bowmore posted:

10k added on to an initial purchase isn't unreasonable though, the cheaper energy bills would take pressure off your mortgage repayments

Bogan King posted:

It's time for some Game Theory™

May leaned left as a deliberate plan to get a minority government with the DUP pushing them across the line to cull the unbelievers in Free Market Austerity. This means she now can rule from a purer conservative position rather than dealing with factional bullshit in her own party. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Anidav posted:

People buying property in Japan

Freudian Slip posted:

Yeah, I am not sure Japan is the best place to be buying property since they already have a shrinking population.

Bogan King posted:

Aren't you required to be connected to the grid and pay the connection fee for being connected though? Your power consumption bill may be zero but you still have to pay access fees.

norp posted:

Unlike gas bills (in wa at least) that have a fairly large daily connection-having fee, power bills roll the network fees into the per-kWh charge.

Bogan King posted:

It's only 0.38% added to the cost to buy a 3 bedroom place in Balmain. Of course the other $2.6M is really where the problem is.

CrazyTolradi posted:

This isn't the case in SA, Vic or QLD. You have a connection fee that's charged per day, usually it's about 50c or so.

quote:

http://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4724456/leyonhjelm-rspca-committing-cultural-imperialism-on-live-horse-and-donkey-exports/
NSW LIBERAL Democratic Senator David Leyonhjelm has accused RSPCA Australia of “cultural imperialism” in raising public fears and warnings about the potential live export of Australian horses and donkeys for slaughter in overseas markets.

Don Dongington posted:

Also Turnbull may have to call an early election, about a year from now

Don Dongington posted:

Also Turnbull may have to call an early election, about a year from now

Guardian posted:

Dreamworld inquest: former CEO Deborah Thomas to get $3,000-a-day fee

The outgoing chief executive of the company that owns Dreamworld will receive a $730,000 payout, and get $3,000 a day to attend an inquest into the deaths of four people in last year’s accident on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

Deborah Thomas left Ardent Leisure earlier than initially scheduled on Friday and has been replaced by Simon Kelly.

Thomas, who was involved in the company’s dealings with bereaved families during the tragedy, will also get a payout of more than $730,000, equivalent to 12 months’ remuneration.

Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozi Araghi and Cindy Low were killed when the ride malfunctioned on 25 October 2016.

A timeframe for the inquest has not been set and it could be a year or more before it begins.

Thomas had been slated to take up a role overseeing the recovery of Dreamworld after stepping down, but will now leave the company.

Ardent Leisure said Thomas would provide consultancy advice and support to the new chief executive, senior management and its board before the inquest.

“Ms Thomas will be paid a consultancy fee of $3,000 per day, for each day reasonably expended in relation to the coronial inquest,” it said.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

If you're building a house don't you also need to either install water tanks or solar panels to pass code these days? Buying a battery on top of that's not too crazy.

freebooter posted:

I had a horrible thought, forgive me if it's already been aired: what if Corbyn proves that ~Change From Within~ was possible after all?

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Was possible, or is possible?

Corbyn was only allowed to stand as a joke by right wing MPs.

Don Dongington posted:

Pretty sure Albanese ran for the leadership under the same circumstances as Corbyn, and won the popular vote, but instead of actually being allowed to lead, the Right faction dropped Shorten in the spot instead.

So yeah probably not possible under the current party structure.

You Am I posted:

lol as if they old boys club at Melbourne would be the change within. They'd be spitting their cognac in disgust.

Bogan King posted:

I just wanted to post that speccy and this was the easiest way my pre coffee brain could work out how to segue

Don Dongington posted:

^ check out Eddie's mate here

iajanus posted:

A good speccy is who cares sport is boring.

Bogan King posted:

ABC posted:

Christian lobby FamilyVoice moves to stop mentally ill from attending church services

A national Christian group is lobbying for the Disability Discrimination Act to be changed so that it can discriminate against people with mental illnesses, on the basis they could upset the "sacred" nature of church services.

FamilyVoice has called for a religious exemption to the Act, arguing it interferes with freedom of religion.

In a submission to a federal parliamentary inquiry on freedom of belief, FamilyVoice said a person with a mental illness had the potential to interfere with a church service.

"For very good reasons a religion may not wish to engage a person who has a mental illness and displays disturbed behaviour," the submission read.

quote:

"Such behaviour would adversely affect a church service, which is sacred in nature.

"A simple provision should be added for an exemption from the act for persons ... whose conscientious beliefs do not allow them to comply."

FamilyVoice says sex change 'delusional'

FamilyVoice, which is an Adelaide-based national Christian organisation, also wants the Sex Discrimination Act changed, stating the laws as they stood directly contradicted the moral values of the Christian faith.

The Sex Discrimination Act bans the discrimination of people on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and relationship status.

FamilyVoice has described these matters as "highly controversial", and in its submission called sex change "delusional".

"The reality is that 'sex change' is a myth. Neither hormone treatment nor surgery can actually change a person's sex," the submission said.

Conflict over the anti-discrimination laws is "almost inevitable", according the submission.

"The effect of the Act is to empower those who have espoused one value system to impose their beliefs on those with contrary beliefs," it said.

"Far from fostering social harmony, the Act is likely to exacerbate social divisions."

The group's social media accounts show FamilyVoice takes a stance against same-sex marriage, transgender people, abortion, euthanasia and unisex bathrooms.