Damn, that sucks :(

Hope your insurance excess isn’t too high

For clarity, I’m not saying everyone can not own a car, but most people definitely don’t need a yank wank truck, or a car that drives 1000 km in a single go, for the vast, vast, vast majority of their trips.

I think there’s a case to be made that if one must have a car, and they have the option of choosing an electric car, they should do that, and in the rare cases they need a car that runs on fuel for range or lack of charging options, just rent one.

I hope you get some more transport options near you soon to tick you over to the car-free life!

As someone who doesn’t own a car, it’s wild to me that people will buy something for the extremely rare times they’ll use that feature.

Renting a car for the weekend is a thing, folks…

I’m so sorry. Godspeed friend, we’re cheering you on around the world. Hope all goes well for you and you loved ones in these particularly trying times

When is our government going to have some moral courage?

Sadly, Labor’s notionally socialist past is long, long, in the rearview mirror.

Upsetting the gambling industry is liable to get your house firebombed, so it’s unsurprising the status-quo “Labor” party isn’t gonna do shit to really reign it in.

We’re the worst in the world on gambling…

Seems pretty clear cut that QR is at fault.

Hopefully the public knows this. Drives me up the wall how many comments I hear from the community against striking workers.

I really think they’re all slapping a band-aid on the problem. Our bus routes are such low hanging fruit to actually be good, but all around the country, they’re kinda meh (especially here in Victoria).

We could pretty quickly rationalise the paths the take, and hire many new drivers to increase frequency.

We need to give the people who can get out of their cars the option, and currently many people simply don’t have a choice because of the stupid ways we’ve allowed our cities to grow, and be car-dependent.

Mark my words, fuel corporations are going to be laughing all the way to the bank for the rest of this crisis. All these tax cuts are going to do is leave us with less revenue and more of the money going to them.

Sure, putting a “discount” on minimum wage seems dubious to me though.

You can in Victoria: https://www.vic.gov.au/if-your-child-wants-leave-school-early

Someone who’s 30 could conceivably be working at the same position at Coles, as you say, as a 17* year old . (This is the law in Victoria, there may well be 16 year-olds who can leave school in other states).

It’s stupid though, because this is MINIMUM WAGE, that they reduce even further just because of your age.

I think it’s dumb and they should at the very least remove this minimum wage “discount” (notice how it’s in the employers point of view, love the FWC…) for 16-17 year-olds also, as they may be working full time.

“Junior rates will remain in place for those aged under 18.”

Apparently fuck everyone who leaves school at 16.

It’s stupid that same work, same pay doesn’t apply to children

Many who want an end to car-centric infrastructure want this

??? Are you seriously suggesting bringing back wage slavery?

The solution to having more manufacturing in Australia is not eliminating the minimum wage.

Wtf are you on? Here I was thinking: Hmmm I disagree with this person on many things, but they’re just concerned about the cost of living and people’s ability to afford a home.

Nope, turns out your attitude is anarco-capitalism; The least free society you can imagine and the most popular sci-fi dystopia genre…

Certainly is! Have a great day mate

I would have instead thought it’s mostly the higher wages, no?

Regulations are written in blood, so I’m personally very sceptical about weakening them.

Practically the only forces I hear asking for weaker regulations are the companies who want to cut corners, and many people have died from that.

The community cost ends up being much higher.

Not terribly well. Only pass through on the train on my wave to Belgrave every couple of years, to go on Puffing Billy!

6 months notice to re-plan a wedding? Wtf

I mean, in many cases, yeah, that’d be fine, but lots of weddings are big life affairs which have heaps of planning that go into them…

Hahaha yep. Whoops

We must live in very different parts of Melbourne (or perhaps Victoria), it’s pretty chilly this morning in my neck of the woods in the suburbs of Melbourne!

Why would they? Out of curiosity

I think it’s more than the city is not well laid out for most people to use public transport.

I live in Melbourne, and it is the same thing here (except that our public transport is better). I can live car free, but don’t begrudge those who choose not to.

What I do begrudge though, are the people voting for more roads and car-centric infrastructure. We should be building zero new car roads.

At most upgrades of intersections to make them work better. We need to be making it convenient enough for most people NOT to get in their car.