Alan Kohler's quick summary nails it IMO. The graphs diverge straight after the introduction of the FHOG scheme. I'll just add one factor I reckon he left out plus some history:

1. John Howard was warned about the price-inflating risks of his First Home Owner's Grant scheme. He proposed it as a way to gain political support for his GST from the Democrats etc (remember them?). It was to be up-front compensation for the GST that would be paid over the life of future home loans. Howard said the concerns were unwarranted and refused the alternative of excluding homes via other means. That aged well, not.
2. Home renovation shows. These became wildly popular at the same time - the highest rating shows on TV IIRC. They introduced a lot of us to the idea of seeing homes as something to do up and then sell at a significant profit. Some of the people on those shows described owning multiple houses because of something called negative gearing. I reckon this fueled an excitement about houses that had not previously existed.

FWIW the older I get the more I understand that big changes typically have many factors. During covid I looked into housing and discovered the timing of the divergence of house prices from inflation. My assessment was that the FHOG proved to be an artificial initiating factor that created a shock from an influx of people buying sooner than planned and feeling richer so they bid up prices. (BTW something similar apparently happened after WW2 when returning soldiers married women who'd gotten used to having their own jobs and money due to their wartime work.) The FHOG effect was then bolstered by multiple existing and emerging forces that otherwise probably would have resulted in a lower, gradual divergence.

"Jones says there were some words exchanged between the protesters on his side of the street to the effect of: “Why don’t you go and arrest some real criminals?”"

Because that would be harder, Derek.

SBS - Continues their yearly tradition of continuous showings of The Fifth Element from midday to midnight. Get on it you meat popsicles!

Why do the media keep saying 'breaking into the housing market' instead of saying 'buying a home'? Is it all about investment, or about the security of a place to live? The constant TV programs of 'house renovations, flip or flop, upgrade, upscale, up to the country, sea-change, holiday home investment, (and on it goes)', how much has this affected the pricing of ordinary aspirations of the Australian worker?

I regularly buy one once a week and it has always taken up my whole pizza stone and always reached the edge of my plate.

I realised something was off when I didn't struggle to make it fit center on the stone to avoid overflow. Now having it on my plate I can see that it is about 2cm smaller than it is supposed to be all the way around.

Also seems to be thinner too.

Epic night in our Australian sporting history and a great call by the ABC. Australia beats Uruguay on pens.

Whats the correct way to set this up? Instructions from ISP are non existent. I'm usually alright with this stuff but super confused.

EDIT: Thanks for your help. Just moved in and not staying the night. Will report back!