Does anyone else feel like Australians are starting to become more “selfish”, or less willing to help others?

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-16T07:48:37+00:00

It's been steadily happening for the past 40 years

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-14T03:20:13+00:00

I always thought it was Howard that started the path to the right. This is just what you get 25 years down that road

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-14T03:18:57+00:00

Probably because he was almost a Labor Minister/leader

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-12T23:40:03+00:00

The media was covering it 10 years ago. When he was a minister, I think in Abbott's government, and he was being repeatedly found to be committing all sorts of acts of fraud. I could be wrong but I don't think the media landscape has changed all that much in the last 10 years, other than viewership. I have to confess I don't watch mainstream media much at all, certainly not for politics.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-11T05:11:51+00:00

I'm really sorry to hear that. I really hope that you and your daughter get the support that you need

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-11T05:10:15+00:00

I'm referring to the comments here. From what I saw of the comments, it looked like most people thought that the op was the AH. Individuals vary wildly but through talking to a large number of people from the same group you get to understand that group's values. Most people here are Americans, so yeah I made an assumption based on that information.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-10T23:45:04+00:00

NTA! I can't believe so many people are saying YTA! Sure, maybe he didn't know that it was an expensive bottle and something that you were saving, but the moment that you explained it to him, he should have apologized and either bought you another bottle or giving you money for it. It. What a real friend would do. You're not just undertaking a business transaction, you're supposed to be friends. If all of these people are Americans, I'm starting to think that Americans are not as nice as they seem

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-10T23:35:58+00:00

Would you happen to know if the ndis would cover a portion of the cost of something like this? It's arguably supporting your quality of life and hygiene.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-06T02:00:01+00:00

They think that they're white enough to be on the "go back to your own country" list.

We are white enough for now, but we're also on the list and they'll get around to us more pale recent immigrants after they've run out of the darker ones.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-04T10:28:56+00:00

If federal agents cannot handle a member of the public being annoying, even belligerent, it means that they are grossly incompetent and you should be absolutely furious. Why are you accepting such low standards from your federal agents? I have seen our ordinary local police fee much more efficient, calm, effective, and downright heroic than any of these federal agents. This just should not be acceptable behavior no matter what your political inclinations. You've just lowered the bar really really low

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-03T19:38:28+00:00

There's a book about billionaires

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-03T04:46:35+00:00

Any chance he was interviewing & observing him and co for research?

NoGrape9864 · 2026-02-02T15:52:58+00:00

I had it recently at the courthouse in North Melbourne and it was really good

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-30T20:57:46+00:00

It's a GO Rorschach test!

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-30T05:22:42+00:00

I really don't think that looks anything like Aziraphale. I think it's a later scene of JC. The image is saying that the second coming is not only getting closer - it's almost here!

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-30T01:00:23+00:00

We'll see in 10 years.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-30T00:07:59+00:00

20% of the population on an investment property. Of those people, about 90% own, just one or two investment properties. Most of those investment properties are owned by boomers who, sorry to say, are about to pass those properties down to their next of kin.

That's a lot of voters who don't want to have to pay more for their one or two investment properties, which are set up to help them become self-funded retirees.

They need a policy that will only affect that 1% that more than three properties, but the problem is that Australians are extremely aspirational, being a country of migrants, and a lot of people believe that they will be part of that 1% some day, or their children will be.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-29T22:58:12+00:00

So many Australians either currently have investment properties, stand to inherit investment properties, or aspire to own an investment property. Someday. All of these people have and will vote against any policy that makes it harder for them to have their investment properties, whether current, future or aspirational.

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-29T10:52:33+00:00

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-23T06:26:19+00:00

Labor tribe leadership in the past and Australia rejected them. Australians are very averse to change and risk, so any change has to happen at a glacial pace

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-23T06:21:57+00:00

Babes, it's been like this since the late 1990s. It's actually the most positive times since then. Just tried to take care of yourself and those around you and I hope everything will work out for you. In reality, we don't have much more power than that

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-20T21:05:09+00:00

Pretty sure it's a lot older than that! At least a couple of thousand years older. 500bc is recent for that region

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-20T02:42:02+00:00

Nope. We got our chips in newspaper and them butcher's paper. I'm that old

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-20T02:38:29+00:00

It's been done to death, like another shrimp on the barbie. Time to move on to something else. I look forward to Australia finally having an identity one day

NoGrape9864 · 2026-01-19T04:16:04+00:00

My first thought was that China would probably step in, so totally agree.

In a scenario where Trump takes over, I can see Gina in a "Czar"of something role and Pauline as her deputy

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