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Lid posted:Channel Ten has been forced to go into voluntary administration after its billionaire shareholders told it on the weekend they would no longer guarantee a key loan. Not surprising, watched Ten for the first time in ages on Monday night and that Have You Been Paying Attention show had Medibank advertising inside the show itself.
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In tragic news for Australia’s media landscape, the country’s only newspaper The Backburner will be closed down immediately following the publication of this piece after major errors were found in literally every article it ever published. The Backburner started three years ago as diversion therapy for the country’s most violent prisoners and quickly became a cult classic among business leaders and sewer folk alike. Unfortunately, this reputation of delivering Australia’s most reliable and true news service is now under threat after several politicians complained that they had been thoroughly misquoted by The Backburner, and often came off sounding completely hypocritical. “We have no idea how this could have happened,” Head Writer James Colley told The Backburner. “It would be fine if there was an occasional error but by the looks of it we’re going to have to retract every one of our almost 1,250 articles. There’s major mistakes from top to bottom. A lot of the events described don’t seem to have ever even happened. I have no idea how I let this slip for so long. “Really, it’s a shocking lapse of judgement. It’s as if the people writing for this publication weren’t journalists at all but were instead a group of deranged sociopaths releasing a bitter cry for help between spoonfuls of paste. “It’s a shame because with the times we’re living we thought that a publication such as this one could really offer something to the Australian public. Turns out this isn't the case. Still, if The Backburner must end at least it’s due to systemic incompetence instead of what I initially suspected would be our end, political assassination at the dawning of a revolution. “Personally, I consider it a great honour to have spent three years working with some of the most talented young writers in the country and also Ben McLeay. Our team changed over the years but constantly worked hard to entertain you and I will miss writing these pieces every morning. I must take a moment to thank Neal Downward for allowing us the space to grow, if ultimately it was proven to be a massive mistake. I’d also like to acknowledge my amazing team of Rebecca Shaw, James Hennessy, Eleanor Robertson, Bish Marzook, Nayuka Gorrie, Lucy Valentine, Dee Fidge and even Ben McLeay who all put in an incredible sustained effort. It is a shame they’ll have to be executed but that was a stipulation in their contract. “This is the end of an era. Sorry, I misspoke. This is the end of an error. It was a terrible error that we were ever allowed to exist and I am glad it has finally been rectified. “Long live The Backburner.”
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Senor Tron posted:Not surprising, watched Ten for the first time in ages on Monday night and that Have You Been Paying Attention show had Medibank advertising inside the show itself. It could be a good show and it has some funny people but the excessive cross promotion for other channel 10 garbage is too much for me
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Lid posted:Channel Ten has been forced to go into voluntary administration after its billionaire shareholders told it on the weekend they would no longer guarantee a key loan. And nothing of value was lost
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Lid posted:Channel Ten has been forced to go into voluntary administration after its billionaire shareholders told it on the weekend they would no longer guarantee a key loan. You mean Gina finally agreed to sell it to Rupert.
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Waiting to hear back from the job agency about whether they're going to tell Centrelink I turned down suitable employment. The only factor that has any play on the "not suitable" front is the $13 training wage, which they're checking the legality of. They scoffed at me when I pointed out the employer was operating a forklift without a license -- which would have put my safety at risk since I would also be working in the warehouse, and which left me unclear on where this lands me legally -- saying that was for Workcover to deal with. They said "If the training wage was legal you'll be cut off Newstart for 8 weeks," in the most blasé manner possible. They don't care that I didn't understand I wasn't allowed to reject a job if the pay was unsatisfactory. I understand this is my fault, what I mean is they're acting like I cheated the system when I honestly made a mistake. They told me to stop getting annoyed at them when I'd try to raise counterpoints. All my concerns were stonewalled by them reciting the "refusing suitable employment" process. pray for me snoremac fucked around with this message at 03:35 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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Crank up the guillotines boys/girls/they
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 03:35 |
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Well lesson learned for centrelink, if the job doesn't appeal to you or pays slave rates or you don't want it, don't turn it down, just start asking about if any blacks or jews (substitute with racial epithet to taste) work there and how much you can't stand them so you don't get hired. EDIT: 1 epithet == 1 prayer hooman fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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hooman posted:Well lesson learned for centrelink, if the job doesn't appeal to you or pays slave rates or you don't want it, don't turn it down, just start asking about if any blacks or jews (substitute with racial epithet to taste) work there and how much you can't stand them so you don't get hired. I'm not sure you get how Australia works. This is actually how you get a promotion / raise.
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Bogan King posted:I'm not sure you get how Australia works. This is actually how you get a promotion / raise. Talk about how much you hate anzacs and you're not surprised they couldn't beat a bunch of manly tough turks when they're all just limp wristed aussies? EDIT: Suggest we shouldn't torture refugees in offshore camps. Say "maybe all muslims aren't bad". EDIT2: Fuckit, look just poo poo your pants.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 03:53 |
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hooman posted:EDIT2: Fuckit, look just poo poo your pants. The Ted Nugent strategy. Bold.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 03:56 |
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Complain to Centrelink directly and mention the forklift etc.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 03:56 |
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snoremac posted:Waiting to hear back from the job agency about whether they're going to tell Centrelink I turned down suitable employment. The only factor that has any play on the "not suitable" front is the $13 training wage, which they're checking the legality of. They scoffed at me when I pointed out the employer was operating a forklift without a license -- which would have put my safety at risk since I would also be working in the warehouse, and which left me unclear on where this lands me legally -- saying that was for Workcover to deal with. This is pretty hosed. Have you shared your story with someone in the media, or threatened to do so?
