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> Australians are much poorer than we were 30 years ago, and in 30 years we'll be poorer still. By what metric? By almost any metric,…

> most corrupt country on earth - ukraine Whether we should be financially / militarily supporting Ukraine aside, do you really believe…

Get rid of it ASAP before you sink more money into this hole. Take the loss as an expensive lesson to not buy a dumb car. If the money is a…

> That's not true. You still need to tap on on every vehicle, even if you are within the 2 hour limit, or you have a pass. Sure, but this…

> I would say that fare compliance is very bad in Melbourne. And if you think it's bad on Melbourne trams, wait till you get on the bus in…

> Public transport fares are a 50 cent flat rate, across all zones and modes on the Translink network across Queensland. I genuinely don't…

If you're within the free tram zone, then no need to tap. If you are not, then not tapping is fare evasion. You may or may not get caught,…

Not sure what advice you are after here. All you can do is submit your claim to your insurance and include the evidence you have. Fault…

It depends on your financial circumstances, there are basically 3 "types" of borrowers. (1) is the owner-occupier who has < 80% LVR and can…

What do you mean by "feel"? It depends on the use case, realistically. If you're just web browsing, doing some Teams calls, and watching…

I have a few of these 67W ones - not sure if you mean less wattage by "smaller size", or if you're referring to physical size. They're…

> Pity he didn’t knuckle down to make something of his career. The guy clearly had his issues, but is this really a fair assessment? If…

There's zero nautical miles difference in the MEL-SYD route in December vs. in August, yet in December, it seems to me 3x more expensive.

So a flight to BNE, and a flight to SYD are not substitutes. Why do you expect that their prices should be related?

If it's cheaper to fly to SYD, then why don't you fly to SYD?

> You seem to be thinking of the batteries purpose is keeping people almost entirely off grid Not quite - what I'm trying to say is that…

I'm really curious about the quality of many of these batteries and installs. Perhaps I've just been around longer, or many might have…

> I have terminal metastatic cancer I don't have anything useful to add on travel insurance, but just wanted to give you my best wishes. I…

> Partner sheds long black hair and our old Dyson Ball used to get completely wrapped New partner or new vacuum? Tough choice!

I would say that Chrono24 is generally pretty decent - watch traders there trade on their reputation, so there's a lot of incentive for…

Ehh, overall I spend more money being on OzB - always end up buying stuff because it's a good deal as opposed to actually needing things.…

> No one is using 300 gigs of data a month on their mobile. Nobody needs more than 640KB RAM, either right?

> Would you recommend Makita for battery-powered gardening tools? Got a large block to maintain. How large is "large"? Is it ride-on mower…

None of the cars you've listed are "luxury" - you're just paying for the logo. Avoid SUVs, almost all of them are made to be trash that…

Agreed that upgradability is a key benefit for AM5 and Intel needs to do better. However, I don't think the upgrade path on AM5 will be…

I skimmed through most of your post, I think there's some merit in what you're saying. I do agree that the "tech media" (so to speak) has…

You should use the search function, I've seen numerous variations of this question asked within the past few months.

> Interesting to see failure rates approaching 30-40% inside 3 years for most brands, and no real linkage between the upfront cost of a TV…

> Even $5–$10 per person from those who care about mobile would go a long way. If you've ever tried to monetise anything, you'd…

Why are you trying to scam Taronga Zoo? It's literally operated by a not-for-profit (see: https://taronga.org.au/about/governance) which…