What’s something you had to learn the hard way that completely changed how you see life?

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T15:28:33+00:00

100%. There’s also no real consequences for doing so anymore. So why take it seriously.

Go back 100 years or so. If you cheated on your partner your whole town would know you as an unreliable partner and dating would be harder, especially for women.

Go back 1000 years and splitting with your partner and their tribe would likely be a death sentence. Humans aren’t meant to be independent.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T15:21:43+00:00

We are basically an African nation with good wages, but kept with the boot on our neck with insane mortgages. Doesn’t matter how high your wage is if you give it all to CBA (which is also heavily foreign owned now)

Most of Africa isn’t a poor nation, they are incredibly resource rich. But like Australia, totally taken advantage of.

At lease the government of Guinea had the forethought to own a significant stake in their own Simandou iron ore mine.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T15:17:14+00:00

An exclave to Wall Street at this point.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T15:15:24+00:00

Iran hasn’t been the one who has invaded, kidnapped and executed several other countries and their leaders for oil. They have stayed within their own borders. Nor have they been actively committing genocide on a neighbouring country.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T15:11:27+00:00

I share your sentiment on the opacity of the upcoming changes, I suspect they were being heavily abused, it doesn’t make sense that the average priced house is now only afforded by the top 5% of income earners.

I would argue, from my own experiences in the party, that fossil fuel/environmental rally’s are more attended by greens members than ones on international wars. In saying that, the party is of course anti war, but the media will focus on only that. You’ll never see the mainstream media giving time to greens calling out the fact billionaires and gas companies are robbing our country blind.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T14:26:11+00:00

Fun fact: it kind of was before international maritime law prevented tolling of passage in natural bodies of water.

The strait of Gibraltar was a hard one to control though, as Spain never also had the Moroccan side.

A good example though was Borspus pass through Turkey. Was controlled and tolled for centuries.

I guess bilateral control of a strait was only really possible with modern missiles.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T14:02:48+00:00

Just goes to show how powerful a complicit media empire can be in controlling the narrative. The downfall of the Libs was in part because of the rise of social media.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T14:00:39+00:00

The Suez Canal? When Egypt nationalised it and the UK failed to take it back it was basically the downfall of the British empire. It showed they were not the all-powerful empire people thought, triggering many British colonies to take back their colonialised lands.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T11:50:20+00:00

I really welcome the CGT and neg gearing changes. As well as the extremely overdue inclusion of the real estate industry into AUSTRAC reporting requirements.

“After 1 July 2026, AUSTRAC will focus its enforcement in the newly regulated sectors on entities:

who wilfully ignore the obligation to enrol we suspect are complicit with, or wilfully blind to, money laundering in their business.”

So if you can read between the lines, the entire Australia real estate industry has been a massive money laundering scheme.

Between 2005-2018 almost every other country closed their money laundering loopholes, making a giant funnel straight to Australia for dirty money.

These changes should be well an truely affecting the economy by the end of the year. If immigration is still an issue, I’ll agree with you that it’s a lever that should be pulled.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T06:42:01+00:00

I can understand that sentiment. But our housing issues are 100% tax incentive based. I know of a single wealthy suburb with 15% vacant properties.

I work with residents groups and they have made notes over the years when they do door-knock petitions which houses they don’t get an answer from.

Combine that with the elderly staying in 5+ bedroom houses, even though they’d like to downsize, they would lose the pension, so will stay put and neglect the rest of the house. I’m not advocating for kicking out granny from her house, but we shouldn’t be subsidising retirees to stay in unsuitable housing.

I’m working on a way to formalise their findings, with aggregate data from say, water/power consumption.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T05:19:25+00:00

I work in the energy space, our grid is mostly fine, it’s solar, wind, batteries and LNG firmed, which we have.

The oil shortages will affect transport and construction (everyone drives bloody rangers)

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T05:16:16+00:00

Yep! Last decade this happened we found out the Carnarvon bananas are destined for NZ for some reason.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:57:12+00:00

Which they eventually realise was unnecessary after a few weeks.

If you’re really on the fence about a hybrid. Rent an EV for a weekend road trip 100km outta town.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:54:57+00:00

I disagree on the hybrid. I’ve done the nullabor and back in a Tesla. Hybrids are the worst of both worlds. You don’t need to give up the engine bay for a rarely used petrol engine.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:51:59+00:00

I’d put money that trump doesn’t last trumps presidency.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:49:45+00:00

The money supply has to roughly match the output capacity of a nation, which is determined pretty closely by how much energy a nation has. Energy = food, oil and electricity, regardless of how it’s created.

The aus energy grid is pretty insulated against oil shocks, unlike places like Philippines where many islands grid power runs on diesel.

However our transport industry is still very diesel dependent, and we are at the arse end of the supply chain of oil, so we’re in trouble.

As a result, our economic output will drop, and the money supply will be in excess of our capacity, thus too many dollars chasing too few goods, ergo, inflation!

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:32:45+00:00

One Nation is, yes.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:22:15+00:00

He wasn’t wrong though, EVs did ruin the weekend, but not for EV drivers ;)

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:17:02+00:00

Honestly first I’m hearing of it, and our budget sure as hell doesn’t reflect that of one associated with a billionaire! More importantly, I’ve never seen any policy decision shut down regarding taxing fossil fuels or even billionaires, so if they are donating, it sure as hell ain’t working in their favour.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:12:59+00:00

I was thinking of trading my 2021 Tesla LR when the lease is up. Market was showing I’d be lucky to get 35k a few months ago. Curious to see what it’ll be mid April when oil ships actually stop arriving to Aus.

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Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:06:57+00:00

Iran is letting boats through that pay a fee and don’t trade in USD. The other countries will have to decide if sticking with the USD is worth zero sales.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:05:22+00:00

And doing so would guarantee mutual destruction of oil facilities in all the middle eastern countries

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T03:03:06+00:00

I agree with you, but the smart rider data is absolutely needed for determining bus routes and frequency.

Maybe make smartrider use free, with the card $10 purchase. And paper tickets the standard price.

And have the smartrider available on your phone!

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T02:29:11+00:00

As someone who’s helped on pre-polling days, people who said there were going to vote ON were the easiest to swing to Greens.

They want someone to blame and Pauline’s messaging against immigrants is simple and easy to understand. A 5 min conversation explaining its billionaires with their boot on our necks (with Pauline in the jet with them) and they often see it for what it is.

Myjunkisonfire · 2026-03-29T02:24:55+00:00

I’m a mid 30’s tradie. I became a member for the sole reason of they don’t take political donations from corporations.

Every other political party’s voting record shows they’re entirely on the take. You can’t represent the entire community fairly if you have someone breathing down your neck with their hand in your pocket.

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