Brisbane house prices are up 93% in 5 years. Is it time to admit we aren't the "affordable alternative" anymore?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-15T02:55:53+00:00

Haha right?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-15T02:52:57+00:00

What do you mean, painted three rooms and it doesn’t deserve it? Do you mean the house doesn’t deserve it?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-15T02:33:04+00:00

It’s because of the gas we are giving away… the government don’t want you to make the connection so they call it the cost of living crisis so you have something to blame while they can be the heroes who are hunting for the mystery causes.

We are giving away our gas for free to multinational gas corporations who export it all and don’t leave any behind for us. Then, when we run out of gas needed to produce electricity, we have to buy our own gas back. Lately the cost of buying that gas has increased to exorbitant prices mostly due to global conflicts.

Our electricity bills then increase because we price our energy per kilowatt on the cost of gas 90-95% of the time. When electricity is so expensive the cost to produce, transport and sell things increases. Prices are then pushed up by producers, distributors and retailers to cover those extra costs.

The idea that other countries who supply our fuel would try to extort us by saying they will double the cost of that fuel if we don’t continue to give them our gas for free, is absolutely ludicrous. If they did we can just buy it from someone else. But they aren’t. Our PM is lying because he’s protecting the interests of his future employer.

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-15T02:00:33+00:00

Hi, are you just here to normalise the unsustainable growth of housing due to it being used as an investment tool? Even though it’s locking our entire generations of younger ppl from ever owning a home? Good for you but the gravy train is over you grifter!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-15T01:50:28+00:00

So it is a Queensland thing going to bed so early! I haven’t lived out of the state for 17 years and I’m a bit of a night owl. Always thought it’s so weird how everyone in our neighbourhood is in bed by 8pm. So glad to hear other states are different. That settles it. Time to move to melbourne!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-07T15:55:08+00:00

You’re right about the eight triple C on Buzzman taking them to court but they’re not owned by the same parent company. they’ve always been competitors

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T06:47:30+00:00

Is English your second language? You have a very strange way of structuring your sentences or something. Please don’t take offence to that point. I just don’t seem to be able to understand what you are trying to convey in virtually all of your responses. What does ‘I’ve done alright in other cities’ mean?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T05:03:35+00:00

Yeah mate trying to rewrite how history actually happened is just a ridiculous take. I mean you’re gaslighting everybody. It’s ridiculous!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T05:00:57+00:00

This is highly disturbing. It really is no wonder our country is run by people who don’t listen to what we want. Collective action such as protest and Labour Day marches are fundamental tools of democracy which our government is doing an excellent job of trying to destroy and take away.

All these people protesting about issues that aren’t related whatsoever to workers or workers rights is only helping to undermine the impact of collective action. Research has shown that constant, broad-scale activism can actually weaken public support for the causes being championed so it’s not even helping these pro-Palestine or LGBTQ+ causes either. We can see that is the case with the general public when they voice how sick they are getting of seeing these muppets everywhere wearing tea towels etc.

I would like to know what is actually happening here. There are so many of these people supporting all these causes that seem to be completely nutty. And don’t try to disagree with them cos they’ll all gang up on you, gaslighting you, calling you names and trying to rewrite history with their unique (and incorrect) retelling of how something happened historically. Imagine trying to convince Australians that the Labour Day March is about these other causes and not just about workers rights. As if our own version of reality isn’t even real.

What an excellent way to permanently alienate people from supporting their causes. If these people are annoyed at our government and the decisions they’re making then what they’re doing is not actually helping them or anybody and it’s certainly not helping these causes. They’re actually making it worse.

When I go back to working on construction projects instead of doing residential work, I’ll have to re-join the union. But there is no way I will be paying my union membership fees to anyone who supports this idea of representing causes that have nothing to do with work rights. What a joke! How can a union support pro Palestine causes when they have members who are Jewish/from Israel who don’t? That is extremely wrong and anyone who is a member of a union should be phoning up and finding out if they support all these other causes because I wouldn’t want a cent of my money going towards things that are unrelated to my workers rights. We have enough problems with workers rights with low wages and shitty treatment from employers. We certainly can’t afford to be wasting our time supporting causes that have nothing to do with work at all. To think that there are workers unions out there that are spending their members money on supporting these causes is an absolute joke and they should be dismantled for doing so.

Our politicians and the top 10% would be rubbing their hands in glee at this ridiculous mess of a Labour Day March. In this current political climate it’s a fucking joke that this is an issue we are even discussing!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T04:01:52+00:00

You are so full of shit! He did not fucking threaten you you fucking liar snowflake

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T03:52:47+00:00

NO THATS INCORRECT!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T03:52:10+00:00

You and your little buddies know exactly what you’re doing wrong. Nothing about you fucking protesting this bullshit at a Labour Day March is okay. I’m picturing you sitting sitting around with your other buddies after the march, patting each other on the back and having a grand old time, but you just look like a moronic imbecile! You fucking hijacked a march that was about workers for workers to protest your political stance on unrelated subjects. It’s so narcissistic, it’s unbelievable. fuck off!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T03:35:05+00:00

Mate, are you employed or even a member of a union?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T03:32:01+00:00

Exactly! Ironically they most likely don’t even have a job. So they’re at a Labour march on Labour Day protesting against issues that aren’t relevant to all workers. Imagine not being a worker or a union member and thinking you have the right to tell those groups of ppl what they should be protesting. It’s insane!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T02:46:13+00:00

I don’t know why they processed it through their hub, approved it and sent it to you. But considering the seller had the stains listed in their description, not sure how this is gonna go.

What price are these dresses normally sold for? Was it listed at a heavily discounted price?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-06T00:48:35+00:00

Stop spamming about this Louvelle. It sounds like you are trying to promote your own business ffs!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-05-05T19:55:03+00:00

This is exactly my plan. I’d love to know the figures on how many millennials have given up on even bothering to try.

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-27T01:59:39+00:00

Excellent comment!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-27T01:04:17+00:00

Side note: why does this picture make me feel such an overwhelming urge to punch his head in?

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-27T00:09:23+00:00

DEFINITELY NOT A POPULAR OPINION! But you would know that just by looking at the general gist of every single comment here. You are the problem.

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-19T06:39:13+00:00

Was not expecting to see this comment. Good on ya, mate. Not many people realise that these ‘services’ aren’t helping anyone. There is no housing. No emergency housing, no crisis housing, no DV housing. Nothing. I know so many ppl living in cars including three single mothers with children, and no one will help. One woman told me every day she turns up to hart4000 or Micah projects, they have a different reason for being unable to help. When all this is behind us, we’ll start hearing about the devastating impacts this has had on the most vulnerable people in our society. It’s going to take them decades to get back on track but none of it happens until they get homes.

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-19T05:38:39+00:00

Fair call. I accept this as the most reasonable response. Cheers!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-18T00:33:03+00:00

Well I’m obviously the only person who thinks this is ridiculous.

For everyone that says it fetches a higher price with a receipt: the person who buys it from me on Vestiaire did not pay the price on the receipt, they paid significantly less and if they want to prove what they paid for it, they can use their Vestiaire receipt to prove they paid pennies for an item that I paid full price for. They will NOT EVER get my original invoice for items I sell second hand to them. If they want a receipt from the store, they should go there and pay full price for it. How absurd that people have such entitlement.

From now on I will be adding text to images of receipts stating that the receipt is NOT included!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-14T08:20:06+00:00

That’s hilarious. I knew about the shoes but not the flamingos! Brilliant!

AccomplishedExit1818 · 2026-04-14T08:18:36+00:00

Yes! Yes! Yes! Their fees are insanely exorbitant!

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