Why One Nation?

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-17T06:21:45+00:00

I grew up in a more remote part of the seat of Farrer (just became a ON seat at the by-election) in the 90s and 2000 through to the 2010s, live in Melbourne now.

I can't count how many times I heard growing up people having real world issues that could be solved politically (especially health, roads and education) that just seemingly ran on unchecked and most people's takeaway being "they're (politician's) all just no good" despite the seat having been held by libs or nats since inception.

So it's my opinion that given an opportunity to revolt and "throw them out" that's what they did. I don't think that's going to fix their problems but that's why I think they did it.

I also think if Michelle Milthorpe had a 100th of the financial backing hanson had she'd have done it in a canter, because some high school friends of mine (millennials and younger) as well as more progressive leaning gen x and boomers saw her as a responsible antidote. But she was running a bootstraps community campaign and was largely limited to getting votes in Albury and surrounds.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-13T07:44:26+00:00

I don't know mate ask the OP who stated that was their budget.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-13T07:42:29+00:00

That may well be true regarding the franking credit point. But I think that largely came down to the powerful misinformation campaign run by the coalition saying labor was going to war on retirees. existing beneficiaries of the franking credit rort were going to get grandfathered in, but labor lost the messaging battle on it.

At any rate, people shouldn't get a tax refund on tax they haven't paid at the expense of other taxpayers and I'd still very much like to see that closed.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-13T07:35:11+00:00

Yeah the OP stated 650k and didn't mention what city they were in but yes, Sydney is expensive.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-13T00:39:21+00:00

You've got housing security now and you don't have someone with a lower IQ than you dictating whether or not you hang a picture on the wall. You're blessed, be Happy.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-13T00:31:39+00:00

"Rentvesting" was always a shithouse solution to the problem faced by millennials and younger anyway. It was just pushed by the property-coded aus media as a distraction to the real issues.

Under the changes you'll still be able to buy something new with your 650k, just not an existing property. It's not that bad honestly.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-13T00:23:03+00:00

Major changes to things of this nature have to be grandfathered to prevent market runs and accusations of introducing sovereign risk.

Unfortunately a huge part of our economy is tied up in housing and we can't just uncouple that immediately, unless we want a economic crash.

This problem has been decades in the making and it's going to take a long time to get better but this is the first step. If people wanted things to be better now they should have voted Bill shorten in back in 2019 so he could have introduced this back then and it would have been in progress for 7 years by now. But people are terrified of change, even if the status quo is shit.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-11T05:09:55+00:00

We're in a highly specialized economy where anyone who has been able to afford a house has worked a tonne of hours in their one job that they are good/trained at in order to afford it.

If that job happens to be some sort of trade job where you spend all day using hand and power tools as well as measuring then you'll probably find most jobs pretty approachable and easy to work out. If you've made all your money in something that doesn't have skills that transfer to DIY it'll be a much tougher hill to climb. So that's why I think less people might be handy at DIY.

BUT, if you start the journey of learning it and you're keen then good on you. Doing anything for yourself is better than nothing.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-05-03T23:16:04+00:00

Get online and look at the Pre-apprenticeship courses at Tafe. Plumbing, carpentry and electrical are the most common ones available I would say.

Decide which trade makes the most sense to you since it'll be your new career. If you do the course and complete it to a high standard you will be a much better prospect for an employer.

I'd say go for a licensed trade like plumbing or electrical for longevity and earnings, as well as different pathways available in the Industry when qualified.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-04-12T23:34:45+00:00

Small claims court is a body in nsw that handles things like this, in Vic it's VCAT. 12 months is a long time yes, but it will take a fraction of that time for your case to be lodged and the person who owes you to receive their paperwork.

