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Dr Kevin Bonham has a small analysis of the upcoming NSW election/polling here: http://kevinbonham.blogspot.co.at/2015/02/new-south-wales-roundup-is-even-this.html
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@SenatorLudlam
can anyone confirm rumours out of the press gallery that Lord Brandis has been banned from doing interviews by the PMs office? #auspol
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RAR'ed the Housing bubble thread here: http://www.filedropper.com/whyaustraliaisscrewed
I didn't the edit the html so that each page links normally together, you'll have to click individually on each page.
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Are we using drones?
https://twitter.com/samhighley/status/573770348836999168
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Newspoll back into saner terrirtory
Fed: ALP 55 (+2) L/NP 45 (-2)
Coal. 38, Lab. 39, Grns 12, Othrs 11
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Moss inquiry: Leaked testimonies cast doubt on claims Save the Children staff encouraged asylum seekers on Nauru to self-harm
LATELINE BY STEVE CANNANE, LISA MAIN, AND ALEX MCDONALD
UPDATED TUE MAR 10 00:39:35 EST 2015
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/testimonies-cast-doubt-on-removal-of-save-the-children-staff/6292070
he ABC has obtained leaked testimonies from the Moss inquiry that cast doubt on the evidence used to remove nine Save the Children staff from their jobs working with asylum seekers on Nauru.
In October last year, then Minister for Immigration Scott Morrison, announced an inquiry to be chaired by former integrity commissioner Philip Moss.
The inquiry was to look into, among other things, claims of sexual and physical abuse at the Regional Processing Centre on Nauru and allegations that Save the Children staff employed at the centre encouraged asylum seekers to self-harm.
While announcing the inquiry, Mr Morrison said: "If people want to be political activists that's their choice but they don't get to do it on the tax payers' dollar and working in a sensitive place like Nauru."
The allegations relating to Save the Children staff came from an intelligence report compiled from information gathered by Lee Mitchell, a senior intelligence analyst employed by Wilson Security on Nauru.
The Moss report is yet to be released by the Government, but in his testimony to the inquiry obtained by the ABC, Mr Mitchell admitted that the information he compiled on Save the Children would not stack up in court.
"We're not looking to provide evidence. We're just looking at information of where there's likely to be an issue," he said.
[u]When pressed by Mr Moss over allegations that Save the Children staff encouraged asylum seekers to self harm, Mr Mitchell provided no specific evidence, instead citing a previous report from former operations manager at Nauru, Greg Lake.[/]
"I'm feeding back to Lake's comments in July," Mr Mitchell said.
"He says he knows this goes on. Coaching absolutely does go on."
Mr Moss said more clarification was needed.
"To my mind there's a world of difference between a general state of implying self-harm can be coached, and self-harm is being coached in the context of a particular series of demonstrations," he said.
"I know ... 75 per cent. It's three quarters of the way there to confidence, to full confidence," Mr Mitchell responded.
Confusion over journalist's tweet
In one instance, Wilson Security's senior intelligence analyst cited a tweet from journalist Daniel Pye, as evidence Save the Children staff were leaking information to the media.
In his testimony to the Moss inquiry, Mr Mitchell said: "This is a guy who works for the Phnom Penh Times, so he's in direct contact with someone on Nauru."
"He's talking about academics working with refugees confirmed seven suicide attempts yesterday to me. Well, the only academics that work inside the centre are employed by Save the Children."
But Mr Mitchell misinterpreted Mr Pye's tweet. It contains a link to an article he wrote for Al Jazeera.
Mr Pye was not quoting Save the Children staff but Professor Suvendrini Perera.
Professor Perera had spoken directly with asylum seekers on Nauru and was quoted on the record for Mr Pye's article. She works for Curtin University, not Save the Children.
Mr Mitchell's testimony before the Moss inquiry also revealed he was approached to gather information on Save the Children in the lead-up to the Government's announcement of an inquiry.
"I think it was either the 28th or the 29th of September," he told Mr Moss.
"I was approached by someone from the department ... [who] just said that we're interested in anything you've got on Save the Children."
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton was unavailable for interview.
"We're not going to comment before the report is released," a spokesman for the Minister said.
There is speculation the Moss report will be released this week. Lateline understands it will detail allegations of sexual abuse as well as the trade in sexual favours between guards and detainees.
