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  1. withoutaface

    Ban red pens... for the children.

    Mr McArdle said Queensland had the lowest literacy and numeracy outcomes in the country, yet the Bligh Labor Government was more worried about what colour pens teachers were using. "This is a kooky, loony, loopy, left policy from a Labor Government that is out of touch," he said. Read the...
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    lol new laptop

    Yeah fair call. I wouldn't go anything below an x600 model then, cause I know my 8400M GS struggled at just about everything.
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    lol new laptop

    Centrino 2?
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    Bill of Rights

    In one of our files man. EDIT: http://www.comcare.gov.au/compensation/trained_medical_assessors_list_for_permanent_impairment_assessments/nsw/dr_neil_berry
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    Bill of Rights

    Today I saw a report by one Dr Neil Berry.
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    Should Australia be a Republic?

    Tbh it shouldn't be an independent panel: it should be 2/3 of parliament. Also the Republic is a convenient symbolic issue to distract Australia from the fact that the world is burning.
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    Bill of Rights

    Again, APEC was organised and run by the NSW government, though I guess the point is security justifications vs a blatant "we don't like what you have to say and nor will the tourists whose entertainment you're paying for" one.
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    Bill of Rights

    Some reading on the context of non-discrimination in the context of the Constitution: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLRev/1999/3.html. I'm curious as to whether this would bring an end to specific handouts and land rights for indigenous people.
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    Bill of Rights

    The anti annoyance regulations during WYD were a blatant attack on free speech, which unfortunately were only struck down by a technicality. Further, Conroy and Co can't cry ignorance when they're consistently having people explaining to them otherwise through letters, phone calls and emails.
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    lol new laptop

    Thinkpad. Wait til they go on those 25% off sales. EDIT: Then use the difference to buy a superior gaming desktop.
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    Bill of Rights

    1. Ironic that the party who's spent the last 12 months trying as hard as it possibly can to crush free speech (Internet, nuisance laws, etc) is canvassing this. 2. Anti-discrimination an enshrined right? Get fucked.
  12. withoutaface

    Interest rate cuts, more money for us!

    It's lending them money. Same as giving in this instance.
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    Internet filtering: You can't opt-out

    The Coalition won't split over this. Judas Joyce might cross the floor but the parties themselves won't split. Jockmonkey: Check the EFA website. It's been covered and the answer is almost certainly that they cannot.
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    Results and Predictions (Semester 2 2008)

    Dude, it's sociology.
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    Internet filtering: You can't opt-out

    Hetty Johnson and her lobby group Bravehearts have come out in support of the filter. http://www.smh.com.au/news/home/technology/childrens-welfare-groups-slam-net-filters/2008/11/28/1227491813497.html?page=2
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    Aboriginal children in care now exceeds stolen generations

    Yeah cause most go unreported and when they are they get given 1 month sentences.
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    Pay Rate For A Receptionist!!!!

    Tbh office work shouldn't be under $15/hr.
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    Summer '08-09 Chatter Thread

    Yeah but what can you get for 300K?
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