AusPol July - Due to penalty cuts and tax hikes all wit is suspended

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The Before Times: Mar 8, 2014; Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.

thank gently caress all those EOFY sales are over.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2018 03:37

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 04:32

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MysticalMachineGun posted:

da gently caress is this

/r/iamverysmart

# ¿ Jul 5, 2018 05:14

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avshalemon posted:

where do the vaccines come in

vaccines cause autism which causes rape and murder duh

# ¿ Jul 6, 2018 02:01

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Intoluene posted:

There's pretty much no benefit to going private in a public hospital. Hospital gets a bit more cash and you can choose your specialist but that's it. Private insurance is more about elective surgeries.

tbh you're better off paying what you would be paying in premiums into a bank account. I've worked out that in order to get a surgery I need on private, I'll have to pay for top tier insurance for a year to wait out the waiting period (about 4-5k) and then also be subject to a bunch of out of pocket expenses anyway or dig into my super to afford it.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2018 02:20

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iajanus posted:

Or move to Queensland where it's free

It's not free; you just pay for it through your power bill.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2018 02:50

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albo's deliberately trying to shift the overton window IMO

# ¿ Jul 11, 2018 04:56

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Dude McAwesome posted:

I�m doing this. Full time 40-44 hours, then 16-32 hours part time. It�s not by loving choice - life in Melbourne is expensive, and I�m attempting (poorly) to save a deposit for a house that I�ll likely never actually be able to afford.

Hey cobber, you seem to have forgotten about THE ANZAC SPIRIT, which allows our fighting diggers the ability to overcome any obstacle.

mate just get a better paying job

(jk that must suck. I could not deal with f/t and p/t jobs at the same time. you are obviously a very hard worker so good on you, just wish it wasn't necessary just to afford a loving house)

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 01:31

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Anidav posted:

Rent out one of your jobs

ah yes, the job market job market

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 05:12

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Mr Chips posted:

Our best defence against invasion is being a sun-blasted, mad-max style hellscape at the arse end of the world.

except we have a good proportion of the world's known uranium so there's *some* strategic value in it, but it'd be a logistic nightmare to invade and hold.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 07:53

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Solemn Sloth posted:

The first time that you have direct contact with a big 4 accounting firm, and see the discrepancy between the level of work and expertise they bring and the hourly rates they charge, is a hell of a shock tbqh.

EY?

I hate EY.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2018 02:18

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But tbh the same is true for a lot of consultancy firms. Government wastes a ridiculous amount of money on that poo poo.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2018 02:22

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Solemn Sloth posted:

Got it in one!

Yeah this was my first time seeing a fee estimate from them. It�s seriously criminal how much the public sector forks out to their mates through this type of consultancy.

Translating the costs of an individual project you outsource, compared to the total cost to bring on a highly skilled person internally, and then you�d also retain that knowledge within the department/agency going forward too. It�s hosed.

yeah but something something bloated public service fat cats!

Also be careful engaging any consultants with projects that might span over the christmas holidays; all the seniors gently caress off and leave the grads/interns behind to cluelessly do the work.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2018 02:36

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bandaid.friend posted:

She's harder to make out than they are

yep, her clothes are louder than the camo, but they gently caress with perception more (this is why Gingham was originally invented btw)

# ¿ Jul 13, 2018 07:36

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Recoome posted:

Pea brain: adequate oversight and regulation for NDIS

Normal brain: adequate funding for the NDIS

GALAXY BRAIN: Announce a major task force into NDIS fraud when minimal fraud is present

universe brain: still refuse to announce task force into JSA fraud when fraud is systemic

# ¿ Jul 24, 2018 01:26

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I would have loved to wear pants at my high school. gently caress wearing a skirt in winter.

# ¿ Jul 24, 2018 06:25

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Don Dongington posted:

I think it's kinda ridiculous that if you have a loan, which you've been paying the repayments on every month for years, that someone can tell you you can't afford it.

We tried to trade down to a cheaper property with the same lender we were with and got told we couldn't afford it.

To pay $200 a fortnight less than I was managing to pay, on my own, while my partner was waiting 6 weeks for her parental leave to come in.

Ended up going with a different lender, which cost me about 1% PA more, but it was still way cheaper, and we got a bigger block with a nicer house about 2KM up the road, and it's nice having that extra money for shopping every fortnight.

IMO If you own a home, your circumstances change and you need to shift for work, or more space, but want to pay about the same, you shouldn't have to pay stamp duty, you should be able to just transfer your mortgage, and you shouldn't have to go through 3-6 months of uncertainty. All of these requirements are dumb constructs of capitalism and need to gently caress off.

this is why land taxes are a popular policy recommendation (but state budgets are way too reliant on stamp duty for them to want to change that rn)

# ¿ Jul 25, 2018 02:33

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Doctor Spaceman posted:

The Murdoch papers are quite happy call people on disability benefits welfare cheats and bludgers.

What do you mean you've got crippling PTSD and can't leave the house? You should obviously be able to do 40 hours work per week.

# ¿ Jul 25, 2018 02:55

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...holiday? what is that?

# ¿ Jul 25, 2018 09:59

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I spend all my money on rent

# ¿ Jul 25, 2018 10:01

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Megillah Gorilla posted:

I did some sums the other day for renting versus buying using the ANZ home loan calculator.

I pay $1300pcm in rent for the house I'm living in at the moment which would probably easily sell for $450,000 at auction.

If I were to get a loan for that amount, the ANZ calculator gives me a monthly repayment of $2307 for a standard variable loan of $4.6% over 30 years.

That's a thousand dollars more than I'm currently paying in rent each month - and a total repayment over those 30 years of $830,520.
It would take me 53 years to pay that much at my current level of rent.

So, the way I figure it, by renting I'm debt free and ahead of the game for the next half a century

EDIT: A thousand dollars more a month to be able to hammer a nail into the walls

A mortgage for the apartment I live in would be less than the rent; the real problem is that I can't save for the $80k deposit, because a good 80% of my income goes to basic living expenses and the other 20% is poo poo like new clothes that I need for work, and leisure activities/buying video games once in a while.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2018 00:45

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at least we still have the guardian

# ¿ Jul 26, 2018 02:17

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https://tendaily.com.au/news/a180726kpi/exclusive-lee-lin-chin-quits-sbs-20180726

Lee Lin Chin quitting sbs; there's an extract of the article which I thought people itt would find informative

quote:

She delights in revealing her more irreverent and cheekier side with her extremely wry, acerbic and highly caustic tweets.

Sure, her alter-ego and friend, producer Chris Leben is the comedic brains behind her account, but nothing is said on her behalf, without her knowledge or prior consent.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2018 07:48

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NoNotTheMindProbe posted:

Yeah you're right, for some reason I thought he used to be a banker. Must have gotten him confused with Turnbull.

The point still stands though.

That's Senator Whish-Wilson

# ¿ Jul 30, 2018 10:30

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 04:32

The Before Times: Mar 8, 2014; Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.

I want to get this done because I'm legit curious about if I've got any ancestors from interesting places. couldn't give a gently caress how pure my bloodline is. gonna be disappointed af if it's just germans and brits all the way down.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2018 11:45

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