Well if you want the real answer, it's because it would cause Australia to immediately draw the ire of the US and most of Europe. Like it or not, Albanese has to consider a broad range of interests and perspectives in decision-making, in an incredibly complex geopolitical environment.

Because in the public perception, war is synonymous with with offensive action (or defensive action, in defence of one's own territory). The government doesn't want people to think that a defensive operation has components of offence; hence, the aversion to 'war'.

I fail to see how the Queensland hate speech laws will stand up. A phrase like 'from the river to the sea' is a longstanding call representing the movement against Israeli colonialism. I would expect the High Court to strike this down soon, as it infringes on the right to political communication.

Fair enough. I live somewhere where public transport fares are very reasonable (£1.80 equivalent as a flat fare throughout the city). The only people who get in trouble are the ones being antisocial. Fares here are basically the easy way for the transit cops to kick somebody off for being a nuisance

I think it's more a case of lacking sympathy for fare-dodging than opposing to free public transport (as has been said). Even though I think free public transport is a brilliant idea, I pay my fares and generally disapprove of fare-dodging, because that trust and cohesion in society is important.

I'm really hoping that this is representative of something. Obviously testing times don't mean much but seeing Ferrari sit high up in the running order along with Haas, and Cadillac not underperforming much, is giving me hope for the Ferrari PU.

Oh yes! I live in Perth, which is a pretty hot climate, so I tend to forget about snow when talking about bike infrastructure. The worst consequence of lacking maintenance on my local bike paths is some leaves and a few bumps.

why isn't the app available in Australia? i get an error message when i follow the app store link telling me that Skylight Social isn't available in my country :(

or even better than that, having fully separated paths for bikes away from the cars

i don't think the solution is vehicular cycling, i think the solution is the city actually doing its job and making sure the WHOLE road is clear of snow :)

in my opinion, Apple Maps is definitely better than Google Maps for public transport. however, both still have a lot to work on — neither app allows you to add additional stops/route through a particular station yet.

Well because some people really like an app they’re familiar with (eg. Instagram), but specifically dislike the billionaire-ownership-and-manipulation aspect. So they would want an open-network alternative that directly replaces what they already know and love.

Looking at where that burnt cabana is, compared with where the fire line is, based on aerial footage, there must have been a pretty bad ember attack heading northward! Hope everybody is safe, and that property damage is minimal

I don't understand — why does Tasmania have to build a stadium to host an AFL team? They already host footy games there, why not just upgrade those stadiums at minimal cost and community impact?

It's the same for bike infrastructure!

We built a brand new high-quality path with no connections → our surveys show no-one is using it → there's no point in building bike paths → nobody rides bikes due to a lack of paths

Can't wait for the obligatory 'more than 11 senior local residents voiced their CRITICAL opposition to the DESTRUCTIVE and WOKE TRAIN STATION' from the Daily Mail

Newsom gives off really sketchy vibes to me but I think there does need to be a Democratic version of Trump (rhetoric-wise lol not in any other way)

Weather app screenshot; sustained winds, 61km/h NW.

And 61km/h sustained winds makes it just about gale-force haha

Weather app screenshot; Highest wind gust, 117km/h at 6:56 pm.

The weather in Perth is a bit dicey right now 😬

And then what happens? Without negotiation and a deal with the Greens, Labor has no realistic chance of being a viable government. Labor has its chance now, to negotiate and form government, but soon enough the Liberals will have the independents on side and the chance of a Labor government is gone.

I reckon something like 25% of people hate traffic cameras, another 15% just kinda don't like them, and the vast majority of everyone else is pretty neutral.

Although, EVERYBODY hates traffic cameras when you get pinged by one haha

I'm still very impressed by New Zealand's model, it keeps all the benefits of having single-member electorates while being explicitly designed to be almost perfectly proportional.

Yes, the 'winner's bonus' effect. The preferential system does help to mitigate certain issues with the majoritarian system — such as making third parties viable — but ultimately all single-member electorate systems have structural flaws.

It is worth remembering that Labor is a party with strong — and enforced — party solidarity. It is entirely possible that Penny Wong has been advocating for action on Palestine at caucus meetings behind closed doors for years, but the political tide has finally shifted in her direction.

With plenty of parks and good public transport too. Actually, maybe they should take away the casino carpark and turn that into apartments. The industrial areas near Oats Street and Cannington stations also seem like low-cost, high-value development potential.

Instead what they should (but won't) do is intensify the housing density closer to the city. Take out the detached '80s houses — few will miss them — and create European-style mid-rise apartment blocks with tree-lined streets.

The profile pic and erratic nature of the reposting makes me think this is a poorly-built bot lol

As someone who is completely unfamiliar with Auckland's rail, the most confusing parts are the loop as you mentioned, but also I can't make heads or tails of how the on-peak/off-peak sections are meant to work

That way, it would appease both the people who (I think legitimately) don't want to see kids accessing inappropriate content online, while also addressing the concerns of privacy implications of having to verify age on many websites.

Or am I completely stupid and this is not implementable lol

I was wondering if there were any way to make providing ID to access websites more private.

Does anyone more techy than me know, would it be possible to create ID local to the device? Show your device your ID then it communicates with the website saying 'yep OK'.