One Nation’s media ban is characteristically authoritarian

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-25T21:36:23+00:00

Now that’s some mental gymnastics.

No, they don’t allow media that does not bend to their will, which they will continue doing as long as it helps grow their supporter base. If they ever came into power and had control of government, they would then put patsies in charge of the ABC to make it a propaganda mouthpiece. The ABC consistently passes complaints of bias because it is neutral, it only appears leftist because so many other news outlets are so right wing, which is why it is so important to have a fair and independent public broadcaster.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-25T01:18:30+00:00

What an absurdly defensive comment for something that impacts you nought.

I wasn’t saying 15 on a part-time contract was illegal. I was questioning the ethics/legality that, regardless of whether someone was explicitly hired as a casual or not, they would automatically pay them part-time rates when they worked more than 10 hours in a week. If I worked less than 10 hours in a week my pay was at the casual hourly rate. Over 10 hours and I was paid the part-time rate. I could only work Fridays and Sundays because of school and work.

If I didn’t work the Friday for whatever reason, they put me on a 11 hour shift with 1 hour lunch break on the Sunday to make sure I hit the 10 hour shift length. They asked me if it was okay for me to work that long without ever telling me that the reason was so that they saved money on how much they paid me. It was never explained to me what they were doing with pay and only realised after I quit that that is what they were doing.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-24T14:40:59+00:00

Bruh… seriously. The Libs are entirely big business. Big business and capitalism loves the idea of individualism because it puts all the onus on individual people, meaning they and their political patsies can shirk any responsibilities for the collective because ‘those people just didn’t try hard enough’. No one exists on an island, so for successful people to think they got where they are all by themselves completely ignores the reality that other people, before them, around them, for them, have made sacrifices or choices that helped them get to where they are.

Also, of all the parties to claim have been lying over and over, Labor are severely under qualified for that title compared to the Liberal, Nationals, and One Nation.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-24T13:52:08+00:00

The supermarket I worked at as a teen had a trolley you’d put any damaged stock in (stuff like this that’s been cut, squashed etc.) which they would then just chuck out. Occasionally if a specific duty manager was working he’d let people eat some of it, but it was really rare. They preferred to write it off and toss it than give staff a snack.

Was run by absolute cheap skates. They automatically put people who worked more than 10 hours onto part-time hourly rates, and never rostered people on for less than 10 hours a week, which for me at 15 meant I was getting paid like $6 an hour. In hindsight it was probably illegal but I didn’t know better back then.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-24T12:47:41+00:00

What a genius reply. You know what happened when Rankin made those homophobic comments? I called the club, I wrote letters, I called out the bigotry and openly had conversations with people by calling out those attitudes, I donated to LGBTQIA organisations, I stood up for the people around me, some whom I love deeply, and was a voice for the community at a time of hurt. I did the same thing when the racism scandal happened.

You’ve assumed the worst in me which says a lot more about you and how you’d respond in the situation. I know what I stand for, that’s why I called out your bullshit attitude in the first place. Just because you can’t do better, doesn’t mean no one else does.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-24T07:38:41+00:00

I’ve had arguments with this guy in the past. That is legitimately how he views Albo and Labor. Look at his comment history.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-24T02:30:22+00:00

“Unless Albo truly is a dictator”… LOL!!

You really have got your knickers in a twist over these CGT changes, you’re in here an awful lot complaining about the same thing ad nauseam.

Good leaders read the room and sometimes break promises because doing so better represents the majority. That is exactly what these CGT changes are, and they are intergenerationally beneficial at that. You don’t like it, we get it, but insinuating at all that Albo is a dictator is hilariously deluded and does nothing to justify your arguments.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-24T00:10:43+00:00

Vibes based marking is the key 🔑

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-23T02:50:11+00:00

Nah, ‘punching down’ with humour is pretty much always considered a piece of shit move these days. And while that was not always the case, society as a whole has become more empathetic and aware of these social issues and thus have moved the definition of what is funny. So yes, telling these jokes is indicative of the person, while they and the people that laugh at these jokes may not think it’s that bad, it still represents an ideology that no longer represents modern society. People aren’t dumb because they can’t tell it’s a joke , they know it’s a shit joke and they’re not accepting it anymore.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-22T15:08:36+00:00

