The article raises some fair points, but how is welcoming a bust anymore malicios than welcoming a boom by those who already own? How about the comments that got posted on domain while the bubble was in full swing?
Since the strike has been highlighted in MSM I have noticed an increase in coverage of affordability topics (and Prosper/Keen and others have made suggestions on policy changes that could help), such as proposed changes to negative gearing, negativity around government intervention/stimulus in the market and more. I would say the strike was never intended to "work" in a conventional sense...