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If you support nothing, then what will you do come election time? And if the answer is "vote for no one" or "donkey vote" then you really just gotta be satisfied with whatever you end up with.
You either participate in democracy (voting thoughtfully, even enrolling with your preferred party, maybe attending branch meetings to voice your concerns, etc.) and can at least feel like you made the best choice for you (even if you think all the choices are still pretty shit), or just support no one and nothing and then have no right to whinge about what comes of it.
I dunno man, you do you.
A vote for the greens is a vote for progress and innovation. Thank you for voting greens.
I’d like either party to actually talk about NSW and not just Sydney…. People outside Sydney don’t give a fuck about reducing toll road admin fees bruh
I was permantly banned for mentioning some of the horrors that the NSW Labor Party have inflicted on our great state. I hadn't even mentioned the Liberal Party which I know is forbidden all these Left Wing Aussie subs
So you got banned for shouting conspiracy theories haha. I jest but also kind of not. In the Transport space, they are about right as often as a coin flip.
Maybe there’s a joke in your reply I’m missing but they were joking in their reply.
Oath
I'm aware, thanks :)
I usually go for any independent I happen to like, then greens, labour.
I haven't seen the pirate party for a while. Are they still around?
Not a hoax! We're real, and we're gonna win the election.
Stop it! You are scaring me. Thankfully there is no way they can win this election.
No, just start at the bottom and work my way up from there.
"Who's the biggest arsehole?" works for about half of the ballot sheet.
Its only when you get to the smallest 1/3 of numbers that it becomes difficult
You want r/AustralianPolitics. Hard to find a good word about Labor there.
I was permanently banned from r/sydney because I posted my (other) new subreddit which was trying to help people struggling with money/food by connecting them with people willing to donate food or who have discount codes or whatever. Same as the very popular r/Food_Pantry but for Australia. A totally innocent and (I thought) decent post and sub. I was deemed a "spammer", permanently banned, and tried to appeal a while later (forgetting about the ban entirely because it was fucking stupid) and basically told to go fuck myself, no second chances. So.... Fuck r/sydney basically.
A quarter of an hour ago, I received a message upgrading my temp ban in r/Sydney to a permanent ban. Seems to me the mod there is stalking my account and punishing me for talking in other subreddits.
Not really if the conspiracy has anything to do with cost blow outs and major overruns then ite at least true on that account
No. I didn't make a joke. I just replied. I don't see what the original joke is?
That'd be a shame. Goodbye jobs if they do
Be very afraid!
Okay. If that strategy works for you, excellent. I’m glad democracy is working for you.
Utterly ridiculous, there's literal Labor staffers posting in there.
I guess when you are only used to echo chambers seeing the other side being able to have a voice feels like oppression though.
I posted there too. It was removed but I put it in the daily discussion thread. No bites yet..
Easy to find a group of foolish dorks circle jerking though..
Well it's reddit so, i suppose that's every sub.
I doubt that
On almost nothing, mate. If you vary a contract to provide more value for the end user, things cost more 🤷
Most of the 'overruns' I'm directly aware of are just explicit changes to project scope that materially make shit better.
please elaborate
It absolutely does not. I'm glad we have preferential voting, but we're still stuck with criminals from one of two parties.
Excellent take right there. God forbid the peasants want rights or representation.. /s
Why?
Yeah making ahitbbett3r like a $10k vary on moving a piece of equipment 2m to the left so that it would line up and work with the other components it's meant to..
Yeah make shit better
Not much to elaborate on. Labor is bad for the industry I work in. Chris Minns has said as much in emails to me and some of my colleagues.
Struggling to see what you are getting at here.
Regardless... people can question NSW Labor policy in your sub or is that offlimits and insta-banned?
You guys happy to talk about Pokies, land tax and that very inconvenient Eddie Obeid connection who got booted from the ballot only a month from the polls despite half a year of telling us all how clean he was?
From your kneejerk response to my comment, I get the feeling not.
Because its not worth their time to read through your post history.
My bet is they went through auto mod reports. Or you continued annoying them after a temp ban.
Haha you need to vary the end outcome, not the earth lifter mate.
You're being intentionally vague. And this is one justification. Sure, you may be right, we have no way to know, but what about the rest? Healthcare, education, the environment, public roads, tolls, do these things also not play into your decision-making? Under Liberal, you're far worse-off in all of those categories and more.
If i may ask, what industry is that?
Outside of your own interests, are there reasons why Labor is worse off than the Liberals? I have nothing nice to say about Labor, and i havent minded Perrottet as much as i thought, but the whole party seems to fester corruption and self-indulgence.
What is it about Labor, to you, that is so reprehensible in comparison to the negative values that the Liberal party has been ousted for over the last few years? (ICAC decisions not withstanding)
Lots of assumptions going on there.. The sub is for any posts relating to NSW Labor. Sure, that can include criticism and corruption if the information is factual, verifiable, and communicated respectfully. I am welcoming you to the sub, if you'll join us. This is no echo chamber.
I have no way to annoy them, since I’ve been temp banned and muted (after I challenged their false accusations of my “shouting” and “sharing conspiracy theory”) for days.
Nor was I autobanned. It was done in person, with (specious) discussion.
Yet 15 hours after I talk in this sub about the temp ban, it’s upgraded to permanent, with no new reason.
Yeah so you're not really "directly aware" of varies then are ya?
That's your opinion. My opinion is that we are worse off under Labor. Hence I will be putting them and the greens last.
