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Road safety expert suggests reduced urban speed limit to keep people safe
  • There is logic to this. Things can be done to make a road feel like it should be slower. Eg, if it's 2 wide lanes in a straight line, that road can feel like it should be 70 or 80. By making roads appear narrower, for example, can subconsciously signal that we should be going slower.

  • Why are hotels in Australia so inexpensive compared to hotels in the USA and Canada?
  • Yeah I was paying 300-400 usd for a hotel in San Francisco a couple of years ago! Crazy!

  • Kanye West was denied entry to Australia after releasing antisemitic song
  • Not true, Kanye's back catalogue is amazing. Anything before Yeezus was gold. It's been hit and miss since then.

  • Kanye West was denied entry to Australia after releasing antisemitic song
  • Completely separate from the anti-Semitism, the song itself is pretty awful. How can someone with so many bangers fall so far.

  • Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians
  • As a long time greens voters, the greens do not have policies, they have ideas. As they know they're not going to win, they don't formulate any of their ideas and talking points as policies.

  • Australian government backs US strikes on Iran but urges ‘peaceful settlement from here’
  • Cowards. We oppose all violence and advocate for peaceful solutions

  • Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps
  • Not all Australians. Just those using iPhones.

  • Only four of 20 popular sunscreens pass Choice's SPF testing
  • They say the best sunscreen is the cheapest one, because people aren't stingy when they apply it. Apply a thick layer, it helps.

  • Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour
  • It's tricky how we value things. That is the key determinate of wealth. In any given year, maybe 1 in 30 dwellings get sold. Yet we assume all other dwellings are priced the same as those.

  • my kid is movin to AU
  • Drop-bears are probably the biggest risk he'll have to deal with. Tell him to be careful walking under any tree as you never know when they'll attack.

  • The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich
  • "Queensland LNG projects delivered $310.1bn total income for gas companies but they paid just $966m in company tax – or just 0.3% of total income (and all of that was paid by just one company)." You can't compare revenue to tax paid. Tax is paid on profits, not revenue. For many businesses COGS is a very large percent of revenue.

  • Machetes to be banned from sale in Victoria the wake of Northland Shopping Centre brawl
  • Cars kill way more people and they're not suggesting we ban cars.

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  • It also smells a bit that politicians are exempt.

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  • They should index it to inflation. Otherwise it is an underhanded way to start taxing most people in the future.

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  • We need to get these death traps off our roads! If anything else was killing people at these levels, they would be stopped. Somehow cars are exempt.

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  • You're conflating vehicle form factor with age and features.

  • Since it won't happen the other way around, how do I get people to approach ME in public?
  • Have many micro interactions. Say good morning to the people you pass. Ask if you can pat someone's dog. Don't try to turn these into something more. If you break the ice a little, the people who are interested will make it clear from there.

  • www.abc.net.au 'Yelling; shouting, intimidation': These men abused their partners. They're now fighting to be better

    The smallest of things would start the abuse, like being asked to take out the bins. It was enough to send Todd into a rage. Not anymore.

    'Yelling; shouting, intimidation': These men abused their partners. They're now fighting to be better

    An insightful article.

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    getting fit

    I've started going to the gym regularly. Trying to add some muscle 💪. Eating some protein. Is that it? Do I just keep doing this until I look jacked?

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    how much backing up would you do of a media server?

    I have a nas with 2x10tb drives. I mostly just have music, movies and tv shows on it.

    People talk about raid not being a backup, but is that relevant for non-original data? I mean I can always get the media again if need be. It would just be an inconvenience.

    What would you do?

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    www.abc.net.au Police charge man over Daylesford pub crash that killed five people

    Police charge a man with five counts of culpable driving causing death after a car hit a crowd of people at the Royal Daylesford Hotel in regional Victoria in November.

    Police charge man over Daylesford pub crash that killed five people
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    Found this today

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    www.abc.net.au Children among five killed as car crashes into beer garden in regional Victoria

    Investigations continue into a crash in the regional Victorian town of Daylesford that left five people dead after a car drove into the beer garden of a busy pub.

    Children among five killed as car crashes into beer garden in regional Victoria
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    www.abc.net.au Children among five killed as car crashes into beer garden in regional Victoria

    Investigations continue into a crash in the regional Victorian town of Daylesford that left five people dead after a car drove into the beer garden of a busy pub.

    Children among five killed as car crashes into beer garden in regional Victoria
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    www.abc.net.au There's a big misconception about mobile phones and driving, and it's putting us at risk

    A road toll rise in parts of Australia has experts worried that we are going backwards on road safety.

    There's a big misconception about mobile phones and driving, and it's putting us at risk
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    Jacinta Allan to replace Dan Andrews as Premier of Vic
    www.abc.net.au Live: 'Honour and privilege': Jacinta Allan to become Victoria's second female premier

    Incoming Victorian premier Jacinta Allan says she will have more to say about a cabinet reshuffle in coming days, after she was elected unopposed by her party room. Follow all the action in our live blog.

    Live: 'Honour and privilege': Jacinta Allan to become Victoria's second female premier
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    www.abc.net.au Cybercriminals publish personal details of thousands of donors to Australian charities on the dark web

    The Cancer Council, Canteen and Fred Hollows Foundation have confirmed donor information has been published on the dark web after a telemarketer was hacked.

    Cybercriminals publish personal details of thousands of donors to Australian charities on the dark web

    Maybe charities shouldn't be giving out our details to tele-marketers.

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    passiveinvestingaustralia.com What is superannuation? — Passive Investing Australia

    What is superannuation? Superannuation is a structure that holds investments, just like outside super, with the difference being that it attracts massive tax concessions, but the money is inaccessible until retirement age. Read on to learn how you can make super work for you.

    What is superannuation? — Passive Investing Australia

    New article from Passive Investing Australia. Always quality content!

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    Warning, course language in this one.

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    Love media watch

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    www.abc.net.au Angela recognised the 'hi mum' scam too late — but feels her bank let her down with what came next

    After falling victim to scams, the 83-year-old spent three months chasing an answer from her bank's fraud department.

    Angela recognised the 'hi mum' scam too late — but feels her bank let her down with what came next

    Watch out for scams, folks

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    www.abc.net.au Victorians to pay the highest property tax rates in the country according to report

    A report from Victoria's Parliamentary Budget Office, commissioned by the state opposition, shows Victorians will pay around $450 more property tax than people in New South Wales next financial year.

    Research shows Victorians will pay the highest rate of property tax in the country

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    what are your favourite books set in Melbourne?

    I'm sick of reading American books. Would love some Aussie recommendations.

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    Maribyrnong river

    Another phone pic that turned out okay.

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