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One country

marwi_3023 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:45:29 GMT

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-05/nsw-treasurer-makes-speech-to-boost-state-pride/10582676

This rubbish only serves to divide.
Personally I get sick of hearing from people who live in NSW saying how great they are and the rest of the country is nothing

Re: One country

davidc4430 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 23:54:30 GMT

try living in tasmania or south australia, some interstate shock jocks want us cut adrift from the rest of the country.

we once had the formula 1 grand prix, about the only big thing we had, but it got taken from us by victoria.

now we have the tour down under and nsw wants that.

Re: One country

marwi_3023 — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:17:14 GMT

I lived in South Australia for twenty nine years.
I know what it is like to be denergrated by every big mouthed NSW living person you meet.
I'm not saying that they are all like it and I have met some nice ones but they are few and far between

Re: One country

myoclon1cjerk — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:20:43 GMT

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-30/victoria-displaces-nsw-as-nations-strongest-economy/10050678

Re: One country

joztamps — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:43:04 GMT

The New South Wales Treasurer has likened some Australian states to call centres and lunch rooms and described the past 200 years in other states as "pretty unremarkable".

The past 200 years in NSW have certainly not been unremarkable.

They can be summed up as "The 3 Rs - from the Rum Corps to Wran and Rogerson; 200 Years of Crooked Coppers and Even Crooked Pollies".

Re: One country

ambercat16 — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:32:04 GMT

At least South Australia and Tasmania weren't to be sacrificed to the Japanese during WWII

The Brisbane Line

Re: One country

springyzone — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:13:57 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
try living in tasmania or south australia, some interstate shock jocks want us cut adrift from the rest of the country.

we once had the formula 1 grand prix, about the only big thing we had, but it got taken from us by victoria.

now we have the tour down under and nsw wants that.

It's not the citizens though who campaign for these things, it is the government or corporate interests & they will usually follow the money-and that's often to where there are more people who might buy their product.

So bigger cities are always going to have some advantages like that.

I'm in Melb and sometimes find it an annoyance that if i want to fly to a lot of places, I would have to go to Sydney first, but I realise it is just a commercial decision.

But as far as choosing a place in Australia to live, I think Tassie is way undervalued. Way, way undervalued. beautiful, pristine land, not overcrowded, some good sized cities and facilities.

Similar with Sth Australia. Adelaide, beautifully clean city, not too busy etc

About a week back, I was touring Bonegilla Migrant Experience centre, it was an army camp which after WW2 became a migrant centre. 1:20 Australians have links to some relative or ancestor who passed through there.

The guide was telling us that immediately after the war, many of the migrants/refugees that came out here signed an agreement to take a job wherever they were sent for 2 years, after which they were free to find another job/move house to wherever they wanted.

Many were sent up to Qld, some to WA, and so on.

They did have a riot there at one time-a protest group-they were protesting about having to mark time at the camp and not being given jobs quickly enough!!

A job is what allows people to save & eventually buy some of the things they might want, like a house etc. Maybe the govt should step in and help refugees etc by giving them a crash course in basic English then offering jobs around the country. I think if more people had the opportunity to actually see some of these other places and towns, they would like what they see and some would settle there, which would help the local economy too.

At the moment, we have everyone crowding into Melb & Sydney, putting a strain on services, when decentralisation would be a more sensible way to go.

Re: One country

chameleon54 — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 22:06:13 GMT

@myoclon1cjerk wrote:
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-30/victoria-displaces-nsw-as-nations-strongest-economy/10050678

My 19 YO son has just purchased a one way ticket to Melbourne. ( from S.A. ) He is a talented musician and is looking to develop his interest after recent succesfull performances in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane. He chose Melbourne as it has a much more vibrant arts culture than the other cities. It appears the Melbourne economy is very strong at the moment, as he has already had several job offers and he is not even there yet. He flies out next week..............