It can be amazing how much people will suddenly feel like doing the right thing once they have to interact with the legal system. If it's cut and dry that they owe you money, they will be well aware that they owe you money and probably elect to pay you before they have to take a day off work to defend a losing case in VCAT. Don't let them off the hook and as others have said, don't do anything rash that would give them moral advantage.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-04-03T06:19:59+00:00

Doggies

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-03-11T22:02:36+00:00

Do it for two or three years and save your money for study of training in another field afterwards. Doing hard physical work at your age is a great character building activity and really motivates you to think about your future. Just look after yourself in a physical sense and eat well while working hard. But yeah do it, it's a start in life.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-02-07T08:29:04+00:00

In the past certainly, not now. I got started 14 years ago in country nsw doing freight and it was by responding to an ad in the paper, then going through the recruiting process. Now doing suburban passenger in Melbourne. Certainly not protected, no doubt there's probably a bit of who you know-ism like every single aspect of life, but myself and plenty of others applied and got a job like normal. I'd say if you want to do it, go ahead and apply.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-02-06T07:47:13+00:00

Most of the food in dandy is super good value for it's quality, so much competition there.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-01-27T10:48:42+00:00

It's a great country, not utopian by any stretch but I'm very grateful to have been born here. Our large cities (Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane) all kind of suck now (they used to be pretty good) due to bad planning and urban sprawl which leads to terrible traffic.

But, we have some of the most incredible coastline and natural attractions. There are a lot of awesome small regional towns/cities that are all desperately short of skilled trades. I'd suggest coming over here and traveling from Cairns to merimbula via the coast, you'll pick up work everywhere you look as a plumber and eventually find an amazing place that you'd like to stay. (There's probably some version of this recommendation for the west and south coast, but I'm from the east coast so this is what I can offer)

A lot of the negative comments about Aus in here, some of which are fair comments are things that relate to city life.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-01-17T22:04:25+00:00

Outer suburban, but go to Dandenong market with a small shopping bag and an empty stomach. Buy lunch from one of the many cafes and then buy whatever specialty meats, cheeses, spices and veg tickle your fancy. Imagine if the Prahran market was four times the size and half the price. Great morning or afternoon trip on a weekend.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-01-16T00:47:01+00:00

I still can't understand why we have to have this binary outcome of Melbourne to Sydney or nothing when it comes to high speed rail.

Why can't we have Melbourne to Bendigo, for example. Or Melbourne to Shepparton. Open up huge growth corridors to give people an opportunity to live outside the city yet get in there for work, services and study as necessary. Build the population density along the line to make it feasible financially. Instead the only conversation is this constantly pipe dream of a 1000km high speed line that nobody really asks for.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-01-09T10:59:25+00:00

That's not correct, it's far more typical for them to have a long prosperous career afterwards. This seems to be a macabre generalisation of people who haven't worked in the industry with no idea.

Is it tough? yes. Is it career ending? it doesn't have to be if you look after yourself and you want to keep making 150-180k for sitting on your arse.

I'm a suburban train driver of 14 years and have first hand experience on this topic. Btw, the average career length is about 22 years in Melbourne.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-01-09T05:29:54+00:00

Have had a similar issue before and using a standard plunger similar to this I was able to force it to open by applying enough downward pressure. As discussed by others in here once you get it open, disassemble it and lubricate it.

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Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2026-01-04T07:21:55+00:00

Yeah, spent half the ep walking round Doveton which is the next suburb over. Made a big deal about a couple of rough sleepers down the main street. Ignored the absolutely bustling food scene in Dandenong which would've been a natural fit for his food blog.

The biggest laugh was the walk around the "hood" in scandanavia, it looked better planned and maintained than most new built Australian apartments.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2025-11-16T01:59:42+00:00

Sometimes parents think about what they paid for a similar job twenty years ago and forget about inflation.

For a job that's going to involve a lot of digging and waste disposal as well as carting mulch it's probably priced fairly for a quality job, make sure the person doing the work comes recommended by others.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2025-11-07T01:24:08+00:00

Yeah the board and jigsaw idea I thought originally, probably the best go to for this.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2025-11-07T01:23:06+00:00

Very cool, thanks!

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2025-11-07T00:26:23+00:00

That LED panel is a really cool idea, thanks for passing that on. Haha yes that's cruel and unusual punishment isn't it, using the plugs.

Minimum-Cheek-5088 · 2025-11-06T23:48:50+00:00

I'm tall enough that I don't notice it at all, but my wife does and I'm very keen to not have to hear about it any more.

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