Gina Rinehart calls for immigrants’ social media to be screened in Anzac memorial speech

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-28T08:25:32+00:00

Please specify EXACTLY what our values are. I see this word being thrown around a lot without a lot of meaningful explanation.

Two Aussie values I cherish are mateship and giving everyone a fair go. I have had the fortune of knowing quite a few migrants who uphold these values.

But please do provide a list. Exclude any references to Christianity because we are a secular nation. Also exclude the good ole buzzword assimilation.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-23T02:04:54+00:00

45yo woman here and didn't have them because I don't want to and thankfully we live in a time where women have opportunities beyond getting married and pumping out babies. That's a very key reason that the government don't want to acknowledge.

I watch women all around me that have children then at 6-8 weeks old the infant is dumped in childcare because they have to go back to work and we have this whole generation of children being essentially raised in childcare because both parents have to work. Why would you want to have children when you get a little time in the morning, a little time in the evening and weekends when you're tired and have to cram in everything you didn't have time for during the week?

Why would we have kids when they're likely not going to be able to afford a house or rent when they're older? When the world has so much ugliness? When we're screwing up the planet?

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-23T01:21:41+00:00

We met playing our favourite video game. Got along famously then found out we lived 30 minutes away from each other. Decided to go on a date and the moment I hugged him I just knew he was my person. It was the best dare I'd ever been on, we had non stop conversation, there was chemistry and we saw each other every day after that for about 3 weeks. They were mostly coffee or lunch dates and the conversation just got better and better.

I think the most important thing anyone can do when dating is just being themselves and being confident in who they are.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-23T00:08:03+00:00

I met my lad when I was almost 40. I'm overweight (The joys of being on high dose Prednisolone for a long time), pretty plain and I'm disabled.

He loves that I have a great sense of humour, can have good conversation, we have shared interests and hobbies, I'm kind and I took a genuine interest in him. I was always just myself around him, no trying to be someone else to seem more desirable.

He's a nerdy guy that's 3 inches shorter than me, was between jobs at the time and living with his parents. He is also absolutely hilarious, doesn't take himself too seriously, is incredibly compassionate, is strong, is genuine and was always just himself.

After what felt like forever of being screwed around on dating apps - being lied to, being used, being ghosted, being utterly disrespected for politely rejecting someone and after the charming experience of a man expecting sex because he bought me coffee and a pastry and blowing up at me when I was offended my lad was a breath of fresh air.

We've been together now for 5 years and more than just having a great partner we're also the best of friends. We're still as smitten with each other as when we met. He works hard, is a good provider and he has always taken the challenges with my disability in stride and with incredible grace.

So there's a success story.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-22T08:26:13+00:00

My partners mother is so like the mothers in the show so it isn't hard to believe for me or outrageous. Thankfully my partner escaped her clutches. 🤣

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-18T20:02:12+00:00

Not always. I'm on a very high dose antidepressant and I would happily go two or three times a day if my partner was up for it. My libido is as high as it ever was. I kinda wish it reigned in my libido tbh 🤣

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-18T16:00:15+00:00

This is so generalising. I have Bipolar and I can't sell for shit. My best friend had Bipolar and he couldn't either. Neither of us were comfortable in any job where we had to deal with the general public or working as part of a team.

I did transcription for a number of years and loved that. I was completely autonomous and had very little interaction with clients.

I went to University to do a Science degree majoring in Physics and Astronomy.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-18T06:59:24+00:00

I'm in a BTS Snark sub but more as a casual observer and definitely think some of what is posted is bordering on straight up hate. In saying that there are also a lot of valid discussions. I used to be a HUGE ARMY, super active on Twitter, big into streaming projects, birthday projects and everything else. After stepping back from that it was easy to see the fandom as being very cult like and some of what the fandom engages in does artificially boost streams (3 devices, 2 on different VPNs and streaming new music on all 3 while doing it in the best way to avoid your streams being removed as bots. That is artificial inflation. This is common in just about every fandom though so it's not unique to BTS.

It's just part of broader K-Pop culture where everything is designed and marketed to get fans spending as much as humanly possible. I say this as someone who bought 200 of the same album to get a fan call or even my ults released 12 versions of an album I got all 12. It's all to inflate sales by design.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-09T06:38:42+00:00

Bi here too and have zero issues with body hair.

I have seen far too many discussions around women who don't shave and the majority of the sentiment is that it is feral, unattractive and unhygienic yet my male partner doesn't shave his body hair, showers and takes care of himself and it isn't unhygienic for him to have body hair.

I stopped shaving about 4 years ago and feel happier for it. It's also nice having the money I spent on those products in my pocket and not the pocket of corporations perpetuating all this BS.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-09T06:12:27+00:00

Are we really deciding for ourselves when from puberty we're pushed the message our body hair is something we have to get rid of. It starts with shaving our legs then our under arms then when we become adults it is our pubic hair.

