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Monthly Archives: August 2008
brisbane, gold coast, noosa and sydney
Whoa, what a week. I was on the Gold Coast last Thursday/Friday for a work conference, stayed in Noosa with Kitty on the weekend, flew to Sydney yesterday to be on Triple J’s Hack TV, then back to Brisbane (and … Continue reading
Posted in brisbane, good times, travel
Tagged ABC, ABC2, brisbane, Eumundi, gold coast, Hack, Hack TV, JJJ, Noosa, Noosa Heads, PYO Strawbs, Strawberries, sydney, Triple J
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no sympathy for investors
Another fellow bubblepedian got a letter to the editor published in the Courier Mail today. She got quoted on the headline too. Well done Shery!
greed, stupidity or suffering?
I was so stoked to see my letter to the editor about this article in the Courier Mail today, along with one from a fellow bubblepedian. I love the headline too. Update (19/08/2008): I re-read it today and noted that … Continue reading
Posted in brisbane, serious
Tagged bubblepedia, bubblepedia.net, Courier Mail, greed, housing affordability, housing unaffordability, Landlords, Letter to the editor, newcastle real estate agents, real estate, Rent, renting, stupidity, suffering, sydney real estate news, tenants, The Courier Mail
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melissa ketcell: what were you thinking?
It sickened appalled me to read Melissa Ketcell’s article in the Courier Mail today report that speculative property investors are “suffering with rental returns at their lowest in a decade”. How can any journalist compare the suffering of a renter … Continue reading
Posted in serious
Tagged Australian Property Investment, brisbane, Courier Mail, Ethical, Ethics, first home buyers, housing affordability, housing unaffordability, Interest Rates, Investment, Jennifer Cavanough, Journalism, Melissa Ketcell, newcastle real estate agents, Patrick Dixon, real estate, Rental, Renters, Responsible, sydney property, sydney property news, sydney real estate news, tenants, The Courier Mail
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a retro caravan and a koi pond
I love living in the city but sometimes I dream about living in a house with a huge backyard. And the reason? So I could install a retro caravan in that backyard. It would be permanently mounted and I would … Continue reading
the big glossy issue
I look forward to every second Monday because it means I get to buy a new edition of The Big Issue off my street vendor Greg. I’ve been reading it for a while now so I was surprised on Monday … Continue reading
Posted in random, writing
Tagged Alan Attwood, glossy, magazines, TBI, the big issue
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atomic bonsai
Kitty bought me this ultra cool cardboard atomic bonsai kit in Melbourne. It’s 100% recycled card and was heaps of fun to create a unique tree. From the Atomic Bonsai website: The idea & design of this Atomic Bonzai (Bonsai) … Continue reading
