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    Renter’s rights in Australia is way behind, it needs to get up to speed soon because no one can afford houses.

    I’ll never again put up with rental agents walking through my home every quarter taking photos

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    Same in my neck of the woods.

    My sister’s apartment has a patch in the ceiling that’s literally cardboard boxes from the local hardware store. And literally holes that were cut in the walls for repairs of wires and pipes that were never covered after they were done. And best of all: her bathroom has never had a door on it. The previous tenant (allegedly) tore it off and the landlord has been saying that they’ll replace it at the first of the month for 3 years now.

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    Come on, you gotta at least use some primer first. Kilz that shit so you seal in all the mold. Then it’s forced to become structural, and in a few years you can use your well trained mold to grow extensions to your units!

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        No as a canadian my impression of australia is that it’s just canada with the same problems but worse

        Have many close friends there and it’s been tough in recent years

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          I think most western countries could say that about each other.

          Yes, there are shitty landlords in Australia. However, I’ve never encountered mould or a landlord that wouldn’t make appropriate repairs.

          I’m sure there are shitty landlords in Canada, and every other country.

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          It’s definitely the opposite.

          When Australians say times are tough, it’s true, but they’re usually unaware of how much tougher it is for everyone else.

          There is a reason for the increasing uptick of North Americans moving to Australia and not looking back.

          Friendly Jordies recently “reviewed” some Canadian cities and basically summed it up well. He couldn’t believe how much damage the political choices had done to the nation in the past 15 years.

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        I’ve always looked at Australia as the baby brother behind USA 😂 Canada is the middle child. We should just all be States United 💪💪

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          This may be the most American thing I’ve ever read. The ego that must be present for someone to think that the U.S. is more mature or a country to look up to is ridiculous.

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            But but but we’re the greatest country in the world? The whole world looks up to us! Every single person on this planet would sacrifice their first born to get a chance to live in this beautiful land! Last night I read a story on the interweebs about europoors dying in the Atlantic Ocean on rafts trying to escape socialism and come to murica! Imagine that, and the young illegals here in the beautiful country would vote for these socialists now, IT’S INAMERICAN! Anyway don’t forget to vote for America this November! Gobbless

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              Some 35 years ago my 3rd grade teacher explained to us little Aussie battlers… That through history we have usually had a chance to observe what hasn’t worked in the US and improve our own implementation.

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        16 hours ago

        Funny, y’all been recruiting Americans there for air traffic controller jobs. A few buddies of mine ended up there. How do you feel about Americans getting well paying jobs and getting paid to relocate to Australia?