(A) Both major Australian political parties have proposed competing measures to assist first-home buyers.  

Labor have proposed the 'Help to Buy' scheme where the federal government would contribute up to 40% of the purchase price of a property, reducing the deposit and interest payments, in return for a 40% stake in the property. Homeowners could pay the government back over time or when they sell the property.  

The Coalition have proposed the 'Super for Housing' scheme where buyers can access up to $50k from their superannuation to contribute to a deposit on a house.  

Both schemes have eligibility requirements and other conditions. Others have similar policies e.g. UK, new Zealand etc

(C) Decentralized Finance is a technology-based form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries such as brokerages exchanges or banks to offer traditional financial instruments (loans currencies investments etc.) Examples of decentralized finance could be crypto wallets as opposed to bank accounts cryptocurrencies as opposed to government-backed currencies (USD) smart contract loans between two individuals as opposed to a loan from a bank.

(A) For the purposes of this debate, "Soul Sync" is an AI system that scans and analyzes the collected data to create a comprehensive profile of a deceased person's personality, communication style, and behavioral patterns. It learns from their online interactions, language choices, and preferences to build an AI model. The AI is designed to mimic the speech patterns, mannerisms, and knowledge of the deceased individual based on the data it has processed.

(A) A Locally Undesirable Land Use (LULU) is a type of land use that creates externality costs on those living in close proximity (bad smells, poor aesthetics, health hazards etc.) Examples of LULUs include prisons, garbage dumps, power plants and homeless shelters. In a tender process, each local community is required to submit a bid for an amount of compensation for whichthey would accept the LULU near them. The community that submits the lowest bid, is paid their requested compensation and the LULU is placed near them.

(B) An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is a financial event where a private company publicly offers its shares for the first time, allowing investors to buy a stake in the company. This marks the company's transition from a privately held entity to a public company, allowing its shares to be traded on a stock market.

(A) A condominium is a political territory in or over which multiple sovereign powers formally agree to share equal dominium and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it into "national" zones.

(A) Dissociative feminism is a passive and detached approach to addressing feminist struggles, characterised by a jaded outlook on society. It contrasts with active forms of feminist resistance and acknowledges the emotional and physical toll of direct activism. Dissociative feminists also embrace choices that may not conform to mainstream feminist behaviours. (e.g. believing in the principles of a women's march but not actively participating in it.)

(C) "Transhumanist feminism" or "Cyborg Feminism", is a theoretical intellectual movement that supports transhumanist technological advancements that lessen or eliminate biological differences between genders (i.e. cybernetic implants, genetic modification, assisted reproductive technologies, etc.) "

A.  The Hukou (户口) system is a household registration policy in China that classifies citizens as either rural (agricultural) or urban (non-agricultural) residents. Urban Hukou holders receive access to benefits such as property rights, social services, and broader economic opportunities in major cities. Rural Hukou holders can apply to convert their status, but approval is limited and not guaranteed. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has historically used the Hukou system to regulate internal migration and control labor distribution across regions.

B. "Fo Xi" or "Buddha-like" is a term used to describe people who reject the daily grind of the contemporary workaholic Chinese society. It is characterized by a more casual and apathetic approach to life and work, with slogans such as "anything will do" or "take life as it is".

Being "Buddha-like" is not connected to the person's religious identity or faith.