IronicBeetCriminal posted:

It's actually pretty legit advice. Everyone at cafes and restaurants is getting work through their friends who are already working there. In a lot or cases the employer prefers a recommendation from a non dud employee over a random resume that comes in.

My first three jobs, all in different sectors, were through people already working there, not through random resume drops or seek job ads.

adamantium|wang posted:

adamantium|wang posted:

ewe2 posted:

By request


We need a :queensland:

Vladimir Poutine posted:

Yeah, you're pretty unlikely to get a job applying to SEEK ads. Better to let people you know that you're looking for work. It's privilege at work I guess.

Kat Delacour posted:

As someone who only just got a job after a long period of applying my advice is that everyone has One Hot Tip on how to get a job. Take the advice you're comfortable following.

nrichprime posted:

I'm getting a real "Terry Lewis appointed Police Commissioner" vibe from this.

adamantium|wang posted:

Lizard Combatant posted:

What a boob. Are his minders really dropping the ball lately or are they just underestimating the level of hand holding he needs? Fair enough if it's the latter.

Cartoon posted:

quote:

'Your George W Bush' – Tony Abbott makes a splash in the United States

The prime minister's gaffes, faux pas and missteps are a big hit with US comedians. For many Americans, they're the only thing they know about Australia's political life

Ed Coper
theguardian.com, Friday 13 June 2014 10.07 AEST
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You won’t find much news of Tony Abbott’s US visit on mainstream outlets here in the US, but that’s no comment on Abbott's relative place in the world. It’s more a reflection of the American audience's lack of interest in world affairs. The only coverage any foreign leader’s visit has garnered recently was the state dinner held for French president François Hollande, and that had more to do with affairs of the heart than affairs of state: the media had a field day speculating on how the White House would respond to the challenge of working out a new table plan in the wake of “France’s horndog president” dumping his first lady shortly before the visit.

Yet many people you speak to here will not only have heard of Tony Abbott, they’ll even be able to point to a few of his recent indiscretions. How is that possible? While American audiences in general have little appetite for the nuances of foreign policy, they have a keen eye for biting political satire. For US comedians, our prime minister has proved a world-class subject.

Most politically aware Americans can tell you two things about Australian politics: there used to be this great guy who got rid of guns (John Howard), and now there’s another guy, referred to as “your George W Bush”.

Both perceptions we owe largely to the stable of comedians that have come out of The Daily Show – Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and now John Oliver. In their efforts to speak truth to US power, they've found inspiration in our policies – like health care and gun safety, where the US lags so visibly behind. They also take solace in our pain when we see our leader lampooned on the world stage. They lived through it during Bush junior's presidency.

Oliver's recent compilation of Abbott gaffes, faux pas and missteps – drenched in schadenfreude and universally accessible – was a real hit. For Americans, who aren't acclimatised to the sideshow that Australian politics presents to a domestic audience nightly, it was a laugh riot. Most that I’ve spoken to remember Abbott's now-notorious adult sexline wink best.

Part of the appeal to an American audience is cultural. They delight in the fact we refer to our political leaders by their first name, and the casual candour of our political conversation – including its rough edges and blunders. In the Bush years we had our fun, and now it's their turn.

All this mockery masks a deeper disquiet. Trust in politicians is at an all-time low in the US, with just 19% of Americans saying they trust the government in Washington to do what is right. That translates into a golden age for political satirists, as much as it does into fertile ground for fringe fanatics like the Tea party.

What should we read into American lampooning of our leaders? Perceptions matter. As Abbott heads to Washington this week, his treatment by comedians certainly doesn’t auger well for the reception he can expect at the White House. Increasingly isolated by his world view, and unwittingly thrust onto the world stage by his foreign policy-minded predecessor’s predilection for placing Australia at the centre of international forums, our prime minister's discussion with Obama seemed far from comfortable.

