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Deal done on $1.5b Trump Tower for Gold Coast, says developer in c/brisbane@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Developer hasn’t even put in an application yet. Media jumping the gun a bit.

Monthly Frugal Discussion Thread - February ‘26 in c/frugal@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 4 months ago

My coffee went up 20c to $5.80. Still worth it.

As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to hold an Aussie.Zone account in c/meta@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago

Junket is so underrated. Def needs a comeback. Pink panna cotta!

Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target in c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago

I like the way you phrased it as - all the elected members got to vote, but not the unelected ones for obvious reasons.

Reminds me of the story about returning planes and bullet holes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

New BoM website has rolled out in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I agree with WhatAmLenny. It might use the same data source but the way information is presented is a lot more usable. Case in point - when it’s going to rain, it gives you a pretty accurate “rain is going to start in x minutes” and a graph of how heavy it will be.

It’s not just about the raw data but how people consume it.

Birds in Australia are like birds in Ireland, except almost certainly on cocaine in c/environment@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago

Haha this was good fun.

They reel out of the sky at you like they’re barrelling out of a nightclub bathroom wearing a floral shirt open to the navel, beaks atwitch, roaring a garbled query that sounds disturbingly like: “What did you just say to me?”

Tawny frogmouths take patience to appreciate. They will reward you with insights into their remarkable lives | Stephanie Convery in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Team Bush Stone Curlew!

Two chicks left behind. Reunited not long after. in c/brisbane@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago

That was nice of your neighbours. :)

12-year-old girl granted abortion by Supreme Court in c/news@aussie.zone
12-year-old girl granted abortion by Supreme Court in c/news@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is about the third time a story like this has popped up. I wonder if it’s the same girl or separate stories.

Can you house-sit instead of renting? Australians turn to pet-minding to escape the housing crisis in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 10 months ago

Can you go camping in your local park instead of renting? Landlords hate this one trick!

Sorry, America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you in c/australia@aussie.zone
[–] butters@aussie.zone 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There’s a good explainer article here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/22/us-pharma-trump-australia-pbs-explainer

It all came up in the tariff negotiations - the PBS in Australia means US drug companies don’t make enough money and/or US citizens are paying more for drugs than Australians.

Big pharma in the US claims Australians aren’t paying enough for medicines, considering the billions they pour into research and development, and there are too many delays in getting drug approvals.

PhRMA has asked the Trump administration to put Australia on a “watch list” and wants it to push for change, saying Australia has set the bar too high on cost effectiveness. Australia’s price reductions and “restrictive subsidy caps” meant prices were too low to support investment in innovation, it claims. There are also too many delays in approval processes, it says, adding that the PBS continues to list generic products without the patent owner’s consent.

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Australia lifts ban on US beef but denies decision was made to appease Trump (www.theguardian.com)
 

Hmm was it science or was it diplomatic negotiation?

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Cabinet reshuffle - Dan Repacholi: Special Envoy for Men’s Health (www.theguardian.com)
 

Dan Repacholi, the re-elected Hunter MP, has been named to an envoy role responsible for men’s health after starting some national conversations on that issue in his first term

I can’t recall they’re being a minister or special envoy for men’s health before. Is this a first?

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Queensland signs deal for fully funded public schools (www.theguardian.com)
 

Queensland joins other states by signing deal with commonwealth to fully fund public schools by 2034 The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, is with the PM and has welcomed the agreement that gives an extra $2.8bn to the state’s public schools to 2034.

Crisafulli says this will bring generational reform, and highlights the challenges Queensland has in its schooling system.

It is a historic agreement … This means a lot to Queensland, and it means a lot because we’ve got some challenges in our schooling systems that other states don’t have. We are the most decentralized state. We’ve got a large portion of rural and regional and Indigenous schools.

He says the agreement was an opportunity “too good to miss”.

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