Joshi

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Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I just searched the app store for it.

Private health insurance is a dud. That’s why a majority of Australians don’t have it in c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hmmmm. Not sure, opened it from Google News.

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Private health insurance is a dud. That’s why a majority of Australians don’t have it (www.theguardian.com)
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Successive governments have tried to convince Australians that private health is better than the public system. Australia doesn't agree.

Which language was spoken in ancient empire armies ? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Which language was spoken in ancient empire armies ? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Which language was spoken in ancient empire armies ? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Emperor's of Rome podcast addressed this in a Q&A episode.

From memory the answer is that top level generals would almost always speak Greek and Latin, mid level commanders would speak either Greek or Latin adequately as well as the local language of the troops they were commanding.

I feel like my entire life is a phyop crafted to prevent me from doing anything in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Respectfully, I am very confident you are misreading this situation. The thought patterns displayed in the original post are almost textbook typical of major depression and would be extremely atypical of someone who is a genuine emotional manipulator.

Other posts here have given genuine good advice, unfortunately I have to agree that while I am sure you are well meaning, you are being quite unhelpful here.

Who stores eggs in the fridge (UK)? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apricots, upside down pears, Easter eggs, those teeny tiny sealed shot glasses of UHT milk you get in hotels, those big marbles we used to call Tom bowlers in primary school, eye balls, a large toy ant(assuming 6 holes in the holder rather than 12, otherwise 2 large toy ants)

The possibilities are endless!!!!

Who stores eggs in the fridge (UK)? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

This is true, an egg won't last long unrefrigerated after its opened ;)

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School lunches, royal tours, foreign wars & the myth of Australia’s classless society (independentaustralia.net)
 

Imprisoning children instead of feeding them, pandering to our royal masters and sacrificing our kids in foreign wars are all signs of Australia's distinct system of privilege.

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In Australia you can abuse public office any way you like and get away with it (www.crikey.com.au)
 

From war crimes and robodebt to the Leppington Triangle and the Thales scandal, no-one suffers real consequences for any abuse of public office.

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Priced out of healthcare: Poll shows millions avoid treatment due to cost (www.abc.net.au)
 

46 per cent of Australians have put off treatment due to cost, and 76 per cent have struggled to find bulk-billing doctors. Expanding Medicare to cover dental has overwhelming support.

Homeless camps left without electricity or barbecues after Brisbane council cuts power in c/news@aussie.zone
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yep, that'll fix the problem.....

High-profile restaurateur pleads guilty to displaying Nazi symbol at pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney in c/news@aussie.zone
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 18 points 3 weeks ago

One has to wonder, did the writers of this law want:

a. to limit the profile of fascists

Or

b. punish people protesting against fascists

🤔

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'Embarrassing and disrespectful': British man claims birth right to rule over country due to the brutality of his ancestors. (www.sbs.com.au)
'You're not my king': [Senator] Lidia Thorpe escorted away after outburst [at Charles III in Parliament House] in c/news@aussie.zone
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't care what it costs. The idea that one person has the right to rule over others is offensive whether it is symbolic or not.

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The shocking truth: Australia has a world-leading health system — because of governments (www.crikey.com.au)
 

Despite claims that the health system is a poor productivity performer, Australia's public health system is more efficient than the private sector and delivers world-leading outcomes.

Do you think the measure of the lowliest full-time annual wage in the entire economy is the best measure of an economy and job market as a proxy of facillitating a good general Qwuabity of Life? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] Joshi@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

It's not a bad measure but I don't think it's the best, I'm currently working my way through Spirit Level and so I think some measure like the Gini coefficient would be important.

I think that median income, Gini coefficient, poverty rate and something like the human development index would give a decent overall picture. I don't think a single metric really does the job.

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'Green light for bad bosses': Unions criticise lobby groups as they seek to axe workplace rights (www.sbs.com.au)
 

The ACTU says up to one million workers will have unfair dismissal rights, protections from wage theft and job security protections scrapped if proposed changes to workplace rights go ahead.

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How many properties do politicians own? A public register provides the answer (www.abc.net.au)
 

Ever wonder why Parliament is more interested in the rights of landlords than in fixing housing affordability.

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It’s not enough to ‘punish Labor’: We need to build a real alternative (www.greenleft.org.au)
 

The simple fact is that it is not enough to “punish Labor” in the coming elections. The real challenge is to build a political alternative to Labor that will act for the majority, not slavishly serve the billionaire class.

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Mining industry launches brazen attack on Government (independentaustralia.net)
 

The mining industry launched a war of words on the Federal Government, an absurd move considering its minuscule contribution to the economy.

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The best thing our pollies have done in decades is also the worst (www.rossgittins.com)
 

Governments can’t wave around the cash and create out of thin air a “market” that has any of the self-controlling properties described in economics textbooks.

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Australians should be angry about Coles’ latest billion-dollar profit. But don’t blame the cost of living (johnquiggin.com)
 

Quiggin with some interesting thoughts on cost of living.

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