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» 26/08/2018 2:45:19 PM Foxy, are you suggesting that a person, or persons, that pass by several safe havens to fl.....
» 24/08/2018 6:53:14 AM Having been in retail for 41 + years, I have witnessed a lot of changes and I must say tha.....
» 24/08/2018 6:42:23 AM Well Rache, I hope you are right, because nothing short of someone with real balls in this.....
» 22/08/2018 6:28:59 AM Perter Dutton is one of the very few modern day polies with the balls to bring this countr.....
» 19/08/2018 8:30:11 AM https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/inside-the-train-chaos-and-how-a-balloon-shut-par.....
» 19/08/2018 8:26:25 AM Very few things in history have been free, as most have been acquired using some form of c.....
» 19/08/2018 5:57:38 AM people should never forget that it took just 19 radicals to bring America, the worlds 'sup.....
» 18/08/2018 7:09:01 AM The difference is we as people all have life spans, where as Islam is a movement. My fear.....
» 18/08/2018 7:02:31 AM I have no issues with charities being tax exempt, however, as soon as any charitable organ.....
» 16/08/2018 7:09:35 AM Sorry for the late involvement, but in my view foreign aid should only ever be paid from s.....
» 9/08/2018 7:50:15 AM https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/farmers-allowed-to-shoot-kangaroos-amid-drought/a.....
» 6/08/2018 11:03:15 AM Foxy, what is here now in mining has no relevance to the discussion, as its new mines that.....
» 5/08/2018 3:13:58 PM Steel, it has been suggested that the car man industry was subsidized to the tune of $50,0.....
» 3/08/2018 1:44:33 PM The frightening part of all this is while Turnbul has a commanding lead over Shorten for t.....
» 3/08/2018 12:53:39 PM Sorry for late reply...Arm Chair, its because modern day politics has become a race to the.....
» 1/08/2018 1:54:31 PM Yes, having not seen this poster before, one wonders if he/she will resurface......
» 1/08/2018 1:52:18 PM With five from five of the super Saturday elections going against the LNP, I suggest this .....
» 26/07/2018 2:12:57 PM I just don't get why people on this forum can not see the forest for the trees. TAKE YOUR.....
» 26/07/2018 2:08:29 PM It amazes me how anyone thinks living in public housing for most of their life is fair. F.....
» 20/07/2018 8:36:05 PM Foxy, you are missing the point of my thread. Aleed himself said that while these people .....
» 20/07/2018 7:13:24 AM So this guys slams the Pm for his comments about African gang violence in Melbourne, then .....
» 10/07/2018 11:44:21 AM My view is that if the criminal is under the age of 18, and can't pay, then the parents sh.....
» 4/07/2018 5:59:43 AM Belly, with all due respect this is part of the reason the country is in such a mess, beca.....
» 2/07/2018 2:32:54 PM This thread should have been called 'enough rope', because you give any idiot enough rope .....
» 2/07/2018 2:30:02 PM Belly the reason so many bags go to land fill rather than recycling, is because the loads .....
» 1/07/2018 6:37:02 AM Do the math. I recall Coles and Woollies post a net profit of around 3%. These bags will .....
» 29/06/2018 6:54:27 AM Yuyutsu, thanks for clearing that up, I often wondered......
» 28/06/2018 9:34:18 PM Off topic a little, but not too much, there is a Christian community near me that holds a .....
» 28/06/2018 9:27:28 PM Indi, what he is saying is that at 20%, those in the 48 cents per dollar margin would pay .....
» 28/06/2018 9:22:29 PM Foxy, with respect the hasbeen, hey said he has never seen a shopping bag in the ocean. I .....
» 28/06/2018 2:04:50 PM Ok, so to the next problem, hygiene. This is something I touched on myself well before th.....
» 27/06/2018 8:40:38 PM Okay Aidan, so what about a financial transaction tax, or say 1 or 2% applied to every sin.....
» 27/06/2018 8:36:14 PM Firstly, paper bags require trees. They are also very expensive and given the uproar from .....
» 25/06/2018 7:40:47 PM Yes Toni, how often do we hear of a driver being fined for eating a hot pie, or drinking a.....
» 25/06/2018 7:34:45 PM O SUNG, one option I would like to see put to the test is to pay far higher salaries, and .....
» 25/06/2018 7:25:05 PM Belly, unless you want to allow low skilled workers work for ten bucks an hour, you are dr.....
» 24/06/2018 7:19:31 AM We have a situation where the law makers in our country are insulated from the effects of .....
» 24/06/2018 7:06:36 AM Is Miss, there is another side to that as well. I have a mate who refuses to use self serv.....
» 23/06/2018 9:24:49 PM I read an article in the courier mail recently whereby the mining bosses have all but thro.....
» 23/06/2018 9:16:12 PM Belly, the fundamental difference I see in creating jobs is that the unions think it is a .....
» 23/06/2018 6:42:12 AM indi, I have to disagree. While I accept that the union/labor campaign against work choice.....
» 22/06/2018 9:10:27 PM Still wanting to shut that gate there Belly. Sorry mate, the horse has bolted old mate. It.....
» 22/06/2018 9:06:49 PM Foxy, I look at who is my best local member, regardless of their party, because if you vot.....
» 22/06/2018 9:02:46 PM belly, if you put gst on every item purchased by big business, and take away input credits.....
» 21/06/2018 8:59:26 PM Belly, are you aware GST is only paid by the end user, as all ABN holders, paying GST on c.....
» 21/06/2018 8:54:06 PM While I am personally in favour of changing our plastics use, I am dumbfounded as to why l.....
» 21/06/2018 7:04:17 AM Great article. I rarely read such long articles but this one is so on the money. Like mos.....
» 20/06/2018 8:48:21 PM Belly, please don't distort my view on corporate taxes. I have clearly said that in order .....
» 20/06/2018 1:35:05 PM Oh Paul, perhaps your frustration should be aimed at the irresponsible parents who put the.....
» 20/06/2018 1:28:03 PM Continued by rehctub The reality is Belly you can't keep pushing employers for more and mo.....
» 20/06/2018 12:33:48 PM Belly, if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, by all means dream on, but the reality is .....
» 18/06/2018 2:25:22 PM Belly, the world I grew up in in my early working years was one where if you didn't keep u.....
» 17/06/2018 7:27:56 AM Well said belly, after all, this is an 'opinion' site and we are all entitled to our own o.....
» 16/06/2018 7:19:22 AM My tip is they are heading north simply because the cost of living expenses down south hav.....
» 16/06/2018 7:07:15 AM Aidan, so just where are these extra jobs you speak of? Belly, if you're still around, th.....
» 15/06/2018 12:31:25 PM david, nothing comes to mind straight away, but there have been times when I was wrong, an.....
» 15/06/2018 7:52:55 AM davd and Foxy, personally I couldn't care how many women are in any amount of roles, altho.....
» 14/06/2018 9:02:05 PM David F, with all due respect, you're referring to a heavily male dominated era. I'm afrai.....
» 14/06/2018 3:15:51 PM In my view Foxy a leader should have had his her hands dirty, as the best supermarket mana.....
» 14/06/2018 7:34:29 AM Belly, I see you're on about multinationals not paying tax again. Any luck with the compar.....
» 14/06/2018 7:22:11 AM Aiden, how does a machine, that replaces workers, make workers more productive. Of cause .....
» 13/06/2018 7:26:09 AM If anyone wants to bring governments into this, then they need look no further than a comp.....
» 12/06/2018 7:50:23 PM Yes but you only pay the most if you earn the most, what's unfair about that. Our money wo.....
» 12/06/2018 7:47:55 PM Belly, how many unions jobs would you suggest are casual, as a percentage of their workfor.....
» 12/06/2018 6:39:00 AM ttbn, we now live in a world that is either dominated by, or at least heading towards sing.....
» 12/06/2018 6:31:14 AM Indi, if such a tax were implemented, I alone would be some $18K per year better of just i.....
» 11/06/2018 9:13:01 PM Yes Indi, I find it ironic that the unions are using members funds to force their members .....
» 11/06/2018 9:10:00 PM Indi, I have thought a financial transaction tax should at least be costed. Our current t.....
» 11/06/2018 1:28:50 PM Belly, perhaps you can do some math on corporate tax. First calculate the taxes generated.....
» 11/06/2018 8:12:10 AM Doog, a late response to one of your posts and different pay levels for different tasks. O.....
» 10/06/2018 5:07:47 AM Doog, the point is automation that was only really available to big business, the car indu.....
» 9/06/2018 7:53:46 PM You're right Belly, it's most likely not worth saving, well at least for the sake of the w.....
» 9/06/2018 7:46:51 AM Indi, if we were given a guarantee that your pension was a reflection on your tax contribu.....
» 9/06/2018 7:39:14 AM Another furphy used in advertising is that as a casual you don't get holiday pay or sick p.....
» 9/06/2018 7:31:40 AM Belly, you are fudging the figures old mate by trying to make a mountain out of a mole hil.....
» 8/06/2018 1:49:05 PM Indi my view on pensions are very different as in my opinion the pension one receives shou.....
» 8/06/2018 6:25:52 AM It is my understanding that the card is to be given to ALL welfare recipients, including d.....
» 8/06/2018 6:11:43 AM As a customer, you have every right to decide which businesses you want to support, and wh.....
» 7/06/2018 7:45:17 PM This casualization of the workforce goes back almost three decades, with the introduction .....
» 5/06/2018 4:06:46 PM Ar Foxy, spoken like a true bleeding heart. He screwed around, literally, and got caught o.....
» 5/06/2018 3:44:13 PM Ok, let's take this as a hypo scenario. A rental in cheaper area, say my area, Caboolture.....
» 5/06/2018 7:15:45 AM rache, forcing anyone to use tax payer funds is not depriving them of anything. The money .....
» 4/06/2018 9:34:07 PM One way to address the dole bludger is to make the dole so uninviting that they would beg .....
» 3/06/2018 8:19:38 PM Foxy, as you know I have been a butcher for 41 years now, and only did an alternative job .....
» 3/06/2018 7:35:32 AM Well, unless you work for a tax payer funded organisation, or you have been living under a.....
» 1/06/2018 6:53:38 AM Casualization, so long as an employee retains the right to come and go from job to job, an.....
» 30/05/2018 8:29:40 AM As for welfare, this brings me back to the baby bonus theory, of why it was what it was. T.....
» 30/05/2018 8:16:36 AM Like it or not, many of our problems with regards to wage growth are the fault of the cons.....
» 28/05/2018 9:09:08 PM Personally, I think we should be very worried, worried about where we are now, in comparis.....
» 27/05/2018 9:43:11 PM There have been two leaders in the past decade willing to have a go, and both got axed. To.....
» 27/05/2018 9:35:37 PM Foxy, I doubt we will ever see anyone of any real worth in the top jobs, simply because th.....
» 25/05/2018 11:43:11 AM How can anyone say women are working more, while in the same breath they say women are ear.....
» 24/05/2018 5:59:19 PM I just don't get why people are obsessed with having to have what they see as the 'right m.....
» 23/05/2018 7:19:39 AM I guess the sooner we come to accept that men are from venus and women from mars to sooner.....
» 22/05/2018 4:00:35 PM Foxy, for me it as follows 1,2,3 neutral, 4 F, 5 & 6 N and 7 M. I couldn't care if we had.....
» 21/05/2018 6:10:32 PM Careful there ttbn, you know facts don't sit too well with many on this site.
The next th.....
» 21/05/2018 4:04:14 PM Allan, tell me you're taking the piss, because you certainly don't appear to be stupid.
T.....
» 21/05/2018 5:40:01 AM But then again, most of you still think just turning up for work should be reason enough t.....
» 21/05/2018 5:37:39 AM Let's recap. Julia Gillard....plunged us in to a debt position we will most likely never r.....
» 16/05/2018 12:35:17 PM Well that's great, thanks.
He is now starting to serve and I introduce him as a kid who wo.....
» 15/05/2018 3:47:25 PM ALAN b, you're not quite right mate, as corporate taxes are paid on every dollar, unlike P.....
» 15/05/2018 3:36:19 PM If ever there were a dog chasing its tail, aboriginal housing and welfare is a classic exa.....
» 15/05/2018 3:22:21 PM Thanks foxy. It busts my hump to see many of our elderly, many of whom have either fought .....
» 15/05/2018 12:09:05 PM O sung, thankfully those days are long behind us, at least in my type of shop...small qual.....
» 14/05/2018 6:30:15 PM I have just had a young fellow work for me for 12 weeks on the dole. Of cause he got an ex.....
» 14/05/2018 6:25:59 PM More importantly, why are we encouraging anyone to live jobless or more importantly in pla.....
» 8/05/2018 8:35:49 PM Yutsu and paul I heard an interesting opinion recently whereby the reason the baby bonus w.....
» 22/04/2018 7:35:01 PM Paul, sorry for the late reply, but many work for the dole recipients struggle to get out .....
» 22/04/2018 7:25:22 PM GJOESQ, research is not required. Coal. Find it, remove the over burden, extract the coal,.....
» 17/04/2018 1:00:14 PM So the one question that will remain unanswered is, where will the jobs come from for thos.....
» 17/04/2018 12:58:46 PM It amused me how so many think a job and a basic income is a given. Unless you create you.....
» 17/04/2018 12:53:37 PM I got a quote from Redcliffe to Bris airport via air train... $103 return for two people. .....
» 27/03/2018 11:53:22 AM Well foremost it wont really matter because short of some serious ass kicking, we will nev.....
» 19/03/2018 2:22:47 PM All I know is that when the late Kerry Packer died at his polo game, and was brought back .....
» 15/03/2018 9:53:19 AM So Toni, are you suggesting that I'm dreaming?.....
» 13/03/2018 1:03:03 PM It should be more like HTFU, as most so called sufferers just need is a good old fashion k.....
» 13/03/2018 12:59:52 PM Not sure what your point is Paul, but perhaps that's why we don't communicate too much any.....
» 12/03/2018 11:50:31 AM Our population numbers have never really concerned me, other than being unable to support .....
» 12/03/2018 11:36:39 AM In my area, ambulances now have their flashing lights on whenever they are on the road, no.....
» 8/03/2018 2:46:37 PM Y, you have hit the nail on the head, as our farmers will find themselves in a position wh.....
» 7/03/2018 4:05:53 PM Are you serious David? Do you honestly believe that a small reduction in company tax will .....
» 2/03/2018 2:32:34 PM So many take so much for granted yet they don't sit back and realize just what it took to .....
» 2/03/2018 2:24:27 PM It's all our own fault as we are now paying for our stupidity in letting these types in in.....
» 27/02/2018 12:51:22 PM So Paul, looks like you have been brain washed as well mate. As for me picking on people, .....
» 24/02/2018 5:32:17 PM If only we could find a way to make them accountable. Wouldn't that be nice......
» 24/02/2018 5:29:59 PM Foxy, do you actually believe that?
We avoided recession only because of injecting hundr.....
» 23/02/2018 5:27:20 PM Some key factors should be set for immigrants, with the most important being, if you have .....
» 23/02/2018 5:20:47 PM Well said Everald.
We suffer so badly from those putting us at so much risk, just so they.....
» 23/02/2018 5:08:43 PM There is a simpler solution, 'NOT MY PROBLEM'.
I've helped raise two model kids and bring.....
» 23/02/2018 4:52:42 PM The past ten odd years have seen us go from a prosperous go forward nation, to one that is.....
» 23/02/2018 4:41:15 PM Nathan, you forget that money is simply a form of currency that is used to trade with and .....
» 16/02/2018 1:36:39 PM In our authorities defence, it is very difficult for them to provide comparative infrastru.....
» 15/02/2018 12:55:55 PM Careful there runner, the truth often gets hidden by a good story on this site. Either tha.....
» 15/02/2018 12:41:49 PM Nice try Toni, but this is lotto you know 'pick your own numbers' not a raffle.
Just read.....
» 24/01/2018 9:28:58 PM Not now soon, it would appear that a lot of gods followers disbelieve in things such as th.....
» 24/01/2018 9:24:29 PM well foxy it would appear the mother may be a DFI, which would explain a lot.
Oh well, we.....
» 24/01/2018 1:34:46 PM I see a mother suggests she will sue a bus company for allowing her daughter to miss her s.....
» 17/01/2018 9:52:44 AM I think a better use of our tax payer dollars would be to nominate a 'Time to become an Au.....
» 16/01/2018 9:39:19 AM The most effective speed camera/device, is the one often used at road works whereby it tel.....
» 11/01/2018 9:43:07 AM Is mis, we will agree to disagree I think......
» 10/01/2018 8:56:06 PM actually for the benefit lights add to awareness during the day, I would suggest the rare .....
» 10/01/2018 12:35:47 PM You know what amazes me, we watch these people run a muck in their own country then bring .....
» 13/12/2017 1:40:37 PM Well finally, we have dealt with the more important issue of gay marriage, so now we can d.....
» 23/11/2017 1:52:27 PM I have to agree with you Aiden, however, given the track record of reckless worthless proj.....
» 22/11/2017 6:03:00 PM In my opinion the recent foiled attempt to blow up one of our planes, a few months back, s.....
» 22/11/2017 5:58:14 PM Ok, so pensions come from taxes, and taxes are down and falling no doubt in the future. On.....
» 21/11/2017 2:46:17 PM ttbb, I'm happy for you as most self funded, or partially funded pensioners deserve what t.....
» 20/11/2017 9:24:41 PM personally Foxy I see the days of the royal family limited simply because they are out dat.....
» 20/11/2017 9:21:17 PM I call this the two p's. Pensioners v Prisoners. Its a pretty sad place when our prisoner.....
» 20/11/2017 8:58:00 PM Foxy, just because the majority in WA voted yes will not stop poofter bashing from occurri.....
» 20/11/2017 1:37:33 PM Opinion2, how are my principles wrong and yours right? I’m very happy with the laws that s.....
» 20/11/2017 6:54:47 AM Ok Paul and other SSM supporters, what should I do if faced with this situation, which may.....
» 17/11/2017 8:31:38 AM Opinion2, here we go again, it looks like this stupid stupid man is going to get these law.....
» 16/11/2017 5:55:38 AM Opinionated2, do you actually have marriage equality? Simply being given the right to marr.....
» 15/11/2017 9:39:44 PM thinkabit you are using logic, and unfortunately logic does not cut the mustard on this si.....
» 15/11/2017 9:31:59 PM Jayb, its all a diversion to take focus away from the real truth, that being that no matte.....
» 13/11/2017 1:32:30 PM I was sought of offered carbon credits for my land, however as usual the goal post kept ch.....
» 13/11/2017 5:39:14 AM While we are being asked to vote on the right for gays to marry, the gays are actually see.....
» 13/11/2017 5:33:39 AM Unfortunately it is all too easy to waste other peoples money when one is not accountable,.....
» 13/11/2017 5:24:12 AM Y, they are not refugees, they are illegal arrivals. Emp, we had a working system until K.....
» 11/11/2017 2:41:38 PM Gee careful there hasbeen, the truth usually hurts on this site. My lady friend required .....
» 11/11/2017 2:30:29 PM Dear oh dear Toni, you really should get the raw nerve looked at old mate. There is nothi.....
» 11/11/2017 2:24:54 PM Opinionated2, if you had driven a modern 4x4 you would not have started this thread. In f.....
» 9/11/2017 3:29:45 PM Don't forget the extremely important word 'equality' which is what this is all about, marr.....
» 9/11/2017 3:19:33 PM Opinionated2 Perhaps you should go and test drive one. At least then you will have some i.....
» 4/11/2017 7:31:32 AM Meanwhile our entire car manufacturing industries have gone, yet this once in a hundred ye.....
» 3/11/2017 7:33:49 AM steel, I'm guessing my interpretation of the word 'queer' is wrong, as to me, anyone who l.....
» 2/11/2017 6:51:06 AM Y, its call UNACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENTS gambling with OUR taxes. Too many policies these da.....
» 31/10/2017 8:59:51 PM Paul, I have nothing personal against queers, I simply will not recognise their marriage a.....
» 31/10/2017 8:49:30 PM Y, to connect just 4 properties where I have land in the bush will take 15 to 20 km of cab.....
» 31/10/2017 7:00:34 AM Sorry, but that's a ridiculous statement. I mean, where do you draw the line. What about .....
» 31/10/2017 6:42:18 AM The whole thing was a disaster from the outset, aimed among other things to bring the bush.....
» 31/10/2017 6:28:31 AM Well, for those like myself who are opposed to ssm, the truth is the powers to be can impo.....
» 18/10/2017 7:45:44 AM Farmers are now prime targets for firearm theft as many legally own semi autos and many do.....
» 18/10/2017 7:41:06 AM One problem we now face is that kids no longer know how to safely handle a gun. Of cause .....
» 18/10/2017 7:16:49 AM While I'm a supporter of vaccinations for children, it does make me wonder why the parents.....
» 11/10/2017 3:40:49 PM The simple answer is NOTHING! FULL STOP! You see Americans who own guns are of the opinio.....
» 28/09/2017 8:39:27 AM The best political quote I have heard about opm was by Tony Abbott, when he said, and I qu.....
» 18/09/2017 2:00:44 PM Well we will wait and see wont we......
» 15/09/2017 3:39:37 AM Ok, so if we do get a 'yes vote' could this then lead to our schools being forced to refra.....
» 7/09/2017 6:40:03 AM Ar Toni, still living under that rock hey mate. I don't even watch the news anymore and I .....
» 6/09/2017 10:06:33 AM With the suggestion of replacing fathers day with 'special persons day' now a hot debate, .....
» 11/08/2017 4:42:03 AM Sorry for being absent. The whole point is the majority of issues between bike users and .....
» 31/07/2017 8:34:08 PM Without doubt one of the main beefs road users have with bike riders is that the road user.....
» 25/07/2017 6:21:31 AM Step one is to stop the waste. Trim the fat back out of the public service and yes, cut th.....
» 25/07/2017 6:01:39 AM Although I have not had fines for a several years now, grown out of the Porsches, most of .....
» 12/07/2017 6:15:05 AM One of your best posts yet Allan, well said. The latest gun amnesty is yet another joke, .....
» 14/06/2017 9:42:41 PM Doog, without doubt one of the worst smeer camp in an election was the Kevin 07 against wo.....
» 13/06/2017 4:27:00 PM To Foxy and other supporters of immigration, please tell me, how do we pay for ANYONE ELSE.....
» 13/06/2017 4:19:59 PM Listening to Tony Abbott on the Ray Hadley show yesterday, he said, and I quote, "the.....
» 13/06/2017 4:16:07 PM Doog, if all on the Paris agreement, some 165 countries if i recall, obied by it, the resu.....
» 11/06/2017 6:17:58 PM moonshine , im with you there. A few years back I hardly knew what a Muslim was, now I am .....
» 11/06/2017 6:12:54 PM I would rather see a system that rewards good behaviour by allowing the crim out once thei.....
» 10/06/2017 6:29:40 AM I just don't get it, why on the one hand are we putting our economic future in jeopardy, b.....
» 10/06/2017 6:12:58 AM Turnbull is not my government, he is a useless liberal 'wet' and as close as any conservat.....
» 8/06/2017 4:37:11 AM So here we go again, another death at the hands of a thug on parole. A 46yo father dead, .....
» 2/06/2017 8:33:26 PM Yes Hassy that idiot Fryberg was tied in knots today when questioned about the pros and co.....
» 1/06/2017 7:52:40 AM Of cause the gays cound just find another word, couldn't they Paul. This is one publicity.....
» 30/05/2017 3:15:58 PM Firstly to clarify, wages do come from profits, they come from gross priofits because like.....
» 30/05/2017 7:15:49 AM Well in my view Adan is about the closest to the money, with most others just being the us.....
» 28/05/2017 7:57:58 PM There is increased talk about low wages growth, yet there appears to be little talk about .....
» 28/05/2017 7:42:49 PM Perhaps Islam should be banned from any country that openly allows one to peacefully parti.....
» 27/05/2017 6:39:52 AM I just don't get this; http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/odempsey-found-guilty-of.....
» 26/05/2017 6:41:02 AM Where are we now, total embarrassment I would suggest, I mean, what else could you possibl.....
» 24/05/2017 6:23:05 PM Meanwhile, our world leaders remain reactive, rather than, pro active. Perhaps we will be .....
» 20/05/2017 7:10:23 AM Bazz, ive been on olo for ten years now and for as long as i can remember you have warned .....
» 19/05/2017 4:14:31 PM Rolly, i dont think we need to put a complete stop to immigration at all, its just that at.....
» 18/05/2017 6:35:35 AM I say our 'new world', because the prosperous world we had just a decade ago has gone, and.....
» 18/05/2017 6:20:12 AM Ar Albie Manton in Darwin, the old never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Ar.....
» 18/05/2017 6:17:08 AM Foxy, i axcept your wanting to end this discussion, however you summed it up perfectly whe.....
» 18/05/2017 6:10:58 AM Nathan, I chose to marry for the sake of my children having a mum and dad with the same na.....
» 17/05/2017 2:31:30 PM With all due respect foxy, thats not how its suposed to work. People are suposed to do as .....
» 17/05/2017 7:26:25 AM My tip, or wish I should say is for Abbott to join forces with Benardi and Latham to lead .....
» 17/05/2017 7:13:46 AM Foxy, youre missing the point. Private health insurance has nothing to do with it, the ins.....
» 16/05/2017 7:05:31 AM Sorry Foxy, a 'typo', should have been $400 extra......
» 16/05/2017 6:31:51 AM The whole point is, you cant set the rules of the game, then shift the goal posts midstrea.....
» 16/05/2017 6:23:38 AM foxy, nobody is or should deny you of your right to help others who you feel are in need. .....
» 15/05/2017 7:01:29 AM Doog, just like any accident, nobody can really predict something and that is why we have .....
» 14/05/2017 5:54:35 AM As for the 'its our gas' comment, well one posetive proposal is to share royalties with la.....
» 14/05/2017 5:45:15 AM cheerful and others, if you read my initial ost i clearly said 'there are exceptions. Of.....
» 13/05/2017 3:20:39 PM Alan, we have a TINY popuation with HUGE appities and the only way we can fund our EXPECTE.....
» 13/05/2017 3:12:19 PM Oh deer Doog, i thought you might catch on, so i didnt go into too much detail. The 10K is.....
» 13/05/2017 9:58:19 AM I got stiched up in my 20's whereby my insurance was put into whats known as a 'stepped po.....
» 13/05/2017 9:13:38 AM DW, fracking is only used where the gas is trapped, so i would suggest no......
» 13/05/2017 5:47:24 AM Mac, just how is the housing market going to halve in value? The renters will still be th.....
» 13/05/2017 5:24:50 AM Geoff, the short answer is, incompitent governments playing in a game where they were way .....
» 12/05/2017 7:58:40 AM Like it or not, the damage is done and no amount of taxing or shifting will fix the proble.....
» 11/05/2017 9:25:57 AM While am the first to call on the banks to do more of the heavy lifting, the reality is, t.....
» 11/05/2017 9:20:38 AM AJ, the original news report stated that she was not of sound mind due to being effected b.....
» 10/05/2017 1:15:58 PM the point is, how does taking an illegal drug give grounds to grant leave from facing the .....
» 7/05/2017 9:58:33 PM Yes, sad to say racism is alive and kicking. Had this woman no been indiginous, i would su.....
» 4/05/2017 7:46:09 PM How on earth can that woman, after having slaughtered seven of her own children, be let of.....
» 3/05/2017 7:52:22 PM Oh dear alan, you just dont get it, do you! Negative gearing allow investors to buy prope.....
» 3/05/2017 6:34:59 AM One word Cheerful, corruption. People are sucked in by media spin and continue feeding mi.....
» 2/05/2017 7:43:06 PM Too right Bazz, whether it be gas retention, of insulation, the fact is governments are si.....
» 30/04/2017 8:37:43 PM All foriegn aid should come from surplus funds because as it stands, our own people are mi.....
» 30/04/2017 8:28:35 PM Doog, what Bill is talking about is self managed super funds borrowing directly. I have su.....
» 30/04/2017 4:33:25 AM Youre missing the point, the retention policy should have Formed part of the original appr.....
» 28/04/2017 3:36:24 PM So Malcome has now insisted that the CSG compainies, having spent billions, that being aft.....
» 28/04/2017 3:23:17 PM Doog, what raises the price of housing is the amount of eligible buyers. So anything that .....
» 27/04/2017 9:18:32 AM Back in 1999 a butchers wage 15 per hour while an electrician was on 17.5 Today the butche.....
» 26/04/2017 8:14:17 PM His announcement was targeted at self managed funds and is aimed at making houses more aff.....
» 25/04/2017 6:53:26 PM He we go again, Bill Shorten playing around with super. Again! Does this idiot realise th.....
» 25/04/2017 6:48:37 PM If the greens, and to a lesser extent, labor get their way this country will be the cleane.....
» 25/04/2017 6:40:25 PM It's a tough call, privatization V publicly owned. With privatization you get the greed o.....
» 19/04/2017 9:26:29 PM 457 visas should have gone when the mining boom stopped. If these stupid politicians don'.....
» 16/04/2017 11:45:29 AM Oh dear Wendy, using the victim card again I see, poor poor women, they don’t deserve to b.....
» 15/04/2017 10:57:08 PM Leoj, my motivation is not driven by jealousy, although I do know a few distant relies who.....
» 14/04/2017 7:31:25 PM Leoj, I have no real issue with inheritant tax, provided there is a large safety net. Let.....
» 13/04/2017 12:25:59 PM There is no easy fix to housing affordability, however, I stress again, Sydney and Melbour.....
» 11/04/2017 4:18:03 PM Yes, the waste continues. Kinda makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, knowing your taxes jus.....
» 11/04/2017 4:14:06 PM Steel, if they do outlaw NG, which I doubt they will, all that will happen is investor wil.....
» 11/04/2017 6:39:51 AM Steel and Doog. Until you can provide clear answers to why markets in the likes of Perth h.....
» 10/04/2017 7:20:30 PM Steel, I have emailed Saul and he agrees that Sydney and Melboure are unique areas and do .....
» 9/04/2017 9:30:03 PM Doog, the VERY last thing banks want to do is kick people out of their houses. Gee I wish .....
» 9/04/2017 7:14:16 PM Ok Steel, so perhaps you explain just how the removal of NG will make houses more affordab.....
» 9/04/2017 9:59:18 AM So Doog, what effects do you think the removal of Ng will have on; Values? Rents? The buil.....
» 8/04/2017 2:22:44 PM My God Is Miss, any slower and you would be out pushing it. I also wonder how the authori.....
» 8/04/2017 2:19:24 PM Ok Doog, so do you think a couple, on modest incomes, should be able to afford a first hom.....
» 8/04/2017 6:09:08 AM Hi Saul, i have a theory aboutaffordable housing, more so that it's a bit of a myth in th.....
» 8/04/2017 6:03:59 AM Why is it that people stop debating when there are facts involved that disprove their theo.....
» 7/04/2017 6:09:41 PM Yes, it will be interesting to see if anyone can expalin any benefits of fremoving negativ.....
» 7/04/2017 5:57:09 AM So let's assume we remove negative gearing. At present, your average 'mum and dad' rental.....
» 6/04/2017 9:48:50 AM With the so called rotten negative gearing once again in the spotlight, being blamed for h.....
» 6/04/2017 9:42:11 AM Sorry Has, only just saw your thread. Yasi was a cat 4, as they are cat by wind speed. 28.....
» 6/04/2017 9:37:18 AM Paul, it could also be said that "instead of complaining about housing/renting afford.....
» 4/04/2017 4:37:13 AM Yes, and meanwhie Airlie Beach still has no power (as of Sunday night). Speaking to my br.....
» 4/04/2017 4:26:16 AM Alan, i will reply to your post shortly......
» 4/04/2017 4:23:54 AM We are well into the downhill spiral. You know there is a huge problem when grodd profit .....
» 1/04/2017 9:13:57 PM Alan, just how will the removal of negative gearing provide affordable housing? As for th.....
» 1/04/2017 6:07:43 AM Progresive Pat, while i have not yet read the article, are you aware of the importance exp.....
» 29/03/2017 12:14:19 PM Yes, i would like to see the courts recover wasted funds, the likes of that woman who sued.....
» 29/03/2017 12:03:28 PM Paul without a doubt Q&A would be one of the most bias shows on air, always playing to the.....
» 28/03/2017 10:34:33 AM The ironic part of all of this is that while we shut Hazelwood, Japan is building multiple.....
» 25/03/2017 1:41:04 PM Rache, coffee shops typically buy just about everything in pre made, including the likes o.....
» 23/03/2017 9:26:26 PM So Paul you agree that it should be illegal to place a net over ones fruit do you. I think.....
» 23/03/2017 9:23:57 PM rache, you just simply dont get it do you. A coffee costs about .60 cents to make or 12%,.....
» 23/03/2017 9:16:57 PM Killarney, landlords have been forced to be ruthless because if we dare take our eye off t.....
» 23/03/2017 7:14:37 AM Personally, I think there is some merit in allowing people to access their super for a fir.....
» 23/03/2017 6:41:05 AM Paul. Most leases today have what are referred to as 'core trading hours' and they are usu.....
» 22/03/2017 1:08:48 PM So Rache, how do you explain restaurants, some very good ones, being closed on Sundays. Re.....
» 22/03/2017 1:04:00 PM Other activities that are illegal while driving, but rarely policed. Eating a hot pie, dr.....
» 22/03/2017 7:55:19 AM My mother went outside one morning to find a flying fox trapped in the net she has used to.....
» 22/03/2017 7:43:17 AM webbrowan, I have been a retail butcher for 40 years tomorrow to be exact, 28 of those in .....
» 21/03/2017 8:17:46 PM No Toni, not for a while, however my brother owns a very sucesful one and i know quite a b.....
» 19/03/2017 8:28:31 PM I don't take you as stupid Doog, so you must be ignorant, because for the last time MY BUS.....
» 19/03/2017 8:53:05 AM Coffee shops are not the real victims, restaurants are and this is why. For a typical $10.....
» 19/03/2017 8:50:46 AM Rache and Doog, you may not see this now but here goes anyway. Coffee shops are not the r.....
» 19/03/2017 8:41:21 AM Speaking of public servents, well hospital staff, I went to the local hospital emergency d.....
» 17/03/2017 2:30:46 PM AC, we have a huge disadvantage to other nations when it comes to infrastructure projects,.....
» 15/03/2017 7:17:22 PM The greens leader has come out saying that we are working far too hard and should be looki.....
» 15/03/2017 7:12:40 PM It has nothing to do with a failing business, its simply unsustainable for many to be open.....
» 14/03/2017 1:00:43 PM Doog, the majority of employees are employed by small business, risk takers. If you incre.....
» 13/03/2017 9:10:53 PM Actually EJ my business is not effected by the rates as ours have not changed. Still 125% .....
» 13/03/2017 2:03:40 PM With all due resoect Foxy, why dont you wake up and smell the roses. One single terroris.....
» 11/03/2017 8:41:52 PM With the Turnbul government floundering around trying to decide how best to find an approa.....
» 11/03/2017 8:25:16 PM I'm not against vacination doog, both my kids were done and my grandson as well. I'm just .....
» 11/03/2017 1:47:04 PM Sadly, i know a young lady. now in here 20's who at an early age had a reaction from her n.....
» 7/03/2017 3:21:21 PM nickname the cash invoice, in most cases, is a cheaper option offered by the tradesman. Wh.....
» 6/03/2017 7:45:33 AM Nickname, When penalty rates were set for the likes of retail and hospitality, the shops/c.....
» 5/03/2017 8:47:23 AM It amazes me when people refer to the fair work commissions suggestion on penalty rates as.....
» 4/03/2017 1:25:11 PM progressive pat, to bring this home I boarded a plane yeaterday in Brisbane. First we had .....
» 4/03/2017 10:42:27 AM Sorry Chloe, can't open your links. TTBN this is typical labor hypocrisy at its best, the.....
» 4/03/2017 10:07:16 AM Sorry Armchair but you are mistaken, because penalty rates, in particular, hospitality, we.....
» 3/03/2017 7:09:49 AM With the penalty rates hearing being the last commission hearing to have released its find.....
» 2/03/2017 2:14:35 PM Ok Doog, so i assume you accept you have been caught out exaggerating the truth. As for c.....
» 2/03/2017 10:42:12 AM Nice try there Doog, a 25% reduction you say. Just like your labor puppet, Shorten, you b.....
» 1/03/2017 10:27:31 AM Foxy, the signs were there loud and clear that a change was in the air so as to speak. Bre.....
» 1/03/2017 10:14:19 AM Regardless of who runs this country, we need a person of action, one with not only the bal.....
» 27/02/2017 4:17:53 PM What makes you think TA wants the top job anyway. The party is a complete basket case......
» 27/02/2017 6:45:34 AM Ttnb, not only are 33% on the dole, but the remaining 67% have taken jobs that Aussies sho.....
» 25/02/2017 11:22:42 AM The fact is the libs have turned into the 'liberal wets', about as far right as a conserva.....
» 25/02/2017 11:17:46 AM Steel, Pauline is the one in the spot light. She is also the one who has not given up the .....
» 24/02/2017 4:06:53 AM I see Pauline, still refereed to as a 'fish and chip shop owner', has claimed the scalp of.....
» 24/02/2017 3:55:27 AM I heard somewhere that there are an estimated 1.5 million feral cats here and they eat 3 s.....
» 24/02/2017 3:52:55 AM Oh dear, another 'hit and run' by a bias author......
» 24/02/2017 3:51:41 AM Steel Yes, I do, but we still have to eat. The reality is, and it's not likely to change,.....
» 22/02/2017 10:57:46 AM Paul and Steel, if we stop exporting coal, and lets face it, it does not matter whether it.....
» 21/02/2017 6:46:45 PM I think the greens want to take us back to the age of candles. SM, I suggest the majority.....
» 21/02/2017 5:21:15 PM Jennifer, I ask you to provide a simple 'hand on heart answer' to my simple question, Q. .....
» 21/02/2017 5:00:54 PM The whole energy target is a complete and utter sham, because even if we did reduce our co.....
» 21/02/2017 8:56:57 AM Shadow, politicians say what the electors want to here and after all, who can blame them b.....
» 20/02/2017 3:09:36 PM The law is a complete joke as one get treated more harshly for trapping an annoying flying.....
» 17/02/2017 12:25:29 PM Sproblem with that isn the banks are carrying all the risk, whereas they are already handi.....
» 17/02/2017 12:20:56 PM The whole point of this is that if renters have diligently paid their rent for ten years, .....
» 17/02/2017 7:44:35 AM LeoJ I could not agree more but unfortunately we continually get bombarded with the 'woe i.....
» 16/02/2017 1:48:26 PM So what about this for a suggestion, made by one of my employees. People who can demonstr.....
» 16/02/2017 1:30:23 PM Its just a shame that so much of what is said here is true, but we dare not mention the fa.....
» 13/02/2017 6:02:39 PM Alan, by all meas keep dreaming because after all, dreams are one thing no one can take aw.....
» 11/02/2017 9:57:34 PM It's about time. These people enjoy our generosity then thumb their noses at us and until .....
» 11/02/2017 9:53:14 PM What many people dont understand is that any move that devalues housing, has an adverse ef.....
» 10/02/2017 6:39:56 AM I note Shell is looking at solar power stations with coal seam gas as a back up supply. Ma.....
» 9/02/2017 7:35:58 AM Paul, what ever we allow in this country must be to the betterment of all, not just the se.....
» 8/02/2017 7:24:11 AM So Paul, if it's less than 0.1% of the population, as you say, then in theory it would eff.....
» 7/02/2017 10:46:03 AM Yes Paul, it must be frustrating for both labor and green supporters to have been presente.....
» 7/02/2017 10:41:30 AM ice try Paul but surely bankruptcy is not a criminal offence. On that note, apart from me.....
» 6/02/2017 5:19:34 PM Unlike the GST which is a very inefficient tax, if memory serves me the 2% flat tax is a t.....
» 6/02/2017 7:21:23 AM Arm Chair, Aidan doesn't allow the truth to get in the way of a good stary. But well said .....
» 6/02/2017 7:13:36 AM Paul, while I too hate the amount that is wasted by pensioners, anyone who has in any war .....
» 5/02/2017 7:48:26 PM CHERFUL, surely seems like you are speaking from experience. Firstly, the governments loo.....
» 4/02/2017 7:21:35 AM Lego, our governments collectively, go from stuff up to stuff up only to be rewarded with .....
» 4/02/2017 6:51:43 AM I don't see what all the fuss is about with these people because one, they are in a much b.....
» 2/02/2017 12:00:29 PM Paul, few would disagree that while every Muslim is not a terrorist, pretty much every ter.....
» 2/02/2017 8:55:24 AM Doog, i have no issues with ligit arrangements, however, there are many situations where c.....
» 1/02/2017 6:59:10 PM Sorry cos but i would hardley class the Williams sisters as 'light weights'!.....
» 1/02/2017 6:53:55 PM Yes ttbn i agree, we should have an imediate ban on any potential Muslims, whether they ap.....
» 1/02/2017 6:31:09 AM I see the new one nation candidate for WA is stiring the honey pot which will no doubt be .....
» 1/02/2017 6:18:20 AM It's a figure of speach Toni and prety much sums it up......
» 31/01/2017 8:37:22 PM the sooner people acept that women are from Venus and men are from Mars, the sooner they c.....
» 31/01/2017 5:38:54 PM Hey Stevi, let us know when you need to take a breath! Perhaps someone else will get a wor.....
» 31/01/2017 7:37:19 AM Paul, i don't have a problem with most benefits, although with regards to super I would pr.....
» 31/01/2017 7:24:13 AM thinkabit, it comes under the heading of 'equal rights, but only when it suits' i think. .....
» 30/01/2017 6:43:39 AM Powder puff you say Paul. What's 'powder puff' about a question about one party, having ta.....
» 30/01/2017 6:39:29 AM The sad thing is that if Muslim leaders were capable of controlling their own people, none.....
» 29/01/2017 6:30:23 PM Foxy it takes a certain person to come back from failure even in my own experience i have .....
» 27/01/2017 4:38:53 PM Brarvo for him i say, it's about time the political leaders of the world saw past all this.....
» 27/01/2017 4:28:21 PM Good to have a civil discussion with you Paul, I am not the enemy, rather the messenger. .....
» 27/01/2017 4:19:18 PM Oops, wrong thread. Go Trumpy!.....
» 27/01/2017 1:06:01 PM Good to have a civil discussion with you Paul, I am not the enemy, rather the messenger. .....
» 26/01/2017 6:47:15 PM Rache, i am not suggesting under employment is not a problem, i am simply suggesting some .....
» 25/01/2017 3:30:38 PM Aidan, we also have no evidence that many claiming welfare are unfit for work due to drug .....
» 25/01/2017 7:05:52 AM Paul, Sunday trading (QLD at least) was lobbied for by the big supermarkets, not small bus.....
» 24/01/2017 5:32:44 PM Aidan, it is well known within the circles that many small businesses pay some hours on th.....
» 23/01/2017 7:52:22 AM Paul, as i have said i don't support underpayment of wages, i am simply pointing out why i.....
» 22/01/2017 8:04:09 PM You people just don't get it. One is far better off taking a casual job, then getting cas.....
» 22/01/2017 7:54:17 PM Steel, super stream is a great idea, however one flaw is that if you get the total figure .....
» 21/01/2017 2:05:16 PM There you go doog, one side of the story again. Mr Abbott had his hands tied by the senat.....
» 21/01/2017 7:21:41 AM While there has been an increase in this area known as 'under employment' the reality is t.....
» 20/01/2017 7:01:45 AM Doog, One thing you can never have taken away from you are your dreams. Enjoy!.....
» 19/01/2017 12:57:56 PM Who would want a full time job anyway, you are required to work certain hours, some not fa.....
» 18/01/2017 9:23:25 AM t dud.tbn, you have to wonder how much of what Tony screwed up was the doing of Peta Credl.....
» 17/01/2017 8:36:26 AM So what are you saying Is Mise, did they take a wrong turn?.....
» 17/01/2017 6:29:48 AM Who in their right mind would want an idiot like Shorten or a dud like Turnbull at their e.....
» 17/01/2017 6:23:10 AM Foxy, your admission that stronger measures are being taken to protect societies from extr.....
» 16/01/2017 2:33:35 PM Is Mis, you cant abolish travel expenses as travel is a part of their job and, if one trav.....
» 16/01/2017 7:24:36 AM Dream on, the march that was to be cancelled was at Katoomba (not sure of the spelling) in.....
» 16/01/2017 6:44:18 AM here's an interesting read http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/comment-a-debt-recovery.....
» 13/01/2017 7:59:22 PM With the cancellation of some Anzac marches, you would have to say that the terrorists and.....
» 13/01/2017 2:40:38 PM Now thats how you should treat a thief. If only we could do the same here......
» 13/01/2017 2:35:35 PM Billyd, if my full time employees are rostered on to work Sundays, and Christmas day falls.....
» 12/01/2017 12:55:27 PM The authors list CTC. Yes, they do get away with not paying as much tax as perhaps they sh.....
» 12/01/2017 12:37:49 PM Sorry for the higher than usual amount of typos Paul, i was interupted. this then means so.....
» 12/01/2017 7:58:10 AM Paul, in answer to your question, literally millions of goods and cash are stolen by staff.....
» 9/01/2017 7:31:48 PM At a time when the politicians are making cuts to pensions and the like, just being within.....
» 9/01/2017 7:27:43 PM Paul, if you want to make comparisons you need to compare apples with apples, as there is .....
» 9/01/2017 6:00:32 AM And do you know why many of these insidents ocurred Paul, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WILL NOT PA.....
» 7/01/2017 6:27:27 AM Another thread ended with fats. What a shame......
» 7/01/2017 6:26:17 AM EJ we have gone from $300K turnover to just over 1 mill in less than two years, so we are .....
» 6/01/2017 2:23:49 PM No, actually Paul i gave them the ultimate gift, i didnt sack them. You see many small bu.....
» 5/01/2017 5:14:12 PM Paul.....Butch, I am happy with the holiday arrangements as they are now, see no need for .....
» 4/01/2017 9:58:58 PM Mikk you can't be serious. the boss does not determine a workers shift in the retail indus.....
» 4/01/2017 9:45:08 PM Sorry Toni, i was only trying to have a discussion with you, so please dont run off just b.....
» 4/01/2017 9:43:23 PM Does the cat have your tongue Paul. Surely one with your self confessed wisdom can answer .....
» 4/01/2017 5:42:16 AM so answer my question Paul, why the extra holidays, and why not trade one for say Easter S.....
» 3/01/2017 11:27:07 PM BTW toni, i guessed you missed the part where i said 'WITH NO INCOME MYSELF' meaning i did.....
» 3/01/2017 11:20:30 PM nice rant there toni, but i didnt open christmas day, but still had to pay public holiday .....
» 3/01/2017 12:20:48 PM Referundemdrivensocienty, suoer is calculated on gross pay, in other words every hour work.....
» 3/01/2017 12:13:21 PM Another thing you clouns dont realize it that we had two extra public holidays thrown at u.....
» 3/01/2017 12:09:37 PM Oh dear, here you go again Paul, sticking your nose into someone elses business. What you.....
» 3/01/2017 5:57:25 AM Referundemdrivensocienty, welfare payments are not the issue, the two critical issues are .....
» 30/12/2016 2:29:45 PM I must admit Paul, you have quite an imagination on you, just assuming i am a law breaker .....
» 29/12/2016 2:38:30 PM Yes they can olivia but medioka doesnt keep up with the jones.....
» 29/12/2016 2:36:40 PM Paul a lot of cash wages are due to the disincentives to employ people through the correct.....
» 28/12/2016 10:04:19 PM while there is merrit in allowing FHB to dip into thier super for a deposit, there are man.....
» 28/12/2016 10:22:28 AM A recent news article whereby a single mother is wrongly accused of owing $24,000 by centr.....
» 24/12/2016 5:40:35 AM Dear Dimity and Kathrine. Are you both aware that the healthiest option for any Forrest is.....
» 20/12/2016 12:44:36 PM Dear Suzan, coal means jobs, jobs mean properity and proserity is what makes the wheels tu.....
» 20/12/2016 12:36:42 PM Interesting to see a politician in NSW actually grew a pair and demanded that the local co.....
» 13/12/2016 5:38:16 PM ttbn, while i am against 457 holders taking our jobs, the fact is they will now pay 15% of.....
» 12/12/2016 7:37:55 PM Sorry, wrong button, i should have said worked since 1977. On the topic i see some of us .....
» 12/12/2016 10:19:17 AM Paul and T800, i have worked since 1997 and was on the dole for three weeks after leaving .....
» 11/12/2016 8:08:46 PM Paul and Co, the simple truth is the dole is too genrous and too easy to get. Once on it, .....
» 8/12/2016 7:13:51 PM T800, benefits do not need to be paid in the form of cash as it can be too easily wasted. .....
» 8/12/2016 7:21:41 AM Paul, only those who want to succeed will succeed. The best way to get people off welfare.....
» 8/12/2016 7:12:34 AM janelle@highndsitewealth.com These people are great and deal with retired police officers.....
» 6/12/2016 1:29:35 PM Yes o sung wu, its comonly know as 'good guys come last' and its always been the way. In .....
» 21/11/2016 10:16:33 AM People cant grasp the fact the Pauline Hansen is not your average polly. Unlike your regu.....
» 21/11/2016 9:55:23 AM Cassandra, i must admit i have not read all your post but from the first page it appears t.....
» 12/10/2016 7:24:02 PM We hve just lost Ford, nd some who have lost their jobs have been there for 50+ years and .....
» 12/10/2016 7:20:20 PM Why is it so many pick on ceo's yet ignore the likes of sports stars earning tens of milli.....
» 4/10/2016 5:37:12 AM Yes I must admit one of my favourite responses to the question, "do you like cats&quo.....
» 4/10/2016 5:28:42 AM I have witnessed a family member, a father, being torn apart by this very same system. He.....
» 2/10/2016 1:11:54 PM Cats, both feral and domesticated cats, if allowed to freely roam, reek havoc on our nativ.....
» 1/10/2016 8:19:27 PM about grade 5 if I recall steel. About 1970 I think. Are you suggesting now that this did.....
» 30/09/2016 5:49:52 AM How can you claim something has been stolen from you when you stole it in the first place......
» 24/09/2016 7:48:27 PM Step one Paul is to remove the too easily wasted cash. Once that is done, then we will re.....
» 24/09/2016 7:43:51 PM Thomas, are you aware that that 20% you despise, are actually the ones paying the bills. T.....
» 22/09/2016 9:23:46 PM Albie Manton in Darwin, I agree totally with your assessment of trainees. I have three ap.....
» 22/09/2016 6:30:32 AM Well Steve, all I can say is we are what we sew. The key to any successful kid is loving,.....
» 21/09/2016 12:24:57 PM True Bazz, I wrote a while ago that world war three had started, not through guns and the .....
» 20/09/2016 11:31:48 AM Paul, we are fighting a battle where the horse has already bolted as the big mistake was t.....
» 19/09/2016 12:13:47 PM Like any race on earth, you have your good and you have your bad, however, the problem wit.....
» 19/09/2016 12:04:50 PM Continued by rehctub As for SSM, the small number queers in society, some of which would n.....
» 19/09/2016 11:58:05 AM What do we expect, this liberal 'wet' has been and still is a dud. He is prancing around .....
» 18/09/2016 6:18:07 PM Referundemdrivensocienty, the birth rates are further increased through multiple wives. T.....
» 17/09/2016 6:43:58 AM Not sure about the effects of Conroy retiring, but if there is a by-election, my tip is PH.....
» 14/09/2016 10:47:33 AM It's a tough one isn't it Steel!.....
» 14/09/2016 10:45:56 AM If people work for forty years, like I have, yet have nothing to show for it, then cry poo.....
» 14/09/2016 10:39:44 AM ttbn, given same sex marriage is the most important issue on the current agenda, I doubt a.....
» 11/09/2016 9:44:27 AM Yes I understand arm chair. The fact is people don't have to work here and if they are cu.....
» 11/09/2016 7:41:29 AM You lot can crap on as much as you like, the reality is the world need changing and it nee.....
» 11/09/2016 7:25:21 AM Steel, I have never questioned your entitlement to having been here longer, although like .....
» 9/09/2016 7:47:16 AM In all seriousness, I think these indigenous folk have to decide whether they want to be A.....
» 9/09/2016 7:37:09 AM Lefty One....So they need firm leadership? Pretty much the entire English speaking world .....
» 8/09/2016 4:17:44 PM Lefty One, the world is in turmoil and the only way out will be for real firm leadership. .....
» 8/09/2016 7:36:53 AM You've lost me doog, how am I living in the past? Brock, gee there must be some basket ca.....
» 7/09/2016 2:12:05 AM Mhaze, as sad as your prediction for doom and gloom is, I think it is facing reality. The.....
» 5/09/2016 7:30:18 PM Good article David. I think our answer lies in our super. What I mean by this is that we .....
» 4/09/2016 2:20:08 PM Its been almost ten years now since the Howard government lost the support of many people .....
» 4/09/2016 2:12:43 PM If we had had a computer run government we would still have money in the bank and as it wo.....
» 3/09/2016 11:21:00 AM Having had the best part of two months break from parliament post election, how pathetic w.....
» 3/09/2016 11:11:57 AM Lefty, I have always been of the opinion that this is what insurances are for. Now if one.....
» 31/08/2016 9:11:28 AM There is no need to spend/waste the money at all Paul, simply leave things as they are. B.....
» 30/08/2016 8:59:27 AM This 'woe is me' crap is getting out of hand and this whole case is a complete and utter j.....
» 30/08/2016 8:49:54 AM I want my chance to vote no, and as a tax payer I am entitled to my vote and that is all t.....
» 27/08/2016 8:44:28 PM BTW, I'm posting from Bali at present, what an amazing world we live in and who would have.....
» 27/08/2016 8:42:36 PM I think its fair to assume that the costs associated with asylum seekers, all up costs tha.....
» 27/08/2016 12:24:32 PM Yes we do have a super system to address retirement, however it is clearly in the cross ha.....
» 27/08/2016 9:08:22 AM Aidan, by avoiding a recession we have now seen house prices in the likes of Sydney and Me.....
» 26/08/2016 8:05:02 PM Its truly amazing that one person can cause so much damage to an economy (K Rudd removing .....
» 26/08/2016 4:32:35 PM you must be joking Aden, the guy is and was a complete dud......
» 26/08/2016 9:11:00 AM No nickname, its Kevin Rudds baby, not Bill shortens and we should never ever allow the Au.....
» 25/08/2016 6:52:15 PM I would get at least ten customers each week into my shop, bitching about how much the ref.....
» 23/08/2016 2:08:53 PM nicknamenick, Its simply another way of saying ZERO TOLLERENCE......
» 22/08/2016 2:14:37 PM Whether it be a maccas drive through, a local hardware store, or a government department, .....
» 20/08/2016 1:54:43 PM Actually I think you will find the bullet that killed the lawyer was a deflection, not a d.....
» 20/08/2016 6:20:14 AM ...However, the money will probably win. Not necessarily, you see in that country 99% of .....
» 20/08/2016 6:13:50 AM Welcome to the new world of the limp wrist brigade, nothing like the feather duster approa.....
» 19/08/2016 2:15:53 PM ....Thanks rechtub. Are saying that it is the 20-35 year olds who are potentially problem .....
» 19/08/2016 11:46:36 AM ttbn, Cast your mind back to your 20's if you want to understand the situation. Regardles.....
» 19/08/2016 10:59:54 AM Albie Manton in Darwin, I feel one of the main drivers of profits being shipped off shore,.....
» 19/08/2016 7:32:03 AM Aidan, I agree that trying to return to surplus is not good timing, however, governments s.....
» 18/08/2016 11:18:20 AM Mikk, if you continue to fund research, researchers will continue to do their research. I.....
» 16/08/2016 7:38:38 PM Since the turn of the century, 1800's to now, we have seem enormous headway made by man, w.....
» 15/08/2016 12:27:45 PM Not sure about AFL, I don't follow the game, but as for the NRL, with their new 'bunker' o.....
» 10/08/2016 5:41:50 AM Is this proposed law just another example of treating the symptom, and ignoring the cause......
» 9/08/2016 8:29:22 PM The fundamental flaw in our pay system has always been in that one is paid for how long it.....
» 9/08/2016 8:15:34 PM Is Mis, its all double standards. They want to shut the world down, yet enjoy the benefits.....
» 9/08/2016 5:17:14 AM I guess this is no surprise, but no reply to my email from Mr Baird yet......
» 9/08/2016 5:14:22 AM Despite all the suggestions the best way to motivate anyone to find a job, is to stop payi.....
» 8/08/2016 8:36:28 PM If we want to get serious about youth unemployment, stop paying them cash. Half the proble.....
» 8/08/2016 8:20:36 PM If the offenders are repeat offenders, the following should apply. 1. If they are not nat.....
» 6/08/2016 4:12:09 PM ....No one is going to go after the sport of kings. But the sport of peasants is fair game.....
» 6/08/2016 4:05:44 PM Peter, I would like you to take your hat off, and replace it with the average Joe on the s.....
» 5/08/2016 8:49:49 AM So Mr Baird needs to explain why it is ok to cull unwanted race horses but its no ok to cu.....
» 4/08/2016 7:52:25 PM Unfortunately the only way we will ever find out which Muslims are radicals, and which are.....
» 2/08/2016 9:00:20 AM Steel, read my post history, I despise Turnbull, he is a complete dud. However, two wrong.....
» 2/08/2016 8:04:36 AM Killarney, I hen per cage instead of four amounts to a huge rise in infrastructure and mai.....
» 1/08/2016 7:18:30 PM Too right Joe, not a word mentioned about how and why these kids are there in the first pl.....
» 1/08/2016 4:43:34 AM Killarney, how can it have no economic effect. If a farmer were to make 50 cents per doze.....
» 31/07/2016 1:04:07 PM So here we have Kevin Rudd, having been passed over for the Un nomination, crying like a s.....
» 30/07/2016 5:40:58 AM Far too many of our decisions are made from the heart, and not from the head. I mean, how .....
» 29/07/2016 10:16:06 AM Rojama, while you are at it, also look up the word 'realism' because what you say is real .....
» 28/07/2016 1:00:02 PM Oh well, at least Poirot will go down as the one who would never answer a direct question,.....
» 28/07/2016 12:48:58 PM As usual, its someone else's fault, but hang on, if this little darlings led a normal life.....
» 28/07/2016 12:36:52 PM I think the truly stupid ones are the libs themselves for not replacing this twit. Hopeful.....
» 27/07/2016 7:52:23 AM Well firstly, im going to admit that my previous post was a little over the top. However,.....
» 26/07/2016 6:46:29 PM Well call me a racists but I hope the funding for any RC comes from the indigenous budget......
» 26/07/2016 6:37:57 PM Sadly Exis, money determines law in this country as in most cases, he who has the deepest .....
» 25/07/2016 7:10:41 AM Poirot, it wont bother me if Trump wins, in fact, it may well be time for a complete turn .....
» 24/07/2016 2:13:15 PM Poirot, I just cant believe you honestly believe the crap you write. Whether it be labor .....
» 24/07/2016 1:52:39 PM One theory I heard years ago, along similar lines, was that the server climate change led .....
» 23/07/2016 6:47:13 AM If you want an idea of just how much of an issue the Muslim thing is, just look at the thr.....
» 21/07/2016 10:15:14 AM It doesn't surprise me at all, as we live in a world that seems more focussed on issue lik.....
» 20/07/2016 6:57:02 AM Mikk...So how exactly are the police supposed to tell if monis was a terrorist or just a m.....
» 20/07/2016 6:51:21 AM Suze, the only reason Man Manus was even there was due to systemic failures in our legal s.....
» 19/07/2016 8:48:14 PM All this he said she said rubbish is not addressing the real issue. There is no doubt wha.....
» 19/07/2016 8:37:43 PM Perhaps we need a return to the old 'shoot first, ask questions later' when it comes to an.....
» 19/07/2016 2:10:52 PM Alan B, energy is only one component of running a business, the expenses in my business ar.....
» 19/07/2016 10:33:12 AM Let's slash emissions, switch to renewable energy , grow the economy and create jobs. How.....
» 19/07/2016 10:27:58 AM Gee Loudmouth, you seem to have chased Poirot away. direct questions have a habit of doing.....
» 18/07/2016 7:04:23 AM I do believe that the world is made up of different countries, with different cultures, fo.....
» 17/07/2016 1:03:04 PM Mikk, there is nothing racist in stating it how it is. While some of us constantly get cal.....
» 17/07/2016 6:52:21 AM The first step is to ban islam. The second is to destroy all mosques and ban the wearing o.....
» 16/07/2016 10:07:55 AM What I hate is the fact that I have paid my taxes for forty years plus, yet are literally .....
» 16/07/2016 10:02:31 AM Absolutely 100%. Our nation is no place for this type of man hatting machine. And it is a .....
» 16/07/2016 9:50:28 AM Alan, we have become reliant on the 'selling of our rocks to the world' simply because our.....
» 16/07/2016 7:05:35 AM Ross, you need to remove your tunnel vision glasses as it never ceases to amaze me how so .....
» 15/07/2016 9:04:54 AM The modern day refugee is now wanting to come here for a better life, not to make a better.....
» 11/07/2016 4:59:58 AM Poirot, Hawk went to war against Husain. Now if I got the country wrong, big deal, but he .....
» 11/07/2016 4:45:30 AM Toni, $5 to see a doctor is not unreasonable, besides, many of these people smoke, so if t.....
» 10/07/2016 5:58:57 AM Ok Poirot, so what was Hawks excuse to invade Iraq back in the 90's, remembering the word .....
» 9/07/2016 5:24:28 AM People get sucked in by their emotions. I mean, who didn't get disturbed seeing that littl.....
» 9/07/2016 5:12:32 AM Dogs are not social animals, they are pack animals mostly caught up in the world of human .....
» 8/07/2016 7:42:42 PM I must admit that about the only time I gamble is when I order Chinese food, however, you .....
» 8/07/2016 7:33:30 PM Suze, 'racist' is a very over used word nowadays, as so many confuse racism with realism. .....
» 8/07/2016 9:15:11 AM Doog, the reason Obama cant control guns is because the people don't want gun control, rat.....
» 8/07/2016 8:07:30 AM There is clearly no place in Australia for Islam. Islam is clearly a religion that among .....
» 7/07/2016 6:33:44 AM Arm Chair, I am the first to agree that everyone deserves a fair go, however, the main con.....
» 7/07/2016 6:23:31 AM Paul, you don't have to go back to 1985 for find dirty tricks, Have you forgotten Julia's .....
» 5/07/2016 8:23:34 AM Paul,still nothing constructive to say I see. BTW, you had better hope Trump doesn't get .....
» 5/07/2016 8:20:49 AM damn Paul, more money to make. Where am I going to spend all this cash! Hey hang on, that.....
» 5/07/2016 6:34:34 AM Ar the underachievers are out in force, free medical, free education and free health for e.....
» 4/07/2016 6:44:22 AM Paul, why do you get so defensive about issues like gay, when I never at any stage suggest.....
» 4/07/2016 6:17:39 AM Paul, that is nothing more than a typical ramble. If you would like to contribute, by all .....
» 3/07/2016 6:37:04 PM Phanto, the imagination is a wonderful thing, so enjoy your fairy tail. Yuyutsu, I say th.....
» 3/07/2016 6:33:19 PM Yes hasbeen if Turnbull does not stand down he will be pushed, whether or not they form go.....
» 3/07/2016 10:02:36 AM Yuyutsu, if you are married as you say without ligi papers, then split, you are free to mo.....
» 3/07/2016 6:27:20 AM I just don't get why governments and opp parties don't look at issues from all angles befo.....
» 3/07/2016 6:09:55 AM Phanto, regardless of what type of relationship you are in, you are not married unless you.....
» 2/07/2016 1:07:11 PM Aidan, if its about values and not rights, as you say, then why not simply come up with a .....
» 2/07/2016 6:13:06 AM Aiden, if its about rights and not values, then why cant the gay community simply choose a.....
» 1/07/2016 7:04:58 PM Ok Poirot, you state that 6.8 billion was the losses and, given not all interest charged o.....
» 1/07/2016 10:37:40 AM Poirot, I could also say that we went from zero debt to hundreds of billions of debt in ju.....
» 1/07/2016 7:35:51 AM rache, I hope neither your self, your family members, or your friends are renters, because.....
» 1/07/2016 7:21:16 AM Yuyutu I was drafting a post last night very much along the same lines as your post, howev.....
» 30/06/2016 6:40:56 AM Luc, in my previous post that you replied to, I clearly said forming a trust gets the bene.....
» 30/06/2016 6:30:15 AM It would appear that a vote for labor is a vote for gay marriage, and a vote for the libs .....
» 30/06/2016 6:25:19 AM Phillip, that's all Poirot believes in, but only when it suits I might add. I listened to.....
» 29/06/2016 8:52:45 PM Jay, whether or not the likes of Wollies employs these people, or they come from labor hir.....
» 29/06/2016 8:33:25 PM Sorry to correct you poirot, but gross rental income is added to your PAGY income, then yo.....
» 29/06/2016 12:33:06 PM Steel, if I as an investor, or better my wife, as she does not invest through a trust, buy.....
» 29/06/2016 7:17:39 AM Steel, the whole reason why this goes on is because we have priced ourselves out of the gl.....
» 28/06/2016 6:24:38 PM Aiden, where do you think the idea came from. I will give you a hint, colour of their skin.....
» 28/06/2016 2:19:43 PM Kirby, seems like you and I come from the same model, having been there myself for many ye.....
» 28/06/2016 2:14:28 PM AJ, when NG was introduced, interest rates were about mid to late teens, so Ng was a great.....
» 28/06/2016 12:02:30 PM Poirot, we will see the true end either way if labor wins and they get their policy across.....
» 28/06/2016 8:05:26 AM Steel and Yuyutsu, if you take away incentives to invest, people will stop investing, its .....
» 27/06/2016 5:40:23 PM The stupidity of this policy is that for about $1500.00 on can form a trust and claim all .....
» 27/06/2016 5:26:58 PM Mikk, I have said this often, and of cause nobody can give an answer, if we pay our trolle.....
» 27/06/2016 10:31:07 AM Doog, competition on the global market may not have a calculation, but it can sure determi.....
» 27/06/2016 6:03:36 AM I find it rather amusing how the opponents to negative gearing often use the statement 'wh.....
» 26/06/2016 6:15:14 PM While I accept $10 per hour is a very low pay rate, if anyone thinks we can afford to pay .....
» 26/06/2016 6:10:08 PM JB, the whole privatization movement has happened due to snouts in the trough. That, and t.....
» 26/06/2016 9:25:39 AM There is nothing more influential in the business of sport than bums on seats, and the fac.....
» 26/06/2016 9:13:18 AM Poirot, just so we are on the same page, are you talking about the 10% who not only pick u.....
» 25/06/2016 12:04:23 PM Yes Graham, and if it keeps one Muslim extremist from entering Britain, its a vote well pl.....
» 25/06/2016 11:54:03 AM Piorot, wrong thread I know, but the libs are paying about $40 billion per year in interes.....
» 24/06/2016 1:04:06 PM Doog, my tip is Turnbull will win, then get rolled, either by Morrison, Dutton, or even Ab.....
» 23/06/2016 7:07:27 PM Its nice to think that even as adults, some can still have dreams, because that's all the .....
» 23/06/2016 11:27:29 AM Would it not be more transparent if policy announcements came with the likes of 'we are go.....
» 23/06/2016 6:54:57 AM As we are aware, Labor is promising to go off and spend like drunken sailors again, but th.....
» 22/06/2016 3:03:56 PM More funding for schools is in my view the wrong approach, what would be far better would .....
» 22/06/2016 7:03:54 AM Jurnos have gone from reporting the news, to making the news, 60 minutes being a classic e.....
» 21/06/2016 6:16:39 PM 579, for small town businesses to thrive, they require customers. Just how will the NBN, r.....
» 21/06/2016 6:00:23 PM either way Poirot I don't trust either of them to take us on the right path to recovery, b.....
» 21/06/2016 4:30:41 PM Poirot, just an update. I have emailed Saul Eslake and he has provided me with the link an.....
» 21/06/2016 8:04:08 AM Yes hasbeen, Jandowae is a great little town, one I often pass through when I go to Miles......
» 20/06/2016 9:04:19 PM Poirot, you win, I will do the research myself. We will get to the bottom of this somehow......
» 20/06/2016 4:23:44 PM The whole system is a scam anyway, because here we have the two majors, as well as the gre.....
» 20/06/2016 4:15:13 PM Poirot, Saul Eslake is also one of our top economists, and when I email him, which I have .....
» 20/06/2016 6:37:15 AM Aiden, in many parts of the bush they get mobile coverage, which in turn allows for Wi-Fi,.....
» 20/06/2016 6:21:57 AM David, 'our own' refers to anyone who was either born here, or had immigrated here legally.....
» 20/06/2016 5:54:54 AM More support for such a system from a 'user pays' angle, is that the likes of electric car.....
» 19/06/2016 2:10:57 PM We have it all wrong as drivers should be registered, and the vehicles should only carry t.....
» 19/06/2016 1:55:42 PM O David, have it your way. So, why is it you protect these people in favour of those doin.....
» 19/06/2016 6:56:03 AM David, I do appreciate what Australia has to offer, because I help provide what it is we e.....
» 19/06/2016 6:43:20 AM Luce, teachers suffer from the same stereo branding as all professions/trades, they have t.....
» 18/06/2016 8:55:34 AM Diver Dan, i'm sure you would agree that had the entitlement brigade been a little more re.....
» 17/06/2016 4:27:22 PM Simon, whether it be health, domestic violence or education, the funding is poorly distrib.....
» 17/06/2016 4:13:13 PM Yes beach, predictably stupid would be one word to describe this idiot......
» 17/06/2016 4:09:16 PM Mikk, the answer to your question is very simple, values. You see it's only when city fol.....
» 17/06/2016 6:39:16 AM Ok Steel, we will remain divided on the employee/contractor argument. However, whats to s.....
» 17/06/2016 6:35:42 AM Dream on, given your 'white trash' statement, I will let you alone to continue 'dreaming o.....
» 17/06/2016 6:22:30 AM Our prime minister in wanting, Bill Shorten was quoted as saying, "No matter where yo.....
» 16/06/2016 10:28:51 PM Steel, there is a huge hole in that argument because the majority of shearers are contract.....
» 16/06/2016 10:21:40 PM I don't disagree with you on that one Poirot, those so called training mobs are a rip off .....
» 16/06/2016 11:37:04 AM Actually Poirot, I spend about half an hour at around 5am, another hour or so during the d.....
» 16/06/2016 11:32:13 AM Actually, David, during my time as a small business owner, risk taker and employer, I have.....
» 16/06/2016 6:10:15 AM So David, we currently have around 150,000 homeless in Australia. Do you think they are l.....
» 16/06/2016 5:57:38 AM Poirot, when are you going to stop the games and come up with the real numbers. Using you.....
» 16/06/2016 5:40:59 AM No Cossomby, those on $34K would be just shy of $3,000 per year better off, as a 2% transa.....
» 15/06/2016 2:05:04 PM Ok David, so let's cut to the chase. You say you want all these refugees to be welcome wi.....
» 15/06/2016 11:24:10 AM Many of the early immigrants came here with nothing, and could not speak, read, or write o.....
» 15/06/2016 11:12:05 AM I will take it on notice Poirot, but unlike most on this site, I work full time, but I wil.....
» 15/06/2016 10:57:46 AM 579, you may well be right as I know a few that refuse to pay super, and although I do pay.....
» 15/06/2016 7:08:10 AM Y, I couldn't agree more, but it is assumed these people are incapable of looking after th.....
» 15/06/2016 7:03:25 AM Thanks Poirot, now back to the current numbers. It has been suggested that the GFC accoun.....
» 15/06/2016 6:54:22 AM Dear David, the world you live has moved on my friend, as for every single non contributin.....
» 14/06/2016 5:57:17 PM Piorot, not being as old as some, and only forming an active interest in politics since th.....
» 14/06/2016 5:50:34 PM David, the 3.2 (40%) is what was mentioned on the news a while ago. Until I see otherwise.....
» 14/06/2016 1:16:53 PM Let's take one step at a time shall we Poirot, produce the REAL numbers why don't you. As.....
» 14/06/2016 12:22:23 PM Further proof that Islam is the problem, not so much Muslims. No doubt we will continue t.....
» 14/06/2016 11:33:40 AM Having been a long term critic of red tape on small business, it appears all the complaint.....
» 14/06/2016 11:28:22 AM David, numbers are not a problem, nor is water because what we consume is miniscule to the.....
» 14/06/2016 11:18:50 AM Ok Poirot, let me spell it out for you based on your own numbers. Net debt rose by $99 Bi.....
» 13/06/2016 8:02:30 PM Foxy, i'm a great butcher, but unfortunately not too computer savvy, so just cant seem to .....
» 13/06/2016 7:54:03 PM Robert, surely you don't believe we can actually produce jobs and growth? These fools are.....
» 13/06/2016 7:47:31 PM Dear David, firstly, being a man of your vintage you have my upmost resect however it is t.....
» 12/06/2016 7:50:11 AM Great article but im afraid it will fall on deaf ears on this site. People here only see .....
» 12/06/2016 7:22:35 AM Dear David, if memory serves me well, you are in your 80's are you not. If this is the ca.....
» 11/06/2016 9:50:47 PM It's most likely the oldest profession known to man, yet it still seems to bother some. H.....
» 11/06/2016 4:12:37 PM After paying my doctors bills, about three hundred dollars, I went to Medicare to fill in .....
» 11/06/2016 4:05:03 PM Good old Malcom has gone and kicked an 'own goal' by snubbing the people of Brisbane. Take.....
» 11/06/2016 4:01:16 PM David F, if you want more money for education and health, look no further than the 20 plus.....
» 11/06/2016 3:54:44 PM Ok Geoff, so are you suggesting we just walk away from the hundreds of billions spent on t.....
» 11/06/2016 3:48:27 PM Continued Now someone, perhaps my sparing mate Piorot, mentioned "why do people go in.....
» 11/06/2016 3:41:02 PM Paul, may I suggest you read my opening post, as I clearly addressed just what you are say.....
» 11/06/2016 6:10:06 AM If my prices were much higher on Sundays, you may have a point Paul, but they are not. T.....
» 11/06/2016 6:02:21 AM So Jeff, is this thermo energy something we can produce here, if so, can it be mothballed .....
» 10/06/2016 7:35:36 PM Suze, no I don't believe either party can achieve what they say they can, however, has Hoc.....
» 10/06/2016 7:24:55 PM Paul, i'm not referring to 'cash only' business, i'm referring to pretty much any small ca.....
» 10/06/2016 10:05:57 AM Paul, i'm not suggesting small coffee shops are suffering on Sundays, as many pay cash, or.....
» 10/06/2016 9:57:47 AM Still no recognition as to what amount of that $160 B was spent servicing labor caused iss.....
» 10/06/2016 7:16:34 AM Try and argue with the points made by SM Poirot. Although I do suspect the rate will be 1......
» 10/06/2016 7:01:22 AM So Pirot, who was it that helped stop his savings measures? You still have not told us ho.....
» 9/06/2016 1:51:42 PM I'm hearing you Paul. In my shop, which I operate with my son, or rather he now operates.....
» 9/06/2016 1:46:31 PM Poirot, are you a politician by any chance? As for the 68% who don't work, this is just a.....
» 9/06/2016 11:24:44 AM Here we have labour suggesting they will return us to surplus. Do they think the voting p.....
» 9/06/2016 11:18:29 AM Poirot, I have never claimed to be a good speller, however I also believe that if the mess.....
» 9/06/2016 10:45:07 AM Ok Steel, lets shift focus a little onto these new houses you talk about. You say a 5% de.....
» 9/06/2016 10:31:34 AM Too right Poirot, and perhaps if we ever see the day that cash in outlawed, this may chang.....
» 9/06/2016 6:54:37 AM Shadow, I would go one step further in suggesting that coffee shops that are branded are t.....
» 8/06/2016 8:21:11 AM Bu Pl, how many of those small coffee shop owners pay half cash, half on the books on Sund.....
» 7/06/2016 6:01:22 PM Steel, do you honestly think an investor is going to buy a property that has been negative.....
» 7/06/2016 5:42:09 PM Yes Paul, i'm not sure how I would handle a business like engineering as this requires hig.....
» 7/06/2016 7:20:02 AM Yes, my vote would go to ALA, but I don't have a candidate in my electorate. I just can no.....
» 7/06/2016 7:12:16 AM Well Paul, as I always say, I am happy to be proven wrong, and it would appear that your Q.....
» 6/06/2016 5:25:09 PM Stel, firstly, the majority of businesses purchased are leasehold, whereas houses are free.....
» 6/06/2016 5:13:18 PM Yes Phillip and to think we are looking to employ these unknowns in such a vital sector as.....
» 6/06/2016 10:22:03 AM It has been suggested that 40% of these immigrants are illiterate in their own language. .....
» 6/06/2016 7:34:10 AM Steel, to buy a $200,000 house will cost about $250 per week, borrowing at 5% and allowing.....
» 6/06/2016 7:02:34 AM Gee Paul, I didn't expect that! Just remember Paul, if you shop at a market, or even onli.....
» 5/06/2016 1:56:28 PM Yes Yabby, but that's because you are using the current method of defining a small busines.....
» 5/06/2016 1:51:35 PM Continued for Poirot There is little that effects business more than the constant threat o.....
» 5/06/2016 1:40:12 PM Ok Poirot, do you think we can avoid a recession in the not too distant future, if not, ho.....
» 5/06/2016 8:26:38 AM Steel another trend that could we be effected is where people buy their first home, 'a ste.....
» 5/06/2016 6:51:51 AM Steel, you asked me why I feel negative gearing remove on old homes will decimate the indu.....
» 5/06/2016 6:41:46 AM Dea Steel, I will come back to your negative gearing question. As for manufacturing, do y.....
» 4/06/2016 12:59:11 PM There is little doubt we are headed for another recession, much larger than would have occ.....
» 4/06/2016 6:37:50 AM quite simple Phillip. Firstly, this guy is an ambassador to the indigenous people, a prim.....
» 4/06/2016 6:30:03 AM Poirot, of that $430 billion in debt we have now, how much of that debt was due to interes.....
» 3/06/2016 2:16:55 PM Here we have the libs and labor going head to head about what they feel is a small busines.....
» 3/06/2016 2:07:19 PM The underlying problem here is third person intervention, because as it stands an outsider.....
» 3/06/2016 8:47:43 AM Poirot, of cause there is another angle at which to view your information, that being that.....
» 3/06/2016 8:30:51 AM 579, is this the same back stabbing ex union thug we are talking about, the one that broug.....
» 3/06/2016 6:54:55 AM So Toni, do we wait until they are married so the survivor can claim a widow/widowers pens.....
» 3/06/2016 6:45:00 AM nice try Paul, but may I suggest you stick to the facts, and the fact is you know damn wel.....
» 2/06/2016 5:01:57 PM Well it appears Bill may have finally revealed his grubby intentions if and when he wins t.....
» 2/06/2016 4:57:51 PM First it was Senator Perris, now it's MP Billy Gorden who appears to have scored an 'own g.....
» 2/06/2016 4:43:34 PM Sadly Has been you are probably right. I mean how else would we see an end to the entitlem.....
» 2/06/2016 7:50:18 AM 579, $50,000 PER WORKER, that's the number you should remember because that's the amount e.....
» 2/06/2016 6:56:24 AM Phillip, all things fluctuate going up in good time, then bad in bad times, or even not su.....
» 1/06/2016 5:58:23 AM While im the first to agree the likes of service industries should always retain penalty r.....
» 1/06/2016 5:50:28 AM SM, you simply can not legislate against stupidity as this woman was taken while swimming .....
» 1/06/2016 5:35:24 AM Suze, like it or not, the far right crazies as you call them are about our only hope of cl.....
» 31/05/2016 10:46:40 AM Yes well, what can one say Paul, some are just not up to the task and Julia was only tryin.....
» 30/05/2016 4:43:24 PM That $40 billion is years away 579, but you knew that didn't you. Labor spin, its the bes.....
» 30/05/2016 4:34:20 PM 579, you are most likely right about cash, however, we need all the help we can get to sti.....
» 30/05/2016 12:37:02 PM But there is an alternative 579, its called the cash economy and its happening right now. .....
» 30/05/2016 8:22:41 AM A first win for Malcom, so could this be a sign of things to come. All Bill had was his a.....
» 30/05/2016 8:18:38 AM Foxy, while there is no party I hate more than the greens, I did read somewhere that board.....
» 30/05/2016 6:18:24 AM That's not quite the point of the thread SM, the point is that if NG is removed from used .....
» 29/05/2016 9:12:45 AM So here we go again, the FWC says 'dob in a crock boss'. Well guess what, while wages and.....
» 29/05/2016 9:00:42 AM Son, there are many issues that need addressing, from immigration, bring tens of thousands.....
» 28/05/2016 3:29:23 PM 579, a very popular way for FHB to buy in is through the home buyers scheme, which by the .....
» 28/05/2016 12:43:43 PM No Luc its not the same because very few go into business to loose money, whereas many do .....
» 28/05/2016 12:05:16 PM Yes Toni, I guess the same could have been said for John Howard, and look how many regrett.....
» 28/05/2016 6:35:59 AM 'Austerity', too right arm chair, however, given so many are now welfare dependant, I doub.....
» 28/05/2016 6:24:05 AM Luc, once again you are splitting hairs. Either way NG helps to make investing more attra.....
» 27/05/2016 6:30:56 PM rache, negative gearing also subsidizes rents. Would you like to see those subsidies go as.....
» 27/05/2016 6:15:00 AM I have a trust with a large loss that I am claiming as we speak, brought about by a busine.....
» 26/05/2016 12:50:53 PM Ask treasury you say 579. Well, Wayne Swan asked treasury and treasury said he and his pa.....
» 26/05/2016 9:59:45 AM Mikk, where do you think the houses come from for millions of renters. Investors. So if y.....
» 25/05/2016 6:03:48 PM 579, your key words are 'sooner or later', but we need revenue sooner rather than latter. .....
» 25/05/2016 9:11:26 AM Arm Chair, we sought of had one in Tony Abbott, and don't be at all surprised if we see hi.....
» 25/05/2016 6:13:54 AM Labor would have us believe their negative gearing policy will save us $40 billion over th.....
» 25/05/2016 6:02:39 AM Yes, another 'do as I say, not as I doo' scenario hey. So here we have the labior green a.....
» 24/05/2016 9:13:53 PM Don't have a problem with the workers P, just the ungrateful whingers......
» 24/05/2016 3:55:07 PM So if a person pisses their life away and becomes addicted to drugs, is this person really.....
» 24/05/2016 3:47:09 PM My you well see this as a laughing matter, but mark my words, we are in for a huge hit and.....
» 24/05/2016 7:49:08 AM Robert, what about we cut tax concession to the rich end of town, as well as stop all form.....
» 22/05/2016 3:46:27 PM I think for my first time ever, I will be looking very hard at the minors, as I think what.....
» 22/05/2016 3:31:04 PM Paul and MIKK, while I accept some homeless are mentally ill and totally un employable, th.....
» 22/05/2016 7:15:27 AM Runner, I too agree that our welfare system is too generous, but not so much in the amount.....
» 21/05/2016 10:48:24 AM Another question may be, how many homeless people are homeless due to the likes of; Refusi.....
» 21/05/2016 8:26:44 AM Is it just me, or has Bill turned on the charisma in an attempt to wow the masses, a la Ke.....
» 20/05/2016 8:47:26 AM The show of total disrespect shown to our courts by their supporters further strengthens m.....
» 19/05/2016 4:31:28 PM Yu, you have to be kidding. These thugs should never have been stopped from leaving. The a.....
» 19/05/2016 4:23:58 PM Yes well, what can I say. If you renovate a property, while either rented, or intended to.....
» 19/05/2016 11:58:16 AM Suze, at no point did I say no welfare, I said NO CASH. All welfare should be quarantined.....
» 19/05/2016 6:50:36 AM Suze, you have hit the nail on the head with the word 'money', as this is mistake number o.....
» 18/05/2016 4:18:47 PM Don, I see two major problems in this country, the first being compulsory voting, and the .....
» 18/05/2016 3:54:08 PM With the situation that occurred in the Aboriginal community just recently, whereby the po.....
» 17/05/2016 2:44:39 PM Dear Nathan, for the benefit of yourself, and Paul, you have to understand the complexitie.....
» 16/05/2016 11:00:41 AM Yes Paul, you seem obsessed with this ten buck per hour cash in hand crap that rarely happ.....
» 10/05/2016 6:49:14 PM Hi Has been. as luck would have it I get service now and again, im at Weipa. As for your .....
» 10/05/2016 8:37:25 AM Paul, obviously you are not aware that tenants get charged extra in most cases for trading.....
» 10/05/2016 5:22:50 AM Yep, lets just have another pubic holiday, don't worry about the disruption to business, o.....
» 10/05/2016 5:18:29 AM back pay for what? Besides, if we do have oversupply, then shut some down, that wont chan.....
» 10/05/2016 5:12:45 AM Armchair, at least one can have a civil and balanced debate with you, and I thank you for .....
» 9/05/2016 8:00:47 AM 579 and Paul Here are the facts. For each $10 spent, here is the breakdown (average) Foo.....
» 8/05/2016 1:18:14 PM oh dear Philip, 1000 cups a day you say. It takes about 3 min to make a coffee, so that's.....
» 8/05/2016 7:20:24 AM Yes Phillip, its a tricky one I know, but most people who buy a cappuccino pay $45 per lit.....
» 8/05/2016 7:09:33 AM Yes Bazz, Bills picked up a few tips from Gillard, with his 'pluck a number out of a barre.....
» 8/05/2016 6:57:34 AM Yes Paul, while pay and penalty rates may well be L.A.W, employing is a voluntary act by a.....
» 7/05/2016 11:04:06 AM If this fair work mob comes out with an adverse finding for workers. I would expect a true.....
» 7/05/2016 6:52:58 AM As a long term retailer, I am the first to admit the wages in this sector may appear quite.....
» 6/05/2016 8:37:49 PM Paul, I might have got the name wrong, who cares, the point is where does bill stand on th.....
» 6/05/2016 5:20:48 PM 579, they are not giving millionaires a hand out, they are simply saying, thanks for the e.....
» 6/05/2016 6:01:07 AM Runner, I thought Turnbull was in favour of an ETS, not a carbon tax which was simply a pe.....
» 6/05/2016 5:58:12 AM On the subject of being paid extra for work on the dole, I was listening to a few recipien.....
» 5/05/2016 6:35:48 PM About a week or so ago, Bill Shorten said he would accept the finding of the FWC on penalt.....
» 5/05/2016 6:32:19 PM Luc, your're splitting hairs. NG keeps rents affordable and in do so can be classed as sub.....
» 5/05/2016 1:47:48 PM Luc, negative gearing does subsidize rents because it is all part of the mix of return on .....
» 5/05/2016 11:02:41 AM Bazz, since the Kevin 07 gamble our economy has turned to custard and no amount of tinkeri.....
» 5/05/2016 11:02:05 AM Paul, the 80% was quoted by a senior tax advisor while speaking on the local ABC radio jus.....
» 5/05/2016 6:46:51 AM TTBN, 80 cents out of every income tax dollar is paid out in welfare. 80 PERCENT! Of the.....
» 4/05/2016 3:59:21 PM I have said for a while that Turnbull's fait has been removed from his own hands and is no.....
» 4/05/2016 7:41:18 AM Too right beach, just look at what almost happened to Qantas a few years back, whereby a u.....
» 4/05/2016 7:00:32 AM Has been, thats been known for decades about solar panels, it's the old 'never let the tru.....
» 3/05/2016 9:20:11 PM I have no doubt we will find a way to deal with carbon, as an alternative to reducing it t.....
» 3/05/2016 6:01:45 AM Well my thoughts are that while negative gearing has played its part in inflating prices, .....
» 2/05/2016 8:17:00 PM Yes Luc, im with you there as the threshold for land tax is ridiculous and by now, given t.....
» 2/05/2016 6:13:44 PM SM, I see it differently as the income is added to his gross wage, then the deduction subt.....
» 2/05/2016 12:23:15 PM Doog, let's sell off all the rental houses, then burn them down, and throw all renters on .....
» 2/05/2016 10:05:34 AM Beach, find me a property, in a suburban area, that has not seen a significant rise in val.....
» 2/05/2016 7:13:28 AM So AJ, have you figured out where the rest of the $2K per week has gone yet? I have establ.....
» 1/05/2016 7:45:42 PM Poirot, there are two unknowns in your theory with regards to your last post. 1. Once purc.....
» 1/05/2016 3:20:51 PM Poirot, I don't discredit Mr Eslake, all I am asking is why is he not willing to debate th.....
