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And in the same breath, people are complaining about the cost of living, unaffordable rents/mortgages, high petrol prices and on and on and on. Yet they are spending more than ever even allowing for inflation. Me thinks the cost of living is not as great as some would make out.

Another example, a couple of people I heard about, both work full-time in average-paying jobs, one is taking an extended holiday to Europe; the other, a very expensive cruise to Antarctica. Both are complaining they can no longer afford their mortgages (which were not taken out in the last couple of years but decades ago) such that they are considering selling their residences. Its all about priorities!

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Just because a 16-year-old thinks they are adults, they are not! They have not matured physically or mentally, they simply do not have enough life experience (nor do most 18-year-olds either in my opinion) to be making decisions that affect anyone other than themselves. The periodic push in Australia is generally from the Greens and far left who are hell-bent on destroying family and society as we know it in favour of far-left Marxism (BTW even Marx admitted his theories could not work). These 16-year-olds are the same kids that skipped school to wave misspelled banners in the street over ‘climate change’ ideology they were indoctrinated with by teachers.

Yes, there are some 16 and 17-year-olds who are thoughtful but to give a child a vote over fiscal policy, immigration, education, health care, international relations, drug use, or anything else is just asking for trouble. They are emotionally unstable at that age, ruled by hormones, social media and ‘fitting-in’. Do you really want them to decide your and the country’s future? They cannot even obtain a HGV licence, a loan, a mortgage, sign contracts and lack a host of other life skills, and you want to give them a vote?

And where does it stop? In a couple of years will we lower the age to 14? Then 12? Why not bring back child labour?

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Well he didn’t make anything off me.

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No. The Greens have been smoking too much!

There is a big difference between medical cannabis and what is proposed here. There is a mountain of evidence of the harm cannabis does to the brain, especially in the young. Why would you sanction anything that causes brain damage? Not to mention the altered state it causes and the almost inevitable progression to higher intakes and alternative drugs. The alcohol argument is puerile and has no relevance. If alcohol were to come to market now it would be banned because of the harm it is now known to do even without addiction.

Medical cannabis does not contain THC the addictive element that gives the high other cannabis provides. There is good evidence that medical cannabis is helpful for a number of conditions particularly severe epilepsy and severe pain. I do think medical cannabis should be more widely available than it is and prescriptions for it more freely written.

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No good blaming the apartment owner; consider the renter. How stupid are they to pay that sum of money for that space regardless of the ‘view’?

As long as people are prepared to pay, others will take advantage.

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Adult kids should be paying board as soon as they get a job. It does not have to be at ‘market rates’ but should be at a level that causes them to consider their personal expenses. It’s no good asking for a minimal amount because that does not teach them anything about budgeting for the future.

When I started working as a 14 year old in various retail and hospitality (I was a room cleaner for quite a while) part-time jobs as most did back then, I was given the responsibility of buying my own clothes (with the exception of school uniform). That meant if I wanted something I had to work for it, save up and decide where to buy for the best deal. Plus out of those wages, I had to fund everything else like trips to the cinema and other entertainment, dance classes, birthday and Christmas presents for friends and family etc etc. As I got older, I also had to contribute to the household budget as well as buy my own clothes etc. When I left home to go to college at 18 I already had good budgeting skills which I have retained throughout life so that at this stage I have no debt, own my own home, have made additional contributions to super and have a year’s worth of expenses in cash. As a single person, those early lessons served me well. Yes it means you go without and make sacrifices along the way, but ultimately it is far less stressful to have those life skills – and they were learned in life in the safety of home and schools were not expected to pick up the parental slack.

As long as the Bank of Mum and Dad exists, the kids will always cry poor and expect parents to pick up the tab. And as long as parents do so, they will always have kidults and not independent adults.

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One ‘excuse’ the delivery person gives (supported by those in the shop front) is that they are not allowed to leave their van unattended. Seems reasonable right? Until you realise they have to leave the van unattended to put the card in the letterbox!

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It is both bad timing AND totally pointless! But what would anyone expect from a marketing company called “The C Word”?

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If people don’t want to pay that’s up to them. Paying and then moaning about it is pointless.People are complaining about cost of living and inflation yet still pay for this and other streaming services which by the way are not essentials. I just don’t ‘get it’!

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This is just another example of the me me me generation.

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I don’t care about the gambling ads since they have absolutely no effect on me. The ads I really hate are those like the Finish dishwasher ads that try to guilt you into buying their product to save water (by association the planet) by using your dishwasher and of course their tablet. Fine, If Finish would like to come and totally remodel my kitchen to accommodate a dishwasher, and buy and install the dishwasher, (not to mention all the other appliances that would need to be replaced), I will happily give their product a go. Until then, I will not be guilted into anything and will continue to do my washing up by hand regardless.

