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ABC News - NSW government threatens some Western Sydney libraries' funding over same-sex parenting book ban
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 5mo ago 100%

    @StryderNotavi which raises the obvious question, what were all the other Councillors doing instead of attending the previous Council meeting?

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  • Daily discussion thread: 🍂 Monday, April 29, 2024
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 6mo ago 100%

    @ajsadauskas @ppossej @SituationCake @Seagoon_ I want to know why their systems can't determine how many avocados I'm buying

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  • Daily discussion thread: 🎖️ Thursday, April 25, 2024
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 6mo ago 100%

    @kudra @ajsadauskas @wscholermann @Seagoon_ someone told me that it's partly to do with the interaction between the prevailing wind from the west and the Dandenong range to the east. also all the evil london plane trees

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  • [\#AusPol](https://aus.social/tags/AusPol) [@fuckcars](https://lemmy.world/c/fuckcars) [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/14/melbourne-yarra-city-council-parking-fees-suvs-utes](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/14/melbourne-yarra-city-council-parking-fees-suvs-utes)

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    "...Australia is heading in the wrong direction. In Melbourne, for instance, the amount of space devoted to private parking has increased by 156% over the last 20 years. The MCG’s green oasis is very much the exception." [\#AusPol](https://aus.social/tags/AusPol) [#FuckCars](https://aus.social/tags/FuckCars) [@fuckcars](https://lemmy.world/c/fuckcars) [https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/28/taylor-swift-mcg-parking-urban-planning](https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/28/taylor-swift-mcg-parking-urban-planning)

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    Looks like the Boring Company's Las Vegas tunnels are going about as well as you'd expect from an Elon project...
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 8mo ago 41%

    @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars yes but the idea of using individual cars as mass transit is just incredibly innovative. City Nerd's review is worth a watch to understand the true genius involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVdge8DhB4

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  • why aussie TV sucks ?
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 8mo ago 100%

    @Ilandar @yoz Seven is a terrible business that continues to exist primarily because of the political power it provides for Kerry Stokes

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  • Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them?
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 9mo ago 100%

    @RogerBW @thepixelfox @Zagorath @pineapplelover @dgriffith @ajsadauskas the school my parents sent me off to, which was not at all egalitarian, had a whole second-hand uniform resale process which seemed to work well

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  • There's a new RMTransit (@RM_Transit) video up about high-speed rail from Melbourne to Sydney.
  • luciedigitalni luciedigitalni 10mo ago 100%

    @ajsadauskas @RM_Transit @fuck_cars totally agree. there is no excuse for work not to start immediately on upgrading the tracks between Campbelltown and Mittagong. That will have significant benefits for freight and passenger services to both Canberra and Melbourne

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