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There is a big difference, you are asserting that the rumours/fake news are true when you know they arent. ICAC are saying we are investigating alleged corruption, they arent saying "X is corrupt" whilst knowing it isnt true.

No because they have cleared you, so they didnt defame you. As a government agency, they also have a degree of immunity from being sued for this sort of thing. I think ICAC will be under a lot of pressure to come up with results now - if the investigation into Gladys turns up nothing then I...

Agree 100% and this is what Im trying to get at with my comments. ICAC knows full well that saying they are "investigating" is enough to cause serious harm to a persons reputation and career, as well as destabilising the government. Make no mistake, ICAC aren't some neutral, above the fray...

Probably, but more so in a board capacity as opposed to being a chief executive or c-suite officer like Mike Baird. Assuming she is cleared, she will probably also have opportunities in the public sector, I could see her being called up by the government to run a crisis commission or maybe run...

To be completely fair though, the investigation into Daryl Maguire is definitely justified - exactly the type of behaviour they should be looking into.

But the consequences of that are severe, in this case a popular Premier has been forced to resign during a major crisis. In other cases people have had to quit parliament, lost their careers etc all because ICAC is "investigating" (ultimately to find no wrongdoing). Also what they are...

ICAC needs to make a splash so it can justify itself at budget estimates. Contrary to popular belief, serious, systemic corruption is exceedingly rare in NSW and Australia as a whole. ICAC cant exactly say corruption is rare, because then people will start asking questions like whether their...

Agreed - I think part of the reason that the economy hasnt done as bad as predicted is because there is an expectation that lockdowns are temporary and once lifted, the business environment will be strong As much as I hate COVID and these lockdowns, I do think that life has changed in many...

Keep in mind, all data currently indicates that boosters will be needed, so I dont think it will make much difference which one you choose.

Not sure I agree with a lot of what this guy says, but does raise some interesting points. With the flu almost being eliminate in Australia due to lockdowns, I wonder if we have set ourselves up for a terrible flu season, or a dangerous variant. Either way, I don't think the ramifications of...

It really does depend on your chosen profession and the kind of organisations you want to work for as a graduate. Generally speaking, I wouldn't be killing myself to get D/HD averages. As long as you are sitting on a Credit average you should be good for most roles. The exceptions to that...

Ive actually been thinking this might be the case, especially when you compare what is happening in Britain vs Israel. Britain, who have mostly used AZ, aren't seeing a rise in hospitalisations/deaths as opposed to the opposite in Israel who exclusively used Pfizer. That said, Britain were...

Honestly, I don't think they give a shit. Especially in the South.

My point is, I don't think lockdowns are worth the cost even if hospitals are overrun. Whilst both are terrible, terrible situations I think overrun hospitals aren't as bad as ongoing lockdowns. I think the primary reason that the worlds economy hasn't faced the economic Armageddon that was...

I also think whilst we wont reach herd immunity, as people get infected and vaccinated, COVID will progressively become less deadly and severe. Also, viruses tend to eventually mutate towards more contagious but less virulent forms over time, which could also help this crisis die out.

It's not just tourism and small business, the impacts are far reaching from construction, to food production and even government services. Like, I agree it wont be over by the end of this year, but personally I think lockdowns need to end once we reach 80% vaccination rates and we need to shift...

They are already cozying up to the Taliban so they can get there hands on some of Afghanistan's fine natural resources.

Im laughing at the US as well, imagine spending $2.2 trillion on a war in some third world country, whilst your infrastructure is crumbling, you have crippling social inequality and numerous issues with domestic health care access. No wonder the country is going down the toilet. Worst of all...

I don't think Biden is totally to blame here, it's a complete failure of US Policy and each of the four Presidents (Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden) share responsibility. They were naïve to think that they could change a country with a vastly different culture and set of social norms At the end...

This needs to be a top priority and I expect it will be - this is by far the most costly event since WW2 and I think governments the world over will through everything at avoiding a repeat.