A fire works free Australia Day
Submitted by Shorty on Sun, 2011-01-16 13:41
Theres being a push towards having a fireworks free Australia day around Australia and donating the millons of dollars instead towards the flood victims in Carnarvon,QLD, N.S.W and now Victoria, i would also make the suggestion to divert some of the $500,000,000 earmarked for Muslims schools in Indonesia, i think its time Australians looked after Australians in time of need and not splashing our tax dollars all over the place.
I don't think missing fireworks will kill us.
Feral
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seeing that the australia
seeing that the australia day fireworks and such has aready been planned and payed for months ago why suggest such a thing ?? .. do you really think the guys that have spent the last year setting it up and making the fireworks etc are going to go bankrupt just because youve asked nice ??
im not trying to be too nasty here but how about we ask your business to work your ass off planning something for a whole year then pull out at the 12 hour and refuse payment ..
till
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Whats this crap about foreign
Whats this crap about foreign aid? Never knew aussies were such whingers.
Feral is pretty much on the money, the fireworks for australia day would have been bought months ago.
Shorty
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Well another option would be
Well another option would be to have registerd collectors at vantage points and collect money for the victims.
I don't mind foriegn aid Till, but how much of that 500 millon will go to the schools and not into the pockets of corrupt Indonesian officials ?
We have problems looking after own own schools and hospitals and urgently require funding,,whats wrong with Australian government looking after Australians for a change ?
scotto
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plus 1.
well said
Silk200611
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Call me Brad as that's my name..
Paully
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yip keep our own home clean
yip keep our own home clean and good first, then worry about the world!
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Feral
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i agree with your schooling
i agree with your schooling topics .. but dont forget where we live .. "the lucky country"
we can work for our money and afford cool toys and cars .. some of the people we help dont have schools and luxury items we take for granted ..
yes our schools could be better or our hospitals .. but hey if you have a problem with any of that you can use the private schools and hospitals .. they are better and you get what you pay for ..
IMO we are doing it pretty well here ..
Paully
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Interesting Feral
"Some of the people we don't help........." , so you should be talking about the people in this country that have suffered recently and don't have, as you say, luxury items anymore (Isn't that what the post is about) - Thoughts? , not to mention all the pensioners living on the bones of their ass in this country. JMO.
Feral
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dont you have insurance ? i
dont you have insurance ? i live in flood affected area here in busselton and i can tell you im insured .. if it floods here again all im taking is my photo albums and my computer portable hard drives with photos on them.
we flooded here about 8 years ago and my family home was in the thick of it . and my brother is in Qld on the outskirts of this current flood .. if your a flash flood victim then i feel for you .. but there is no excuse in my book for stupidity of living in a flood area and not being insured .. JMO
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No worrys,,anyway this was
No worrys,,anyway this was something i saw spreading on facebook,,it looked a good idea at first glance,but now it does not ,but people have been paid already etc so i am still thinking collectors might be a good idea hopefully,,as long as they don't run away with the dosh,,
till
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Collectors running away with
Collectors running away with the dosh? You can't be serious, do we really have corruption, crime and graft here too, just like you think might happen Indonesia? In that case, don't give.
OMG, there could be a lesson there in that.
Australia commits a fairly paltry 0.3% of GDP to foreign aid, the UN recommends 0.7% and America only manages 0.19%.
Man Overboard
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and America only manages
and America only manages 0.19%.
Not getting into a political stoush here, but the amount of damage America has caused some parts of the world with their continuous war for oil,
0.19% seems to pale into significance really.
Hang your head George Dubbya
sorry, back to fishing
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George Bush deserves a fair
George Bush deserves a fair trial!
Man Overboard
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Hi Saddam, shame about that
Hi Saddam, shame about that secret spot
hlokk
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There will be people
There will be people collecting for the floods victims. E.g. Variety are collecting funds for "sick, disadvantaged and special needs children and their families affected by this natural disaster.". You can also sign up to shake a tin here.
There may be other people collecting too. Various shops have collections, some are donating profit on some days (managed to buy a bit from one). Also, various charities will have online donations pages if you want to help too.
BTW, heres the Major's message.
As for the spreading things you see on facebook. Always good to check into first instead of just clicking :p
uncle
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big enough
arn't we big enough to do both????????, why make others miss out, it won't be long before all the scams are out to rip the goverment off,poor old Carnarvonites seems to be the big losers here, they can't get insurance while this is true for some in Q. some choose not to!
