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I know. Who would have thought that isolating healthy children, like veal, would weaken their immune systems?Originally Posted by Rumata
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Well I stated numerous times on here that I was against the hard lockdown we had, but lets not be overdramatic, people weren't locked in cages. The main issue was the political implications and ordinary peoples civil rights being infringed, which still pisses me off.
I don't know anyone who had Covid bad, and I don't know anyone who knows anyone who died - our hospitals were at normal capacity throughout. From a health standpoint the lockdowns and border closures were a qualified success. The ideology of unrestricted free movement and open borders was the biggest cause of this shitshow overseas.
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Yes it looks like civil rights being very infringed when you're locked down in the situation you even don't know about a single bad covid case. Not in a cage? Good.
Indeed I missed you stating you were against such a treatment.
And you obviously missed my little documentals in the covid thread. They show the complete neglect of "covid measures" right in the time when even by the official statistics cases were few and numbers not growing. Here's the channel with those videos:I don't know anyone who had Covid bad, and I don't know anyone who knows anyone who died - our hospitals were at normal capacity throughout. From a health standpoint the lockdowns and border closures were a qualified success. The ideology of unrestricted free movement and open borders was the biggest cause of this shitshow overseas.
https://www.youtube.com/@Ljubomysl
Also, there was the case of Belarus that had most mild restrictions and got it much better than its neighbours.
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Grim Predictions As Ninth-consecutive Interest Rate Hike Looms
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Almost half a billion dollars of cocaine found floating in the ocean
AUSTRALIA'S LUST FOR COCAINE
It's a Golden Era for Cocaine in Australia - VICE
Australians are the biggest bong users, pay most for cocaine
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Business owner says RBA 'has no idea' what real Aussies are going through with inflation | Today
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The ABC's Paul Barry has still not apologised for using taxpayer resources to attack Sky News host Sharri Markson and discredit the COVID-19...
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AUSTRALIA'S 'MISALIGNED' HOUSING MARKET
Australia’s ‘misaligned’ housing market at risk of major crash as rates rise: IMF
Property prices in Australia may be as much as 50 per cent above what an average household can afford as interest rates rise, a global analysis has revealed while warning the market is at risk of a major crash as interest rates are pushed up to bring inflation under control. In a report on housing stability and affordability, the International Monetary Fund said Australia’s property and rental markets are some of the most “misaligned” in the developed world. The combination of high prices on top of sharp increases in mortgage interest rates mean the average Australian household needs to spend more than 40 per cent of disposable income to afford a median-priced house. The IMF examined what it termed the “misalignment” of the property market, comparing the long-term ratio of incomes to house prices and rents. In Australia’s case, prices on one measure were 30 per cent above their long-term average while rents were more than 40 per cent beyond their long-term norms. This put Australia alongside New Zealand, Canada and Hong Kong as the most misaligned property markets in the world.
Australia's House Prices Set to Plunge 15% in 2023
Jarden sees 20-25% peak-to-trough decline vs 15-20% previously
Australian home prices will likely tumble another 15% this year as part of the largest property decline on record, Jarden Securities Ltd. said, predicting the Reserve Bank will increase interest rates to 4.1% by May. While a correction is welcome after prices surged more than 28% during the pandemic, when the cash rate fell to a record-low 0.1%, a crash would intensify recession risks given Australian households are among the most indebted in the developed world.
And the bottom line, says Waleed Aly, is that people are worried because they borrowed more than they could afford to borrow. They did this because the housing market left them no real alternative. They took a risk, sure. But it was a risk they were conditioned to underestimate – not just because the Reserve Bank did but because over time, all they've seen is house prices increase, ever galloping out of reach. In that context, not entering the market as soon as you could secure a loan probably seemed like the greater risk.
Australian House Prices Are Falling So Why Is Property So Expensive?
During the pandemic, despite a falling population, interest rates at almost zero were enough to spur huge borrowing, and the stimulus payments—JobKeeper, JobSeeker, the small business cashflow boost—meant buyers also had huge cash buffers to throw at their purchases. The result can be seen in the next chart. Property prices rose to their highest level on record, and they did so by growing at a pace faster than any other time since the 1980s. But since then the world has changed. A lot. Now rates are heading up, not down. The cost of living is soaring, and wages aren’t keeping up. The borrowing power of buyers is shrinking, while any cash buffers are now being eroded by electricity bills and other rising costs. In short, people have less to spend on homes. The result is a falling market. Prices are down 9% across Australia’s top five capitals and more in the biggest cities. Sydney is down 13.8% over the year, according to Corelogic. But is that enough? Property is still well out of reach for many. Will prices come down further? The answer seems certain to be yes. Just check out this next chart: it shows lending for home purchases, and what it reveals is trends move slowly. Lending levels are falling fast, but nevertheless the amount banks are handing out is above pre-pandemic trends.
House prices set to plummet by 20-25 per cent in 2023
A grim analysis of house prices in Australia has said the RBA’s “hawkish” attempts to calm inflation could see them plummet even more than feared.
In January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics found the annual rate of inflation was at 7.8 per cent, marking the highest yearly increase since 1990. In speaking of the rates decision, RBA governor Philip Lowe said bluntly in a statement along with the announcement: “Global inflation remains very high”. Mr Lowe hinted that this wouldn’t be the last rate rise of the year.
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ALMOST 40 FIRES BURN ACROSS NSW
Sydney has recorded its hottest day in more than two years as a heatwave wreaks havoc across the state.
MILLIONS ACROSS NSW SUFFERING
More than 30 fires are burning as an extreme heatwave pushes temperatures in one state up to dangerous levels.
https://archive.is/Cqu3ETemperatures are climbing towards 40C ahead of a scorching week, with heatwave conditions lingering on the NSW coast.
Hot air is moving across the country, causing an autumnal heat spike, with western towns like Bourke expected to hit 40C in the coming hours.
Sydney’s CBD is expected to push over 31C for the first time this year, with a forecast of 36C.
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