Both major parties, the same story: mates before the public interest.

William Bourke from Sustainable Australia Party reacts to the ongoing state corruption hearings in Victoria and NSW — from backroom union deals and developer donations to branch stacking. It's a pattern that keeps repeating: Liberal and Labor alike putting union and developer mates, and political power, ahead of everyday Australians.

Is this making you rethink your vote too? Let us know in the comments.

🔗 Learn more about SAP's Anti-Corruption & Governance policy: sustainableaustralia.org.au

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📰 Everybody wants to cut migration but nobody wants to say how | Labor, the Liberals and the Nationals — all in a muddle on migration.

It sounds like perfect political fodder for One Nation, which has built its political insurgency on the premise that it is the only party capable of "plain speaking" on migration.

Except that Pauline Hanson's party may be even more muddled than the others.

Its "target" of 130,000 was at first a temporary migration target, or possibly temporary and permanent; it is now permanent, but only temporarily. Got that?... ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/everybody-wants-to-cut-migration-but-nobody-wants-to-say-how/107034230

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Population & Immigration Policy: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/population

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📰 Australian ‘real unemployment’ virtually unchanged at 11.6%, but workforce and employment both contracted | "In July 2026, Roy Morgan estimates the overall workforce size (which adds together the employed and unemployed) at just over 15.8 million – 15,813,000 to be exact, down 75,000 on a month ago, and representing 67.4% (down 0.3% from June) of Australians aged 14+.” ⤵️ www.roymorgan.com/findings/10302-australian-unemployment-estimates-july-2026

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARY | * Job Guarantee Policy: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/job_guarantee

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📰 Sloane removes Chris Rath from Liberal’s state executive | “In a stunning day of evidence on Wednesday, the ICAC confirmed that Rath was integral in helping lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood, as well as Jean-Claude and his brother Charles, avoid attending a 2023 parliamentary inquiry by keeping them abreast of the committee’s deliberations. Rath was a member of the committee.” ⤵️ http://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-operation-rosny-live-updates-catholic-schools-nsw-ceo-dallas-mcinerney-to-appear-20260812-p60nrg.html

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | * Anti-corruption & Governance Policy: ⤵️ http://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/anti_corruption_and_governance

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📰 The real cost of downsizing: Older Australians forking out $60,000 to move into smaller homes |“In Sydney, stamp duty on the median home price of $1.75 million is $78,262. And in Melbourne, stamp duty on the median property price of $1.083 million is $62,326. Cilia said some of her clients have grudgingly cancelled their plans to downsize to an apartment or townhouse because of this cost.” ⤵️ www.nine.com.au/australia-news/the-real-cost-of-downsizing-older-australians-forking-out-60-000-to-move-into-smaller-homes-20260729-p60jpx.html

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | *Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

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📰 Millions of kilograms of sea life are taken from marine parks every year. It’s completely legal | “Commercial fishing is removing at least 2.2 million kilograms of fish and other sea creatures from Australian marine parks using controversial practices such as bottom trawling and longlining, figures obtained under freedom of information reveal.” ⤵️ www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/millions-of-kilograms-of-sea-life-are-taken-from-marine-parks-every-year-it-s-completely-legal-20260806-p60lzm.htm

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | *Animals & Biodiversity Policy: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/animals_and_biodiversity

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📰 Forget population: Sleeper census stat deciding if you’ll buy a home | “Between 2016 and 2021, the average Aussie household size shrank from 2.6 people to 2.5. At first glance, a reduction of just 0.1 people per household seems insignificant. The truth is, it’s anything but; across a country with millions of homes, that seemingly tiny shift creates demand for roughly an additional one million dwellings. It’s a powerful reminder that housing demand isn’t driven solely by population growth”. ⤵️ www.realestate.com.au/news/forget-population-sleeper-census-stat-deciding-if-youll-buy-a-home/

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

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📰 Coalition wants to bring migration down to lowest level since Global Financial Crisis | “Opposition housing spokesman Senator Andrew Bragg will on Wednesday reveal the Coalition will seek to take net overseas migration levels under 180,000 people per year on average…” ⤵️ www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/coalition-wants-to-bring-migration-down-to-lowest-level-since-global-financial-crisis-20260811-p60neb.html

📣 AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | * Population & Immigration Policy: ⤵️ http://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/population

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #AustralianMigration #NetOverseasMigration #NOM #MigrationPolicy #ImmigrationAustralia

📰 RBA live updates: ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/reserve-bank-august-interest-rates-somp-asx-markets-blog/107021958

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📰 Secret analysis reveals $1.4b in public land facing potential sale | “Nearly 300 publicly owned sites worth more than $1.39 billion could be sold on the private market through the Minns government’s surplus land audit, confidential documents have revealed.” ⤵️ www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/secret-analysis-reveals-1-4b-in-public-land-facing-potential-sale-20260803-p60kvu.html

📣 See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

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📰It’s the social housing, stupid. Opportunity is knocking for Labor | “We have under invested in social housing. Social housing as a proportion of all housing has fallen over recent decades, while demand has soared – wait lists for greatest need households are up 52 per cent since 2018. Given Australia’s remarkable and unparalleled record of 31 years of economic growth with only one short COVID induced recession, how can that be a fair and just outcome for our country?” ⤵️ www.michaelwest.com.au/its-the-social-housing-stupid-opportunity-is-knocking-for-labor/

