how does Deloitte remain on the list of approved consultants? I’m sure in days past this behaviour would have seen them booted for cause pretty quick smart.

what surprised me is that Ley did not lie about it when she could easily have done so.

go for it — can only imagine what difference the Alice Springs Council think it will make to the grand order of things by ostracising Pine Gap employees and boycotting Israel. Completely ineffectual exercise.

a good start would be for the Defence Dept to outline what and who we are defending against and whether our defensive efforts, strong or otherwise, would make a difference to the likely outcome of war or simply exacerbate the destruction and misery.

choices have consequences and who is going to argue against karma?

blue screen of death. fuck. bugger. shit.

use it or lose it — if they don’t attract sufficient custom to cover their costs and make an income then it’s hardly surprising, no matter how amazing they might be.

well how about the gov take responsibility for the provision of aged care, child care and disability care?? Let the government employ or outsource carers and at the same time reduce the capacity for bad actors to gouge their patients as well as ensure service providers are available where needed.

well how about the gov take responsibility for the provision of aged care, child care and disability care?? Let the government employ or outsource carers and at the same time reduce the capacity for bad actors to gouge their patients as well as ensure service providers are available where needed.

just need to recall how the cowboy tradies screwed up the pink batts largesse, cowboy developers cheaped out on flammable cladding for apartment buildings, rampant poor build quality etc. to understand need for regulation. Regulations, their enforcement and holding people accountable are important.

and what of the eight other countries besides Australia that have operational F-35s and the nine others waiting for delivery? Perhaps easier to lobby Israel to stop flying F-35s.

I don’t reckon we even need “entertainment” — I would much rather see first half highlights and game stats, replays of mark and goal of the year, All-Australian selection and highlight reels for various award top 3