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I don't agree with OP, but I agree with you that our punishment for minor offences (speeding <15km/h) is disproportionately high while we…

I agree it's easy to momentarily go a few km over the limit, but there are tolerances for this and even if you get fined, for <10km/h it's…

My Boxster S averages around $600 per year at an independent and that includes consumables like brake pads / rotors (obviously rare to…

Why would single payer dental save me money? I'm already forced to pay for private health insurance which covers it - how is paying tax to…

I don't consider $500k/year 'ridiculous' - it's about top 0.5% individual income, top 1% household income

Our income tax is already too high as it is - 47% top rate, kicking in at only $190k, is criminal. Greens would only increase that. Here's…

I'd rather keep the status quo than force protectionist policies that drive up the price of goods to sustain unsustainable industries. Lmao…

my FIRE calculations are solely based off dividends/rental income so the underlying asset value doesn't matter

If you're not good enough to compete with migrants then just come out and say it; don't bring red herrings like 'cultural differences' into…

But your idea of political expediency lets down migrants, silently allows the denigration of them to continue and also leads to bad…

No one is entitled to a house any more than he is entitled to a job, so at the end of the day, the restless natives complaining about…

A surgeon or a barrister is richer because she works harder than others or has more talent. What's wrong with that? Why would you want to…

Only idiots dislike migration anyway. I can understand people feeling uneasy about accepting migrants if those migrants have a criminal…

Oh christ. Here's a thought. Work for your own (profanity) money instead of demanding that others pay for your lifestyle.

If you have to ask these questions you shouldn't start a business. You don't need $150k start up capital to start a business. But you do…

Why stage 4 tax cuts when the top marginal bracket has barely been indexed since 2007 No one cares about those in the top tax bracket -…

I use spotify For sports I use free streaming sites. Use a good adblocker and the interface is fine and the quality is not much worse than…

There's always admin work, like routine emails and other things Do you think a plumber charges 40 hours a week? No, he spends time on the…

You can't really bill at 100% efficiency as some work is unbillable and you have to do admin work Personally if I bill 25-30 hours a week…

Most lawyers would charge you $440/hour so even a simple letter of demand would cost around $880 to $1320. What's the value of the dispute?…

Barristers are briefed by solicitors and the cost of the latter alone would already be disproportionate. No need to get counsel involved.…

If your kid is smart he/she doesn't need the coddling that private schools provide and if your kid is not smart then the coddling won't…

Depends what kind of private...finance and law are doing fine

Not all cars depreciate - certainly in the $200k range if you get a Cayman GTS 4.0 or a slightly used 911 you will see very little…

What's the alternative?

Re medicine, no surgeon or consultant physician/anaesthetist is affected by migration. The surgical colleges are very strict about who they…

> You not being a white male is entirely irrelevent since Australia has legislated against sex and race discrimination since the…

Agree with you that Australia has good wages for shit jobs and shit wages for good jobs. In that sense, the people with shit jobs have no…

I bought my first house (a flat, actually) in my 20s after working full-time for a lot of my uni degree. No need to go to class. Skip…

I work for a living and am fine (I'm in law) as is my partner (medicine). Other fields including investment banking/private equity, FAANG,…