The fact they tell me they have plans for this and plans for that, but no detail. The fact that they are just as, if not more corrupt than the incumbents. The fact that they do deals with the greens to push a backwards, woke agenda. The fact that their 'leader' has told me that he'd rather take votes from the inner west than the regions, because Sydney is more important. I remember the shitshow that was Labor gov in NSW. Bob Carr's obsession with leaving a 'legacy' impacts my life negatively on a daily basis. I don't want to go into to much detail about the industry I work in, suffice to say it is a fairly polarising industry in some parts of the community, mainly because of misinformation and pushed agendas by people with a narrative they're trying to sell.
Thanks for this comment, I'm interested in u/bennyflyer response as well
>Or you continued annoying them after a temp ban.
>(after I challenged their false accusations ... for days.
Ergh.
>Nor was I autobanned. It was done in person, with (specious) discussion.
I assume you mean it was done by a person , not in person
>Yet 15 hours after I talk in this sub about the temp ban, it’s upgraded to permanent, with no new reason.
I don't think you get it. There are only a few people in this world who want to talk constantly about politics, and it turns the sub into a shit show. Just look at r/Australia or auspol.
Why do you think there's a no federal politics rule here?
No worries. It’s your right to vote for whoever you believe best represent you and your values. I’m only pointing out you’re being very vague in your justification so it’s hard for myself or anyone else to empathise with your position and understand your reasoning. But you do you. All the best.
Thanks for the replies. I appreciate your perspective and will look into some of the things you've said. Cheers mate.
Parroted just the way daddy Murdoch taught you. All the detail anyone needs.
Your disrespect does you and this sub no credit.
Bye.
I'm being intentionally vague, I don't need to go into detail about my opinion, values, morals and motives with strangers on the internet. If I went into detail things would get unnecessarily heated. I have neither the desire nor the time for that kind of interaction. I also don't really care if said strangers empathise or with or understand my reasoning. The thing with politics is that people's opinions can't be changed by a back and forth in the comment section, so details aren't really of any value. You've said you're voting Labor, me telling you that is going against what's good for you and your family isn't going to change that, no matter how much detail I go into.
All good. Labor isn't a good fit for me or my life is what it boils down to
I'm seeking the experiences other Sydneysiders have had with purchasing a mattress.
Specifically, the purchase of a mattress was for spinal issues (neck/shoulders/back) and on a budget.
What experiences did you have with the mattress you purchased? Did it improve your symptoms?
Do you have recommendations of mattresses or helpful retailers? Any retailers who delivered and took away your old mattress for you?
If anyone had success with a mattress topper instead of replacing their old mattress, feel free to tell me about that.
(If you are outside Australia, your information is unlikely going to be useful in this instance.)
I don't have specific spinal issues, however I recently replaced an incredibly old mattress (like 30 years old) that I'd taken with me from my parents place when I moved out a few years ago and didn't have much money to buy a new one.
Because the mattress was so old, most of the time I was waking up with quite painful lower back pain which took a good 10-15 mins to disappear each morning for several months (I am in my 30s and otherwise in good health), so it was time to replace it.
I did a lot of research and waited until Black Friday sales and got a [Koala Calm As](https://koala.com/en-au/beds-mattresses/mattresses/calm-as-mattress) mattress, and the [Dunlopillo Luxurious Latex classic pillow](https://www.harrisscarfe.com.au/home/bedding/pillows/latex-pillows/dunlopillo-luxurious-latex-classic-profile-pillow/BP511083001-white). Back pain is completely gone. Wait for the sales to buy these. They have various sales throughout the year. I got the mattress for $1300.
Delivery was pretty fast, and I can't remember if they take the old mattress or not - I live in an apartment complex with a bulky items rubbish room so I was able to dispose of the mattress there.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Glad it helped resolve your back pain.
Good luck with the mattress search!
Thank you.
My wife is taking one of these tests for a NSW job. We’ve heard a few people’s advice but thought I’d ask trusty Reddit for tips. Guessing they want to know my wife isn’t a sociopath?
They're pointless but yes. Takes like two seconds and does nothing. Good luck to her.
They're looking for personality traits that would demonstrate she would be a good fit for the job. But honestly, the tests hardly count when compared against the resume, interview and written responses.
Just be consistent in the answers and don't worry. It's a real nothing burger.
For which department?
Would sure be nice if we could properly use the Blackhawks we have in storage instead of just that one contract machine. Come on CASA!
So mum bought a car from qld and had it transported to nsw. It's a private sale and the plates were returned to the qld version of the rms while mum waited for the car to arrive. So car gets here, get the blue slip done, get the comprehensive and ctp sorted, and mum goes to get it registered here in nsw and service nsw refuse because the bill of sale, formal contract with all the relevant details in it, is a printed out pdf with digital signatures. Thing is mum never met the person who sold it face to face, it was all done via email and telephone. My uncle checked it over for her prior to the sale, and now the rms want the seller to mail a 'wet signature' receipt of sale to mum before they'll register it.
In this day and age why are service nsw not accepting electronic copies? Ffs I e-signed a HIA building contract and if that's legit I'm sure a fucking receipt for a car sale is too.
A ‘signature’ also includes electronic if I remember correctly. She should push it with service nsw if she can.
Yep, the clerk was being a dickhead. You can register a car using a Stat Dec if you don’t have a receipt.
I'd try again with another clerk.
Not the same situation here, but whenever I'm asked to "wet sign" a document that needs to be sent digitally, I basically put it through a noise filter on an image-processing app to make it look like I printed, signed, and scanned it.

If you support nothing, then what will you do come election time? And if the answer is "vote for no one" or "donkey vote" then you really just gotta be satisfied with whatever you end up with.

You either participate in democracy (voting thoughtfully, even enrolling with your preferred party, maybe attending branch meetings to voice your concerns, etc.) and can at least feel like you made the best choice for you (even if you think all the choices are still pretty shit), or just support no one and nothing and then have no right to whinge about what comes of it.

I dunno man, you do you.

A vote for the greens is a vote for progress and innovation. Thank you for voting greens.

I’d like either party to actually talk about NSW and not just Sydney…. People outside Sydney don’t give a fuck about reducing toll road admin fees bruh

I was permantly banned for mentioning some of the horrors that the NSW Labor Party have inflicted on our great state. I hadn't even mentioned the Liberal Party which I know is forbidden all these Left Wing Aussie subs

So you got banned for shouting conspiracy theories haha. I jest but also kind of not. In the Transport space, they are about right as often as a coin flip.

Maybe there’s a joke in your reply I’m missing but they were joking in their reply.

Oath

I'm aware, thanks :)

I usually go for any independent I happen to like, then greens, labour.

I haven't seen the pirate party for a while. Are they still around?

Not a hoax! We're real, and we're gonna win the election.

Stop it! You are scaring me. Thankfully there is no way they can win this election.

No, just start at the bottom and work my way up from there.

"Who's the biggest arsehole?" works for about half of the ballot sheet.

Its only when you get to the smallest 1/3 of numbers that it becomes difficult

You want r/AustralianPolitics. Hard to find a good word about Labor there.

I was permanently banned from r/sydney because I posted my (other) new subreddit which was trying to help people struggling with money/food by connecting them with people willing to donate food or who have discount codes or whatever. Same as the very popular r/Food_Pantry but for Australia. A totally innocent and (I thought) decent post and sub. I was deemed a "spammer", permanently banned, and tried to appeal a while later (forgetting about the ban entirely because it was fucking stupid) and basically told to go fuck myself, no second chances. So.... Fuck r/sydney basically.

A quarter of an hour ago, I received a message upgrading my temp ban in r/Sydney to a permanent ban. Seems to me the mod there is stalking my account and punishing me for talking in other subreddits.

Not really if the conspiracy has anything to do with cost blow outs and major overruns then ite at least true on that account

No. I didn't make a joke. I just replied. I don't see what the original joke is?

That'd be a shame. Goodbye jobs if they do

Be very afraid!

Okay. If that strategy works for you, excellent. I’m glad democracy is working for you.

Utterly ridiculous, there's literal Labor staffers posting in there.

I guess when you are only used to echo chambers seeing the other side being able to have a voice feels like oppression though.

I posted there too. It was removed but I put it in the daily discussion thread. No bites yet..

Easy to find a group of foolish dorks circle jerking though..

Well it's reddit so, i suppose that's every sub.

I doubt that

On almost nothing, mate. If you vary a contract to provide more value for the end user, things cost more 🤷

Most of the 'overruns' I'm directly aware of are just explicit changes to project scope that materially make shit better.

please elaborate

It absolutely does not. I'm glad we have preferential voting, but we're still stuck with criminals from one of two parties.

Excellent take right there. God forbid the peasants want rights or representation.. /s

Why?

Yeah making ahitbbett3r like a $10k vary on moving a piece of equipment 2m to the left so that it would line up and work with the other components it's meant to..

Yeah make shit better

Not much to elaborate on. Labor is bad for the industry I work in. Chris Minns has said as much in emails to me and some of my colleagues.

Struggling to see what you are getting at here.

Regardless... people can question NSW Labor policy in your sub or is that offlimits and insta-banned?

You guys happy to talk about Pokies, land tax and that very inconvenient Eddie Obeid connection who got booted from the ballot only a month from the polls despite half a year of telling us all how clean he was?

From your kneejerk response to my comment, I get the feeling not.

Because its not worth their time to read through your post history.

My bet is they went through auto mod reports. Or you continued annoying them after a temp ban.

Haha you need to vary the end outcome, not the earth lifter mate.

You're being intentionally vague. And this is one justification. Sure, you may be right, we have no way to know, but what about the rest? Healthcare, education, the environment, public roads, tolls, do these things also not play into your decision-making? Under Liberal, you're far worse-off in all of those categories and more.

If i may ask, what industry is that?

Outside of your own interests, are there reasons why Labor is worse off than the Liberals? I have nothing nice to say about Labor, and i havent minded Perrottet as much as i thought, but the whole party seems to fester corruption and self-indulgence.

What is it about Labor, to you, that is so reprehensible in comparison to the negative values that the Liberal party has been ousted for over the last few years? (ICAC decisions not withstanding)

Lots of assumptions going on there.. The sub is for any posts relating to NSW Labor. Sure, that can include criticism and corruption if the information is factual, verifiable, and communicated respectfully. I am welcoming you to the sub, if you'll join us. This is no echo chamber.

I have no way to annoy them, since I’ve been temp banned and muted (after I challenged their false accusations of my “shouting” and “sharing conspiracy theory”) for days.

Nor was I autobanned. It was done in person, with (specious) discussion.

Yet 15 hours after I talk in this sub about the temp ban, it’s upgraded to permanent, with no new reason.

Yeah so you're not really "directly aware" of varies then are ya?

That's your opinion. My opinion is that we are worse off under Labor. Hence I will be putting them and the greens last.

The fact they tell me they have plans for this and plans for that, but no detail. The fact that they are just as, if not more corrupt than the incumbents. The fact that they do deals with the greens to push a backwards, woke agenda. The fact that their 'leader' has told me that he'd rather take votes from the inner west than the regions, because Sydney is more important. I remember the shitshow that was Labor gov in NSW. Bob Carr's obsession with leaving a 'legacy' impacts my life negatively on a daily basis. I don't want to go into to much detail about the industry I work in, suffice to say it is a fairly polarising industry in some parts of the community, mainly because of misinformation and pushed agendas by people with a narrative they're trying to sell.

Thanks for this comment, I'm interested in u/bennyflyer response as well

>Or you continued annoying them after a temp ban.

>(after I challenged their false accusations ... for days.

Ergh.

>Nor was I autobanned. It was done in person, with (specious) discussion.

I assume you mean it was done by a person , not in person

>Yet 15 hours after I talk in this sub about the temp ban, it’s upgraded to permanent, with no new reason.

I don't think you get it. There are only a few people in this world who want to talk constantly about politics, and it turns the sub into a shit show. Just look at r/Australia or auspol.

