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1d5i4bz | A self propelled lawn mower with a broken wheel for $50. Replacement wheel - $6.50. It was almost $900 bucks new. | 1 |
1d348o3 | Paintball! | 1 |
1d0p5nx | He claimed that by “rebalancing the migration program … the Coalition would free up almost 40,000 additional homes in the first year. And well over 100,000 homes in the next five years.”
How this number was calculated, he didn’t say. It appeared all the more dubious given his Fordham interview suggested Dutton did not know which migration numbers applied to which year, and given the big discrepancy between him and his treasury spokesman over the size of the cuts.
There is, in any case, reason to question the extent to which migration numbers affect the cost of buying or renting a home. During the Covid lockdowns, when Australia’s borders were closed and net migrant numbers fell to zero, prices continued to rise rapidly.
According to modelling from the Grattan Institute, high migration does have some effect on housing costs. For every 100,000 above the long-term average, rents rise about 1 per cent. Thus last year, by this estimate, Australia’s record number of migrants probably pushed them up about 3 per cent.
But, says Trent Wiltshire, Grattan’s deputy director of migration and labour markets, “asking rents have been rising 10 per cent a year. So it’s a factor, but certainly not the driving factor.”
Migrants bring economic benefits as well as costs. Based on the rather sketchy information provided by Dutton, says Wiltshire, “it looks like there would be a decline in skilled migration of around 135,000 over the next four years, compared to the existing skilled migration intake.
“Such a reduction would mean the lifetime fiscal cost from these skilled migrants not being here would be $34 billion.”
With all due respect to Grattan, it is very hard to assess precisely what the economic consequences of Dutton’s proposed cuts would be, because so little detail has been provided about exactly where they would fall.
What is clear is that for more than a year, Dutton and other members of the Coalition have been fanning public concerns about the number of migrants coming to Australia, and blaming the Labor government for the influx.
This is simply not true, policy experts say. In fact, the explosion in NOM was substantially a consequence of decisions made by the previous Coalition government in response to the pandemic.
In the 2019 budget, the last before the pandemic, NOM was forecast to be about 270,000, a little above the long-term average. Instead, because of Covid, it plunged close to zero for two years.
When the borders reopened, the Morrison government made a series of panicked decisions aimed at encouraging workers, and particularly overseas students, to return.
“In 2021-22 the Coalition government introduced extraordinary policies to boost … numbers,” says Abul Rizvi, a former deputy secretary of the Department of Immigration. “Policies such as unlimited work rights for students, fee-free student and working holiday-maker applications and a special Covid visa.
“The message to industry was to go forth and expand as rapidly as possible and hang the consequences. So it did. Not only did universities go berserk recruiting as many students as they could, but private providers also boomed as the regulators were in no position to police quality. It was like an unregulated gold rush,” says Rizvi.
The changes amounted to an attempt to undo the damage caused by the Coalition government’s shabby treatment of overseas students when Covid hit, says Phil Honeywood, chief executive of the International Education Association of Australia.
In contrast with countries such as Britain and Canada, which provided support for overseas students to stay, “Scott Morrison told students to just go home,” says Honeywood.
“That caused incredible damage to Australia’s reputation as a safe, welcoming study destination country. | 0 |
1d34g2t | Everyone keep on smoking those Manchester Lights. | 0 |
1d2awds | You mean like there used to be at the old Spencer Street and the 120 year old ones at Flinders Street with heritage listed tiles? What a novel idea! | 0 |
1d5z5pc | So, they spoke harshly to him? Is that it? | 0 |
1cvdo59 | It's going to take about 6 months for McBride's new lawyers to put together an appeal. I can't prove his innocence in a reddit post. I just want to draw attention to the case, especially the blatant corruption of this judge and what that represents.
Politicians may not really care about their donors paying less taxes, but their bosses do. I hope judges are mostly honest as they have usually decided to make less money than they would as lawyers. However, this one has shown too many signs of corruption. The people who appoint and promote judges are corrupt and McBride had secrets they wouldn't let the public know.
