flybyknight

I think a bigger fear is Australia being swamped by racists. And some bigoted self centered media magnate giving these imbeciles a voice.

its an awkward situation, aircraft engineering is pretty much on its arse, all agency work with very few full time jobs. the main problem is, so many aircraft engineering companies have gone to the wall (especially here in Victoria) there are 10 guys for every job. there are licensed engineers with 4 types working as AME's for crap money waiting for years to hopefully get a Licensed role. personally I've just jumped ship, trying to get work with transferable skills. the problem is you need to bullshit to get any kind of start with transferable skills. Companies out here want a guy who can do the job and some, standing on their head juggling to even grant an interview. if you cant walk straight into the job, no interview. if you want a challenge, you wont get a interview. if you know you can do it, and you fashion a resume to show you have in the past and they cant prove you cant. you can get yourself an interview. I know this sucks and is arguably dishonest, but we need to eat. suffice to say, this country is so stuck in its ways, change only comes with the collapse of industries. very little evolution. at least its easy to read a company! the most plentiful place for aircraft engineering roles is Brisbane, you will need to pay a few hundred bucks to even get a start, id's pee test etc, i would definitely chat to an agency first though, get a feel for your chances.

coming down to postal votes now, how many of them can be frigged? systems a joke. chuck in a couple of hundred postal votes, go from point to point voting lots of times. all good if you feel like it. comedy

is Bernard Manning still alive?

PC, i think the only hope now is the senate. the current 2 party system results in your vote being right wing or right wing. so if you are against the current system you pretty much have to vote for greens or independents, to stop them at the senate. as always, its all about the policies, do the research, make your mark.

indeed but what are the other options?

saw this yesterday, food for thought for sure.....

[h=1]Britain’s ‘Leave’ Voters Cleverly Deter Migrants By Destroying Economy[/h]By The Shovel on June 25, 2016 Migration laws will no longer need to change under an independent Britain, because no-one will want to go there to work anyway. “That’s one less thing we’ll have to do,” a jubilant ‘Leave’ voter said this morning, trying desperately to ignore the economy crashing around her. “I probably won’t have a job this time next year, but at least there won’t be a foreigner there to take it,” Leave campaigner Patricia Waite said this morning, noting that she would feed her family with patriotism for the time being until she could find another job. UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage said the exit vote was a classic example of British ingenuity. “What better way to stop migrants coming to our shores than to devastate the economy they were coming here to contribute to. It really is a stroke of genius”.

hard to know tbh, i know building a typical Aussie chuck up house is still lucrative in the major cities, and double glazing is coming down in price, a good house can be built for about 10% more in areas around Melbourne. however as most people move on, and this 10% isn't guaranteed to be realized in the resale value, most people build crap. in all honesty, who can blame them? it's all about the money. if you want to have a play with figures and areas http://www.domain.com.au/ is quite a friendly real estate site. it is a minefield though, id fully recommend renting for a bit, find your feet first.

op, you are going about it wrong, if you want a house here in australia you have to build. the thing i feel you havn't taken into consideration is the rarity of buildings a pom, or anyone for that matter from a modern western country would consider a house. once a person makes a house that's comfortable, with the things on your wish list, do you really think they'll sell it? what also plays against you is how aussie houses are sold on land size, this means the quality of a house makes very little to no difference on the asking price. quite simply you'd have to be mad to sell a high quality house here, you wouldn't make your investment back. build... its the only way.

solar or electric, stay away from gas. as has been mentioned it can be quicker, however with the low efficiency and current cost of gas it will be way more expensive to run than electric or solar. enclosing the pool is probably the best option, add a heat pump if you can... job done another little heat pump nugget worth mentioning is how a split system air conditioner is the cheapest way to heat an aussie home at the moment. if you have a split system, use it hell if you can, cut off the gas completely save another $400 a year in standing charges

only works if you are outside australia, our broadband is too slow to load it up. its criminal

can we please empty the detention centre in nauru soon, with the economy on its knees the people in there will probably not come here anyways! we could spend the money saved to put a nice statue of tony turnbull on top of sydney harbour bridge.

good place to put this i suppose, it's going to affect the economy. some libs want a debate on climate change science. good idea, while we're at it we should debate other things science is only 97% sure about. 1. healthy smokes, doctors approve. 2. is gravity a thing. 3. is the moon an egg.

also the media seem to be loving the $10 cheaper a tank petrol thing, and tbh most of us are too...... however most of us lost between $1500 and $6000 on our super and pensions last year alone and this year looks likely to be the same, simply because they are heavily invested in the mines and petrochemicals. keep an eye on your pensions! Do you bet on this dip being a cyclic thing or an energy revolution? research if need be, then put your money straight, shame to lose a pension for nostalgia or indeed an ideology.