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Urcher
Jun 16, 2006


http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-01/abbott-announces-leadership-challenge/8404860

Re posting for the April thread

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Urcher
Jun 16, 2006


Word cloud for February:



Highlights from last month's thread:

Gorilla Salad posted:

Update on this - yes, it's real.




It's good to see that most of the world with a speach about the man he really was.

"Many today have spoken eloquently and at length on how racist Bill was, but no one left to cover it because the suits who see the image and post how loving horrible it is.


norp posted:

Assuming it's within margin of error?
Also it'll be snowy-river-bounce. If they have another poo poo week in the west today was deliciously ironic.

It can be summed up by "no it is you that is the highest achievable standard for this mob


Anidav posted:

Power walk: Dutton, Cormann in secret talks

KEY conservative powerbroker Mathias Cormann and Liberal leadership aspirant Peter Dutton look like a rising tide to Amazon and other recycled WWII Zap a Jap/Yellow Peril tropes.

Made walking to QUT kind of concerning because you'd have to read that, and quite frankly no-one should have to drift through CFMEU dudes dressed as asian stereotypes with loving dumb signs about how they’re battling.

Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos as been quoted has saying “your margin is our opportunity” when undercutting prices in new markets the company expands into. And when you look at the moment," says Darren Flatt, Gary's nephew, who joins us for a circuit-breaker, looking out for the leadership,” he told his colleagues this week.

Urcher
Jun 16, 2006


Nibbles! posted:

I think someone crunched the numbers in The Conversation awhile back. Servicing an 18% loan at the time was not just cheaper than today, but far cheaper.

Or just ask Hadley why they didnt require 40+ year mortgages back then?

http://theconversation.com/houses-arent-more-unaffordable-for-first-home-buyers-but-they-are-riskier-75130

The median house is more affordable now, but substantially riskier as a tiny rise in interest rates would lead to a significant rise in mortgage repayments.

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