and the dodgy builders in insulaters were spending the money that they made in rorts
The dodgy aspect of the insulation scheme was that people died... bit more than a just a simple "rort" I would've thought.
there was a lot of hysteria over the situation. but i think the main issue was that garrett (haha garrett) was told of the risks, (told of deaths in written warnings?). but ignored them and a couple more deaths occurred during the implementation of the rortworthy scheme.
Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
Does the housing minister get written warnings whenever s builder falls off a roof due to poor safety precautions and training taken by builders? Does the transport minister get letters every time a truck driver dies due to being forced to drive for long hours?
While it is unfortunate that people died, why the minister is responsible is beyond me. Workplace accidents happen. As has already been mentioned, there was a HUGE increase of these jobs being done, and therefore the greater chance of an accident, particualy with a poorly trained worker.
i feel as if paying the $110 avoidance fine is almost justifiable.. is it 110?
a donkey absentee vote is the easiest non invasive "non saturday ruining" way out!
yup I'm doing postal vote this year. Work is just mental. I really don't fancy finishing work at 5am, waiting for a booth to open at 6am, then going to bed......or going home after finishing at 5am, sleeping then having to go and vote before I start again at 5pm.....nope not all. OMG the last federal election I was up the duff and just didn't fancy....well doing anything!
i feel as if paying the $110 avoidance fine is almost justifiable.. is it 110?
They cannot rule out human error. If you get the letter you just say you did vote, at X both and they have to accept your statement. Having said that, if enough of us start voting for parties other than the main two, things will change. I'm voting greens and hope they hold the balance of power, at least then whoever wins will have to negotiate with a party with some kind of values other than greed.
At the moment we have a choice between Hungry Jacks & McDonalds and it's a fucking shame I'm hungry for something healthy.
im just a shitkicker worker i dont want work choices or any shit like that
i work on building sites
the goverment was hasty with the bat scheme but they didnt kill the poeple lack of training did
I guess whichever makes themselves look like less of an idiot...
i believe adam won.. oh wait... that was the other contest tonight.
anyways it seems labor will drive the knife deeper into the belly of the environment and the libs as usual are going the xenophobic route. its like asking 2 guilty looking children who did it.
i dont listen at all to the government
i just said no do you hear
i dont listen at all to the government
the government has got to go
theyre getting in the way of
where were going...
...no doubt
theyve sold out
right now we can end the game theyre playing
they wont make it better
now or ever
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ah, nice to see the Cog lyrics posted here Too bad they were more aimed at the last government then the current one.
pretty rubbish debate really, nothing new, just the same old shit, the same old slogans, no real answers, and dare i say it, no real difference will be made out of it to the swinging voters.
i know COG are pissed with this government too. afterall a politician is a politician and the status quo will be maintained even at the expense of the people. the majority of people just dont care until it affects them direxctly and by then its too late and they wonder how it happened. and if one more person tells me voting is my democratic right im gonna scream.
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voting is your democratic right :P
I know my House of Reps vote will count for nothing, but i will place it anyway. The right wing racist prick that holds the seat holds it by 7 % and that is unlikely to change.
My senate vote will make more difference, and i will vote green inthe senate. To steal the democrats line, they will keep the bastards honest. As long as that Steve Fielding prick does not get back in
and i should be thankful cause some people around the world dont get to vote.
last election labor won my seat with 68% of the vote with a 5% swing. its like living in the wastelands. i really should move to one of those swinging gay seats.
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so i just read the transcript, and didn't think either of them were overly impressive. that was fair dinkum pathetic.
and to all the bloggers and comment leavers who have decided that Australian politics is their fake area of expertise today, it's labor dammit, not labour.
so i just read the transcript, and didn't think either of them were overly impressive. that was fair dinkum pathetic.
and to all the bloggers and comment leavers who have decided that Australian politics is their fake area of expertise today, it's labor dammit, not labour.
jeez.
oh now dont be too harsh on the triannual political interest of some here.. tis just something to amuse themselves with atm.
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You know what shits me the most about elections.....the amount of stuff they print that most of us aren't going to read anyway. I have a relative in the printing industry and OMG it is rediculous just how much they spend on advertising with an upcomming election. They are all banging on the environmental bandwagon, yet they all waste a phenomenal amount of resources on print. Yes it keeps my dad in a job, but there are other customers too.
Seriously, how about they do what my sons school does with thier school newsletter.......online!! :idea:
She is a sneaky snake.