» 1/05/2016 10:53:52 AM Gee you will have to do better than that Poirot, that thread was about two or three years .....
» 1/05/2016 6:21:20 AM AJ, I just purchased a house for $355K, borrowed $362K and interest only payments are $2K .....
» 30/04/2016 4:32:21 PM Poirot, im starting to think you are taking the piss, either that or you have no idea what.....
» 30/04/2016 8:57:08 AM A few gramma slips there I see Poirot, its just a shame people who live in glass houses co.....
» 30/04/2016 8:05:27 AM Another mess left behind from The Gillard/Rudd rein of incompetence and destruction of our.....
» 30/04/2016 6:33:04 AM AJ Philips, I've said this often, "take a drive down your local café strip on almost .....
» 30/04/2016 5:59:57 AM I ask this question simply because there is little talk either in politics or the media ab.....
» 29/04/2016 5:59:26 AM Sorry, I forgot to add, it will all depend on the outcome of the election......
» 29/04/2016 5:58:34 AM The reason there will be a mini boom is because owners of high end properties that are pos.....
» 29/04/2016 5:50:42 AM Yes Bazz, I agree. Another was when the non banking sector came into the mortgage market.....
» 28/04/2016 7:52:36 PM That's gold runner!.....
» 28/04/2016 7:50:30 PM Porit, the biggest boost to house prices since the 80's has been the ridiculous first home.....
» 28/04/2016 10:12:32 AM Poirot, do you seriously think a 2% reduction in house prices ($10,000 on a $500K home) wi.....
» 28/04/2016 9:45:30 AM The reason CGT was halves was to encourage investors to seel the asset, to buy another, in.....
» 27/04/2016 9:45:50 PM just a note to the under achievers here, remember, the 'top end' are the SOLE REASON you h.....
» 27/04/2016 6:17:16 AM yes Philip, it's almost becoming a situation whereby we are still the lucky country, so lo.....
» 26/04/2016 9:37:57 PM I see new house prices going ballistic, simply due to fierce competition from investors an.....
» 26/04/2016 11:39:30 AM Labor, despite going to ground on its negative gearing policy is in with a real chance of .....
» 26/04/2016 11:35:45 AM This is such a serious issue yet nobody seems willing to debate it. If you are a home own.....
» 26/04/2016 6:22:41 AM Aidan, being personally involved in the CSG industry myself, as a landholder with test wel.....
» 25/04/2016 6:45:43 PM Aidan, how could fracking increase the risk? Foxy, I have heard stories about similar sit.....
» 23/04/2016 6:12:55 PM Dr T, I donated some meat to a young couple the other day in aid of a fund raiser for thei.....
» 23/04/2016 1:05:46 PM I am an average fairly healthy 55 yo and I pay a staggering $729 per month for my trauma i.....
» 23/04/2016 12:45:12 PM Mr Opinion, the Chinese don't need an invitation because I suspect with our PC culture and.....
» 23/04/2016 6:03:16 AM Poirot, the most important point has been made there was the fact that dole bludgers don't.....
» 22/04/2016 7:30:30 PM I would suggest that the majority of trades are made by companies that are registered for .....
» 22/04/2016 5:50:46 AM Quite amusing arm chair, but this is a serious debate that no one seems willing to enter i.....
» 22/04/2016 5:46:08 AM poirot, while I'm not one to make excuses, I do work a 60 plus hour week and oversee anoth.....
» 21/04/2016 7:06:22 AM paul, most of your 'old conservatives' have a job, a house (or several) and are simply mak.....
» 20/04/2016 8:31:53 PM yes Luc, but corporations often cant be bothered with ten/twenty lot developments, a large.....
» 20/04/2016 7:16:58 AM I have formally invited Mr Eastlake to contribute, so lets see if he accepts......
» 20/04/2016 7:02:40 AM I just knew this would happen, not one person is willing to debate this issue. I suspect i.....
» 20/04/2016 6:56:56 AM Sorry Paul, but you are wrong. Rudd defeated Gillard in a challenge that saw him become PM.....
» 20/04/2016 6:48:11 AM I might well be a 50's tragic, but at least with the guidance of my parents in my youth, I.....
» 19/04/2016 6:54:42 PM to right foxy, I have said for a while now that the fait of Turnbull is out of his hands a.....
» 19/04/2016 4:52:12 PM small time thinkers just don't get it. While the likes of Mcdonalds may not leave, their .....
» 19/04/2016 1:02:28 PM Paul, I think he will only win his seat because he is the sitting PM......
» 19/04/2016 11:41:11 AM You forgot Rudd Paul, about three weeks from memory. I think this election will be decide.....
» 19/04/2016 11:33:36 AM yes well, as suspected, ive opened a can of worms. Firstly, the big difference is, I am a.....
» 19/04/2016 6:26:09 AM Bright purple/pink/blue hair, tats on almost every square inch of exposed skin, rats tails.....
» 19/04/2016 6:13:26 AM With debate from both sides on Labor's negative gearing policy, my simple question is wher.....
» 18/04/2016 5:50:57 AM luc, you say opening up land supply will make first home buying easier, but, where will th.....
» 17/04/2016 10:03:32 AM luc, while you say owner occupiers will be greatly effected as well. The one area that ap.....
» 16/04/2016 7:27:48 AM Too right LEGO as I've always said, take out those who's religion/beliefs allow wife bashi.....
» 15/04/2016 1:20:43 PM Yes TTTB they may well have opened a can of worms with this one. While I sympathise with .....
» 14/04/2016 7:38:40 PM So the point is that had we had a system in place where entitlements are paid, then manage.....
» 13/04/2016 10:48:25 PM There must be a reason why no one will look at it Arm Chair, not even a hint of a look, a .....
» 13/04/2016 10:04:48 AM so the challenge is simple arm chair, chase them away ad see how we fare. Take the top co.....
» 13/04/2016 9:53:06 AM The recent closure of QLD Nickel has revealed that some 787 workers are owed $74 MILLION i.....
» 12/04/2016 7:34:11 PM I have always held the opinion that to solve a problem, first you must identify the causes.....
» 12/04/2016 7:20:45 PM Rusty, do you honestly think big business will stay here if they are forced to pay 30 cent.....
» 11/04/2016 9:56:10 PM RC, a tt is a very small tax on every financial transaction, the exact same % paid by ever.....
» 11/04/2016 9:45:53 PM Paywave is a major problem as I have accidently waved a customers card when going to inser.....
» 10/04/2016 8:34:00 PM EFTPOS is a huge part of the modern day retail business today, with this type of payment a.....
» 10/04/2016 8:12:59 PM Crusty, if we get rid of the current tax system, and replace it with a TT then everyone wi.....
» 9/04/2016 7:00:08 PM We simply have too many who rely on the tax payers for support, remembering that only abou.....
» 8/04/2016 6:15:43 AM Paul, in my view Turnbull is no longer in control of his destiny, rather, it will be a mat.....
» 6/04/2016 7:25:46 AM Paul, you say the Aboriginal community survives to this day in the likes of Redfern, but, .....
» 6/04/2016 7:10:59 AM Sorry Suze, Morrison is my other pick. So Malcom Turnbull must call a DD election or in m.....
» 6/04/2016 7:09:11 AM Suze, sadly personalities do have a lot to do with politics today and one way to fix that .....
» 5/04/2016 6:46:12 PM Graham, my concern is, if we remove negative gearing, where will the development land come.....
» 5/04/2016 7:44:30 AM Yes Yabby, let the states take care of their own back yards, rather than just make unaffor.....
» 4/04/2016 8:09:38 PM Aidan, lets look at both, housing and commercial separately. Housing. Many of our develop.....
» 4/04/2016 5:43:26 AM I would suggest, thanks in large to the apology from one K Rudd, that our authorities dare.....
» 4/04/2016 5:18:51 AM We have two leaders with hugely differing views on how best to manage our economy. Turnbul.....
» 3/04/2016 7:46:18 PM Doug, while im not suggesting you gays are any less equal to myself, as a person, in my ey.....
» 2/04/2016 7:16:41 AM Mr waffle needs some spelling lessons, he needs to understand his spelling of innovation s.....
» 2/04/2016 7:03:00 AM Chris I agree with your view however there is no chance in hell these queers are going to .....
» 30/03/2016 11:53:19 AM Reward success, now there's a laugh. We currently reward success with the likes of ridicu.....
» 28/03/2016 8:08:02 PM we are forgetting that Abbott did stop the boats, he did axe the carbon tax and he did scr.....
» 23/03/2016 4:24:50 PM The problem is not so much the surgeon's, its the fact that a stop go sign attendant recei.....
» 23/03/2016 4:20:40 PM Yes Rhosty you are right, however step one should be to rid all English speaking nations o.....
» 21/03/2016 10:37:36 AM Hassbeen that has always been the unfair part about the whole unfair dismissal laws, but b.....
» 21/03/2016 10:29:31 AM Aiden, costs are just one part of the equation, as population is our main hurdle, that, al.....
» 20/03/2016 8:26:06 AM Rhosty there is no such thing as a mandate in elections unless a party goes to the polls w.....
» 19/03/2016 1:46:00 PM Jayb one kid fixing a harvester that replaces dozens of men is hardly what I would call ad.....
» 19/03/2016 6:05:38 AM Aiden, what makes you think we can afford to build things when our labour costs are ridicu.....
» 18/03/2016 11:51:42 PM Aiden, even if you do send freight via rail, you still need trucks to take it to the desti.....
» 18/03/2016 2:05:08 PM Bren, ive said all along, if you take away the indigenous, the ethnic groups who disrespec.....
» 18/03/2016 1:58:02 PM It amuses me how people go on about fast rail, yet they forget a few simple facts. 1. Our.....
» 17/03/2016 10:36:20 AM Poirot, I don't begrudge anyone with the true Aussie attitude of 'have a go mate' but what.....
» 16/03/2016 2:35:53 PM Poirot, so what you are suggesting is that the world economists suggest that the insulatio.....
» 16/03/2016 6:51:56 AM BTW, I see the media are starting to accuse him of waffling as well. All talk, no action......
» 16/03/2016 6:50:21 AM poirot, you conveniently forget, or arrogantly choose to ignore the fact that ANY MONEY SP.....
» 15/03/2016 6:01:40 PM further to hasbeens post Poirot, Rudd also removed the border protection laws that saw ver.....
» 15/03/2016 12:19:24 PM well we agree on one thing Poirot, lets just hope we do learn from the lessons and not mak.....
» 15/03/2016 6:19:45 AM but Aiden, there is nothing else to do. So many either cant find a job, or cant get enough.....
» 15/03/2016 6:06:05 AM Poirot, check my posting history, you will see my views on the stimulus. The first round i.....
» 14/03/2016 8:31:26 AM Aiden, that's just not true. The only restrictions would be gambling, grog and cigs, and .....
» 13/03/2016 7:35:03 PM has been I had a bank manager many years ago call me to make an appointment to see me, I t.....
» 13/03/2016 6:15:48 PM Poirot, imagine where we might be had the billions in stimulus been spent on infrastructur.....
» 13/03/2016 6:40:06 AM Aiden, at present I can buy a piece of automated machinery for $20K and write it off insta.....
» 13/03/2016 6:30:41 AM Poirot, it really is a waste of time talking to you because you only read what you want to.....
» 12/03/2016 6:54:09 AM one word Poirot, MINING. No doubt you were one of those who continually banged on about w.....
» 11/03/2016 1:43:21 PM The problem with trying to grow our economy, rather than focus on reducing debt, is that e.....
» 11/03/2016 1:29:49 PM As far as loosing prime farming land is concerned, personally, I would be more concerned a.....
» 11/03/2016 11:36:12 AM We start work later, don't work near as hard, live longer, yet won't accept that the retir.....
» 11/03/2016 11:31:54 AM One reason so many businesses are suffering is the increase in workers rights, DV leave be.....
» 10/03/2016 10:12:42 PM another piece of research that should be done is what percentage of overall taxes funded w.....
» 10/03/2016 1:53:40 PM Listening to Malcom Turnbul banging on about his plan for us to be innovators, saying some.....
» 10/03/2016 9:31:16 AM the truth hurt back then and it still hurts today. The modern day politician, with the exc.....
» 9/03/2016 3:30:28 PM Foxy, we have automated machines that debone chickens, remove the excess meat from bones a.....
» 9/03/2016 12:28:58 PM Yes Foxy, that's exactly how I run my shop and I am teaching my boys the same way. If you .....
» 9/03/2016 7:19:06 AM There is a growing trend in butchery for owners to avoid employing qualified butchers as t.....
» 8/03/2016 2:28:19 PM It is obvious the church has committed these sins so my suggestion is that the tax payers .....
» 5/03/2016 5:40:48 AM SAINTS, I've been away from this thread for a while but I seed Tristian still has his labo.....
» 4/03/2016 1:46:56 PM Luc, the other problem that may occur is that the banks may get a bit 'gun shy' with their.....
» 4/03/2016 9:08:16 AM Yes Luc, I have a high value asset that is positively geared and im considering selling th.....
» 3/03/2016 10:56:48 AM Firstly Nathan, to put things into prospective, you would first need to take these 2 milli.....
» 3/03/2016 6:25:20 AM Yes Luc you are so right, although NG would have only come in shortly before CCT. I don't.....
» 2/03/2016 7:39:12 PM Luciferace, pre negative gearing there was no capital gains tax, either that, or the dates.....
» 2/03/2016 3:52:38 PM You see the gays think they can just go out there and change the world to suit them, and t.....
» 1/03/2016 8:01:03 PM Oh dear, you do realize that at some point we have to choose leaders from within the stude.....
» 1/03/2016 1:36:46 PM Baucopbob, take away negative gearing for what you suggest are the rich, and they will inv.....
» 1/03/2016 6:47:25 AM people forget we are part of the animal kingdom and like it or not, bullying is here to st.....
» 29/02/2016 6:02:25 AM Phanto, society as a whole is suffering badly from 'limp wrist syndrome' in my view as wha.....
» 28/02/2016 6:26:57 PM Ross, the problem as I see it goes back to the fact that the majority of our politicians a.....
» 28/02/2016 11:13:35 AM Our problem has always been too larger country, with too smaller population, spread over t.....
» 26/02/2016 5:56:39 AM what you're suggesting Paul is that had the government not pulled the funding, they would .....
» 25/02/2016 1:48:13 PM so Paul, Holden, Ford and Toyota are leaving because the government pulled their funding. .....
» 25/02/2016 1:42:12 PM Beach, I have no problem with death duties if the asset has been acquired through the use .....
» 25/02/2016 11:22:50 AM Tristian, you say there is overwhelming evidence that used property values wont take a hug.....
» 25/02/2016 10:21:54 AM What I do agree with you on Rhosty is the expenditure flat tax. I cant understand why some.....
» 25/02/2016 6:32:21 AM Rhosty, one big hole in your credit card for business use theory, most suppliers now charg.....
» 24/02/2016 6:48:52 AM I note that Multi national tax avoidance is firmly on the radar again but have governments.....
» 24/02/2016 6:24:32 AM I should also state that I have not had a reply to my letter to Mr Shorten......
» 23/02/2016 8:36:31 PM Luciferase, many on this site, and in fact in government miss your point that there are ma.....
» 22/02/2016 10:25:36 PM Aden you have been sucked in with the $2 milk I see. You see farmers get the same premium .....
» 22/02/2016 1:13:08 PM Tristian, wages are just one part of the overall business expense, and its the consumer th.....
» 22/02/2016 1:00:59 PM I would suggest that given the decline in overall achievement rates for students, that the.....
» 22/02/2016 11:22:34 AM Tristian, if you were old enough you would realise what's ridiculous is that almost every .....
» 21/02/2016 8:58:09 PM Tristian, there is little doubt the proposed Ng changes, if implemented, would have a huge.....
» 20/02/2016 9:45:41 PM Tristian, eggs are now $8 at your local cafe, and milk sells for $45 per litre in late for.....
» 20/02/2016 9:29:30 PM Tristian, why wont you enter a serious debate on Negative gearing? You put it out there, .....
» 20/02/2016 9:16:21 PM poirot, you're not a 'rug salesman' by any chance, I mean, how many last posts do you wan.....
» 20/02/2016 6:06:51 AM I always say if you increase the bottom end wages, what do you pay your police. Surely if.....
» 18/02/2016 9:06:34 PM Tristian, you have covered many points, so its hard to respond. Negative gearing policy. O.....
» 17/02/2016 5:04:48 PM Aiden, as usual we have only been provided with the end result wish, not the detail, so we.....
» 17/02/2016 8:27:24 AM Yes SM and this is the point so many here miss, that housing is not the be all of investme.....
» 17/02/2016 6:32:16 AM Foxy, until labor throws the baby out with the bath water and starts again, Malcom's only .....
» 17/02/2016 6:17:33 AM Aiden, one of the most common developments of recent times has been the acquisition of an .....
» 16/02/2016 8:49:39 PM While I respect the fact that some say NG should be scrapped altogether, my question to th.....
» 16/02/2016 12:32:21 PM Y, you are forgetting that FHB can only obtain a grant for a new home, so few will be able.....
» 16/02/2016 11:34:15 AM Foxy, as I have said in the past, unless you earn in excess of $140,000 pa, you are relyin.....
» 16/02/2016 11:25:46 AM TTBN, prior to NG, in the early 80's, properties would rent for 10% of their value annuall.....
» 16/02/2016 7:14:06 AM So Foxy, if as you say "I've already won" does this mean the discussion has run .....
» 15/02/2016 9:13:38 PM This is my thoughts, I welcome your opinions and thoughts. My letter. Dear Mr Shorten. I f.....
» 15/02/2016 6:56:27 PM Foxy, the 1200 allowed in (against my better judgment) are invitees. Those in detention en.....
» 15/02/2016 6:12:00 AM Foxy, these people don't need to be in the Hilton to commit rape, its part of their custom.....
» 13/02/2016 9:27:49 PM Foxy, two words DREAM ON. Im not sure what planet you are on, or what drugs you are takin.....
» 11/02/2016 3:57:32 PM No Foxy, I don't so much think they have children so they can stay in detention, what I am.....
» 11/02/2016 6:58:45 AM I would suggest the good old 'mental illness card' plays a big part. Mental illness is th.....
» 11/02/2016 6:51:46 AM Foxy, perhaps you could find out how many of these babies were born to detainees who were .....
» 9/02/2016 1:20:57 PM Hi Don, Barnaby Joyce summed this up perfectly a few years back while appearing on Q&A, he.....
» 8/02/2016 6:18:00 AM Having babies while in detention proves one thing. These people simply cannot control them.....
» 7/02/2016 7:45:57 PM Has been my most interesting drive was when we hired a large boat, it was a 40 footer with.....
» 2/02/2016 5:22:25 PM oh dear Arm Chair, any wonder the world's in such a mess......
» 1/02/2016 8:41:26 PM At the end of the day, its a dog! I had a customer once who spent the best part of $100K .....
» 1/02/2016 2:01:04 PM If Only! If we had a policy of 'shoot first, ask questions later' our streets would be a d.....
» 24/01/2016 8:05:00 PM OTB, consumers have fuelled the discounting and cost cutting which has ultimately lead to .....
» 20/01/2016 6:16:32 AM Ah Suze, never miss a chance at getting an anti racist shot away hey! Perhaps you are gett.....
» 20/01/2016 6:10:08 AM So I guess step one is to identify what indigenous actually stands for. We know its for fu.....
» 20/01/2016 6:00:47 AM OTB, rental property is usually only high risk if you chase the likes of unusual booms, su.....
» 19/01/2016 6:36:46 AM Aussies, particularly young out of work ones don't want to work, and nor do they have to. .....
» 18/01/2016 1:25:21 PM the main reason so called overstayers are employed is because wages and conditions are bec.....
» 18/01/2016 12:18:31 PM Here we go, strap yourselves in folks, because the seeds from the Rudd era are beginning t.....
» 18/01/2016 12:12:15 PM In an article I read today it has shown that the housing market for investors has stalled......
» 16/01/2016 5:16:21 PM Sonofgloin I disagree with your view as the apprenticeship board is responsible for issuin.....
» 16/01/2016 12:16:54 PM If we are serious about reducing emissions the most effective method would be to tax the e.....
» 16/01/2016 12:03:12 PM well, I guess all I can say if fair enough!.....
» 16/01/2016 6:13:39 AM So I guess the likes of Foxy, Toni and Suze are going to suggest that the Syrian refugees .....
» 15/01/2016 5:33:14 PM still you all miss the point here, I am not talking about an inheritance of property or ot.....
» 15/01/2016 5:17:02 PM Sadly, since the demise of the CES these employment groups are simply driven by money whic.....
» 15/01/2016 11:23:44 AM Yes David there is a list of skills but somehow these guys get away with it. 579, I may w.....
» 14/01/2016 9:16:43 PM I had a young butcher try out for work today, fully qualified by one of the big two retail.....
» 14/01/2016 6:07:20 AM I don't care much about whaling either way but what I would suggest is that plastic from o.....
» 13/01/2016 7:47:02 PM Foxy, that's a very desperate and poor attempt trying to compare the likes of 7Th day Adve.....
» 13/01/2016 7:31:45 PM I see you're not keen to respond there Foxy. I would be most interested in just how you th.....
» 13/01/2016 5:54:07 AM sorry for the late reply has been, but the farms you refer to are businesses, and as busin.....
» 12/01/2016 9:11:12 PM we should have a zero policy when it comes to mosques being used as secret hiding places t.....
» 12/01/2016 6:16:34 AM Foxy.......The first step to achieving anything is positive thought. And Malcolm Turnbull .....
» 12/01/2016 6:01:15 AM Paul, I would suggest there is a huge difference between a paedophile and a Muslim committ.....
» 11/01/2016 10:11:47 AM don't think it matters who is leader of the libs because the mountain they propose to some.....
» 10/01/2016 6:17:35 PM I think you are all missing the point, im not talking about a family home that is not sold.....
» 9/01/2016 6:58:31 PM Arm Chair, what Im saying is that many properties now sell in the tens of millions and we .....
» 8/01/2016 10:06:34 PM So what you are all suggesting is that half a million of inheritance per sibling is not en.....
» 7/01/2016 7:59:11 PM gee wiz John, haven't you got an axe to grind mate. unions not ripping off members. Where .....
» 7/01/2016 7:49:42 PM Here is a hypothetical scenario, but quite often true. Say a couple purchased 200 acres o.....
» 7/01/2016 8:45:47 AM Dear oh dear Toni, you cant throw mud at someone then cry wolf when they throw it back mat.....
» 6/01/2016 6:26:03 PM Gee Toni, must have been a big nerve there mate, feel free to waffle on there mate. I do .....
» 6/01/2016 9:07:49 AM No mate not a horse, a Harley fat Boy for me. Mental illness is a real issue but its also.....
» 6/01/2016 6:40:43 AM Foxy... Because it doesn't matter where you come from, being an Australian for me means wa.....
» 6/01/2016 4:50:35 AM Foxy, as for previous migrants. Chinese, Italian and Greek families, who made up the bulk.....
» 6/01/2016 4:29:22 AM Well Foxy, you take the cake, when the chips are down, and you're backed into a corner, yo.....
» 5/01/2016 2:15:55 PM Toni and Foxy, im not sure what planet you're on, but here on earth pretty much all, if no.....
» 4/01/2016 3:01:54 PM Ok, so lets change tact and say, do all immigrants these days pass the no disadvantage tes.....
» 3/01/2016 7:38:00 PM Foxy, immigrants have changed as those who came in the 50's 60's 70's came for a better li.....
» 3/01/2016 5:46:36 AM Ok Suze so the best defence you can come up with is the adult non muslim male who rapes a .....
» 2/01/2016 6:20:15 AM Suze, denying one of their religious freedom in order to protect the wellbeing of a peace .....
» 1/01/2016 6:49:07 PM Is mis, and there in lies the problem, these Muslims, who came here supposedly for a bette.....
» 30/12/2015 10:00:25 AM too right foxy, we do need to focus on the CAUSES of domestic violence because until we id.....
» 30/12/2015 7:08:29 AM suze, Malcom Turnbuls decision to go ahead with the 1200 refugee intake after the Paris at.....
» 29/12/2015 6:45:55 AM There is only one solution, and that is to ban the preaching's of Islam. While so called .....
» 27/12/2015 1:02:14 PM Yes, they do deserve a fair go, but in order to get such a fair go they should ditch their.....
» 20/12/2015 9:23:10 PM Nathan, we as a nation need the protection of the US more than they need us simply because.....
» 19/12/2015 7:33:49 PM Which ever path we choose to go down, we must consider long term sustainable jobs because .....
» 16/12/2015 11:08:23 AM ..... which ensured that only anyone on a regular, permanent paycheck could ever hope to r.....
» 16/12/2015 9:37:06 AM 579, while i understand Turnbuls popularity is on a high, we shouldnt forget Rudds rise to.....
» 15/12/2015 6:22:27 AM 579, i see you are still living in a fantasy land where Dr Malcolm and his merry bunch of .....
» 13/12/2015 9:16:42 PM So the world has signed some wonderful emissions reduction plan, but let me get this strai.....
» 11/12/2015 5:55:40 AM Times have changed as Fisher and Deakin didn't have all the hanger- oners that our governm.....
» 11/12/2015 5:51:06 AM Aidan, Training is a workers responsibility, not an employers responsibility. The problem .....
» 11/12/2015 5:49:06 AM Paul, you are living in the past, as the boom day, the ones that helped achieve our high r.....
» 10/12/2015 1:59:39 PM ....Our anticompetitiveness is largely a myth. Over the last few years we have had a compe.....
» 10/12/2015 9:05:50 AM With innovation being Mr Toorbul's latest buzz word, shouldn't he be looking at the restri.....
» 8/12/2015 9:02:41 AM imacentristmoderate, you will have to forgive Suze, she is our resident supporter of all h.....
» 7/12/2015 7:39:34 PM mhaze it often amazes me how we get all bent out of shape about whales, or even koalas for.....
» 2/12/2015 4:30:49 PM Pericles and Shadow Minister, while i understand your concerns, we are no longer in the 80.....
» 1/12/2015 2:15:44 PM ....The fat cats have to pay more, simple as that. 579, the fat cats (high income earners.....
» 1/12/2015 11:20:50 AM While the government says everything is on the table with tax reform discussions, why is t.....
» 25/11/2015 8:00:34 PM From a small retailers prospective I would like to see all credit cards attracting the sam.....
» 25/11/2015 5:43:41 AM Stevi, most unruly young men are a product of their upbringing and the schools are merely .....
» 24/11/2015 7:06:33 PM mhaze, I pointed out similar to Suze, as the word terrorism is being twisted, one can only.....
» 24/11/2015 7:01:08 PM No i disagree Luciferase, Negative gearing and taxi licences are not the same. One is a ta.....
» 24/11/2015 2:57:19 PM Pericles, the real test for uber will come when one of their drivers is involved in a seri.....
» 24/11/2015 11:06:20 AM Arm chair, i think there is a real difference between offering an unknown a lift for a few.....
» 24/11/2015 11:01:02 AM .....Generally we think ourselves a 'free' society, which includes freedom of association .....
» 23/11/2015 2:15:59 PM Isnt it amusing that i took the US and allies ten years to find and kill Bin Laden, yet it.....
» 23/11/2015 2:04:21 PM So there you go arm chair, NSW government looks set to register Uber and pay fair compensa.....
» 23/11/2015 5:52:52 AM Suze, you are trying to broaden the term 'terrorist' which is quite a normal reaction for .....
» 22/11/2015 8:23:09 PM .... If only our gun laws were even tighter... Suze, those high powered guns you refer to.....
» 22/11/2015 8:14:01 PM Suze, the fact that we have fared better here has more to do with us being surrounded by o.....
» 21/11/2015 9:53:45 PM Yes and if and when an attack from an import does happen on home soil, i seriously doubt a.....
» 20/11/2015 7:27:25 PM Steel, i've always had a beef about farmers, on the one hand chasing the almighty export d.....
» 19/11/2015 9:08:44 PM SteeleRedux. the other potential huge problem could be our fresh meat. Just imagine the k.....
» 19/11/2015 7:32:47 PM Point 1. In comparison to fishing grounds, the government is not closing the roads to taxi.....
» 17/11/2015 10:06:59 PM With some states now registering Uber and, given these same states have issue taxi licence.....
» 17/11/2015 3:25:12 PM I guess our best bet, with statements from the likes of 'the Grand Mufti and National Imam.....
» 17/11/2015 7:19:35 AM Toni, surely you cant be serious, comparing the first fleet to modern day refugee movement.....
» 17/11/2015 6:49:36 AM Yes Shadow Minister and in the near future that freedom will be the freedom for employers .....
» 17/11/2015 2:04:36 AM The unions will be gone soon enough because employers are going to have so many workers to.....
» 17/11/2015 1:46:20 AM ......The point is that vigilantism went out with the Ku klux klan. Not for long Suze, es.....
» 16/11/2015 9:26:02 AM Suze, the media is very clever at pulling peoples heart strings, as pretty much every time.....
» 15/11/2015 6:54:29 PM Is Malcolm Turnbul really that stupid to believe that screening Syrian and other refugees .....
» 15/11/2015 6:06:53 AM No Suze, you have forgotten the dozens that call Australia home but have left to fight wit.....
» 14/11/2015 9:04:50 PM I guess the question is, do we remain reactive, and wait until we get all but over run by .....
» 14/11/2015 3:11:58 PM suze, step one is close all the mosques (sorry for spelling) step two is to ban Islam fro.....
» 11/11/2015 3:52:04 PM well Flo, you.ve hit the nail on the head 5 to 6 kids. These families know full well they.....
» 10/11/2015 6:13:15 PM Bazz you are so right as even now the pollies are talking up the economy, knowing full wel.....
» 10/11/2015 3:36:12 PM Yuyutsu, whats immoral about it, we cant even provide for ourselves anymore, and we still .....
» 10/11/2015 3:28:29 PM Doog, I. 've seen suggestions from 0.2% up to 2%, so I can't really say, but I do think th.....
» 10/11/2015 11:07:18 AM Doog, the only ones who pay the GST are those who have either already paid income tax, and.....
» 10/11/2015 11:01:11 AM Crackup, sad to say it but I think this one will be let go through to the keeper so anothe.....
» 10/11/2015 7:22:33 AM An alarming trend with super is to use ones super money to provide income protection. Whi.....
» 10/11/2015 7:13:45 AM There are some economists talking about the benefits of reintroducing the carbon tax, as o.....
» 8/11/2015 7:39:35 PM Kirby 483 while property is out performed by shares investors are less likey to realize th.....
» 8/11/2015 11:52:09 AM Brock too many rural people choose that way of life yet expect all the mod cons. User pays.....
» 8/11/2015 11:47:56 AM ... h, the possibility of being wrongfully convicted is far lower than in decades past. Y.....
» 7/11/2015 3:00:53 PM Planto, 1 in 3 you say. Well perhaps you had best move and see how the rest of the world l.....
» 6/11/2015 1:39:30 PM I'm with you on that one Mr Opinion. The Chinese are very clever and realize two things. .....
» 5/11/2015 7:20:12 PM Mr Opinion, that's just plain stupid. Paul, yes, I agree there are a lot of small busines.....
» 4/11/2015 8:53:51 PM The other interesting point is that those predicting the increases in revenues this new ta.....
» 4/11/2015 8:31:41 PM Paul, companies pay the exact amount if tax they are required tp pay and if the taxation l.....
» 4/11/2015 8:23:28 PM Steel, being self employed as you are, I am opposed to the fact that I have to deposit wor.....
» 4/11/2015 8:13:27 PM Poirot, of cause I'm not suggesting that and the Batty case is an isolated, highly publici.....
» 4/11/2015 10:59:47 AM Poirot, like it or not, a contributing factor in many DV cases is the actions of a woman p.....
» 3/11/2015 7:02:17 PM Roscop my brother inlaw has been through precicely that, his x would request him to bring .....
» 3/11/2015 3:45:54 PM Arjay's on the money, a financial transaction tax. Not just on the traders, but everyone. .....
» 3/11/2015 6:19:53 AM I'm not sure about the difference between an AVO and. DVO but I do know it is very simple .....
» 2/11/2015 8:33:33 PM How could seniors not feel betrayed, many have worked all their lives, made many sacrifice.....
» 2/11/2015 10:28:45 AM ...... I'm saying that the people who sell second hand houses would sell them whether or n.....
» 1/11/2015 6:08:03 AM So what you're both saying is that people who sell second hand houses only buy more second.....
» 31/10/2015 6:03:45 PM Oh dear, we're running out of topics......
» 31/10/2015 4:56:03 PM Ar Poirot, good old Saul. For an economist, assumably a clever man, to suggest negative g.....
» 30/10/2015 6:24:12 AM Crack up, we could not defend ourselves if we tried. That's why we need Americal......
» 30/10/2015 6:21:30 AM As for austerity, many today are facing bankruptcy owing hundreds of thousands instead of .....
» 30/10/2015 6:20:54 AM No Poirot, we paid our way out of recession and it what all those hundreds of billions DID.....
» 29/10/2015 9:06:52 PM .......Well, paying a couple of companies $1.4 million a day to preside over abuse, would .....
» 29/10/2015 7:44:50 PM .....Actual violence - assault - is an indictabe offence Apparently not EJ, did you not s.....
» 28/10/2015 12:48:52 PM You're wrong Poirot, I do give a toss. I give a toss about our kids leaving school after .....
» 27/10/2015 2:11:21 PM ......What's your opinion of the govt dolling out $1.4 million "a day" to abuse .....
» 27/10/2015 5:54:15 AM Continued This debt you say is never going to be a problem has mostly been incurred during.....
» 27/10/2015 5:53:20 AM Aiden, while I confess I'm no expert in this field, there is little doubt Rudd caused far .....
» 26/10/2015 9:21:45 PM ......At present it's too easy to get innocent males punished or locked up. That is so tr.....
» 26/10/2015 5:10:37 PM There you go ttbn, multiculturalism at it's finest. Try to imagine how we would be treate.....
» 26/10/2015 5:04:05 PM Continued by REHCTUB Then of cause there's indigenous DV, Unfortunateky this is pretty mu.....
» 26/10/2015 4:56:26 PM Identifying the causes. Alcohol. One the one hand you want more spent on education, yet, .....
» 26/10/2015 4:23:34 PM How anyone can think we don't have a debt problem is beyond me. While our debt is a perce.....
» 25/10/2015 10:55:52 AM With domestic violence being the latest topic of discussion, costing us billions of dollar.....
» 25/10/2015 10:47:37 AM Too right JS AUS, whether it be domestic violence, education or even indigenous health, or.....
» 25/10/2015 5:29:26 AM No Joe, what I'm saying is the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly a.....
» 24/10/2015 7:55:19 PM ......My bet is that, in Alice Springs Hospital at this moment, there are fifty times more.....
» 24/10/2015 11:38:03 AM Joe,tell me your taking the piss mate, nobody could possibly think it's a one way street, .....
» 24/10/2015 8:13:12 AM It never ceases to amaze me how the man hateing feminists are so quick to come down on men.....
» 23/10/2015 8:57:17 PM So while I'm the first to acknowledge that more men are guilty of physical abuse than wome.....
» 23/10/2015 6:29:49 AM You can't on the one hand be proud to be the best example of multiculturalism without incr.....
» 22/10/2015 7:29:48 PM ttbn, pay pass is becoming very popular but many customers don't like it because the money.....
» 22/10/2015 7:23:07 PM Ok Doog, so let's talk about good policy. One good policy was to extend the working age b.....
» 20/10/2015 10:45:46 PM It has been suggested that employees are going to get more choices of where employers plac.....
» 20/10/2015 5:41:21 PM This will be an interesting outcome should the fees be passed on to the user. As a retail.....
» 20/10/2015 5:32:57 PM While they I understand 99% of wealth is controlled by 1% of the people, I will bet that 1.....
» 20/10/2015 5:29:29 PM Shadow minister you are preaching to many who have enjoyed their lives provided through so.....
» 19/10/2015 1:44:50 PM Mikk, there is little doubt we have an unworkable senate at present so I woukd suggest he .....
» 18/10/2015 7:13:35 PM Ar Paul, if memory serves me correctly, Gillard knifed Rudd in the back, after lying to hi.....
» 18/10/2015 8:28:51 AM Boy, when one falls out of popularity, they shaw do fall hard. Poor old Bill Shorten is ab.....
» 18/10/2015 8:25:54 AM Yes, the queen and her hanger onners have passed their use by date......
» 18/10/2015 8:23:48 AM Il bet Allan Joyce won't get a SET FOR LIFE pension, provided for by the tax payer, and he.....
» 17/10/2015 5:55:27 AM Onthebeach, Rudds border debacle will go down in history as one of our worst ever stuf up'.....
» 16/10/2015 3:52:16 PM Dream on you clowns, you live in a world provided by other people risks. Doog, you talk a.....
» 16/10/2015 6:18:35 AM As usual Paul you have missed my point, that being, how hypocritical of labor to have impl.....
» 15/10/2015 8:45:34 PM So here we have the likes of Bill Shorten blaming the libs for the loss of full time jobs .....
» 15/10/2015 7:45:36 PM Sorry Doog, but you're wrong. Pre Julia Gillards 'one size fits all' revamp of the award.....
» 14/10/2015 8:08:34 PM Toni, your a chef so you will follow this. Food cost ten plus years ago were around a thi.....
» 14/10/2015 7:46:53 PM O sung, a small correction, the 77 model was the first of the 3 lt models. I've been fort.....
» 14/10/2015 7:36:10 PM Doog, you said ...A handful of rogues is what is causing the issues. The wider Muslim comm.....
» 14/10/2015 3:24:22 PM ......Yeah, "hey".....I'm of the opinion that you will never give two hoots for .....
» 14/10/2015 6:47:24 AM o sung wu, if you ever get a chance to drive that 911, try to make it a pre 78 2.7 lt mode.....
» 13/10/2015 2:46:59 PM ....You are talking about Sharia law. Australia has it’s laws that all cultures must follo.....
» 13/10/2015 2:34:34 PM Toni, you're missing the point. The article specifically points out that many businesses n.....
» 13/10/2015 2:19:33 PM I hear you onthebeach, I used to be the one pulled over almost every time while driving a .....
» 13/10/2015 7:46:23 AM Wow David, what a breath of fresh air for once. BTW,nothing effects tourism more than the .....
» 13/10/2015 7:21:02 AM Jayb, I'm nit so sure multiculturalism has been a failure in Oz, but what I refer to as 'M.....
» 13/10/2015 7:03:22 AM Well my first was a 74 Toyota Corona, I wanted a Celica but my dad said it was too sporty .....
» 12/10/2015 8:08:10 PM Ar Suze, if i were outvfishing you woukd be a marlin my dear, the way you manage to portra.....
» 12/10/2015 3:01:04 PM Doog, the 15yo who murdered that police worker the other week was from Iran. How many of t.....
» 12/10/2015 12:48:11 PM All I am saying is that if they are in detention they are far better off than they woukd h.....
» 12/10/2015 12:42:06 PM Successive governments have lost their way as they focus more on the likes of 'how many wo.....
» 11/10/2015 6:21:52 PM Well doog I was mistaken because as it turns out, Bill once agin wants to steel from the s.....
» 11/10/2015 5:33:07 PM So Ms Hansen Young has jumped on the band wagon saying all children are suffering in deten.....
» 10/10/2015 5:51:21 AM Nathan, the trouble with our immigration is that many of who we take in have little to off.....
» 9/10/2015 9:45:31 PM History one day will show that letting them in was a case of poor judgment......
» 9/10/2015 9:38:55 PM Save your dribble for someone else doog, you are trying to make a mountain out of an ant h.....
» 9/10/2015 10:59:53 AM Doog, he was being interviewed on sky news. As for super, personally I'm opposed to it be.....
» 8/10/2015 7:41:22 PM I have never suggested we use super to pay down debt, but had the government managed super.....
» 8/10/2015 9:22:42 AM I see Bill Shorten is suggesting we use some of our trillions in collective super to fund .....
» 8/10/2015 7:42:16 AM It has been reported that the teen terrorist had in fact been in meetings with adult Musli.....
» 6/10/2015 10:20:31 AM Yes Bazz, WWIII has started. Doog, it's your type of 'everyone is afforded innocence unti.....
» 5/10/2015 8:46:02 PM ....Are you sure this is an imported crime. These kids have been reared here. Could there .....
» 4/10/2015 10:10:07 PM JF most small businesses make a smaller percentage in profits than they used to and when w.....
» 4/10/2015 4:20:32 PM Bazz, labor had quite a few good ideas, they just couldn't implement any of them. I liken.....
» 4/10/2015 7:00:02 AM With the tragic shooting of a Sydney police worker, by a young extremist, I ask, when are .....
» 3/10/2015 7:03:36 PM JF AUS, you do realize that the reason most of our manufacturing jobs are gone is because .....
» 3/10/2015 6:04:54 AM Suze, it's not about no money, it's about how this 'tax payer gift' is distributed because.....
» 2/10/2015 6:36:30 PM Not onlybthat doog but our government is also committing additional funding for the likes .....
» 2/10/2015 8:15:14 AM ttbn, the part that annoyed me was him saying "we have to give them incentives..... .....
» 1/10/2015 8:29:21 PM ttbn,Unfortunately I have a job, so sorry if I can't respond as quickly as you woukd like......
» 1/10/2015 7:52:34 AM Listening to Scott Morrison today, he said we have to give people an incentive to get off .....
» 29/09/2015 10:19:46 AM It really is quite straight forward. Identify the problem areas where DV is occurring. Wh.....
» 28/09/2015 4:43:58 PM Ok Poirot, so are you suggesting there are no cases out there where revenge by man haters .....
» 28/09/2015 1:44:08 PM Well girls, once again you've managed to read something into my post which doesn't exist. .....
» 28/09/2015 1:25:59 PM Nathan, if you shop at a food market, chances are you are aiding the very tax evasion you .....
» 27/09/2015 6:45:28 PM Doog, I actually have a relative who, after leaving his cheating wife, has been dragged to.....
» 26/09/2015 12:42:09 PM ......At present, I shop at the Adelaide Central Markets each week and when my "cash&.....
» 26/09/2015 12:30:09 PM Foxy, can I be so bold as to suggest the majority of people we are dealing with here have .....
» 25/09/2015 4:28:22 PM I'm just wondering at what point are people going to be made responsible for cleaning up t.....
» 24/09/2015 7:23:25 PM I'd like to see if there are stats on just who are the offenders, Australians, Imigrants e.....
» 24/09/2015 12:36:35 PM ......I believe Malcolm is doing a Gillard (both planted by CIA and the Illuminati cabal g.....
» 23/09/2015 2:37:05 PM So Foxy, are you now suggesting you didn't support Rudd and Gillard while they were respec.....
» 22/09/2015 10:35:50 PM What a load of rot Foxy, time and time again you came to the rescue of both Rudd and Gilar.....
» 22/09/2015 7:19:24 AM ....I do not think the Abbott voters are going to be happy at all Doog, the Abbott voters.....
» 20/09/2015 2:36:16 PM Suze, I would suggest most of these interviews would have pre disclosed questions. Poirot.....
» 19/09/2015 7:30:48 PM Well until labor wake up to themselves and dump Shoreten Turnbl will enjoy a free ride to .....
» 19/09/2015 2:16:08 PM I don't get what all the fuss is about with the recent leadership change from the libs, i .....
» 18/09/2015 7:19:50 PM ....this country). And our laws and values are fully explained. Foxy, perhaps you might l.....
» 18/09/2015 2:27:11 PM You are missing the point. At present WE CAN'T PROVIDE FOR THE NUMBERS WE HAVE TODAY, with.....
» 18/09/2015 6:24:39 AM Otokonoko, you say they take care if their own. That's sure would be a whole lot easier in.....
» 17/09/2015 8:59:07 PM Sorry Foxy, but we are not the ones who refuse to integrate and it's not just Australia th.....
» 17/09/2015 2:04:44 PM Actually Paul, I make it very clear that I am not a Halal approved supplier and that I don.....
» 17/09/2015 1:55:58 PM Dear Tristian, I wish you had of written this letter to K Rudd back in 07 as we had money .....
» 17/09/2015 9:48:10 AM With the recent threads on the refugee intake, it's quite obvious there are more supporter.....
» 17/09/2015 9:35:35 AM One way to address obesity is to remove subsidies from health care treatment for anyone wh.....
» 16/09/2015 6:47:00 PM We live in a competitive world and so long as CEO's can get dumped, why not party leaders?.....
» 16/09/2015 6:39:58 PM Ok, so tell me, what's racist about saying we don't want any more people who have known ex.....
» 16/09/2015 2:26:58 PM Nothing racist about it Paul, real , but not racist. You see many people confuse racism wi.....
» 16/09/2015 10:08:13 AM I think it's fair to suggest Muslims have shown they are unable to prevent their own from .....
» 15/09/2015 3:35:49 PM mikk, Abbott was not knifed in the back like Rudd, he was given six months to right the sh.....
» 12/09/2015 10:03:09 PM Suze, Muslims are not the problem it's their religion/faith, call it what you like. Musli.....
» 11/09/2015 4:05:40 PM phanto, The right to marry is only the beginning. They want total equality and it just won.....
» 11/09/2015 4:02:15 PM ....Abbott makes it abundantly clear he doesn't want Muslim refugees coming here, and that.....
» 11/09/2015 4:48:06 AM The fac is we live in a country that has adopted the attitude of, have as many kids as you.....
» 11/09/2015 4:40:58 AM Tony, good news for you mate, there are such things as budget hookers as well. Armchair, .....
» 10/09/2015 2:16:41 PM Foxy I too am a tax payer. I pay my own income tax, I work for free for the other tax paye.....
» 10/09/2015 2:10:18 PM Oh Wendy, there you go, sticking your nose into somebody else's business. What right do y.....
» 10/09/2015 8:46:31 AM Well good for you Paul, but please remember, when we see more cut backs in our local servi.....
» 9/09/2015 7:49:03 PM SteeleRedux, where do we take the money from. Now there would not be a problem had one Ke.....
» 9/09/2015 4:20:26 PM Foxy, I mean no disrespect, but views are simply words. Where is the money going to come f.....
» 9/09/2015 11:33:19 AM What I don't do Foxy is willingly commit other people's money. Ill am saying to you is th.....
» 9/09/2015 9:59:49 AM Suze, you are living in the past my dear, a time when we HAD MONEY TO SPARE and unless you.....
» 8/09/2015 11:02:19 PM Couldn't agree more Banyo, if you wish to come here, leave your baggage behind. That appli.....
» 8/09/2015 11:00:21 PM Foxy, There would be few people who are not disturbed by what's going on at present, but n.....
» 8/09/2015 8:06:59 AM Aiden the only evidence you need is that our taxes no longer pay the bills. What more evid.....
» 7/09/2015 8:21:02 PM Foxy and Paul, if we are one of the wealthiest countries, why on earth is our health syste.....
» 7/09/2015 8:10:55 PM What do you think is broken and outdated about the tax system we have? Firstly, the GST i.....
» 7/09/2015 11:40:12 AM Suze, I hate doom and gloom, but do you honestly think we are in good shape? It wasn't th.....
» 6/09/2015 8:50:17 PM I'm sorry but I just can't see how this situation would effect that many, and if it did, t.....
» 6/09/2015 8:39:19 PM Aidan, the reason say we need to find the bottom is so that we can start afresh which will.....
» 5/09/2015 9:55:34 AM jodelie, I remember a famous quote from Bob Hawk on land rights. He said something like, &.....
» 5/09/2015 9:49:25 AM As a long term liberal voter, (labor lost my vote when Bob lost the top job) I find myself.....
» 5/09/2015 9:43:41 AM Aidan, what our debt to GDP is now is not what we should be focusing on, as what we should.....
» 4/09/2015 6:42:56 PM Paul, our problem has always been that in the buk of years, wages have always increased gr.....
» 4/09/2015 6:30:45 PM Suze, the sad reality is that the world is now too smaller place and many people are going.....
» 4/09/2015 1:34:54 PM Well one day Suze we are going to have to make such a choice because we are now seeing the.....
» 4/09/2015 7:19:49 AM So Suze I note you have not yet answered the very simple question from hasbeen, that being.....
» 4/09/2015 7:14:09 AM Dream on, I have said for years that paying people on the dole cash is half the problem. A.....
» 4/09/2015 5:15:49 AM Surely claiming ownership of something, especially when it was not purchased, comes with t.....
» 3/09/2015 7:13:29 PM So doog, if we double the pays for strawberry pickets, and consumers won't pay the inflate.....
» 3/09/2015 6:45:33 PM Suze, having unprotected sex does not mean kids are born, it's the attitude that leads to .....
» 3/09/2015 12:56:08 PM Paul, it common for OS workers to pick strawberries for $10-$15 per hour, not because that.....
» 3/09/2015 12:32:29 PM Poirot, there is a very very simple solution, it's called, stop the consumer from forever .....
» 3/09/2015 12:21:29 PM Suze, the underlying problem with the people is that despite the bleak future they face, t.....
» 31/08/2015 6:48:55 PM To be honest, I doubt anyone could have done any better than Abbott simp,y because he inhe.....
» 31/08/2015 6:30:28 PM Doog, large mining companies have spent billions in the past prospecting and in fact it ha.....
» 30/08/2015 8:43:47 AM So doog, what you're sayingnis that the ore miners should pay 30cent in the dollar on ever.....
» 29/08/2015 5:47:09 PM ........Your fear of Labor is unfounded, when the chips are down Labor comes to power, eve.....
» 29/08/2015 2:40:43 PM With the outlook for our great nation looking more and more of a concern and, considering .....
» 29/08/2015 2:36:00 PM Doog, if an election was called soon I would most likely vote labor. Not because I support.....
» 29/08/2015 2:30:00 PM Nathan when I was a kid we smoked grass clipping rolled in toilet paper so banning tobacco.....
» 29/08/2015 11:56:43 AM Paul, you are simply playing the manipulation game with your figures. The reason single p.....
» 29/08/2015 11:30:55 AM Dream on, they're not FORCED to do anything, mores a pity I might say. Besides, the additi.....
» 29/08/2015 11:21:07 AM So Bazz the million dollar question is, had it not been fir the arrangement with the paren.....
» 28/08/2015 6:27:14 PM ...We would do well to remember that cigarette smokers currently pay an absurd amount of t.....
» 28/08/2015 6:49:29 AM Step one, quarantine welfare as this will prevent a fair amount of tabbacco and grog from .....
» 27/08/2015 1:39:48 PM So Paul, given BHP are finding our employment conditions unviable, do you still think they.....
» 26/08/2015 6:59:44 PM Foxy it's quite simple, as a straight couple I don't want the meaning of my thirty year ma.....
» 26/08/2015 6:53:29 PM Sorry runner, the equality card is only ever played when it suits. Having said that, I wo.....
» 26/08/2015 4:05:29 PM Foxy, I do have a problem with the way our welfare is distributed just like I have issues .....
» 26/08/2015 3:56:37 PM Doog the carbon tax was a ridiculous tax as all it did was tax those who could just pass i.....
» 26/08/2015 3:46:20 PM Doog, if a man can lift say 20kilos in a workplace and a woman only 14, how is that being .....
» 26/08/2015 6:39:17 AM OTB all welfare bludgers are going to bring us down not just gays, unless of cause we elec.....
» 25/08/2015 10:52:48 PM Foxy, with all due respect can you not see the lies being preached here, they don't care h.....
» 25/08/2015 10:48:15 PM Toglhot, we have to look at the big picture when it comes to how much multinationals pay i.....
» 25/08/2015 5:44:06 PM Il tell you wha nthe problem is, it's missimformation. When these femists rant about gend.....
» 25/08/2015 5:41:01 PM Poirot, my appolgies it was Pauls remark about the cake being the wrong color. Foxy, if y.....
» 25/08/2015 6:47:57 AM .....If God didn't create Adam and Steve who did? Channel ten Foxy because before they st.....
» 25/08/2015 6:37:32 AM There are two very important issues here, one being the fact that the figures are convenie.....
» 24/08/2015 8:21:05 PM Sorry Foxy but I don't share your optimism because these people want more than marriage eq.....
» 24/08/2015 3:41:26 PM Foxy, I hooe you don't think a no vote would be the end of the issue, because it won't be......
» 24/08/2015 7:08:24 AM Poirot , you're kidding, if you can't see there is a link between this thread, and labor's.....
» 23/08/2015 6:39:52 PM While I accept OTB may be a bit off topic, the points raised do show that rather than tack.....
» 22/08/2015 6:45:28 AM OTB I see little need to waste tax payers dollars educating people that it's risky to plac.....
» 20/08/2015 7:03:25 PM Doog, why do you think the robotic crane was invented, because it became too hard to emplo.....
» 19/08/2015 9:11:08 PM As far as I'm concerned gays should be banned from giving blood because after all its thei.....
» 18/08/2015 2:18:34 PM There is little doubt Tony Abbott has lost his way, from the chopper gate to gay marriage .....
» 18/08/2015 11:48:28 AM Poirot, I started this thread because I want to know why gays won't come to a compromise, .....
» 18/08/2015 8:52:28 AM .......Rehctub The very large mining companies in Australia only employ a very small numbe.....
» 18/08/2015 8:35:18 AM I'm sorry, but ibe had enough of those defending gays and suggesting thier relationships a.....
» 16/08/2015 1:41:51 PM Rhrosty, we live in a country whereby you can have anything you want, provided you are pre.....
» 16/08/2015 1:32:00 PM Foxy, superior or inferier should not come in to it, although if they did I would suggest .....
» 16/08/2015 8:34:23 AM Foxy, I no longer have a problem with gays wanting to marry. My problem is that in doing s.....
» 16/08/2015 7:56:39 AM Aiden, my theory has always been that big business is what drives our nation, as it's big .....
» 15/08/2015 3:37:42 PM Foxy, removing the words from the act would effectively make all marriages equal, and they.....
» 15/08/2015 11:42:32 AM ttbn, sadly, even if the people do decide to leave things as they are, the gays won't acce.....
» 15/08/2015 11:40:38 AM Foxy, I consider myself a reasonable person and that is why I believe we must all come to .....
» 14/08/2015 5:55:28 PM Yes OTB, what bothers me is why minority groups always want to change the world just to ac.....
» 14/08/2015 5:24:42 PM Mikk, no amount of arguing fact can ever change the fact that two people of the same sex c.....
» 13/08/2015 1:15:22 PM Paul, unless you are dining with the couple overseas, they are not legally married and you.....
» 13/08/2015 12:51:48 PM Nathan, as sad as your situation sounds, do you really believe the tax payer should subsid.....
» 12/08/2015 8:46:25 PM With the gay marriage debate seemingly occupying the majority of our politicians valuable .....
» 11/08/2015 3:31:18 PM Doog .....Au is the worst polluters in the world per head of population. Perhaps so, but.....
» 11/08/2015 1:51:24 PM Rhrosty, to have equality means everyone should be placing themselves in a position whereb.....
» 11/08/2015 10:26:16 AM Poirot, as usual you are so one eyed it's not worth the effort trying to talk to you. Wh.....
» 11/08/2015 8:54:11 AM What we need in our political system more than anything else, is accountability. Regardle.....
» 11/08/2015 8:27:02 AM Yu, it's not about fairness, it's about the law and more importantly, insurance laws. You.....
» 9/08/2015 6:20:39 PM These political grubs have literally spat in the face of ordinary Australians with their u.....
» 9/08/2015 6:09:41 PM I'm sorry, but allowing ubar to operate, while insisting the taxi industry be licensed and.....
» 9/08/2015 5:23:24 PM For many years now our universities have trained students for jobs that simp,y don't exist.....
» 7/08/2015 11:21:35 PM And you ain't seen nothin yet Steve. Unemployment may well hit double figures, only govern.....
» 6/08/2015 8:49:16 PM Aussieboy I'm not sure what the min wage has increased by in the past five years, but ther.....
» 6/08/2015 11:46:52 AM Yuyutsu, organized sports have their own insurances and more and more individual players a.....
» 6/08/2015 11:40:11 AM Well said Yuyutsu, you see so many workers today take their jobs for granted and think it'.....
» 5/08/2015 8:04:10 PM Yes ttbn, people often overlook one very important factor, that being wages, along with al.....
» 4/08/2015 8:29:07 PM Mikk, there's no immediate plan to reduce P Rates for government and essential services, t.....
» 4/08/2015 8:14:16 PM .....Disease and ill fortune can effect any one of us and I am proud and honoured to live .....
» 4/08/2015 5:08:38 PM We have enough water, it's just that we waste too much due to our anti recycling policy. .....
» 4/08/2015 5:04:03 PM Foxy what worries me is that while experts suggest we are going to keep growing as you say.....
» 4/08/2015 4:51:56 PM Isn't it funny how everyone was happy before Julia brought out the big stick. Now many mum.....
» 4/08/2015 4:43:27 PM Ok, fair point Suze, so perhaps it's time we start charging for services provided by the t.....
» 4/08/2015 1:39:19 PM Paul, the reality is that the best way to help people in remote areas, is to relocate them.....
» 4/08/2015 9:37:21 AM It looks like penalty rates in the retail and hospitality sectors, a crippling blow to the.....
» 4/08/2015 9:22:31 AM Actually Suze and mikk I've had plenty of stitches all of which I've paid for through the .....
» 3/08/2015 9:06:31 PM Suze, you've almost described an episode of 'this is my life but, the difference is even a.....
» 3/08/2015 6:43:09 PM Nice rant there mikk. The fact is welfare was designed as a hand up, not a hand out, and .....
» 3/08/2015 3:45:38 PM To think this whole debate can be easily settled by adding a simple clause to the marriage.....
» 3/08/2015 3:34:10 PM Foxy, the reality we face now is that there is simply not enough revenue to support our es.....
» 2/08/2015 5:16:51 PM I see there was yet another shark attack down Byron way and some fool thought it safe to g.....
» 2/08/2015 5:12:25 PM Foxy, I started a thread some years ago tiled Australia 2030. Back then our economy was b.....
» 1/08/2015 4:40:00 PM Luciferase, it's the biggest scam I've encountered in my life time, 'work hard and invest .....
» 31/07/2015 9:36:03 PM Nathan, forty years ago when I left school I could have gone to uni and studdied for free .....
» 30/07/2015 10:38:14 AM Aussie boy, you make out the poorest are the hardest workers which simply is nit true. The.....
» 30/07/2015 9:37:47 AM Nathan, it is my view that we need a better producing, fairer tax system, ome that only ta.....
» 30/07/2015 9:09:33 AM O sung, you have inadvertidly identified the major problem with retail V online shopping, .....
» 27/07/2015 5:26:09 AM Have labor or their supporters given any thought to how they can achieve such targets. Of.....
» 25/07/2015 3:23:46 PM Suze, anyone who thinks online shopping supports the same amount of jobs is kidding themse.....
» 23/07/2015 8:23:09 PM With the ABC shop being the latest victim of the online shopping monster, many jobs will o.....
» 23/07/2015 2:59:58 PM Paul, the GST is a ridiculous and unfair tax as it taxes mums and dads who have already pa.....
» 22/07/2015 7:09:44 PM A large number of feral cats are either domestic cats gone wild, or their offspring. One .....
» 22/07/2015 6:58:32 PM Let us know when you're taking a breath Steve, so we can get a word in hey!.....
» 20/07/2015 7:49:52 PM Yes, another one out of their depth who has fallen on her sword. To think the Abbott gove.....
» 20/07/2015 7:46:27 PM All I can say to you doog is dream on. As for work choices, do you know anyone who was di.....
» 20/07/2015 6:36:53 AM Doog........so lets get on with it, and get this country moving again. What do you mean w.....
» 17/07/2015 8:00:40 PM misanthrope, you're forgetting this is Australia and that garbage should be left at the fr.....
» 17/07/2015 7:57:15 PM Oh dear, the usual labor defenders have been awoken again. It's funny, because I never men.....
» 16/07/2015 1:43:45 PM I heard recently that the Abbott government was looking to reduce the number of child care.....
» 16/07/2015 1:34:27 PM Paul, the out of control prison costs are due to them being more likened to a holiday camp.....
» 9/07/2015 8:03:03 PM Not sure about the res if you, but I'm sick and tired of my taxes being used to fund this .....
» 1/07/2015 5:13:04 PM misanthrope, yes, and isn't it funny how when speaking of one of these Aussie mafia one re.....
» 29/06/2015 7:35:29 PM Lexi, The other doozy for the list would have to be the baby bonus, What a joke that was a.....
» 29/06/2015 7:23:24 PM Hi Foxy, where I'm living at the moment I have no TV and I'm like a caged lion, so no, I d.....
» 29/06/2015 10:50:52 AM Foxy, you often speak about fairness to all, so here's a scenario for you. I'm sure you've.....
» 26/06/2015 8:58:51 PM Foxy, where do you think these grubs got their terrorists ways from, their own kind. Allo.....
» 23/06/2015 6:35:03 AM Here's my list so far 1. Multicultural failures, Allowing imigrants into our nation that h.....
» 23/06/2015 6:24:42 AM It has been suggested that if these two grubs, so called Australians, have in fact been ki.....
» 23/06/2015 6:21:26 AM Fair comments, but is it reasonable to perhaps see prudent CC users pay interest on every .....
» 22/06/2015 5:43:45 PM Foxy, I take little notice of economists simply because most come to their assertions from.....
» 22/06/2015 5:12:46 PM Yes Pericles, your right except I'm assuming credit card interest, like most other bank lo.....
» 22/06/2015 4:49:18 PM Suze, it's the gays that want to change my ways, not me. I have no intention of changing e.....
» 22/06/2015 8:55:30 AM So Bill Shorten wants to hold a royal commission into credit card interest rates. More of .....
» 22/06/2015 8:47:52 AM This is probably the easiest thread to respond to yet. NO! Every child in every country i.....
» 22/06/2015 8:41:04 AM The thing is that homosexual people are not willing to compromise, while normal married co.....
» 20/06/2015 3:42:45 PM No matter how governments address this issue they will simply be outsmarted time and time .....
» 20/06/2015 3:33:29 PM Yes ok, you've got me there, might I say that the only possibility of a child being born n.....
» 19/06/2015 7:28:11 PM ...Same-sex marriage will give homosexuals the opportunity to make marital commitments. Wh.....
» 18/06/2015 6:26:04 PM David, it's illegal to drive at 110 in a 100 zone, it's also illegal to accept a lesser pr.....
» 16/06/2015 5:43:36 PM So tell me David, what's legal about que jumping? I was of the opinion we as a nation hav.....
» 16/06/2015 5:38:53 PM Oh dear Paul, I guess one case where you have waited until you fou d out what the other si.....
» 16/06/2015 5:33:35 PM Foxy, if someone on say $400K a year misuses say $40,000 that means for someone on $40,000.....
» 16/06/2015 9:33:14 AM I find it amusing how so many are so quick to jump all over the pollies, yet these same pe.....
» 16/06/2015 6:57:02 AM David, you are forgetting the most important fact about the illegals, that being it is a l.....
» 15/06/2015 10:25:04 PM Someone mentioned KISS, ( keep it simple stupid), well, what could possibly be more simple.....
» 14/06/2015 1:32:41 PM Today's generation have got it all back to front, they earn their wage, buy their goods an.....
» 14/06/2015 1:26:35 PM Jay, that is so well said. These minority groups are relentless in their quests and work .....
» 13/06/2015 8:31:44 PM As long as young people willingly part with up,to $60 per lt for milk, In the form of late.....
» 12/06/2015 8:35:53 AM Suze, with due respect, the Bowen Basin, where the equiery is centered, is not a remote lo.....
» 12/06/2015 7:21:55 AM Bazz you can blame channel ten for that as if I'm correct it was they who started to broad.....
» 11/06/2015 7:29:46 PM With the enquiry about FIFO workers arrangements causing havoc in mining towns, the towns .....
» 11/06/2015 6:09:38 AM With the gay marriage debate raging once I again, I fear that if we allow the act to be ch.....
» 1/06/2015 8:30:55 AM We should revoke citizenship of any non born Australian that commits a serious crime, that.....
» 18/05/2015 8:39:57 PM My favorite mix is 50/50 lean beef and fattier pork mince. Fry it until it's almost burnt.....
» 4/05/2015 5:52:05 PM Yes Bazz, this will possibly go down as a lost opportunity as chances are we will never ha.....
» 4/05/2015 10:33:56 AM Super tax for the rich and corporate tax crack down are now the agenda for governments as .....
» 4/05/2015 7:33:04 AM Foxy, I think you wil, find that the execution of these two convicted criminals will have .....
» 3/05/2015 8:56:57 PM Is mis I agree with you that a gay relationship is not normal. Having same sex mates/ frie.....
» 3/05/2015 4:54:12 PM Gays will never get their way because marriage is only the first step. Being accepted to b.....
» 3/05/2015 4:43:27 PM There is little doubt these two had appeared to be reformed and rehabilitated, however, th.....
» 27/04/2015 1:03:46 PM John, I've only read the opening paragraph as it appears to be just another load of garbag.....
» 27/04/2015 12:54:55 PM The fact is that many well educated people are un successful in life, while many poorly, o.....
» 27/04/2015 6:20:07 AM Yes OTB, I often refer to as comments from the under achievers in life, those who willingl.....
» 24/04/2015 9:29:19 PM LOP, I didn't say they die at 80, I said they stop living an active lifestyle. So the be.....
» 23/04/2015 7:56:28 PM P, are you aware that the amount one can put into super and claim the tax break is aged ba.....
» 23/04/2015 6:40:44 AM In summary, you can't ask people to make themselves self sufficient on the one hand, then .....
» 23/04/2015 6:23:52 AM So given these high income earners are already paying at least $84,000 in income tax, more.....
» 22/04/2015 10:08:36 AM So Bill Shorten, as suspected, has his eyes on people's super, the top end of cause who us.....
» 20/04/2015 12:03:57 PM Suze, as sad as it is that so many Aficans are being displaced, the often uncomfortable re.....
» 20/04/2015 8:21:20 AM It's quite simple, if you have nothing to offer we don't want you. If you don't wish t.....
» 13/04/2015 2:23:37 PM That's good to hear Yabby, I didn't know......
» 12/04/2015 8:05:47 PM We all know that there are times when our farmers make millions, as well as loose millions.....
» 7/04/2015 9:12:37 PM Paul, I support achievement at the work p,ace, not how long it takes to achieve a result. .....
» 7/04/2015 9:04:17 PM Is Mise I always drive with my lights on when driving on country roads simply because they.....
» 6/04/2015 9:08:32 PM So tell me Paul, does the average worker risk their house each da they go to work, no, the.....
» 6/04/2015 7:33:54 PM .....Totally irresponsible but not actually illegal. Actually Warmair, while it may not b.....
» 5/04/2015 2:29:28 PM Aussieboy, a fair days pay for a fair days work should also mean a fair days work for a fa.....
» 5/04/2015 2:22:04 PM Nathan, I wasn't aware that speeding was a criminal offence. I too drive on country road.....
» 4/04/2015 7:47:16 PM ......No one in Australia should pay a traffic fine. They should simply lose their license.....
» 3/04/2015 7:37:40 PM So one works hard for forty plus years, pay their taxes and is prudent with their earnings.....
» 3/04/2015 4:21:38 PM One more comment Aussie boy, the big companies have multi thousand dollar workplace agreem.....
» 3/04/2015 4:19:11 PM Continued by rehctub So back to my shop, my girl wanted to work this Saturday and I pay he.....
» 3/04/2015 4:08:23 PM AB.......As an employer do you think the wage you pay your young lady is enough for her to.....
» 3/04/2015 10:42:43 AM ....Big business took $25 billion in tax relief in 2014, Tax Office figures show Yes Poir.....
» 3/04/2015 6:47:10 AM Aussie boy and CH, there is a reason why people are on a minimum wage, its because in most.....
» 31/03/2015 7:14:12 PM Craig I've had several calls over the years from cities bank basically asking if I was ove.....
» 24/03/2015 4:52:54 AM thanks everyone, its a tough world out there in retail, but I genuinely believe that the l.....
» 24/03/2015 4:31:36 AM So what you're saying Wally is that there's no real problem treating someone say in their .....
» 23/03/2015 6:15:53 AM ..Here in WA we already have nurse practitioners seeing patients, and not GPs. It certainl.....
» 20/03/2015 9:36:14 PM Nice try Suze, but might I remind you that I have CLEARLY SAID a co payment for SELF INFLI.....
» 19/03/2015 5:55:52 AM Has anyone else seen the trend in large retail where they are loosing contact with their c.....
» 19/03/2015 5:46:46 AM So the co payment is gone, so where to now because the problem of our unaffordable, unsust.....
» 16/03/2015 9:05:23 PM Rohsty, as Kirby quite rightly says, a cashless society would see a huge increase in horse.....
» 16/03/2015 8:58:28 PM Yes Cheerful, sad but so true. Tony Abbott is not saying they can't live where they choos.....
» 14/03/2015 6:35:13 PM When are people going to allow this indigenous stuff to run it's course. I mean, it's been.....
» 13/03/2015 6:21:59 AM Flo and others, to be on welfare benefits, one must be actively seeking work unless they a.....
» 12/03/2015 2:38:29 PM Paul, every Austrlain has two things in common, that being not one of us asked to be born .....
» 12/03/2015 6:42:42 AM Luciferase, the way of the future as I see it will either be a huge increase in reverse mo.....
» 11/03/2015 9:06:47 PM Nobody is suggesting these people can no longer live in these remote communities, it's jus.....
» 11/03/2015 9:04:36 PM JOM they are que jumpers because they have passed through save havens to get here. They ar.....
» 11/03/2015 9:01:06 PM With the greatest of respect Foxy, it appears you are il advised with regards to property .....
» 11/03/2015 11:18:43 AM Paul, when are you going to accept that these people are que jumpers. Besides, we can't ca.....
» 11/03/2015 11:14:43 AM Negative gearing or negative houses to rent, they will go hand in hand. So go ahead and pu.....
» 10/03/2015 4:20:30 PM Dream on,you can keep dreaming on if you seriously think businesses like the idea of with .....
» 10/03/2015 1:34:10 PM Graham, it's something I've been suggesting for years but, it must be strictly controlled......
» 10/03/2015 1:25:15 PM Foxy, may I suggest they were being treated as Austrlians, albeit a bit different, prior t.....
» 10/03/2015 6:04:34 AM Jay, unfortunately the Suze's of the world don't recognize the word 'realism' so they clas.....
» 9/03/2015 7:33:09 AM What was good about Oz was the freedoms we enjoyed while growing up. We had very little cr.....
» 7/03/2015 12:48:16 PM Rhian, sorry, mental ilness doesn't wash with me as one of the most over used 'get out of .....
» 5/03/2015 4:11:27 PM Raycom, the two are not the same. Besides, abortion is nit murder as they are not born and.....
» 5/03/2015 4:04:27 PM Rhian,these two were caught with kilos strapped to their bodies, how on earth could they e.....
» 5/03/2015 11:07:16 AM Josephus segregation has been considered before, the trouble is they will still play the v.....
» 5/03/2015 10:59:43 AM The death penalty for trafficking drugs in Indonesia was in place when these two were caug.....
» 5/03/2015 7:58:59 AM The term 'wealth distribution' is used often these days to describe the disparity between .....
» 3/03/2015 8:18:07 PM Yes Chris, I have spent a lot of time fishing around Weipa. One time we camped near Marpo.....
» 3/03/2015 6:07:25 AM Paul, while closing the gap may be seen by us as a great initiative, the problem is most i.....
» 2/03/2015 8:18:38 PM Thinkabit, think you've hit the nail on the head. How much fairer could a system be than t.....
» 2/03/2015 8:06:32 PM Foxy, I can only assume that this guys partner has rented the house and his income is not .....
» 1/03/2015 12:59:02 PM 579, while I accept the money ends up in circulation, the problem I have with all welfare .....
» 1/03/2015 9:40:15 AM ......Great for Labor....a disaster for the LNP. So Poitor, your happy to see the libs se.....
» 1/03/2015 9:20:43 AM Mikk, ......Would you prefer your workmate was homeless? No, i would preffer he was treat.....
» 28/02/2015 4:07:31 PM Sorry sonofgloin, but I disagree. Small corporations pay far less in taxes than you may t.....
» 28/02/2015 9:47:51 AM Get this, one of my work colegues, who has an indigenous partner, has just rented a house .....
» 28/02/2015 9:32:50 AM Here here Banyo, it's time we overhaul our limp wristed political correctness approach to .....
» 28/02/2015 9:21:55 AM I am a firm believer in capital punishment but, only in cases where the offender was caugh.....
» 27/02/2015 8:52:20 AM So sonofgloin, where do you think the largest tax payers, as a group, get ther incomes fro.....
» 21/02/2015 3:50:56 PM Like an earlier poster said, another winging pom. Reza Berati was an illegal immigrant an.....
» 21/02/2015 3:35:48 PM Stuff up and hurt all Australians you say Foxy. Just look at the utter mess he inherited, .....
» 20/02/2015 4:12:11 PM Thanks Foxy.....
» 20/02/2015 4:10:56 PM But Foxy he did train with terrorists and he was a terrorism supporter. So why on earth sh.....
» 20/02/2015 12:19:52 PM I seriously can not believe the do-gooders position here as this guy joined and trained wi.....
» 20/02/2015 8:43:57 AM Foxy, our 'reactive' approach towards terrorism hasn't worked in the past, and it's only v.....
» 20/02/2015 8:18:14 AM It's funny you should say that Foxy, because I have just purchased a small country butcher.....
» 19/02/2015 5:19:20 PM Point taken Foxy. The food labeling laws are a joke. Made in Australia from local and imp.....
» 19/02/2015 4:29:26 PM Foxy, now you're comparing food production, or rather value adding food that is usually wa.....
» 19/02/2015 4:05:28 PM Foxy, when you say nobody should be treated differently,..... Wouldn't you agree that Aust.....
» 19/02/2015 1:08:46 PM If we're not the laughing stock of the civilized world, gee we must be close......
» 19/02/2015 12:09:12 PM Yes Foxy I agree. I just see this as a prime opportunity for us to value add a product th.....
» 19/02/2015 9:18:36 AM It seems that many of our politicians are digging a hole for us, Abbott, Bishop, aven Bill.....
» 18/02/2015 8:58:29 AM With the recent outbreak of hep A, contracted from imported berries, why on earth do we al.....
» 17/02/2015 8:23:23 PM Yes ConservativeHippie, I think you are on to something there as I too felt Tony was being.....
» 17/02/2015 6:32:04 AM Well I am proud to say that I did not vote for Kevin 07, nor Julia, nor Kevin again, so I .....
» 17/02/2015 6:25:34 AM Nathan, I would ask just one question and perhaps you can ask it for me. Q. Considering y.....
» 17/02/2015 6:16:11 AM ......I would like see you & your ilk being given the opportunity & land to go back to as .....
» 17/02/2015 6:07:37 AM Foxy, it's my understanding that the rest of the nine were mules and these two were the le.....
» 16/02/2015 12:29:59 PM OTB, the Bali 9 were not recreational drug users, they were drug smugglers with the intent.....
» 16/02/2015 6:17:46 AM With the planned executions now imminent, do you or do you not agree that these two convic.....
» 15/02/2015 7:21:42 AM Dream on, you're Clinging on to a culture that if left along wouldn't have even invented a.....
» 13/02/2015 12:05:00 PM These are not refugees, they are illegal economic immigrants as they have passed through s.....
» 13/02/2015 11:00:42 AM Rhrosty, the flaw in the proposed Gonski reform is that the system as it stands is broken,.....
» 12/02/2015 8:39:45 AM We have had the apology to those referred to as the 'first Australians', made by one leade.....
» 12/02/2015 7:13:46 AM Yes, shenanigans that would not have occurred had one Kevin 07 not come to town. Without .....
» 11/02/2015 2:11:28 PM So what you're saying Mikk is that Bill Shoreton has more to offer. And you accuse others .....
» 11/02/2015 2:04:49 PM What we need is a whole new election because even if labor do form government by just one .....
» 11/02/2015 2:00:49 PM Squeers, I agree with much of what you say, especially with regards to not enough jobs, .....
» 11/02/2015 10:12:52 AM Squeers, sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but seriously, how can you draw from .....
» 8/02/2015 7:48:07 PM Squeers, of you think I tag all single mothers as lay abouts good for you, knock yourself .....
» 8/02/2015 8:47:31 AM Paul, The party is not the problem and, unlike the labor debacle, the libs have an admirab.....
» 8/02/2015 8:45:54 AM Hasbeen my pick has always been Morrison, simply because he's a doer. The trouble is the h.....
» 6/02/2015 4:46:33 PM As a one time Abbott supporter myself I must agree he is on the nose. The trouble is his .....
» 5/02/2015 4:59:27 PM Name something else where the more you put in, the less you receive. Imagine a situation .....
» 5/02/2015 3:09:15 PM Squeers, you would find a lot more high income earners would happily pay more tax if one, .....
» 5/02/2015 2:42:06 PM Either way Philip, big business is the ultimate driving force of our economy, simply becau.....
» 5/02/2015 12:00:56 PM The point is Philip, they haven't delivered the results because it's only just now that th.....
» 5/02/2015 11:58:19 AM Godo, governments can't simply increase public service numbers just to make the figures lo.....
» 4/02/2015 7:56:05 PM So the RBA has finally managed to remove their heads from their backsides to realize that .....
» 4/02/2015 2:19:04 PM Well you would have to think labor will reinstate some of the fat trimmed from the public .....
» 4/02/2015 8:43:13 AM .....it was merely because of the mess the Labour Party were in at the time. Well said Su.....
» 3/02/2015 4:29:02 PM Yes 579, they did dig their own grave, but it was a grave that had to be dug. Trouble is,.....
» 3/02/2015 4:19:54 PM Hasbeen I would like to see the break down in votes from business people, because business.....
» 3/02/2015 1:29:27 PM Yes Graham, there is an old saying in buiness that goes Position, Position, Position, and .....
» 3/02/2015 12:57:37 PM How much fairer can a system be 597, we have seven out of every ten relying on the three f.....
» 3/02/2015 10:42:40 AM Confidence may well be this elections biggest casualty. On the one hand we have labor loo.....
» 2/02/2015 1:59:51 PM Yet another topic discussion by bias authors. .... As a way to provide clarity to this in.....
» 2/02/2015 10:39:17 AM While I didn't vote for labor myself, I was not comfortable with the LNP's asset sale/leas.....
» 30/01/2015 6:53:51 PM Tristan Ewins, private debt is not so much the problem as business confidence. Big busine.....
» 30/01/2015 7:51:55 AM Continued As for family trusts, I have a couple myself and each are audited and no family.....
» 30/01/2015 7:41:07 AM Rhrosty, sorry for not reading your opening post earlier. Negative gearing. Prior to NG,.....
» 29/01/2015 4:30:18 PM Gee Tristian, if only you had told those duds Gillard and Rudd, before 07, Who knows we m.....
» 29/01/2015 4:02:04 PM Nathan, rehctub here again, just a correction, when I said inherit a Mach better environme.....
» 29/01/2015 7:09:20 AM No worries hasbeen, I will email Graham. The island is closed now,Only open to groups, so.....
» 28/01/2015 8:39:11 PM Yes hasbeen, I know it well as I was on South Molle 85 to 87 myself and we found two metho.....
» 27/01/2015 4:53:33 PM So Joeseph, all the above appear to be businesses for the purpose of earning an income. So.....
» 27/01/2015 8:01:24 AM For what it's worth I recon the LNP will retain government, loose a few seats to labor, it.....
» 27/01/2015 6:58:43 AM Il give you a common scenario Joeseph, and il use a church as an example, simply because i.....
» 26/01/2015 8:28:17 AM Joeseph, check the ad on page 7 of the thread, above your last post, it says, make a tax d.....
» 25/01/2015 11:16:25 AM Joseph, another diversion. What happens in the church is not the issue, the issue is when.....
» 25/01/2015 6:27:02 AM Piss weak governments are what is to blame. They are too worried about offending others an.....
» 25/01/2015 6:20:34 AM Joeseph, just like you choose to worship some mythical being, I choose not to although bot.....
» 25/01/2015 6:02:05 AM No change needed in my opinion, it works just fine and has for years, although I have to s.....
» 24/01/2015 6:09:10 PM Perhaps the publishers should do a run of two or three copies, with page three removed, so.....
» 24/01/2015 2:48:41 PM Yes Joeseph they are also what I would consider a business, not the SLS club, but most cer.....
» 23/01/2015 10:26:16 AM Income or no income, it is still tax free and, it competes with other tax paying businesse.....
» 23/01/2015 4:26:27 AM Josephus, you are now trying to divert the thread, so answer the question if you would ple.....
» 22/01/2015 7:11:24 PM Josephus, would you agree that money raised in a church, which is then used to purchase re.....
» 22/01/2015 8:13:29 AM In my work I have dealings with a lot of miners and the following event should have us ver.....
» 22/01/2015 6:01:18 AM And there in lies the problem Foxy and Nathan, young lebs don't listen to their so called .....
» 21/01/2015 1:03:38 PM Foxy, we are fast headed for, if not already there, to a situation whereby. not even our p.....
» 21/01/2015 6:32:14 AM Simple answer to the question is no, manners should be taught at home then encouraged and .....
» 20/01/2015 8:04:30 PM God I hate spell check!.....
» 20/01/2015 5:19:18 PM Too right Rusty, and what's more, that exclusion site is no longer available to a pax pain.....
» 20/01/2015 5:14:18 PM Poirot.....Most of the assaults I read about involve the average garden variety drunken/dr.....
» 20/01/2015 8:05:01 AM Pericles, while I accept that everyone is entitled and free to do what they choose, freedo.....
» 20/01/2015 6:39:23 AM Jayb, my post history will show that you and I think alike as I was dumbfounded to think o.....
» 19/01/2015 6:39:11 AM Poirot, by being pro active, I mean act now rather than wait for the enevidable to happen......
» 18/01/2015 7:17:41 AM Josephus, my views on christianty you say. My views are that if people wish to worship som.....
» 18/01/2015 6:54:56 AM Careful there Lego, People on this site don't want the truth, and if they get it, they the.....
» 17/01/2015 3:51:49 PM Suze, it's always hard to compare a country with 22 million to one of 300 million. When I .....
» 17/01/2015 3:42:28 PM Yes 579, he does suffer from foot in mouth at times, but just look at the mess he has inhe.....
» 17/01/2015 2:24:42 PM 579, you say Campbell Newman has lost five from his cabinet. What your not considering is .....
» 17/01/2015 1:30:32 PM Crowie, I'm with you. If you can't demonstrate that you are taking steps to live a healthy.....
» 17/01/2015 1:17:22 PM The gun man in the Martin Place siege was not licensed and was carrying an illegal weapon......
» 17/01/2015 6:58:29 AM With the recent threat of terrorism against us by a home grown terrorist, I feel it's time.....
» 17/01/2015 6:53:10 AM Owning a church or place of worship is one thing, but when the likes of churches compete i.....
» 13/01/2015 7:50:00 PM While we have many not for profit charities operating here, one has to question their legi.....
» 13/01/2015 7:46:52 PM So Crowie, what you're essentially saying is to get rid of the drivers of our economy. Th.....
» 12/01/2015 1:19:59 PM Yes Bazz, and I think this one will really hurt, because there's no fat anymore. While th.....
» 11/01/2015 3:12:04 PM ...How do you propose income tax be illuminated? A financial transaction tax Aiden, a tax.....
» 11/01/2015 10:45:05 AM Sorry, some of that was for another post, but it's still relevant......
» 11/01/2015 10:29:57 AM Aiden, borrowing money is not the issue, it's one, spending it wisely, and two, being able.....
» 10/01/2015 5:17:09 PM I think the LNP hs hit bottom and will start to climb. First step is that I think CN will .....
» 10/01/2015 1:48:24 PM Roses 1, you forgot to add... Then sit back and watch the economy crumble. When ever I as.....
» 9/01/2015 4:21:59 PM 579, another point worth considering is, does the other side, having an appalling track re.....
» 4/01/2015 4:42:19 PM Yes David, you're right, we are not solely a Christian nation. As for the constitution, p.....
» 4/01/2015 11:23:09 AM Squeers, it's sounds like your are the ideal parent, however, all of what you mentioned co.....
» 4/01/2015 11:00:55 AM ...Iftikhar wrote: "Bilingual Muslims children have a right, as much as any other fai.....
» 3/01/2015 4:36:04 PM Killarney, while I accept that there is an expense involved in this, you have to ask yours.....
» 2/01/2015 1:35:32 PM Craig, most good parent, my wife and I included, can't claim to be good parents until you .....
» 1/01/2015 7:02:28 AM F-off is the fist thought that comes to my mind. You come to Australia for a change of li.....
» 1/01/2015 6:57:53 AM Suzette, quantining welfare is not that difficult, it's simply paid in to special debit ca.....
» 31/12/2014 10:32:49 PM Well Gary, you sure have stirred up the bleeding hearts. The truth is the whole family su.....
» 30/12/2014 3:14:54 PM Suze, I'm not against laws that co trol how we store and use guns (with exception for farm.....
» 27/12/2014 11:01:50 AM sonofgloin, I was in a butcher shop when similar laws were introduced here in QLD. So what.....
» 27/12/2014 8:37:33 AM Paul, the only way you can reduce the wholesale price is to pay the supplier/producer less.....
» 26/12/2014 4:47:19 PM I've said for years that rego should be scrapped in favor of a fuel levy, meaning the more.....
» 26/12/2014 4:36:52 PM Phillip, most commercial retail leases are five years, with no option, so that's why they .....
» 26/12/2014 11:48:06 AM Paul, the wholesale price on leg hams in QLD was $6.20/kg. Lean trim for mince is now at a.....
» 24/12/2014 10:08:31 AM I saw an ad today about Woolworths pet insurance with the usual "we will beat any quo.....
» 23/12/2014 12:42:17 PM Well B Jelly, all I can say is brovo to the AFP because have saved the tax payer millions......
» 23/12/2014 6:14:14 AM I'm with the others on this one, we enter their country and in doing so accept their laws......
» 19/12/2014 8:19:38 AM The QLD police has shot and killed several pests of late, and bravo I say because one less.....
» 19/12/2014 8:08:03 AM My bush block has solar and water, so effectively I could live there for next to nothing j.....
» 18/12/2014 3:57:02 PM To right ConservativeHippie, but it's going to be more a case of affordability, as not onl.....
» 18/12/2014 11:56:54 AM So why didn't they just shoot him. He was obviously a terrorist, evidence being in the fla.....
» 18/12/2014 11:50:59 AM ....And if you think the previous government was incompetent, take a look at this one! Ai.....
» 18/12/2014 11:20:57 AM Surely if one does a degree and comes out with a five figure job, asking them to pay for t.....
» 17/12/2014 10:22:38 AM Yet another legal mine field left behind by an incompetent government who is best remember.....
» 16/12/2014 8:32:11 AM Of cause the other widely over looked fact is that for every item manufactured, shipped, s.....
» 16/12/2014 8:26:11 AM Yes, that's right Josephus, we know he owns a computer and it's not solar or wind powered,.....
» 10/12/2014 11:04:34 AM Our resources should have been our nest egg for future generations to draw upon for the ex.....
» 1/12/2014 5:40:55 PM Our cow try lost much of it's ability to produce quality workmanship and remain competitiv.....
» 25/11/2014 2:32:49 PM It's all a complete mess. While I see us being able to populate a lot more than we are, su.....
» 17/11/2014 9:42:29 AM I'm with you there Runner, 'feel free to leave if you don't like it', trouble is, where el.....
» 16/11/2014 12:55:56 PM Aidan, I'm interested in your version of just where this growth in the economy will come f.....
» 16/11/2014 7:37:05 AM .....Labor had to act quickly to head off a rapidly developing financial crisis, triggered.....
» 14/11/2014 4:23:50 PM Aidan, of cause it's labors debt, because unless you were on another planet when Kevin 07 .....
» 14/11/2014 9:43:24 AM Pup only came about due to the incompitance of the previous government and it's allience w.....
» 8/11/2014 10:32:47 AM Hasbeen, my definition of an underprivileged whinger is one who openly accepts the gifts p.....
» 7/11/2014 5:21:57 PM Too right hasbeen, the under privileged just don't know how lucky they are to be living in.....
» 6/11/2014 5:12:17 PM Hi Foxy, sorry to join in late. Firstly, both Turnbull and Bishop are very capable replac.....
» 31/10/2014 7:33:11 AM Is Mise,, these are not your true blue Aussies we're talking aout, these are extremists wh.....
» 29/10/2014 4:03:42 PM Have they given up, or, have they come to their senses. How on earth anyone can think we .....
» 29/10/2014 8:23:17 AM Ollie, I'd prefer to allow them to leave, then cancel their passports, because after all, .....
» 22/10/2014 11:53:14 AM .....Well, it wouldn't be so much if we didn't set up expensive concentration camps in oth.....
» 22/10/2014 9:41:07 AM So Wobbles, as you appear to know your stuff, why didn't the government of the day tell us.....
