The failure of #HAFF was predictable and predicted (by me anyway). A typical Grattan exercise in trying to deliver policy outcomes without actually spending any money out of the budget
https://johnquiggin.com/2021/12/15/hypothecation-and-housing/
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Hypothecation and housing

In my first post on Labor’s $10 billion housing fund, I pointed out that the $10 billion number is misleading.  The key idea is to borrow $10 billion at the low rate of interest payable on governme…

John Quiggin

Long article on the failure of #Labor's #HAFF scheme gets to the point right near the bottom, quoting Greens' Senator Pocock "“It would have been better for the government to directly fund the construction of social and affordable housing" #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-05/labor-housing-affordability-future-fund-off-to-slow-start/105852480
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Will Labor's housing fund recover from its rocky start and fix decades of decline?

It takes a long time to build anything at all in Australia's dysfunctional housing market, even for the federal government, but Labor's social housing fund is inching towards an impact.

ABC News

Usedom heute. Ton an und zack Meditionsmusik. ☀️

#usedom #stettinerhaff #haff #sonne #sonneninsel #ostsee

@cathfyffe @feather1952

I'm sorry Cathy but that statement is wrong. The #Greens worked with the #Labor govt to improve the #HAFF to include extra money for #SocialHousing. I can find the details if you are particularly interested. Also, what the #Greens have currently done is to delay a vote on the shared equity in housing bill to allow the #Labor govt more time to consider negotiating a better solution. As you can see below, #AdamBandt is happy with the community feedback so far.

"in fact, it’s exasperatingly familiar to anyone who followed the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) standoff (sub out former housing minister Julie Collins for replacement Clare O’Neil, though it’s clear Albanese plays a driving role). After several excruciating months, Labor gave a few inches, insisting it had nothing to do with Greens demands, at which point the minor party agreed to pass the bill."

TIL that Albanese's Housing Australia Future Fund #HAFF has yet to build a single house or even (AFAICT) approve a project. If Labor had just spent $500m/year directly out of the budget, instead of this byzantine shuffle to keep the project off-budget, we could have had 000s of houses built by now

Der Urlaub ist vorbei

Es ist schwül und des Nachts fallen heftige Regengüsse. Die Außentemperatur sinkt deswegen aber nicht unbedingt in den kühlenderen Bereich.
Beutegieriges Mückengesocks ist in der Luft. Vielleicht eine späte Rache dafür, dass ich mal Flugzeugmechaniker war und die damaligen Jets ganze Mückenpopulationen in ihre Triebwerksschächte eingesaugt haben. Damit waren sie der
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#Dingo #Haff #MamM #markscheid #Stettin #Urlaub #Wolf

Der Urlaub ist vorbei

Es ist schwül und des Nachts fallen heftige Regengüsse. Die Außentemperatur sinkt deswegen aber nicht unbedingt in den kühlenderen Bereich. Beutegieriges Mückengesocks ist in der Luft. Vielleicht eine späte Rache dafür, dass ich mal Flugzeugmechaniker<a class=

har drevet som #sysadmin både profesjonelt og privat i over 30 år, og _enda_ er det ting jeg ikke skjønner med BIND og fremstår som magi.. #haff
Das Haff bei Rieth. I bin da Woifgang und do bin I iatz dahoam. #onepicaday #vorpommern #haff #pixiicamera #knowyourhood