Hello, looking to hire a video editor who can edit real estate/lifestyle type content in mostly short form (30sec - 3min).
Editing available is between 2-3 videos per week.
With all the discussion around the 2026/27 Federal Budget changes to CGT and negative gearing, I’m curious what everyone thinks the chances are of these reforms actually passing Parliament in their current form.
Of course, the budget announcements still need legislation to pass both houses before becoming law. While I agree some aspects of the package are positive - such as the proposed removal of negative gearing on future investment properties - I also feel, like many others, that the proposed 30% minimum tax on capital gains for shares was not introduced in good faith toward younger Australians trying to build wealth or get closer to purchasing a home in the future. At the same time, the impact of the negative gearing changes seems heavily softened through grandfathering protections for existing investors.
The main argument for grandfathering appears to be that the government wants to protect people who made long-term decisions under the previous policy framework. But on the other hand, younger Australians who have spent years committed to investing in shares as a pathway toward eventually buying a home are now being forced to reconsider those plans from 1 July 2027 onward, myself included.
Coming from someone who knows very little about politics, is the general consensus that Labor has enough support in the Senate for this to pass?
Could the legislation be significantly amended or watered down before becoming law?
Or is it likely to pass largely as announced?
Thought I’d make an update post because I had a good laugh looking back at a post I made celebrating my very first stock market investment ($5,000) almost 5 years ago now. Original post
At the time, I’d just turned 20. A few months ago I turned 24, and a lot has changed in between. I mostly wanted to write this for myself to look back on in the future, but also because communities like this genuinely motivated me early on when I had absolutely no clue what I was doing.
Back when I made my first investment, I was on a low income earning less than minimum wage, so putting $5,000 into the market honestly felt like a huge commitment. It wasn’t “play money” or spare cash lying around. I still remember how serious that decision felt at the time.
One thing I’m proud of is my consistency. Since that first investment, I haven’t missed a single week of investing in almost 5 years. I started with $50 weekly contributions and slowly increased them over time as my income grew. These days I’m contributing $1,100 a week.
Looking at it from an analytical perspective, seeing my contributions increase more than 2000% over 5 years is probably the clearest reminder to myself that progress actually has happened, because day-to-day it often feels weirdly like nothing has changed at all.
That is to say, this level of commitment definitely has it's trade-offs.
There are sacrifices I’ve made that I’m not necessarily proud of, and I'm sure I’ll regret some of them later on:
Still, my motivation and ambition hasn’t really changed.
Of course there’s some personal satisfaction in seeing the numbers grow, but honestly, a lot of this has never really been about me alone. There are a few people in my life who sacrificed just as much, if not more, in their own ways to give me opportunities I otherwise wouldn’t have had.
I’ve always felt like I owe them something bigger than what they could imagine. In my head, that debt gets repaid the day I can help buy them a beautiful home on a big piece of land and tell them they never have to worry again. This may have something to do with being raised by a single parent, coming to Australia as an immigrant sleeping in teacher's basements and refugees, or thinking of the difference that financial security would have made to what felt like a rough childhood.
Honestly, I ended up going into a bit more detail than I thought I would at the start of my post, and may end up making the post hidden later. Who knows.
That said, while the post is up, I do feel it's crazy to see just how much can change in a few years time, and I encourage anyone to begin investing regardless of whether you start with $50, $500, or $5000. Had I not put my foot in the door 5 years ago, who knows where I would be at now.
Below are some photos of what I am looking to achieve. The editing feels very minimal, with a naturally bright, well-lit finish that doesn’t look over-processed unlike my current photos.
From looking at the photos below, is it possible to tell how they were shot? For example, would this typically be bracketed exposures or a single exposure? And what kind of editing approach would be used to achieve this style consistently other than shooting in good lighting?
Here are the photos: https://imgur.com/a/FxPg9ua
