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At the moment I am of the opinion that this piece is one that should remain here in the main forum. However, should the thread continue along a path free of active discussion, I will have to move it to the sub-forum. As such, it would be great if everyone could take the time to discuss both the...

Labor MP slams welfare

Yet despite its low primary vote count, Family First is a party with a Senator who, at times, effectively holds the balance of power in the Senate. Not the greatest example, kami.

As I said in another thread, I have had enough of the abuse that many consider to be appropriate. Now, though your post was in no way abusive, I was of the opinion that the latter half was of no constructive benefit and that it would have only angered one of those who is most likely to respond...

Such threads exist for the purpose of providing a space for issues that would otherwise be raised on a regular basis. If you'd like to think that such threads exist for the sole purpose of providing a discriminatory space, then go right ahead, but I'd like to you to at least consider the fact...

Two things: 1. It provides a defined space for a topical issue; 2. It provides a space in which opinions and ideas may be challenged (for better or worse). Conflicts and arguments are just a part of life, princess, and there's nothing to be gained by keeping your head in the sand when...

The abuse ends here. Should anyone else feel the need to ignore this line in the sand, please don't complain when your posts disappear and warnings appear in your PM inbox. I should have done this long ago, but now is better than never - the discussions contained within this thread that...

From $6 to $24? What crap. It's a good thing that I only ever drive in to uni on a weekend, and even then that doesn't happen as often as it should. Here's the fee notice (pdf).

The spread of results along the bell-curve does not account for those who fail and there is no requirement that so many people must fail. Basically, you only fail if you deserve to fail, so there's no need for you to worry about your mark being adjusted to a fail if you are sitting on a pass, no...

Editorial - Spotlight on wages So in order to maintain affordable prices within a store, wages must be cut (or, at the very least, staff entitlements removed and any future wage increases severly restricted). What happens when a store's customers' base level of pay drops in order to increase...

I agree, the situation is largely one created by the administration (one that's no longer with us, thankfully), but I'm not talking about all of the players, rather I'm just talking about Simunic - as far as I know, he refused a number of offers to play for Australia at the junior level despite...

3/4, katie? Also, your language, please mind it in the future - I don't mind swearing, but only when it's used sparingly, in an appropriate manner and when it's not used in a way that denigrates a person or a group, especially when a member denigrates another with a swear word alone. I'm not...

I was amazed that not a single Socceroo pointed out to the ref that he had to receive the red given that it was his second yellow. Oh well, they mustn't have been paying attention, too. Simunic, 3 yellows in a game and an AIS-trained traitor. I don't think that we will ever forget him :).

Not necessarily - Schwarzer has always been prone to the odd mistake and more frequent handling errors and Kalac is and has always been another excellent 'keeper for the Socceroos. Still, given that Schwarzer's errors have not been so glaring as today's 'block' from Kalac, it's more than fair to...

A good outcome, if not the greatest match result or overall performance - though we dominated the match, the Croatians still played an excellent game and I think that they too deserved a result, if not the result that they were seeking. Oh well, the team wasn't going to finish at the top of the...

How so? --- The Bulletin: Obfuscating on thin ice

A tute presentation? Bah, I hate those. Thanks for that! I really do appreciate it :).

Yes, and all of you who are over 17, please enrol if you have not yet done so.

Outcry over plan to change electoral laws Though the changes are all important, there are two that are of key concern (one being of key concern to young people in particular) - the closing of the rolls on the day that an election is called and the lifting of the donation disclosure amount from...

For those who happen to be wondering, I just moved four posts to the Homosexuality (not 'homosexualism') in Australia thread given that they are better off there than they are here.