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Catch lost its identity when it became an Amazon competitor. At least selling one thing a day at a massive discount was an interesting gimmick. It just didn't stand out enough as a regular online store

I'll give this a proper watch later. This would have been great when I was living in the area. I want to see where they would have put it

I'll see if I can find something cheaper than my monthly repayments for my last tax bill. The repayments will add up if I don't do anything as I can stretched it out to go over 24 months

I looked into this at an old job. I could contribute $500 a month to super and only take home $250 less a month. I'll definitely do this if I can pick up some side work again as that's 6 grand a year in one of the safest investment vehicles you can use

I'm over 31 and make enough to get hit with the Medicare levy surcharge. I don't really want private health insurance but is there something I can get to cut down on how much I'd get stung for the surcharge every financial year?

Crazy wage theft has only been a civil matter up until now and not criminal. In the US wage theft outpaces theft from stores for value taken from people, I imagine it would be much the same here

You can break the law and not do anything wrong. This is what happens when universities stop offering ethics in their courses

I've noticed people from other instances seem to come here with the worst possible takes

I remember reading on the Conversation years ago one problem is we've been trained to see everyone on the road as equal. That's not the case, someone in a car is surrounded by steel in a one tonne machine that can go 100km/h, but they're the one missing out when stuck behind a cyclist or a cycle lane is implemented. Spaces need to be planned with a focus on the movement of people first, then cars.

We also need more complete cycling infrastructure. You look at the cycle lanes on maps and the paths look like a minecraft village. They're disconnected and don't link up anywhere. Also, a metre of green paint at the edge of a three lane road where the speed limit is 80km/h is not cycling infrastructure.

I used to ride the 33kms into the city for work, but that's because I like cycling and got all the gear for it. The ride was either on paths or quiet roads but more could be done to link up sections and make the ride faster.

There was another article about the 'cycling donut' effect in Melbourne where people close to the CBD could walk or take trams, further out people rode because it was that sweet spot of a distance, and beyond that people drove or took public transport because everything was too far away.

Australia is a perfect candidate for cycling infrastructure because our cities are mostly flat, it never gets as cold as it does in Europe or NA, and the heat is generally more of a dry heat which can be avoided with some shade and a breeze. Our cities should be designed around 3-speed town bikes instead of cars.