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Really? - Have a read of your posts over the last few weeks, completely anti-immigrant if you apply the reasonable person test. I welcome logical and reasonable debate and my views constantly evolve.

Well, that's not my definition or anybody I know in Ireland. I can see where you got that impression based on the provos and the troubles of the 70's,80s and 90s but it is not representative of the vast vast majority of Irish people, many of whom have British family members. That is the hi-jacking of the term by the Shinners. I encourage you to visit the republic of Ireland sometime, you will receive a warm welcome.

Hi there, I'm very sorry for your situation. It sounds like your partner is controlling and abusive, both physically and emotionally. You are a victim of Domestic abuse, unfortunately it happens to a lot of people. You need to get some professional help. There are many services for abused women. . This is probably not the best place to ask for that help, have a look at the links below and call their hotline or another similar organisation. You will get to talk to a trained professional who has dealt with similar cases to yours and will help you with your options. https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/find-help/domestic-violence-hotlines/ http://au.reachout.com/domestic-violence-support Good luck & stay safe.

Yep - I have no problem with a meritocracy rather than an inherited monarchy. I know many English people who feel the same. You must struggle with your anti - immigrant views and being a monarchist when the monarchy are a bunch of German and Greek immigrants. I'm interested in how you resolve that contradiction in your mind.

Well that depends on your definition of a republican and the answer will depend on the context. In it's purest sense (see the following def), yes I would consider myself a republican and was raised in a republic with an elected Head of State. Recent Presidents have represented the country with distinction and have been good Statesmen/women. However the term has come to mean different things in different jurisdictions. In Ireland, the term has been hijacked by the Shinners through the troubles and relates mainly to the status of NI. I certainly would not be a SF supporter and am indifferent to the topic of a United Ireland (on economic terms). In the US, it refers more to the Republican political party & my beliefs would not align with theirs, particularly on social policy which ironically enough would be close to the DUP. In Australia (my home), it refers to replacing a foreign monarch with an An Australian as Head of State and I would be supportive of that. A republic (Latin: res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter" – not the private concern or property of the rulers – and where offices of state are elected or appointed, rather than inherited. It is a government where the head of state is not a monarch.[1][2][3] In American English, the definition of a republic can also refer specifically to a government in which elected individuals represent the citizen body, known elsewhere as a representative democracy (a democratic republic),[4] and exercise power according to the rule of law (a constitutional republic).[5][6][2] Hope that clarifies it for you Simmo #reasoned argument beats trolls everytime

Re the post i put up earlier: REVEALED: The List Of DUP Demands In Exchange For Helping Tories It's not sectarian, it's satire. It comes from a very funny satirical website called Waterford Whispers news. They poke at lots of things. I thought it was obvious, espeically with the emoji's at the begining. Just trying to lighten the mood and give people a laugh. Although, most satire starts with a grain of truth. BTW - I'm an Aethist and dislike all religions equally - Is that sectarian?

REVEALED: The List Of DUP Demands In Exchange For Helping Tories June 12, 2017 - BREAKING NEWS, Uplifting Viral Content, WORLD NEWS Share 2.6KSHARES 15View Comments AS TALKS on forming a minority government continue between the DUP and Tory parties, WWN has obtained an exclusive look at the demands the DUP are making in order to keep Theresa May and her party in power. While negotiations are ongoing, this leaked memo has given British voters and political anoraks around the world a look at some of the possible concessions the Tories will have to make in order to have the desired support for their shambolic and panicked Brexit plans. Science Divert all climate change research funding into building a time machine so the DUP can travel back to 1690 to witness the Battle of the Boyne, with a quick pit-stop in the 1950s along the way. “No gay” The brief line in the memo doesn’t go into any further detail but one could be open to speculating on its meaning. DUP, a strong opponent of frivolity and joy of any kind may be seeking to ban gaiety from all aspects of Northern Irish society. Save Ulster from Sodomy Ah, okay, the last point is starting to make sense after reading the subsequent 79 paragraphs. The DUP has requested abolition of all formal education in the North, replacing it instead with 12 years of training children to save Ulster from sodomy, reigniting a campaign the then Ian Paisley-led party ran in the 70s and 80s. The Weather Additionally, the DUP would like to install a large speaker system on the streets of Northern Ireland that plays the message ‘this is the gays’ fault’ every time it rains. Make Protestant corruption legal Seemingly a non-negotiable demand from the DUP, who would like to see the right kind of corruption, Protestant corruption, to be legalised so party members wouldn’t have to go to the trouble of setting up offshore bank accounts to hide money they may or may not have received as part of normal, every day, political work. Flags/Flegs Each newborn child would be issued with a Union Jack onesie and made to wear it throughout the first year of its life, regardless of political or religious affiliation. Women According to the DUP and their leader Arlene Foster, women shouldn’t be trusted as highlighted in the memo’s section entitled ‘Hmmm…women’. Improving upon current laws operating in Northern Ireland, abortion would remain illegal with the additional crimes of saying the word ‘abortion’ and thinking about abortion also outlawed. Brexit The key issue at the centre of the election in the first place. The issue that will define Britain for generations to come. An issue so huge, the world watches on with bated breath for even the faintest glimmer of hope that it won’t be as cataclysmic as feared. The DUP have been clear on the issue in the wake of the election, stressing that they’re not all that bothered as long as the gays aren’t happy. The Queen The DUP have demanded a monthly phone call from the Queen in which she says the words ‘One loves you’ at least 5 times. Extending the July 12th parade route The DUP are seeking to extend the parade route so it includes a stroll through Gerry Adams’s sitting room. They would also like to extend the duration of the parade from July 12th until July 11th the following year.

May be worth flying over for a reccie trip before making the perm move. Can set up a few meetings with relevant receruiters as well. I would think physio's will always find work but no experience in that area

Your comment is inaccurate, although they do have a history of contradicting themselves. Who are the DUP and will they demand a soft Brexit to prop up the Tories?:24 Laura Hughes, political correspondent 12 JUNE 2017 • 12:43PM Theresa May is understood to be in talks with the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland about forming a minority Government in a move that makes a "hard Brexit" significantly less likely. The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement on the steps of Downing Street later today as she seeks to reach an agreement which would seen the DUP prop up the Conservatives. Arlene Foster, the DUP leader, is keen to avoid a hard border with Ireland and has spoken against a "hard Brexit." She has said: “No-one wants to see a ‘hard’ Brexit, what we want to see is a workable plan to leave the European Union, and that’s what the national vote was about – therefore we need to get on with that. “However, we need to do it in a way that respects the specific circumstances of Northern Ireland, and, of course, our shared history and geography with the Republic of Ireland. "No-one wants to see a hard border, Sinn Fein talk about it a lot, but nobody wants a hard border. “Certainly that’s not what the Dublin government want to see, not what the London government wants to see and not what Stormont want to see.” The DUP could also force the Conservatives to abandon two of their most controversial manifesto pledges - scrapping the "triple lock" rise in the state pension and means testing winter fuel payments. Northern Ireland voted Remain by a majority of 56 per cent to 44 per cent on June 23 last year, although some large mainly unionist areas did vote for Brexit. It has been warned that a hardening of the border, which has become virtually invisible as a result of Ireland's peace process, could threaten peace and prosperity on the island. The DUP is the largest unionist political party in Northern Ireland but one of the smaller parties in the House of Commons. They have now become very important in a scenario where no one party has an overall majority. Founded by Ian Paisley and now led by Ms Foster, it is the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fifth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP's chief whip, said this morning that the the DUP was willing to talk with the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament. He told the BBC: "This is perfect territory for the DUP because obviously if the Conservatives are just short of an overall majority it puts us in a very strong negotiating position. "Certainly that is one we would take up with relish", he said. He also pledged to continue to lend his party's support to the Conservatives on issues such as Brexit.

Hey Peter, Happy to give you my 2 cents worth. I have recently moved from Sydney to Perth and have been travelling over a good bit over the last few years. First up is what do you do for a living? Perth is a boom and bust town and is very much in bust terriority at the moment. Depending on what you do, work is hard to come by although there are some green shoots in patches. There are a lot of people leaving Perth at the moment. The silver lining is that property is a lot cheaper both the rent and to buy. Perth is fairly easy to get around but you do need a car. If you are going to be commuting to the CBD, being on/near a train line is probably a plus too. People tend to either go NOR or SOR (north of the river etc). Perth CBD has improved but is still a bit soul less IMO. I'm really warming to Freo and it has a nicer vibe IMO. By the way, I don't know about Hobart but excluding property, Perth is expensive for leisure activities - meals, drinks etc, $90 for the ferry to Rottnest - wtf? I think it is about 20% more expensive than Sydney for non-accommodation costs. Regarding areas, it depends on what you are into and what is important to you. I find Perth very quiet compared to Sydney or Melbourne but it may be busier than Hobart. I think at your ages you will want to be closer to the CBD than 30-40mins on a train. I suggest you rent for a year (prices are still dropping so no rush to buy). I would think the following areas are worthy of consideration Freo and surrounds, Vic pack, East Vic park, Mount Lawley, North Perth, Leederville and surrounds, West Perth, Scarborough (big Kite surfing spot). These all have a bit of a cafe culture and a bit of life around them. Further out, I find it to be a bit surburbia but others may disagree. I'm in Mount Hawthorn which is NOR and just outside the CBD, pretty close to Leederville too. Meetup.com is a good resource for meeting people or joining a sports club etc. There is also a Perth poms forum which may be worth posting in. Hope this helps, happy to answer any specific ?s if I can. That road trip sounds awesome, very jealous.

Ok folks - a bit of FYI below. I know NI politics don't get much of an airing in the UK media or that people in Britain are that interested. First of all Britain is Scotland, Wales and England. The UK is Britain & NI. Per the terms of the Good Friday agreement, the British government (& the NI secretary of the day) are meant to act as an independent broker between the two communities in Northern Ireland. A position that took a lot for the the nationalists in the North to accept given the history of the security forces in the north and history of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries etc. The NI secretary cannot possibly act in an independent manner if the British government is reliant on one party for survival. That party would have leverage on the arbitraitor - either real or perceived. The nationalist community in the north would not accept it and possibly neither would the ROI government, both key contributors to the peace and agreement. The Tories are potentially risking a fragile peace in Northern Ireland for their own selfish needs. A solution may be the replacement of the NI secretary as the independent arbitraitor either by somebody in Dublin (DUP would love that :)) or potentially an international figure. This is a change to the Good Friday agreement. By the way, - The DUP favour a soft Brexit and remaining in the cusoms union. they want an open border with the south to perserve the extensive trade between north and south The DUP have a lot of farmers who rely on the EU CAP for their income. There are a lot of people who live in one jurisdiction and work in the other. Many businesses serve customers on both sides of the border and could have people who cross the border several times per day. Also Arlene Foster is the subject of a public inquiry in the North and is the reason the power sharing arrangements collapsed earlier this year. All the others parties in the North (UUP, Alliance, SDLP and SF) have called for her to go. SF have refused to go back in as long as she remains their leader.

Given your itinery, it would be worth having a chat with a good travel agent. They would have better knowledge of fares with stopovers etc (Perth, Melbouren,Brisbane etc). I think it will come down to 2 options based on code shares alliances; You either have Qantas, Emirates (via Dubair on the long legs) or Virgin, Etihad (via Abu Dhabi). I haven't flown Emirates before but have done the others (& was Gold on Virgin until recently). Always found Etihad good on the international flights. Have a preference for Virgin over Qantas domestically, not sure why, generally a bit cheaper and better service IMO. One option may be to do a return to Perth and then look at domestic flights and car hire separately. Note Perth to the East Coast is a 4-5 hour flight, the rest are more like a European flight of 1-2 hours. Virgin & Qantas are both the better airline with Jetstar (owned by Qantas) and Tiger (owned by Virgin) low cost options for domestic. Have flown them all and wouldn't fly Jetstar or Tiger for more than 2 hours personally (ie fine for Melbourne - Brissie but go Virgin/Qantas for Perth - Melbourne) Not sure if you have sorted accomodation yet but Air bnb is the way to go IMO. Get much more bang for your buck.

What;s your qualification? If you are a qualified CA, CIMA or ACCA, you should be ok.

I used a crowd called a2b removals. They were a bit rough and ready and not great at communications, keeping me updated. But everything arrived ok. I did all the packing and unpacking. They did the loading, transport and unloading.

Yep - no chance of doing that on a work day in 45 minutes, maybe in a helicoptor. I would think you need to double that and Google maps has you going through the Lane cove tunnel which is tolled ($33 per week). Change the time to 8am on a work day and it will say 50mins to 2 hours. It would take 45mins to 1 hour to get to North Sydney. Military road is a car park at peak hour. If you are going to commute a distance, invest in a motor bike, far quicker and cheaper and can use the bus lanes. Concord is quite nice and worth a look.

Ok - the Northern beaches are nice but not practical if work is in Silverwater, that's a 90 min commute. Sydney traffic is horrendus. For Silverwater, may be look Inner west, Lane Cove, Ryde Gladesville, basically between Silverwater and the city

I did Sydney - Perth in Jan 20m3 was $3,200. A standard fridge is about 1m3. Rates should be $150-$200 per m3

May will be gone by Oct. and election by Xmas (at the latest) Do some research on the DUP, they are extreme social conservatives and very religious. Didn't want to run by Brussels but happy to be run by Belfast (well East Belfast).

