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Dutton's trainwreck defence announcement was everything that is wrong with his campaign in c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 8 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Surely the media coaches were banging their heads after that one- obviously the first two questions would be:

'where's the money coming from'
'to spend on what?'

From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub? in c/australia@aussie.zone

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 11 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Do you mean Parmy?

Enrol to vote or update your enrolment by 8pm local time Monday 7 April 2025 in c/australia@aussie.zone

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

And don't apply for a postal vote through any forms or links that parties send you - do it directly through the aec: https://www.aec.gov.au/election/pva.htm

Central Coast man earns house deposit by collecting 450,000 cans and bottles - ABC News in c/australia@aussie.zone

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 41 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It looks like it's framed as a 'good news' story, but:

Almost 40 yrs old
Works full time
Needed to spend 7 years working (presumably more) and collecting 450,000 cans
To be able to put a deposit on a two bedroom house on the central coast.

Like how is any of that good news?

Least garbage printer manufacturer? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah I was going to say I order from inkstation (Australia) and have never had an issue with third party toner or drums. And they're a quarter of the price of an original!

Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised' in c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

[–] youngalfred@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sounds good. I'm interested in why you think your vote doesn't matter in IRV? And what system you'd replace it with