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The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP & Mr. Max Chandler-Mather MP
Shadow Minister for Housing and Shadow Minister for Homelessness & Federal MP for Griffith and the Australian Greens spokesperson for housing and homelessness
Housing Policy Debate
The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP & Mr. Max Chandler-Mather MP, Shadow Minister for Housing and Shadow Minister for Homelessness & Federal MP for Griffith and the Australian Greens spokesperson for housing and homelessness will address the National Press Club of Australia for the 'Housing Policy Debate'

Michael Sukkar was first elected to the Australian Parliament in 2013 as the Member for Deakin.

In 2022 he was sworn in as the Shadow Minister for Social Services; Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme; Shadow Minister for Housing and Shadow Minister for Homelessness, having previously served as the Assistant Treasurer; Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing in 2020; Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer in 2019 and Assistant Minister to the Treasurer in 2017.

Michael has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.

Prior to entering the Parliament, Michael spent seven years working as a lawyer with the firm Ashurst Australia (then known as Blake Dawson Waldron), where he was a Senior Associate. In this role, he advised many of Australia's most successful individuals and largest corporate groups. Before then he worked as a Senior Consultant with accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers where he also specialised in tax.

Michael has previously served on a number of parliamentary committees, including as Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence & Security, as well as Chair of Parliamentary Joint committee on Corporations and Financial Services.

Michael is married to Anna and they have two children.

Max is the Federal MP for Griffith and the Australian Greens spokesperson for housing and homelessness. Prior to being elected, Max was the strategist for the Qld Greens, helping to elect the party’s first councillor and state MPs.

As the Australian Greens spokesperson for housing and homelessness, Max led the negotiations for the party on the Housing Australia Future Fund where they held the balance of power in the Senate. To support the negotiations, Max led a national housing campaign mobilising volunteers across the country who spoke with thousands of people to pressure the Labor government to directly invest in public housing and to coordinate a national freeze on rent increases.

From these negotiations the Greens were able to pass Labor’s bill after securing $3 billion in immediate investment into social housing, six times the original investment from Labor’s plan, and force a national conversation on rent controls.

A renter his entire adult life, Max currently rents in Greenslopes, Brisbane.

disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource.

why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters)

what a disgusting "taker"

aquascoot wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 5:04am:

disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker"

Never had a proper job.

Frank wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 6:42am:

aquascoot wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 5:04am: disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker" Never had a proper job.

My daughter who just finished her HSC and is 18 years old + 7 days has 3 jobs lined up for when she's at UNI.

Debating coach at her old school, $80/hr 10 hrs per week
Working at a tutoring school, $50 hour
Pool life guard, $36 hour
She also currently has nearly $20k in savings/investments
Her goal is to buy a property before she finishes uni.

What was Max doing at that age, pray tell?

Making headroom?

Gordon wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 6:53am:

Frank wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:42am: aquascoot wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 5:04am: disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker" Future PM Understands the concept of Personal responsibility Never had a proper job. My daughter who just finished her HSC and is 18 years old + 7 days has 3 jobs lined up for when she's at UNI. Debating coach at her old school, $80/hr 10 hrs per week Working at a tutoring school, $50 hour Pool life guard, $36 hour She also currently has nearly $20k in savings/investments Her goal is to buy a property before she finishes uni. What was Max doing at that age, pray tell?

Future Prime Minister

aquascoot wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 7:31am:

Gordon wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:53am: Frank wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:42am: aquascoot wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 5:04am: disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker" Future PM Understands the concept of Personal responsibility Never had a proper job. My daughter who just finished her HSC and is 18 years old + 7 days has 3 jobs lined up for when she's at UNI. Debating coach at her old school, $80/hr 10 hrs per week Working at a tutoring school, $50 hour Pool life guard, $36 hour She also currently has nearly $20k in savings/investments Her goal is to buy a property before she finishes uni. What was Max doing at that age, pray tell? Future Prime Minister

Fund manager first ;)

Gordon wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 6:53am:

Frank wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:42am: aquascoot wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 5:04am: disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker" Never had a proper job. My daughter who just finished her HSC and is 18 years old + 7 days has 3 jobs lined up for when she's at UNI. Debating coach at her old school, $80/hr 10 hrs per week Working at a tutoring school, $50 hour Pool life guard, $36 hour She also currently has nearly $20k in savings/investments Her goal is to buy a property before she finishes uni. What was Max doing at that age, pray tell?

Joined the Labor Party's Left faction, after being encouraged to join by his parents and worked part-time as a call centre worker at the trade union United Voice. Chandler-Mather quit the ALP in 2013, stating in 2022 that he could not remain as a member of the party following Julia Gillard's reestablishment of off-shore detention centres in Nauru. After graduating, Chandler-Mather was a trade union organiser for the National Tertiary Education Union.
:D

Frank wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 9:22am:

Gordon wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:53am: Frank wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:42am: aquascoot wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 5:04am: disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker" Never had a proper job. My daughter who just finished her HSC and is 18 years old + 7 days has 3 jobs lined up for when she's at UNI. Debating coach at her old school, $80/hr 10 hrs per week Working at a tutoring school, $50 hour Pool life guard, $36 hour She also currently has nearly $20k in savings/investments Her goal is to buy a property before she finishes uni. What was Max doing at that age, pray tell? Joined the Labor Party's Left faction, after being encouraged to join by his parents and worked part-time as a call centre worker at the trade union United Voice. Chandler-Mather quit the ALP in 2013, stating in 2022 that he could not remain as a member of the party following Julia Gillard's reestablishment of off-shore detention centres in Nauru. After graduating, Chandler-Mather was a trade union organiser for the National Tertiary Education Union. :D

Hahahaha...basically never had a job.

Gordon wrote on Nov 26^th, 2024 at 6:53am:

Frank wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 6:42am: aquascoot wrote on Nov 26th, 2024 at 5:04am: disgraceful that an MP rents, taking a scarce resource. why wasnt he able to save and build his own home (as he know expects the taxpayer to do for other renters) what a disgusting "taker" Never had a proper job. My daughter who just finished her HSC and is 18 years old + 7 days has 3 jobs lined up for when she's at UNI. Debating coach at her old school, $80/hr 10 hrs per week Working at a tutoring school, $50 hour Pool life guard, $36 hour She also currently has nearly $20k in savings/investments Her goal is to buy a property before she finishes uni. What was Max doing at that age, pray tell?

Kudos to your daughter, she’ll make it.
My youngest son has never been out of work, after finishing High School, he worked in IT, attended University part time and now has an MBA and is a bank manager.
None of my children have ever been out of work except for the two daughters when they had their families.
They’ve been lucky enough not to have ever had the job pulled out from under them as has happened to many people.