Brace yourself, The Australian warned on Tuesday, citing a note from the National Australia Bank to its clients: “Rents are projected to soar by as much as 30% over the next two years to compensate many landlords for the loss of property tax concessions” in the budget, its story said.Hold on, NAB said. That was “one possible scenario” and “not a forecast”.And on Wednesday, again in The Australian: the real estate agency Ray White “has affirmed that Jim Chalmers’ budget could lead to a 30 per cent spike in costs for tenants”.Whoa, Ray White said. That wasn’t a forecast. More like a “modelling scenario”.“We don’t do forecasts for rents,’’ a Ray White spokesperson told news.com.au. “Ray White is not forecasting a 30 per cent rise in rents.”Not to be denied, on Thursday the Oz ran a further story quoting the real estate agency as saying: “The Australian has accurately represented Ray White’s analysis.”As with all things real estate, it’s complicated.Over in The Australian’s news.com.au stablemate, Samantha Maiden had a crack at the Coalition for rolling with the figures even after the qualifications had come out. “What’s curious about the entire hullaballoo is that there are plenty of good and solid reasons to probe and criticise the Albanese government,” she wrote.“There’s no need to resort to fact-free scaremongering.”The Wright way to goTony Wright, old-school legend, is appropriately called a “special writer” for the Nine newspapers, considering his mastery of prose and ability to write about current events with highly textured historical context.Wright has now penned his last column in his typical warm, evocative, storytelling style.He looked on as touching tributes flowed for him in parliament, after 56 years in journalism.“He’s made us laugh. He’s made us reflect. He’s found joy without ever shying away from sorrow. He’s been pointed, but never barbed,” Anthony Albanese said.“Crucially, he’s never lost sight of humanity. Not even in this place that sometimes does, and he’s reminded us of the importance of taking the time to stop and smell the flowers, or at least admiring them as you fly past on a motorbike.”