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- Sun May 12, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: The Housing Crisis
- Replies: 93
- Views: 5555
Re: The Housing Crisis
That's clearly not always true - there were a bunch of "teal independents" elected two years ago. Collectively, we either agree to elect whichever party hack the backroom has pushed forward, agitate (which might mean joining) for the majors to choose better candidates, or vote for someone...
- Sun May 12, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: The Housing Crisis
- Replies: 93
- Views: 5555
Re: The Housing Crisis
If the populace feels so ripped off by Coles and Woolworths, we should vote with our feet. We have Foodland, IGA, Drakes, Foodworks, Aldi and local butchers and greengrocers as alternatives and independent bottle shops instead of Dans and Liquorland. We don’t have to feed the beast of ASX listed co...
- Sun May 12, 2024 12:44 am
- Forum: CBD Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Laneway & Streetscape Projects
- Replies: 891
- Views: 369366
Re: News & Discussion: Laneway & Streetscape Projects
Field Street is currently being ripped up and streetscaped with new trees etc. This street has changed a lot over the last few years or so with new buildings and restaurants. Now its basically an extension of Chinatown Moonta St.
- Sat May 11, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: CBD Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: CBD Retail
- Replies: 3939
- Views: 1114902
Re: News & Discussion: CBD Retail
Kim Wang's supermarket closing down due to a hike in rents at the Market Plaza. This was inevitable given the type of development going on next door, its going to drive a lot of the independent retailers out. Also Pure Vegetarian in the Market Plaza is closing down in June. Devastated about Pure Ve...
- Sat May 11, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: The Housing Crisis
- Replies: 93
- Views: 5555
Re: The Housing Crisis
Migration is a big part of rising house prices and rents, but not the only factor. The issue with immigration/housing at the moment is with housing costs so high, including rent, housing stocks being so low that we are in a deficit, is that with all those issues making it extremely difficult for pe...
- Sat May 11, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Trams
- Replies: 4948
- Views: 1146631
Re: News & Discussion: Trams
the majority of people that use Adelaide Airport aren't wishing to travel into the CBD But once in the CBD it is so much easier to get anywhere else by public transport. That is why other airports in major cities have convenient airport links to their CBDs. Whenever I fly to Melbourne or Sydney, I ...
- Sat May 11, 2024 12:57 am
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
- Replies: 6083
- Views: 1477700
Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
cities exist for a reason central business districts exist for a reason The transformation of Parramatta into Sydney’s second CBD isn’t killing the old CBD, it’s creating a new economic and business hub. Not all business necessarily has to be centred on the traditional CBD. Parramatta is in the geo...
- Fri May 10, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: CBD Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: CBD Retail
- Replies: 3939
- Views: 1114902
Re: News & Discussion: CBD Retail
Kim Wang's supermarket closing down due to a hike in rents at the Market Plaza. This was inevitable given the type of development going on next door, its going to drive a lot of the independent retailers out.
Also Pure Vegetarian in the Market Plaza is closing down in June.
Also Pure Vegetarian in the Market Plaza is closing down in June.
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:04 am
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
- Replies: 6083
- Views: 1477700
Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
sounds inefficient to me I work fully remote in a company that is full remote. We all are very productive. Why do you say it is inefficient? It's just a change of mindset that is needed It's just his opinion. I'll be extremely surprised if you get an explanation. cities exist for a reason central b...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:01 am
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Trams
- Replies: 4948
- Views: 1146631
Re: News & Discussion: Trams
Can we see the figures leading to your conclusion? Can we see the figures leading to your conclusion? What conclusion are you talking about? My whole point is that I have seen no official conclusion either way. If either party had said: "Here's a report showing it's uneconomic, and therefore w...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
- Replies: 6083
- Views: 1477700
Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
Embracing full remote work. Starting with a lot of government jobs, and giving incentives to companies that do the same sounds inefficient to me I work fully remote in a company that is full remote. We all are very productive. Why do you say it is inefficient? It's just a change of mindset that is ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Trams
- Replies: 4948
- Views: 1146631
Re: News & Discussion: Trams
But once in the CBD it is so much easier to get anywhere else by public transport. That is why other airports in major cities have convenient airport links to their CBDs. Whenever I fly to Melbourne or Sydney, I am heading out to the burbs, but I take the airport link to the city first. I really do...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: The Housing Crisis
- Replies: 93
- Views: 5555
Re: The Housing Crisis
amazing some here claimed the record immigration had nothing to do with the housing crisis they blamed everything but from boomers to John Howard https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNC7LVKbMAAu-z8?format=jpg&name=small Made the mistake of turning ignore off to see what was being talked about. Immigrat...
- Wed May 08, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
- Replies: 6083
- Views: 1477700
Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
there's 8 million people living on the east coastPatrick_27 wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 7:22 pmIt works for East coast. Regional rail services are the backbone of this.
- Wed May 08, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: Infrastructure/Transport Development
- Topic: News & Discussion: Trams
- Replies: 4948
- Views: 1146631
Re: News & Discussion: Trams
the majority of people that use Adelaide Airport aren't wishing to travel into the CBD But once in the CBD it is so much easier to get anywhere else by public transport. That is why other airports in major cities have convenient airport links to their CBDs. Whenever I fly to Melbourne or Sydney, I ...