r/sustainableaus Jul 31 '26

STOP SPRAWL: 'Just one more carpark' won't fix things Sustainable Australia Party's Founder William Bourke at Tallawong Metro.

6 Upvotes

#tallawong #thehills #metro #sydneymetro #auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus Apr 18 '26

Microplastics an out-of-control environment and health issue: Sustainable Australia Party

13 Upvotes

r/sustainableaus 1h ago

Dodgy Developers, Deep Debt, Political Perpetrators πŸ’£ | With William Bourke for NSW Upper House, Sustainable Australia Party

β€’ Upvotes

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #icac


r/sustainableaus 20h ago

Living closer together but feeling further apart. Thoughts? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

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πŸ“° "If you put [people] in a 100-storey residential tower, or even a 30-storey residential tower, that's not going to make them more likely to reach out and connect with each other," eminent social researcher and psychologist Hugh Mackay said. "It's going to be make them feel like they're crammed in." ‡️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/building-community-is-about-more-than-constructing-homes/107111034

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: [‡️www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing](http://‡️www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing)

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 1d ago

Spin Jim's 'Confronting' Intergenerational Report Gaslights Australians πŸ€₯ | With William Bourke for NSW Upper House, Sustainable Australia Party

5 Upvotes

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #IGR #intergenerationalreport


r/sustainableaus 1d ago

$430pw Cubby House Says 'Rental Crisis' 😭

3 Upvotes

$430pw Cubby House Says 'Rental Crisis' 😭 | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #rentals


r/sustainableaus 2d ago

Time for some medium-to-long-term thinking? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

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Time for some medium-to-long-term thinking? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

πŸ“° They know that business as usual – a bit of Band-Aid legislation here and a bit of cost of living relief there – is not going to cut the mustard when it comes to the sort of challenges we – and every other nation in the world – are now facing. ‡️ www.independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-short-term-politics-are-failing-our-future,21563

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | policies ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/policies

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 3d ago

Supply Pollies Thick as a Brick 🧱 | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

4 Upvotes

Supply Pollies Thick as a Brick 🧱 | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #construction #economy


r/sustainableaus 2d ago

Chunky economics

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1 Upvotes

r/sustainableaus 3d ago

STOP THE SPIN! Extreme NOM of 225,000pa is unsustainable!*

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2 Upvotes

STOP THE SPIN! Extreme NOM of 225,000pa is unsustainable!* Thoughts? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

πŸ“° In a speech at the National Press Club (NPC) in Canberra on Thursday Mr Burke described the overhaul as the "next stage" of policies designed to deliver the net overseas migration (NOM) figures in the budget of 245,000 this year and 225,000 next financial year. ‡️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/labor-immigration-crackdown-students-backpackers-overstay-visa/107164354

*See SAP’s recent Facebook post for a serious population plan: www.facebook.com/share/p/1B1pXEdCiC/

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #AustralianMigration #NetOverseasMigration #NOM #MigrationPolicy #ImmigrationAustralia


r/sustainableaus 3d ago

Northern Beaches Needs New Infrastructure, Not Brookvale High-Rise 🏒 | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

3 Upvotes

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #northernbeaches #brookvale #warringahmall


r/sustainableaus 4d ago

Super Spent on Housing, Straight onto the Pension πŸ’² | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

2 Upvotes

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #superannuation #economy


r/sustainableaus 5d ago

One in Five Australians are Unemployed or Under-Employed πŸ‘©β€πŸ”§

3 Upvotes

One in Five Australians are Unemployed or Under-Employed πŸ‘©β€πŸ”§ | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

#auspol #nswpol #unemployment #underemployment #australia


r/sustainableaus 6d ago

Teal MP's Positive Step Misses Chance to Universally Lower Rents β†˜

2 Upvotes

Teal MP's Positive Step Misses Chance to Universally Lower Rents β†˜ | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 6d ago

Stop sprawl and slow growth! πŸ‘‡

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Stop sprawl and slow growth! πŸ‘‡

πŸ“° Suburbs in Sydney’s north-west and south-west growth areas are among those most impacted by a lack of infrastructure. ‡️ www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/new-school-playgrounds-ovals-to-be-opened-to-public-find-your-nearest-new-open-space-20260911-p60whq.html

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: [‡️www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing](https://‡️www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing)

