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Housing Crisis: ‘I Only Have Five’ Cormann Says

By The Shovel on April 25, 2017


Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the Australian MP’s dream of having a double-digit property portfolio is becoming out of reach, with some younger politicians owning as few as two investment homes.
Mr Cormann – who owns just five properties – told a parliamentary enquiry that more had to be done to give struggling politicians a leg-up. “What we’re seeing is the creation of the haves and the have-nots,” Mr Cormann said. “You’ve got someone like Barry O’Sullivan who owns 33 properties, but then others who realistically have no way to break into the 10-house club”.
He said he was hearing more and more from his colleagues about life on struggle street. “I was speaking to George Brandis the other day – he owns just three houses with no real prospects of expanding on that in the immediate term. So we really need to look at policies we can implement to help people like George”.
He said the $273 a night entitlement – which had partly enabled as many as 65 politicians to buy property in Canberra – may need to be increased if the Government was serious about fixing the housing affordability crisis. “This first Canberra home grant has been a big help, but does it go far enough?” he asked.


Trump’s First 100 Days Have Had Way More Days Than Obama’s First 100 Days, White House Says

By The Shovel on April 27, 2017


White House spokesperson Sean Spicer says Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office contained the largest number of days ever seen in a President’s first 100 days, period.
In a fiery press conference in the capital, Spicer hit out at critics who claimed Mr Trump’s first 100 days consisted of only 100 days. “There have been literally thousands of days. Tens of thousands perhaps. These attempts to try and minimise the enormous number of days we’ve seen so far is just shameful and wrong,” he said.
Experts have pointed out that Trump’s first 100 days contained exactly the same number of days as Obama’s first 100 days. But Mr Trump labelled those reports as fake news. “Don’t believe what the failing New York Times or the lying CNN tells you. We’ve achieved more days – so many more days – than Obama did in the same time frame. It’s been so tremendous,” he said. “The days have been bigger too. The longest days we’ve seen”.
The next 100 days are expected to be even longer.



Religious Extremist Enters Country

By The Shovel on April 22, 2017


Security has been stepped up across Sydney after police were alerted to a religious extremist who had somehow found his way into the country.
It is believed the man – who is one of the most senior ranking officials in his organisation – has plans to make contact with Australian politicians. His motives are unknown.
It is not yet known how the man was allowed into the country, but police have shut down many of Sydney’s streets in an effort to find him.
Anyone who sees the man is asked to contact police.
More to come.