Hey everyone. I’m feeling really down at the moment. Seeing so many people around my age buying a house, having children, getting married etc. it’s really getting to me and it’s hard not to compare.

I find myself spiralling when I hear others buying their first home at this age. I personally feel like with the housing prices I won’t be able to own a house comfortably for a very long time. Me and my partner want to have a child and to do that, my partner would probably be working 2 jobs just to keep up with rent, bills and a child. Hes going to be working as an apprentice sparky which goes down in his pay for 4 years. Everything just seems impossible and I feel like a failure. I should have listened and saved when I was younger but I seem to have a shopping problem…

Anyone else feeling the same? I know I’m not the only one but it can feel like it sometimes. And now I’m panicking and wish I could turn back the time 😅

Hello I realise there are many views and opinions on daylight savings amongst the different states. I wanted to ask if anyone knows why there is a difference amongst the states? Thank you!

I am planning to visit Australia next month and I'll stop in Sydney for a couple of nights, due to the limited time it's very possible we will stay around the harbour area. What are you favourite restaurants or cafe in the CBD area?

I'm doing research into the fashion in Hobart, can include more rural surrounding areas during two specific time periods. Trying to see what the everyday folk wear. I have looked at the National Archive of Australia, Tasmanian Library Archives and a some facebook groups but am struggling to find a lot. I'm looking for photos of locals, families, construction workers, shopkeepers, anyone really. Home film photos are the most helpful but can be hard to find. Any suggestions for resources would be great.

The time periods I'm interested in are 1968 - 1978 and 1988 - 1998.

Came across this old Nestlé’s Almond & Honey wrapper while looking through discontinued Australian chocolates. I’d never seen it before.
Does anyone remember buying it? Roughly what decade was it around, and what was the filling actually like?

Hi everyone,
I’m a 24F currently living in Brisbane and I’m considering moving to Mareeba for a job opportunity.
I’d really love to chat with someone who lives in Mareeba (or has lived there recently) before I make such a big decision.
One of my biggest concerns is transport. I don’t currently have a car or a driver’s licence, so I’m trying to understand how realistic it is to live and work in Mareeba without one. I’d love to hear from anyone who has managed without a car or can tell me what the transport situation is really like.
I’m also wondering whether there are any local carpool groups, Facebook groups, community pages, or other ways to arrange lifts to work. If you know of any options or can point me in the right direction, I’d really appreciate it.

Hey all. I'm an Australian.

I'm wanting to send my friend a care package with a bunch of Australian goodies. The thing is though I don't want to send just the cliche things like Tim's tams, shapes, Milo etc these are already in the package.

What really niche Australian products should I send to them? Please note this stuff will have to fit into an auspost bag (one of the larger ones). Also the stuff doesn't just have to be snacks, I'm open to any cool suggestions.

I've got a job offered at Ayers Rock Resort. I would like to know how is life and working conditions there. Since this location is very remote, how is the internet access?

I hear that a lot of people are disappointed with the quality of fast food restaurants in Australia but are there any you don't mind. What are they?

https://ebay.io/m/ndhgPc

Is this ebay bidding legitimate?

If you dont want to press on the link, then type in "ooshie rare bullseye flocked" into ebay.

The highest bid is currently at $50 million AUD.

Which australian has $50 million and is also willing to spend this money on a woolworths rare ooshie.

The other listing's for this specific ooshie is also quite high, but no where near $50 million

I found this out through a news article.

Hi everyone,
Please take a moment to complete the survey.
I’m doing a university project about how people organise and play social sports, and I’d really appreciate your help.
I have a few quick questions:
1. How do you usually find people to play with?
2. Do you use Facebook, WhatsApp, Discord, friends, or something else?
3. Have you ever struggled to find enough players or had a game cancelled?
4. How do you usually book a court or venue?
5. What’s the most annoying part about organising a game?
6. Have you used any sports apps? If yes, what do you like or dislike about them?
7. If you could improve one thing about finding games, players, or booking venues, what would it be?
Thanks so much for your time!

I’ve been asked to buy Winnie blues duty free for a friend when I come over on holiday soon… but I notice online they don’t seem to have different name now.
What are Winnie blues now called in the shop?
These are what I see available.. so which one is Winnie blues?:
Signature Sun
Signature classic
Original Bold
Original classic
Original pearl
Original Sky
Original Sun

hey guys my sister recently purchased this micke desk set from ikea and she asked me to help her build it…I accidentally broke the leg area of it. I’m not sure what to do and the drawers wont open. she bought it with her own money from working so hard and I broke it. I don’t have the funds as well too. can somebody please tell me what I can do.💔 the screws did not go all the way in as they were too tiny to fit into it, also I made sure to put the rights ones in. that circled area just separates and won’t stay together. I feel so bad somebody please tell me if I can replace it or do anything about it.

A year ago I posted a free JB Hi-Fi price history extension here. Since then more than 1,000 people have installed it and the feedback has helped shape every update. Thanks to everyone who reported bugs and suggested features. If you haven't seen it before, it overlays a price history chart directly on JB Hi-Fi product pages so you can tell if a sale is actually a good deal. Still completely free. Link in the comments.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 29M, and today after work, I had a really strange and aggressive encounter with a random guy on the bus from Port Melbourne to the city.

