In this  episode Jeannie discusses the recent preselection of Senator Christina Keneally  to replace  outgoing Labour MP Chris Hayes  in the Western Sydney electorate of Fowler, despite local lawyer Tu Le's  intention to run as a candidate.   Labors "political class" have  based their arguments on the idea that Keneally  has "executive talent" -  something which Jeannie challenges.  Discrimination in Western Sydney areas makes housing affordability even more difficult  and, as Jeannie point out, it is this same political class – crossing both  parties -  that is benefiting from Sydney's property bubble,  as well as the plethora of parasitic industries ( real estate agents, developers,  investors,  lobby groups etc)  that together make  property Australia's biggest industry -  according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia.
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