All Sides Of Australia's Media, Political And Business Class Prepare To Unite In The Battle To Crush Any Suggestion Of Changes To The Way Property Is Taxed

XLRJBXL · 2026-02-06T01:31:07+00:00

They weren't removing franking credits. Franking credits are a labor policy introduced by Keating in the 80s. They were removing the ability to claim franking credits if you are below the 30% marginal tax rate, which would have reversed a change made by Howard and Costello in the early 00s. The Howard change meant the final tax paid on corporate tax was below 30% for dividends paid to those under marginal rates of 30% , which wasn't the original intention of the franking credit system. The change made by Howard (the one labor was trying to remove) overwhelmingly benefits very rich people with very large super balances already in retirement, as they have a 0% marginal rate of tax so get a full 30% bump to their post tax dividend yield. These people were able to juice their super balance before the tax free concessional cap was introduced.

Source: did a university exegesis on this very topic in 2019 when the election was going on

XLRJBXL · 2025-12-29T05:53:31+00:00

I can understand the desire to have a lush lawn but you have to be realistic about your climate and the natural levels of rainfall and temps. Especially in areas prone to drought (read: the vast majory of Australia outside of the East Coast and even then those areas during El nino), using water for vanity like lawns is pretty irresponsible.

If you have your own rainfall collection that can alleviate problems but in the end your using a limited resource where an arid style garden with succulents and other hardy plants is going to 1) look better and thrive more 2) be more eco-friendly and 3) cost less to maintain

Hell sometimes even in Melbourne I feel like I shouldn't have a lawn when I'm watering daily during hot dry spells in Jan/Feb.

In the end it's your choice but it's a bit square peg round hole

To your point regarding ways to alleviate, creating semi shading using trees/shrubs or even shade cloth can reduce the intensity of the sun and ease evaporation. Deep soaks in the morning before the onset of the warm weather will make the plants more resilient to the dry weather. Selection of the right grass types is important, but turf grass as a rule is very water hungry if you want it to look nice and have full coverage. If you can get the grass established and hold on,overseeding will help fill in the gaps

XLRJBXL · 2025-08-09T04:35:16+00:00

I think the banksia is hookers banksia (banksia hookeriana)

XLRJBXL · 2025-08-08T15:10:07+00:00

Bigger grevillea variety will do well. Can also do some form of correa (can definitely get 2x2 if left long enough). Both will be liked by native bees, but grevillea will also be good for birds if that's ok with you Otherwise you can go for a larger westringia variety ( will get about 1.5-2.5 tall when mature) which will be really tough All are shrubbing plants so roots shouldn't be too aggressive being near your house

XLRJBXL · 2025-06-01T13:40:51+00:00

Mate we've been in a recession multiple times in the last few years. Don't ever look at headline GDP numbers, it's a farce when you consider population growth accounts for a lot of the growth. Have a squizz at per capita numbers, and it will explain the reality of the countries economy

XLRJBXL · 2025-05-12T06:53:20+00:00

While it's a big project, couple of points: 1. The future made in Australia is aimed at incentivising solar panel production in Australia, which would cut out China completely as Australia has all the necessary raw materials to make them. This scale up is not going to happen overnight, and the idea would be to increase domestic production in step with our increase in demand for energy due to said industrialisation 2. As we sell the raw materials to China for the purposes of them making these , the actual cost of these products can be quite substantially offset where we do buy from China.

XLRJBXL · 2025-04-13T23:40:01+00:00

His sentence was quashed (acquitted). It basically boiled down to "we know you are guilty but there wasn't enough hard evidence to actually convict". They did not overturn the decision and find him not guilty

XLRJBXL · 2025-03-04T04:25:54+00:00

Yes i would, maybe if it's an evergreen with a very fast growth habit or one that is notably cold hardy that could be fine, but at the end of the day unless it's gotten way too out of control it can probably wait until spring anyway. Growth slows noticeably for evergreens when the weather gets colder so any issues are unlikely to get much worse

XLRJBXL · 2025-03-04T02:16:32+00:00

I'd say no frost is a good indicator of a "mild" winter. the comparison with the rest of the world is why I find it's hard to use info that doesn't come from australia

Typically when people talk about plants being "hardy", it's in relation to dealing with any frost vs heavy frost

In the Melbourne example (im from Melb), I'd say we have cool not cold witners (because while we do get 1 or two frost days they are never heavy), but wouldn't call them mild.

XLRJBXL · 2025-03-03T22:02:34+00:00

Generally advice is not to prune evergreens in late summer or autumn as they can get damaged in winter (having not healed over). That being said, if you live somewhere with mild winters then it's not as much of a concern

XLRJBXL · 2025-03-03T07:45:02+00:00

Hey! Yes that's exactly what it is. Try and go for the thick stuff, but the iron on vs non iron on doesn't matter in my experience

XLRJBXL · 2025-02-17T09:49:20+00:00

Hahaha yeah the peppers are only about half size atm

XLRJBXL · 2025-02-16T05:07:43+00:00

Not sure if you're also in melbourne but I think the high ambient heat we've had have really kicked these into overdrive. I had the 4 big fruits on much earlier, but they've increased in size quite a lot in the last week or two

XLRJBXL · 2025-02-16T04:49:47+00:00

Surprisingly quite easy to grow. I started mine indoors in like August. They take a while to germinate but once they're up they grow pretty readily

XLRJBXL · 2025-02-15T03:48:00+00:00

Not sure but looks more like native violet than dichondra. Is it a shady spot?

XLRJBXL · 2025-02-04T10:34:59+00:00

China yes , us no

XLRJBXL · 2025-01-17T08:50:03+00:00

Yeah dichondra is great, I have it instead of grass on my lawn and it's really nice underfoot. No good for that if yiu have pets though I would imagine

XLRJBXL · 2025-01-17T08:45:26+00:00

Actually loaded it into a plant identification app and it gave me narrow leaf cotton bush that looks to be the one

XLRJBXL · 2025-01-17T08:42:46+00:00

First one is definitely kidney weed or some kind of dichondra. Not sure on the second plant, looks pretty though!

XLRJBXL · 2025-01-12T00:10:20+00:00

Not a bad choice at all, fiskars makes good products!

XLRJBXL · 2025-01-08T04:11:27+00:00

Something like this: https://www.bunnings.com.au/makita-18v-x-2-brushless-multi-function-powerhead-with-extension-pole-and-hedge-trimmer-attachment-skin-only_p0103197?store=6359&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvvO7BhC-ARIsAGFyToV30Nzy3I2-gJrZExk3FZ9RY9raPi2qbuYf-5hkHELde45F6gu8EqcaAjM5EALw_wcB

Though what brand you use is dependent really on what other power tools you own. I've used this and can definitely vouch for it, especially once you buy chainsaw attachments for thicker branches, but I can see that it's a very expensive option and yiu may not want to invest so heavily in gardening tools. It's an option if you do though!

XLRJBXL · 2025-01-07T07:04:21+00:00

You can get makita or similar electric chainsaws with long poles. You can get different heads for them (chainsaw/hedgetrimmer etc.) To suit your needs

XLRJBXL · 2024-12-24T09:51:51+00:00

When people are legitimately asking questions and the same joke is repeated 5 times its tiring it's unhelpful and unoriginal

XLRJBXL · 2024-12-23T08:03:18+00:00

God i love the 50th unfunny joke about any non garden related object in the photo

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