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Gronk

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Yeah the RTBU and the drivers have held themselves with such class in this whole ordeal.

They went looking for a fight from the very beginning.

There antics on Friday were pathetic.

What do you reckon most of the general public who are affected by this are calling them right now.

Wankers would be on the lighter scale.
I think Sky News After Dark has your password @King-Gutho94 .

What you are not seeing are failing to acknowledge is that the government have on more than one occasion, a) deferred fair work hearings b) using procedural tactics in court to make hearings protracted and exacerbate tensions c) using public inconvenience as leverage for wages and working condition negotiations and d) withholding offers until the very last minute which causes uncertainty around industrial action and again uses public inconvenience as leverage.

If you want me to frame it differently, one parent is involving the kids in marital arguments to make the other side look bad.

I get that most will poo poo this, but its true.
 

bazza

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flawed survey fails to give more weight to Wynyard pubs during super bowl demographic

In a survey conducted last month of 1,000 Australians by Talbot Mills Research, 49 per cent of those questioned disapproved of the job Trump was doing as US president. Interestingly, the biggest group was 34 per cent, who said they strongly disapproved of the job he was doing.

By contrast, only 16 per cent strongly approved of the job he was doing and 25 per cent said they somewhat approved. Put together though, it is higher than you'd expect. That means 41 per cent of Australians think Trump is doing a good job.

Asked how strongly they approved or disapproved of the United States acquiring Greenland, expansionism wasn't on trend in Australia, with only 18 per cent in support and a staggering 56 per cent disapproving.

Support for Trump and the US annexation of Greenland was strongest with young men.

In fact, that's the most consistent theme in all the data; younger men like Trump and are more sympathetic to his strongman expansionist tendencies.


 

JokerEel

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Dutton wants rates cut because Australians needs relief..

67% of households were home owners..
32% of households were home owners without a mortgage
35% of households were home owners with a mortgage

In 2022, around 31% of Australian households, or 2.9 million households, were renters.

Is a rate cut helping the renters? People who live at home?

Fine for me btw as I can put more money on my home loan.
 

hindy111

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China is in financial stress....it's in serious trouble...while its population growth is in decline and a major concern for its economic future (in addition to its current financial/economic issues)...

while Russia can't even win a war, against Ukraine (who has less then a quarter of Russia's population)...who has no navy or airforce....Russia can't even get within striking distance of the capital.....and all with limitations on how Ukraine can use certain long range weapons

finally the US is the biggest economy (and increasing against its nearest rival China) in the world it aren't declining in that area....unless Trump does some stupid shit (cough cough tariff's)....

I hope you are right. I personally don't think so. I reckon USA will become self sufficient and tell the rest of the world to f**k off
 

bazza

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He has changed his mind since last week - or maybe he is seeing if Michele can ignore "political pressure"

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has cautioned Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock to ignore political pressure to cut interest rates prematurely and make the best decision independent of government.


67% of households were home owners..
32% of households were home owners without a mortgage
35% of households were home owners with a mortgage

In 2022, around 31% of Australian households, or 2.9 million households, were renters.

Is a rate cut helping the renters? People who live at home?
The Australian economy for the past few decades has been built on ever increasing housing prices. Renters will only matter if they become 50.1% of voters
The boomers that own their home out right will be happy to see their portfolio go up with lower rates and more money funnelling into the market
 

Comfy

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Dutton wants rates cut because Australians needs relief..

67% of households were home owners..
32% of households were home owners without a mortgage
35% of households were home owners with a mortgage

In 2022, around 31% of Australian households, or 2.9 million households, were renters.

Is a rate cut helping the renters? People who live at home?

Fine for me btw as I can put more money on my home loan.

it's never going to change, because they are all landlords
 
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