» 21/10/2014 3:42:03 PM Yes Bazz, the ol 'shel be right mate' typical Aussie ' reactive attitudes are in for a ser.....
» 21/10/2014 3:30:55 PM What's even more unbelievable is that the world is going mobile. Oh well, at least they wi.....
» 19/10/2014 6:04:25 AM ......It's not just my own personal experience - one of my sisters is a state school teach.....
» 16/10/2014 3:03:41 PM Yes, you are right RM, it was business that pushed for it as well, big business. And look .....
» 16/10/2014 2:59:17 PM Suze, back in 99 I had a nephew go to East Timor. Back then he earned his wage, plus a $10.....
» 16/10/2014 2:13:12 PM Cossomby, I am simply suggesting that in times like these, where so many are loosing their.....
» 16/10/2014 12:12:30 PM Global cooling anybody! First we had global warming, then that was changed to climate cha.....
» 16/10/2014 12:07:50 PM Ar Suze, you're so predictable in your response. Perhaps you should revisit the situation.....
» 16/10/2014 8:16:57 AM First it was the teachers in a top end Brisbane school, who complained about a modest pay .....
» 15/10/2014 6:50:33 PM This was the statement made by a so called expert, when commenting on Apples and Facebboks.....
» 15/10/2014 2:27:20 PM Paul, when you lower the standards of workers intelligence, common sense goes out the door.....
» 15/10/2014 2:08:08 PM May may, with a statement like that about a ford,likening it to a missile, perhaps it is b.....
» 15/10/2014 1:14:52 PM Tally, how can anyone trace the contents of your yellow bin, when the truck collects multi.....
» 15/10/2014 1:08:58 PM Paul, have you even said something a the heat of the moment, then thought, hang on, that m.....
» 15/10/2014 10:49:49 AM AMID .....You got what you deserved electorate. What other choice do you suggest we had, .....
» 15/10/2014 9:00:20 AM Robert, the only statement I heard was that Russia supplied the weapons. They didn't fire .....
» 15/10/2014 8:55:36 AM o sung wu, sadly, charities are reluctant to accept anything that could potentially cause .....
» 14/10/2014 12:52:06 PM Divergence, over history, in Australia anyway, I was of the understanding that wages incre.....
» 14/10/2014 11:11:30 AM Jayb, I have said for years that charity, or at least FORIGN aid, should consist of all pr.....
» 14/10/2014 8:33:47 AM When anyone associates a charity with the likes of an RSL, with their ALL ABOUT PROFIT pok.....
» 13/10/2014 12:19:10 PM Tally, most recently there was a big cry aout big business not paying thier fair share in .....
» 13/10/2014 11:32:55 AM May may, all one could say to you is, my my. this sought of display is exactly what causes.....
» 8/10/2014 3:38:57 PM There is no doubt negative gearing is a hot topic, but was it intended to be abused in the.....
» 8/10/2014 3:17:55 PM Chris, I don't think higher taxes are the answer at all, simply because less than three ou.....
» 8/10/2014 3:02:23 PM It's a simple matter of doing the math. The one thing we know for certain is that our pop.....
» 8/10/2014 10:27:20 AM AngleBris, I don't know fully the pizza business, although I do suspect the $4.95 pizza is.....
» 8/10/2014 10:12:51 AM ...Peace-loving Australians? Where are they? Given some 75% of Austrlians polled are supp.....
» 8/10/2014 9:09:52 AM Yes Poirot, and none of this would have happened had 911 not occurred, or, if our media an.....
» 7/10/2014 4:14:29 PM cicero, not sure what you meant in your last sentence but, did you honestly think you coul.....
» 7/10/2014 4:08:42 PM Poirot, I think you will find that all of the recent beheading have been performed with a .....
» 7/10/2014 2:04:55 PM David, Tony Abbott is not the cause of this problem, he's just the one who's holding the r.....
» 7/10/2014 10:37:46 AM Yes SM, big business does not fake their incomes as they are listed companies and have ser.....
» 7/10/2014 7:36:33 AM Arjay, I had a conversation with a fellow worker about population growth becoming out of c.....
» 7/10/2014 7:30:08 AM Yes Chris, we are headed for a train wreck. While I don't have a problem with a cashless .....
» 7/10/2014 7:27:17 AM The fact that the ACCC has done little to break the monopoly on fuel from the big players .....
» 6/10/2014 4:12:56 PM Too right Col. The vast majority, who are takers, would gain much more respect from the gi.....
» 6/10/2014 12:39:51 PM That's the key issue being left out here Wally, tax write offs. When they are legal, why c.....
» 6/10/2014 12:35:29 PM The bit that amazes me aout Abbotts parental paid scheme, is that people actually believed.....
» 6/10/2014 8:48:08 AM Banyo, one persons interpretation of abuse, is another's interpretation of following a cus.....
» 6/10/2014 8:36:13 AM Yes Wally, but what we do know is that this group collectively pays in the order of $74 bi.....
» 5/10/2014 3:12:17 PM ConservativeHippie, I am not a believer in god, simp,y because I fail to accept than if su.....
» 5/10/2014 7:56:59 AM Well, what I hope, not to see, is a repeat of the Traverston debacle whereby our then prem.....
» 4/10/2014 6:14:47 AM This link pretty much says it all. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opini.....
» 3/10/2014 5:49:17 AM ConservativeHippie, the solution is simple. Ban the wearing of these when in any public pl.....
» 2/10/2014 11:41:46 AM Divergence, CEO's wages, like normal wages are a percentage of income/profits. Given profi.....
» 2/10/2014 11:26:54 AM Cossomby, I'm not suggesting women can't do men's work or visa versa. It's a free country......
» 2/10/2014 8:02:56 AM Yes Poirot, It often amuses me that women accept that they receive assistance in the likes.....
» 2/10/2014 7:56:59 AM You may be right Suze, but I would suggest your enemy moving forward will be heavily reduc.....
» 1/10/2014 5:40:39 PM No argument there from me Robert as I'm dead against imported workers. In fact, OLO histor.....
» 1/10/2014 4:19:43 PM Alan, not sure what rock it is you climb out from from time to time to make a passing swip.....
» 1/10/2014 4:14:14 PM Who gets the subsidies you say Robert, well, less than half our population work, then, of .....
» 1/10/2014 12:09:21 PM ... If they do not like that, then get the hell out of Australia. Well Robert, with think.....
» 1/10/2014 12:05:40 PM Pretty much sums it up Wally.....
» 30/09/2014 5:05:49 PM Ozzie, one thing you will find on this site is that many refuse to let the facts get in th.....
» 30/09/2014 4:59:44 PM ...How many see there is a growing problem. Yes hasbeen, not near enough I'm afraid. Aga.....
» 30/09/2014 2:55:31 PM Dear oh dear Jay, what. Boring F^%# life you must lead. Yes dear, are you sure dear, ok de.....
» 30/09/2014 2:19:02 PM May may, will you feel the same way when there a far fewer jobs, resulting in far less tax.....
» 30/09/2014 12:15:41 PM Yes Paul, but surely if we can legislate against media domination, surely we can do simila.....
» 30/09/2014 12:00:52 PM If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear......
» 30/09/2014 11:58:03 AM Just be careful what you wish for because there's always two sides to a story, but all too.....
» 30/09/2014 9:26:21 AM While it's easy to be caught up in the media frenzy about big business not paying their fa.....
» 30/09/2014 9:13:46 AM Yes Paul, and while the big retailers are to blame, so too are the consumers. As for small.....
» 30/09/2014 8:49:11 AM .....I would suggest that most employers in these areas would not want to hire women anywa.....
» 30/09/2014 8:17:11 AM Jayb, you're a bit out of touch on how things work these days. Business lunches are somet.....
» 29/09/2014 4:23:15 PM First and foremost, I'm all for a true financial transaction tax, one that taxes money, no.....
» 29/09/2014 2:12:44 PM Suze, you can't make a comparison by dollars earned, as it's all about the rate of pay tha.....
» 29/09/2014 1:58:11 PM And there in lies the problem Paul, a huge disparity in wages. I remember building a shop.....
» 29/09/2014 8:28:15 AM Paul, if we continue to allow the big guys to squash the little guys, we will all loose. .....
» 28/09/2014 9:36:04 AM While there are many successful small businesses, the reality is that these are usually pr.....
» 28/09/2014 8:56:36 AM Yuyutsu, I fully agree with you that any work related expense should be deductible, becaus.....
» 27/09/2014 2:10:43 PM Another risk of removing NG is that the banks may see their risk elevated resulting in the.....
» 27/09/2014 11:56:49 AM I'm with you there hasbeen and I think the time has come for people to decide whether they.....
» 27/09/2014 10:38:30 AM Continued I have even challenged Mr Eastlake on the subject, asking where renters will liv.....
» 27/09/2014 10:35:36 AM Yuyutsu, are you aware that a business owner is not allowed to claim his/her travel from h.....
» 22/09/2014 8:22:05 AM Wally, in my first butcher shop, 89, I ran on a gross margin of 28%. my turnover was $430,.....
» 21/09/2014 1:52:32 PM ...................they pay no tax. Poirot, are you serious! How can you say they pay no.....
» 21/09/2014 11:32:24 AM poirot, I don't really care what Joe, or anyone else for that matter says about our econom.....
» 21/09/2014 8:56:30 AM Poirot, you can put any twist on it you like, and even if my chosen words are wrong, it do.....
» 21/09/2014 8:37:06 AM Wally, its all about out of control costs. Back in the early 90's, retail space where I h.....
» 20/09/2014 4:50:40 PM Ok Foxy, so what you're suggesting is that we offer them some sought if holiday village, w.....
» 20/09/2014 1:55:55 PM Foxy, which part of 'they hate us' don't you understand. The latest foiled terror attacks .....
» 19/09/2014 3:33:34 PM ....Dear Kactuz, You're certainly a person on a mission and you're flogging your anti-Mus.....
» 19/09/2014 9:07:24 AM I lay the blame on our leaders of the past few decades who allowed these types to immigrat.....
» 19/09/2014 9:05:01 AM So Paul, I woukd be right to assume that your position is that workers are entitled to a p.....
» 18/09/2014 5:34:08 AM Unbelievable! Too right Foxy, this is the lowest pay rise in twenty years, which means the.....
» 17/09/2014 12:39:34 PM http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/up-to-80-brisbane-grammar-school-teachers-to.....
» 13/09/2014 2:28:29 PM Sorry Foxy, JUST ONE is one too many for mine......
» 12/09/2014 4:33:37 PM Is Mise.....What chance do Muslims have when such a concept is foreign to their religion? .....
» 12/09/2014 4:24:42 PM I have always been all for capital punishment, but, it must only apply to a case where the.....
» 12/09/2014 7:31:14 AM Perhaps there is a need for a levy/GST style tax on all fresh food from animal products. .....
» 11/09/2014 10:49:14 AM Multiculturalism is not a problem, it's Muslims that are the problem, not all, but when yo.....
» 8/09/2014 11:16:01 AM So then there is the other issue, that being duty of care if authorities and a possible gr.....
» 6/09/2014 8:54:21 AM Yes Ludwig, if only we were not wasting so much money on non local issues, we would have t.....
» 5/09/2014 3:22:07 PM Nice waffle Paul, as I caught his drift in his first post, I also suspect you did as well .....
» 5/09/2014 10:21:48 AM Ludwig, while it is a sick statement, it's one of those instances where telling it like it.....
» 5/09/2014 9:14:04 AM Hasbeen, you must of missed where i said, rural and country zones should be excluded. G'd.....
» 4/09/2014 8:15:40 AM Driving along today I passed through three school zones, one with amber flashing lights, t.....
» 3/09/2014 8:40:35 PM nowhereman, not at all, but, when you have people who are born here, enjoy what we have to.....
» 3/09/2014 1:40:35 PM I have been away for a while and have not followed this but, if the latest beheading claim.....
» 31/08/2014 6:37:56 AM LEGO, well said. One thing we have in our country that most don't, is wasted space, and p.....
» 29/08/2014 11:44:08 AM Lisa, may I suggest that had your beloved labor government not wasted so much on project f.....
» 29/08/2014 9:33:23 AM The simple fact is that we are a peace loving nation and that garbage has no place here, n.....
» 29/08/2014 8:48:58 AM ....In times of bad polls and desperation, shonky govts always reach for the "ACME - .....
» 28/08/2014 1:50:50 PM But hasbeen, what makes you think this tax would be revenue neutral. It's a tax on money a.....
» 28/08/2014 12:18:48 PM Pericles, with respect you are missing the poimt. Whether you take your money in a lump s.....
» 27/08/2014 5:14:23 PM Pericles, very few people get their payments in cash these days and, for those who insist .....
» 27/08/2014 3:02:44 PM ...In neither case was it necessary or legal but we did not have to slavishly follow the U.....
» 27/08/2014 2:44:39 PM Paul, by far the best method of restricting the cash economy would be to introduce a trans.....
» 23/08/2014 3:16:19 PM Nathan, when I said 'poor parents' what I meant was poor parenting, as even well off paren.....
» 23/08/2014 5:50:20 AM Interesting Foxy, when did he say that? Nathan, you asked for solutions. I am not complai.....
» 22/08/2014 11:20:43 AM Yes Paul, and there in lies the problem, big Clive has an axe to grind and, while he is fo.....
» 21/08/2014 12:39:28 PM Poirot, there's obviously a huge variance in how a so called AAA rating is determined. I s.....
» 21/08/2014 9:42:27 AM Yes Poirot, I wonder if the libs ever dream about gaining office with no debt, and money i.....
» 21/08/2014 7:46:29 AM G'day Bruce,, this is why we need a tax on spending, not a tax on earnings, as a tax on sp.....
» 21/08/2014 7:30:46 AM Poirot, are you seriously suggesting labor is a better option? In the first twelve months.....
» 20/08/2014 11:57:13 AM One thing our electoral system caters for, with exception of our ridiculous senate, is tha.....
» 20/08/2014 10:39:06 AM Unfortunately hasbeen, telling it as it is here on OLO, the truth, simply gets shot done b.....
» 20/08/2014 8:49:20 AM Nathan, here's some suggested solutions. Homelessness, make parents responsible for their .....
» 19/08/2014 10:58:23 AM The truth is that our current, often complex set of tax laws are obsolete and no amoumt of.....
» 19/08/2014 9:39:32 AM Foxy, why do you think Howard sold off assets, to pay down what was then labors record deb.....
» 18/08/2014 3:15:10 PM Yes Foxy, a right mess alright. If only this incoming government could have picked up fro.....
» 18/08/2014 12:49:54 PM Poirot, you yourself do realize that none-of the currect funding for health comes from Med.....
» 18/08/2014 12:45:22 PM ....Many in society are not trained, or mentally capable to be allowed the privilege of ca.....
» 18/08/2014 12:35:31 PM Suze, I'm afraid you live in the past and should replace words like 'doe's' with 'did' as .....
» 18/08/2014 9:25:47 AM ...Nobody moans about Jewish schools which are run on strict Jewish lines.Or is that diffe.....
» 18/08/2014 9:09:17 AM ...Whatever gun laws we have now, we have a less violent society in Australia, and if anyt.....
» 18/08/2014 8:54:05 AM Nathan, I have to agree wit you but the problem is we now have generations of this who hav.....
» 18/08/2014 8:16:22 AM Just thinking more about the question, The “moderate Muslim,” is there such a thing? Who.....
» 15/08/2014 12:09:04 PM Is Mis, that would depend on how many shires are passed through, not towns......
» 15/08/2014 11:36:30 AM sonofgloin, one, is ome too many. Forget the 150, or 1500 because just one extremist livin.....
» 14/08/2014 2:25:34 PM Poirot, I'm not identifying people by their religion, I'm identifying that while ever this.....
» 13/08/2014 12:59:50 PM Rohsty we have to get away from the idea of taxing people and start taxingbmoney because, .....
» 13/08/2014 12:54:27 PM Sorry, but in this case I disagree Is Mise, because unlike other tolls, this is not in lue.....
» 13/08/2014 12:46:24 PM Christians are not the problem - it's the religion they follow that's the problem"? .....
» 13/08/2014 9:13:32 AM Arjay, a TT would see even the rich pay way less tax and, they would also save huge amount.....
» 13/08/2014 8:56:45 AM .....Bypassing all the towns on our highways should be a job creating priority. Yes Is Mi.....
» 13/08/2014 8:43:34 AM Muslims are not the problem, it's the religion they follow that's the problem as among oth.....
» 12/08/2014 11:29:29 AM I have no doubt that our generations that follow will one day say, how on earth did our fo.....
» 11/08/2014 4:23:31 PM History shows that bypasses decimate many local towns. It's always a sensitive balance bet.....
» 11/08/2014 2:46:31 PM I thought I might join the Rhosty show, if I can get a word in that is. Ludwig, the huge .....
» 11/08/2014 1:40:05 PM Indi, timber does not exhaib carbon once sawn, but it does store carbon, whether it be tre.....
» 10/08/2014 12:11:42 PM Matthew, if you spend some time with a timber expert, someone who makes their living from .....
» 10/08/2014 8:41:04 AM I can't believe we are still here, TWO HUNDRED PLUS YEARS LATER still going on about this......
» 10/08/2014 8:32:34 AM Indi The ONLY reason jobss exist is because people, whether they be large or small, take .....
» 9/08/2014 6:37:36 AM Indi, you and I both agree a better, fairer tax system will solve many problems, but not a.....
» 9/08/2014 5:22:33 AM Firstly, thanks Saul for participating, your input and knowledge is much appreciated and, .....
» 7/08/2014 1:18:30 PM Jay 123, I have o problem with accepting that it works both ways, however, uless all the c.....
» 7/08/2014 8:38:34 AM Listening to you comments on ABC's AM today, I was quite taken back by your suggestion tha.....
» 7/08/2014 6:29:10 AM .....What is the explanation behind the explosion of indigenous attendance at university? .....
» 6/08/2014 5:37:46 AM Yes Poirot, like a paid job, or a subsidized life. Who do you think pays these subsidies, .....
» 5/08/2014 3:30:01 PM So what about the taxes paid through the jobs they create Robert. I work in a mining town .....
» 5/08/2014 1:56:35 PM Foxy, please tell me, where is the $5+ billion that will be lost through the mining tax, b.....
» 5/08/2014 11:24:15 AM Ar yes, playing the victim again. You know Paul, the rich would be a little more recipien.....
» 4/08/2014 7:54:12 AM Ludwig, it's a double edged sword, as while big business may have it's draw backs, it also.....
» 4/08/2014 7:50:34 AM To the author, while I am very sorry for your situation, all I can say is thank god you di.....
» 3/08/2014 11:11:36 AM Yes Ludwig, the current immigration policy simply allows for to many passengers not just a.....
» 2/08/2014 2:02:38 PM That's right Arjay, as any impost on business has to be passed on, usually plus some. How.....
» 2/08/2014 11:39:07 AM Vision for Australia, the difference between a plan and a dream, is money, and we just ain.....
» 2/08/2014 11:22:52 AM Vision for Australia, you are not comparing apples with apples when you compare Australia .....
» 30/07/2014 5:24:02 AM Not defending Howard, Wobbles, but unlike Rudd, he did take a badly broken economy, turn i.....
» 28/07/2014 4:06:24 PM .....Rehctub, the government and opposition need to have a full handle on the financial si.....
» 28/07/2014 3:51:01 PM If you care to read my post again SteeleRedux, you will see that I have asked why any poli.....
» 28/07/2014 10:09:18 AM It has been revealed that during his final 12 weeks as the then, new PM, K Rudd spent some.....
» 28/07/2014 10:02:10 AM Hasbeen I too can remember this days, although the house my dad built was built when I was.....
» 28/07/2014 9:46:51 AM .....This article is wrong right from the second word of the headline they are not fatal f.....
» 28/07/2014 9:38:37 AM So Ludwig, I guess come next election we will have to choose between broken promises, and .....
» 28/07/2014 9:32:08 AM Guys I can remember having a butcher work for me back in the early 80's and each Monday, a.....
» 27/07/2014 3:24:11 PM Foxy, the thing is, women are women and men are men. We are different and that's just life.....
» 27/07/2014 2:59:07 PM onthebeach, quite to the contrary in fact. Take the small town of Miles as an example. P.....
» 27/07/2014 12:52:21 PM ....God made Adam and Eve. Adam had his role, and Eve had her role. Feminists want Adam to.....
» 27/07/2014 12:43:11 PM Yes Incomuicardo sound a bit like Mackay. The same thing is happening here in Miles, Chinc.....
» 27/07/2014 7:46:40 AM Indi, you and I think alike when it comes to tax, as we both are of the opinion that no am.....
» 26/07/2014 5:15:12 PM Hasbeen, I hear what you say, but batteries are not what they used to be and now come with.....
» 26/07/2014 5:10:13 PM Indi, let's just assume they removed NG and houses devalued by say 20%. Now while this ma.....
» 26/07/2014 1:42:46 PM So who mentioned zero population growth Incomuicardo? If you take away investment incenti.....
» 26/07/2014 9:47:22 AM So here we go again, get rid of negative gearing says the author. Well, I have a question.....
» 26/07/2014 8:43:10 AM Taswegian, at present, we are receiving a generous 44c per KW fed into the grid. So in fac.....
» 25/07/2014 11:29:11 AM The he said she said of solar means nothing to me, but what does matter is that we have in.....
» 25/07/2014 11:10:48 AM .....Yes, it is a global issue butcher - and many other countries, states and tiers of gov.....
» 25/07/2014 9:39:07 AM Well, I stick to my beliefs that confidence will increase, along with business confidence .....
» 25/07/2014 8:55:30 AM warmair, it amuses me when people actually think we can reduce emissions in the future, wh.....
» 25/07/2014 8:36:13 AM Simple answer,No!.....
» 20/07/2014 4:39:54 PM Luciferase, Where have I advised on climate change.....
» 20/07/2014 4:33:50 PM Yes RIR, while it may be great to feel all warm amd fuzzy, dollars and cents are what driv.....
» 20/07/2014 2:18:38 PM The other issue I would remind you lot of, is that whether you call it 'global warming' or.....
» 20/07/2014 2:15:02 PM David, I don't have a problem with investing in research, it's the tax I have a problem wi.....
» 20/07/2014 11:19:49 AM David, research and development is something that attests healthy tax incentives, in the o.....
» 20/07/2014 9:42:32 AM Bazz and Hasbeen, I have a portable saw mill and it charges it's own battery via what I th.....
» 20/07/2014 9:35:54 AM Aussieoy, how is Tony paying his mates? As I see it, at best, all he's doing is giving ba.....
» 19/07/2014 10:56:55 AM ....If scientists told us there was a giant asteroid headed for Earth and we could deflect.....
» 19/07/2014 9:12:42 AM Ar mikk, now there's a laugh! So you are suggesting that the removal of the carbon tax wi.....
» 19/07/2014 9:02:51 AM warmair, Let the user pay you say, this time it's the polluter. This is where the tax was.....
» 19/07/2014 7:43:12 AM Well CHERFUL, sadly, you're right as in my opinion we have gone too far down the track now.....
» 18/07/2014 5:03:01 PM It's a funny thing talking in dollars OUG, because take your LPS for a dollar and your mid.....
» 18/07/2014 4:47:20 PM I'm not sure what an expenditure tax is, but a financial transaction tax, is still a flat .....
» 18/07/2014 4:02:34 PM warmair, The tax ripped some $9billion out of the economy and made negligible difference t.....
» 18/07/2014 10:03:29 AM What I could do if I had tax fee dollars to spend. I could pay my legal bills with tax fr.....
» 18/07/2014 9:46:12 AM My prediction is that now the carbon tax is gone, confidence, especially in business, will.....
» 18/07/2014 9:43:05 AM Clive Palmer is a loose cannon and a very rich one at that and unfortunately, his parliame.....
» 17/07/2014 4:43:46 PM Ludwig, not sure aout these days, but it's my understanding they were started as an afford.....
» 17/07/2014 9:54:05 AM To properly understand our spending habits, the main driver behind cheap imported goods, w.....
» 12/07/2014 5:00:36 PM My opinion is that you buy where there is going to be good capital gain, and you rent wher.....
» 12/07/2014 4:06:10 PM Yes, good point Indi. There was/is a thread on religious donation running and, it's rathe.....
» 12/07/2014 1:57:31 PM OUG, sorry, I refuse to respond to riddles. DD, the house I was referring to was in the p.....
» 12/07/2014 11:23:43 AM Indi, you are spot on as the main skill most descision makers lack, is life skills. They h.....
» 12/07/2014 9:10:00 AM Sorry One Under God, but how can you expect people to take you seriously, when on the one .....
» 12/07/2014 9:04:31 AM Sorry, but improved housing affordability starts with ones spending habits. Going back to.....
» 11/07/2014 9:58:59 AM It saddens me to think we removed a successful government, over IR, only to replace them w.....
» 11/07/2014 9:46:05 AM Foxy, I cant see how you can say the asylum seeker issue is not Rudds fault, as the proble.....
» 10/07/2014 4:54:29 PM For those labor supporters out there who are filthy with the Abbott governments running of.....
» 10/07/2014 3:47:41 PM What a mess this asylum seeker debacle is for us moving forward, and to think the problem .....
» 10/07/2014 3:43:56 PM Paul, the answer is a transaction tax, a very small one,, on each and every financial tran.....
» 10/07/2014 3:16:32 PM Bec you're so right in what you say. While I like to believe you're a great mum, there ar.....
» 10/07/2014 7:40:28 AM Ok onthebeach, so tell me, why should one mother who earns say $120K per year, pay more to.....
» 10/07/2014 7:32:08 AM ....Warning, if you hit livestock you are responsible for the accident & the cost of the b.....
» 10/07/2014 7:28:45 AM Ludwig I was of the understanding that bikes are now treated the same way as cars on the f.....
» 9/07/2014 9:33:02 AM I saw two bikes the other day sliding up the inside of traffic to get to the front at the .....
» 9/07/2014 9:21:32 AM OTB, if we paid everyone the same, where do we set the pays, at the top, the bottom, or th.....
» 9/07/2014 9:11:53 AM Well I guess on a tech issue, if anyone were to be held responsible for the native wild an.....
» 4/07/2014 8:18:27 AM Yes Bazz which brings me back to my comment, that our gas can't be kept here because we re.....
» 3/07/2014 4:40:44 PM Ome huge dilemma many countries now face is that they are so much in debt, that they need .....
» 3/07/2014 12:03:12 PM This case, like that of Robert Hughs, was based on events that happened thirty or forty ye.....
» 2/07/2014 1:07:22 PM Steel, while last years figures may be swell, businesses don't give two hoots about them a.....
» 1/07/2014 4:56:05 PM I saw a few problems in the utube clip. Riding two abreast when there obviously wansnt eno.....
» 1/07/2014 4:46:15 PM Runner, to me god is a mythical figure and, should you, or anyone for that matter decide t.....
» 1/07/2014 10:50:04 AM Spot on Jayb, let them leave to fight, then cancel their passports. These so called Aust.....
» 1/07/2014 10:38:00 AM Runner, ive been away for a while. Just wondering how you managed to once again link this .....
» 26/06/2014 3:30:38 PM Isn't it sad to think that every cent spent/wasted on this debacle was totally avoidable b.....
» 26/06/2014 10:25:17 AM Who comes and who goes should not be guided by color or race,, rather, it should be guided.....
» 26/06/2014 9:51:20 AM Although they may not be able to directly pass on the tax, it still eats in to their cash .....
» 25/06/2014 8:56:59 AM .....But for me the big question is why do all those famous religious painters depict Adam.....
» 25/06/2014 8:43:58 AM The whole thing in my view is arse about as any impost to business simply gets passed on. .....
» 24/06/2014 3:56:16 PM Yes, and consumers have also found themselves in uncomfortable waters. While many would s.....
» 24/06/2014 1:56:24 PM We have been in trouble for a few years now. Even the deniers are starting to see the whee.....
» 17/06/2014 4:15:18 PM Affordable tutoring, for those who either want to learn, or who's parents insist they lear.....
» 17/06/2014 3:54:13 PM I think that rather than being taught perhaps it should be offered as an alternative to sa.....
» 17/06/2014 1:15:36 PM 579, that's my point as well, because while anyone can say gold is worth say $1500 an once.....
» 16/06/2014 2:44:03 PM With the world seemingly in such a financial pickle, makes you wonder just who would be bu.....
» 15/06/2014 8:36:01 AM It often amuses me how so many people/nations see gold as such an important asset when it .....
» 10/06/2014 2:40:14 PM imajulianutter, I live part time and work part time in a mining town. There are literally.....
» 10/06/2014 8:56:47 AM imajulianutter, the days of not needing an education are all but gone now as one can't eve.....
» 10/06/2014 8:47:30 AM ....Nor those who never offended in the first place. Some people find themselves in jail j.....
» 10/06/2014 8:32:06 AM SteeleRedux, I guess we need to establish what government considers as 'young people' beca.....
» 9/06/2014 2:12:35 PM Yuyutsu, you speak about ones freedom to abuse their bodies and die young. No problem ther.....
» 9/06/2014 10:24:37 AM ...I think it will be the wealthy who will be more likely to be able to go to Uni now, and.....
» 9/06/2014 10:11:03 AM sonofgloin, In reply to your last post, just go back to page 14 and you will see that OUG .....
» 8/06/2014 2:56:58 PM Robert, too many people are quick to blame governments for their own shortcomings with reg.....
» 8/06/2014 12:55:07 PM SteeleRedux and others, you don't seem to want to recognize the hugely increased online ma.....
» 8/06/2014 12:34:49 PM Yes Indi, and in fact, had the end to the age of entitlement been brought about much earli.....
» 8/06/2014 10:17:07 AM ...An engineering degree, the degree my father did for free, will cost as much as $119,000.....
» 8/06/2014 9:57:41 AM Nhoj, you are unbelievable in your obsession with attacking fellow posters, with your late.....
» 8/06/2014 9:30:29 AM Saltpetre, much of the problem stems from the parents, as they fail to realize there is mo.....
» 7/06/2014 2:33:49 PM Nhoj, you can't even quote a person correctly. Seriously, why would anyone here take you s.....
» 7/06/2014 11:26:42 AM Why do you lot keep saying Tony is going to cut them off. He said, he will cut them off i.....
» 7/06/2014 11:09:30 AM Interesting to see the mention of the black market being around for years. Two things com.....
» 7/06/2014 10:26:39 AM Agronomist, As a retailer most of my life, albeit, not tobacco, , there is little doubt .....
» 6/06/2014 7:12:10 PM Nhoj, thanks for the compliment, although I would prefer to think of my self as a candidat.....
» 4/06/2014 5:46:28 PM Nhoj, difference is, my money is 'earned' not gifted, so I can do with it what I choose. .....
» 3/06/2014 9:37:52 PM Where's the racisim in wanting to save jobs for our own Nhoj?.....
» 3/06/2014 9:35:53 PM Nhoj, of cause I domt have first names and surnames, even if I did, this world of politica.....
» 3/06/2014 6:32:09 PM Nhoj, I do not consider myself racist. I love my country but I do hate anything that thre.....
» 3/06/2014 5:14:18 PM .....To put it bluntly, they want to work. But the bosses don’t want them. That's just the.....
» 3/06/2014 9:55:56 AM Nathan, have you considered that about two thirds of our country is dessert! Have you als.....
» 3/06/2014 9:52:32 AM ....Now our economy is running at capacity with 3.2 % growth. You have proved my point 57.....
» 2/06/2014 9:17:35 PM worldwatcher, I was reading an article the other day about the failure of the Sarbucks cof.....
» 2/06/2014 9:03:23 PM ...Methinks they need a cup of tea and a good lie down to soothe their little hurt feeling.....
» 2/06/2014 1:56:24 PM Very simple OOM, if one is on a prescribed drug, they have a doctors letter. Many workpla.....
» 2/06/2014 1:47:11 PM Snake, I have said that for years. People are very quick to judge CEO's and the like, but .....
» 2/06/2014 6:55:31 AM Oh dear, the under achievers certainly have gone into defense mode on this one. Firstly, .....
» 1/06/2014 7:41:58 AM Foxy, as Yuyutsu says, complain to the centre managers. If enough complain THEY WILL LISTE.....
» 1/06/2014 7:34:01 AM All the dole bludgers out there, and they know who they are, have blood on their hands as .....
» 28/05/2014 6:40:35 PM We have always been an easy target, ripe for the picking. Us being overtaken is enevidabl.....
» 27/05/2014 5:50:47 PM .....Well since you asked,,the first thing we need to do is get a Government that we can t.....
» 26/05/2014 1:16:40 PM So trapdiocan,what is it Australia needs exactly. We tried the labor way and you don't li.....
» 26/05/2014 9:13:48 AM Nhoj, as most of his pledges have been tqrgeted for post the next election, and not implem.....
» 22/05/2014 6:36:32 PM Ok, so what's the alternative? We tried the labor way, they wasted hundreds of billions a.....
» 22/05/2014 6:26:55 PM Poirot, are you for real! He said he would stop the boats, and he did. He also said he w.....
» 20/05/2014 11:59:00 AM ...Had the object been to support education, this money should have been given to parents,.....
» 20/05/2014 10:52:26 AM ....The best immigration policy there was and still is,is called "Integration" F.....
» 20/05/2014 10:49:03 AM Nhoj, in response to your second paragraph, may I suggest you go for a walk down Lygon str.....
» 20/05/2014 10:35:28 AM .....Perhaps with Ford, Holden and Toyota outta here the LNP can look at the tax subsidy a.....
» 19/05/2014 8:57:10 PM Nhoj, while he did pay his taxes, in fact we all do when we earn over a certain amount, bu.....
» 18/05/2014 10:02:04 PM Nhoj, when are you goi g to get your head around the fact that immigration from our earlie.....
» 18/05/2014 8:41:15 PM Yes so true hasbeen, I mean, what's wrong with one having medical insurance. The whole pr.....
» 17/05/2014 2:39:02 PM The problem is trapdiocan governments have been giving too much to too many for years and .....
» 17/05/2014 1:24:09 PM ...No offsets, depreciation, deductions for anything what-so-ever. Are you serious Jayb, .....
» 17/05/2014 11:58:13 AM Nhoj, I note that there is a woman over in Sudan, she is eight months pregnant, has anothe.....
» 17/05/2014 9:49:36 AM ...Ah, but if Banjo thought Snake was "black", his above reply would have been T.....
» 16/05/2014 3:09:56 PM Tristian some interesting points there. Cleaners working hard. Few deny that but, are you .....
» 16/05/2014 1:54:32 PM Ok Paul, let me ask you some VERY SIMPLE questions, Do you think we would have held our A.....
» 16/05/2014 12:32:32 PM So what do you call retirement age Indi, is it 65, 70 or, is it 130 as it should be if we .....
» 16/05/2014 12:18:21 PM To the author Healthcare, a better option woukd be to provide the first say four visits pe.....
» 16/05/2014 12:00:35 PM All I can say is, what can we do, NOTHING, as you can't legislate against stupidity......
» 16/05/2014 11:58:34 AM Yes Indi, that's exactly what I'm saying, otherwise, where's the incentive. But remember, .....
» 16/05/2014 10:20:24 AM Indi, parts of that don't make sense, like choosing to work more than 50 years, yet not ge.....
» 16/05/2014 8:49:49 AM trapdiocan, personally, I would live to see another spend thrift government, like the prev.....
» 16/05/2014 8:37:14 AM Mikk, come on now, be faur about this, you forgot one thing there,that is that many also l.....
» 15/05/2014 5:25:51 PM Nathan, you speak as of junk food is the only option, which it's not. I eat quite a bit o.....
» 15/05/2014 5:18:44 PM We I for one Killarney am not a retired old gentleman, I have some 17 years before I turn .....
» 15/05/2014 3:01:26 PM Foxy, how can you support our going from money in the bank, to hundreds of billions in deb.....
» 15/05/2014 12:36:17 PM Pericles Could not think of a better way of putting it. Time for all to man up and break.....
» 15/05/2014 9:50:42 AM Another very important issue is personal super which most born post 66 have. Now if a ret.....
» 15/05/2014 9:44:22 AM mandialatoppino, you have forgotten one small detail! That being that many, on their way h.....
» 15/05/2014 9:30:51 AM Killarney, to understand the pension, you must look at it from it's inception, where I bel.....
» 15/05/2014 9:12:05 AM Saltpetre, unless your idea of organic farming is this group of Armish like folk, all carr.....
» 15/05/2014 8:50:43 AM Yes Jayb, it will be interesting now to see whether they give up now that the hand outs, w.....
» 14/05/2014 5:02:56 PM Saltpetre, there is a batter way, and that in my view is to use chemicals here in Australi.....
» 14/05/2014 3:20:36 PM Too right Jajb, what a change to now come home after a night out and not smell of 'other P.....
» 14/05/2014 2:39:12 PM OUG.....us smokers pay just that on sMoking..PLUS YOURS..WERE TWICE AS FAR DOWN THE Rat ho.....
» 14/05/2014 8:20:01 AM Yes Banyo, I agree he is doing a great job, of a very difficult situation that was born th.....
» 14/05/2014 8:13:31 AM I note some rather drastic changes announced in last nights budget,along with some nessesa.....
» 14/05/2014 8:09:39 AM Not so much poor hygiene, but not such good hygiene is sometimes an important health tool .....
» 12/05/2014 6:16:06 PM Saltpeter....If farmers in developing countries could attract premium export prices for 'o.....
» 12/05/2014 10:39:12 AM Paul, with regards to climate change, you can't have a foot in both paddocks. If climate .....
» 12/05/2014 6:44:57 AM ......Manufacturing and transporting these chemicals uses significant quantities of energy.....
» 11/05/2014 5:22:52 AM .....Rehctub, this topic is not about the labeling accuracy of either organic or non organ.....
» 9/05/2014 9:47:35 PM Is Mis, $400 you say. You can't even get a traddie out of bed for that. Besides, most shop.....
» 9/05/2014 5:29:18 PM Is Miis, you will find that most modern shopping centre rest rooms are now doorless. Perha.....
» 9/05/2014 4:19:52 PM ....If organic fruits, foods and vegetables are not safe in Australia - we know they can't.....
» 9/05/2014 1:57:05 PM Nhoj, if you portray yourself as a self confessed ambasitor of eating healthy, then I woul.....
» 9/05/2014 12:23:15 PM So Nathan, not meaning to spoil your Silverbeet, but how do you know it is actually organi.....
» 9/05/2014 11:45:43 AM Spot on Rhrosty, as I have been advocating for this tax for years, although I refer to it .....
» 9/05/2014 11:32:33 AM Continued Another one is fruit. Nathan, can you tell the difference between an organic pea.....
» 9/05/2014 11:27:05 AM 579, In fact, it's most likely one of the greatest scams there is, this 'organic food rub.....
» 9/05/2014 9:56:49 AM Gadfly42, the problem with our population, is a global issue, not a 100 km outside of Melb.....
» 9/05/2014 9:19:54 AM Poirot, just confirming we are referring to the same useless M Swan, the same useless pers.....
» 8/05/2014 12:31:19 PM Go and have another ten fags OUG, That should settle you down, and help pay for a few non .....
» 8/05/2014 12:18:35 PM The author says....FTB part B was meant to rectify the unfairness created when a dual inco.....
» 8/05/2014 11:23:27 AM Poirot, treasury providing accurate info, now there's a laugh!.....
» 8/05/2014 11:21:25 AM OUG, I read your post, hard work, but as it was aimed a me I thought I would. What I am s.....
» 8/05/2014 11:02:53 AM Thanks Foxy, such an easy solution......
» 8/05/2014 8:36:27 AM Nhoj, you are such a toss. How can you claim that I said every imigants in the past 100 ye.....
» 8/05/2014 8:26:06 AM OUG, what is it with you, if it's not bombarded with a thousand links, your posts are full.....
» 7/05/2014 7:59:49 PM Yes, unfortunately N, saying it as it is is now considered racist, unless of cause the sho.....
» 7/05/2014 7:50:30 PM N....when over 20 years a $10 investment produces a $15 overall return, that's NOT a $10 l.....
» 7/05/2014 7:31:51 PM Is Mise, I think you're bordering on be paranoid and perhaps you should think twice about .....
» 7/05/2014 8:57:26 AM No Indi, what he/she really needs is a 'pill' taken once daily that means the posts are ei.....
» 7/05/2014 6:51:15 AM Slow drivers should not be allowed on busy roads, or main highways during peak hour, unles.....
» 7/05/2014 6:43:00 AM What governments need to decide, is do they want to stop smoking, or don't they. There ar.....
» 7/05/2014 6:33:15 AM Nhoj, I must confess I have not yet read the link, but I will. What I want to know now is.....
» 7/05/2014 6:00:38 AM Paul I know what you mean, Worst part is, most of those you see handle ready to eat food, .....
» 6/05/2014 8:50:49 PM ....Luckily there are many people in Australia who care, and these people throughout the p.....
» 6/05/2014 8:38:44 PM Banyo, whenni say I domt get bothered by germs, what I mean is Im one who be Ives that it .....
» 6/05/2014 10:29:17 AM ......Perhaps this cause doesn't seem very worthy to you because many of the Australian's .....
» 6/05/2014 10:19:14 AM Banyo, shopping centre toilets are not actually public toilets, they are facilities provid.....
» 6/05/2014 10:12:48 AM Or, if you are concerned about germs (which I'm not) you can for a few dollars buy some an.....
» 6/05/2014 6:44:24 AM You say, make a donation, yet you also say, we need $54K. The problem is, that if you can.....
» 6/05/2014 6:37:24 AM It is just so typical of all governments to stuff things up as they generally draw their t.....
» 6/05/2014 6:21:05 AM Fairgo, the other problem is that a large percentage of voters don't even know who thier l.....
» 6/05/2014 6:09:01 AM Ok, so how should we judge a persons driving standards. Should it be judged by the number .....
» 5/05/2014 4:39:53 PM The other bizarr thinking with round a bouts is once the roundabout is built, they go and .....
» 5/05/2014 6:36:32 AM So I see the tought of a levy has gone down like a lead balloon with the high income earne.....
» 5/05/2014 6:29:25 AM It is my understanding that courtiousy is not law and unless it is a merge lane, the car e.....
» 4/05/2014 8:00:58 PM Paul, I dont support any form of tax evasion, which includes collecting and not passing on.....
» 4/05/2014 3:37:14 PM Well, I adopted the theory that it was far better to donate my money to what I considered .....
» 4/05/2014 3:22:08 PM Personally, I would hold more concerns for ones 'super' as opposed to the old age pension,.....
» 3/05/2014 8:10:43 PM .....It would be interesting to see Hockey's personal tax return. I bet that over the year.....
» 3/05/2014 8:00:03 PM ....She could even be Australia's "first" democratically elected Female prime mi.....
» 3/05/2014 6:56:27 PM Are you all aware they are talking about raising it in the year 2058, which means, of you .....
» 3/05/2014 10:43:00 AM Yes Robert, another problem is that there are dollies who are also paid cash and, if it's .....
» 1/05/2014 4:06:05 PM I think its fair to assume you are all suggesting these speculated tax increases are to be.....
» 1/05/2014 1:26:00 PM Jennifer, one of the major flaws in our education funding model, is that many kids don't w.....
» 1/05/2014 1:13:39 PM Piorot what do you suggest as an alternative? I don't like the idea of a tax, esspecially.....
» 1/05/2014 12:03:24 PM Yes, sorry about that Poirot, I just hate being tagged as an under achiever, as I have rai.....
» 1/05/2014 11:59:54 AM Although I am no fan of any PPS, I do think if we have to have one, there is nothing wrong.....
» 1/05/2014 8:17:46 AM Now just back to Paul and that other insect, our kids never went without, simply because h.....
» 1/05/2014 8:15:40 AM Suze, Tony Abbott has made a major blunder with his toning down of his PPL policy, as all .....
» 30/04/2014 4:01:53 PM I would have thought that Paul would have answered my questions. But then again, if he has.....
» 30/04/2014 3:59:56 PM Yes Snake, the one thing labor can't escape from, is history, and we are witnessing histor.....
» 30/04/2014 3:50:59 PM ....There was an article a few days ago saying we were paying the near or the highest rate.....
» 30/04/2014 2:32:22 PM Paul, taxing the polluter is arse about, we should be taxing the user, because aftervall, .....
» 30/04/2014 2:15:25 PM Yes Bec, but we have to let it happen, we have little choice, unless of cause we get a fai.....
» 30/04/2014 11:27:47 AM Bec, Anyone who is now aged 60 will not have their retirement age lifted to 70 as it is .....
» 30/04/2014 10:41:53 AM Bec, you bring up a very good point with regards to roundabouts, as the law clearly states.....
» 30/04/2014 10:30:50 AM Ok Paul, let's cut to the chase. Whether or not it is a tax is only debating whether or .....
» 30/04/2014 8:34:43 AM Ludwig, training bike riders is not the answer, as many bike/car accidents are caused by t.....
» 29/04/2014 4:00:26 PM Divergence, they cut them off simply because we are no longer in a position to carry passe.....
» 29/04/2014 2:51:27 PM Whether you lot like it or not, the safest driver on the road is the one that goes with th.....
» 29/04/2014 2:40:26 PM Paul, I didn't actually vote for Pauline Hansen, but I strongly agreed with much of what s.....
» 29/04/2014 9:15:02 AM .....Let's call page 16 of this topic, "The far right wing political correctness page.....
» 28/04/2014 5:15:00 PM .....Rehctub, methinks the "hater" is in fact you. Settled refugees are an econo.....
» 28/04/2014 2:40:50 PM Divergence, again, that's because people want 'the block of land' not a block of land. $1.....
» 28/04/2014 2:35:14 PM Actually, PUP was my number two preference at the election, so I was quite happy to see hi.....
» 28/04/2014 2:28:13 PM Well, unlike you, I realize there's more to taking in extras than just feelings. First an.....
» 28/04/2014 9:05:32 AM It sure looks like big Clive is revealing his true agenda, adopting the strategy of bums o.....
» 28/04/2014 8:56:49 AM There is such a simple way to solve this problem, and that's to get the cyclists off the r.....
» 28/04/2014 8:36:44 AM Nhoj.......I am ashamed of Australia. Then leave! In fact, if you round up your bleeding.....
» 27/04/2014 8:22:22 PM All bike riders should be charged rego and ALL FUNDS should fund bikeways. Problem solved .....
» 27/04/2014 8:13:34 PM We used to be the land of opportunity, but we have simply priced ourselves out. It starte.....
» 27/04/2014 8:43:13 AM Yes well, it's nice to dream, even as an educated adult. The reality is that rather than a.....
» 26/04/2014 6:35:29 PM Yes Phillip, makes you wonder if someone from the Rudd Gillard Team was on the take, beca.....
» 26/04/2014 5:57:37 AM Pericles, from what you are saying, if there are not many jobs to be had, then perhaps it'.....
» 25/04/2014 7:49:55 PM ....Gold is useful as well as sort after, & so far has always maintained it's value. It do.....
» 25/04/2014 11:12:14 AM .....Is it simply a matter of when you are permitted to rely upon the state for a pension?.....
» 25/04/2014 6:37:19 AM Nathan, you live in la la land mate. Have you ever considered just how many jobs are crea.....
» 25/04/2014 6:27:58 AM Yuyutsu, what I am saying is that employer contribution super, not your own accumulated su.....
» 24/04/2014 1:21:52 PM 579, balance the books you say. Do you mean lime Howard did back when Keating left such a .....
» 24/04/2014 9:36:50 AM So 579, am I rightin assuming you wold have preferred more of what we had for the previous.....
» 24/04/2014 6:04:27 AM Baz, another thing we must address is the selling off of our resources, many at fire sale .....
» 24/04/2014 5:57:40 AM ....Public expenditure out must be paid for by revenue in. Or is that impossibly naïve ? .....
» 23/04/2014 1:13:49 PM But Suze, high income earners do pay higher taxes, as their disposable income is higher, w.....
» 22/04/2014 8:54:03 PM All thiose against the raising of pension age need to consider one VERY IMPORTANT fact. WH.....
» 22/04/2014 4:51:01 PM ...The tourism industry employs 908,434 persons or 7.9% of total Australian employment (Di.....
» 22/04/2014 2:35:32 PM Or better still Arjay, start our own 'peoples bank' with our collective super, then we can.....
» 22/04/2014 1:08:43 PM ....Time for a tax revolt from all working people. None of those parasites deserve a anoth.....
» 22/04/2014 12:45:28 PM OUG, at last a post I can sought of follow. Now to that Easter week and the $35K. How I'm.....
» 22/04/2014 10:50:42 AM Anzac day will always hold a special place in my heart and, if the invited guests ever try.....
» 22/04/2014 10:37:26 AM Aussieboy, how can a ligit business paying triple time wages over Easter compete with one .....
» 22/04/2014 9:53:55 AM Well Lane, nice to talk with someone on the same page, as until recently, I spent 35 plus .....
» 21/04/2014 5:00:23 PM ......Sure there are under the table cash payments, made to workers, but then if this type.....
» 21/04/2014 12:54:55 PM Posted by one under god, Monday, 21 April 2014 11:45:21 AM I will let that one go through.....
» 21/04/2014 12:48:22 PM Lane56, the problem arose when the then Rudd government, with Gillard as employment minist.....
» 21/04/2014 9:54:27 AM Of cause there was no fossil fuels burned to provide the power for the tools used, and of .....
» 21/04/2014 9:47:07 AM Whats too hard OUG is your posts. What I don't understand is one day you post in plain sim.....
» 21/04/2014 8:58:27 AM wally B, Have you considered what it takes to increase that turnover from $10K to $20K, ST.....
» 20/04/2014 1:55:09 PM Another link anyone! OMG!.....
» 20/04/2014 1:53:21 PM Sorry OUG, too hard again......
» 20/04/2014 1:52:15 PM Sorry OUG too hard!.....
» 20/04/2014 1:49:51 PM I refrained and read your post OUG, something I usually don't bother to fo, as all this ta.....
» 20/04/2014 8:47:37 AM .....In that case Aussieboy it is time to forget the "dignity" of those welfare .....
» 20/04/2014 8:31:35 AM ....Doesn't this sound fairer? Simple answer, No! Why, because running a business is abou.....
» 18/04/2014 2:00:28 PM ......."Dealing with prejudice is a way of life for many Australians. Being harassed .....
» 18/04/2014 9:15:12 AM Steel, I think you will find that most people against the Muslims are actually, like mysel.....
» 18/04/2014 9:11:43 AM OUG although I like to family time of Easter, I don't buy the myth of it all. BTW, I have.....
» 18/04/2014 6:02:18 AM Paul, the answer is simple, because retail , especially large retail, has not been effecte.....
» 17/04/2014 8:20:08 PM I have often touched on this subject with mates. We agree that if you reach 70 or 80, and .....
» 17/04/2014 11:52:08 AM 579, why do you think so many construction workers today are on contract and not on regula.....
» 17/04/2014 6:34:02 AM .....A catch cry of the conservatives is the buzz word "FLEXIBILITY Paul, people mus.....
» 16/04/2014 10:12:55 PM 579, ....They very much serve a legitimate commercial purpose,” he says. “As well as provi.....
» 16/04/2014 9:24:21 AM Yuyutsu, this is Australia mate and, as it appears all are welcome to come here and share .....
» 16/04/2014 9:18:36 AM 579, perhaps you need to do some research mate, as a trust can not hold cash without distr.....
» 15/04/2014 2:13:38 PM So Foxy, how do you suggest you would have faired had you lost your job due to penalty rat.....
» 15/04/2014 1:56:08 PM Yes Bazz, I have to agree, simply because Pre the discount war, early 90's, a fare to say .....
» 15/04/2014 11:50:14 AM ....When there are a lot more unemployed than employed workers the power is swayed against.....
» 15/04/2014 10:59:28 AM Foxy, the business can't stay open to make the profits, because the only way they can gain.....
» 15/04/2014 10:56:08 AM I feel with the amount of discussion about taxes, that this topic needs it's own thread. .....
» 15/04/2014 10:15:11 AM John, your bias shines strong. What you have to remember is that for every Cambel Newman .....
» 15/04/2014 9:30:38 AM With several businesses choosing not to trade over the Easter weekend, it's quite obvious .....
» 15/04/2014 9:17:18 AM Polls are a hit and miss a the best of times, because it really relies on who the pollster.....
» 15/04/2014 8:51:40 AM Hasbeen.....Are you suggesting that someone leaving a 2 million farm should surrender 1.5 .....
» 14/04/2014 1:46:24 PM Paul, miners are pulling out of, or shelving local mines as we speak. It stands to reason.....
» 14/04/2014 12:33:00 PM Geoff, one of the flaws in the tax is that while businesses may pay the GST, they then cla.....
» 14/04/2014 11:32:14 AM John C, this also brings me back to inheritance tax. I hold the view that anyone whom inh.....
» 14/04/2014 8:33:00 AM John C, rates have always been an issue as they simply rise with the value of the land. Wh.....
» 13/04/2014 3:46:32 PM Rhrosty, if we end welfare for the rich you say. Why? They usually work harder, often tak.....
» 13/04/2014 1:08:23 PM sonofgloin, of the industries and sectors you use as your comparison, which of them often .....
» 11/04/2014 5:30:12 PM Right back in 1990, when super first came in for employees, I said that the money should b.....
» 11/04/2014 9:40:32 AM Foxy, back to leadership, there are a few relatively simple steps that could be game chang.....
» 11/04/2014 8:11:35 AM Thanks for the link Foxy. This has been a progressive problem, one that has taken at leas.....
» 10/04/2014 7:53:25 AM Lexi, while I agree with much of what you say, the problem with getting a long term govern.....
» 9/04/2014 4:29:04 PM So what's your opinion of the right sought of leadership Foxy. The one we have now whereb.....
» 9/04/2014 3:43:32 PM Foxy I dont like to be pessimistic, but there are times when one must face reality, and I .....
» 9/04/2014 3:29:54 PM Keep dreaming Producer, because in order to have a replacement government, first you have .....
» 9/04/2014 2:58:24 PM Jay he was my second preference as I thought it was worth a shot, will have to wait and se.....
» 9/04/2014 1:22:47 PM Foxy, the unions are trying to protect something that will soon become un protectable as w.....
» 9/04/2014 12:07:12 PM Yes Has been, he has an axe to grind which is a real pity. As for the daughter issue, I j.....
» 9/04/2014 11:52:16 AM Foxy.....Of course, unions need to be more sensitive to the realities of modern economic c.....
» 9/04/2014 8:13:13 AM I heard him speaking to the media yesterday, and there are a few points of interest. Firs.....
» 9/04/2014 7:56:38 AM Nowadays we have a whole new problem to contend with when employing our youth, facebbok ad.....
» 9/04/2014 7:39:15 AM Jay, the problem is, unions are on the nose and without compulsory unionism in many workpl.....
» 7/04/2014 3:39:26 PM That's right Hasbeen, they can earn big money, regardless of their age, BUT, if not for th.....
» 7/04/2014 1:37:58 PM Well, there is little doubt Bill Shorten is not in conversation with the interior decorato.....
» 7/04/2014 12:30:46 PM The author says...The unions argue an 18 year old who can drink, vote, drive and fight for.....
» 7/04/2014 8:37:55 AM Well I never thought I would see the day that a labor leader, a former union heavy weight .....
» 7/04/2014 8:30:17 AM Well said Indi, control the out of control breeding and you go a long way towards achievin.....
» 6/04/2014 10:30:27 AM Yes Paul, it just added evidence to the case that fewer people voted, simply because they .....
» 6/04/2014 10:24:25 AM Indi, as for the life Spanish, it's a bit like how long is a piece of string. However, est.....
» 5/04/2014 10:41:33 AM 579, I think QLD is in a strong position. I say this because up until now, the CSG indust.....
» 4/04/2014 12:35:12 PM As cold as it may be, at some point people must be accountable for their own actions, heal.....
» 4/04/2014 9:33:42 AM Pirot, labor themselves admitted that the policy was not fully funded and that what had be.....
» 3/04/2014 7:50:18 PM Crachup, further evidence that compulsory voting should be removed so the people WHO CARE .....
» 2/04/2014 3:08:47 PM Paul, Howard himself was considered bynmany as a joke when he first became PM, then he gre.....
» 2/04/2014 9:08:10 AM Survive without mining you say 579, are you serious' Ok, so let's take a good look at whe.....
» 1/04/2014 7:59:51 PM I shoukd say that i dont expect an election however, I get a bit sick of the labor/green s.....
» 1/04/2014 7:57:02 AM Let's just imagine there was an election tomorrow, and the labor/green alliance won. Firs.....
» 31/03/2014 8:56:26 AM Shadow Minister, I am afraid you are flogging a dead horse, if you think you can change th.....
» 30/03/2014 12:11:14 PM 579, young people's wages do move with the rest, as wage rises are usually across the boar.....
» 30/03/2014 8:10:18 AM O sung, I'm a bit if a sucker for a perceived bargain myself. I think the latest scam is .....
» 29/03/2014 12:56:41 PM 579, it could also be suggested that 20 years ago there were less skilled, highly educated.....
» 29/03/2014 11:32:32 AM Gee, I think I was only doing simple 1+1 =2 stuff back in grade two. How the world has cha.....
» 29/03/2014 11:19:29 AM The damage that Williams clown did to the union movement will be felt for years. What a hi.....
» 28/03/2014 5:08:36 PM Yes, I would have to agree with you there as their board would be included in their wages......
» 28/03/2014 4:15:48 PM It does effect the ATO because they don't get the tax from those 20hours of income. It's .....
» 28/03/2014 3:38:56 PM Wobbles, in answer t your question, the shopping centre is liable for all public safety, b.....
» 28/03/2014 3:32:05 PM I see bartering is now gaining strength in the workplace. A new system of battering some .....
» 28/03/2014 10:48:53 AM .....I really don't see the value of Bank CEO getting paid millions plus Millions in add o.....
» 28/03/2014 9:26:12 AM ....Any employer who cannot deflect .37 cents / hr needs not be in business. 579, let's s.....
» 27/03/2014 3:43:24 PM $1500 An hour! Seriously Jayb, please tell me you're not gullible enough to think a perso.....
» 27/03/2014 12:43:46 PM Jayb, the answer to your problem is called education and skills, as better skills generall.....
» 27/03/2014 11:56:52 AM 579, this has nothing to do with 37 cents per hour, as you keep referring to, rather, it h.....
» 27/03/2014 10:51:23 AM I have two words. WHO CARES!.....
» 27/03/2014 9:53:29 AM ....considering that wages have fallen far behind inflation for several years Rache, you'.....
» 25/03/2014 3:23:36 PM Paul, it's a shame you see this as an amusing subject, but, as a unionist yourself, you ju.....
» 25/03/2014 3:12:20 PM Guys, to say there is nothing in it for us is simply not true, because there are literally.....
» 24/03/2014 6:23:24 PM Well, I will go n record now as saying if the adult wage limit is lowered to 28 or less, i.....
» 24/03/2014 7:42:26 AM Foxy, while I agree that on the job training is where skills are developed, Pre work educa.....
» 23/03/2014 7:23:43 AM Foxy, I have no problem with a younger worker being paid a full wage, but, forcing this up.....
» 23/03/2014 6:57:32 AM By the way sonofgloin, there is no such thing as reson g land for mining, as mining tenure.....
» 22/03/2014 3:43:35 PM I see the unions have won their battle to lower the adult wage, from 21 to 20. Now of cau.....
» 22/03/2014 3:38:20 PM So sonofgloin, you think the governments make little to nothing out of the CSG industry, w.....
» 22/03/2014 12:59:23 PM ....Half the socio/sibling problems of today stem from farmed out children that have devel.....
» 22/03/2014 10:35:45 AM OTB.....The baby bonus did increase 'fertility' population which was its aim. I do not h.....
» 22/03/2014 7:27:04 AM You're right OTB, but what does registering a ride in mower have to do with public safety,.....
» 21/03/2014 11:29:39 PM I'm with you there Indi, it is getting outmof hand. I mean, how ridiculous can it be to ex.....
» 21/03/2014 5:06:36 PM ....And worst of all for a non productive purpose Chris, how can bringing a child in to t.....
» 21/03/2014 1:05:40 PM Few are aware, myself included until recently, that if you take your ride on mower on the .....
» 21/03/2014 10:38:30 AM Looks like another dump amd run thread from yet another tax payer funded public servant. .....
» 21/03/2014 8:50:35 AM OTB, if, as you say, this is an attempt to increase women in the workplace, I fear it will.....
» 21/03/2014 8:27:00 AM O sung, the appeal has been launched by the government, not the criminal. If ever there w.....
» 20/03/2014 5:10:33 PM O sung, not sure, but I would assume that insanity was only a way to avoid the death penal.....
» 20/03/2014 4:55:28 PM Saltpeter, as is the case with many posters, you seem to have forgotten one VERY CRUCIAL p.....
» 20/03/2014 8:20:02 AM Gee whizz Matt, if only you and your incompetent mates in the labor/green government didn'.....
» 20/03/2014 7:39:32 AM Foxy, he was also trying to impress his would be gang members, and there is always a slim .....
» 19/03/2014 2:20:30 PM Whether we like it or not, there is a slim chance this guy did not kill Daniel, and theref.....
» 19/03/2014 8:48:37 AM I have no doubt that once any PPL scheme was itroduced, that particiption in the workforce.....
» 18/03/2014 1:15:53 PM Suze......I think we can safely say that all Governments we have had, have all had their u.....
» 18/03/2014 1:12:37 PM Foxy.....care needed for unemployed parent and child. Is it right to allow the high earner.....
» 18/03/2014 5:49:22 AM Paul, since when have Italian folk been followers of radical religious beliefs, on mass. .....
» 17/03/2014 11:41:53 AM Foxy, firstly, i doubt the scheme will pass, however, putting that aside, are you aware th.....
» 16/03/2014 4:48:06 PM Also Paul, if i were to mention a group of ethics who rampaged our streets of Sydney and t.....
» 16/03/2014 4:36:53 PM Paul, tell me, if i were to pass comment about the lay about drunken Aboriginies that freq.....
» 16/03/2014 4:29:22 PM 579.....if labor was an incompetent govt; we would not be so well of as we are now. You m.....
» 16/03/2014 3:24:23 PM ......Malaysia would have been a far cheaper option. Oh dear 579, what a hide you have, .....
» 16/03/2014 1:05:07 PM Poiret, i don't have so much of a problem with labors idea to stimulate the economy, rathe.....
» 16/03/2014 12:03:43 PM Poirot, i acpect the likes of 579 to dodge the question, but surely you can accept that th.....
» 16/03/2014 9:34:11 AM Robert i was not suggesting you thought the scheem was affordable, I had aleaded assumed y.....
» 16/03/2014 9:16:26 AM Chris, you walk a fine line, as the truth is becoming harder and harder to talk about with.....
» 16/03/2014 8:32:49 AM Robert, while i agree that lies should not be taken to an election,or at any time actually.....
» 15/03/2014 2:51:26 PM Banyo, while i was a Howard supporter, and now an Abbott supporter, i thought the baby bon.....
» 15/03/2014 2:36:25 PM Yes, I know Bazz, it was a cash of wishful thinking......
» 15/03/2014 11:18:40 AM Competition has more to do with running costs than fast internet. Besides, if a business w.....
» 15/03/2014 8:19:24 AM suze......With our rapidly aging population, we need more young workers bringing up the re.....
» 15/03/2014 7:55:28 AM Yes Chris, the sad part is that i was of the understanding that under labors model, it sti.....
» 14/03/2014 4:28:47 PM SM, i am no fan of this scheem, never have been. In fact, you will see in my posts leading.....
» 14/03/2014 4:12:04 PM Its a familiar tail isn't it shadow minister, yet more labor incompetence unfolding. The .....
» 14/03/2014 3:26:06 PM Poirot, with all due respect, you are now trying to redirect the thread. So do you think .....
» 14/03/2014 1:48:03 PM Like many people, I myself see the mardi Gras as a specticle worth viewing at least once i.....
» 14/03/2014 1:37:08 PM ....you do know the reasoning behind "welfare" don't you? Too right i do Poirot.....
» 14/03/2014 12:22:21 PM Here is what the jury of Daniel were not told. It can now be revealed that Cowan: TOOK a.....
» 14/03/2014 11:59:42 AM .....It should be means tested. Theres that means tested argument again. Firstly, that w.....
» 14/03/2014 10:40:13 AM So Suxe, correct me if im wrong, but what your saying is, although it is an unaffordable p.....
» 14/03/2014 9:39:54 AM Yuyutsu, obviously your not a parent hey! I firmly believe that Abbott knew he couldn't g.....
» 14/03/2014 9:30:12 AM Joeseph, retaining your culture is one thing, but outright abuse of tax payer funded privi.....
» 14/03/2014 7:47:24 AM In an effort of fairness, I cant help but think that Tony Abbotts PPS was little more than.....
» 14/03/2014 7:42:51 AM Yes Hasbeen and 579, and if our own refuse to be trained, cut them off! We will need ever.....
» 14/03/2014 7:31:47 AM Nathan, sadly, the truth often hurts. Many just cant accept that and prefer to call a pers.....
» 14/03/2014 7:28:41 AM Yes, they work for the likes of Leightons, on the APLNPG project, at Miles QLD. Their bas.....
» 13/03/2014 4:04:25 PM ....No-one's denying that, but at least in private enterprise they can be gotten rid of at.....
» 13/03/2014 12:54:56 PM Sorry OUG, that last post was meant to go to the author......
» 13/03/2014 12:45:40 PM OUG our low paid workers are on 20 bucks an hour, (cost to employer) so, how mush do you p.....
» 13/03/2014 9:49:34 AM If there has to be growth, it must be productive growth, in other words, of those who make.....
» 12/03/2014 11:31:20 AM I had a situation with Telstra a few years back, where they said i couldn't get a phone be.....
» 12/03/2014 11:18:35 AM Geoff, there is only one real reform we need to undertake, and now, and thats real tax ref.....
» 12/03/2014 10:59:44 AM We have to get away from this notion that we are a free country, because now, more so than.....
» 12/03/2014 10:00:58 AM Paul, i have often wondered myself about cash only businesses, and yes, I do agree that ma.....
» 11/03/2014 1:36:09 PM The main problem for farmers is increased costs and consumer spending habbits. Costs, bec.....
» 11/03/2014 1:04:52 PM Poirot......However, I hardly think a representative of a country that presides over two o.....
» 11/03/2014 9:23:52 AM The whole NBN plan was a train wreck waiting to happen, because what's the point in provid.....
» 11/03/2014 8:54:29 AM paul, i lived an breathed the changes, i didn't just read about them. If not for the stre.....
» 10/03/2014 6:27:54 AM Aussieboy, people have the perception that wages must be linked to cost of living, and to .....
» 9/03/2014 9:12:18 PM Aussieboy, my advice for Bill is to ignore the faceless men and listen to his members, bec.....
» 9/03/2014 9:06:56 PM '''''''So following your conclusions we would have people with degrees sweeping floors and.....
» 9/03/2014 7:32:42 AM Paul, while I respect that you are a person with a social conscience, all I am saying is t.....
» 8/03/2014 2:55:39 PM Aussieboy, something all tall poppies have in common is that they despise the rich. It's a.....
» 8/03/2014 1:43:28 PM ....Aussieboy, Just vote the ALP in a couple more times & your list will be fulfilled. Th.....
» 8/03/2014 1:37:22 PM Gee Paul, some boss must have done a number on you old mate. Nothing to do with your effor.....
» 8/03/2014 6:56:26 AM Tony Lavis, while I agree you work twice as hard on weekends, what about quiet weekends wh.....
» 6/03/2014 8:12:12 AM Just for the record, I don't have a problem with PR for this working nights. My problem is.....
» 5/03/2014 3:25:30 PM ...If women's wages rose to that of men's the Australian economy would expand by $93 .... .....
» 5/03/2014 3:08:01 PM 579, my interpretation of a livable wage, is what is needed for one to live on. Now, you .....
» 5/03/2014 1:36:00 PM Aussieboy, what ever wage rates are, the most important issue, even more important than li.....
» 5/03/2014 11:49:13 AM Suze.....In what occupation/job are there 'obscene penalty rates'? My industry, now while.....
» 5/03/2014 10:27:33 AM Aussie boy, the anti work choices campaign was the biggest beat up ever taken to an electi.....
» 5/03/2014 8:48:54 AM ....And now they just riot in the streets yea lets go that way shell we Yes Aussieboy, bu.....
» 4/03/2014 2:07:17 PM So Robert, what's wrong with us using our own oil?.....
» 4/03/2014 2:04:04 PM So e good points shadow minister. With regards to point 10, there was an incentive a few y.....
» 4/03/2014 9:26:33 AM Some good points there hasbeen.....
» 4/03/2014 9:24:09 AM ...How does Rudd fit into the equation Simple Paul, because he, along with Gillard were t.....
» 3/03/2014 4:00:25 PM Aussieboy, a financial transaction tax will put more money in the average punters pocket, .....
» 3/03/2014 3:55:21 PM Pericles, even you must agree that when one can pay more for a cab to the airport, than to.....
» 3/03/2014 1:41:27 PM Pericles, while I'm happy to be corrected on seveal fronts here, no one can deny that a la.....
» 3/03/2014 8:19:25 AM Compensation for victims of crime Yep, capital punishment for all those who take another'.....
» 2/03/2014 7:54:54 AM As a die hard labor supporter, Labor history must be a terrible thing to have to live with.....
» 2/03/2014 7:47:40 AM Well, I can't disagree with any post here as they are all true. But, regardless of that, w.....
» 1/03/2014 12:09:38 PM Paul, have you ever found yourself in a situation whereby you have to fix something , that.....
» 1/03/2014 11:18:40 AM We can blame the governmentS, we can blame the CEO, we can even blame the unions, and righ.....
» 1/03/2014 11:09:45 AM Don't be too worried about the workers either, because in Holdens case, the average produc.....
» 27/02/2014 8:07:08 PM Actually Cris, the blame also lies with the consumer, as we are often guilty of not buying.....
» 27/02/2014 1:58:01 PM ....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0MHRSFz6FM Where we have been, and it is all down to .....
» 27/02/2014 1:50:50 PM 579, are you aware that a chicken is now produced in LESS THAN SIX WEEKS from when the egg.....
» 27/02/2014 1:17:43 PM Hasbeen, I have to SLIGHTLY disagee, as there are decent Musilms here, it's just that the .....
» 26/02/2014 7:23:38 PM While our farmers once again show they are price takers, not price makers, the retailers a.....
» 26/02/2014 7:08:13 PM GREAT!, we've finally found a president for the bleeding hearts brigade. Now all you lot .....
» 26/02/2014 3:15:08 PM Foxy, I will ask this question again, given that your pro them coming, how do you propose .....
» 26/02/2014 12:38:10 PM Yes Chris, I am aware of such laws, as the late Kerry Packer made a habit of the practice......
» 26/02/2014 12:32:55 PM Too right Indi, and it appears we can add the Defunked NBN to the list of failures left fo.....
» 25/02/2014 2:52:43 PM Yes Indi, the unfortunate part about allowing people from often troubled countries, to sel.....
» 25/02/2014 12:36:44 PM Hasbeen, Kilcoy, a small town west of Brisbane, while always being a small, friendly count.....
» 25/02/2014 10:27:24 AM Indi, I have always likened government funding as being poured into a funnel, where it swi.....
» 25/02/2014 10:03:28 AM Continued .....and his constantly disproven lies about the effects of the Carbon Tax make .....
» 25/02/2014 10:02:22 AM ....I realise it may be difficult for some to hold more than a single thought in their hea.....
» 24/02/2014 3:36:10 PM Graham, as I see it the LNP were faced with a monumental task, the minute they gained offi.....
» 24/02/2014 3:14:00 PM 579, of cause this type of tax couldn't be a one size fits all, as traders fir example oft.....
» 24/02/2014 10:06:57 AM Yes Paul, I agree as any non citizen committed of a criminal offense should be deported. J.....
» 24/02/2014 9:28:40 AM Shaggy Dog, while I agree that change happens, one thing that never changes, is that you c.....
» 23/02/2014 7:39:28 AM Dear Mr Hockey Firstly can I say, I feel your frustration with the financial situation you.....
» 23/02/2014 7:33:56 AM Yes chrisgaff1000, I feel for you guys who have risked your life to provide us with the pe.....
» 22/02/2014 5:11:57 PM Albie Manton in Darwin, I also work in the mining service industry and quite simply can no.....
» 22/02/2014 4:59:09 PM .......This problem could have solved years ago That's a laugh, 579, the problem didn't e.....
» 22/02/2014 12:35:31 PM Paul, these are not refugees, as the term refugee means to flee their home country to the .....
» 22/02/2014 10:14:13 AM ....At the rate of 288 million / day of borrowed money going on our debt. Malaysia would h.....
» 22/02/2014 10:11:22 AM .......The general population wants to read the gory details of crimes and about the priva.....
» 22/02/2014 10:02:00 AM Indi, I don't blame the PEOPLE as much as I blame THE RELIGION they follow. Now while I a.....
» 21/02/2014 9:56:24 AM .....we are talking 8 %. 579, percentages are irreverent, Qantas for example paid a whopp.....
» 21/02/2014 8:14:38 AM Andrew,I am so over this crap that I couldn't be bothered reading yet another bleeding hea.....
» 21/02/2014 8:04:09 AM .....If it was under Labor not Liberal in control during the recent huge job loss you and .....
» 21/02/2014 5:50:31 AM ON the front page of the QLD Courier Mail today, is a large photo of ACCUSED killer, Peter.....
» 20/02/2014 7:18:36 PM How about this Paul. You and your bleeding heart supporters, about 20% of us I woud guess,.....
» 20/02/2014 4:22:42 PM You want the truth Paul, I doubt you can handle the truth, because the truth is, this enti.....
» 20/02/2014 12:33:04 PM Wooly B, when businesses here are called upon to pay the highest wages, provide the best w.....
» 20/02/2014 12:03:02 PM IS and Suze, I'm with you both on this one, cold hard murder, caught red handed should att.....
» 20/02/2014 9:56:42 AM .....Perhaps we need a lesson in the real economy, no one owes us a living and the governm.....
» 19/02/2014 5:11:41 PM Yes Bazz, there is no doubt developers/builders were guilty of gouging. I say this becaus.....
» 19/02/2014 2:13:36 PM ....and installing CNG stations along all main highways I believe we have our first one i.....
» 19/02/2014 2:02:29 PM Bazz, there's no twist involved, as you are clearly stating that housing prices arelinked .....
» 19/02/2014 12:43:25 PM I agree that if he is deemed to be a risk to society, then he should not be given early re.....
» 19/02/2014 12:35:08 PM onthebeach, residential housing is the safest investment around, evidence being in the fac.....
» 19/02/2014 9:09:57 AM Bazz, are you suggesting that housing prices increased, simply because banks loaned more m.....
» 19/02/2014 9:07:01 AM Thanks Foxy, from the article....Economist Saul Eslake believes .....Such a generous tax c.....
» 18/02/2014 3:13:28 PM Onthebeach, why else would they negative gear?.....
» 18/02/2014 1:57:43 PM .....Say one never comes, how then will renters and first home buyers live? The same way .....
» 18/02/2014 1:33:04 PM ....Such a man as this should never be released. I hear you loud and clear Belly, but, my.....
» 18/02/2014 11:05:12 AM With the recent action by the premier to try to put in place laws to stop Julian Knight fr.....
» 18/02/2014 7:44:40 AM So here we are, about to see a huge boom in QLD CSG exports, yet, at the same time our own.....
» 17/02/2014 4:12:11 PM Foxy, I'm the first to admit that Abbotts success was largely due to labors failures, rath.....
» 17/02/2014 8:07:42 AM Belly, the labor party sealed their fait when they ignored there own members and placed Sh.....
» 16/02/2014 2:52:00 PM And what a wonderful job they did on all those you mentioned Foxy. Disability care, unfun.....
» 16/02/2014 10:53:26 AM Indi, the other way to look at negative gearing, especially if it is responsible for housi.....
» 16/02/2014 10:14:15 AM 579, although I am against throwing good money after bad, I must say that at least the sat.....
» 16/02/2014 8:13:14 AM Yes Paul, the word is sustainability, and that's one thing the union/labor aliance just ca.....
» 16/02/2014 7:24:04 AM The libs want flexibility in the work place, while the union intrenched labor party won't .....
» 15/02/2014 4:51:36 PM 579, like it or not, wages must come down as many perks enjoyed today, were negotiated in .....
» 15/02/2014 4:45:14 PM ....Is this the fault of government do you believe YEBIGA ? Well, depends how far you wan.....
» 15/02/2014 2:18:36 PM That's the go mate, support the old forced feeding brigade. Would you like extra Hormones.....
» 15/02/2014 12:43:59 PM O sung wu, another trend that has become the norm, is boys from broken homes. Of my 20 ap.....
» 15/02/2014 12:31:22 PM 579, have you spoken to people in hospitality? Are you aware many were happy working Sund.....
» 15/02/2014 12:18:59 PM You are spot on Indi, as one of the problems with business is the not knowing what your de.....
» 15/02/2014 7:37:59 AM Yes SD I agree, but now that the good times are taxed so heavily, miners will sit out the .....
» 15/02/2014 7:33:30 AM As an investor myself, having bought and sold many properties, my advice is you only inves.....
» 15/02/2014 7:15:59 AM ....Next will be NO carbon tax Especially if Clive Palmer has any say In the matter Runne.....
» 14/02/2014 4:08:55 PM Josephus, mining is your answer, because that's pretty much all they have and, if they hav.....
» 14/02/2014 4:03:33 PM O sung wu, in my opinion the rot started when governments decided to change apprenticeship.....
» 14/02/2014 3:39:36 PM .....Butch tell us what IR laws are unworkable Where do I start 579. Union stand over ta.....
» 14/02/2014 11:31:04 AM O sung wu, go to any engineering firm here in Oz and you will find the best fitter, engine.....
» 14/02/2014 11:12:03 AM Paul, can you honestly place your hand on your heart and say that the Gillard/Rudd governm.....
» 12/02/2014 11:33:48 AM Planet3, talking dollars, cents and currency can get confusing for some, so a simple excer.....
» 12/02/2014 8:54:56 AM ....I can suggest one project that could use part of a car factory. Bazz, at some point i.....
» 12/02/2014 8:24:32 AM NathanJ, my wife and I pay a massive $700 per month/$8400 per year for us, and our 22YO so.....
» 11/02/2014 2:05:27 PM An ever increasing problem with the judicial system is trial by media. Take the CT affair.....
» 11/02/2014 1:41:33 PM ......BUTCH your walk away prize money is for employees that have been there for twenty an.....
» 11/02/2014 1:17:01 PM ....What is the justification for charging $120/hr Butch. You need to look around That is .....
» 11/02/2014 12:55:19 PM No OUG, the $40 tax would have been taken out as a transaction would have been made to my .....
» 11/02/2014 11:20:44 AM Jayb, those concessions were not negotiated by business, they have always been a part of b.....
» 11/02/2014 11:10:18 AM We have come to the point which has been described over the years as 'sooner or later', we.....
» 11/02/2014 10:57:12 AM Ludy, I'm with the others on this one, the more marked cars the better, because after all,.....
» 11/02/2014 10:02:06 AM Let's look at the car industry and go back ten years. During this time the only reason th.....
» 10/02/2014 1:06:15 PM ....How many politicians have a family trust? Wally B, FT are not the tax havens they onc.....
» 7/02/2014 2:52:16 PM Belly in fairness to Abbott, while he did say he will not touch the GST, he has included i.....
» 7/02/2014 1:05:02 PM ....We did have a perfectly good mining tax once. Do you mean the one that cost millions t.....
» 6/02/2014 9:38:13 PM Indi, what do you consider is a fair salary for a company CEO such as SPC. When thinking .....
» 6/02/2014 7:55:44 PM NathanJ, the GST is a very inefficient tax as it gets paid by business, then claimed back,.....
» 6/02/2014 2:59:56 PM The reality is that most businesses here now are on thin ice as the return on Investements.....
» 6/02/2014 10:04:13 AM Yes Saltptre I agree, and the other important factor is that governments, unlike businesse.....
» 5/02/2014 9:19:07 PM So in othe words Josephus it's never going to happen......
» 5/02/2014 6:52:32 PM Ok Belly, I read a bit of the link the realized it was same old same old. So, why should .....
» 5/02/2014 4:08:55 PM I think in all fairness Belly, Tony Abbott has more in his mind than just that community. .....
» 5/02/2014 4:04:15 PM Josephus, it is my understanding that our dollar is a mere small fish in a big sea and, it.....
» 5/02/2014 1:19:38 PM Ozdoc nice tray again, at least you're persistent. What I said were words to the tune of .....
» 5/02/2014 11:26:22 AM So once again ozdoc, why are you in favor of throwing good money after bad? As for high w.....
» 5/02/2014 10:26:51 AM The author says...A nation which cannot feed itself is dependent upon other nations for th.....
» 5/02/2014 9:35:33 AM ....Another foot in mouth plunder So 579, if this turns out to be true, I guess the score.....
» 5/02/2014 8:41:08 AM So with all the name calling and fights about who is telling the truth and who's telling l.....
» 5/02/2014 6:40:59 AM Sorry to come in late, but as for a connection between labor and the unions, even the stan.....
» 4/02/2014 8:59:56 PM ozdoc, yep, read the article, so i ask you, who's right, and who's wrong. Who knows! What.....
» 4/02/2014 3:41:18 PM ozdoc, nice try but you will have to try harder to discredit me. I told you where i heard.....
» 4/02/2014 1:57:17 PM ozdoc, no link, I heard it on the news last night. Please note, I did say SUGGESTED. I ha.....
» 4/02/2014 7:01:19 AM It has just been suggested that these SPC workers are receiving around 58% above industry .....
» 3/02/2014 8:15:00 PM I would like to see how the climate change alarmists explain why a record set back in 1906.....
» 3/02/2014 7:51:46 PM Ar running away again I see hey Belly, always playing the victim. It just goes to show yo.....
» 3/02/2014 11:42:51 AM Yes Hasbeen, and the problem has always been that while it's all well and good to demand/c.....
» 3/02/2014 8:54:59 AM .....But too that a community voting coalition forever is in real danger and in all truth .....
» 2/02/2014 10:34:24 AM But Indi we dohave a flat tax rate for business and it is they who place their funds in of.....
» 2/02/2014 6:28:01 AM RM, I do not support the bailout of SPC. What I do support is for the bosses, the workers.....
» 2/02/2014 6:17:07 AM Indi, a true transaction tax would put a stop to foriegn owned companies taking untaxed do.....
» 1/02/2014 8:27:24 PM ....A long term but constant loss in the millions even hundreds of millions is SPCs proble.....
» 1/02/2014 6:36:55 AM ....Basically saying it is CCA's responsibility to go strip them of conditions to remain v.....
» 1/02/2014 6:15:38 AM ....No! Share holders invest their own money at risk to make a profit and that's the cold .....
» 31/01/2014 5:21:41 PM .....Yet they manage to produce twice as many cars as the US. SteeleRedux It's called str.....
» 31/01/2014 5:16:33 PM RM there was a time, not all that long ago when I would have agreed wit you, but I am afra.....
» 31/01/2014 1:33:14 PM ....Generally speaking, employees are like tenants: the owner must accept all risks, respo.....
» 31/01/2014 1:17:27 PM I don't quite get your drift RM......
» 31/01/2014 1:13:27 PM Yes snake, our situation can be summed up with two words, wants V needs. As for doing bus.....
» 31/01/2014 10:29:18 AM Robert, I work in the gas fields in QLD where a common wage for unskilled is $38 per hour......
» 31/01/2014 9:15:55 AM ....The ONLY thing that will save our manufacturing sector is to bring in tariffs and that.....
» 31/01/2014 9:04:45 AM Given that the owners of Coke have made some pretty hefty profits from us over the years, .....
» 31/01/2014 8:12:11 AM You know the irony of all this is that we, the consumer, have the power to save almost any.....
» 31/01/2014 8:00:29 AM warmair, the only way governments should bail out businesses is if they are one, going to .....
» 30/01/2014 4:08:36 PM This illegals debacle was an accident waiting to happen and the former governments approac.....
» 30/01/2014 3:54:03 PM And to think Bazz that we here in Australia are about to place ye another burden on our tr.....
» 30/01/2014 11:36:37 AM .....The USA has started to realise that they need to bring manufacturing back to their ho.....
» 30/01/2014 9:37:45 AM metoo, interesting article, bias, but interesting. How do you propose the lowering of bus.....
» 30/01/2014 8:10:15 AM I think the most important thing is to get people on the dole out of the habit of simply s.....
» 29/01/2014 12:44:40 PM chrisgaff1000, if you read my post I said hours x basic wage, around $16 per hour. So, $.....
» 29/01/2014 8:04:09 AM 579, I don't think anyone here is saying solar is a dud. We will comtinue to have solar a.....
» 28/01/2014 6:39:44 AM Ludwig, you say using your headlights for any purpose other than at night/fog. How then d.....
» 28/01/2014 6:30:13 AM Paul, the whole idea of the scheem is to get people out of the habit of doing nothing, and.....
» 27/01/2014 8:09:04 PM Suze, if someone has a genuine job interview, I am sure they could be relieved to attend s.....
» 27/01/2014 7:58:28 PM Belly, all the finance in the world means nothing when you are comparing $2 per hour, to $.....
» 27/01/2014 7:35:17 PM So I M the other way of looking at it is that that's 250,000 less Roos to destroy farmers .....
» 27/01/2014 1:25:15 PM o sung wo, it is my understand that it is legal to alert drivers of a hazard, such as a tr.....
» 27/01/2014 1:07:47 PM I see the coalition is revisiting the work for the dole scheme. It's just a pity they are.....
» 27/01/2014 1:01:00 PM .....Should motorists tip off other drivers about these traps? Most definitely otherwise .....
» 27/01/2014 11:36:38 AM Yes Bazz, while there would jobs serving solar systems, the problem is these jobs would be.....
» 26/01/2014 5:12:53 PM I remember hearing the mad read head say that comment, or was it Rudd. I also remember th.....
» 26/01/2014 4:49:15 PM Belly, I would suggest we have a much higher figure of 'could work' on disability pensions.....
» 26/01/2014 10:13:04 AM Yes Belly, the damage was done back twenty years ago, or more, when our governments, in al.....
» 26/01/2014 9:51:41 AM Nathan, mans intervention into wildlife has been somewhat of a double edged sword in many .....
» 25/01/2014 12:58:12 PM To those who oppose negative gearing, and would like to see it phased out, I say to you al.....
» 24/01/2014 3:18:57 PM Ok Jayb, so let's for the moment assume they are within their rights to come here. How th.....
» 24/01/2014 3:09:52 PM 579, you talk about the US. My wife was there las year, went into a very crowded bar, as .....
» 24/01/2014 1:45:24 PM ......If they are looking to save on social security then start with the indigenous welfar.....
» 24/01/2014 1:30:44 PM Yes 579 and what a cange it is to see voters like myself critical of their own party, rath.....
» 24/01/2014 1:18:30 PM Yes Lexi, it's amazing just what happens when you replace meaningless WORDS with REAL acti.....
» 24/01/2014 9:16:23 AM This was my email. What a stupid idea. Bury it before it buries you......
» 24/01/2014 9:14:19 AM Another stupid idea. The other interesting fact is what happens if they need counciling i.....
» 24/01/2014 9:05:34 AM Here here Sonia, our kids were raised just like your kids, soccer piano ballet and swimmin.....
» 24/01/2014 7:52:46 AM You people just seem to be overlooking one very crucial fact, HIOW DO WE PAY FOR THEM WHEN.....
» 23/01/2014 5:17:51 PM Yes well, it should be a welcomed change from being shot at! Don't you think!.....
» 23/01/2014 10:40:30 AM .....I think your unemployment figures will come in much earlier than that Bazz. The start.....
» 23/01/2014 9:32:29 AM ......How ever we all should understand a peaceful world demands mutual respect, compromis.....
» 21/01/2014 10:28:40 AM ....Romance" is for sappy Beta males and "pussy beggars", the name of the g.....
» 21/01/2014 10:18:34 AM ....Would you pay ten grand to get to Australia and be sent to Malaysia with no prospects .....
» 21/01/2014 6:46:41 AM I never had any sex education as a kid, other than what I read in books. In fact, I remem.....
» 21/01/2014 6:35:20 AM The Malaysia deal. So perhaps you can tell me Belly, just where do you think we would be .....
» 20/01/2014 6:31:14 PM Suze, I ask you again, where is the title displaying racism? Also, given that you are a s.....
» 18/01/2014 5:29:04 PM Yep imajulianutter, only another umpdeen dozen to go......
» 18/01/2014 3:41:27 PM Interesting graph there SteeleRedux. Now where's the real graph, you know, the one showin.....
» 18/01/2014 10:44:57 AM ....most of the "stuff" that is imported is junk that people could do without an.....