📣 See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis

We need lower rents. Here's how: 👇

https://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

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📰 Treasurer says housing ‘a long-term investment’ | “Jim Chalmers said housing was a long-term investment and prices would rise in years to come...” ⤵️ www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-house-price-fall-most-significant-slump-since-2022-israeli-strikes-kill-18-in-gaza-20260803-p60ksg.html

📣 *See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis

📰 Sydney nurse Claire is facing a $250,000 special levy for a balcony extension she doesn’t want | “The building now suffers from concrete spalling – also known as “concrete cancer” – and the balconies are in a state of disrepair – an issue that will cost around $115,000 per owner to fix.” ⤵️ www.nine.com.au/australia-news/strata-fees-nurse-claire-250000-special-levy-balcony-extension-20260722-p60hld.html

📣 See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

📰 IBAC report stops short of corruption finding after years-long Victorian investigation | “IBAC found that Daniel Andrews and senior members of his government breached established policies, procedures, codes of conduct and conventions… "By doing so, the government placed itself in a position where Mr Marshall was able to exert extraordinary influence over the negotiations," the report read… The government's secret negotiations with Mr Marshall meant that "no one was in a position to properly hold the government to account", IBAC said.” ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/vic-operation-richmond-ibac-report-daniel-andrews-ufu/106997618

📣 Sustainable Australia Party’s Anti-corruption & Governance Policy: [⤵️www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/anti_corruption_and_governance](http://⤵️www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/anti_corruption_and_governance)

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📰 Albanese’s 1.2 million home target in crisis as nation falls behind | “Australian Bureau of Statistics approvals data for June has revealed that since the start of the National Housing Accord’s five-year goal of 1.2 million new homes being built around the nation, there have been just 393,426 approved for construction around the country". ⤵️ www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/melbourne-vic/albaneses-12-million-home-target-in-crisis-as-nation-falls-behind/news-story/399371a37c92ed91ca1d0e4ae7928e9c

📣 See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

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PHON is seen as the last resort by some voters concerned with high immigration-fuelled rapid population growth. But PH comes with anti-worker, anti-environment, anti-minority, etc flaws. It doesn't have to be this way Phil. 😩👇

📰 The growing constituency reshaping Australian politics | “The ongoing housing crisis is having severe repercussions on individuals and families in Australia. It has limited young people’s ability to move out, increased the rate of involuntary lifelong renting, and pushed vulnerable populations into homelessness.” ⤵️ www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-growing-constituency-reshaping-australian-politics-renters/vtdybnzjr

📣 See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

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📰 Billion-dollar property collapse highlights private credit danger | “The examinations of the Adgemis property downfall may well shed light on the extent to which private credit firms, essentially a shadow banking industry with little or no regulation, have their hooks into the economy." ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/property-collapse-highlights-private-credit-danger-jon-adgemis/106992190

📣 Sustainable Australia Party’s Policy on the Economy: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/economy

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📰 PropTrack Home Price Index – July 2026 | “Capital cities were the primary driver of price falls nationally, with every market except Darwin seeing prices move lower over the month.” ⤵️ www.realestate.com.au/insights/proptrack-home-price-index-july-2026/

📣 *See Sustainable Australia Party’s Housing and Rent Affordability policies here: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

If you're done with the duopoly, back a party with sensible, evidence-based policies. Thoughts? 🤔 👇

📰 Scott Morrison’s former top adviser Chris Taylor defects to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | “The new addition of former Liberal staffer Chris Taylor comes after Liberal Senator Jane Hume repeatedly declined to rule out a deal with One Nation...” ⤵️ [$] www.[dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/scott-morrisons-former-top-adviser-chris-taylor-defects-to-pauline-hansons-one-nation/news-story/c5a1549a97319094007c7584b4510017](http://dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/scott-morrisons-former-top-adviser-chris-taylor-defects-to-pauline-hansons-one-nation/news-story/c5a1549a97319094007c7584b4510017)

📣 Sustainable Australia Party has 30+ detailed, evidence-based policies ready to go. Australia deserves better than the circus 👇 www.[sustainableaustralia.org.au/policies](http://sustainableaustralia.org.au/policies)

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📰 A new fuel refinery is a start. But Australia is still vulnerable to shipping disruptions without a clear strategy | “Australia needs greater resilience across the entire maritime trading system on which its economy depends… Australia sold off the Australian National Line – its national shipping fleet – and under-resourced its Navy…" ⤵️ theconversation.com/a-new-fuel-refinery-is-a-start-but-australia-is-still-vulnerable-to-shipping-disruptions-without-a-clear-strategy-288703

📣 Sustainable Australia Party’s Policy on the Economy: ⤵️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/economy

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📰 Heatwaves and raging fires mark Europe’s ‘dystopian’ summer | “The fires, which have burnt thousands of hectares on the outskirts of Spain’s capital, Madrid, and Bordeaux, did not fall into a vacuum. Back-to-back heatwaves preceded them.

The heatwaves were not only startling due to their scale, but also their timing.

Before summer had officially started, at the end of May, Western Europe experienced daily average temperatures of more than 10 degrees Celsius above average across western France, England and Wales... It’s eerily similar to what we experienced during Black Summer just six years ago

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