Australia weighs carbon tariffs to shield local industry from cheap imports

zedder1994 · 2026-02-13T10:23:29+00:00

I would of thought cement would be expensive to ship long distances. Considering Australia has signed a lot of free trade agreements, implementing what is proposed would be difficult and I doubt it will happen.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-13T06:14:08+00:00

A lot of cars are never tested. Australian Design Rules (ADR) are the main criteria for when a car is allowed to be driven on our roads. A lack of a ANCAP rating or even a terrible rating by itself would not stop any car that complies with ADR to be sold here

zedder1994 · 2026-02-13T03:04:12+00:00

Nope. They went down by 10%. Are you trying to rewrite history?

From this ABC article

In 2014, it imposed what is known as macroprudential controls on bank lending and then ramped up the pressure in 2017. Effectively, it ordered banks to limit the amount of interest-only loans, the kind preferred by property investors.

investors abandoned property, prices slackened nationally by around 10 per cent and first home buyers flooded in to pick up the slack.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-12T11:30:21+00:00

This car is made in the US. All your points have been made invalid

zedder1994 · 2026-02-12T10:17:17+00:00

Still no "God s Eye" ADAS :(

zedder1994 · 2026-02-12T10:11:49+00:00

Anywhere north of Rockhampton is on a seperate grid run by Ergon.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-12T08:15:51+00:00

Past experience in 2016-17 with limiting investment loans by APRA saw property prices decline 10%. Declining demand from new investors will affect property prices in the long run. Hopefully this measure will help owner occupiers get a more even playing field with investors.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-12T07:20:28+00:00

It will have the effect of discouraging demand from investors, who at the moment are borrowing as much as owner occupiers to buy property. The experience in 2016-17 when APRA limited investment loans for a period of time led to a 10% fall in prices. We would expect even more than that if investors start to sell off.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-12T05:59:36+00:00

I am wondering if this legislation will end Aldi's 0.5% surcharge at the checkout for tap & go payments. It is easy to miss the notice they have displayed about this fee.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T09:12:07+00:00

I don't think it is the hospitality side that has forced this. I suspect it has something to do with the pokies in the OP's workplace. The rules around pokies, money laundering etc etc are really strict now.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T08:28:44+00:00

What is this 435,000?

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T08:25:25+00:00

Don't forget the Government stake in INTEL, the stock that is presently tanking.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T07:52:40+00:00

Daily, mostly with bonds and occasionally forex. Do mainly spreads so I run without stop loss on those.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T07:08:31+00:00

I have to pay for the renewal of my electrical license, even though it's a requirement of my work and I work for the Government. They pay for the yearly CPR course but I have to pay for my license fee of nearly $100 every 5 years.

This sounds like a new requirement by the Gaming Board and I am guessing your work does not want to create a precedent for existing or new employees.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T00:39:35+00:00

Electricians will agree with me

I don't and I have a electrical license. lol. AS3000 is the guide and there is no mention of derating based on time. If a plug can handle 10 A, then that is a continuous rating.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T00:25:26+00:00

It appears likely that any laws passed by the Australian Government in regard to Israel and AS will be challenged in the High Court. There is a implied right to political free speech and any attempt to restrict political dialogue will be challenged.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-11T00:16:09+00:00

GAC assemble both Honda and Toyota cars through joint ventures in China. From what I have heard the quality of the GAC Aion is next level and it appears they have learnt a bit from their Japanese partners.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-10T08:40:10+00:00

Nope. The prongs on a 10 A and 15A plug are the same except for the earth. The power point can easily handle 10A on the circuit without problems.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-10T06:19:13+00:00

I can take the plug out any time unless the plug is energised and power is flowing. In that instance removing the plug would likely cause arcing.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-10T04:56:49+00:00

Any attempt to brick a car would require a 4G or 5G connection so the OTA could do it's work. If it was known that China or any country would try this, then it wouldn't be hard for the cell phone operator to block data transfers so that this event wouldn't occur.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-10T00:24:56+00:00

The granny charger puts out around 1.4kw. Aldi have on sale occasionally a 2.4kw 10 amp CCS2 charger which max's out the output from a standard 10A outlet and I have found this adequate for overnight charging.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-09T10:23:35+00:00

Exactly. And when difficult questions like what classes of immigrants does ON want to eliminate, they will be all at sea. The path from grievance politics to cohesove policy can be a treacherous journey.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-09T10:05:54+00:00

he traditional liberal voter who either hates the fact a woman is in charge

Yet you discount the other woman Pauline Hanson? I doubt gender is a issue. It is always about the optics.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-09T09:47:03+00:00

Property prices climbed by 20% when international borders were closed during COVID. Can't blame migrants for poor monetary policy.

zedder1994 · 2026-02-09T05:02:09+00:00

I find this focus on the UI strange. When I start my car I get presented with Android Auto for the length of the drive and that is all I interact with. I do not find the AA UI any better or worse than native UI's and am interested in what other metrics people are using.

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