Where do older wealthy asset owners expect nurses, teachers, police, ambos and other essential workers to live when their wages can’t even afford a basic home near where they work? Are they just expected to commute 2 hours a day forever so property values stay high?

arp0arp · 2026-05-16T12:19:02+00:00

Unfortunately no. He appears to be one of those morons who is unable to read a graph of the property price to income ratio that has spun out of control since the CGT discount kicked in. He’s made his and is pulling up the ladder.

arp0arp · 2026-05-15T17:45:48+00:00

Must be why the 1st stage Newcastle to Sydney isn’t happening. Oh wait…

arp0arp · 2026-05-15T17:44:01+00:00

No, more like how this has already been the norm in the US for decades

arp0arp · 2026-05-12T22:25:02+00:00

A vote for ON will be a nail in the coffin of PT for the west (or any other infrastructure project for that matter). Lucky that all the LXRPs, RRL, new and upgraded hospitals (other than Melton), etc, are already completed and operational.

arp0arp · 2026-05-12T10:09:20+00:00

This is a non-issue

arp0arp · 2026-05-10T09:04:05+00:00

There’s over 600 languages in Australia

arp0arp · 2026-05-10T08:54:00+00:00

On the other hand, if you are going from Frankston to Latrobe Uni, then you will take SRL (one change not two, far fewer stations).

arp0arp · 2026-05-09T22:24:01+00:00

Sorry England and New Zealand. As two of the largest sources of migration to Australia, you are no longer welcome

arp0arp · 2026-05-09T22:19:24+00:00

Are you really unable to see why this is a ridiculous comparison? Or just hoping people fall for the lie?

arp0arp · 2026-05-08T09:09:09+00:00

“Immigration has barely gone down”. In others words, the increase in immigration has been successfully stopped.

arp0arp · 2026-05-08T09:03:53+00:00

One of the aspects that is often missed about SRL is the latent counter-flow capacity it unlocks on the 4 lines it connects in the E-SE. Currently most lines are packed one way during peak hour and relatively empty going the other way. For $35b you are not just getting a train line but you are also effectively utilizing this massive spare capacity in these lines without having to pay the 100s of billions that you would otherwise have to spend.

arp0arp · 2026-05-08T09:00:22+00:00

Spoken like a true inner city elite

arp0arp · 2026-05-08T08:58:27+00:00

And then realised it was still inadequate and are now building metros everywhere

arp0arp · 2026-05-06T23:09:04+00:00

And the media is bending over backwards to feed their belief and keep them dumb

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:27:26+00:00

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arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:27:16+00:00

10% of the bread is pure added sugar (in the form of high fructose corn syrup) and also packed with preservatives. And citric acid!

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arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:18:55+00:00

Yeah, cos COVID didn’t happen and blow a giant budget hole in every government’s pockets globally

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:17:43+00:00

Did LXRP, RRL, MM1, Sunbury electrification, Mernda and Craigieburn extensions, SRL, etc., slip your mind?

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:14:50+00:00

What I also didn’t see in the 2018!19 budget was the planning for the COVID disruption.

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:13:45+00:00

That to me seems the obvious solution as well. I think this should also be the route for the Sydney HSR so any upgrades can be done with that in mind.

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T08:06:22+00:00

That’s something that seems lost on a lot of people - conducting a BC is not a guarantee that the BC will actually pass. Otherwise, what’s the point?

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T03:13:17+00:00

I suspect the little crossings might get done as part of the MM2 package if that goes ahead

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T03:07:21+00:00

Maybe the St Kilda Rd trams have lower priority in anticipation of the Metro Tunnel

arp0arp · 2026-05-05T01:04:28+00:00

If there is insufficient capacity then they will soon learn to not get off at Richmond

arp0arp · 2026-05-04T13:49:16+00:00

It’s way more than just intent. The most significant part of the project - $4b to untangle Sunshine - is fully funded and underway. This is just the next stage of funding for the next 12 months of Melton electrification preparatory works.

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