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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What you need to know about why house prices aren't coming down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it important for you that people who currently invest die, or that the seizing of properties doesn’t work anymore?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The year of the bailout: Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter next in line for taxpayers’ cash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s very odd… What percentage of the company now belongs to Australia?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think both 0 screen time and infinite screen time are bad extremes for kids. Infinite probably doesn’t need explaining, zero is also not very effective because you’re likely gonna alienate the kid and they’ll be playing at friend’s houses anyway.

  Personally I think the best approach is to try be a guide for your kid, not a policement. Soon enough they’ll be on their own anyway, and the reasons will stick better than the rules.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I didn’t think about it, but your comment makes sense to me. I don’t know what’s best really.

  Like in a discussion here on Lemmy that was just a little while ago, I think phone usage during school hours would be a far healthier and effective alternative. I’ve seen how it works in practice in 2 different countries, one with mobile phones allowed and one disallowed. And the complete ban on phone usage during school hours really goes easy and works well (as I see implemented in Dutch schools at least - you just hand over your device in the morning until end of school).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t currently live in Australia so I may be ill informed, but the arguments sound made-up to me.

  Hollonds said she’s worried the ban will adversely affect children who already struggle to find connection and belonging at school, citing LGBTQIA+ children, those with mental health problems, neurodiverse children, children with disabilities and complex needs, and children who live in regional and rural areas.

  Doesn’t that sound exactly like the “can somebody please think about the children” argument? I mean, how will social media help those with mental health problems? There’s a ton of studies that social media only makes it worse, and by far.

  Or in other words, don’t have hopes that some magical “social media” is gonna help the children. Do it, yourself. Support minorities around you. Be more welcoming of other genders/preferences. Talk to other people. That kind of stuff…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Greens and Australian Christian Lobby form ‘unholy alliance’ to shut down late-night pokies in NSW⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess that’s a good first step… towards making gambling undesired and unapproachable pverall, as much as possible.

  (I’m assuming here that “simply” making it illegal overnight might not work and may only make it more attractive to some people. So the correct approach is to really make it less attractive.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Governments keep making our housing crisis worse – and they’ve just done it again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What could also help I think, is to have a high tax for property that is not rented out. (Where nobody is registered.) If, as a landloard, you know you’d have to pay 5% of the total house cost every year you don’t have a tenant, you would be strongly incentivized to rent out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well the share price could’ve risen due to expectations of a worse judgement. The analysis has to be a dofferent one. Just profit/loss.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recently got approved for the block with this view.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Success with tge house!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  From what I understood, the data comes from here: www.nap.edu.au/naplan/results-and-reports And specifically the national data here: www.acara.edu.au/…/naplan-national-results

  (The article didn’t reference its sources I think? My comment is to complement.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘A fundamental part of growing up’: Why Aussie kids can’t swim any more⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I’ve misunderstood you at first, sorry. 🙈 I think I understand what you meant now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘A fundamental part of growing up’: Why Aussie kids can’t swim any more⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  @Zagorath, I don’t fully understand this, could you explain? If you think that the article has a poor base, why are you posting the article to Australia@aussie.zone?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the response!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the response!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Does that sound legit? 😮 (I currently live in Europe, considering to move to AU. I’d rather have a realistic overview, with ups and downs presented fairly, so I’m curious.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Western hegemony is over⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m personally new to reddit. Do you have any recommendations on what to do with posts that you think waste your time or provide disinformation? Unsubscribe from the author? (But that would not be scalable if communities and new people join.) Unsubscribe from groups [that don’t have moderation policies you align with]? But then I’d be pushing towards gated communities or something like that…

  Any recommendations?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways – when they’re driving us away from net zero?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s notable that the article focuses heavily on the eco impact. However, that’s only half of the story. The other half is how enjoyable cities can be when public transport complements cars and bicycles. Being on the street becomes actually nice. Your kids can bike to school themselves and not die on the first intersection. That sort of stuff. It’s absolutely amazing to live in countries/cities that mastered this