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We do. They are called royalties and are collected by the states

No cause you stopped to park, hopefully after indicating. If you stopped to reverse and sat there for a while then you would be double…

not really the same, you are paying for the fries they aren't just throwing them in as an extra.

Again... so it would be ok if they were young and/or able-bodied?

Right..... so it would be ok if they were young and or able-bodied?

I'm asking questions that can be answered, I know and (on this issue) don't care about what the room thinks, I care about the answers. The…

Right so like Nat Geo, you decided a bad stat that supports your view is better than a more accurate number - who cares about being…

Also you would have to use the metal straws thousands of times to make up for the CO2 used to create them

Quick google search on the source for the figure... oh it's an estimate made by a high schooler... (more googling) ...serious estimates…

I agree it would cause some pain at first unless we do it gradually over several years, but in the long term we would be far better off.…

The point is debated and it may be a little lower or higher after Covid [here's an…

You forgot the most important factor after knowledge, advice AND taxable income/gains to do so, if you only earn 100k there is a small…

I bet were all happy now that sort of thinking has been driven out of the Liberal party, much better that we have a trillion in debt.

Kinda missed the point, Ambulances that are not for most people in say NSW but the only abuse/overuse is by people that don't have to pay,…

A huge chunk of the private money goes into the public system, every time you goe to a public hospital they ask for your private insurance…

look into a [number](https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/smoking-costs-australia-close-to-137-billion) before you use it. Based…

Assuming your correct about the ratio of early misses vs unnecescary visits. Why isn't there a campaign against ambulance fees? people must…

I worked IT in several medical centres the number of parents coming in with kids after the most minor things due to the cost being $0 was…

Our "universal healthcare for all Aussies" doesn't cover ambulances for instance but nobody hesitates to call or use them, and the…

Not all councils in all states have the same powers, I know that in NSW councils don't automatically have the power.

and this is Ozbargain!

It really depends on how you dispose of the bag, if we put them in deep disused mines or back where the oil came from there wouldn't be an…

as long as the bags are used enough times to offset the higher energy and plastics used in their production and any additional bin liners…

yes people need to stop trying to look like they are doing good and actually measure the imacts of their actions. Across the globe people…

He's probably causing no more enviromental damage than anyone else. The fact that no one is measuring the reduction in plastic use or CO2…

The bags are significantly different, if you put more than a 2L of milk in them they stretch and break, in the single use bags I could put…

because fresh produce bags are not the same size, no where near as strong as the old free ones and often get holes from the produce…

The thing that annoys me is there are no clear metrics on how much this has reduced emmisions/pollution, unless the majority of people…

I don't think I have to list my stance on every part of governement spending to be able to comment on this issue. The individuals are a…

My main point is it is not compassoinate for me to say everyone else should help someone, it may be moral but it is not…