US president Barack Obama is trying to drag his country out of its slumber on climate change and into a much more constructive role. In Abbott, Obama faces one of the last remaining climate obstructionists. On domestic matters, Abbott's first budget categorically declared an intention to model Australia on the America Obama has spent all of his political capital trying to undo during his two terms: from a user-pays health care system to fee hikes for universities. At least Abbott's reception wasn't quite as awkward as a French president who turns up with a new date.

kingcom posted:

I don't know if this has been posted yet but I've only just seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IaKVmkXuk

Lid posted:

tldr: John Howard is a hero in America.

Anidav posted:

Dear friends, with exams almost over my job seeking will come full force. I need advice of what I can do besides:
A. Handing out my resume in person (Only about 30% of stores seem to take it)
B. Waiting on SEEK (The most I can seem to get out of SEEK so far is an interview)

What else can I do to make myself have a guaranteed job with a legal wage? I don't want to waste a whole free months feeding resumes into some website like a loving Pokie Machine.

Pred1ct posted:

The only good thing Howard ever did is the thing that the US will never do, now that's hosed.

Flaky posted:

gently caress imagine being compared to George W. Bush right as Iraq is literally falling apart.

quote:

City of Melbourne aims to become carbon neutral leader

It's long so just some excerpts


"..Melbourne City Council has set perhaps the most ambitious climate change goal in Australia – to produce zero net emissions from the CBD and surrounding suburbs under its oversight by 2020."

...

"Council research on the impact of January's record-breaking heatwave – which scientists project will occur more frequently as climate change worsens – found city retailers lost $37 million over four days as shoppers stayed out of the 40-plus degree heat. Last year flood modelling, based on end of century sea-level rise of 0.8 metres, found average annual inundation bills in Southbank could alone rise from $3 million in 2011 to $20 million by 2100 if prevention is not taken."

IronicBeetCriminal posted:

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/city-of-melbourne-aims-to-become-carbon-neutral-leader-20140613-zs5xy.html#ixzz34bNhWvFc

Herald Sun posted:

TONY Abbott has visited the energy capital of the USA to insist he does not want the battle against climate change to limit the use of any type of fuel.

Promoting his plan to scrap the carbon tax in front of an audience of energy executives in Houston, Texas, Mr Abbott said he wanted Australia to become a centre of cheap energy.

While he said Australia should look towards new energy sources, he said we should also focus on cheap and reliable energy.

“Affordable, reliable energy fuels enterprise and drives employment,” Mr Abbott said.

“It is the engine of economic development and wealth creation.”

“Australia should be an affordable energy superpower, using nature’s gifts to the benefit of our own people and the wider world.”

Abbott talks security with US

The PM defended Australia’s existing energy exports and said we have a long term future exporting black coal, LNG and uranium.

“It is prudent to do what we reasonably can to reduce carbon emissions,” he said.

“But we don’t believe in ostracising any particular fuel [except renewables, obviously] and we don’t believe in harming “economic growth.”

“For many decades at least coal will continue to fuel human progress as an affordable, dependable energy source for wealthy and developing countries alike.”

Texas Tony ... The PM talked up Australia’s export market in fossil fuels during a speech in Houston. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: News Corp Australia
The speech came after Mr Abbott met US President Barack Obama and agreed to disagree on the best way to tackle climate change.

Mr Obama wants a global carbon price while Mr Abbott wants to replace Australia’s carbon tax with a $2.5 billion “direct action” plan that includes paying companies to cut emissions.

Declaring he wanted closer ties with the largest city in Texas, Mr Abbott announced he would appoint an Australian consulate-general to the boom town.

After receiving a gift of Stetson cowboy hat, Mr Abbott let the audience know he felt like an honorary Texan, saying “yee ha”.

Houston is home to more than 100 Australian companies, including BHP Billiton, Woodside, Santos, WorleyParsons, Macquarie Group, Pryme Oil and Gas, Lend Lease and Brambles.

Houston is the largest city in Texas, which has an economy the size of the 13th largest country in the world.

Mr Abbott said the consulate-general Houston would allow Australia to “maximise the two-way trade and investment opportunities of the US energy revolution”.

Mr Abbott will today meet with a business delegations before visiting the Texas Medical Centre — the largest of its kind in the world — to promote his plan for a $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund.