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Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:54 pm
by dedja
Just means one of them has to sit on someone else's lap when they take the mini-van to get to parliament ...

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:24 pm
by stan
bennymacca wrote:so the current environment minister Greg Hunt wrote a thesis on why carbon pricing would be a good thing...

http://junkee.com/a-friendly-reminder-t ... idea/38187

Ehh, more worried about what he doea now rather tham what his phd was based on.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:44 pm
by bennymacca
stan wrote:
bennymacca wrote:so the current environment minister Greg Hunt wrote a thesis on why carbon pricing would be a good thing...

http://junkee.com/a-friendly-reminder-t ... idea/38187

Ehh, more worried about what he doea now rather tham what his phd was based on.


still goes to show how much the party line gets towed. he probably saw what happen to turnbull regarding advocating an ETS and kept his mouth shut!

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:31 am
by stan
bennymacca wrote:
stan wrote:
bennymacca wrote:so the current environment minister Greg Hunt wrote a thesis on why carbon pricing would be a good thing...

http://junkee.com/a-friendly-reminder-t ... idea/38187

Ehh, more worried about what he doea now rather tham what his phd was based on.


still goes to show how much the party line gets towed. he probably saw what happen to turnbull regarding advocating an ETS and kept his mouth shut!

I didnt think there was any doubt in that.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:48 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
work for the dole

one of the better policies

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:01 pm
by bennymacca
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:work for the dole

one of the better policies


got no issue with it at all. especially for the long term unemployed. how long do you have to be on the dole before it kicks in?

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:13 pm
by Jimmy_041
Apply for 40 jobs per month? :shock:
I don't reckon I could do that and I've got good qualifications

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:21 am
by mighty_tiger_79
bennymacca wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:work for the dole

one of the better policies


got no issue with it at all. especially for the long term unemployed. how long do you have to be on the dole before it kicks in?


Not knowing the finer details I imagine you would have to be on the dole for a min of 12 months.

40 jobs a month is only really just over 1 job per day.....

Depending on the industry sometimes there are multiple opportunities and other times there is nothing.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:43 am
by bennymacca
40 jobs a month is a LOT.

I doubt I would be able to find 40 jobs a month as an electronic engineer. Certainly not in Adelaide.

This will lead to people just spamming jobs that look vaguely interesting. Or possibly just anything. Not sure how 40 as opposed to 10 for instance is going to increase the chances of someone finding a job.

Country folk are going to find it even worse.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:13 am
by mighty_tiger_79
I think people can utilise any skills they have to look for work in other industries.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:06 pm
by Q.
There wouldn't be 40 jobs a year to apply for in Adelaide in my profession.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:23 pm
by bennymacca
Q. wrote:There wouldn't be 40 jobs a year to apply for in Adelaide in my profession.


wouldnt surprise me if it was the same for me too.

so are we supposed to go stock shelves at big w? guess so. prolly cant even get something like that either because they know you are leaving within 2 seconds if you find something else

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:49 pm
by Gozu
The 40 jobs a month thing is intentional by the Libs so if you fail, as expected you get booted off the dole. Even some hardcore right-wingers are disgusted by the Libs boot on the throat approach to the poorest in society. If you don't live in a gated community you will need to be soon when crime skyrockets :roll:

Class-warfare like this is to be expected from Abbott though who's still fighting student politics battles.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:58 pm
by RustyCage
I got stuck having to go to a job club in between finishing Uni and all my teaching paperwork coming through. I was forced to apply for 6 jobs a day, even though I knew I'd be working in a classroom within a fortnight...

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:39 pm
by bennymacca
having a forced number of applications doesnt make any sense for any professional. and even for labourers or something it is a LOT

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:13 pm
by stan
40 is lot in a month. I think they may be thinking that someone can just apply for a sack of jobs that dont require qualifications.
Anyway there must be more to it than just 40 applications per month across the board.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:17 pm
by stan
bennymacca wrote:
Q. wrote:There wouldn't be 40 jobs a year to apply for in Adelaide in my profession.


wouldnt surprise me if it was the same for me too.

so are we supposed to go stock shelves at big w? guess so. prolly cant even get something like that either because they know you are leaving within 2 seconds if you find something else

I think thats he idea. Basically have people working at all costs. Well thats what it seems like, as I said before 40 is a lot.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:21 pm
by bennymacca
If I put my resume in at big w they wouldn't hire me. They would say I am overqualified and likely to jump ship. Which I would be.

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:02 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
bennymacca wrote:If I put my resume in at big w they wouldn't hire me. They would say I am overqualified and likely to jump ship. Which I would be.


test out that theory?

Re: Abbott/Liberal Govt Watch

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:05 pm
by mighty_tiger_79
the other issue along with this is the dodgy nature of Job Network Agencies who do not always work in the interests of job seekers.....

I know of one particular case which makes you lose complete faith in the JNA sector