Recent content by Ideo

How dare you come in here with your facts and research and present a coherent, logical argument? FWIW I completely agree. The criminilisation of drug users does nothing except mean more people are imprisoned and societal impacts are made worse.

I don't disagree with that. I don't think free tertiary education is attainable in the current economic climate. I have a HECS debt, I deal with it. Not a problem. However, I don't want to see a situation where costs dramatically increase because that will lead to a lack of class mobility...

What. You mean actually looking for the mystical people shredder? ;)

I couldn't think of anything worse than living somewhere where I had to get in the car to get some milk/bread/newspaper. Goes for both rural and suburbia equally. I'm living in an inner suburb at the moment and it's good - walking distance to theaters, restaurants, pubs, art gallery etc...

Side note, I'm seeing something pretty concerning for social mobility in some sectors. I've been talking to a few student planners and architects. It is getting to the stage where there is only limited student roles available - but that is mainly because students who have money behind them are...

I wish. When I was a student I worked 25 hours a week in different cafes etc to earn money to pay the rent. I had 12 hours face to face teaching a week. But, that doesn't include time spent writing essays, doing research, doing readings for tutorials, study etc etc. I had a lot more free...

I did that until I got evicted for having unapproved pets :p

The landlord may not even know you have issues. It took me 6 months to finally get the PM to contact the landlord about a number of issues that were minor but the owner deserved to know about (minor ceiling leaks, sticking doors, new paint job with significant defects).

Quite a lot of people do arts degree to enable post-graduate study in certain fields. E.g. Me. I did a BA in History and a Grad Dip in Planning. Took me 5 years in total, the last 3 working full time in the field, studying part time. The first 2 spent working in cafes to pay rent. Or, I...

Natural process. Increase education and decrease infant mortality rates and birthrates naturally fall. Look at the birth rates in Victorian England to now.

It can't be a stand alone dwelling, so no kitchen. basically. If you want to rent it out as a room that's your business. But you would need approval for it. And for it I mean the actual construction of the detached studio.

You want Clause 3.33 of this policy http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/epi+572+2008+cd+0+N There are a number of other standards you need to comply with. Note, this is complying development (so Complying Development Certificate through Council or a Private Certifier...

All the media reports about the Lords Army and Kony get missed by you huh?

Depends on whether they are asking to avoid one particular PM or PMs in general. I would never rent another property through my current PM and I would never allow them to touch one of mine. Lazy, inept, unprofessional. Doesn't look after the owner nor the tenant. Just ignores everything, and...

I had one attempt at 430-520. I found new accommodation after trying to negotiate with them. It sat vacant for 5 months and I watched the rent come slowly down till it was finally advertised at $450. I would have stayed at $450.