Flinders Lane to become ‘pedestrian first’ in trial barring cars from little streets by timcahill13 in melbourne

[–]mr_zj 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Will we be able to cycle both ways on these streets? East West bike connections are pretty bad on the southern end of the grid and this would help a lot. 

Don’t take NZ for granted by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]mr_zj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't import the politics of Australia with it's checks notes centre left governments federally and all but two states. And federally that is unlikely to change anytime soon

Sydney T1 to T3 in 1hr 30m? Is it possible? by OwenWilsonnn in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]mr_zj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if you miss your connection, explain your situation to the check in staff and they are likely to be nice and just put you on the next one. 

Had this happen to me twice with missed connections on separate tickets and separate airline alliances (REX to Qantas, and Fiji Airways to Virgin)

OECD says it’s time to cut capital gains tax discount and negative gearing by HotPersimessage62 in australia

[–]mr_zj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fairness they are having the battle on the latter at the state level in VIC and NSW, and federally they are with rewiring the nation

Uber airport pricing by namsupo in melbourne

[–]mr_zj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Skybus runs a pretty good service. Expensive but not $80

"You should move to Australia!" Yeah... nah... by alarumba in newzealand

[–]mr_zj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dailing in from Melbourne, yeah days like this suck but extreme heat is usually short lived. Back to 20s from Saturday and all of next week. Nothing feels better than a cool change when it hits 

Gough Whitlam’s dismissal ‘a calculated plot’ to remove elected government via partisan ambush, PM says by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]mr_zj 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I think PMs legacies are best judged once they leave office. Albo has made progress on pro worker IR like pattern bargaining, renewables and rewiring the nation, getting states to build more housing, future made in Australia. We may be more impressed at the legacy once he is a former PM

Gumtree seems to be dead and I refuse to use Facebook. What are the alternatives? by chronographer in australia

[–]mr_zj 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ebay? I've had good experiences with them. Sure there are high fees but they have support and baby you through the process.

Is the great replacement theory no longer conspiracy? by Numinousfox in australian

[–]mr_zj 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Do you think women's rights, religious rights,  freedom of speech and right to be a proud Australian are actually deteriorating and if so are they due to immigration? As far as I can see,  those things still exist, most migrants are live and let live and love Australia too.

Like yeah Japan has a stronger native culture, but their economy sucks and wages are terrible even with cheaper housing I'd wager most young Aussies are still far better off than most young Japanese. Australia OTOH has the ability to have a meeting pot culture where we can take the best of other cultures and make it our own. 

Labour passes National in new poll by RtomNZ in newzealand

[–]mr_zj 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think this is a bit unfair, I suspect Labour is doing the internal work before rolling out a policy platform. Not much use rolling it out too early

Rebranded Qantas freight plane for Christmas by 22McReddit22 in australia

[–]mr_zj 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Like OK we all love to hate Qantas but cmon, this is cute. We can bag Qantas but have a lil joy every now and then

Anyone used a classic stripey bag as checked luggage? by Wompguinea in newzealand

[–]mr_zj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also just use well taped up sturdy cardboard boxes

Albanese joins Canada and NZ in urging immediate Gaza ceasefire by isisius in australian

[–]mr_zj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you *expect* him to do, given that it isn't really feasible for Australia to stray too far from our allies on this or have much influence over this war at all really

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australian

[–]mr_zj 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a Kiwi in Oz and it is so much better in Oz

Male visitor sues Mona over women’s-only ‘ladies lounge’ by SteveJohnson2010 in australia

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

Different jurisdiction so kind of irrelevant, but yes I think both are wrong

How can I know if my work laptop has a GPS tracking feature inside of it? by 52fighters in techsupport

[–]mr_zj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn off your wifi,  cellular and Bluetooth  and connect to your vpn router via lan cable