I need to know....

[another grub]

so the bloke gets to keep all the money and the house?

How do these lotteries work? get a licence sell tickets?

Only ever bought a house lottery once, supporting the Hospital. Wouldn't buy one of these crooks

[Brodlach]

It’s been known for a long time (months, if not a year) that it wasn’t a legal lottery in SA.

He has been through the SA courts about it.

[Armchair expert]

so the bloke gets to keep all the money and the house?

How do these lotteries work? get a licence sell tickets?

Only ever bought a house lottery once, supporting the Hospital. Wouldn't buy one of these crooks

No its a "trade promotion" so you get heaps of info about "XYZ products" for your "ticket"

https://www.gladwinlegal.com.au/blog/lm ... promotion/

[heater31]

It’s been known for a long time (months, if not a year) that it wasn’t a legal lottery in SA.

He has been through the SA courts about it.

Basically SA residents can't enter any of them that offer a 'membership' for entry chances.

Apart from the St John, Hospital Reserach and 1 cancer research foundation (car lottery only, can't enter their house one) based in Queensland.

[another grub]

fckn rort

[Pag]

I think I've posted something similar approx 6-7 years ago, but definitely more relevant now. Apologies for the rant here, but I need to know how people have decided it's time for a career change.

For some context, I'm a teacher. 37yo. Been teaching upper primary (Year 6, Year 7 as well when it was in primary) for sixteen years, 10 years in the northern suburbs, six in the north-east. I'm over it. Kids are getting more and complex, department putting it in the too hard basket. Teacher shortage meaning the teachers sticking it out are losing planning time etc because we can't cover sick days etc. Parenting getting worse across the board meaning kids come to school with less and less social skills, problem solving skills etc (this is not all parents fault, I'm a parent too, it's harder if/when both parents need to work full-time to survive). Too much screentime means kids can concentrate for the length of a YouTube clip before needing to be stimulated by something else. I know my battery has been completely drained and I haven't been the best version of myself at work in 2025. Probably not at home either, I've been getting shorter with my own primary-aged kids because I'm finding my days at work dealing with kids harder and harder.

I currently work in an R-12 school and have gotten the opportunity to move into the secondary school for the next 12 months, and I'm hoping the new challenge is what I need. But I genuinely fear this time next year I'll be just another stat in the teacher shortage and will walk out the door for good.

I've setup a LinkedIn page for the first time in my life but have no clue how to manage the transition, knowing that a decent pay cut is probably on the cards. Just looking for some advice from those who have started over.

[Booney]

Do you have a direction you want to take?