According to The Age, Holiday Edition, December 31, 2010:
A national relief fund has been set up for flood victims which exceeds $7 million, after million-dollar donations from Origin Energy and the Commonwealth Bank. The country's equal largest domestic insurer Suncorp, has yet to put an estimate on the likely damages bill it could face. It said yesterday it has received 1,450 claims since Christmas Eve. To donate to the Flood Relief Appeal call:1800 219 028 or Online: qld.gov.au

We will give Australians do, it will not be enough to take away the fear and hurt, but we will try.
Need to start this year with a little self indulgence.
We are at it again, telling each other what we do not like about each other.
BUT WAIT there indeed is more,without that opportunity this forum is doomed.
OUG you miss the whole point, yes it seems one here comes here, well like this mornings AFL star.
We have far different opinions of our selfs than others of us,
Needless insults, needless bad ,sometimes filthy words, pointed remarks about others intellect.
Are the evidence I use to judge some.
It has been said I can give it but not take it *that is the cowards retreat*
I counter punch, with out fear or favor.
But I do not come here to prove my ability to find reasons to insult or to try to justify to myself my intelligence.
If I drink it is enough to do that, but not impose my self on others.
Drinking ,if it is a reason to other than enjoy company and life is a hard partner.

at the risk..of bringing smoke back into flame

i blame it..on the eye grabbing headine..[title]
it sets up the main theme..
the discourse can only butt follow

when i wander off target,...off point
i look up at the title..to get my thoughts back on track

as insult..isnt giving me any guide
i will insult..that afl guy you just mentioned earlier

the holier than god type ego
so many of those adrenolin charges
sports people have in spades..who govt delights in building ever bigger stadiums for...[billions for sports rorts..from horse racing to tennis..to rugby/afl/soccar..to local sports clubs..even bowls-clubs...billions to sport]

i recall lexies post...that might have been an attempt to bring back the topic...to that point proposed..in the first post

and now find..i have to change modes
to read what the heck..we SUPPOSED to be really..diss-cussing

ok got it
that meas-silly donation..of one million..from the qld govt
noting we gave another million
via our COMPLUSORY ELECt-TrICK BILLS..[energex/origen..or whatever its called now]..

seemingly the cash-cow
that just keeps on filling in
where govt..has failed..because it served sports-torts

we can now..clearly see the insult..!

the cashcow..of our elect-trick/bills
is just another slush-fund

an-na blight..needs shooting
with a ball..of her own muck

its not bad enough..we pay for the elites to get free solar-cells
now we are supplying..cash-cows..to donate..for fools who build in flood-planes

there is seemingly no end..to what bad govt..gives to fools

its insulting...
but it should have been titled..'more govt insults'

or..why govt is bad...at governing
but good..at doing tokenism..and theft from you..to give to them

When floods inundate

Compassion is submerged

Warriors score points

With tropical storms

Come vengeful rushing waters

Rover slowly sinks

Wise men see clearly

The structure of the debate

Toyotas sink too!