Also, the judge hid that sentencing was going to take place until a last minute change of plans. I believe that being more senior, more visible and less incentivised to appease politicians should mean judges of the high court are trustworthy (certainly a hundred times more trustworthy than Mossop). I believe they will overturn the verdict or at least give McBride a lighter sentence. Unfortunately legislators are highly against whistle blowing..
I'd also trust a more junior judge. Mossop seems to have been promoted above his level of competency, which seems suspicious. | 0 |
1d40ulz | Got elevators or car stack parks. These things are sick funds when it comes to strata fees. | 0 |
1d08tkm | Good! Last thing the world needs is more humans. Environments often act as sinks and sources, we are able to be a sink for countries which will not limit birth rates or we can just manage on a declining population. Pollies don't like it because it means less tax revenue but that just means the economy is unsustainable | 0 |
1d3iwgi | Also- will you be doing shift work and relying on public transport at weird hours? Check what is available. Dont want to spend all your money on uber/taxis. And like anywhere, public transport can be dodgy late at night/overnight. | 1 |
1d3yn9l | Heater? You mean on special occasions and when I have guests? | 0 |
1d1vtzv | The govt blocks access to popular torrenting sites and ISPs are required to report piracy.
The simple solution is a VPN so that you can access the sites and mask the activity from your ISP.
I suggest avoiding free VPNs and investing in one that doesn’t keep activity logs. | 1 |
1csg89n | Not a surprise to anyone that actually pays attention and ignores the Liberal spin. | 0 |
1d2gt0e | Cops and council just let them roam with 0 consequence, it’s why there are so mentally ill random attacks on people around the cbd
I ran into one the other day on A’beckett street, randomly abusing anyone who walked past including me. Everyone’s had a gut full of it | 0 |
1d5gc93 | take up residence and see how long it take someone to notice | 0 |
1d15q3q | I work hospo. People do it to "cheap and cheerful" whites/rose a lot, it is considered a bit low-brow but is fairly common at low-brow establishments. Reds almost never, but occasionally an old lady wants iced red.
When I worked a wine bar it was a lot less common, but it happened. Usually people would stick to whatever our cheapest white by the glass was if they were gonna do that. But I was asked once to put ice in a Domaine Sainte Marie rose, and another time in a De Sainte-Gall champagne. I don't think I can ever go to France now. They'll look at me and just *know*. I'm afraid of random mobs forming to seek justice for what I have done.
In 20 years of selling drinks I have never been asked to put ice in beer. Ever. That is insane talk. Nobody would do that. What the actual fuck. | 0 |
1d4rtv7 | Thank you, where specifically do I go to find this train?
Edit: Nevermind, I just saw the prices and realized I'd be better off making the trip on a push-bike | 0 |
1cyk225 | So because federal Liberal governments have been too gutless to secure gas supply for Australians, or have any meaningful policy or projects for Australia’s energy future, it’s Dan’s fault the majority of Victorian gas is exported?
How gullible do you have to be to fall for the fossil fuel lobby’s propaganda that the world’s 7th largest gas producer is running out of gas? | 0 |
1d3znfx | Grampians is nice. Go watch a game of local footy somewhere. Adelaide hills, Hahndorf. Robe or Coonawarra wineries. Check out the silo art trail. | 1 |
1cqd5rn | Wrong. There is literally a ban on nuclear energy in Australia. The fact we have freedom of speech to discuss any policy idea is irrelevant and an attempt to obfuscate.
How can anything be costed or tested, how can any investment even begin to be courted, while there is a ban? Why would a project proponent even start, or devote one iota of time and resources to it?
Your comments are just excuses, and the excuses keep shifting. Clearly, nuclear is successfully deployed all around the world, reducing carbon emissions. How come that reality isn't just slapping you in the face? How can you continue to claim it's untenable when reactors actually exist?
Look what the Canadians did. It's fantastic. It's high tech. It's job-creating. It's good for energy security. And it fits with a centralised energy grid, complementing renewables through providing grid stability.
Look what the IEA says:
"Nuclear power accounts for about 10% of electricity generation globally, rising to almost 20% in advanced economies. It has historically been one of the largest global contributors of carbon-free electricity and while it faces challenges in some countries, it has significant potential to contribute to power sector decarbonisation."
