ewe2 posted:

Sharri Markson has been trumpeting her success about it on twitter this morning. She put together a pdf of all of Mike Carlton's responses as proof of his abuse. She forwarded 15 of his emails to the SMH editor, who then pressured Carlton to resign.

So how did she get the emails and what was Carlton responding to? I don't think the guy was smart to do what he did, because clearly Murdoch Ltd has decided if they can't win the circulation wars, they'll just whittle down the other side.

deathofmusic posted:

''It's not what you're doing on the internet, it's the sites you're visiting, it's not the content, it's the sites that you've been,''

webmeister posted:

It's the law, it's Mabo, it's the vibe

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Pretty sure the guy that ran Buildev lived next door to my parents for ages.

Amoeba102 posted:

Exception if you used a multi ticket. I should have said it's better if you use exclusively one for of transport 5 days a week, unless it's traisn outside of peak times.

I think if you got a multi 3 the Opal would be cheaper due to the 60 dollar weekely cap, but I don't know the prices off-hand. The multi 2 was 52, maybe it's up to 54 now. It depends how much the bus costs you, and if it's a long ride, you'll add up to $9 a day.
Opal can be cheaper, if you have more than 2 journeys a day, ie catch a short bus at lunch that'd be cheaper than than your normal commute. You have to game the system to get the most out of it or you'll end up worse off. Mainly because the mymulti was a great deal.

Scylo posted:

Turns out Abbott was wrong and browsing history isn't actually a part of data retention.

quote:

As much as anything, Australians should fear the government's metadata retention proposals because it's becoming increasingly clear that our politicians have no idea what they're proposing.

Within a single day of the prime minister, Tony Abbott, taking to the microphone with attorney-general George Brandis and foreign minister Julie Bishop to announce the plan as a raft of counter-terrorism measures, the PM has:

- Broadened the justification for metadata retention from preventing terrorism to crime-fighting “in general”;
- Stated that the new laws are needed because carriers already store the data the government wants;
- Asserted that metadata retention will involve no cost to carriers because they already collect the data the government wants; and
- Broadened the scope of the data collection to Web browsing history, while simultaneously trotting out the national security establishment's falsehood that metadata collection is no more than “reading what's on the envelope”.

In a single day, the prime minister has put himself at odds with statements made by the national security establishment – most usually from the director-general of ASIO, David Irvine – to parliamentary committees examining data retention, security laws, and telecommunications interception laws.

quote:

When asked this morning if he had given any guarantees to people who want the laws repealed that he would try again in the future, Mr Abbott responded: "It's off the table - it is gone. It's disappeared."

deathofmusic posted:

Is he wrong, incompetent, technically illiterate, stupid or intentionally confusing the debate?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/06/australias_metadata_debate_is_an_utter_shambles/

deathofmusic posted:

''It's not what you're doing on the internet, it's the sites you're visiting, it's not the content, it's the sites that you've been,''

The site's you're visiting have nothing to do with what you're doing on the internet!

Those On My Left posted:

Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though.

Those On My Left posted:

Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though.

xPanda posted:

More Opal chat: I saw the other day, for the first time, someone actually use it on a bus. It takes as long to get on a bus with Opal as it does for the current ticket machines, and now it takes as long to get off the bus. So not only have they not changed how long it takes to get everyone on a bus (which is a big deal during peak hour) but the new system adds time to people getting off the bus. So now it takes longer to get on and off buses, harder to get tickets, and costs more. I'd be more upset about this monumental fuckup if it weren't the NSW government behind it - I think I have some serious fuckup fatigue there.

iajanus posted:

I've got a MyMulti1 as I catch 2-3 buses each way to/from work and with Opal it'll end up being $36 rather than $46, so there's a pretty easy saving right there (life would be easier if Sydney Buses drivers universally allowed transfers rather than not believing they exist). It's not very difficult to save money on it, really. Especially if (like me) you frequently will take a trip or two on some sort of public transport on the weekend as well, since now it's free if you've done your normal weekly commute. Hell, maybe it'll push a few people into using public transport more... (hahahahaa pipe dreaming there, although being able to catch a ferry from Parramatta to the City and back on Sunday for $2.50 capped is pretty incredible compared to the non-Opal fare).