Re: One country

marwi_3023 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:51:03 GMT

But Victoria must be going down the toilet because we have awful, yucky, lying, corrupt unable to manage the economy Labor

Re: One country

chameleon54 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:27:52 GMT

@marwi_3023 wrote:
But Victoria must be going down the toilet because we have awful, yucky, lying, corrupt unable to manage the economy Labor

Marwi, People might treat your posts with a bit more respect if you presented your thoughts using adult language.

Unfortunately S.A has had a Labor government for more than a decade and it is going to take a long time for the newly elected Liberals to clean up the mess. Teenagers are not prepared to wait around. They are in a rush to explore places and experience things and it will always be the case that the large population centres can offer a broader range of opportunities in areas such as the arts, regardless of which party is in office..

Re: One country

marwi_3023 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 03:55:15 GMT

I'm not interested in gaining your respect chameleon.
Closed minded conservatives are not welcome in my sphere

Re: One country

lyndal1838 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:18:26 GMT

chameleon has just articulated what many of us are thinking.

It speaks volumes to me that there are few replies to your many threads....most of us are not interested in rants against the world in general.

I know I would rather discuss subjects in an adult manner.

Re: One country

lyhargr_0 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:21:22 GMT

Same could be said for you

I usually skim past your Labor bashing and "how good am I" posts these days ..... I find I have more enough fiction books to read lol

Re: One country

marwi_3023 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:22:34 GMT

Oh no, people on the internet don't like me

Re: One country

lyhargr_0 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:23:26 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
chameleon has just articulated what many of us are thinking.
It speaks volumes to me that there are few replies to your many threads....most of us are not interested in rants against the world in general.

I know I would rather discuss subjects in an adult manner.

No one forces you to read them, so why not just move on or start your own "intelligent conversation" thread

Re: One country

lyhargr_0 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:24:48 GMT

@marwi_3023 wrote:
Oh no, people on the internet don't like me

They dont like me either ..... my care factor isnt all that high lol

Re: One country

marwi_3023 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:32:06 GMT

But but one of them is honoured.
It must mean something.
I will have to re evaluate my whole life.
My nothingness needs to be changed so that I too can reach the honoured status

Re: One country

marwi_3023 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:42:20 GMT

I remember David coping a hammering about posting links from ABC online and him having to have a break from the clique here.
Then there was an out pouring of support.
The clique is never happy.
Whinging about how better it was in the old days when there were plenty of people posting but I see a lot of new posters being harangued and subjected to background checks and paying the price if the clique deems them to be thus deserving.
Just no pleasing some people and who cares anyway.
If it wasn't for ecar and David and the other non judgemental posters this joint would be awful

Re: One country

lyhargr_0 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:56:20 GMT

@marwi_3023 wrote:
I remember David coping a hammering about posting links from ABC online and him having to have a break from the clique here.
Then there was an out pouring of support.
The clique is never happy.
Whinging about how better it was in the old days when there were plenty of people posting but I see a lot of new posters being harangued and subjected to background checks and paying the price if the clique deems them to be thus deserving.
Just no pleasing some people and who cares anyway.
If it wasn't for ecar and David and the other non judgemental posters this joint would be awful

That why I suggested they start their own " 'intellengent 'adult conversation" thread lol

Re: One country

chameleon54 — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 07:22:26 GMT

@marwi_3023 wrote:
I remember David coping a hammering about posting links from ABC online and him having to have a break from the clique here.
Then there was an out pouring of support.
The clique is never happy.
Whinging about how better it was in the old days when there were plenty of people posting but I see a lot of new posters being harangued and subjected to background checks and paying the price if the clique deems them to be thus deserving.
Just no pleasing some people and who cares anyway.
If it wasn't for ecar and David and the other non judgemental posters this joint would be awful
I find David genuinely thinks things through and usually presents his views in a well considered way. He doesnt just blindly follow what is fashionable or politically correct. He usually takes the time to properly consider things and how they relate to his own personal experience. While I dont always agree with him, I respect his posts and he has even swayed my opinion on a few things.

Likewise I suspect he may have moderated his views at times on some issues. Constructive, genuine discussion can achieve co-operation and understanding. Unfortunately those who blindly follow one doctrin or another without any real understanding of what they espouse miss out on this sharing of ideas and understanding.