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Pile Of Garbage
May 28, 2007



It's not misleading though as the article was updated with the finding. Also according to the date in robots.txt it was almost 6 months later. Surely if the ACCC was threatened with some bullshit injunction they would have just pulled that article from the site instead of trying to hide it from search results?

Then again this was probably IBM at work although it's strange because ACCC site is Drupal, not Lotus Notes backed.

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Solemn Sloth
Jul 11, 2015

Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.
Turnbull successfully got the "gently caress worksite safety" bill passed.

starkebn
May 18, 2004

"Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Solemn Sloth posted:

Turnbull successfully got the "gently caress worksite safety" bill passed.

why do people even vote for these fucks

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

quote:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-30/australia-declines-in-global-education-report/8077474
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is conducted every four years and shows local students crashing further down the international leaderboard.

Since 2011, it shows Australia plunging from:
  • 18th to 28th on Year 4 mathematics
  • 12th to 17th for Year 8 maths
  • 12th to 17th for Year 8 science
Australia is still in 25th place for Year 4 science results.

Kazakhstan — a Central Asian country well-known for the satirical film Borat and with a population smaller than ours — soared past Australia in all four categories.

TIMSS looks at the Year 4 results of 49 countries and Year 8 outcomes of 39 nations.

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham said being beaten by nations like Kazakhstan is a wake-up call.

"I don't want to denigrate Kazakhstan, or indeed their artistic skills with movies like Borat," Senator Birmingham said.

"I think though Australia should be seeking to be amongst the best in the world and declines like this are unacceptable and that we need to be working hard to turn it around."

Other nations outperforming Australia across the board include England, the United States, Singapore, Chinese Taipei and Japan.

The Federal Government said TIMSS results have fallen since 2003 despite federal education funding climbing by almost 50 per cent.

Senator Birmingham said pumping more money into schools was not the answer and the lacklustre results would be raised in talks with states and territories about school funding beyond 2017.

"Some of the things we're doing in our classrooms clearly aren't up to scratch," he said.

"What I am urging the Opposition — the Labor Party — and the states and territories to focus on is how we can best use what is a record and growing investment in Australian schools to get the best possible outcomes for the future rather than continuing a debate that pretends that money itself is the solution."

Labor's education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek agreed the results were troubling but said they proved why the Gonski education funding model was vital.

"They show that kids from poorer families in poorer schools in remote and regional areas are doing worst of all.

"It is a wake-up call to Australia because we think of ourselves as a wealthy nation, a nation with a highly developed education system.

"As poorer countries not only catch up to us but overtake us, we need to be asking ourselves about our own commitment to investing in our children's education."

Are these results available by school type/area?

[edit: http://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=timss_2015 There's some detail here. As you'd expect people with higher SES and people in richer areas do better. Seems like the best way to improve results would be to improve the welfare system. ]

open24hours fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Nov 30, 2016

thatfatkid
Feb 20, 2011

by Azathoth

starkebn posted:

why do people even vote for these fucks

Because they've finally defeated the union menace.

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

quote:

Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham said being beaten by nations like Kazakhstan is a wake-up call.

"I don't want to denigrate Kazakhstan, or indeed their artistic skills with movies like Borat," Senator Birmingham said.

Solemn Sloth
Jul 11, 2015

Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

starkebn posted:

why do people even vote for these fucks

Gotta kill construction workers somehow

Cartoon
Jun 20, 2008

poop

Solemn Sloth posted:

Gotta kill construction workers somehow
Yeah those greed, lazy, criminal, productivity sapping, satan's helpers aren't going to do it themselves.

You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting

Solemn Sloth posted:

Gotta kill construction workers somehow

Yeah, who cares about same sex marriage, better schools/teaching for our kids, the environment, public transport or really anything else, we have to gently caress over the union who looks after workers who are most likely to be injured or killed in workplace accidents.

Anidav
Feb 25, 2010

ahhh fuck its the rats again

You Am I posted:

Yeah, who cares about same sex marriage, better schools/teaching for our kids, the environment, public transport or really anything else, we have to gently caress over the union who looks after workers who are most likely to be injured or killed in workplace accidents.

Look mate it's not my fault someone dies trying to build my investment property on the cheap.

Maybe they should wear better helmets. Helmets save lives mate.

