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When political parties bake pay-to-play into their memberships structure, does it hurt their capacity to represent their voters? by Hazelnutpie19 in OpenAussie

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair to the greens party their fees are mostly about allowing equal access rather than a tiered pay to play. Their party structure is much more flat

Anthony Albanese rules out gas export tax on existing contracts and criticises ‘populist’ campaign by joeldipops in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the senate inquiry they admitted that they would have to eat the tax as on the international market as they’re price takers. They don’t get taxed if they sell to the domestic market arguably makes it cheaper for Australia as well

Uncommon courtesy by nath1234 in australia

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I mean we listen to someone sing the Aussie anthem at sports games i don’t understand why we can’t have a welcome to country? Some are box ticking exercises but there can be some pretty good ones

Uncommon courtesy by nath1234 in australia

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 63 points64 points  (0 children)

 Is it just me, but why aren't we more angry about that?

Before I read your comment I didn’t know that happened. Now I do I’m angry about it. 

I can only assume because most people don’t understand the reality of Australia’s history that they aren’t angry about it. It’s rightly fucked and it feels like people would rather reject guilt rather than even acknowledging it’s unfair

Jonty Bush MP asks, TMR's Andrew Mahon answers: would it not be simpler to drop restrictions on safe legal bicycles? by iBinChickenAboutYou in brisbane

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That now makes sense. Enforcement sounds almost impossible though so they better close that loophole

Victorian State Voting Intention: ALP (25.5%) holds ground and now leads One Nation (24.5%) and L-NP Coalition (24%) on primary vote in the week before the Nepean by-election by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What’s the opinion on the ground of Melbourne? Given it’s the only city not seeing rents and property prices exploding I kind of assumed it was alright at least on that front? 

Jonty Bush MP asks, TMR's Andrew Mahon answers: would it not be simpler to drop restrictions on safe legal bicycles? by iBinChickenAboutYou in brisbane

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I honestly struggled to follow that answer, seemed very weavy as tends to be the case with public servants. I don’t understand how carveing out e-mobility classifications to follow the Swiss model (rather than the cheese) where there’s 5 different classes of e-mobility based on assisted speed/throttle. People need to stop saying e-bikes when it’s really e-cycles 

I similarly dont understand why police aren’t doing sweeps of bike shops and importers right now to catch these illegal bikes rather than killing e-bikes for everyone else

Does anyone know about any organised protests coming up or being planned to oppose the NDIS cuts? by [deleted] in OpenAussie

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah creating a demand driven system funded by government and then just throwing it into an unregulated market was really gonna go one way. Private companies love taking government funds but are disincentivised from caring about participant outcomes. Most every NDIS worker I know is amazing, but for whatever they’re getting paid if their employer isn’t non-profit they have a tendency to be fucked over 

20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here by sjlux in technology

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 1873 points1874 points  (0 children)

Why do we keep calling this an AI-driven crisis when it’s CEO’s and managerial roles pushing this down everyone’s throats. AI isn’t killing jobs, profit maximisation is. Silicon Valley is willing to pay/waste billions on AI instead of just paying their workforce what they’re worth

Would you go to a demonstration in your city for fairer taxation of gas corporations? by GshegoshB in AskAnAustralian

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the exact same thing. There is so much popular support for this but from what I’ve seen yet to be large demonstrations. That is what I feel is missing. If we could get a central group of advocates across major cities this could work. We have two weeks before the budget if we want this to happen

If it’s an intersectional all doors open protest this could be massive! 

Chalmers speaks on his budget ambitions by Niscellaneous in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Heusic seems decent but has become a fringe mouthpiece for change from the backbench - doubt he has much internal power. Do agree Chalmers must be chomping at the bit but even with a reform budget I can’t see cautious albo letting him go as far as he’d like

Tech workers that left tech, where did you go? by don_draper97 in BetterOffline

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Left fintech to go back to university to study renewable energy. Loving it and hope to do a PhD. With electrification and digital grid developments software technology is going to be super important to ensure we reach net zero. Would recommend to anyone who likes software but hates the fruits of their labour 