The transcripts of evidence seen by the ABC contain harrowing testimonies of sexual abuse.
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That's funny you know. I have three friends who left for Indonesia over two years ago as tourists and they are still bumming around travelling, working where they can and generally living. They didn't just rock up and ask to be treated like poo poo. Makes me think if you're canny enough to pay a dodgy people smuggler to get you to Indonesia you might want to try using the tourist visa you got there on to do something touristy. Maybe even find a place to carve out a life.
Yeah this is the part where I put you on ignore.
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Mar 11, 2015 12:46
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So much awkward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvP71iA0Cdc
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I didn't watch but all indications are pointing to a resounding yes. Twtter is blowing up about him not knowing gently caress all about superannuation and defending the wealthy's abuse of the system.
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Mar 16, 2015 12:51
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Had this been posted?
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Kidnap fears if large private companies publish tax details, says Coalition
The assistant treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, says there would be ‘real safety concerns’ if $100m companies published tax information
http://www.theguardian.com/australi...MP=share_btn_tw
Private companies such as those controlled by the billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart will be exempt from new laws requiring the publication of their tax information because of fears this could jeopardise their safety and possibly lead to kidnappings.
The assistant treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, told the Coalition party room on Tuesday the publication of the financial statements of large private companies raised “real safety concerns”. He said the 700 private companies captured by the new law covering more than 1,600 companies with a turnover of more than $100m should be exempt.
The prime minister, Tony Abbott, agreed the Coalition would implement this exemption. The changes will require a legislative amendment.
Frydenberg was responding to questions from senator Cory Bernardi and the New South Wales MP Craig Laundy, who argued private companies should be exempt on commercial and personal security grounds. They argued the information could harm a company’s commercial operations and potentially leave private business people and their families at risk of kidnapping.
After the meeting, Frydenberg said: “The government is considering its response to concerns about the publication of information about the tax affairs of privately owned Australian companies. Legitimate concerns have been raised about the misuse of information related to privately held companies that is made public as part of tax transparency measures.”
Mark Zirnsak, of the Tax Justice Network Australia, said the kidnapping argument was “nonsense”.
“This is government giving in to the big end of town,” he said. “There is no reason why there should not be greater transparency around the tax paid by multinational companies, so there can be community confidence that these companies are paying their share of tax.
“Arguments that greater transparency will lead to greater risks of kidnapping are nonsense. Australia is not some fictionalised version of Colombia.”
The tax transparency laws, passed by the former Labor government, required that the Australian Tax Office begin publishing tax details of about 1,600 public and private companies with an annual turnover of $100m or more from July. Under the laws, total income, taxable income and income tax payable must be reported.
The ATO says, “The first objective of [the laws] is to discourage large corporate tax entities from engaging in aggressive tax avoidance practices. The second objective of these amendments is to provide more information to inform public debate about tax policy, particularly in relation to the corporate tax system.”
The shadow assistant treasurer, Andrew Leigh, said the rollback showed the treasurer, Joe Hockey, was “full of big talk about cracking down on tax avoidance … but consistently lets companies off the hook”.
“Rolling back these transparency laws means shielding big multinationals from public scrutiny,” he said. “Without transparent tax reporting, it will be easier for some big firms to continue to avoid paying their fair share of tax.”
Greens leader Christine Milne said the “the kidnapping argument is laughable. This is just yet another example of the Abbott government doing everything it can to protect the people it governs for: the rich.”
Business groups had argued against the publication on the grounds that it could be misleading but the tax office has now agreed that companies can review the information before it is made public.
I really don't know whether to laugh or get angry at the Libs.
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Mar 17, 2015 08:26
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I want to know what rare brain parasite peter Martin had when writing that article defending hockey's brainfart considering the articles following and preceding
It's not the first time he's written some plainly dumb thing about economics or finance in Australia. Peter Martin is very hit and miss, it got to the point where I wasn't reading the Fairfax economic stuff for a long because of him.
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LNP could potentially catch the ALP off guard from not having announced any policies.
I think a DD election would be so focused on the sheer incompetence of the Liberals/Abbott/Brandis/Pyne and their attempts to wreck so many things that Labor would only need to pull out a few vague policies and say 'we don't wreck medicare, we wont wreck uni's'. But then again Labor have never really been able to get a message out.