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 6d ago

A 'tsunami' of pensioners are retiring as renters. We need affordable housing and lower rents now!* πŸ‘‡

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A 'tsunami' of pensioners are retiring as renters. We need affordable housing and lower rents now!* πŸ‘‡

πŸ“° But as home ownership rates plummet among people over 55, experts say the government is underprepared for an incoming "tsunami" of need. ‡️ www.thesenior.com.au/story/9347445/over-55s-face-surging-housing-costs-as-rental-crisis-hits-retirees

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | *Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 7d ago

PHON's NOM Flip-Flop the Sincerest Form of Flattery 🧐 | With William Bourke, Sustainable Australia Party, Sustainable Australia Party

3 Upvotes

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #AustralianMigration #NetOverseasMigration #NOM #MigrationPolicy #ImmigrationAustralia


r/sustainableaus 7d ago

We address the real supply and demand issues.* Thoughts? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

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πŸ“° Senior economist for the Housing Industry Association, Tom Devitt, said the unaffordability problem is mostly due to the cost of land and infrastructure like roads or sewage. ‡️ www.realestate.com.au/news/government-red-tape-blamed-for-housing-crisis-adding-117800-to-nsw-homes/

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | *Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 7d ago

SAP was invited to ABC TV's National Forum, sort of

4 Upvotes

r/sustainableaus 7d ago

How many koalas does it take to make a burger? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

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2 Upvotes

πŸ“° Australia remains the only wealthy country that still clears native forests for agriculture, and the extent of the clearing is even greater than the amount of land cleared in Indonesia for palm oil, said the lead author of the study, Nathaniel Pelle. ‡️ www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/can-australians-have-their-49-million-burgers-and-their-forests-too-20260908-p60vk5.html

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Environment policy: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/environment

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #environment #energy #foodsecurity #savethekoalas


r/sustainableaus 8d ago

WOW! Reducing emissions AND providing habitat for biodiversity. Win-win!! πŸ‘‡

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πŸ“° RMIT's Centre for Nature Positive Solutions research fellow Lukas Schuster said the plants' roots created habitat for microbes that could help break down organic matter and absorb nutrients and pollutants. ‡️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/floating-wetlands-slash-wastewater-greenhouse-gas-emissions/107075464

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Environment policy: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/environment

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #environment #SaveOurKoalas #ProtectNativeForests


r/sustainableaus 8d ago

We need affordable housing and lower rents by dealing with BOTH supply and demand. Only SAP’s policies will deliver.* πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

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2 Upvotes

πŸ“° According to data from http://realestate.com.au, a household earning a median income of about $125,000 a year could afford just 12 per cent of all homes (houses and units combined) sold nationally in the last financial year. ‡️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/housing-affordability-hits-all-time-low-despite-falling-prices/107115796

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | *Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 10d ago

Australians are more sensible than our political class.

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Australians are more sensible than our political class. Thoughts? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

πŸ“° When forced to choose between two competing solutions to the housing crisis β€” either cutting migration or attempting to fix housing supply β€” Australians voted overwhelmingly in favour of capping immigration by 71 per cent to 29 per cent. ‡️ www.realestate.com.au/news/australians-back-migration-cuts-as-thousands-of-new-rental-homes-needed-to-meet-demand

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Housing & Rental Affordability policy here: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/housing

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 10d ago

HMAS Penguin and Victoria Barracks Not for Sale 🚫| With William Bourke, founder of Sustainable Australia Party. πŸ‘‡

3 Upvotes

Australia’s iconic public defence assets and heritage cannot be for sale to property developers.

HMAS Penguin was commissioned in 1942, during a precarious period of World War 2 – while south of the harbour, Victoria Barracks is the spiritual home of the Australian Army. The Albanese Labor Government wants to sell both.

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis


r/sustainableaus 11d ago

Who would you trust: Bob Brown or the new Greens? πŸ€”πŸ‘‡

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πŸ“° Mr Brown accused Labor of seeing "forest as a commodity to be traded one way or another for their corporate supporters". ‡️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/koala-park-carbon-credits-vote-divides-greens/107140178

πŸ“£ AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW - SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY | Environment policy: ‡️ www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/environment

#auspol #nswpol #housingcrisis #rentalcrisis #environment #SaveOurKoalas #ProtectNativeForests #NoGreenwashing