Why do you think there's a no federal politics rule here?

No worries. It’s your right to vote for whoever you believe best represent you and your values. I’m only pointing out you’re being very vague in your justification so it’s hard for myself or anyone else to empathise with your position and understand your reasoning. But you do you. All the best.

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate your perspective and will look into some of the things you've said. Cheers mate.

Parroted just the way daddy Murdoch taught you. All the detail anyone needs.

Your disrespect does you and this sub no credit.

Bye.

I'm being intentionally vague, I don't need to go into detail about my opinion, values, morals and motives with strangers on the internet. If I went into detail things would get unnecessarily heated. I have neither the desire nor the time for that kind of interaction. I also don't really care if said strangers empathise or with or understand my reasoning. The thing with politics is that people's opinions can't be changed by a back and forth in the comment section, so details aren't really of any value. You've said you're voting Labor, me telling you that is going against what's good for you and your family isn't going to change that, no matter how much detail I go into.

All good. Labor isn't a good fit for me or my life is what it boils down to

I'm seeking the experiences other Sydneysiders have had with purchasing a mattress.

Specifically, the purchase of a mattress was for spinal issues (neck/shoulders/back) and on a budget.

What experiences did you have with the mattress you purchased? Did it improve your symptoms?

Do you have recommendations of mattresses or helpful retailers? Any retailers who delivered and took away your old mattress for you?

If anyone had success with a mattress topper instead of replacing their old mattress, feel free to tell me about that.

(If you are outside Australia, your information is unlikely going to be useful in this instance.)

I don't have specific spinal issues, however I recently replaced an incredibly old mattress (like 30 years old) that I'd taken with me from my parents place when I moved out a few years ago and didn't have much money to buy a new one.

Because the mattress was so old, most of the time I was waking up with quite painful lower back pain which took a good 10-15 mins to disappear each morning for several months (I am in my 30s and otherwise in good health), so it was time to replace it.

I did a lot of research and waited until Black Friday sales and got a [Koala Calm As](https://koala.com/en-au/beds-mattresses/mattresses/calm-as-mattress) mattress, and the [Dunlopillo Luxurious Latex classic pillow](https://www.harrisscarfe.com.au/home/bedding/pillows/latex-pillows/dunlopillo-luxurious-latex-classic-profile-pillow/BP511083001-white). Back pain is completely gone. Wait for the sales to buy these. They have various sales throughout the year. I got the mattress for $1300.

Delivery was pretty fast, and I can't remember if they take the old mattress or not - I live in an apartment complex with a bulky items rubbish room so I was able to dispose of the mattress there.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Glad it helped resolve your back pain.

Good luck with the mattress search!

Thank you.

My wife is taking one of these tests for a NSW job. We’ve heard a few people’s advice but thought I’d ask trusty Reddit for tips. Guessing they want to know my wife isn’t a sociopath?

They're pointless but yes. Takes like two seconds and does nothing. Good luck to her.

They're looking for personality traits that would demonstrate she would be a good fit for the job. But honestly, the tests hardly count when compared against the resume, interview and written responses.

Just be consistent in the answers and don't worry. It's a real nothing burger.

For which department?

Would sure be nice if we could properly use the Blackhawks we have in storage instead of just that one contract machine. Come on CASA!

So mum bought a car from qld and had it transported to nsw. It's a private sale and the plates were returned to the qld version of the rms while mum waited for the car to arrive. So car gets here, get the blue slip done, get the comprehensive and ctp sorted, and mum goes to get it registered here in nsw and service nsw refuse because the bill of sale, formal contract with all the relevant details in it, is a printed out pdf with digital signatures. Thing is mum never met the person who sold it face to face, it was all done via email and telephone. My uncle checked it over for her prior to the sale, and now the rms want the seller to mail a 'wet signature' receipt of sale to mum before they'll register it.

In this day and age why are service nsw not accepting electronic copies? Ffs I e-signed a HIA building contract and if that's legit I'm sure a fucking receipt for a car sale is too.

A ‘signature’ also includes electronic if I remember correctly. She should push it with service nsw if she can.

Yep, the clerk was being a dickhead. You can register a car using a Stat Dec if you don’t have a receipt.

I'd try again with another clerk.

Not the same situation here, but whenever I'm asked to "wet sign" a document that needs to be sent digitally, I basically put it through a noise filter on an image-processing app to make it look like I printed, signed, and scanned it.