scary canary

Pablo i don't want to fight with you mate especially this time of year, good will to all men and that! The money aspect i was talking about was mechanisms, and agencies that are in our respected country's to deal with the welfare of animals and how they are slaughtered and that costs money! Also yes you are right sharp knives don't cost much in our respected countries, but that country I'm not so sure, don't think they have Aldi & Lidel on every street corner like we have and IMO i don't think they much care whether the Knives are sharp to make the whole process quick and clean! Its just are western ideas that we seem to impose on every other nation for centuries that this sort of issue should be a concern for them when they have lots of other problems! I am with you Pablo i saw the story on the news and had to turn it off, it disgusts me to the core and i would kick off big time with no regard for my safety if i were there seeing this! We seem to both be very passionate about this and we might both have valid points, my comment about money was taken very literally by you! Pablo by all means disagree with me but to highlight my text in red just tells me you are trying to prove your comment is far more valid than mine, and animal welfare had dropped off our radar because we are jousting with words rather than getting off our backsides and do something about it!

That's right Pablo you chill out and smoke a fat one! Money has to do with everything! If you cant work that out i totally misjudged you or maybe you just like randomely having a pop at people because their opinion differs from yours! Maybe As was said earlier if Australia stops exporting beef (money that Australia needs to keep cattle stations going) FYI this isn't the first incident is it? why did we start exporting again= MONEY! They will be bought elsewhere and could possibly be treated the same again. If you feel that strongly about it put down the rizzla get off the computer and do something about it! I was just giving mp opinion ok? I think a much better story would be if the cameraman put down the camera and tried to stop what he saw in front of his/her eyes! I agree with you Pablo it is very confronting and immoral but it will carry on, having a pop at me because of my opinion doesn't solve anything or help any creatures at all!

What like fishermen? Do they inflict deliberate cruelty? Every time you turn the tv on there is a fishing show, but because it fits in nicely with the Australian lifestyle the cruelty issue doesn't exist. I love all creatures to bits pardon the pun! but cant understand how people put more emphasis on certain creatures, how is canned hunting any different to fishing? I eat meat but do not want to know the process of how it arrived on my plate, i don't know what that makes me - no doubt a lot of people on here will tell me what they think of me and what they think i am. I agree these images are truly disgusting, but this happens all around us on a daily basis throughout the world, you just don't see it all the time. IMO i think there is very little news out here and these story's and many others gets sensationalized to attract such emotions from people. The bottom line is not every culture has the time and money to invest in animal welfare! Everything these days is governed by money and the greed of us all, and because we are top of the food chain, creatures suffer!

Woolfie Smith - Power to the People!

I'm sure Tim Tams are much the same as Penguin Biscuits back in the UK minus the individual wrapper and the high price for just a few biscuits! - there OK nothing to shout about, i much prefer Mc Vities dark chocolate digestives which cost $3.89 a pack out here - expensive but worth it.

Just got a job. Yay am such a happy camper now. I can put me whinging head away for a while! It took six months of countless applications without any acknowledgment what so ever, then yesterday a guy rings me and says can i get to his office in 40 mins for an interview. Wow was still sitting in me pjs and had no idea where place was, turns out it was a 40 min drive so did the three S's and was on it!........................ Made it with 1 minute to spare and interview went well. So as i have felt pretty down lately and was anxious as to what the future held, like the old saying says "things do change eventually" Everyone out there looking for work, just keep at it guys and things will get better soon. :smile:

Australian TV is like...........................................................slow torture! The other day was watching something and there was a crucial part of the sentence just cut to go to the same c**p ads i had just seen about 3mins ago and will see again in another 3 mins. THIS POST WAS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Clarks Rubber and performed by the most wooden actor/actress i have ever seen. thank god for the internet

Never heard of a Tikka Chasni, would love to have a try, oh who am i kidding every time i go for a decent Indian i have the same every time and i have been eating curries for years. I myself like Onoin Bhaji to start, Chilli Chicken Tikka Masalla with pilau rice and garlic nan! yum yum i am salivating and its only 11.20am. I must admit i have been on a quest myself to find a decent indian meal having sampled from all over the UK and yes its a totally different experience here. Chicken tikka masalla over here is very tomatoey and no almonds and has peppers/caps in it??? and the onion bhajis over here are like large crispys you used to ask and get given for free in our local chippy!

Tell me about it Sean, i have been back in Oz since Nov 2011 after a trip back to the UK and am finding it very difficult finding any work. I have applied for countless jobs with not one reply. I even sent a test email to my sister to make sure mail was getting out! A lot of jobs on websites stay on there too long and don't always get removed, i have wasted a lot of time before i found out job has gone. I'm a welder, labourer, forklift driver on the sunshine coast Qld. I think its difficult at the mo because Oz interest rates are so high. The thing i find hard is you feel down because of your situation and to make matters worse get no acknowledgement (reply from employer) thanking you for the interest you have shown in the job, nothing! P.s i know where they should have a few jobs, thats answering the phone at Centrelink, 45mins the other day, i was so into the classical music they were playing i forgot what i had rung for when i finally got through!