Why are we denying ourselves this important technology?Just please, get off the ideological band wagon. Utilise your brain and stop repeating party lines, you will be better for it. | 0 |
1csf15u | >Last week The Australian reported that global food giants Mars, Nestle and PepsiCo had issued stark warnings about the cost of manufacturing in Australia, citing sky-high energy bills and accelerating wages.
>Mondelez brands include Cadbury, Ritz crackers, Toblerone and Sour Patch Kids lollies.
"Food" | 0 |
1cvmtif | To be fair he did ensure the lnp was voted out which is a HUGE win for women | 1 |
1cwcd9r | It’s no surprise Albo, Allen and Andrews went to the private Katy Perry concert at Pratt’s mansion. The same location that hosted illegal family gatherings during Covid and were left untouched by Vicpol. Apparently Covid can tell if you’re rich, or so Andrews thinks.
And Pratt had a $4000 a head fundraiser for Andrews last election, while they were in for a $500 million recycling contract.
At least Vic Labor is open about its’ conflicts and profits handsomely from them. | 0 |
1cvnyoi | This section is interesting,
Budget 1 - October 2022:
* Total Better Off = 12
* Total Worse Off = 47
* Neither = 41
Budget 2 - May 2023:
* Total Better Off = 20
* Total Worse Off = 36
* Neither = 44
Budget 3 - May 2024:
* Total Better Off = 27
* Total Worse Off = 29
* Neither = 44
The trend does emulate the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election, where Stage 1 Tax Cuts had taken effect and an Election Budget resulted in a positive response. Similarly, the re-worked S3TC will be in effect from July and there will be an Election Budget next year.
The public likely views Chalmers as a steady hand on the wheel, so if Inflation does start to fall towards the end of the year, then the Federal Government will be in a firm position. | 1 |
1d242kh | Dave at [Victorian hot water]( He just replaced my hot water tank in my apartment. Fair pricing, fast and did a good job. | 1 |
1d428ch | Paper supported the cuts with all their heart | 0 |
1d5abdi | You can’t just say the item is yours and was stolen, though. You have to have some kind of proof. | 0 |
1d1rxsp | She didn’t say she was hoping for any outcome, why did you feel need for such a dumb comment. | 0 |
1d5klqx | Never watched any of their games, and probably never would have.
AFL is enough to keep me entertained in the winter. I would watch the odd Victory game if it was on Kayo, and not Paramount.
And then there's plenty of wonderful test cricket in the summer! | 1 |
1cum8y0 | I get really confused when I look at the Palestinian population growth since the formation of Israel. Worst genocide ever. | 0 |
1d5clhl | [It originally was real]( if you trust news.com.au as a source.
I would imagine at this point though either the guy is still running the ads for the online attention, or he's an incel-type that's never going to meet anyone that meets his "standards". From that article I'd lean towards the second option. | 0 |
1d2oook | I suggest you ask an engineering or Swinburne subreddit about this rather than asking the balance population of Australia about this, we have no clue | 0 |
1d3kikl | I feel as though this has been discussed recently and was labelled as racism. | 0 |
1cx2i9u | >Moreover, as overseas student numbers are cut back, eventually that will start to affect students studying in key skill shortage areas such as health and aged care, education, engineering and IT. Once again, that may be something Dutton is not fussed about.
I'm glad the article acknowledges tacitly the quiet bit out loud that these aren't temporary migrants.
First step would be to remove the work allowance and pathways to permanent migration for those visa types. The market will do the job for him quickly after that.
The Unis are flush with cash and the influx of foreign students who can't speak English reduce the quality of education for the domestic students Unis should be catering for. | 0 |
1d0v37a | She's batshit crazy. Dump her. | 0 |
1d4rhnw | I don't think the Spectator has a good read on the issue. While it's technically true once we become a republic there is probably no going back, it's also unlikely we will become a republic any time soon.