» 18/01/2014 8:46:25 AM So Suze, what's racist about this thread, or are you referring to some of the posters, not.....
» 18/01/2014 8:37:50 AM SteeleRedux, are you suggesting that an instrument for measuring weight, temperature etc, .....
» 17/01/2014 4:58:24 PM I only read the first few lines. What a load of crap! How on earth can anyone blame Abbo.....
» 17/01/2014 4:51:57 PM wobbles, may well you accuse me of being born in the wrong era, but seriously, and I mean .....
» 17/01/2014 4:39:48 PM Ok Robert, so correct me if I'm wrong, but what you're suggesting is that we impose a duty.....
» 17/01/2014 12:24:55 PM Robert, removing trade agreements won't allow us to compete with the two dollar per hour b.....
» 17/01/2014 10:34:54 AM Yes Suze, but one failure in the system is that those who plan well and figure quite well .....
» 17/01/2014 8:14:42 AM ....if you want to fornicate and have six kids that you cannot afford for goodness sake do.....
» 17/01/2014 6:21:48 AM The Abbott government is reported to have sent the first life boat load of asylum seekers .....
» 16/01/2014 2:41:59 PM I think most people, politicians as well, have come to the realization that it is pointles.....
» 16/01/2014 2:20:40 PM ......Give the damn money that is obviously available, to those who are the most deserving.....
» 16/01/2014 11:45:07 AM I have a solution, rather than trying to change the world, why not just refrain from parti.....
» 16/01/2014 11:39:55 AM philips, nice try, but you can't fool me. You see the majority of high income earners (th.....
» 16/01/2014 8:55:22 AM Suze, while I understand your frustration, we have a situation whereby political parties g.....
» 15/01/2014 9:44:18 AM Abbott maternity leave scheme is unfair and unaffordable. It's a shocker in my view and I .....
» 14/01/2014 4:36:21 PM Well Tim, while I agree that not all acts of violence are alcohol fueled, I would suggest .....
» 13/01/2014 5:34:03 AM That's right Philip, what were the numbers under labors watch, a few boats a week at some .....
» 12/01/2014 8:57:43 PM Anyway, this thread is about road work speed limits and the fact that these signs are all .....
» 12/01/2014 1:15:30 PM I have nit read the article, will later, but i will say that We and the US, should never h.....
» 12/01/2014 1:08:17 PM ....It is easy and the art of driving is to stay within the speed limit. Pretty much sums.....
» 11/01/2014 8:15:07 PM Yes Ludwig, and they (the signs) are even being used as revenue raisers. I say this becau.....
» 11/01/2014 7:44:58 AM ....What would Australians say if Indonesian military boats wandered uninvited into Austra.....
» 11/01/2014 7:20:40 AM Yes Arjay, that's a great idea, because you can actually have your own personal injury ins.....
» 10/01/2014 8:10:33 PM Nice to see you back Foxy. Would you care to address the issues I raised with you at the b.....
» 10/01/2014 9:05:37 AM Paul, it is my understanding that this guy was not authorized to be at this location when .....
» 10/01/2014 8:54:38 AM ...To those who are ignorant of illegal immigrants. So if that's the case Suze, why is i.....
» 9/01/2014 8:46:39 AM Fair comment Suze, so why dont our governments provide housing, similar to that in detenti.....
» 8/01/2014 9:07:02 PM Foxy, whether they come by boat or plane, and considering you seem somewhat supportive of .....
» 7/01/2014 8:55:01 PM Bec_young mum of 2, the truth is that work cover, also previously known as workers comp is.....
» 5/01/2014 9:41:30 PM Killarney, while I get your point, we have to come up with a win win whereby the providers.....
» 4/01/2014 1:20:21 PM And what have we done spindoc, we have introduced a 'let's save the world' huge carbon tax.....
» 4/01/2014 1:11:27 PM Talk about the ultimate rip off, here we were back in the 70's being led to believe that p.....
» 3/01/2014 5:21:01 PM The truth is that at some point in time, I would suggest sooner rather than later, we will.....
» 3/01/2014 2:58:14 PM Yes Indi, I agree, but I just didn't feel like necking myself during the festive season. .....
» 3/01/2014 2:56:26 PM onthebeach, when my grand parents were at their prime, the only investing they did was in .....
» 3/01/2014 1:23:23 PM It never ceases to amaze me how labor voters can be so judgmental while conveniently forge.....
» 3/01/2014 12:24:41 PM .....What can be added is that governments have regularly tweaked investment property to t.....
» 3/01/2014 11:24:15 AM G Kelly, I proudly voted for Abbott, but I would not vote for his PPL scheme, simply becau.....
» 2/01/2014 11:12:05 PM ....property, you can't sell a bedroom! That's right G Kelly, and it is for this reason m.....
» 2/01/2014 2:33:33 PM G Kelly, I agree to a point, however, for one to be successful in shares, you must approac.....
» 2/01/2014 9:26:13 AM Belly this is the post from Suze I was referring to. ....By the way, we have a rental pro.....
» 2/01/2014 8:44:56 AM I keep asking this question but no one seems to have an answer. Q. What caused the last i.....
» 1/01/2014 5:48:51 PM Suze, negative gearing only really provided a healthy tax break when interest rates are hi.....
» 1/01/2014 7:17:45 AM First to the war. Australia was called upon by the US for assistance and, given our inabi.....
» 31/12/2013 6:39:49 PM When will these people get a life and move on. Marriage is between a man and a woman, get.....
» 31/12/2013 9:34:07 AM No Josephus, it's just that the contractors who build these home gouge the tax payer and t.....
» 30/12/2013 7:46:54 PM Pericles, are you aware that my kids will most likely inherit more than a half a million e.....
» 30/12/2013 8:00:44 AM plerdsus, let me ask you a question. Do you think an inheritance of say $500,000 per sibl.....
» 30/12/2013 7:46:42 AM King hits are one thing, but, perhaps being on the streets at 3 am is something people nee.....
» 30/12/2013 7:07:00 AM ....Never but the reason they died is far from Rudd,s hands. Belly, how can you honestly .....
» 29/12/2013 7:52:08 PM Ask yourselves one question, how many deaths occurred once the scheme was shut down BY THE.....
» 29/12/2013 7:43:48 PM Great article Julie, in fact, I started one recenty on the same topic but was jumped upon......
» 28/12/2013 6:19:02 AM .....I wonder if the investigation will include those contractors who tried to squeeze eve.....
» 27/12/2013 8:42:33 PM I lost my dad back in 2004 and it has been the toughest thing I have ever had to deal with.....
» 27/12/2013 7:01:59 PM While I agree that workplace safety starts with the employer, the problem in this case is .....
» 23/12/2013 11:50:40 AM Christmas and Santa is special for the kids and, as long they continue to be born, I think.....
» 23/12/2013 11:48:20 AM Yep, the apology will fix everything. Yea right!.....
» 22/12/2013 8:32:50 AM Back to talking in riddles again OUG. Sorry mate, too much effort for me to read your pos.....
» 20/12/2013 5:50:45 PM Yes well, I guess the other alternative would be to find a job hey! As for buying a drink.....
» 20/12/2013 5:35:30 AM Shock.....But the lease is *not* in their name. They have no contract with the agent! Pa.....
» 19/12/2013 7:37:02 PM Yes Robert, a real problem area and one that I can happily say does not directly effect me.....
» 19/12/2013 5:27:55 PM Paul, I was in favor of school based apprenticeships, but I now consider the majority a di.....
» 19/12/2013 5:14:52 PM Fair point Jay, but I guess you can't legislate against stupidity, can you. No system is .....
» 19/12/2013 12:44:10 PM Chris, herebwe go again, all this jobs created. So, what about the jobs lost? Or don't t.....
» 19/12/2013 12:33:49 PM Crackcup, the paper you refer to is 'thermal paper' whereby the info is burned in, not pri.....
» 19/12/2013 7:15:20 AM Comt....My corner store charges a fee for every EFTPOS transaction and has a minimum spend.....
» 19/12/2013 7:11:03 AM Cont Shock......If six students are sharing a house, how can each of them "debit car.....
» 19/12/2013 7:09:24 AM Foxy, this with large amounts in super, are in that position due to contributions made tho.....
» 18/12/2013 1:34:51 PM The author says....the charter of budget honesty. So tell me bias one, how did labor get .....
» 18/12/2013 1:27:35 PM tired, ever wondered why they want cash? To avoid paying their fair share of taxes and, i.....
» 17/12/2013 9:12:05 PM There are a few hand outs that I think need changing, so here are my suggestions. Welfare.....
» 17/12/2013 8:16:50 PM Runner, that's why I suggested that all taxes raised through this scheme, MUST be used to .....
» 17/12/2013 12:20:13 PM Hasbeen, I am nit talking about the family hand me down farm, however, if the multiple mil.....
» 17/12/2013 12:13:26 PM .....Daeron, welcome to my fan club. So tell me, do you think it's fair that one person i.....
» 17/12/2013 12:05:07 PM Yes well, the alternative is we can continue to pay the highest minimum wage in the world .....
» 16/12/2013 9:16:09 PM I have said many times and will continue to say that if a worker can hold a full time job .....
» 16/12/2013 8:52:10 PM Is it fair that someone is born into a filthy rich family, and once their parents die, are.....
» 16/12/2013 7:08:31 PM Belly, I, like yourself love cricket, have been watching since the 70's Lilly, Thomo, Cape.....
» 15/12/2013 9:26:30 PM ....There must not be any govt/taxpayer monies made available to them. They're going to w.....
» 15/12/2013 5:46:06 AM Very curious, sorry fir the delay, I only just caught you post..... Hey Butch, You know y.....
» 15/12/2013 5:30:23 AM Ok Paul, I withdraw that comment then. As for Tony implementing work choices, do you hone.....
» 14/12/2013 8:19:41 PM Oh dear Paul, it must be hard being a brain washed labor supporter, especially given so ma.....
» 14/12/2013 10:51:53 AM Otokonoko, now compare that $200K salary with that of a practicing professional and, don't.....
» 14/12/2013 10:21:42 AM Good Lucy convincing many on this site, because they still think we are in great shape. L.....
» 13/12/2013 7:53:38 PM I have touched on this in another thread, but with our jobs market looking shaky , my ques.....
» 13/12/2013 7:47:51 PM .....I have no doubt this sort of thing goes on with ALL politicians of both sides of Parl.....
» 13/12/2013 12:58:04 PM Graham, my one question to the government would be, given the grim outlook for manufacturi.....
» 12/12/2013 9:17:58 AM Graham, if we wish to save our car industries, the best way is to sell more cars. So inst.....
» 11/12/2013 5:09:15 PM Ok 579, so do you think the Abbott gov should continue to unconditionally continue to supp.....
» 11/12/2013 12:27:19 PM VC, the present mess at Holden, brought about by unions, should be a lesson for all. The .....
» 9/12/2013 7:59:01 PM ....Unions can demand what they like, doesn't mean they will get any of it. It's up to man.....
» 9/12/2013 12:32:11 PM The reality is we have spent the past twenty odd years ruining the joint, and we are now s.....
» 8/12/2013 6:22:59 AM ......What gays can't do is *register* their relationships with the government. Oh yes t.....
» 8/12/2013 6:12:29 AM Raw mustard, that's common sense and common sense just doesn't fit with the union power br.....
» 7/12/2013 1:45:12 PM Gee whizz, here we go again Belly, for the fith time, I don't have a problem with laws aga.....
» 7/12/2013 7:55:35 AM So, assuming the high court allows these marriages, ONLY IN THE ACT, will this mean these .....
» 7/12/2013 7:50:20 AM Belly, if the government can subsidize the price on set top boxes, surely they can subsidi.....
» 6/12/2013 9:08:51 AM Yes Belly, I agree, however, if the government is so hell bent on reducing the road toll, .....
» 6/12/2013 9:03:00 AM You know, one has to wonder just where the school halls money went, because after all said.....
» 5/12/2013 1:14:59 PM ....Even you must know you can not ask a Cop to tell the difference between text and calli.....
» 5/12/2013 9:31:49 AM Belly, are you ignorant, or just stupid! How many times to I have to tell you I support t.....
» 5/12/2013 9:28:31 AM Kilmouski, one problem with public housing is just that, it's a house. Just because some .....
» 5/12/2013 9:18:23 AM You know 579, one posetive to come out of labors six years, is that it will be almost impo.....
» 4/12/2013 12:26:10 PM ....I remain convinced in some hands it kills. Most likely the best post of yours on this.....
» 4/12/2013 12:20:05 PM Two words, DREAM ON! I say this because our first hurdle will be to pay down the massive .....
» 4/12/2013 12:08:09 PM ....But his posts ALWAYS IGNORE workers rights. No Belly, only the poor workers, you know.....
» 3/12/2013 11:53:45 AM Gee 579, if any of what you say is true, and actually occurs, it's a disgrace that it will.....
» 3/12/2013 11:35:06 AM Paul and 579, what backflips? The commitment was to honor the deal SIGN OFF ON to the sta.....
» 3/12/2013 9:13:33 AM We are at an interesting and somewhat dangerous place at the moment, as we are now startin.....
» 30/11/2013 8:58:40 PM 579, we will soon be forced to make some serious choices, workplace reforms or business fa.....
» 30/11/2013 8:55:15 PM I'm happy to see grain Corp stay here as well. As for qantas, it's just another nail in t.....
» 30/11/2013 8:49:03 PM Belly, read my posts, I am dead set against texting/face booking while driving, always hav.....
» 29/11/2013 7:04:42 PM ....Look at how many Children are killed by Mum and Dads reversing out of the drive way. .....
» 29/11/2013 12:35:44 PM Don't you all mean 'GONSKI'S', because there are several versions, determined only by the .....
» 29/11/2013 12:29:19 PM In days gone by hasbeen that would have been considered hilarious, but nowadays it's seen .....
» 28/11/2013 8:55:27 AM Belly, There are several thing more dangerous when driving than talking on a hand held pho.....
» 27/11/2013 9:09:30 PM We all know the education model is broken. So simply throwing money at something that is .....
» 27/11/2013 8:59:21 PM I recently got caught myself, didn't deny it when asked if I was using the phone, but did .....
» 27/11/2013 9:12:22 AM ..... Abbott and co inherited the best economy in the world, can they keep it going up? Y.....
» 26/11/2013 8:39:21 PM Foxy, I actually attended a wedding on the weekend. It was performed by a celebrant and, .....
» 25/11/2013 10:43:55 AM Perhaps I should start my own political party and call it, we don't recognize gay marriage.....
» 23/11/2013 1:53:44 PM As an example of misleading information, it has always been said that Australia, per capit.....
» 23/11/2013 6:20:26 AM Foxy, the responsibility lays squarely on those in charge of the medical board. They, lik.....
» 22/11/2013 7:52:24 PM Poriot.....It's not easy for a nation to choose a PM with absolutely no diplomatic skills .....
» 21/11/2013 7:48:08 PM Too right Chris. My son has just had an accident, however, he has income protection, trau.....
» 20/11/2013 9:06:00 PM It's pretty pointless being clean and green if you're broke. Get the economy going again,.....
» 19/11/2013 8:19:55 PM Chris.....Firstly Patel was and is guilty it is simply that the system cannot convict him .....
» 18/11/2013 7:07:56 PM ....standards have been steadily dropping in nursing and medicine with people receiving tr.....
» 18/11/2013 2:56:34 PM ....In truth not sure what Rechtub finds wrong with that. What I find wrong with that is .....
» 18/11/2013 5:26:00 AM my point is, why is it the media can continually get away with interfering with cases, to .....
» 17/11/2013 9:02:46 AM Poirot, in response to your last post. Firstly, the parents are the ones who placed their.....
» 17/11/2013 8:49:13 AM Belly, where in this country could we POSSIBLY find a jury bench that has not formed an op.....
» 16/11/2013 5:41:02 PM ...."An asylum seeker who was moved off Nauru to give birth is being locked up for 18.....
» 16/11/2013 6:08:53 AM With the descicion to drop charges on 'Dr Death', as he was so often referred to by the me.....
» 15/11/2013 12:03:27 PM The best thing about Kevin Rudd, was that he proved that the leader of the labor party had.....
» 13/11/2013 5:37:09 AM One problem with plantation hardwood is that it's just not stacking up, as it grows too fa.....
» 12/11/2013 8:16:50 PM With the report on 730 about the Australian suicide bomber, one has to ask that given he w.....
» 11/11/2013 7:59:36 PM Belly, Turpintine was a popular timber used for bridge poles, it's also extremely hard, bu.....
» 10/11/2013 7:02:53 PM Belly, my thoughts are not driven by profits, simply because I am too old to start a timbe.....
» 10/11/2013 5:49:45 AM I have been saying for years now that we should be using more timber in our buildings, rat.....
» 9/11/2013 8:23:05 PM It never fails to amuse me of just how near sighted these die hard labor supporter are. W.....
» 8/11/2013 5:46:00 AM Poirot I've been quiet lately because that posionus labor government has gone. Perhaps yo.....
» 7/11/2013 5:44:01 PM Ludy, my reference to increased productivity, is to reduce the percentage of hanger oners,.....
» 7/11/2013 5:38:00 PM Poirot, perhaps we should just stop repaying labors debt. Would that make you happy!.....
» 7/11/2013 9:25:58 AM The only way any vote can be considered a mandate is if that is the ONLY policy voted on. .....
» 7/11/2013 9:22:18 AM The only way forward for sustainable population growth, is for productivity from those inv.....
» 5/11/2013 8:00:45 PM Yes, I hear you Poirot, but seriously, funding is a huge issue for us, especially with mor.....
» 5/11/2013 5:31:24 AM Traffic violation is a double edged sword. On the one hand younhave the violators and, an.....
» 31/10/2013 5:25:12 AM As usual, no Aussies involved. What can i say, Multiculturalism, seemed like a good idea .....
» 26/10/2013 2:12:16 PM Obviously Ludy you haunt owned a Harley. There are very few things that attract attention.....
» 21/10/2013 7:43:47 PM SM, there is a fine line between responsible, and contributing to. In this case they have.....
» 18/10/2013 8:04:02 AM I'm afraid its just more of the same from this incompetent (now opposition) party. Bill i.....
» 15/10/2013 6:34:19 PM ....He should look good against Abbott, but then a monkey would look good debating Abbott,.....
» 15/10/2013 5:04:48 AM Sorry about being behind. ....When Tony Baloney done the hatchet job on Turnbull, Yes P.....
» 14/10/2013 5:34:47 AM So here we go again, the faceless men are alive and kicking. They have all but spat in th.....
» 11/10/2013 6:01:12 AM Foreign aid SHOULD NEVER be given by way of CASH. The other point I would make, similar t.....
» 4/10/2013 5:58:04 AM Belly I am fully aware of the scamy way our average income is calculated, however, anyone .....
» 2/10/2013 8:35:47 AM ......and said we are in good shape. So who are we surveying Belly, those on five figure .....
» 2/10/2013 5:29:44 AM ......The only answer is second offense either the death penalty or life without parole in.....
» 2/10/2013 5:23:16 AM Interesting article Foxy. So tell me,if we are in such great shape, why are people hurtin.....
» 1/10/2013 8:31:09 PM Reoffending should result in mandatory chemical castration, no ifs, no buts, no excuses. .....
» 30/09/2013 12:12:08 PM So Lexi, if they were incompetent, as you suggest, then how would you describe the previou.....
» 30/09/2013 11:05:04 AM The first two words that come to mind are...OH DEAR!.....
» 30/09/2013 10:59:47 AM It's a very simple question Poirot......
» 29/09/2013 9:17:22 PM Lexi....."In 1996 Treasurer Peter Costello inherited an economy in great shape. ........
» 27/09/2013 7:22:53 PM Answer the question Poirot, what are they borrowing the money for?.....
» 27/09/2013 7:21:39 PM From my observations, the Australian labor partys slide began once they knived Bob. Befor.....
» 26/09/2013 11:53:59 AM ....the Abbott govt has borrowed over $3 billion since election So what did they borrow i.....
» 25/09/2013 12:57:17 PM Chris, this is Tony Abbott and the libs, not Julia Gilard and labor. I think it will be f.....
» 24/09/2013 10:53:21 AM Belly, an extract from your link.... ....''I think the pressure that will come on Tony Ab.....
» 23/09/2013 8:01:18 PM All that assessment in just one week Paul1405. Never mind, you will get your chance to re.....
» 23/09/2013 7:02:45 PM .....Firstly, given same sex couples have the same legal and financial arrangements as het.....
» 21/09/2013 8:44:42 PM And why would any cut be required Foxy, deary, simple, they would be due to labors incompi.....
» 21/09/2013 5:48:34 PM It is not so much the amoumt our government borrows, as what they do with the borrowings t.....
» 21/09/2013 5:36:51 PM Of cause the GST will be reviewed when all taxes are reviewed, simply because if TA decide.....
» 21/09/2013 10:41:58 AM Unlike the now imfamous carbon tax lie, I think we can all relax with Tony Abbotts promise.....
» 20/09/2013 7:05:56 AM ....Are you happy to see Tony Abbott become PM?" Not as happy as I am to see those o.....
» 20/09/2013 6:58:43 AM So I have a question for the pro gay marriage supporters, if you get your wish and are all.....
» 20/09/2013 5:53:27 AM ....A great many people are already regretting voting these bozos in. Give me a break Pio.....
» 19/09/2013 3:31:22 PM Well 2cents, I must say thanks, for your two cents worth. All I can say is that we are un.....
» 19/09/2013 12:53:05 PM Well put SF! Need we say any more......
» 19/09/2013 10:20:55 AM David G, just take a look at the senate! Have nit read the article yet, couldn't leave th.....
» 19/09/2013 10:16:54 AM Suze, we are in trouble, but unfortunately I do lay the blame on the Rudd Gillard governme.....
» 19/09/2013 6:52:11 AM Don't hold your breath Suze, because even though I'm an Abbott supporter, I can't see this.....
» 18/09/2013 5:32:42 AM Mikk, that's a cop out. May I suggest you either put up, or shut up and, if it is Tony Ab.....
» 17/09/2013 7:55:32 PM So mikk, il ask you these questions directly. What women within the coalition should be a.....
» 17/09/2013 1:54:39 PM .....Penny Wong, Nicola Roxon, Tanya Plibersek Foxy, penny Wong made a ONE HUNDRED BILLIO.....
» 17/09/2013 10:10:26 AM Belly, I have been a pup porter and follower of the game for the best part of fifty years .....
» 17/09/2013 7:31:28 AM With the announcement of Tony Abbotts new cabinet, it's no surprise that the feminists are.....
» 16/09/2013 6:38:59 PM Yes Belly, what's actually tragic is that there were no fewer than SIX officials, officiat.....
» 16/09/2013 6:24:32 PM ....and not the very healthy AAA economy. Surely you don't fall for that rubbish Poirot, .....
» 16/09/2013 7:26:14 AM Poirot, all we need do now is sit back and see what he does with that $800 million. If it.....
» 16/09/2013 5:36:03 AM Suze, I would suggest the closer to a normal person our PM can be, the more accepted he/sh.....
» 15/09/2013 6:47:21 PM For less than $200 K you can pick yourself up a glamourous transportable home, so just ren.....
» 15/09/2013 11:57:00 AM ......My wife goes to the shop and buys some eggs. She is immediately considered a potenti.....
» 13/09/2013 9:04:59 PM Lexi, milk is a commodity, carbon is not. So to compare the two as similar is simply wrong.....
» 13/09/2013 11:15:57 AM Further proof Indonesia is currupt......
» 13/09/2013 5:59:14 AM Luciferase, I dont think Abbott has a mandate, but I do think he will call a DD election i.....
» 13/09/2013 5:53:06 AM .....DD? longer he waits the less likely little Tony will have the jam tart to call one. .....
» 12/09/2013 8:11:45 AM Prior to the election, one of Kevin Rudds reforms was the way in which a party leader coul.....
» 10/09/2013 8:28:12 PM So Belly, do you still think Rudd did the right thing by dragging out the election, or, do.....
» 9/09/2013 7:36:14 PM Yes Lexi, although I would suggest we are talking bolders this time round rather than bric.....
» 9/09/2013 11:43:42 AM It's very very quite in labor land! I guess some people have to see it before they believ.....
» 8/09/2013 2:26:41 PM Tough night at the office there P Jack, well, if only your much loved Julia hadn't squirme.....
» 7/09/2013 9:08:44 PM .....At present our country is in pretty good nick. We're not Spain, Greece or Ireland - y.....
» 7/09/2013 2:37:14 PM Ar the good old carbon tax again. I didn't mention the tax, yet, as usual, you labor love.....
» 7/09/2013 7:01:54 AM Foxy, I challenge you to spend an hour or so today, a your local news agent, or even a bak.....
» 6/09/2013 11:32:48 AM Foxy, I have read that link before and ask the same question again in response. If we are.....
» 6/09/2013 4:58:29 AM I don't think there are too many out there who think gays are not equal. What I do think,.....
» 5/09/2013 12:33:59 PM Lexi, cost of living pressures, in many cases, are self induced. My argument, the same on.....
» 5/09/2013 10:09:53 AM There are three things gays want from this fight. Marriage, Acknowledgement and acceptanc.....
» 5/09/2013 9:57:32 AM Poirot, the legacy I was referring to was the now all too common world for many of, undere.....
» 5/09/2013 6:34:23 AM .....I'm sure you would have much preferred a recession, high unemployment and soaring int.....
» 4/09/2013 8:50:29 PM Luciferase, the sad truth is we could have had all these, and some, had labor not wasted s.....
» 4/09/2013 1:16:09 PM Snickerkid, I have to question your thoughts on work choices. Given the mining boom, I ha.....
» 3/09/2013 8:32:22 PM I too am a huge believer that if you are offended by something, porn, fowl language, Gays.....
» 2/09/2013 7:53:46 PM Yet another stupid statement form K Rudd, leading into the election. He said he would rev.....
» 2/09/2013 7:02:03 AM Poirot, the main difference between the libs and labor, is teamwork. You see while Tony A.....
» 1/09/2013 10:12:08 PM .....The coalition will flog off, public health, public schools, medibank, centrelink, pub.....
» 31/08/2013 7:31:42 PM So Poirot, do you happen to recall what the economist said of Swans predicted (at any cost.....
» 31/08/2013 6:44:14 AM Ludwig, while I also agree with that, what would the purpose of been, to have labor releas.....
» 30/08/2013 9:29:19 PM Ludwig, how could labor possibly find errors in anyone's figures, when they are out by abo.....
» 29/08/2013 6:47:19 PM Considering the errors in labors budget figures, are they in a position to question the li.....
» 29/08/2013 6:42:55 PM I would propose the same solution as I proposed to 911 that being, engage the services of .....
» 29/08/2013 7:08:23 AM I don't understand these types of responses, yes, there may have been a typo, but seriousl.....
» 28/08/2013 9:42:48 PM What you say makes a lot of sense hasbeen......
» 28/08/2013 3:45:03 PM Ome would assume thatif we needed to defend the top end, that any pending attack would com.....
» 28/08/2013 10:15:40 AM I have received three emails from KAP after resigning my membership. They tell me it's al.....
» 28/08/2013 7:38:51 AM Given the timeframe for his plan, 2030, is Rudd suggesting that the threat from illegals i.....
» 27/08/2013 9:09:30 PM Isn't it a shame the premier of NSW gets his breif from the daily news paper. How typical.....
» 27/08/2013 8:50:41 AM ....As Katter and Palmer said yesterday, wealth is created by producing something. So tr.....
» 27/08/2013 8:36:26 AM It's only a good idea if one, it's affordable, and two, it will be self funding, otherwise.....
» 26/08/2013 2:42:34 PM Yes well, considering our position deteriated by some 20odd billion in some eight weeks, w.....
» 26/08/2013 2:39:57 PM So Banyo, perhaps we could look into establishing a pork export facility on these islands,.....
» 26/08/2013 7:35:29 AM I hear you SD, but shawly a working system would have been easier to tweet, than throwing .....
» 25/08/2013 6:12:52 PM Ludwig, making an effort is one thing, but failing at eveything they do and, wasting billi.....
» 25/08/2013 6:05:10 PM The part that amuses me about these AA meetings, is that alcoholics go off and surround th.....
» 25/08/2013 5:13:20 PM It's such a shame that all he is trying to do is fix a problem he did not cause. It's har.....
» 25/08/2013 4:36:42 PM I was of the understanding that the boats used for people smuggling were old, un unsed fis.....
» 25/08/2013 6:43:17 AM Ludwig, he is supporting the libs by not taking away a portion of their conservative vote,.....
» 24/08/2013 1:09:21 PM .... So Australia leads the world economically according to statistics. You'd never know .....
» 24/08/2013 2:42:34 AM Like many laws, the laws aimed at reducing BD attack the rights of 98% of the population, .....
» 24/08/2013 2:31:12 AM So Kevin Rudd has accused Tony Abbotts maternity leave policy of being unfunded, and right.....
» 24/08/2013 2:14:38 AM Well, it's not often you see a minor party supporting both labor and the libs, but this is.....
» 23/08/2013 8:05:58 AM ....I don't understand your bit about reinvestment. If you buy lots things like the above .....
» 23/08/2013 7:56:22 AM Diver Dan, you can buy a house in the likes of Redcliffe QLD for less than $300,000. 25mi.....
» 22/08/2013 6:42:41 AM Spot on runner, many today can afford the $300K house, but they want the mansion. I heard.....
» 22/08/2013 6:36:51 AM ....Well, 30% tax used to cut in a lot earlier. Of course rehctub I am happy for the scamm.....
» 21/08/2013 3:31:48 PM Houellebecq, you honestly have no idea how small business works, do you. Firstly, most SB.....
» 21/08/2013 3:09:41 PM Gavin, infrastructure and the bush is a double edged sword, because once you provide the i.....
» 21/08/2013 9:11:49 AM EmperorJulian can I ask, your quoted figures on gold, are they at today's prices, or at th.....
» 20/08/2013 8:47:27 PM Chris, increasing the GST will hurt the poorest, as they require 100% of their income just.....
» 20/08/2013 8:34:22 PM EmperorJulian, for the record I was appalled with the sale of Testra. However, the libs r.....
» 20/08/2013 9:43:36 AM ....Buy the way, what were " Labor’s sensible savings measures" exactly? Yes, I.....
» 20/08/2013 9:17:18 AM Chris, while I agree with most of what you say, it does sound like a great Pauline Hanson .....
» 20/08/2013 8:17:58 AM .... The problem for the Liberals is that they have spent the past three years saying ‘no’.....
» 20/08/2013 8:11:33 AM Personally, I fail to see how anyone has the right to decide what another person can do. .....
» 20/08/2013 7:14:32 AM ...Toddle off and educate yourself - there's a good pepper. Your kidding Piorot, surely y.....
» 19/08/2013 7:58:16 PM Yes traveloz, and you know the bit I find bizzar, is that they honestly think they have do.....
» 19/08/2013 10:23:14 AM Foyle, so what's the difference if any business has to fund anything, they all pass the co.....
» 19/08/2013 7:19:29 AM Phillip, I think yo will find that $150,000 is annual income cap, in other words, the max .....
» 19/08/2013 6:49:56 AM My point is, why do the indigenous get a guaranteed job, while we do the training, only to.....
» 18/08/2013 8:50:25 PM This is a finance minister, who when providing numbers, was almost $100 BILLION out. That.....
» 18/08/2013 4:03:08 PM Kevin Rudd says that Penny Wong has found some $69 billion in cuts planned by the libs and.....
» 18/08/2013 6:35:59 AM Poirot, you have allowed your bias to get the better of you. If we were talking about pur.....
» 17/08/2013 6:10:29 PM Tonny Abbott today announced he would fund a training scheme for indigenous Australians, w.....
» 17/08/2013 6:24:36 AM I find it hard to understand how anyone, let alone this bias author, can predict that we c.....
» 16/08/2013 6:54:28 PM Only read the first part, very bias. Debt. I challenge you Allen to show me our $300billi.....
» 16/08/2013 7:00:23 AM Chris, you obviously don't live in a mining town, because out here, that plumber would be .....
» 16/08/2013 6:47:51 AM So there you go, what about the guy who was recently released on parole, only to rape and .....
» 15/08/2013 9:20:45 PM Belly, the only way labor will get back in office is if the libs fail to turn things aroun.....
» 15/08/2013 9:06:20 PM ....what about repeat offence murderers who confessed to their crimes? do you agree we sho.....
» 15/08/2013 10:09:43 AM There is a solution, we make a law they says something like, murder while caught in the ac.....
» 15/08/2013 7:24:37 AM The recent deal, reached between Holden, the unions and the workers, has taken away any ch.....
» 14/08/2013 8:21:20 PM People just need to face up to the facts they being that unless governments decide to prop.....
» 14/08/2013 7:13:28 AM Anyone who takes another life, with intent, in cold blood and, with witnesses like the off.....
» 13/08/2013 5:22:04 PM Yes, I thought it was typical in the way Rudd let the notes at the debate slip through to .....
» 13/08/2013 3:26:33 PM As Rhosty says, thisnis a post of mine from another thread....It will be like introducing .....
» 13/08/2013 1:13:43 PM I would suggest it's yet another labor case of, what ever it takes to win office. It will.....
» 13/08/2013 11:41:48 AM Jenny, I for one agree that the best times have come and gone. It is my view that most of.....
» 13/08/2013 10:18:22 AM Phillip, wage costs to businesses will have to drop for us to have any chance of competing.....
» 12/08/2013 7:48:09 PM With both leaders pledging to reboot manufacturing here, it is quite obvious they are both.....
» 12/08/2013 7:39:58 PM Nice bias piece there Syd. As for Dick Smiths Doco, let me start by saying I admire him a.....
» 12/08/2013 7:34:23 PM ....I think today’s highly orchestrated debates are just a big set up for the media “gotch.....
» 12/08/2013 7:04:47 AM Yes P, but these jobs are only for the construction phase and, once finished, what then. .....
» 11/08/2013 9:06:23 PM I have to admit Ludwig, you are right about a sustainable Australia. When yo look at us n.....
» 11/08/2013 11:30:37 AM You may remember Kevin Rudds comment when he came back into power, where he clearly said, .....
» 11/08/2013 6:26:14 AM So with Kevin promising a 'new way' under what I can only assume is going to be a 'new lab.....
» 10/08/2013 9:00:09 PM It's about the only good point about the past three years, that, and the fact that the so .....
» 10/08/2013 7:14:39 AM ......make it something even more even implying criminality which, as much as I dislike Ru.....
» 9/08/2013 7:09:20 AM Yes SM, labor voters also avoid his and labors disasters of the past six years. I also su.....
» 8/08/2013 10:20:09 AM Yes OUG, super should never have been given to the bankers to manage. That money, now in .....
» 8/08/2013 10:14:21 AM .....The Coalition are spruiking tax cuts while at the same time promising better services.....
» 8/08/2013 7:34:04 AM Slam dunk I would suggest!.....
» 8/08/2013 7:30:30 AM CHERFUL, one problem, our unions will not allow flexibility in wages. In other words, the.....
» 7/08/2013 4:45:35 PM Pelican, recent stuff ups in both treasury forecasts, and the brilliant Mr Swans interpret.....
» 6/08/2013 7:25:05 PM No offense, but if you have never run your own business, in other words, if you have never.....
» 4/08/2013 4:39:34 PM Philip I have long held the belief that we should own all our infrastructure, our super co.....
» 4/08/2013 4:36:34 PM Yes O I agree, as to simply increase the price/tax often results in the smoker cutting bac.....
» 4/08/2013 2:57:49 PM Yes O, it's because we no longer have any spare income. We sell our resources cheap to ov.....
» 4/08/2013 2:53:54 PM .....The only problem with oil alternatives is the big oil companies will buy the patent a.....
» 4/08/2013 7:36:48 AM I see there is some encouraging research being undertake to generate fuel from algi.(not s.....
» 3/08/2013 10:46:15 PM jcro, many men stopped respecting women when they pushed the equality thing down our necks.....
» 2/08/2013 4:31:34 PM I comes as no surprise that when viewing or reading the crime news these days, one often r.....
» 2/08/2013 4:23:52 PM And we ant to introduce an ETS linked to EU. It may well make the canon tax look like spa.....
» 2/08/2013 1:16:32 PM I see the proposed levy on tobacco is tipped to raise some 5.8 billion dollars. So, assum.....
» 2/08/2013 7:19:18 AM To me the case is plain and simple, if his credit card, supplied by the union was for busi.....
» 1/08/2013 7:27:39 PM Nice try Poirot, but you will have to try a lot harder to get a rise out of me. In answer.....
» 1/08/2013 7:11:39 PM doog, one hour per week is common knowledge. Negative income came about when the do-good.....
» 1/08/2013 12:29:31 PM doog, any system that calculates employment as being one hour per week is false and mislea.....
» 1/08/2013 7:17:21 AM ....Who cares is first at the scene. Belly, first at the scene is not the problem, it's w.....
» 1/08/2013 7:07:16 AM ....NSW FILTH how many times have I said that here. Yes Belly, and your solution, give la.....
» 1/08/2013 6:56:56 AM Yes Indi, and we welcome them, and their religious baggage with open arms. Now I am gener.....
» 1/08/2013 6:51:17 AM Oh how so typical of you Belly!.....
» 31/07/2013 11:56:08 AM .....They emerge from the jungles when there is a boat available. So doog, how come so ma.....
» 31/07/2013 10:39:53 AM I find it appalling that 50% of voters out there are willing to forgive and forget the pas.....
» 31/07/2013 10:37:03 AM Why do you think we have so many re-offenders. I have long held the belief that prison sh.....
» 30/07/2013 8:24:32 PM ......Yes spread the word! The sky is falling. We are going broke. Gee I enjoy the fear an.....
» 30/07/2013 8:15:25 PM ....What do these people live like where they came from. Mud huts, No sewage, they should .....
» 30/07/2013 8:09:17 PM .....Manus is a big island, some 150 kilometres long. It is hundreds of times bigger than .....
» 30/07/2013 10:51:33 AM It's funny how on the one hand we apologize to our indigenous for ruining their way of lif.....
» 30/07/2013 7:01:41 AM David, poimt taken, but you must understand I mentioned indemnity insurance and, this type.....
» 30/07/2013 6:10:31 AM As I say Belly, not a bad player to have on the bench. I think we all forget one option, .....
» 30/07/2013 6:05:17 AM Yes Saltpetre, it would be an interesting exercise to have an insolvency lawyer take a loo.....
» 29/07/2013 7:45:19 PM You, as I did, can be forgiven to think Manus Island was some hell hole in the Pacific. T.....
» 29/07/2013 6:46:31 PM Sroy aoubt taht Poirot, if olny I caerd enhough to care! You have to owner about the impo.....
» 29/07/2013 6:39:00 PM Dream on Belly, it's about the only thing that's left that's free amd doesn't require cuts.....
» 29/07/2013 2:49:06 PM Hasbeen, to answer your question, so long as he runs it on his own, no staff/Helpers. So .....
» 29/07/2013 12:47:23 PM Listening to Albert Albenese (not sure how to spell that) earlier today, he let the cat ou.....
» 29/07/2013 12:38:08 PM .....I'm no fan of Rudd, and if indeed he did 'break' the former laws re asylum seekers, t.....
» 29/07/2013 12:24:06 PM ...P.S. Labor has never in opposition submitted its figures to treasury for costing Now n.....
» 29/07/2013 6:14:13 AM ....Hockey is on about you can't trust treasury figures again doog, remember, this is the.....
» 28/07/2013 6:42:53 PM ....Abbott would have done better to join forces with the govt; rather than come up with s.....
» 28/07/2013 6:35:25 PM So Belly, are you suggesting labor did not cause the casualization of our workforce?.....
» 28/07/2013 11:39:20 AM In all seriousness Paul, it's your beloved labor tha has introduced casualization into the.....
» 28/07/2013 11:36:57 AM Paul, now thats funny!.....
» 28/07/2013 7:19:54 AM ......I hope he remains leader, until after the election. Yes Belly, but for the wrong re.....
» 28/07/2013 7:05:39 AM Poirot, you just don't get it do you, all this arguing about who's right or who's wrong IS.....
» 27/07/2013 3:10:54 PM Poirot, stopping foreign aid to Indonesia may just force the law makers there to better co.....
» 27/07/2013 2:13:35 PM Paul1405, if these people were in fact genuine refugees, as you quite clearly believe, the.....
» 27/07/2013 5:44:39 AM Yes Indi, same ALP, diffent leader. What amuses me is the fact that the likes of Belly wa.....
» 27/07/2013 5:32:00 AM Does anyone know? Or is this simply ANOTHER unfunded labor policy. It appears that some .....
» 27/07/2013 5:26:26 AM David f, you say.......They have as a goal to develop a sustainable Australia which is not.....
» 26/07/2013 7:10:47 PM Sorry David F, but I have double checked my post and can't see any mention of fraking. I .....
» 26/07/2013 10:34:49 AM ....He wouldn't know an effective policy if it jumped up and bit him on the posterior... .....
» 26/07/2013 8:06:31 AM Belly, another close second to a lie, is an unexplained truth. Rudd has told us little ab.....
» 26/07/2013 7:04:21 AM Belly, one word mate, LIES. People hate being sucked in by lies,the no carbon tax lie, th.....
» 26/07/2013 6:57:49 AM ....Yes, Belly, put the Greens last. You must not give people a chance to choose anybody b.....
» 25/07/2013 6:46:56 PM Poirot, itnhas nothing to do with winning votes,as Mr Rudd has that agenda, rather, from M.....
» 25/07/2013 1:42:12 PM Yes doog, of cause we can always just sit back, assist them with their invasion and wait u.....
» 25/07/2013 7:15:18 AM Given the hick ups in his new illegals solution and, given the billions wasted so far, on .....
» 24/07/2013 9:35:19 PM ....I will be kind and not name those who said Rudd would never come back. Hold the phone.....
» 23/07/2013 9:35:05 PM The honey moon didn't last that long, did it. He should have called an election when he w.....
» 22/07/2013 7:36:01 AM ...The currant retail price for power is artificially high, because the retailers are cong.....
» 22/07/2013 7:27:50 AM If this latest deal stops the boats from leaving Indo, well, that has to be a good thing. .....
» 21/07/2013 6:53:30 AM .....You stop the boats by sending the passengers to Mannis island. Yep! It holds a few h.....
» 21/07/2013 6:45:52 AM So tell me doog, how will higher taxes on carbon force generators to cut their emmisioms, .....
» 20/07/2013 6:11:56 PM What's the difference between towing them back, or taking them to PNG, because either way,.....
» 20/07/2013 6:03:48 PM Doog, nowhere have I mentioned that these certificates can only be held by poluters, howev.....
» 20/07/2013 8:07:51 AM Although hasbeens approach may seem barbaric, the other option is we wait until they decid.....
» 20/07/2013 8:07:30 AM Huge difference doog, as unlike shares, whereby they always represent the total capitalize.....
» 19/07/2013 11:36:50 AM turtletimtam, any tax on emissions, charged to generators will never be anything other tha.....
» 19/07/2013 11:28:57 AM Poirot, one of the libs slogans is, there is no 'I' in team work. In other words, Tony Abb.....
» 19/07/2013 9:21:05 AM ....I'll get back to you on that when detect some actual substance and not just slogans........
» 18/07/2013 7:02:38 PM Belly,if you think aout it, the libs did offer a solution, that being step aside and LET U.....
» 18/07/2013 6:51:13 PM Sorry Lexi, wrong thread......
» 18/07/2013 6:50:06 PM Yes SPQR, one can't help but wonder what the process was when labor passed all this legisl.....
» 18/07/2013 3:45:03 PM ....This has now been done as a clever political move to garner votes prior to the electio.....
» 18/07/2013 7:05:24 AM Something many voters will never forget, is that whaever rud comes up with, at the very be.....
» 17/07/2013 10:55:44 PM All of the above as well as suspend all aid to Indonesia, until they stop the boats leavin.....
» 16/07/2013 8:01:52 PM Yes, I think I got this one wrong. Sorry about that!.....
» 16/07/2013 8:00:49 PM With the I'll fated carbon tax getting the chop, the ETS will still effectively be a permi.....
» 16/07/2013 7:14:17 PM JOM, the year is 2013. Now as for their pays, no, I dontt think they are ove paid, in fac.....
» 15/07/2013 7:07:39 PM Tony Abbott has made it quite clear that he will announce policies, once an election date .....
» 15/07/2013 12:51:30 PM Seems to me Belly that it's just another game to you, and you want to win, regardless of w.....
» 14/07/2013 6:13:54 PM With Kevin Rudd suggesting he will axe the carbon tax, in doing so he has actually admitte.....
» 14/07/2013 4:41:08 PM It is no surprise to me that the polls have surged for labor with the rebirth of Kevin Rud.....
» 13/07/2013 9:02:54 PM ...Yes indeed, I have never seen such a negative opposition leader as Tony Abbott. You're.....
» 13/07/2013 11:09:15 AM Paul, everyone would love to earn more, but the reality is, you have to face reality, as t.....
» 13/07/2013 6:11:37 AM ....She was never really given a chance to do a good job... Suz, While I'm not convinced .....
» 12/07/2013 8:13:55 PM As for turning back the boats, this thread is not about that, rather, it's about how all o.....
» 12/07/2013 5:56:57 PM doog, one could also argue that the problem didn't exist until Kevin 07 came along fixing .....
» 12/07/2013 4:19:03 AM Lexi, who said " we will deliver a surplus AT ANY COST, as failure is not an option&q.....
» 11/07/2013 8:08:37 PM I have to wonder just when Kevin Rudd changed his view on asylum seekers. Did it just hap.....
» 10/07/2013 5:51:46 AM Lexi I have never blamed Kevin Rudd for those deaths, however, his haste definitely comtri.....
» 9/07/2013 5:23:38 PM Yes pedestrian, the part that puzzles me is why has he waited till now to apologize and, m.....
» 9/07/2013 9:56:37 AM P Jack, labor's best chance is if the church can hear their confession as the money they h.....
» 8/07/2013 6:00:25 AM Belly, just to clarify this,unlike a stand alone system, my suggestion uses a battery char.....
» 7/07/2013 7:08:39 PM Well we need something posetive to come out of the NBN cost blowout. Perhaps this could s.....
» 7/07/2013 7:04:56 PM Belly, my thread is not about stand alone at all, it's about using your free solar power t.....
» 7/07/2013 3:40:47 PM Yes onthebeach, with the Internet the way it is today, there simply are less reasons why t.....
» 7/07/2013 1:45:49 PM I wonder what the record is for the shortest prime ministership in our history, other than.....
» 7/07/2013 1:42:14 PM Onthebeach, another area the ATO may look at is capital gains tax, as in all fairness, you.....
» 7/07/2013 1:30:31 PM Another option would be to pool all donations and distribute them evenly amoung the partie.....
» 6/07/2013 5:57:48 PM Yes belly, there are more and more opting for stand alone, as just to have power connected.....
» 6/07/2013 7:05:44 AM Touching on a comment I made in another thread, this may be a way of generating cheap powe.....
» 5/07/2013 3:15:49 PM onthebeach, I for one don't blame Rudd for the deaths, however, his haste to implement the.....
» 5/07/2013 1:23:40 PM Yes KarlX, it's my view that we would be far better off making tutoring more affordable, F.....
» 5/07/2013 1:20:15 PM .... Look Rudd said "Sorry" so that's that. Game, set and match chrisgaff1000, .....
» 5/07/2013 5:50:10 AM ....The companies involved are the main culprits here. Yes Ludwig, you are right, however.....
» 5/07/2013 5:34:42 AM Yes hasbeen, they're labor voters and they vote labor no matter what. As I say, the defin.....
» 4/07/2013 11:23:41 AM Rehctub ...Can you explain why Australia has one of the best performing economies is the w.....
» 4/07/2013 6:37:28 AM Nobody seems to want to address the subject, that being, how could this party of had a Dr .....
» 3/07/2013 7:50:00 PM This thread is not about the credibility of Ms Wong, rather, it's about how on earth a pol.....
» 3/07/2013 7:05:50 AM .... I guess we'll have to wait and see who's elected into government and what decisions a.....
» 2/07/2013 5:03:57 PM Rhosty, I believe the first thing we should do is use our resources to provide affordable .....
» 2/07/2013 4:44:32 PM ...and other tax benefits for the already wealthy. The next election is very important - t.....
» 2/07/2013 7:01:06 AM I would be very surprised if this statement does not get taken up by the media, as it lite.....
» 2/07/2013 6:57:04 AM So Belly, are you seeking a solution, or just having a whinge? As I say, the solution lie.....
» 2/07/2013 6:49:26 AM P Jack, spending to avoid recession is one thing, but to waste the money time and time aga.....
» 1/07/2013 6:54:13 PM Yes SM, not only did they misrepresent their electorates, but they also comtinued their un.....
» 1/07/2013 6:29:57 PM P Jack, percentages mean little to me, especially when it is likely we won't have a mining.....
» 1/07/2013 6:05:49 PM Belly, I would suggest the following. Purchase some very good batteries (the ones designe.....
» 1/07/2013 9:32:24 AM Listening to Kevin Rudds speech today, I almost chocked on my coffee when he described Pen.....
» 30/06/2013 4:32:10 PM P Jack, no excuses from me, as Abbott was never winning the race, Gillard was just loosing.....
» 29/06/2013 12:26:05 PM To those who consider the libs to be poor economic managers, and that labor, despite thier.....
» 29/06/2013 6:54:00 AM The author says ....Do we the people vote for the prime minister? No we don't. We vote for.....
» 29/06/2013 6:45:17 AM The big questions are, can we really afford another three years, similar to the past six o.....
» 27/06/2013 9:03:12 PM ...I I think 17 minutes might have seen it out rather than 20. In fact it was only 2 minut.....
» 27/06/2013 5:20:55 PM Peter Garrett has resigned, saying he can't go through whatnhe went through sith Rudd last.....
» 27/06/2013 5:12:06 PM So how are the polling csteele? Their voters did not vote for labor, nor did they want th.....
» 27/06/2013 12:12:48 PM P Jack, you are forgetting, or simply ignoring one very, very important fact, that being t.....
» 27/06/2013 6:21:28 AM .....Yes, lots of speculation, but I've already given my reasons for holding this view. Ca.....
» 26/06/2013 1:27:37 PM Shame about the tall poppie bit Anti. Yes, I did do quite well, most of the time. Along .....
» 26/06/2013 7:32:05 AM I see that Oakshot is goimg to cut and run ahead of the election. No surprise to me, but .....
» 26/06/2013 7:07:05 AM Lexi, one can only imagine the additional damage Gillard would have cause, had Abbott not .....
» 26/06/2013 6:47:07 AM Anti, glad you asked about mark ups, hope I don't bore you. I started my first shop in 89.....
» 26/06/2013 6:27:54 AM Yes Philip, she would also have us believe that her government can implement these reforms.....
» 25/06/2013 4:07:19 PM Yes, I have often said that many people can afford a house, they just can't afford THE HOU.....
» 25/06/2013 4:02:13 PM So Ms Gillard suggests we have a choice of two alternatives. Cuts and less spending from .....
» 25/06/2013 6:34:58 AM Anti, if Rudd was so connected to the people, as you suggest, he would be working for noth.....
» 24/06/2013 6:40:59 PM chrisgaff1000, how true is that. When I was a kid, my parents only finacial support was t.....
» 24/06/2013 6:40:50 AM ...That is what cost him the leadership, & would stop them winning with him as leader Yes.....
» 23/06/2013 5:15:02 PM Lexi, do you think it would be wise of Mr Abbott to announce what will essentially be unfu.....
» 23/06/2013 8:12:01 AM Yuyutsu, a huge problem with our prison system is the way our prisoners get treated. I ha.....
» 23/06/2013 8:01:22 AM Ok Belly, so let's assume that Gilard steps aside, and Rudd steps up. I have no doubt lab.....
» 23/06/2013 7:49:57 AM Belly, I am no fat of parental leave, no matter who brings it in. But the fact remains, t.....
» 22/06/2013 11:49:46 AM ....A deep not well informed and getting worse display comes from my mate. Belly, I told .....
» 22/06/2013 11:39:21 AM Are politicians, (from both sides) born dumb, or do they change when they enter the politi.....
» 22/06/2013 6:37:21 AM I have no doubt one of the driving forces behind increases perm employment, is the governm.....
» 21/06/2013 8:28:24 PM ....I wouldn’t want to be in any jail regardless of food and other amenities So David F, .....
» 21/06/2013 7:33:24 PM Big Kim, another who won the award for Mr Popularity, NOT! I will best remember him for t.....
» 21/06/2013 8:28:21 AM Belly, the more I think about it, the more I think that Rudd doesn't want the top job, as .....
» 21/06/2013 6:03:14 AM David F, you have to understand that you are the minority, as the majority vote for the me.....
» 21/06/2013 5:48:49 AM I have long said that prison is a place for criminal only and, should be something in the .....
» 20/06/2013 7:16:41 PM Sorry David F, I should have been a little more specific for you. Rudd, while labor leade.....
» 20/06/2013 1:00:05 PM The problem with the modern day labor party is that the top job is not what it would appea.....
» 20/06/2013 12:53:51 PM Belly, for the record, the only cases that I would support the death penalty, are those wh.....
» 20/06/2013 7:01:03 AM Bring back capital punishment, because if the recent case of murder is not a case for the .....
» 20/06/2013 6:56:30 AM Yes Lexi, there is a better way, it's called SOUND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT. You see what the .....
» 19/06/2013 1:17:25 PM ....So, rehctub, what was it about 6 years ago that you particularly liked that we are mis.....
» 19/06/2013 1:15:17 PM Rechtub is not the average,he loves to hate the present government,and is unlikely to give.....
» 19/06/2013 7:41:46 AM David F, while the environment is important, it's all about balance, between that, and our.....
» 18/06/2013 9:52:45 PM What do i want for Australia, pretty much what we had less than six years ago. Is that to.....
» 18/06/2013 9:50:44 PM It's been a perfect act of self destruction, this past three years. As I said back in 201.....
» 17/06/2013 7:09:04 PM Prax, there is little doubt that labor (in QLD ) had to go. So, what would you have done,.....
» 16/06/2013 5:29:04 PM Oops a typo, I meant to say Indonesia. Sorry about that......
» 15/06/2013 6:11:00 PM Paul, surely your not nieve enough to think the aid actually gets to those in most need......
» 14/06/2013 12:29:45 PM ....We are letting PC eat our national character. Here here Belly! Sticks and stones I s.....
» 14/06/2013 12:27:06 PM Social media has a lot to answer for I would suggest. As for porn, I would go so far as t.....
» 14/06/2013 12:22:48 PM With the recent announcement, that the Malasians won't accept the boats being towed back, .....
» 13/06/2013 7:47:32 PM There you go again Lexi, it's all about passing legislation for you. So, may I suggest th.....
» 13/06/2013 7:40:22 PM ...Mining provides up to 10% of our export income and just over 2% of our employment and m.....
» 13/06/2013 2:06:46 PM Foyle, I agree that loosing our manufacturing is leaving ourselves vulnerable in the event.....
» 12/06/2013 6:21:40 PM Have you even given thought to just where we may find ourselves, post the coal/iron ore mi.....
» 12/06/2013 6:15:52 PM But Pelican, there in lies the problem, the revenue doesn't extend, in fact, we are slashi.....
» 12/06/2013 3:23:58 PM Johnj, all sounds good, but unfortunately these are the wrong cattle for the China market......
» 12/06/2013 6:56:47 AM Changing leaders now would be like offering a lamb to the slaughter, as I doubt even Bob c.....
» 11/06/2013 9:49:35 PM ....the NDIS, NBN and others he said were commendable Yes, but did he say affordable Peli.....
» 11/06/2013 8:25:22 PM Put your spurs away Grim, my example was nothing more than a hypothetical. In any case, g.....
» 10/06/2013 7:52:19 PM They (labor) are simply following the script. I, along with others said that the way Gill.....
» 10/06/2013 10:05:14 AM .....Simple maths. If wages fall by 10 percent. So too will the economy. Small business wi.....
» 10/06/2013 6:57:00 AM Paul, I don't know your age, however I am suggesting your not a young fella. Now I ask yo.....
» 9/06/2013 6:54:08 PM ....Yuyutsu - Where do I get this form from? No such thing I'm afraid .... YOU VILL DO VA.....
» 9/06/2013 6:51:18 PM .....Go soft on boat people was his application for a job Yes hasbeen, it is possible tha.....
» 8/06/2013 12:20:30 PM The simple solution is for cyclists to contribute to a fund, to build a cycling only track.....
» 8/06/2013 12:14:37 PM Thanks for the link Lexi, but you either don't understand, or choose to ignore, is that al.....
» 8/06/2013 6:45:59 AM Yes Lexi, I'm with you. Prax, what do you propose we do here in QLD to repay the HUGE DEB.....
» 8/06/2013 6:38:23 AM Grim, showing your ignorance again hey. There is more profit in mince and sausages than t.....
» 8/06/2013 6:18:26 AM Josephus, there is little wrong with consuming raw milk, but the good old days of the 60's.....
» 8/06/2013 5:53:50 AM Lexi, what right does Kevin Rudd have to even enter into debate about boat arrivals, when .....
» 7/06/2013 8:52:26 AM ....she's achieved a great deal legislatively, to be ignored. Ar Lexi, there you go again.....
» 7/06/2013 8:28:22 AM Wong, what happens if you become il from consuming what you call raw milk? My tip is you .....
» 6/06/2013 8:56:13 PM Ok, so wages can go up, but not down. So how is that fair?.....
» 6/06/2013 8:51:12 PM Foyle, enjoy your race to the bottom, but don't worry, because there are only a hand full .....
» 6/06/2013 11:57:35 AM ....2 2. Individuals who assist Asylum Seekers in an appropriate way are not people smuggl.....
» 6/06/2013 9:11:42 AM Surely the fair work commission would have had the brains to at least wait until the econo.....
» 5/06/2013 6:32:46 PM The title of this thread says it all, REMOTE. What do they expect......
» 5/06/2013 6:31:10 PM ......Thank you for your constructive thoughts LEXI, I really appreciate them. Again, I be.....
» 4/06/2013 9:02:15 PM ...Labor will fix it. Sorry Lexi, but they are out of time, as their race is run. The NB.....
» 4/06/2013 8:38:10 PM Hasbeen, this wage situation has been an issue for some time now, no more so than when lab.....
» 4/06/2013 9:32:32 AM SM...."Union officials say NBN Co failed to prepare workers for asbestos hazards. - T.....
» 4/06/2013 9:26:23 AM Don't be to concerned about Sydney, as no doubt the same thing will happen there, as did h.....
» 4/06/2013 6:50:25 AM I have to agree with you hasbeen, as when you think about it, most cars are basically the .....
» 2/06/2013 6:38:15 AM I am convinced that at least some of the answer is to effect Indonesia in a financial way .....
» 2/06/2013 6:30:02 AM Yes, fair point Paul, not sure how to respond, but I can assure you I am not an unfair per.....
» 2/06/2013 6:19:37 AM So Julia Gillard is out there offering SPECIAL PRIVILEGES to Ford workers, yet to my knowl.....
» 1/06/2013 5:59:56 PM Pelican, the answer is to listen to the people who know in The first place, the traders. .....
» 1/06/2013 1:45:00 PM I think you will see a very small amount of support for ind, unless of cause they show the.....
» 1/06/2013 6:58:39 AM Cast your minds back to 08 and the GFC. Now, look at where we were then, $20 billion in t.....
» 1/06/2013 6:50:18 AM Continued by Rehctub As for shopping hours, I have been involved in retail my entire life.....
» 1/06/2013 6:48:50 AM ....Leave me questioning why I continue to come here. So why do you come here Belly, as a.....
» 30/05/2013 9:19:48 PM You're a game man Alex, especially on this site. I feel that this is the prime time for t.....
» 30/05/2013 9:09:02 PM praxidice, I'm not opposed to the CSG industry, although I am opposed to mining prime ag l.....
» 30/05/2013 6:22:48 PM Hi Bazz, no, Fraking has not been used on my land, and yes, it is my understanding that it.....
» 29/05/2013 9:21:59 AM Acts of terrorism have one thing in common, religion. I say, ban the Muslim religion from.....
» 29/05/2013 6:54:01 AM Belly has changed in recent times, as the old belly would debate with you, whereas now, if.....
» 29/05/2013 6:34:53 AM I didn't expect you would get much reaction from the labor lovers praxidice, as even they .....
» 28/05/2013 5:15:58 PM When you have a government that values the passing of legislation, as more important than .....
» 27/05/2013 5:54:47 PM What is it about you Belly. Why won't you respond when someone challenges you to defend yo.....
» 26/05/2013 5:42:23 PM So Runner, the alternative to what you call, butchering a child, is to insist that another.....
» 25/05/2013 4:05:14 PM Belly, it's Rectub, the IL INFORMED ONE, you constantly refer to me as. So I ask again, w.....
» 25/05/2013 4:01:52 PM ....We lead the world in moulded carbon fibre production Rhosty, is that 'manufacturing' .....
» 25/05/2013 10:30:59 AM Here here Yabby, these unions, forever pushing for better wages and conditions just don't .....
» 24/05/2013 1:13:23 PM Suz, sorry fir late reply, but how can one be murdered, when they have not yet been born? .....
» 24/05/2013 1:09:36 PM I have long believed that the best way for any local manufacturer to stay put, is for gove.....
» 24/05/2013 6:10:29 AM ....Work Choices from Howard failed the test of fairness Yes Paul, for a VERY SMALL minor.....
» 22/05/2013 7:41:19 AM Suz, while I agree that a woman should have the right to decide what happens..... It coul.....
» 22/05/2013 6:54:49 AM ...Rehctub, we have one word for you: global financial crisis! Ok AA, so did the GFC also.....
» 21/05/2013 7:48:25 PM So Paul, the unions are off again seeking a $30 per week pay rise for low income earners. .....
» 21/05/2013 7:40:42 PM Lexi, you keep referring, time and time again, about what great shape we are in, yet you h.....
» 21/05/2013 5:54:49 AM Paul, open your eyes and ears, as it is common knowledge productivity has taken a dive. A.....
» 21/05/2013 5:46:06 AM What a bias piece of rubbish. I only read the first page, and that was enough. The arts .....
» 20/05/2013 3:56:44 PM Paul surely your not suggesting productivitynhas risen under labor's watch. Furthermore, .....
» 20/05/2013 3:50:43 PM Belly, I fully understand. I understand that despite the terrible job labor have done, and.....
» 20/05/2013 1:41:13 PM Keep praying Belly, you just may get your wish. Heaven knows why on earth you would want .....
» 20/05/2013 7:06:55 AM I think in all fairness, very few like Gillard and labor and the coalition are a mere Skel.....
» 19/05/2013 7:31:10 PM Arjay, who cares about whether or not Joe was honest. At the end of the day, QUEENSLAND w.....
» 19/05/2013 7:20:51 PM So Paul, what happened to productivity driven increases and trade offs, because labor want.....
» 19/05/2013 7:03:31 PM Lexi, with regards to the inventions you mentioned, this further proves jus how incompiten.....
» 19/05/2013 6:56:05 AM Indi, Clive is getting close to receiving my vote as well. I just wish he had more time u.....
» 19/05/2013 6:50:01 AM .....Cutting the carbon tax but paying company,s to cut emissions, who pays. Belly, the c.....
» 18/05/2013 9:04:12 PM Nice diversion guys, so I say again, at what point do employees start to comtribute to THE.....
» 18/05/2013 4:00:56 PM Foyle, if it's as you say it is, why then the mad panic to return t surplus in the first p.....
» 18/05/2013 10:54:20 AM Yes Indi, I posted that on another thread, none of the labor lovers could offer comment......
» 18/05/2013 10:51:33 AM Here we go again, Bill Shorten (labor) is off an a tangent about the libs proposal to at b.....
» 18/05/2013 4:51:21 AM Continued by Rehctub ps, I had to laugh when Bill Shorten said the average worker, at age.....
» 18/05/2013 4:45:36 AM ......"The Australian economy has grown by 9 per cent since the onset of the GFC. S.....
» 17/05/2013 6:24:42 PM Yes Banjo, but only after thus mountain of labor debt has been brought under control.. Th.....
» 17/05/2013 6:08:26 PM ....To win this particular race it's far easier when you've got big media, big business an.....
» 17/05/2013 1:00:47 PM So if that's the case Lexi, care to explain how you would describe the shape we were in pr.....
» 17/05/2013 4:24:38 AM Belly my old mate, I will post here, but anything I say will come a distant second to the .....
» 16/05/2013 6:01:05 PM Ok Paul, so you've had your laugh, so tell me, do you think the projections from treasury .....
» 16/05/2013 8:17:21 AM Wayne Swan, by his own admission, said that the budget forecasts are Treasury numbers, not.....
» 16/05/2013 6:53:09 AM If abortion was made legal, then chances are these types of clinics would not exist. Pers.....
» 16/05/2013 6:41:35 AM Unfortunately Medicare has turned the family doctor into this huge money driven medical su.....
» 15/05/2013 5:55:57 PM praxidice, it's caused HANDOUTS, as every swing dick has their hand out for support. It's.....
» 15/05/2013 5:44:02 PM Medicare is just another example of the rich, propping up the poor, as the more you earn, .....
» 15/05/2013 7:01:40 AM Producer, that's why they pay royalties, which is where OUR SHARE come in to the equation......
» 14/05/2013 7:47:43 PM Robert L, you must have written that in your mind. As that is ot what you said here. But,.....
» 14/05/2013 5:15:55 PM Robert L....Praxidice remember the expresion the harder I worked the luckier i got. The m.....
» 14/05/2013 9:07:30 AM Yes, I agree Belly. My grand dad was an Anzac, shot and wounded as he disembarked from th.....
» 14/05/2013 9:02:31 AM Swannie just said, "the economic forecasts are prepared by the treasury, the same tre.....
» 14/05/2013 6:33:47 AM praxidice, not sure, but I think the term 'the lucky country' came from early immigrants, .....
» 13/05/2013 9:44:08 PM There is a scramble on to secure a place at the 2015, 100 year an of the famous Anzac land.....
» 13/05/2013 9:39:29 PM Not sure where we are headed, but what I do know is we can I'll afford a repeat of the pas.....
» 13/05/2013 6:52:57 PM ....It’s no good denigrating Swannie. I doubt that anyone could do a significantly better .....
» 12/05/2013 6:08:25 AM Lexi, in all fairness, we have a similar situation to us here in QLD, whereby the cuts to .....
» 12/05/2013 5:55:58 AM Suz, there will be many problems after the election. There will be the tightening up on s.....
» 11/05/2013 6:58:10 PM ....IR, work choices, will play no roll, not even a Micro one, in the election. Isn't tha.....
» 11/05/2013 6:47:31 PM You got it in one Ludwig, Swannie. Who can ever forget the message he rammed down our nec.....
» 11/05/2013 1:16:48 PM What a joke this man is. Here we go again, same old spin, same old promises, it's only th.....
» 11/05/2013 12:53:10 PM Poirot, whether climate change is real, or not, is erelivent to this thread, but the fact .....
» 11/05/2013 7:16:48 AM Continued by Rehctub, for Belly's sake No surprises there. Of cause the likes of you Bel.....
» 11/05/2013 7:13:00 AM Belly, as I see it, it's quite simple. Going back to the early 90's, labor introduced IR .....
» 11/05/2013 6:47:44 AM Poirot, I am afraid you are falling into the Belly Trap, of criticizing everything I say, .....
» 11/05/2013 6:36:49 AM A bit of humor. My very first vehicle was a tricycle, I was about three and it probably w.....
» 10/05/2013 9:11:37 PM Foriegn aid is somewhat similar to welfare, whereby we provide CASH in the hope that the r.....
» 10/05/2013 6:43:05 PM Yes CHERFUL, and sadly this is just the tip of the ice burg, as the past five plus years o.....
» 10/05/2013 6:36:01 PM Belly, what's to understand about it, we went from having billions in the bank, with confi.....
» 10/05/2013 6:59:08 AM This is an extract from a comment from a Mr Ross Greenwood Why the U.S. Was downgraded: .....
» 9/05/2013 9:09:11 PM You make a good point Phillip, as who can forget the fiasco of the insulation scheme, when.....
» 9/05/2013 6:24:16 PM Yep, looks that way......
» 9/05/2013 6:23:15 PM Foyle, if some young person operated a check out for $9 per hour, which i dont belive happ.....
» 9/05/2013 5:26:14 AM It's been some five odd years since the labor government took an axe to IR and abolished t.....
» 8/05/2013 8:14:18 PM We only use our land line for a fax, as we don't answer it mainly due to Indians. My prim.....
» 7/05/2013 8:33:22 PM Chances are that what ever votes Clives party receives, will be given to the coalition by .....
» 7/05/2013 7:07:02 PM So I'm assuming once again that my mate Belly, once challenged, has taken his ball and run.....
» 7/05/2013 7:02:00 PM I could understand the bleeding heart brigade if we were in a situation whereby our senior.....
» 6/05/2013 7:39:29 PM I would have to say that if they are willing to arrive, illegally, I doubt they would be w.....
» 6/05/2013 7:30:12 PM ..We all know what a fearful person Belly is but why on earth are the rest of you so blith.....
» 6/05/2013 7:22:20 PM Yes Indi, and the libs also have history on their side, something that is very hard to dis.....
» 5/05/2013 7:56:24 PM Yes Yuyutsu, if only they realized they landed in Australia. Perhaps they would have looke.....
» 5/05/2013 7:48:46 PM Continued by Rehctub I admired two of these, Hawke, my all time favorite and of cause How.....
» 5/05/2013 7:44:03 PM ....Without hesitation I could name the last six PM s, just bet these knowledgeable blokes.....
» 5/05/2013 7:19:14 AM misanthrope, so tell me, what is it about your beloved Julia that makes you think she is d.....
» 5/05/2013 7:04:35 AM Ok, so let's change direction a bit, and let me ask you labor supporters, those of you tha.....
» 4/05/2013 10:58:33 PM ....misanthrope ...provided they are peaceful. Are you trying to take the piss! What a .....
» 4/05/2013 10:37:17 PM Just to further clarify, the term gross turnover, means all sales, including any that are .....
» 4/05/2013 6:06:27 PM I find it puzzling, to say the least, that here we are in gross debt and deficit, while it.....
» 4/05/2013 5:57:01 PM csteel, I must confess that I should have elaborated and targeted Retail, rather than just.....
» 4/05/2013 2:09:41 PM As for China, they are, as we speak, building a rail link to Mogolia, where the production.....
» 4/05/2013 7:02:17 AM misanthrope, now there's a laugh, the most horrific crimes (terrorism) are mostly caused b.....
» 4/05/2013 6:52:11 AM Yes Philip, incompetence everywhere you look. They took the nice guy approach to border c.....
» 3/05/2013 9:02:45 PM It's not your fault guys, as few, if any of you have ever been in business, so, any workin.....
» 3/05/2013 7:04:20 AM No doubt this is one more Australian law that these folk will challenge. We must be the l.....
» 3/05/2013 7:01:26 AM Suseonline, it's called HISTORY my dear. Perhaps you may wish to do a little research. On.....
» 2/05/2013 7:00:24 AM With the worsening mess that the labor government have caused, continues to surface, I jus.....
» 1/05/2013 7:02:39 AM Easy saussie, we will just cut funding on things in order to pay the bill. Uni funding cu.....
» 29/04/2013 7:37:48 PM Yuyutsu, there is little doubt some of what you suggest will go on with regards to cheatin.....
» 29/04/2013 6:30:05 AM Philip, thanks for reminding me of the ongoing mess this incompitent mob, encouraged by th.....
» 29/04/2013 6:25:02 AM Yuyutsu, many laws are introduced with the intent to teach young ones. Plain packaging in .....
» 28/04/2013 6:09:46 PM Here here Belly, well said!.....
» 28/04/2013 6:08:19 PM sonofgloin, I would suggest that, as is the case in many situations these days, is now due.....
» 28/04/2013 6:05:56 PM Belly, I don't dislike the guy, but, the fact remains that he has (in my opinion) made a m.....
» 28/04/2013 2:12:06 PM Crackup, it is all due to the do gooders having too much say amd our leaders soft cock app.....
» 28/04/2013 2:04:11 PM Ok Belly, so let's look at this from another prospective, if you will. Other than an incr.....
» 28/04/2013 6:41:37 AM Belly, the GST is a ridiculous tax as it goes round and round the merry go round, and it o.....
» 28/04/2013 6:17:58 AM ......Wether couples are hetrosexual or homosexual, it should be accepted that their perso.....
» 26/04/2013 3:56:39 PM ....How does 'wed' sound to you rechtub? 'Alice and Bonnie are wedded', 'You are invited t.....
» 26/04/2013 3:39:17 PM Yes Robert LePage, I'm with you on that one, cause we have enough screwed up kids in socie.....
» 25/04/2013 4:59:15 PM My god, talk about you lot playing the victim. The one criteria that should apply to ALL .....
» 24/04/2013 8:31:55 PM Yes Tony Lavis, some time in the next million or so years I would suspect! David F, I wou.....
» 24/04/2013 8:09:46 PM Gay marriage will never be equal to the marriage I have with my wife, so even if they do g.....
» 23/04/2013 7:03:06 PM With the recent case, whereby bike helmets are now exempt for certain religions, one has t.....
» 23/04/2013 6:58:14 PM .....Privatisation of efficient public owned enterprises such as the power industry, Telst.....
» 22/04/2013 7:59:26 PM Is it at all possible for anyone to be more incompitent than the man of the moment, Captai.....
» 22/04/2013 7:47:38 PM Same sex marriage being legalized is one thing, but being accepted as normal is an entirel.....
» 22/04/2013 7:40:30 PM Producer, you say how would you fix the problem, well, for starters, stop paying cash,as i.....
» 21/04/2013 4:40:13 PM Stop the cash and watch many of the problems disappear. No cash, means no splash!.....
» 19/04/2013 4:30:26 PM by Mr Opinion, ....What they want is their land back You're kidding rant you! Sure, they.....
» 19/04/2013 4:16:19 PM Well Indi, our kids got a smack when naughty and a belting when they did something really .....
» 18/04/2013 6:18:06 AM Northernoutlook, I fully agree your views, however, don't you think it would be wise to in.....
» 18/04/2013 6:07:15 AM Mr Opinion says, "I'm still waiting for John Howard to say he's sorry. Why? I would.....
» 17/04/2013 2:23:50 PM Poirot, whether you like it or not, many at schools today are not there to learn. The fir.....
» 17/04/2013 2:10:47 PM Jayb, the problem with most tafe colleges, is thisenrollose doing the teaching, either did.....
» 17/04/2013 6:33:33 AM Well, all I can say is that we'd better get used to it, because in just a little over five.....
» 15/04/2013 7:06:52 PM Simply throwing money at a problem like education is only one part of the solution, as stu.....
» 14/04/2013 8:34:19 PM Yes Hasbeen, horses for courses I say. I remember when I was running the Hypermarket butc.....
» 14/04/2013 6:35:56 AM O sung, I have done just that, left younger ones in charge and gone away for the week betw.....
» 13/04/2013 6:43:40 PM O sung, I have trained several apprentices, most of which have not completed their time wi.....
» 13/04/2013 6:30:26 PM Yes Lexi, as Hasbeen says, I'm not so much on about Julia causing the withdrawal, as in th.....
» 13/04/2013 6:13:13 PM Poirot, my beef with democracy is that our democratic rights are gone once we exit the pol.....
» 13/04/2013 6:36:51 AM The author needs to understand that we generally draw our politicians from this who the co.....
» 13/04/2013 6:29:28 AM From the other thread Lexi... Well, the author has managed to scare the heck out of me. W.....
» 12/04/2013 5:40:24 PM I almost chocked on my lunch today when I heard Julia Gillards response to the scrapping o.....
» 12/04/2013 5:20:47 PM ....Dear Graeme M., Of course trying anything new involves taking some considerable risk.....
» 12/04/2013 5:41:21 AM Yes Hasbeen, a similar situation for me, as my bother and I used to live at a sea side tow.....
» 11/04/2013 4:15:53 PM Rhrosty, I have a question for you about our economy. Do you honestly think we can brag a.....
» 11/04/2013 1:36:54 PM Sanctions only hurt the poor, and this lunatic is not one of the poor ones. What's needed.....
» 11/04/2013 1:31:26 PM Nice rant Paul1405 Now, apply a little common sense then think about what I am saying, as.....
» 11/04/2013 7:35:21 AM Listening to the radio yesterday (QLD ABC) I heard this guy saying it's time we pay senior.....
» 11/04/2013 7:26:24 AM Ludwig, while I sympathize with your quest for a sustainable population, the reality is, w.....
» 10/04/2013 11:52:06 AM Dead right Shadow Minister, I have always said that if amazing speed is what business want.....
» 10/04/2013 6:49:43 AM ...And if you check my posting records I have criticised Labor many times in the past, inc.....
» 10/04/2013 6:31:57 AM Luciferase, the only reason super is on the agenda, is due to the missmanagement from this.....
» 9/04/2013 7:31:14 PM Lexi, it's funny how NBN Co can make predictions, yet they can't tell the potential users .....
» 9/04/2013 7:10:07 PM Pericles, you must have miss understood my post, as the biggest problem with my suggestion.....
» 9/04/2013 11:57:27 AM Lexi, it amuses me how anyone can think that going from + 20 billion, to - 200 billion, in.....
» 9/04/2013 11:54:22 AM Pericles, you say how would assets fund retirements, it's called profits. First, we could.....
» 9/04/2013 11:44:00 AM ...... Sometimes it takes a bit longer, and does cost more, - So what's your opinion of '.....
» 9/04/2013 6:42:17 AM So here we go, sitting here, powerless, while the incompitent government, assisted by thos.....
» 9/04/2013 6:35:47 AM Luciferase, our super should have been channelled into publicly owned assetts, rather than.....
» 8/04/2013 8:57:08 PM ....Costello announced that super after 60 would be tax free for all, a bit overgenerous r.....
» 8/04/2013 8:53:56 PM Apology accepted Lexi, as I understand the complexity of the task. Not sure your example f.....
» 6/04/2013 8:07:05 PM ....Lexi you are targeted by intellectual dwarfs. Thanks for the compliment Belly. Perhap.....
» 6/04/2013 8:35:55 AM You're kidding Lexi, name one such achievement (that's been funded) as you must remember, .....
» 5/04/2013 9:18:45 PM ....Rechtub, I am not trying to provoke you, but without reserve saying what I think. *The.....
» 5/04/2013 6:47:19 AM ...I.have to vote for the party that I feel will not cut things that my family needs. I d.....
» 4/04/2013 9:02:45 PM ....If only Rudd had taken his chance at a double dissolution election 12 months before hi.....
» 4/04/2013 8:54:52 PM .....But this thread is about those that want to marry and can't. Lexi, I am assuming yo.....
» 3/04/2013 8:30:43 PM Ludwig, name another sector that pays royalties, pays taxes, generates enormous externally.....
» 3/04/2013 8:10:42 PM ....They will stand on shaky feet. Yes Belly, and who fault is that. This mess your lot .....
» 2/04/2013 8:16:28 PM Sustainability, so what do you guys consider as a sustainable Australia. Surely, given yo.....
» 2/04/2013 7:09:13 PM Belly, thing may be a whole lot different today, had Gillard accepted defeat at the 2010 e.....
» 2/04/2013 6:52:59 PM Ludwig, my main opp to the mining tax is that the miners already pay company tax, royaltie.....
» 1/04/2013 4:04:25 PM Ludwig, the MRRT is the biggest rocket any modern day government has ever put into big bus.....
» 1/04/2013 3:56:25 PM Ludwig....Shares are fine as an adjunct to the tax system, for those who want to invest an.....
» 31/03/2013 1:23:26 PM ......Part of that is down to Howard-era subsidy getting people into housing earlier than .....
» 31/03/2013 1:07:47 PM Ludwig, I am not in support of an unsustainable Australia (huge population) I was merely e.....
» 31/03/2013 8:29:22 AM Suze....Just what do you think will change when the bumbling Abbott gets his hands on the .....
» 31/03/2013 8:23:53 AM Yuyutsu, our biggest challenge for manufacturing, is that our wages are unaffordable, yet,.....
» 31/03/2013 8:14:03 AM Suze, let's be honest, take our respective hats and and say, do we honestly think he could.....
» 30/03/2013 4:19:24 PM sonofgloin, THAT'S GOLD! Lexi...The Northern tropics are getting wetter. I just love it .....
» 30/03/2013 3:58:41 PM Yes, and just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, their life line, in the for.....
» 30/03/2013 7:43:59 AM But hang on Hasbeen, this guy is the best THE ENTIRE WORLD has to offer. Apparently! I d.....
» 30/03/2013 7:33:29 AM Y....It's impolite to say bad things about the dead. Let's just wait in silence for the of.....
» 30/03/2013 7:27:46 AM Continued by Rehctub Belly, I went to the game last night, and although we didn't win, I t.....
» 30/03/2013 7:17:34 AM Ludwig....This tax is a damned good thing in principle. The big miners should most definit.....
» 29/03/2013 11:59:32 AM Continued by Rehctub In recent times we have seen the worst government in history waste bi.....
» 29/03/2013 11:52:41 AM moucheninette, sadly, many have the opinion, 'it's my given right' to expect that everythi.....
» 29/03/2013 11:10:57 AM Yes McCackie, and more importantly, if they do have a solution (very doubtful) why have th.....
» 29/03/2013 11:03:52 AM It's fair to assume that the majority of people of authority within governments/councils h.....
» 29/03/2013 8:39:33 AM It is becoming the norm now for large miners to park their machines and sack dozens of ope.....
» 29/03/2013 8:20:49 AM Every politician, with a portfolio, should have indemnity insurance. At least then our ta.....
» 29/03/2013 8:14:16 AM Is it just me, or is there a link to labor's, self induced 'smell' and what is obviously a.....
» 28/03/2013 5:44:29 AM The main problem with the present and former ALP is that they habe not and will not listen.....
» 27/03/2013 6:43:06 PM JF AUS, sorry, but you are very wrong. The carbon tax is little more than a permit to pol.....
» 27/03/2013 6:01:25 AM JF ....There was no effective opposition to the non-productive NBN or the 'carbon' tax eit.....
» 26/03/2013 7:12:30 PM Scott, you seem to be an intelligent sought of a guy, so tell me, in response to this comm.....
» 26/03/2013 6:52:59 PM Yes, you're right Belly, I must confess I didn't properly read the opening post. My bad!.....
» 26/03/2013 6:54:33 AM Belly....Standard stuff Rechtub, from you, his leaving saw NSW ALP rot on the vine. Yes, .....
» 26/03/2013 6:06:33 AM Luciferase, it's not a case of 'if' but 'when' when it comes to welfare descisions, as we .....
» 25/03/2013 8:10:04 PM I have always said we should be redirecting treated water back to the dams. We can do thi.....
» 25/03/2013 8:01:35 PM I think the word 'can' should be reserved for an incoming government and the word 'have' w.....
» 25/03/2013 11:08:38 AM Isn't it a bit strange that we all get upset about forced adoptions, yet spare lillte to n.....
» 25/03/2013 10:59:10 AM Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Carr create most of the mess that is now NSW? If so, .....
» 24/03/2013 6:31:26 PM .....it is the democratic right of every Muslim parent to see that their children receive .....
» 24/03/2013 6:22:45 PM Well Belly, there is one posetive you can take out of this, that being that once your belo.....
» 23/03/2013 6:15:39 AM If Rud had challenged, the best he could have achieved was to softened the blow at the ele.....
» 21/03/2013 6:31:51 PM I told you so I told you so I told you so... NOBODY WANTS THE JOB. Now, just how long an.....
» 18/03/2013 3:56:24 PM I know, let's have another enquiry, we can even pay some retired judge a couple of million.....
» 18/03/2013 3:50:40 PM Mr Opinion,welcome to the I'll informed club. What you have to understand about Belly, is.....
» 18/03/2013 2:00:25 PM Belly, you have admitted yourself that labor are in for the flogging of their lives, Gilka.....
» 18/03/2013 6:35:29 AM No Suz, nothing I have ever said implies that I think very highly of Abbott, but even the .....
» 18/03/2013 6:13:46 AM Yes DD and none of this abuse happens without CASH!.....
» 17/03/2013 8:05:49 AM I think the word labor, is a code for carnage, as whether they be state of federal labor, .....
» 17/03/2013 7:57:29 AM They (unions) justify outrageous wages on projects where the demand for labor outstrips su.....
» 17/03/2013 7:53:22 AM Yes indi, I agree......
» 17/03/2013 7:34:06 AM divine and others, I guess we will agree to disagree on this one......
» 16/03/2013 1:39:22 PM Sorry Suz, but this is an Australian forum. I think you have the wrong country my dear. .....
» 16/03/2013 1:36:37 PM Continued by Rehctub... But, you must remember it was Rud who ignored the many expert war.....
» 16/03/2013 1:34:02 PM Belly, I'm not sure why you have this idea it's a leadership issue, as well all know the l.....
» 16/03/2013 7:00:47 AM rache, If the states had have been properly managed, there would be sufficient money for e.....
» 16/03/2013 6:48:40 AM While listening to Bill Shorton yesterday, speaking about the workers that lost their jobs.....
» 16/03/2013 6:33:51 AM Another problem DM is that most people with an addiction, whether it be alcohol, cigs, gam.....
» 15/03/2013 9:56:17 PM What the...where's he gone!.....
» 15/03/2013 9:54:52 PM DM, if you look at my posts, I clearly state that a couple of LIGHT BEERS A DAY, and by th.....
» 15/03/2013 9:43:10 PM I am not suggesting it didn't go too far Belly, but seriously, was it worth 200 billion, a.....
» 15/03/2013 11:17:22 AM Ok Ludwig, so are you saying that our population grew by some 70,000 last month and, the v.....
» 15/03/2013 11:14:00 AM Obviously the view of a radically thinking non drinker I would say MiKk. If we keep punis.....
» 15/03/2013 11:02:35 AM Ar the gold mining tax scare campaign raises it's head again. Nothing mentioned about the.....
» 15/03/2013 7:59:31 AM Belly, I note you wrote this....I , at least twice posted threads demanding an end to welf.....
» 14/03/2013 9:20:26 PM So here we have labor crowing about the 70odd thousands jobs, they created last month, yet.....
» 14/03/2013 7:42:31 PM Giving their support was one thing indi, but continuing that support defies logic. They h.....
» 14/03/2013 7:39:47 PM DD, I say again, why should i, a sensible consumer of alcohol , suffer from the results of.....
» 14/03/2013 7:17:55 PM Nice rant Belly, as usual you try to make me out to be a hater of all on welfare. So may .....
» 14/03/2013 12:20:57 PM Baygon, you have to understand that many of our pollies are chosen from what corporate Aus.....
» 14/03/2013 12:06:45 PM Well, it looks like he/she got the message hey!.....
» 14/03/2013 12:05:48 PM No Tony, you can't, but seriously, why punish 98% of the public, the decent law-abiding, r.....
» 14/03/2013 6:46:35 AM Alcohol is not the problem, it's the way it is used, and abused, by some that is the probl.....
» 14/03/2013 6:37:53 AM Suz, at no point have I said not to pay the bludgers kids, however, the only reason many o.....
» 13/03/2013 6:48:38 PM Ar Belly, yo just can't help yourself can you, you always have to make me out to be the ro.....
» 13/03/2013 2:07:41 PM Yes SM, you may be on to something there. Don't we think a better approach would be to fi.....
» 13/03/2013 11:19:14 AM Well said Hasbeen, all but the 40 hour bit, as I recon they should do what ever amount of .....
» 13/03/2013 11:10:19 AM You know the more I think about it, the more I think you guys are right, it's about energy.....
» 13/03/2013 8:22:24 AM I briefly heard the tail end of a conversation from senator Doug Cameron,On ABC radio toda.....
» 13/03/2013 6:35:12 AM Arjay.... I think we also need to take into account how gold was extracted during the gre.....
» 13/03/2013 6:04:56 AM .....Diversity is a fundamental part of any society. We don't all agree or appreciate the .....
» 12/03/2013 11:55:56 AM Pericles, I hate to correct you, but there are only 12 Oz to a pound of gold, not 16. On .....
» 12/03/2013 11:37:38 AM I know the thread is called- no looking back, but how on earth can anyone, labor supporter.....
» 12/03/2013 7:13:02 AM I always believe that most people vote for the party they want to lead, and more so, the l.....
» 11/03/2013 7:11:32 PM The answer to the question is quite simple..... Exactly what we had before labor came to .....
» 11/03/2013 7:09:39 PM Belly, I domt hate Muslims and I habe seen some really good ones, here in Oz. But, even t.....
» 11/03/2013 12:53:30 PM Arjay, it's a little over my head, however, what I do know is that doing business under Ho.....
» 11/03/2013 12:44:24 PM Belly.....And in truth given no one reason to hate or fear them, many new arrivals will be.....
