2.5 Billion / 24 is indeed roughly 2.4e9/24, which is: 100 Million.

0.3 watt hours * 100 million is 30 Megawatt hours.

You are ignoring training.

Many economists claim land taxes are significantly incident on landowners, reducing land values.

So rather than higher property taxes making Victoria a worse place for business, they might make it a place where land is cheaper than it would otherwise be.

Who is right, those economists, or the BCA?

Our local pool (Lane Cove) currently has a gas boiler that approaching end of life.

The council say electricity is cheaper in the long run, but they don't have the cash to buy one.

What is the way to get this to happen?

I would (hypothetically it has never happened) horrify my date by not adding salt to the water.

There needs to be a coalition to govern.

A coalition break up in opposition is a good thing.

The Liberals need to identify what young people who voted Labor and teal want, and come up with policies to deliver, and win back those voters.

The climate is changing.

If a politician is asked what percentage of the atmosphere is CO2, the correct answer is: “Google it mate”.

One way for people to express their views on energy sources that won’t destroy our environment is by voting.

Pretty much everything has an environmental impact, and most things we decide to do have some non environmental impact, for example profits, housing, food, power, minerals, etc.

How does an independent EPA assess the value of the non environmental impacts?

There was a discussion of the future of the airline REx today.

Half of the destinations it flies to it is the only carrier.

The idea we need a profit oriented organisations in markets where there is no competition makes no sense.

I agree bases make the US more interested in our "regime".

The whole point of US bases in Australia is complicity.

A hypothetical neighbour considering threatening Australia, would be aware of our complicity in US actions.

I agree that Australian governments have an history of enthusiasm for joining the USA in misguided military adventures.

Can you further into explaining the rest of your comment.

Praising Trump seems pretty low cost to me.

US bases provide a credible signal that the USA has in interest in Australia's security.

As a Green voter all these things seem reasonable to do.

> it will apply to fewer people

Maybe part of it. Part, the low income super offset, applies to many more people.

It was 15% of contributions for those earning up to $37,000 a year, to a maximum of $500.

The income threshold is increase to $45,000 a year, and the maximum to $810.

> Labor's proposal was to double the earnings tax for earnings above $3 million in any individual's fund

Nope. Not earnings above $3M. Income on component of balances over $3M.

Balances in super have been typically taxed once, at 15%.

Income deposited directly into super is taxed once, at the concessional rate of 15%, typically lower than income not contributed.

Super balance increases from income inside the fund is also taxed once, at 15%, lower than other income.

Poorly written article:

> In most cases, super is taxed twice –15 per cent on money that goes into the fund (contributions tax) and another 15 per cent on money earned within the fund, such as returns from investment (earnings tax).

Or super for 20 year old's is taxed 40 times, once every year?

A retirement with mortgage repayments is better than a retirement with rent.

I recently passed a seemingly irrelevant software algorithms exam which was a precondition / requirement for being given access to AI coding tools at an australian financial firm.

2,000+ Australian tech staff, and 3,000+ staff in India & Vietnam had completed it.

They are hiring offshore big time.

$10B to build them.

$6M worth of missiles to destroy them.

The point with both private education and health is to properly fund the public system, including free physio, dental care, and mental care, so the private system is superfluous.

It is true that you can’t fix this overnight.

That is why you start as soon as possible.

Gas is a fossil fuel.

The long term solution on gas is to invest in the technologies and assets to close it down.

The short term solution is to tax it as much as possible.

The tax must be high enough to create the perception of sovereign risk, the risk that sovereigns act to protect the climate.

I am looking at this for our emissions, is that the correct source:

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The reason for the increase in antisemitism is the conflation of Australian Jewish people with Israel.

Pro-Israeli government lobby groups re-enforce this conflation, and that makes it worse.

Where are books and TV?

Antisemitism is a historic reality.

A place that guarantees refuge for persecuted Jewish people is something we have a demonstrated need for.

We all know what is actually unsustainable.

Adding CO2 to the atmosphere, losing topsoil, exhausting mineral resources, and depleting ground water.

Projections of public debt / financial assets created are a tenth order issue.

The highest priority tax if sustainability matters is a carbon tax.

I see the joke as a reminder that those making judgements about the Israeli regime had insight and were worth listening to.

We now have more evidence that those running Israel are genocidal war criminals.

If people can demonstrate they have a reasonable expectation of persecution they are entitled to asylum.

While Australia is in specific violation of our human rights obligations for boat arrivals, the general principal remains Australian law.

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