the right can see the coming disaster.

[lakeland27]

this mornings desperate spamfest is a good indicator of the panic in the Right wing camp. far from being the abbott utopia they imagined , the signs are all there of a short stay for the current PM with the place falling apart around him..

 the only positive for abbott so far is his ability to grovel to hugh and debra lee in the vain hope that the power of celebrity may boost his rapidly sinking popularity. good luck with that, fiddling while rome burns .

[**meep**]

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@freakiness wrote:

It must have been while I was on one of my vacations. I missed it.

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You must have missed it.  We had a quite an in depth discussion about that.....I don't have time to get all the info atm.  It varies from state to state.

From what I remember, in NSW, for applicants with income under $40K there was a 50% discount making the fee be less than $5k.....Other discounts applied for those under the next threshold, but I can't remember what it was.  I think the intercountry adoption fees in qld are even less but dont quote me on that.

Am, I know of many average couples who can afford overseas holidays.

[polksaladallie]

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@am*3 wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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Check her out on TV.  Lots of face pulling while playing with her I phone.

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Who are you referring to?

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Sorry, I was replying to your post #30.  Bishop.  She is writing today (maybe a crossword), but usually playing.

[freakiness]

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@**meep** wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

It must have been while I was on one of my vacations. I missed it.

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You must have missed it.  We had a quite an in depth discussion about that.....I don't have time to get all the info atm.  It varies from state to state.

From what I remember, in NSW, for applicants with income under $40K there was a 50% discount making the fee be less than $5k.....Other discounts applied for those under the next threshold, but I can't remember what it was.  I think the intercountry adoption fees in qld are even less but dont quote me on that.

Am, I know of many average couples who can afford overseas holidays.

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Thanks, now perhaps you could explain which policy Oprah was involved with?

and what relevance "girl power" is to adult women.

Do you mean they role models for girls or something?

[boris1gary]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@lakeland27 wrote:

get with the here and now cat.

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I'm curius to know who these "stars" are that Gillard supposedly hitched her wagon to. 

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I'm even more curious to know what Ms Gillard has to do with this thread, every time a thread is started about the CURRENT govt, or the CURRENT political news, somehow it ends up being about Ms Gillard or sometimes Mr Rudd - now thats star power.

[**meep**]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

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@lakeland27 wrote:

get with the here and now cat.

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I'm curius to know who these "stars" are that Gillard supposedly hitched her wagon to. 

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I'm even more curious to know what Ms Gillard has to do with this thread, every time a thread is started about the CURRENT govt, or the CURRENT political news, somehow it ends up being about Ms Gillard or sometimes Mr Rudd - now thats star power.

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  If the tactic is used skillfully enough, you may not even notice  

I still have a long way to go, obviously, but have been learning from the best so there is still hope

[**meep**]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@**meep** wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

It must have been while I was on one of my vacations. I missed it.

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You must have missed it.  We had a quite an in depth discussion about that.....I don't have time to get all the info atm.  It varies from state to state.

From what I remember, in NSW, for applicants with income under $40K there was a 50% discount making the fee be less than $5k.....Other discounts applied for those under the next threshold, but I can't remember what it was.  I think the intercountry adoption fees in qld are even less but dont quote me on that.

Am, I know of many average couples who can afford overseas holidays.

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Thanks, now perhaps you could explain which policy Oprah was involved with?

and what relevance "girl power" is to adult women.

Do you mean they role models for girls or something?

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You're welcome

and i'm really sorry, i dont have enough time atm to explain how "girl power" is relevant to grown women but you're on the right track with the role models. 

[freakiness]

That's alright, I don't need a lecture.

[freakiness]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

Bronnie is the worst speaker ever.  She doesn't seem to grasp the neutral concept of the speakers role. 

She should be sacked, she is a disgrace.

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Oh how I agree with this.  She spends so much time with her nose in the rule book that she misses many comments and indeed some parts of answers.

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What she lets her side get away with is unreal and her refusal to consider anything the others have to say is astounding.

Name calling was never allowed, nor was labelling those opposite as some form of syndrome or disease.

[**meep**]

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@freakiness wrote:

That's alright, I don't need a lecture.

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But I really really wanted to

[punch*drunk]

I know several "average" families that have adopted from overseas