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» 11/12/2011 1:15:43 PM I'm with Peter Hume - just repeal the marriage act completely. No-one gets married in the .....
» 10/12/2011 11:57:19 AM 579, its not particulate matter the greenies are on about, its carbon dioxide emissions. T.....
» 6/12/2011 8:00:04 PM Cant wait for the greens to g the way of the democrats. Fringe nutters. Quick Response, d.....
» 6/12/2011 7:30:38 PM I hate sweeping statements. I come from a single parent family, and my siblings and I are .....
» 20/11/2011 6:13:16 PM rehctub, of course the water used in CSG is the same as used by farmers. That's what most .....
» 16/11/2011 6:01:02 PM So to get around the issue of increase in the rate being a burden on employers, switch the.....
» 15/11/2011 9:18:27 PM The problem with compulsory super and the problem without it are the same. People just don.....
» 13/11/2011 6:43:46 PM 579, yes only flushing fixes black water, but its usually caused these days not by natural.....
» 7/11/2011 6:56:35 PM Hasbeen, its a tricky call to make and the decisions made can well differ in different cas.....
» 7/11/2011 6:32:37 PM The juggle is always between simple (desirable) and fair (also desirable). Unfortunately I.....
» 4/11/2011 7:20:54 PM Death duty causes real problems in business. I understand the desire to create better soci.....
» 8/08/2011 7:55:28 PM It would be really interesting to see someone do the numbers on what America's position wo.....
» 3/08/2011 9:28:34 PM Did anyone click through and read some of the supporting documents that Fiona linked to he.....
» 3/07/2011 9:49:59 AM I dont miss what you are saying at all Hasbeen, just that I mistakenly thought you were he.....
» 2/07/2011 2:55:55 PM "lead by the productive mining community " - hang on Hasbeen, the mining communi.....
» 29/06/2011 7:21:14 AM Yabby, I have cousins that I grew up with on the farm that moved West (and farm) probably .....
» 28/06/2011 9:52:16 PM Its funny, if I go back to the farm I find that I slip back into old ways (everyone uses t.....
» 28/06/2011 9:46:56 PM Yabby, the GST issue I can understand is a hot one. I am certainly in favour of how the GS.....
» 28/06/2011 6:33:31 AM Hi thinker, saw it the first time around. Yes I agree there are major issues. Not the leas.....
» 26/06/2011 11:16:09 AM @Peter Hume. Yes I get your argument about butter, and completely agree. I do think though.....
» 26/06/2011 11:09:14 AM "While women are routinely expected to sign as guarantor for their husband's business.....
» 26/06/2011 10:30:13 AM That's all very well - lets not use nuclear, get rid of coal, and dont let gas be develope.....
» 24/06/2011 8:01:35 AM Such a typical man - completely impossible to satisfy! Vanna: Women dont like dirty work .....
» 24/06/2011 7:49:42 AM Not worth debating anymore. Those of us that can muster commonsense seem to agree on a dec.....
» 23/06/2011 11:16:15 PM Ammonite, LOL, now that would be too sensible a solution. Goodness, nothing for the bleedi.....
» 23/06/2011 11:07:13 PM Whilst I have a real concern over the long-term impact of this trend on soverienty and foo.....
» 23/06/2011 10:41:15 PM "But even by Rinehart's iron-willed standards, hers has been a remarkable battle to g.....
» 23/06/2011 2:17:02 PM Ammonite, I understand where you were coming from with your example. The things that you h.....
» 23/06/2011 7:23:27 AM Who is Gina Rinehart? A man in disguise I suppose?.....
» 23/06/2011 7:22:01 AM Gertrude, these friends of yours dont need to meet with farmers to ensure continuity of su.....
» 22/06/2011 7:48:05 PM Acutally jocelynne, merit is raised quite regularly, but usually not in terms of gender. E.....
» 22/06/2011 7:30:26 PM I am not sure what to make of you vanna. Are you jealous that men cant get themselves orga.....
» 22/06/2011 7:12:11 PM Yuyutsu, I would have thought that any technology that allows a man to see underneath a wo.....
» 22/06/2011 6:40:49 PM So Vanna if your generalisation is that women avoid dirty work, explain to me those that w.....
» 22/06/2011 3:09:08 PM Ammonite, I am not a farmer, but come from good farming stock and retain strong links. On .....
» 22/06/2011 8:01:44 AM kerryanne, I know that logic and you are not close friends, however surely you can see tha.....
» 21/06/2011 10:24:08 PM Yabby, spot on as usual. Individual, some of these prices stem not just from freight but.....
» 21/06/2011 10:11:35 PM Herbert, those statistics are from an official release from the tax office. Out of curiosi.....
» 21/06/2011 9:56:07 PM Ammonite, I applaud your optimism. I agree that in time perhaps better solutions can be re.....
» 21/06/2011 7:58:18 PM Yabby, you remember correctly! Yes, I am very aware of one of the major underlying issues .....
» 19/06/2011 1:38:01 AM @lilasuka "simply tax meat..." Obviously written by someone completely removed .....
» 19/06/2011 1:26:56 AM Now now Yabby. I agree with just about everything you say. However Ammonite and yourself a.....
» 17/06/2011 8:07:11 PM As the letter to 4 corners from Scott Braithewaite points out, Australia has a significant.....
» 16/06/2011 7:34:07 PM Hi Belly, thanks for the kind comments :) This is something that frustrates me hugely - t.....
» 15/06/2011 9:28:28 PM In the interests of balanced discussion, please read the following link. http://sl.farmonl.....
» 15/06/2011 8:56:56 PM Please, read this link if you are truly interested in both sides of the story. http://sl......
» 15/06/2011 8:55:42 PM Dont forget that the 4 Corners story was promoted by and filmed by an animal rights organi.....
» 15/06/2011 7:50:39 PM @ Noisy Scrub Bird I think you are being just a tad generalistic in what you have stated......
» 14/06/2011 7:18:07 PM lilasuka, "The cattle will still be sold domestically." - there are two issues w.....
» 8/06/2011 7:56:43 PM It would be incredibly interesting to see the numbers on this: what would it cost to compe.....
» 6/06/2011 2:01:47 PM undidly: "The tax refund will exactly compensate the average consumer. " No it .....
» 6/06/2011 1:39:29 PM OUG, where I own my house, there is no problems with clearance prices. I bought for <$2.....
» 5/06/2011 6:57:37 PM There are two different issues that you need to ensure are not confused. One is that diffe.....
» 5/06/2011 6:33:47 PM OUG, why do you think that landlords are rich speculators? Some might be, but the richer o.....
» 13/04/2011 11:46:33 PM If you think attitudes have changed, then get out of your city comfort zone and come out t.....
» 13/04/2011 11:21:58 PM Its always a hot topic. The problem is that people's individual experiences and situations.....
» 5/12/2010 10:35:24 PM Antiseptic, arent you forgetting all the women in different countries that stepped up to t.....
» 5/12/2010 10:16:25 PM Dry winter in WA..... hmm, that used to be called drought. We named it a long time ago bec.....
» 5/12/2010 10:11:13 PM Ah, a case of the computer modelists not being able to see the lake for the flooding rain......
» 3/09/2010 1:28:40 PM It depends on the child really, and their upbringing. I was left at home during the day at.....
» 1/09/2010 10:50:33 PM The Independents are currently serving one of the best causes that they can - to remind pe.....
» 1/09/2010 10:25:51 PM Antiseptic, I think there are plenty of people that would support the week starting with M.....
» 30/08/2010 7:17:04 PM BAYGON, I cant see why anyone would think that a vote for an independent instead of Libera.....
» 26/08/2010 7:24:00 AM GeoffreyKelley, UNE has changed quite a bit - I graduated a significant time after you (&.....
» 25/08/2010 7:45:58 PM The last town I lived in has a very young mayor (he is something like 25yo now and in his .....
» 25/08/2010 7:13:19 PM As a New England voter I am really pleased to see the outcome of the election, so long as .....
» 25/03/2010 5:47:09 PM Well the other big bonus with zero-till (spray instead) is much less carbon emissions. If .....
» 23/03/2010 11:35:21 PM "We saw this here in 2007, when a combination of drought with more and more extractio.....
» 23/03/2010 11:27:04 PM Soil health is actually improving in many ag areas in Australia. There is a common belief .....
» 22/03/2010 6:48:55 PM R0bert, that's interesting. Reading down I was going to say that my memories of school was.....
» 18/03/2010 5:50:58 PM You are very negative about the human race in general, and women in particular, Anti! Mos.....
» 10/03/2010 10:45:00 PM Arthur, Some people eat. some people drink, some people smoke. Some pick up a habit to he.....
» 10/03/2010 10:26:44 PM The poverty line is relative. It costs a lot less to live in a small country town than to .....
» 10/03/2010 6:13:24 PM What unadulterated rot! April Fool indeed! The biggest problem with these sort of surveys.....
» 17/12/2009 8:02:02 PM Indeed the tax system needs great simplification. However I am a sceptic - most attempts i.....
» 13/12/2009 7:46:41 AM mikk "when our cities begin to drown"... Well if that's the consequence I'd be.....
» 9/12/2009 6:00:24 AM mikk, you ignore the "risk vs return" basis behind why those that own capital, a.....
» 8/12/2009 10:44:10 PM Oliver, droughts will occur, global warming or not. Dont forget the Murray River dried up .....
» 8/12/2009 10:33:10 PM Unbelievable! Its easy to pick those people that preach from their ivory city towers. How .....
» 8/01/2009 9:05:21 AM Lack of education does not make a bogan, and education will not cure one of boganism. That.....
» 11/12/2008 9:33:44 AM having been raised on a farm where we kill our own animals for consumption and have a butc.....
» 4/12/2008 10:41:56 AM Communism = rich party members ripping off the masses (and environment) and influencing go.....
» 27/11/2008 6:01:04 PM Well US, I say its easier to go to work, and I am the primary breadwinner (house-provider .....
» 27/11/2008 3:38:13 PM SJF, I wouldnt say that the work-life balance changed with the industrial revolution, rath.....
» 25/11/2008 11:42:47 AM Breast-feeding and working are not mutually exclusive. It comes down to the will to make i.....
» 25/11/2008 11:07:56 AM Jolanda, You might be barking up the wrong tree. Have you considered the Crimes Act? Fals.....
» 14/11/2008 3:16:03 PM billie, I have difficulty in understanding why a trolley collector is a skilled worker for.....
» 14/11/2008 11:32:55 AM Cuphandle, try thinking before ranting, or at least re-read your post. If temp foreign wor.....
» 14/11/2008 10:08:12 AM Col, I am afraid I agree. As far as running business goes, if you run at a loss without ev.....
» 13/11/2008 11:29:34 AM Cornflower, I think you are splitting hairs. Sex outside the marriage is still sex outside.....
» 13/11/2008 11:01:11 AM Cuphandle, What taxation lurks and perks do business have that wage earners dont? Their pr.....
» 30/10/2008 1:43:41 PM no privacy, you are being a bit naive. I take it that you are male. Breastpumps are well a.....
» 23/10/2008 1:23:49 PM Goodness Gibo, I take it that you consider global-warming a good thing given the content o.....
» 22/10/2008 11:01:06 AM Blue Cross, the point here is that the stand was named after someone who was white, for cr.....
» 22/10/2008 8:35:56 AM The problem with taking offence to a word, rather than to the context the word is used in,.....
» 6/10/2008 10:30:57 AM Cornflower, I think it just shows a concern that his/her arguments might not be valid. Ot.....
» 3/10/2008 9:06:45 AM Othello Cat, you dodge the points that I was making. Obviously they must be on the money. .....
» 2/10/2008 1:55:11 PM Paul, that puts an interesting perspective on it. I wasnt aware of the ability to walk awa.....
» 2/10/2008 9:44:08 AM Interesting question. Firstly, it would appear that like most media, the titles are aime.....
» 1/10/2008 4:00:59 PM Usual Suspect, I'd actually applaud something along those lines (even if just for the fuss.....
» 1/10/2008 3:46:01 PM Thanks Yabby. I had started to draft a sharp reply to hasbeen after he had a go at shoot.....
» 1/10/2008 2:01:56 PM Usual Suspect, I wonder whether the figures that you mention of 70% of women wanting to be.....
» 1/10/2008 11:54:34 AM Paul, you didnt read my post - I said nothing about teaching anyone a lesson. The US marke.....
» 1/10/2008 11:39:07 AM OThello Cat, I am happy to declare up front that I am a parent. I must take you to task on.....
» 1/10/2008 9:01:44 AM Bailing out of the crisis will only defer the pain. Better to let the recession (or in rea.....
» 1/10/2008 8:52:47 AM Paul, the point is not necessarily that recruitment is the only indicator of poor surival .....
» 30/09/2008 4:25:43 PM "you say >> “professional soldiers fight for their paymaster. … they will conti.....
» 30/09/2008 1:31:47 PM Cornflower, try asking the same group of young women the same question in 10 years time. M.....
» 30/09/2008 1:07:55 PM I'm afraid you are right about that refund US. We had the chance to get rid of personal ta.....
» 30/09/2008 11:25:47 AM Col, I like your comment re pollution of the gene pool, however it ignores the fact that t.....
» 30/09/2008 10:16:13 AM Actually, as to the type of dog I expect most could be trained to chase and kill rabbits. .....
» 30/09/2008 10:01:55 AM Gibo, one or more asian nations may have designs on Australia. However, your method of a.....
» 16/09/2008 1:21:28 PM PALE, single pension equates to $268/week, combined partnered pension equates to $449 week.....
» 16/09/2008 12:57:23 PM Firstly, I believe that no abortion should be available where the baby suffers pain. its j.....
» 16/09/2008 10:24:12 AM Jolanda, the public school system is designed to provide a reasonable education to the ave.....
» 16/09/2008 10:12:50 AM Perhaps one of the problems with having many single-parent families in a society, is that .....
» 16/09/2008 9:18:44 AM I can actually see rehctub's point. I think you phrased it badly (though I am not sure I c.....
» 11/09/2008 2:05:18 PM veritas, you miss the point that there are many out there who are patently not capable of .....
» 11/09/2008 1:54:07 PM mjbp, its quite possible that in paraphrasing what she was told, Jolanda got the context i.....
» 11/09/2008 11:13:08 AM Its not discrimination, that's why the particular body you chose to complain to this time .....
» 10/09/2008 11:43:04 AM This is not acceptable. These children face a bleak future. Why cant we amend our current .....
» 9/09/2008 1:08:00 PM Pynchme, HRS is just scared of being obselete. And his whining about feminism simply dress.....
» 9/09/2008 12:04:11 PM Foxy, we voted no to the model that was presented. Personally I am inclined to err on the .....
» 9/09/2008 11:40:41 AM "abominable, sick, disgusting" = hate. If you had simply chosen to use "s.....
» 5/09/2008 9:52:34 AM Pynchme, I work in an industry that is very flexible with regards to work arrangements - i.....
» 4/09/2008 3:06:03 PM Col, the carbon footprint of house construction can be dramatically reduced by using more .....
» 3/09/2008 10:12:28 AM Banjo, you may be very surprised at how many girls wouldnt talk about menstruation with th.....
» 3/09/2008 9:41:01 AM Bronwyn, I agree with Antiseptic here. There are plenty of working women who are boring or.....
» 2/09/2008 1:02:44 PM "Country Gal.. aaah you need a pinch.. I don't bag Muslims for "trying to conver.....
» 2/09/2008 12:47:33 PM Antiseptic, I have re-read all your posts, and confess you are right! The main sweeping st.....
» 2/09/2008 12:14:27 PM kartiya jim, to be fair, few farmers have the means and power of Ron Greentree. Monetary f.....
» 2/09/2008 12:08:26 PM Jason the girls virginity isnt the most important thing, its her ongoing health, both phys.....
» 2/09/2008 9:23:26 AM Antiseptic, I am happy to address you in the first person. The written word is fraught wit.....
» 2/09/2008 9:16:28 AM Jason, pull your head out of the sand. What about single parents (mothers/fathers)? I'd pr.....
» 2/09/2008 8:57:24 AM I wonder why there is no mention of involvement by the school counsellor. Surely this is a.....
» 1/09/2008 1:55:05 PM Pericles, no reason why a system like the construction industry LSL system cant work. Pay .....
» 1/09/2008 11:42:18 AM Actually Jason you may find much of your concern addressed by the drought. Significant num.....
» 1/09/2008 11:34:34 AM There are perhaps too many vested interests in this to radically reform the system to ensu.....
» 1/09/2008 9:44:48 AM Dont we have laws against public nuisances? Seriously, this is someone who bags muslims f.....
» 31/08/2008 8:41:54 PM Banjo, I'll have a crack at your other scenario's given that no-one else has taken the bai.....
» 31/08/2008 8:21:20 PM Jason, what will lead to a drongo society is letting only drongo's breed. You're a bit daf.....
» 29/08/2008 10:30:16 AM BN, I dont agree with the comment about pattern bargaining allowing workers to maintain li.....
» 29/08/2008 10:18:48 AM Antiseptic, your involvement is to be applauded. I wonder though whether any of the seemng.....
» 29/08/2008 9:06:39 AM The argument for pattern-bargaining is that a worker should be paid a similar amount for p.....
» 29/08/2008 8:50:10 AM Thankyou US. My respect for you has increased significantly. As for my personal situatio.....
» 28/08/2008 2:16:43 PM Otokonoko, that might have been the way you interpreted it, but I was schooled in NSW in t.....
» 28/08/2008 1:20:01 PM Col, I dont think that convenience to employees has been put forward as being exclusive of.....
» 28/08/2008 12:33:32 PM Runner, your kids performance is probably more about one on one attention and teacher dedi.....
» 28/08/2008 12:29:36 PM Strange that anyone would even think its a problem in a parents room. I'd be a little mre .....
» 28/08/2008 9:02:22 AM Yabby, very interesting experience. Goes to show that empowering employees is often a wort.....
» 27/08/2008 12:16:17 PM US, there is no doubt that some of those that advocate choice can and do use the mothers t.....
» 27/08/2008 9:10:02 AM Col, whether the employer is expected to flex or not will depend largely on the type of jo.....
» 26/08/2008 2:09:17 PM The right thing to do was to try to match it up with a passing pod, which was tried more t.....
» 15/08/2008 2:14:34 PM CJ, by referring to overallocation of farm irrigation licences, you paint the picture that.....
» 14/08/2008 3:25:52 PM South Australians forget that if it wasnt for the upstream hydro scheme and the past needs.....
» 14/08/2008 12:53:44 PM Well said Banjo......
» 14/08/2008 12:51:21 PM Yuyutsu, You havent lost 6% due to rate changes. When the rate was changed, the remaining.....
» 13/08/2008 12:26:33 PM Simply go back to the housing style of our forebears, who did not have electricity to assi.....
» 13/08/2008 11:58:11 AM So what you are trying to say is essentially men are only of thinking of one thing and def.....
» 12/08/2008 9:12:16 PM Hi Col, you miss my point about profit taxation. Companies are the only entities that &quo.....
» 12/08/2008 4:02:20 PM Billie, there is a complex transfer-pricing taxation regime in place to help reduce the pr.....
» 12/08/2008 12:24:24 PM I believe that our tax system should treat all businesses in the same manner. I dont belie.....
» 11/08/2008 3:46:40 PM Haygirl, thanks for your contribution. Its certainly interesting to see your perspective. .....
» 11/08/2008 2:29:50 PM On one hand the author tries to scare with the possibility of cross-contamination, then en.....
» 11/08/2008 2:08:19 PM Pericles has a good point. Depends entirely on the other numbers and benefits in the entir.....
» 11/08/2008 9:05:02 AM Spikey, I am happy to modify what I said a little. The public cares, but not enough to do .....
» 8/08/2008 2:07:04 PM Children growing up during the WW2 years and even later were mostly treated as objects wit.....
» 7/08/2008 2:08:24 PM There are a lot of interesting points made by a wide variety of people here. a few points .....
» 7/08/2008 1:41:21 PM R0bert, I agree. Whilst my comment on orphanages was tongue-in-cheek, it would be less tax.....
» 7/08/2008 11:33:54 AM The problem with fostering is highlighted by one of the examples provided - that they are .....
» 7/08/2008 9:08:39 AM PF, one of th reasons that producers are not quick to walk away from certain industries wh.....
» 7/08/2008 8:58:53 AM Bet that gets a few bites. Seriously though, as grim and as horrible as these places mostl.....
» 6/08/2008 9:26:05 PM rectub, there is a major problem with water recycling outside of coastal areas. Where the .....
» 30/07/2008 3:27:43 PM Nicky, I dont disagree with your statement that you shouldnt have children unless you can .....
» 30/07/2008 1:11:30 PM To prove that you havent purchased GM seeds (and therefore avoid a flat royalty) you would.....
» 30/07/2008 12:40:15 PM PF, I'd much prefer to see family farms. Apart from a few morons (and these can be found i.....
» 30/07/2008 9:25:44 AM I should have known better than to engage with Dickie, given that he is an extremist, with.....
» 29/07/2008 8:05:33 PM Dickie, check your teeth. Notice the canine's? Humans are designed to be omnivores. If you.....
» 29/07/2008 12:47:22 PM Cuphandle, farmers are not walking talking charities - they ARE there to earn a living. Wh.....
» 29/07/2008 12:34:28 PM One of the big drivers of farming practices is public pressure. Farmers provide what the p.....
» 11/07/2008 11:11:59 AM Col, GST at the moment probably costs the average small business as much to comply with an.....
» 11/07/2008 9:47:57 AM US, I dont get it either (goodness, all these women agreeing with you!). I think the pro .....
» 11/07/2008 8:58:11 AM gw, one of the problems with levying tax on gross income is that those that have low margi.....
» 8/07/2008 9:44:59 PM One of the main problems that you face is the simpler you make the system, the more unfair.....
» 7/07/2008 4:43:32 PM All I can say to that blog is read the comment that comes after :) Ok ok. I have a sense .....
» 7/07/2008 12:26:35 PM US, I was just starting to think that you might be able to hold a constructive argument, t.....
» 4/07/2008 6:39:21 PM Actually US, I prefer to deal in the truth. But I am very hardline on what I accept and do.....
» 4/07/2008 1:55:39 PM Pelican, I mostly agree with your comments about the opinions of women and men on this top.....
» 4/07/2008 1:28:03 PM Government assistance is justified where economies are built around affected industries/se.....
» 4/07/2008 1:04:39 PM Part of the problem with Ferguson is that he looks the part, and so the media can have a f.....
» 4/07/2008 12:53:35 PM US, that's why its a joke. One's worse, but a damn sight less frequent. You keep missing .....
» 1/07/2008 2:08:04 PM "Hahaha. That's hilarious. Yes, if your wife has had an affair and the children are n.....
» 1/07/2008 1:54:21 PM Antiseptic, I dont doubt that it is going to be the big social issue in a few years, no do.....
» 30/06/2008 3:52:32 PM US, you miss the point. I am saying all CSA monies SHOULD go to the kids, and proposing a .....
» 30/06/2008 1:06:58 PM One of the sticking points over men vs women in this debate is going to be caused by poten.....
» 30/06/2008 12:36:55 PM Instead of mandatory DNA testing at birth, why not just make it compulsory for where paren.....
» 26/06/2008 1:43:27 PM Foxy, the blokes on Farmer wants a Wife, are genuine farmers and at least some of them in .....
» 23/06/2008 5:12:01 PM Usual suspect. I wouldnt have anything against a mandated paid paternity leave, even if t.....
» 16/06/2008 12:54:10 PM Actually if world food shortages increase as predicted b other recent articles, the market.....
» 16/06/2008 12:05:19 PM Or you can instruct the Trustee to pay your entitlement to your Estate, and then your Will.....
» 5/06/2008 4:05:20 PM Usual suspect, I dont agree. Feminism (apart from the extremist views that few really subs.....
» 5/06/2008 12:59:30 PM "So, if I get this straight, your thesis is that men who resist feminism are neandert.....
» 3/06/2008 8:54:31 PM Gibo: "The Bible Word is "what we plant (sow), we reap" (Galatians 6:7). &q.....
» 30/05/2008 9:36:29 AM Comparison with the sistine chapel and other rennaissance works by some posters is hardly .....
» 26/05/2008 4:19:21 PM If nude photo's of a child are acceptable as art, then why dont we all have them in the fa.....
» 21/05/2008 1:56:19 PM Agronomist and Bugsy might be able to answer this - I am simply not well enough read on th.....
» 21/05/2008 1:41:34 PM BD you can create a happy, confident and independent child without being a full-time paren.....
» 21/05/2008 10:13:34 AM A fairly quick death via a bullet is much better than starving to death. Numbers of the mo.....
» 12/05/2008 4:46:09 PM Blue-cross, farmers groups have been advocating a HECS-style loan from at least the last 4.....
» 1/05/2008 2:19:25 PM Well said R0bert. Yes I agree that if the period is 14 weeks, then its most likely going t.....
» 30/04/2008 4:13:56 PM Part-time parent, nothing too specific about truck-driving, and its the largest mine in th.....
» 30/04/2008 1:14:08 PM The income difference in WA is interesting. Talking to my sister last night (a shift super.....
» 15/02/2008 1:42:17 PM Col, This is based purely on extrapolation from anecdotal evidence, so could be shot down.....
» 8/02/2008 5:33:26 PM Gibo, my grandmother walked at night armed with a hatpin and a starters pistol for protect.....
» 8/02/2008 11:55:56 AM ASymeonakis, as much as I usually diagree with runner, I think you missed his point. This .....
» 25/01/2008 2:26:53 PM The stolen generation is perhaps a greater quandry than most consider it to be. Whilst man.....
» 25/01/2008 1:47:11 PM Dont forget the good news stories though. I have recently had my second child (he's 3 week.....
» 28/12/2007 11:47:00 AM Daggert, your examples may well hold true for the SA market (I dont have the time to inves.....
» 28/12/2007 8:28:54 AM Wiz, if your sisters are not prepared to lower their standards as to where they live and b.....
» 27/12/2007 11:18:42 AM Can anyone tell me why we use pink-skinned pigs for the domestic market in Australia? I do.....
» 21/12/2007 3:42:24 PM Smithy, we are never going to agree. At some stage owner/occupiers take their capital gain.....
» 21/12/2007 3:42:06 PM So few words, so many things to say! Firstly Wiz, I AM a 20-something, as are most of my .....
» 19/12/2007 5:09:10 PM Wiz, I think one of Yabby's underlying messages is to stop being so city-centric!! If you .....
» 19/12/2007 4:49:14 PM I'm not quite in agreeance with the hysteria over this article. HRS in particular has as u.....
