to rule out changes to negative gearing and capital gains as new analysis shows 774,000 renters could become home owners

October 18, 2024

18/10/2024 Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount while analysis commissioned by the Greens from the Parliamentary Library has found that more than 774,000 renters could become homeowners if tax concessions for property...

‘Help to Buy’ scheme inaccessible to key workers, Parliamentary Library analysis shows

October 07, 2024

Analysis by the Parliamentary Library has shown that Labor’s ‘Help to Buy’ housing scheme is unlikely to be accessible to any of the key professions Labor have claimed would be eligible to receive assistance getting into home ownership. Labor has claimed that 40,000 nurses,...

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