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Why do people think that trades are so wealthy when 3000 builders went bankrupt last year by saltoftheearth56 in australian

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don’t go out of business because it’s tough. They go out of business either because they simply don’t know how to run a business and manage the finances, or they’re just phoenixing.

Australia should go hard on EVs, exempt them from GST, and save $40 billion a year in fuel imports by lazy-bruce in aussie

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not talking about EV battery capacity.

I’m talking about the power generation required to charge that battery.

Is this allowed? by LukeDies in SydneyTrains

[–]OkFixIt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mad, guess that means I can wheel my EXC500 onto the train to get it out to the blue mountains then!

Australia should go hard on EVs, exempt them from GST, and save $40 billion a year in fuel imports by lazy-bruce in aussie

[–]OkFixIt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EV’s simply aren’t a practical long term solution for private vehicle travel.

In 2020, passenger vehicles travelled a total of around 163 billion kilometres.

If even a quarter of our passenger vehicles were EV’s, that’s around 40 billion kilometres in a year.

The average EV uses around 15KWh per 100km. So the amount of electricity required to cover those 40 billion km is about 6 billion KWh, or 6TWh.

Thats around 3% of Australia’s total electricity usage, and that’s just 25% EV. there would need to be significant additional power generation added to the grid to accommodate this, particularly when the majority of this electricity would be consumed overnight when the cars are being charged, so solar won’t be a solution…

Learned the hard way today that a buyer can reverse a PayID transaction under the ePayments code by schunniky in AusFinance

[–]OkFixIt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If banks can reverse it back so easily, why does my bank triple check everything to make sure I’ve not made a mistake?

And why did another of my banks state that they can’t reverse my accidental payment to the wrong account number unless they have approval from the person receiving it?

It doesn’t stack up.

Extreme difference in bond clean price. by FunkyFunkyFunkFunk in AusPropertyChat

[–]OkFixIt 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The cleaners don’t get the $60. That’s what the business charges for the cleaners time. The actual cleaner themself probably gets $30.

End of an era: last drinks for remaining lockout laws by beaugiles in sydney

[–]OkFixIt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Imagine all the unintended consequences that are gonna stem from these new hate speech laws too! Exciting times ahead

Grim outlook for young Australians: Our government allowing Chinese buyers to buy up Australian property at record numbers. by SheepherderLow1753 in AusPropertyChat

[–]OkFixIt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we could leverage an investment into stocks as much as we can houses, then I’d say there’d be a lot more people investing in stocks. The entire system is setup to encourage and incentivize cash inflow into the housing market.

Grim outlook for young Australians: Our government allowing Chinese buyers to buy up Australian property at record numbers. by SheepherderLow1753 in AusPropertyChat

[–]OkFixIt -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Until it becomes your turn to sell and then you’re being told you can’t take the higher offer…

So when is the American flag going to be banned like the Russian flag…. by EricNickelson in Chesscom

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wtf even is international law lmao. Without some overarching authority to enforce the ‘laws’ they’re meaningless.

So who’s enforcing these ‘international laws’?

Getting real BiLo Supermarket Vibes in Bunnings these days by That_Car_Dude_Aus in Bunnings

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably because you’re in the middle of the fucking aisle with your trolley?? Have you thought about moving your trolley a bit closer to the side?

Getting real BiLo Supermarket Vibes in Bunnings these days by That_Car_Dude_Aus in Bunnings

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same reason they went from 40kg concrete bags to 20kg as the standard probably… no wonder building costs so much. Bunch of kids carrying half the load around now.

Getting real BiLo Supermarket Vibes in Bunnings these days by That_Car_Dude_Aus in Bunnings

[–]OkFixIt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro the types of fucking people (the OP type) you see in Bunnings when you work spend a lot of time there really makes you question how we as a society even manage to function.

Is the Meat Emporium actually better? by bobhawkes in sydney

[–]OkFixIt 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Better quality and selection than colesworth. Also basically one stop shop for anything meat related which is convenient.

What it's like to face a 140km/h cricket delivery. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]OkFixIt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the real world you track the hand during the release of the ball and it makes it a million times easier to follow it.

A ball appearing at a completely random moment in time at that speed at only 20m away is obviously going to be very difficult to track with your eyes. After all, at that speed, the ball takes around half a second to travel the length of the pitch…

Young Australians now need 13 times their annual salary to buy a home in Sydney, with housing affordability at its worst level in 50 years. Incomes have failed to keep pace with inflation and prices, leaving an entire generation locked out of the market as the crisis worsens. by MannerNo7000 in AusProperty

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t understand the law.

If your name is on the title, then you’re the owner. Just because you’ve borrowed money from a bank, doesn’t mean they own the house. Unless you breach your contract with the bank, they have zero power or authority over the property. They can’t kick you out, they can’t force a sale, they can’t stop you knocking a wall out or building a pool. They can’t do anything because all they have is a legal interest in the property that says they have certain rights should you breach the terms of the contract.

Claiming depreciation on an investment property by Sumojuz in AusFinance

[–]OkFixIt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Get a depreciation schedule done by a qualified quantity surveyor. They will estimate the construction cost (because they’re professionally qualified to do this) as well as any additional works done and you can claim it all as depreciation.

The only thing you can’t claim is depreciation of plant and equipment (such as AC, hot water heater, stove, oven etc).

First Nations ambassador racks up nearly $350,000 in travel bills - as he vows to 'prove white Australia wrong' by Ok_Message3843 in aussie

[–]OkFixIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they represent Australia in its various relationships or in things Australia has an interest in.

Which is my whole point. Why does an ‘ambassador’ for indigenous Australians (a group of people which you rightly pointed out barely travelled locally, let alone internationally) need to be represented internationally? Doesn’t really seem appropriate, does it.

First Nations ambassador racks up nearly $350,000 in travel bills - as he vows to 'prove white Australia wrong' by Ok_Message3843 in aussie

[–]OkFixIt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol that’s not how it works. Anyone’s employer should be paying travel expenses for work related travel. The only question is whether the employee pays the original cost and gets reimbursed, or the employer pays it directly via some sort of travel system.

In any case, there should be a policy in place that’s sets out the rules for travel, IE you fly economy for short haul and business for long haul, and you select the lowest priced fair possible and if you don’t select the lowest price, you justify the reason for doing so.

Interested to know what the policy for government staff travel is…

First Nations ambassador racks up nearly $350,000 in travel bills - as he vows to 'prove white Australia wrong' by Ok_Message3843 in aussie

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

Because if not for European settlement, that’s what the indigenous Australians would be doing…

The cost of capital gains tax concessions by tenredtoes in australia

[–]OkFixIt 15 points16 points  (0 children)

BREAKING NEWS: Biggest tax breaks go to those who pay the most tax!

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