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The line we are always fed is that these mobile cameras are placed in areas of high risk of accidents. Surely if that were true, behavioural change at that point is desirable and an immediate change to lower the immediate risk in that particular area should be the goal. How does that happen when a fine for speeding does not arrive for three weeks or so and the driver cannot even remember where they were?

Of course, drive to the road conditions and do not exceed the speed limit and you will not be fined. BUT as NSW is now showing, this is not just about safety at all. These signs could be reinstated tomorrow but the Government has decided they won’t return until January i.e. AFTER the upcoming holiday period where no doubt they are hoping to collect many more millions before revenue inevitably reduces as people are once again warned.

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So now we take advice from an UNKNOWN, unnamed self-proclaimed ‘scientist’ on Tik Tok?

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“There should be other incentives to attract GP’s to regional areas such as subsidised housing, cheap loans or grants to set up a practice, waiving HECS and a tax-free period whilst establishing in a regional area with a bonus for staying 3 years.”

There are already such initiatives in place from many small country towns and they still can’t attract GPs. Sadly the issue is far more mercenary than medical students care to admit.

GPs are a specialty, just like cardiologists, endocrinologists, osteopaths etc. However, the difference is GPs work directly with the community, they have their ‘surgery’ where their patients live and they are expected to charge patients the medicare rebate rate. The other specialists work largely outside the medicare rebate system and therefore are not confined to limits on how much they can ‘earn’ or charge for their services. People complain about making a small co-payment to a GP, yet will pay hundreds of dollars to see a ‘Specialist”. It is this inequity that is stopping students from applying for GP training. Why would anyone want to be on the front line with all that entails and the risks involves when they can work less for more money doing something in another branch of medicine.

People forget that GPs are self-employed small businesses and have to carry all the usual business costs of any small business but with far greater personal risk to themselves through possible malpractice suits. Yes, other specialists are also small businesses but with far higher income and cash flow. The difference if you will between David Jones and Big W. For the same training would you rather be in David Jones (Turak, Mosman, Sydney’s Eastern suburbs) or Big W/Best and Less (Wilcania, Rural Australia or anywhere without avocado on toast and late on tap)? Most of us have David Jones aspirations but Big W budgets!

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If the issue is really about under 18s self-harming with paracetamol then the answer is quite simple: prohibit sales to under 18s. We do exactly that with tobacco and alcohol so what’s the difference? And then make parents more responsible for the safety of their children just like parents of past eras. The report says that many such self-harms by under 18s are opportunistic even if intentional i.e. the paracetamol is available in their homes. Make parents responsible for the proper storage of their medications.

People with long-term chronic pain have already had products containing codeine removed from the shelves now the do-gooders want to remove paracetamol? All this does is increase costs to both patient and GP with appointments taken up for pain medication, this costs the GP more because the medicare rebate has not kept up with inflation and GPs are struggling to meet costs just like any other small business, and the patient has to pay more to cover gap fees in charges. Many will just not bother with medication because they cannot afford the costs involved and that is if they can even get an appointment for the repeat prescriptions necessary. This is ill-conceived and will harm many more than it will ‘save’.

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No wonder you are still single if you use any of those and expect them to work!

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Notice it is all junk stuff that is disappearing? Good thing too IMO.

We don’t ‘need’ these nutrition-free zones. Only yesterday we had an article saying obesity-related cancer has quadrupled in the last 40 years. It’s junk like these that are partially responsible for the increase in obesity and all its associated ills.

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Jan and Ron: It was only 24/7 for the first couple of days, not any more. The ‘exact event’ is still broadcast e.g. the cavalcade from Northolt to Buckingham Palace, the procession from the Palace to Westminster Hall etc and then rerun in bits throughout the day in news bulletins for those who missed the event live at night. Normal broadcasting has resumed otherwise.

I could say the same about sport which also takes over ALL channels most weekends of the year, not just a few days once in 70 years.

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Frankly, it is churlish for these ‘complaints’ to cite lack of notice as their issue of concern. The Queen did not choose the date of her demise in advance – but had she done so I am sure her first thought would have been to inform the AMA and Small Business of her plans – NOT!

Perhaps Mr Albanese can ascertain from King Charles exactly the time and date when the King will die so that due notice can be given to the AMA and Small Business ahead of time!

And if the AMA and small business are that concerned they can elec t to work on 22 September as usual. problem solved.

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I want to know what the Gratten Institute proposes to do with all the old trucks they want off the road. Where will they go? A truck graveyard in the desert? And while they come up with an answer to that, what are they going to do with all the petrol/diesel vehicles that the left want off the road in just over 7 years time?

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