Sydney to Melbourne High Speed Rail Investigation | Australian HSR
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    1d ago 100%

    I would rather spend more time sitting on a train than I would navigating air ports with their security theatre.

    Even 2h on a train vs 1h of air port and plane bullshit would be preferred.

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  • What was the Worst car you've ever owned?
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    2d ago 100%

    Other half had a Peugeot 206. Thing was an economic write off at 10 years old with barely 100,000 kms on the odometer. Endless problems every service, high chance of stranding you. Interior falling apart, paint peeling off etc. Quality control must have been non existent.

    Worst car I've ever driven would be a 2021 Mitsubishi outlander hire car. The way it handled corners felt downright dangerous, weak engine with awful CVT. Average park bench has more comfort than the seats. Sometimes in my career I get a feeling of imposter syndrome, but I can look at a car like the outlander and say thank fuck I'm not at daft as the arseholes responsible for that abomination.

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  • Land supply just one issue in housing crisis - Echo Newspaper
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    3d ago 100%

    The problem is we just don’t have the housing to adequately accommodate people,’’ she said.

    Why is the solution always supply side and never critically examining the demand side. We can't have infinite growth on a finite planet. Oh wait line on graph must point upwards, silly me.

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  • New data reveals thousands of Australians who own 10 rentals or more
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    3d ago 100%

    I don't think limiting is necessary.

    Instead we could start by getting rid of John Howard's capital gains tax discounts on properties. That alone massively distorts where investment dollars go in this country. Of all the fucked things about real estate that has to be the one that is most unfair. Why the hell should you pay less tax on speculating existing property than you do when you work on something that actually produces value?

    If that didn't correct things enough there are more things that could be done: banning ownership by non citizens, replacing stamp duty with annual land tax, incentives to discourage land banking, realistic population targets, and dare I say it; limiting negative gearing to new builds only.

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  • Maintaining a waxed chain is WAAAAY easier than maintaining a wet lubed chain
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    5d ago 100%

    It's been very easy. Although I will say my use case is a 9km urban commute. Any issues I can jump on a train to the local bike shop.

    Changing a rear tyre on a split frame in the middle of no where would be beyond me.

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  • More wealth in fewer hands — the great housing rort
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    6d ago 100%

    I reckon it would change when renters start to outnumber owners.

    Which is part of the reason for first home buyers grants, stamp duty discounts etc, to funnel more people in to owning. The other being it is a great way to hand tax dollars to established real estate owners.

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  • It's wrong to say Australia hasn't had an immigration strategy for decades — we're living with its consequences
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    1w ago 100%

    Howard was very calculating in what he did.

    He made a big fuss in the media about a tiny handful of asylum seekers arriving by boat. All the while ramping up legal immigration avenues.

    He knew this was good for his business owner lobbyist mates and good for increasing demand on real estate. Bad for anyone who works for a living and did not already own a house.

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  • Is Google Maps getting worse?
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    3w ago 100%

    Google consistently routes people to make a right turn across an unsignalised dual carriageway near me. (Australia, we drive on the left).

    This right turn is so prone to crashes that every single weekday morning and afternoon there will be multiple tow trucks just waiting for a crash.

    To avoid this intersection and turn right on to the dual carriageway at a location with traffic lights is only a matter of driving less than 1km in either direction on a parallel side street. Yet Google tells people to go past the traffic lights to make this turn. Idiocy.

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  • PDFs
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    3w ago 100%

    The recruiters also like to remove your name and contact details so that the companies they are selling you to can't bypass the recruiter.

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  • Property investors fear forced sales under negative gearing changes | SMH
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    3w ago 100%

    Be very surprised if labor changes direction before the election.

    As much as I would like to see negative gearing limited to new builds only and capital gains tax discounts removed entirely.

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  • [GVMERS] The Rise and Fall of Unreal Tournament
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    4w ago 100%

    Played UT4 at a few LAN parties circa 2015 - 2018.

    Frustrating that they never went back to finish UT4 off after Fortnite BR turned in to a money printer. It felt so close to being ready.

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  • Keyboard apps stop working correctly in Voyager comment section.
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    1mo ago 100%

    identical environment.

    if I tap out words, then they will appear as i hit each letter. if i use swipe, then i get no preview of the word, the word just appears after i lift off and touch another key.

    very annoying, cant live without gesture/swipe typing.

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    A rally will be held in Margaret River at the weekend to call on the state government to fund rapid bushfire suppression equipment and scale back “failing” prescribed burns in the South West. Globally there has been a shift towards adopting new early detection and rapid suppression equipment to quickly identify and extinguish bushfires. The technology, including smoke detection cameras, satellite monitoring, AI software and drones to give a bird’s-eye view to spot developing fires, is already operational in Canada and California. It is being rolled out in European countries and along the east coast of Australia. WA Forest Alliance senior campaigner Jason Fowler said the WA government and Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions were lagging and reliant on “outdated and dangerous” policy. “The prescribed burning program is no longer effective at protecting South West communities in a drying and warming climate,” he said. “Only half of prescribed burns close to communities have been completed last year because they are too risky. “Forests are also suffering with an increasing number of high-intensity burns causing severe damage.”

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    https://archive.is/NiAeq

    Likely a pipe dream at this stage. But having just visited south bank in Brisbane it would be awesome to create something similar here. What I liked about south bank: -big shady trees to sit under Lots of nice places to hang out that don't require you to be a customer open access pool, water playground. Lots of places to eat If Perth tried to do it, we would need to bring in the team who did south bank, and keep away the clowns who made the shadeless concrete wind tunnels like yagan square and Elizabeth quay.

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    www.abc.net.au

    I'm sure if we keep voting for the Libor and Laberal parties they will eventually fix it right?

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    https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/australian-new-vehicle-efficiency-standard-frequently-asked-questions

    Looks like we are finally working towards a fuel efficiency standard. Will be interesting to see what the final details are, especially the year at which manufacturers have to hit zero emissions, and if it's going to be a linear change to get there or otherwise. No doubt legacy parts of the industry will be busy lobbying for their own interests instead of the planet's.

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    www.abc.net.au

    Not sure I agree with the title that no one can ”escape” it. I think the wealth hoarding class does very nicely out of everyone else's misery. Perhaps if things don't turn around their grand children might go from owning the whole country to facing a guillotine. More likely once there is a large enough percentage of people who will have no hope of owning, then they will start to have an effect at the polling booth.

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    www.abc.net.au

    Economists tie them selves in knots trying to justify record immigration: If you own a business, of course it lowered wages, give us a pat on the back. If you are a worker, of course it didn't lower wages, give us a pat on the back. One thing that isn't getting mixed messages is what the increased demand has done to the housing market. Albo would like all the renters to starve harder for the economy please.

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