Only 10 per cent of hotel homeless in permanent homes amid property shortage
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Just one in 10 homeless Victorians put up in hotels during the pandemic have been relocated to permanent homes, with Housing Minister Richard Wynne saying finding the right properties was a challenge, particularly in regional areas.
Homeless people disappeared from the streets within days in March last year after the state government paid to house them in hotels due to concerns of a COVID-19 outbreak among vulnerable rough sleepers unable to socially isolate.
Budget 2021: Few surprises for property investors
By Fergus Halliday
11 May 2021
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed the latest federal budget, and what it means for property investors in regards to capital gains tax, superannuation and negative gearing.
Those with a stake in the Australian property market can sleep easy after the official unveiling of the 2021 federal budget.
Here’s a quick summary of all the schemes, funding and details of the 2021 budget that are relevant to Australian property investors.
Negative gearing and capital gains
While the 2021 budget includes a number of measures relevant to property investors, it doesn’t directly address or change existing arrangements around the critical mechanism of negative gearing nor does it touch capital gains tax.
Family of 19-year-old Yadhira Romero Martinez speak out after man charged in her death
Martinez s cousin – Jenny Smith – says the family initially filed a missing persons report when she didn t come home from work. Author: Charmaine Nero (KARE 11) Published: 7:49 PM CDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 7:49 PM CDT April 29, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Loved ones of 19-year-old Yadhira Romero Martinez are remembering her one week after she was found dead inside a Minneapolis home.
Martinez s cousin – Jenny Smith – says the family initially filed a missing persons report when she didn t come home from work. My brother was actually the one that was looking for her, said Smith. We couldn t find her, so obviously we reported to authorities, but it was taking a long time.
Some have called it Josh Fight or the Josh Battle Royale. Others will remember it simply as Josh vs. Josh vs. Josh.
No matter the title, hundreds of people who share the first name Josh gathered Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., to vie for the right to their name. Armed with pool noodles, Joshes from across the country met at Air Park, where they brawled as onlookers with other names cheered from the sidelines.
In the end, it was 4-year-old Lincoln resident Josh Vinson, Jr., dubbed Little Josh by his peers, who was crowned the winner. (There was a Big Josh too, according to photos from the