Tag: property

Najib: Flawed 1MDB Investigation Undermines Independence of Attorney-General

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today vehemently denied the corruption charges against him in the 1MDB trial, calling them politically motivated. He also criticized the investigation as flawed, claiming that it undermined the independence of the Attorney-General’s office. Najib maintained that his actions were in line with his duties, rejecting claims of financial mismanagement or wrongdoing.

Najib: Siasatan 1MDB Yang Cacat Menggugat Kebebasan Pejabat Peguam Negara

Bekas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak hari ini menafikan sekeras-kerasnya tuduhan rasuah terhadapnya dalam perbicaraan 1MDB, dengan menggelarnya bermotifkan politik. Beliau juga mengkritik siasatan itu sebagai cacat, mendakwa bahawa ia menjejaskan kebebasan pejabat Peguam Negara. Najib menegaskan bahawa tindakannya adalah selaras dengan tugasnya, menolak dakwaan salah urus kewangan atau salah laku.
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The Housing Crisis Won’t Be Fixed By Pretend Policies

Our housing availability and affordability problem is having perverse effects on work, intergenerational mobility, entrepreneurship, fertility and family formation.

‘Very broken housing system’: More high-income earners stuck in rent trap

More people earning a higher income are caught in a rental trap as house prices soar, unless they have the help of the bank...

‘Investor handouts’ making housing crisis worse: report

Amid a historic cost-of-living crisis, Everybody’s Home says the federal government has to scrap tax concessions for investors and build more social housing. A national...

The Housing Crisis We Didn’t Have To Have, And How To Fix It

Alan Kohler’s Quarterly Essay is a valiant attempt to put the housing crisis into a historical and macroeconomic perspective. He offers solutions, but there are no...

The year the Australian Dream died

At the age of 31, Justin Dowswell never imagined he'd be living in a shared room in his childhood home. He had a full-time, well-paying...

Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse

One of the chief purposes of government payments and taxes is to redistribute income, which is why tax rates are higher on taxpayers with...

Australia’s ‘deeply unfair’ housing system is in crisis – and our politicians are failing us

“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a...

House prices are poised to stall – and possibly fall

At the most simple level, demand is easing while supply is rising. The house price spurt of 2023 is running out of puff. Not that a house price...

Renters Would Now Be Financially Better Off Buying One-third Of Places They Rent

Renters in many major capital cities would now be financially better off buying the apartment or unit that they live in, according to a...

How Are Younger Workers Expected To Compete With ‘Generation Landlord’?

Some older Australians may find it hard to comprehend because it's so different from their lived experience. But when younger people say it's impossible to...

Alan Kohler – Australian housing wealth is meaningless, destructive and fundamentally changing our society

High-priced homes do not create wealth, Alan Kohler says, they redistribute it. Now financial success is largely a function of geography, not accomplishment My parents...