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World’s worst measles outbreak [in Bangladesh] a ‘warning’ to other nations [FULL ARTICLE IN POST]

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Or the scenario I have to deal with: A bunch of kids are placed in a field. Protected by guards as they grow up. No one gets taken by the wolves prowling outside. The kids then grow into adults. Have kids of their own. Decide the guards cost to much. And were clearly not needed since they never got taken by wolves as they grew up. So they sack all but one security guard….

And the wolves close in…

All the while the adults go on holidays and moan how hard they had it. And still managed to get ahead by pulling on some bootstraps.

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The Australian housing challenge not being solved

That same demographic was also affecting the persistent inflation issue with post retirement spending. But of course that little bit of information keeps getting pushed out of the way.

And why would anyone who owns a large home with little to no mortgage want to downsize? Where’s the incentive? I have family and some older work colleagues who are in this exact situation. And they just bitch on about how terrible Labor is. All the while decrying the stalled house prices.

It’s like a social sickness.

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How Israeli firm’s ‘zero-click’ malware attack poses global security risk

This is excellent news!

Why?

Because if advertising becomes a real danger to the end user. Actively blocking advertising will become essential. As it stands it’s an optional extra. And not widely used.

In the case of businesses and governments. They’ll be forced to tighten their security by baking strong ad blocking into their systems.

This can only be a win for us, end users. Who have had to deal with a tidal wave of advertising over the last decade.

Anything that forces us all to actively blocking advertising can only be a good thing.

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Anti-renewables groups still spending big on Meta – and met with near silence by green energy industry

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‘In some regional areas.’ - Yep. And it won’t change a thing. There’s no political power in those regions anymore. It’s all consolidated in and around the main population hubs.

That said. It would be good governance to subsidise farmers to switch to renewables. As they do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to keeping us fed and watered…👍

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Why are rough sleepers dying a stone’s throw from luxury waterfront houses in Victoria?

Well given that state and federal governments would rather build houses to sell on the open market. And avoid actually owning housing to house their underprivileged population. It’s no wonder this is the outcome.

Governments are there to support the population of their respective communities. When they only support sections of that community. They are, by definition, failing to uphold their fundamental role.

What this country needs is a fuck load of government owned housing. Until that happens. Nothing will change.

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Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say

Yeh no shit.

Anyone with half a brain could see the removal of 1.5% of a price tag. Doesn’t equal an increase of 5%+ on that same price tag.

But the Murdoch press, Libs, and anyone else hating on Labor decided it was a good enough reason to cry.

It’s a fucking disgrace watching - yet again - the anti positive narrative been fed, and swallowed, by a population that forgets what eight years under those same Libs got us.

But it’s always the same. Libs fuck what Labor fixes. And on we go.

And watching those same libs in parliament. Blaming inflation on Labor is ludicrous.

I actually feel sorry for Chalmers at the moment. He’s doing good work. But the fucking seppo wanker completely fucked it up for him. Who could have actually seen an attack on Iran happening the way it did. Or the subsequent world inflation problem caused by the lack of oil supply? I idly wonder how much better the Libs would have done if they were the ones in the hot seat?