» 15/12/2007 8:39:32 PM FrankGol, multigenerational farmers tend to feel the same sort of connection to the land. .....
» 15/12/2007 11:38:28 AM "There's no need to means-test this. A frugal family with a high income can leave a l.....
» 14/12/2007 4:25:24 PM Yabby, I was with you until that last comment!! I dont believe that young women 30 years a.....
» 14/12/2007 2:13:15 PM Mr Smith, I agree that the houses in question do not disappear if investors sell out. I am.....
» 14/12/2007 10:53:05 AM If there is going to be such a tax to reflect footprint, then lets at least discuss making.....
» 14/12/2007 10:32:54 AM I think that the handling of this case was appalling, but that said there are a couple of .....
» 12/12/2007 11:39:55 PM "We've always rejected the use of violence, intimidation and humiliation as ways to s.....
» 10/12/2007 12:12:25 PM Yabby, I'm with you on this. People need to be a little open to opportunities. Even with m.....
» 8/12/2007 12:09:10 PM Daggett, if more and more people moved away from services and jobs, market forces will dem.....
» 7/12/2007 11:43:24 AM Home buyers have more preferential tax treatment than investors, in that they dont pay ANY.....
» 7/12/2007 11:25:03 AM Nice point Foxy! Much of renaissance art and learning would have never happened, so perhap.....
» 6/12/2007 4:48:02 PM jpw2040, for the record I dont think you sound hateful in any of your posts. Annoyed perha.....
» 6/12/2007 10:02:32 AM Thinking about gay couples with kids though, and in particular men, there are possibly a f.....
» 6/12/2007 9:55:13 AM J Bennett, You didnt prove me wrong at all. Your link simply highlighted that some states.....
» 5/12/2007 10:19:34 AM Something else to consider is that "speculators" that buy and hold vacant land d.....
» 5/12/2007 10:06:56 AM A few points to address: Grputland: If the undeductible interests costs on holding vacant.....
» 4/12/2007 11:34:04 AM mylakhrion, interesting comment about who raised gen-Y. I am on the cusp of X/Y (depends o.....
» 4/12/2007 11:13:57 AM Foxy, I think its a bit of a legacy from the past, where the husband took possession of hi.....
» 4/12/2007 8:34:51 AM Foxy, you are good at picking on touchy subjects! It probably comes down to what suits t.....
» 3/12/2007 10:26:44 AM J Bennett, I dont support experimenting on kids of any description, but I dont see how hav.....
» 3/12/2007 6:36:49 AM Aime, Howard will be remembered for Workchoices, if there is a remnant of that reform rema.....
» 30/11/2007 9:36:03 PM Oh dear, I think I agree just a little bit with BD. Hold the attack on the "muslim-ap.....
» 30/11/2007 9:22:52 PM Leigh, you could at least do me the respect of reading what I wrote, before asserting that.....
» 30/11/2007 8:58:46 PM Couldnt have said it better R0bert. As usual you do bring a balanced and sensible voice to.....
» 30/11/2007 2:08:56 PM Actually HRS, go back and read the article. The first para mentioned mothers (in relation .....
» 30/11/2007 1:27:50 PM J Bennett, where is it written that gay marriage is harmful to children. You do realise do.....
» 30/11/2007 12:58:29 PM Leigh, I'd be a little less bitchy if I were you - this is the generation whose taxes are .....
» 30/11/2007 12:28:00 PM northerner, read my response on capital gains tax and land tax (as well as the reference t.....
» 30/11/2007 10:02:45 AM Whilst I dont deny that speculation has an impact on housing availability and affordabilit.....
» 30/11/2007 9:05:26 AM Thanks for an honest opinion wobbles. I do share your concern with research that publiscis.....
» 29/11/2007 1:55:19 PM "RObert, when you start down that slippery path of tweaking the bible here and there .....
» 29/11/2007 8:43:57 AM I think you would be fairly right there R0bert! Its even more interesting that the prior v.....
» 29/11/2007 8:38:32 AM "I don’t understand why Christians are expected to give moral approval of same-sex ma.....
» 28/11/2007 9:35:42 PM eftfnc, there is nothing wrong with being cautious about the introduction of new technolog.....
» 28/11/2007 9:18:50 PM Boaz, my understanding of Deut 17:17 is that the commandment is that you not marry wives t.....
» 28/11/2007 8:37:36 PM Dnicholson, I agree that some smaller businesses got it badly wrong with AWA's which mostl.....
» 28/11/2007 8:31:01 PM I must say from the outset that I am not comfortable with homosexuality, but I'm a pretty .....
» 28/11/2007 4:12:17 PM Farmers do need to have higher-yielding crops - its been the only way to sustain income le.....
» 28/11/2007 3:13:02 PM I'd disagree Keith. I'd suggest the biggest swing would have been in employees of small bu.....
» 27/11/2007 8:21:39 PM Col, we need socialist governments every now and then to inject a bit of balance back into.....
» 27/11/2007 2:35:12 PM BD, there may be no specific commandment to take more than 1 wife, but there are several e.....
» 27/11/2007 10:25:46 AM No, the ALP is NOT the natural party for Australia. Labor dominance at the state level is .....
» 23/11/2007 9:42:38 AM Here we go again. HRS, the spending differences on men and women by governments will depen.....
» 22/11/2007 8:32:01 PM By the sounds of it, the main pain relief that doctors use to hasten death is morphine. I .....
» 21/11/2007 12:01:32 PM Not that alarming Steel. Its only a relatively short period of time to take an average ove.....
» 20/11/2007 4:10:26 PM Yes, the posting limits are rather annoying, which is why I usually stick to the General p.....
» 20/11/2007 12:15:42 PM rstuart,you are on the money with the reference to costs. It is indeed cheaper to export o.....
» 20/11/2007 8:38:20 AM Boys! The article was not about racism, nor was it much about immigration. Its about the s.....
» 20/11/2007 8:10:06 AM I must say that I have never seen a problem, either for myself or the many women I know. I.....
» 19/11/2007 6:46:39 PM rache, even with years of drought we produce enough food to well and truly feed ourselves......
» 18/11/2007 12:27:52 PM Foxy, your point about door opening is very interesting. I am not sure that it meant to be.....
» 11/11/2007 9:35:00 PM I'm mocking you BD, not God, so go poke yourself :) In all seriousness though, one of the.....
» 11/11/2007 3:19:58 PM Bronwyn, if there was any money in it, I'm sure someone would have had a go by now. Added .....
» 11/11/2007 8:02:30 AM Maybe God just has multiple personality disorder. Or Bipolar......
» 11/11/2007 7:52:59 AM Vikings get the blame for red hair generally. But there was supposedly also a line of red-.....
» 9/11/2007 10:41:15 PM HRS, maybe girls were ALWAYS smarter than boys, and its just paternalistic attitudes that .....
» 9/11/2007 10:08:01 PM BD, I dont see this sort of film as being a set against Christians in particular, just a w.....
» 8/11/2007 4:42:27 PM Quite amusing really. No mention of a nasty tsunami that had a much worse impact than eith.....
» 7/11/2007 6:34:28 AM Runner, fundamentalist christians DO get involved in violence. How many in the US bible be.....
» 6/11/2007 3:41:45 PM Zahira, There are no more tax breaks than the ones that you specifically mentioned (eg fam.....
» 6/11/2007 11:31:36 AM This is an awfully simplistic way to look at things. To start with there is no mention of .....
» 6/11/2007 10:21:58 AM DEMOS, that's part of the reason that we have two houses. At the moment with a majority in.....
» 6/11/2007 9:20:14 AM "The elderly are benefiting because they are growing in voting power but why should t.....
» 5/11/2007 9:57:54 PM Like your take on things leddie! BD, I dont see that there is anything wrong with acknowl.....
» 5/11/2007 1:35:21 PM Perhaps as CJ points out we should be more glad to be an Aussie than proud. I do feel a se.....
» 5/11/2007 11:43:03 AM Leigh, I do believe you are becoming more callous in your old age. You were once nothing b.....
» 5/11/2007 9:17:20 AM dnicholson, unfortunately it doesnt have to be sold to the voting public. You only need an.....
» 5/11/2007 9:04:35 AM "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. &.....
» 5/11/2007 6:52:14 AM ">>1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no .....
» 5/11/2007 6:47:53 AM Hi Yabby, If think if you stopped debating PALEIF, they would have some very short threads.....
» 2/11/2007 4:01:06 PM "If one regional power looked like it was going to invade and grab Australia's resour.....
» 2/11/2007 3:37:06 PM I'm not generally a big fan of US tv. Used to like my Law and Order, but became jaded when.....
» 2/11/2007 3:26:59 PM Its actually interesting to look at our basically 2 party system, which we have in common .....
» 2/11/2007 1:05:10 PM Actually from what I can see in country areas at least, its more likely an independent wil.....
» 2/11/2007 8:04:55 AM Arjay, I dare say that haygirl is right on this. I am well aware of the sales taxes that w.....
» 1/11/2007 12:06:32 PM Chainsmoker, I got the same interpretation of the original post as you did - more of a dig.....
» 1/11/2007 10:33:35 AM What a hate-filled article. I can tell you right now that a diability pensioner will live .....
» 31/10/2007 10:35:06 PM "most great learning centres in the Western world were started by Christians" Ru.....
» 31/10/2007 2:30:02 PM Well I dont necessarily think that numbers-wise they are over-represented, but certainly a.....
» 30/10/2007 9:25:36 PM Gibo, thousands of people over the last 2000-odd years have believed that the antichrist i.....
» 30/10/2007 3:50:46 PM DEMOS, I'll pick our version of politics over your US version anyway. Its full of flaws, b.....
» 30/10/2007 10:34:07 AM Haygirl, you have missed the point another poster made about the costs to the community of.....
» 29/10/2007 2:01:03 PM Not all childcare is centre-based. Family daycare is a great option, with carers limited t.....
» 24/10/2007 5:23:58 PM TRTL, good advice. I think we are knocking our heads against a brick wall, but sometimes I.....
» 24/10/2007 1:19:30 PM Lizz, In Tamworth and other areas, the places I have seen aboriginal people employed are: .....
» 24/10/2007 12:43:04 PM Gibo, instead of getting your nose all out of joint, go back and read what I wrote about t.....
» 24/10/2007 9:25:36 AM Lizz, you are making very sweeping generalisations there. Given that I know Tamworth reaso.....
» 24/10/2007 8:57:26 AM Gibo, dont be scared of communism, instead be worried about communist regimes. What's the .....
» 23/10/2007 4:25:06 PM So Gibo, I suppose Enid Blyton's demise was the hand of God as well?? Look, you can draw.....
» 23/10/2007 2:30:22 PM BD, its very handy that you completely ignored my reference to pagan societies. It can als.....
» 23/10/2007 12:51:37 PM BD, the problem with your viewpoint is that it ignores that the fundamentals of our morali.....
» 22/10/2007 8:46:08 PM Denzil, you oculd say that any of the protectionist policies has had the biggest impact - .....
» 22/10/2007 4:51:54 PM Botheration, I guess "lied to" is a strong term when it comes to the foresight f.....
» 22/10/2007 1:34:19 PM One of the problems is that the more conservative male types (whether they themselves freq.....
» 22/10/2007 1:20:26 PM The Fed/State blame-game was happening well before GST was introduced. The GST is just one.....
» 22/10/2007 1:10:19 PM A well-presented piece, but ignores that fact that by far the best approach is we could po.....
» 22/10/2007 12:56:46 PM I think one of the things that White Australia (meaning, "everyone else not indigenou.....
» 22/10/2007 12:39:29 PM BD, you have taken me out of context - wasnt I who made the quote "women have to look.....
» 21/10/2007 6:01:17 PM Bronwyn, yep, I'm one of those without time to sit in front of the computer on a regular b.....
» 18/10/2007 1:41:03 PM Some interesting posts :) I agree that it is important to ensure that all kids have the c.....
» 18/10/2007 1:28:19 PM Absolutely agree on the need to move past the focus on improving women's rights and instea.....
» 18/10/2007 11:42:34 AM New discussion relevant to feminism started! HRS, glad to see you write actual points, qu.....
» 18/10/2007 11:31:35 AM So what is feminism now? Particularly now that we are well past the bra-burners (though so.....
» 18/10/2007 11:14:10 AM Hey Dickie, (a) I didnt think my post contained any venom, just a dig about sheep breeds (.....
» 17/10/2007 2:13:53 PM Hey Yabby, I'm surprised you didnt pick up Dickie's obvious slip-up re sheep breeds! :) Le.....
» 17/10/2007 1:59:57 PM Hi Seeker, I think that some of the issues that have helped to slow adoption rates in this.....
» 16/10/2007 4:28:04 PM Thanks Botheration! I'm afraid I'm not one to give up easily, even when bashing my own hea.....
» 16/10/2007 1:24:47 PM If Iraq's WMD's were secreted in Syria, I assume that the US and its allies would be makin.....
» 16/10/2007 10:49:25 AM At the end of the day, for most people it will come down to a choice of the lesser of two .....
» 16/10/2007 8:57:37 AM Seeker, that's a sad way to look at things. Yes children can be used as pawns, but not nor.....
» 15/10/2007 3:59:21 PM HRS, 1/ I dont have a problem with either single men or women having children through any.....
» 12/10/2007 4:45:24 PM HRS, the problem that you have is that YOU cant recognise that feminists CAN think for the.....
» 12/10/2007 11:24:05 AM The problem with prophesies and revelations is that big events like invasions will almost .....