My number 1 on the list would be have a cold beer on arrival! Buy or borrow a sat nav so you can find your way around in a new city, my understanding is that Melbourne can be tricky to drive in. have a great trip

good for you, yeah don't pay attention to all that, life is what you make it! have a great trip

Mate have a fantastic time. I came out a boy and quickly turned into a man. Traveling is def the thing to do, if you can! Yes it is expensive here in Oz but no different to the UK. You will quickly pick it up, learn to adjust, and decide whats for you and suchlike. All i can say abt things for young people to do is, it will be completely different than Reading! but thats the beauty, broaden your horizons, get out of your comfort zone. safe travels & have a good one!

Sorry it may be coz its early in the morn but i have read this post a couple of times and dont understand it. Not sure what is meant by the 88days under belt!

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Its all about the numbers, 66 million people in UK so company's have to be on their game to the business. 22 million here so not as much choice and big shops in Australia don't have to be so much on their game in terms of price and quality as they know we don't have that choice!

Hello everyone, I'm 45 years old, living on the sunshine coast, Beerwah, QLD I've been here for a few years as i love the surroundings and general fantastic lifestyle. When i first arrived in Sydney Australia in 2004 i worked for many company's doing all sorts of work. Since i have moved to QLD i have found it very hard to secure work without having specific qualifications and proven experience in any particular field. I find myself at an age where i have a lot of experience in a lot of occupations but cannot use this very much in this day and age. There seems to be a very real shortage of jobs in this area. They say life is all about networking so here goes if anybody knows anybody else that is needing to employ someone who is hard working, diligent, loyal trustworthy & honest and has a particular interest in safety then i am your man, I'm single guy living in Beerwah that has a car and can travel, i have experience in manufacture, factory, forklift driver, welder (MIG cant work from drawings) and storeman experience. I also worked offshore as roustabout/roughneck in the 90s, office partitioning, builders laborer, window cleaner. I have a cert IV in competitive manufacturing, current forklift license and i would very much like to secure some full time work in any of these occupations or any new ones. If anybody out there knows of anybody or who hears of anything that might help could you please pm me and give me the nod! thanks. Also if anyone could give me any advice in this regard it would be very much appreciated.

I would drive, so i have a car to get around in when i'm there. Cars are so vital out here not just for transport but as a sun protector, place to keep all my stuff. It all depends on your circumstances, is your trip for very long? do you need to get around once you are there? Whats public transport like in Gladstone? Do you have kids traveling? Do you want to get there quick? Gladstone is on main route to Cairns so the rds would be fairly compairable to UK rds.

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Not much after watching Border Security last night :laugh:

Not much work around Sunshine Coast, i have been out of work since returning from trip to UK in Nov11. I have applied for countless jobs and not even had a call back or interview in all that time. i may have to move to find work soon. But yes it is a lovely area, very quiet. I have lived here three years and haven't been out in Brisbane once as the last train to leave Brisbane Central to get me home on a Fri or Sat night is at about 9.30pm there are later trains but they only go as far as Caboolture and my suberb is another 30km north and taxis is not an option as i think would cost a fortune! I went to a job expo the other day and there were 1000s of people checking it out, so that shows me that there is very little work around here at the moment.

O MG! had one of the coldest nights ever in Tenterfield, Nsw in mid eighties (Sir Joe era)when my cousin and i were hitch-hiking back to Sydney from Cairns. My sleeping bag fell off my pack during a lift, unbeknown to me. When we got dropped off in Tenterfield i had to put on all mine and my cousins clothes out of our packs and cuddle him just to get through the night.(true bonding moment, in some states or county's totally except-able behavior!) Its a totally different cold than i had ever experienced, there was no cloud cover and that's generally the case so once the sun goes down your extremities get very cold quickly, and that's from someone who used to work on a oil/gas platform from the middle of the harsh north sea! Just had a look online and would suggest you get one of these Lazypatch Ha ha

yes they will, as long as you have a dangley bit in the house you are moving to. Bathrooms mostly have a fitting that makes the bulb lie horizontal and tight to the ceiling or a florescent tube. Remember ceilings (in most cases) are not as high as houses back in the UK and therefore might be a hazard to health!

Hello moors, i also am a pom who lives in Beerwah. Been here 5 years now, i used to work for trailers 2000 also. Have been out of work since i returned from trip to UK in Oct and am finding it very hard to find work around here at the moment! All the best

I'd be tempted to go for Manly as it is a fantastic laid back place with great beach and cafes and is a bit removed from rest of hum drum city life and IMO is fantastic for your age group. But be warned it is very difficult to drive in and out in rush hour as there is a fight to get over spit bridge!(there is a ferry that will take you into the city from Manly) Not sure about Randwick apart from the horse racing!

I have been out of work since Oct, i live on the Sunshine Coast and am finding it very hard to find work. most jobs seem so specific skill set & experience wise! Plus most of QLD is run by children that live at home and are subsidized by there parents, so employers pay them peanuts so it makes it harder for the rest of us to find work and not feel like we are on the scrap heap at 40 and customer service just doesn't exist where i live IMO! All this talk of 1000s of jobs in the mines seems to be a way of making a whole false industry of career courses that cost 100s of dollars and very complicated and need to be updated regularly!