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Gough Suppressant posted:whichever is greater. Wait isn't it illegal to be paid less than minimum wage? Or will part time workers be able to get the full time minimum wage?
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The Australian Human Rights Commissioner has some words for you plebs: stop being so uppity and don't you understand how hard it is to be white, male, and making six figures a year telling you to stop being so uppity?quote:Tread softly on race act reform
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 01:25 |
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Can we just tax everyone a fuckload more than we already do, already, and pump that loving money into good infrastructure and poo poo Is it that hard
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 01:27 |
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Yes, roads for the road god, tax cuts for the rich god.
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 01:28 |
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Heard Warren Mundine talking about cuts to Aboriginal services. Talking about efficiency and greater benefits from it. Really stuck in my craw hearing him towing the liberal line. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-26/mundine-talks-about-fears-for-indigenous-budget-next-month/5412894 Mr Mundine has told the ABC he expects there will be cuts to Indigenous funding in the budget as the number of program areas is reduced from about 150 to five as part of a "realignment" of spending. Realignment
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 01:45 |
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Just in case you'd foreotten what a poo Campbell Newman is: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/qld-juvenile-crime-laws-face-mounting-criticism/5420058 quote:The Newman Government's crackdown on youth crime has seen a 13-year-old boy with no criminal history hauled before the courts for stealing two cigarette lighters. Reminder: Also Name and Shame, Mandatory detention, 17 years olds in adult prisons. ----------------------//------------------- Due to an accidental death Korean Prime Minister Resigns. Responsible for a death of someone in their care Tony Abbott accepts the bouquets of an adoring nation.
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 01:48 |
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Word is that the debt levy is going to instead be rolled into temporary marginal tax rate increases for the top two brackets. If only we could remove the word temporary.
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Cartoon posted:http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/qld-juvenile-crime-laws-face-mounting-criticism/5420058 That kid probably has a bike, case closed.
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Gough Suppressant posted:Word is that the debt levy is going to instead be rolled into temporary marginal tax rate increases for the top two brackets. If only we could remove the word temporary. This is a better option than just a levy. At least the extra revenue can go into other areas instead of just paying off our debts.
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 02:00 |
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With all that extra revenue we could afford another tax cut.
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 02:01 |
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Turns out the guy who made Stop Tony Meow voted for the LNP
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 02:11 |
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Instead of a marginal tax increase for the top two income brackets that will only be temporary... we could have a corporate/mining super-profits tax. You know. And probably a space program and at least a thousand joint strike fighters.
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quote:Allegations that Health Services Union (HSU) whistleblower, Kathy Jackson, ran a slush fund have been sent to the royal commission into union governance and corruption. Its all happening
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adamantium|wang posted:Its all happening It's slush funds all the way down (except Gillard's, that one wasn't real).
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adamantium|wang posted:Its all happening "Everyone was doing it, I just wanted to be popular." - Kathy Jackson
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The ABC FactCheck has FactChecked George Brandis' belief that "Australians have a right to be bigots". The results may surprise you.
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 02:47 |
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Jesus Christ Factcheck gently caress off.
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 02:52 |
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Senator Brandis's view is ill-informed.
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Lid posted:The ABC FactCheck has FactChecked George Brandis' belief that "Australians have a right to be bigots". The results may surprise you. it's a free country, mate
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 03:12 |
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Possibly the best image I've seen all week.
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Cartoon posted:Just in case you'd foreotten what a poo Campbell Newman is: It's not just Newman, it's also his P-plater Attorney-General Bleije. Between the two of them, they have cooked up the most half-baked legislation this state has seen. Seriously, who thought a 30 year old (He was 30 when made Attorney-General) with only a handful of years (about 4) of legal experience would make a good AG? It's just mind baffling, but this is the LNP we're talking about. CrazyTolradi fucked around with this message at 03:41 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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urseus posted:Or just sink a few? You would lose some initially but people would sure stop coming. Statistically lose less to drownings over the long run. Just wondering, would you be ok with immigration/customs officers to take similar measures at airports? If the officer was not convinced that the arrival had legitimate documentation, a valid/appropriate visa, the means to support themselves or any other issue that would cause detainment leading to deportation, we should just shoot and kill the person? In the eyes of the law these people aren't any different from people entering by boat. We have to detain, question and do all the paperwork to give cause for deporting them. That adds up to a lot of money and a waste of everyone's time. It would serve a similar purpose, that people should only enter a country if they are following their visa requirements to the letter. It would stop the people who arrive with no money and a tourist visa from wasting our time and resources. Likewise for people who fit a profile for overstaying (does not have touristy luggage, itinerary, evidence of accommodation, no return flight or a sufficient explanation of what they are doing during their stay).
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# ? Apr 30, 2014 03:54 |
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A follow up to the taxi lobby getting mad story a few days agoquote:Ride-sharing apps ruled out by NSW government In other news: http://backseat.me/
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ABC radio has launched Double J, Triple J for old (30+) people. For those who remember 'when triple j was good' Its on Digital Radio, digital TV or online. http://doublej.net.au/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisisaim.abcradio The launch is just finishing up. Negative Entropy fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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So how is the taxi industry not a cartel?
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hooman posted:Realignment Goddamnit, gently caress this newspeak poo poo. When I get my tires realigned they don't take two of them away.
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adamantium|wang posted:Its all happening loving finally. Kathy Jackson is well known for being dodgy and it's good to see the Liberal's cheer girl for this Royal Commission being taken down
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Lid posted:A follow up to the taxi lobby getting mad story a few days ago Worst start-up company name I've seen in a while.