» 11/10/2007 5:18:50 PM Koala's peeing on pollies - I like that one! Got to remember too that not every animal is.....
» 11/10/2007 5:10:27 PM Dont see why we cant pay the good ones to put up pieces in public places. plenty would be .....
» 11/10/2007 4:14:19 PM One of the things that is a must to ask of anyone coming to Australia (as refugee or immig.....
» 11/10/2007 3:51:58 PM I dont have a problem where it is a picture or interesting graphic, and is on public prope.....
» 11/10/2007 3:35:23 PM Belly, forget the shops, buy privately where you KNOW these things wont be done (if if the.....
» 11/10/2007 3:28:52 PM Actually gypsy its not so much the banks as the non-bank lenders. Banks are still quite co.....
» 11/10/2007 2:14:52 PM I really am my own worst enemy - find it too hard to back away from an argument. "IV.....
» 11/10/2007 8:09:14 AM I fear that neither of us is going to convince the other HRS. Germaine Greer is a twit. Mo.....
» 11/10/2007 7:48:00 AM Gibo, not every prophecy of doom in the past has come from someone trying to sell somethin.....
» 9/10/2007 2:34:35 PM I think the author tackled networking badly. The references to "social" networki.....
» 9/10/2007 2:20:06 PM HRS, Botheration is right in pointing out that you appear to have your views of feminism f.....
» 8/10/2007 5:11:39 PM Freediver, a lot of the transport basics are there, they just are currently underutilised......
» 8/10/2007 2:50:59 PM I must confess that I dont know a lot about hemp production, its ideal growing conditions,.....
» 8/10/2007 10:19:07 AM 2. If we didnt have the dam systems that were set up for irrigation, the entire Murray-Dar.....
» 8/10/2007 10:18:47 AM Garpet, to add to rojo's comments re cotton production, places like India and China can pr.....
» 8/10/2007 9:59:23 AM There should also be a requirement that the child be told its origins at a certain point (.....
» 8/10/2007 9:55:51 AM Well wearyMum, I didnt think you were over the top at all. And I certainly wouldnt call yo.....
» 5/10/2007 4:05:00 PM HRS, sounds like you have come out of a nasty marriage! Most "feminists" have a .....
» 5/10/2007 9:04:22 AM Umm, rehctub, not all the indigenous are "dole-bludgers". Plenty work, make dece.....
» 5/10/2007 9:00:10 AM Here comes the little "bash the farmers" brigade again. At the risk of repeating.....
» 4/10/2007 4:40:15 PM Its interesting to go back to some of the reasons behind policies and incentives/welfare t.....
» 4/10/2007 1:14:38 PM Umm, the unconditional love rot ignores the occurrence of child abuse by parents (both phy.....
» 3/10/2007 5:14:23 PM Jimhaz, dont forget that these family concessions that you are so happy to axe mostly go t.....
» 3/10/2007 3:11:00 PM TRTL, perhaps Gibo will point out what ultimately happened to that civilisation, but it do.....
» 3/10/2007 1:32:47 PM When referring to middle class beneficiaries, the author fails to note the income tests an.....
» 3/10/2007 1:14:54 PM cont.. Most farmers DID pay significant amounts for their farms, but not always in the tr.....
» 3/10/2007 1:13:25 PM "Many farmers are 2nd and 3rd generation, paid nothing for their farms, amassed milli.....
» 3/10/2007 9:35:52 AM Gibo, read some history books. The world is no more bad, sick corrupted, despotic, evil or.....
» 28/09/2007 6:38:32 PM BD, I've worked on an outback farm as one of 3 women among 40-odd men. Same sort of isolat.....
» 28/09/2007 12:55:51 PM BD, the front-line soldiers argument is flawed. Some women wont be up to the physical task.....
» 28/09/2007 12:42:09 PM I'm not advocating that every town will be a mecca for industrial growth, more that there .....
» 28/09/2007 11:19:17 AM As soon as I have a spare 24 hours you will get some form of financial analysis. I'm in th.....
» 28/09/2007 9:26:27 AM "The Christian concept of human relations for males and females is that they COMPLEME.....
» 28/09/2007 9:12:54 AM Sylvia Else, I'll give you a hint about what happens in the bush. Basic jobs are just done.....
» 27/09/2007 4:43:41 PM Freediver, the comment re lifestyle considerations not being sufficient is attributed to a.....
» 27/09/2007 2:31:07 PM Hey Freediver, "team" and bureaucrats" are not words that should be used in.....
» 27/09/2007 12:51:44 PM mjpb, I grew up in a single parent family (as have many others), but due to death not divo.....
» 26/09/2007 4:47:23 PM I am suitably chasised. Ok then, what's your solution for kick-starting regional economies.....
» 26/09/2007 4:35:39 PM I wonder if you could get Telstra on false advertising?! To call their next G ads an exagg.....
» 26/09/2007 2:17:01 PM Yes, Spot featured highly, as well as one book of poems that I cant place the name of, but.....
» 26/09/2007 2:00:34 PM Freediver, no-one is asking for handouts. What I've suggested is merely a way to assist in.....
» 26/09/2007 1:48:23 PM I really take exception to Telstra rolling out new netweorks before they have finished tes.....
» 26/09/2007 11:23:13 AM Probably more a sign of women now having more means to support themselves. Not been seen a.....
» 26/09/2007 9:32:17 AM Trakka, you are quite right. Responsibility for literacy and numeracy lies at least as hea.....
» 26/09/2007 9:13:02 AM Freediver, the main role that I could see for the rail system in the case of national defe.....
» 26/09/2007 9:04:08 AM Nicely put Philo! Thanks! Freediver, my family does own a farm, but hasnt employed any o.....
» 25/09/2007 5:46:26 PM Gibo, I dont know about visions and prophesies - generally wouldnt be mentioning those unl.....
» 25/09/2007 5:41:00 PM Spanky, unfortunately its the settlers forebears taking land by force and retaining most o.....
» 25/09/2007 5:34:51 PM You misunderstand my point freediver. There is actually a skills shortage in various regio.....
» 25/09/2007 10:50:32 AM Interesting, I googled nicene creed and discovered that anglicans DO know it. Despite not .....
» 25/09/2007 10:16:10 AM "These people can’t just leave as there are severe restrictions to what they could ta.....
» 25/09/2007 10:04:17 AM Mick, I think you have a good point about the country (minly due to the media) just not be.....
» 25/09/2007 9:48:13 AM Gibo, combine fairly low wages with dealing with people who mostly want to complain about .....
» 25/09/2007 7:55:52 AM rectub, the thing with our welfare system is that is meant to be a safety net, ie to catch.....
» 24/09/2007 4:08:45 PM TRTL, yes its a bit like those RTA ads (if you've seen them), re references to small ".....
» 24/09/2007 4:03:39 PM Its a complex issue. On one hand you risk having people labelled and treated as depressed .....
» 24/09/2007 3:43:41 PM Clark Kent, I agree with your last statement, but not really with the others. Certainly re.....
» 24/09/2007 2:16:53 PM Instead of increasing truck numbers on our long-suffering roads (many of which were not bu.....
» 24/09/2007 1:51:55 PM With an election looming, all parties have a chance to put forward policies on regional de.....
» 24/09/2007 1:35:59 PM "Or we could sit back for another twenty years while the soft left think of a politic.....
» 24/09/2007 12:34:51 PM AJFA, I agree with you on some points, but not others. Have read both your links. It is un.....
» 24/09/2007 10:38:38 AM I dont think that withdrawing funding from non-performing schools is much of an answer. Su.....
» 23/09/2007 6:20:07 PM R0bert, you make a good point about parents who dont make a reasonable contribution to the.....
» 6/09/2007 10:10:52 PM Jim, I am certainly not giving a "well done" stamp to the government on this iss.....
» 6/09/2007 10:04:55 PM The Blue Cross, one house may work in the states. I'd prefer to see the federal senate kep.....
» 6/09/2007 9:56:45 PM PALE and related posters. R0bert is being quite reasonable with his remarks, as he usually.....
» 6/09/2007 7:05:45 PM BD, I didnt for a moment attribute a "wholesale slaughter" comment to you. But y.....
» 6/09/2007 1:51:40 PM POint taken Daggert, I was looking at the endurance ability of the material. As for thos.....
» 6/09/2007 1:41:58 PM Jim, I dont normally agree with Hagan, but in this case I think his point is valid. His st.....
» 6/09/2007 1:34:26 PM Sorry Pericles, misunderstanding. I guess there very probably was an Ark, and a Noah etc, .....
» 6/09/2007 1:17:50 PM The author points out why we had small local governments in the first pace, with one of th.....
» 6/09/2007 11:13:26 AM Well Pericles, there is some evidence to suggest a big flood. There are large areas of mes.....
» 6/09/2007 9:37:31 AM Ouch, I partially agree with BD. But only partially. Yes, humans tend to look after their .....
» 6/09/2007 9:18:33 AM Hey Kaite, there is a whole section on rapture ready that discusses the role of politics a.....
» 5/09/2007 3:53:51 PM For a view of how some of the fundies think, try http://www.raptureready.com/ . And google.....
» 5/09/2007 1:52:56 PM Australian's are a conservtive bunch and much would need to be done to convince them to ch.....
» 5/09/2007 12:52:37 PM Daggett, try concrete tanks..... As for water use, we use 1746gigalitres of water annuall.....
» 5/09/2007 12:43:48 PM So why then ignore the Romanies, who suffer much the same fate. My understanding of the i.....
» 5/09/2007 11:13:22 AM Dickie, I guess I see gun sports as not necessarily related to hunting. There are some tha.....
» 5/09/2007 10:56:57 AM Actually I thought it was more to do with helping fulfil the prophecy of Revelations - in .....
» 4/09/2007 4:23:37 PM Dickie, you need to take that in perspective. Yes, you should be teaching your 5 yo grandd.....
» 4/09/2007 4:12:47 PM Evaporation is very high in this country. To help prevent this, we could always try what s.....
» 4/09/2007 10:02:32 AM M.Whitehouse, you miss the point about investors. You can make points about living in home.....
» 4/09/2007 9:50:26 AM BB, Farmers do need to realise that they need to conduct their enterprises as a business i.....
» 4/09/2007 9:39:53 AM Communicat, I am on an AWA. Prior to that a common law contract. My AWA has made me margin.....
» 4/09/2007 9:22:03 AM Dickie, I'd see it as more of an issue if either of the parents were involved with firear.....
» 3/09/2007 2:11:25 PM This is the sort of strong-languaged scare-mongering that I would expect from a liberal ca.....
» 3/09/2007 12:01:40 PM Teaching safety is never a bad thing. Could this lead to a surge in gun crime? Perhaps. Bo.....
» 31/08/2007 5:13:51 PM The problems are many and varied. Most a perception-based... the industry has a long way t.....
» 31/08/2007 11:56:10 AM Firstly,I will endeavour to contact those that have requested it.Thank you for your commen.....
» 30/08/2007 4:26:25 PM James, its got the potential to be a win-win - I'll keep a very interested eye on the prog.....
» 30/08/2007 3:24:26 PM An interesting read James. I must have missed that Landline. I've lived out in the country.....
» 30/08/2007 1:26:23 PM Try 80% of growers per the Age: http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/the-pros-and-cons-o.....
» 30/08/2007 12:49:51 PM Hi Tristan, Hope I address all your questions....note these are in relation to NSW - am n.....
» 30/08/2007 10:19:57 AM Goddess, I guess I am not really looking at kickstarting a rural recovery at this point, j.....
» 29/08/2007 2:26:24 PM 3. Free up restrictions on accessing Centrelink serives, such as the Professional Advice a.....
» 29/08/2007 2:26:11 PM There are many ways tht help can be provided. Most however will require government interve.....
» 29/08/2007 1:42:55 PM BD, what you say about alcohol applies more to alcoholics and those that are not yet matur.....
» 29/08/2007 1:23:46 PM Kalin, I take your points as fair. I do suggest though that by making home-owners interest.....
» 29/08/2007 10:17:56 AM There is probably a happy medium with fluoridisation of water. I grew up in the country so.....
» 29/08/2007 9:23:44 AM Bronco, all you will do is squeeze those that are in the rental market without much hope o.....
» 28/08/2007 10:44:42 PM Hi Rainier, been a while since we had a chat. You were rather mean to quote a soundbite wi.....
» 28/08/2007 12:55:21 PM Particularly, don’t forget those in the south of the state (NSW), who’s crops are again fa.....
» 28/08/2007 11:08:25 AM An interesting article, but full of too many questions, and not enough answers. There is n.....
» 28/08/2007 10:00:54 AM Jolanda, I am not playing down the situation at all. I have read your blog in depth (some .....
» 27/08/2007 9:16:39 PM Saintfletcher, I dont socialise in church groups and have never been offered pot. I do dri.....
» 27/08/2007 5:14:36 PM Jolanda, the physical and sexual abuse of children in institutions (with no-one to protect.....
» 27/08/2007 4:04:20 PM Jolanda, I am simply inferring by the heated manner in which you discuss this online, that.....
» 27/08/2007 3:48:50 PM Hi Yindin, there are plenty of white people living in communities that lack the basic serv.....
» 27/08/2007 12:44:02 PM One of the problems facing the provision of services to particularly remote communities is.....
» 27/08/2007 12:19:50 PM Jolanda, your job as parent is to relieve their stress and frustration at exam time, not a.....
» 27/08/2007 11:34:21 AM "Speculation in vacant land is a case of the older generations taking unfair advantag.....