DUP set to be Westminister kingmakers British prime minister Theresa May ‘strikes deal’ with party to form coalition government about 3 hours ago (L-R) DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds, leader Arlene Foster and former leader Peter Robinson cheer as Emma Little Pengelly is elected to the South Belfast constituency. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire re to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email App The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are set to be the kingmakers in the new Westminster. British prime minister Theresa May has struck a deal with the DUP that will allow her to form a government, sources have confirmed. The prime minister is expected to visit Buckingham Palace to confirm a deal is in place and to seek permission from Queen Elizabeth to form a government. It follows extensive talks with the DUP late in to the night. However, DUPleader Arlene Foster warned it would be difficult for Ms May to stay in Number 10. The focus turned immediately to the former Stormont first minister’s wish-list and any Brexit concessions for Northern Ireland. Amid noises of the DUP agreeing a confidence-and-supply arrangement with the Conservatives, Ms Foster will be looking for guarantees on preventing a hard Border with the Republic and any new customs operations. One red line is the idea of Northern Ireland being granted some sort of “special status” when Brexit comes to pass. The DUP will not stand for any arrangement that physically sets the region apart from anywhere else in the United Kingdom, including suggestions that border, immigration and customs controls could be set up at ports and airports like Stranraer and Liverpool rather than in Belfast or Larne. Another big price to pay for the party’s support in Westminster could be the reinstatement of any EU subsidies that farmers lose when Brexit is a done deal. They were worth about £350 million (€400 million) a year. Another set of funds doled out by Brussels could also be on Ms Foster’s shopping list — about £400 million of payments due over the next four years that go to community development and cross-Border projects as part of a dividend for the peace process. But there are contradictions. The DUP, with its strong links to the business community in Northern Ireland, does not want to see the region set apart from the rest of Britain, but it may also use its strong hand to push for a reduced corporation tax rate. The Republic’s 12.5 per cent rate has been a bone of contention at times, including with suggestions from some quarters that Dublin poached foreign investors considering locations north of the Border. With the DUP’s new found position as power brokers, its website crashed from the the surge in internet traffic.

Tories To Make Deal With DUP After Satan Pulls Out June 9, 2017 - BREAKING NEWS, POLITICS, WORLD NEWS She4.5KSHARES 2View Comments BRITISH PM THERESA May is set to confirm to the Queen that she has struck a deal with Northern Ireland’s DUP party, following the sad news Satan pulled his support for the Conservatives after having ‘second thoughts’, WWN can confirm. It is believed May, driven by a strong and stable desire to cling to power in an act of naked self-preservation, no matter the consequences for the British public, struck a deal with a party known for its misogynist and bigoted views. “Don’t forget they hate science and seem happy enough not to condemn terror groups like the UDA/UVF,” Satan explained to WWN, speaking exclusively from the fiery pits of hell. “Look, we all have to draw the line somewhere, I was looking forward to helping Theresa carve out the worst possible vision for Britain with policies that would punish the most vulnerable in society, but **** me, have you seen the DUP? That was my call to exit stage left,” added the fallen angel. Hailed as a triumphant political masterstroke by leading Tory idiots; enlisting the help of the DUP party, made up of level headed politicians with a similar number of ongoing scandals and corruption allegations as the Tories, is seen as great start to moving Britain forward. “We had considerable bother finding the ruddy place on the map, but turns out it’s just left up by Scotland and across the sea,” confirmed a Tory spokesperson, outlining the location of Northern Ireland. “Having a bunch of lunatics constantly threatening to the pull the plug on this government as we negotiate with the EU, I can’t think of a better way to govern, can you?” added the spokesperson. The first part of the proposed deal between the two parties will see the DUP receive a shipment of over 300,000 miniature Union Jack flags.

Well Ireland has a minority government at the moment and it is quite normal in Europe. The DUP could do a deal but will want more $ for NI to reduce austerity and also a bigger say on Brexit, particularly in relation to the border. Although unionist, they will not want a return to a hard border which means a soft Brexit (which is what people have voted for in the UK). The Europeans must be scracthing their heads in utter bewilderment and who can blame them.

Taxation policy is set in London, with a block grant given to the NI assembly who then decide on spending. Funnily enough the DUP and SF join together to argue the size of the block grant with Westminister. Guess they have some extra leverage now.

Correct the NI assembly is the equivalent of the Scottish Parliment with a formula to ensure that both communities are fairly represented in government (ie it is not simply majority rules). The DUP and Sinn Fein have been in coalition since the GF agreement. Ian Paisley Senior (Staunch Unionist) and Martin McGuinness (former IRA member) became good friends after serving as First Minister and Deputy First Minister. Nevr thought I'd see the day. The real heros in Northern Irish politics were John Hume (SDLP) and David Trimble (UUP) who cimmitted political suicide for the greater good of the peace of the Island (& Britain)

Well they still represent their constituencies and do constituency work. My understanding is that in Sinn Fein, all MPs and TDs (Irish MPs) are paid the average industrial wage with the balance going to the party.

Sinn Fein represent the Nationalist community in NI. Their whole philosophy is that NI should be part of the republic and that the Britain has no place being there. They do not recognise the Queen as the head of their state. There is a devolved NI assembly and they do sit in that and have been in forced coalition governmnet since the peace process with the DUP. Indeed the NI peace process is used as a model of how to peacefully resolve conflict all over the world.