Updates, explainers, and news about building a participatory democracy party for Australia.
Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis - and one of the biggest culprits isn't the market, it's government policy. Here's how zoning laws and local council veto power are locking a generation out of home ownership.
Read moreFor decades, Labor and Liberal state governments have been quietly selling off public housing land to private developers - and the human cost is now impossible to ignore. Here's what happened, who benefits, and why voters were never asked.
Read moreAustralian developers are sitting on hundreds of thousands of approved housing lots while rents soar and first home buyers are locked out of the market - and both major parties have let it happen for decades. Here's why, and who's paying the price.
Read moreThe federal government's Help to Buy scheme promises to make homeownership more accessible - but critics argue it props up inflated prices, saddles buyers with hidden obligations, and serves developers and banks far more than it serves ordinary Australians.
Read moreEvery year, the Australian government hands back more than $8 billion in tax credits to people who paid no income tax - a policy that overwhelmingly benefits wealthy retirees while younger Australians struggle to afford rent and healthcare. Here's why it exists, who it serves, and why neither major party will touch it.
Read moreAustralian family trusts hold over $3 trillion in assets and are used by the wealthy to legally minimise tax in ways ordinary wage earners simply cannot access. Here's how the system works, who it benefits, and why both major parties have refused to close the loopholes.
Read moreEvery year, Australia's superannuation tax concessions cost the federal budget around $50 billion - more than we spend on the aged pension - yet the majority of that money flows to the wealthiest Australians. Here's why this broken system persists, and who's really paying the price.
Read moreIf you earn $50,000 from working, you pay full income tax on every dollar. But if you earn $50,000 selling an investment property, you might only pay tax on half of it. Here's why that rule exists, who it's really helping, and why it keeps surviving every election.
Read moreWhile Australian workers pay every dollar of tax they owe, some of the world's largest corporations operating in Australia are legally shifting billions offshore - and both major parties have let it happen for decades. Here's what's going on, who's benefiting, and what we'd do differently if voters actually had a say.
Read moreNegative gearing costs Australian taxpayers over $4 billion a year and has helped price an entire generation out of the housing market - yet both major parties have refused to meaningfully reform it. Here's why the policy exists, who it really serves, and why ordinary Australians would almost certainly vote differently if they had a direct say.
Read moreWealthy Australians are legally splitting income through discretionary trusts to slash their tax bills - and it's costing the rest of us an estimated $3.5 billion a year. Here's how it works, who benefits, and why both major parties refuse to fix it.
Read moreSydney drivers pay more in tolls than commuters anywhere else on the planet - and successive NSW governments, Labor and Liberal alike, have locked in decades of privatised road contracts that guarantee profits for multinational corporations while ordinary families foot the bill.
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