The failed republic referendum shut down the issue for decades. There was a question around when it would come up again, but the voice referendum made it clear the answer was probably no time soon. It echoed the results of the republic ref despite positive early polling. | 0 |
1d10p0r | "How do I convince an ignorant dickhead to completely change their character and become open minded?" | 0 |
1d2k60e | Absolutely stuffed a job interview yesterday. Not feeling great. | 0 |
1d66qny | Not the commenter but diggers almost always write their name or service number/pmkeys on the inside of the hat.
Also, there will be obvious evidence of a corps badge or rising sun that was once attached on either the front above the brim or on the left hand side on the brim.
If there’s none of that then it didn’t see service. | 0 |
1czih0z | Nice! These are really good courses exactly what I was looking for. Thank you mate. | 1 |
1d35ec2 | Given the coalition was more or less wiped out 2 years ago after 9 years in government you’d expect a prolonged period of clear air for the new government. I can’t recall a government so preoccupied with an opposition ever, much less at this time in the electoral cycle. | 0 |
1ct8xos | Albanese promised he would “change the way politics works in this country” and be “kinder and gentler”
This is what we got? The standard you walk past is the standard you think is acceptable.
So I guess it's ok to call parliamentarians terrorists now. | 0 |
1cvnyoi | I have yet to see Simon Benson write one objective Newspoll analysis. This man's ability to find a diamond in the rough for the Coalition, and coal in the stocking for Labor, is quite extraordinary. | 1 |
1d47wn7 | Druidism died out long ago. People claiming to be Druids now are just cosplaying. | 0 |
1cs31w4 | I thought they simply said they wouldn't have been able to get the data on people's net worth/earnings re. Energy relief. Still a stupid point because there are other ways to help just the poor and struggling like with jobseeker payment increases.
I think it is mostly just an election year gimmick. | 0 |
1d4y1lu | The amount OP owes for not returning a book they borrowed in 1987 | 0 |
1d5jmmm | If you change the account password on booking.com, they won’t be able to sign into booking.com again, which will stop the influx of failed payment Noti emails into your inbox.
There’s no need to close your email account, really. I’ve had my info in data breaches 6 times in 2013 and I’m still using the same email address, although I’m now using “hide my email” in iOS so it isn’t being put out online anymore. It makes up an random email address when signing up for things and diverts them into my one inbox. If something looks a little suspect, it’s easy to deactivate the fake address and that’s the end of that. Also handy to catch out companies that have sold someone else my info.
The card is old, so that’s sweet. Weird that they tried to use it though. They’d have seen the expiry date and they don’t work very well after the end of the month that it expires in.
Phone number… unless they ‘re sophistcated enough to clone the SIM, you’re sweet. Would look into calling your mobile provider and ensuring that account changes cannot be made without two-factor authentication. | 1 |
1d3eybn | Since the Wicked Witch was crushed... still much the same.
All work is controlled by the guilds, and the tall people take all the good property. | 0 |
1d3exqq | Where in this huge country are you planning to live. That will change the price of things like accommodation. | 1 |
1d4wbf1 | Anyone have advice for sneakers as a treadmill only runner? I’ve been wearing 8+ year old Nikes bc I’m weird about “waste” but me knees are screaming and my toes don’t care much for me either | 1 |
1d4s9l5 | I definitely drink more hot beverages. I'm currently drinking a litre of tea per day plus coffee. Not even exaggerating. | 1 |
1d67fsm | If you don’t have much disposable income now, a car will send you broke. I understand wanting to be able to drive, but owning a car can be a huge drain on your finances. I hope you find what you’re looking for :) | 1 |
1d25d2i | I don’t drive during the week, but Saturday mornings are horrible | 0 |
1csw003 | When the defamatory allegation is that the defamed person has committed some crime, it’s a difficult issue because the criminal standard of beyond reasonable doubt is so much higher than the civil standard of balance of probabilities. Both sides of an issue will leverage that difference, as has happened in the Lehrman case; his supporters were insistent that “he wasn’t found guilty so you can’t call him a rapist!” and his detractors were insistent that the criminal case was wrongly decided and that obviously common sense, balance of probabilities, and the Reasonable Young Liberal With The Sloshed Hottie test meant that he probably did rape her. A position the defamation trial judge agreed with.
