MisterFrog
@MisterFrog@aussie.zone
- Comment on *Wiitching Hour at Northland* - an important video about how Aussies can prevent Nazis promoting themselves and gaining power 1 hour ago:
They can’t form a political party. Right? We do not have freedom of speech in this country. Hate speech is illegal. At least, I would think so?
Ignoring their 3:30AM flashmobs seems prudent.
Don’t give them the light of day
- Comment on Could this be the death of Australia's nightmarish welfare system? 1 hour ago:
Private providers in a public system is ridiculous in my opinion. Here’s an idea, hire them directly instead of paying for a profit margin. :O (this opinion extends to Medicare providers, also)
What I recall being ridiculous was the wait on Centrelink applications. (It’s been a number of years since being off Centrelink so don’t haven’t paid attention recently)
Waiting 3 months was an option for me, but Christ, I can’t imagine how shit that must be who need immediate stability.
I also very much hope Labor update payment rates. Where are you gonna find a place anywhere near services and public transport to rent cheaply enough in order to actually get by?
If only we heavily invested in public housing, I’d wager we’d either end up saving a bunch of money not going to private landlords, or otherwise massively increase the amount in the pockets of people on Centrelink, because it wouldn’t be going to landlords…
Alas.
- Comment on Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour 15 hours ago:
Make $100,000 from selling your labor. 2024-25 FY: $20,788 (not including deductions)
Make $100,000 from selling your appreciating assets: $5,788.00
Gotta love that capital gains discount…
- Comment on Ben Roberts-Smith loses bid to overturn defamation case loss 3 weeks ago:
This travesty is that he’s not been prosecuted for murdering people/war crimes (allegedly)
- Comment on Not difficult to understand 4 weeks ago:
This is on you then. Providing finished documents in an editable format just feels wrong to me
- Comment on Not difficult to understand 4 weeks ago:
Just lie. There is absolutely nothing unethical about lying about timeframes on your resume.
Looking for a job after being made redundant, but still in good standing with your former coworker or manager? Just say you still work there.
Otherwise they’ll have way more leverage when it comes to salary negotiation.
My friend did this when he got made redundant, landed a well paying job, after months of being unemployed.
You have no reason to have a gap on your resume because you’ll be unfairly punished for it.
Just lie. It’s 100% ethical.
- Comment on Can someone explain Australian parties to me? 5 weeks ago:
The lower house single-member electorate voting system does still favour larger parties, it’s just way, way, better than FPTP.
oercollective.caul.edu.au/…/electoral-systems/
Relevant part starts at “Majoritarian (or ‘winner takes all’) systems” about a third of the way down.
- Comment on Permanent residents who had overseas drivers licenses transferred - your license may no longer be valid 5 weeks ago:
This has been the case of a while in Victoria already. Makes sense to me, and hardly much of an imposition since you have to renew your driver’s licence from any country eventually anyway.
And yeah, if you’re just visiting or on a temporary visa, no probs
- Comment on Major environmental not-for-profit Planet Ark goes into administration 5 weeks ago:
Aluminium used for drink cans is dubious because, once again, plastic (liners to prevent the drink from corroding the cans)
- Comment on Honest Government Ad | How To Vote 2025 5 weeks ago:
The Juice Media are forever questionable to me for recommending the teals as a blanket “not shit candidates”, despite some of them, not unsurprisingly, being against workers rights.
- Comment on Mental health experts concerned about Coalition plan to scrap workers’ right to disconnect 1 month ago:
How people can vote for these idiots beggars belief
- Comment on Swapping out red meat and creamy pasta sauce could significantly cut household emissions, Australian research finds 1 month ago:
Next thing you’re gonna be telling us is to bring back public servant building surveyors as the only building surveyors, to stop the conflict of interest that the builder paying the inspector directly causes.
Bloody madness, clearly the private market is more efficient /s
Our housing regs are a joke since they’re not even well supervised
- Comment on IT'S ON: Albanese to call May 3 federal election tomorrow morning 2 months ago:
The exception here being teal independents who vote with the Libs, as the colour name suggests, they’re not for workers. The only difference is that they believe in climate change and are not as socially conservative.
