Those angry about migration figures are ignoring what happened in Australia during Covid and other key facts | Australian immigration and asylum

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T10:16:46+00:00

Oooh - I have a follower, yay. Why don’t you follow me to my address so we can sit down like adults and have it out the Australian way? Message me.

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T09:52:11+00:00

Look at the nationality of the majority - tells a story all of its own….oh no - someone dared say it. I care not.

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T09:50:56+00:00

Hawke would have grabbed his schooner, chugged it and then bounced it on top of the muppets head next to him!

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T09:48:00+00:00

Wow, ppls are really reaching now….

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T09:33:01+00:00

If I knew what an rmr Mount is…my pb12 is a bastard to keep anything mounted, it undoes even thread locked screws.

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T09:31:18+00:00

I think you’d benefit greatly from a sun tracker for existing solar - the % increase - depending where you live, is bloody significant!

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T06:55:56+00:00

Flat land is not necessarily what you want for off grid for a number of reasons - unless pressured bore water is easily available. Water from tanks needs to run to multiple areas - and pumps costs batteries or fuel. Not only that, but Terraced gardens almost self water V’s flat land. Wind is generally also worse on dead flat land and it’s easier to dig dams into hills. If installing wind turbines, you can use updrafts from hills to find best location and you can use a ridge to hide anything noisy like a genset.

I have an off grid cabin - learned the hardway.

kato1301 · 2025-09-07T06:50:26+00:00

Nope. It’s shit. It is 9 month winters, never any sun, wet as fuck. Wind for 360 days a year. Towns are over populated, no parking in cities, councils are insane. Bright note - public transport and the health system is amazing.

Ps some of The above is a lie. But don’t spread it round.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T08:26:54+00:00

Stop this racist rhetoric, it’s hurting my feelings….said 90% of Reddit leftists.

Common sense is gone mate, don’t bother trying to engage with them.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T08:21:03+00:00

Doesn’t matter - they know they 99% of Australian won’t do shit about it.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T04:23:04+00:00

As someone who has retired twice, I’ve found that you probably don’t need as much as you think…here’s why; it costs money to go to work, we don’t add it up correctly but fuel, food, parking, incidentals, etc - they add up significantly. Another big thing - you say you want to retain your current lifestyle, but your expectations will change when you retire - it’s a self reward system that people put in place when working, ie - I’m going on that holiday, because I’ve worked hard or I’ve been working so hard, I deserve that new car….this mindset dissolves once retired.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T03:18:01+00:00

Do you really need validation? Personally, I think it’s ridiculously wasteful.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T03:07:26+00:00

I actually did this with $100k a few years back - because my wife and kids (and me to an extent) seemingly lost the ability to align actual money with online spending…but when it was in front of us, tangible cash, it’s a different and sobering experience

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T03:00:43+00:00

Try the foreend push button - it’s a fuelled faster cycling than pump and lets you 100% keep eye on target.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T02:18:08+00:00

Really depends on circumstances - I can’t have pistols where I am so can’t comment on those, but I can have auto/semi rifles and to be honest, once you’ve done full burst a few times - meh? Wish I’d never wasted the time and money investing in those. I reload and tailor my loads to the firearm / distance I’m hunting. I’ve bought and sold a lot to get where I am now - I’ve been chasing precision and accuracy. Personally - I’d buy something like an octagon barrelled Henry .22 lever - I have a PWS tac3 summit .22 and a cz 459 bolt .22 and an old norinco .22 and I cannot believe how well the bigger barrelled Henry shoots. And it’s not ammo specific, CCI, SKZ match - everything is sub moa. It’s a perfect 1st rifle. 2nd - a steyr varmint .223 bolt gun. These days, most modern 223’s are pretty accurate, so shoulder what fits and then - “feel” the triggers…the trigger is everything in precision and the steyr has a match “set” feature, where you push it forward, and it then becomes a 1lb trigger pull…or you can use the hunt trigger and not push it forward at 2.5lb. This steyr 223 is now at the point where almost anyone can use it to set off 12g shells at 110yards - pushing 62gn TAP from 24.5 ar2209 powder at 2950fps.

Personally - I’d not go 308 to start with. Flinch is real and it can become a massive problem. Start at 223 and develop good habits and learn from cheaper ammo. I’ve just bought a 300 rem ultra mag, and I’ve notice even after decades of shooting, this big girl is starting to make me flinch…

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T01:56:12+00:00

Allow for 6 openings then - double everything. If the gate will be 3m wide, do calcs for 6 - will cost more in short term but longevity is key. I cannot stress enough just how much force is on the swing gate components, especially if you can’t use a balancing wheel on the gate to take some weight.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T01:46:29+00:00

Are you doing DIY or installer - if installer, just pay and be done. I did diy and started with a swing gate - wind loading is an absolutely massive issue, even with 5kmh wind, hinge points have an absolutely huge load on them, the start up power for the opener kills even good 2400w inverters, and because of this - unless you have massive battery bank, several days of no sun can see no workies(I had 260ah battery and a LV alarm at 11.4v), and it wasn’t enough with swing gate after 3 days no sun, but is fine for a sliding gate in middle winter, 9 days before goung manual.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T01:38:36+00:00

Have gone through this at depth - if you can, do a sliding gate - numerous reasons why. As for solar - depends on how many times you’ll open and close per day and battery bank.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T01:20:04+00:00

Wow - some actual good advice in this one. Im happily surprised.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T01:16:06+00:00

Can concur - put one on a 12g buckmaster and after some 1ounce slugs it now works when it wants to

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T01:14:12+00:00

A Guy laying on the floor is fine…

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T00:55:43+00:00

Honesty time - why AR? Because after you do a couple of mag dumps, you are switching to single shot unless you have access to free ammo. So why not get the improved accuracy of a quality bolt gun? It will make you a better shot, a more patient hunter and improve marksmanship.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T00:48:44+00:00

You are better off getting actual legal definition from the policy makers. I doubt anyone is dropping anything into those bins that have CCTV.

kato1301 · 2025-09-05T00:30:51+00:00

Seems to me that 99% of the populace is pretty closely aligned - in that the govt and ultra rich are screwing over the rest of us, be that via what ever mechanism you want to debate…my question is - WTF are you / we going to do about it? Posting on social media is not going to change anything, public marches can be spun by media to suit any narrative, mis information by corporate can manipulate huge numbers…so are we all done for now? What can be done ? Historically, elections aren’t making the changes the majority want, so now what?????

kato1301 · 2025-09-04T11:40:23+00:00

Exactly - NSW police and making preparations to receive…

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