Now my friend who works at the airport, she's getting reamed by the prices... . Maybe the workers there should unite in some fashion and try to force their employers to pay the airport tax for them. Nah, that's crazy talk. Couldn't happen .

Contra Duck posted:

What exactly do you need from the online banking? Credit unions are good for a lot of things but the online/mobile banking, while functional, won't be as fancy as the ones the big 4 have.

BCR posted:

Credit Union Australia has a simple enough online system and their customer service is fantastic. CUA has fees if you withdraw more than 4 times a month if you have less than $5000 with them. They've got 3% interest on their savings account. You can withdraw free from rediatms and NABs network.

Zenithe posted:

ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave)

Contra Duck posted:

What exactly do you need from the online banking? Credit unions are good for a lot of things but the online/mobile banking, while functional, won't be as fancy as the ones the big 4 have.

Zenithe posted:

ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave)

quote:

Asked about privacy concerns, Abbott told ABC radio he had “no doubt that the civil libertarian brigade will do their best to stop this, but my responsibility as prime minister is to keep our country safe. That’s my responsibility and all of the expert advice from every single counter-terrorist agency is that this information is absolutely essential if we are to maintain our vigilance against terrorist activity.”

Those On My Left posted:

Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though.

Cleretic posted:

Can I ask how exactly you're being screwed over by Westpac? I'm with Westpac, and the worst I can actually articulate about them is that I don't like their online banking, it feels kind of borked and non-user-friendly.

Bifauxnen posted:

I've been with CUA a long time now, and their online banking is really straightforward and works fine. I've never found myself thinking "oh man I wish I could do X." Since I've never used any of the Big 4 (apart from a brief trial of ANZ that went horribly wrong, so I closed the account), I don't even actually know what sort of features the big banks would have that CUA doesn't.

Murodese posted:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2014/aug/05/raf-jets-escort-qatar-airways-plane-to-manchester-airport-live-coverage

Glad to see our rampant stupidity is spreading onto international flights

quote:

"“CUA does not directly finance the coal and gas sector and we do not lend directly to companies within those sectors. As Australia’s largest credit union, CUA’s business is the provision of personal banking products and services and our business banking customers are typically within the SME sector.”

Ragingsheep posted:

What's that got to do with Australia?

Those On My Left posted:

Basically, I need to be able to log into it, transfer money between several of my own accounts (my partner and I have four separate joint accounts that we use for various purposes), pay other people with bank transfers, and BPay bills. Over the last few months with westpac, logging into it has apparently become a really difficult task for them to manage. I time-out maybe half the time. Today I've tried four or five times and haven't been able to log in. Their tech support is useless.

adamantium|wang posted:

Lid posted:

Is he actively now trying to insult the IPA? Who the hell is this government trying to get to support them?

Contra Duck posted:

you may also want to check if there's a specific credit union for your industry or region as well because sometimes they can be better.

Zenithe posted:

ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave)

Ragingsheep posted:

Tim Wilson was against the changes on Twitter this morning. Seems like the only group this government hasn't upset yet is the christian religious right.

Orkin Mang posted:

Yeah, who is that guy? I saw him on ABC this morning and it said he was a representative of the human right commission or some such body.

Orkin Mang posted:

Yeah, who is that guy? I saw him on ABC this morning and it said he was a representative of the human right commission or some such body.

Those On My Left posted:

Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Tim Wilson is a former spokeswanker

Haters Objector posted:

I'm with bankMECU and they would win hands-down any "most ethical bank" contest. They also apparently just won an award for having the best internet banking experience in the credit union/member owned bank category.

http://www.bankmecu.com.au/why-bank-with-us/sustainability-and-community.html

Their twitter account is pretty openly activist about leftish things

Those On My Left posted:

Better in what respect?

Contra Duck posted:

Sometimes they will have lower fees or better interest rates on some products. It depends on your situation though. As an example, Teacher's Mutual Bank are about even with CUA on most things but their low rate credit card deal is excellent, no annual fees and 11.5% interest. If credit cards mattered to you then it might be a good idea to go with them instead but otherwise it doesn't matter. You can check out the credit unions that apply to you to see if they can do anything that is way better.

e: hadn't heard of bankmecu before that but they look pretty drat good.

Cartoon posted:

Soil yourself isn't quite as catchy as kill yourself but I suppose it's a step forward.