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Here we go again, business council poo poo stains who keep insisting on screwing over the worker because reasons
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BUSINESS is proposing a radical overhaul of the workplace safety net, calling for the removal of the current award-based system with workplace agreements to be assessed against the minimum wage, industry rates of pay and a series of legislated employment standards.
Under the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry proposal, employers and employees would be able to negotiate over key entitlements that are currently included in awards — including penalty rates — in a bid to inject greater flexibility into the safety net and reduce complexity for small-business owners.
The chamber says the proposal is aimed at enhancing employment and productivity while allowing businesses to set more reasonable rates for Sunday and public holiday shifts.
The shake-up is roughly modelled on the workplace reforms implemented by New Zealand in the 1990s and would also mean the better-off-overall test would no longer apply as the appropriate benchmark to preserve employee conditions in agreements.
In its submission to the Productivity Commission’s review of the workplace relations system, ACCI proposes an exemption on unfair-dismissal claims for businesses with fewer than 20 employees.
“Existing unfair-dismissal laws are discouraging small businesses from hiring staff,” says ACCI chief executive Kate Carnell.
“To improve job opportunities, the ACCI has proposed an exemption from unfair-dismissal laws for small businesses with fewer than 20 staff, giving them greater confidence to hire someone new.”
The submission supports this proposal by citing figures showing a 30 per cent increase in unfair-dismissal claims made per year since the introduction of the Fair Work Act, with about a quarter of conciliated claims involving a business with fewer than 20 people. It also says “go-away money” is an entrenched part of the system, with 80 per cent of businesses influenced by the desire to avoid the cost of legal proceedings.
In 2013-14, only 6.4 per cent of unfair-dismissal cases were resolved by a decision of the industrial umpire, with 93.6 per cent resolved earlier in the process.
Of the 4941 claims settled in conciliation between July 1, 2012, and January 31, 2013, 75 per cent involved a payment.
The changes to the safety net would see the government place the matters covered by the National Employment Standards in a stand-alone piece of legislation.
Individual and collective agreements would be measured against these new standards as well as the minimum wage and industry rates of pay. This would be supported by a new suite of agreement-making options, including individual statutory agreements.
I don't think I need to point out the obvious bullshittery with their reasoning, but I'll do one anyway - 93.6 resolved earlier in the process you say? Wouldn't have anything to do with fear of losing ones job or anything?
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Abbott could have the election as late as mid January 2017. Which is within the realm of possibility because he's a megalomaniac that would try hold onto power as long as he can.
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Mar 24, 2015 11:27
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A January election would mean campaigning over Christmas (and holding an election during school holidays) which is probably a terrible idea. To my knowledge there has never been a Federal election in January.
It's in 2017 apparently.
I agree that it would a stupid move to have the campaign over Christmas, but wouldn't that suit the Liberals more than the rest? Lower voter turn out overall, but higher voter turn out skewed towards the older generations who vote LNP.
In any case it's probably too hard to guess when the next federal election will be. There's just too many factors in the mix: leadership spill, angry electorate, DD however low possibility that may be. Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised if we're going to the polls by either this November or March next year.
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pretty much this whole thread mate
except for the guy in the dems, i dont know whats going on there
I was under the assumption most of the Greenies here were in their 30's (like me).
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Which can be explained by way of Danes loving to bike everywhere. Which is something that really pisses me off about Australia. Ample space for bike lanes, great weather and none of you shits are riding around like in Europe where the cities are tight, congested and it's usually raining or snowing.
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I think the big difference is that it's a Traveller card vs a Credit Card. You've just lost a bunch of your own money you put onto the traveller card. Whoops, sorry to hear that man, we'll get onto looking into that within 90 days, what, what do you mean lacklustre?
If it was a credit card ripped off, that is the banks own money (with your name on it), they're on top of that like a pack of wild animals.
It's why I keep my credit card separate from my transaction account. Oh, someone ripped all the money out of it? Well, file a form, we'll totally get onto that, for sure. Someone's taking unathorised credit money?  call out the specialists, we're breaking this bad boy down 
I had a travellers card back in late 2012 that was skimmed, someone in the UK was using it (me, living in Sweden) to buy expensive poo poo like diamond jewellery. About $9000 was taken but my issuer got it after a few hours and contacted me immediately. All my money was returned to my account and they issued me a new card, delivered by DHL in under 36hours. My experience was not so bad :-)
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