Things we tolerate in Australia that we probably shouldn’t:
- international student visa puppy mill operators
- infinity immigrants being imported to artificially juice GDP
- ‘diversity is our strength’ catch cry unsupported by any basis or evidence other than ‘oh but what about the food’
- the taxpayer rort that is the NDIS in its current form
- inept and incompetent politicians
That’s just a few, I’m sure it could be a much longer list
Our mortgage has been a yoyo for the past 24 months.
Started at 6.2%, dropped last year over 4 cycles to 5.4%.
Less than 6 months later and we back up to 5.95%.
For us, the difference is about $300 extra per month.
We also own two cars, one is a diesel.
In less than 3 months expenses have gone up by $1,000.
We will survive and thankfully made great decisions to hedge against such slavery mechanisms.
Though for many Australians, $1,000 in a month is dire.
RBA is also expecting to raise rates at least twice.
Does the average Australian have $1500 in the budget to weather the rapid changes?
Apart from wanting to escape the woke-ness it’s not hard to see why 100,000 people have left Melbourne to move to QLD in recent years
Melbourne vs Gold Coast yesterday
In my opinion Australia doesn’t reward hard working intelligent and educated people enough
Stop go union operatives pulling in more than qualified medical or engineering professionals
Tax the high earners to death so we can pay people to walk dogs for $90 an hour as NDIS carer dog walkers
I can see why we suffer a ‘brain drain’ where our best and brightest leave for greener pastures where their skills are better valued by the marketplace
And those that stay just wanna play leveraged propadee roulette, because let’s face it we’re not that bright
Not a serious country
Have a look at how cocoa prices have fallen in recent times
Yet we still pay $9 for a block of fake chocolate with minimal cocoa from the supermarket
Hilarious stuff 😂
I’m about to get married, and my fiancé knows I have an inheritance that was left to me by my grandparents. It’s in my name only, and I’ve been saving it for years. Now he’s saying that before we get married, I should put the entire inheritance into a joint account so we can “start fresh together,” or he doesn’t think we should go through with the wedding. I’m 36 already and this is something my family worked hard to leave me. I’m torn between wanting to build a life together and feeling like I’m being pressured to give up something important to me. What do you think I should do?
By isitmeaitah
As an engineer working in the energy sector here is how I would solve our energy crisis:
Cancel net zero, what Australia does in this space is pointless.
Given our isolation have one year's storage of petroleum products.
Build an energy sector that utilises all of our bountiful resources, such as gas, coal, nuclear and some renewables (rooftop solar, geothermal, hydro)
Prioritise energy security and cost to consumer.
Build refinery capacity to meet our local needs. The refineries should be flexible to support different oil crudes.
For energy exports follow the Qatar model, local use first then export to drive down costs.
Drill baby drill and consider technology such as Gas to Liquids and biodiesel to shore up our oil reserves.
Produce all of our own fertiliser and adblue locally. The gulf crisis has shown the folly of our current approach.
Whatever the question is Hydrogen is not the answer.
@PaulineHansonOz#auspol
Can you please tell me what these uber drivers are saying when they talk non stop on the phone?
I have never been in a late night uber with a driver in Perth who doesn’t make a call.
Who are they on the phone to?!
#ausbiz
@SpachusAus Meh only 35% of homes are under a mortgage. Most interesting data is in 2021 when rates were low 14.5% of those were under serious stress. Where are we at now 🤷♂️🫣
Lots of disgruntled posts after the #RBA rate hike yesterday 👀
Feels like we’ve officially entered the fear stage of the cycle… 📉
This is where sentiment shifts, emotions run high, and the noise gets louder.
The real question is — what happens next? 🤔
#InterestRates