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poll Do You Care What AFL Players Do off The Field

So between Steven May getting busted up by Melksham and Baily Smith on the illicit substances the media has being 'dominated' by footballers behaving 'poorly' but do people really …

Labor Calls for Coal-Fired Power Stations to Come Back Online

An energy crisis gripping Australia’s east coast could trigger an emergency response to ease soaring demand and prices. Coal-fired power plants have been begged to come back online as …

ANZ Predicts The Cash Rate to Rise by 40points This Week

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/economy/16851-anz-tips-4... Economists from ANZ have joined Westpac in betting the Reserve Bank will make a sharp rise in the cash rate next week, to clamp down …

poll Are Childcare Workers 'really' Underpaid

So had a request for this one so I thought I'd do it - I know some people are not happy I'm posting these but to those individuals your welcome to 'scroll on' or simply ignore …

poll Are Politicians 'Really' Underpaid

Looks like the general consensus was Nurses are well-underpaid teachers was more a mixed bag from polls being well in favor that they're 'fairly paid' i had some requests for MPs so i …

poll Are Nurses 'really' Underpaid

So bit of a follow on, from the theme of traditionally advertised as under-paid jobs - i got some interesting discussion from the teachers thread so i thought i'd look into …

poll Are Teachers 'really' Underpaid

I hear this a lot i got 3 friends that are teachers and the biggest complaint they have is they have to 'do extra' work planning and they feel they dont get paid 'enough' - from …

metricon.com.au

poll Metricon Going Bust: Should They Be Bailed out?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-19/metricon-denies-insol... Looks like the Victorian Government is meeting with Metricon to 'sort out' the situation in which it is on the verge of …

Anyone Here Get Burnt on Luna

So for all the 'cool' stories of Randoms getting rich off crypto this would be the anthesis of that. Luna one of the large crypto currencies which had a market cap over 18bn which uses some …

poll Should RBA Governor Lowe Resign?

Less then a year ago Dr Lowe publicly announced interest rises wouldn't rise any earlier then 2024- this clearly would of influenced a number of peoples decisions to take out loans - This …

Albo Not Knowing The Cash Rate or Unemployment Rate Is Worrying

https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/anthony-al... how the hell can this guy be the leader of the opposition? literally the 2 big issues us Australians are facing are employment/under …

poll Wendy Lovell Comments on Social Housing?

Victorian Liberal MP Wendy Lovell chastised for saying children in social housing ‘cannot mix’ in wealthy areas Thoughts?

poll This Thursday Powerballs Jackpot Is 120m Do You Have a Ticket

So it is that time of year again when the lotto thread of fools and dreamers (myself included) comes around - simple poll do you have a ticket? If you have a ticket list the first 5 things you are …

Sydney House Prices Record Slight Fall

Sydney house prices have fallen by 0.2 per cent over the past four weeks, reversing the small gain recorded during January amid a surge in listings and weakening demand from buyers, CoreLogic data …

poll Dan to Add 1.75% Levy on Some New Builds in Victoria

Estimated to cost 1st home buyers 20k more on new developments. Will affect around d 30% of all new developments Thoughts? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/18/victo...

ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Government Announces ABC’s New Billion Dollar Funding Package

Since OzBargain loves the ABC I thought this would be interesting. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-07/abc-federal-governmen... https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/government-an...

Kia EV6 Thoughts?

New Electric car hitting the market in the 'green revolution' the world is going though. I reckon the next car i get will be an EV personally i think the 'cost' of point of sale …

Book of Boba Fett Is It Just Me or Is It Boring Af

'possible' SPOLIER WARNING I really enjoyed the Mandalorian S1 and S2 but i just finished watching episode 4 Book of BF and literally im bored. In all 4 episodes i've felt the story …

SocialGood

Is Social Good a Scam?

I know most crypto is a scam but how on earth can you long term give 50-100% crypto back on certain stores like eBay plus give up 15% staking rewards? Is it simply a scam in which the 'social …

Tesla

Teslas 2nd Last for Reliability

I'm going to start by saying this, I think what Elon and Tesla has done is speed up the electric car evolution and it is commendable and I personally believe the future of motoring is via …

poll Do You Take a Dump at Work and if Not Why?

I dont know how some people can work 40 hours + a week and not knock out at least sometimes during office hours

poll Next Gen Consoles - This Is Getting Ridiculous

So this November will mark 1 year since the release of the Xbox Serie X and The PS5 and there still ISNT any in stock for longer then a few minutes. I know there is a semi-conductor shortage but …

Optus

Anyone Got Any Optus Deals?

So my 24-month contract on my Samsung 10e ended 10 days ago and i am happy to keep the same phone and the 'cheapest' sim only plan is $45, i mean I know they are a big provider but $45 a …

poll Are The Sports Betting Ads Getting out of Hand?

Im watching the Brownlow and literally every 2 rounds a break will happen in which the odds and 'special' offers are being advertised by sportsbet. Every sport talks about the odds, …

Does Anyone Install Solar on Asphalt Shingles?

