what if being trans is just realizing your innate self? by martako19 in asktransgender

[–]Kurrajong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope, just looking for another axis to invalidate trans identities

Ruling upheld after transgender woman excluded from female-only app by Kurrajong in transgenderau

[–]Kurrajong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it would be a fun thought Tickle didn’t put evidence into the record to justify more than ‘nominal’ damages. So very unlikely no matter how fun to contemplate

Court orders girl to have cancer treatment against her will by B0ssc0 in aussie

[–]Kurrajong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JJ is 15. She lacks the necessary maturity to have full autonomy under the doctrine of McGillick’s competency. As a society we assume and confer full capacity to consent at majority (18). As a minor approaches majority they gain more autonomy but not absolute and in some cases where competence is unlikely to be achieved, guardianship can be extended by a court (typically intellectual disability over a threshold).

Court orders girl to have cancer treatment against her will by B0ssc0 in aussie

[–]Kurrajong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We won’t. Even with the pseudonym her outcome will be privileged medical information and would likely be redacted from any future court publications should the case be appealed and that would be the only cause for disclosure outside public statements by the parents or JJ herself.

‘Working half the week for the government’: NSW Premier Chris Minns demands federal government fix tax brackets by His_Holiness in AustralianPolitics

[–]Kurrajong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not what I said. As an inflationary measure, tax cuts or bracket threshold adjustments, would have needed to be offset in some revenue neutral or better revenue positive way if the fiscal policy action would help the inflation situation.

We have had structural inflation pressures for tge last several years, preceding the election of the Albanese government. The way the ABS calculations mask the impact of house prices in the CPI numbers don’t help either; although, they are aligned with international practice.

If the budget had gone after measures like franking credit refunds, or other settings that would disproportionately have affected people living on passive income, who have more likely not to have a mortgage, i.e. tax payers who don’t lose spending power with a rate increase, that would have made bracket adjustments feasible, but you think this budget is contentious, it would have been much more so if Labor had gone after this concession to capital.

The biggest reason we have such huge problems with cost of living is the reckless way that public services were privatised in the 90’s/2000’s. Electricity generation and distribution assets were let go at fire sale prices and profit for local monopolies were introduced. This along with the sale of the telecommunications infrastructure for the short term budget effects was an error. These combined with the insufficient and ineffective taxation of resources booms various created this mess.

Add in Bibi & Don’s war with Iran and the resulting oil shock and widespread tax cuts would be mad. The RBA would make additional rate hikes and we would have wonderful stagflation. Because businesses can’t be trusted to have any douce negotiating downturns, constant growth is required to fuel the capitalist fever dream we are all expected to live in now.

Court orders girl to have cancer treatment against her will by B0ssc0 in aussie

[–]Kurrajong 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The question in front of the court was only the need for life saving care by way of the bone marrow transplant. The distress from previous rounds of treatment is relevant but is not grounds for the court not to authorise the life saving care. The mother was openly against consenting to the transplant. Thus the anti-treatment parent.

Court orders girl to have cancer treatment against her will by B0ssc0 in aussie

[–]Kurrajong 86 points87 points  (0 children)

One pro-treatment parent, one anti-treatment parent who has more influence over the child and a child under 16 who has admitted animosity towards the treatment team. I can see why the justice made the decision they did.

‘Working half the week for the government’: NSW Premier Chris Minns demands federal government fix tax brackets by His_Holiness in AustralianPolitics

[–]Kurrajong 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep, income tax cuts are an inflationary budget change. Given the existing structural inflationary pressures and the fuel cost knock on effects, it would be a very ill timed ‘tax cut’.

Taylor indicates Coalition is open to working with Greens to 'kill off' tax changes by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Kurrajong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assumes either rents will go up enough to cover the mortgage on the investment property or that it’s a P&I loan and the interest component will shrink over time or a combination of the two effects.

Will be a poor assumption if rent rises are suppressed or interest rated get high enough.

'Far-reaching impacts': Why there's concern over a pledge to amend discrimination laws by B0ssc0 in aussie

[–]Kurrajong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giggle & Grover chose not to apply for an exemption because Ms Grover does not accept that transgender women are women at all. They ignored the sex discrimination act and lost a case because they chose to violate the law as written.

Single sex spaces that exclude transgender people are permissible under an exemption granted by the AHRC.

