@taipan168 'Natural increase' entails a child born into an existing household requiring their own home in 30 years. Migration entails an adult/family requiring housing immediately. Therein lies the issue.
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Andy
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I’ve been saying this all along. Population growth in Australia isn’t above historical levels.
But of course the innumerate morons who support One Nation don’t care about the actual data.
afr.com/policy/economy…
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@RoadknightThe Or divert those funds towards living wage for stay at home parent - encourage/facilitate traditional family upbringing versus outsourcing child rearing.
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I did not know that childcare was subsidised by the government at up to $140/day.
Here's another idea I've been suggesting for decades: pay the grandparents instead.
At $1,400 a week (no seriously) for two kids five days a week, what grandparent wouldn't want to??
They don't need police checks; they've raised kids; they can pass on language, culture and family history.
Or does that all make far too much common sense?
abc.net.au/news/2026-04-1…
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The Australian government is running Arabic language ads encouraging foreign non-citizens to access the “First Home Owner’s Grant” - subsidising non-citizens to buy homes in Australia even if they have property overseas.
The First Home Owner scheme allows non-citizens to purchase homes in Australia with a 5% deposit, regardless of whether they own a home overseas.
The Australian government acts as a guarantor for the remaining 15 per cent of the deposits, allowing the first homebuyer to avoid paying lenders mortgage insurance (LMI).
Just unbelievable how badly our country is managed
Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼@DrewPavlou
HOLY SHIT, the Australian government has subsidised more than 48,000 non-citizen migrants to buy homes in Australia since 2023. The government is subsidising non-citizens to buy homes in Australia even if they have property overseas. The First Home Owner scheme allows non-citizens to purchase homes in Australia with a 5% deposit, regardless of whether they own a home overseas. The Australian government acts as a guarantor for the remaining 15 per cent of the deposits, allowing the first homebuyer to avoid paying lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) Last week, Housing Australia announced that since eligibility for the 5% Deposit Scheme was expanded in mid-2023 to include permanent residents and joint applicants, “more than 48,000 permanent residents have been supported, along with over 2700 family and friend group applicants purchasing a home together - demonstrating the Scheme’s responsiveness to the needs of modern households” This is actually an incomprehensible disaster, I think we can pretty much say that Australia is one of the worst run Western developed economies
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I created a running app for my personal use and synced my Strava and health data.
I now have a custom built app that has:
- Running & Workout results
- Blood work results
- Weight tracking
With this data, I can look at my trends and health data.
I can see the progress I'm making and, based on that progress, what it thinks I'll do in the near future.
It's more confident than I in the outcomes, but I guess we'll know in a few weeks.
All apps that existed couldn't get me here. They all fell short in massive ways. I've spent evenings doing this from my phone, never opening it on a computer until today (to get the screenshot).
Everyone says AI is taking over, but I think much of that is overstated.
But what is certain: when you need something *super specific* the only thing between you and getting it done is the time to build it... and daily that time is rapidly shrinking.
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@kneeovertoesguy Your protocol saved me from knee surgery (torn cartilage from Basketball injury +3 yrs ago) and got me through a couple marathons, 100k & 100 mile races. 43 years young today. Recommend knee ability zero program for anyone, along with everything covered here.
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EXACTLY HOW TO START Knees Over Toes with example sets/reps and WHY:
1-3x per week:
Stepping Back: up to 5m
Stepping Down: 2 x up to 20
Full Split Squat: 2 x up to 10
Full Squat: 2 x up to 10
Coaching through it: atgonlinecoaching.com
Backward treadmill and podium: atgequipment.com
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@GavinGewecke What is your step-by-step process for starting a new bed? I assume this is underlay to prevent weeds, retain moisture?
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Got a few looks from passing cars today 😂 I was out there laying cardboard, soaking it down, building the bed from the ground up. From the road it probably looked like nothing, just a man watering paper. But it’s how you can quiet a piece of ground before you ask it to become something else.
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@Barefoot_Will_ Planning a monthly subscription just for folks looking for exercises...kinda like an ATG setup?
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My custom-branded app is finally here!
A complete hub for all my 1-on-1 clients:
- Smartwatch integration
- Full exercise database from me
- Community chat (coming next week)
- 2-way messaging with video, photo, voice memo, and file sharing
- Habit tracking, task scheduling, and accountability features
No other foot and ankle rehab program in the world is this personalized to the client. And the results reflect that.
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A preview of the Protocols included within the Catalog
- PTTD Protocol
- Bunion Protocol
- Stability Board Protocol
- Plantar Fasciitis Protocol
- Morton’s Neuroma Protocol
- Barefoot Shoe Transition Protocol
Want it? Comment “Catalog” & I’ll DM it to you
Will🦶🏼@Barefoot_Will_
I put together a Protocol Catalog!! The one stop shop for all of my Foundational Restoration Protocols for the Foot and Ankle. Step-by-step rehab & pre-hab plans that address the Root-Cause From the Ground Up Want it? Comment “Catalog” & I’ll DM it to you!
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Andy ری ٹویٹ کیا
This is what an EXCEPTIONAL mindset thinks like and sounds like.
So impressive from a 22 years old.
Not only you CAN control what you think, and how you think it and why, but you SHOULD.
See your mind as a skill and practice it as such.
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@tim_roozendaal I was the 'consultation'...and it was awesome! Thank you so much @tim_roozendaal
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One of those days that reminds me why I want to work for myself.
Made breakfast for my parents and my girlfriend, got two solid hours on the bike (one with a movie), put my coaching programs live, walked the dog through a snowy landscape, and prepped for a consultation I’m about to jump into.
This balance is the goal. Let’s see where the rest of the year takes me.
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🚨Breaking News from ENAK HQ 🚨
I’m going (almost) ALL IN on @EnakFlavors.
14 months from idea to product to informing the W-2 of my intention to leave.
I will be staying on for a time in a limited role for training, but next Wednesday will be my last full-time day.
Story. 👇🏻
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Fully immersed in team prep, mindset workshops and getting myself ready to run 50 miles…
Also building the next thing in the background at the same time
The mission is always being inched forward
One step at a time 🪶🪓
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@BarbaraPocock God forbid anyone actually introduce policies to encourage and facilitate parents caring for their own children in their own home.
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3 days of subsidised childcare is still only 3 days. It doesn't address high fees, long waiting lists or access to education. We know the activity test is unfair & Labor could scrap it today if they wanted. Free, universal edu. is what we need & what the Greens are fighting for.
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Really terrible news on multiple fronts for my daughter's quest for 100,000 steps today.
1) Her watch that tracks steps died.
It went from 45% to ZERO instantly.
•She probably walked 1,000 + steps home that didn't log.
•Need to sit now & rest now.
2) She's in 4th grade & all I hear is how ALL HER FRIENDS HAVE CELL PHONES but her........ going to be more ammunition in that argument now. 😂
Back out in 20. Hope the watch stays charged. 🙏
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@mikeddonatelli One of the many lost skills of today's common man - hunger.
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losing weight = you’re gonna be hungry at some point
the quicker you just accept this and stop trying to find a million different “hacks” to prevent it
the sooner you’ll actually start losing weight
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Andy ری ٹویٹ کیا
Last year I ran 15 laps (100k) at the Prairie on Fire Backyard Ultra without caring about performance
This year, I'm aiming to become Tribal Training's first event winner in the same race 🪓
How many laps do you think I'll be able to run this year now that I'm aiming high?
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