“Truth” is always a very hard problem for the law to deal with and our adversarial system makes it even harder. We tend to substitute consensus, and/or the side of the argument that the jury or judge like better. | 0 |
1d35ec2 | why is the title 'women voters', that really doesnt flow well
why not just female voters?
you wouldnt say 'men voters', you'd say male voters | 0 |
1czf300 | Ha ha ha ha, fuck no. | 0 |
1d2bxho | Tiamo probably the best family friendly on Lygon, but DOC is also good and the pasta at Brunetti is actually suprisingly good and they have great cakes and gelato so a good place to go with kids. | 1 |
1d3r2v5 | Yeah, food is amazing! They have sliwowitsa too. | 1 |
1cx2i9u | >Nothing in your quotes supports that staement.
Why is this an issue even mentioning in the article then if that is rye case?
>Moreover, as overseas student numbers are cut back, eventually that will start to affect students studying in key skill shortage areas such as health and aged care, education, engineering and IT. Once again, that may be something Dutton is not fussed about.
If they all leave as you ssert, then the affect of students studying in key shortage areas is a moot point, they leave with that skill anyway. | 0 |
1d2emnt | One thing I learnt in Europe is holy fuck our system is shit house, trams in time, they wait if the connection train is delayed we need to invest heavily | 0 |
1d3k5pj | I think I had bifocal glasses when I was younger and absolutely hated them. Just looking for the same as what I have now which I think only correct long distance mostly. | 1 |
1ctuvdq | It wasn’t for the greater good. The responses have been widely discredited since. It should never happen again and the decision makers should be held accountable. Unfortunately in Victoria, by the former Premiers own admissions, we don’t know who was actually making some of the decisions. | 0 |
1cwrdmn |
Worth a read | 1 |
1crheft | I wonder how many more heinous war crimes would have been committed by our soldiers without the exposure of the unspeakable. I wonder how much more wicked those actions would have become, over time.
I wonder why it takes so long for justice to be dealt to the perpetrators of war crimes, such that they walk free, and go to Bali and lay about. I wonder what the victim's families think of our version of justice.
I wonder what youth think, especially those that might be considering a career in our ADF. I wonder if they consider the risk of being placed in a unit controlled by such leaders. | 0 |
1d36uru | And still the AAT is being wound up and paid off as they were and continued to be a partisan LNP policy player, not suited to adjudicate fairness and justice by default. | 0 |
1cpr67f | Not even close to a "biggest industry". | 0 |
1d5ngze | Came over from WA for a while and lived in VIC.
I was genuinely shocked by how bad all the privatisation has been for your state. Here in WA it’s much less privatised - for example, we can just go to the department of transport and get a new licence. An annual fee applies to the licence.
In VIC I was shocked when I had to pay some unnecessary third party a fee to book an appointment on some dodgy web site that could’ve been slapped together by a high school student for a project.
Vote against privatisation wherever you can. Resist it. It’s never good. | 0 |
1d4qq3b | Watch the libtrolls crying over the abolition of a seat that has been held by two prime ministers and a treasurer, who thankfully never became prime minister. All seats will eventually come and go as the population distribution shifts around the country. | 0 |
1czcrzr | No, I don't watch media that shows ads. | 0 |
1d2dqiz | Probably a decent deal, I had one room re carpeted via insurance and based on that one room this doesn't seem too bad. | 1 |
1d4iz7u | Nah that was just creepy, immoral as he was married and there was a power imbalance. | 0 |
1d5vino | Having been proven correct with respect of the actual jus cogens offences at play in this war (CAH, war crimes) and being told by very, *very* Online people how I was wrong at it was all the fashionable crime starting with G - which the ICC neglected to indict upon, suggesting jews I mean AKSHULLY zionists! do control the world - I'm really keen to see how my international law major stacks up against people who have a Bachelor's in TikTokPoliSci from Reddit University!