» 11/03/2013 12:33:28 PM Sorry, is that Whatsit2ya, some type of code for WHAT A TOSS. You must realize that the b.....
» 11/03/2013 6:29:55 AM Whatsit2ya, here's four positives. 1. He's not Julia Gillard 2. HE will be running the pa.....
» 10/03/2013 6:46:45 AM There is a major problem in Australian cricket, esspecially with our fast bowlers. Here w.....
» 10/03/2013 6:29:34 AM .....If an Imman in a mosque in Australia is calling for the death of those that insult Is.....
» 10/03/2013 6:14:28 AM It is not always the fault of councils, as all too often, councils/planners are taken to c.....
» 9/03/2013 6:04:11 PM csteele, it's quite easy to manage a finacial situation, you just do it labor style, that .....
» 9/03/2013 6:35:30 AM Ar Belly, you just hate being PROVEN WRONG don't you. Just run away and pop up on another.....
» 9/03/2013 6:26:46 AM ....Which is exactly the same thing that anyone could ever say about people like Gina Rine.....
» 9/03/2013 6:20:37 AM At the end of the day, Australia is not a place for the Muslim faith, as we are, and shoul.....
» 8/03/2013 9:26:38 PM Jayb, judging by all those links you posted, one could be excused for thinking you are one.....
» 8/03/2013 9:15:54 PM Ok Ludwig, so what speed do the police charge the offending driver with, remembering, that.....
» 8/03/2013 2:54:25 PM Well I hate to be one of those who told you so, but, I told you so, in fact, I warned you .....
» 8/03/2013 6:52:29 AM Ludwig, I'm am your side mate, but you must understand, that ANY speeding offense must be .....
» 7/03/2013 9:03:50 PM Hey Wobbles, it's not me who said the campaign hasn't started yet, it was Julia, but perha.....
» 7/03/2013 1:39:29 PM Jayb, for some reason you have miss intermitted my post, perhaps it's my fault. What I am.....
» 7/03/2013 6:00:57 AM Jayb, believe me I am far from what you describe, but I am a firm believer that the masses.....
» 6/03/2013 7:10:25 PM Rubbish Jayb, the market is niot aimed at these foolish drivers at all. I will bet my bot.....
» 6/03/2013 7:28:25 AM Yes hasbeen, a perfect example is that I @52 obtained my car license at age 17 and guess w.....
» 6/03/2013 7:24:15 AM Csteel says....But I do think you are on to something. I would wager a penny to a pound th.....
» 5/03/2013 7:30:42 PM On the beach, I think that lifestyle is for ever, just look at the likes of Bob Hawk and J.....
» 5/03/2013 7:14:55 PM So enlighten me Belly, where am I wrong in my last post, the one referring to the deaths o.....
» 5/03/2013 7:10:20 PM .....Road Policing Statistics state that for all fatalities speeding accounts for 34%.&quo.....
» 5/03/2013 6:39:29 AM I think I just figured it out, perhaps this is not the REAL JULIA as she will be the one r.....
» 5/03/2013 6:35:57 AM Don't worry Anton, the truth often hurts, as facts are hard to dispute......
» 5/03/2013 6:33:36 AM Producer, anyone can hop into a car and travel at 90km/hr down a one way crowded street, a.....
» 4/03/2013 7:29:09 PM One could be mistaken for thinking we are in election campaign mode. However, if you beli.....
» 4/03/2013 7:22:10 PM Perhaps we should start a thread about what Julia and labor HAVNT stuffed up, as it would .....
» 4/03/2013 6:03:17 PM csteele, when are you going to realize that you are a tiny minority, fighting a loosing ba.....
» 4/03/2013 12:35:36 PM ....When this happens and you voted for Liberal, don't start whingeing because you deserve.....
» 3/03/2013 10:11:02 PM Anton, I havnt read thenwhole article, but what I did read was related to fire risk. I am.....
» 3/03/2013 6:56:20 PM warmair, I have only just opened thus thread, so sorry fir any delay. I find it funny how.....
» 3/03/2013 6:43:10 PM Anton, the real problem we face is that the majority of our politicians are picked from wh.....
» 3/03/2013 6:26:48 PM Well Phillip, when you say ...1) In Australia more crimes are committed by Australians tha.....
» 3/03/2013 3:35:54 PM Phillip, I am of the opinion that Aboriginal folk are indigenous. Even then, only full blo.....
» 3/03/2013 8:33:25 AM Phillip, where did I mention indigenous? Belly, sorry for once again being I'll informed,.....
» 3/03/2013 8:19:48 AM Yes Indi, it all comes back to the system they call, a democracy, when in fact, we don't r.....
» 2/03/2013 7:21:18 AM Why stop at asylum seekers, why not look at crime as a whole in Australia and find out jus.....
» 2/03/2013 7:03:18 AM Indi many of the bureaucrats are in damage control now that there is a real threat that ou.....
» 1/03/2013 9:57:16 AM Belly, I do see Ruds polling, but just remember, the boat people debacle was Ruds baby. A.....
» 1/03/2013 9:38:43 AM It will be interesting to see where we go once the money has run out. Not if, but when!.....
» 1/03/2013 9:36:30 AM Yes Belly, good article. You see there is a huge difference between rugby league and rugb.....
» 27/02/2013 7:31:34 PM sonofgloin, this has nothing to do with race. I don't know your forty background, but I h.....
» 27/02/2013 6:02:17 AM With yet another fall from grace of a modern day league legend, Ben Barber, one has to que.....
» 26/02/2013 7:45:07 PM ......And the apparent lack of ability and plans from our opponents, Labor will emerge cas.....
» 26/02/2013 5:16:36 AM Lexi, that's the problem, she doesn't lead any party, as she is simply the front person, a.....
» 25/02/2013 10:00:59 AM Ah Anton, a typical response of someone with no answers is to start the personal insults. .....
» 25/02/2013 6:42:45 AM Anton, I just don't get it, how you, or anyone for that matter, can call this governments .....
» 25/02/2013 6:23:00 AM Gee Paul, you could be on TV promoting our buitiful Queensland, you know, Hoges style. An.....
» 24/02/2013 7:54:53 PM Anton, at no point in his thread have I said Australian workers are poor workers, And as f.....
» 23/02/2013 7:58:06 PM spindoc, that's a classic!.....
» 23/02/2013 7:48:15 PM To anyone who thinks we are in great shape, ask your self this very simple question. Wher.....
» 23/02/2013 10:33:34 AM You see Anthonyve, there in lies the problem, as you expect a person to survive on the min.....
» 22/02/2013 9:14:14 PM Anthonyve, what evidence do you have to support that claim, as the way I see it is that wh.....
» 21/02/2013 7:58:12 PM sonofgloin, I have not suggested that we have no unions, I just want to know why on earth .....
» 21/02/2013 5:06:19 AM Even as labor and Julia Gillards numbers head seriously south, here we have the union move.....
» 20/02/2013 8:02:24 PM Belly, the evidence is in the fact that, when the world, us included, started to stumble, .....
» 20/02/2013 12:15:42 PM Belly, the US rewards those who achieve, gain skills, whether they be professional, or taf.....
» 20/02/2013 9:53:59 AM Bazz, you say.....It will not be the governments fault, it is just the way it has always b.....
» 19/02/2013 6:35:32 PM With the demise of yet another toll road, the airport tunnel in Brisbane, it's about time .....
» 19/02/2013 6:29:12 PM Sonofgloin, I'm with Yabby about how much is wasted on the likes of the pokies etc. In a .....
» 19/02/2013 1:03:05 PM Yabby, you say....Perhaps in countries like Australia and America, food is too cheap, so p.....
» 19/02/2013 5:20:17 AM Suseonline, Anna Blighs government created countless unwarranted, unaffordable, public ser.....
» 19/02/2013 5:16:06 AM Well that's not my understanding Yabby, so I will try to find out more......
» 18/02/2013 5:48:35 PM More evidence of these fools (labor) being out of their debth. On the one hand they try t.....
» 18/02/2013 5:23:11 PM Yabby, you know what premium milk is, as discount milk is always home brand. If the farme.....
» 18/02/2013 5:17:17 PM Luciferase... Or higher royalties. Yes, you hit the nail on the head. Now as for other c.....
» 17/02/2013 7:57:40 PM Luciferase, you say....Well, if it came from low cap miners making small margins then it d.....
» 17/02/2013 7:50:35 PM Consumer Prices in Australia are 65.11% higher than in United States Consumer Prices Inc.....
» 17/02/2013 12:07:06 PM Take a pill sonofgloin. You are one of a very small minority and if you seriously think t.....
» 17/02/2013 7:29:47 AM Yes spindoc, the rot did start back then and has almost been aided, rather than opposed by.....
» 17/02/2013 7:04:59 AM Luciferase, you are starting to act like a 'it's not fair labor supporter' who's party is .....
» 16/02/2013 11:01:23 AM You say, small tax. Name any other large company, who pays their 30% company tax, then on.....
» 16/02/2013 7:25:53 AM o sung wu, you are not alone in your way of thinking, and the really scary part about this.....
» 16/02/2013 7:18:51 AM Luciferase, if something is broken we fix it, you say. well, it wasn't broken when the big.....
» 15/02/2013 5:57:41 PM Luciferase, what younhave to realize is that the salary that is paid to Swanny, is weekend.....
» 15/02/2013 11:19:33 AM Paul, I have been involved in retail my entire working life, so I am well aware of what a .....
» 15/02/2013 6:59:58 AM Belly, here are the median house prices for Australia. NSW -Syd $600K+ Vic -Mel $500K+ SA.....
» 14/02/2013 8:50:09 PM With the grocery giant Coles, still out there price cutting like a drunken soldier, discou.....
» 14/02/2013 12:30:17 PM Interesting link Phillip. It is typical of this gvernment, as to them, passing legislatio.....
» 13/02/2013 5:52:18 PM My personal belief is that Kevin won't challenge Julia for the leadership prior to the ele.....
» 13/02/2013 5:42:49 PM Luciferase, there were changes avaiable, it was called no new tax, just increase or better.....
» 13/02/2013 5:26:49 AM Luciferase, the mining tax is a typical example of government being outsmarted by big busi.....
» 10/02/2013 6:18:04 PM I think it's fair to suggest there is a very fine line between toughness and sheer arrogan.....
» 10/02/2013 7:18:00 AM Belly, there's a simple fix, remove the gambling, because whenever money is involved, corr.....
» 10/02/2013 7:13:26 AM Yes, it must be a nice feeling, knowing you can get it wrong so often, resulting in so muc.....
» 9/02/2013 6:27:47 PM You forgot one thing SM, that being unfair dismissal laws. Not only do these laws protect.....
» 6/02/2013 8:01:06 PM The puzzling part about this is that Julia said that NR informed her twelve moths ago that.....
» 6/02/2013 7:42:00 PM Yes Belly, I agree that Bunderberg is a once off record flood, and as such deserves specia.....
» 6/02/2013 6:23:37 AM Belly, you said...Compensation will need to be paid, to current owners, but once stopped f.....
» 5/02/2013 9:49:38 AM Well Belly, I think my posts are being taken out of context, because I have clearly stated.....
» 4/02/2013 10:16:11 PM Belly it was always going to be the case whereby the donations would dry up, once people a.....
» 4/02/2013 12:27:48 PM onthebeach, you say....Of course it is convenient to blame home owners, but the truth is v.....
» 4/02/2013 9:18:41 AM 579, Abbott is in a very admireable position, whereby he doesn't have to win the election,.....
» 4/02/2013 9:11:19 AM Belly, like anything else we want/need, it takes money, and money is a luxury we no longer.....
» 4/02/2013 6:22:02 AM onthebeach, a large portion of the blame lies with lawyers and the like, as developers/own.....
» 3/02/2013 6:02:50 PM Continued In any case, any relief funding provided to HIGH RISK HOME OWNERS shoukd be in t.....
» 3/02/2013 6:00:20 PM Well, you're going to hate me for saying this, but anyone who KNOWINGLY lives in a HIGH RI.....
» 3/02/2013 5:55:45 PM You see 579, that's where your showing your bias again, as you could most likely fit the e.....
» 3/02/2013 6:27:03 AM Of cause it's the reason she called the election so early. If only she could tell the tru.....
» 3/02/2013 6:23:43 AM Paul, you have to be kidding, the greens you say. What a hypocritical bunch they are, usi.....
» 2/02/2013 6:57:53 AM Yes Belly, that's exactly what it has come to. I knew that several years ago, and I say t.....
» 1/02/2013 8:09:30 PM Belly, in answer to your questions, one, yes I do think the climate is changing, but then.....
» 1/02/2013 5:39:45 AM Mr Abbott was asked how voters could trust him, given he broke a "rolled gold" p.....
» 31/01/2013 8:01:16 PM It is simply yet another scam by a desperate leader of a failed government. Firstly, it i.....
» 28/01/2013 1:12:12 PM Rodger, we don't just have two major parties as we have these smaller parties, the indepen.....
» 27/01/2013 6:22:32 AM Rodger, I think Belly has summed it up pretty well, as the mess we have had to endure in t.....
» 25/01/2013 5:54:59 AM Bazz, you raise an interesting point there, as I also believe there is little doubt that a.....
» 24/01/2013 8:04:43 AM There is only one thing to blame, that's the unrelenting demand for cheaper goods. What e.....
» 24/01/2013 8:01:16 AM 579, you win! You just can't see wrong in anything labor or Julia does......
» 23/01/2013 5:10:33 PM Yes Lexi, that's all this stunt is about, winning back this votes. She is a doozy alright.....
» 21/01/2013 11:26:43 AM Belly, your very argument is why so many of the rich, minimize their taxes. Of cause lega.....
» 21/01/2013 6:53:51 AM You have pretty much shown you bias again 579, as you say to give to the rich, you must ta.....
» 21/01/2013 6:45:26 AM Poirot, sorry for the late reply, but it is simply disgraceful to think a person can be en.....
» 21/01/2013 6:40:32 AM Yes Rhian, while I can see your logic here, why then are these very low hour jobs counted .....
» 20/01/2013 7:26:34 PM Rhian, call it what you like, even defend the system, but the reality is that ANYONE who w.....
» 20/01/2013 3:15:21 PM John M, your comments woukd be better suited back in the 80's, however nowadays, more and .....
» 20/01/2013 6:51:13 AM Belly, while I don't completely disagree with your view, just remember, a portion of our t.....
» 19/01/2013 3:53:10 PM 579, I doubt anything short of serious tax reform can save our situation, however, if the .....
» 19/01/2013 3:28:17 PM 579, last time I saw we were borrowing about $100 million a day. I guess this has increase.....
» 19/01/2013 3:19:12 PM It's one thing to make food available to the masses, but it's another to make it accessibl.....
» 19/01/2013 12:25:31 PM Very good article, but unfortunately it will most likely fall on deaf ears on this site, a.....
» 19/01/2013 12:05:25 PM There is a fine line between a woman flirting and then calling rape. The Mike Tyson case .....
» 19/01/2013 9:42:38 AM Paul, super is not effected by changing jobs, unless of cause there is an out of work peri.....
» 18/01/2013 9:31:56 PM Belly, firstly, I don't dislike you at all. Now as for the pension, or more so, who gets .....
» 17/01/2013 7:18:34 PM Hasbeen, belly just loves to hate me I think. But I think you might have him here. It's f.....
» 16/01/2013 10:46:06 PM Robert, for many years I have maintained the system is turned up side down, as the more yo.....
» 16/01/2013 10:36:05 PM Yes Poirot, it's a strange old world when the tax payer, the one who funds these stand alo.....
» 15/01/2013 8:16:08 PM Well my view on state housing, is that such housing should be in the form of rooms to rent.....
» 10/01/2013 8:18:33 PM I here you hasbeen, but unfortunately we can't say what we think, even if it is obviously .....
» 9/01/2013 7:35:46 AM Firstly, I should clarify my previous post, as there are varying degrees of disability, wi.....
» 8/01/2013 4:40:18 PM Yuyutsu, that's a common sense response, something that I fear is fast becoming foriegn in.....
» 8/01/2013 4:35:54 PM Sorry to have left you behind 579, I will try to explain. You said, a shift is under way .....
» 8/01/2013 4:25:42 PM There are some crazy ideas around with regards to education, like on the one hand we have .....
» 8/01/2013 12:29:59 PM .....All tactics have spectacularly failed to date, and there is a shift underway to stabi.....
» 7/01/2013 5:11:44 PM I'm with you on this one Lexi,as I have often said that any democratic rights we may have .....
» 6/01/2013 10:00:30 PM Continued Now back to Turnbul. While I Still regard him as a strong leader, I am not conv.....
» 6/01/2013 9:56:38 PM Nice one Belly. I assume you meant Bligh...Your charge against me, in relation to Burks w.....
» 5/01/2013 8:03:50 PM As I said Belly, to win at any cost, but that's not what government is about, it may well .....
» 5/01/2013 5:00:06 PM CG, I disagree, as there is profit from the likes of mining, which then provides a means t.....
» 5/01/2013 4:54:56 PM I knew you would be back Belly. Now for the record, while you constantly remind us that m.....
» 4/01/2013 3:12:10 PM 579, I'm not sure why people, myself included, bother with your posts as you are so intren.....
» 1/01/2013 7:16:25 AM I find it ammusimg that all you labor supporters who bag CN, don't for one minute consider.....
» 31/12/2012 6:13:01 PM Belly, I still consider you a mate, even if you wish to disregard me. If you look at my p.....
» 31/12/2012 7:19:16 AM See Belly, this is where you get it wrong, as you care more about who may lead the party, .....
» 31/12/2012 6:50:50 AM I am simply using a butcher shop as an example, as this scenario can apply to many workpla.....
» 30/12/2012 9:54:26 AM Yes WW it's called short sightedness, like once Kennet turned Victoria around, they dumped.....
» 30/12/2012 5:55:45 AM I think we're indeed lucky in this country. Yes Lexie, but for how much longer. You see .....
» 29/12/2012 4:20:32 PM Are you for real 579! It has everything to do with productivity, because, if one is capab.....
» 29/12/2012 1:33:27 PM 579, you said....Why did butch go home after three hours, i am sure there is something els.....
» 28/12/2012 3:19:11 PM Pre UFD laws, strong, productive workers were prioritized over poor workers and bludgers. .....
» 27/12/2012 6:34:44 PM WW I have no doubt that should the libs get in, they will take an axe to public spending, .....
» 27/12/2012 6:20:25 PM Has been, this was a butcher shop, not an abettor, besides, that system only worked with t.....
» 26/12/2012 7:58:18 PM Yes well, here's the catch. While many have dropped out of private health one has to ask,.....
» 26/12/2012 7:47:32 PM Let's face it, in many industries, IR laws are a joke. I have recently been working as a .....
» 26/12/2012 7:36:36 PM Wouldn't bother reading the article cause it just smells of bleeding hearts to me. Now I .....
» 26/12/2012 6:16:29 AM I note 579 that you didn't reply to my simple questions, questions that were in direct rep.....
» 24/12/2012 11:48:44 AM At capacity you say 579. Ok, then can you explain a few points that I just don't get, ass.....
» 24/12/2012 10:24:38 AM Usually SM I would agree with you, however, Mr Carr has spilled some very harmful words th.....
» 24/12/2012 6:07:45 AM The words WE CANT SPEND MONEY WE DONT HAVE should be inserted on the top of every single m.....
» 23/12/2012 9:48:17 PM 579, we, small business owners are actually fortune tellers, or at least we try to be, bec.....
» 22/12/2012 10:18:04 AM NBN or no NBN there is one determining factor that has to be of major concern, and that's .....
» 22/12/2012 10:07:02 AM Yes Banjo, it is likely the libs will win the next election, and govern in their own right.....
» 21/12/2012 9:47:13 PM Just ask Mr Carr, he will tell you we just can't spend money we dont have. Unfortunately,.....
» 21/12/2012 5:48:03 PM Phillip, Belly either wins, or he takes his bat and ball and runs, you just need to get us.....
» 20/12/2012 4:55:52 PM So Mr Swan has finally given an early Christmas present to his loyal followers. Trouble is.....
» 20/12/2012 6:15:54 AM chrisgaff1000, I too have said it before. Do we act now, or, do we wait until they arrive.....
» 19/12/2012 7:59:02 PM If you ask me both these have been replaced by little diff, then there is no diff. The En.....
» 19/12/2012 7:51:56 PM Careful MICMAC56, the truth hurts many on this site. Gypsy, I am with you on that one. N.....
» 19/12/2012 3:06:51 PM Ok, so what about an idea I posted on another thread, whereby we build purpose built ferri.....
» 19/12/2012 2:52:12 PM Hey, I have no problem with illegals funding coming from the foriegn aid budget, I just th.....
» 19/12/2012 6:14:44 AM Gypsy, you just invocked a thought, what would the cost comparison be between processing, .....
» 18/12/2012 4:38:08 PM Listening to Mr Carr speaking on radio today, I heard what may well be words that will com.....
» 18/12/2012 6:15:04 AM We already hold what they call 'war games' so why not hold them in these waters. At the ve.....
» 18/12/2012 6:03:00 AM Yes well, considering the mess our mate Garret made of the insulation, what did labor expe.....
» 17/12/2012 12:38:15 PM However, I think I am taking the piss out of your paranoia Paranoia you say. So tell me,.....
» 17/12/2012 10:02:59 AM You can laugh, joke and take the piss out of me all you like, as you won't offend me for m.....
» 17/12/2012 6:58:44 AM Sroy abuot taht but I hvae alawys thugohgt sepellnig is oevr rated. Evidence being in tha.....
» 16/12/2012 9:50:17 AM Surely the words 'boarder protection' have a meaning. For me, protecting our boarders sho.....
» 16/12/2012 6:25:15 AM This debarcle is likely to cost us more than any war we have been involved in (in monetary.....
» 16/12/2012 6:03:36 AM Belly, that pretty much sums it up. Well said!.....
» 15/12/2012 5:06:56 AM So one has to ask, is the English language in decline, or is it evolving? Sound English s.....
» 13/12/2012 7:17:20 PM While I am no fan of Gillard and her labor party, I must admit, something that happened 20.....
» 11/12/2012 7:18:29 PM Sending them home: whatever it takes If only our leaders had the courage to act on that, .....
» 10/12/2012 8:10:52 PM Just remember come election time WHO CAUSED THIS MESS. I fear we will NEVER recover from .....
» 8/12/2012 6:39:29 AM 579 Firstly, I am not a climate change sceptic, however, I do believe that money is behin.....
» 7/12/2012 1:37:49 PM The carbon tax is simply a permit to pollute. Had the actual polluters been hit with a ta.....
» 4/12/2012 12:41:43 PM But hang on, we are in great shape, the envy of the world. APPARENTLY! What a joke. It's.....
» 3/12/2012 7:24:47 PM 579, another reason investors buy houses is that banks usually don't mind lending on brick.....
» 3/12/2012 10:00:44 AM 579....Before negative gearing the market was supplied by builders, building houses in bet.....
» 3/12/2012 12:51:01 AM Here we go again, the old negative gearing thing. My advise, is have the government build.....
» 2/12/2012 11:02:28 AM Phillip, it is simple LEGAL accounting. You have your gross income, take away legal deduc.....
» 1/12/2012 9:44:34 PM Sounds like sour grapes Phillip. She would pay exactly the correct amount of personal inc.....
» 1/12/2012 4:07:42 PM Ludwig, there is little difference between becoming an ind or changing sides, as they stil.....
» 1/12/2012 3:53:59 PM 579, we can all be a Hancock at any time we choose, simply go out to an arid place, where .....
» 1/12/2012 6:52:46 AM Some of you are missing the point, and confusing the link, which is about the financial in.....
» 1/12/2012 6:19:21 AM So what you're saying 579, is that if we lost our mining, we could survive......
» 30/11/2012 2:10:17 PM Belly, if that's the case, then they should resign, then re run under their new party. At.....
» 30/11/2012 2:03:26 PM Water being forced through small holes and producing flash steam. 579, we are talking abo.....
» 30/11/2012 9:52:46 AM As I have said for many years now, our democratic rights are gone once we exit the polling.....
» 30/11/2012 9:47:24 AM Yes Belly, we both want similar outcomes, we just see different ways to achieve it. Howev.....
» 30/11/2012 9:40:58 AM 579....As a nation we are in a state of consistent, and sustainable growth. No one can den.....
» 29/11/2012 8:09:10 PM Belly, you are so wrong. Firstly, my suggestion for tax reform is to at least look seriou.....
» 29/11/2012 7:56:54 PM Yes has been, the signs that our miners are floundering under the preasure of ridiculously.....
» 29/11/2012 5:39:44 AM Just try to imagine if the world switched to solar, or any other form of renewables, tomor.....
» 28/11/2012 7:05:00 PM Ok Belly, so how do you propose we address welfare waste? Do you think it is reasonable f.....
» 28/11/2012 1:11:37 PM Belly, I don't target welfare it's self as you know full well I target WELFARE WASTE. Ord.....
» 27/11/2012 1:54:10 PM Belly....And if we continue to pay middle and high income earners welfare we are quite stu.....
» 26/11/2012 7:28:27 PM Belly, I accept that you also see unwanted waste, I also see you care about welfare waste......
» 26/11/2012 10:51:18 AM In my view it should be introduce, in a very small way, as a levy. Let's say a 0.02% tax .....
» 26/11/2012 10:39:05 AM Ducking and weaving once again I see Belly, threatening to once again take your ball and r.....
» 26/11/2012 6:04:48 AM Belly, it is my thread, and there is an interesting link I suggest you at least take a loo.....
» 25/11/2012 6:47:52 AM Here is an interesting link about a transaction tax, aimed at the big end of town banking......
» 25/11/2012 6:36:44 AM Belly, I have NEVER supported food stamps, mainly because they lend themselves to fraud. .....
» 25/11/2012 6:15:47 AM Paul, I have said that about politics for years, however, I believe that the greens are in.....
» 24/11/2012 5:09:54 PM Indi, am I right in assuming younare suggesting a tax on spending, not on income. If you .....
» 24/11/2012 11:26:55 AM Belly, who should pay the carbon tax, the generators of fuel, or the useres of fuel. Sure.....
» 24/11/2012 7:27:30 AM .....If the Coalition becomes the next government the crisis will mysteriously 'disappear'.....
» 23/11/2012 8:09:29 PM Belly, cutting the waste is far more important than cutting spending and, if spent wisely,.....
» 23/11/2012 5:23:09 PM Surely someone in charge realizes that one day, we must use the big stick approach to this.....
» 23/11/2012 5:09:52 PM No government can lower taxes, while at the same time waste them time and time again. It .....
» 23/11/2012 8:48:54 AM MOTL, I believe the TT style tax was trialed back in the 80's amd it collected plenty of t.....
» 22/11/2012 3:12:59 PM In my view, a transaction tax is wortthy of serious consideration. After all, any other f.....
» 21/11/2012 6:35:40 AM OUG says...yes belly i too try to stay away this is going to be easier soon[7 dec midnight.....
» 20/11/2012 8:30:32 PM Belly, I have never had a single unionistnwork for me in any of my five shops, over a peri.....
» 19/11/2012 7:38:05 PM Pericles, I will try to find the link, but the info I used was revealed at a recent small .....
» 19/11/2012 2:31:09 PM 579, it is common knowledge that our productivity has declined. Now, if there is such an .....
» 19/11/2012 10:27:46 AM Pericles, the whole point of this thread is to highlite the fac that the uptake, thats thi.....
» 19/11/2012 5:48:29 AM Yes well, I expected to cop an ear bashing over this, but seriously, how can we be working.....
» 18/11/2012 9:35:10 PM Any one doing it tough with low interest rates, have overcommitted themselves. This comme.....
» 18/11/2012 2:34:30 PM So they say most of us work past our scheduled finishing time and, that much of this time .....
» 18/11/2012 2:27:54 PM 579, to my knowledge the unemployment numbers are calculated from those enrolled as unempl.....
» 18/11/2012 7:31:18 AM Yes, the whole climate change, global warming, call it what you like, is so confusing it i.....
» 17/11/2012 6:21:23 PM While I tend to agree with you Jay, where does that leave us, as SB has always been our la.....
» 17/11/2012 10:30:15 AM The goal posts will continue to move Yes 579, they will, but then, so will our population.....
» 17/11/2012 6:26:57 AM Religion, like most others thing nowadays, has been commercialized to a large extent. Gon.....
» 16/11/2012 7:24:16 PM It's nott so much the closures, or even the loss of jobs that I refer to, rather, it's the.....
» 16/11/2012 8:46:34 AM The uptake for small business, that's those coming forward to take place of those who have.....
» 15/11/2012 6:10:03 AM pedophilia, like many horrendous crimes, suffers badly from trial by media, so getting a f.....
» 15/11/2012 5:56:57 AM The recent downturn in the polls for Tony, have been a result of the personal attacks from.....
» 14/11/2012 6:33:15 AM ManOfTheLand, I don't know how you can think Howard was our, let's say, former worst PM. .....
» 13/11/2012 6:32:03 PM I can't believe we are wasting millions, just to find out what we already know. This grub.....
» 13/11/2012 6:27:31 PM I can assure you, I am no prude, however, I think the problem with energy drinks is that t.....
» 13/11/2012 6:19:15 PM Spot on Belly, I'm with you on that one......
» 13/11/2012 6:22:06 AM 579....Lets remember it was Abbott that blocked the Malaysia solution. Yes, and it was Ru.....
» 12/11/2012 6:13:33 AM I here you RM, but these are legal drugs and the sellers are targeting kids. The other is.....
» 12/11/2012 6:05:58 AM Belly, I don't think Phillip is taunting you personally, he is simply providing an update .....
» 10/11/2012 6:00:51 PM Well it is quite obvious that these drinks can be harmful, even fatal, as more and more co.....
» 10/11/2012 5:43:19 PM Ok T2, Howard did sell assetts,against my will, esspecially givennthere were alternatives .....
» 10/11/2012 6:14:29 AM Belly, it still comes back to the same question. Ask not whether Abbott is able, but ask .....
» 9/11/2012 6:13:15 AM Ah here we go again, blame it on the GFC. Now while I accept the GFC may have required so.....
» 9/11/2012 5:56:52 AM Ok 579, and anyone else who thinks labor deserve to be there. How do you propose we stop .....
» 8/11/2012 8:07:46 PM Belly, the debt is not as much a problem, as how we got there and, where we started from w.....
» 8/11/2012 1:32:32 PM Ok Belly, it's fair to assume that the coalition will have to increase taxes, otherwise, h.....
» 7/11/2012 7:27:26 AM Ok Belly, how about you tell us just three things labor have got right, in their five odd .....
» 6/11/2012 7:39:47 AM 579, if low interest rates are a stimulus, as you say, why then is the property market fla.....
» 6/11/2012 6:24:27 AM OUG, I just don't get you. One minute you post a perfectly normal post, like that one, ea.....
» 6/11/2012 6:14:21 AM Ah Belly, it's funny how you hang yourself when you say things like 'worst ever oppersitio.....
» 5/11/2012 9:57:11 PM As a butcher all my working life I have witnessed this scam called 'free range' rip people.....
» 5/11/2012 5:02:50 PM 579, if you can rise above your hatred for me, and read my post, you would have seen that .....
» 5/11/2012 6:36:51 AM Continued Belly, how is my asking a simple (very appropriate) question, ripping into you? .....
» 5/11/2012 6:28:12 AM 579, the outback is a cheaper form of living for a reason. It simply doesn't have all the .....
» 4/11/2012 11:12:47 AM How on earth anyone can even think to believe we can reduce emissions by 20% is simply kid.....
» 4/11/2012 8:50:27 AM 579, what do you think are the benefits we will obtain from the NBN? I must admit I am no.....
» 4/11/2012 7:40:23 AM It will be an interesting lead up to the next election, as labor, thanks to thier incompet.....
» 4/11/2012 7:13:10 AM Belly, time for you to be honest here mate. Do not ask whether Abbott is worthy, without .....
» 4/11/2012 6:35:17 AM James, I'm not sure what you mean by trust funds, however, as for politicians, their tax p.....
» 3/11/2012 10:41:48 AM A better option Paul would be to implement a transaction tax, then, every time money hits .....
» 3/11/2012 10:29:44 AM Solar is only a growing business because of the money being thrown at it in the way of sub.....
» 3/11/2012 10:25:27 AM So again I challenge you, not to bag me, as it's water off a ducks back, but seriously, go.....
» 2/11/2012 6:00:44 PM So the polls say we sit at 50/50 labor/libs. So I challenge you, go to any pub, club, sho.....
» 2/11/2012 3:22:04 PM Does it make sense 579. I think you would ne hard pressed to find any of the many workers.....
» 1/11/2012 1:04:18 PM Arjay, I'm not up to speed with high finance, however I was of the opinion that when gover.....
» 1/11/2012 6:06:41 AM All these so called, green powers, have one thing in common. They are un reliable. so, wh.....
» 31/10/2012 7:52:58 PM Actually Chris, most food businesses have a provision in thier accounts for 'good own use'.....
» 31/10/2012 1:48:37 PM Banjo, here is a small example. I have owned five retail butcher shops, from 89 to 2011. .....
» 31/10/2012 10:14:44 AM Arjay, not only do they have to fund what you mentioned, but they also need to find $12 mi.....
» 30/10/2012 7:31:03 PM sonofgloin, I can't answer your question, as I don't know. however, I would suggest those .....
» 30/10/2012 12:09:45 PM It appears that mining is coming off the boil, some would suggest to a 'sustainable level'.....
» 29/10/2012 5:36:37 AM So in other words Belly, we have simply taken another step DOWN the ladder. Here we go, i.....
» 28/10/2012 7:21:53 PM 579, I also note you say The miners went back to a more sustainable level. So, assuming t.....
» 28/10/2012 5:23:08 PM 579, anticipating a tax windfall is one thing, spending it before you get it is another. .....
» 28/10/2012 2:55:10 PM This is the problem Philip, our democratic rights are gone for another term, as soon as we.....
» 28/10/2012 2:50:44 PM With a 2% TT the most anyone will ever pay is $2 for evey $100 earned. So on say a gross a.....
» 27/10/2012 2:15:28 PM .....BIG business is good at paying very little or no tax. Same with the very rich people .....
» 27/10/2012 1:58:51 PM I have to agree with SM. The MRRT. This is a typical example of big business, outsmarting.....
» 26/10/2012 6:07:57 AM I find it strange that people vindicate politiciants form the slightest hint of violence, .....
» 24/10/2012 9:25:21 PM 579, history is a very hard thing to disregard. The libs have history on their side, some.....
» 24/10/2012 1:23:59 PM Yabby I agree that farmers are mugs, evidence bing in that the average age for farmers is .....
» 24/10/2012 6:03:59 AM Wobbles, you continue to bag the Howard years, so can you please explain, that if this was.....
» 24/10/2012 12:01:30 AM Banjo, labor have placed a noose around their own necks, or more so, Mr Swan, in that it i.....
» 23/10/2012 7:50:25 PM I am afraid this is simply the beginning of what's to come, regardless of who is in power,.....
» 23/10/2012 7:00:17 PM Enjoy it while you can Pete, cause with Mr Swan, and his mission for surplus 'at any cost'.....
» 22/10/2012 10:32:15 PM Yabby, with the costs of compliance, food safety laws and the like, farmers simply can't a.....
» 22/10/2012 10:28:19 PM I agree that many apprenticeships today are a waste of time and, many so called 'tradesmen.....
» 22/10/2012 7:01:36 AM Ok Yabby, so you're saying that the discount war on milk is not effecting farm gate prices.....
» 21/10/2012 7:40:30 PM NSB, this is not your regular immigrants that the media seem to target, as this is a relig.....
» 21/10/2012 6:53:22 PM Yabby, not sure how IR works in the US, but here, unless you sign people up, it's simply n.....
» 21/10/2012 9:25:30 AM Listening to Bill Shorten today, on unemployment benefits, I think this is one policy labo.....
» 21/10/2012 7:44:16 AM Yabby, you sill never convince me that online retailing will replace jobs lost in regular .....
» 21/10/2012 7:40:30 AM There is little doubt that the ongoing milk war, being waged between the big two retail gi.....
» 21/10/2012 7:30:41 AM Banjo, I'm with you on that one. I simply can't understand why on earth we even entertain.....
» 20/10/2012 2:17:51 PM Suseonline, I don't think this thread is aimed at events from 200+ years ago. This Muslim.....
» 20/10/2012 2:10:31 PM You're right raw mustard, except, these jobs you speak of have already been created, while.....
» 20/10/2012 9:51:59 AM Belly, I am afraid it's simply another case of tech taking over. Just consider for a mome.....
» 20/10/2012 6:13:50 AM ...elizann....It's a bit like a virus that spreads and multiplies when the conditions are .....
» 20/10/2012 5:45:29 AM So just exactly how are we going to round all this money up 579. Are we going to bring ba.....
» 18/10/2012 6:53:37 PM 579, I am sorry but it is impossible to reason with someone who is in denial, but I will t.....
» 18/10/2012 1:33:22 PM Ok, so how will Malaysia solve the problem, as it is my understanding we send some 800 the.....
» 17/10/2012 6:50:29 PM In all seriousness, I don't think there is a solution, oit unless we take a very hard line.....
» 17/10/2012 2:39:38 PM So Wobbles, as you havnt responded to my question, I guess there is no alternative......
» 17/10/2012 9:25:17 AM T2, customer service has ,deteriated, partially as a result of Retail pressures. Consumer.....
» 17/10/2012 6:06:46 AM Poirot and Joe,when it comes to multiculturalisim, this is not your ordinary group of immi.....
» 16/10/2012 7:04:32 AM I vote for a peace loving Australia, now if that means throwing out the rubbish at times, .....
» 16/10/2012 6:50:05 AM More importantly, do those who fail to vote, get finned, like to rest of us. Or is that b.....
» 16/10/2012 6:39:16 AM DP, One thing about being delusional, is you can simply believe anything you wish to. Let.....
» 16/10/2012 6:36:35 AM So Wobbles, what's the alternative. We support many who simply don't wish to work. We su.....
» 16/10/2012 6:28:12 AM I think the answer lies within the Indonesian authorities. I say the authorities as it is.....
» 15/10/2012 9:45:43 PM It's a joke beyond comprehension. I say, either we use the big stick approach now, or we .....
» 14/10/2012 7:40:37 AM The facts are labor are to blame for this mess and, they have pussy footed around, playing.....
» 13/10/2012 4:06:37 PM I would love to talk more about those days, as we certainly shared the same memories. Fee.....
» 13/10/2012 3:59:47 PM Belly, I agree that Rudd would be far better placed to win an election for labor, however,.....
» 13/10/2012 12:06:27 PM I forgot to say that the pontoon would get moved now and again due to the reef dying aroun.....
» 13/10/2012 12:05:04 PM Has been I know the pontoon you refer to, as I spent time there myself, in fact, I used to.....
» 13/10/2012 9:01:58 AM Yes Arjay, he needs to put a sock in it and let the labor party go about self destructing,.....
» 13/10/2012 8:53:26 AM I confess I havnt read the article, however, I have been sailing the Whitsundays for the p.....
» 13/10/2012 6:21:47 AM Ok Pete, so let's put aside the issue of whether or not we should help these people, or ev.....
» 12/10/2012 8:59:37 PM Like it or not, NG has helped keep rents down, so it stands to reason that if it's taken a.....
» 12/10/2012 8:55:15 PM I say at best locate them in the outback, with tents, food and water. At worst, send them .....
» 12/10/2012 3:19:10 PM Belly, I agree it is pointless playing the blame game any further, however, having said th.....
» 12/10/2012 6:17:19 AM As has been says, in a round about way, people today typically want THE HOUSE not A HOUSE .....
» 11/10/2012 8:14:00 PM So the author and his supporters of his quest need to ask themselves one very, very import.....
» 11/10/2012 6:59:47 PM Belly, youre spot on, we have two lost leaders. While some think Gillard has gained groun.....
» 10/10/2012 10:54:00 AM Robert Le Page, may I suggest you wallow in the remains of your much loved green party, as.....
» 10/10/2012 7:31:45 AM So can someone explain to me what the problem is with wanting to keep Australia as a peace.....
» 10/10/2012 7:05:04 AM A link would have been nice, havnt seen the news for a week or more, but all I can say wit.....
» 9/10/2012 6:29:06 PM While it's sometimes great to dream of the perfect world, the reality is this is Australia.....
» 9/10/2012 6:57:46 AM I too think we all should receive the same assistance, as opposed to the current system wh.....
» 8/10/2012 7:54:17 PM Ah the good hearted greens, they want to increase the dole by some 20%, which of cause mea.....
» 8/10/2012 5:14:18 PM Isn't it ironic, as on the one hand we have our PM saying we are well placed to be a globa.....
» 8/10/2012 4:49:31 PM I understand what you say Ludwig, but there is a huge difference between a man acting susp.....
» 8/10/2012 8:24:59 AM poirot: Or is it okay for whole peoples to walk five paces behind with eyes cast down defe.....
» 8/10/2012 5:41:25 AM Ludwig, the cam Cordero idea will never work as these devices can be argued against in a c.....
» 7/10/2012 4:17:42 PM So what about randomly placed cameras on civilians vehicles, wheby these devices are insta.....
» 7/10/2012 4:06:08 PM Yvonne, rents today are actually cheaper than they should have been, had returns on invest.....
» 5/10/2012 9:50:05 AM Looks like he's gone. (579) Another thread, killed off by facts......
» 5/10/2012 6:43:19 AM My strategy was to keep buying up houses/land and at one stage I held ten properties. Unf.....
» 5/10/2012 6:22:24 AM Phillip, I like Belly, I recon deep down he's a great bloke, one that I too would share a .....
» 4/10/2012 7:31:42 PM The biggest challenge I see for housing will be the governments tinkering with Suoer, wher.....
» 4/10/2012 7:21:26 PM HB, the cops are more now than ever, revenue raisers. Why, because we have no money. one .....
» 4/10/2012 7:53:35 AM Or Belly, K Rudd and C.o could have left well enough alone, but hey, that's simply not the.....
» 3/10/2012 6:34:57 AM Belly, I have to admit, I dont know too much about building roads, however you are spot on.....
» 3/10/2012 5:02:54 AM The problem we have in Australia is that we are unique, in that we have a very small popul.....
» 2/10/2012 7:10:47 AM Phillip, the legal system, or more so, the way it gets manipulated by blood thirsty lawyer.....
» 1/10/2012 8:42:05 PM The increased employment opportunities thus created would also increase the Govt's tax tak.....
» 1/10/2012 7:51:20 PM One word guys, FUNDING, or rather, lack of it. When we fight others wars, open our arms a.....
» 1/10/2012 2:07:17 PM So 579, if the tax was a fizzer, as you say, how then can it possibly reduce emissions as .....
» 1/10/2012 5:40:12 AM Phillip and indi, I too have seen it coming, but every time I mention it, I get shot down .....
» 30/09/2012 7:24:39 PM 579, I would suggest the recent pension rise you refer to would have been to combat the ca.....
» 30/09/2012 7:12:44 PM Grim, I think you forgot the link. As for OS investors, the shares are there for anyone t.....
» 30/09/2012 12:47:33 PM Yes Rhosty, we certainly do need a new tax system, as at the present rate, I doubt our cur.....
» 30/09/2012 8:42:30 AM Quite simple Ludwig, buy shares. In buying shares, either personally, or as governments, .....
» 30/09/2012 5:56:42 AM As Mark rightly points out, exploration costs are huge, and often return negative results......
» 29/09/2012 1:02:16 PM Interesting article, of cause, the future of our mineral wealth, and associated benefits, .....
» 29/09/2012 5:55:05 AM The problem we have is our tax system is out dated and can no longer keep up with demand, .....
» 28/09/2012 7:22:18 PM Yes sonofgloin Back when we were know as THE LUCKY COUNTRY. Now we are over governed, ov.....
» 28/09/2012 7:17:58 PM Yuyutsu, you're kidding! I guess if the birds, fish, etc etc were lining up in the center.....
» 28/09/2012 6:12:28 AM Phillip, our do gooder attitude will ultimately be our undoing in the end, as we can't sim.....
» 27/09/2012 7:30:01 PM The Indonisian authorities must be on the take. Good luck stopping that......
» 27/09/2012 7:24:18 PM Not true on both counts Belly. They are looking at the GST. As for over spending, that's.....
» 27/09/2012 9:39:43 AM These three words AT ANY COST may well be the worst three words many have heard for many y.....
» 27/09/2012 6:21:16 AM So we are talking a lot about this topic, but it appears all is now calm on the government.....
» 26/09/2012 8:25:20 PM Isn't it interesting to see our top economic dogs are voicing real concerns about our abil.....
» 25/09/2012 8:03:33 PM DP, its all about priorities and if we had spare cash laying around, and our kids were ful.....
» 25/09/2012 6:42:47 AM Pete, how can anyone provide you with precise information that you request, when our leade.....
» 25/09/2012 6:24:12 AM Diamond Pete.....After 49 pages the ignorance still continues from "some" people.....
» 24/09/2012 9:55:23 PM OUG, have you been on holidays, cause for a while there your posts were not written in rid.....
» 24/09/2012 7:38:24 AM Yes STG and Imdonisia is my tip. One has to owner if some of these illegals arriving are .....
» 24/09/2012 5:31:11 AM csteele, you are welcome to keep dreaming, it's a free country, but one day you may be in .....
» 23/09/2012 7:10:54 AM As long as you are in denial, you can do almost anything. The problem is the lost soles w.....
» 22/09/2012 9:55:55 PM You will do well the get a die hard labor suporter on this thread, they're out there, they.....
» 22/09/2012 9:50:42 PM Belly, is that immovable or in convincible, there is a difference you know. What Pete is .....
» 22/09/2012 3:53:30 PM at or near surplus in 2012/2013) and our fantastic future on the back of current strong La.....
» 22/09/2012 3:43:05 PM Pete, I am the first to agree that not all Muslims are bad people, in fact, the bad ones m.....
» 22/09/2012 6:39:17 AM We are simply treating the symptom and not the cause. The symptom is the violence, the ca.....
» 22/09/2012 6:24:36 AM Pete, if only it were a funny topic, I would be laughing with you. But it's not! You say .....
» 21/09/2012 7:24:16 PM For the record, labor did not win the election, rather they lost it, just not badly enough.....
» 21/09/2012 5:34:40 AM Is that Diamomd Pete, or Dreaming Pete! Either way, keep dreaming Pete, however, be caref.....
» 21/09/2012 5:28:00 AM Rhrosty, pardon my ignorance, but what's this hydrocarbon bonanza you refer to......
» 20/09/2012 12:03:08 PM 579...it was stated in parliament 2 days ago, the surplus is on track. And you believe t.....
» 20/09/2012 5:36:17 AM When you have an Australian born Muslim, claiming to be an Aussie, and rightly so, yet gro.....
» 19/09/2012 9:23:39 PM Bazz, they do have the money, they simply borrow it. They (government) have no idea how w.....
» 19/09/2012 9:18:32 PM The author says.....So, what should we do about creating a balanced economy in which minin.....
» 19/09/2012 9:01:36 PM Well you lost me there Belly......
» 19/09/2012 5:43:02 AM One has to wonder just where we would be now, had our brave diggers, many of whom lost the.....
» 18/09/2012 7:06:09 PM 579, the waste is there to see, so no need for me to elaborate once again. As for QLD, I .....
» 18/09/2012 6:27:47 PM So the question must be asked, why? Why on earth did our past leaders allow these radical.....
» 18/09/2012 9:27:17 AM Her her crackup, I started a thread recently alomg the same grounds, our rights as tax pay.....
» 18/09/2012 9:16:12 AM 579, I don't care who runs the country, labor or libs, so long as they stop the waste and .....
» 18/09/2012 6:23:39 AM Actually Belly, I am looking at the economy with no glasses. Have a good hard look yours.....
» 18/09/2012 6:21:28 AM Sorry Belly, posted twice......
» 18/09/2012 6:19:31 AM DiamondPete, dream on I say. Have you noticed labor are not crowing about it, that's beca.....
» 18/09/2012 6:15:14 AM Otokonoko, you say would these small purchases keep the small retailer afloat. The simple.....
» 18/09/2012 5:47:53 AM Belly, if it were a 'race' you would call the Australian economy a Bradbry, as our competi.....
» 18/09/2012 5:35:17 AM One solution is to ban the Muslim faith in Australia. If they wish to be practicing Muslim.....
» 17/09/2012 8:50:08 PM Belly, if it were a race, I may agree with you, it's not as simply being better than the o.....
» 16/09/2012 4:08:50 PM And Producer, all those you mentioned have one thing in common, they are no threat to our .....
» 16/09/2012 9:15:33 AM I have to wonder if those die hard labor supporters are starting to get the hint that all .....
» 16/09/2012 9:10:55 AM Lexi, this is no time for your bleeding heart approach, it is time for action. It was ele.....
» 16/09/2012 6:26:20 AM As a nation, we are detiriating day by day, mainly due to our softly softly approach to mo.....
» 15/09/2012 9:59:49 PM This all adds fuel to the argument that we, the people, need more say as to how this great.....
» 15/09/2012 5:10:18 PM Online shopping was always goimg to kill retail and, it will only get worse, with GST maki.....
» 15/09/2012 5:00:31 PM Robert, in the REAL WORLD, if a job calls for five people, they hire five, not eight. Now.....
» 15/09/2012 4:09:02 PM Why in the hell do we have this garbage here, in our country. If they (Muslims) dont like.....
» 15/09/2012 6:46:08 AM Don't skirt the simple question butcher: how much did it cost the tax payer under Howard? .....
» 14/09/2012 6:45:21 PM It's all about confidence. Huge business, feeds big business, which feeds medium business.....
» 14/09/2012 6:30:43 PM Bono, the centre served it's purpose, it helped to STOP THE BOATS and, it was my understan.....
» 14/09/2012 5:27:58 AM Bugsy, we already play war games, why not have them there. Philip, I know, but just how s.....
» 13/09/2012 7:24:17 PM One word, incompetence. BTW, I am opposed to the super trawler, but once again labor is c.....
» 13/09/2012 7:21:47 PM Pericles, no need to speak slowly, as this is the budget for Nauru, nothing else. The sca.....
» 13/09/2012 7:13:36 PM Yes Belly, I say ALL WORKERS should be assessed every year. Robert, had the public servan.....
» 13/09/2012 5:31:07 AM Indi....Job cutting is wrong. If a job is not needed than transfer the job holder to anoth.....
» 13/09/2012 5:20:20 AM Cat got your tongue Anton!.....
» 12/09/2012 8:39:17 PM Just history repeating itself I am afraid. We just keep goimg from money in the bank, to .....
» 12/09/2012 7:52:45 PM Pericles I will tell you exactly how much is a sensible amount. Look after our elderly, f.....
» 11/09/2012 6:40:58 PM You're kidding, we are spending $100,000 per year, per person, just so we can care for the.....
» 11/09/2012 6:29:55 PM Anton, So, $50 million is the budget, for a max of 500 people. Now that's $100,000 per pe.....
» 10/09/2012 8:29:55 PM Indi, the answer as to why it costs so much is simple. Publicly run. They simply can't do.....
» 10/09/2012 6:18:10 PM If you want proof of how bad the FWA system has worked, just look at the sackings, (non go.....
» 10/09/2012 6:08:55 PM Anton, those .087% cost $x and, why is that they deserve so much of our taxes, when this o.....
» 9/09/2012 9:23:50 PM Yes Philip, so at what point do we say, that's enough! Is it ten billion, fifteen, twenty.....
» 9/09/2012 9:16:30 PM 579....says one thing before an election and does something different after I guess somet.....
» 9/09/2012 9:08:35 AM Anton, how can you call is selfish, when our wealth is distributed much more wiidely than .....
» 9/09/2012 9:03:49 AM ......and work choices are very much part of that. And the country boomed!.....
» 9/09/2012 7:20:17 AM Anthonyve, what are my problems with waste. Afagn war. We have spent billions on this war.....
» 9/09/2012 7:02:27 AM The only ones who are deeply opposed to a work choices style of IR are poor workers, or, t.....
» 8/09/2012 2:43:26 PM 579...Iron Ore mining should be nationized, instead of being owned by someone earning 1 mi.....
» 7/09/2012 9:01:39 PM Yuyutsu, while I agree that governments from both sides favor big business over small, the.....
» 7/09/2012 3:06:19 PM People can't have it both ways. On the one hand, labor keeps telling us how clever they a.....
» 7/09/2012 2:55:00 PM Belly, if governments really want to protect/prolong fish reserves, then they must do more.....
» 7/09/2012 5:20:36 AM Good point Philip, perhaps the only theory I can come up with is money. Are they (fhe poli.....
» 6/09/2012 8:51:23 PM So Belly, is it fair to assume our taxes could come down, our pensioners could live well, .....
» 6/09/2012 8:44:32 PM Belly, I agree and one of the best sayings I have heard for a while would have to be, 'lim.....
» 6/09/2012 11:28:55 AM Yes Poirot, but given we have so much to offer and so few people (in real terms) do you th.....
» 6/09/2012 9:30:32 AM Given that our government is funding so many non in-house expenses, we now appear to have .....
» 6/09/2012 9:22:08 AM Many may not know, but our government is planning yet another fishing liciense 'buy back',.....
» 6/09/2012 9:09:27 AM The old saying, given enough rope has worked against the greens, as well as the independen.....
» 5/09/2012 10:17:13 AM Drab, go back fifty years and crunch the numbers on Local crime, especially drug related. .....
» 5/09/2012 10:09:06 AM 579, Mr Pig Headed, as you call him would not be so, had the wonderful Mr Rudd not opened .....
» 5/09/2012 6:35:27 AM Belly, one has to ask, at what poimt do we declare war on these invaders, peaceful of othe.....
» 5/09/2012 6:27:59 AM Otokonoko, a very senible post. You see governments just can't prioritize thier spending,.....
» 4/09/2012 8:38:24 PM Belly, if we want to do more for our kids, improve health and a dress our localized issues.....
» 4/09/2012 8:23:14 PM Good advice Anton Many people don't actually vote for a party, they often vote for, or ag.....
» 4/09/2012 1:38:23 PM If the people smugglers have nothing to sell, the boats will stop, their (the boat people).....
» 4/09/2012 1:31:13 PM Indi, not sure if you remember, but there was an old guy who shot a young intruder at Redc.....
» 4/09/2012 6:45:28 AM Julia Gillards new education baby, may well come at the expense of the high income earners.....
» 4/09/2012 6:23:54 AM Belly...Rechtub! Butcher are you aware of your increasingly bad habit? Well actually Bell.....
» 3/09/2012 6:59:17 PM Foyle, I have few arguments about that, but there is a huge difference between a good plan.....
» 3/09/2012 12:25:42 PM 579....Economic activity will slow dramatically with out money being there for them to bor.....
» 3/09/2012 12:12:54 PM Poirot, yes you have me on that one, I forgot it was about America, my bad. Sorry about th.....
» 3/09/2012 10:11:03 AM 579...say you will have 20 million different opinions, and get no where. That's why a ref.....
» 3/09/2012 10:02:36 AM Poirot, tight controls, no, banning or making ownership near on impossible, yes. And yes,.....
» 3/09/2012 6:55:44 AM Belly, never in the past 50 plus years has an Australian been allowed to walk in to a coff.....
» 3/09/2012 6:43:15 AM RG, while I agree with much of what you say, wasting OUR TAXES on the likes of illegal imi.....
» 2/09/2012 7:50:36 PM 579, thats the whole point of this thread. Did you vote for a carbon tax? Did you vote f.....
» 2/09/2012 7:39:26 PM Poirot, yes, but the fact remains, cars cause more deaths here than guns. Another issue w.....
» 2/09/2012 12:12:52 PM I am early 50's and when I was 17-30's I could walk in to any gun dealer, buy a gun, buy b.....
» 2/09/2012 6:56:46 AM Not really sonofgloin You see the people did not vote for this government, they voted alm.....
» 2/09/2012 6:44:11 AM Perhaps one suggestion would be to redirect our military ships so that they do their train.....
» 1/09/2012 11:46:24 AM Yes Phillip, however given the governments rehearsed line of late, 'they (illegals) face t.....
» 1/09/2012 6:50:52 AM Let's face it, our taxes, paid by almost everyone in some form or another, are paid by us,.....
» 31/08/2012 6:45:53 PM PLANET3, I'm not opposed to the idea either. I have always maintained its better to reward.....
» 31/08/2012 6:37:35 PM 579, that has all the characteristics of a politicians answer, as it doesn't answer the qu.....
» 31/08/2012 12:37:41 PM As the forwards estimates say..... So, tell me, has the forward estimates taken in to acc.....
» 31/08/2012 7:01:53 AM Gypsy, I won't be dragged into the old 'poor old me ' argument, but the fact is, welfare i.....
» 30/08/2012 10:36:37 PM Robert I have seen many friends go through it, and almost separated with my wife over it, .....
» 30/08/2012 9:00:23 PM With yet another needless waste of five more armed service personnel lives, one has to ask.....
» 30/08/2012 8:45:06 PM While I accept much of what most posters say, the underlying issue is that being supported.....
» 29/08/2012 8:55:59 PM Rehctub here. In response to the many posts, firstly, it's not my idea, I simply support .....
» 29/08/2012 11:10:10 AM 579, I fully agree that mining should be wound back, so we can at least provide affordable.....
» 29/08/2012 11:04:34 AM Addicted to drugs is a problem, but, being paid benefits, while not being ready and able f.....
» 29/08/2012 6:36:11 AM This subject has raised it's head again, but this time there may well be some action. I s.....
» 29/08/2012 6:30:10 AM Sroy aoubt taht ajray, but seriously, spelling is over rated, proof being in the fact tha.....
» 28/08/2012 9:29:20 PM I know a young guy who, at the choice of his mother, was not done. He now feels abnormal .....
» 28/08/2012 9:26:03 PM 579, I have a very good record with predictions. As for CN, While I agree he has gome too.....
» 28/08/2012 9:17:49 PM Poirot, you have a valid point, however, you also knew what I meant, even though my spelli.....
» 28/08/2012 12:56:00 PM Sorry P, my bad. So tell me, why is correct spelling so important......
» 28/08/2012 12:25:25 PM 579, if what you say is right, you must be very dissapointed/ worried, cause unless you ar.....
» 28/08/2012 6:35:37 AM With the minimg tax and to a lesser extent, the carbon tax being, revenue raisers, it's a .....
» 28/08/2012 6:24:53 AM Arjay, it's not so much the tax, rather than the size of the tax and more importantly, the.....
» 28/08/2012 6:18:49 AM Blame it on google, I say. I can remember a day when every class room had a shelf with en.....
» 28/08/2012 6:11:00 AM David,I dont mean to rain on your parrade, but these are two very different scenarios, as .....
» 26/08/2012 4:42:58 AM Anton, you forget one VERY IMPORTANT fact, that being, all additional costs incurred by su.....
» 25/08/2012 6:07:05 AM TL...If there had been suggestion that gays be allowed to marry back then would you have n.....
» 25/08/2012 5:59:16 AM Houl, sorry, havnt checked for a while. Fuel levies are very common in any business that .....
» 25/08/2012 5:51:36 AM Anton, You just don't get it do you. You say, we all live on the same planet, which, by .....
» 24/08/2012 6:55:10 PM Dear Doctor Nice to see some new blood. ....Another word cannot be used, otherwise it kee.....
» 24/08/2012 6:55:44 AM With all the noise being made by gay lobbyists about their right to marry, often suggestin.....
» 23/08/2012 6:11:15 PM ybgirp, yep, you're right. So, if it works for you, then go ahead, but as I say, being re.....
» 23/08/2012 12:06:42 PM Well, I worked with a gay butcher once, didn't know he was gay at first. He told me being.....
» 23/08/2012 11:51:08 AM Has been, I agree with what you are saying, all i am suggesting, is something that happene.....
» 23/08/2012 10:19:57 AM Belly, I'm with you on this one. Governments must have researchers, both sides, paid by u.....
» 23/08/2012 9:59:33 AM AFA I have gone over a few of my posts. Now while I said I had not mentioned anal sex, I w.....
» 23/08/2012 6:37:00 AM AFA, you seem to have formed the opinion that I hate gays. I don't! I don't approve of wh.....
» 22/08/2012 7:53:23 PM Houellebecq, reading between the lines, I can only assume you didn't find another unpaid w.....
» 22/08/2012 7:42:23 PM Kinda makes you feel all warm amd fuzzy, don't it. One can only dream about where we woul.....
» 22/08/2012 12:44:56 PM AFA, for the record, I'm am not a follower of god. My wife is, and I respect her for her b.....
» 22/08/2012 10:54:57 AM AFA, at no time during my participation on OLO, have I mentioned anal sex. Your words, no.....
» 22/08/2012 6:19:17 AM AFA, David, can you please tell me if the level of STD's is higher in gays, as a percentag.....
» 22/08/2012 5:57:12 AM Those in poor old labor land are clinging to hope, but the reality is, their beloved party.....
» 22/08/2012 5:49:24 AM P, sorry to harp on this, but an even simpler option would be for employers to combine sup.....
» 21/08/2012 9:58:58 PM P, may I suggest you look this section up at the bottom of the link you provided. What if.....
» 21/08/2012 9:48:14 PM AFA, I am sorry, but I don't understand what questions you are referring to. You say...Yo.....
» 21/08/2012 8:51:20 PM Here here David F, how nice would be for mature adults to be able to choose what they want.....
» 21/08/2012 8:44:05 PM P..I am always happy to be corrected, I was not aware of these changes. I have recently e.....
» 21/08/2012 4:51:12 PM Houellebecq, having been in business for almost a quarter of a century, I can tell you it .....
» 20/08/2012 8:01:16 PM Houellebecq, that comment just goes to show how little you actually know. First, you ofte.....
» 20/08/2012 7:34:32 PM AFA, not at all. I have always believed that anyone who inflicts self harm should not be .....
» 20/08/2012 9:30:54 AM David F, continued As for the casualization of our workforce, now there's a joke. Brought.....
» 20/08/2012 9:21:10 AM P...you're the one who consistently rails against government money going to those who migh.....
» 20/08/2012 6:49:58 AM A study in Massachusetts showed a significant decrease in clinic visits for non-heterosexu.....
» 20/08/2012 6:44:15 AM Changes in super (a few years back) have created so much work for employers and, they have.....
» 19/08/2012 7:40:52 AM And Wobbles, all they need do is to control their breeding. Not stop, simp,y control. You.....
» 18/08/2012 2:19:36 PM Isn't it funny, we don't have enough to care for our own, yet you lot would happily open o.....
» 18/08/2012 12:28:10 PM Dear Lexi and others, I dare you to try and arrive on Indonisias shores, uninvited, seekin.....
» 18/08/2012 10:34:15 AM Luddy, The public needs to be empowered to assist in the policing effort. The problem is,.....
» 17/08/2012 10:33:49 PM Lexi, lawyers and barristers don't make the law, they simply try their best to either inte.....
» 17/08/2012 12:24:21 PM 579, if were not revenue raising, why then are there no speed traps in most main streets, .....
» 17/08/2012 12:15:15 PM It will in my world!.....
» 17/08/2012 7:19:02 AM Tony L,the definition of marriage is a union between a man and woman, get over it and move.....
» 17/08/2012 7:12:36 AM Has been, I hear you, but you look after your sports car and, a 71 model XA ford sedan/wag.....
» 17/08/2012 7:11:08 AM Houellebecq, that's simple, stay home! But don't order home delivery, as that endangers li.....
» 16/08/2012 7:29:09 PM There are many issues with regards to speed limits. Firstly, I can buy an old car, regist.....
» 16/08/2012 6:55:55 PM Indi, sorry for the delay, but that's a crack up, if only it were not true......
» 16/08/2012 6:41:26 PM Belly, it's not so much a differing of opinion, as much as it's just plain nit picking and.....
» 16/08/2012 2:12:15 PM David F, every single penny spent by our governments, or should I say, wasted, is provided.....
» 16/08/2012 6:38:25 AM You know, things are pretty crook, when we have so many of our own who are homeless, or do.....
» 16/08/2012 6:01:24 AM Phillip S, I have also been told that our officials are not permitted to perform a bone ma.....
» 15/08/2012 7:13:34 PM If you take away the carrot, accommodation, money, vouchers, meals ect, you will deter the.....
» 15/08/2012 7:18:28 AM Jimmy Jones, although I am not gay, I am not opposed to gays getting hitched,, what I, and.....
» 14/08/2012 7:00:44 PM It has been reported that as many as 85% of them are on welfare our welfare, provided for .....
» 14/08/2012 12:51:48 PM I have to give gays an 'A' for effort, as they just won't stop trying to get their relatio.....
» 14/08/2012 12:48:26 PM Sowat, unfortunately, the truth often hurts. As for corporate welfare, how else do you pr.....
» 14/08/2012 6:53:53 AM Sophie, while I share your sentiments about our future food security, what you must unders.....
» 13/08/2012 7:25:12 PM You only have to drive on the roads to come to that conclusion. You are so right there ma.....
» 13/08/2012 7:20:10 PM 579, since when does a vote count in labor land, or have you already forgotten the carbon .....
» 13/08/2012 5:31:14 AM The carbon tax was a fizzer, so got to talk about something. 579, this type of statement .....
» 12/08/2012 8:36:54 PM The problem 579 is that our production costs are now so high, that China is now building a.....
» 12/08/2012 6:08:10 AM With thermal coal fast becoming 'no longer worth it' here is oz, are we about to see the e.....
» 11/08/2012 8:02:50 AM One of labor's major flaws in their planning, is that they formulate their plans on assump.....
» 10/08/2012 9:25:02 PM And to think, some people out there still think they (labor) can effectively implement the.....
» 9/08/2012 9:35:35 PM So Chan, why can't we Australians buy land in China?.....
» 5/08/2012 7:33:48 AM Well, I for one have no problem with anyone knowing who I am, even where I live. It is no.....
» 4/08/2012 8:59:14 PM Clem, the problem here in oz, is that we simply don't have enough bums on seats so as to s.....
» 2/08/2012 1:55:31 PM Well, I'm with Robert on this one. Once upon a time, 1977 in fact, as a new worker I was .....
» 31/07/2012 5:50:44 AM HB, it's time all politicians and the like have indemnity insurance, so we, the tax payer .....
» 30/07/2012 8:21:46 PM The big two are just too smart by half. The government imposed restrictions on them when .....
» 30/07/2012 7:45:55 PM There are those who say there is more to the story, well, it really is quite simple, our c.....
» 30/07/2012 8:37:33 AM With the suggestion that Ford looks like ceasing production, locally, one has to wonder wh.....
» 28/07/2012 5:49:00 AM Our governments need to work together to tackle the utter dominance of the big two retaile.....
» 27/07/2012 10:29:44 PM Don't spose you'd care to sign the petition? Done!.....
» 27/07/2012 6:47:09 PM Belly, back packer working habits have changed since FWA laws were introduced. As for foo.....
» 27/07/2012 6:34:44 PM Poirot, I will gladly sign a petition as I am dead against the way these companies spread .....
» 27/07/2012 6:50:45 AM Yes, it's another whinge, so let me apologize to my fan club. We are at risk of loosing o.....
» 27/07/2012 6:33:51 AM It's a looming problem that will sooner, rather than latter, hit home in a big way. It's .....
» 27/07/2012 6:17:00 AM Poirot, since when is defending ones position whinging......
» 26/07/2012 6:53:58 PM Belly, I have no problem with you having your opinion, my gripe is when you accuse me of b.....
» 26/07/2012 6:18:43 AM Belly, continued by Rehctub. As for my view on unions, do you think the way they waste mem.....
» 26/07/2012 6:15:57 AM Belly, you're such a toss at times. Do you honestly believe that I support what goes on i.....
» 25/07/2012 7:04:45 PM Nice plug on the subject of anti abortion runner. Perhaps when a child celebrates it's fi.....
» 25/07/2012 12:29:34 PM Poirot...Can't you see that the authorities are one step ahead of you Not at all, they ha.....
» 25/07/2012 12:25:51 PM One thing most agree on is that the punishment often doesn't fit the crime. Imagine a sys.....
» 25/07/2012 5:09:25 AM csteele, I don't have a problem with gun laws, it's just that they have, in my opinion, go.....
» 24/07/2012 7:36:11 PM A recent thread about gun laws has sparked me to post this thread. We have laws controlli.....
» 24/07/2012 7:14:19 PM Joe, while I agree with you, and many other posters, the problem still remains, that being.....
» 24/07/2012 1:35:11 PM Lexi, the laws did have a huge impact on responsible hunters, as not only did they now req.....
» 23/07/2012 9:18:12 PM This is yet another example of how our laws are there to control the 1%, who do the wrong .....
» 23/07/2012 7:47:31 PM You're right Wobbles, but only because the government was so incompitent that they didn't .....
» 23/07/2012 7:43:30 PM Phillip....Australia has no homeless refugees but thousand of homeless Australians. Now t.....
» 23/07/2012 7:39:42 AM Poirot, like many threads, this one is getting out of co troll. The focus of my thread is.....
» 23/07/2012 6:39:06 AM Poirot, I forgot,to mention that my wife and I do open our homes And hearts to others in n.....
» 23/07/2012 6:30:07 AM Poirot, Rehctub here. I really seam to have hit a nerve, if I didn't know, I would pictur.....
» 22/07/2012 6:27:20 PM Poirot, I doubt anyone can deny that our services are streached to the max and, unless we .....
» 22/07/2012 7:08:04 AM With public housing being in short supply for as long as I can remember, is it ti e we ret.....
» 22/07/2012 7:00:12 AM Indi, it's the old saying, that for every action, there is a reaction, and it's the reacti.....
» 21/07/2012 8:12:09 AM HB ...I think the same formula works with most fresh food today Rehctub. When I was a kid .....
» 20/07/2012 6:33:45 PM Bazz, lot feeding cattle is here to stay. There are several reasons for this, less muste.....
» 20/07/2012 6:20:34 PM My apologies Paul, a small typo in my post, but it sure got you going. What I meant to sa.....
» 20/07/2012 6:38:30 AM Imdi, you are right. I am about to build a rental on one of my lots, a transportable, aim.....
» 20/07/2012 6:25:33 AM You know, having been a self employed butcher, most of my life, I have seen first hand the.....
» 20/07/2012 6:04:30 AM Plant, there would be literally thens of thousands of surfers in the surf, around the worl.....
» 19/07/2012 6:50:03 PM Sillier, I believe the color theory has been tried before without much, if any, success. .....
» 19/07/2012 10:44:02 AM Nice try Paul, but saying I don't blame him is not offering my support, however, this may .....
» 19/07/2012 7:35:17 AM ...As I said many times, the whole show of business in Australia is just too much out of s.....
» 19/07/2012 6:05:08 AM Yes Yuyutsu, many were happy to work Sundays, then play golf on Mondays, but they have now.....
» 19/07/2012 5:10:09 AM For the record, I had best make my position clear. For the benefit of the T2's out there,.....
» 19/07/2012 5:02:00 AM Yuyutsu, while I never paid minimum wages under the protection of work choices, that's for.....
» 18/07/2012 9:29:29 PM Paul, the reason this so called grub didn't give a receipt, is cause your dear old dad wan.....
» 18/07/2012 6:35:10 AM With the next election planned for, whenever, one issue that will be faught over are IR la.....
» 17/07/2012 2:32:37 PM Lexi, my understanding was that this latest attack happened just 200m from shore, it was 1.....
» 17/07/2012 7:01:20 AM Otokonoko, what you say is correct to a certain extent, however, the sharks you are referr.....
» 16/07/2012 1:39:21 PM You're right indi, I know of crocks attacking boats. In one case, a fishing guide we were .....
» 16/07/2012 1:20:43 PM I think it's time gays accepted the fact that they are not main stream and need to get ove.....
» 16/07/2012 7:18:25 AM Having fished in Weipa for the past ten odd years, we have noticed a change in behavior of.....
» 8/07/2012 9:30:23 AM In my retail experience, organic food is something that is often taken for granted. What .....
» 6/07/2012 2:34:48 PM Paul, the main problem wit the tax is that nobody, even the government themselves can tell.....
» 3/07/2012 3:13:48 PM sonofgloin, I heard somewhere along the line that a single volcanic eruption, emits the eq.....
» 3/07/2012 2:00:22 PM Several years ago we used to buy our power (Qld) directly from SEQEB/ENERGEX then, people .....
» 3/07/2012 1:46:46 PM Baz, the pump is used to draw up the water and the gas follows. As for the life span, it'.....
» 3/07/2012 1:36:29 PM J, you're such a toss a joke is quite often funny, but only the once. Belly, You are righ.....
» 2/07/2012 9:41:45 PM OUG, had we been offered a scheme whereby if you could demonstrate you cut your usage by a.....
» 2/07/2012 9:31:25 PM Bazz, what I have been advised, by industry people, is that the average well lasts for abo.....
» 2/07/2012 7:17:39 AM Belly, I'm not negative about this industry, in fact, I'm a supporter, but not when they e.....
» 2/07/2012 7:01:13 AM Now J, You ask what's wrong with this hung parliament, well, firstly, we have a PM spendin.....
» 2/07/2012 6:59:53 AM J..In other words you are saying that independents and the Greens are not entitled to have.....
» 1/07/2012 7:49:32 PM Would it not have made more sense to offer incentives for consumers to cut down on their e.....
» 1/07/2012 1:50:12 PM jurplesman, I think your opening statement, implying that TA lost the last election is wro.....
» 1/07/2012 1:37:04 PM With the introduction of the cabin tax, one has to ask, have the right people been taxed. .....
» 1/07/2012 1:30:41 PM Some good structured comments here, I thank you all for that. In reality, the CSG boom is.....
» 1/07/2012 7:46:53 AM Belly, you of all people are smart enough to know the sky won't all of a sudden fall in du.....
» 30/06/2012 6:45:05 PM jurplesman, I'm with SM, what a load. The people did not choose the parliament, the indep.....
» 30/06/2012 6:28:20 PM If you are like me, having witnessed first hand the transformation of a sleepy town into a.....
» 30/06/2012 6:02:39 PM Anton, he's the one who, along with our best treasurer in modern times, created jobs, real.....
» 30/06/2012 2:23:24 PM Meanwhile, many of our pensioners have to choose between either a heater, or the televisio.....
» 30/06/2012 2:14:37 PM And all of these come a distant second to John Howard. It just goes to show how low our p.....
» 29/06/2012 7:01:01 PM So common sense has prevailed and GI is at full back. The Blues had some good fortune in .....
» 29/06/2012 6:53:46 PM Wobbles, I partly agree, however, governments should not be allowed to waste money, as has.....
» 29/06/2012 6:55:04 AM This is the sought of thinking that causes most failures in governments....Those events wi.....
» 28/06/2012 2:44:17 PM 579, take a pill. Anton, two words come to mind, confidence and productivity. Both have h.....
» 28/06/2012 6:58:17 AM Bring it on I say. It will be good to rid our parliament of a few herrings, like non inde.....
» 28/06/2012 6:50:54 AM Anton, I don't hate labor, just this labor. I changed my vote when labor dumped Bob. I wou.....
» 27/06/2012 7:36:00 PM 579, it's all about confidence. I warned five years ago that this government would effect .....
» 27/06/2012 2:16:48 PM 579, tourism. The main force that drives tourism, is the value of our dollar. Anything els.....
» 26/06/2012 1:45:09 PM Anton, while I don't disagree with you on taxes, what you have to take into account is our.....
» 26/06/2012 9:41:06 AM Ludwig, a tax on profits is nothing like an increase to production costs. Whereas increas.....
» 26/06/2012 7:01:15 AM Ludwig, continued On the other hand, I am confident that the miners would be happy to pay.....
» 26/06/2012 6:50:13 AM Ludwig, my main concern with the carbon tax is that it is simplyy a licence to pollute. A.....
» 25/06/2012 1:45:56 PM With only days left before the worlds largest tax on carbon, and the mining tax are due to.....
» 25/06/2012 1:40:46 PM Luddy, perhaps supporters of a smaller population should lobby for the right to take ones .....
» 21/06/2012 7:58:03 AM So correct me if I'm wrong Belly, but you consider the amount of safety inductions being c.....
» 20/06/2012 6:50:50 PM Nice attempt to defame me again Belly, you are such a toss! Get this, miners turn up for .....
» 20/06/2012 6:35:37 PM Sorry Ludwig, I didn't see your question. I have to make it clear I am not in favor of ei.....
» 20/06/2012 7:34:04 AM QLD premier elect, CN says that labor's public service sector is about 40% top heavy. Wel.....
» 20/06/2012 7:02:11 AM Luciferase, what are the benefits of a huge tax, on an extremely small omoiitter, in what .....
» 19/06/2012 7:14:26 PM Someone recently mentioned thatbthe GST had a far greater impact than the carbon tax will......
» 19/06/2012 7:03:51 PM Well Belly, at least you an I can agree on something, however, I would have said she would.....
» 19/06/2012 6:49:29 PM Yes, Belly doesn't wish to admit to facts especially when unions are involved. Thefasts a.....
» 19/06/2012 2:19:32 PM The government is saying our productivity is too low. Well, what do they expect, the amou.....
» 19/06/2012 2:12:17 PM Dear Lexi, I think you forget one very important point, that is, to be the best, doesn't g.....
» 19/06/2012 7:06:51 AM Hasbeen, you will never convince some out there that these two are just plain fools, that .....
» 18/06/2012 7:46:10 PM More marine parks Lexi, you say it's a good thing. As if it's not hard enough to buy, and.....
» 18/06/2012 7:29:54 AM What is it with labor supporters, as they can either see no wrong, or, they just can't see.....
» 17/06/2012 6:06:25 PM Lexi, policies are simply a plan and, when passed in the parliament, they become approved .....
» 17/06/2012 12:24:06 PM So Lexi, last time labor governed they lelf a huge black hole, well, it was huge back then.....
» 17/06/2012 6:57:00 AM A reasonable team mate. The wated billions on schools and The unworkable IR laws that hav.....
» 16/06/2012 6:55:46 PM P, your son in law musT be on huge wages, as the top tax bracket doesn't kick in till he e.....
» 16/06/2012 9:45:00 AM Joe, growth in manufacturing is impossible as long as the wages being paid by miners conti.....
» 14/06/2012 8:22:33 PM Lawyer, doctors, accoumtans, consultants, even tradesmen and business owners/leaders have .....
» 14/06/2012 8:04:47 PM The problem with the likes of the ACCC, is that this they are policing, are usually much s.....
» 14/06/2012 7:08:25 AM Csteel, it's called costs. Our manufacturing simply can't compete. Meanwhile, we contin.....
» 13/06/2012 11:01:12 PM Bonmot, while I may appear negative, I prefer to think I am a realist. Have you actually .....
» 13/06/2012 2:22:32 PM Her is a few reasons. Workplace practices. It is getting that way now, that for every wor.....
» 13/06/2012 6:20:31 AM Quarantine every single cent so zero can be wasted. If they wish to waste money, waste th.....
» 13/06/2012 6:17:12 AM Bonmot, Ms Gillard is out there right now, talking up the economy. What she, and in fact .....
» 11/06/2012 9:01:40 PM Indi, of cause the system can be improved, in fact, it must be improved, as the way we are.....
» 11/06/2012 7:25:05 AM The problem with small Retail is their costs. As for larger malls, they will soon suffer .....
» 11/06/2012 7:11:24 AM Lug wig, Rehctub here, my first choice is not to tax polluters at all, as they only pollut.....
» 11/06/2012 6:58:14 AM Indi, a wage earner goes to the tax man and get your tax done each year, lodge the return .....
» 10/06/2012 7:27:45 AM Small retailers are pushing it up hill big time. With online shopping gaining strength an.....
» 10/06/2012 7:17:18 AM Well something we do all agree on is the fact that the wheels on the mining industry are l.....
» 8/06/2012 7:36:49 PM There has only been one deficit larger than the one Keating lef behind, and that's the Rud.....
» 8/06/2012 7:23:02 PM Indi, I seriously hope for your sake that was a blonde moment for you, and that you don't .....
» 8/06/2012 2:32:45 PM Don't count you chickens before they hatch. I suggest you go out and talk to some who are.....
» 8/06/2012 11:36:44 AM 3. Some companies make huge profits, even as a percentage on their investment. Past a cert.....
» 7/06/2012 6:57:25 AM Yes Anton, I am poor. I used to run butcher shops, deal with many staff, most good, some .....
» 7/06/2012 6:21:56 AM T2, I say bravo for your wife, but the reality is, she is the minority. Now as for low pa.....
» 7/06/2012 6:09:26 AM DC you I assume you don't understand the tax system, which is not unusual, because it's co.....
» 6/06/2012 1:54:28 PM T2, consumers have caused the furious discounting you are now seeing and, because they all.....
» 6/06/2012 1:47:15 PM Nice try Ludwig, but you know full well I support a ETS in favor of a permit to pollute, w.....
» 6/06/2012 1:42:31 PM I will bet the miners would jump a a system that makes them pay 30% tax on every dollar (g.....
» 6/06/2012 6:44:19 AM Simply dividing the tax paid, into the gross income produced is. OT how the system works. .....
» 6/06/2012 6:33:07 AM Rechtub, Here's where your analogy breaks down. If you bought land, you would own the gra.....
» 6/06/2012 5:52:37 AM Belly, if I miss understood your comment, please accept my apology. I thought it was aime.....
» 5/06/2012 6:14:00 PM Anton, minerals may well have value, bu only to the right person. You can have hundreds o.....
» 5/06/2012 6:04:15 PM Belly, ...In the real world the one we all live in such folk as that painted fool Rechtub .....
» 5/06/2012 1:50:54 PM Belly, last time I looked, the miners were paying royalties. Now if these royalties are w.....
» 5/06/2012 1:39:14 PM As long as employers hands are tied, they will find ways around the laws......
» 5/06/2012 1:34:44 PM Ar belly, just can't help yourself can you, just had to hit me with another insult. I mus.....
» 5/06/2012 1:21:34 PM Ludwig, I'm not so much opposed to a tax on carbon, rathe, the way it's being implemented......
» 5/06/2012 7:47:09 AM While watching weekend agenda, Mr Alb, while defending the MRRT repeatedly said, all labor.....
» 4/06/2012 6:12:48 PM EU is in deep trouble. US stocks have tumbled, their Job market is shaky. Our stocks loo.....
» 4/06/2012 6:05:28 PM Dream on, while I accept some of your points, to me, a person who is on long term benefit,.....
» 4/06/2012 5:36:35 PM Pericles, the bottom line is, the marriage word is taken, find another. As for cheating o.....
» 4/06/2012 1:04:38 PM Master chef and similar show have caused a huge rise in wannabe cafe owners, who, due to t.....
» 4/06/2012 12:58:39 PM Poirot, the way business is performed has changed dramatically in the twenty plus years I .....
» 4/06/2012 7:23:23 AM Belly, poor parenting is the cause of most of the welfare that is wasted and, although it .....
» 4/06/2012 7:06:23 AM Not at all Poirot, I have always been a great employer, too good most of the time. I was .....
» 3/06/2012 8:35:06 PM What does speaking fluent english have to do with anything? Raw mustard, the entire minin.....
» 3/06/2012 5:58:33 PM Casual labor is the employers only way of choosing the employee they want, especially when.....
» 3/06/2012 8:46:54 AM T2, by your own admission, you have not been an employer, facing the obsticals that have b.....
» 3/06/2012 8:33:26 AM Very quiet out there, even the labor puppets are holding their heads in shame, as they can.....
» 3/06/2012 8:23:14 AM It is very common for the many skilled workers, applying for mining jobs, to be told, sorr.....
» 3/06/2012 7:14:22 AM But the reality is, welfare dollars are not a bottomless pit of money and, as someone said.....
» 3/06/2012 7:04:55 AM Belly......No compromise here! no solutions to the problems. Belly, a huge part of the pr.....
» 2/06/2012 4:46:28 PM I know a family that were welfare dependent most of their lives, raised five kids, four be.....
» 2/06/2012 4:30:37 PM Wobbles, casual pay rates are between 21 and 25% higher, per hour, than perm. This is in l.....
» 2/06/2012 4:07:58 PM Indi, most mining staffs, who live away from home, not in mining camps, are on about $200 .....
» 2/06/2012 7:48:09 AM Indi, most worked dont contribute anything to their super. As for worrying about what pol.....
» 2/06/2012 7:39:13 AM You 'do gooders' have to understand one thing, welfare is a 'gift' it's not a given right .....
» 1/06/2012 7:05:58 PM The pubs and clubs will love you Paul. Keep the waste gravy train coming, they say......
» 1/06/2012 6:47:47 PM Says it all, Shadow Minister......
» 1/06/2012 6:24:45 AM There is a growing trend towards people claiming compo for prolonged injuries, suffered fr.....
» 1/06/2012 6:12:42 AM There are many reasons for the causualization of the workforce, some by choice, others bec.....
» 31/05/2012 10:33:10 PM Dream on, if Mrs X was to have her welfare quarantined, it should not other her at all, as.....
» 31/05/2012 11:55:10 AM You can have all the enquiries into welfare that youmlike, but the reality is, the country.....
» 31/05/2012 11:41:51 AM It is ti e to throw the baby out, with the bath water and start again. It must be recogni.....
» 31/05/2012 7:28:31 AM Another reason for casualization is productivity. It's been touched on here. You see, ou.....
» 30/05/2012 6:02:49 PM Rache, I have been an employer sine 1988 and I can assure you, being self employed has los.....
» 30/05/2012 1:51:01 PM 50startingagain, the reason many employers are reluctant to train, is because it costs a l.....
» 30/05/2012 1:40:05 PM David F nobody should be forced to leave their island, however, if they choose to stay, th.....
» 30/05/2012 7:10:55 AM Welfare is not provided by government, it is administered by government, but provided by t.....
» 30/05/2012 6:40:12 AM What is needed is for this to be taken to the paliment and delt with, by both parties, so .....
» 29/05/2012 9:03:30 PM What do you expect, that they stay on welfare until they retire. It's only fair that they.....
» 29/05/2012 2:25:15 PM I find yellow pages as a leson in frustration and do t bothe using it anymore, unless I re.....
» 29/05/2012 2:21:30 PM Governments, both current and former, have been able to fudge the unemployment figures for.....
» 29/05/2012 2:12:21 PM Belly, casualization of the work force is curtiousy of the previous labor government. As .....
» 29/05/2012 10:21:44 AM Anton, the problem is, welfare is all about a 'hand up', not a 'hand out' which is often t.....
» 29/05/2012 6:58:01 AM Belly, no decent person would deny welfare to the genuine needy. The problem is, how do w.....
» 28/05/2012 8:01:41 PM I have said it for years and will continue t say it, unless some can change my opinion tha.....
» 28/05/2012 1:51:21 PM Yabby, you touch on the other problem, that being that our unskilled, or, low skilled, for.....
» 27/05/2012 8:44:42 PM For what its worth, Just on the sharing of wealth, the mechanism is there already, it's ca.....
» 27/05/2012 8:38:34 PM Ludwig, the miners are paying the exact amount of tax they are required to. Now if you wa.....
» 27/05/2012 8:28:22 PM The government is already down, and out, this will just make sure of it......
» 27/05/2012 8:26:28 PM Nice try Belly, but you will have to do better than that to alter what I say. Firstly, I .....
» 27/05/2012 7:06:50 AM How dare this government, the unions and their supporters continue to accuse the miners of.....
» 27/05/2012 7:01:21 AM May I make a simple suggestion, that being that we need to form a National Register, for a.....
» 27/05/2012 6:46:20 AM Would we be better for the next century haveing a law demanding we plant two trees for eve.....
» 26/05/2012 8:01:23 PM I saw Queenslanders go from huge water users/wasters to conservative water users, with a s.....
» 26/05/2012 7:47:13 PM Divergence, you took the words out of my mouth, as anyone who believes we have full employ.....
» 25/05/2012 5:02:14 PM Mollydukes, two holes I see in your theory. 1. Young ones dont want to live in the bush .....
» 25/05/2012 4:56:02 PM Nice rant FP72E So what do you do for an encore!.....
» 25/05/2012 4:53:22 PM It is suggested that imported workers can only work in the mines here if no locals can be .....
» 25/05/2012 4:46:18 PM Take it off I say! The Lingerie that is, not the football. Just a shame it's not real foo.....
» 25/05/2012 2:21:12 PM Belly, nice try. As for DLS, or more so, why we don't want it, is because our state is so.....
» 25/05/2012 2:14:33 PM MB ...Out here where I live in a rural area of Australia, we are all for the NBN. We lack .....
» 25/05/2012 2:07:35 PM If only you lot had experience creating an income, rather than being provided with one, yo.....
» 24/05/2012 6:24:24 PM Staff entitlements are a major issue with closing a business and, some businesses continue.....
» 24/05/2012 11:35:57 AM It has been announced that the worlds largest computer manufacturer, HP, is to cut some 27.....
» 24/05/2012 11:30:21 AM You know, it's almost as if our government has decided that given we are in better shape t.....