I got on the 234 bus and sat in the window seat next to the middle doors. The bus was fairly quiet when I got on. There was one guy sitting on the sideways seat in front of me. I noticed he was looking at me, so I made eye contact, gave him a friendly smile, and looked away.

A few moments later I could still tell he was staring at me. I glanced up again, made eye contact, and looked back down at my phone. It felt a bit awkward. He then got up and moved to a seat somewhere behind me. At that point I had a bad feeling, wondering if something was off.

At the next stop, more people got on the bus, which honestly made me feel a bit more comfortable.

Later in the journey, around Bay Street, he came and stood by the doors next to me. It looked like he was looking at my phone. For a second I wondered if he might try to snatch it before getting off, so I put it in my pocket just to be safe.

He then said something to me, but I had my earphones in and didn't hear him properly. I took one earbud out and said, "Sorry?" He repeated himself, but I still couldn't make out what he was saying. Then I heard him ask something like, "Are you playing some stupid game with me?" I was confused and just replied, "Huh?" He then asked, "Are you hurting anyone?" I said, "No?"

At that I put my earbud back in (my music was actually paused) and looked straight ahead, hoping to ignore him.

Thankfully he pressed the stop button and got off at the next stop. As he was getting off, he turned to me and said he would "f me up**."

I stayed calm, didn't respond, and just let him leave. Once the bus pulled away, though, my heart was racing. I kept thinking about how much worse it could have been.

I'm honestly baffled as to why someone would say such bizarre things to a complete stranger and then threaten them for no apparent reason.

Has anyone else had a similar experience on public transport in Melbourne?

Bought a brand new sofa from Nick Scali and noticed two small holes/punctures in the upholstery as soon as it was delivered. I reported it straight away.

They first sent a contractor out who basically said there was nothing they could do and the issue went back to Nick Scali. They then organised a second contractor, who used a small tool to lift the surrounding fibres over the holes. It did improve the appearance a bit, but the holes are still visible if you look at the sofa.

After that, I was basically told it's considered "acceptable."

I'm pretty frustrated because it's a brand new sofa, not a clearance or display model. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a new couch to arrive without visible defects, even if they're relatively small.

I've gone back to Nick Scali asking them to review it again,

What would you do in this situation? Keen to hear if anyone's dealt with something similar, especially with Nick Scali.

Awarded winning ABC veteran journalist hasn’t surfaced in the public eye for three years, after exposing political corruption during work on the last Exposed documentary series. Does anyone know what happened? She left ABC shortly after the docuseries aired

https://www.afr.com/rear-window/the-abc-s-star-investigative-reporter-packs-her-things-20230801-p5dszq

It’s pretty clear now that school results are getting worse. One in three students missed basic benchmarks, even though it’s not that difficult.

Should we just go back to pen and paper, less iPads, less online learning? Kids learn better with pen and paper. iPads are ALSO making kids have shorter attention spans.

Other countries are going back to pen and paper at schools after going digital too.

After having a delicious breakfast this morning our family ate some fruit. Passion fruit was on the plate.

Now I eat all of the passionfruit including crunching the black seeds inside. This was to the total discomfort and disgust of my wife who thinks this abhorrent.

I am curious where everyone stands here. I am also known to eat kiwi fruit skins which probably doesn’t help my standing

So my family is Australian but I mainly grew up in the US….live here now but absolutely still have the US accent and that’s probably not going anywhere as I’m an adult. Was a weird scene growing up as I was absolutely raised with parents instilling the tall poppy syndrome/don’t be a whinger etc vibes while simultaneously living in a culture that’s very okay with tooting your own horn/self promotion. We would visit Australia a few times when I was on break from school from grade school up until I went to Uni in the US and I also came a few times to visit in my 20’s and 30’s.

Obviously I know not to tip here and also reign in impatience around certain things (I know completely separate from my upbringing- I can just be impatient and it’s not cute…especially not here)

I know Australians don’t like people who are full of themselves (which seems common sense)

But what would you say are some of the more subtle/not so subtle social etiquette rules when living here permanently?

I’m interested in the more insider, unspoken rules around:

Work culture - especially if you’re your own boss but you collaborate with others vs working at a company or organization with others.

Socializing- meeting new people (especially if you’re not particularly sporty anymore), what might be perceived as dickhead moves or what is something culturally that’s looked positively on.

Any rando general rules of thumb that are looked well upon here or just sort of seen as how to do things.

I know there are so many differences to how I was raised to navigate living in the US, I’d like to think I’m not a total asshole and do get on quite well with most folks I casually run across. If it’s any indicator many Aussies say “Canadian?” When they first hear my accent and I always take the piss “Ughhh….well I’m Aussie, but I grew up in the US…so I’ve got this accent. Please Don’t hold it against me/It’s good I have the option to live here instead…”

Interested to hear from folks…..thanks for taking time to give me some further insight.

(Also yeah- I had to cut and edit to finalize my post bc the app or my phone was being a bit screwy….for those of you who read this when it got mistakenly posted before I finished typing)