Conceptually, the idea that no state's leaders can be immune to prosecution from *jus cogens* offences is one that, even in spite of the views of some states like China and the US, holds water. We have agreed that in customary international law and through some treaty law, that no state is permitted to derogate from the peremptory norms of international law - which, in lay speak, means no state can justify one of these crimes by saying that the sovereign state made it legal. The sovereign state cannot make it legal, which is the main reason why America struggles with the concept, because of their own take on Constitutional jurisprudence. The ICC sought, in a sense, to manage this by targeting individuals (the ICJ focuses on disputes between states) because generally one or more senior figures in a group or regime are responsible for the policy that leads to these crimes. Entire semesters on international legal jurisdictional theory was devoted to how the US views, and makes use of, the different types of jurisdiction in international law.
So we're getting to the intersection of the practice and the theory. In practice, the US also raised the prospect of misuse of the court's authority on political grounds, where the politics of statecraft get in the way and the court becomes a blunt instrument of vengeance, not justice. The way the ICC handled this does give that complaint some credit. For one; in trying to give an appearance of balance, Prosecutor Khan made a false equivalence by inferring that the leaders of a radical terrorist group are equal to leaders of a democratically elected state. As flawed as those leaders are, it is a gross violation of protocol to give them false equivalence and pandered *entirely* to politics in doing so. The calculus was that the pressure would be less to defy convention and equate the two than issue warrants for the likes of Mohammed Deif and Yayha Sinwar first and incur the wrath of the useful idiocy movement.
The ICC's investigators were also due to meet with officials from the government of Israel, as part of their investigations. It was arranged and never followed through on. Under the ICC charter, if a state is investigating its own for the commission of a jus cogens offence, then the ICC will defer any acts until such a time as the investigation was over. It is of course, doubtful to the point of fantasy to believe Israel would self-investigate on these grounds - but a court like this *must* be strict in its observing of protocol, if it is to have legitimacy in any meaningful sense. The US, Russia, and China all already are in opposition to the concept, which is 60% of the Permanent members of the UN Security Council. International cooperation has died for less (see also: League of Nations, and US non-involvement).
This brings us to Australia. The opt-out clause Dutton refers to exists for the US, and this situation - though it's hard to see Bibi coming here. It should exist. Dutton, on a diplomatic front, is right to suggest we avail ourselves of it. But there's a wider argument, which Dutton is missing, and that's not the first time I've had to say this about the LOTO.
Israel is right to view this war as an existential crisis. It is right to view 7 October as unacceptable. It is right to view the legions of useful morons parroting HAMAS talking points and confidently saying they're too smart for propaganda, as an existential threat as the rhetoric only gets more and more aligned to radical Islamic views of Jewish people.
It is **not** right, however, to carry out collective punishment under international law.
Australia's correct path has been trodden by the Albanese government, despite unhelpful, performative, and stupid opposition from the Liberals and Greens alike. Reaffirm ally status with Israel. Ask Israel to observe its international obligations at law. Hold it to account as we would *any* liberal democracy that falls short of the standards, whilst also worshipping at the altar of Moynihan's Law as our left so ably does. **But also suggest that where the ICC is concerned, the legal case is valid and that Australia will only ever consider extraditing** ***after*** **Mohammed Deif, Yiyha Sinwar, and Mohammed al Masri have been locked up in den Haag.**
There is less pressure on Qatar to hand these billionaire religious racists over, these cowards who make America's Koch brothers look lovely and secular. That has to change, and if Israeli leaders are tried where HAMAS leaders are not, it makes a mockery of the whole system. Saying as such should be without controversy.
So, like many things, Dutton is a little bit right, but it's purely by accident; he doesn't know why or how, and it's grossly offset by how wrong he is too. | 0 |
1d5ngze | Ffs can they stop doing shit like this please? | 0 |
1cz8de0 | Not sure you could call SMH/The Age "centre" anymore. Not since Nine took them over. | 0 |
1d3yxnw | Artist apologising is a win win for them. The artist did not make the call the venue did. Artist comes out looking great. | 0 |
1d59r41 | I drink espresso so don’t really have the issue with milk, but curious as to why Soy or Almond milk incurs a higher charge? For the most part Soy milk is non-perishable stock and could be purchased in higher quantities (perhaps at a discount) and stored because it has a longer shelf-life.