» 22/05/2012 6:24:24 PM 579, you say it wasn't about saving money, sure, but I dont think wasting money was the wa.....
» 22/05/2012 3:33:10 PM What a wimp this Wilki guy is. Notwithstanding the fact that in my opinion his agenda for.....
» 22/05/2012 7:38:49 AM Yes OT, I too think the school halls program was a good idea, just poorly managed. In fac.....
» 22/05/2012 5:28:10 AM So wobbles...I'm not making excuses but there were also exactly the same number of acciden.....
» 21/05/2012 9:12:36 PM C steel, I can't believe you said this....By the way, the insulation scheme was actually s.....
» 21/05/2012 6:40:23 AM I want a pair of those labor glasses, as they see right through anyone's incompetence and .....
» 21/05/2012 6:34:21 AM Nice to see you have changed the subject Belly. Abbott has no choice other than to stand .....
» 21/05/2012 6:21:20 AM Not only will this carbon tax effect manufacturing, it will effect just about everything w.....
» 20/05/2012 7:27:57 PM C steel....My position was that “Rudd was aware things were bleak and knew we were sitting.....
» 19/05/2012 9:15:41 PM I have to wonder if yo lot will ever stop either supporting, or making excuses for what ha.....
» 19/05/2012 8:59:16 AM This constant crowing by labor and their supporters, about getting so much legislation thr.....
» 18/05/2012 8:08:17 AM FP72E, getting legislation through the house is only the approval stage, it's implementing.....
» 17/05/2012 6:19:28 AM Perhaps we need a whole new approach to government, some form of a super party. Labor hav.....
» 16/05/2012 1:53:24 PM 579, we are a small country (population wise) with a large appetite ad as sc, we rely on e.....
» 16/05/2012 8:12:29 AM Belly, not wish to disagree, but I am in fact a timbe cutter now, both on my own land, and.....
» 16/05/2012 7:59:01 AM Pepper, we should be literally printing money at the moment. If only we went fighting war.....
» 16/05/2012 7:42:42 AM I should have been more specific and said when the word turns to renewables, as This is wh.....
» 15/05/2012 9:01:11 PM Obama barracks for same sex marriage And has just signed his own death warrant. As far as.....
» 15/05/2012 8:56:35 PM Ar Belly, that's gold!.....
» 15/05/2012 8:53:12 PM Indi, if NG was abolished, I would suggest rents would actually increase, as there would b.....
» 15/05/2012 10:54:34 AM Indi, that's completely different, as goods are changing hands and in most cases the tax i.....
» 15/05/2012 7:27:01 AM Ok, so let's assume we turn to clean energy in the future, let's say before coal and gas r.....
» 15/05/2012 5:35:26 AM Indi, all PAYG earners, low earners included, don't pay tax on about the first $12,000 or .....
» 14/05/2012 7:32:31 PM What a joke this guy Thompson is. If only Julia had more support he would be sent packing.....
» 14/05/2012 7:26:16 PM You're right, we did have a GFC back in 08 and although I didn't have a problem with the s.....
» 14/05/2012 7:04:12 AM Indi, we have beaten your flat tax theory to death. It is simp,y not fair, as low income .....
» 14/05/2012 6:42:29 AM You are right there 579, it is little more than a stimulus hit. However, this still does .....
» 13/05/2012 6:46:42 PM How dare this woman tell us we need a buffer, when we had one, just prior to them taking o.....
» 13/05/2012 6:40:46 PM Belly and 579, you are well aware I am not opposed to a decent wage, however, I don't supp.....
» 13/05/2012 6:30:32 AM 579, if you seriously think the Chineese are going to farm the land they have acquired, us.....
» 13/05/2012 6:13:26 AM Plany, once again you miss the whole point of the thread. If you wish to hand out cash to.....
» 12/05/2012 8:51:43 PM This is not a game of tit for tat school yard touch, this is a government in free fall, de.....
» 12/05/2012 2:47:32 PM This has nothing to do with sending a little cash where it's needed, rather, its to do wit.....
» 12/05/2012 7:46:33 AM A lot will depend on where our dollar sits in line with the US and Eruo, as it is our high.....
» 11/05/2012 8:34:51 PM NB that's a load of rot. This has nothing what so ever to do with education, as it is sim.....
» 11/05/2012 6:53:36 AM If you wish to ease the cost of living burdens for those struggling, including many middle.....
» 10/05/2012 6:20:36 PM A prime lamb cost $6.50 Kg at the butchers back door. 25 Kg @6.5 =$162.50 Legs, 6 kg @$11.....
» 10/05/2012 7:15:21 AM Wayne Swan is out there publicly stating his education package is aimed at making school g.....
» 10/05/2012 7:07:34 AM In every business, every single one, we have no right to tell the owners how to run their .....
» 10/05/2012 6:52:35 AM A good point, allowing small business to write off good years, against previous bad ones. .....
» 8/05/2012 6:53:42 PM Banyo, the costs associated with the food for aid has to come from the foreign aid budget......
» 8/05/2012 1:04:01 PM Banyo, I would suggestbthat the reason why so may go without regular food, is due to not h.....
» 8/05/2012 12:49:31 PM GR I would suggest that the miners shoukd be told to find a way of extracting thier spoils.....
» 8/05/2012 6:04:59 AM The loss of prime farm land is a constant concern, as the likes of urban sprawl and gas/co.....
» 7/05/2012 6:49:47 PM Prime farmland in QLD has gone from about $400 per acre, to $2000+ per acre in less than t.....
» 7/05/2012 8:35:44 AM Most commercial operators have a diesel rebate, fishermen also. They are all set to loose.....
» 7/05/2012 6:50:01 AM Belly, food has always been a product that can be substituted for a cheaper brand, or, an .....
» 6/05/2012 3:55:38 PM Well, I'm not going to argue with you over fuel consumption rates, however, who do you thi.....
» 6/05/2012 3:50:53 PM 579, one of our biggest challenges moving forward, will be providing jobs for all who want.....
» 6/05/2012 7:26:51 AM 579,when you are talking about a heard of cows, they are milked morning and night, 365 day.....
» 5/05/2012 8:39:09 PM 579, sorry to inform you, but a 24 ton truck is only a large delivery truck, not an inters.....
» 5/05/2012 1:49:35 PM So what then for the communities that rely on the farmers and their families? Do we want .....
» 5/05/2012 1:40:41 PM That's funny 579, just recently you said trucking companies would simply pass the addition.....
» 4/05/2012 10:04:20 AM So our PM says we are in a position to become a super provider of global foods. I say, 'p.....
» 4/05/2012 7:01:29 AM One major fault in governments, is the fact that they make thier descisions based on what .....
» 3/05/2012 9:59:50 PM Well 579' you've done it again, you've shocked me. How on earth anyone can sit there and .....
» 3/05/2012 6:51:21 AM CS, lack of support is a huge issue, after all, without the numbers, a government can not .....
» 2/05/2012 6:40:12 PM Csteel, you may recall that TW stated something to the tune of the libs would be better su.....
» 1/05/2012 6:47:47 PM If I were his employer, I would be facing charges of allowing sexual harassment to occur w.....
» 1/05/2012 6:42:31 PM Obviously c steel, you don't live in one of their electorates, cause if you did, you would.....
» 29/04/2012 10:08:19 AM 579, what I am saying about wages, is that business can't afford to keep staff, as the min.....
» 29/04/2012 6:26:09 AM 579, taxing the miners is not the answer, taxing their payrolls (a wage levy) and using th.....
» 29/04/2012 6:12:24 AM Well 579, we will just have to wait to see who is right. Boy, I hope for everyone's sake,.....
» 28/04/2012 10:29:58 AM Here here runner Those two are a disgrace, Oakshot knows he won get elected again, and Win.....
» 28/04/2012 10:25:42 AM Continued. GY, if you're here, you really need to review this 350 limit. Spin doc, you a.....
» 28/04/2012 10:24:30 AM 579, please explain just how on earth the transport company can pass on that extra expense.....
» 28/04/2012 7:23:47 AM Continued Another example of this is the transport industry. Many have invested up to ha.....
» 28/04/2012 7:13:05 AM Yes spindoc, this 'shifting of the goal posts' (changing IR laws and or government/union i.....
» 27/04/2012 4:33:23 PM My tip is that this carbon tax, as we know it, wont happen as planned. A few things may h.....
» 27/04/2012 6:40:14 AM Good luck SM, you will most likely get the usual brain washed labor puppet replies, as the.....
» 27/04/2012 6:27:54 AM Dream on wobbles. To some, like yourself, things may look just dandy out there, but in re.....
» 26/04/2012 5:06:04 PM 579, it took labor 20 odd years to ruin QLD. I doubt CN can fix it in 20 days......
» 26/04/2012 4:59:53 PM Sillier, the people didn't elect the sitting government, three key independents, along wit.....
» 26/04/2012 4:56:29 PM So 579, are you now saying that you agree that all is not well. I recall you recently tol.....
» 26/04/2012 10:48:04 AM 579, the loss of confidence is fair and square the fault of this government. The GFC. Ye.....
» 25/04/2012 6:33:22 AM The latest of the job losses, albeit, temporary, they say, is the result of a components s.....
» 24/04/2012 6:34:57 PM Dream on, now is not the time to be worrying about a budget surplus. With thousands eithe.....
» 24/04/2012 6:26:58 PM 18 months you say, wishful thinking I would suggest. My prediction is we will have an ele.....
» 24/04/2012 6:08:37 AM Here we have the unprecedented position of our sitting government, who's numbers are so th.....
» 24/04/2012 5:56:29 AM Of cause we shouldn't have an election every time them polls are bad, but let's all be hon.....
» 23/04/2012 6:52:37 PM I invite all you labor die hards to do one small thing. CHECK THE POLES. The people want.....
» 23/04/2012 2:23:34 PM Continued The tax is only part of it. On top of this huge impost, businesses have to find.....
» 23/04/2012 2:20:56 PM 579, there is nothing positive about this tax. I will go on record right here, right now,.....
» 23/04/2012 6:50:52 AM You labor supporters (die hards) amaze me (belly excluded) in that you simply will not acc.....
» 23/04/2012 6:43:22 AM Peter Mac, this 'tall poppy' thing is always there. Those who despise the $150K'ers seem .....
» 22/04/2012 6:46:27 PM If Swan and co hadn't been in denial for so long, sprouting the old, how clever are we lin.....
» 22/04/2012 6:39:24 PM NB, you must be very nieve to think that this, the largest carbon tax in the world, will s.....
» 22/04/2012 8:15:24 AM Surely, these last set of allegations are reason enough to call an election, NOW! What we.....
» 22/04/2012 8:11:05 AM Wobbles, negative gearing actually provides housing for those who either don't want to own.....
» 22/04/2012 8:03:32 AM Wobbles, the word 'dud' was the word used by Toyota, not me. I was simply repeating what .....
» 17/04/2012 2:13:57 PM Toyota, like any other business, is just that, a business and, those who run a business sh.....
» 17/04/2012 6:12:23 AM It is interesting to see Toyotas approach to staff redundancies. For to long now, some wo.....
» 13/04/2012 5:45:36 AM When I had my shop, and times were better (pre GFC) I sold Tasmainian beef and lamb, almos.....
» 10/04/2012 3:48:45 PM RUBBISH!.....
» 9/04/2012 11:06:37 PM Bazz, I'm with you there, I don't think we should be exporting our gas either, or at least.....
» 9/04/2012 6:12:01 PM OUG, the fuel subsidy is about to go here in QLD. Now who do you think will pay for that,.....
» 9/04/2012 6:03:14 PM Belly, you said the same about Julia, that she would never be PM. As for climate change, .....
» 9/04/2012 5:53:47 PM Our population is a double edged sword. On the one hand many would like to see it slowed,.....
» 9/04/2012 6:39:06 AM 579, how on earth can you expect the worlds largest carbon tax, to just, slip in. As for .....
» 9/04/2012 6:24:23 AM Belly, can't help myself, I re read your last post, where you said... I take no blame for.....
» 9/04/2012 6:16:48 AM Affordability will be the largest issue facing us moving forward. The amount one spends i.....
» 8/04/2012 7:13:53 AM Lexi, you said... Don't forget Mr Abbott lost the last election due to his lack of negot.....
» 8/04/2012 7:08:01 AM Belly, sorry mate, but I give up. You are simply impossible!.....
» 7/04/2012 3:30:03 PM Yes Banyo, an interesting point. What many cockies don't realize, is that they don't actu.....
» 7/04/2012 6:24:52 AM Belly, I live and work part time at a mining town. I traveled from Chincilla to Miles one.....
» 6/04/2012 10:01:29 PM Belly, who said anything about tax breaks, or even the fact that they buy toyotas, nissans.....
» 6/04/2012 11:45:56 AM And it is tipped that the NBN may well be yet another flop. Correct me if I'm wrong, but .....
» 6/04/2012 11:35:55 AM One of the main issues with politics is that the 'hanger ones' are also voters, so of caus.....
» 6/04/2012 8:10:14 AM If you work in the CSG industry, or, live in a town where there is CSG activity, you will .....
» 5/04/2012 6:02:56 AM Dream on, the whole point of my thread is in reaction to the comment made by WS being, ........
» 3/04/2012 6:10:11 PM Dream on, you are welcome to keep dreamin on as much as you like. As for cuts, this were .....
» 2/04/2012 5:23:04 AM Robert, this is a very sensitive subject, ome that my wife and I have argued about for yea.....
» 2/04/2012 5:15:16 AM Belly, you have just summed up labor, spend more than they earn, and that's the problem. .....
» 1/04/2012 7:21:37 PM Belly, you are forgetting one very important fact, that being that labor has created this .....
» 1/04/2012 7:46:50 AM With government projects being one of the main jobs platforms of recent times, the announc.....
» 1/04/2012 7:41:21 AM Sorry for the delay 579, but you ask, Does anyone know what they voted for. Yes, they vot.....
» 30/03/2012 7:45:39 PM Graham, this is tough subject. When you think about it, most rescues are performed in adv.....
» 27/03/2012 9:08:14 PM 579, the tax cuts are a joke. What little tax relief this will bring will be lost in the .....
» 27/03/2012 9:01:32 PM You labor supporters make me laugh. NSW was the first message, now QLD, you have to admit.....
» 27/03/2012 8:46:44 PM Well, sucker or not, my respect for the Anzacs will remain forever. No one is going to ta.....
» 26/03/2012 7:18:28 AM Lexi, there comes a time when enough, is enough, and this is what happened here in QLD. I.....
» 26/03/2012 7:05:35 AM Ok, so here's a question to all you labor supporters. What are we going to do if the like.....
» 26/03/2012 6:54:56 AM Can you believe it, here we are worrying about how the multiculturals of our society may r.....
» 25/03/2012 6:45:58 PM Even staunch labor voters don't like to be lied to. There is a strong message here and Ju.....
» 24/03/2012 12:27:06 PM I would suggest theynhave not changed then rules, rather, they have introduced a new game,.....
» 24/03/2012 12:18:43 PM Belly, I fail to see where I have insulted you, would you please enlighten me......
» 24/03/2012 7:21:23 AM One problem is the number of police that have been killed in the last five to ten years. .....
» 24/03/2012 6:58:54 AM Continued As for the carbon tax, it, like selling our (QLD) assetts, was based on a lie. .....
» 24/03/2012 6:42:26 AM Ar Belly, humble pie can be hard to swallow old mate. I invite you to cast your mind back.....
» 23/03/2012 8:06:35 PM I'm with you SM, at last, an election won, not lost. Don't expect much response from the .....
» 23/03/2012 8:03:57 PM Belly, you say, A hung Parliament,it cripples public debate, it cripples our Parliament o.....
» 22/03/2012 4:41:33 PM Lexii, in answer to your question about one policy from the libs, I will give you two, the.....
» 22/03/2012 4:24:14 PM A carbon tax will help dirty companies to become clean, the tax will work as a disadvantag.....
» 22/03/2012 5:00:41 AM Dear Lexi, with respect, Malcolm Turnbul did not support a carbon tax, he supported an ETS.....
» 20/03/2012 7:00:32 PM Having axcess to food for the future is ome thing, being able to afford it will be the mai.....
» 20/03/2012 6:39:33 PM Well Ludwig I get back to you on that one, I would suggest in about 4 to 6 weeks, as that .....
» 20/03/2012 7:17:02 AM Ok, so the tax is in, so what do you labor supporters suggest we do if this tax has a nega.....
» 20/03/2012 7:07:42 AM Poor little Anna is about to be flogged, and about time. Just try to imagine what poor sh.....
» 20/03/2012 6:58:10 AM Sir Winston Churchill said words to the effect a five minute conversation with a voter is .....
» 19/03/2012 8:28:28 PM If the asylum seek issue was the only issue that labor had stuffed up, well they may get a.....
» 18/03/2012 7:35:01 AM You are forgetting one very important fact, the boats were not coming, then, enter one K R.....
» 18/03/2012 7:22:48 AM There are two things I will guarantee. One, that if Cando and the LNP win, business confi.....
» 17/03/2012 11:19:37 AM Well not quite Blue, you see our electoral system allows for a party to gain office on les.....
» 17/03/2012 7:03:42 AM I am not opposed to gays getting hitched, what ever floats your boat, I say. However, I h.....
» 17/03/2012 6:58:21 AM I would like someone to explain, truthfully, just why we here in QLD are in the shape we a.....
» 16/03/2012 7:53:30 PM Dream on, the main problem with retail, should I say, small Retsil businesses, is that in .....
» 16/03/2012 7:33:32 AM Anna Bligh continues her attack on the LNP stating that what if they win and Newman looses.....
» 16/03/2012 6:55:42 AM Luciferase, if it's not a tax on the minerals, but on profits, as you say, then why not on.....
» 15/03/2012 7:44:26 PM Luciferase, you make a good point as this is exactly where I am coming from. If you wish .....
» 14/03/2012 7:57:35 PM There is a simple solution, and that is to collect ALL state revenues, stamp duty, GST, pa.....
» 14/03/2012 3:06:02 PM Yes Yabby, that is the issue here, that being, sharing the risks, not just the spolis. As.....
» 14/03/2012 11:35:14 AM Ludwig, yes, I am against the mining tax, as I see it as unfair. The wealth does not belo.....
» 14/03/2012 7:23:05 AM With the mining tax set to pass through paliment, thanks mostly to the real PM Bob Brown, .....
» 14/03/2012 6:49:26 AM Can't argue with that, hey 579.....
» 14/03/2012 6:47:37 AM Yabby, although what you suggest has some relevance, it simply won't work. When I was 16,.....
» 13/03/2012 7:50:20 PM Anton, in indi's defense, the costs associated with employing apprentices are what detract.....
» 13/03/2012 6:42:58 AM Anton, starting an apprenticeship is not the problem, the problem is finishing one. There.....
» 12/03/2012 2:44:21 PM Yabby, I am well aware of the cost savings sith Internet shopping. My problem with it is .....
» 12/03/2012 6:51:13 AM Royalties are a state issue That's exactly right, they are state owned resources, more so.....
» 12/03/2012 6:37:52 AM Sorry, a typo there, I said net about 10% this should have been rent about 10%......
» 11/03/2012 9:04:21 PM So let's look a that 50% mark up from retailers. Firstly most retailers mark ups are high.....
» 11/03/2012 8:06:36 AM The 1% at the top end, earning Billions at plundering AU natural wealth, and crying fowl a.....
» 10/03/2012 10:08:54 PM Yes Yabby, you are righ there, as for to long now, many have had the privialage of being a.....
» 10/03/2012 12:59:19 PM 579 If it's not essential, people are not buying. A shock-wave went through the community,.....
» 9/03/2012 8:09:46 AM No surprises in that response belly. Yabby, skills are a huge problem, trouble is, young .....
» 8/03/2012 12:24:22 PM A while ago I stared a thread about how bad things are looking for business, and jobs alik.....
» 8/03/2012 6:50:24 AM You are forgetting one thing, these billionaires, or their fathers, bought arid land, most.....
» 8/03/2012 6:35:37 AM Anton, I wonder how the likes of Spain calculates. Employment, because if you truly look a.....
» 7/03/2012 10:09:24 PM Anto, state governments own the mineral rights, they don't impose taxes or levies, rather,.....
» 7/03/2012 7:15:40 AM Yes well transportables are a great idea, and very popular a well. Problem is, getting the.....
» 6/03/2012 8:53:42 PM Well il bet that's a load off raw mustard, it's just a pity for you that I abide by the ru.....
» 6/03/2012 12:47:01 PM Well I was the first to say no to the unfair mining tax, but I have to say, something has .....
» 6/03/2012 12:27:51 PM 579, an additional tax, any tax, is quite simply another expense that business has to find.....
» 6/03/2012 6:45:10 AM The problem with Vinnies is that they are not allowed to pick and choose. I used to get s.....
» 5/03/2012 8:33:01 PM 579, even KRudd suggested the $23 per ton was to high. A trading scheem perhaps, but just.....
» 5/03/2012 11:16:48 AM Yes Imdi, and Abbott was a minister in our most successful government of recent times. Th.....
» 5/03/2012 11:09:50 AM Well I tend to agree with most of what she (the author) says. So here's the problem. Wom.....
» 5/03/2012 10:46:15 AM The charity industry, and that's just what it is, an industry, has been a scam for years. .....
» 4/03/2012 7:17:55 AM Lexi says, I wonder if another cherished ambition of his might be to be PM? I guess we'll.....
» 3/03/2012 10:30:08 PM T2, what these stats don't tell is the IR regulations, se by Keating a d I hearted by Howa.....
» 3/03/2012 8:24:49 AM More lies yet again. Can this woman ever tell us the truth? Can we ever trust what she s.....
» 29/02/2012 5:56:04 PM Lexi, 69 or as you say, 71% of the vote is hardly what I would call huge support. Either .....
» 29/02/2012 6:33:45 AM Looking at the ballot results from another angle, Julia polled 69% of the vote. Now if th.....
» 27/02/2012 7:54:08 AM So wha is the US doing 579? Remember, most regard them as a basket case!.....
» 27/02/2012 7:52:56 AM The polls may be up for labor, but it's only due to the Rudd factor. If he looses, my bet.....
» 27/02/2012 6:39:07 AM 579, looking at the cafes and restaurants that have chosen to close Sundays and public hol.....
» 26/02/2012 6:23:34 PM Sorry spindoc, but it is you who are wrong. If Rudd had 58 VOTES and Gillard 41 VOTES you.....
» 26/02/2012 6:06:05 PM 579, I don't deny the effects WC had on Howard, but I still don't know anyone who was effe.....
» 26/02/2012 6:35:37 AM I don't know anyone, with skills, who was worse off under WC. To the country, I know plen.....
» 26/02/2012 6:27:56 AM But hang on a minute, ALP support for Rudd 58% and for Gillard 41% not too much of a lead .....
» 25/02/2012 2:27:02 PM Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan continually tell us what great shape we are in and that WE Au.....
» 25/02/2012 1:49:15 PM My thoughts are that Julia will win the battle, but loose the war. What I mean is if she .....
» 25/02/2012 7:12:08 AM . michael_in_adelaide The thought of Abbott as prime minister is almost too terrifying to.....
» 25/02/2012 6:39:13 AM jaylex, you are joking! I have not read the article yet, but I couldn't help respond to y.....
» 24/02/2012 7:38:44 AM Yes, I'm with you on that one indi, enough is enough. I to have taken a huge hit from the.....
» 24/02/2012 6:43:09 AM The best way to get the disabled into the work force, is by full time subsidizing of wages.....
» 24/02/2012 6:34:40 AM Belly, you say, If the people, not faceless men are heard. if labor had any concerns for.....
» 23/02/2012 7:25:07 PM Two words come to mind. A JOKE!.....
» 23/02/2012 7:24:00 PM There are many factors that caused the casualization of our workforce. The main one being.....
» 23/02/2012 3:41:35 PM Chances are that if Rudd contests, and looses, he may well quit altogether and take up som.....
» 23/02/2012 12:09:36 PM Pericles, so are yo suggesting that 5.1% is the real unemployment number? Another stat th.....
» 23/02/2012 10:43:45 AM 579, firstly, you have no right to accuse me of not wanting a female as our leader. Just .....
» 23/02/2012 6:24:02 AM So 579, do you still hold the view that our government is not in cruise control mode......
» 23/02/2012 6:18:58 AM Yes SM, I think I recall you supporting me three plus years ago when we warned this would .....
» 23/02/2012 6:12:13 AM Has been, you are right, however I think this is grounds for a new thread. You see ever s.....
» 22/02/2012 11:28:17 AM Anton and 579 what an interesting view point you both have. Now let me get this right, yo.....
» 22/02/2012 6:35:16 AM The labor caucus room probably has this big chocolate wheel, with the likes of Gillard, Ru.....
» 21/02/2012 6:22:52 PM 579, you ask what is wrong with the economy. Well, as I see it, the government is looking.....
» 20/02/2012 7:14:40 AM Has been, I agree with most of what you say, however, unlike many, I don't have a problem .....
» 19/02/2012 8:58:56 PM When are all the labor people and thier supporters going to read between the lines and do .....
» 19/02/2012 7:04:50 AM We are currently looking at huge subsidies for the car industry, and others. So, here we .....
» 18/02/2012 10:04:46 PM And Belly, if you honestly think our welfare system is just fine and not in need of seriou.....
» 18/02/2012 9:15:58 PM So for those of you who think we are in good shape, ask yourself a few simple questions. .....
» 17/02/2012 8:32:21 PM Keep dreaming 579, also, keep an eye on the papers,news etc. Remember, we don't have the .....
» 17/02/2012 8:27:33 PM Simple, anyone can make something look good, you just need to keep throwing money at it. .....
» 17/02/2012 7:00:35 AM I have seen it for many years now, the old 'I'll just wait for the misses mate' , I don't .....
» 14/02/2012 6:30:34 AM Are you still in denial 579. Thousands of jobs on the line, the banks and qantas are just.....
» 14/02/2012 6:23:27 AM Belly, there is a fine line between negativity and honesty and, we wouldnt be in this mess.....
» 13/02/2012 9:52:57 PM 579, any fool can make thing look good, all they need do is keep throwing money at it. It.....
» 13/02/2012 2:11:18 PM So 579, is it only now that it is stacked, or, has it always been stacked. Interesting tha.....
» 12/02/2012 8:39:48 PM Yes I agree with you Belly. You know this up coming election will be very rare as it will.....
» 12/02/2012 11:10:50 AM The problem stems from people life styles which have increased their commitments I've the .....
» 12/02/2012 10:58:40 AM Means testing of private health insurance, is it fair, or just another labor lie?.....
» 12/02/2012 6:41:31 AM 579, you can be in denial as long as you like, but the reality is, we have the highest low.....
» 10/02/2012 7:33:41 AM Benk, it is. When I refer to business, I don't mean BHP, I mean the small guy, you know, .....
» 10/02/2012 7:24:45 AM You know the best way to look good, is to be surrounded by others that look bad. It doesn.....
» 9/02/2012 6:33:53 PM Arjay you are so right. You see the fundamental flaw in labor's thinking is that they are.....
» 9/02/2012 7:18:49 AM Simply being the envy of the world does not mean you are in great shape, especially when t.....
» 8/02/2012 9:35:39 PM 579, you live in lar lar land while you support a d praise these incompitent fools. An ex.....
» 8/02/2012 12:55:34 PM Cheer up Butch AU is in good hands. Well 579, if the past four odd years is your motivati.....
» 8/02/2012 7:42:48 AM Well 579, my best guess is that you have looked far and wide to find an over the top price.....
» 8/02/2012 7:25:14 AM Aka, you are obviously among the minority, but that's your choice. Although I do agree wi.....
» 7/02/2012 7:39:36 AM Another doozy is the outsourcing of road workers jobs. Why don't councils employ them lik.....
» 7/02/2012 7:35:08 AM Continued IR laws. They have got the balance wrong. On the one hand they have left many s.....
» 7/02/2012 6:58:50 AM Rudd is a media salesman, just like Beaty was and it is for this reason that he has popula.....
» 6/02/2012 4:59:34 PM The top driver for consumer confidence is financial security, as people don't place as muc.....
» 6/02/2012 4:45:22 PM 579, what you won't accept is that wages, along with every other expense, are paid from pr.....
» 6/02/2012 12:07:32 PM Well Lexi, I guess that depends on just whether we are willing to risk more waste and more.....
» 6/02/2012 6:39:11 AM Part 1 Amanda, are we just going to continue throwing good money down the toilet on this i.....
» 6/02/2012 6:37:01 AM 579, you have just idenderfied the main problem, as in your own words, you admit businesse.....
» 6/02/2012 6:17:41 AM Graham, while I agree with every word you say, I think labor are miss understanding the re.....
» 5/02/2012 6:42:47 AM Bass, this is a common problem. You see there are people everywhere who are happy to work.....
» 5/02/2012 6:22:50 AM I watched the NRL game last night, a team of 20 indigenous guys played 20 others. These 2.....
» 4/02/2012 1:37:43 PM So ok Amanda, what do you of great wisdom and knowledge recommend we do about this ongoing.....
» 4/02/2012 1:25:30 PM 579, you can continuento hide behind the stats as long as you like, the fact is, we are a .....
» 4/02/2012 6:47:14 AM 579, you are typical of a labor puppet, Julia and Swan are simply pulling your strings. A.....
» 4/02/2012 6:26:11 AM D-man, in other words, it's time to move on. Now as for my comment about less wasted, I w.....
» 3/02/2012 11:50:16 AM What is the right price? I would suggest a price that the WHOLE world agrees to would be .....
» 3/02/2012 11:48:18 AM Loudmouth, you are spot on. The first step towards getting off welfare, is wanting to. T.....
» 3/02/2012 11:40:29 AM 579, what do you see that will turn us around. Is it the continued support of dead in the.....
» 3/02/2012 6:45:53 AM I am sorry to say that Those in denial have to come to the realization, that' in most case.....
» 3/02/2012 6:36:41 AM Yes Den71, and we also have a government in denial, trying very hard to convince Joe avera.....
» 2/02/2012 7:01:34 PM Pelican, I agree that ALL LEVELS of wages should be reduced. The mining industry has crea.....
» 2/02/2012 4:30:06 PM No 579, that's only one case. You see, the risks in small business are far greater today .....
» 2/02/2012 12:08:20 PM Yes Ralf, you are right there. The rot started when governments decided to offer assistan.....
» 2/02/2012 6:27:42 AM Some of us have been warning you for a couple of years now that the future for workers her.....
» 2/02/2012 6:14:59 AM DD, you have to be kidding, free for all welfare. You're the prime example of why we have.....
» 1/02/2012 6:57:24 PM DD I don't have a problem with them wanting to, or even living, on what you refer to as th.....
» 1/02/2012 12:58:52 PM What SM is saying, I think, is not whether he is guilty or not, but rather, why has it tak.....
» 1/02/2012 12:51:36 PM DD, nobody has to live anywhere othe than where they choose. Many people choose for diffe.....
» 1/02/2012 6:38:45 AM As a long term Broncos fan, I have to wonder how they will go without Lockyer. My tip is .....
» 1/02/2012 6:33:14 AM All the do gooders forget one thing, it's our money that was being pissed away by these pe.....
» 31/01/2012 8:13:03 PM Yes Banyo, Mal Brough would be a welcome change. Personally, I don't mind Abbott,although.....
» 31/01/2012 1:24:02 PM Banjo, can't say I disagree with you on that. But clearly, something has to happen......
» 31/01/2012 1:21:54 PM Ciggarete smaoke would have to be one of, if not the only form of legal littering. I thin.....
» 31/01/2012 12:06:45 PM The labor power brokers must be spitting Chips, as their golden girl just takes one foot o.....
» 31/01/2012 6:48:36 AM T2 , take your blinkers off!.....
» 30/01/2012 8:25:53 PM I think this is one of the main problems, their leaders just don't see what the rest of us.....
» 29/01/2012 1:41:53 PM Cat got your tongue Belly. You see in the real world, business, the employer is fully res.....
» 29/01/2012 1:37:02 PM T 2, Aboriginals are the only people in our society without any actual opportunity to live.....
» 29/01/2012 7:18:36 AM I am afraid we have come to the end when it comes to real reconciliation with these people.....
» 28/01/2012 6:18:45 PM So Belly, it appears that this has been caused by a deliberate act from within the current.....
» 28/01/2012 11:54:07 AM T2, would you like to return to where they were 200 years ago. There is plenty of space o.....
» 28/01/2012 11:44:03 AM Sorry OUG, your posts are just to hard, I give up......
» 28/01/2012 8:26:34 AM As shameful as that is SM , unfortunately it does not come as any surprise. This is a des.....
» 28/01/2012 8:18:27 AM Bonmot, while I accept that burning the flag may not be unlawful (I checked), ther is litt.....
» 27/01/2012 9:42:18 PM I was of the opinion it was an unlawful act to deface the flag. I also thought it was unl.....
» 27/01/2012 3:12:40 PM Gypsy, where I live part time and work, western qld, there arentruck driving jobs everywhe.....
» 27/01/2012 10:42:29 AM But they were not the first Australians, and that's the bit tha stinks so much, especially.....
» 27/01/2012 6:16:19 AM 3 kids is a lifestyle choice. If you can't afford the childcare then maybe you shouldn't b.....
» 26/01/2012 8:23:39 PM I agree Belly, I think it's about time this mob have to decide whether they want to be Aus.....
» 26/01/2012 8:19:40 PM Work for the dole should be a given. 10 or 15 hours per week, no show, no dole. If you .....
» 26/01/2012 3:09:43 PM If the superannuation levy increases from 9% to 12%, and company profits do not increase b.....
» 26/01/2012 6:30:55 AM So Vanna, if and when this increase comes in for super, are you then suggesting a wage fre.....
» 26/01/2012 6:22:05 AM Well firstly, the thread was in response to labor's proposed think tank. Now I was referr.....
» 25/01/2012 7:44:41 PM Wobbles, middle class is not what it's cracked up to be. A couple on a combined income of.....
» 25/01/2012 4:48:09 PM Wattle, most PAYG tax payers don't contribute to super, their employers do instead. Then,.....
» 25/01/2012 4:35:43 PM Belly, I done take an anti poor stand, rather, I take the view that welfare is intended to.....
» 25/01/2012 11:26:38 AM So Belly, why then did she do the deal in the first place? Also, what has happened to def.....
» 25/01/2012 11:19:16 AM Wow, 579, how little you know. For starters, that 1200 kilo beast was live weight, which,.....
» 25/01/2012 7:16:33 AM The PM is calling on her party members for some ideas, well here a some to consider. Welf.....
» 25/01/2012 6:15:36 AM Belly, why do you continue to turn this around and continually suggest that I have no idea.....
» 24/01/2012 7:08:12 PM How the he'll can ANYONE hold high regards for this government. They came to power, with .....
» 24/01/2012 6:12:38 AM I have had dealing with Testra, Citybank, and AUSTAR lately, and I can tell you I almost h.....
» 24/01/2012 6:00:59 AM Belly, you are simply digging yourself an even deeper hole mate. Why not simply just admi.....
» 23/01/2012 8:09:40 PM Belly, your post says it all, it was a dud policy from day one, yet, knowing this, she too.....
» 23/01/2012 7:50:06 PM In my opinion there is only one thing that really matters when it comes to housing. Afford.....
» 23/01/2012 6:23:35 AM Belly, you remain defiant that the PM has not lied. So why did she sign that deal, knowin.....
» 22/01/2012 7:38:31 PM Dear Lexi, it was not I who had my head in the sand, as I, unlike yourself could read betw.....
» 22/01/2012 7:24:01 PM Hillbilly, I think you have the wrong decade. If you were referring to 20 years ago, many.....
» 22/01/2012 1:29:23 PM So Lexi, if the majority of the people want pre commitment, why then did she not take it t.....
» 22/01/2012 1:08:49 PM But Rachel, you have already made a judgement, in that TA will be worse than JG. SM, I do.....
» 22/01/2012 6:35:57 AM Rache, Tony Abbott has one thing on his side and that's his experience under what many bel.....
» 21/01/2012 2:58:09 PM 579, firstly, 300 Kg is about the average for a meat works beast. Now if you had any ide.....
» 21/01/2012 2:43:57 PM Belly, from the little I have seen of Bill Shorten, I am quite impressed, at least on most.....
» 21/01/2012 7:04:12 AM Rache, it was in fact a signed agreement. I believe it has been a thorn in her side since.....
» 20/01/2012 1:33:44 PM T2, you,re not alone, as most underachievers say things like that. Also, I was simply putt.....
» 20/01/2012 7:01:27 AM Rache, I think that is a very weak argument. The deal is better than 'in writing' it has .....
» 19/01/2012 8:03:48 PM 579, 2 c/ kilo profit you say. Ok, a large producer here processes 15,000 head per week, .....
» 19/01/2012 5:51:35 AM So Belly, if we are/want to be one nation, why not share all we have, with all the people......
» 18/01/2012 8:42:00 PM Lexi, this back down will happen, either that, or much watering down of the deal. The wri.....
» 18/01/2012 11:01:39 AM Belly, it's my understanding that stamp duty on property sales is a state tax, is that rig.....
» 18/01/2012 6:51:00 AM Indi, with all due respect, Cains is a basket case at present. As for the venue reading t.....
» 18/01/2012 6:38:03 AM Belly, I have no problem with combining all government revenues, federal and state, then d.....
» 17/01/2012 8:33:05 PM Well indi, I hate to disagree, but it's the young one who these venues are targeting, beca.....
» 17/01/2012 8:22:07 PM Reward for effort has been long gone. As a baby boomer i stated to invest at about 30, wh.....
» 17/01/2012 11:20:59 AM I guess we will have to agree to dissagree indi. Companies would love a flat 20% tax rate.....
» 17/01/2012 10:08:59 AM Indi, one the hardest trends to hit this industry, here in QLD at least, was the introduct.....
» 17/01/2012 6:31:12 AM It is my understanding that the mining tax is going to be collected mainly from QLD, WA an.....
» 17/01/2012 6:15:53 AM Lego, the Australian worker has made that rod for their own backs. Few can deny that our .....
» 16/01/2012 9:03:50 PM Interesting view, but no idea of how the real world works. This industry has to be casual.....
» 16/01/2012 8:42:37 PM Indi, as I said, tax is a very complex issue. Firstly to your flat tax. Yes, a flat tax d.....
» 16/01/2012 6:17:02 AM Indi, we have been over this before, a flat tax is simply unfair, as those on a lower wage.....
» 15/01/2012 8:36:28 PM Tax, a very complex issue. Ask yourself this question. Have you ever paid cash for somet.....
» 14/01/2012 8:01:24 PM Actually belly, you ar one who recognizes how poor this government is. It just a shame yo.....
» 14/01/2012 7:58:50 PM Well let's see pelican The baby bonus, probably their biggest stuff up. Selling telstra,.....
» 14/01/2012 2:58:29 PM Now I am not saying this was by any means right, but we must remember, these dead soles ju.....
» 14/01/2012 6:35:30 AM A recent thread, about just how bad John Howard was, also suggests that Tony Abbott is wor.....
» 11/01/2012 9:52:55 PM OUG, my tree farm is just one of my assets mate, you see, i invested well in good times an.....
» 11/01/2012 9:21:53 PM I think those opposed to so called factory farming, had best come to terms with some reali.....
» 11/01/2012 3:12:12 PM If governments had balls, Japan would not be there doing what they do, hence, these guys w.....
» 9/01/2012 5:28:49 AM Ok, so most of you hated Howard, so tell me, is Abbott better, or worse?.....
» 8/01/2012 7:46:48 PM Nice rant OUG, the little of it I could be bothered to read that is. Boy your posts are ha.....
» 8/01/2012 7:40:20 PM Belly, as a unionist, you should be very concerned with the recent closure of the hienze f.....
» 8/01/2012 1:16:40 PM 579, from my personal experience, both areas you have mentioned are compliant sensitive. I.....
» 8/01/2012 6:11:34 AM Dagger, like it or not, high wages are likely to bring this country down. Now it may not .....
» 8/01/2012 6:04:47 AM And doesn't that tell you something belly, low wages for the unskilled and a booming econo.....
» 7/01/2012 8:41:48 PM This is what can happen you you rush in, aiming to the the first cab off the rank. If thi.....
» 7/01/2012 9:02:25 AM Compliance is becoming a real tense issue with the miners. Some of the regularity require.....
» 7/01/2012 6:24:12 AM Belly, I agree with you on this one. I have predicted that the LNP will win government, .....
» 6/01/2012 6:42:36 PM Abbott, if he survived and he will not, would be so much worse than Howard it is creepy. .....
» 6/01/2012 2:17:01 PM Lexi, sorry to say this but I am old school, which is, my way, or the highway, kind of sin.....
» 6/01/2012 6:26:59 AM See Lexi, it gets to you, hey! We have low unemployment for a few reasons. As OUG says, .....
» 6/01/2012 6:14:30 AM Belly, of cause JG didn't cause the demise of Kodak, that's technology at work. I would al.....
» 5/01/2012 12:32:02 PM It was an example yabby, but nice try. 579, that's part of the problem in this country, i.....
» 5/01/2012 10:58:17 AM Yabby, you say internet won't have much effect on jobs, well, let's do the sums. Take an .....
» 5/01/2012 5:51:24 AM Pelican, it was my understanding that the low skilled were the only ones effected by work .....
» 5/01/2012 5:34:31 AM Belly I was simply pointing out that the robin hood situation already exists. My wealth i.....
» 4/01/2012 7:00:16 PM Leaders can no longer lead from the front and make the hard choices needed for fear of bei.....
» 4/01/2012 6:58:30 PM Noisy, that robin hood thing already happens. Why else do you think the poor get handed al.....
» 4/01/2012 6:53:18 PM Yabby I agree. I think there may be a change in the laws as well. You at present, say a .....
» 4/01/2012 12:09:57 PM Banyo, capital value as about $250,000, staff of 4, my hours about 60 per week. The real .....
» 4/01/2012 10:46:36 AM I am going to confess something here, as I am pretty much semi retired now. I purchased m.....
» 4/01/2012 10:22:54 AM It funny how so many of you are in full support of survival of the fittest when it comes t.....
» 3/01/2012 7:49:13 PM Yes I know, it's a terrible thing to have low interest rates, sky high confidence and mone.....
» 3/01/2012 7:44:10 PM There's that livable wage thing again 579. Just what is a livable wage? You just don't ge.....
» 3/01/2012 6:14:32 AM Correct me if am wrong yabby, but I was of the opinion that royalties were a set amount, n.....
» 3/01/2012 6:00:32 AM Dream on belly!.....
» 2/01/2012 11:09:38 AM Yabby, no need to do the math, the banks have office space, often leased, IT goods, genera.....
» 2/01/2012 6:27:07 AM With excessive running costs and unworkable IR laws, I am afraid this year will be the las.....
» 2/01/2012 6:16:31 AM Ok Yabby, so what is the combined assets of the big four. Not the capitalized assets, (sha.....
» 1/01/2012 7:06:37 PM Internet sales are taking off, and cheaper. We have had a butcher on the phone for years. .....
» 1/01/2012 7:01:09 PM Yabby, I have no beef with the banks, nor do I have a problem with them passing on costs, .....
» 1/01/2012 10:19:09 AM Great article. This is the problem with current government and planners, they take us tax.....
» 1/01/2012 8:33:37 AM While Mr Swan sits there crowing 'how smart am i' with his new banking reforms, he could b.....
» 27/12/2011 8:11:41 PM Our son has earned his own money since 16 and, now at age 20, he actually has some money s.....
» 24/12/2011 9:07:16 AM What hasn't this government stuffed up. Here we have two key independents, or at least th.....
» 23/12/2011 11:02:24 AM International surveys show that Australians are more excited about Christmas than comparab.....
» 23/12/2011 10:59:16 AM I think we need to hold a referendum, those who wish to support illegals, and those who do.....
» 20/12/2011 12:41:10 PM Belly I think you had best take another pill, cause nothing in my thread bags the Pollies.....
» 18/12/2011 1:00:13 PM Dear Lexi, while I don't blame labor for this latest tragedy, nobody can deny the fact tha.....
» 18/12/2011 8:56:29 AM I see the latest stats about our sporting stars earnings, the top five ranging from $13M d.....
» 17/12/2011 7:46:12 PM Belly, the myth that our best meat goes to Japan is just that, a myth. The meat they buy,.....
» 17/12/2011 2:44:18 PM Belly, I don't blame the government for this, however I am critical of how they handled th.....
» 17/12/2011 6:48:57 AM Iin response to the Indonesian descicion to cut cattle imports, the governments proposal,t.....
» 16/12/2011 11:34:31 AM We Australians are not the racist ones, it's those who come to our country, knowing full w.....
» 16/12/2011 6:46:12 AM I am fed up with this poor aboriginal crap. They choose to live that way, drink, smoke ga.....
» 16/12/2011 6:30:46 AM Dear Lexi, understanding is not the issue. I can't believe there is no activity on this t.....
» 15/12/2011 2:59:43 PM Oug, how can anyone take you seriously when you continue to post in riddles......
» 14/12/2011 6:31:40 AM Wobbles you make a good point with you say. I think a large part of problem is the people.....
» 13/12/2011 7:41:33 PM It's a catchy phrase, but let's just look at what they have said no to. The carbon tax. G.....
» 12/12/2011 7:23:22 AM T2, the whole problem stems from labor's inability to run the economy, without blowing out.....
» 8/12/2011 6:58:07 AM Jayb, you may well be right when you say just slitting the throat is the most humain optio.....
» 8/12/2011 6:31:16 AM My industry often adopts a bonus system whereby the staff get a weekly bonus, not huge, bu.....
» 1/12/2011 6:20:39 AM Best dig in, and put an extra nail in the roof 579, smartest idea yet. Lern to deal with .....
» 1/12/2011 6:16:39 AM The author says that fish stocks are worst ever. Crap! The fishing up in north QLD is the .....
» 29/11/2011 6:43:13 AM Sorry 579, not sure what you mean......
» 28/11/2011 6:19:23 PM Pelican, it's not only been about the taxes, but also about whether or not labor had what .....
» 28/11/2011 7:34:42 AM 579, mimes are renowned for employing this way, as the alternative, that being the engagin.....
» 28/11/2011 6:13:38 AM I think the general public will see this as a labor stunt. Cast your minds back a few yea.....
» 27/11/2011 2:30:43 PM Yes belly, this profiteering from wages is a real problem, and one that seems to fly under.....
» 27/11/2011 5:56:13 AM Well, I can't argue with much of what has been said in the last few posts. After all, I wo.....
» 26/11/2011 5:54:50 PM 579, there is one course of action, and that's to let the people decide. Let them decide .....
» 26/11/2011 1:28:37 PM 579, about the only thing this government can achieve with any majority, is more pain, mor.....
» 26/11/2011 1:23:58 PM Sorry Anton, forgot something. Are you by chance suggesting the failed insulation program.....
» 26/11/2011 1:21:29 PM Ok Anton, I would suggest the four deaths that occurred far out weigh any potential fire r.....
» 26/11/2011 9:07:24 AM Rubbish, 579. Labor crippled small, medium and large business in the early 90's with thei.....
» 26/11/2011 6:57:20 AM Belly, anyone who draws comfort from this event is simp,y a brain washed labor puppet. Bl.....
» 26/11/2011 6:46:14 AM The one point I agree with more than any, is that people have a spending problem There ar.....
» 26/11/2011 6:45:23 AM Well belly, I have to agree with you on most points. As for Howard, well, history, and th.....
» 25/11/2011 11:39:18 PM 579, unlike governments,who can run on a cost recovery basis, a business mus make a profit.....
» 25/11/2011 5:20:56 PM The fact of the matter is that businesses are in trouble, why, this is why. Having been i.....
» 25/11/2011 4:58:13 PM The one thing that never fails to amuse me is just how all these labor puppets get a kick .....
» 25/11/2011 1:46:43 PM Perhaps it's just one step closer to the return of Rud. At least now if rud comes back an.....
» 24/11/2011 5:46:24 PM OUG, if you truly believe the real unemployment rate is 5%, just keep dreaming. I suggest.....
» 24/11/2011 5:29:06 AM It's a sad world we live in has been, one that can only be saved by one group and one grou.....
» 23/11/2011 12:25:53 PM Belly, just imagine what a bonus the mining tax would have been if labor had not been allo.....
» 22/11/2011 7:07:10 AM Don't get me wrong, the mining tax, should it pass, will be very good for our economy, but.....
» 21/11/2011 8:27:51 PM nocsg, you have this hate for .CSG. Where is you evidence that CSG destroys aquifers? Al.....
» 21/11/2011 8:20:44 PM nocsg, I am sorry if I gave you the opinion that I didn't know much about CSG. I have bee.....
» 21/11/2011 5:49:29 AM Yes yabby, how times have changed. Even cattle farming is non profitable unless you are o.....
» 20/11/2011 7:47:54 PM Country girl, your view on CSG seems to be like that of many who protest that don't actual.....
» 20/11/2011 1:03:32 PM Arjay the water drawn from CSG is not the same water used by farmers. I am not opposed to.....
» 20/11/2011 5:14:12 AM While viewing a documentary recently on bio fuel, farmers, based mainly in the US, were be.....
» 19/11/2011 7:42:28 PM Gee the truth hurts some times, hey!.....
» 19/11/2011 5:15:56 AM Ezhil, dream on. Chances are as global times get tougher, we, being one of the resourse r.....
» 17/11/2011 7:39:22 PM 579, what is it that you feel the libs have been unreasonable about in opposing bills put .....
» 17/11/2011 5:43:36 AM Jullia has made some strong dicicions lately, which is a good thing, I am just wondering w.....
» 16/11/2011 7:04:40 PM If they make 1% return on investment, would this not mean they hold trillions of $ worth o.....
» 16/11/2011 6:02:26 AM Pardon my ignorance on the subject, but why can't nuclear plants be set up in western qld,.....
» 15/11/2011 9:14:59 PM While the banks will tell you that they work on very tight margin,is this actually the cas.....
» 14/11/2011 9:00:58 PM And this is my point belly, nor can the government and, it's not that I am against a price.....
» 14/11/2011 5:49:56 AM I have been watching a bit of question time recently and of cause the carbon tax often com.....
» 14/11/2011 5:39:14 AM With the continued uncontrolled domination of the big two, combined with the increasing co.....
» 13/11/2011 9:04:57 PM 579, can you give some indication of how many jobs are supported with you choice of power .....
» 13/11/2011 8:59:36 PM So belly, where will the additional 3% super come from if labor fails to win it's mining t.....
» 13/11/2011 8:21:28 AM We are all in control of our own destiny, however, if enough of us choose the cheapest dea.....
» 13/11/2011 6:23:43 AM Belly, the reason for Abbotts backflip on the super deal, is simply because if he wins pow.....
» 12/11/2011 6:13:18 PM As far as pollution goes, most of us have been cleaning up our acts for years. You rely h.....
» 12/11/2011 8:19:26 AM How often have you heard the saying, it's not worth me doing that overtime as I just get t.....
» 11/11/2011 7:04:51 PM I spoke to a police officer taday, a long serving one at that. He said he earned $75K per.....
» 11/11/2011 4:22:03 PM Pelican, the gravy train I was referring to was the governments piggy bank. Anyone who bu.....
» 11/11/2011 4:06:53 PM Buggsy, this is the tricky bit. They don't pay the LO rent, rather, they pay compensation.....
» 10/11/2011 8:55:21 PM OUG, while I agree in principle with your argument When the land was acquired, if this is .....
» 10/11/2011 6:47:41 PM Not at all 579. The case she is refering to is not a gender specific role and, as such, .....
» 10/11/2011 12:31:32 PM Philo, I will get to your point, but first, 579 fraking in not used by all miners. Now, b.....
» 10/11/2011 12:06:14 PM Yuyutsu, the reason you are buying your eggs for $5 for 2 dozen, is purely due to the fact.....
» 10/11/2011 5:39:45 AM I am a land owner that has been directly effected by the CSG boom. In fact, they are out t.....
» 10/11/2011 5:31:28 AM Wobbles, where do you get $20 per ton from? Also, are you aware of the risks involved in .....
» 9/11/2011 9:35:13 PM T2, your logic is fine, so long as we are doing business in house, but, the reality is, we.....
» 9/11/2011 9:22:34 PM T2, the simple answer is royalties. Not a big new tax, just the tax that already exists, r.....
» 9/11/2011 5:54:44 PM The miners already pay tax on profits, it's called company tax. Now apart from company ta.....
» 9/11/2011 3:26:42 PM You can have anything you want, so long as you pay for it. Free range has been a fuphy fo.....
» 9/11/2011 3:16:52 PM Pelican, nobody is exploiting the lower paid at all, they are simply telling anyone who ca.....
» 9/11/2011 3:06:26 PM Yabby, your comment brings me back to my thoughts when this topic was first raised a year .....
» 9/11/2011 10:32:36 AM Pelican, I have no problem in generating more tax from the minerals, none what so ever. T.....
» 9/11/2011 10:22:37 AM Pelican, I am generalizing here, but in most cases, people are high income earners for a v.....
» 9/11/2011 6:21:19 AM Ok AB, rehctub here, back to Krud. He, after receiving expert advice about the dangers of.....
» 9/11/2011 5:40:06 AM With the government still hell bent on taxing the miners on whatbthey call, Super Profits,.....
» 9/11/2011 5:26:06 AM Rehctub here. So Pelican, T2 and anyone else out there who either disagrees with my view o.....
» 9/11/2011 5:14:50 AM Yes Arjay, yet workers and unions just put all this aside simply because they feel they de.....
» 8/11/2011 8:35:06 AM Pelican, like it or not, low skilled workers are over paid, none more so when their employ.....
» 8/11/2011 6:06:16 AM There are teo key requirements for business to survive, certainty and security. These are.....
» 8/11/2011 5:41:10 AM 579 You need to understand how torisum works to get the full picture and yes, governments.....
» 7/11/2011 9:10:39 PM 579, I was not opposed to the government hand outs that they did, more so, I was appalled .....
» 7/11/2011 2:05:46 PM Well has been we certainly can relate to this, as I was employed at south Mole in t mid 80.....
» 7/11/2011 1:33:57 PM Yes Robert, the more you earn, the more taxes you pay, but the less rewards you get when y.....
» 7/11/2011 6:58:18 AM Yes indi, I know a guy who recently closed a rest up there. Went to the LL, emplty restau.....
» 7/11/2011 6:16:23 AM Is this fair. You buy a business, then, as part of the process you sign a lease. Now thi.....
» 7/11/2011 6:05:00 AM And no mention of a finacial transaction tax. Meanwhile the banks are making billions pro.....
» 7/11/2011 5:44:45 AM T2, we have had three pay increases in the past two years or so, which by the way, have be.....
» 6/11/2011 7:28:41 PM HB, $9 million turnover just to pay ones bills is hardly what I would consider to be a sma.....
» 6/11/2011 7:03:01 PM Ar Lexi, I see you conveniently forgot to mention union in your equation. I am closing as.....
» 6/11/2011 4:15:18 PM So Lexi, why can't the likes of Qantas seek a batter deal on wages, after all, they are su.....
» 5/11/2011 6:17:37 AM The majority of jobs I see, both now and in the future are actually being fed from the pub.....
» 5/11/2011 5:56:44 AM Lexi, I think even the most staunched labor supporter, like yourself, would agree that we .....
» 4/11/2011 7:10:55 PM Blue, I am proud as pounch that I didn't vote for either labor or the greens, becaue, if I.....
» 4/11/2011 12:40:11 PM Her are a few facts Allen Joyce will be paid $5 million, but only if he meets targets. Me.....
» 4/11/2011 11:41:22 AM Gillard would have been dumped long ago if not for the gun being held to her, and labor,s .....
» 3/11/2011 6:48:43 AM So when is the PM going to realize she is simply out of her debth? How many failed scheme.....
» 3/11/2011 6:32:26 AM I must confess that I have not read the article, however, my comment would be, can these c.....
» 3/11/2011 6:25:36 AM Well has been, it sure sounds like a nice little pocket, as a land lover myself, can appre.....
» 2/11/2011 5:56:37 PM KH, to answer your question, how does Australia been come into the equation? We have a pi.....
» 2/11/2011 12:50:40 PM 579, Qantas don't need us, if anything , we need them. Remember, just being here is cost.....
» 2/11/2011 11:14:04 AM What ever happened is now in the past and all this blame gaming will not change that. Gov.....
» 2/11/2011 6:13:04 AM Ok has been, just a few questions. I live in outer northern Brisbane, so how far out of t.....
» 2/11/2011 6:05:35 AM Imagine you are a guidance officer at a school and it was your job to advise the up and co.....
» 1/11/2011 9:47:08 PM Australians at large have brought it upon themselves. On the one hand they have demanded .....
» 1/11/2011 6:38:43 PM Belly, the unions may not have been on strike, but their on again, off again approach to s.....
» 1/11/2011 11:16:10 AM Stop griping will ya....you live in a fortunate country in fortunate times (historically s.....
» 1/11/2011 9:40:05 AM Some make me laugh with thier attempts to stretch the truth. Take shaggy dogs take on thi.....
» 1/11/2011 6:28:07 AM So DD, which part of running a business are you not sure about.? Do you think governments.....
» 1/11/2011 6:00:07 AM Sorry about that benk, wrong link Try this, They get paid upwards of 20 per cent above th.....
» 31/10/2011 7:23:51 PM You know we can all save our jobs, we just have to forgo the temptation of seeking out the.....
» 31/10/2011 5:34:22 PM It is now common practice for many air travers to search the net for the best deals they c.....
» 31/10/2011 5:06:39 PM http://www.payscale.com/research/AU/Job=Baggage_Handler_ Try this link for thier pay rate.....
» 31/10/2011 5:05:21 PM http://www.payscale.com/research/AU/Job=Baggage_Handler_ Try this link......
» 31/10/2011 2:14:39 PM The fac t of the matter is these baggage handlers, who are on as much as $85 grand a year .....
» 31/10/2011 1:59:10 PM Meanwhile, the likes of Hugh Jackman get paid tens of millions just for making a movie, wh.....
» 31/10/2011 10:55:48 AM What they (the gov) should have done was to intervene before this situation evolved, but o.....
» 31/10/2011 9:17:05 AM Ok, baggage handlers at Qantas are on, get this, $75 to $80 K per year, for what is essent.....
» 31/10/2011 9:03:53 AM 579, while I agree with some of your points, you still haney to explains as to where the j.....
» 31/10/2011 7:53:07 AM RM, not sure who,you targeted your post at, but the rich go without plenty to subsidize th.....
» 31/10/2011 7:43:29 AM The only way for Qantas, moving forward is to take thier business elsewhere because, our u.....
» 30/10/2011 9:21:55 PM This has farvreaching potential as if the union gets it's way this could be like a cancer .....
» 30/10/2011 4:59:03 PM 579, it is my understanding that a solar system is manufactured and installed and that's a.....
» 30/10/2011 4:51:09 PM The simple fact is Qantas is not competitive and, to become competitive they must restruct.....
» 30/10/2011 10:00:55 AM Not sure benk, but more than a butcher who has done a trade and that's a disgrace......
» 30/10/2011 5:29:09 AM Indi, the .ibs biggest threat is Bob Katter, because he is going to split the conservative.....
» 30/10/2011 5:17:27 AM SD, thier profit margin is around 4% net. Now if you had a lazy $100K to invest, and you .....
» 29/10/2011 10:19:32 PM 579, How on earth can our country be better off with a carbon tax. Perhaps the world may .....
» 29/10/2011 8:47:48 PM It's not so much th wages these people get paid, but rather the allowances and penalty rat.....
» 29/10/2011 6:43:10 AM The owners of Qantas, the shareholders, have approved the pay increase for their CEO, whic.....
» 28/10/2011 7:55:33 PM Anthon, while I respect the fact that you have worked hard and achieved much, I can assure.....
» 28/10/2011 5:35:11 PM So, it is apparent we are going to have a carbon tax and, there are twos and fros as to wh.....
» 28/10/2011 5:31:33 PM Ok, while I do believe we contribute to the pollution, can someone please explain to me, i.....
» 28/10/2011 5:26:03 PM You know, there is such a simple solution to all this and that is simply call it something.....
» 28/10/2011 11:35:17 AM Anthin, firstly, I am not a climate change denier, never have been, as there is no possibl.....
» 28/10/2011 5:50:14 AM I know most of you don't run a business, so you don't understand the fundamentals. You ar.....
» 27/10/2011 7:02:21 PM Lexi, personal opinions an politics simply don't mix. If you had read my posts you would .....
» 27/10/2011 6:52:08 PM I think we had best get back to the topic. The fact remains the libs changed thier view o.....
» 27/10/2011 6:49:42 PM Are has been, you will go a long way to offend me......
» 27/10/2011 8:36:35 AM CACTUS, hit a nerve did I! You don't have to tell me to harden up, I can assure you of th.....
» 27/10/2011 8:30:49 AM Ok 579, you say pull our heads in and get with it. Well, coal and oil have been the blood.....
» 27/10/2011 6:35:07 AM Anthony, there are two real issues I see in all this. One, a carbon tax, call it what you.....
» 27/10/2011 6:11:19 AM Let them become a couple by all mens, but being wed is sacred and should stay that way. H.....
» 26/10/2011 7:23:54 PM Well here we have the first real alternative in 20 odd years and what does he do, he comes.....
» 26/10/2011 7:18:36 PM Neutral, the best thing about the cup is that if you don't like it, simply change the chan.....
» 26/10/2011 7:13:20 PM Anthony, Julia Gillars herself called it a carbon tax. Now I hope you are prepared for th.....
» 26/10/2011 10:41:15 AM Here we go again, something else to shut down. You know, a race horses life is not all ab.....
» 25/10/2011 6:57:45 PM Well Anthin and 579, I hope your are right, as, although I don't share your views I do kno.....
» 25/10/2011 1:03:38 PM 579, simply by better planning of trips via car is one way, or, making sure the kids turn .....
» 25/10/2011 10:51:23 AM 579, why do large poluters pollute? Th answer is simple, to provide a service for us. So.....
» 25/10/2011 5:32:53 AM Anthonyve, Rehctub here. I don't deny there is a problem, but why the tax? Most of us ha.....
» 24/10/2011 8:28:02 PM Boy, we could have done something like that, that's if our government hadn't pissed it all.....
» 24/10/2011 8:25:46 PM 579, I just cant get my head around your logic. Of we cut back on our usage, the big polu.....
» 24/10/2011 5:55:44 AM 579, that is typical under achiever statement. You are quite happy to use something, just.....
» 23/10/2011 5:53:24 AM I was watching an interview between two opposing ministers yesterday and the labor ministe.....
» 21/10/2011 6:36:41 AM Over my twenty plus years as a boss, both as a hired manager and an owner, I have adopted .....
» 20/10/2011 5:27:09 PM Unfortunately, news is yet another victim of the all mighty dollar, whereby, it is often t.....
» 20/10/2011 5:50:29 AM Pelican,how can things run thier natural cause,in an un natural environment?.....
» 20/10/2011 5:47:36 AM Yes, but if this government can introduce a potential life changing tax with a lie, then s.....
» 19/10/2011 7:32:35 PM Blue, I was an ambulance subscriber all my life. My beef has always been in the way some .....
» 19/10/2011 6:56:27 PM Indi, these problems can be solved immediately by not paying cash......
» 19/10/2011 6:48:31 PM Pelican, I don't ignore that at all, in fact, I am fully aware that the gap is increasing,.....
» 19/10/2011 5:49:26 AM Well I'm surprised this thread has had so little interest considering the amount of waste .....
» 18/10/2011 8:06:59 PM Careful has been, you may hit a nerve as it sure is easy to spot the under achiever on thi.....
» 18/10/2011 7:59:11 PM Someone tell belly that if it wasn't for the filthy rich there, there would be far fewer j.....
» 18/10/2011 5:26:27 PM So belly, are you avoiding this thread, or just the question? Or, perhaps both. I will a.....
» 18/10/2011 5:22:12 PM TBC, I'm not so sure that rents will fumble as you say. Hoses back around 2000 were very .....
» 18/10/2011 7:38:13 AM Yes indi, but if we halves there wages accoss the board it wouldn't fix the problem. I am.....
» 18/10/2011 6:04:50 AM Sorry to keep butting in Indi, but my whole concern is this. We have a situation whereby .....
» 18/10/2011 5:53:35 AM Indi, for the record I am of the opinion we should introduce a 0.2% TT just so we can moni.....
» 18/10/2011 5:49:54 AM Indi, it has been suggested a TT of just 2% would eliminate every other form of tax we hav.....
» 17/10/2011 2:58:40 PM I see this topic has once again raised it's head. So, my question is, if we do away with .....
» 17/10/2011 2:40:08 PM Belly, the proposal to lift the threshold for lower income earners has some merit as it at.....
» 17/10/2011 6:05:54 AM Has been, you're right. Tish hits the fan when you have a bad week/month, because while t.....
» 16/10/2011 5:25:59 PM I say again belly, governments should be supporting people, not businesses that themselves.....
» 16/10/2011 5:23:18 PM Belly, always happy to hear your views. Do you honestly think pay rises should be granted.....
» 16/10/2011 5:10:16 PM Bazz, most wages should be paid this way. Hourly rates, in conjunction with unfair dismis.....
» 16/10/2011 10:27:47 AM Anthony, I can't dispute you on that one. Anti, you are right there. The unfortunate thi.....
» 16/10/2011 6:22:50 AM As you know I am opposed to simply increasing wages because times are tough. Many busines.....
» 15/10/2011 10:41:29 PM Lexi, I have to love you loyal support you have for these incompitent fools. BTW, do you .....
» 15/10/2011 4:51:06 PM Belly, the fact of the matter is that times have changed and just because many are doing i.....
» 15/10/2011 4:41:27 PM While I have to agree with you runner, my concern here is how that welfare money is so eas.....
» 15/10/2011 7:53:36 AM Ar belly, sooking again hey. These workers are simply vandals as no worker has the right .....
» 15/10/2011 7:35:38 AM It is no secrete that welfare is costing us, the average tax payer, dearly. Millions, if n.....
» 14/10/2011 2:59:38 PM It funny, as on the one hand we say, how did we allow all these jobs to go to the likes of.....
» 14/10/2011 2:49:37 PM Julia is trying very hard to lay the blame on Tony Abbott for the onset of boats that may .....
» 14/10/2011 2:45:24 PM Another option would be to place a levy on energy, that way, the user of that energy pays .....
» 14/10/2011 12:59:19 PM qanda, my agenda is to protect our way of life and, having been in business most of my wor.....
» 14/10/2011 6:07:06 AM qanda Ans: Stop relying on the 'lies' and deliberate distortions of Abbott, Bolt or Jones .....
» 13/10/2011 5:00:58 PM TrashcanMan, It is my understanding that the top 500 will simply pass on the costs, and so.....
» 13/10/2011 7:03:53 AM One driver behind men not wanting to commit is the fear of being screwed by the system sho.....
» 13/10/2011 6:51:23 AM Dream on, kids are wholly and solely the responsibility of their parents, not governments,.....
» 13/10/2011 6:10:33 AM Not even with a comment!.....
» 12/10/2011 8:40:27 PM Another problem I have with this tax, is labor's dismal record when it comes to implementi.....
» 12/10/2011 8:30:11 PM I don't get how this carbon tax can be a good thing and, I don't get how it will force tho.....
» 11/10/2011 6:59:43 AM I think the solution would be to allow these same sex partners to become legally together .....
» 11/10/2011 6:01:17 AM Belly, life decisions are about gains V risks and, considering we emit less than 2% of the.....
» 10/10/2011 7:31:33 PM Ah belly, when are you going to grow up and stop threading to leave these threads time and.....
» 10/10/2011 7:18:30 PM Snake, there has long been debate about shares V property. Shaw, shares are very liquid, .....
» 10/10/2011 6:52:31 PM Yeas I agree jewl, however, this is a different situation as he was caught for drugs in a .....
» 10/10/2011 8:58:46 AM Belly, not that long ago I remember you batting for that Rush guy who was involved in the .....
» 9/10/2011 8:49:55 PM Has been, I agree it was easier fo us, but mainl because credit wasn't so readily availabl.....
» 9/10/2011 8:39:26 PM Robert, I understand and agree, however, this is not te issue here. My concern is, what w.....
» 9/10/2011 6:58:17 PM Ok, so it ha been said that we have many diplomats working around th clock on this case, s.....
» 9/10/2011 6:48:09 PM I think that will be a built in contingency plan to create jobs......
» 9/10/2011 5:37:55 AM I said it ten years ago I still say cit today. What should hav happened was for the allie.....
» 8/10/2011 7:53:26 PM Is the fact that the latest arrest in Bali, for drugs, involves a minor an excuse for forg.....
» 8/10/2011 6:17:24 PM Indi, most people could afford a house, perhaps not the house, but a house in anyncase. I.....
» 8/10/2011 6:07:03 PM 579, I'm not so sure it's greed, rather, it's lack of wanting o commit an go without that .....
» 8/10/2011 5:55:12 AM 579, you are so misguided by this governments perception that we are world leaders. Take .....
» 8/10/2011 5:31:04 AM Ar, the terrible landlord always gets a mention, hey! I just wonder where people would li.....
» 7/10/2011 2:21:06 PM 597, why don't you simply answer the question. What is you definition of a liiveable wage?.....
» 7/10/2011 2:12:58 PM Unions can b a good thing as ther are still some dodgy employers out there, however, so lo.....
» 7/10/2011 9:06:52 AM Are we born with the jene to succeed, or, do we get inspired by others, like I did, and th.....
» 7/10/2011 8:56:13 AM 597, you still have nott explained what a livable wage is. Care to do that this time roun.....
» 7/10/2011 8:48:50 AM Yes indi, if they were company CEO,s, the ones most on this site treat with tall poppy att.....
» 7/10/2011 6:44:19 AM Belly, rich people pay tax as well, it's just not in th form of PAYG. They usually have d.....
» 7/10/2011 6:04:00 AM Belly, you and I do think alongnthe same lines at times. I to think we need to pay more f.....
» 6/10/2011 8:37:55 PM 579, please:define liveable wage. Belly, job losses tell the story, as we now have the h.....
» 6/10/2011 7:56:58 PM Pelican, I don't think JG,s popularity problems stem from her stabbing Kevin, evidence of .....
» 6/10/2011 7:23:11 PM Belly, you of all people should know what is going on in our own party. Do you think we, .....
» 6/10/2011 3:52:27 PM Happy to belly. The dodgy deal was for the unreasonable pokie reform deal JG cut with And.....
» 6/10/2011 12:17:44 PM Pelican In response to our post. The dodgy deal is th one that she made with Andrew wilki.....
» 6/10/2011 6:10:16 AM Thanks to the dodgy deals our PM has done, in her bid to win office at any cost, we are no.....
» 6/10/2011 6:02:34 AM Belly, I have never said pollies are over paid. Also, I don't dislike workers at all, wha.....
» 6/10/2011 5:53:16 AM It's a shame it's such a serious situation, otherwise I would share your humor. This gove.....
» 5/10/2011 9:15:47 PM Ok Belly do think they can return is to surplus. Remember, they promised again and again .....
» 5/10/2011 9:08:02 PM Belly, many companies have moved to contractors for several reasons. There are the hoops .....
» 5/10/2011 11:31:46 AM Belly, you make me laugh at times, especially in the way you cry foul all the time and tak.....
» 5/10/2011 6:54:01 AM Indi, the wages we pay pollies is not what costs us so much as the incopitence they displa.....
» 4/10/2011 7:31:00 PM individual, it depends on whether you are referring to government, or private/corporate in.....
» 4/10/2011 7:00:42 PM OUG, once you get a grip on the real world, we can talk......
» 4/10/2011 9:11:16 AM Labor repeated time and time again that they would deliver a surplus by 2013, even though .....
» 4/10/2011 9:07:03 AM Pericles, plus indemnity insurance so, if they stuff up, we are not the ones who loose out.....
» 4/10/2011 6:30:38 AM OUG, you say bosses don't pay tax, crap! Not only do they pat tax, they also perform many.....
» 3/10/2011 8:44:12 PM WTF, I hope you are right, if so, why the he'll are we not implementing this then. I am s.....
» 3/10/2011 7:07:00 PM Dudley, the GST is not a transaction tax. A TT is a small tax that is applied to every fi.....
» 3/10/2011 8:25:58 AM Belly, you say I am I'll informed. Cast your mind back a few year, I told you the followi.....
» 3/10/2011 7:51:43 AM So it's that time again when our taxes are reformed. So are th going to consider a transa.....
» 3/10/2011 6:47:31 AM Indy, like most on this site, you just don't understand how the wheels turn. As yabby poi.....
» 3/10/2011 6:32:59 AM The answer is simple belly. She has dome an unworkable deal with a few and labor are now .....
» 3/10/2011 6:30:38 AM Belly, with all due respect, I have a better handle on things than you, as, unlike you, I .....
» 2/10/2011 6:33:06 AM The whole system stinks. Ho on earth our treasurer can receive the award for the worlds b.....
» 2/10/2011 6:20:11 AM Well from all the comments so far, I would suggest the best options would be to limit the .....
» 1/10/2011 9:35:44 PM I have said for years that we should be paying higher wages to attract better people. Wha.....
» 1/10/2011 9:30:13 PM Belly, I think you will find our oceans and seas are cleaner now than they were twenty yea.....
» 1/10/2011 5:48:18 AM Had you said this twenty years ago solar, I would possibly agreed, but even you must admit.....
» 30/09/2011 2:50:19 PM TBC Why don't QANTAS shareholders instruct managers to negotiate 'in good faith', as requ.....
» 30/09/2011 2:44:40 PM Acolyte, your argument has holes. Pokies enable a user, addict or not, to loose up to $12.....
» 30/09/2011 6:11:10 AM Horse racing is very different to pokies, generally because the outcome can be influenced .....
» 30/09/2011 6:02:00 AM A simple yet classic example of the difference between whites and aboriginies, is a little.....
» 29/09/2011 7:05:31 PM Andrew Bolt often points out labor's shortcomings, so it is little wonder many on OLO disl.....
» 29/09/2011 6:53:33 PM DD I here what you say, but unreality, it's the kids who ultimately miss out because the a.....
» 29/09/2011 11:16:22 AM If 50% of the population reduces their emissions by 10% and the remaining 50% don't increa.....
» 29/09/2011 11:11:12 AM Cheryl, this was not my idear, it is what has been suggested as part of the reform package.....
» 29/09/2011 11:06:14 AM I would suggest no. Only recently I submitted a thread suggesting the amount paid to AUs .....
» 29/09/2011 7:55:47 AM Cheryl, I don't play the pokies myself, however I do know some who do and they enjoy it. .....
» 29/09/2011 7:37:37 AM I have seen a bit on this algae fuel and it looks interesting. The problem I see is it's .....
» 29/09/2011 7:23:07 AM Dear Godbotherer, you are right, I am not directly effected by this, but we will all suffe.....
» 28/09/2011 9:47:17 PM OUG, you are such a toss sometimes. Wher did this come from ..yet you got the hide to sta.....
» 28/09/2011 6:59:56 AM Blind Freddie knows that it will be next to impossible to supply the demands of the world'.....
» 28/09/2011 6:48:45 AM Everywhere ypu turn there is a strike happening, mostly over pay disputes. Some are being.....
» 27/09/2011 7:55:13 PM Wobbles, I think that's a good place to start. After all, if we make them unattractive, it.....
» 27/09/2011 9:50:05 AM It seems both sides are determined to cut emissions by at least 5%, but, how on earth can .....
» 27/09/2011 6:06:40 AM Many of these clubs are simply a front for pokies, as they to are addicted to them. They,.....
» 25/09/2011 8:25:45 PM NSB, same thing happens here. What pisses me off is that these fuel stations don't all ge.....
» 24/09/2011 7:25:45 AM I am not sure what the law is at present, however, if there were a law in place whereby th.....
» 23/09/2011 4:09:38 AM the ACCC cant even tell us why petrol prices fluxtuate and vary so much, often daily and f.....
» 22/09/2011 9:52:28 AM Following on from what yabby said. One major problem for farmers is the unknown price the.....
» 21/09/2011 8:00:14 AM The real issue we will face moving forward is the fact that most farms will become unviabl.....
» 21/09/2011 7:25:53 AM And this is the problem OUG, most jobs today are feeding off the tits of the tax payer. T.....
» 20/09/2011 6:58:43 PM Pelican, where do you think most of th private and coporate jobs come from. More importan.....
» 20/09/2011 8:15:38 AM They are screwed. Madam PM has done a deal with andwer willki and he knows rhat nobody el.....
» 19/09/2011 6:48:39 PM PO, businesses dont want tax cuts, they want a hugebreduction in the wall of red tape they.....
» 19/09/2011 6:42:50 PM Arjay, the way this gov dismissed the recent ruckies protest is anything to go by they don.....
» 19/09/2011 6:55:37 AM Here here OUG, I think now is the tme we put this tax to the test. After all, what do we h.....
» 18/09/2011 7:00:58 PM Ammo, you simply dont get it, do you. The only thing that keeps us going is the resourses.....
» 18/09/2011 6:18:16 AM Pelican, i to am from that era and i agree with what you say. Kids today ave little to loo.....
» 17/09/2011 10:04:59 PM lexi and others, you still have not answered my question. Why are we taxing the generator.....
» 17/09/2011 1:20:41 PM So Lexi, why then are we taxing those who polute to feed our needs, who, by the very natur.....
» 17/09/2011 6:39:21 AM Luciferase Nice rant, now do you really think the majority of us are in favour of a carbon.....
» 16/09/2011 7:45:28 PM Lexi, even the government takes its advice from non scientist, so that say something dont .....
» 16/09/2011 1:29:46 PM Butchers are better with a stop and go bat in their hands than a knife And there in lies .....
» 16/09/2011 1:23:18 PM SG, the problem is not so much the price on carbn, but rather how it has come about. Firs.....
» 16/09/2011 6:57:02 AM Lexi, can you tell us why she wont take this tax to the election, iether now or in two yea.....
» 16/09/2011 6:51:36 AM Belly a larger threat to small tows is factory closures, due mainly to the factory becmmi.....
» 15/09/2011 7:05:02 PM Belly, like it not, wages are the cause of high living costs and highh debt levels. You s.....
» 15/09/2011 11:34:13 AM as usual, many of you are missing the point. By all means let her run her course, but wha.....
» 13/09/2011 6:12:42 PM belly, i just wish you had the dollars to underwrite your predictioms, because, unless you.....
» 13/09/2011 6:00:56 PM Julia says that the overwhelming majority now support a tax on polution (carbon tax) So, .....
» 10/09/2011 9:20:16 PM public assetts should never be sold off, no matter what. They should also be run on a cos.....
» 10/09/2011 11:15:18 AM Belly, you say i flip flop. It may well appear so, but i have two points of view. The one.....
» 9/09/2011 10:40:14 PM belly i have long thought that it is better to reward people for effort rather than just p.....
» 9/09/2011 4:47:14 PM one of he biggest problems with debt, is the fact that home owners can access equity, to e.....
» 9/09/2011 10:40:43 AM Rudd, in all his ill advised wisdom, decided it would be a good thing to increase the firs.....
» 9/09/2011 7:33:48 AM Sorry to make this political, but this problem has been brought about by the lack of confi.....
» 8/09/2011 4:09:54 PM well i should say here we go again, however, it is becomming quite obvious ther are less p.....
» 6/09/2011 10:02:42 PM you lot amaze me. No matter how bad she is, or was, you just cant bring yourselves to adm.....
» 6/09/2011 6:56:50 AM i just cant believe how you labor puppets can still support these fools. my prediction is.....
» 6/09/2011 6:39:38 AM how can we feed anyones demands, let alone our own, when we are planning the cut emissions.....
» 2/09/2011 11:43:51 AM dream on you have. very appropriate user name, dont you. you say. buy. leg of lamb for $5.....
» 2/09/2011 8:44:10 AM at the risk of repeating myself, again and again, at what point do we say, enough is enoug.....
» 31/08/2011 6:25:25 AM A bit of a change of pace this one, getting away from politics. so what is the norm these.....
» 31/08/2011 6:19:22 AM lexi, social media sites have added a whole new dimention to grafiti, as once it is posted.....
» 30/08/2011 3:42:20 PM Lexi, what you suggest may work for normal well behaved, dicipline kids, but the rogues th.....
» 30/08/2011 11:35:07 AM Notice the latest opinion on labor's IR laws. They were warned that thei one size fits al.....
» 30/08/2011 11:32:26 AM I'm with the last few posts, let smokers kill themselves by all means, it less tax that no.....
» 30/08/2011 11:24:26 AM Belly, I'm with you on this one. My opinion is we only have ourselves to blame for allowi.....
» 29/08/2011 6:01:21 AM I think you lot have to come to terms with e fact that this guy is all but washed up and m.....
» 28/08/2011 5:18:38 PM TBC, I drink and I used to smoke, but I have no beef with anyone who does or does not do e.....
» 27/08/2011 7:59:29 PM TBC, is that th best you can come up with. Sorry about he typos, but I am out bush using .....
» 27/08/2011 7:50:30 PM Belly, you say that most politicians are better advise than we are. Now if that is the ca.....
» 27/08/2011 6:24:42 AM I can't believe you people. Our economy is crumbling around us, jobs are being shed yet y.....
» 27/08/2011 6:11:44 AM Don't worry SM, even once they have lost the election they will still be in denial This p.....
» 26/08/2011 12:17:57 PM TBC, first to the kids running billion dollar businesses. One thing to blame, it's called.....
» 26/08/2011 12:12:37 PM I will when we get a new government, don't care who, so long as they get it right......
» 26/08/2011 7:21:08 AM Well, this may well be the last straw for Julia and her loyal supporters. It if wasn't so.....
» 26/08/2011 6:24:57 AM TBC with the greatest of re ect, you are missin the point. Imagine if all goods arrived a.....
» 26/08/2011 6:10:56 AM Ther are several countries that recognize this, so that means ther are also options availa.....
» 25/08/2011 8:55:52 PM TBC, nice diversion. But seriously, do you really think plain packaging will turn people .....
» 25/08/2011 8:45:35 PM STG, you are so out of touch. Most people who resort to personal insults are like that. .....
» 25/08/2011 12:09:51 PM No pelican, Not at all. What i am saying is either they have to work more hours, for simi.....
» 25/08/2011 12:04:50 PM TBC, love you to. The plain fact is that your style of thinking is better suited to count.....
» 25/08/2011 6:50:24 AM So here we go agai bracing ourselves for yet another labor flop, plain packaging. As usua.....
» 25/08/2011 6:46:41 AM Oto, I hope you are right about the 2 hr shift fo students however, this was not the case .....
» 24/08/2011 8:09:42 PM Floor sweepers is simply a term I used for cleaners in general. Now some do earn a grand .....
» 23/08/2011 9:03:03 PM Oh belly you are such a sook. I could not give a toss if you decide to sook and take your.....
» 23/08/2011 8:49:51 PM Well a5, this is the looming problem, many business owners today are doing jus that, they .....
» 23/08/2011 9:27:01 AM OUG, I here what you say loud and clear, but you don't here me. First to nurses. Many wor.....
» 23/08/2011 6:26:39 AM Now I have said it governments role to support low income earners. Now that could be poss.....
» 23/08/2011 6:22:38 AM Miss use of travel expenses in one thing, but seriously, paying for hookers with governmen.....
» 22/08/2011 9:05:55 PM Job losses everywhere you turn, and that's just the beginning. You labor lovers pushed an.....
» 22/08/2011 8:52:43 PM Incompetents surrounded by incompetent people leads to incompetent government. She must b.....
» 22/08/2011 8:47:54 PM Yes, thought so......
» 21/08/2011 9:55:58 AM So, have any of you supporters out there given any thoughts to how on earth we are going t.....
» 20/08/2011 3:22:14 PM The qantas job losses in my view as as a direct result of ridiculous And unworkable IR law.....
» 19/08/2011 6:52:07 AM A property built on the Brisbane river is usually worth up tp ten times that of a suburban.....
» 18/08/2011 3:06:57 PM Dear pelican, what comment did I make about business in my opening post? I'll thought out.....
» 17/08/2011 12:44:10 AM Actually a597, you lot should be thanking your lucky stars he is there. Because, unless yo.....
» 16/08/2011 7:22:47 AM Yes Lexi i agree, but you brought it up. So why is it that none of you supporters recogni.....
» 16/08/2011 7:05:49 AM Anti, I here you loud and clear. My business suffered a 40% downturn in august 2009 the s.....
» 15/08/2011 6:48:07 PM Dear Lexi Implementing policy is one thing, but telling a blatant lie is another. This is .....
» 15/08/2011 6:31:17 AM SM, we warned than about that four years ago, but, as usual, theynwere right and we were w.....
» 15/08/2011 6:26:59 AM Belly, you need to do one of two things, either grow up, or leave olo, because comments li.....
» 14/08/2011 7:04:02 AM Madam PM says there is a huge black hole in tonly abbots budget. Well , that wouldn't sur.....
» 14/08/2011 4:23:20 AM The way i see it is that the government is desperate and is simply looking for ways to rep.....
» 13/08/2011 6:22:44 PM Yes Lexi I agree that we are all entitled to our opinions howver, I note that once again y.....
» 13/08/2011 7:04:19 AM Dear Lexi, with the greatest of respect, atbwhat point would you say enough is enough! Ho.....
» 12/08/2011 7:49:29 PM The root of the problem is that labor's people have never run a business or created a job......
» 12/08/2011 6:50:42 AM I think you will find that these concerns are already being addressed, evidence being the .....
» 11/08/2011 6:52:58 PM You bet I could happen here. These young ones have no concept of going without or, doing .....
» 11/08/2011 6:50:00 PM It is yet further proof of just how much out of touch this government is. Whether or not .....
» 9/08/2011 6:30:18 AM While he may be seen as a bit of a nutter, I can assure you that he is raising some eyebro.....
» 8/08/2011 7:00:15 AM Arjay we can only hope!.....
» 7/08/2011 8:08:10 PM It is no surprise to me that bob Katter is string up some interest with his heart on sleev.....
» 7/08/2011 8:02:45 PM Wow, what a difference a few decades can make. In the 60's 70's and 80's we had just that.....
» 6/08/2011 3:38:15 PM If the corporate world requires NBN, let them form a company, sell shares and build their .....
» 6/08/2011 3:30:45 PM What is happening in m view is that because they have wasted so much money, they are now t.....
» 28/07/2011 7:05:45 PM I stand behind what I said, as this government has gone from one stuff up to another and s.....
» 26/07/2011 2:25:28 PM Morgan, nice talking to someone who answers questions. The ETS will be fine, as for someo.....
» 26/07/2011 7:17:28 AM Morgan, you are obviously one of those who support the carbon tax. So please answer a few.....
» 24/07/2011 9:04:42 PM The whole problem is that when big business hesitates, or decided it's to risky to invest,.....
» 24/07/2011 8:01:15 AM I warned you supporters of this failed government many times that they were creating uncer.....
» 22/07/2011 5:57:48 AM NSB, I would suggest the majority of us are not so concerned with the carbon tax as such, .....
» 21/07/2011 4:03:50 AM Ok, so it appears you are all in favor of the carbon tax that only Australians will pay in.....
» 20/07/2011 6:58:40 PM Lexi there are two sides to this story. Yes, we do make it hard for many species, however.....
» 20/07/2011 7:54:31 AM Ind Tony Windsor has said Tony abbot is wrong when it comes to carbon tax. Wrong! Tony a.....
» 20/07/2011 5:28:10 AM Sm, that's the whole point, what's the point. Nobody is better off. At best, the consumer.....
» 19/07/2011 6:57:27 PM Kanne people with addictions turn to others for help, however, at best others can only man.....
» 19/07/2011 6:54:07 AM Kanne, my welfare policy would be something like this. Firstly, I would stop the cash. In.....
» 18/07/2011 7:03:39 PM The b cross Have you even considered that it is us who are the poluters. After all the one.....
» 18/07/2011 6:24:01 AM Kanne you have my interest. What policies? I have always though along the same lines, you.....
» 17/07/2011 7:33:19 PM Kanne,you are such a toss. Women often want to return to work but child care makes it sim.....
» 17/07/2011 6:00:39 AM I have been warning you all for some time now but you have all just laughed at me. I am t.....
» 16/07/2011 6:52:13 AM Kanne, the though of processing plants here, if that's what you refer to is a nice dream, .....
» 15/07/2011 7:42:53 PM Morgan, if the demand wasn't there these goods and services would not be provided. Anothe.....
» 15/07/2011 2:05:20 PM Kanne, you forgot to mention that climate advisors should be just that......
» 14/07/2011 6:39:01 PM Lexi, if nothing else you are a true blue supporter of you beloved labor party. For the r.....
» 14/07/2011 6:30:26 PM Gypsy, Here is the real problem as I see it. Canon generators are generating carbon simpl.....
» 14/07/2011 6:39:40 AM Morgan, a tax is an additional cost that requires additional funding, that requires capita.....
