Hi (again) FOXY...

Of course, you're very welcome indeed FOXY. Still, even those who disagree with us, also have a valid point of view I suppose ? A view that perhaps we take issue with, nevertheless it's a cogent position from where they argue their point. After all the Forum is a great place to ventilate and convey our respective opinions ?

Unless of course we seek to become a politician, where the poor unsuspecting electorate, have to pay heed to our occasional pontificating or other useless shards of untainted baloney. Which at the end of the day, we see them for what they are ? Nothing but a bunch of blaggers ! So we, unceremoniously kick 'em out of office, leaving the blighters with nothing useful to do, other than to count their immense taxpayer funded pensions ?

Ah, as it was once said, such is life !

Hmmm, I have been caused to review what information I had on this, which is good.

While it is true that most libraries have been lost from public agencies where they once proliferated in all manner of Divisions and branches, and there has been a strong campaign for a lot of reasons including affirmative action to remove barriers to advancement, there remain some employment categories where the older professional membership, or at least eligibility for membership, still applies.

I was aware that AASW membership still applied to social workers, and the surprise was that librarians are still subject to ALIA eligibility as has been pointed out by Hasbeen and Foxy.

It is useful in sieving work applications from migrants. Although such conditions are always under pressure as is seen with the requirements of medical colleges where politicians are being lobbied to remove the 'unfair' hurdles.

So Foxy and Hasbeen you are both right and I will gladly admit to having the wrong impression.

G'day there ONTHEBEACH & HASBEEN...

Hi there ONTHEBEACH...

Our Easter has been quiet and very good so far. Naturally we've kept off the roads, as the traffic has been horrendous from what we've heard ? I hope your Easter has been great also, for both yourself and your family ?

I can't understand why they continually attack Tony Abbott ? I can't see what he's done ? OK, his re-introduction of part of the old honours system appears odd ? And dire warnings, concerning the up-coming May budget, reducing pensions etc, appears foreboding ?

Still, Labour has incurred so much debt over the ensuring six years, (whatever the reasons, good or bad?) something must be done to rein it in. Otherwise our grand children's, grandchildren, will still be re-paying our foreign creditors for the rest of their lives ?

To conclude, in my memory ONTHEBEACH, I can't ever recall such an acrimonious attack on anyone in federal parliament ? So much venom has been directed, at a single (sitting) politician ? It's unsettling, even alarming ? I sincerely hope this style of parliamentary practice is NOT a precursor for things to come ? Many can remember scenes from parliaments in Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand, where violence has occurred almost regularly ?

G'day to you too HASBEEN...

What ! The NSW Education Dept. wouldn't employ qualified teachers if they suffered from Asthma, extraordinary ! God help us ? I was an asthmatic as a kid, and I got into the Regular Army, you can never figure out the way some people think ? Or perhaps that's the answer, they simply don't think ? Seems though your good wife made a successful career, without any help from the vacuous staff of NSW Education.

By the sound of it, some Uni's had expropriated many of the hitherto well placed TAFE courses, more from a economic perspective, rather than for more pragmatic objectives, like to substantially augment the level of training perhaps ? TAFE should be broadened not diminished as we've witnessed.

It is useful in sieving work applications from migrants.
otb,
That reminds of quite a few years ago when I requested some historical info from a State Library. I found it rather odd to be dealing with people from a foreign background/culture about Australian history. Your phrase "sieving" came into my mind then & I was horrified at the thought that people from cultures not that much short of hostile to ours being in charge of our historic evidence.
It made me wonder at what is being made available to the public, when & for what reason.

Oops, I just realised this was a thread about the PM.

otb,

Thank You.