» 27/08/2007 11:21:06 AM I think you'll find its mostly lifestyle choices. That said, there are some out there that.....
» 27/08/2007 11:07:24 AM I am not sure that the overall message is that drinking is ok but smoking is not. My under.....
» 27/08/2007 11:00:28 AM cont.. - concerns over the aboriginal population: Hanson spoke out about special treatmen.....
» 27/08/2007 10:53:24 AM Not that I follow politics that closely, including Hanson. But to take up on a few things .....
» 27/08/2007 9:21:43 AM Arjay, a couple of years ago it was pointed out by the NFF (from memory), that Australia h.....
» 24/08/2007 5:06:00 PM HRS, I am only talking about paid work. This is where issues like who pays for childcare c.....
» 24/08/2007 2:34:17 PM individual, I think he was having a go at me for having a go at the immigrants that do tha.....
» 24/08/2007 2:19:45 PM Rattles, one of the issues with this I think is a lack of knowledge that some of these pla.....
» 24/08/2007 1:25:16 PM Solar hot water systems are probably more efficient now than when I lived in a house with .....
» 24/08/2007 1:12:11 PM Jolanda, if you are truly concerned about the mental wellbeing of your children, why dont .....
» 24/08/2007 9:51:18 AM No individual, that is not the sort of investment that I support. Governments dabbling irr.....
» 24/08/2007 9:35:29 AM PALE, its probably not under an act. I'm in the accounting profession, and we have a Code .....
» 23/08/2007 3:11:48 PM Individual, we actually need MORE investors at the moment, as we have a rental crisis (ie .....
» 23/08/2007 2:58:30 PM Mostly a load of twaddle, especially the bit about being a racist because you chose to imm.....
» 23/08/2007 2:40:31 PM HRS, try being the female in a relationship when you earn the majority of the income. Its .....
» 23/08/2007 2:19:18 PM Ginx, there is a small but important difference between Kevin's comments re Wilma, and Fra.....
» 22/08/2007 4:23:56 PM Kalin, I see what you are saying. PALE, Kalin's point is that if the lawyers knew that the.....
» 22/08/2007 2:05:30 PM BD, for the most part, I have to agree with you. FrankGol's attack was completely unjustif.....
» 22/08/2007 1:33:20 PM Problem is that you come back to the requirements of the Corporations law, which makes it .....
» 22/08/2007 1:25:27 PM There is lots of terrible comments about the other gender, and very few suggestions on how.....
» 22/08/2007 9:12:12 AM James I appreciate your point, and my opinion extends to those people as well. If you are .....
» 21/08/2007 1:29:41 PM CJ if they dont give two hoots, then why are you complaining for them? I assume that you s.....
» 21/08/2007 9:41:52 AM R0bert, I dont disbelieve your statistic that 70% of marriage breakups are initiated by wo.....
» 21/08/2007 9:30:56 AM CJ, no its not compulsory to speak english in public, but given that its the official lang.....
» 21/08/2007 9:14:29 AM Boazy, I think the point is that 95% of the population dont really care if Rudd did that. .....
» 20/08/2007 1:19:39 PM Actually CJ, you dont have to ask, just listen. If they speak english to their friends on .....
» 17/08/2007 10:37:35 AM Steven, I think you have a good point. In pushing for a "brainier country" we wi.....
» 13/08/2007 1:57:34 PM PALE, why would I resent old people due to my grandmothers illness? You a quite a strange .....
» 13/08/2007 1:56:40 PM Kalin, I understand where you are coming from. You would be better off reporting to work s.....
» 10/08/2007 10:51:47 AM Blackstone, agree whole-heartedly with your final para, and can appreciate your experience.....
» 10/08/2007 10:39:45 AM A few pro-bombers have argued that dropping these bombs and killing 10's of thousands of c.....
» 9/08/2007 9:57:18 PM Kalin, couldnt agree more. Most country towns in particular are stretched to capacity with.....
» 9/08/2007 9:44:53 PM R0bert, perhaps maternal gatekeeping can have two aspects. One bad one, where mother is si.....
» 9/08/2007 9:29:17 PM Logic,Helen Caldicot might be a medical doctor by trade, but from my understanding has dev.....
» 9/08/2007 4:40:18 PM A link to the DAFF site on treatment of animals at abbattoirs. Note that right down the bo.....
» 9/08/2007 4:01:28 PM You misunderstand me badly PALE. I watched my aunts nurse my grandmother through dementia .....
» 9/08/2007 3:49:41 PM Bloody yanks. DEMOS, I have a commerce degree, so can put theories around why big business.....
» 8/08/2007 12:52:19 PM Maybe the way to look at it is that multiculturalism cant suceed where there are too many .....
» 7/08/2007 9:08:10 PM You make a good point mariah. Perhaps during these boom times with large budget surpluses,.....
» 7/08/2007 1:23:46 PM PALE, you are ranting again. This time about new arrivals to the Gold Coast. But you said .....
» 6/08/2007 11:08:24 PM logic, I infer that those that have studied nuclear physics are also those that are intere.....
» 6/08/2007 10:05:52 PM I really dont get the interpretation of the photo. There is nothing awkard at all that I c.....
» 6/08/2007 9:46:02 PM Move to the country. (and I dont mean a country city). Only last week the staff in recepti.....
» 6/08/2007 9:43:11 PM R0bert, in the situation I suggest re woman moving to man's home town and subsequently fin.....
» 6/08/2007 12:08:22 PM Thanks for your considered response R0bert. I guess I was thinking more about the country .....
» 6/08/2007 11:46:52 AM PALE, I agree that if someone has a stroke or heart attack the best place for the is hopit.....
» 6/08/2007 11:37:14 AM The author is a bit harsh and misleading. The very nature of R&D means that much of the ac.....
» 5/08/2007 9:17:21 PM PALE, dont rant about hospital availability for the elderly when you should be focussed on.....
» 5/08/2007 9:11:50 PM R0bert, a question for you, as I have my opinions but dont really know much about the mech.....
» 3/08/2007 4:42:54 PM One of the problems that is faced is that more regulation doesnt necessarily lead to a fai.....
» 3/08/2007 4:25:07 PM miner, much of the problem starts on public lands (and is exacerbated by little action on .....
» 30/07/2007 2:01:37 PM Rock Collector, I didnt say that only non-licenced gun owners were at fault. Dont twist wo.....
» 30/07/2007 9:29:41 AM As always, the problem is very rarely the legal, registered guns. The real problem is the .....
» 30/07/2007 9:11:39 AM I completely believe the story about your neighbour, Communicat. Have done similar things .....
» 28/07/2007 10:16:11 PM DEMOS, you advocate direct democracy, and I notice from one of your other posts that you a.....
» 28/07/2007 9:58:44 PM One of the problems is that we in general will buy/rent the largest, prettiest house in th.....
» 28/07/2007 9:46:52 PM Perhaps one of the problems is that reading at school is so directed. By that I mean that .....
» 28/07/2007 9:06:10 PM As a speedreader, I take some offence at the suggestion that speedreaders dont get anythin.....
» 20/07/2007 1:12:57 PM "Many farmers support open-ditch irrigation in dry lands, which causes salination.&qu.....
» 8/07/2007 9:13:23 PM 1. "so that you could 'cherrypick' the best management" - gotta have decent folk.....
» 6/07/2007 10:57:04 AM saintfletcher, one of the problems with expanding medicine to country uni's is mostly lack.....
» 5/07/2007 12:13:59 PM Lawyers merely provide a means to litigating the hell out of each other - its ordinary peo.....
» 5/07/2007 11:50:37 AM Glad you raised the point about the Commonwealth's constitutional powers over the Territor.....
» 3/07/2007 12:15:29 PM Before I start, let me state that I dont think we need to go to the time and expense to ch.....
» 3/07/2007 11:37:51 AM What Steel has neglected to take into account is that it is not only our homes where peopl.....
» 29/06/2007 3:45:08 PM Point taken Rainier! I guess I wanted to clarify what you meant by reparations. I dont se.....
» 29/06/2007 3:17:50 PM Quite right Rob. They are also very interested in employers not meeting their super guarat.....
» 29/06/2007 1:39:44 PM I dont mean to be pedantic Rainier, but its actually more like 219 years. The date 26/1/88.....
» 29/06/2007 1:01:11 PM Small engined cars might be fine putting through Sydney for a commute, but are not much go.....
» 29/06/2007 12:31:54 PM Bazz, deductions for maintenance of home office, work-related telephone, tools etc are sti.....
» 27/06/2007 2:24:08 PM Chainsmoker, I appreciate your position. I am probably slightly up on you as though I am a.....
» 27/06/2007 1:32:40 PM Sylvia, not 100% sure myself, but I would suggest its the failure, given that the traditio.....
» 27/06/2007 1:29:55 PM There is a general misunderstanding by both some businesses and by employee/subcontractors.....
» 27/06/2007 11:29:51 AM Chainsmoker, I am not sure that there is a future for indigenous people living indigenous .....
» 27/06/2007 10:54:16 AM Ah but that would be genetic modification DEMOS, and we all know how the general public is.....
» 26/06/2007 1:38:46 PM Foyle, runners original comment was in relation to unions vs small business. That's really.....
» 26/06/2007 1:29:01 PM Rainier, you might be surprised to find that there would be a large number of people who w.....
» 26/06/2007 10:58:25 AM Cotton is one of those crops pulled out of the hat like the proverbial rabbit everytime th.....
» 22/06/2007 3:14:55 PM One point that is missed in the whole irrigation/dry river debate is flow. Irrigators can .....
» 18/06/2007 2:34:27 PM Is this really an increasing problem, are there more an more paedophiles preying on our ch.....
» 18/06/2007 1:56:37 PM Dan, I havent responded to your silliness because I am not a legal expert. You can carry o.....
» 18/06/2007 1:39:40 PM A debit tax system is not that different to a GST system, except that there are no exempti.....
» 8/06/2007 1:38:41 PM Fluff, with regards to rainfall and evaporation: Rainfall for a cropping area would need .....
» 8/06/2007 1:17:15 PM DEMOS, perhaps the problem identified would be able to be addressed by re-writing the welf.....
» 7/06/2007 1:11:25 PM On further reflection, what are your thoughts on the potential of a debits tax for double-.....
» 7/06/2007 1:06:29 PM DEMOS, you make a good point on more than one count. I think I will ignore Dans rantings -.....
» 6/06/2007 8:25:27 PM One of the problems that we face with an increasing prison population is that relatively p.....
» 6/06/2007 1:20:05 PM Dan you also need to realise that an accountants job is only minimally about compliance wi.....
» 6/06/2007 1:03:55 PM Fluff, it is very hard to decipher your ramblings and rantings, but one point I can pick o.....
» 6/06/2007 12:55:29 PM Dan, it took about 4 1/2 minutes to turn up the statutory items that you claim do not exis.....
» 5/06/2007 2:17:22 PM Rein did actually say sorry, and also that she took personal responsibility for any underp.....
» 5/06/2007 2:11:52 PM Not a bad idea. It would need to be marginal based on volumes in a particular month, or wo.....
» 5/06/2007 2:03:00 PM I too must add my comments on experiences with Americans. Whilst I have met a number of ve.....
» 4/06/2007 1:41:40 PM You make a good argument DRW. The price that a farmer receives as a percentage of the fini.....
» 1/06/2007 1:54:22 PM Interesting to see the references to a certain farmer at Moree. So many also call for farm.....
» 30/05/2007 2:17:31 PM Rob, splitting white society in Australia into two groups is just too simplistic, even if .....
» 30/05/2007 2:06:37 PM West, 1.Yes but there are now other food sources including native grasses introduced into .....
» 29/05/2007 8:53:34 PM For anyone still checking this post, an update. Have discussed with a GP and they have poi.....
» 29/05/2007 8:47:35 PM West, a few points to argue! 1. The AGRICULTURAL capacity of the land may have arguably b.....
» 29/05/2007 8:26:01 PM You start off with a good point runner. Targeting someone for their sex is no different to.....
» 29/05/2007 1:33:20 PM Liz, for business clients, often the first stop is the accountants and the second the lawy.....
» 28/05/2007 8:59:50 PM West, it has been estimated that the life expectancy of hunter-gatherer tribes was around .....
» 25/05/2007 2:01:39 PM A compromise Ludwig, you dont pay for my child-related tax concessions, and I wont pay for.....
» 25/05/2007 1:50:04 PM Australia WAS aboriginal land,not IS.Call it invasion if you like.Why is the call to the A.....
» 25/05/2007 12:47:42 PM One of the problems with HR for any employer is that the employment rules are so blasted c.....
» 25/05/2007 12:44:04 PM Aime, I agree with the need for R&D now, so that we a solution when supply runs out (or ju.....
» 25/05/2007 10:54:10 AM Ah Rob, that explains some of the attitude - you are bitter from your own experience. Yes,.....
» 25/05/2007 10:36:40 AM Liz, my experience is not frm BBQ gossip, but as a professional accountant. I am the secon.....
» 25/05/2007 10:18:11 AM Mercury, it still costs to access it. Yes we might run out of oil, but think about how w.....
» 25/05/2007 7:29:07 AM Nice one Wendy. I did all that. Also got 2 HECS debts that needed paying off. Got a mortga.....
» 23/05/2007 2:12:23 PM Rob, I had to ponder over your figures a bit to come to any conclusion. Why? because I hav.....
» 23/05/2007 12:53:18 PM Freediver, Ludwig et al. A point to be made (and I think that Shrkfin alluded to it, but .....
