Paul1Perth

or mining.:wink:

There are arguments for fast processing and return or visa and then when some are processed and returned quickly, like the Tamils on the boat, there's more uproar. Government can't win whether they keep them in detention for ages while they wait for the long processing times or process them quickly. I'm all for processing them quickly, one way or the other. If the same number of boats keep turning up as recently and they manage to process a lot quickly then they would be on the brink of closing a lot of the camps you dislike down flag.

They're not meant to be four star hotels flag. Hope your "sources" aren't prone to a bit of exaggeration.

You seem to know a lot about the conditions on the camp flag. Using words like festering and on rations. At least it's probably a lot better than where they have come from, where I'm sure the government wouldn't have given two hoots whether they starved to death, their kids survived or not.

No, they should be sent back to their country of origin and I suppose most of them are.

I'm sure they're not doing it for a laugh either. You would have to question there state of mind. Who knows what they are thinking? They might be getting advice from some lunatic elements for them to give it a try. They might think they will be going straight to heaven when they die, unlike us poor shmucks who just believe when you're gone your gone for good.

A "normal person" in my opinion wouldn't threaten suicide and abandon her kids to who knows what fate. Surely they are better off in the camp at least alive, together, being fed clothed and educated, than dead. They are pathetic.

I think he's spot on actually.

When the price of electricity is so high that solar power and water heating becomes cost effective people will move to it. As more and more solar panels are made and sold it will get cheaper, so the time is not far off. Aus will change very quickly as people take up solar power, a lot quicker than most nations, who have a bigger population and a lot less sun.:cool:

Saw this headline today, interesting read. [h=1]Welcome to London – the most toxic town on the planet[/h] Oxford Street's more polluted than Beijing and the sky's alive with cranes. Just what kind of city is Boris Johnson creating?

I agree. Palmer is just out for himself and what affects him and his business interests. That's the only reason he went into politics. Trouble is the majority of people will say what needs to be done and back up to the hilt suggestions, but when they realise it's going to cost them another $500 a year (or whatever) then they don't follow through. Just the way it is and nothing will happen until we see some catastrophic events that prove beyond any shadow of a doubt that climate change is actually happening and we can do something about it. Until then nothing much will change. Even the countries that set themselves targets, so they appear to be doing something, very rarely make those targets. If they do they fudge the figures to make out that they've managed it.

You mean apart from buying our coal, gas, iron ore, uranium, beef, lamb, wine? The bottom line is we only think of the here and now. Most people would love to see the carbon tax go as it will save them (potentially) a few hundred dollars a year. There's another thread on this forum discussing how good that would be. People give lip service to changing as soon as they see it's going to affect their standard of living. Even Al Gore appeared on a stage next to Clive Palmer and must have felt really embarrassed to be there, at least I hope he did.

I hear the torturers "as you call them have refused to have them back anyway. Maybe they'll get sent back to India where they left from?

Interesting that the Japanese leader is over here at the moment organising to buy lots of gas and coal. Since the tsunami has shut down their nuclear power stations and they unlikely to be put back into service where do you think they are going to get their power from. Unfortunately back to coal and gas fired power stations. If solar was the answer they would be going that way. Solar is great in a country like Aus but it's still expensive and the greenhouse gases and pollutants that go into making solar panels is still very high. Not saying it's a bad idea and they should be a lot cheaper in Aus. Most people would have them then without a doubt.

Amazing that murderers and rapists can run around waiting for a court appearance for years and this gets in front of a judge in 24 hours and an injunction given.

I've had more jobs and changes of career than you can shake a stick at. Job security is a thing of the past and it's like bribery what your company is trying to do. If they valued you enough to think about promotion they wouldn't be so inflexible about giving you a year off to travel. Don't burn your bridges though and get upset with them, leave on a good note and get a good reference, you never know when it will come in handy. Maybe your parents don't want you to go 'cos they'll miss you. Even though you live a fair way away they know that you are still close, compared to what you will be travelling. They might be being selfish but they aren't going to tell you that. If your other half is up for it too I would be organising your trip and getting excited about it. Good age to go travelling.:cool:

If you choose to follow twitterers advice rather than applying mate go for it. From your wifes quals and experience I would be looking at applying for a permanent residency visa. Don't even bother with the holiday one. There are people on twitter, facebook and all those social media sites that would argue black is white if they thought it was going to wind someone up. That's a lot of people's idea of fun these days.

You're most likely right with the age thing davlap. I know interviewers and employers are not supposed to choose based on things like age etc. but in the real world they do. They might be able to get a younger person, with more up to date skills at a lot cheaper price than a 50 year old with experience would expect. It's tough to take I know and I hope the job pans out for you.

Ocean Beach in Denmark is one of my favourite beaches. Great to learn to surf, waves break out a long way and don't dump like the beaches round Perth. You can have a long ride with sand underneath you once you learn to get up. Might be a bit big surf for small kids but you have to be careful with young kids and water wherever you go in Aus. Winters are a lot cooler and wetter than Perth but might be on a par or even better than Melbourne. I like both places for a couple of weeks get away but don't know whether I would choose to live there. I prefer being near Perth and Freo and still be near a really nice beach.

Sorry to hear about your lad davlap. Tough times with kids that age. Don't take it personal that he blames you for everything that is going wrong for him, a lot of teenagers do that. Hopefully he will grow up a bit in the next few years and he'll come round. Panel beating is a good job to have, better money in that than baking and better hours. As long as he sticks at it he should be fine. Good luck.

Didn't your wife like Sydney davlap? I would much prefer living there than Melbourne.

It's a developed country ironman and if you have proof of what you are saying you stand a very good chance of compensation. If it's just a hunch though you might be totally wrong. Usually it's so hard to find out why you didn't get the position. I was out of work 5 months when we first came, no explanations from anyone why I wasn't getting the job. You just have to keep trying.

I think the "local experience" argument is a bit overplayed. There are jobs where local experience can be important but the bigger companies with technical jobs tend to have the same selection criteria that you would find in the U.K. might even turn out that it's an expat that's interviewing you and it could be an advantage. Certainly happened to me. I went for an interview and the interviewer had been to the same place as me for an interview when we left uni. Turned out we had both been interviewed at a software company in London. Gave us something in common and I got the job. Judging by your quals and experience I think you will be fine. Good luck.

There's only one way I'd work in Karratha and that's if it was a well paid FIFO position where I could get back to Perth for some R&R. TerryDXB summed it up very well. I didn't like Birmingham when I was at Uni there but I prefer it to Karratha.

Sounds like a good idea to go for a WHV in your situation Dave. You sound like you've got some good skills under your belt, wouldn't call it experience yet till you've had a job for a while. If you have family in Bris and you could stay with them for a while you could have a bit of time to look round and then look for jobs. You might even get someone to sponsor you if you want to take the emigration thing further.