onetrack Posted March 11 Posted March 11 It's not even a $5.00 raise, it's actually only $4.60 a fortnight for a single pensioner and just $3.50 a fortnight each for couples. There's a lot of anger over the miserly increase, directed at the Govt by the pensioners out there, as evidenced by the comments on many "seniors" sites. The Govt claims that inflation is under control and back to 2.4% - that doesn't jell with all the current increases in pricing, in nearly everything I want to buy. https://www.dss.gov.au/system/files/documents/2025-03/rates-list-20-march-2025-upload.pdf
facthunter Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) The latest floods will make it worse. Albo was there. It's his fault? Dutton and TATE(Gold Coast Lord Mayor) were away in Sydney Fund raising for the LNP. Nev Edited March 11 by facthunter expand
ClintonB Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Woolworths and co need to pull their heads in. Every time I walk in there things are up by $1, last week Nudie OJ was on special at $8.50, it’s normal price before. I only bought it when it was $6.50 on sale. i like real ok with bacon and eggs on the weekend as I don’t get a crook guts after if I have the OJ, I assume the acid in citrus combats the fattyness of the bacon. every other item is the same. They are real crooks with their here to help adds. Only their bottom line is getting help. They know we have to eat, other stuff is just ancillary. 1
nomadpete Posted March 12 Posted March 12 47 minutes ago, Marty_d said: Hang on, isn't this the "positives" thread?? Marty! That's a GRIPE! 3
spacesailor Posted March 12 Posted March 12 this is a positive!. Their ' Rum & raison chocolate ' , goes from 2 for $8 then $ 7 for one bar . Each time it goes up , I loose weight . yippee Talking of higher prices ! Can we have, 'more import duty on American goods '. spacesailor 1 1
old man emu Posted March 12 Posted March 12 5 minutes ago, spacesailor said: Talking of higher prices ! Can we have, 'more import duty on American goods '. Definitely NO to a blanket import duty, but maybe selective import duties. "Tariff" is another word for "Import Tax". Such taxes are recouped by the imported by adding them to the price charged to the purchaser. And don't forget that the price the purchaser pays will include 10% GST. The imposition of tariffs is a means of encouraging a local economy to develop by making locally produced goods and services compete on price with imported goods. Unfortunately, for a long time Australia has let its agricultural and manufacturing move off shore. In the case of foodstuffs, next time you are in the supermarket, look for the country of origin of the the foodstuffs you want to buy. 'Buy Australian" is more like "By Australian". Australia imports from United States amounted to US$34.72 Billion during 2024. Here is a link to a table which shows what Australia imported from the USA and the value of each class of import. https://tradingeconomics.com/australia/imports/united-states From that list, it is clear that there are some goods that could have an import duty applied to them, and some it would be wise to give free entry. Perhaps we could whack tariffs on alcohol and confectionery. But that might hike the price of "Rum & Raison" beyond the reach of some people. 1
facthunter Posted March 12 Posted March 12 Let's be smart(er) and not copy what Trump does. He's a bully and will shoot himself in the foot. Any progress will be achieved quietly behind the scenes. Not in Blaring Headlines in the Newspapers. Nev 1
facthunter Posted March 13 Posted March 13 IF you Follow space, you will surely be lost. There used to be a similar fellow in a Vintage Motorcycle club I belonged to. If you came up behind him. you knew you were LOST. Nev 1
Popular Post onetrack Posted March 13 Popular Post Posted March 13 (edited) Let's get back to the POSITIVE additions to this thread, shall we? Trump has his own thread. For last weeks and this weeks positive addition, SWMBO and I went to a couple of shows put on by the W.A. Museum and the W.A. Maritime Museum. The W.A. Museum show was "The Kimberley Experience", and the Maritime Museum show was "Empress Josephines Garden". The best part was, both shows were FREE admission! The Kimberley Experience was all about viewing the Kimberley's tourist places, without the need to actually travel there - and the Empress Josphines Garden show was all about the early French explorers of the W.A. coastline, and how they took home large amounts of W.A. flora and fauna to the Empress and Napoleon, which flora and fauna Josephine nurtured, and expanded to many other places in France. The French took home marsupials and emus, and W.A.'s Black Swans, which all survived for some time, it appears. Both shows were "immersive" experiences, where you were surrounded by big screens - and in the case of the W.A. Museum Kimberley show, we actually wore VR headsets, the first time I've ever done so. The VR headsets take you right to the camera lens view from drones and cameras fixed to choppers, and it was startling to look down with the headsets, and to suddenly feel like you were hanging in space over gorges and rivers. Both shows were very enjoyable and it's good to be out and about and socialising, which SWMBO believes is very important for your mental health, as you get older. Edited March 13 by onetrack 4 1 1
spacesailor Posted March 14 Posted March 14 OME I started with " this is a positive " . Why is it off topic ! . spacesailor
facthunter Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Oh Father forgive ME for I have sinned. I strayed from the Path of righteousness.... Nev 1 1
old man emu Posted March 14 Posted March 14 2 hours ago, facthunter said: Oh Father forgive ME for I have sinned. I strayed from the Path of righteousness.... Nev Absolvo te.
nomadpete Posted March 14 Posted March 14 9 hours ago, old man emu said: Absolvo te. Now that's definitely a positive offset to a gripe.
Marty_d Posted March 15 Posted March 15 18 hours ago, old man emu said: Absolvo te. YOU'RE Nev's father?? How old ARE you? 1 1
facthunter Posted March 15 Posted March 15 He might have a POPE Lawn mower, and I have a brand new Motor for it.. Nev 1 1
nomadpete Posted March 15 Posted March 15 1 minute ago, facthunter said: He might have a POPE Lawn mower, and I have a brand new Motor for it.. Nev Well I hear that the pope needs a new motor. 1
old man emu Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Il Papa has spent his life extolling the joys of Life Eternal to all and sundry, but when he begins to here the Archangel's call to savor those joys, he fights hard to resist answering it. 1
facthunter Posted March 15 Posted March 15 "Hear" not here. He just wants to get back to work.. Of course a True Man of God will not fear death. which was once defined as "Giving up the Ghost". Nev 1
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