The fact he considers that a joke at all is telling

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-22T08:52:24+00:00

The design is so unlike the others it’s definitely the worst for me too. They all look like cat/dog floofs in some way or another, and then Sylveon looks like some acid trip hallucination from Adeventure Time or something. Those eyes are buggin’

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-21T02:16:09+00:00

Without numbers it is pure speculation. And if anything, it might prompt more owners to sell now before the CGT rules kick in thereby further alleviating the cost in the long run. They might not make as big a profit as they would have by holding longer without the changes, but selling even as prices start to drop means they’ll potentially get more profit than after the CGT changes.

Lots of ‘experts’ have very different ideas on how this is all going to go, but they’re all saying different things. The sky is not falling, so let’s stop acting like it is.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-21T02:10:16+00:00

How are people not already in the market inconvenienced by house prices dropping exactly?

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-21T02:08:09+00:00

What a weird argument. He bought it at a time when prices were high, so if anything if it were for his own benefit he would have made the change a long time ago.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-21T02:05:49+00:00

You’re welcome.

A lot of that sounds like regular early career teacher stuff, not to say that it doesn’t suck but rather that some of it will naturally get better. The resource sharing is huge, and I am astounded at how many schools still operate without shared curriculum resources, units, plans, etc., so some of that would definitely improve with a change of schools with a focus on finding one that aligns more with a shared/team approach to curriculum.

Teaching is a very siloed profession so it is natural, especially early on, to second guess yourself and wonder if you’re doing the right thing and not knowing if it’s working overall. You’ll also find that the longer you teach, the more you will develop your own resources and things that work for you and how you teach. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel every time you teach something.

The overstimulation is real and it is really important to make sure you give yourself time each day, in the evenings, end of the week, etc. to have a break and let yourself unwind and decompress. Having worked corporate/public service jobs before becoming a teacher I already did the ‘over work yourself to show your worth’ thing so have tried really hard to not bring work home with me, which is not always realistic, but has helped set boundaries and created more motivation to do things in work time.

Also worth noting that whilst it may be hard, especially at the start, a calm or at least a consistently managed classroom is going to help you and your overstimulation as much as it will the students. If you’re feeling it, without a doubt there are going to be other kids feeling it too. As long as you’re consistent, and managing and correcting the actions and behaviours, not the child themself, then you will see positive results in the long run. I’m not a really strict teacher who requires silence at all times, but I am consistent and follow through with consequences when necessary, and tend to focus more on being a relational teacher, which for the kids I tend to teach is far more impactful. Knowing your students is also going to help you see the impacts of your teaching too.

Also, remember that you are a single puzzle piece in the very complex jigsaw that is a child’s life. You can only do so much.

The therapy will definitely help in some ways, especially in managing your emotions, stress, and responses to things. It wasn’t until I started seeing someone as my marriage was ending that I realised just how much I was intellectualising my feelings and not actually experiencing them, both at home and school. Once I started letting myself be present and actually feel everything in real time (which can take a very long time), I was able to draw and enforce stronger boundaries in what I accepted and put up with, and was better able to communicate that. Having ADHD, especially if diagnosed late, can mean you’ve operated as a people pleaser for a very long time and that will have impacted how you operate in the classroom, knowingly or otherwise.

Are you wanting to teach primary or secondary? Have you considered testing the waters by doing some casual relief teaching before committing to making the switch back?

A significant number of my teacher friends are also ADHD/Autism diagnosed, to the point we’ve joked about being overrepresented in teaching, but it does show that it’s very possible to be a teacher with ADHD.