Handy tool: theyvoteforyou.org.au
- Comment on Private childcare whistleblowers' disturbing experiences inside a sector putting profits before kids 2 months ago:
Even under our current capitalist model, I think there are practically no benefits for privatisation of necessities. (Management of each being equal, that is. People pointing to “government inefficiency” are naive to think there aren’t just as many private orgs who run very inefficiently.)
What’s the point of having energy transmission private? I can’t well plug in a different network. I’m stuck with one, and then have to do a stupid dance with the retailers who “compete”.
What’s the point of having the airport be privately owned? It’s not like we have much of a choice of which airport to fly out of.
What’s the point of paying private schools with government money? That’s just money that could have been spent on public schools.
All of which we have to pay cost + profit. Instead of just cost.
The list goes on.
Privatisation is stupid.
- Comment on 'Limited incentive' for Coles and Woolworths to compete vigorously on price, and margins have risen, ACCC finds 2 months ago:
While a large part of the population is mislead about capitalism or benefitting from the system themselves, I think you’ll find your sentiments are shared by many. Especially here on Lemmy.
This system sucks.
But yeah, our media is so fully captured by corporate interests that any proposal tooooo socialist is promptly demonised.
Oh those profits from our minerals? Nahhhh the foreign companies deserve that. Can’t have a mining tax.
Breaking up monopolies? Nahhhh that’s practically communism (despite competition being part of capitalism’s rhetoric)
Big sad :(
At least Trump will likely secure us another term without an LNP majority government hehe
- Comment on 'Limited incentive' for Coles and Woolworths to compete vigorously on price, and margins have risen, ACCC finds 2 months ago:
Aldi is a nice way to save, but, their fresh food selection is pretty meh, and often not great quality (as in, going mouldy fast, I don’t care about how they look).
I usually pair going to Aldi and an Asian supermarket
- Comment on trump puts 25% tariffs on Aussie steel and aluminium 2 months ago:
Typo, was supposed to be lapdog*
- Comment on New report skewers Coalition’s contentious nuclear plan – and reignites Australia’s energy debate 2 months ago:
I’m still really unsure why some socialists have decided that because China carries the flag of socialism, that it means they’re automatically good at everything, ever. And everything bad about it is western propaganda.
I’m a socialist, hell, I even like China in many regards, much more than many of my fellow Australians.
But damn, why so many people on Lemmy.ml stanning for them? Makes no sense.
That being said, much of the infrastructure they have, is indeed nice (all the massive amounts of coal we sell them, notwithstanding).
But there are a bunch of inefficiencies and issues.
Ya know, like any other country.
China isn’t a utopia, it’s a place, with good and bad points.
- Comment on “I Want Every Young Mum Back In The Office Permanently” Says Multimillionaire Childcare Profiteer 2 months ago:
I ate the onion on this one
- Comment on Australian bosses on notice as 'deliberate' wage theft becomes a crime 2 months ago:
It’s not hard (this isn’t legal advice). If you find there has been an error (intentional or otherwise), document it, send it to them in writing.
They’re now fucked if they are in the wrong because now they know, and if they continue to not pay you, or threaten you job over it, they’re risking a lot more than before.
- Comment on trump puts 25% tariffs on Aussie steel and aluminium 2 months ago:
Huge cars with terrible visibility should have been outlawed ages ago anyway. There’s no good reason for someone’s bonnet to come up to my shoulders on a fucking ute.
There’s a reason why the road toll is going UP per capita in the US.
As much as it sucks for the Americans, there is a small part of me that’s happy about Trump shooting themselves in their own collective foot, because maybe we’ll consider diversifying our alliances a little. Instead of being America’s little laptop.
- Comment on Australian Federal election 2025: Taiwan offers to help counter online disinformation in lead-up to poll 4 months ago:
It’s honestly incredible we manage to elect anyone other than right-wing parties at all, given the media environment.