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We all need look after the disabled.

And not just because it would make us all feel warm and fuzzy. There are good, hard-headed economic arguments for increasing our disability spend which is currently below many OECD countries. PAUL Prendergast is the father of a 26-year-old daughter w...

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Could you do better ? (A Kind of Political Thread)

There are countless political threads on the boards as we all know. And no matter the intention of the OP, most really just end up being a cat fight between each responders preferred party or representative. Here is a twist - Could you, as the leader...

Who is going to Millions of Paws Dog Walk on the weekend?

Millions of Paws is run annually by the RSPCA as a fundraiser. They have walks all over Australia. There are lots of activities, stalls and competitions on the day (after the walk) for people and dogs. I go most years (rain, hail or shine!) and this ...

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NAPLAN

Why do parents cram their children to do well in it? My daughter tutors and that has been high on the demand list recently and I noticed the newsagency is full of books to prepare. Isn't it just a test to see where the gaps are so they can be remedie...

What a shame

They're cutting the baby bonus, something that should not have been around in the first place. Ummmm is this a political thread

Where Do You Turn?

I have asked this question of several posters over the last few weeks and none of them has ever answered me, so I'll throw it open to everyone. For reports on current affairs, which media outlet or personality do you trust to give you facts and intel...

White supremacy' view draws most complaints

By Alanah Eriksen New Zealand Herald July 27 2012 Auckland University academic Margaret Mutu's comments that white immigrants bring with them attitudes of white supremacy sparked the most complaints to the Human Rights Commission in the past year by ...

Is Home Schooling a Good Enough Reason

for the family to be awarded Asylum. A US appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family who fled Germany so they could home-school their children, ruling that immigration laws do not grant a safe haven to people everywhere who face restrictio...

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While we're talking NDIS...

Should the LOO and his team been in attendance (they are paid to be there) for the introduction of the legislation yesterday? I saw some photos of both times the NDIS was introduced. The first time hardly anyone on the opp side attended. Yesterday th...