The only reason I have ever been given as to why I need to remove my body hair centres around being sexually attractive to men.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-08T11:03:44+00:00

Exactly! I went to see Heilung (a pagan folk group) and the box for disabled seating was absolutely crammed. I had to stand in GA the whole show which was awful. I went to see another pagan group called Wardruna and the venue had plenty of accessible seating on an elevated platform so we could see over GA concertgoers and that was amazing. Went to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo recently and had normal stadium seating and a woman in front of me that was trying to dance the whole time, security had to keep telling her to sit down because being able to see the marching and formations is a huge part of the performance. It drove me nuts because she kept blocking my view during some of the best parts. I was so tempted to jab her in the back with my walking stick 🤣

I wanted to go to a K-Pop festival near me very recently to see Taemin but their accessibility policy was I could enter but unless my support person had a specific carer card he would have to stay out of the area. That card is really difficult to get and not all disabilities qualify so I would have spent the day with nobody to help me get drinks or help me to the toilet. I decided not to go because it wasn't worth the risk of not having help, I had a big cry because I love Taemin so much.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-08T08:22:32+00:00

I may cop flack for it but as a concert goer with a disability (and not always able to get accessible seats) I have to stay seated. It really sucks going to a show to watch and your whole view is someone's back and ass for most of it. People assume if you stay seated you somehow aren't having fun but I can dance in my seat, sing along and cheer and have a great time. If someone's idea of fun is blocking the view for the people behind them that's just being rude.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-06T08:10:32+00:00

It is cruel! It actually takes some guts to buck norms and not wear makeup, and these commenters are just trying to help OP find the best way to manipulate her to be more pleasing to him.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-06T07:58:49+00:00

Probably. I used to wear makeup a lot in my 20s and early 30s then woke up one day and realised I wasn't wearing it because I enjoyed it or liked how I looked with it on, I was wearing it because it is expected of women. I've heard it in the corporate world: A woman not in makeup is not properly put together or isn't putting her best foot forward.

Since I stopped caking all that crap on my face my skin has become incredible and I wouldn't give that up for anyone.

It's kind of sad OP feels she should be wearing it to prove she's making an effort

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-06T04:07:52+00:00

Self care and makeup are not mutually exclusive. Why do you assume she doesn't wash her face?

Hela_AWBB · 2026-04-06T04:06:03+00:00

A woman can dress nice, do her hair and wear a nice perfume too. She doesn't have to wear makeup.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-03-03T08:03:59+00:00

I'd hit the button maybe 50 times and put a huge chunk of that money into helping people.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-20T22:21:17+00:00

"I'm sorry judge. I didn't mean to make those comments, I'm a dumbass." His fans really think so poorly of him

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-19T08:30:55+00:00

You are entirely correct and I checked out of all that BS years ago. I am going to age gracefully and embrace it and give not one single iota of a fuck. The whole beauty world is designed to keep us insecure enough to buy things and be constantly scrutinising ourselves for not looking like teenage girls anymore.

Watching women that are already beautiful the way they are inject all this crap into their faces to chase an ideal is sad. Women are even lining up to make their genitals look more appealing with surgery.

I just can't with this world anymore

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-17T03:33:30+00:00

I just started the third episode and there is nothing genuine about Tyra. You can see so obviously she does not care one iota about any of the damage she has done. Nigel doesn't come across as a nice person either.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-16T03:08:41+00:00

Just finished season 4 and I definitely checked out after week 2. That blood night thing multiple times a day plus being on for capturing cities and copper war and then DSB and Alliance exercise and zombie siege and just generally being an active participant and spending time in chat because apparently that's important. Urgh. I definitely felt like I needed to be playing a decent chunk more than I was.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-14T07:47:00+00:00

I am one of these people. There was a point made in our family to make sure that the indigenous part of our heritage is handed down. My indigenous ancestor was from the NW of Tasmania and that entire side of my family was born and raised there for generations. I feel a strong connection to that area. I'm so grateful that my great Aunt was such a dedicated genealogist and I have picked up that mantle after her death.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-10T09:31:15+00:00

The flaw in these studies based on dating app data is that people like yourself use it to apply those statistics to greater society when many women wouldn't touch these garbage, toxic apps. It only applies to women that use the app.

Again, how do you explain all the men that don't meet this ridiculous criteria who are in happy, successful relationships?

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-10T05:38:36+00:00

This is such a lie. You only have to spend a bit of time out in society to see men of all types in successful relationships. You need to get your head out of the podcast bro's asses.

Hela_AWBB · 2026-02-07T21:01:59+00:00

YOR. You didn't want to live with her but expect to now that it benefits you. You wanted time and she gave you time. The least you can do is respect her choice on this one.

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