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APRA chairman Wayne Byers today in parliament: “It’s not our job to solve house prices and its nor our job to solve house pricing affordability.

I have been pretty sanguine about this to date.

The media line-up of condemnation for Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the weekend was, once again, overwhelming.

Melbourne property values were hardest hit by the COVID-19 downturn. According to CoreLogic’s daily dwelling values index, Melbourne property values declined 5.9% between mid-March and 18 October 2020, but have since rebounded strongly, gaining 6.7% since then (see next chart).

Via The Guardian: Leftwing senator tells Guardian the chances of raising the federal minimum are better than ever with new president in White House Senator Bernie Sanders says the widespread suffering caused by the pandemic-induced economic crisis has made it “morally imperative” to increase the US’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.

National Seniors Australia (NSA) has called on the federal government to implement a universal pension scheme that isn’t means tested: National Seniors Australia chief advocate Ian Henschke wants a universal pension scheme that isn’t means tested.

From Albo last week: ALBANESE: I wrote to the Prime Minister last week suggesting that he engage with former Prime Ministers Rudd and Howard, both of whom have significant relationships with China and as well, of course, Kevin Rudd has significant relationships with the incoming Biden Administration as well.

Via Goldman: We assess the macroeconomic implications of President-elect Biden’s campaign proposal to modify and expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which we believe has a good chance of enactment through the reconciliation process.

Via Sinocism: China agrees to invite WHO expert after second COVID-19 test – CGTN The British expert was among two WHO team members who did not board a flight to China after they tested positive for IgM antibodies in Singapore on Thursday.

Do radicalised ABC editors meet every morning to pat one another on the back on another anti-American, pro-China day at the office?

The housing affordability situation in New Zealand has gone from bad to worse, with new data released by the RBNZ showing that the value of New Zealand’s housing stock hit $1.28 trillion in the September 2020 quarter, up 10.7% year on year.

Via Gottiboff: First, Australia needs to recognise that it is not all China’s fault.

Pressure is building on the Morrison Government to rescue tens-of-thousands of Australians stranded abroad and unable to come home due to strict quarantine caps and limited (as well as costly) flight availability.

Via The Australian: A union-commissioned poll showing the ALP faces the loss of two seats in its political heartland at the next election has prompted a senior CFMEU official to call on Labor to dump Anthony Albanese as party leader.

God help me, I agree with Innes Willox for once: A leader of a powerful business group has called for a better alignment of the nat­ion’s economic and strategic interests, urging Australian companies to resist bullying from China and for diplomats to get “their hands dirty’’ by helping to find alternative export markets.

More from the ABC’s chief propagandist on the weekend, Stan Grant: I have missed America.

Adam Creighton has called for wealthy retirees to access their immense home equity if they want more money in retirement: On average, retirees aged over 75 have just under $1m in equity in their homes plus other financial assets, according to the Grattan Institute, dwarfing their $127,000 still in super.

As we know, ScoMo’s vaccine choice is a little bit dodgy: Goodness.

For 15 years, Australia’s left stood by silently or cheered while Australia’s immigration program was more than doubled: This mass immigration experiment was an unmitigated disaster for Australia’s working class – crushing their wages, pushing up their cost of living, and degrading their quality of life.

More treasonous coverage of the Chinese attack on Australia today at the ABC.

This is the big one.

Kevin07 on ABC last night: Apparently, if I represent Kevin07 as kowtowing to Beijing, I work for the Murdoch Press.