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- Comment on Labor and the Coalition have very different ideas about ties to the United States 1 hour ago:
In truth, you brought me here. I usually avoid politics.
But if you turn up in an Australian instance and have nothing but vague “look at that” to go with, don’t be surprised if Aussies respond with snark.
- Comment on Labor and the Coalition have very different ideas about ties to the United States 13 hours ago:
Perhaps “does little” would have been a better turn of phrase?
I say this because mocking that sort of thing does cause people to second-guess the validity of it. Which in-turn may make that line of thinking less attractive to people heading down that path. - Comment on Labor and the Coalition have very different ideas about ties to the United States 13 hours ago:
I’m married. So, I suppose I’m not a single person. Can single person explain what this person is on about?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🚙 Friday 15 August 2025 3 days ago:
I’m starting to think about retirement. Not very seriously, it’s still over a decade away - but in a “how the hell are we going to get a house and pay it off before that?” kinda way.
But if we somehow manage it, retirement is going to be awesome.
- Comment on Melbourne airport ranked Australia’s least convenient 6 days ago:
I mean, Perth installed a rail link in the last five years to the airport. It also costs $5.20 to travel 100km from the airport (if you buy a cash ticket - cheaper if you get a smartrider card).
Melbourne has been talking about it for 60 years, they just can’t seem to prioritize it over whatever else the government spends money on. The airport itself has at various times been an impediment to the station as well, though. Much of the debate appears to stem on whether to make a subway or go above ground (cheaper).
- Comment on Satellite imagery reveals what Israel didn't show to the ABC when it granted rare access inside Gaza 1 week ago:
So, basically like Theresienstadt.
- Comment on Police escort neo-Nazis in early morning march through Melbourne’s CBD 1 week ago:
I agree there needs to be more to stop Neo Nazis. I can’t help but think those powers could be used on other protesters though.
This is also my concern. While I mock these losers for hiding behind their masks like cowards, I also don’t want it to become illegal to wear a mask in public/protests. Because I might want to wear one someday for something.
- Comment on "We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal 2 weeks ago:
In Australia at least, those cards are everywhere in populated areas. Supermarkets and department stores pretty-much all stock them. I’d say that over 90% of Australians live within 3km of a store that sells Steam cards and takes cash. Most of us even closer than that.
- Comment on Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts 2 weeks ago:
I hear you - if I no longer paid my tax now, it wouldn’t make a difference to the ATO financially. However, if all middle-income taxpayers in my demographic who pay between around $30,000 and $80,000 in tax were to stop paying the ATO, they would feel that.
I forget the tax brackets decades later, but $90x2-3 days a week was getting taxed enough that I was losing about two hours per shift on tax. I remember thinking of it in hours at work. The first two hours paid Mr. tax man, the remaining six were for me. I remember that I was making $7 per hour. My annual tax came out at less than $2k, before deductions etc. If all the kids in the same boat as me didn’t have to pay tax, I doubt it’d make much difference to the ATO.
- Comment on "We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal 2 weeks ago:
Your point is sound because I usually use a credit card for this, but most of my Steam purchases come from buying gift cards. However, I could easily buy those gift cards with cash.
Your comment implies this is not possible/common.
- Comment on Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts 2 weeks ago:
It rankled with me when I was 15-17 that I had to pay income tax as a kid making ~$70-$90 per day. My paltry income would be doing nothing for Mr tax man, but that money would be much better given to me on payday. I think I would have signed up to vote and get a say in how it was spent. But there are also a lot of 16 year old morons who would act in predictable ways if forced to vote.
Maybe introduce it as optional until you are 18? And then it goes compulsory.
- Comment on Bob Katter refuses to swear oath to King Charles 3 weeks ago:
What makes you come to this conclusion? Given that Australia has been connected to the British crown since colonial days - before federation, and we haven’t gone down that path, I’m wondering what makes you think we will? The UK has had its attachment for half a millennia, they also seem to be doing ok.
In fact, I’ll go one further and give a counter-example: India detached from the monarchy nearly 80 years ago and I think they’ve gone way further down that path. Presidents Modi and Trump have a fair amount in common.
So, I think I disagree with you on this point. At least, I can’t see what you’re getting at.
- Comment on Bob Katter refuses to swear oath to King Charles 3 weeks ago:
I don’t call myself a monarchist. But I am in favour of someone holding the power to send us to an election if we get a non-functional government. Whoever that is needs to be totally independent of our day-to-day politics and essentially un-bribable.
Right now, that’s the king in England. I’m not against disconnecting from that - but like I said, I don’t know where else you’ll find someone who is outside daily politics in Australia and can’t be bribed to act against our interests. If you have a name, I’m all ears (so is the king! 😆).
If you are proposing we just do away with that, then I’d love to know how you’d deal with an Australian Trump administration. Because 3-4 years of that doesn’t sound fun.
- Comment on Australia joins other nations in call for an immediate end to war in Gaza 3 weeks ago:
While Australia is in that supply chain, “stopping it” wouldn’t do anything. For a start, the manufacturer/seller of the parts is Lockheed Martin. The government can sanction a country and tell LM they can’t send their parts from Australia to Israel.