She said she will never be a PM, she lied.
She was part of the Rudd cabinet that wasted money on shit then had the audacity to stab Rudd.
She talks like she knows what families go through yet she has no family of her own.
And her policies are not real policies.
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
She is a sneaky snake.
She said she will never be a PM, she lied.
She was part of the Rudd cabinet that wasted money on shit then had the audacity to stab Rudd.
She talks like she knows what families go through yet she has no family of her own.
And her policies are not real policies.
OMG!!! you mean to tell me shes behaving like a politician??? shocking. :shock:
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Abott at least comes across as fair dinkum.
I'm not a labor fan after the shit they have given the local division I reside in.
I am in a labor safe seat, Liberals have never been in power here and my suburb is a dump.
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there was a lot of hysteria over the situation. but i think the main issue was that garrett (haha garrett) was told of the risks, (told of deaths in written warnings?). but ignored them and a couple more deaths occurred during the implementation of the rortworthy scheme.
While it is unfortunate that people died, why the minister is responsible is beyond me. Workplace accidents happen. As has already been mentioned, there was a HUGE increase of these jobs being done, and therefore the greater chance of an accident, particualy with a poorly trained worker.
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yup I'm doing postal vote this year. Work is just mental. I really don't fancy finishing work at 5am, waiting for a booth to open at 6am, then going to bed......or going home after finishing at 5am, sleeping then having to go and vote before I start again at 5pm.....nope not all. OMG the last federal election I was up the duff and just didn't fancy....well doing anything!
They cannot rule out human error. If you get the letter you just say you did vote, at X both and they have to accept your statement. Having said that, if enough of us start voting for parties other than the main two, things will change. I'm voting greens and hope they hold the balance of power, at least then whoever wins will have to negotiate with a party with some kind of values other than greed.
At the moment we have a choice between Hungry Jacks & McDonalds and it's a fucking shame I'm hungry for something healthy.
i work on building sites
the goverment was hasty with the bat scheme but they didnt kill the poeple lack of training did
troubledsoul you sound like a right winger
nah. dont have the physique for rugby league.
well played
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in most countries - this is the situation!
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I guess whichever makes themselves look like less of an idiot...
i believe adam won.. oh wait... that was the other contest tonight.
anyways it seems labor will drive the knife deeper into the belly of the environment and the libs as usual are going the xenophobic route. its like asking 2 guilty looking children who did it.
i dont listen at all to the government
i just said no do you hear
i dont listen at all to the government
the government has got to go
theyre getting in the way of
where were going...
...no doubt
theyve sold out
right now we can end the game theyre playing
they wont make it better
now or ever
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
pretty rubbish debate really, nothing new, just the same old shit, the same old slogans, no real answers, and dare i say it, no real difference will be made out of it to the swinging voters.
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
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i just need to say
I know my House of Reps vote will count for nothing, but i will place it anyway. The right wing racist prick that holds the seat holds it by 7 % and that is unlikely to change.
My senate vote will make more difference, and i will vote green inthe senate. To steal the democrats line, they will keep the bastards honest. As long as that Steve Fielding prick does not get back in
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
last election labor won my seat with 68% of the vote with a 5% swing. its like living in the wastelands. i really should move to one of those swinging gay seats.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
and to all the bloggers and comment leavers who have decided that Australian politics is their fake area of expertise today, it's labor dammit, not labour.
jeez.
oh now dont be too harsh on the triannual political interest of some here.. tis just something to amuse themselves with atm.
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but there's gonna be standing up for reeeeal action, remember?
Seriously, how about they do what my sons school does with thier school newsletter.......online!! :idea:
then if abbott gets in, then we are compleatly fucken bonkers :crazy: :crazy:
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why do you think that?
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She is a sneaky snake.
She said she will never be a PM, she lied.
She was part of the Rudd cabinet that wasted money on shit then had the audacity to stab Rudd.
She talks like she knows what families go through yet she has no family of her own.
And her policies are not real policies.
Looook at moiiiiiii
Moi name is Joooolyaaa Gillaaard.
Vote for moiiiiii and moiiii policies and make moi Ostrayas prime minstaaaah
IRRITATING! :x
so youd prefer our politicians to all speak with toffy accents?
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OMG!!! you mean to tell me shes behaving like a politician??? shocking. :shock:
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No, just speak normal.
I'm not a labor fan after the shit they have given the local division I reside in.
I am in a labor safe seat, Liberals have never been in power here and my suburb is a dump.