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Help Me Buy a New Laptop - Budget $1200

Hello OzBargain, I am in need for the expert advice from the tech-Wizards here. I need a new Laptop ideally light weight 13-14'' for work (Physiotherapy Business) Has to run - word, Excel …

poll Is Wayne Carey The Worst Bloke in Australian Media

Guy slept with his mates misses… Has a history of abusing his partner… (pretty she he smashed a glass over his misses head) Also after his first wife took him back, cheated on her …

Services Australia

poll Should Maternity Leave Be Paid for 12 Months?

Now I'm not a 'believer in a Gender pay gap but I do believe there is a life time 'earnings gap' between the two sexes which probably could be 'better' managed in …

poll Unpopular Opinion High Income Earners Pay too Much Tax

"3.6 per cent of Aussies account for more than 31 per cent of tax revenue. The majority of tax revenue comes from those earning $90,001-$180,000 - which makes up 36.8 per cent of tax …

Inflation 6.1% 'Good News'?

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/a... this is actually good news? i feel like the interest rate hikes are slowing down inflation and the 'fear' of a housing …

poll Major Australian Airports Could Face Further Delays as Baggage Handlers Threaten Strike

'The Transport Workers Union (TWU) said about 700 baggage and ramp operations staff at global aviation company Dnata will apply to the Fair Work Commission on Tuesday to hold a vote on …

poll Mandatory Super Contributions What Should It Be?

Mandatory Superannuation was introduced in 1992 it was set at 3 percent which was incredibly low. on July 1 2022 it has ticked over to 10.5 percent and will be slowly increased to 12 percent by July …

poll AFL Crowds at 27 Year Lows

Fans are staying away from AFL games in droves due to a wide range of issues including controversial new rules and the high cost of taking a family to the footy, a wide-ranging survey has …

poll House prices to drop 20%, repayments to rise by 40% are you worried?

"House prices could fall by a whopping 20 per cent across Australia in the next 18 months, experts have warned." “In our view, this surge in fixed rate expiries is likely to see many …

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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I think this is the cheapest i've seen them for anyone interested - if keen dont forget cashrewards have a good weekend!

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 …