But all that will happen from this is LM will send the parts to their USA operations and from there, they’ll magically be reassigned to Israel. Or worse: They move production of those parts to another nation and Australians lose their jobs. Either way, the parts will still get to Israel. The government holds no actual cards in this equation.
- Comment on Bob Katter refuses to swear oath to King Charles 3 weeks ago:
It might be time for another referendum on this topic. However, given the chaos that has come out of the USA in the hands of a rogue government, I’d be hesitant to completely remove the role the monarchy plays in our government. We need that check on power and I don’t know what you’d replace it with.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Thursday 17 July 2025 4 weeks ago:
Huh. A Switch 2 game besides Mario Kart World. I haven’t been able to justify upgrading. I’ll likely go to Steam Deck instead.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌏 Thursday 17 July 2025 4 weeks ago:
Only about half an hour left to vote in:
hottest100.abc.net.au - Comment on See the leaked teen social media ban tech trial report that has experts worried 5 weeks ago:
Theoretically, “they” in this story includes us. According to the definition in the bill, aussie.zone counts as social media.
And I personally have zero interest in dealing with government IDs. So, I hope they figure out a way of doing verification before you get as far as the sites themselves. Because while we’ll be bound by this legislation, I can’t see any other instance out there caring in the slightest about it - why would they? So it’ll do diddly-squat. - Comment on Discussion Thread 🥪 Wednesday 9 July 2025 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥪 Wednesday 9 July 2025 5 weeks ago:
School holidays and nobody to look after the kids. Arranged to come into work at midday so I could cover the morning.
I’ve brought them into town, bought them movie tickets and then lunch before ditching them. They ate lunch and made their way to the cinema. When the movie finishes, they’ll make their own way home and get ready for swimming lessons. Mum will get home around 4 to take them to the pool. They’re basically out in the city and independent of adult supervision for four hours.
So I’m at work now and the kids are in their first movie session ever with no adult present. They’re making core memories right now. The first movie I saw with no grown up in the cinema with me was Flight of the Navigator - I remember it vividly.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🪁 Monday 7 July 2025 1 month ago:
I was convinced she’d done it a month ago. I did not hear the defense testimony of the past few weeks though - so I didn’t have the complete picture.
I am surprised. Not that she did it, but that the defense testimony hadn’t swung the jury to “Not guilty”.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍜 Tuesday 1 July 2025 1 month ago:
So I’ve volunteered to spend the night overseeing an unknown number of kids on music camp.
*Numbers may change dependent on enrollment
Overnight stay in dorm room with year 5/6 boys from xxxxxxxxxxxxxx primary
Now that I’m staring at the email and imaging what this is going to entail, I can see why they struggle to find parents willing to do it. I think I need to accept that I’m going to get five hours sleep that night if I’m lucky. Set aside time on the Sunday for a good nap.
- Comment on Australia's protester crackdown didn't start with Hannah Thomas — and it won't end with her 1 month ago:
“I’m five foot one. I weigh about 45 kilos. I was engaged in peaceful protest, and my interactions with NSW Police have left me potentially without vision in my right eye, permanently,”
Can we have a few more details of what these interactions are, please? Because if Police simply charged in with batons swinging, it’s a problem worthy of much wider coverage. The way she’s worded this sounds cagey though - like she’s painting herself in a positive light and not asking for any sort of investigation into the incident nor calling out for excessive force/assault against the officer(s) involved.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 💾 Saturday 28 June 1 month ago:
Fresh donuts! I have not found a decent fresh jam donut in Perth. The closest I have found didn’t have jam and were like $4ea.
I miss the Preston Market.
- Comment on Donald Trump dominated extraordinary NATO summit that saw European defence spending increase 1 month ago:
Well, you did downvote the post, so it’s a fair question in your specific case, @teft@lemmy.world. In case you are unaware, mods and admins can see votes.
- Comment on Sydney Muslim cleric tells court Jewish people can’t be offended by him calling them ‘vile’ as lectures were private 2 months ago:
Sorry Willie, you can’t upload a video to YouTube and then say it was a private setting.
I doubt you’d get away with calling the lecture private even if it weren’t broadcast.
- Comment on Scott Morrison receives Australia's highest honour for leadership during [COVID] crisis 2 months ago:
The problem is I love all three publications and would struggle to choose one name.
/c/NotBetootaShovelChaser ?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦉 Saturday 7 June 2025 2 months ago:
Every Saturday is much the same: Hockey, Shopping, Extra thing.
The kid lost hockey to the team on top of the ladder, but still scored a goal. Shopping was mostly a success, I need to go back for more stuff soon.
Not sure what Extra thing will be at this stage, but it’s my wife’s birthday soon, might take the kids shopping for that.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🦉 Saturday 7 June 2025 2 months ago:
I hate getting up early for parkrun. But I’ve never regretted doing it.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥠 Friday 6 June 2025 2 months ago:
Emergency Cheese has a tendency to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I have emergency cheese in the fridge, I find I suddenly have an emergency that requires cheese.
