Someone on bubblepedia found two of these stories, and I found the third with google. This is, to me, the low point of media spruiking attempts. Please see below my email to media watch explaining it:
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Hello Media Watch,
I have identified 3 news articles, over a period of at least 8 months, that use the same first home buyer couple as the focus of a property-spruik.
Article 1 of 3 indicates that the couple purchased the property in about September 2010 (it references that they purchased 4 months prior, in the Adelaide suburb of Pooraka). They are then used in articles in February and August of this year. Surely publishing an article in August 2011 about a first home buyer couple from September 2010 is poor reporting?
Article 1: (dated Jan 2011) http://www.news.com.au/price-dip-open-doors-for-first-home-buyers/story-e6frefgc-1225988047350?from=public_rss
Article 2: (dated Feb 2011) http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/bank-war-a-boon-for-home-buyers/story-e6frea6u-1226008427544
Article 3: (dated August 2011) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/get-your-foot-in-the-property-door/story-fn6cc3af-1226122890665
Hope this can find its way into an episode of your show.