I just did a quick scan and The Alternative Dairy Co. Barista Soy Milk which claims it is “Uniquely blended by coffee freaks and lab coat geeks for unparalleled taste and performance” and has “consistent texturing and canvassing for perfect latte art” costs $37.44 for 12 x 1 Litre cartons, so $3.12 per litre.
A litre of full cream Dairy Farmers milk costs around $3.90 and could only be stored for a short period and may at some point need to be thrown away. Doesn’t it make sense to then encourage people to choose Soy or Almond by milk by offering it at a lower price because in the long run the cafe saves money and isn’t throwing away stock.
Perhaps I’m over simplifying it, but it seems obvious that if an inner-city cafe became known for selling soy, almond or oat milk lattes for $1-2 less than dairy milk lattes, it would attract more customers who want that kind of thing. I don’t know what the balance of plant based versus dairy milk latte orders would be on any given day, perhaps the vast majority still seek dairy and non-dairy drinkers are still a minority but given the theme of these threads, it sounds like people would be willing to trek a few more blocks or even switch from dairy to plant based if they felt it was a reasonable deal and not too far beyond what a cup of coffee should cost.
I will add a couple of caveats before angry cafe owners tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about a) I DO NOT know what I am talking about and b) I have a machine at home, I load in the beans that I like, I push a button, it grinds them and espresso comes out, that’s as complicated as my coffee existence gets, so I’m definitely not a customer of yours and I don’t really care what the cost of a coffee is. I’m simply asking why Soy milk lattes incur an additional fee when it make sense to actually make them cheaper than dairy based lattes? I get that many moons ago Soy or Almond milk was probably a bit more exclusive but that’s hardly the case now. | 0 |
1d0rguy | Living abroad atm and all my non-aussie mates are genuinely amazed that the word shitcunt is a thing | 0 |
1d24t3a | Typically yes. It sits in my wallet, in my bag, which is usually on me.
In terms of buying alcohol, I'm up in the NT, so showing ID is mandatory at bottle shops, regardless of age.
It is definitely less common in the UK though for sure. | 1 |
1d5zu8b | Absolutely not from Harvey Norman. Despicable business and vile man. | 0 |
1d34695 | Given the lack of evidence to support claims of rising sea levels at anything resembling a rate that should concern anyone, why would they?
In the list of things they do have to concern themselves with, that isn't even a blip on the radar. | 0 |
1cvae4i | It’s a western global problem because most western nationals have took a very similar fiscal approach since the early 2000 but more importantly after the GFC.
Trillions was spent for the GFC and to stop a total collapse of the system. That money needed to be paid back, and the quickest and easiest way was to rapidly increase the tax base via immigration.
Same with Covid, it’s literally by design. Problem is, it takes decades to build up the infrastructure, training, teachers and support etc to accommodate such levels of immigration.
Not to mention successful multiculturalism doesn’t really work if immigration happens at such levels so quick. Australia used to take the right approach in the early 2000s. But we are quickly heading into the same direction as Europe, and you only have to look at r/Europe to see how many such levels of immigration is having on there standards of living, on there culture aka it’s degrading rapidly. | 0 |
1d6e0vf | The Decepticons are infiltrating and taking over | 0 |
1crpjgi | It's a populist move. One Nation are going to clean up given what's happened to housing and how many people have been affected by it. He's in damage control mode right now, just a little desperate. | 0 |
1cxtves | This is the government the Courier Mail wants us to have. | 0 |
1d6at9h | Thanks | 1 |
1czcrzr | Rich families that own houses getting a free reno. Just love to see it. | 0 |
1d27182 | Love it when political parties attempt to set the political agenda. First nuclear power stations (that nobody was really asking for), and now this.
Meanwhile wages still haven’t caught up to inflation post pandemic.
The tax base is only as big as it is. Tax revenue has to come from somewhere and we’re already forecasting a deficit in coming years. So where’s the revenue going to come from?
If you can better collect tax from multinationals operating in Australia to offset the drop from Australian owned and operated businesses I would support this. Otherwise go jump in a lake. | 0 |
1d4xibc | The whole point of being a casual that you are not required to give notice or request time off- you have the availability to work or you don’t and the only control the employer has over that is that they can refuse to offer you work. They’ve flagged that they won’t be offering you hours on your return- so that’s good to know so you line up a new job for your return, but I’d be ignoring the request to resign- they don’t need it, and don’t deserve the civilities.
