DavidDoesLemmy
@DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
- Comment on ABC journalists to strike for first time in 20 years with widespread news disruption expected 2 weeks ago:
I meant that Americans think their copy is the original in both cases. I only really know the UK office. I forgot we even had an Aussie spin off tbh. It was in the news for one week and then forgotten about.
- Comment on Cheaper EVs, easier job access: What's in the EU-Australia free trade deal for you? 2 weeks ago:
Yes! Even beyond the environmental angle, energy independence is so important.
- Comment on BYO sandwiches and no cafe lunches as retirements threatened by rising costs 2 weeks ago:
My insurer said flood insurance was extra (a significant amount) so I chose not to get it. I’m a long way from the nearest river and feel I could move the most valuable things if needed.
- Comment on ABC journalists to strike for first time in 20 years with widespread news disruption expected 2 weeks ago:
The ABC in Australia was the original ABC before the Americans copied us. Kind of like the Office.
- Comment on Living without a private vehicle in Brisbane is impossible for residents due to the city’s sprawling layout and limited public transport options 2 weeks ago:
Is a bike a private vehicle?
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to australia@aussie.zone | 15 comments
- Comment on Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are 4 better ideas 2 weeks ago:
I’m sure you know much more about how healthy I am than I do.
- Comment on Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are 4 better ideas 2 weeks ago:
It’s actually very healthy and sustainable. I’ve been vegan for over 15 years and the healthiest food I eat is the cheapest.
- Comment on Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are 4 better ideas 3 weeks ago:
Healthy eating is very cheap. You can do a few dollars a meal for veggies and legumes or beans and rice.
- Comment on The RBA faces its 'most complicated' rates call in years. What could it mean for you? 3 weeks ago:
I hope they increase. Inflation is worse that high interest rates.
- Comment on 'An opportunity': The city where buying a unit is $322 cheaper than renting 3 weeks ago:
They’re just comparing rent with mortgage repayments. But not maintenance on the property, rates, body corporate, opportunity cost on your deposit and stamp duty.
- Comment on 'We've reached a breaking point': Is it time to tax older Australians more? 4 weeks ago:
"A couple who owns their home still needs a combined $730,000 in super to enjoy a comfortable retirement, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
“Around 92 per cent of Australians with super had a balance of less than $500,000 in 2022/23, according to data collected by the Australian Tax Office.”
This is poor writing. It compares a retired couple with an individual of any (working) age. It’s meaningless, but is meant to make you think most Australians won’t be able to live a comfortable life in retirement.
- Comment on 'We've reached a breaking point': Is it time to tax older Australians more? 4 weeks ago:
Whether something is a loophole or not is somewhat subjective. The things you mentioned were added deliberately, and maybe they should change, but they’re not loopholes in the sense of “abuses they didn’t think were possible when making the law”
- Comment on Why some Australians are spending $35,000 a year on food delivery apps 5 weeks ago:
I’ve only ordered uber eats when travelling for work (and the company paid), but even then it was a bad experience. Took about an hour to get delivered, and the food was mediocre and expensive.
- Comment on Power Games: Who’s driving high power bills? 5 weeks ago:
Tax is just everyone subsidising the power usage of the big users. People should pay for what they use, so it incentivises using less power.
- Comment on Ban under-16s from riding ebikes and e-scooters then require a driver’s licence, Queensland inquiry to recommend 1 month ago:
Some sort of licensing might be appropriate advice a certain power level, but a driver’s licence is not really relevant to riding a bike.
- Comment on Lesbian group seeks legal exemption to exclude trans women from events 1 month ago:
How do you know if a trans woman is passing? You probably only notice the ones that don’t.
- Comment on Lesbian group seeks legal exemption to exclude trans women from events 1 month ago:
“The Victorian-based LAG says it subscribes to the philosophy of lesbian feminism and does not believe humans can change sex.”.
Nobody’s suggesting people can change their biological sex. But gender is a social construct, separate from sex. That’s why it’s literally called transgender.
- Comment on Lesbian group seeks legal exemption to exclude trans women from events 1 month ago:
You use your words, I’ll use mine. But I think we agree.
- Submitted 1 month ago to australia@aussie.zone | 34 comments
- Comment on NSW To Impose Minimum Age For E-Bikes Following Review 1 month ago:
Yeah I’ve had mine for at least 3 years, riding several times a week, and it’s still going strong. Not expecting to replace it any time soon.
- Comment on NSW To Impose Minimum Age For E-Bikes Following Review 1 month ago:
Probably makes sense. But they don’t enforce the ebike laws they already have, so will they enforce this?
- Comment on Grace Tame event moved after Murdoch coverage fuels harassment campaign 1 month ago:
Grace tame does whatever she wants. Gotta respect that.
- Comment on What makes people proud to be Australian? The answer might surprise you 1 month ago:
I’m proud of some of our sane government policies. Preferential voting, health care, welfare, some environmental policies.
- Comment on Australia: Chinese HungryPanda food delivery drivers say police contacted family members back home as part of pressure campaign to stop them protesting 1 month ago:
Don’t they get to choose when they work? It’s conceivable they all just had other plans on Chinese New year
- Comment on Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day 1 month ago:
Charge him with planning a terrorist act then, if that’s what he was doing.
I think he should be punished for the speech but I don’t think the punishment fits the crime.
- Comment on Coles downplays meaning of 'Down Down' price tags and advertising in case against ACCC 1 month ago:
Fuck Coles. This is super shady.
- Comment on Carmakers face possible heavy fines in Australia for failing to meet climate targets 1 month ago:
Byd sells petrol cars as well as EVs
- Comment on Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day 1 month ago:
I year in prison seems excessive to me for a 40 second speech. I could imagine a few hundred hours of community service.
People kill cyclists and get less punishment than this idiot.
- Comment on ‘The whole family is destroyed’: Australia’s inheritance disputes aren’t just increasing – they’re becoming messier 1 month ago:
Personally I’ve emailed my will to all interested parties so they have plenty of time to object.