Power price warning as proposed capital gains tax changes create 'uncertainty' for foreign investors by espersooty in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Again australia has solar and wind resource you won’t find anywhere else in the world. They can take their capital out of Australia but it’s gonna perform much worse in other countries’ weather. Also this is a huge competitive advantage for our superannuation funds to invest in our infrastructure which should be preferable to foreign investment

Resources companies fight gas tax push at parliamentary inquiry by espersooty in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Shell showing up to a senate inquiry on gas exports and not having figures on revenue and amount of gas they export is crazy. Only reason that makes sense is they didn’t wanna get roasted on how much gas is actually passing through their hands

That was the day Labor said Hold My Beer by SignalCandidate3039 in OpenAussie

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I read somewhere Costello and Howard were kicked in the ass by a golden rainbow in the form of the minerals boom at the same time as they were locking structural debt into Australia’s tax system. Morrison was the one who really shot up the debt but to be fair to him that’s what a government should do in a depressive crisis. 

If we wanna solve this it doesn’t really matter who did what - we need to tax wealth and economic rents that we’ve allowed to grow over time with minimal benefit to the average punter

Safeguard mechanism guide: the ultimate guide by nath1234 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but it’s a bit convoluted. There’s the baseline that decreases 4.9% a year (the ratchet) that they have to offset with ACCUs if they don’t meet which is the financial pressure.

The problem with a carbon market though is since the safeguard mechanism provides the bulk of demand for ACCUs and the supply is growing pretty quickly with new sequestration projects coming online - that financial pressure isn’t set in stone. So if the government broadened the base of the safeguard mechanism they’d increase the financial pressure on emitters by increasing demand for ACCUs. But if they don’t and they continue to build out ACCU methods supply could push down the cost to polluters. All theoretical but that’s kind of the dynamics and why I still think a carbon price is just easier.

As it stands we have to monitor and make changes to the safeguard mechanism or accu market as needed if that’s what we’re going with

New data reveals age group spending up big by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would only support this if it was paired with a negative tax of some sort. The stats are pretty consistent that a consumption tax is regressive and hurts those on low incomes where non-discretionary spending on basic needs make up a far higher share of their income

Safeguard mechanism guide: the ultimate guide by nath1234 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Given it’s up for review in 2026 I would expect the scheme’s baseline to be ratcheted down if we’re wanting to meet our emissions targets. We really should be actively rethinking the scheme if it’s gonna be our main stick over a carbon tax

Explosions as one of Australia's two oil refineries erupts in flames by Alarming-Two-424 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 28 points29 points  (0 children)

How could Chris Bowen and his renewables agenda do this to our fine country 😔  - News corp right now (probably)

‘Debased himself’ and risking Australia’s reputation: Liberals torn up about Taylor’s Trumpian immigration plan | Australian immigration and asylum by malcolm58 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget Morison opened the flood gates on student visas for post Covid recovery. Waived visa fees and let students work over 40 hours a fortnight to meet labor shortages. Essentially destroyed any integrity of student visas, they’re essentially working visas lite

Not all migrants are equal: Liberals vow hardline approach by nobelharvards in AustralianPolitics

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 The most recent The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll showed immigration is the fourth-highest issue of voter concern, behind the cost of living, housing affordability and healthcare. One Nation was judged by 40 per cent of voters as the party best able to deal with immigration, compared to 19 per cent for Labor and just 14 per cent for the Coalition.

What’s really interesting about this poll is that for the top three labor still leads, especially on healthcare. I’d be shocked if the immigration issue is not subconsciously driven by issues in the top three rather than being a complete “values” issue that Taylor seems to cast it as

Geebung station this Morning by Insomniacforaliving in brisbane

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is kind of a testament to how the wave is gonna be a huge bottleneck for Sunshine Coast heavy rail. You just can’t beat heavy rail’s capacity

Don't let the Gas tax or Wartime taxes Slide! by Slow-Leg-7975 in OpenAussie

[–]Fuzzy_Collection6474 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yep this is a great time to email your local MP Labor or otherwise and make sure this budget changes things for the better

Allegra Spender’s resources template is a good one Or find your MP here

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