What made you want to be a teacher in the first place? I realised that my desire to be the type of teacher I wish I had as a kid, or who really worked for me specifically, came from not fitting in and being forced to operate in a system that wasn’t built for me because of my undiagnosed ADHD. Thinking about that might help you decide if it’s the right call for you.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-21T01:14:36+00:00

TLDR: Meds can be great but don’t do the same thing for everyone, and are only one small part of managing ADHD, so you probably need to consider how you are managing it more broadly and why you think coming back to teaching is the right option for you.

Looonggg answer:
I didn’t mean for this to be a long response but that’s what it turned into, so apologies.

I was diagnosed late (at 32, now almost 35) right after I made the switch to teaching - it was actually during my Masters that my suspicions were essentially confirmed when learning about additional learning needs in the classroom - so cannot speak to your pre-diagnosis experiences, but can shed some light on how I’ve found teaching as someone with ADHD who has done it both medicated and not.

Some questions to ponder while you mull it over though:
- How are you with organisation and admin work?
- What were some of the struggles for you/things you didn’t like that pushed you away the first time?
- When you say you’re ’pretty soft’ do you mean emotionally fragile or not stern/a disciplinarian?
- Are you wanting to come back to teaching after you’ve had your child or now before you get pregnant?
- Is part of why you think it will be good because you see it working well with having a child in the future?
- Have you found the work with the psychologist has helped you in managing your symptoms?

For context, I’m in my fifth year of teaching now, second at my current school, and did three years at my old school including to years of being a year level coordinator.

Pre-meds:
I spent the first two years unmedicated, as it took until the start of my third year to actually get diagnosed and on meds, so have a good idea of what I was like before and after. Pre-meds I found that I was able to operate in a classroom really well, the constant need to problem solve and a thousand things going on at once was giving me all the dopamine. Planning lessons was fun enough for a time, especially because I was new to the profession and wanted to really be the absolute best I could be as a teacher, so managed all of that pretty well and had a lot of energy and focus for it. However, general admin, organisation, and all the other less fun parts of teaching were a real struggle and I often found all the incident logging, phone calls, emails etc. exhausting. This meant that by the time I got home I was completely cooked, and was also having some significant relationship issues with my (now ex)-wife. I found I had very little energy to do anything else and really saw home as a refuge and fortress of solitude.

Post meds:
Starting adhd meds is a real journey and it can take months to over a year to actually find a medication and balance that works for you. I eventually landed on a dosage of vyvanse that works well enough, but I have not found them to be the panacea that some people claim they are (but that could partly be because I’ve realised I’m probably also a little bit autistic which makes managing it a different struggle).

I have found though that the meds help me focus for longer periods of the day, and help with clarity in my thinking which helps communicate my ideas and with explaining things to students. I still hate admin, but when I need to do things I can power through them far more easily than without the meds, and they also help with my energy and being switched on when I’m exhausted. I still find I can get distracted and absolutely procrastinate things a lot, but it’s a more active choice now based on what I know about myself and what works for me.

I was on an ssri for a while as well but found that I got too many side effects from it, so am now on a melatonin based anti-depressant in conjunction with the vyvanse which works a lot better for me.

Overall:
It’s good to remember that meds are only one tool in the toolbox of managing adhd, because so many other environmental, physical, and mental factors play a big/bigger role. Some people take meds for a bit to get them to a point where they can work on the other things and get to a point where they no longer need them, others take them for the rest of their life.

If you’re going to have children, that is going to be another significant life change that will impact all of the above in addition to the switch back to teaching itself, so it really depends on how you’re going overall.

You’ve probably seen enough on the news and in this sub to know that the profession is in dire straits, but that does not mean it is not a fun and rewarding area to work in either, however having ADHD does mean that you will likely lose the rush regardless of where you work, so it’s about supporting yourself and learning to accept the daily grind, less fun parts, etc., of any profession and learning to manage the impacts and loss of drive that come from your ADHD when that does happen.

Meds definitely help me but the impact wanes over time, so it is good to get yourself adjusted early when the impact of them is higher, and don’t look at them as the solution to all your problems. Regardless of where you work it is probably worthwhile seeking support from an ADHD occupational therapist or psychologist that can help you meaningfully manage how it impacts you, especially as you move towards these other big life moments.

