Super Funds could build and maintain affordable housing
What do Super funds spend their funds on? Their total assets are over $3.5 trillion.
Do they like to invest in shares?
What if they put some of their their money into building and holding affordable rental housing for thousands of families?
They would have solid real estate that grows in value over time, they would have constant rental income for cash flow, and the value they hold will directly benefit the community and economy.
$10 billion is barely 0.3% of the total funds held by superannuation funds in Australia.
What if the Commonwealth offered super funds a tax benefit if they agreed to make long term investments in developing affordable housing? An amount of $10 billion could go a long way further.
It would also be worth doing comparative research to see what is done with super funds in other countries – in particular in Europe.
Super Statistics
Total superannuation assets were $3.5 trillion at the end of the March 2023 quarter, a quarterly increase of 3.2 per cent. Total superannuation assets have returned to levels last recorded at the end of December 2021 ($3.5 trillion) and have recovered from their decline over the June and September quarters of 2022. Total MySuper assets increased by 5.1 per cent over the March quarter 2023 to $964.5 billion.
The Hunger Gap
Dark side of the Voice
“Australians, faced with a decision that will change the country forever, are being peppered with information from the Yes and No campaigns…
As the vote nears, questions are being asked about who is behind the campaigns…
Who is behind the Yes Campaign
The Yes campaign consists of a number of different groups including Yes23, The Uluru Dialogue, Empowering Communities, Together Yes, Uphold & Recognise and Liberals for Yes…
CT Group (formerly Crosby Textor, run by campaign guru Mark Textor, who worked closely with John Howard), has been hired for messaging…”
CT Group Investigation at Crikey.com.au
https://www.crikey.com.au/topic/crosby-textor-the-ultimate-insiders/
Crosby Textor was the early master of smart polling and cut-through political messaging for conservative politics. But 20 years on, the organisation, rebranded as C|T Group, has moved to the very centre of political power while also acting as lobbyists. In a new Crikey series, investigations editor David Hardaker examines C|T’s unique business model and the international levers it pulls.
AUKUS Subs
Proposed Alternative flags for Australia
4 Corners – ABC Australia – The Nuclear Impasse (1999)
A report about the Pangea proposal for a nuclear waste dump in Australia.
Recognition we can all see
Recognition