» 23/05/2007 12:31:01 PM BD, sensible spacing may mean convenience and it may indicate health issues. It is not adv.....
» 23/05/2007 12:24:12 PM If societies general aspirations dont work for you CitizenK, then develop your own. If you.....
» 23/05/2007 9:08:01 AM Michael, you have some very valid points. I will try to answer some of them. 1 & 2: NSW d.....
» 22/05/2007 1:58:02 PM Sharkfin: "Hicks wrote in his letters home how he and his muslim friends converted Ca.....
» 22/05/2007 1:47:59 PM Perhaps we need to recognise that there is no right answer to this question. The answer li.....
» 22/05/2007 1:34:59 PM Is it really such a big deal if he does change his mind/stance based on public opinion? Is.....
» 22/05/2007 11:19:08 AM Liz, you are entitled to think as you like about my comments, as I am about yours. I dont.....
» 22/05/2007 10:53:16 AM Why on earth has this thread descended into such flaming attacks on people. Oh that's it, .....
» 22/05/2007 10:38:41 AM Rojo, certainly you are correct. There are circumstances where a health professional judge.....
» 21/05/2007 4:26:07 PM http://www.familyassist.gov.au/Internet/FAO/fao1.nsf/content/payments-maternity_payment T.....
» 21/05/2007 3:13:01 PM I take great issue with the term elective caesarean, and the implications that the new pol.....
» 21/05/2007 9:13:55 AM Jolanda, dont go to the Ombudsman, or try to take on a civil case (although that will be t.....
» 20/05/2007 11:05:48 PM Spanky, howzit. In this case mostly the urban areas were there first. Roo's dont have that.....
» 20/05/2007 10:54:47 PM Chris C, that is a cop-out. Yes, students may or may not do their homework, classwork, etc.....
» 20/05/2007 10:21:33 PM Spanky, not that I support exploding whales, but its still probably kinder than nature's s.....
» 20/05/2007 10:11:30 PM It just shows up that the media are short on imagination and long on wind. It really isnt .....
» 20/05/2007 10:07:51 PM Saintfletcher, you are correct. Those of the legal profession can be struck off if they do.....
» 20/05/2007 9:45:46 PM Freediver, the problem with that idea is the little buggers are a bit cluey. Picking them .....
» 20/05/2007 9:15:13 PM Alanpoi, I am from NSW. When my family first bought their land, the rule was that you had .....
» 20/05/2007 9:03:20 PM Ludwig, that is the old "first child offset". It was only available for the firs.....
» 20/05/2007 8:55:51 PM Liz, you misread what I wrote as "co-parenting" and make the assumption that thi.....
» 20/05/2007 3:21:17 PM Neither mothers nor fathers necessarily make the best parent - each individual in a relati.....
» 20/05/2007 2:54:01 PM Alanpoi, you will find that many of the farmers grandfathers that you refer to, HAD to cho.....
» 20/05/2007 2:30:36 PM A few corrections. 1. The baby bonus is NOT means-tested. Any mother/father is entitled .....
» 11/05/2007 4:53:38 PM The asian languages focus is nothing new though. When I was in primary school 17 years ago.....
» 11/05/2007 4:46:54 PM I see what you are saying R0bert. But I would have thought that the numbers of abortions p.....
» 11/05/2007 4:15:23 PM You can use numbers to prove anything! TRTL, I get what you are trying to say, but to be f.....
» 11/05/2007 1:21:59 PM Billie, your glimmer of hope re e-tax has just flickered out. This is not a new initiative.....
» 11/05/2007 1:08:37 PM Religious beliefs aside, its a massive step for any government to take. We live in a socie.....
» 11/05/2007 12:58:54 PM Well, not necessary R0bert. The Health Ministers duties are to manage the sector and apply.....
» 11/05/2007 12:50:04 PM What baloney! The simple fact is that most 19yo students are still financially dependant o.....
» 11/05/2007 9:42:26 AM KAEP, sounds like you better stick to the mountains. The $8000 you speak of is: 1. Only t.....
» 11/05/2007 9:29:04 AM FrankGol, I am not disagreeing with you, particularly in relation to statistics and what t.....
» 10/05/2007 1:55:11 PM KAEP, dont be so sexist and narrow-minded as to think that women are the only ones that ne.....
» 10/05/2007 1:48:32 PM Snakes comments make the most sense. Yes, we have limited means. I agree there needs to be.....
» 10/05/2007 1:39:00 PM Good point saintfletcher. That's where government needs to step in with a development prop.....
» 10/05/2007 1:32:54 PM FrankGol, I expect that the disparaties between WA and TAS can be explained by their overa.....
» 9/05/2007 2:38:19 PM TRTL, I would have used sarcastic as the term to explain the tone of the article, but yes,.....
» 9/05/2007 2:13:40 PM Jolanda, I am talking about simply getting a second opinion, not getting a new solicitor t.....
» 9/05/2007 2:05:20 PM R0bert, I'm afraid you are pretty much spot on the money. Pick a view then find a study to.....
» 8/05/2007 4:42:56 PM Uh, Deus.... I would have thought that large quanities of money pouring into the rental ma.....
» 8/05/2007 4:35:24 PM Since when did we turn from talking of ANZAC services and commemorations, to talking of ce.....
» 8/05/2007 2:14:16 PM Rebekka, yep damn near impossible to hold a top job and have young kids. I dont dispute th.....
» 8/05/2007 2:01:27 PM It might help if you learned how to construct a post that is easy to read instead of rambl.....
» 8/05/2007 11:36:34 AM Move to the country. A two bedroom flat will cost you perhaps $150-$200/week. You can take.....
» 8/05/2007 11:31:56 AM Why arent people seeking second opinions? You would with a doctor if you didnt agree with .....
» 8/05/2007 11:25:26 AM There should be no quotas on getting women into anything. To achieve real change takes gen.....
» 8/05/2007 11:20:23 AM The aboriginal population is constantly crying out that it be helped out of the mess it ha.....
» 4/05/2007 9:49:12 PM Anyone remember the show Yes Minister? Yes it might have been about the British system, bu.....
» 4/05/2007 3:07:28 PM Oliver I see your point about the Nauru moment. I think there are many communities that ar.....
» 4/05/2007 11:56:37 AM billie, its not that I havent had any dealings with the poor - I lived my entire childhood.....
» 4/05/2007 11:33:55 AM Oliver,I dont have any clients that live in town and run a few head of stock to get tax br.....
» 4/05/2007 11:03:34 AM SILLE, I dont think Heffernan should go, or even apologise. I just dont agree with his log.....
» 3/05/2007 8:43:29 PM I would have thought that not having children in her position would be an asset, allowing .....
» 2/05/2007 2:35:38 PM Citizen K, we are simply pointing out how cheap food can be. Runawake, yes you obviously.....
» 2/05/2007 2:21:35 PM I can see that we are going to end up going off topic here Oliver, but cant resist respond.....
» 1/05/2007 2:15:28 PM Bruce, to be fair those that live below our set poverty line (I heard it suggested on the .....
» 1/05/2007 1:56:20 PM Alanpoi, I dont feel quite as strongly as you, but you make several good points. Most of .....
» 1/05/2007 1:46:02 PM I might be mistaken, but hasnt the army removed the govenment several times in the last ce.....
» 1/05/2007 1:26:14 PM Common, I am not unsympathetic. You are the reason that we have a welfare system, and why .....
» 27/04/2007 1:09:35 PM Actually DEMOS one would hope that the contributor of an article here would read some of t.....
» 27/04/2007 1:01:21 PM rojo, I think you are pretty much on the mark with your comments. We actually have a socia.....
» 27/04/2007 10:31:14 AM Thank you Steve. Thank you jmAD......
» 26/04/2007 1:37:35 PM Sharkfin, it is not supremist thinking at all. The terrorists see taking innocent lives as.....
» 26/04/2007 1:23:35 PM Goodness Bushrat, you show your ignorance!! Cotton farmers arent masters of spin, they ju.....
» 25/04/2007 4:27:48 PM You can come up with some drivel BD. It would appear that for the most part the Turks are .....
» 25/04/2007 4:16:14 PM DEMOS, the problem is that most people focus on their daily lives and struggles and dont c.....
» 25/04/2007 4:07:18 PM Stu, please listen to Steve. He can at least write fluently, not like your disjointed rot......
» 25/04/2007 3:08:50 PM This is going right out on a limb, but might just appeal to voters: 1. Criminalise drugs .....
» 25/04/2007 2:54:05 PM Belly, we must turn the other cheek to some extent. To strike back hurting innocent people.....
» 25/04/2007 2:42:27 PM Ludwig, I fear that as before, Mother Nature will balance the books. It might be in the fo.....
» 25/04/2007 2:26:09 PM Howard may be wearing a little thin, but remove him from the leadership and you will be fa.....
» 25/04/2007 2:08:52 PM Rhian, I do see the point that you are trying to make, and in a lot of respects I agree wi.....
» 25/04/2007 1:55:45 PM Jup, if you are going to attribute a comment to me, then please be so kind as to get it ri.....
» 23/04/2007 3:35:40 PM Annual smacking day - I could see a number of people taking great pleasure in that one!! I.....
» 23/04/2007 3:13:43 PM Good god, there is some rot in this article! 1. By removing patents, you remove the ince.....
» 23/04/2007 2:52:12 PM Amel, not sure if you are still checking this thread, but just in case.... Perhaps the mi.....
» 23/04/2007 2:25:08 PM A couple of points: 1. The baby bonus is NOT higher for low income-earners. It is a flat .....
» 12/04/2007 1:02:33 PM Spendocrat, your experience does count. However, I am interested in your comments about be.....
» 11/04/2007 3:37:17 PM I havent been back to read this for a little while, and perhaps no-one else will either. B.....
» 11/04/2007 3:21:27 PM Amel, not to try to take away from the experience of the sub-saharan african people subjec.....
» 11/04/2007 2:51:38 PM Spendocrat, you are right. If we could sell it as rehabilition though, with a long-term ga.....
» 11/04/2007 2:48:54 PM Ludwig, had the truck in question had a company name and number on the back I would have r.....
» 11/04/2007 2:40:17 PM DavidJS, I do believe that men have a responsibility in contracetion. the choice if he won.....
» 11/04/2007 9:28:06 AM Basic courtesy would stop a lot of accidents and near misses. I spent a lot of time on the.....
» 11/04/2007 9:08:18 AM I'm sorry, one abortion could be justified as fixing a mistake (if you truly want the abor.....
» 3/04/2007 12:17:20 PM Sharkfin, I think that there is a difference between saying "proud to be an Aborigini.....
» 30/03/2007 4:58:43 PM Hi Billie, not that I dont believe you, but can you provide a link? I find this interestin.....
» 29/03/2007 5:40:20 PM Are you going to add constructively Dickie? If not, bugger off and let Yabby and I have ou.....
» 29/03/2007 1:53:50 PM Yabby, I dont disagree with you about the stocking approach you advocate. The problem at t.....
» 29/03/2007 1:40:44 PM NSW's GST revenue slice is down not because of the Federal Govt, but because our idiotic L.....
» 29/03/2007 1:28:00 PM So Stephen Hagan's daughter is the only one of her classmates to draw a distinction on rac.....
» 28/03/2007 8:08:47 PM The balance argument is a good one. Actually its nice to see that most people agree on thi.....
» 28/03/2007 4:40:51 PM YOu have a good point Bazz. Couple that with the fact that the Earth has been both cooler .....
» 28/03/2007 4:32:28 PM :) Wobbles, its no different to any other political body, generally full of sh!t. Those t.....
» 28/03/2007 12:25:59 PM Is the 20 week line in the sand drawn because few women are likely to feel the baby move b.....
» 28/03/2007 12:12:34 PM Wendy, whether that money goes to helping feed stock can be a matter of semantics. Eg, you.....
» 28/03/2007 12:03:29 PM Its not actually been much of Labor vs Liberal, so much as Dumb and Dumber. If the Opposit.....
» 28/03/2007 11:49:38 AM The logistics would be nigh impossible. Try offering free sterilisation. You couldnt forc.....
» 28/03/2007 11:41:05 AM Steve, I would like to see the stats on average wages if you cut out those that earn over .....
» 27/03/2007 2:25:21 PM FrankGol: 1. That's a positive reason to vote independent, not ALP 2. Cuts to unnecessar.....
» 27/03/2007 10:56:54 AM "Country Gal obviously your family values money as the highest importance in life and.....
» 20/03/2007 1:06:09 PM Yabby, you have a good point about human nature. It sums up what I wanted to say to West a.....
» 20/03/2007 12:50:41 PM What a complete load! Even the introduction is idiotic. To assume that compassion comes be.....
» 20/03/2007 12:20:17 PM CJ Morgan, from my standpoint, you have more right to discuss farmers and their practices .....
» 20/03/2007 9:42:45 AM Ludwig, just because a plant (or animal for that matter) is native to some parts of Austra.....
» 19/03/2007 7:20:11 PM Not that I disagree with the concept, but doesnt SE QLD already have a housing crisis, wit.....
» 19/03/2007 8:52:14 AM Sam said, do you also suggest that Big Brother comes and supervises how you brush your tee.....
» 18/03/2007 2:08:44 PM Well said Spider. Couldnt have put it better. Sam said, I dont necessarily think that yo.....
» 18/03/2007 1:57:13 PM West, please be careful - there is a countrygirl who posts on OLO, as compared to me, Coun.....
