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Yeah, one if the largest issues with the TPP is we just don't know what's in it. What we do know is that it serves the interests of the rich and corporations at the expense of everyone else. There just doesn't seem to be a pressing need for anything that we do know about it. It seems more like a mechanism for companies to get rid of laws and regulations that stand in the way of them making more money.
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We also have one of the shortest election cycles in the world. The fact that the Abbott government got in speaks volumes about Australia.
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Oct 6, 2015 01:54
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Parliament will begin sitting on weekends I'm sure. It has potential to be an election loser, just like Workchoices was. You'd be surprised the % of workers that rely on penalty rates and work a Saturday for that reason. Any cuts first off would likely be to hospitality anyway since they can't stand up for themselves, but most would see it as an attack on the rest.
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Oct 6, 2015 02:36
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Pretty sure penalty rates have been around since the early 1900's. We are, well we were, ahead of the world on workplace laws favoring workers. It was until the late 70's that individual bargaining even became a thing.
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Oct 6, 2015 02:48
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The focus would be on hospitality/retail as who's going to stand up for them. Once you've established a precedent it becomes easier to force it onto other areas. Nurses/police/paramedics etc would probably be excepted as they have stronger unions, but I wouldn't be surprised if their rates were slowed long term. Kinda like how casual workers were going to usher in a new era of flexibility. Nibbles! fucked around with this message at 04:36 on Oct 6, 2015 |
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Oct 6, 2015 04:34
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Aren't the majority of Bendigo ok with it? I remember reading the majority support it, especially businesses. Weren't the anti-mosque lot bussing people in to bolster numbers?
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Oct 6, 2015 17:54
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Les Affaires posted:Really the only way to justify this is if the expected increase in profit for these companies plus the increased (or unchanged) economic activity from the workers affected results in a comparable tax take because if not, yeah it's pretty counterproductive for the economy. It's removal by stealth. If they change it to a tax credit situation then down the road they can simply lower or remove it far easier than it is to get legislation through removing them in the first place.
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Oct 7, 2015 05:09
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I wonder if there's a staffer right now hitting ctrl+f on decades old speeches and replacing 'Asians' with 'Muslims'.
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Oct 7, 2015 14:52
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Ahh Yes posted:I'm ignorant here, but the abc and other media outlets, blur out faces of civilians involved in court cases in certain circumstances, not just children who have specific protection for obvious reasons. Parties in matters involving children or sexual matters are hidden to avoid the child or victim being identified.
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Oct 8, 2015 04:43
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4 Corners did a story on this back in April.quote:As Federal Government funding for universities has declined, Vice-Chancellors have been forced to look elsewhere to fill the void.
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Oct 19, 2015 06:11
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quote:If you want accurate descriptors where religion all of a sudden becomes so important, fine, but then call out atheists for what they are – atheists. And that never happens, does it Michael? Probably because those atheist politicians don't use it as a basis for denying rights to others. It's pretty lol that they want to spend tens of millions of dollars on a plebiscite that, if successful, will only allow for a conscious vote that can freely ignore the result anyway. Fiscal responsibility.
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Oct 22, 2015 03:51
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I see helmets as more the symptom with lovely Australian drivers been the cause.
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Oct 25, 2015 14:48
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*16yo wants to vote* "they're too young they don't understand the world" *16yo commits a crime* "they are adults treat them like one"
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A 16yo can't know what is best for the country as they don't understand complex political narrative like "stop the boats", "carbon tax" and "labor waste".
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