It’s so frustrating to see employers get in a snit about casuals behaving like casuals- if they want loyalty and reliability then they should employ staff part time. Them not being able to control your pattern of work beyond the current roster is a them problem. Don’t solve a problem that a)isn’t actually a problem and b) is a consequence of them not employing a stable workforce. | 0 |
1d2ct0t | Tell him AFL is better | 1 |
1ctqtgq | I think it's productive to encourage business leaders to focus on issues of climate change and the environment - even if it's just lip service.
If enough of them do so, they'll eventually start trying to out do each other, which is a good thing. It also provide journalists fodder to make sure they're walking to talk, and to pick up and make accusations when they don't.
More billionaires and multi-millionaires should focus on the environment and climate change. It's doing more good than your personal apathy and derision is.
Also, progressives can and do try to get billionaires to pay more taxes regardless of whether they focus on the climate or not. | 1 |
1d396bj | Their cult stuff is pretty crummy of the way they treat their staff and OHS record is!? | 0 |
1d5yfds | Hehe | 1 |
1d1rxsp | I'm here to tell you that it's not water in case that's what you were hoping people would say. | 0 |
1d4m0ws | After your first lease in melb the agents have less options/reasons to vacate you.
Look again for month to month, Im not sure but sounds exactly like it is. That they could vacate you at any time with enough notice, even 2 months or 8 months in. Again, not sure, but verify absolutely. A lease would likely secure you a lot more than month to month | 1 |
1d34ukx | >I feel like I'm done with this industry
Yeah, every single person I know who has ever been a chef reached that point. It's just a shitty job - the main problem is you are working specifically during meal time. Working when you should be on a break.
A well managed kitchen recognises that and sets up a roster to protect the mental health of their staff but most kitchens are not well run. You could try to find a better kitchen but those jobs are hard to find... You could create a good kitchen, but honestly if you're burned out and over it, then that's probably not the best option. A good manager is passionate about the job and you probably can't do that anymore. Maybe in a few years you might be able to.
If you can finish your Cert 4 easily, then absolutely do that. The piece of paper will look good on your resume if not for your next job, maybe the one after that. It's worth having.
You could honestly do almost anything. A good mate of mine became a school teacher (they tried to get him to teach kids to cook... but he told them to fuck off. Literally dropped an F bomb in that meeting). He teaches maths and science. Doesn't have any particular aptitude for either subject, but he can read a high school textbook and that's all you really need (plus a relevant degree in teaching, obviously. He had to spend four years in university to get that - worked in a kitchen part time while studying)
Or, you could do what another mate did and move laterally - he's a hotel manager now. The hotel has a kitchen obviously, and his ability to manage the kitchen helped get the job, but doesn't actually work in the kitchen.
Ultimately, put your mental health first and get out of the situation you're in. You don't have to do it instantly - just start moving in that direction. You'll feel so much better once you've taken the first step, trust me. I'm in the middle of a similar transition myself (different industry though) — still working the job I don't like but I won't be much longer and that's made a huge difference. | 0 |
1d3jk38 | Oh gosh, who do I believe, the scientists or Peter Dutton? | 0 |
1d4k42f | It's common in Australia but very different to every other country I've ever been in.
Given we're a country of migrants it's understandable that a chunk of people on the roads works be thrown by this. | 0 |
1d25xi7 | I'll vote for them when they end the hypocrisy. E.g, more than 50% of elected state & federal MPs own multiple investment properties when they bemoan property as an investment and when they denounce the actions of Hamas etc. | 0 |
1d4hwzs | Some of the shops in my small country town want 60-80k pa . I don't know what would make that money plus a profit for yourself to be put in the shop. The pop of the town and surrounds is only about 15k | 0 |
1d5z5pc | Oh, *please*. China's glassjaw is notorious, and that makes them the epitome of a playground bully. They hate losing face, and Marles made them lose face. I don't know how many times people need to explain this to the PRC but the world doesn't give a shit about Chinese face, or the concept. | 0 |
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