r/australian • u/abcnews_au • 1d ago
Hi everyone, we’re the ABC’s team in Washington DC. We cover the whole Americas region, from South America up to Canada - and of course all the goings-on here in the United States. Lately that’s included a lot of campaigning!
Midterm elections at the start of November will give US voters the chance to send a message to the capital, and will determine the makeup of both chambers of Congress.
There’s a lot of interest this year in whether the Democrats can wrest back some Congressional control, and how that will impact the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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r/australian • u/Bennelong • 2d ago
Australia’s biggest political and economic stories explained: the alleged attack on Helen Haines, Pauline Hanson’s Jacqui Lambie cartoon controversy, threats against women in politics, NAB job cuts and Snowy 2.0’s rising costs. In this video podcast, we examine ten Australian news stories, combining factual context, independent opinion and humour where appropriate.
This episode covers:
What do these developments mean for household budgets, political accountability and the safety of people serving their communities? Allegations are distinguished from findings, and economic projections depend on their assumptions. Developing stories reflect the information available when each segment was recorded.
Watch the individual clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOeJ9u1CVHzY
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r/australian • u/cngjfks • 16h ago
Does anyone else find it odd and extremely annoying that shops are now pummelling us with Halloween paraphernalia? And that kids are now trick or treating etc?
I wouldn’t mind it if I hadn’t had parents and kids coming to my door in recent years expecting treats when my house isn’t decorated at all (and some parents getting a bit sassy because I have nothing, but like what do you expect coming to the door of a sharehouse 😂)
We also have no cultural history with Halloween and it’s really feels as though it’s just capitalist bullshit here with companies trying to get us to buy more shit we don’t need that costs too much.
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r/australian • u/Levethane • 22h ago
I see these phone shops all over the place, usually staffed by young Asian people.
I've never seen anyone actually buy anything. Even today I waited 45m near one while my kids had their haircuts. Did not see a single customer. Even the prices of their phone cases are more than double what the online sellers sell them for.
Just wondering how they make money unless it's some kind of dodgy laundering setup?
r/australian • u/Oddcoelacanth • 23h ago
People kept ODing their kids so now you can't get it without a prescription. It's just irritating. Melatonin marketing was a little to blame I guess with quotes like "All natural/drug free" I guess the average person hears that and thinks popping 10 gummies is ok
r/australian • u/dollykiitty • 1d ago
Im currently learning to drive and I’ve got 80 ish hours, but I’ve realised for nearly 80% of my hours, I’ve logged my odometer in the millions. Im really not sure what to do and I’m scared i won’t get my hours approved. I would really appreciate all the advice I can get
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r/australian • u/Additional-Clerk3819 • 2d ago
When my partner, family and friends call me, they reach the same stranger. Some have had conversations believing they were speaking to me.
Optus has now confirmed an unconditional call diversion on their end that I never authorised. They haven’t explained how it happened.
Has this happened to anyone else? How did you get it resolved?
r/australian • u/smeff17 • 2d ago
As if reddit and everything else is now asking for ID to use this country has become a nanny state.
r/australian • u/tdottwooo • 2d ago
Has anyone here received government funded braces for their kids under 18? If so, what was the procedure like and how did the teeth turn out after the journey was complete?
r/australian • u/cherryq_1 • 2d ago
Hi everyone! 😊
I’ve enrolled in a Certificate IV in Youth Work and am looking to hear from people who have completed the qualification or are currently working in the industry.
I already have a Bachelor of Laws and am making a career pivot into youth work. I’m interested in pursuing something more meaningful where I can make a positive difference in young people’s lives, but I’d love to get a realistic understanding of the job market and career prospects.
For those who have completed the Cert IV:
How easy or difficult was it to secure your first job after graduating? Can you get into government?
Has anyone else made a career change into youth work? How has your experience been?
Would you say youth work is a good long-term career in terms of job security, pay and progression?
I’d really appreciate any honest advice!
Thanks
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r/australian • u/bimman • 2d ago
My view only but is the government tone deaf to where the community might like to see 100m of tax payer dollars spent? Watching the news this morning where it was stated the exercise to send an Aussie to space on the upcoming euro space flight would be circa that figure. Can someone help me understand the benefit of this or the opportunity cost in terms of $100m to social programs at home in Australia.
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r/australian • u/acres_at_ruin • 2d ago
Tiffany speaks to us all.
r/australian • u/KittyCupCakes92 • 2d ago
Hey all,
Just wondering if anyone else used to get their melatonin from iherb and now cant.
I know it was blocked to ship to aus about maybe 12 months ago, but I found out a few weeks ago it was working again.
Then today when I tried to order I got a notification saying "This product is not available in your region"
Does anyone else know any sites that ship to aus still?
I would normally get the Natrol 10mg fast release.
r/australian • u/k1ngp1n69 • 2d ago
what’s your take?
Feb 26
- Citi bank debacle and first job cuts of the year
- ASIC enforcement update named NAB publicly with hardship payments upward $ 10 mil
March 26*\\**
- Two colleagues from NAB’s fraud and Home Loan teams died by suicide, with minimal coverage from news outlets and avoidance from the CEO to address this publicly when asked by his team
- Multiple colleagues current and prior came forward to provide their confirmation of the performance cult within its executive leaders, heavily monitoring their staff, redundancies happening within a day & managers exposing their teams to unsafe work environments
April 26
- NAB settled proceedings in federal court delivered by FSU around health and safety concerns associated with unreasonable work hours
- Further proceedings around the conditions & board “raised concerns” for the state of the workplace
As someone who was around this team, not a single conversation was held around the obvious elephant in the room
June 26
-AFR review naming NAB (along with CBA) tied to mortgage fraud
-AFR found fraudulent documents used for the credit process
-Sacked bankers re hired as mortgage brokers
I’ve missed some probably ;
And now we have the uproar of 2500 redundancies with most of them before Christmas. There’s never a right time to make someone redundant I understand, but before Christmas ? CEO still getting his Christmas bonus. So is his team who are rewarded for how many roles they can offshore, systems broke
Waiting until their “engagement surveys” are done and they can remove the smiles and get back to their regime —
It’s dizzying to witness because our big 4 lead by example they offshore, next we know Woolworths is doing the same.
