"does "waiting for 2 years" mean that they currently have two years to wait, or that they've been waiting two years so far?
it would be nice to see the actual figures - how many people have been treated, how many are waiting, and so…"
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Posted by Dave Reid on May 24, 2012 at 19:02 — 2 Comments
The ACT Election Results will be as follows....
As the self-appointed Causerie psephologist, I am going to put my predictions in writing for the result of the ACT Election in October this year - still some 6 months away.
In summary though, the result will produce another four year term for the ALP/Green alliance, with the Liberal Party making some gains,to get to 7 seats, but will be well short of a majority in their own right (which is 9 out of a 17 seat assembly). Interestingly, it is the Liberals inability to align with Greens…
ContinuePosted by Phil Officer on March 30, 2012 at 19:28 — 2 Comments
Australian Taxation Office : Abusive managerial culture exposed
Over the past month and a half I have been working with Serene Teffaha and others as a result of disclosures that point to serious systemic and cultural issues within the ATO.
This post provides an overview and links to the full posts on OZloop. If you wish to comment please do so on the Causerie or, if you wish, OZloop.
The community has a vested interest in seeing that public service agencies have a healthy organisational culture. Ugly managerial cultures and…
ContinuePosted by OZloop on May 15, 2012 at 13:26
The monthly insanity continues
'Sure as eggs', we get the same same commentary from the unimaginative media after the first Tuesday of every month, when the RBA Board meets and determines its monetary policy.
Everyone seems rather happy that Glenn Stevens and cohorts have deemed it necessary to drop the interest rate by half a percentage point.
I want to remind dear readers of the following statistics, easily gathered from the useful ABS site.
Since around 1971, home ownership levels in Australia have…
ContinuePosted by Robert van Aalst on May 1, 2012 at 21:02 — 3 Comments
I'm famous in Canada - thanks to some wholesale plagiarism
Get in line if you want an answer to the question how many humour columnists does it take to change a lightbulb? I have a more pressing riddle: How many humour columnists can you fit in a lighthouse?
It’s a question I posed in an email to Steve Jeffrey, the former editor and proprietor of the Anchor Weekly in Chestermere, Alberta, Canada.
I say former editor because Mr Jeffrey has since offered his resignation after being caught red-handed for…
ContinuePosted by John Martin on April 9, 2012 at 12:30
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James Walker replied to Phil Officer's discussion Elective surgery waiting list shrinks.... in the group The Dog and Pony Show
Phil Officer commented on Dave Reid's blog post Cuppacumbalong cemetery repair plan"Two thumbs up Dave!"
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Elective surgery waiting list shrinks....
Government claiming credit - of course.Opposition casting doubt over the numbers, based on recent evidence of alleged misreporting..... (Hanson says... "This is a government that is currently being investigated for falsifying the last set of data…See More
James Walker commented on Robert van Aalst's blog post The monthly insanity continues"Err - no. The impact on renters is immediate: rent goes up. The impact on owners is long term: the mortgage takes longer to pay off.
The mortgage belt is important because they fulfil their democratic obligations and vote for the party that…"
Robert van Aalst commented on Robert van Aalst's blog post The monthly insanity continues"That may well be true James, but the impact is less on renters (maybe $10/week as opposed to hundreds a month), and takes far longer to impact (months to a year depending on lease as opposed to days/weeks for banks to raise rates).
It's the…"
Robert van Aalst commented on Dave Reid's blog post Cuppacumbalong cemetery repair plan"Great result Dave! All down to your efforts in highlighting the issues.
Look forward to seeing the progress of the works as they happen."
James Walker replied to Phil Officer's discussion Believe it or Not? in the group The Big Top"While I would like a more respectful parliament, I'd also like a more respectable one. If Abbott's headhunting triggers retaliation, then the resulting destroyed careers should mean a better standard of politicians in the country. That…"
Phil Officer added a discussion to the group The Dog and Pony ShowBRT or LRT?
Minister Corbell is keen for us to get involved in the decision making process around whether we head towards more buses (with dedicated lanes), or a light rail/tram option for Canberra, starting with the section from Civic to Gungahlin, which by…See More
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Believe it or Not?
Craig Thomson's speech in Parliament yesterday provided absolutely no clarity to the controversial issues surrounding him and will not deter Abbott and Co from pursuing the runt of the ALP litter....Great article by Ben Eltham at New…See More
James Walker commented on Robert van Aalst's blog post The monthly insanity continues"Any increase in mortgage rates also affect rents, as the costs gets passed on.
Additionally, I imagine that many people who have paid off their mortgages own rental properties, so are less than pleased. Others, remember the horror of the late 1980s…"
OZloop posted a blog postAustralian Taxation Office : Abusive managerial culture exposed
Over the past month and a half I have been working with Serene Teffaha and others as a result of disclosures that point to serious systemic and cultural issues within the ATO.This post provides an overview and links to the full posts on OZloop. If…See More
Peterh replied to David Mathews's discussion Big Ideas for Canberra in the group The Dog and Pony Show"not much - it hasn't click. click. effected me click. yet."
James Walker replied to David Mathews's discussion Big Ideas for Canberra in the group The Dog and Pony Show"uh-huh - so what do you think would happen if you went swimming in the sulphates they're using now?
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Peterh replied to Robert van Aalst's discussion Economy booming but retail depressed? in the group The Dark Side"the problem is that the good managers move on. they get opportunities that take them out of retail and they are lost to us. It used to be that the manager had a 2IC that was trained by them to fill their shoes before they left. many times, the…"
Peterh replied to David Mathews's discussion Big Ideas for Canberra in the group The Dog and Pony Show"Every idea has merit, David, but there are some glaring holes in canberra's business approach that need fixing. You know what I mean. I can see prosperity in the city, not just new skills, but also new directions, ideas and commerce. We need a…"
James Walker replied to Robert van Aalst's discussion Economy booming but retail depressed? in the group The Dark Side"hmmm - everything you say sounds right, but if it was the case, wouldn't the firms with these good managers have destroyed their competition?
Granted that you can't just mass produce good managers, those that exist should be well known -…"
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