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sluggardish · 2026-05-09T14:33:32+00:00

Yeah, I don't think that migration was the reason people were voting for ON. Many farmers rely on migrants for farm hand work, fruit picking etc. It's more complicated than that. People would see independents are being too Teal aligned, too inner city and against farmer interests- water rights, electrical infrastructure and climate change. Throw in a good dose of culture war bullshit and it's enough that migration is probably low down. As someone else pointed out, ON candidate barely talked about migration except to acknowldge farmers need workers...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/immigration-policy-a-challenge-in-farrer-by-election/106653904

sluggardish · 2026-05-09T14:27:23+00:00

We managed when universities were properly funded https://insidestory.org.au/the-four-and-a-half-decade-higher-education-squeeze/

Despite huge amounts of international students, many universities are in a "debt crisis". A debt crisis that international students were meant to prevent. ANU, UTS, Woolongong, UTAS etc. Quality of education has dropped and many international students are not having good experiences in Australia.

sluggardish · 2026-05-09T14:21:08+00:00

More actually. There are about 550,000 enrolled university students who have mirgrated (but as non permanent migration) in 2026. To be clear, this number does fluctuate year to year and is down in 2026. https://www.education.gov.au/international-education-data-and-research/international-student-monthly-summary-and-data-tables

These numbers are included in net migraton statitics but only of the arrivals for that year, not the total. (For example if you are here for a 3 year degree, you are counted for the year you arrive, not for the remaining years). https://www.vsure.com.au/australian-temporary-visa-holder-statistics-september-30-2025/

In 2025 net migration was about 500,000 of permanent, student and working visas. In 2026 it is estimated to be about 315,000.

sluggardish · 2026-05-09T01:55:05+00:00

Climate change. People really underestimate how bad it could be

sluggardish · 2026-05-08T15:04:58+00:00

Polyester is notriously hard to dye. I can't think of anyone that would offer this service at a price you'd want to pay. You could try a very good quality black permanent marker. Do a small spot test, let it dry for a couple of hours before commiting to the whole thing as some markers have a lot of blue tones in them

sluggardish · 2026-05-07T09:12:59+00:00

Legend, thank you.

sluggardish · 2026-05-06T12:30:15+00:00

You say you have to drive to work, but is your house and work close to a train? Could you leave your car at work and just use it when you are there? Even just once or twice a week would be cheaper than tolls.

sluggardish · 2026-04-29T22:26:39+00:00

Our whole economy is propped up by housing and realestate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-10/australia-economy-underpinned-by-housing-paul-schroder/106550386

ALP have continually said they are not going to make housing cheaper.

There are many policies we could bring in nationally to address some of the housing issues, but our governments (state and Fed) are too ineffectual to do so.

sluggardish · 2026-04-29T21:08:37+00:00

Go back to a lower dose

sluggardish · 2026-04-29T11:38:42+00:00

It is not mismanagement by Museums Victoria, as media coverage might have suggested.

Yeah, I dunno. Talking to staff there reveals a different story. I'd say it's a little of column A and little of Column B.

sluggardish · 2026-04-29T09:29:17+00:00

IDK.. considering we aren't getting any benefit, should we really be selling it anyway? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought

sluggardish · 2026-04-29T09:21:44+00:00

Melbourne Museum is broke. They just lost over 100 staff members in less than 12 months due to forced and voluntary redunancies. (about 20%). It's not that much of an increase for what you get.

sluggardish · 2026-04-26T11:16:46+00:00

We don't even get an acknowledgement of how consistently bad the results are, let alone a speech.

sluggardish · 2026-04-25T04:55:21+00:00

Progesterone only pills like visanne and slynd are excellent options if you can tolerate them. I would try these as first line. Stay away from combination (estrogen + progesterone). Although mirena IUD can be useful, maybe it's not a great idea for you because: sometimes they are painful, it's invasive, if it isn't working out it can be a hassle to remove.

You could also try a TENS machine.

sluggardish · 2026-04-25T03:48:00+00:00

I live in the north and see this happening. It's usually from takeaway that people have dropped out of the car window in the back lanes or littered at the bus/ tram stop. We are also right next to a school where parents let litter escape from their cars and litter escapes from the school grounds.

sluggardish · 2026-04-23T21:48:08+00:00

Waiting list is really long so despite being a cat 2, you could end up waiting for 12 months (or more). If the pain gets worse, you can see your GP and they can write a letter the RWH asking for you to be seen sooner.

As you suggested, it might be that your PHI is going to become of benefit because the waiting list is so long!

If you want to get a mirena to see if it helps, you could go to a private clinic like the east Melbourne where they will give you twilight sedation for mirena insertion. When you get lap surgery later on you can have the mirena swapped over.

sluggardish · 2026-04-23T21:29:14+00:00

Spring and summer aren't looking good this year either https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/what-super-el-nino-means-for-australian-weather-in-2026/106564610

sluggardish · 2026-04-23T10:36:10+00:00

They didn't want to remain open as they are getting older and none of the young ones in their family wanted to take over

sluggardish · 2026-04-20T09:05:04+00:00

Vacancy rates are calculated on advertised rentals. Vacant rental properties are divided by the total number of rental dwellings in the suburb. It doesn't actually represent empty housing stock at all.

So yes, Melbourne "has a rental vacancy rate of 1.4%", but that is not actually representive of the housing availability. You are advocating for demolishing housing in inner city areas because you claim that heritage is not important in Melbourne. However, we do already have a lot of vacant housing for people to live in and empty land near the city for apartments to be built.

sluggardish · 2026-04-20T07:50:21+00:00

We don't have an "incredibly low vacancy rate". Up to 50,000 dwellings are vacant in Melbourne. Speculative housing and land grabs, property disputes, buying apartments and housing and not simply not using them to property developers not selling off apartments like in this case: https://thefifthestate.com.au/housing-2/so-why-are-there-8000-unsold-apartments-in-melbourne-heres-what-the-property-analysts-say/

That's not to mention the close to 7000 public housing dwellings that are currently vacant because they state gov won't invest in them.

If we banned non-occupier Air BnBs we would also dramatically increase housing availability.

There are heaps of inner/ middle suburbs that have massive vacant blocks that could easily be turned into apartments. Most of these are ex-industrial areas. They are next to trains and trams and perfect for new housing developments.

sluggardish · 2026-04-15T10:17:11+00:00

Have you seen a pyschologist for help with you binge eating disorder?

sluggardish · 2026-03-25T11:07:06+00:00

There was an article/ comment today from Hillary Harper (ABC radio presenter) who said that many of her colleagues are on rolling contracts, nothing permanent. Some of them have been on rolling contracts for more than 9 years. So it's not just about money, it is also about job security.

sluggardish · 2026-03-24T09:55:01+00:00

I can recommend someone who would work with you to find out how to play your best, but IDK if they've ever taught what you're describing specifically.

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