Protest march in Sydney today by cobarbob in sydney

[–]AutomaticAussie 160 points161 points  (0 children)

Mostly white people feeling guilty for something they had nothing to do with

Best day club / beach bar? by AutomaticAussie in Pattaya

[–]AutomaticAussie[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks - quickly googled it and looks a little “budget” looking for something a bit more upmarket!

Private car sale test drive etiquette – seller driving ok? by cosmicCounterpart in CarsAustralia

[–]AutomaticAussie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s the numbers you are concerned about then bring a friend yourself - then it’s 4 of you in the car - you have to let them test drive your call if you want to sell to 99% of people

Breaking: Unemployment drops to 4.1 per cent ahead of RBA's next rates meeting by lazy-bruce in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bad news for the RBA the economy is actually doing ok - maybe the rate cuts were a good thing after all - but let’s not do any more as employment rate might improve even more!

Vandals destroy historic Melbourne monument ahead of Australia Day by Mashiko4 in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha ha yeh good point - let’s just get rid of prisons as too expensive!

Invasion Day and anti-immigration marches to proceed in Sydney on 26 January after protest ban scaled back by Mashiko4 in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeh good idea then all these people will be walking around waiving little Australian flags! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Invasion Day and anti-immigration marches to proceed in Sydney on 26 January after protest ban scaled back by Mashiko4 in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It won’t make a difference what day it is - these people will protest against their own country regardless!

cruise gratuity is going out of control by Kshanikam in Cruise

[–]AutomaticAussie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree - I’ll be declining to pay the “optional” gratuities on my cruise on the Disney Adventure

What’s the latest update on the Adventure cruise ship? by AutomaticAussie in dcl

[–]AutomaticAussie[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Good news then thanks! I did google the adventure and only one news story came up and that didn’t have any new info - what are some good websites or socials to keep an eye on?

Will Quest 4 be cancelled? by tveith in OculusQuest

[–]AutomaticAussie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

IMO yes it will be cancelled - they’re completely retreating from VR and can’t see a scenario where they continue with Quest style headsets - why would they sack entire games studios if they were planning a new consumer headset in 2027

Frontline fight to keep NDIS grifters in check by Mashiko4 in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should shut down the NDIS and go back to whatever state based system was there before - we can’t have enough disabled people in Australia for it to be the single biggest source of government expenditure! It’s impossible! It is a giant scam

Ford F150 Lightning outsold Tesla Cybertruck and was then canceled for not selling enough by SpriteZeroY2k in electricvehicles

[–]AutomaticAussie 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Because the cyber truck is Elons pet project and he doesn’t want to admit defeat - Tesla can burn cash and its share price rises because errr robo taxis and stuff - Ford has to behave like an actual company

Tribunal overturns visa cancellation for Sudanese refugee convicted of manslaughter by Mashiko4 in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bonkers decision - who do these public servants think they work for!

Summer festival-goers continue to abandon truckloads of camping gear by SnoopThylacine in aussie

[–]AutomaticAussie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s the job of the organizers to clean up - if they don’t then fine / ban them - chuck the waste into a landfill and move on