» 14/07/2011 6:32:34 AM Ludwig, here's a few. Gay marriage, every mans right to hunt, fish and enjoy a camp fire......
» 14/07/2011 6:20:00 AM Tman, obviously you are one of the lucky ones who has a job provided to you at the cost of.....
» 14/07/2011 6:13:10 AM rstuart, there is a very simply way to end all this, and that is for madam PM to call an e.....
» 13/07/2011 9:02:24 PM Tman, this is where you are wrong. Our economy is not strong, our mining industry is. Apa.....
» 13/07/2011 8:49:47 PM Morgan it's not gouging, it's called a return on investment. What you are suggesting is t.....
» 13/07/2011 4:33:06 PM In a strange way I think the greens being in control may actually prove to be a good thing.....
» 13/07/2011 4:28:09 PM Tman not many of us are complaining about a few bucks a week as we see the big picture. W.....
» 13/07/2011 4:17:47 PM Well Morgan that's the type of response I expected, so please let me try to explain. Big .....
» 13/07/2011 7:03:36 AM How any clown out there can think we can cut emissions, while at the same time meet the de.....
» 13/07/2011 6:53:12 AM Well being in the meat industry I doubt I have got it A- up as you suggest. I to would li.....
» 12/07/2011 10:05:41 PM So if and when we say enough is enough and we stop mining coal, do you really think other .....
» 12/07/2011 9:52:30 PM Lexi, it has been said that our contribution to the global co2 is about one single hair on.....
» 12/07/2011 9:43:45 PM The government says it is going to tax the large poluters while at the same time offer rel.....
» 12/07/2011 9:30:34 PM Morg what it shows it further evidence of a government lacking from both confidence and kn.....
» 11/07/2011 8:56:19 PM The thing that annoys be about the whole emissions thing is that we, ordinary Australians .....
» 10/07/2011 6:42:16 AM Kerryanne I to am opposed to live trade, however, if it is going to be banned it must be p.....
» 9/07/2011 2:49:48 PM The big question is, is it going to hurt. Yes! Will it make a spot of difference to the g.....
» 9/07/2011 2:36:46 PM Well Lexi you've hit the nail on the head when you say it just shows how careful we have t.....
» 9/07/2011 2:22:30 PM With the resumption of the live export trade, complete with it's lack of reform, surely th.....
» 7/07/2011 5:08:32 AM Unfortunately I have been away so this debate may have ended......
» 1/07/2011 7:44:26 AM >>Agree with Pelican about super profits tax, particularly considering we do not own.....
» 30/06/2011 9:45:53 PM It has recently been announced that the Brisbane Arrnots factory is to shed up to 400 jobs.....
» 30/06/2011 6:29:16 AM Some interesting points. How I see it is that royalties should be set as a percentage of .....
» 29/06/2011 12:38:40 PM Ammonite Nice to see you care. I have never been a great speller however I am getting bet.....
» 29/06/2011 7:08:13 AM Yes I have been out bush cutting timber and they on my block there. They have only arrived.....
» 28/06/2011 6:57:27 PM Tony abbott has suggested that rather than taxing the miners twice, simply increase the ro.....
» 5/06/2011 6:37:51 PM Lexi, I am not sure whether or not TA being a worthwhile replacement is the real issue her.....
» 5/06/2011 7:36:21 AM Belly, I do not deny that there is man made climate change, never have. So I don't know wh.....
» 5/06/2011 7:20:12 AM Belly, if you stop negative gearing you will also stop investers investing in housing, whi.....
» 4/06/2011 7:01:01 AM SM, this is the problem that many don't see. It's not their fault as the majority of them .....
» 4/06/2011 6:39:19 AM RS>>Have you ever seen a teenager use the internet? I'm not sure what you're gettin.....
» 3/06/2011 5:43:14 PM Csteele, if this NBN takes say 8 years to fully impliment, assuming it is done right, that.....
» 3/06/2011 5:33:14 PM Having been in SB for 20+ years, I have seen many changes, with very few being for the bet.....
» 3/06/2011 5:22:34 PM Many people today cannot afford to buy a home, yet, they also have plenty of dollars locke.....
» 3/06/2011 5:19:09 PM Yabby, you say>>Well that is the interesting thing Rehctub, there have been a number.....
» 3/06/2011 7:50:28 AM Yabby, belly and others. To put the record straight, this is what I am getting at. The ML.....
» 3/06/2011 7:38:13 AM Belly, nice shot, but I am afraid you are wrong with regards to plain packaging. Have you.....
» 2/06/2011 7:21:15 AM While I agree in principle, it is most likely due to the fact that the government has such.....
» 2/06/2011 7:08:35 AM Yabby >>MLA have clearly made mistakes. So rectify those mistakes, make something go.....
» 1/06/2011 7:22:03 AM Belly, the answers are quite simple. Impliment a set of standards as to the treatment of .....
» 1/06/2011 7:02:10 AM If the work load and conditions are the same, then so should the pay be the same. When th.....
» 31/05/2011 6:37:22 PM MLA say they are making progress with regards to training these rouges. Boy, they must ha.....
» 20/05/2011 7:17:39 AM Labor dose not deserve another term. Term one saw them waste billions and place financial.....
» 16/05/2011 6:21:42 AM >>which means a more efficient pipeline from producer to consumer, cutting out costs.....
» 15/05/2011 9:03:44 PM Yabby, you of all people should know there is a difference between gross and net margins. .....
» 15/05/2011 7:59:30 AM Gee belly, now would'nt that be nice. Jobs all round for everyone......
» 15/05/2011 7:56:45 AM Heavy trucks are not the problem, it's the timing that is the problem. Better use of truck.....
» 14/05/2011 3:16:11 PM Well firstly, one should clarify what the word 'truck' refers to, as smaller trucks are no.....
» 14/05/2011 6:49:42 AM Belly, I am not suggesting that we drop wages, however, what I am suggesting is that if th.....
» 14/05/2011 6:31:03 AM Lexi said>>"Abbott has nothing to offer but slogans and vacuous performances........
» 13/05/2011 10:02:38 PM My only regret is the nuttal didn't spill the beans. Perhaps he may fear for his life if .....
» 13/05/2011 9:57:09 PM Yabby>>Rehctub, stop grizzling, you are clearly still doing ok! Yes, in the mid 90s .....
» 13/05/2011 9:42:07 PM Belly there are two major problems with wages here. 1. They are becoming to high for smal.....
» 13/05/2011 7:03:02 AM It is my understanding that China gets a contract, then builds a factory to fulfill that o.....
» 13/05/2011 6:43:42 AM Lexi,most small businesses are hurting badly, especially retail, hospitality and tourism. .....
» 12/05/2011 1:43:09 PM It is no secrete that many small businesses are bleeding at present and, at a time when we.....
» 11/05/2011 7:31:23 AM Further to your comment SM, the majority of the jobs they say they 'have created' are paid.....
» 10/05/2011 10:18:58 PM The type of money being earned out there today is amazing, to say the least. Even traffic.....
» 10/05/2011 10:11:50 PM Saoirse>> working my 70hour a week job and commuting 3+ hours a day because the only.....
» 8/05/2011 7:07:47 AM The author wrote>>It may yet prove to be too hard to recover from electorally but co.....
» 7/05/2011 6:21:22 AM T2, I had an experience in the mid 80's, while managing what was then the largest retail m.....
» 6/05/2011 5:58:38 PM Well I was gaing to comment on this but Jayb has pretty much summed it up for me. Just a .....
» 6/05/2011 5:47:25 PM Yes well, not sure what happened there, please axcept my appologies......
» 6/05/2011 7:11:29 AM T2, as you seem reluctant to answer a few simple questions, please answer these. When you.....
» 6/05/2011 6:42:51 AM Well i've watched this title there for a while and thought the last thing I needed was ano.....
» 4/05/2011 6:13:47 PM I heard an interesting quote the other day in relation to housing affordabillity. Gen-Y w.....
» 4/05/2011 6:07:44 PM Pelican, advice such as yours is the very reason why many small employers no longer employ.....
» 4/05/2011 12:04:05 AM T2, you say >>At my cost. Something that labor set up but I did warn you all. Now .....
» 3/05/2011 11:45:30 PM Saoirse, in answer to your question, 'how will we survive', it really is quite simple. We.....
» 3/05/2011 11:29:27 PM I have a fairly large rural block with hardwood a plenty. Although I have what is known a.....
» 1/05/2011 6:29:17 AM Well I have been in business throughout my kids entire lives. They were fortunate enough .....
» 1/05/2011 6:06:41 AM T2.You say>>Trying to pretend that this has something to do with Labor is just plain.....
» 1/05/2011 5:57:47 AM T2, are you working on the walf? I can't continue on this unless I know what you do. Now.....
» 30/04/2011 6:17:22 AM T2, you can thank labor for your inability to fight for your rights as it was they who inv.....
» 29/04/2011 8:16:27 PM I,m pissed, it's interfearing with the live telecast of the footy. Go the broncos! Surely.....
» 29/04/2011 6:58:04 AM Ah belly, union thuggery at its best. Shoot first, ask questions later. Remember T2, we a.....
» 28/04/2011 5:22:44 PM T2>>Because they can, they may act out of spite and let you go if you insist upon pa.....
» 28/04/2011 5:05:34 PM I see many important issues that must take priority, you know, the old 'charity starts at .....
» 28/04/2011 7:08:14 AM >>There's a guy on another thread who's complaining about having to pay penalty rate.....
» 28/04/2011 6:36:41 AM I say 'good luck' to them but I really don't give a rats. So long as it doesn't interfere.....
» 27/04/2011 6:45:46 AM I am wondering if there is a link between the rise of dysfunctional families and parents w.....
» 27/04/2011 6:29:42 AM >>You are up against Coles and Woolies here and given that I have shares in Coles, I.....
» 25/04/2011 1:48:01 PM morganzola, you are actually quite incorrect in your acertion that businesses must trade w.....
» 24/04/2011 6:54:46 AM Belly, how am I wrong. WS said something like, "the miners are reinvesting their pro.....
» 24/04/2011 6:33:30 AM >>Tomorrow, after the markets I will sit down have a coffee and something light pay .....
» 23/04/2011 6:05:46 AM Pericles,nice to see some real debate. You see, if as you say, business was to 'drop off'.....
» 22/04/2011 7:01:10 AM So, here we go, our fearless treasurer is saying that our miners are now the cause of the .....
» 22/04/2011 6:49:39 AM Belly, it is you who will not debate. So belly, OUG and any others who love to hate me, s.....
» 22/04/2011 6:27:18 AM pluther, you're not classified as a dole bludger if you're looking for work. Well said IN.....
» 21/04/2011 6:18:22 AM There is nothing wrong with someone choosing not to work. No problem! The problem starts .....
» 20/04/2011 8:36:01 PM OUG, may I suggest you read this line of my post >>Sure the percentages can be tinke.....
» 20/04/2011 8:16:59 PM Belly, I don't care about reducing wages, it's just that wages are the main cause of many .....
» 20/04/2011 5:46:42 AM Belly, I am afraid old mate that it is you who has no idea. Coffee shops, cafes, bars and.....
» 20/04/2011 5:36:45 AM Well what can I say JP, you got what you deserved, courtesy of the labor voters. The GFC .....
» 19/04/2011 9:41:02 PM Pelican>>Why is your experience, which is not in hospitality, any more valid than a .....
» 19/04/2011 6:58:46 AM Changes to IR laws have brought about much tension between those paying wages and those sa.....
» 19/04/2011 6:50:23 AM Continued by rehctub Hasbeen. Well said. The fact of the matter is that unless there are .....
» 19/04/2011 6:41:50 AM pelican, A coffee in the 90's averaged $2.65 No GST. Today, that same cup averages $4.00 l.....
» 18/04/2011 6:50:57 AM Yep!, Thought I might hit a nerve to two. Just a few points. STG>>They get taxed -.....
» 17/04/2011 7:59:40 AM Some jokes hey! Two women are talking and one asks, what's your A-hole usually doing whil.....
» 17/04/2011 7:52:55 AM For many years now wealthy backpackers from OS have frequented Australians tourist regions.....
» 17/04/2011 7:37:11 AM Well, it's best I leave this one alone as I am one who likes women who are feminine and ta.....
» 16/04/2011 6:36:25 AM As I have said time and time again, stop paying cash and make it mandatory that ALL welfar.....
» 16/04/2011 6:25:21 AM weareunique, I heard somewhere recently that one requirement for SS training was to urinat.....
» 15/04/2011 7:19:02 PM For what it's worth, a little humor. The wedding joke. Once upon a time a guy asked a gir.....
» 15/04/2011 7:12:37 PM Sorry about that, my computer crashed. Well, as usual I have my fan club having a shot at.....
» 12/04/2011 9:11:09 PM So here we go again, these women want to be treated as equal by being allowed to fight at .....
» 12/04/2011 7:01:33 AM LEGO>>The problem for Australia, is that dumb people are breeding a lot faster than .....
» 9/04/2011 6:49:10 AM Oh what a wonderful story. Just a few points. The author says>>He enrols in a pre-.....
» 8/04/2011 10:05:11 PM SE says>>I am not sure I fully understand the point "rehctub" (butcher bac.....
» 4/04/2011 10:19:17 PM Heres a link about the uptake of the NBN super fast internet roll out in Tasmania SM Yes,.....
» 4/04/2011 10:12:40 PM Ok, so why don't we all just bury our heads in the sand and say it's all just to hard. I .....
» 4/04/2011 10:05:10 PM Dear Saul I am assuming you are suggesting that by removing negative gearing and 'tax wri.....
» 4/04/2011 6:32:17 AM suzeonline, I did say a 'special' debit card. Quite simple. Only a certain amount can be .....
» 4/04/2011 6:30:37 AM Gov based employment. It works for all. LEAP Now we're getting somewhere. You see, as .....
» 3/04/2011 8:40:23 PM Hasbeen, Firstly, are you a home owner? What you don't understand is that borrowers that .....
» 3/04/2011 8:29:38 PM Dear Lexi, your 'tall poppy' attitude is coming on load and clear. BTW, are you not aware.....
» 3/04/2011 8:14:32 PM suzeonline, Rehctub here. Nice to see I am still on your fan list. >>No thanks, I t.....
» 3/04/2011 7:27:12 AM I think all the beeding hearts are missing point. There are very few, myself included, wh.....
» 3/04/2011 7:15:13 AM thinker 2,I hear you loud and clear with regards to Howard's waste as well. In fact, it i.....
» 3/04/2011 7:00:13 AM There's no doubt that the NBN will chnage the way we live and work in Australia. It will d.....
» 2/04/2011 7:14:44 AM So for those who hate negative gearing, why do you hate it so much and do you really think.....
» 2/04/2011 6:59:25 AM Thinker2, I was and still are filthy with the howard government for selling of testra. Jus.....
» 1/04/2011 6:48:39 AM While I agree that stamp duty is a crippling tax, the reality is that it is a necessary ev.....
» 1/04/2011 6:41:53 AM If these groups keep pushing to remove the benefits of housing investment, negative gearin.....
» 31/03/2011 7:02:31 AM >>You want them to have food stamps or something? No 'J', my suggestion is for a s.....
» 30/03/2011 5:47:14 AM belly>>Welfare lobby is displeased with Governments intention to review disability s.....
» 30/03/2011 5:26:57 AM It appears that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party are so desperate to win at any cost that.....
» 29/03/2011 6:49:48 AM Belly>>Hasbeen I truly am not having a go at you. First preference Labor almost alwa.....
» 28/03/2011 6:58:59 AM Belly, Rehctub here. I am really trying to think positive about this. After all, it is my.....
» 27/03/2011 9:48:26 PM Well perhaps we are entering an era in politics not seen since 96, whereby the incoming pa.....
» 27/03/2011 7:11:06 AM Ludwig, Anna Bligh can always call an early election, IF SHE IS GAME! You see, they (labo.....
» 27/03/2011 6:51:06 AM Actually, I only watched the first episode, but I quite enjoyed it. I thought the questio.....
» 26/03/2011 7:18:08 AM Belly>>Even the dole supports small business cash is cash. Yes, I agree, but it's t.....
» 26/03/2011 7:01:20 AM OUG>>i wouldn't get out of bed at midnight to clean a toilet for 20 bucks And there.....
» 25/03/2011 7:02:53 AM Pelican>>The minimum wage should be able to support a person with a basic standard o.....
» 25/03/2011 6:46:55 AM I have supposed 'poor people' come to my shop with a 'food voucher' from a local charity. .....
» 25/03/2011 6:31:23 AM Change the channel! Problem solved......
» 24/03/2011 5:31:12 PM There is one simple first step that must be taken when addressing welfare, STOP PAYING CAS.....
» 24/03/2011 5:20:02 PM Yabby, I am not having a whinge, I am simply making a suggestion. In any case, if I don't.....
» 24/03/2011 5:12:18 PM Ludwig >>Oow hold on. Unfortunately he probably won’t need to be seen to be better t.....
» 24/03/2011 7:00:11 AM Pelican, the cold hard facts are that minimum wages are simply to high. If they want a 'de.....
» 24/03/2011 6:42:19 AM >>So rehctub, in what significant ways do you think Newman and the LNP would be bett.....
» 23/03/2011 7:04:04 AM You know, it's been 20 years or so since we Queenslanders have had a decent alternative pa.....
» 23/03/2011 7:00:07 AM Pelican, people themselves are the reason (in most cases) why they are doing it tough. Fi.....
» 23/03/2011 6:34:57 AM Would it not make more sense to wait for a move from the 'large emitters', then see what e.....
» 22/03/2011 1:54:56 PM R0bert, we are not the problem with regards to multiculturalism, it is rather those from o.....
» 22/03/2011 1:47:51 PM sonofgloin>>Rehctub, this is not a comment on the super contribution, but housing pr.....
» 22/03/2011 12:57:18 PM TBC>>And, .. why not apply your formula to every other industry that has high and lo.....
» 22/03/2011 6:22:56 AM SE>>Australia has a chronic shortage of housing - equivalent to 200,000 units as at .....
» 22/03/2011 6:11:33 AM Belly>>Rechtub, uncalled for bloke, go back and read you comment here. I stand behi.....
» 22/03/2011 5:54:08 AM StG, I have not taken any bait. I have long held the view that so long as you allow certa.....
» 21/03/2011 10:37:34 PM As we are all aware our farmers, or, some of them have had a pretty rough time of late. T.....
» 21/03/2011 10:27:03 PM diver dan, I to have long held the belief that one's pension should be calculated by the a.....
» 21/03/2011 10:25:18 PM OUG says >>super may be alp/policy but john howard brought it in and i remember how......
» 21/03/2011 6:11:59 AM So here we go again, not only does she want to increase the super by 25%, but madam PM say.....
» 21/03/2011 5:59:01 AM Sunday night's 60 minutes run a story on multiculturalism which highlighted what many of u.....
» 21/03/2011 5:52:15 AM As usual, we go off to work, work hard and pay our taxes, just so this government can piss.....
» 20/03/2011 6:58:18 AM Continued Then the rot set in and exposed a major flaw in yet another poorly implemented .....
» 20/03/2011 6:51:49 AM The grant did in fact raise the price of houses, but indirectly in many cases. What the g.....
» 19/03/2011 6:19:19 AM Paul1405. Sorry, I got the wrong party. I meat Nic Zeniphone. Or what ever his name is. I.....
» 19/03/2011 6:10:18 AM GY>>... but I remember being convinced somewhere around 83/84. Yes, but back then i.....
» 17/03/2011 6:58:53 AM Paul1405, I think you are a bit out of touch with regards to the agendas of these smaller .....
» 15/03/2011 5:15:28 AM Lexi, rehctub here. Firstly, I did not tell you (personally) to 'get a life' , unless of .....
» 14/03/2011 6:57:48 AM Now as for a farmer needing a gun, well, those who think any farmer shouldn't have a gun '.....
» 14/03/2011 6:54:52 AM Lexi, you may have a point, however, PH has been known to say that she admires immigrants .....
» 13/03/2011 6:31:00 AM I read in the Courier mail this week that SEQ water made a profit of $70million last year .....
» 13/03/2011 6:21:31 AM The problem here is that one can't have an opinion, 'an honest one' without being called a.....
» 12/03/2011 9:24:42 PM Ok god botherer, I to can play 'name games'. You said >>mate thats insane who is su.....
» 12/03/2011 9:01:37 PM one minute you are saying a govt; that does nothing is a good govt; Now you say jobs by de.....
» 12/03/2011 6:28:12 AM I here you loud and clear guys, but you are preaching to the converted. AB is a shocker an.....
» 12/03/2011 6:13:50 AM Sorry, typo. 1. Was the Goodwill Bridge. My concern is that this type of waste and miss .....
» 11/03/2011 5:51:54 PM >>rectub What is your defenition of wasting money.Posted by 579 Well, where do I st.....
» 11/03/2011 5:37:34 PM Pericles, why not use your imagination here. Your concerns are quite easy to address. Fi.....
» 11/03/2011 7:10:03 AM Grimm, I have not read the rest of the posts as I have no time left. I have always mainta.....
» 11/03/2011 6:54:10 AM QM, what's that? Sorry, typo. Should have been 'CM', courier mail. They ran a front page.....
» 11/03/2011 6:43:28 AM So here we are off and crowing about the job numbers, terms like 'full employment' or 'rea.....
» 11/03/2011 6:25:22 AM >>Should Australia start to depend on United States for its defences and other thing.....
» 10/03/2011 6:53:51 AM Pelican >>What do you suggest? We halve the minimum wage? Well, yes, but not half. .....
» 9/03/2011 5:54:49 AM Well it's no secret that I dislike Anna Bligh with a passion, however, the state governmen.....
» 8/03/2011 6:46:45 AM T2, respect goes out the door when one has to 'belittle' staff with silly little notices i.....
» 7/03/2011 7:16:33 PM Well OUG, where do I start. Taxes, collected for the government, by employers, on behalf .....
» 7/03/2011 6:31:27 AM SM, watch this space. I have had mail that there is about to be a 'no confidence vote' by.....
» 7/03/2011 6:24:01 AM OUG >>let me explain, Big business, feeds medium business, which in turn feeds s.....
» 7/03/2011 6:18:40 AM Ok, before you set out to crucify me, please allow me to better explain myself. So, put t.....
» 6/03/2011 4:57:27 PM a597>>AU is near full employment, isn,t that more important. Our exports are in good.....
» 6/03/2011 6:25:03 AM T2 >>UOG makes sense rehctub I agree, some of what is said does make sense, however.....
» 6/03/2011 5:59:40 AM >>The real issue though is that Windsor and Oakeshott were never really independents.....
» 5/03/2011 6:14:13 PM Now I know this will cause a stir, but it simply has to be said. Well, apparently we have.....
» 5/03/2011 6:06:59 PM OUG, you are so out of touch with reality. Sure, you get a loan, but guess what, without .....
» 5/03/2011 6:37:53 AM And one simple volcano eruption omits more CO2 that the entire population does in two year.....
» 5/03/2011 6:29:53 AM OUG, without businesses taking huge risks, there would be no jobs. Full stop! Now while I.....
» 4/03/2011 7:08:36 AM Big business, feeds medium business, which in turn feeds small business. It's when big bu.....
» 4/03/2011 6:55:00 AM Pelican>>That is where we are different rehctub. I don't have a "lot" - th.....
» 2/03/2011 6:00:55 PM Yes pelican, and our world (Australia) was a much better place back then. Small, medium a.....
» 2/03/2011 5:52:35 PM Never mind SM, I said after they sided with labor to form government that they had taken a.....
» 2/03/2011 6:48:33 AM Pelican >>Howard did not take it to the election Tell me you're kidding! In any ca.....
» 1/03/2011 6:05:53 PM Poirot >>No doubt Shadow Minister will be quick to point out that Howard took his ab.....
» 1/03/2011 5:51:52 PM Jewely, my point exactly. Sad isn't it!.....
» 1/03/2011 3:33:02 PM Q. Will an Australian tax on carbon reduce the worlds CO2 emissions? If not, why have it!.....
» 1/03/2011 3:11:49 PM 579, I heard on the 'grape vine' that we will be charged about $130 per month simply becau.....
» 28/02/2011 7:08:03 AM Nobody knows! How much will I pay for the use of the NBN? Will I have to pay for it even.....
» 27/02/2011 7:36:58 AM I doubt you will get much response hasbeen, as this site seams heavily weighed down with l.....
» 26/02/2011 6:47:54 AM I see two major flaws in our private banking system. Interest free loans from large ret.....
» 26/02/2011 6:33:59 AM Well I agree it is an insensitive thread at this point in time, however, I will bet it is .....
» 26/02/2011 6:17:42 AM >>Be careful of Jeff Kennet he makes Joe look like a beginner. What he did do was t.....
» 24/02/2011 6:52:41 AM With the sickening devastation of the NZ earth quakes, will also come the personal devasta.....
» 24/02/2011 6:42:21 AM So belly, how much will you be paying for your NBN? What options, plans etc, will be avai.....
» 22/02/2011 5:01:26 PM OK Pericles, you say this is going nowhere. NBN Q. Do you really think spending some 40+ .....
» 22/02/2011 4:38:32 PM >> Multiculturalism in Australia is about letting people keep parts of their former .....
» 20/02/2011 11:21:03 PM To plan for the future one must first seek to find the needs of those who will be here in .....
» 20/02/2011 11:07:17 PM I for one am all for banning tobacco and smoking. Nobody can possibly deny the fact that .....
» 20/02/2011 6:53:58 AM spindoc, I don't have a problem with the profit they make. In fact, I am very grateful for.....
» 18/02/2011 7:06:16 AM Transaction Tax for all banks and financial institutions. I know we have touched on this .....
» 18/02/2011 6:51:07 AM RM>>How a publican is supposed to pick every violent drunk in his bar is beyond my i.....
» 17/02/2011 6:28:36 AM I would suggest you have received an appropriate response. I would also suggest you will .....
» 17/02/2011 6:17:31 AM RM, I totally agree that we are headed for a collapse. To many piglets and not enough teat.....
» 16/02/2011 9:00:44 PM So BHP billiton has recorded the highest ever half yearly profit in our history, some 10.5.....
» 16/02/2011 6:59:32 AM RM>>Why then should a publican be lumbered with the job that we already pay our taxe.....
» 16/02/2011 6:33:00 AM Well my concern is whether or not anyone else will want to govern as I hate to think where.....
» 15/02/2011 7:07:49 PM Continued Now I am filthy with many decisions made by both sides of government, things lik.....
» 15/02/2011 7:18:46 AM courageous. As for disarster management, that started with a huge thing called 'INSURANCE'.....
» 13/02/2011 8:31:46 AM runner, here here. These incompetent fools couldn't run a bingo game, they have proven thi.....
» 13/02/2011 8:08:32 AM Sono>>The solution is to beef up the Police presence in the area, not close the lice.....
» 12/02/2011 6:36:37 AM These days many of our streets are having to cope with drunken louts, in the early hours d.....
» 12/02/2011 6:21:49 AM One way to approach things would be to stop punishing people for working. What I mean is, .....
» 11/02/2011 9:12:36 PM Dg >>What's so good about the current retailing model, then? They help retain jobs .....
» 11/02/2011 9:03:39 PM Belly, my point is that in the way that employment numbers are calculated. In any normal .....
» 11/02/2011 7:15:45 AM Here we go again, our leaders would have us believe that we are experiencing one of the be.....
» 11/02/2011 7:06:38 AM Indi, a good analogy of governments (local and state) is your local bowls club. The succe.....
» 10/02/2011 5:32:21 PM I agree with belly here. We are covering old ground. I must say though, as a Queensland, .....
» 10/02/2011 5:16:09 PM Yabby, I am not disputing whether or not they make just 3%. What I am suggesting is that g.....
» 10/02/2011 7:01:03 AM T2>>As an employee I would think my life was fuller and my time utilised more purpos.....
» 10/02/2011 6:34:16 AM I appears that only a few of you actually get my point, so let me make it very clear. I d.....
» 9/02/2011 6:43:29 AM Thinker 2, I agree with what you say, or at least most of it. You do know of cause who ca.....
» 9/02/2011 6:22:33 AM Belly, I have no problem with what you have said or done with regards to internet shopping.....
» 8/02/2011 6:59:41 PM There are two types of internet shopping. 1. You go onto retailers web sites and compare .....
» 8/02/2011 6:50:06 PM thinker2 Define excessive profit. Now I don't want this to become a 'staff bashing thre.....
» 8/02/2011 6:56:59 AM There is a huge problem looming for the retail sector (small end of town) as wages and ove.....
» 4/02/2011 6:51:23 AM Arjay>>More taxes will not solve our economic woes. How would you feel if you only .....
» 3/02/2011 11:20:07 PM Firstly, my suggestion of a transaction tax is not intended as a replacement to all other .....
» 3/02/2011 6:52:02 AM I think you are all forgeting the real issue here. Tony Abbot has nothing to prove, Julia.....
» 3/02/2011 6:36:14 AM HB>>Of course I had the strange idea that the GST was a transaction tax. GSt is not.....
» 2/02/2011 7:37:40 PM Well it appears we are devided when it comes to a flood levy. So, is this an opportune ti.....
» 1/02/2011 6:53:35 AM So, the big two retailers are once again playing games. They have discounted milk, yet in.....
» 1/02/2011 6:49:24 AM Tony abbot and the libs should by all accounts be in power and dealing with this issue. J.....
» 1/02/2011 6:26:05 AM What we need is for the law makers to sit down in a 'royal commision' style arrangement an.....
» 30/01/2011 8:28:46 AM We don't know if TA will make a good PM, what we do know is that JG does not as she is so .....
» 30/01/2011 7:51:58 AM SM>>Personally, I believe that the fault lies entirely with the councils who gladly .....
» 30/01/2011 7:36:53 AM I say no! We don't need an NBN, or at the very least we can defer it for a year or two. .....
» 30/01/2011 7:27:46 AM Hi there belly, your old mate rehctub, back from the dead. Just had a break. Now, to your.....
» 15/10/2010 5:59:34 AM It defies me beyond belief why we are still not serious about recycling water. Here is ou.....
» 14/10/2010 5:53:10 AM Not a war hey! Well, you can fool yourself as long as you wish, but with the collective th.....
» 14/10/2010 5:43:04 AM Hasbeen, Well said. We tax payers are getting fed up scrapping our collective barrels, jus.....
» 13/10/2010 6:06:47 AM Roscop & Rhys Jones So what you're saying is that so long as the enemy is using their own .....
» 13/10/2010 5:51:22 AM I thinkit is time someone had a very serious look at a transaction tax. It is said that s.....
» 13/10/2010 5:40:57 AM Yes well their 'wants' are more in tune with their 'needs', whereas our people's wants are.....
» 12/10/2010 7:22:00 AM The reality is that once the greedy baby boomers are gone we will have to clean up the mes.....
» 12/10/2010 7:05:06 AM Continued I just wonder how many of the lives we have already lost, including those of our.....
» 12/10/2010 6:55:51 AM Roscop, Congratulations, you have just summed up why we are wasting our valuable time and .....
» 11/10/2010 9:10:27 PM charlsmol, We could actually stop growing our population and maintain the present number, .....
» 11/10/2010 8:50:02 PM Formersnag, while I agree with your comment on the US helping us, in the event we are thre.....
» 11/10/2010 6:31:06 AM 1983 unemployment rate 9.961% 2) 1993 unemployment rate 10.608% Rudy, I was referring to.....
» 9/10/2010 6:17:02 AM Well it appears quite obvious that the majority of us, myself included, don't want our tro.....
» 9/10/2010 5:59:04 AM Ok belly, so you suggest we will be fine. So, where do you propose the jobs will come fro.....
» 8/10/2010 8:01:44 PM vanna Nuclear power would be one option. You can't tell me that a misshsp that occurred .....
» 8/10/2010 7:55:20 PM PH, I agree with most of what you say. OUG, this transaction tax has to be worth a go, or.....
» 8/10/2010 6:00:49 AM These are round numbers. At present our population is 22 million. Of these, 11.5 million.....
» 7/10/2010 8:17:44 PM LNG is real and is already happening, in fact, it has been tipped to be the next 'gold rus.....
» 7/10/2010 6:03:38 AM One problem we face is that of being to fussy. We have vast areas of non, or semi populat.....
» 6/10/2010 7:02:48 PM Anyone wanting a further increase in population must be able to put forward workable plans.....
» 6/10/2010 6:30:49 AM Population growth in my view is not the main problem. Supporting the growth, without chang.....
» 6/10/2010 6:09:54 AM Having never been in a 'drunken brawl', or committed a 'serious crime',resulting in incarc.....
» 5/10/2010 6:37:05 AM God love you, I told you life wasnt black and white Rechtub lol. Yes, and you have summed.....
» 5/10/2010 6:31:06 AM Well belly, I can't answer your question as I simply don't know the facts of the others. P.....
» 4/10/2010 8:30:38 PM Well belly, I will say congratulations on your teams victory, however, it must be a hollow.....
» 4/10/2010 7:23:23 AM Fantastic posts Hasbeen, I agree with your proposals.Posted by King Hazza Here, here, I l.....
» 4/10/2010 7:16:52 AM WAU>>For 18 years I have worked in honesty, 12-14 hour days; paid only for 7-8 hours.....
» 4/10/2010 7:11:32 AM I would suggest it would be fair to assume that the majority of alcoholic parents do not h.....
» 4/10/2010 6:54:09 AM Power generators are not the problem, as it is the 'power users' that are the problem. Us!.....
» 2/10/2010 6:43:42 AM we are unique and belly We would all agree that there are literally millions of emails sen.....
» 2/10/2010 6:28:22 AM >>>besides all/that..should-be built...into..the price/of..fuel I could not agre.....
» 2/10/2010 6:06:22 AM >>>I dislike the death penalty but he was taking it into another country, Belly,.....
» 1/10/2010 9:19:56 PM Dear Foxy Correct me if I am wrong, but I recall labors last stint being known for record .....
» 1/10/2010 9:12:09 PM BTW belly, had he tried to smuggle drugs from Australia to Indonesia and got caught here, .....
» 1/10/2010 9:08:12 PM Belly, you are grasping at straws old mate. The fact that many serious offenders will not.....
» 1/10/2010 8:51:17 PM I would suggest the best way to make public transport systems more financially viable for .....
» 1/10/2010 5:47:25 AM david f, You make a good point about 'young sea creachers', however, my theory here is tha.....
» 1/10/2010 5:30:44 AM Belly, you are simply getting confused here. We do not kill people here in Aus, nor do mo.....
» 30/09/2010 7:56:04 PM T2 >>What if the person executed turns out later to be innocent. This is the obvious.....
» 30/09/2010 7:38:11 PM foxy, I don't think for one minute that labor wan, rather, they were handed a 'hollow vict.....
» 30/09/2010 7:25:15 PM Hasbeen, you forgot what is most likely her best/worst decision, that being to go out and .....
» 30/09/2010 6:42:38 AM Abbott uses speaker in quest for early election Sounds like the best solution to me. Aft.....
» 30/09/2010 6:38:25 AM When it comes to the death penalty in Indonesia, one can not go comparing apples with oran.....
» 30/09/2010 6:18:33 AM As a neighbour stated, "If only he'd come to us we would have taken him to hospital, .....
» 29/09/2010 7:10:27 AM I see in a media report of a man who called 000 ten times, only to die some 4 minutes afte.....
» 29/09/2010 6:57:57 AM Houellebecq, a very boaring way to decide a final, however, you do make a good point. >.....
» 29/09/2010 6:36:43 AM The law is the law and the police, our police, can't be seen to act, or not act, simply on.....
» 27/09/2010 8:43:48 PM With the debarcle in the AFL grand final and, the way in which drawn NRL games are decided.....
» 27/09/2010 8:34:52 PM Well belly, my side is not as much 'my side' as is your side to yourself, if that makes se.....
» 27/09/2010 7:03:10 AM but what is the point of transporting a cheap resource at great expense to a distant place.....
» 27/09/2010 6:56:05 AM Referendums are expensive...and we can ill afford that at this time, or any time in the ne.....
» 27/09/2010 6:44:25 AM Foxy The answer to your question is very very simple. Get madam Pm and her crew to run an.....
» 25/09/2010 7:03:39 AM Flo >>The majority should not have the right to impose their beliefs on the minority.....
» 24/09/2010 6:52:38 AM Worrying about food security, esspecially back home, is nothing compared to water security.....
» 24/09/2010 6:48:29 AM Yes, well, his three years of fame is looking a tad shakey, don't you think. As I have sa.....
» 24/09/2010 6:44:35 AM Belly, what I do see about polotics, is the more one knows about it, the more one eyed the.....
» 24/09/2010 6:41:19 AM Interesting responses. Now consider this. Many older folk turn to dogs for company, and .....
» 24/09/2010 6:25:36 AM So am I right in assumming we live in a democratic society, but only when it suits?.....
» 23/09/2010 7:10:55 AM Being a retail butcher, I am amazed with the habbits of pet owners. You simply would not .....
» 23/09/2010 6:18:51 AM Dear Foxy The difference between the two parties aliences is that the libs and nats went t.....
» 23/09/2010 6:05:00 AM Ah Rehctub, that is easy to say, for you who are rich! Now that's a cheap shot yabby. BT.....
» 22/09/2010 7:18:06 PM You know we have a serious problem when it costs more to have an Aussie look at your broke.....
» 22/09/2010 6:42:55 PM Perhaps it's time for the people to decide what stays and what goes. After all, it is the.....
» 22/09/2010 6:37:43 PM Foxy, this election was never about tony abbot winning, it was always about whether or not.....
» 22/09/2010 7:24:49 AM I go back to what I said before. Labor will no doubt make a meal of the next three years a.....
» 22/09/2010 7:13:10 AM Candide, You are off track. I do not want FO to my properties. I don't even live there. W.....
» 22/09/2010 7:06:28 AM China buying farming land. In my opinion, their motive is more to do with the fact that ou.....
» 20/09/2010 7:20:58 PM Well thanks for that nairbe. If you are right in what you say, that makes a lot of sense .....
» 20/09/2010 7:09:42 AM Runner>>anyone who voted for someone who stabbed her leader in the back along with n.....
» 20/09/2010 6:58:56 AM Foxy, in my view every single hurdle that is placed in front of employers results in a pos.....
» 20/09/2010 6:52:57 AM I have two rural propeties. One has a house located 2.8 km from the front gate, the other .....
» 20/09/2010 6:46:53 AM I think a more relative question would be; Why do we allow these cultures into our country.....
» 17/09/2010 7:10:35 AM Ok BM, I appologize for my comments. Now, it is my understanding that you want our curren.....
» 17/09/2010 6:59:25 AM One of the reasons we suffer from food poisoning (minior cases) is that as a society we ar.....
» 15/09/2010 8:39:46 PM Well you may be surprised, but I think that the regulation of industry is a good thing, no.....
» 15/09/2010 8:15:52 PM [Deleted for abuse.].....
» 15/09/2010 6:50:54 AM >>Well that is an interesting point Bazz, because Bin Laden did say that he would ba.....
» 15/09/2010 6:34:48 AM BM>>They shouldn't. Courts should ensure everyone's safety and rehabilitation in inc.....
» 14/09/2010 6:47:27 PM I say get the hell out and fast. Lick our wounds and be prepared to defend our own country.....
» 14/09/2010 6:33:57 PM Nairbe >>Ready to eat food outlets are under just as many reg's as you are and in so.....
» 14/09/2010 6:12:59 PM Transgender people's lives should matter to you as much as anyone elses. Well, sorry, but.....
» 14/09/2010 6:44:59 AM BM, sorry I have been away for a few days, however, I see you have managed to keep yoursel.....
» 14/09/2010 6:33:34 AM I say keep up the pressure on the dodgy food handlers. Probobly the best comment there. I.....
» 11/09/2010 7:10:02 AM I note with interest that the authorities are creating a 'name and shame' list for food ha.....
» 11/09/2010 7:05:29 AM The squeeky wheel gets the most oil. This is a famous saying and it is also the reason wh.....
» 11/09/2010 6:51:13 AM One word, WAR! With the terrible shape most other countries are in I think it may well be.....
» 10/09/2010 6:14:03 AM Bayne MacGregor, nice rant! And TG people are what percentage of the population?.....
» 10/09/2010 6:11:12 AM SM, spot on. >>if she fails or her government collapses Labor could be banished to t.....
» 9/09/2010 6:23:20 AM What! No comment from CJ on the 'day one' stuff up! Perhaps some sought of an explanation.....
» 9/09/2010 6:08:45 AM No time today belly, but I will respond......
» 9/09/2010 6:03:00 AM Ok, let's make it very clear. What I said from the beginning was that the news report sta.....
» 8/09/2010 8:50:04 PM Aime>>> Rechtub, do you really think this person deliberately set out to commit a.....
» 8/09/2010 8:33:43 PM Belly, that is very true and indeed, the whole cruts of my thread. Manufacturing-All but .....
» 8/09/2010 8:22:18 PM Yes well, what can I say. Day ONE, we have a missunderstanding about the mining tax. Boy.....
» 8/09/2010 6:59:57 AM Very heart warming belly. Just remember, back in the late 70's, when I left school and st.....
» 8/09/2010 6:47:44 AM BM>>Same punishment for same crime. It's a great idea isn't it? It's one reason why .....
» 8/09/2010 6:34:37 AM With the outrageous explaination given by the two independents, Tony Winsor and Rob Oaksho.....
» 8/09/2010 6:24:54 AM Isn't it funny how young peoples 'wish list' has changed over the generations. Gone are t.....
» 7/09/2010 6:51:34 AM Aime To Q1. The fine must equal the crime. I say to you, is it right to NOT send this pers.....
» 6/09/2010 8:44:26 PM Aime, I heard it on a news broadcast 'sky' the moring that I posted the story and it was a.....
» 6/09/2010 8:18:26 PM Marketing sells. Mcdonalds and VB have proven this. It's just a shame the authorities all.....
» 6/09/2010 6:53:52 AM Do the math belly. 5% per year for 20 years, compounding. Now, come 2030, do you think w.....
» 6/09/2010 6:40:32 AM Bayne MacGregor, So what about isolation? Why is this not an option for TG people? Poirot.....
» 6/09/2010 6:33:45 AM Nairbe, you have my upmost support on this one. Certain thing as simply not meant to be, i.....
» 5/09/2010 2:19:50 PM Good to see we are still mates, I appreciate that. Nbn, this is also what the 'super clin.....
» 5/09/2010 2:04:25 PM BM >> It's worth noting that other mental illnesses can contribute to criminal behav.....
» 5/09/2010 7:38:33 AM Aime>>.." Rechtub, as a mental health practitioner can I ask you this, could yo.....
» 5/09/2010 7:28:14 AM Continued Belly that big building over to your right, well, that has all the IT geeks in i.....
» 5/09/2010 7:26:40 AM Belly, I bit of humor, I like it. Well I can see you sitting there, from my perch, high o.....
» 4/09/2010 7:34:53 AM So belly, given that we think about the same subject, just where do you see us in the year.....
» 4/09/2010 7:32:35 AM Ok, so we are beating around the bush. My point is, had he been a normal every day guy, w.....
» 3/09/2010 5:45:35 PM The three indipendents that are yet to decide are in my view caught between a rock and a h.....
» 3/09/2010 5:28:41 PM Anti, I agree with you that the system sucks. I have not been involved, however I have se.....
» 3/09/2010 5:13:21 PM Ok, so I was wrong, he actually had 'two' excuses as to why he should not go to gaol. But.....
» 3/09/2010 6:47:45 AM Anti If you have children, you are morally and finacially responsible for them and, chance.....
» 3/09/2010 6:34:37 AM TZ5>>The further to the right we go, our human rights are diminished Now that's a v.....
» 3/09/2010 6:21:00 AM In yet another puzzling decision, handed down in a Melbourne court, a young ‘P’ plater has.....
» 2/09/2010 7:02:09 AM Business people don't go into business to create jobs, they go into business to create wea.....
» 2/09/2010 6:35:34 AM Well Ken, as an obvious 'labor supporter', no matter what, you conveniently forgot to ment.....
» 1/09/2010 8:01:35 PM The simple facts are that what ever we do with taxes, they must increase in some way, othe.....
» 31/08/2010 7:05:06 AM Just try to imagine where we will be in twenty years from now. At 50, I hope to still be .....
» 31/08/2010 7:03:48 AM Antiseptic, your logic is good, but, what next. By your own admission, we are paying less.....
» 30/08/2010 8:30:27 PM Anti >>You wouldn't notice another $5 a week either, I reckon. The key word here i.....
» 30/08/2010 8:15:35 PM The Blue Cross,seems you have an axe to grind, but please don't group us who don't have a .....
» 30/08/2010 8:00:28 PM One of the feeders to racisum in Australia has to be those annoying Indians wanting to sel.....
» 30/08/2010 6:34:50 AM The bottom line is that grog, cigs and gambling all create jobs, and lots of them. Right .....
» 29/08/2010 12:40:10 PM Antiseptic, While I agree with you in principle, it should not be the tax payer who contri.....
» 29/08/2010 12:31:42 PM Belly, allow me to clarify myself. I don't claim all labor voters to be 'puppets', simply .....
» 29/08/2010 6:26:13 AM The entire child support sytem could be simplified if they would just evaluate each and ev.....
» 29/08/2010 6:09:40 AM Grateful>>On the other hand, if everyone were to forgo alcohol and gambling (and do .....
» 28/08/2010 6:22:04 PM nairbe, how's this for 'realistic'. Labor defeated the libs in 07 and held 85 or 86 seats.....
» 28/08/2010 7:18:45 AM In most situations, if a winner can not be determined then the one in front gets awarded t.....
» 28/08/2010 7:08:28 AM Some say, can we trust abott as Pm. Fair question, but, considering the two people who led.....
» 28/08/2010 6:53:40 AM There is nothing wrong with either alcohol or gambling, if they are used in moderation. P.....
» 27/08/2010 7:04:20 AM Well belly, on this occasion I say I have to agree with you......
» 27/08/2010 6:59:47 AM Arjay>> I lodged a protest non vote. By your own admisions, you have no right what .....
» 27/08/2010 6:47:59 AM I fully support a 'death penilty' in Australia, BUT! Only ever when the offender has be.....
» 27/08/2010 6:16:48 AM HB>>I cant wait for the Greens to start using their powers, and everyone finding out.....
» 25/08/2010 7:33:58 AM As no party has won the election, it should be decided on who 'lost' the election, and on .....
» 24/08/2010 7:03:13 AM As I predicted, labor has lost, just not badly enough to forefiet government yet. The iro.....
» 24/08/2010 6:45:43 AM JR, not worth responding to other than to say, read the post from foxy......
» 23/08/2010 6:27:25 AM phoenix94>>I read somewhere that a big part of the cost of the NBN rollout was bring.....
» 22/08/2010 10:30:05 AM Belly>>rechtub in two threads with about the same name asks us to hear see and maybe.....
» 21/08/2010 6:10:35 AM NBN is supported by most country people, no votes to be won in the bush by bending the tru.....
» 21/08/2010 5:50:49 AM JJ, I wish we were governed by a corporation, at least then they directors of that coprora.....
» 20/08/2010 6:04:33 PM fOXY>>You lost me with your use of the insulting "Krudd." I am assuming .....
» 19/08/2010 7:21:04 PM Examinator, what is the difference between this elction and most others? Rarley is any el.....
» 19/08/2010 6:02:58 AM Labor uses the example of regional doctors being able to better communicat with specialist.....
» 18/08/2010 9:40:43 PM Now few would argue that the present coalition is much weaker than when they held office b.....
» 18/08/2010 9:19:44 PM Yet another thread ended by actual facts, not insults. Interesting to note on wednesdays .....
» 17/08/2010 9:30:47 PM I, like many voters, simply don't know enough about the NBN to make an informed descision......
» 17/08/2010 12:58:48 PM You can call me rascist if you like, but I feel the Burqa is an offical part of the muslum.....
» 17/08/2010 6:43:47 AM Mikk, continued Like it or not, the bottome line is that our farmers feed us and 'top up' .....
» 17/08/2010 6:36:29 AM Mikk>> Ill bet a lot of them are sole traders or family businesses and dont even hav.....
» 15/08/2010 10:03:01 PM Yes belly, i am fully aware that some have debts in the area of 90%+, but, they also have .....
» 15/08/2010 9:56:11 PM Ok, let's just look at that for a moment. Do you really think that these stall opperators.....
» 15/08/2010 6:01:51 PM To suggest that labor is the stronger economic manager, moving forward is quite bizar, to .....
» 15/08/2010 5:41:37 PM Mikk, surely you're not suggesting I am wrong here with regards to the market stalls. Boy.....
» 15/08/2010 6:50:01 AM [Deleted for profanity]......
» 15/08/2010 6:41:25 AM There is a major flaw in employment numbers that has been used by both parties for years, .....
» 15/08/2010 6:06:15 AM ‘Moving forward’ has become somewhat of a famous saying in recent times, however, have we .....
» 14/08/2010 7:52:31 PM examinator, I don't know where you came up with that lot from my post, but boy, you sure h.....
» 14/08/2010 7:28:53 PM pelican, you are missing my point. I am not downing low income earners, I am simply pointi.....
» 14/08/2010 6:45:44 AM Part of the deal offered by Anna Bligh, to the qld police, was to have moblie speed camera.....
» 14/08/2010 6:39:39 AM The debarcle with the qld police pay dispute shows a major flaw in our wage system, and th.....
» 7/08/2010 6:50:12 AM While I agree that branding plays a large part in tabaco sales, I don't think it has much .....
» 6/08/2010 6:57:34 AM So as usual, none of you have answered the question. Why is it ok for the likes of Hawk a.....
» 6/08/2010 6:54:21 AM So do we now have the 'fake' Kevin Rudd, or the 'real one'. Remember, the real one got th.....
» 6/08/2010 6:45:26 AM I for one, doubt it! We already buy bread, milk, flour and eggs in plain wrap and think n.....
» 6/08/2010 6:30:57 AM The answer lies with stopping the hand outs, stopping unskilled immigration and stopping t.....
» 5/08/2010 7:57:16 PM Yuyutsu, I think you have made a very valid point here, in that M&D enterprises can't oppo.....
» 4/08/2010 8:56:41 PM Belly >>>ah rechtub you seem to have an insight into blind Freddy's movements, a .....
» 4/08/2010 8:52:50 PM mikk, you know damned well what he said was he can't give a timeframe until we all know ju.....
» 4/08/2010 7:01:29 AM Blind freddie can see that julia needs something as it appears she is loosing the un-loose.....
» 4/08/2010 6:43:20 AM Belly, I to have a great deal of respect for you and I agree that you are the type of unio.....
» 4/08/2010 6:30:21 AM Whether Abbott's book was written on the subject of politics, cooking or Feng Shui is imma.....
» 3/08/2010 6:28:46 PM There you go SM, not a sinle reply. Even old mate Belly won't broach the subject. These l.....
» 3/08/2010 6:17:36 PM Belly, I fully understand annualization of wages. It was part of the 'no disadvantage test.....
» 3/08/2010 7:15:17 AM Belly, simply explain to me, why, when we demand a seven day society, that a coffee, a san.....
» 3/08/2010 7:00:32 AM Consider this. When madam became Pm, labors popularity soured, but not because Julia (fake.....
» 2/08/2010 7:33:14 PM BAZZ, two reason I can think off off the cuff. 1. Because they (the chineese) simply don'.....
» 2/08/2010 7:03:55 PM Isn't it funny how a tradie can slash his quote, just to get the job, and nobody cares, ho.....
» 2/08/2010 6:45:21 AM Retail is bleeding, hospitallity as well, we even have builders, plumbers etc crying poor,.....
» 2/08/2010 6:21:43 AM Shadow Minister, This should put thier argument to bed. I recall that Bob Hawk, Paul Keat.....
» 1/08/2010 5:48:07 PM nairbe It's not about who pays tax and who dosn't, it's about who pays 'positive taxes' an.....
» 1/08/2010 6:54:03 AM Belly>> IF conservatives win on such deep mud this country has hard times ahead reme.....
» 1/08/2010 6:34:26 AM TrashcanMan>>Mining giants will still take massive profits out of Australia, they ju.....
» 29/07/2010 6:38:24 AM Mikk>>Any price effect of the mining tax would be felt first and foremost by China a.....
» 28/07/2010 6:47:32 PM Well madam PM has just shot herself in the foot, big time. She says herself that she is o.....
» 28/07/2010 6:40:43 PM Well perhaps the real motive behind madam Pm not wnting any further debates has just been .....
» 28/07/2010 6:34:21 AM Belly, I have a very good understanding of the 'real world' as you put it. I also fully u.....
» 27/07/2010 3:07:42 PM Hey, I agree with all of the above, in that there should be no tax at all. They already pa.....
» 27/07/2010 6:57:26 AM The key area for concern over the miners, from the people, seems to be one of the fact tha.....
» 27/07/2010 6:40:03 AM Well, I think it's run its course so I would like to make this simple statement. A rise, .....
» 24/07/2010 9:49:25 PM Local candidates often fall victim to voters dissatisfaction. Mal Brough was a prime examp.....
» 24/07/2010 9:46:45 PM DreamOn, You should have noted that I did not comment on the 'whale debate', so please st.....
» 24/07/2010 9:27:03 PM Well you can all throw mud at me if you like, but it doesn't stick. BTW, I have never und.....
» 24/07/2010 6:40:52 AM Otokonoko, I appreciate your understanding and I wholey agree with what you say. Cost of a.....
» 24/07/2010 6:17:21 AM DreamOn 1. Phasing out coal. We would all like to see that, but, until there is a solution.....
» 23/07/2010 9:18:21 PM Dream on>> In the matter of safeguarding our fisheries so that there will always be .....
» 23/07/2010 9:12:56 PM Belly, if you think our tiny population is going to make any real difference, to the big p.....
» 23/07/2010 6:50:18 AM wobbles> How about "if your employer's profits go up 5%, shouldn't your wages as w.....
» 23/07/2010 6:28:55 AM DreamOn, Rents are actually cheaper today than they were 20 years ago.ROI I say negative.....
» 22/07/2010 7:07:48 AM Belly, small business, 'retail' days are doomed, esspecially in shopping centres anyway, a.....
» 22/07/2010 6:51:32 AM Well it's good to see some of you understand where I am comming from. As for those who sim.....
» 21/07/2010 7:08:03 AM Belly>>Work choices rechtub dislikes unions/workers it is so clear in every post. A.....
» 21/07/2010 7:06:24 AM Recent comments to a current thread have prompted me to start this one. We have seen a re.....
» 19/07/2010 7:44:50 PM With the GFC past, I cannot see any more spending debacles on the horizon, nor would I thi.....
» 19/07/2010 7:05:13 AM Work choices, it just keeps raring its head. Isn't it a twisted world, when we can negoti.....
» 18/07/2010 3:11:58 PM sonofgloin, I was leaving states out of it for now, but now you mentioned it, we have a d.....
» 18/07/2010 7:09:02 AM When you go to cast your vote, please remember some very important facts. Labor, in less t.....
» 14/07/2010 9:28:14 PM Foxy, I understand where you are comming from, however, you must remember that the majorit.....
» 14/07/2010 6:51:12 AM Foxy >>We of course can do absolutely nothing - store away the money and let the ric.....
» 12/07/2010 7:01:22 AM Ludwig>> The suggestion that the death in custody was fundamentally the fault of the.....
» 11/07/2010 8:11:00 PM pelican Problem is, we would export the raw materials and import the parts, if not the ent.....
» 11/07/2010 7:59:52 PM Belly, I have not mentioned the present government, yet you always jump to their defence. .....
» 11/07/2010 7:27:55 AM There is much debate about 'fosil fuels' and 'alternative energy', but, has enough thought.....
» 10/07/2010 8:47:50 PM Just try to imagine how great life for us would be if not for the billions we waste on try.....
» 8/07/2010 8:39:50 PM What ever happened to the old saying, 'prevetion is better than cure'. Now before someone.....
» 8/07/2010 8:25:38 PM Best solution, move to Portugal! Problem solved!.....
» 7/07/2010 7:21:31 AM Boy the truth hurts on this site, hey!.....
» 7/07/2010 7:19:47 AM The only reason I can see why the words 'Boyfriend', Girlfriend' or husband or wife are no.....
» 7/07/2010 7:14:51 AM So why are the labor lovers not contributing to this thread. Could it be that they simply.....
» 6/07/2010 9:15:04 AM It ammusses me how you all talk about who will win the next election, when it is clearly a.....
» 6/07/2010 9:08:19 AM Ludwig, I'm no scientist either, but as I know it time is measured by how long it takes fo.....
» 6/07/2010 8:37:18 AM When you look at the support that the now 'PM' gave the former 'PM', right up until the ti.....
» 4/07/2010 5:38:28 PM Benj, in normal circumstances I would agree with you, however, the so called 'deal' with t.....
» 2/07/2010 5:55:39 PM Dear Foxy You know by now that I only throw mud when enough has been thrown at me. Now as.....
» 2/07/2010 5:30:59 PM Well I to think madam PM has done well in that she has seen the need for compromise. She .....
» 1/07/2010 6:48:50 PM Benq Another question, or questions. Do you think the wasted money from the stimulus was .....
» 1/07/2010 6:40:16 PM benq, you asked me to provide actual figure of the money that has been wasted, and I can't.....
» 30/06/2010 5:35:43 AM Benq I am not an accountant, nor do I claim to be, furthermore, the wated billions is not .....
» 29/06/2010 6:53:51 PM Belly, first it was Rud, with 'increased majority', then he did the old 'Kim Hughes', 'it'.....
» 29/06/2010 6:31:38 PM Benq At no time have I said the stimulus was a bad thing. I clearly stated that it was th.....
» 29/06/2010 1:57:40 PM Yes benq, won the prize of all prizes and became Pm for what must be close to the shortest.....
» 29/06/2010 5:40:55 AM benq, This appology thing continues to raise its head. Off topic I think, but, you would .....
» 29/06/2010 5:17:12 AM It is with interest that I see the 'Clem 7' tunnel in Brisbane drops it's toll yet again. .....
» 29/06/2010 5:01:41 AM Mining tax. If you want profits from mining, then buy shares. At least then you also share.....
» 29/06/2010 4:50:11 AM You know, while all this crap is going on, is anyone actually running our country, or, is .....
» 28/06/2010 7:10:09 AM Belly>>Judge me IF the increased majority does not come You have already been judge.....
» 26/06/2010 9:48:16 PM benq>>The surplus could have been achieved by even a trained monkey (be it Labor or .....
» 26/06/2010 9:28:03 PM benq>> The miners are just big babies and whiners when they don't get exactly what t.....
» 25/06/2010 7:04:38 AM Belly, imagine if you lost your job but had $1million in the bank which allowed you to rid.....
» 25/06/2010 6:53:37 AM This whole Julia V Krud thing has that old Hawlk V Keating smell about it. Why not do the.....
» 24/06/2010 8:49:48 PM Just remember one thing. This looser also had a huge role to play in much of the billions .....
» 22/06/2010 4:46:37 PM Elise>>With the stress on our economy from the GFC and a rise in the age of the aver.....
» 15/06/2010 6:31:17 PM Yeah rightio rechtub, ya "sink them thar mooslim boat peoples terrorist queue jumping.....
» 15/06/2010 6:18:10 PM Well in my opionin, the first step towards getting someone decent is to pay a decent rewar.....
» 14/06/2010 8:55:01 PM Oh what a 'soft cock' society we live in today. Here's a bloke (inglis) tough as nails an.....
» 9/06/2010 8:01:41 PM Peterson, While I feel sorry for your kids situation, I invite you to simply visit your lo.....
» 9/06/2010 7:04:36 PM Custard>>There is no way they will leave their investments, they have sunk too much .....
» 9/06/2010 5:53:09 AM Thinker2>> The Gov't overall, has done a reasonable job of the economy. The Govt wa.....
» 9/06/2010 5:31:38 AM The biggest driver of racisim I see is caused by the non Australians themselves. Back in .....
» 8/06/2010 7:42:44 PM grputland Do your self a favour and spend a little time with a developer and watch the hoo.....
» 8/06/2010 7:30:03 PM Surely, anyone with half a brain realises that to tax a company for profits over 6%, which.....
» 8/06/2010 5:37:08 AM Thinker 2>>It is a little absurd, like a favourite 3 to 1 horse that wins every race.....
» 8/06/2010 5:14:44 AM grputland, thanks for that, it was a very costructive response and I think I was on the wr.....
» 7/06/2010 7:46:53 AM Bryan Kavanagh, Without the 'paricites' of realestate, as you refer to us, people would ha.....
» 7/06/2010 7:40:24 AM Custard>>For mine, the assets that are being sold belong to US This is why we get p.....
» 6/06/2010 7:04:21 AM The mining industry is like any business where you have the ‘operator’ (the miners) and th.....
» 5/06/2010 8:29:22 PM Land value tax would enhance the government's ability to provide good health, education an.....
» 1/06/2010 7:24:11 PM Wobbles, while the returns on mining may seem huge (now), it is the risk in making such a .....
» 1/06/2010 7:11:54 PM I to did a stint in the whitsundays, mis 80's where we (on the islands) were on DST, while.....
» 29/05/2010 6:46:24 AM It does sound as if, as usual, he is going to water, & stepping back a bit. Why, oh why di.....
» 27/05/2010 4:42:15 PM Troy, in my view your are one the money. It is the future projects a that are at risk, as .....
» 26/05/2010 6:28:45 PM Why do we need a RSPT? To pay for all the wasted expediture undertaken by the Rudd Governm.....
» 25/05/2010 7:48:11 PM The author writes >>The essential idea of the RSPT is simple: if a mining project is.....
» 14/05/2010 1:10:02 PM My thought exactly, it's a 'no brainer' of monumental proportions. As the author rightly .....
» 14/05/2010 5:55:22 AM Yabby what these people don't realise, or choose to ignore is the potential this new 'supe.....
» 12/05/2010 9:23:30 PM Belly, thanks once again for the rant! Now, how about you answer the question? Where are.....
» 12/05/2010 6:21:25 PM T B C. I think my accountant/advisor does a pretty good job for his 20 odd grand a year I.....
» 12/05/2010 5:50:34 PM Well done yabby, not a relevent comment, quite unusual from you. Meanwhile, farmers down .....
» 12/05/2010 6:25:04 AM I think the idea of the proposed ‘super tax’ on non-renewable recourses is a great idea, h.....
» 12/05/2010 6:18:22 AM With the recent announcement of a mining ‘super tax’, the banks must be feeling pretty ner.....
» 12/05/2010 6:14:44 AM Paul >>>I am not looking for an opportunity to cut wages, rather, I just want to .....
» 11/05/2010 8:40:32 PM Rehctub, when you eat out do you leave a tip? If the price is right, by that I mean well .....
» 11/05/2010 8:20:18 PM For those who support the tax, have you really though this through. Picture yourself as a.....
» 11/05/2010 6:36:58 AM Paul1405, Typicle underachiever symptons there mate, attack the 'hard working' succesfull .....
» 11/05/2010 6:17:27 AM There is another way to look at it. If the so called 'rising sea levels' takes away water.....
» 10/05/2010 10:13:02 PM pelican One of the causes is the new award. Many bosses now have to employ juniors just t.....
» 10/05/2010 9:50:57 PM So where are the unions for the health workers of qld? Or, is it simply like TAPP says, th.....
» 10/05/2010 9:42:29 PM Funny thing is, none of these huge retail giants would be where they are today, if not for.....
» 10/05/2010 6:38:48 AM Pelican>>>Also if you are going to write something ... should aim to do it well. .....
» 9/05/2010 10:43:13 PM Yes Tapp, similar union 'non-intervention' is being witnessed in QLD with the pay debarcle.....
» 9/05/2010 10:34:01 PM Yes, well I have my little plot of some 1700 acres out bush and dream about being there al.....
» 9/05/2010 10:27:42 PM The cuireir mial on sutarday ran and ad siyang our garde there stedutns are tirrelbe splll.....
» 9/05/2010 10:17:19 PM Well, if you lot, my fan club, can all just distance yourself from attacking me personally.....
» 9/05/2010 7:32:08 AM we are unique I was unaware of these changes, however, being a hard working, self motorvat.....
» 9/05/2010 7:08:18 AM R0bert By law, apples must be sold by 'weight' and can't be sold 'per unit'. STG >>.....
» 9/05/2010 6:36:50 AM This is my fishing poem, it's about how the misses gets snaky before I go on my annual fis.....
» 8/05/2010 6:31:18 PM It has always amazed me why we, as employers, have to pay employess by the hour, yet, almo.....
» 8/05/2010 6:19:00 AM Perhaps there should be a special fund set up for the unemployed and those of you 'the ble.....
» 8/05/2010 6:01:58 AM qutas, Yes the minerals do belong to us. However, ten, or even fifteen years ago, we didn'.....
» 8/05/2010 5:36:36 AM thinker 2, >>If thats what they want to do let them. And then what? Who pays for .....
» 6/05/2010 8:54:53 PM Employees have paid for past super contributions by not getting pay rises. Ah, belly, you.....
» 6/05/2010 8:45:36 PM Pelican >>>One mining company recently complained its profits went down to a mere.....
» 5/05/2010 5:53:48 PM So I say again, "don't tax the miners, tax the minerals", we will end up with th.....
» 5/05/2010 6:54:34 AM BAYGON You live in a 'dreamland', don't you. Manufacturing is 'dead in the water' as we a.....
» 3/05/2010 5:06:23 PM Kevin Rudd is either committed to an ETS or he is not. He is either prepared to sell his c.....
» 3/05/2010 4:59:35 PM The blue cross>> As usual, the whingeing employers forget the origins of super: Yes.....
» 3/05/2010 10:41:47 AM Yes, some very good points pelican. I have always thought that governments should have hel.....
» 3/05/2010 7:45:12 AM Once again we see there is to be a lift in the rate of super contributions by employers. .....
» 1/05/2010 6:42:28 AM Another one is their advert offering 10c per litre off your petrol when you spend $20 or m.....
» 29/04/2010 5:00:50 PM There are several large football clubs in the Brisbane area and they all have one thing in.....
» 28/04/2010 7:19:41 PM Ok, so let's get some prospective here. We have a system that is on 'overload' whereby th.....
» 27/04/2010 6:42:18 PM I still think a better outcome would have been to let the season run it's course, then str.....
» 25/04/2010 3:29:46 PM PatTheBogan and the rest of my 'fan club', I have no problems with people who are unemploy.....
» 25/04/2010 3:00:52 PM Like any high earning industry, it would have been far better to fully investigate the sit.....
» 23/04/2010 7:22:27 PM SOL>>The housing prices and rents in those towns are astronomical! There aren't many.....
» 22/04/2010 6:29:46 AM The recent anouncment by Tony Abbot may well have some 'dole bludgers' trembling in thier .....
» 22/04/2010 6:21:35 AM Homeless youths are there because they're irresponsible?. Where does mental health, child .....
» 22/04/2010 6:13:52 AM Well, if you ask me, he has done us all a huge favour. I just wonder what the government .....
» 21/04/2010 7:11:28 AM Although many say it may well shake up the ecconomies of the world, just remember, you and.....
» 19/04/2010 5:42:21 PM So where is the author on this topic. It's becomming quite common for authors to start a t.....
» 16/04/2010 7:00:22 AM I am a registered 'organ donor', however I certainly wouldn't want my organs going to some.....
» 15/04/2010 6:38:47 AM So Bryan Kavanagh and the author. Do you still think that esculating land prices do not c.....
» 14/04/2010 6:52:19 PM Grim >>The govmint could supply both sanity and stability to the marketplace simply .....
» 12/04/2010 7:44:38 PM Bryan Kavanagh>>I'm tickled by those who consider escalating land prices create broa.....
» 7/04/2010 9:25:10 PM Yabby >>Next, if people invest in their own homes, all profits are tax free! Not re.....
» 7/04/2010 9:08:12 PM >>in one town, dropping from about eight per year to fewer than two)." Ah... w.....
» 7/04/2010 9:02:36 PM I to think privatization is wrong. The governements don't own the assetts, the people, th.....
» 7/04/2010 7:24:30 PM >>exactly where in the example has anything of any value been added to the economy? .....
» 5/04/2010 6:56:46 AM we are unique, We can all refer to the .001% of cases if we choose, but in reality we are .....
» 4/04/2010 1:40:14 PM CU> Although I agree with much of what you say, the fact is that most Australians could.....
» 4/04/2010 1:20:17 PM STG, whether it be a police officer, a soldier, or a security guard, at least in the civil.....
» 4/04/2010 6:45:41 AM Belly, I understand what you are talking about with the 'illegal labour thing', but, I am .....
» 2/04/2010 6:44:14 AM Belly, Yabby os right on the money, yet, the likes of you simply can't, or won't accept it.....
» 1/04/2010 9:27:14 PM I am not suggesting anyone should be forced to work without penilty rates. All I am saying.....
» 31/03/2010 7:03:47 PM I think we may well need to consider a 'legal limit' while in a public place. Let's say, ......
» 31/03/2010 6:53:27 PM Belly, due to the fact that I have diverted this thread somewhat, unintentionally I must a.....
» 31/03/2010 6:51:03 PM If an employer wants to employ someone for more than 38 hrs per week, or on weekends for t.....
» 31/03/2010 6:31:42 AM King Hazza This is not about 'your power bill’, nor is it about 'Australians using fossil .....
» 30/03/2010 6:41:40 AM Putting aside the fact that there are many who agree with global warming and many who don'.....
» 29/03/2010 8:45:22 PM Belly >>>rechtub I have shown you before how annualized wages works. You did not .....
» 29/03/2010 6:20:01 AM Belly, many people choose to work overtime, or six or seven days as they want the money. .....
» 28/03/2010 7:05:40 PM grputland, You are missing my point. The land costs 'nothing', the 'red tape' can be water.....
» 28/03/2010 6:43:41 PM Belly, flexabillity in the workplace does not just involve wages. You continue to judge m.....
» 28/03/2010 7:12:22 AM Will you admit you got it wrong? Sorry Belly, but I have got it right. At least with rega.....
» 27/03/2010 7:50:45 PM grputland Housing affordabillity is really linked to 'availability of vacant building lots.....
» 27/03/2010 7:24:06 PM Belly, the late mail suggests that Gillard may be leading your party into the next electio.....
» 25/03/2010 9:13:21 PM grputland >> Wrong. You can claim negative gearing on a vacant property as long as y.....
» 25/03/2010 8:40:21 PM The care factor of many staff today is close to zero. Esspecially places like the 'big M' .....
» 25/03/2010 6:24:03 AM grputland>> Housing is unaffordable because the tax system rewards property owners f.....
» 24/03/2010 6:22:57 PM If you ask me, all voters have already had a huge win, as if nothing else, TA has at least.....
» 24/03/2010 6:19:31 PM WTF? I have said this all along, only, I call it a 'transaction tax'. But, as usual, big b.....
» 24/03/2010 6:15:03 PM The really sad thing is that if you get convicted for fishing in a 'green zone', Just plai.....
» 21/03/2010 7:21:04 AM Well I can't argue with that Yabby. Point taken. As for 'pork sausages', well they are al.....
» 20/03/2010 8:04:06 PM Here we have governments wanting to increase the number of competitors in the retail secto.....
» 20/03/2010 7:51:51 PM Belly, my question to yabby was hypothetical. I don't expect any government to pay freight.....
» 20/03/2010 6:35:36 AM QLD and WA are about to enter what has been described as 'the biggest resources boom ever'.....
» 19/03/2010 7:02:12 PM Yabby, I must admit I know little about L/E so I will take your word for it. >>What.....
» 19/03/2010 6:48:32 PM I'm with Leigh on this one. We already pay a 'baby bonus', a 'health care card', subsidis.....
» 19/03/2010 6:40:31 AM Cornflower >>Specifically what handouts would those be? Well they have just come th.....
» 19/03/2010 6:25:56 AM Yabby>>your butcher friends earning many times what the PM earns. Clearly there is a.....
» 17/03/2010 7:03:01 PM So Yabby, you keep refering to 'imported cars' and that we should stop importing them and .....
» 16/03/2010 6:46:42 PM Given that the PM makes around 250K and your mates make several times that from operating .....
» 16/03/2010 6:55:32 AM >>I want Australian jobs, full time not casual. I want IR to be about fairness and e.....
» 16/03/2010 6:40:07 AM Yabby;10% of the Australian population generate around 50% of Australia's exports. You ar.....
» 15/03/2010 8:56:38 PM Today is the 15th of March 2010, about 850pm, or so we are led to believe. So is time acc.....
» 15/03/2010 8:47:40 PM Yabby; Wa is and always has been 'remote' when it comes to servicing the rest of the count.....
» 14/03/2010 6:32:21 PM RawMustard, The saying goes, 'pay peanuts', 'you get monkeys'! If you want 'top of the c.....
» 11/03/2010 6:20:18 AM TUMBLEGUM; As one of the 'bleeding heart' society, you have conveniently forgoten, or deli.....
» 10/03/2010 7:00:23 PM csteele You are missing my point. Just becasue someone has insulation fitted to their hom.....
» 10/03/2010 6:55:46 PM Belly>>>I have a question, can any leader think that earner of $150.000 deserves .....
» 10/03/2010 6:44:12 PM Dear vanna I note your reference to lawyers and real estate agents. Although many agents.....
» 10/03/2010 6:43:05 AM I have only read the first post. It is simply called 'education'. Get a better education/.....
» 10/03/2010 6:37:54 AM Next batter up, I would suggest, as TA has perhaps signed his own 'death warrent' amoung h.....
» 9/03/2010 4:35:12 PM Firstly, I must correct GrahamY, as I think you will find it referrs to compnies 'with a t.....
» 8/03/2010 10:44:16 AM csteel; >>It was also recognised that there are a million households who will now sa.....
» 7/03/2010 7:59:41 AM Continued Belly; Mad cow came about by farmers feeding sick cattle to...cows as processed .....
» 7/03/2010 7:59:07 AM rexw; As belly says, you really need to get your facts right before you go off quoting stu.....
» 5/03/2010 4:36:47 AM Cornflower Our meat industry (export) is at the mercy of the buyers as we have no option o.....
» 4/03/2010 5:54:54 PM Tony Abbott bloke you are no leader you say no to so much you would agree to if you ever g.....
» 3/03/2010 8:53:00 PM I see with interest that the '20 year' ban on imported beef, from countries that had comfi.....
» 2/03/2010 6:35:05 AM Mr Gerrit H Schorel-Hlavka, Well I think that pretty well sums it up for me. Let's face i.....
» 1/03/2010 4:44:31 PM The true test of Rudds confidence will be in whether or not he uses one of the DD election.....
» 1/03/2010 4:35:05 PM rexw, I see where you are comming from, however, although I don't like the way they live t.....
» 28/02/2010 5:56:22 PM I note with interest that the polls are turning against Krudd and his crew. So, is Abbott.....
» 28/02/2010 5:44:50 PM Cornflower; Have you taken up the option or are you recommending it for the long-suffering.....
» 27/02/2010 6:18:40 AM I see there is a call for wanting to teach the Aboriginal language in our schools. I for .....
» 27/02/2010 6:14:52 AM whereas in prehistoric times the stronger people would have just continued to displace the.....
» 25/02/2010 6:31:49 PM How anyone can take my last post and come to the conclusion that I think we are in for a c.....
» 23/02/2010 9:28:32 PM How someone like belly can find this ammusing baffles me. Here we have a situation where.....
» 22/02/2010 9:12:03 PM GK, the people threw out the previous government for two reasons. 1. Because the unions s.....
» 22/02/2010 8:54:13 PM What I think is that we have many voters who are in 'no mans land' as, the party they vote.....
» 21/02/2010 7:27:35 PM Miacat; I agree that the Rudd team has done an average to reasonable performance all thing.....
» 21/02/2010 10:43:24 AM The Blue Cross, When you say 'you were there' and witnessed the speeds the cars were doing.....
» 20/02/2010 5:57:24 PM Perhaps it's about time those in public office were made to take out, 'and pay for' profes.....
» 19/02/2010 5:26:53 PM Hasbeen, you make a very good point, in that older cars require much more concerntration t.....
» 19/02/2010 5:07:34 PM T2, there are many problems associated with the way wages are determined, for small busine.....
» 18/02/2010 8:37:25 PM Belly, you just keep digging a hole, don't you. You say the work site is 3 km long. So, j.....
» 18/02/2010 8:18:46 PM T2; No I haven't been affected yet by the WC, as you say rehctub Thank you for being honn.....
» 18/02/2010 8:04:16 PM Exam, you say; Do the crime do the time simple. Fair point, nobody can argue with that, b.....
» 18/02/2010 4:34:16 AM One of my junior staff has recently had his licence suspended due to an accumilation of de.....
» 17/02/2010 7:32:40 PM So T2, be honnest here, were you directly effected by WC, if so, how? And, assuming you a.....
» 17/02/2010 7:19:03 PM Belly, you say 'Garrett has nothing to answer for' So, are we to assume that you also say.....
» 16/02/2010 7:46:08 PM Rechtub? you have found a friend but not me. IDIOTIC fellow your comments overlooked it wa.....
» 15/02/2010 5:23:00 AM Belly; can you help, it is raining we are sitting in the rain no lunch room no toilets no .....
» 14/02/2010 7:22:53 PM Good point Tapp. What did happen to the directors of the mining company. I will bet they c.....
» 14/02/2010 7:12:25 PM Dear Foxy Although throwing up on ones car or being an unrully nieghbour is something none.....
» 14/02/2010 7:02:28 PM DreamOn Just a few points that most people are unaware of. Once the animal leaves the far.....
» 14/02/2010 7:04:30 AM Farmer: Unknown as it depedns on seasons. This exercise must be carried out on a 'whole l.....
» 14/02/2010 6:42:52 AM Dear Foxy There inlies the problem . People who live in Byron Bay leave the town during th.....
» 14/02/2010 6:31:51 AM Wobbles; You make a very good point when you say; If I take my car to a dodgey brake mec.....
» 12/02/2010 4:44:27 AM Dear Foxy The problem is not so much as with us not welcoming them, it is more them wantin.....
» 11/02/2010 6:38:24 AM individual, You are right. There is just so much wasted money in governments, at local, st.....
» 10/02/2010 6:59:36 AM Pelican; Foreign investors always seem interested in buying into Australia's meat industry.....
» 9/02/2010 7:19:30 PM but I said in post #4: Which backs up what I say. Work, play hard, spend hard, waste ever.....
» 8/02/2010 7:39:35 PM Just a few thoughts. Welfare is there to basicly help people when they are down, however,.....
» 8/02/2010 7:22:57 PM For the record, Killarney abb, on the QLD NSW boarder has also recently closed, although t.....
» 8/02/2010 7:17:02 PM You know, somewhere, at some point you lot have to realise that there is simply no way we,.....
» 8/02/2010 6:19:22 AM Belly don't attack me just because I agree with much of what JKJ says. Granted I should h.....
» 8/02/2010 5:56:42 AM Or what abour an Australia full of Australians. Just think, the crime rate would be great.....
» 7/02/2010 4:40:05 PM Jardine K. Jardine I couldn’t agree more. I would also add that of the 2-1 ratio we have .....
» 7/02/2010 4:35:13 PM Yes pelican, Those on lower incomes (hospitality, retail and unskilled labour) were not i.....
» 7/02/2010 6:53:14 AM So, from the majority of posters, it appears obvious that Krudd is in fact 'a dud' and, al.....
» 6/02/2010 7:54:38 PM Yes belly, I do run my own fund, have done for 20 years. I hold a 'tree farm' and a unit,.....
» 5/02/2010 7:23:50 PM Anti; But it's not about you, regardless of how many of your "rights" are remove.....
» 5/02/2010 7:15:25 PM Belly, I hope and pray that you are right and that our super is safe. In the past 10 or s.....
» 5/02/2010 7:00:37 AM Ar belly, you just can't help yourself, can you. >>rechtub, constantly you seek the .....
» 4/02/2010 6:19:06 AM Assumming there is trillions of dollars in personal superanuation floating around, do you .....
» 4/02/2010 6:09:46 AM Cornflower; Perhaps some warning signs are more aimed at protecting government against lit.....
» 3/02/2010 7:04:20 PM Seriously, how can anyone trust anything the rudd government put forward. They have alrea.....
» 3/02/2010 6:51:54 PM Antiseptic, Rehctub here. I have two children, now adults and, both myself and my wife wo.....
» 3/02/2010 6:54:56 AM It is impossible to legislate against stupiddity and, stupiddity is the cause, or contribu.....
» 3/02/2010 6:47:21 AM Well Belly, as we know polotics is a dirty game. Watching Kerry Obrien on the 730 report .....
» 2/02/2010 6:40:14 AM Belly; found nothing to agree with in your list of failures. Tell me you're kidding! Sol.....
» 2/02/2010 6:18:28 AM You are kidding! Perhaps charge the carers of drowned children with 'neglect causing deat.....
» 31/01/2010 10:00:23 AM Belly, you will soon have your answer to Rudd's confiedence levels if and when his once fa.....
» 29/01/2010 7:17:12 PM Well done belly you have avoided yet another issue. Just how are we going to manage to su.....
» 28/01/2010 9:38:26 PM Belly, for some reason you are obsessed with the forth comming election. I have little do.....
» 27/01/2010 7:15:59 PM Never let the truth get in the way of a good story hey! Boy the truth hurts sometimes! T.....
» 27/01/2010 7:10:56 PM Examinator; To which plot are you referring? Acctually, I was refering to his plans for p.....
» 26/01/2010 6:18:59 AM Krudd has announced his policy on population and wants to increase our numbers by some 60%.....
» 26/01/2010 6:05:02 AM Perhaps one option would be to take all monies contributed and place them in a 'combined f.....
» 23/01/2010 7:10:07 PM I don't have any problems with it either. They can look as far as they like for all I care.....
» 23/01/2010 6:55:15 AM Pynchme, The problems go back to when the cane was removed from schools and parents had th.....
» 22/01/2010 6:19:01 PM A major flaw in our laws are that the penalty often doesn't fit the crime. As an example,.....
» 21/01/2010 9:16:16 PM I personally think that once the queen either passes, or become unfit to rule, then the wh.....
» 20/01/2010 9:36:21 PM Arjay, I agree with you, we have a merging society who have little resapect for anyone or .....
» 18/01/2010 9:28:38 PM Here we go, protect the unemployed again and make me out to be a hater of them. For the r.....
» 17/01/2010 8:37:03 PM Having visited the gold coast on the weekend I noted there were many groups of teens wande.....
» 16/01/2010 6:41:53 AM I don't think it matters who is leading the libs come next election as they won't win, how.....
» 11/01/2010 7:00:52 PM Arjay, I agree that the use of hard wood timbers should be promoted in the building indust.....
» 9/01/2010 5:38:52 PM Yes, as a small bussiness operator myself, you have no idea how frustrating it is when we .....
» 9/01/2010 6:16:39 AM Apparently, the retail sector is booming, but try telling this to the every day retailers .....
» 6/01/2010 8:03:33 PM Ok, a bit off track I know, but where are we going to find the wasted millions that paid f.....
» 6/01/2010 7:50:09 PM Gee, I thought KFC came from America in the first place. So, perhaps it's their fault for .....
» 6/01/2010 6:29:53 AM Yes runner. And just what did happen at home, or perhaps, didn't happen! Has anyone consi.....
» 3/01/2010 6:51:35 AM Hasbeen, insurance companies are simply another business out to make a profit. The main r.....
» 24/12/2009 7:48:49 PM Raw Mustard says; Would you stand by while they demolished your home to widen a road witho.....
» 22/12/2009 9:42:37 PM Pelican; Why not pay farmers for growing or maintaining established forests on their land......
» 17/12/2009 8:06:52 PM Belly, for what it's worth, I would not like to see you go either. Now as for me predict.....
» 17/12/2009 6:22:27 AM Ludwig, you and I often think alike when it comes to polotics. Nowdays, very few election.....
» 17/12/2009 6:05:35 AM Knowing he is most likely to win this coming election with ease do you value your thoughts.....
» 16/12/2009 7:47:59 PM One major problem with Krudd is that of trust. Trust is something you earn and, with his .....
» 16/12/2009 6:52:59 AM The whole point is that they are attending a crisis summit on global warming and how best .....
» 16/12/2009 6:31:16 AM You have to be very carefull when you extend airports, as the very reason they carry so mu.....
» 15/12/2009 9:04:10 PM So why is it we can't simply have just one tax, that being a transaction tax. My understa.....
» 15/12/2009 8:51:44 PM Well Graham, your article strengthens my thoughts that polotics is more about how bad a pa.....
» 15/12/2009 7:44:28 AM Yes well, my info came from a news article, but, why do we always have to refer to the pas.....
» 14/12/2009 8:27:00 PM Desmond,Rehctub here. I don't know if your post was aimed at me but, I think you may be m.....
» 14/12/2009 8:10:48 PM So here we are, bracing ourselves for the possible outcomes of Copenhagen and the possible.....
» 13/12/2009 9:33:29 PM I would add that both you and particularly rehctub seem to confusing culture with race I .....
» 12/12/2009 8:58:22 PM The one thing I just can not get me head around with 'multi culturalisum' is the fact that.....
» 12/12/2009 8:44:16 PM You know, something that often wonder is, would aboriginal children be better off away fro.....
» 10/12/2009 9:36:48 PM Pynchme, It's all about costs. Raising chickens for egg production is like any other busi.....
» 9/12/2009 7:49:26 PM Yes, I suspect that anyone who is game enough to admit they voted labor is simply running .....
» 9/12/2009 7:43:33 PM HermanYutic writes; ,How could he go to job interviews if his tyres were bald? He was seri.....
» 6/12/2009 9:14:48 PM Well I see government being elected either because the oppossed government was not doing a.....
» 6/12/2009 9:01:48 PM Yuyutsu, A large percentage of tax payers would love to see the Aboriginies go back to the.....
» 6/12/2009 7:21:32 AM Here are a few more 'sorry's' he may wish to consider. I'm sorry for the botched solar sc.....
» 5/12/2009 6:16:36 AM I have spoken to the company who is doing most of the CSG work out there and they told me .....
» 5/12/2009 6:06:05 AM Leigh, you have hit the nail on the head. You would be hard pressed to find any decent Au.....
» 3/12/2009 9:25:45 PM If we accept that a price increase at any tier of business should automatically be passed .....
» 3/12/2009 8:55:02 PM Well, I have not bothered to read the article as you lost me when I read this line; How m.....
» 3/12/2009 7:15:09 AM "The Pig Code sanctions the docking of piglets’ tails, while the Poultry Code provide.....
» 3/12/2009 6:58:34 AM thinker 2 So what about when many businesses hold 'post Christmas sales' and often slash p.....
» 1/12/2009 6:55:38 PM Well, as always, my question is "what is the rush"? Why not wait until Copenage.....
» 1/12/2009 6:43:02 PM Interesting article, I have a property in that region and I also have a company about to t.....
» 1/12/2009 6:37:33 PM May I suggest a simple solution, that is that those who are deeply oppossed to the current.....
» 30/11/2009 9:08:17 PM HermanYutic,; However, when they sell up they obviously do so at highest and best use valu.....
» 27/11/2009 6:09:20 PM I struggle to understand why so many claims are made about 'rental costs' being so high no.....
» 27/11/2009 7:04:01 AM Well, it is quite obvious I am not getting my point accross. Perhaps I can't explain it pr.....
» 26/11/2009 6:34:24 AM Ok Belly and CJ, we will agree to disagree on the laws of boxing day trading. The fact rem.....
» 25/11/2009 6:15:28 AM Belly; I am talking about QLD. As for NSW I don't know, but if they don't have to trade on.....
» 25/11/2009 5:56:57 AM Rehctub, the world does not owe you a living. Boy, wasn't that predictable. It's not abou.....
» 24/11/2009 6:36:31 AM We have a growing trend towards 'cutting out the middle man' in almost everything we do. .....
» 24/11/2009 6:25:10 AM So if you open on boxing day or any other day, it is your decision, it is not the law. So.....
» 24/11/2009 5:42:47 AM Hasbeen, I doubt it myself. I feel his main focus is on avoiding a 'double dissolution el.....
» 22/11/2009 7:42:53 AM I think it is impossible to condense so many awards. What usually works best is for emplo.....
» 21/11/2009 6:19:13 AM I would like to question Kruds motives for wanting to 'rush through' an ETS while the worl.....
» 20/11/2009 7:08:16 PM examinator, rehctub here;I don't quite know what you're on, but I wouldn't mind trying som.....
» 20/11/2009 6:52:15 PM As col says, banks will allow you about 30% of your wage for servicing a mortgage. Now it'.....
» 20/11/2009 8:07:08 AM Pericles, well said, they all think landlords make a killing. Fact is, there is down time.....
» 20/11/2009 7:52:56 AM examinator I run a small business and have done for 20+ years. Now I have made some mista.....
» 19/11/2009 3:27:54 PM So does this mean that she may have to consider 'de-amalgamating' the many regional counci.....