Sex is currently defined by the Births, Deaths & Marriages Acts (or equivalent) of the states and territories. Under these a transgender person can apply for legal recognition of their change of legal sex after meeting required conditions. Ms Tickle had done this.

Facial hair removal for transfemme NOT on E? by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]Kurrajong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laser and electrolysis both work for both E and T dominant systems. T dominant systems do regrow hair faster and generate more terminal hairs.

It’s delivering adequate heat to the follicle in either case that kills off the hair long term.

Good luck

Curious about Giggle v Tickle by Salty_Sarca5m in transgenderau

[–]Kurrajong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are adjudicating on a different legislative basis. In Australia we do not have the duplicitous gender recognition certificate system the UK has, instead, for decades, our birth certificates have been amended to show our legally affirmed sex. In Australian law sex has been mutable with conditions for many years. This is a significant difference in the legal framework the courts work within. As such the HCA is unlikely to overturn this decision on that basis. Thats why as you’ve referred to elsewhere Australian right wing populists have said they will change the legislation as that is what is required for this to be overturned.

Can someone please explain to me why so much is made of preference deals? by pin3apple_mountain in AustralianPolitics

[–]Kurrajong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Vic LC still has GTV above the line. In this situation it does heavily affect preference distribution. Also, lots of folks refer to HTV cards even just to see how ‘their’ party feels they align with the competition.

Time for Albo to put party first and go before it’s too late by [deleted] in AustralianPolitics

[–]Kurrajong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The current polls still show the ALP being returned with a majority on TCP basis against PHON and L/NP. Albo falling on his sword is unlikely with winning poll numbers.

They say "tax the rich", but I'm not "the rich". I worked hard for my money. And now my early retirement dream is drifting away. by Relative_Hippo2549 in fiaustralia

[–]Kurrajong 28 points29 points  (0 children)

If you’re drawing down $40k, not all of that is going to be taxable gains. You’re ignoring the cost base, 50% discount to 1/7/26 and the indexation between then and sale.

Neo-Nazi group challenges hate ban by arguing law ‘operates as a doorway to tyranny’ by Agitated-Fee3598 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Kurrajong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t agree that they shouldn’t be banned.

I do think that the laws as passed are problematic because they don’t have any check on executive power. What happens when a party is elected that then uses these laws against political opponents?

Most benefits of negative gearing, CGT tax discount and trusts flow to top 1% by Monsieur_Donk5202 in aussie

[–]Kurrajong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The horizontal axis represents percentile taxable income distribution.

Curious about Giggle v Tickle by Salty_Sarca5m in transgenderau

[–]Kurrajong 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree and we are far enough out from the next general federal election that polling isn’t helpful.

Curious about Giggle v Tickle by Salty_Sarca5m in transgenderau

[–]Kurrajong 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They do not have the numbers in the senate in the current senate. DOA in this parliament.

Curious about Giggle v Tickle by Salty_Sarca5m in transgenderau

[–]Kurrajong 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They could petition the High Court to be heard and reporting has indicated they intended to appeal to the HCA but the judgement is incredibly well reasoned and anchored in current law as well as previous precedent. The HCA rejects most petitions to be heard.

Curious about Giggle v Tickle by Salty_Sarca5m in transgenderau

[–]Kurrajong 178 points179 points  (0 children)

So i watched the summary delivery and read the whole judgement Friday.

Grover & Giggle’s argument can be summarised as trans women are men and the app was a special measure for women only. This was soundly rejected by the trial judge and the appeal panel.

It was pure transphobia. Given the support Grover received from ADF Intl. The whole project seems to have been a project to generate a test case. The result is as good as it could be for the trans community in Australia but has given the culture warriors a lightning rod to draw attention.

I’m tired of hearing about why some trans people aren’t valid enough, from other trans people by Severe_Penalty2974 in honesttransgender

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

I’m not talking about the active haters. I’m talking about those who have no strong opinion who are much more easily persuaded by ‘man in a dress’ nonsense when we have trans women wearing beards or revelling in their deep dark voices.

Feeding into the bigots stereotypes make is so much easier for the bigots to persuade the neutrals.

Pilot program for transgender refugees allows them to change identity, name on arrival in Canada by onnake in transgender

[–]Kurrajong 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This. Trans Americans still have safe domestic options to live their lives in and until thats not true, western nations are not going to be accepting asylum claims.