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PilbaraBrad
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who ever thinks
who ever thinks that australia dosnt do much for australia needs to get out. Go see the world then come back and see if you still have the same opinion.
this is a bloody awesome place to live, get over it. the goverment will do everything to get the flood victims back on their feet, wait and see. Who do you think is footing the billions of dollars in bills, huh?
till
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Pretty much, I'd rather be in
Pretty much, I'd rather be in aus for floods than those poor bugger in Brazil.
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get back to work Brad ..
get back to work Brad .. your "super tax" is needed :P
jb525
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So do we give 500,000,000 to
So do we give 500,000,000 to indonesia?
If thats true, it could hold the answer to the boat people problem.
Hold back the aid and let the police over there stop the boats. If they stop all but a couple of boats slipping through, continue aid.
A bit harsh, yes. But maybe it could work?
The corrupt cut of 500 million must be more than the cut from the people smugglers?
Shorty
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It would be ironic if the
It would be ironic if the next round of Bali bombers were trained at Muslim schools funded by Australians,,
hlokk
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Do you really think Australia
Do you really think Australia would be funding extremist islamic schools? The vast majority of Islamic schools are nothing like that and more like private schools we have here (which are nominally religious). Link.
Shorty
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Well President Suharto
Well President Suharto amassed a fortune estimated at between 35 -73 billon dollars when he was in office,,
We now have President SBY in office,, called me a pessimist but i don't think much of that will get to where its needed,,
But to answer the question yes i think some might fall into the wrong hands and go to a school that looks above board and is not, unlikely but still possible,,
Man Overboard
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Shorty, You are a
Shorty, You are a Pessimist
amidsoingitrite ?
Shorty
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Yes i am a pessimist,, it is
Yes i am a pessimist,, it is good to see so many have complete faith in our government and a no questions asked, we have complete in where you send our money.
Australias government much be the most trusted in the world by its people,fantastic work by Gillard and the team
sarcasm0
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More like
35 -73 billon rupiah.
Shorty
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US dollars in fact ,,every
US dollars in fact ,,every time a country gave Indonsesia aid guess whose familys pockets the money went in to ? (he was in power for 36 or so years)
When you get dozens of countrys sending millons each year the piggy bank really grows .
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Fireworks free? How about
Fireworks free? How about alcohol free?
dom77777
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what planet do you live on
what planet do you live on...this so called arse lickin government to the usa is one of the most corrupt in the world ...someones pulling the wool on a lot of people eyes on here wake up and smell the roses ...just have a look at the justice system .money money money is all that matters .revinue the easiest way to take all ur hard workin dollars away from you and what do we do ,,,,,,fk all why is it that when a new rule comes out for whatever reason nobody does nothing about it or make a noise most people are just sheep. its about time the people start gettin back alittle power soon ...other wise our kids kids gonna be told what to have for breakfast ....hitler gonna have nothing on this govenment ...just my opinon dont need any smart arse response... AUSTRALIA WAKE UP ...
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Sorry Dom,
what did you say? - i was having a snooze. When you get old and cranky like me you finally realise what loathsome scum MOST politicians are. Since Tim Fisher left the scene no one other than Mal Brough has shown any balls. What a joke - Mal " Lost Me Dacks " Fraser is regarded as a world statesman, Paul Keating was Suharto's best mate, our goverment as good as colluded with the Indonesians over Balibo, Bob Brown is making political mileage over 16 bodies - and so on and so on and you and i can't do a thing about it. Feel your vote counts? It does, but only to whichever moral vacuum you voted for.
roberta
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I'm afraid I'm a bit
of a pessimist, just hope the money collected does go to Carnarvon and Qld floods.
My heart was so proud to see all the volunteers over the week end, total strangers helping total strangers, thats the Aussie spirit, love this country.
Till you read on perthnow how the poor illegal aslyum seekers are getting bored, getting upset cos they have to share a TV or internet gggggrr I'm not saying any more on that subject.
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Shorty
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Illegal aslyum seekers have
Illegal aslyum seekers have to share a computer ?
Thats outrageous,,we pay taxes so they can all have a computer each,,lol
Dicko
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Fireworks
Just gettin back on the subject...Our super country will do what it can to help those in the floods, and taking fireworks off the people won't be one of them!!! Our Aussie spirit will just find a way, like we always do...
As for whinging about our government, I reckon a little criticism won't hurt them, just keep them on their toes!!!
nana nana nana nana fishing!!!
Feral
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maybe we can put a few fire
maybe we can put a few fire works up a few pollies ??
that would be a day to remember :)
scottland
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fireworks would
be a welcome distraction for most anyway
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