I know no one will care but...........

[BacktoDemocracy 6,153]

8 hours ago, Parley said:

Australia is about working hard and reaping the rewards for your efforts.

Even the ALP would never dare call themself socialists. It would be political suicide. They are struggling enough as it is without that poisonous label.

Funny how Socialism was supported so ardently by the dockers, the miners and the shipyard workers

[Tulip1 2,993]

7 hours ago, newjez said:

Bit the bullet and decided to put grass seed down.

Only time will tell if it's a good idea.

It’s a tough move.

[HappyHeart 12,137]

1 hour ago, BritChickx said:

Thanks hope all is well for you too. Im studying nursing, just about to start third year.

Lots of luck to your daughter! It sucks as especially for people just starting its harder to meet other students and make friends.

Are you hoping to emigrate when you qualify? Good luck for your final year, I hope it's all coming together!

[simmo 20,476]

1 hour ago, Toots said:

WTH.    BBC columnist Richard Morrison recently called for Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory to be scrapped for being "crudely jingoistic". He wrote in the BBC Music Magazine that it would be "insensitive, bordering on incendiary" to sing the songs in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

[Paul1Perth 4,796]

1 hour ago, Toots said:

WTH.    BBC columnist Richard Morrison recently called for Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory to be scrapped for being "crudely jingoistic". He wrote in the BBC Music Magazine that it would be "insensitive, bordering on incendiary" to sing the songs in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

Just read about that in The Australian, thought they were taking the mickey at first. I see you have a Finish female conductor who wants to modernise the repertoire and is a big supporter of black lives matter.

I guess there's no audience this year and the proms have never been my cup of tea music wise but if anything can upset a lot of the British Public I reckon this is it. 

Why is it fashionable to not be proud of your nations history any longer? I'm not just talking about Britain here, any nation that once had an empire seems to be wringing their hands and apologising to everyone.

It's crap as far as I'm concerned, the average British person should remain proud of their history, heritage and nationality.

See you have a black presenter too.

[HappyHeart 12,137]

Having been off the forum for a number of years I couldn't work out why my notifications didn't match the order of posts in a thread. Just worked out who the moderated members must be

[Parley 5,273]

7 minutes ago, HappyHeart said:

Having been off the forum for a number of years I couldn't work out why my notifications didn't match the order of posts in a thread. Just worked out who the moderated members must be

Happy Heart, why did you leave and why did you come back ?

[HappyHeart 12,137]

3 minutes ago, Parley said:

Happy Heart, why did you leave and why did you come back ?

I left because of irreconcilable differences with members.. I came back because I've sworn off other social media for a while and I was a bit bored one afternoon. It kind of snowballed from there. Surprised me too!

[BritChickx 10,609]

14 hours ago, newjez said:

It was too far forward in the bed, and the garden is north facing, so it was starving everything behind it of light. Too big to transplant.

I don't like removing healthy plants, and it was a lovely japonica. Beautiful colours. But as long as you replace it with something else, then I can justify it.

I have to move a very substantial wandering rose in November. Again, it's too far forward. That's going to be a challenge to keep it alive. But I did move half a dozen substantial plants last winter, and they are all doing well. So fingers crossed.

We bought two years ago, and the garden was very overgrown. It has taken a lot of work to bring it back under control.

Yeah that's fair enough, hopefully you can get it the way you want it! Must be nice to have a garden to play around with, and a godsend during lockdown!

I'm looking forward to finally getting a place with a garden, been stuck in a studio so not ideal! But it's cheap for student life haha.

[BritChickx 10,609]

1 hour ago, HappyHeart said:

Are you hoping to emigrate when you qualify? Good luck for your final year, I hope it's all coming together!

Thanks! That is the ultimate plan, my partners never been though so hoping to get out for a holiday next year first. Hopefully nurses will still be needed in a year or two's time.

[Ken 881]

13 minutes ago, BritChickx said:

Thanks! That is the ultimate plan, my partners never been though so hoping to get out for a holiday next year first. Hopefully nurses will still be needed in a year or two's time.

Don't worry the Australian governments cunning plan of training less nurses each year than retire each year guarantees a shortfall that has to be filled by immigration. Apparently a big jump in nurses leaving the profession is expected as soon as the current COVID-19 crisis ends.