Just thought i'd ask….? If so can you let me know if they install Solar in Victoria?

How Much Do You Pay for nbn?

Got a month left on my current contract with Internode paying $80 a month for 50mbps - Unlimited (got a free month for the 6 month contract so it wasn't a bad deal at the time) Service wise I …

poll Do You Pay More for Branded Medicine?

I will never understand how 100 tablets of Panadol can cost ~$13 when 100 tables of Panamax can cost you ~$3 when they both have the same active ingredient of 500mg of paracetamol? Other than if you …

poll Should Stamp Duty Be in a Property Advertised Price?

Should Stamp duty be in a property advertised price? Once again prices of real estate is going up and up and with that comes increased government revenue from ‘stamp duty’ For those who don’t …

Do You Envy Those Who Got Rich on Bitcoin?

By envy i mean i am happy for them but i have a massive regret feeling of why da faq didnt i jump on this earlier Bitcoin is now worth ~$40,000 USD (~$51,000 AUD) - I cant help but feel like a …

poll What's Your Opinion on Charity Representatives at Shopping Centres?

I have noticed there is a blitz of 'charity sales' representatives at shopping centres from world poverty to make a wish foundation i have probably been approached by half a dozen in the …

GameStop

GameStop (GME) Hits over $150 a Share

Thought this might be interesting to talk about Essentially the reddit group r/wallstreetbets has taken on some of the big fund managers Anyone who is a international investor will know this is the …

Australian Open

poll Should The Australian Open Still Go Ahead?

Simple question. Should the Australian open 2021 still go ahead?

poll Aus Shares V US Shares V Crypo Property You Investing Post COVID19?

With the COVID19 vaccine being rolled out eventually the world will return to a 'new normal' There are clearly some very wealth and savvy people on this website where are people putting …

Superhero

Superhero Share Trading, Thoughts?

Just wondering if anyone has used Superhero and how there experience has been? They have a flat $5 trade fee and are free to buy EFT? Good deal or too good to be true?

New Vs Used Cars Is The Balance Shifting?

Now before I start I am not referring to high end car brands like Mercedes I’m talking your everyday common brands like Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage etc. Historically the notion of buying a new car …

poll No Christmas Party Is This Fair?

I have a friend she works in a large (ish) organisation (aged care facility - mix of both publicly/privately funded care) she works in administration at the best of times her workplace doesnt have …

poll Lets Settle This Property or Shares

There is a bit of a debate happening after apparently one guy spent close to 12m on 3 different 'the block' properties. - A few investment threads had bagged out the purchases as stupid …

poll Increase in Super Looking to Get Axed - Thoughts?

An increase in superannuation would cut lifetime wage earnings for the average Aussie by 2 per cent and lower-income earners would be hit the hardest, a long-awaited review has found. The government …

poll Black Friday Expectations

Im hoping to pick up a good TV but i have been burnt by these online sales days before - most of them have be very disappointing lately - ie click frenzy etc what are you hoping to pick up during …

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What Do You Want for Christmas?

As a Victorian who has been essentially been under house arrest for the majority of 2020. I cannot wait for this year to be over it has simply been a 'rubbish' year and i dare say im not …

poll Banks to Increase Interest Rates on Those Asking for Mortgage Relief

"Home buyers unable to resume normal repayments beyond the loan deferral deadline at the end of September may be forced to opt into higher interest-accruing loan products to avoid the …

poll Would Be Willing to Pay Double The Medicare Levy for Free Dental, Ambulance, Aged Care and Optical? [Poll]

We have a fantastic health care system but it has some clear (understandable) gaps. The system saves a lot of lives and we can all agree it is one of the shining lights of living in Australia. It is …

poll Paying at The Register Etiquette [Poll]

Paying at the register etiquette [Poll] Alright so this has been annoying me but I’ll see what the wider community think. The other day I was at Bunnings and I was in line for the (unfortunately …

Steam

Can't Buy Certain Games on AU Steam

Hi Steam currently has a old RTS game (Kohan and Kohan 2) that I used to play the war chest is current $1.99USD but in the Aussie store it can't buy it? I have tried to VPN to the US store but …

poll Australia Is in Recession how long will it last?

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/australia-all-but-cert... https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/a... After 29 years of straight growth the lucky country is officially in …

What Do You Wear to Work?

What do you wear to work? With the work from home episode of life coming to an end for a large number of Australians. I have to admit I have grown quite fond of spending 98% of my life either in …

Casual Workers to Get Paid Leave?

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/court-rules-cas... This is a massive ruling and could have huge impacts on the Australian workforce, for those too lazy to read it is essentially a …

poll Smart Delivery Next Generation Gaming

For me this is a bit of good news in a time when life is a little grim I have had every Playstation but the new Xbox has a future that is the most consumer-Bargain friendly feature since the launch …

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It isnt the cheapest coffee you can get on Ozbargin but i've tried a LOT of different roasters and if you ask me the mocha gold and ascension beans are the best beans ive ever had - they have …