» 19/11/2009 6:47:35 AM Foleo; So, do you do it for the tax relief, perhaps, or the capital gains? Well, both in .....
» 19/11/2009 5:54:46 AM Just let me get one point very clear. I did not say DF was 'not guilty', it was the courts.....
» 18/11/2009 5:02:32 PM After the aquital of denis ferguson, evidence was released that suggested another man, not.....
» 18/11/2009 4:55:04 PM You can still buy a house in the outer suburbs of Brisbane for under $300K. Sure, it's not.....
» 18/11/2009 7:01:31 AM I have a different view in that I don't dislike competetive sports, however, I don't like .....
» 17/11/2009 5:10:35 PM michael_in_adelaide, ; If you stopped population growth and abolished negative gearing you.....
» 17/11/2009 3:30:19 PM But we said 'sorry', I thought this type of thing wouldn't happen any more! Yeh, right! Se.....
» 17/11/2009 7:01:26 AM Ah Belly; understand what it tells us, my team flogs yours. That statement really shows t.....
» 16/11/2009 8:09:45 PM Ok King Hass and all those who hate this man. What about the person who alledgedly assult.....
» 16/11/2009 7:56:31 PM CJ; now tahts a crkca up. If olny it was imoparnt for the egnilsh lagnuge to be spetl rhgi.....
» 16/11/2009 6:34:17 AM Hasbeen, many people are unaware of the '2 hectare rule', esspecially the fact that they a.....
» 16/11/2009 6:22:07 AM Hasbeen, don't worry about belly. He is so intrenched in labor that they can do no wrong a.....
» 15/11/2009 6:49:33 PM STG, I am with you on this one. Niether the police force, nor the armed forces is any pla.....
» 15/11/2009 6:32:53 PM Pynchme, you are 'way off the mark' and, it is quite obvious you are one of those who foun.....
» 15/11/2009 11:07:47 AM Another classic display of incompitence is the traviston dam debarcle. What fool, in thei.....
» 15/11/2009 11:00:34 AM Fozz; What would would you say if I told you that Robert Menzies never presided over a sin.....
» 13/11/2009 6:36:54 AM Would it be viable for governments to be run as a business, rather than run by bureaucrats.....
» 13/11/2009 6:15:12 AM The fact is this lady is simply incompetent for the job at hand. With her and her predece.....
» 12/11/2009 7:14:17 PM There are many issues involved in house pricing and affordabillity. If one buys land, the.....
» 12/11/2009 6:57:03 PM as a matter of fact desmond, I'm not worried about a hangover as I will not be working. It.....
» 12/11/2009 7:10:30 AM Dear Mr Rudd The Fair Pay Commission, in all its wisdom, has granted ‘Boxing Day’ as a reg.....
» 11/11/2009 7:03:28 AM Well I think we have come to the end of the road as you and your supporters have confussed.....
» 11/11/2009 6:53:00 AM Despite the fact that Krud has had some tough times to deal with in his two years, at leas.....
» 11/11/2009 6:40:43 AM Stezza, You may have a very valid point, but, the fact remains that this guy has done his.....
» 10/11/2009 4:20:01 PM Candide Many people have the opportunity to buy their own house, it is just that they have.....
» 10/11/2009 4:02:53 PM Othello Cat, Well said. I to have long felt that the 'in-house preditors' are in a way 'p.....
» 9/11/2009 6:21:51 AM Wobbles; Have you actually seen the 'blue print' for the new fair pay awards. If anything,.....
» 8/11/2009 9:09:04 AM You know wobbles, this old 'howard and low wages thing' is well past it's use by date. Sk.....
» 8/11/2009 8:59:05 AM Well I'm happy to agree to disagee. But, it was you who wrote this line, not me ;And cert.....
» 7/11/2009 9:40:12 PM If God didn't make Adam and Steve - Who did? Perhaps the ‘gay and lesbian’ parade and th.....
» 7/11/2009 9:28:18 PM No, it's the same issue- honest labelling of content. Whether its transfats, mostly using .....
» 7/11/2009 6:42:25 AM Wobbles; encouraged increasing personal debt Try explaning this to the hundreds of first .....
» 6/11/2009 10:20:50 PM To compare aroad safety sign with the contens of a can of food is quite 'out there' I must.....
» 6/11/2009 10:13:59 PM It is quite easy to achieve things when one comes to power with 'money in the bank'. Now t.....
» 6/11/2009 9:54:49 PM Well, as they say, 'god created Adam and Eve', not 'Adam and Steve'......
» 6/11/2009 6:50:22 PM Dear foxy It has been five years since my dad passed and, although I would give anything t.....
» 5/11/2009 8:45:54 PM When my dad passed away, myself, my bother and sister had to make what was for me the toug.....
» 5/11/2009 8:22:54 PM And certainly there are lots of people don't care about the content. I do care, and I dese.....
» 5/11/2009 8:13:36 PM I must admit that I am in support of 'public run assetts, to some extent, as it at least o.....
» 4/11/2009 9:04:18 PM King Hazza I will give you three examples of how useless our QLD gov is when it comes to p.....
» 4/11/2009 8:48:22 PM Besides, if the only authentic maple syrup comes from Thailand Yes, I am sorry for that, I.....
» 4/11/2009 6:38:27 AM I have seen the rabbit proof fencing and witnessed it being maintained. I would suggest i.....
» 4/11/2009 6:21:38 AM King Hazza I am assuming you were referring to me in your last post. Please get one thing.....
» 3/11/2009 4:08:41 PM I bet you really believe that don't you? Unfortunately many hospitals are PC crazy. Ther.....
» 3/11/2009 3:56:30 PM One huge problem with government planning is the personel they have to choose from. Often.....
» 3/11/2009 6:43:10 AM Wobbles; Show me somebody who has ever been jailed, arrested or even charged for saying so.....
» 3/11/2009 6:17:52 AM One of the major problems with all infrastructures is that nothing can be built to cope wi.....
» 2/11/2009 10:17:43 PM Ok guys, let's get something perfectly clear. I have no problems what so ever with your b.....
» 1/11/2009 7:59:20 PM Anyway, rehctumb is again missing the point. Forcing sellers to provide accurate labels .....
» 30/10/2009 6:22:49 AM It never ceases to amaze me why pollies can't be wealthy people without having to deal wit.....
» 30/10/2009 5:51:34 AM David, Your following arguments, and those of your supporters are confussing a 'fund raise.....
» 28/10/2009 8:07:42 PM Belly, I hate accidents just as much as anyone, perhaps with the exception of the odd towy.....
» 28/10/2009 8:00:43 PM Dear David I do care about labelling issues and inpropper selling of products. What I don'.....
» 27/10/2009 6:44:46 AM CJ: I don't support the selling of TT as lamb, never have, never will, but, if one thinks .....
» 25/10/2009 10:00:28 PM Well I must confess, I didn't get through the first page, let alone the rest of this 'here.....
» 25/10/2009 9:40:25 PM King Hazza Well I'm glad you got that load off your chest. Just remember, we are talking .....
» 25/10/2009 3:04:52 PM Exam Weren't you the one who complained about the rorts in the butchery game? There is a h.....
» 24/10/2009 6:53:33 AM Col I have long thought that we are over governed and I to think a local and fed governmen.....
» 23/10/2009 7:17:49 AM Dear David It is quite easy to make a montain out of an ant hill, but seriously, go back, .....
» 23/10/2009 7:01:34 AM While watching recent footage of a single vehicle accident in Brisbane recently, I counted.....
» 22/10/2009 9:16:38 PM VivKay My suggestion is that the answer to your question lies in one of the following two .....
» 22/10/2009 9:09:30 PM I'd like to know where the 'endangered species' come from. Also, it is thought that an an.....
» 22/10/2009 8:57:30 PM David F People like you are the reason why complience costs continue to esculate when such.....
» 22/10/2009 12:16:34 PM I have not read the article but I will. However, the truth of the matter is that we have a.....
» 22/10/2009 12:02:44 PM Well, unfortunately it is all about 'cutting costs'. I'm not sure about the potatos, as I.....
» 21/10/2009 7:13:03 AM The natural drainage from Bendigo ends up in Cow Swamp a bigtime Bird Habitat Yes, this .....
» 20/10/2009 3:52:44 PM Yes, but there are some pretty good arguments against total recycling as well, esspecially.....
» 19/10/2009 6:37:18 AM I am going over old ground here, but the problems with our water is not so much that we ha.....
» 18/10/2009 8:32:16 PM contimued the date is from when the contract is signed, not the date the property settles......
» 18/10/2009 8:30:28 PM As Cj says, a tax agent is your best bet. Alternatively, you can call the tax office thems.....
» 18/10/2009 7:14:04 AM Why doesn't anybody want to talk about "King Billy Cokebottle"? Because he is a.....
» 16/10/2009 6:08:38 AM why is the public mood so heavily in favour of corporal punishment? I think there is a d.....
» 14/10/2009 5:15:48 PM Well I would say that there would be very few people my age, touching 50, that do not know.....
» 12/10/2009 8:03:11 PM I really think peter that you need a new career choice as you obviously have to much time .....
» 11/10/2009 6:20:21 PM Are you aware, do you know labor first took to the IR laws bringing in big changes under h.....
» 10/10/2009 6:14:19 PM Like most times, for every 'action', ther is also a 're-action'. The reason out towns are.....
» 8/10/2009 7:12:16 PM Belly, you turn every thread into a labor celebration and while you may see our political .....
» 7/10/2009 6:48:15 AM Pelican;Perhaps a medicare type levy for a guaranteed secure pension on retirement and pri.....
» 6/10/2009 5:17:00 PM The entire system (taxation) needs a long overdue overhaul. Many people in ‘small busines.....
» 6/10/2009 6:37:37 AM Belly; >>Now rechtub are you aware ,or hasbeen for that matter, how much workers con.....
» 5/10/2009 7:25:55 PM Crackup, I am sorry for the missed identity. I to am true blue Aussie. Now while you thin.....
» 5/10/2009 7:17:09 PM Pelican; You are complaining about government housing pensioners versus the plight of othe.....
» 5/10/2009 6:51:42 PM Well in my opinion, the guy has been convicted of a crime and served his time. Now if the.....
» 5/10/2009 7:07:40 AM The general opinion was an annoyance that labor always seem to want to do most for those w.....
» 4/10/2009 10:11:28 PM Desmond, while I agree with what you are saying, my question still remains, how can we sus.....
» 4/10/2009 9:56:38 PM Other areas don't have the same level of violence that is shown in Alice. Yes, good point.....
» 4/10/2009 7:52:42 AM Btw - I wonder if it would be a crime to put - White Inferiority! or White Weakness! on a .....
» 3/10/2009 9:07:01 PM Ludwig, although our population is growing, at a rate of 1.8 children per female I saw, I .....
» 3/10/2009 8:59:59 PM Hasbeen, rechtub I offer you both a challenge. Sorry, have I missed something. I can't se.....
» 3/10/2009 8:55:03 PM Boy crackup, you really do have to much time on your hands. Perhaps you should be more fo.....
» 3/10/2009 6:26:54 AM Yes I agree. Our nation is just looking like creeping out of the whole we were in and, to.....
» 1/10/2009 6:10:05 PM Recently aired on the ABC's 'insight' was a programe on retail spending. Unfortunately I .....
» 1/10/2009 5:56:04 PM Yes and with less than 6 million of us paying the bills, how are we ever going to provide .....
» 30/09/2009 6:55:21 AM It’s always going to rain sometimes. The challenge we have is to make maximum use of the r.....
» 29/09/2009 6:50:56 PM So here's another 'piss cutter' from Krudd and his crusaders. Flexabile working hours for.....
» 29/09/2009 6:57:14 AM Pelican; A keenness to protect workers' rights does not mean one is a boss hater. I have b.....
» 28/09/2009 7:40:02 AM Two topics here. Taxation, and stimulus. I have long thought that the taxation system sho.....
» 27/09/2009 7:07:07 AM grputland, The initial acquisition of land may be an achievement So what about the times.....
» 27/09/2009 6:43:41 AM Yes Belly, I am sorry about that, I had a ‘Pauline moment’. There are a number of issues .....
» 26/09/2009 10:31:52 PM *However it takes 17,000 litres of water to produce one kilo of beef* So just were does t.....
» 26/09/2009 6:21:45 AM grputland, At least we now know that you belong to the ever increasing group of 'under-ac.....
» 26/09/2009 6:06:16 AM Another problem is the type of imigents we are bringing in to our country. The news latel.....
» 25/09/2009 6:32:54 PM Pelican, a few points here. Traders are not your average 'bank johny', in fact, they are .....
» 25/09/2009 6:05:50 PM Crackup, I have two different angles here. Firstly, I think the way that rates continue t.....
» 25/09/2009 6:52:35 AM See there are some interesting stats comming out of the US. Obbama has placed a 'sealing'.....
» 25/09/2009 6:42:34 AM Cornflower Maybe a butcher could comment on max storage in Cryovac at fridge temps. There.....
» 24/09/2009 5:21:25 PM I don't get involved in religion, usually, but with a title like this one, I just had to p.....
» 22/09/2009 6:44:18 PM Dear FR People are not as stupid as you seem to think Am I missing something or are you t.....
» 20/09/2009 6:07:55 AM Jon J; very good point... Let boundaries be drawn 100km from Darwin and Alice Springs; an.....
» 19/09/2009 10:58:10 PM Well I am pleased to see that most of you appreciate quality meats and are prepared to pay.....
» 19/09/2009 6:33:33 PM Workers basic rights were trampled underfoot by Work choices So Peter, did many people ac.....
» 19/09/2009 6:24:11 PM Yes bronyn, you are right, the very 'minority' only work 9-3. It's just a pitty you have t.....
» 19/09/2009 6:35:38 AM Burbs The teacher debate is easy to fix. All teachers and teacher advocates seem to indica.....
» 19/09/2009 6:20:45 AM Oh well, I guess 'Jeff' is just another 'gutless union rep', any wonder with the leader he.....
» 18/09/2009 6:49:52 AM So where's jeff! Here we go again!.....
» 18/09/2009 6:47:10 AM Belly Mutton and pork ribs once a near throw away are now top dollar stuff. Sheep shanks t.....
» 18/09/2009 6:30:09 AM Arn't they on $80 grand a year already! Perhaps they should all do a stint at the local h.....
» 17/09/2009 8:24:11 PM Pelican If I have misunderstood you I will apologise but I am pretty sure of your own stat.....
» 17/09/2009 2:01:31 PM Ludwig So then, how does the government (the Qld Govt or any govt) get its message out th.....
» 16/09/2009 8:38:42 PM Well Jeff, firstly, I hope you are not like your 'guttless leader' SB who picks a fight th.....
» 16/09/2009 8:13:34 PM Belly If unions manage to get employees and employers to tow the line with safety issue, t.....
» 16/09/2009 7:43:08 PM What you are talking about is illegal. Offal is pure colesterol, that does not make lean m.....
» 16/09/2009 6:55:50 AM With meat substitution being on the media once again, just how do the general shoppers thi.....
» 16/09/2009 6:33:14 AM Belly; And it was work choices that stopped me and my mates entering work sites to put a s.....
» 15/09/2009 6:56:15 AM Belly, why do you avoid facts so often. Have you not seen a truckie, brickie or plasterer.....
» 15/09/2009 6:51:06 AM Ludwig, I agree with what you are saying, I think we have plenty of police but our police .....
» 14/09/2009 9:43:20 AM Ludwig Don't get hung up with silly notions of authoritarianism, 'dobberism' or potential .....
» 14/09/2009 6:29:21 AM So nobody is addressing the issue of job losses. Traffic accidents are a bit like wars. E.....
» 14/09/2009 6:17:57 AM Turnbulls apparent thoughts about work choices is strapping his ship to a sinking one. It.....
» 13/09/2009 7:12:47 PM No Pelican I agree with what you say. It is flexabillity in the workplace, as well as ext.....
» 13/09/2009 7:03:06 PM And if we did, with full facilitation from the police and politicians, it would make more .....
» 13/09/2009 6:23:37 AM The problems with reporting someone for 'doing wrong' can lead to ramifications for both y.....
» 13/09/2009 5:59:58 AM If it is cheaper to employ full time workers why do we have so many casuals? Are bosses st.....
» 11/09/2009 6:57:32 PM I think that anyone who potentially places themselves at un-neccessary risk should either .....
» 11/09/2009 6:50:02 AM No holiday pay No sick or other leave entitlements Usually no penalty rates or other indus.....
» 10/09/2009 8:13:05 PM What a great idea if it works. I have always thought we would be better to find a solutio.....
» 10/09/2009 8:08:44 PM As for the 225%, how little would you be prepared to accept to do that sort of work? Yes.....
» 9/09/2009 7:41:54 PM R10, I agree. I'm sure you have all seen this picture before. A line of youths sitting i.....
» 8/09/2009 6:32:52 PM Examinator Wouldn't you rather your teenagers in a technologically safe second hand car th.....
» 8/09/2009 6:19:48 AM To have all cars the same is a mistake. Many people work just that bit harder so they can.....
» 8/09/2009 5:54:47 AM Belly, it is unlike you to run. What FACTS are unclear to you? Is it this; If not, why d.....
» 7/09/2009 8:41:17 PM You never ever stop blaming Labor for every thing blindly and unfocused. Belly, we have h.....
» 7/09/2009 8:25:07 PM Firstly, I must point out that I do not support speeding, but, if we rid the roads of spee.....
» 7/09/2009 5:49:48 AM Rehctub in reply to belly and Pelican, and any other knockers of Workchoices Was the 225%.....
» 6/09/2009 5:23:26 PM In fact some face loss that is massive casuals in of shore drilling ext. Yes belly, you a.....
» 6/09/2009 11:47:16 AM Grim; I agree fully with what you have said, however, as there is no 'binding contract' as.....
» 6/09/2009 5:50:22 AM Once again you have missed my point,I did not say that WC was fair. Although having said t.....
» 4/09/2009 6:55:20 PM PP; Lying Wagging school Having sex I think you will find that this covers quite a percen.....
» 4/09/2009 6:44:08 PM So here we go, out with work choices and in with the new, oops, this can't be right, some .....
» 4/09/2009 6:33:43 AM Those hoodlums are the children everyone ignored until they did become street kids and the.....
» 4/09/2009 6:14:03 AM A dresstressed guy in the airport is approached by another who says, "what's up mate&.....
» 30/08/2009 7:49:12 PM . On the surface though, it would appear reasonable that a mother with an income should pa.....
» 30/08/2009 11:21:00 AM The essence of rugby league is the line break. What we have now is two constantly fresh te.....
» 30/08/2009 11:14:43 AM Bronwyn, Yes, good point. Only thing is, mothers who work pay extra for CC than mothers wh.....
» 29/08/2009 4:40:20 PM Professor; Common sense and experience tells me that women all over the country do many of.....
» 28/08/2009 6:11:36 AM PP; Oh I’ve missed something, (stop rolling your eyes) – can I claim something being at ho.....
» 27/08/2009 5:54:05 AM Pelican; The IR laws are not new in terms of never been done before. In my 20+ years as a.....
» 26/08/2009 6:35:14 PM PP; I love toy shopping. Boy, you had me excited there for a minute. Sorry, mind in the gu.....
» 26/08/2009 5:56:05 AM Joke! A guy came home from work one day and the missus was packing her bags. The guy aske.....
» 26/08/2009 5:36:13 AM Pelican The new IR laws have nothing to do with it, it will be the same as it was always e.....
» 25/08/2009 10:14:45 PM Ten years from now , when Prime Minister Rudd has found his way to back down and start to .....
» 25/08/2009 10:04:03 PM “A second car for a misses costs Well I thought someone would jump to conclusions, not CJ.....
» 25/08/2009 6:50:35 AM So it's been revealed that the women have been hardest hit by the recent downturn in unemp.....
» 25/08/2009 6:32:57 AM Ouch! T.F.F.T- to boring for me I'm sorry. But my point was, visiting a brothel once or t.....
» 24/08/2009 6:24:51 PM The only intimate contact he has with females is when he has to pay for it which tells me .....
» 24/08/2009 6:13:08 PM I am of the opinion there is enough water, it's just that we take it for granted. We all .....
» 24/08/2009 5:59:57 PM Grim, we have pople who bought a block of land in the 50's, on the beach, where nobody wan.....
» 24/08/2009 5:43:13 PM So why do we continue to mine and export urainium if nuclear power is so bad. On the one .....
» 23/08/2009 6:47:34 PM You've made a pretty good assessment of the way things are, rehctub. The question is: Do .....
» 22/08/2009 9:09:11 AM kendra For example - basic payments of rates, car registration, insurance etc attract a su.....
» 19/08/2009 8:02:21 PM I agree with col. There are 'poor people' and there are people who can loose everthing an.....
» 19/08/2009 7:51:28 PM BAYGON Because they are long term unemployed the employer offers them a short term trial .....
» 19/08/2009 7:08:50 PM Yes I agree that both the guy and girl need to be responsible for their own actions or fac.....
» 19/08/2009 5:44:29 AM So here we go again, all 'judge and jury'. What ever happened to 'inocent until proven gu.....
» 19/08/2009 5:31:30 AM Ok Att, as you're one for the stats; Do you know that ONLY 3% of single parents on social .....
» 18/08/2009 6:51:34 PM Ludwig, doesn't our system already take from the rich and give to the poor. We have 42% w.....
» 18/08/2009 6:43:40 PM PP And let me repeat – the money is crap, only a young stupid thing (exactly the ones this.....
» 18/08/2009 6:49:38 AM So Ludwig If you're not 'taking from the rich to give to the poor' how else do you propose.....
» 18/08/2009 6:36:29 AM Well PP and others, I give up. You lot just can't stick to the thread. This thread has no.....
» 17/08/2009 6:38:21 AM Belly The senate is in the hands of the kids and he can not govern with out trying to unse.....
» 16/08/2009 8:27:35 PM Well belly, it's great to see we can agree on somethings, welcome aboard, as I to love my .....
» 16/08/2009 8:10:07 PM A female who chooses to keep the result gets the baby bonus over 13 payments of about 398......
» 16/08/2009 7:55:56 AM PP, I hate to be a pest, but when you say; And in turn no child respecting mother would ch.....
» 16/08/2009 7:35:34 AM I believe the motive form Krud is to find a way, any way, for a double disolution election.....
» 16/08/2009 7:21:20 AM Well firstly, to all those ‘fotty knockers’, please respect our rights as fans and empty y.....
» 16/08/2009 7:18:05 AM I almost got caught with an item listed on the 'trading post on-line'. It was a boat that.....
» 14/08/2009 5:44:28 PM Well I don't wish to turn this into another IR debate, but seriously, if the governments w.....
» 14/08/2009 6:31:54 AM Ok, my kids are grown up now, but let's say I go to the local primary school to collect on.....
» 14/08/2009 6:14:57 AM I have listened to people complaining about population growth for some time now and finall.....
» 13/08/2009 7:29:27 PM Oh dear, the truth can be painfull, can't it! By the way, you left out the words 'up to' .....
» 13/08/2009 6:49:43 AM Why can’t foreign aid be by way of value added products, rather than CASH WE DON’T HAVE I.....
» 13/08/2009 6:28:11 AM The fact remains that no one, on any radio station, with or without delays in place, has t.....
» 13/08/2009 6:17:18 AM Rehctub - That is not what I said but that's OK since it just confirms for me what a devio.....
» 12/08/2009 5:57:45 PM So what's all this crap got to do with MIA fathers. As Protagorus stated, if the female h.....
» 12/08/2009 5:50:11 PM With regards to the ACA program. Rape or no rape, what mother would allow her 12 year old.....
» 12/08/2009 7:47:16 AM Belly Are you truly unhappy with pensioners hand out? Really? Here is my answer. Not real.....
» 11/08/2009 7:25:20 AM Cornflour Should the producers of 60 Minutes be counselled or what? I think this is a dif.....
» 11/08/2009 7:11:50 AM Firstly, rehctub, how about YOU take a stab at the question the Right is meticulously avoi.....
» 10/08/2009 6:41:17 PM I would imagine that sport is viewed on the Tv at about 99 to 1 in comparison to being wat.....
» 10/08/2009 6:29:10 PM So come on Belly, I've answered your questions, so how about you answer mine, or, am I to .....
» 7/08/2009 5:31:34 PM Hi Billie, you wrote that 495 out of 500 managed funds lose money all the time. That surpr.....
» 7/08/2009 5:27:33 PM Protagorus You said; Any self-respecting hooker I know will not take your money unless you.....
» 7/08/2009 9:52:46 AM Belly Are you truly unhappy with pensioners hand out? really? Not really. Rental assistan.....
» 7/08/2009 9:22:27 AM I got many smacks when I was a kid, I have also smacked my kids when they were young. I j.....
» 7/08/2009 9:17:15 AM Dear Doctor What this underlines is that those who are clever enough to avoid paying taxes.....
» 5/08/2009 8:54:10 PM Examinator and others. There should be *limited* self indulgent options when it comes fro.....
» 5/08/2009 8:33:16 PM Rechtub what was the question? Yes belly, here was my question. As we are now running on .....
» 5/08/2009 7:14:21 AM Ok Belly, retail sales have fallen and the blame has been pointed at the stimulus package .....
» 5/08/2009 6:52:50 AM There are especially two ways to invest. 1. You make your own decisions and invest when a.....
» 4/08/2009 9:20:17 PM Look come just look with an open mind, at our national debt, fear it I do. But compare it .....
» 4/08/2009 8:58:39 PM I thought and said the day it happened that is was totally irresponsible for anyone, other.....
» 3/08/2009 3:55:37 PM PF Farming is all about using the facility to its best potential and, consumers ultimately.....
» 3/08/2009 3:39:40 PM Fact is dont have sex unless you take responsibility for what it creates. So, who is respo.....
» 3/08/2009 7:02:43 AM Ludwigg, politics is not about running the country/state, it's all about winning votes. I.....
» 3/08/2009 6:49:42 AM Well I've said it all before, the system is just not fair. There is bias toward high-inc.....
» 2/08/2009 6:09:50 PM ana ana ana ana ananother lie. Boy, back flip beaty sure tought her well, hey! If only so.....
» 2/08/2009 4:27:01 PM A little humour on the topic. I had an older guy in my shop the other day and we were tal.....
» 1/08/2009 6:48:22 AM Yabby, I fully understand your situation, esspecially the previous years. I don't blame yo.....
» 31/07/2009 8:10:07 PM Sure Rehctub would be against live exports, for butchers act out of self interest and want.....
» 31/07/2009 7:56:14 PM Consider this: We work less hours than our predecessors, have all the mod cons at our disp.....
» 31/07/2009 6:59:29 AM You said it all in the first line. Our emmisions are tiny. Why do you think the previous g.....
» 31/07/2009 6:42:24 AM So who has rules for keeping, breeding, killing etc animals? In qld it is called 'Safe F.....
» 31/07/2009 6:24:45 AM Now that's clever Horus, a little to soon as I to think there is at least one more term le.....
» 30/07/2009 7:29:59 PM I tend to think the whole monarchy thing will be a thing of the past when the queen retire.....
» 30/07/2009 5:58:38 AM Well perhaps this should be approached from another angle, that being that before we alter.....
» 29/07/2009 8:27:31 PM The greens have to much of a strong hold in this country, telling us what we can and can't.....
» 29/07/2009 8:16:51 PM The old animal wefare lobby is at it again and this time they may be looking into food pro.....
» 29/07/2009 8:07:27 PM I also say yes to all of the questions. And belly, since you just can't help yourself, hi.....
» 29/07/2009 6:39:49 PM The Pied Piper But I thought that wages did in fact increase exactly because “life is toug.....
» 29/07/2009 5:31:40 PM I think then rehctub we are at an impasse and will have to agree to disagree. Yes I agree.....
» 29/07/2009 6:26:23 AM Well The Pied Piper, the whole problem with raising the minimum wage is that you must also.....
» 28/07/2009 6:13:43 PM Dear E nox Your questions; 1. Why are there class differences? What does this serve? Well.....
» 28/07/2009 1:44:39 PM Continued We have simply 'turned back the clock' and trust me, we will be a different worl.....
» 28/07/2009 1:35:23 PM pelican, You make some good points in what you say but what you say is not always as it is.....
» 28/07/2009 1:03:30 PM Fill me in, I have heaps right now. The down side of course is having a husband earning to.....
» 27/07/2009 6:06:20 PM If low income workers have to work excessive hours, by 'excessive' I mean beyond 45 hours .....
» 26/07/2009 9:24:40 PM I am surprised you would want a system where job security would be so low in the scenario .....
» 26/07/2009 9:09:29 PM Can't wait to see how you'd achieve world peace. Are you kidding. One would have to belei.....
» 25/07/2009 10:36:55 AM Well I have a confession to make. After reading my own posts I can see how some of you thi.....
» 22/07/2009 7:48:50 PM Pelican, you said' The point is you don't agree with the arguments put forward no matter h.....
» 22/07/2009 7:08:22 AM So no one, not even MIA sharron can answer one simple question. How can this system be se.....
» 22/07/2009 7:05:17 AM When you look at fresh food prices over the past ten years or so, a pattern emerges whereb.....
» 21/07/2009 8:44:52 PM Fractelle You wrote I have suggested that Rechtub become a waged employee on a number of .....
» 21/07/2009 4:31:25 PM Pelican, you said; The ideal system has to recognise fairness in considering the interests.....
» 20/07/2009 9:13:39 PM Romany, …so are these too “in essence” free? Well, yes, to them. Someone has paid, not th.....
» 19/07/2009 7:50:26 AM Master Very few students pay for their education, so in essence, it is free to them. If I.....
» 18/07/2009 10:57:23 PM Master replies: Affordable, yes. Free - - - NO. There's NO SUCH THING Given the fact that.....
» 18/07/2009 5:46:48 AM Pelican, your words, not mine. I am talking the general period post 1986 marked by the de-.....
» 17/07/2009 7:45:02 PM Romany Now there are always the genuine ones, You must have missed this line in my post. H.....
» 17/07/2009 7:27:22 PM Pynchme, Flexible work time: Like start work at any time between 7.00 am and 10.00 as lon.....
» 17/07/2009 6:26:41 AM One thing about our system is that we are all presented with an equal opportunity to fail......
» 16/07/2009 9:41:06 PM Sancho, you are correct, however, once the probationary period has expired, the employer i.....
» 15/07/2009 7:02:08 PM Pelican, you will have to be more specific about the period you are reffering to. Having b.....
» 15/07/2009 6:54:13 PM Well put col! As for governments doing the best they can with what they have, which I thi.....
» 15/07/2009 6:18:51 AM Squeers, history will show that while one generation may emass a fortune, another will no .....
» 15/07/2009 5:58:28 AM So where is Sharon Burrow in this debate. Perhaps she can put some light on this subject a.....
» 14/07/2009 6:31:46 PM So it appears that none of the 'anti employer lobby' can answer one simple question. Q: W.....
» 14/07/2009 6:23:00 PM I must confess that I have not read this article, however I did see the movie and it is qu.....
» 13/07/2009 8:46:16 PM Sounds like your typical 'under-achievers' thread to me. The good old 'tall poppy' will n.....
» 13/07/2009 8:39:16 PM Interesting that rehctub has shifted his parameters - he's gone from complaining about not.....
» 12/07/2009 2:08:35 PM Fozz, Yes I was reffring to you, sorry about the mix up. When I reffer to 'hiring and fir.....
» 10/07/2009 7:07:37 AM Foxy, my concern with IR laws has nothing to do with pay conditions, more so, I have grave.....
» 9/07/2009 8:47:49 PM Please don't open one here in qld cause anty anna will just sell it off......
» 9/07/2009 8:38:21 PM "recent Australian research shows that people could reduce their grocery bills by as .....
» 9/07/2009 8:25:25 PM Well sharon, I read the first few paragraphs and thought 'what a load of crap'! You state.....
» 8/07/2009 9:53:06 PM I have said for years that all foods should have unit prices as it would most likely lead .....
» 7/07/2009 9:06:02 PM rechtub, do not let your dislike of all things ALP blind you. Voters who put them back in .....
» 4/07/2009 6:23:26 PM So where are the labor supporters. Are you able to offer any explanation as to why we have.....
» 3/07/2009 6:51:06 AM Yes I do agree there is no real alternative and that's a shame. The problems with our pol.....
» 3/07/2009 6:50:33 AM Yes I do agree there is no real alternative and that's a shame. The problems with our pol.....
» 2/07/2009 9:25:04 PM Isn't it funny how all the labor voters have pulled their heads in as we go through what c.....
» 2/07/2009 9:14:40 PM >>Since the banning craker night, crime has skyrocketed,simply because their is no a.....
» 2/07/2009 8:53:30 PM Ar' the 'tall poppys' are out in force. Below is a list of awards won by the man. Combine.....
» 2/07/2009 6:53:03 AM There are a couple of issues to be considered when comparing logging V no-logging. Firstl.....
» 28/06/2009 9:36:07 PM RobP Are you for real? Here we are in the middle of a 'skill shortage' yet you want the '.....
» 24/06/2009 7:10:43 AM Max, you kit the nail on the head when you said, prices set by the customer. This is wher.....
» 23/06/2009 7:05:27 PM renew, You have most likely picked the worst product to make a price comparison about- fr.....
» 21/06/2009 9:52:35 PM I think you are all to emotional about this. I agree this should not have happened and ch.....
» 14/06/2009 9:08:03 PM It is my understanding that ASIC have audited the practices of SF and that they have found.....
» 14/06/2009 3:08:12 PM It seems to me that this thread is 'off toppic' already. Is it not about 'Storm Financial'.....
» 12/06/2009 6:52:02 AM I feel that most racisum is prevoked and as such is in reaction to an event or an on going.....
» 8/06/2009 7:48:34 AM It would appear to me that if Chris Obrien had a god, or believed in god, he/she was aslee.....
» 8/06/2009 7:40:42 AM Democritus, I agree with much of what you say, however, one must weigh up the advantages a.....
» 8/06/2009 7:31:00 AM Most employees are employees for a reason. They either don't want the hastle of running a .....
» 2/06/2009 6:50:54 AM It was my understanding that big business were the ones who stopped it in the first place,.....
» 1/06/2009 6:04:18 PM Just take a $100 bill and track it. First you draw it from the bank ,taxed! Then you spen.....
» 1/06/2009 5:49:57 PM I would suggest that any form of bullying that happens here in our schools is not even clo.....
» 30/05/2009 4:59:22 PM Well I have always thought a flat transaction tax would be worth a go. As said, there is .....
» 18/05/2009 6:39:38 AM Well you have my vote as well. Roos cost nothing to breed and are the ultimate 'value add.....
» 18/05/2009 6:33:52 AM Dear Non-Farmer Could you be more speciffic as to the town you are from as, if I ever get .....
» 17/05/2009 5:33:55 PM I'm affraid my sympathy goes to the 'self funded' retirees, not so much to those on a full.....
» 17/05/2009 7:26:18 AM Has anyone given thought to the fact that the golbal financial downturn has in fact alread.....
» 17/05/2009 7:19:03 AM The failure of the Howard/Costello government during the boom period in not increasing the.....
» 14/05/2009 9:34:33 PM If you wish to make all individuals accountable, then you must make both employers, employ.....
» 14/05/2009 9:14:14 PM Firstly I must say that I do not like what has happened however, why is his brother still .....
» 14/05/2009 6:07:08 AM Heads of cororations are simply employees just like any other employee. They DO NOT EMPLOY.....
» 11/05/2009 8:49:03 PM I am considering going for a three month holiday, probobly sometime in 2011. Do you think.....
» 11/05/2009 8:41:48 PM Rothsay, Take a bow, you are in my opinion a 'model Aussie Baby Boomer'. It's a pitty you .....
» 11/05/2009 8:29:57 PM runner, You say, Agreed it just leaves you lost in sin like every other unbeliever. Your d.....
» 10/05/2009 6:24:16 PM Kulu Indeed public liability fears can be a factor in prompting businesses to use more wra.....
» 10/05/2009 6:10:25 PM Runner, this is the post I reacted to. If it was not meant to tell us that gods way was th.....
» 10/05/2009 7:19:32 AM If people want God's blessing on their relationship then they will get married. If they wa.....
» 10/05/2009 7:08:19 AM Kulu, I agree with much of what you say. Another issue is that most consumers would expec.....
» 9/05/2009 7:22:26 PM Why for instance when I buy aspirin are they only available as individually wrapped packag.....
» 9/05/2009 7:12:34 PM Well I chose my bride almost 24 years ago and I must say that despite a few 'ups and downs.....
» 9/05/2009 7:06:05 PM Well this thread must be close to 'trolling' wouldn't you say. Trying hard to get a react.....
» 9/05/2009 6:53:07 PM Well australiana, you are way off the mark mate. I am in fact on the better side of 50 and.....
» 9/05/2009 6:33:59 PM Anyway, I'm over this toppic. It will always be 'us against them' and in any case, it rema.....
» 9/05/2009 7:15:07 AM Otokonoko At this stage one can't smoke within 3 mt of an entrance to a public building. T.....
» 9/05/2009 6:59:47 AM Well let me predict the future here. The next thing that may happen is that we, the emplo.....
» 8/05/2009 10:42:47 PM This animal welfare stuff is dead set like a turd that won't flush. Just keeps popping up .....
» 8/05/2009 10:35:22 PM In rehctub we see the smug self-righteous moralists who have made life unpleasant for a lo.....
» 8/05/2009 10:18:56 PM So Australiana and any of you other 'tall poppies' out there. Just how do you think the ma.....
» 8/05/2009 6:59:31 AM Sorry guys, but you just worked to hard and didn't waste enough. You see we have a 'tall .....
» 8/05/2009 6:51:45 AM Whose job is it to stop it? And I still can’t work out who visits these farms and monitors.....
» 8/05/2009 6:38:06 AM 5- I blame the tobacco companies, if they hadn't tried to pretend it was harmless, and gon.....
» 7/05/2009 10:13:15 PM Just remember, nobody forces you to smoke. Like many things in life, they are your own per.....
» 6/05/2009 7:37:29 PM Hasbeen, very good point. I have never seen an animal caught up in plastic. Old netting, f.....
» 6/05/2009 7:24:46 PM Predictably enough, I am right there with PF on this. Rechtub, with all due respect, can y.....
» 5/05/2009 8:29:44 PM Here is the first one Will the cash splashes lift the economy? : See my comment page 1 No.....
» 5/05/2009 8:18:55 PM “Not as small as in the pig world rehctub. Thousands upon thousands of pigs crammed into s.....
» 5/05/2009 7:00:52 AM Here's a hypo for you bronywn Take a green bag and place your goods in them, one of them .....
» 5/05/2009 6:52:45 AM Other industries are a business and also get no profit when times are hard, why should the.....
» 5/05/2009 6:41:21 AM There is no such thing as the truth,-there is only opinion. People stop posting on a threa.....
» 4/05/2009 6:15:34 PM We are about to ban the use of plastic carry bags in retail stores but is this going to be.....
» 4/05/2009 1:58:13 PM Pelican, Rehctub You're a sick puppy next you'll be telling me that Cho Coes (spelling?) a.....
» 4/05/2009 7:15:49 AM Antiseptic, I have been told that we do not allow pork bone to be imported. All pork meat .....
» 3/05/2009 1:29:15 PM NZ imports bananas, Yes, but do they grow them to a large scale. I have no idea but I know.....
» 3/05/2009 1:07:40 PM You ask for equal rights for employers and employees in regard to termination. So a boss .....
» 3/05/2009 7:49:04 AM Then why a couple of years ago did bananas cost so much? Quite simple. Almost the entire .....
» 3/05/2009 7:22:00 AM Foxy I think it is fair to say that I don't insult people on a personal level. I may provi.....
» 3/05/2009 6:57:57 AM Can you understand why the union movement grew - due to low wages for very long hours, in .....
» 2/05/2009 6:31:21 PM Frankly, I think it is pointless to argue with you about industrial relations. Correct me .....
» 2/05/2009 3:21:56 PM Why is it that when an argument is shown to be unreasonable that the thread ends. Why don.....
» 2/05/2009 3:14:26 PM So still nothing hey. What a pitty you have no reasonable comeback hey! Anyway, there is .....
» 2/05/2009 3:06:49 PM Shouldn't all countries be taking a real look at the ways we do farm to prevent situations.....
» 1/05/2009 6:07:15 PM Yeah but its funnier if you let Microsoft make the suggestive jokes for you. Mate, what e.....
» 1/05/2009 6:00:43 PM CJ, I've heard that this 'swine' flu orginated from the pig family Aparently pigs and hum.....
» 30/04/2009 9:58:01 PM Well once again the media has managed to stick their noses in without carefully thinking i.....
» 30/04/2009 9:52:52 PM Dear Rehctub, Just had to let you know I’ve had to add your name to my spell check diction.....
» 30/04/2009 7:01:47 AM It appears that facts stop many posters in their tracks for some reason. So let's look cl.....
» 30/04/2009 6:48:54 AM Attention all scientists, or science minded persons. So let's say we cut emmisions by 20%.....
» 28/04/2009 9:07:22 PM Well being a butcher for over thirty years I wake up at 4.30 to 5 am every day. Nowdays I.....
» 28/04/2009 8:52:38 PM I for one think the targets they are setting are flerting with danger. If we even conside.....
» 28/04/2009 6:48:00 PM So who thinks there may be a link between the abolition of work choices and our current ec.....
» 27/04/2009 4:45:23 PM Payroll tax is important given that many of our foreign owned companies do not reinvest ne.....
» 27/04/2009 6:51:05 AM Be carefull what you wish for Tapp, you may not like the outcome......
» 27/04/2009 6:48:56 AM You talk about government spending. Did anyone know we are spending $42,000 each and ever.....
» 26/04/2009 6:11:36 PM Well as a keen fisherman, I recon the first definition best describes trolling for me. The.....
» 25/04/2009 8:52:46 PM Yabby, it's a bit off track but it's a bit of a case of 'here we go again'. First we had .....
» 25/04/2009 12:40:50 PM Better to find the poorest of the poor and give it to them. They are the only ones guarant.....
» 25/04/2009 12:08:46 PM Oliver, you said; If other small businesses didn't pay their workers penalty rates, you wo.....
» 24/04/2009 7:25:19 PM Rstuart, I think that wages, where possible, should be productivity linked. Why should th.....
» 24/04/2009 7:15:38 PM Oliver What are you on about. I can't for the life of me see what any of this dribble has .....
» 24/04/2009 6:25:21 AM Cancer1, I don't know much about the stimulus package, I don't even know if I will get one.....
» 23/04/2009 6:50:30 PM I don't recall any changes to the UFD back then, rehctub. Got a link to show what changes .....
» 22/04/2009 8:28:51 PM Oddly, these very laws you say will stop people from hiring were first introduced at the s.....
» 21/04/2009 7:04:03 PM rstuart, I don't wish to go on and on about the same thing so I will leave your comment al.....
» 21/04/2009 6:48:57 PM rehctub, I may not have made myself clear: I don't blame the servos for making a 50% profi.....
» 21/04/2009 6:58:31 AM I'd reckon that the margin the servos charge is about 50%. Antiseptic, if you're in busin.....
» 20/04/2009 8:07:45 PM rstuart, I am happy to leave it at that with just this last exiting post. I am willing to.....
» 20/04/2009 7:55:42 PM So where are all the die hard labor supporters, or do they realise they just didn't loose .....
» 20/04/2009 7:52:38 PM Well it appears there is no easy fix. The suggestion of retrofitting the bottles for use.....
» 20/04/2009 5:41:30 AM rstuart, you are very right. It is called 'convenience' and it is evrywhere we look today.....
» 19/04/2009 7:25:00 AM rstuart I imagine you are uninterested in the answer I would love an answer it's just tha.....
» 19/04/2009 6:58:59 AM Pelican, unless I am mistaken, the GST was an election commitment taken in to the election.....
» 18/04/2009 6:29:35 PM Yes pelican, it was a 'one off' and was due to flooding. I have no problem with it, nor di.....
» 17/04/2009 7:12:43 PM It would appear that our resident boss, Anna Bligh, has gained a few tricks from her forme.....
» 17/04/2009 7:00:12 PM rehctub is absolutely correct. Employers should have every right to dimiss employees unfai.....
» 16/04/2009 7:11:11 PM Antiseptic, I don't know if this is true, but I have been told that if a user rinses thier.....
» 16/04/2009 7:05:54 PM The bottom line is business is about making money. You seem to think the chief impediment .....
» 16/04/2009 6:45:28 AM Mikk Attituded like yours are one reason why so many kids will have no inheritance left to.....
» 16/04/2009 6:35:15 AM So all is quiet all of a sudden hey! Just remember, I have been in my own small business .....
» 16/04/2009 6:15:48 AM I think that perhaps Kerry Packer may have invented the saying 'spending the kids inherite.....
» 14/04/2009 6:54:14 PM Rstuart, I know you don't like hypotheticals, but. Fairness in the workplace should be a .....
» 13/04/2009 5:50:04 PM Surely growing bigger is an ambition of most small business owners? Well it may well have.....
» 13/04/2009 5:41:17 PM Restuart, you say it is unfair for a business owner to be able to just fire someone as the.....
» 10/04/2009 6:55:14 AM The employer gives his quote to cover all costs plus a profit margin. Yes you are right, .....
» 10/04/2009 6:36:57 AM OUG, yes you are right, I pay additional for trading after hours but I called it rent to m.....
» 9/04/2009 9:04:05 PM OUG I think you will find it that the decision to trade longer hours was a state by atate .....
» 9/04/2009 8:42:03 PM To Graham and the crew crew of OLO, I also think it is a great site and I almost get the f.....
» 9/04/2009 8:27:02 PM Land tax is cruel in every way. Remember, back when the baby boomers were being raised by.....
» 9/04/2009 8:04:54 PM Pelican I don't mean to be rude, nor do I have an axe to grind with you, but seriously, wh.....
» 8/04/2009 8:29:29 PM Well having been in business myself for 20 years I have to say I agree with the author. .....
» 8/04/2009 3:36:51 PM OUG I don't know your background however mine is retail for the past 30 odd years, 20 of w.....
» 8/04/2009 3:24:21 PM Thank fcuff for that!.....
» 8/04/2009 5:40:55 AM Yabby you are spot on in my view, except I think unemployment is about to overtake the env.....
» 8/04/2009 5:27:33 AM Arjay, who is working harder and longer for less? Appart from most small business owners t.....
» 7/04/2009 7:25:55 PM You belittled returned soldiers with psychological issues as a result of seeing things tha.....
» 7/04/2009 7:33:47 AM Wobbles there are plenty of realistic alternatives but no one is game to take the hard ste.....
» 6/04/2009 7:28:47 PM STG I must have missed something, or is that 'messit smoehthig' as I can't see where anyo.....
» 5/04/2009 9:04:39 PM Well Im am no brain surgeon, but if you gave 50 million people 1 millon dollars, that's, $.....
» 5/04/2009 8:49:28 PM Rolo, I have been an employer for over 20 years and still am today. During this time it i.....
» 5/04/2009 8:38:01 PM You're just a wucking fanker mate. Oh dear, you just can't help yourself can you. You jus.....
» 2/04/2009 7:26:14 PM The Rusians failed so why an earth would anyone try to go there anyway. As I have always .....
» 2/04/2009 6:57:45 AM Ouch!! Spilleng is over rtaed and proevon to be unneccesary in mnay cases. In fact, it has.....
» 1/04/2009 6:36:47 AM We don't advertise the realities of war. What a load! Every day there is footage of war on.....
» 31/03/2009 6:42:39 AM Yes rojo I have comfirmed that myself, only the allowance drops back to 10% after june 30......
» 30/03/2009 6:57:41 AM I am assumming you are reffering to 'modern day vets'. If not I withdraw my post completel.....
» 30/03/2009 6:40:30 AM Any impost on business, especialy 'big business' WILL COST JOBS! REMEMBER THAT!.....
» 30/03/2009 6:37:08 AM Maxamillion They are merely one part of the overall strategy, it works in other places, it.....
» 29/03/2009 6:18:52 PM Oh dear, must have hit another nerve hey! Never mind DD perhaps you can think of another w.....
» 27/03/2009 7:26:39 PM Divorce Doctor, you may well hate the world, but please don't grind your axe with me. From.....
» 27/03/2009 6:57:49 AM There is scratchy info about a Scheme whereby businesses will be eligible for a 30% rebate.....
» 26/03/2009 8:34:10 PM Here is some interesting feedback on welfare. As some you you are aware I run two retail .....
» 25/03/2009 6:57:22 AM It would never even cross the capitalists greedy little minds to reduce profits now would .....
» 24/03/2009 7:24:55 AM My question was more along the lines of whether welfare can continue the way it is or will.....
» 23/03/2009 8:54:31 PM Continued Belly, another key issue was the timing of the election. She called an early el.....
» 23/03/2009 8:49:56 PM Well belly, you may well call it a win, but surely even you can see that she did not loose.....
» 22/03/2009 7:07:09 AM phanto, From my experience the majority of posters on OLO don't like it when the obvious i.....
» 21/03/2009 4:19:32 PM Belly, he was your typical one eyed unionists through and through. Labor to the core and b.....
» 21/03/2009 4:11:37 PM Welfare, introduced as an old aged or invalid pension around the turn of the 19th century .....
» 20/03/2009 6:59:19 PM This will not be an election where there is a winner. It will simply be a matter of whethe.....
» 18/03/2009 6:33:16 AM ShazBaz001, What's up mate, cat got your tongue! Or do you simply realise you are on a pre.....
» 18/03/2009 6:28:47 AM socratease,Read the post! Belly, my Dad was a labor man and a unionist right to the bone,.....
» 17/03/2009 9:22:03 PM One thing that puzzels me is the slogan that the premier uses: Vote for labor and Let's ke.....
» 17/03/2009 9:07:18 PM socratease, Why shouldnt the overseas Australians not get the $9oo odd dollars? As belly s.....
» 16/03/2009 4:22:30 PM Ok, so overseas they pay maternity leave. Do they also pay you the equivilant of five gra.....
» 16/03/2009 6:58:33 AM NO ONE none of us, has said over seas pensions should stop, in fact if we stop waste in we.....
» 15/03/2009 8:56:50 PM Australia has to import workers from the third world to maintain our young population of w.....
» 15/03/2009 8:42:16 PM Our income is $37000 . Mate, I hate to state the obvious, but do you really think you can .....
» 15/03/2009 8:23:25 PM Well belly, you got me there mate, I was playing politician then. It is what every poli do.....
» 15/03/2009 12:36:11 PM Foxy, you forgot one very important point. They started from a very long run and got the b.....
» 15/03/2009 7:17:43 AM rechtub you do have issues with the poor don't you? No belly,I do not have issues with ALL.....
» 13/03/2009 7:32:19 PM If we followed opposition[are they worthy to be called that?] policy and spent it on a wor.....
» 13/03/2009 6:59:29 AM I met a lady yesterday with six children to five fathers and none of them are her current .....
» 12/03/2009 7:01:26 AM It is no coincidence that our country boomed around 2000-2003, as it was about the time th.....
» 12/03/2009 6:38:24 AM Rehtcub What drugs are you on? Yes, I am very sorry about that, I simply did not read all.....
» 11/03/2009 6:38:58 AM Well belly I thank you for that however I don't think that everyone is a compo cheat, nor .....
» 10/03/2009 8:10:13 PM Examinator How can you call it 'contaminated water'. That is simply scare mungering. It is.....
» 10/03/2009 8:05:09 PM I wonder how many of the anti recycling group smoke which fills thier lungs full of toxic .....
» 10/03/2009 7:55:38 PM As the old saying goes, 'you aint seen nothin yet'. Just wait and see what happens if the.....
» 10/03/2009 6:17:16 AM Remember, we drink less than 2% of what we use. It is household water. Buy drinking water .....
» 10/03/2009 6:14:51 AM Just remember, you drink on average less than 2% of the water that comes into your house. .....
» 10/03/2009 6:03:09 AM Fractelle Every year I spend my hard earned dollars on insurance for my home, contents, th.....
» 9/03/2009 7:06:18 AM If I were PM I would abolish welfare as we know it today and replace it with a system that.....
» 9/03/2009 6:49:30 AM Belly, two things I wish to point out as you exit this post. And I would appreciate you po.....
» 7/03/2009 11:26:05 PM examinator I never said fraud was the 'major 'cause of Wc increases or its demise. Howeve.....
» 6/03/2009 6:48:58 AM One of the biggest grey areas in WC is that people often say they can't work anymore. Wel.....
» 6/03/2009 6:34:32 AM Dear foxy, I have no argument with what you say, however, many wages paid today are the re.....
» 5/03/2009 10:07:30 PM examinator I agree with much of what you say in that there are definately more legit WC cl.....
» 4/03/2009 5:24:51 PM Well if this is based on fact then I can't see a problem. It still does not address the f.....
» 4/03/2009 7:01:10 AM Gee I wish 'facts' wouldn't put an end to threads. The old 'don't let the truth get in th.....
» 4/03/2009 6:31:47 AM NOTHING- no reply for four days. Is this another thread silenced by fatual information rat.....
» 3/03/2009 8:56:37 PM Sparkyq, You are quite correct. Ease the burdon on small business and make it more attract.....
» 3/03/2009 8:43:47 PM Perhaps there should be a review into how we can lessen the burdon on all employers when i.....
» 2/03/2009 7:18:28 AM Rechtub you complain about over paid workers at every chance how can you justify the rich .....
» 2/03/2009 7:03:37 AM Continued and for the record, I do not hate unions, nor do I think that they are not impor.....
» 2/03/2009 6:59:40 AM Belly, you said Both you and rechtub however, Have Not Once Drawn a line between fraud and.....
» 1/03/2009 7:08:29 AM Belly We are treading on sensative ground as this proud man has paid with his life, so ple.....
» 28/02/2009 3:13:01 PM You know, maybe there is a link between todays life styles, you know, spend everything and.....
» 28/02/2009 2:53:44 PM our dead mate Bernie paid with his life Belly, you have to be kidding. This is a case wh.....
» 28/02/2009 6:55:56 AM Belly and Examinator I to have been involved in a few compo cases. When I cut my hand I .....
» 27/02/2009 6:13:32 PM Once again you are all going off half cocked because you don't know the whole story. What.....
» 23/02/2009 6:27:04 PM Pale, you do belong to this thread, however I don't think animal walfare belongs here but .....
» 23/02/2009 1:43:35 PM Don't hold your breath cuphandle. Even if, by some miricle the LNP get in, and I for one .....
» 23/02/2009 10:21:57 AM And belly,You said "you constantly talk down to under privileged people, how can you .....
» 23/02/2009 10:08:18 AM It is silly he uses the rescue package to create jobs in one particular sector while we ar.....
» 22/02/2009 5:50:14 PM Belly Just remember, once our PM hands out this lattest round of spending money, much of .....
» 22/02/2009 7:59:19 AM Belly What would our country look like if we did not share the costs of education, health,.....
» 20/02/2009 6:23:15 PM Although I am less than confident of the LNP guys, I say Nobody, but nobody deserves anoth.....
» 20/02/2009 7:17:26 AM continued Belly you wrote like the rest of the world will have a bill to pay. We have appr.....
» 20/02/2009 7:16:08 AM Rehctub, I agree that in "boom" times, such as the recent history of mining, wag.....
» 19/02/2009 10:04:27 PM Rehctub are you able to provide evidence that, during the fluctuation in the supply vs dem.....
» 18/02/2009 2:28:45 PM MEMBERSHIP of Queensland trade unions has surged as workers turn to them for protection in.....
» 17/02/2009 6:54:04 AM Well belly we can go on for ever over this union issue. I have always said that unions hav.....
» 16/02/2009 9:13:35 PM Continued And do you know the ironic part about it all. The employees from these large job.....
» 16/02/2009 9:11:41 PM it's up to the employer and employee to negotiate what will suit them both An interseting .....
» 16/02/2009 4:18:07 PM You know you unionists just don't get it do you. Pale has suggested that workers should p.....
» 13/02/2009 7:10:41 AM I see no difference between these activists and arsonists who light fires... they are equa.....
» 12/02/2009 7:11:11 AM Now some of you will hate me for this but we must face facts. Firstly though, my heart go.....
» 9/02/2009 4:54:00 PM Rehctub, by way of clarification; I suggest that the dole be increased considerably, but s.....
» 8/02/2009 1:19:55 PM Well Ludwig, please warn me if you ever run for PM. I will sell both my shops and retire .....
» 8/02/2009 7:41:32 AM Well I tend to think that the rudd gov failed to learn from the previous bail out as much .....
» 5/02/2009 6:49:00 AM When a child is born it is common for the father to be present throughout the birth and, i.....
» 26/01/2009 6:56:56 PM Well in my view a child is not a child until such time as the mother has given birth and t.....
» 19/01/2009 4:40:06 PM I say that it all comes back to being the responsibility of the parents. Any under aged p.....
» 18/01/2009 9:54:09 PM No doubt we would all like to see less carnage on our roads, less grog and tabaco sales an.....
» 18/01/2009 9:40:19 PM Kulu I would suggest that the majority of the 'disposable' income generated from the minin.....
» 18/01/2009 7:37:45 AM The real problems started occurring back in the late 80's when non-bank lenders came onto .....
» 6/01/2009 8:06:37 PM I think that all rail crossings and school crossings for that matter should have the audib.....
» 1/01/2009 8:12:12 AM So JMCC, I am one of the 58% who pay more in tax than I receive by way of benifits from .....
» 1/01/2009 7:54:46 AM Cuphandle, you have just recited the last three months of the courier mail's 'scrap book'......
» 29/12/2008 6:15:03 PM Merideth The best way to ensure that this money would have been spent rather than saved, w.....
» 28/12/2008 2:30:58 PM This post may well be dead and buried but I will add to it anyway. I think you are all mi.....
» 28/12/2008 7:52:21 AM Hasbeen You have my upmost respect and I wish you well. Thank you for setting a fine exa.....
» 27/12/2008 5:33:57 PM Kenny, I don't have a problem with people who spend it, it's the ones who waste it that I .....
» 26/12/2008 8:18:53 PM Yes good point billie What a shame the $1000 wasn't given out by way of food, clothing or .....
» 26/12/2008 7:54:04 AM Well said Kevin. You know loosers will always be loosers, no matter what they are given. .....
» 22/12/2008 5:54:54 AM Belly, I for one don't think anyone should have to fence their pool if their yard is fence.....
» 15/12/2008 9:07:43 PM I don't think you can blame the parent in most cases as most deaths of children are just p.....
» 14/12/2008 4:32:41 PM Perhaps we should be looking towards placing responsibillity back on the parents to take c.....
» 13/12/2008 6:57:27 PM Firstly, I think the cane should never have been removed from schools, or homes for that m.....
» 13/12/2008 6:51:04 PM The reason you fix rates in the first place is to try to save money. Your choice, you can'.....
» 13/12/2008 6:44:59 PM I think it is premiture to comment on this issue, at least until a post motum has been con.....
» 12/12/2008 2:07:43 AM I think that inderpendants are a peverbial 'fly in the ointment'. They usually come from .....
» 11/12/2008 6:51:16 PM Actually forrest, many centres have a fine system for staff parking illegally. Every centr.....
» 11/12/2008 5:31:28 AM Posted by VK3AUU, and Posted by Candide, I hope you two don't have kids, or don't intend .....
» 11/12/2008 5:22:54 AM rechtub I have to hold my hand up, rare as it is I am only reading your posts now. I belie.....
» 11/12/2008 5:14:09 AM Examinator Thankfully these practices are a thing of the past. We now have a body called .....
» 10/12/2008 9:09:16 PM Richie 10 The expected average yeild is about 67% once the fat and bones have been removed.....
» 10/12/2008 8:38:27 PM Well as a tenent in two centres, niether of the Westfield, I can teel you that the manager.....
» 10/12/2008 6:35:14 AM The main reason why meat is not available directly from the farm is due to health standard.....
» 10/12/2008 6:16:58 AM It is typicle of you folk to assume everything. You assume I support the earning of sports.....
» 9/12/2008 6:09:28 AM Belly 9% of workers wages each week are paid into super funds, Actually, the 9% is a gift.....
» 9/12/2008 5:59:38 AM Well belly, let's see Un skilled labourers working on the Brisbane tunnel project are on .....
» 8/12/2008 9:28:39 PM Well in my opinion our financial crisis has been more as the result of over paid young peo.....
» 8/12/2008 9:04:25 PM I must confess I havn't read the story but if you ask me kyoto is a total waste of time in.....
» 8/12/2008 6:42:53 PM Well all I can tell you all is having been in small business for almost 20 years I fear we.....
» 2/12/2008 6:03:33 AM So why do people worship god knowing full well that he/she/it allows all this cruelty to g.....
» 30/11/2008 8:05:04 PM Well PALE funny you should mention how best to value ad our country. I have a very interes.....
» 29/11/2008 8:13:40 PM PALE, as you know I support your fight against live export but quite frankly you have lost.....
» 26/11/2008 5:37:55 AM Innocent children being swept away by flood waters, toddlers drowning in back yard pools, .....
» 25/11/2008 9:17:17 PM Dear examinator, If compulsory DNA testing was the norm at birth - the issues that you me.....
» 25/11/2008 9:13:13 PM There are several reasons why food prices have esculated, the cost of delivery being one s.....
» 23/11/2008 4:56:43 PM How can a Company - without doing a thing - be worth more in the afternoon than it was wor.....
» 22/11/2008 10:05:36 PM Well all I know is that some eight years ago a common block of land fetched around $30K in.....
» 20/11/2008 6:02:06 PM Dear foxy Here is a simple senario for your consideration. Take a happy family of say a c.....
» 17/11/2008 7:06:35 PM I think that a seperated partner should have the right to request a dna test prior to payi.....
» 13/11/2008 5:47:34 AM Pelican I can't argue with your point as I to am mystified by the payment these CEO's rece.....
» 12/11/2008 8:46:11 PM belly, my beef is not with you or the unions but I do struggle with the fact that school d.....
» 11/11/2008 7:20:57 PM Hasbeen the public service of old is not the public service of today Are you for real? Pe.....
» 9/11/2008 7:05:00 AM So ok Belly, you don’t want to answer my question so let’s get one thing strait. I don’t.....
» 9/11/2008 6:29:48 AM Hasbeen, if you want an example of private V public when it comes to efficiency simply com.....
» 8/11/2008 9:15:54 PM Runner, you are living in the past. Wake up to yourself. As for the bail out, why just ch.....
» 7/11/2008 6:16:57 AM There is a global food shortage and we look likely to be heading for the worst economic do.....
» 6/11/2008 7:26:09 PM Yabby you are very right when it comes to the 'fith leg' as you call it. I reffer back to.....
» 6/11/2008 3:31:19 PM Countryperson You are right, I was generalising to some extent and I do reconise that no a.....
» 6/11/2008 6:11:23 AM People like you highlight my point. You are quite happy to buy 20 kg of lamb for 6 $ and s.....
» 5/11/2008 6:50:22 AM And so rectub, you were selling 1 single kg of an 18-20kg lamb to pay for the whole lamb. .....
» 4/11/2008 9:15:17 PM *No-one believes for a second that the 'poor WA farmers' will go broke - they get far too .....
» 30/10/2008 6:26:20 AM It's a big step from solar powering Cloncurry to powering Brisbane and Gladstone aluminium.....
» 24/10/2008 6:03:34 AM I live in QLD and also have a 16 year old on a learners permit. My wife and I share the su.....
» 22/10/2008 7:55:36 PM They should go further and make ALL learners do an advanced defensive driving course for 1.....
» 22/10/2008 6:25:18 AM Well as a liberal voter for years I must say I am impressed by the job kevin rud is doing......
» 21/10/2008 6:21:12 PM Recent changes to the learner driver requirements require a learner to obtain 100 hours dr.....
» 21/10/2008 7:02:57 AM Dear 'rectum'... have a look at how a seven year old see the world: http://au.youtube.com/.....
» 20/10/2008 9:31:00 PM The Bali bombers is just another classic case of 'trial by media'. The media should be ban.....
» 20/10/2008 9:20:25 PM So why not seek to rid a few more names while you're at it you toss! Blacks Beach, Black .....
» 14/10/2008 5:51:47 AM Well I couldn't agree more with you col. The whole family tax system is a joke. How can i.....
» 13/10/2008 6:47:19 PM Well here we go again hey. Our government departments couldn't get anything right if they.....
» 7/10/2008 4:35:55 PM Professional sports are here to stay and quite frankly, I enjoy watching many of them. Th.....
» 28/09/2008 7:17:01 AM If dollars are kept in electronic accounts and are not actually printed, then aren't they .....
» 26/09/2008 7:26:49 PM Yes I to have smoked pot in my younger days. At least it proves he is one of us hey. Now .....
» 26/09/2008 4:25:03 PM Well bugys, let's move on hey. I'm over this tit for tat! Now with regards to your last c.....
» 25/09/2008 11:26:03 PM I think it was after my landlord put up the rent after I asked him to change the smoke ala.....
» 25/09/2008 8:01:32 PM So bugsy, Did you realise that you couldn't afford to provide for your own children witho.....
» 25/09/2008 6:34:45 AM The question is very simple. Why in a country -continent, with so low resident density, t.....
» 25/09/2008 6:27:44 AM Ah Bugys, I see you have once again failed to answer my questions. I don't know why you k.....
» 24/09/2008 9:32:42 PM Bugys, you say; That 42% is not "sitting back and collecting benefits at the expense.....
» 24/09/2008 6:42:12 AM I accept that my thread may appear to be ‘off topic’ however the beginning of it was just .....
» 23/09/2008 9:22:26 PM Buggys, you say :they are less likely to be running a meth lab out of your lower end renta.....
» 23/09/2008 9:11:28 PM Here are my points 1. I don't brand everyone on the dole or welfare as a 'dole bludger' I .....
» 23/09/2008 7:08:54 AM Buggsy, you really appear hell bent on branding me as a "dole hater' and I can assure.....
» 22/09/2008 10:28:56 PM What is this, Today Tonight? Posted by Bugsy, Monday, 22 September 2008 8:10:37 AM Well a.....
» 22/09/2008 6:08:37 PM Ah rectum, you've done it again. That is so N-O-T F-U-N-N-Y......
» 22/09/2008 6:07:07 PM Take a pill RAMBO, you're off beat again. The fund I am reffering to is to hold taxes. Bo.....
» 22/09/2008 5:40:43 PM Celvia you raise some interesting points and without insults, I appreciate that, however C.....
» 22/09/2008 6:31:51 AM CJ I can't see how you class this as a dumb thread. This issue has the potential to put an.....
» 22/09/2008 6:26:10 AM It has been revealed that 42.2% of families receive more in welfare than they pay in taxes.....
» 21/09/2008 6:20:23 AM With a multitude of birds here, we have a daily feeding ritual, scrap raw meat and bread! .....
» 21/09/2008 6:08:02 AM Sorry about that had a footy party planned. F-K-W. Well I don't know who screwed you over.....
» 20/09/2008 6:23:44 PM We here you 'rambo' but we're just the contributors, not the policy makers mate. I do how.....
» 17/09/2008 9:47:50 PM DD Go on, the suspense is killing me. What relevence does this have to this thread, or did.....
» 17/09/2008 7:07:09 AM Well pale if they can't see your point that two are better off than one then forget it. Re.....
» 16/09/2008 9:04:48 PM Well it appears that a lot of you don't understand how investment properties work. True i.....
» 16/09/2008 7:14:20 AM Well I would consider that I do know what the seniors are going through as I serve them ev.....
» 16/09/2008 6:50:45 AM Pynchme, A few points. Firstly I can see how you feel I am on both sides of the fence. The.....
» 15/09/2008 10:23:07 PM Well mate, now you're generalising and assuming that I consider you as an eligible worker......
» 15/09/2008 10:02:47 PM It's hard to know what your problem actually is here, rehctub. Have you not heard of negat.....
» 15/09/2008 7:53:18 PM Has anyone heard of a landlord dropping rent as the house and fixtures etc deteriorate ? .....
» 15/09/2008 3:41:48 PM Why can't we see a system whereby all eligible working age welfare recipients have to prov.....
» 15/09/2008 7:28:20 AM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming, That's fine, I have always respected your.....
» 15/09/2008 7:19:58 AM Anansi You really are taking my thread the wrong way. I am not complaining about any of m.....
» 14/09/2008 8:56:36 PM STG I'm kinda shocked you'd even try and rent the place out that NEEDS screens and floorin.....
» 14/09/2008 8:54:32 PM Now let’s not get confused between repairs and improvements. If something breaks then that.....
» 14/09/2008 12:17:23 PM Gee I guess it was bad planning that this mans wife passed away. They will have to plan it.....
» 14/09/2008 8:19:17 AM So (live exports) why should landlords lower their rents, they already pay additional cost.....
» 14/09/2008 8:07:02 AM There is a growing trend for tenants to put pressure on landlords to raise the standards o.....
» 14/09/2008 12:19:53 AM Well you won't like me for this but the fact is that a senior that does not own their own .....
» 11/09/2008 6:52:17 AM Niki I don't know if you went through the last recession back in the 90's but let me tell .....
» 10/09/2008 9:32:26 PM There is only one thing that drives what most people eat and that is PRICE. The very same.....
» 9/09/2008 8:24:48 PM sometimes it is the only word that works.' In my house it only works in that it results i.....
» 8/09/2008 3:56:16 PM It's funny how most of you say that this word is a crude way to describe sexual intercours.....
» 30/08/2008 5:38:50 AM This is a very interesting topic however it really depends on the industry for witch older.....
» 24/08/2008 6:16:52 AM greencup I am pleased that you are happy with your new grey water system however, the use .....
» 17/08/2008 9:08:50 PM GERBAN Your comments To rehctub 1. Have you noticed the mental breakdowns, family disinteg.....
» 17/08/2008 7:04:45 AM I think all you supporters of an aboriginal state are 'stuck in the dream time' Two cruci.....
» 11/08/2008 6:43:24 PM To 'respectfully request' that adverse comments not be made is a bit rich after using infl.....
» 10/08/2008 7:01:25 AM Well, it would seem that 'the mob' will have their day in court despite their hounding of .....
» 8/08/2008 6:53:14 AM Well this is simply just forcing another wedge into the already declining rate of relation.....
» 7/08/2008 7:14:29 PM Ludwig When I said I agreed with you it was with your comment on water, not population gro.....
» 7/08/2008 6:37:19 AM Country girl Very good point, this is exactly what I think OLO is all about. Common sense .....
» 6/08/2008 7:51:00 PM Ludwig I am convinced that recycling is the option for several reasons. 1. 98% of what we .....
» 5/08/2008 8:14:24 PM Hasbeen I have no beef with you and perhaps we should draw a line in the sand. I do howeve.....
» 5/08/2008 6:54:16 AM Ludwig I hear you loud and clear. Just imagine the turn around we would experience if 85 t.....
» 4/08/2008 10:27:48 PM Sylvia Desal is not a normally occurring process nor is the deumping of millions of litres.....
» 4/08/2008 7:57:58 PM Continued Finally, with regards to the ground water. My theory is that due to the catchmen.....
» 4/08/2008 7:56:48 PM Ludwig From your comments I assume you don’t reside in QLD. Don’t be fooled, most resident.....
» 4/08/2008 7:27:59 PM I have tried pot back in my 20's, on at least two occasions and must admit that although i.....
» 4/08/2008 3:28:47 AM We all know that water is one of, if not the most, valuable commodities we have yet, we on.....
» 14/07/2008 10:09:55 PM One of the largest problems with food production here is the threat of 'waste'. Due to ou.....
» 14/07/2008 10:03:07 PM .... I say put him on the streets and let him fend for himself.. Posted by toppa, Thursday.....
» 10/07/2008 7:12:35 AM I feel enough is enough and it is about time these protesters were arrested with some type.....
» 9/07/2008 8:19:10 PM AP If the judge 'followed the law', why did he drop such serious charges? Quite simply be.....
» 8/07/2008 7:52:53 PM A set tax rate, and this is what I assume you are proposing has dier consequences for lowe.....
» 8/07/2008 7:49:25 PM Dear AP rehctub here again. Firstly have you ever considered the consequenses of your pot.....
» 5/07/2008 9:14:55 PM The people who think that 'he's done his time, let him be' etc are forgetting that he's ju.....
» 5/07/2008 9:01:20 PM Well I'm with you ludwig, perhaps there is more to the story than we are aware. I have he.....
» 4/07/2008 7:58:25 PM Well they often talk about 'karma' and I think this is very much a case of just that. Tha.....
» 2/07/2008 5:43:49 PM This is one toppic that just won't go away. Perhaps all CM payments should go into a coll.....
» 1/07/2008 8:16:58 PM 'Property investors don't "provide" housing unless they build new homes.' The o.....
» 13/06/2008 8:57:07 PM Our system brings rewards to all At least, to all who matter." - Gerry Helleiner Pos.....
» 11/06/2008 6:47:36 AM continued Antonios Symeonakis About the PML THE RIGHT THING IS THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY THE B.....
» 11/06/2008 6:44:56 AM I agree with you that the pension of the seniors is disgraceful, but isn’t that all the mo.....
» 5/06/2008 10:31:04 PM Celvia, rehctub here. With the greatest of respect I think you miss undestand my point. .....
» 4/06/2008 7:27:19 PM Both government and potential parents could contribute to a Maternity Benefit Fund – along.....
» 2/06/2008 10:03:30 PM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming Many, many thousands of migrants come in .....
» 1/06/2008 8:33:30 PM ASymeonakis I think this debate is getting off track and onto politics. The point is, whi.....
» 31/05/2008 8:50:23 PM A Symeonakis Sometimes it is best to admit ones defeat and throw the towl in, however, if .....
» 23/05/2008 7:17:28 AM We need a strong and responsible opposition, all democracies need strong opposition, but p.....
» 20/05/2008 7:47:37 PM Dear bleeding hearts, I must say that I agree with Col on this one. The're your kids, you .....
» 14/05/2008 8:04:29 PM Almost fell of my chair today when I heard that one of the changes to child support is to .....
» 13/05/2008 8:23:35 PM I don't wish to keep going over old ground but, child care payments MUST be calculated as .....
» 27/04/2008 7:41:03 PM I suspect that when it was first introduced, payroll tax was specifically intended to enco.....
» 26/04/2008 7:30:06 PM How do you see firms being "punished"? Quite simple, by having to pay payrole t.....
» 25/04/2008 7:50:59 PM anticeptic -I doubt that outsourcing was their only option, but it has become a favoured t.....
» 22/04/2008 8:30:34 PM Stg There is a big difference between being over the legal driving limit and 'drunk off yo.....
» 22/04/2008 8:10:49 PM In my opinion the Australian of the year should go to a parent who has at least three kids.....
» 20/04/2008 9:26:09 PM Ian, what an interesting read. Well done. It's a pitty some of your idears weren't adopte.....
» 20/04/2008 8:54:35 PM The Victorian police have some good stats on the rise of racial abuse of Australian women .....
» 20/04/2008 8:43:50 PM If F&P were producing decent gear, they'd be in business, simple. not the workers' fault, .....
» 19/04/2008 8:13:48 PM Fischer and Paykel – Victim or Villain With the recent proposed closure of their Brisbane.....
» 5/04/2008 7:19:06 PM Forever and one day I will remain baffled by conservatives who see wages costs as a crime .....
» 3/04/2008 9:03:16 PM Individual I do not know much about the council elections, nor do I care much as I beleive.....
» 1/04/2008 8:59:31 PM Individual you point out that a labourer gets paid $38 per hour. Well here is the core of .....
» 1/04/2008 5:59:55 AM Oh Yes, the old we are going broke tax relief trick. Umm Packer was rather good at that. B.....
» 1/04/2008 5:46:58 AM Individual, your comment… I wonder if a "menial task" worker can hit onto the Go.....
» 31/03/2008 6:16:24 PM Continued On the other hand, If you are one who sees nothing wrong when there are three pe.....
» 31/03/2008 6:07:32 PM It wasn't a personal attack, rehctub - I just think it's a bit rich for you to be wanting .....
» 29/03/2008 11:48:22 AM So rehctub is really chasing a government subsidy to cover the difference between what he .....
» 29/03/2008 7:04:37 AM With all due respect you are missing my point. I do not hate unskilled workers nor do I t.....
» 28/03/2008 6:38:47 AM Belly Unskilled workers are just that. Unskilled! Of cause I don't think these people sho.....
» 27/03/2008 9:36:18 PM Bugsy If you follow my posts you will soon learn that I am one who not only makes mistakes.....
» 27/03/2008 9:21:03 PM In anticipation to the backlash I may receive, I should elaborate on this topic a bit. Yo.....
» 27/03/2008 6:58:29 PM So today, or midnight to be exact we will see the end of any new work place agreements. H.....
» 27/03/2008 5:54:12 PM Rehctub “One policy that I did like, but don't fully understand, was her 'transaction tax.....
» 27/03/2008 5:33:36 PM Rehctub Umm, Thanks but once the Carcass is cut that’s it – isn’t it. I mean you cant act.....
» 26/03/2008 7:39:10 PM Take a look back to the 'please explain?' moment. She had no idea what the word 'xenophobi.....
» 26/03/2008 6:26:44 AM Three questions pls Rehctub. How does a little lady trace back meats origin from plate t.....
» 26/03/2008 6:18:02 AM But it seemed clear that the stress the devices cause the animal affect the meat. Any thou.....
» 25/03/2008 7:52:55 PM Well how we got from meat prices to prodders is a mystery but all I can tell you is that t.....
» 25/03/2008 3:26:50 PM Belly Just re-read your post. How can you say extra trading hours result in extra profits.....
» 25/03/2008 10:48:22 AM Many people get their advise from either friends and or relatives and that is where they g.....
» 25/03/2008 10:36:49 AM Belly Here is my original question. Perhaps I should have included a ? mark hey! Belly In.....
» 21/03/2008 5:24:39 PM 'WoW' How clever is this guy. Mr Hetheton This has been going on for 20 years. Only proble.....
» 21/03/2008 5:10:58 PM Well Tokyo and Belly, I see niether of you have answered my question. Why not? Don't you .....
» 20/03/2008 6:21:31 AM Belly Interesting to note that Easter Saturday has been deemed a 'public holiday'. Why ? N.....
» 20/03/2008 6:18:44 AM Belly Interesting to note that Easter Saturday has been deemed a 'public holiday'. Why ? N.....
» 17/03/2008 4:57:16 PM Ginx First this I'll leave you 'boys' to deal with the toxic meat theory. Posted by Ginx,.....
» 16/03/2008 9:05:45 PM Ginx I'll leave you 'boys' to deal with the toxic meat theory. Posted by Ginx, Saturday, .....
» 16/03/2008 6:15:15 PM Belly Another myth is that just because something has a 'higher' price tag the consumer a.....
» 16/03/2008 8:03:29 AM Belly we make more from cheap cuts? Explanation. I will try no to bore you, but here goes......
» 16/03/2008 7:37:53 AM Belly Would you if your income was take home under $500 a week pay near one weeks pay a ye.....
» 15/03/2008 9:48:44 PM Ginx My original post So what do people look for when buying meat. ( reasonable question.....
» 15/03/2008 8:28:56 PM Belly, some interesting points. On the one hand you say the poor can’t afford union fees y.....
» 15/03/2008 6:26:58 PM continued Most of you by now are aware that I am an employer and I can assure you that I h.....
» 14/03/2008 7:15:40 PM Banyo You are right. I do have a couple of retail butcher shops and I find shoppers spendi.....
» 14/03/2008 6:09:40 PM Take a pay rise, but at what cost. The recent wage case for low-income earners may well b.....
» 13/03/2008 1:31:56 PM Peter Don't mean to oppose you but! under Howard millions were wasted on “the fight agains.....
» 10/03/2008 8:59:39 PM Bronyn To state, as you both have, that most domestic chores either don't need to be done .....
» 10/03/2008 4:36:15 PM continued Yabby You have done your homework on my threads, well done. Here is a more accur.....
» 10/03/2008 4:29:22 PM Ginx Firstly, it is hard to respond to your comment ‘used to be cheap’ as I have no idea .....
» 10/03/2008 12:30:47 PM Boaz I would suggest that most people who look at porn would'nt even know what the colour .....
» 10/03/2008 11:01:13 AM Rivergum You are obviously out of touch with reality. Sex shops are a booming industry an.....
» 10/03/2008 10:53:24 AM One of the major causes of conflick over what is descibed as 'unpaid housework' is that mo.....
» 9/03/2008 11:51:13 AM Yes I agree, a well debated post and it is obvious that work choices could have and should.....
» 9/03/2008 11:41:12 AM A lot is said about the pros & cons about meat exports, both live and dead. The truth is .....
» 9/03/2008 6:54:28 AM Rehctub here Sorry for the last bit of my previous post, it will make sense when you read .....
» 8/03/2008 5:49:02 PM Girls I have always been a true believer that you are entitled to equal rights, pay and co.....
» 8/03/2008 1:13:26 PM Evolution I really hope you don't mean what you said in your last post as this looks like .....
» 7/03/2008 7:59:55 PM Yabby, your comment Fact is that live exports don't affect what is in the Coles or Woolies.....
» 7/03/2008 7:59:09 PM Very interesting feedback and I am pleased to say that this is one topic I do know about. .....
» 7/03/2008 7:09:08 PM Belly, this was my original post, Belly you may find that the worker you are referring to .....
» 7/03/2008 12:11:49 PM Belly At no stage did I refer to you as a lier. Can't see where you got this from, I simpl.....
» 6/03/2008 8:14:17 PM Belly you may find that the worker you are referring to was not entitled to leave loading,.....
» 5/03/2008 10:47:21 PM Ok then to all of you who keep saying that we must stop the population growth. 1. How man.....
» 5/03/2008 10:26:34 PM Belly I am sorry but I don't know what cw3 is but boy the full timers must be on a fortune.....
» 5/03/2008 2:51:24 PM Evolution Firstly I must confess that I am fortunate enough to have two children and a wif.....
» 5/03/2008 6:44:19 AM So what do people look for when buying meat. Is it price, quality, value for money, servi.....
» 4/03/2008 7:56:57 PM Dear Belly Lets look at overtime and penalty rates. If someone works 20hrs per week overt.....
» 4/03/2008 7:45:58 PM Pelican you make reference to the fact that the hosp industry is worst hit. Have you been.....
» 4/03/2008 6:11:12 PM Scotty Mate, Quit while you are ahead because you are just digging a deeper hole for your.....
» 4/03/2008 5:00:57 PM Fractelle A brickie who lays bricks at say 1000 per day would expect to be paid X for his.....
» 4/03/2008 1:51:17 PM OK so I get your points about work choices and please understand that I am neither a suppo.....
» 3/03/2008 4:17:56 PM What is it that has made so many people furious about work choices. In the past few years.....
» 3/03/2008 12:44:58 PM The real issue here is about the kids and the current system is flawed as it values the up.....
» 2/03/2008 2:24:36 PM I for one have been very critical of the previous system as it fails to treat all children.....
» 2/03/2008 11:01:25 AM I think everyone is missing the real point here. CO2 is here to stay so let's learn to man.....
» 28/02/2008 10:12:27 AM Good call David. How do you explain 1974 floods while following your theory?.....
» 27/02/2008 7:31:45 PM So just as a matter of interest, If an indiginous member of society fails to cast their v.....
» 27/02/2008 6:53:58 PM Bazz Unless you come from a different planet, January 2008 has been the wetest in years if.....
» 27/02/2008 2:41:01 PM Two points here. Point 1. Where have all the bleeding hearts come from all of a sudden? .....
» 26/02/2008 7:04:13 PM I think you lot should get a room and leave this debate to those who wish to debate the is.....
» 25/02/2008 8:20:35 AM Dickie, rehctub here. I thank you for your information however I see little difference bet.....
» 25/02/2008 7:49:08 AM PAGLEIF What your recent thread has to do with the topic of this discussion is somewhat co.....
» 24/02/2008 10:03:53 PM Brickies earning $800 + per day. Concreters earning $350 to $400 per day Electrical cont.....
» 24/02/2008 6:59:43 AM So not one mention about neclear power in all this debate. I would love to here 'SOME REA.....
» 22/02/2008 11:47:05 AM Well David, we may be living in a fools paradise as you put it, but I for one don't want t.....
» 22/02/2008 8:40:21 AM The Rud governments target for emission cutting is 60%, with a recommendation of 90% by so.....
» 21/02/2008 8:22:46 PM Yes col I agree with you on some points, however many home owners entered the market somew.....
» 20/02/2008 10:01:36 PM Rehctub here Well I must confess that I did in fact lower myself to take a shot at someone.....
» 19/02/2008 8:31:19 PM Hey anyone heard from frank gol Maybe I hit a nerve and he's attending tech colledge so he.....
» 19/02/2008 8:13:33 PM GINX Instead of always setting out to ridicule other posters why not focuss your attention.....
» 18/02/2008 5:17:32 PM As any home owner would know we are now facing the prospect of increasing interest rates w.....
» 18/02/2008 7:34:31 AM Hey guys, rehctub here. I just wish for once you people would refrain from making personal.....
» 17/02/2008 4:05:13 PM Dear Passy I don't think anyone disputes the differences between white Australians and the.....
» 16/02/2008 7:00:31 PM Dear Frank Gol As with most forums we are getting off track, but given the tone of your re.....
» 16/02/2008 7:02:31 AM Well said VK3AUU, at last some real figures to back up what most hard working tax payers t.....
» 15/02/2008 5:47:09 PM Hi rehtcub here. To all those to whom I have hit a nerve all I would say to you is that I .....
» 14/02/2008 3:23:32 PM Just like Wilson Tucky said, and I quote; "well tomorrow will be a new day in the his.....
» 14/02/2008 10:11:55 AM Dear Nilay I don't think there are many true aussies who don't feel sorry for the events t.....
» 15/10/2007 5:11:48 PM Mr Gerrit With regards to water I must admit I am not aware of what you have stated howeve.....
» 13/10/2007 3:19:49 PM Mr Gerrit Further to your post I would like to give you just one example of a water side w.....
» 13/10/2007 11:26:25 AM Mr Gerrit I thought that taking illigal drugs was breaking the law. What if we were to imp.....
» 12/10/2007 1:11:56 PM Mr Gerrit Australian shipping is erroding is because of the buricratic red tape and the un.....
» 10/10/2007 11:09:44 AM rehctub here. Time I think to wrap it up. I would like your answers to the following ques.....
» 10/10/2007 11:04:31 AM palif with further regards to your recent posting how can you possibly say that maintinanc.....
» 9/10/2007 8:03:07 PM Yes palif I agree that young ones today lack respect, however, some of this has been cause.....
» 5/10/2007 7:29:13 AM Margate are you aware that there is in excess of 400 million dollars spent each year on in.....
» 5/10/2007 7:22:21 AM Yes I agree Mr Gerrit. This couple had ammassed quite a nest egg in property, as for super.....
» 4/10/2007 8:52:12 PM No Gibo I don't know how many men have although I know there have been several and in my o.....
» 4/10/2007 4:27:50 PM Mr Gerrit With regards to your comment on unfair dismissal I am the first to agree that t.....
» 3/10/2007 8:52:24 PM Mr Gerrit I have looked at you blog and can I just say that as a small business owner sinc.....
» 3/10/2007 12:49:21 PM PALEIF your bashing of Robert is in my opinion unwarrented and somewhat unsubstantiated. T.....
» 3/10/2007 11:03:40 AM yes Robert I agree however this assistance usually comes from the people within the commun.....
» 3/10/2007 7:57:08 AM Why only assist the farmers. Now lets put things into prospective. Many farmers are 2.....
» 2/10/2007 8:44:10 PM Well it appears that we are going off track so best we take stock on what has come out of .....
» 2/10/2007 8:40:11 PM Well it appears that we are going off track so best we take stock on what has come out of .....
» 30/09/2007 11:12:48 AM Mr Gerrit As for your issue with AMP I must remind you that most shares were issued in goo.....
» 29/09/2007 2:09:16 PM Mr Gerrit The entire system is to blame for most millionares avoiding taxes, child support.....
» 28/09/2007 11:16:03 AM Dear Mr Gerrit Sounds like you and I are on similar grounds here and I would like to know .....
» 27/09/2007 7:43:06 AM DearMr Gerrit I see you appear to have been delt the raw prawn however I don't agree with .....
» 25/09/2007 1:39:06 PM country girl imagine a system that rewards those who contributes with ideas like: the more.....
» 24/09/2007 5:14:58 PM Yes go-mum I appreciate your comments. I feel that all children should be supported by way.....
» 22/09/2007 6:23:34 PM Dear RObert If you ask me the whole walfare system is full of faults. One thing I remember.....
» 22/09/2007 8:59:33 AM Thanks for your comments rObert In a perfect world I would suggest that your theory is all.....
» 21/09/2007 7:39:12 PM Rehctub Here.Well I am pleased to see there is some feedback from both sides of the fence .....
» 19/09/2007 2:07:09 PM My wife and I disagee with the current way that maintinace payment s are calculated and I .....
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