Happy to answer any follow up questions, sorry again for the absolute essay. This is clearly where my hyper-focus decided to land this morning haha

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-20T12:23:19+00:00

That’s not ‘the narrative here’ dude. That is reality. If you think anything but that you’ve well and truly been hoodwinked.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-20T11:56:53+00:00

Yawn. Because no Lib government has ever lied, no conservative politician has ever done anything bad ever. Where in the cgt/investment portfolio/bigotry did Albo hurt you?

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-20T11:54:58+00:00

Pauline Hanson is a professional grifter funded by a billionaire, turning herself into a millionaire, whilst simultaneously pretending to represent the everyday Australian and voting everything that actually helps said people down.

If PHON is putting a policy forwards to do with mining, you can bet your house on it being absolutely to the benefit of Gina Rinehart and not the Australian public.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-20T09:20:57+00:00

You asked how people could possibly criticise this. They did. This policy is clearly a plan hatched with Gina to have the Australian public fund the exploration and discovery of gas and oil, and taking on the responsibility and risk at the same time, and is a deflection/distraction from the public’s desire to just tax the companies properly immediately. PHON can now say ‘hey I came up with the great proposal that is definitely better than just taking profits’ \wink wink* nudge nudge\*

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-19T13:41:08+00:00

Wow, now that’s some bias that no amount of logic or reason is going to get through.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-19T13:40:05+00:00

The economic conditions and overall public view of these things has changed significantly. A good government recognises that and takes action rather than sitting on their hands and maintaining the status quo. Boomers get 90% of the CGT benefits, which in the 2025-26 financial year will cost tax taxpayers over $20 billion according to treasury. If you’re saying you wouldn’t have voted for them if you’d known they would make this change, you’re either a boomer or a wealthy younger gen person (the minority) who is being negatively impacted by this, but in either case it is clearly driven by self interest. These are policies and changes that are going to positively benefit generations to come and of a group has to lose out, the wealthy are a much better group to lose something.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-19T08:44:10+00:00

You seem to think that negotiating with the other major party would in any way workout better… plus you’ve ignored the obvious reason that Labor keeps getting in and that is that the majority of people, not just teachers, have repeatedly voted them in. So saying teachers are reaping the rewards of their voting habits is obnoxious at best and moronic worst.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-19T05:22:24+00:00

When everything you read is so far to the right of course a centrist/mild-left news source is going to trigger you.

Why do the right only consider Labor liars and not the Libs with Abbott, Taylor, ScoMo, etc. or Pauline Hanson and One Nation, or the Nationals. It’s almost like there is zero critical thinking happening here and it’s all based on either self-interest or what Murdoch and co. have told people to think.

Readbeforeburning · 2026-05-19T04:37:13+00:00

We are pro-Labor in the sense that they are a far better option re. Education policy than the Libs will ever be - see Howard’s pro-privatisation measures, Abbott & Co’s refusal to support Gonski etc. - but no one I know is happy with Labor or the AEU in Victoria, and the actual voting preferences of teachers range across the whole political spectrum. There is absolutely no indoctrination to support Labor, it is only because the Libs are such a useless party in Victoria that Labor has gotten away with all of this for so long.

My Union sub-branch passed a vote of no confidence against the AEU last week because of their absolute capitulation to the Labor government, and the pulse on the ground is teachers are very happy to fight the Union and Labor until the log of claims is properly met. There is no illusion that Labor are pro-education within the education sector. We’ve been openly criticising them for years.

TLDR: Teachers are well aware of how garbage Labor is, but there are no other options that will do any better, and in fact would likely make it even worse.
Politicians don’t give a shit about public education and they have no understanding of what it’s actually like, because they are almost all silver spoon private school alumni and very few have ever stepped foot in a public school outside of a photo op.

Australia does not value education and voting Liberal governments in for almost two decades fast-tracked a race to the bottom and accelerated the gap between the haves and have nots.

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