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Freudian Slip: Mar 10, 2007; "I'm an archivist. I'm archiving."

Kommando posted:

It was a comment from the article QM posted about the Greens (Tim Blair having a whinge). The poster above me had picked out other comments - but had missed that gem.

The guy was responding to a post about the fact that the Greens elected candidates had a wide range of university educated backgrounds.

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Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Finally, a political party with Tasmania as its logo.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 01:40

kingcom: Jun 23, 2012

Anidav posted:

Finally, a political party with Tasmania as its logo.

Oh its Tasmania, I thought it was a skid mark from a bad curry or something.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 01:46

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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Hockey with a slowly deflating balloon

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:03

Mad Katter: Aug 23, 2010; STOP THE BATS

Birb Katter posted:

Hockey with a slowly deflating balloon

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:05

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Graic Gabtar posted:

No one is stopping you I guess.

Those gardens would be interesting to keep alive in Melbourne. I would bet that it would look just like every other apartment block in three years.

Even if they got rid of all the plants the giant cantilevered mirror array is still pretty unique.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:06

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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Birb Katter posted:

Hockey with a slowly deflating balloon

I gotted rid of the mp4 business, it's ripe for an OP.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:11

Zenithe: Feb 25, 2013; _{Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.}

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Imagine the strata fees for all that vertical gardening.

This was what I thought of too. A place like this would have body corporate fees coming out of every orifice.

Gardens, pools, elevators, lots of glass.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:11

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

Birb Katter posted:

Hockey with a slowly deflating balloon

I saw that last night on 7:30 and I knew I would get to see it again and again.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:11

Mad Katter: Aug 23, 2010; STOP THE BATS

Birb Katter posted:

I gotted rid of the mp4 business, it's ripe for an OP.

The dude in the brown jacket owns.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:13

Thinking: Jan 22, 2009

Birb Katter posted:

I gotted rid of the mp4 business, it's ripe for an OP.

Can someone make it reverse as well

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:15

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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cpaf posted:

Can someone make it reverse as well

Your wish is my command

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:18

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Where is that? Howard HQ?

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:19

norp: Jan 20, 2004; TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-31/perth-couple-denied-jobs-by-oms-mua-awarded-750000-dollars/6361096

quote:

Perth couple awarded $720,000 after they were refused jobs for being non-union
By Graeme Powell

Updated 15 minutes ago

A Perth couple has been awarded more than $720,000 in compensation for being refused jobs because they were not union members.

The Federal Court ordered Offshore Marine Services (OMS), now called Skilled Offshore, and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) to pay the couple more than $350,000 each.

Bruce and Lynne Love were promised offshore jobs as a steward and a cleaner with OMS in 2009 with combined wages of $220,000 providing they completed training and joined the MUA.

However, the couple in their 50s were denied membership twice before the jobs were given to existing union members.

The Fair Work Ombudsman took legal action against both OMS and the MUA in June 2011.

In May 2012, OMS was fined $7,500 by the Federal Court after admitting its role, but the MUA denied liability and defended the allegations.

Justice John Gilmore ruled the MUA breached the Workplace Relations Act by bullying the hire firm not to employ the couple.

The judge said that the MUA's conduct "involved its blatant use of illegitimate industrial action power to bully OMS" into refusing to employ the couple.

Under workplace laws it is unlawful for an employer to refuse to employ a person based on whether the person is a member of a union.

Enforcing a closed shop is totally unacceptable in today's workplace environment.
Mark Davidson

Justice Gilmour also found that the MUA's actions deprived the couple of the opportunity to gain well-paid employment "at a critical time of their lives", and that OMS "succumbed" to union threats of industrial action, even though it wanted to employ the couple.

He noted that "engaging in conduct with an intention to enforce a closed shop" on the West Australian waterfront was "objectively serious".

"The penalties must be sufficient to deter the MUA from engaging in further unlawful conduct of this type," he said.

The MUA was also fined more than $79,000.

The union has been contacted for comment.

'Closed shop' totally unacceptable: Fair Work

The Fair Work Ombudsman's director of legal practices, Mark Davidson, said the court was clear in its message.

"I think it sends a very strong message in respect of this type of behaviour that only employing somebody because they are a member of a union is not acceptable," he said.

"Enforcing a closed shop is totally unacceptable in today's workplace environment."

He said he was not surprised by the extent of the compensation.

"The compensation that we saw was to cover Mr and Mrs Love for lost wages over a period of five years for Mrs Love and six years for Mr Love," he said.

"I would imagine that they would be satisfied that they have received compensation for what they would've otherwise received in that period of time."

Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James agreed the court's decision sent a strong message.

"Employees have the right to join or not join a union and this should not have any bearing on their ability to seek paid employment," she said.

It sounds like they actually tried to join the union, I wonder why they were denied.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:19

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

I mean, Australian flag waving and a smiling Joe Hockey could only mean it's Howard HQ.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:20

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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norp posted:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-31/perth-couple-denied-jobs-by-oms-mua-awarded-750000-dollars/6361096

It sounds like they actually tried to join the union, I wonder why they were denied.

They were Labor left and you know how unions feel about that. No change from within.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:21

open24hours: Jan 7, 2001

Anidav posted:

I mean, Australian flag waving and a smiling Joe Hockey could only mean it's Howard HQ.

I think it was a Hewson function.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:21

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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Paging ScreamingLlama

Australian Democrats to be deregistered

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:23

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

Birb Katter posted:

Paging ScreamingLlama

Australian Democrats to be deregistered

Democrats try to make a comeback, end up rolling a 1 and fall flat on their face, breaking their teeth.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:26

Laserface: Dec 24, 2004

Hes staring at me and masturbating, thats all I see.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:26

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Roll a zero, merge with JLN.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:26

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

Laserface posted:

Hes staring at me and masturbating, thats all I see.

Does this help?

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:29

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Birb Katter posted:

Does this help?

Wonder if that party cost $10,000

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:32

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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bowmore posted:

Wonder if that party cost $10,000

Given how happy he looks there it probably cost taxpayers more than 10k

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:33

Gough Suppressant: Nov 14, 2008

open24hours posted:

I think it was a Hewson function.

makes the deflating balloon all the more apt

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:35

Josie: Apr 26, 2007; With tales of brave Ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured; By the sirens sweetly singing.

Birb Katter posted:

Paging ScreamingLlama

Australian Democrats to be deregistered

Dammit I just came here to post that.

I can't find any other information though..

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:38

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

Laserface posted:

Hes staring at me and masturbating, thats all I see.

Yes, that's the first thing I thought and it still looks like some primal response Joe is compelled to perform because the pleasure centre of his brain has been tickled.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:40

Zenithe: Feb 25, 2013; _{Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.}

Joe Hockey is really poo poo at waving flags.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:42

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Some girls read 50 Shades of Grey, Joe Hockey reads Fightback!

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:42

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

norp posted:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-31/perth-couple-denied-jobs-by-oms-mua-awarded-750000-dollars/6361096

It sounds like they actually tried to join the union, I wonder why they were denied.

Ahh, nice to know that, "no ticket, no start" is alive and well.

# ? Mar 31, 2015 02:46