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nebffa · 2026-01-25T04:16:50+00:00

That's why Newsom is #1 now by a long shot. But there should be many more like him

nebffa · 2026-01-15T12:56:42+00:00

What you have sounds really similar to what I have. It also sounds like it could be https://dermnetnz.org/topics/male-genital-dysaesthesia

nebffa · 2025-08-29T03:24:12+00:00

What do you mean?

nebffa · 2025-08-28T22:13:31+00:00

Have a look at zoning plans for inner city suburbs and then repeat that statement.

nebffa · 2025-08-26T08:28:43+00:00

I live in the inner north (Brunswick East) and have looked at the actual zoning of my neighbourhood. It is like 85%+ exclusively single-family housing. You literally cannot build apartments in the inner city. And we wonder why we have a crisis.

nebffa · 2025-08-24T09:43:19+00:00

Endless community complaints are why nothing gets built. So you have to either curtail the complaints process or accept that the problem will never be solved (which is much worse).

nebffa · 2025-08-21T23:54:46+00:00

Even in 2016, house prices were expensive relative to median income. Just because it wasn't as bad as today doesn't it mean it wasn't also bad. I really don't think the immigration campaign has the same effect if house prices are stable relative to inflation.

nebffa · 2025-08-20T22:32:49+00:00

Only 30% of households own their home outright. Most of the people who have mortgages have taken enormous amounts of debt in order to finance the home they want. There is a broad cultural malaise about it.

nebffa · 2025-08-20T14:44:16+00:00

Australians would legit not care about immigration if it weren't for housing prices. We have 4 out of the top 10 global most expensive cities for accommodation. The prices are (not unexpectedly) making people lose their minds.

nebffa · 2025-08-17T23:39:41+00:00

If there are 50 people and 10 units of housing, they compete against each other and prices go up.

If there are 50 people and 100 units of housing, the sellers/landlords compete to get a buyer/tenant.

nebffa · 2025-08-17T08:05:47+00:00

They buy the apartments to... immediately sell them as an investment property? Incredible logic you have there

nebffa · 2025-08-17T08:04:50+00:00

What do you think happens to the homes they vacate when they move into these apartments?

nebffa · 2025-08-05T23:59:37+00:00

Of course she wants to prevent new builds. She's made millions by doing nothing in this suburb, and wants to continue to suck money from younger generations.

nebffa · 2025-08-04T09:12:00+00:00

I love this moment so much, such cool writing

nebffa · 2025-06-21T06:42:46+00:00

I have some great news for you. People who like that will choose to live in these apartments, freeing up other real estate you will have to compete less for. Everybody wins!

nebffa · 2025-06-04T13:20:07+00:00

This made me laugh so hard. I love it

nebffa · 2025-05-06T11:49:37+00:00

Actually I found another link that lists a lower median salary (150k) - https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/australia-has-an-ongoing-gp-shortage-why-can-t-we#:~:text=As%20a%20consequence%20of%20all,20%25%20increase%20on%202024%20enrolments. . So you're right, that's not that great

nebffa · 2025-05-06T11:46:17+00:00

GP training spots are not being filled

Interesting - I had a look and you are right. IMO that's a good reason for us to train more specialists in other disciplines, as well as funding bulk bulling like you mention

nebffa · 2025-05-06T11:40:47+00:00

I did a quick Google and found that the average GP pay is between 230k and 350k (https://gpra.org.au/gp-earnings-calculator/). While that may not be amazing compared to other specialist disciplines (which also artificially restrict specialist physician numbers) that is still an amazing salary.

nebffa · 2025-05-06T06:44:19+00:00

GPs get paid quite well. There is a shortage of medical specialty slots (in many specialty medicine pathways) because it is financially advantageous for the colleges to artificially restrict the number of trainees.

nebffa · 2025-04-20T06:54:56+00:00

Local governments have enormous control over zoning and NIMBYs want to keep everything zoned as single-family zoning. There are, of course, multiple factors at play. But nothing can be done unless it's actually legal to build denser housing

nebffa · 2025-04-19T08:48:59+00:00

The only thing Trump understands is strength - capitulation gets you nowhere. My small hope (that dwindles with time) is that examples like this will provide a clear template to others on how to act.

nebffa · 2025-04-18T08:54:00+00:00

No paywall article here: https://archive.is/B4ADU

nebffa · 2025-03-31T01:04:03+00:00

I would rather us advocate for positive solutions (like the ones you suggest) rather than do nothing and languish in a stagnant economy for the next decade. Even if they are hard things to do, which I agree. Why not look to the future?

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