tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post4261173105090070529..comments2023-11-03T00:06:36.875+11:00Comments on Bunyipitude: Irvine-omicsBunyiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-22096020559046655612011-11-20T02:38:07.096+11:002011-11-20T02:38:07.096+11:00Her grammar's terrible, and not just for a jou...Her grammar's terrible, and not just for a journalist. "THE fact is", unless you're from Fountain Lakes. "prices of detached houses in Australian capital cities". And I think she knew they were cheaper, which would have been clear had she said "down" instead of "off". She just doesn't think 3.6 % down is much, which needs to be considered in the context of the "property always rises" meme we're endlessly fed by Fairfax's main sponsors.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-68309440102782817792011-11-19T11:40:50.576+11:002011-11-19T11:40:50.576+11:00Actually, in real (inflation-adjusted) terms, it&#...Actually, in real (inflation-adjusted) terms, it's around 6% cheaper, and therefore more affordable for all. In Canberra this week: the place is booming, with construction all over the place, but it's off all over the rest of the country. Metaphor for this government really: productive parts of the economy in trouble (outside mining); public sector going gangbusters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-41049369186306495512011-11-19T10:48:29.221+11:002011-11-19T10:48:29.221+11:00She may have been trying to say: housing is still ...She may have been trying to say: housing is still un-affordable to most young adults.<br /><br />And that is an ongoing story.PhillipGeorge(c)2011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-22996741992838537132011-11-19T10:10:09.753+11:002011-11-19T10:10:09.753+11:00Many journalists/subs seem to have a thing when it...Many journalists/subs seem to have a thing when it comes to numbers. Maybe they don't like the whole precision thing?arnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-45700747686453611432011-11-19T09:44:56.678+11:002011-11-19T09:44:56.678+11:00Another bad hair day at Fairfax.Another bad hair day at Fairfax.Elizabeth (Lizzie) B.noreply@blogger.com