BBJoey
Oct 31, 2012

Solemn Sloth posted:

Turnbull successfully got the "gently caress worksite safety" bill passed.

but they couldn't get the backpacker tax bill passed, lomarf. maybe this will finally kill the nationals? (it won't)

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
One Nation senator Rod Culleton says he never supports more costs for farmers because he is one. He avoids the question of whether he told Pauline Hanson specifically that he was going to vote against the 15% proposed by her.

Everything is on the table until the vote is in the chamber.

Culleton says the amended backpacker tax is back in the government’s court. He says the tax cannot be set at 15%.

My disappointment is with the Nationals who should be out there protecting farmers which clearly they are not.

Rod Culleton is essentially an independent. Government has to negotiate with Hanson and Culleton separately.



Just to my last point, Rod Culleton made the final point lest you think he was not independent on his leader.

There’s no nose ring. No one is going to lead me around.

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

Good for him. The major parties can't be the only ones allowed to run on one platform and do something different after the election.

You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting

Is Culleton starting to become a Ricky Muir?

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

You Am I posted:

Is Culleton starting to become a Ricky Muir?

No.

Derryn Hinch might be?

I won't hope though.

Senor Tron
May 26, 2006


You Am I posted:

Is Culleton starting to become a Ricky Muir?

Seems like more of a Lambie.

You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

No.

Derryn Hinch might be?

I won't hope though.

I don't want the good name of Muir's beseeched by that of Hinch's.

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

You Am I posted:

I don't want the good name of Muir's beseeched by that of Hinch's.

I know, but he's voted well so far. :negative:

e:Oh wait no he didn't. Nevermind. I thought he voted against the ABCC.

WhiskeyWhiskers fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Nov 30, 2016

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

You Am I posted:

Is Culleton starting to become a Ricky Muir?

He is a convicted freemen of the land who most recently threatened a magistrate and has absolute insane ideas on well everything. gently caress normalisation when its on "our" side.

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)
Yeah Culleton's a straight up fuckwit.

thatfatkid
Feb 20, 2011

by Azathoth

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Yeah Culleton's a straight up fuckwit.

He's chosen the right career path then.

Cirofren
Jun 13, 2005


Pillbug
Does the ABCC do anything worthwhile or is it just bigger fines for industrial action and the ability to go after unions even if they've already settled with the employer?

Nibbles!
Jun 26, 2008

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

make australia great again as well please
Not really. The Heyden Commission concluded that it had no economic impact on the industry. It's sold as policing the industry but it doesn't investigate criminal activity anyway.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
Meanwhile in parliament

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803796787764940800

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803797383414824960

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

They'll prob shut down the public gallery now.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803799101057835008

That is um, hardcore.


https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803799942871465984

open24hours
Jan 7, 2001

https://twitter.com/GChristensenMP/status/803799370025967616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)
https://twitter.com/GChristensenMP/status/803800964272504832

:ironicat:

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803800899659309056

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.
You can just dissolve super glue with acetone.

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

A sticky situation that's for sure.

Zenithe posted:

You can just dissolve super glue with acetone.

Odds on them tearing their hands off the rails?

Mr Chips
Jun 27, 2007
Whose arse do I have to blow smoke up to get rid of this baby?

Cirofren posted:

Does the ABCC do anything worthwhile or is it just bigger fines for industrial action and the ability to go after unions even if they've already settled with the employer?

The original legislation gave it the similar powers and secrecy as ASIO, so if those bits haven't been watered down then you might never even hear about what it does.

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Odds on them tearing their hands off the rails?

Assuming they are doing it carefully and aren't getting much physical resistance from the protesters, then almost none.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803801264324636672

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803801516578467840

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803802598335606785

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803803112280461312

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803803287405244416

https://twitter.com/CUhlmann/status/803803514954649600

break-up breakdown
Mar 6, 2010

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

A sticky situation that's for sure.

abc24 stealing your puns

Anidav
Feb 25, 2010

ahhh fuck its the rats again
Finally. Change from within protesters are telling the ALP to gently caress themselves

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

break-up breakdown posted:

abc24 stealing your puns

:argh:

Solemn Sloth
Jul 11, 2015

Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.
A bonding experience

WhiskeyWhiskers
Oct 14, 2013


"هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

Solemn Sloth posted:

A bonding experience

How very tacky.

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Les Affaires
Nov 15, 2004

Protesters Rail Against New Laws

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