Well, well, now it emerges that under the GST, which comes in in about 10 days,
rent
will rise by twice the amount the government initially claimed.
Then again, perhaps it's because many renters are Labor voters, like most
public transport users (Liberal voters own their own homes, and often rental
properties for investment, and drive to work in their climate-controlled
Holden Commodore roadyachts, you see), and (much like people who buy too
many books) aren't particularly trusted by Our Leader.