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snoremac posted:They scoffed at me when I pointed out the employer was operating a forklift without a license -- which would have put my safety at risk since I would also be working in the warehouse IANAL but this is the point that should get you off with no penalty. If the criteria is that you must take any 'suitable' job offer then working in an unsafe workplace has to make it not suitable. Having a unqualified people operating that kind of machinery in an environment you will be working in is by definition unsafe. If they push it then go to centrelink and say they were trying to force you to work in an unsafe environment. Look at the relevant Workcover stuff as well so they can't argue with it. In short, gently caress them and gently caress them hard.
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open24hours posted:Complain to Centrelink directly and mention the forklift etc. That's my next step regardless of the outcome. I'm changing agencies ASAP. I haven't threatened them. Personally, if the pay was reasonable I would've accepted the job and stayed mum about the forklift stuff. I only argued the point because their entire argument hinges on a legal technicality so I was just trying to give potential legal reasons why the employment isn't "suitable". But despite technically being an unsafe work environment and that I'd be abetting a crime, the agency doesn't give a poo poo.
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hawaiian_robot posted:This is pretty hosed. Have you shared your story with someone in the media, or threatened to do so? At this point we probably should have a standard question in the OP: "Has something immensely hosed gone on? Here's a list of good journos that'll make enough noise that the government finally loving does something to help you".
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I got off due to the illegal training wage. They were suddenly very chipper and kind. Haven't slept since yesterday and I'm too tired to process what that means.
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snoremac posted:I got off due to the illegal training wage. Noice. Hopefully it will gently caress the company over too.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 04:32 |
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Zenithe posted:Noice. Hopefully it will gently caress the company over too. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHA no.
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snoremac posted:I got off due to the illegal training wage. They were suddenly very chipper and kind. Haven't slept since yesterday and I'm too tired to process what that means. That's great news, and I'm glad to hear it.
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hooman posted:That's great news, and I'm glad to hear it. Thanks. I spent the last 24 hours poring over my rights. If I don't get a job I can at least look forward to telling a job agency I'm doing voluntary work instead of Work for the Dole. That will feel good.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 04:59 |
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Glad that worked out, nail them to the wall if you can.
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snoremac posted:I got off due to the illegal training wage. They were suddenly very chipper and kind. Haven't slept since yesterday and I'm too tired to process what that means. Nice. If can you should report the business to Fair Work and Workcover. They were trying to scam the system to force people into a job for unfair pay in an unsafe work environment. gently caress them.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 05:43 |
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A two-storey Sydney pub on King Street, Newtown. Band on Saturday. Roast on Sundays. Drag queen bingo on Tuesdays. And tonight, for the first time ever, a private booking of men's rights activists (MRAs) who have come to meet the women who agree with them. The MRAs arrive in pairs or alone and tramp up the stairs to the rooftop bar. There's Frank, (not his real name), who has come with his wife, who reviews films on Youtube and doesn't want her fans to know she's here. Frank wears a fedora and blue-tinted spectacles. He introduces himself to a man who wears a 'Make Australia Great Again' cap and a t-shirt for the pro-MRA documentary The Red Pill - recently the focus of a violent protest at Sydney University. The man gives his Facebook name - Aussie Mgtow - from the group 'Anti-feminism Australia'. http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/meet-the-honey-badgers-who-say-women-are-oppressing-men/8615184
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Synthbuttrange posted:There's Frank, (not his real name), who has come with his wife...The man gives his Facebook name - Aussie Mgtow - from the group 'Anti-feminism Australia'.
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posted:The Honey Badgers also argue feminism oppresses women by defining them as victims who need to be rescued. Asked how this was different to men claiming they were victims, Karen replies that men are real victims and women are just pretending.
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No beautiful Daisy? what a waste of an article.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:03 |
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Mtgow.... wife... does not compute
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snoremac posted:I got off due to the illegal training wage. They were suddenly very chipper and kind. Haven't slept since yesterday and I'm too tired to process what that means. Awesome! Go and have something to eat, drink some water and have a good, well-earned snooze. Good job sticking up for your rights
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:07 |
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Lot of photos of fat ugly people in this article.
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Synthbuttrange posted:A two-storey Sydney pub on King Street, Newtown. Band on Saturday. Roast on Sundays. Drag queen bingo on Tuesdays. And tonight, for the first time ever, a private booking of men's rights activists (MRAs) who have come to meet the women who agree with them. Corbyn is an MRA? gently caress, this changes everything
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How does someone slip unscathed between inserting a bullet into your own brain and entering MRA town? Do you have to miss the shot or what?
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:21 |
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Women cannot legally access abortions in QLD and NSW, clearly they have too many rights
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:34 |
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Men cant access abortion services anywhere in the world. Now who's oppressed?
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:39 |
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Periphery posted:Nice. Yeah I'll definitely do this tomorrow once I can think straight. I felt iffy about it at first since on the surface the employer was very nice, but considering the details he's a real piece of work. I'm curious whether the job agency had any hand in the contract or not. It's possible they're doing this to other people (underpaying them) so I'd be a prick not to report it. I did receive one job opportunity from them in the past that was paying a good rate, but it was a multinational corporation who would have had their poo poo together.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:50 |
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Idiot news update:quote:Fresh concerns have emerged over the introduction of potentially industry-crippling battery installation safety guidelines, after the release of a draft report from Standards Australia appears to have upheld a controversial recommendation that effectively ban battery storage systems inside homes and garages. Gosh I wonder who would benefit from such a standard
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:56 |
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ewe2 posted:Idiot news update: COAL POWERED BATTERIES FOR EVERYONE
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 06:59 |
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It turns out that a business that needs to rely on these shady government programs to find employees will often be awful and do a bunch illegal poo poo. A tax cut is the solution of course.
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Mods namechange please.
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What is MTGOW? I tried googling it but I'm not giving hits to redpill blogs/youtubes and couldn't see an urban dictionary or anything
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