» 18/03/2007 1:31:51 PM Yabby, my dogs love good fresh rabbit as much as the next dog. The quickest one normally k.....
» 18/03/2007 1:12:34 PM That's really funny! I know I have fairly conservative values, but didnt think I'd end up .....
» 18/03/2007 12:56:34 PM Do you know it bites not just self-employed, but also those that might employ older worker.....
» 18/03/2007 12:46:10 PM aqvarivs, then dont find a man like mine - I have to pay his bills! Look, maybe its the ci.....
» 17/03/2007 2:25:48 PM Tao, I'll give you my example of generating income from the land. My family bought a small.....
» 17/03/2007 1:58:20 PM The weed species discussed is probably the mimosa bush (acacia farnesiana), which is class.....
» 17/03/2007 1:32:05 PM Sexualising of young girls (and boys) is not something that has happened recently. Certain.....
» 17/03/2007 1:20:30 PM Man at Home, I tend to agree with you. I think the cricket-watching blinkers are more like.....
» 17/03/2007 1:11:42 PM Perseus, I am with you on the ovaries thing for cattle. I grew up in grazing country and I.....
» 14/03/2007 4:22:32 PM Cornflower, you make good points. Really, to simply say, I'm not selling to you anymore, g.....
» 14/03/2007 10:22:55 AM Sage, apparently Australia has a requirement that the animal is stunned first (according t.....
» 14/03/2007 9:55:13 AM IS MISE, its a bit like saying it will rain, but not predicting when. Anyone can do that! .....
» 14/03/2007 9:49:22 AM I was brought up by my dad (and was one of three girls), as my mother died when we were qu.....
» 14/03/2007 8:10:30 AM Tao, in many business machines are employed to aid production - yes workers are still need.....
» 13/03/2007 12:56:47 PM Sam said, I dont disagree that where there is trauma without adequate support, there can b.....
» 13/03/2007 12:43:39 PM Ogliarch, negative gearing, depreciation and capital allowances (which include depreciatio.....
» 13/03/2007 12:26:24 PM Johnnycee, yes the workers often produce the wealth, but the business owners risk their ca.....
» 12/03/2007 12:39:42 PM Yes Bazz, I know of one such accident that happened where I live. The driver just survived.....
» 12/03/2007 10:54:49 AM Petal, Children are remarkably resilient creatures, if given the proper support when thing.....
» 12/03/2007 10:41:31 AM Our climate has been warm in the past and has cooled again. Nature is able to correct thes.....
» 12/03/2007 10:32:53 AM Rob, I guess not everyone has a strong family network to support them should they falter (.....
» 12/03/2007 10:19:55 AM If these people that need kidneys and can afford to buy them, cant get a family member or .....
» 12/03/2007 10:16:11 AM Rob, wasnt the message of Jesus that you had to give away all of your possessions in order.....
» 12/03/2007 10:13:15 AM Pepper, you missed another factor that is an issue driving on country roads - animals. Yes.....
» 8/03/2007 7:34:07 PM Fiji is another good example. Not denying that some Australians (of all skin colours and r.....
» 8/03/2007 1:03:06 PM Horus, love the analogy re redheads. Goes to show that stats can prove anything. Tootsie.....
» 7/03/2007 12:27:42 PM Actually Kangaroos can have up to 3 joeys on the go at once - an embryo, one in the pouch .....
» 6/03/2007 8:26:58 PM Rojo, just what are your "more profitable uses" for water? Nuclear power downriv.....
» 6/03/2007 8:19:45 PM BD, this demonstrates that not only is there real racism, but that it is used as a label a.....
» 6/03/2007 8:11:55 PM I realise kevin Rudd wasnt 100% correct on his fathers demise, but remember that he was 11.....
» 4/03/2007 10:02:13 PM Its been very interesting and informing to read over some of the posts on this article. A .....
» 4/03/2007 9:14:39 PM Rojo, there is plenty of irrigated wheat and lots of sheep and cattle are fattened on irri.....
» 4/03/2007 8:57:42 PM Julie, move to Kalgoorlie, and apply for a job at the Superpit. You will need your truck l.....
» 4/03/2007 8:28:52 PM I completely agree with you Yabby. It would actually be relatively simple to administer - .....
» 28/02/2007 9:34:46 AM West, I agree that packaging is much more of a landfill evil than plastic shopping bags (r.....
» 28/02/2007 9:14:06 AM Why do people insist on blaming advertising for their kids eating habits? Dont buy the foo.....
» 21/02/2007 3:44:57 PM TRTL, hand guns are also used in sport shooting events. I see no problem with them from th.....
» 21/02/2007 1:37:39 PM Perseus, when you put it in that context I can see your point. A difficult situation......
» 21/02/2007 1:27:18 PM Well said Yabby. About time some of these nuts started putting their money where their mou.....
» 21/02/2007 1:19:31 PM JSP, you are right about the checks and balances required to obtain a licence and gun/s. I.....
» 20/02/2007 4:09:39 PM Is Mise, I guess the answer to that is that no-one really defends us. We need to not put o.....
» 20/02/2007 1:29:43 PM I think that most people in Australia will agree that carrying a gun for self defence is n.....
» 20/02/2007 1:19:14 PM One of the reasons for live exports is that the people in the countries that we export liv.....
» 20/02/2007 1:13:46 PM Perseus, I dont disagree with you. But a line needs to be drawn in the sand somewhere. Sup.....
» 19/02/2007 8:24:39 PM Leigh, dont write off all young people, although you may be right about the majority. I am.....
» 19/02/2007 8:02:53 PM It really is a great site and a good concept. Certainly puts a smile on my face (most of t.....
» 16/02/2007 8:24:54 AM "So for it has been diplomatic from the American side." Just goes to show that t.....
» 16/02/2007 8:09:01 AM Michael G, by burning coal we are only returning CO2 to the atmosphere from which it was t.....
» 14/02/2007 3:46:42 PM Have they tried running the models without the output of CO2 from humans, just nature's CO.....
» 14/02/2007 10:09:41 AM Wobbles, I think you will find that few in the rural ares would have voted for the sale of.....
» 13/02/2007 3:09:37 PM I am not adverse to have the retail operations of Telstra as a private enterprise - its no.....
» 12/02/2007 11:07:57 AM I am all for America falling apart at the seams soon. This might seem harsh, but I think m.....
» 12/02/2007 10:37:09 AM Celivia, sure am! Look, I'm not trying to say that nothing negative should be allowed to b.....
» 11/02/2007 11:00:17 PM Perhaps one of the problems here is that we are still focussed around a "system".....
» 11/02/2007 10:47:16 PM Umm, can we all for a moment just stop and appreciate what we DO have, rather than moaning.....
» 11/02/2007 10:31:46 PM Col Rouge, glad to hear a voice of reason! There is no reason why someone risking their ca.....
» 11/02/2007 10:17:14 PM The GST, while collected by the Federal Govt, is a State tax, with revenue going to the St.....
» 11/02/2007 10:09:26 PM May I suggest that the prominance of the coverage of Geoff Clarke's case is not so much th.....
» 11/02/2007 9:50:33 PM How easy is it for police to "drug-test" drivers for pot? Perhaps the difficulti.....
» 11/02/2007 9:29:27 PM Jolanda, Given that you dont see your son in the school setting, perhaps he really is a li.....
» 11/02/2007 9:19:30 PM If you follow the strict teaching of the bible, then God does indeed love Osama, as he lov.....
» 1/02/2007 9:43:29 AM It depends very much on which mine you are looking at, what work arrangements you want, an.....
» 31/01/2007 12:02:44 PM Never thought I'd see us agreeing on something, spendocrat! Yes, most pregnancies that end.....
» 31/01/2007 11:51:42 AM It would seem that those people who dont feel like they control their lives are the truly .....
» 31/01/2007 11:31:34 AM "does the signing of such a pledge by people entering Australia suggest that Australi.....
» 31/01/2007 11:16:27 AM Ted I'm with you. It's next to impossible to put a finger on, because it is so subjective......
» 31/01/2007 10:58:02 AM Greenrealist, you are spot on the money. I have been arguing a very similar line on the ar.....
» 31/01/2007 10:52:57 AM The government cant control private spending and debt levels, nor should it (apart from th.....
» 31/01/2007 8:23:00 AM aqvarivs, I know a number of farmers that have done just that. Try to ride on both sides. .....
» 31/01/2007 8:02:20 AM Saintfletcher, agree with the need to fix the systems that we have. Recycling of water ha.....
» 30/01/2007 12:12:37 PM Bugsy, they dont live like that because there is no personal restriction. There is no impa.....
» 30/01/2007 10:21:45 AM jamesH. There are those of us that earn more than the men in our lives. My disposable inco.....
» 30/01/2007 10:15:16 AM Volition, read my post - I defined what a reasonable lifestyle is. The basics. It would be.....
» 30/01/2007 10:06:14 AM Proverbs, you are right in saying that no amount of money can fix a problem that money is .....
» 30/01/2007 9:55:45 AM Kartiya Jim, I voted for my local member, who happens to belong to the current government......
» 30/01/2007 9:37:06 AM Doesnt have to be population control Bugsy. Just stop infrastructure development where you.....
» 28/01/2007 10:41:10 PM "good grief" indeed, David M! Those poor yachties, earning less than $200k. Why,.....
» 28/01/2007 10:30:08 PM singlemumof1, I think you hit the nail on the head. Neith you or I are responsible for the.....
» 28/01/2007 10:18:49 PM R0bert, there are also temporary residents compared to permanent residents. Temp residents.....
» 28/01/2007 10:07:11 PM Ah, volition, that shopping in a town scenario depends on the circumstances of the individ.....
» 28/01/2007 9:11:23 PM Moni, if you are going to make accusations, at least get your facts right. The maternity p.....
» 28/01/2007 8:56:53 PM "Ever looked for a dentist in the bush? Ever looked for a doctor in the bush ? Ever l.....
» 28/01/2007 8:26:42 PM W, dogs are usually expected to bark if they are startled by something. I wouldnt be takin.....
» 28/01/2007 8:15:57 PM Volition, why do large corporate mergers and buy-outs require ACCC approval - surely there.....
» 25/01/2007 9:27:49 PM Volition, I have no objections to a market set price, if the market is truly allowed to de.....
» 25/01/2007 4:30:26 PM Oliver, agree that dole payments are for both parent and child, but sadly is often not use.....
» 25/01/2007 4:15:29 PM VK3AUU, you might be onto something. Instead of another stolen generation, send the kids t.....
» 25/01/2007 12:37:26 PM YngNLuvnt, is this persecution aimed at people that practise Christianity themselves, or t.....
» 25/01/2007 12:28:15 PM CJ, sad but true is that fear and hate are very much a part of the human psyche. Go read t.....
» 25/01/2007 12:13:50 PM Oliver, your idea is akin to dumping a desert nomad into Sydney and expecting him to thriv.....
» 25/01/2007 11:29:32 AM The article that was provided in the link is very interesting. Indeed I got a bit of a gig.....
» 25/01/2007 10:59:43 AM David Latimer: "Racial discrimination is illegal in Australia. If you act on your rac.....
» 25/01/2007 10:40:56 AM It seems like a very individual approach is what is needed. Even in a state as small as NS.....
» 24/01/2007 4:51:01 PM Spendocrat, I dont think anyone would suggest that we rush into repeating that until a ful.....
» 24/01/2007 4:31:55 PM VK3AUU, it would indeed be interesting to see a study that compares both the emotional sta.....
» 24/01/2007 2:02:45 PM I havent checked in on this debate for a few days, and so have gained a little perspective.....
» 24/01/2007 1:23:10 PM Volition, I dont have a problem with the concept that making money in itself is not a bad .....
» 24/01/2007 12:49:03 PM Amel, I disagree. Some DO expect racism, so they are wont to find it where it doesnt exist.....
» 24/01/2007 12:29:07 PM Rainier, if I was only interested in seeking support for my own opinions, then I wouldnt b.....
» 23/01/2007 8:31:02 PM kartiya jim, are you suggesting another public holiday?? You've got my vote!! :) Leigh, a.....
» 23/01/2007 3:07:10 PM R0bert, I get your point! A risk of making sweeping statements, I am afraid!! :) Yes, I t.....
» 23/01/2007 1:18:32 PM Wow. Thank you......
» 23/01/2007 1:05:32 PM Runner, plenty of Christians (and even churches) preach their own versions of Christianity.....
» 23/01/2007 12:56:17 PM Rainier, It is the topic of another thread, but we are a democratic country (although some.....
» 23/01/2007 12:23:57 PM It is very true that you can lead a horse to water but you cant make it drink. This applie.....
» 23/01/2007 10:23:45 AM Service station owners certainly have some say in where the prices are set, but few will s.....
» 23/01/2007 10:05:15 AM A well-composed article. I see the authors point about uniting Muslims in this country as .....
» 23/01/2007 9:40:59 AM There seems to be a willingness to discuss this topic on other threads, so lets give it a .....
» 23/01/2007 9:01:35 AM Goku, Please read the debate to see who has been commenting on ghetto's before assuming it.....
» 23/01/2007 8:33:04 AM One hasnt figured in the comments at all - Bob. He will be growing up without a father, wi.....
» 22/01/2007 7:45:57 PM Spendocrat, see whay I mean about the topic being very subjective. I write something that .....
» 22/01/2007 1:16:35 PM Trying to get back to the original theme of the thread, are there different types of racis.....
» 19/01/2007 9:34:18 AM I welcome the questioning of the motives of Woolworths, in light of the tactics that the s.....
» 18/01/2007 9:21:28 PM Leigh, I have to agree with you, a bludger is a bludger, no matter where he lives or what .....
» 18/01/2007 1:06:15 PM Those male posters that have expressed their annoyance that this article and subsequent ap.....
» 18/01/2007 12:31:21 PM Parents should be there to help pick their kids up when they fall, not stop them falling i.....
» 18/01/2007 12:31:07 PM Parents should be there to help pick their kids up when they fall, not stop them falling i.....
» 18/01/2007 12:14:00 PM Rainier, you should get out more, or at least out into the areas where indigineous languag.....
» 18/01/2007 12:11:00 PM Again, we come back to a definition of what racism is. To simply bring attention to the fa.....
» 16/01/2007 4:06:16 PM Perhaps we can seek to examine why racism (or whatever you want to call it) exists. Is it .....
» 16/01/2007 12:22:55 PM Cornflower, hear hear about the the family friendly shopping facilities. I am pleased to b.....
» 16/01/2007 10:37:49 AM spendocrat, go back to the definition posted by Leigh (2nd post I think). Hating the irish.....
» 16/01/2007 10:22:59 AM I must say I found the first few weeks of motherhood remarkably easy. Yes, there were worr.....
» 16/01/2007 9:50:24 AM I have to agree with those posters who have outlined that discriminatory views are more he.....
» 16/01/2007 9:28:36 AM its good to see the author raising such issues - the implications as far as the FTA goes h.....
» 12/01/2007 1:04:06 PM Anyone reading this might be forgiven for thinking that farmers must be getting increasing.....
» 12/01/2007 12:40:47 PM Spendocrat, I was born here, therefore I have an indisputable right to be here. If you wer.....
» 11/01/2007 9:59:49 AM Snout, you raise some interesting points. I am by no means comfortable with homosexuality,.....
» 11/01/2007 9:44:09 AM Sorry Leigh - didnt mean to imply that SA was backwards ;) I know each town has a treatme.....
» 10/01/2007 2:57:41 PM Tapp, count me in with Col and Leigh. Sorry, but we have a democracy. So now its 3:1. Bett.....
» 10/01/2007 2:31:31 PM Some drink recycled water, spendocrat. Anyone downstream of the upper Murrimbidgee drinks .....
» 10/01/2007 10:30:33 AM As far as reducing agricultural use goes, how about outlawing the purchasing of additional.....
» 9/01/2007 12:47:20 PM I have neglected to check this discussion for a little while, but have found it hasnt prog.....
» 9/01/2007 12:29:41 PM "Air conditioning is not the same thign as greenhouse emissions. If taxed enough, tho.....
» 9/01/2007 12:10:16 PM Oh my goodness, what a nasty article. Playing the blame game along with the pollies is not.....
» 9/01/2007 10:19:30 AM Freediver, I was not joking about using taxes to curb usage. Our tax system is already amo.....
» 9/01/2007 10:02:35 AM Might I suggest a majority of these google searches were men looking for a copy of "t.....
» 9/01/2007 9:19:53 AM Hear hear, aqvarivs. Its just another reason why our society should support family farmers.....
» 8/01/2007 9:14:22 PM "Ask your supermarket manager...for products...of imported wheat...After all, kangaro.....
» 8/01/2007 8:32:33 PM I dont propose that every single house in australia have access to broadband. When I talk .....
» 8/01/2007 8:14:32 PM Please people. Stop the talk about taxes. I am a tax accountant and my life is complex eno.....
» 5/01/2007 4:09:27 PM Tapp, I have to agree with Col to a large degree. Take a look at some reruns of Yes Minist.....
» 5/01/2007 11:21:51 AM A very interesting article. BD, your quotes show enough to demonstrate that the Koran is.....
» 5/01/2007 10:54:44 AM There is no doubt that kids need to make their own mistakes from a very early age. Various.....
» 5/01/2007 10:38:55 AM Perhaps there is a way to explain, in further biblical terms. There is nothing to suggest .....
» 5/01/2007 8:08:34 AM One of the major problems with Australian telecommunications is that it is expected that p.....
» 4/01/2007 3:12:51 PM I'll start by pointing out that I am more than happy for anyone to "have a go" a.....
» 4/01/2007 2:20:53 PM This could possibly be a reflection of purchasing costs. Consider that metro service stati.....
» 4/01/2007 1:23:24 PM Funnily enough I could answer most of those questions without thinking too hard (I didnt g.....
» 10/11/2006 3:33:30 PM The Murray rarely flows out to sea naturally. Lake Alexandrina at the mouth of the Murray .....
» 10/11/2006 2:30:37 PM No doubt there will come another time when disaster in one form or another wipes out a lar.....
» 10/11/2006 1:30:09 PM Who paid for the research though, is my point. I'm sure UQ didnt fund the lot. Look, if y.....
» 10/11/2006 1:05:25 PM Perhaps I am too young to have ever viewed the US through rose-coloured glasses. I am natu.....
» 10/11/2006 10:08:04 AM Steve I am not in a position to judge whether $35m is an excessive amount or not. But dont.....
» 10/11/2006 9:57:05 AM Ludwig, its been a long time since I studied legal principles, but I do remember a concept.....
» 10/11/2006 9:47:04 AM Liam. The environment is a subset of the economy. Yes we need our environment to make mon.....
» 9/11/2006 1:01:47 PM As for water use, cotton is a desert plant. However to produce well it needs a regular wat.....
» 9/11/2006 12:54:39 PM http://www.ancid.org.au/pdf/mildura_pdfs/DriversinWaterValue/NihalJayawardane_ancid.pdf .....
» 9/11/2006 8:54:46 AM Misunderstanding about the cotton industry is widespread and ingrained. Cotton farmers ten.....
» 8/11/2006 2:51:09 PM Doogs, good to see some stats. The fact is Aussie farmers ARE the most efficient in the wo.....
» 8/11/2006 1:14:45 PM Yabby is right to talk about appropriate stocking rates and the assessment of risk in deci.....
» 8/11/2006 1:03:56 PM bushbred, I find your comments on the filling of Lake Eyre very interesting. Its a concept.....
» 7/11/2006 3:03:31 PM Well put aka. I cant help but wonder at the lack of outrage (or at the least the very mu.....
» 7/11/2006 1:22:04 PM If you want a relatively cheap house, come out west of the divide. Yes people, there is li.....
» 5/11/2006 9:06:46 PM Tapp, at the moment you would have a hard time finding water to lead your horse to! Ludwi.....
» 5/11/2006 8:32:49 PM tristan, these people should get out of the city. I could make an extra $20k a year if I m.....
» 4/11/2006 8:53:58 PM Mickijo, society has not deconstructed into tribes, it never evolved out of them. People h.....
» 4/11/2006 8:41:05 PM Realist, Spend a bit more time listening to your accountant (or get a new one). Stamp duty.....
» 4/11/2006 8:31:55 PM Oh Ludwig, please grow a sense of humour! I went fishing for a bite and I certainly got it.....
» 4/11/2006 8:18:33 PM That's interesting kartiya. I would suggest that only corporates or the govt would be able.....
» 4/11/2006 8:09:15 PM Spider, if you dont like the prices where you are then either downgrade your own ambitions.....
» 3/11/2006 7:19:16 AM Kaep, you may be interested to know that it is raining in inland northern NSW. Where I am .....
» 2/11/2006 1:07:07 PM MechEngineer, farming is not the only occupation that the govt bails out. If you loose you.....
» 2/11/2006 12:53:37 PM CJ you're correct. Whilst I think what Cubbie has done is quite clever in terms of drought.....
» 2/11/2006 12:41:05 PM Remco, have you ever used public transport, received family tax benefit, been paid a paren.....
» 1/11/2006 8:42:31 PM tapp I applaud your gumption, but remember that you cannot please all of the people, all o.....
» 1/11/2006 8:13:57 PM Brad I would suggest that the attention that kids pay to marketing is due to some very cle.....
» 1/11/2006 8:04:33 PM Is it possible that first home owners are aiming too high? I grew up (and not that long ag.....
» 1/11/2006 7:21:36 PM Actually logic, I think the article is about what motivates members of the minority (in an.....
» 1/11/2006 12:47:03 PM Great article. The delivery of a balanced opinion is rare and is to be applauded. So wha.....
» 1/11/2006 12:22:44 PM Huh, tides wiping out 1/2 the worlds population? Well that will at least make the anti-gro.....
» 1/11/2006 11:58:08 AM Well put arguement Hamlet. You have neatly summarised the problems at the other end of the.....
» 1/11/2006 8:04:51 AM Remco, I will suggest that you go for a drive out of your cosy little suburban life, and f.....
» 31/10/2006 12:48:56 PM Well said Booster. I too like the article and the slant that it puts on the problem. I gre.....
» 31/10/2006 9:37:05 AM I strongly advise keeping cotton out of the debate. There are few industries that generate.....
» 30/10/2006 8:52:47 PM Rob513264, I am not arguing your point at all. The point that I am trying to make is that .....
» 30/10/2006 7:18:21 PM cont.. Various parts of the country have various drought expectations. In the liverpool p.....
» 30/10/2006 7:18:01 PM Oliver, you may need to do a little research before commenting on something that you seem .....
» 29/10/2006 12:02:27 PM Mercurius, I agree with your comments that the sheik is not the only person that has made .....
» 29/10/2006 11:35:36 AM Lets get back on topic guys. There will be unlikely to be a large group of indigineous a.....
» 29/10/2006 10:28:08 AM Rob, I dont suggest that the matter is trifling at all. But please dont suggest that peopl.....
» 28/10/2006 2:56:07 PM There is a world of difference between flogging a child and smacking it. One suggests a la.....
» 28/10/2006 2:43:58 PM Its a pity the debate on this thread has been so emotive, and those there has so far been .....
» 28/10/2006 1:30:09 PM Accent, It doesnt matter if you are up the creek without a paddle now - the river's dry, s.....
» 27/10/2006 8:47:40 PM Remco likes to rant on about economic efficiency. Consider that agriculture is most heavil.....
» 27/10/2006 1:28:02 PM You are right about big business caring only that profits are rolling in. This is one of t.....
» 26/10/2006 2:23:01 PM I have no problem with girls getting the cane if boys will. Provided that punishment is me.....
» 26/10/2006 12:15:56 PM cont... I dont think anyone is in favour of govt assistance to farmers in standard dry ti.....
» 26/10/2006 12:15:29 PM One pertinent fact is lost by those that nay-say interest rate subsidies - the vast majori.....
» 24/10/2006 8:37:55 PM Bondi Pete, you certainly have some good generalisations there. Not so sure that these all.....
» 22/10/2006 2:59:46 PM Arjay, couldnt agree more. In order to learn cause and effect, and consequence-based think.....
» 6/10/2006 1:49:50 PM "What enables these militants to attract a ballooning number of recruits? The answer .....
» 6/10/2006 1:04:22 PM Cornflower, these men that you say suffer such a sense of futility etc, need to get off th.....
» 6/10/2006 11:52:15 AM Something has been missed so far in all discussions that I have seen on immigration, mutli.....
» 5/10/2006 1:59:19 PM I wonder how much money is wasted on providing interpreters and printing forms and informa.....
» 5/10/2006 9:23:32 AM Has anyone tried going along to an old-persons home and asking the residents what the weat.....
» 4/10/2006 11:37:40 AM Any worker anywhere is at the mercy of their boss in trying to earn a pay increase. Why sh.....
» 4/10/2006 11:21:19 AM Well done. I suspect many would not be mature enough and sufficiently in control of their .....
» 4/10/2006 10:05:36 AM One of the earlier posters nailed this one on the head. What people do in the privacy of t.....
» 4/10/2006 9:23:41 AM Masculinity in crisis? Only if the male population is too lilly-livered to stand their gro.....
» 3/10/2006 2:47:08 PM "water is not a limiting factor if every new house has a decent sized water tank and .....
» 28/09/2006 10:50:47 PM Foundation, you might be able to refer to me as an anti-immigration lobbyist. You'll gener.....
» 27/09/2006 1:06:15 PM Ok Proust, young and stupid you must be. Its a bit rough for you to say knock the grieving.....
» 26/09/2006 2:04:10 PM "The failure to allow individual agreements at wages below the minima is a tacit admi.....
» 26/09/2006 1:41:20 PM Justice comes full circle when these men marry and have daughters. Then point out that the.....
» 26/09/2006 1:12:26 PM Blackstone, Be careful of what ABS statistics say. Given that we have just had the most r.....
» 26/09/2006 8:59:15 AM Snout, Sure do know the words to "and the band played waltzing matilda". Sung it.....
» 24/09/2006 8:11:17 PM "Much of Australian culture is charming but superficial. We make heroes out of sports.....
» 23/09/2006 3:08:18 PM "Kids are now left home alone because mum just has to go and make her 'mark' on the w.....
» 23/09/2006 12:49:58 PM If there has been a large impact from the likes of Sept 11 and other terrorist acts, it is.....
» 23/09/2006 9:56:58 AM I notice that other posters want to whinge about no-one being game to try and define the v.....
» 23/09/2006 9:54:02 AM Why has this debate arisen now, when the requirements that Howard mentions are already in .....
» 20/09/2006 1:26:17 PM Any generalisation is bound to be wrong. Spending habits and income are too individual to .....
» 18/08/2006 2:01:44 PM I find it interesting to read the comments about wages increasing as being the saviour of .....
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