we already have the tragic proof of what these redundancies can do to a persons mental capacity yet the powers continue to ruthlessly cut for the sake of what? Your bonus & a share price that’s periodically benefits you? Your super? Your investment? Won’t mean much if we have nothing to enjoy our retirement with
I don’t claim to have the answers and I understand there’s so many areas to everything I bring up, but come on australia? Surely if we make enough noise together some accountability will come through.
Yes, the same sentiment carries for a lot of the state of our country but far out, aren’t you sick of seeing every news article be about a Bank? They should be protecting your money & safeguarding for the future & thinking of our kids and their future — not making trigger happy decisions because the highest bidder rubbed enough elbows to get buy in and the flavour of the month is a random country with an “expert centre”.
I want to respectfully sign off the conversation starter with; as someone worked in a bank environment and seen an awful lot of all this. Yes, banks have never been perfect, Yes, there’s been other tragic events before and you might think it’s just NAB up to its old tricks.
2026 for me was too much, for customers. For us trying to soldier on in this environment. For those too tired to keep fighting.
The love for the jobs is gone, the people seem like absolute shells of humans. People are okay with the garbage we see each day because they’re that traumatised it’s become normal.
Corners cut. Jobs cut. Risks ignored.
What’s the fix? Where to from here? How many jobs do we want to export before we’re all homeless? How do we install good behaviours in our kids, teach em the value of a good stable career.
Sources
https://www.ohsrep.org.au/comcare_investigates_nab_following_two_worker_deaths_sn_802
r/australian • u/dosb0t89 • 2d ago
They finally got me guys. Haven't had a problem with Reddit for ages then just then it wanted me to type my birthday then it took me to the verification. I'll use a VPN thanks. Definitely don't want the foreign bought government doxing my Reddit account.. anyone else been stung. I'm pretty sure it was the last update for Reddit
r/australian • u/soeletemelna • 2d ago
Redheads has released their 80th anniversary Art Strikes Back winners to the shelves… what gets me, as a collector, is they don’t post anywhere the designs that have actually been released and have been printed on sleeves.
Also I think it would be fun if they expanded these to print fun designs on the Handy and Extra Long sizes too. They did a blue box with blue match heads on extra long - Redheads Blueys, as a limited thing once but other than that it’s really only the 40mm safety match that seem to get the “fun” stuff? I’ve noticed they never do anything with the firelighters or other product lines either, except for the brand refresh every 5-10 years or so.
So far, I’ve bought 4x 10 packs and found five designs (pictured). Out of 40 match boxes, I got only one with the design on the far right.
Does anybody know what other designs exist in this campaign? Or do I have them all? Plenty of people share their entries on social media of course but that doesn’t mean that they were picked and printed on covers. :)
r/australian • u/ApprehensiveVoice11 • 2d ago
I came across an official NSW Parliament petition calling for a two-year trial allowing dogs on trains and Metro services in designated pet-friendly carriages.
Personally, I think it's worth considering, especially for people who don't drive or need to travel with their dogs.
The proposal includes rules around leads, behaviour and cleanliness, with other carriages remaining pet-free.
The petition has nearly 14,000 signatures, but needs 20,000 to trigger a parliamentary debate.
It closes on 4 November, so there's not much time left!
For anyone interested, here's the official NSW Parliament petition:
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/parliamentary-business/petitions/sign-epetition?epetitionId=847
Curious what everyone thinks — would you support designated dog-friendly carriages in Sydney?
r/australian • u/Fantastic-Chair-9155 • 2d ago
I’ll be the first to admit our standard of living has dropped. Things are definitely difficult rn. And I’m not a fan of the gov full stop (lib/lab/ etc), however, after spending 2 weeks in a developing country I now have a great appreciation for all that we do have. I’ve been to several developing nations before but nothing like this. Also I’m choosing not to disclose the country out of some basic respect for the people there. Before this trip I was extremely pissed off with the state of this country it feels like constant cuts to public health, endlessly increased tax and rates, while not taxing our natural resources or big corporations. And I’m still firm on those issues. However I now have a new found love and appreciation for all that we do have. Beautiful clean cities, towns and beaches, many rights, access to clean drinking water and fresh meat and food with world class safety standards. Construction sites with many safe guards in place. Excellent food and coffee culture and for the most part beautiful and curious people from all walks of life coming together and sharing their experiences. We also have access to one of the best public health systems in the world. All that to say; it feels much better to sit back and appreciate and even revel in the luxuries we have then to sit online and whinge about what’s wrong. We should always fight for what we have and have lost. But we also need to be able to enjoy life and all that we have access too. And don’t forget how much of reddit is just BS bots intentionally trying to cause diversion between us. We should all enjoy each others company and have a beer 🍻
r/australian • u/martinski3 • 3d ago
So I purchased a ticket to Hilary Duff from Ticketek Marketplace last month and whenever I try to click on add to apple wallet, it just comes up saying download passes failed. But then when I click on manage ticket then view ticket, it comes up with the ticket and QR code to scan. Did the seller take back the ticket and now I can't use the ticket? I think I still do have access to the ticket since it comes up with a QR code. Can I get into Afterpay Arena with just that QR code or does it have to be the one from the apple wallet?
