The Anustralian posted:

Dick Smith’s two-year life as a ­listed public company came to an ­abrupt end when the banks appointed a receiver to the company and the troubled ­retailer appointed a voluntary ­administrator.

The company’s lead bankers, NAB and HSBC, appointed James Stewart from Ferrier Hodgson as receiver and McGrathNicol will act as the company’s administrator.

Dick Smith is expected to ­confirm the appointments on Tuesday morning. The company will now be formally wound up in a process aimed at maximising returns for the banks.

Dick Smith investors were tonight bracing for more painful news after the embattled retailer voluntarily suspended its shares ahead of tomorrow’s announcements. Investors already had to contend with two earnings downgrades since August, including $60 million in inventory write-offs, pushing shares more than 80 per cent lower.

Ler posted:

Graic Gabtar posted:

What's the rationale behind this? I'd scoop out my own eyes before I watched an episode of ACA.

Gary 'Have you tried "kill all the poors"' Johns posted:

This is not an affront to single mothers or absent fathers, or struggling parents. Such a measure will undoubtedly affect strugglers, it undoubtedly will affect Aboriginal and Islander people in great proportions, but the idea that someone can have the taxpayer, as of right, fund the choice to have a child is repugnant.

Large families of earlier generations were the result of the combination of absent contraception and the need to have many children, in order that some survive to care for parents in old age. These conditions do not now apply. Infant mortality is minuscule in all sectors of society, and the taxpayer picks up the tab for aged care.

Therefore, there should be no taxpayer inducement to have children. Potential parents of poor means, poor skills or bad character will choose to have children. So be it. But no one should enter parenthood while on a benefit. It is better to avoid having children until such time as parents can afford them. No amount of ‘‘intervention’’ after the fact can make up for the strife that many parents bring down on their ­children.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Read any of Gary Johns' op-ed pieces from the past few years and you'll get an idea.

Or don't, since they're garbage.

Anidav posted:

Bartering culture is non existent in Australia

Anidav posted:

Lol Dick Smith is beyond hosed, I hope all those teenage workers are watching the news and looking for new jobs or else they'll get a nasty surprise when the cull comes for them

Anidav posted:

Lol Dick Smith is beyond hosed, I hope all those teenage workers are watching the news and looking for new jobs or else they'll get a nasty surprise when the cull comes for them

Birb Katter posted:

He was just saying 'the writing is on the wall for people working there, jump ship now don't try ride it out'

trunkh posted:

The three guys I was working with as a Christmas Casual are in there 30s to 40s and have been with the company for a decade. But I'll pass on your well wishes.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Read any of Gary Johns' op-ed pieces from the past few years and you'll get an idea.

Or don't, since they're garbage.

BCR posted:

Mate, they have to the right to convert to permanent part time or permanent.

Assuming they're not imaginary strawmen or Liberal voters.

GoldStandardConure posted:

Well if he wants it cheaper he can take the whole bale of a thousand. That way he'll be set for the next 999 prime ministers too.

"http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jan/04/malcolm-turnbull-lashes-out-at-the-australian-over-reporting-of-briggs-scandal?CMP=soc_567 posted:

Malcolm Turnbull has criticised the Australian newspaper for publishing a pixelated photo and identifying details of a woman who complained about the inappropriate behaviour of Jamie Briggs, which led to his resignation as minister.

Briggs resigned as cities minister last weekafter an investigation found he acted inappropriately with a female public servant in a Hong Kong bar.

The Australian newspaper published a front-page pixelated photo on the weekend of the woman and Briggs’ chief of staff at the bar, as well as her age and position in the public service.

The prime minister has criticised the newspaper and Coalition members involved in the leaking of the photo, warning their behaviour could deter other women from coming forward with complaints of inappropriate behaviour.

“From the outset I have sought to ensure the privacy of the public servant concerned has been protected,” he said in a statement released late on Monday.

“Publishing the identity of a complainant in a case like this not only infringes their privacy, it serves actively to discourage other women who are concerned about the conduct of a superior from raising a complaint in the future.

“I urge all parties to respect the public servant’s privacy.”

Briggs has admitted the photo was taken on his phone and was circulated to colleagues before and after the complaint, though he says he did not leak it to the Australian.

Turnbull’s reproach comes after the public sector union criticised the sending of the photo as a“gross breach of privacy”.

The prime minister also said Peter Dutton’s language was “clearly inappropriate” when hecalled a journalist a “mad loving witch”.

“As I advised the minister yesterday his language was clearly inappropriate as he recognised by apologising immediately to Ms Maiden,” Turnbull said in a statement released on Monday evening.

Dutton texted the political editor for Sunday’s News Corp papers, Samantha Maiden, calling her a “mad loving witch” in a message which was supposed to be sent to Briggs on Sunday.

Maiden had written a column critical of Briggs and authored the story which revealed he had sent the photo of himself with the public servant to colleagues before and after her complaint.

Dutton apologised for the text message and Maiden accepted it.

Asked if it could be guaranteed the complainant would not face any career-limiting repercussions, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) said her privacy was being respected.

“Dfat takes seriously the welfare of all its staff,” the statement said.

“Dfat has exercised its duty of care responsibilities for the officer concerned, including providing appropriate support and seeking to protect her privacy. For privacy reasons, we will not comment further.”

Briggs called his behaviour towards the public servant an “error of professional judgment” but has not detailed publicly what happened in what he described as a “very crowded bar”. Briggs’s chief of staff, Stuart Eaton, was also present during the night and text messages between Eaton and the public servant were also published by the Australian.

“We interacted between the three of us and with others in what I believed at the time was an informal manner,” Briggs said when he resigned.

“However, in the days following the evening, the public servant ... raised concerns about the appropriateness of my behaviour towards her at the venue.

“I’ve apologised directly to her but after careful reflection about the concerns she raised and the fact that I was at a bar late at night while on an overseas visit, I have concluded this behaviour has not met the particularly high standards for ministers.”

Trapezium Dave posted:

And of course the Australian responds today with a front-page story, a commentary piece and an editorial saying the real issue is the PMs inappropriate process for investigating ministerial conduct.

Trapezium Dave posted:

And of course the Australian responds today with a front-page story, a commentary piece and an editorial saying the real issue is the PMs inappropriate process for investigating ministerial conduct.

ewe2 posted:

Ironically I've stopped using them because their delivery drivers are incompetent and actually failed to deliver milk.

Birb Katter posted:

freebooter posted:

There is just no way the majority of the party is going to vote Abbott back in as leader in this term of government. Even if Turnbull got drunk on Anzac Day and took a piss on a war memorial it would be Morrison.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

DO NOT READ CATALLAXY FILES

ewe2 posted:

quote:

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says there is no point investigating who leaked a photo of a young female diplomat who made a complaint against former cities minister Jamie Briggs.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

You enjoy the writing of Judith Sloan?

Ler posted: