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3mo ago

‘We never would have bought’: Australian mortgage holders feel the pain as interest rates rise again
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Nath @aussie.zone 3mo ago
Does anyone remember the early 90's? 17% interest rates. Imagine that on a $1,000,000 mortgage. $170k per year interest. That'd certainly be one way to bring house prices down. It'd destroy the economy and probably cause a pile of social issues as well, but yeah - it'd bring house prices down.

3mo ago

Parents are paying $2500 to falsify vaccine records. It’s endangering babies like Riley

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Nath @aussie.zone 3mo ago

I'm struggling to believe there's such a thing as an "anti-vax doctor". That's a classic oxymoron.

3mo ago

I'm trying to identity a dinosaur theme park/attraction on the Gold Coast in the 80s

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Nath @aussie.zone 3mo ago

I grew up on the Gold Coast in the 80s. I have no memory of such a place, sorry.

I'll grant that we were poor and not exactly visiting the theme parks every week, but I'm fairly certain I got to them all at least once.

3mo ago

no pride in genocide

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Nath @aussie.zone 3mo ago

His mission was to observe the transit of Venus. The expedition was scientific in nature first and foremost.

You're speaking of the secret instructions issued to him by the Admiralty to locate the fabled southern continent and hopefully claim it for England. Tasman by this stage had found NZ and I think Van Diemans Land. Yes he found the east coast of Australia and "claimed" it for England. It was all in vain though, the distances were way too far for anything to come of it. To Cook at the time, it was a side trip.

There were two parliamentary inquiries submitted to the British parliament in 1779 and 1785 recommending colonisation of New Holland, but even then: well after Cook's death, such an expedition was seen as too expensive.

Then the English learned that the French were preparing to colonise and it was suddenly a British priority to get to Australia.

I don't see how anything to do with the colonisation had anything to do with Captain Cook. You could swap Cook out for any other ship's captain who was taking the scientists to see Venus and the rest of the expedition plays out much the same. Cook didn't colonise Australia. He encountered the Guugu Yimithirr people in Northern Queensland and tried to treat with the peacefully - mostly succeeding. He certainly didn't set about killing them all.

Arthur Philip should be the person people direct their ire at. But he doesn't have a statue in Melbourne. King George III would be another candidate that made sense. Only George III also doesn't have a statue in Melbourne.

3mo ago

no pride in genocide

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Nath @aussie.zone 3mo ago

Captain Cook had nothing to do with the colony. He died in 1779 - years before the settlers arrived. While agreeing with the sentiment that the arrival of Europeans is not cause for celebration, Cook had always been a dumb target for protesting Jan 26.

4mo ago

Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

Southbank had residential high-rise buildings that were at least 60% empty ten years ago - and that's being generous. It seemed like they were nearly empty. From the outside at 8 pm, there were barely any lights on to indicate the presence of people in there.

They were owned by people overseas and kept in pristine condition to maintain a higher value. Is that still going on?

4mo ago

My petty gripe: a large flat white is an oxymoron – a bastardisation of the drink Australia gave the world

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

Insert "That's bait" meme here.

4mo ago

Exclusive: pro-Israel campaign seeks removal of Palestinian DJ from WOMADelaide

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

It'll be interesting to see what comes of this. Whoever sent this has clearly never been to a WOMAD festival, because that crowd is not likely to appreciate someone trying to influence the lineup.

I can't think of anything the better the writers of this letter could have done to Streisand Effect that crowd into seeking out some DJ that might otherwise have been one act among several.

4mo ago

Happy Public Domain Day 2026 - the first time since 2005 that authors and artists have entered the public domain in Australia

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

I somehow missed this and thought that Lord of the Rings was coming out of copyright about now. It seems not.

4mo ago

Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

New York has a huge Jewish population. This is totally geared toward selling papers to them.

4mo ago

NSW premier calls for royal commission, pledges to ban 'globalise the intifada' chant

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

Hrm, yours is a tricky one because I had read it and moved past it. I recognised you came from a place of hyperbole and didn't think much of it. I didn't remove it.

But looking at the comment again after it was removed, it does pretty much break all three of the rules I posted. So I'll not override the mod and restore it.

It's not that criticising actions of religious people is the issue, it's grouping them all members of a religion into your criticism that is the problem.

'Those two guys are bad' is fine. '115,000 Aussies are terrible people because those two guys are bad' is not fine.

4mo ago

Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

We see you trying to manipulate the vote.

Please address this, @Mazdak@lemmy.org.

4mo ago

Proposal to allow use of Australian copyrighted material to train AI abandoned after backlash

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

4mo ago

NSW premier calls for royal commission, pledges to ban 'globalise the intifada' chant

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Nath @aussie.zone 4mo ago

Excuse me, that's a load of horse shit. The modlog is right there at the bottom of the page. From this discussion, it'll default to filtering mod actions for /c/Australia.

Point me to any comment you think should be restored and I'll re-evaluate. But don't sit there and pretend we censor you from behind secret doors like this is Reddit. I see stuff I disagree with on the regular, but I very rarely step in. I let the community votes do that.

The main rules of the site are and have always been:Golden rule - don’t be a dick. If you wouldn’t say it in front of your grandmother, don’t post it.No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.

In case this isn't clear:Criticism of a government's actions (Ours, USA, Israel etc) is fine. Start bashing Muslims because of the actions of two jerks or start lumping all Jewish people in with the actions of the Israeli government, and we'll step in. If/when we do though: it's visible. You can see what was removed and what justification we used when we did it. Whatever impression left you with the attitude that we censor users is mistaken.

5mo ago

The Outlaw Birds

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Nath @aussie.zone 5mo ago

They look boney and loads more work/less meat than chicken. I wouldn't be against st trying it, but I can't see them becoming a mainstay.

5mo ago

Christmas Present Inspiration Thread

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Nath @aussie.zone 5mo ago

One sister wants cash towards a new motorcycle helmet. So yeah, she's sorted. 😀

Another sister is all about the thoughtful gesture. It makes her super hard to buy for. She has loads more time than I do.

5mo ago

Christmas Present Inspiration Thread

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Nath @aussie.zone 5mo ago

Hershey's kisses would be a perfect accompaniment to this specific mug.

5mo ago

Christmas Present Inspiration Thread

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Nath @aussie.zone 5mo ago

5mo ago

Christmas Present Inspiration Thread

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Nath @aussie.zone 5mo ago

Yep I know, but this thing is built like a nuclear bunker. Honestly: 11 years of daily carry, being knocked and crashed and squished about like a set of keys. Even Gotten wet a few times. I have doubts they make them on temu or eBay like this thing.

Lacie made the "rugged" range of disks and this is representative of their build quality. It's only 32gb, and only usb2. I wish it were bigger and faster, but I'll take its amazing toughness over those traits.

5mo ago

Christmas Present Inspiration Thread

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Nath @aussie.zone 5mo ago

The utili-key looks like a regular key on your keyring, which is why I've never had it confiscated at airport security. Frankly if you can hijack a plane with one of these things, you can hijack a plane without one of these things.

The USB is a "Lacie imakey". Lacie has since been assimilated into one of the big hard drive companies (Seagate I think). These USB keys are a victim of their success. You just buy the one, and never need another. This one is over ten years old.