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Haters Objector posted:So how is the taxi industry not a cartel? Because it would be a public cartel (licensed and regulated by the government); they have to act according to the whims of public interest. A private cartel on the other hand does not have to answer to the public. I don't think the government is saying Uber can't run a taxi business, they just need to be licensed by the government to do so.
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Dan Nolan: Literally Cat Terrist
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This has nothing to do with Australia (sort of) but Sterling was just banned for life by the NBA for racist comments he made. People are still angry here that Goodes told off a 12 year old kid because she didn't know any better.Lid posted:In other news: http://backseat.me/ I can't wait to pick up strangers who may or may not be total weirdos that enjoy collecting human skin i got banned fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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Tokamak posted:Because it would be a public cartel (licensed and regulated by the government); they have to act according to the whims of public interest. A private cartel on the other hand does not have to answer to the public. I don't think the government is saying Uber can't run a taxi business, they just need to be licensed by the government to do so. Of course the government allows taxi licenses to be owned as property, and limits their availability meaning the drivers have to pay a taxi plate owner for the privilege of earning a barely liveable wage. The reason Uber and other rideshare systems are so much cheaper is because they aren't paying massive rents to the owners of the taxi plates.
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Paul Sheehan has declared the triumph of Tony Abbott "tweaking" his PPL scheme that was to never be touched and was fundamental as being the greatest legacy this cpountry has ever seen and proven how Abbott is the greatest person in history and how he loves him... or something like that. http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-tweak-that-abbott-had-to-make-20140430-zr1ta.html - If you're a masochist. i got banned posted:I can't wait to pick up strangers who may or may not be total weirdos that enjoy collecting human skin Considering some taxis I've been in this would not be too far from the norm. A twenty minute drive hearing about how he had withdrawn all his money from banks and spent it on gold bullion he had buried.
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Incidentally every time someone mentions Howard-Costello I have to do a double take. How the hell do you not realize that putting someone named Costello as the second item on your ticket is a recipe for hilarious disaster? And yeah, the Sterling ruling was a real pleasant surprise. In terms of money nothing the NBA has room to do will hurt Sterling at all--there's no fine they could levy at him big enough and the odds that he won't get a huge payout from the sale of the team is low. But in terms of prestige, they torpedoed the fucker right in the magazine. He has been publicly humiliated and stripped of his pride and joy--a team he raised from the income basement to a proper first-line NBA franchise--and that will be his legacy. Being a hugely racist gently caress who couldn't control his own hatred enough not to get drummed out of THIS society, of all societies. He's eighty, so I doubt he'll be having much time to work that fucker off, either. Redeye Flight fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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Tokamak posted:Just wondering, would you be ok with immigration/customs officers to take similar measures at airports? If the officer was not convinced that the arrival had legitimate documentation, a valid/appropriate visa, the means to support themselves or any other issue that would cause detainment leading to deportation, we should just shoot and kill the person? In the eyes of the law these people aren't any different from people entering by boat. We have to detain, question and do all the paperwork to give cause for deporting them. That adds up to a lot of money and a waste of everyone's time. The purpose (as framed by urseus) is to stop deaths at sea. The purpose you're describing is to prevent people seeking asylum. The real purpose is to appease a subset of racist Australians while simultaneously not completely alienating the rest of Australia. That rules out killing people outright (which would also be a serious foreign affairs problem) and treating them humanely (processing locally, flying them over from Indonesia). As a result, you end up with the current situation which is lovely enough that racists are satisfied, yet not quite heinous enough that Joe ACA-watcher is perturbed.
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norp posted:Of course the government allows taxi licenses to be owned as property, and limits their availability meaning the drivers have to pay a taxi plate owner for the privilege of earning a barely liveable wage. Yeah, the licenses are rented out yearly at around 1/20th of the purchase cost. The question remains why the licenses have a large upfront cost but low ongoing cost. I wouldn't expect the cost of a taxi license would be significantly cheaper if it had a lower financial barrier to entry, but realistic annual fee. For example, the government could price it licenses to have a start-up fee of a few grand plus an ongoing rate of $15,000 (based on current rates) or at a level which reflects a taxi's impact on public services (I would be surprised if its significantly cheaper). Besides the currant system benefits Uber way more then it does its drivers. What's stopping Uber from picking up enough taxi licenses to cover their operators? That way they could at least argue that they are operating in good faith via. per-seat licensing; currently they are not even doing that. They are whining that a driver's government subsidised, private use licenses aren't suitable for business use; well no poo poo. Tokamak fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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Lid posted:Paul Sheehan has declared the triumph of Tony Abbott "tweaking" his PPL scheme that was to never be touched and was fundamental as being the greatest legacy this cpountry has ever seen and proven how Abbott is the greatest person in history and how he loves him... or something like that. Trying to paint the narrative as it being some noble decision they made last week and announnced today make's Barnaby Joyce's meltdown on ABC Radio this morning pretty funny. Although him stumbling around knowing nothing about the PPL paled in comparison to him basically mentallly short circuiting when pushed over the deficit levy
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Lid posted:http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-tweak-that-abbott-had-to-make-20140430-zr1ta.html - If you're a masochist. Ughhh He takes a sentence fragment from the book that is basically meaningless and uses it to rebut the "myth" that Abbott has 1950's views on women? It's Abbott's book, not the bible you shitheel.
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