[Amber Snowball 1,064]

1 hour ago, Ken said:

Don't worry the Australian governments cunning plan of training less nurses each year than retire each year guarantees a shortfall that has to be filled by immigration. Apparently a big jump in nurses leaving the profession is expected as soon as the current COVID-19 crisis ends.

Really?
New grads have had hard times getting jobs over there for a few years as there was so many of them. Some (in the few hundreds) came to the uk to get jobs. 
I’ve been out of Aus for a couple of years now so not completely up to date. Have the numbers changed that much?

[Rallyman 3,111]

1 hour ago, Ken said:

Don't worry the Australian governments cunning plan of training less nurses each year than retire each year guarantees a shortfall that has to be filled by immigration. Apparently a big jump in nurses leaving the profession is expected as soon as the current COVID-19 crisis ends.

On what evidence do you say this or just personal opinion? 

[starlight7 4,165]

Quite a few nurses find it hard to get jobs when they first graduate. Not so much now since covid though - there is a shortage in Melbourne at the moment. My granddaughter is first year qualified and she was offered several jobs and is working on a covid ward just now. She is a lovely, happy girl and we all love her and hope she copes with the 12 hour ++ shifts wearing that space ship gear.

[simmo 20,476]

3 hours ago, BritChickx said:

Thanks! That is the ultimate plan, my partners never been though so hoping to get out for a holiday next year first. Hopefully nurses will still be needed in a year or two's time.

I always raise a curios eyebrow when someone says "partner".  Not that there's anything wrong with it BTW. 

[Paul1Perth 4,796]

3 hours ago, Ken said:

Don't worry the Australian governments cunning plan of training less nurses each year than retire each year guarantees a shortfall that has to be filled by immigration. Apparently a big jump in nurses leaving the profession is expected as soon as the current COVID-19 crisis ends.

I have friends daughters, newly qualified nurses and they can't get a job. One had to go to the UK to get some practical experience, another managed to get a job in Queensland.

If you're right and loads do leave there will be some happy newly qualified ones.

[BritChickx 10,609]

25 minutes ago, simmo said:

I always raise a curios eyebrow when someone says "partner".  Not that there's anything wrong with it BTW. 

You can stay curious then! It's my preferred term.

[newjez 9,804]

5 hours ago, BritChickx said:

Yeah that's fair enough, hopefully you can get it the way you want it! Must be nice to have a garden to play around with, and a godsend during lockdown!

I'm looking forward to finally getting a place with a garden, been stuck in a studio so not ideal! But it's cheap for student life haha.

Being one of the highly vulnerable and confined to barracks during the lockdown, I would have gone insane without my garden.

[newjez 9,804]

7 hours ago, Tulip1 said:

It’s a tough move.

We've just put the washing on the line, so the weather doesn't know if it's coming or going.

[Quokka2005 3,031]

I’ve turned into a complete crazy cat lady! I used to laugh when people said that were one but I definitely have joined 

[ramot 5,042]

8 hours ago, BritChickx said:

You can stay curious then! It's my preferred term.

As long as you’re happy it’s no one else’s  business. 

[BritChickx 10,609]

7 minutes ago, ramot said:

As long as you’re happy it’s no one else’s  business. 

Well boyfriend at my age seems a bit of a younger term and we arent married so

[ali 16,174]

12 hours ago, Amber Snowball said:

Really?
New grads have had hard times getting jobs over there for a few years as there was so many of them. Some (in the few hundreds) came to the uk to get jobs. 
I’ve been out of Aus for a couple of years now so not completely up to date. Have the numbers changed that much?

We still have a lot of students coming through and hard to get on Grad programs. 

[Marisawright 6,544]

14 hours ago, BritChickx said:

Thanks! That is the ultimate plan, my partners never been though so hoping to get out for a holiday next year first. Hopefully nurses will still be needed in a year or two's time.

Some states have been close to removing nurses from the list already, as there is a glut of new graduates.   Covid has changed the whole landscape temporarily, and they seem to be actively looking for nurses to come on temp visas - but when everything eventually returns to normal, that could mean we'll have a surplus.  

Edited August 25, 2020 by Marisawright

[Paul1Perth 4,796]

5 hours ago, BritChickx said:

Well boyfriend at my age seems a bit of a younger term and we arent married so

Boyfriend is still fine Brit. Seems to be the modern thing to say partner now though.