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Re: WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY?
« Reply #450 on: December 03, 2012, 04:27:37 PM »
As ditasteful as that is , and I know its easy said than done but.........its important to to keep telling ourselves that these things are rare and generally the world is full of decent people.....just like on MySwag :cheers:

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« Reply #451 on: December 04, 2012, 06:57:53 AM »
Rosella food company goes into receivership
I really hate hearing things like this, especially in the weeks before Christmas.
It is a growing list of Australian companies that are closing their doors.
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Re: WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY?
« Reply #452 on: December 04, 2012, 07:02:00 AM »
Rosella food company goes into receivership
I really hate hearing things like this, especially in the weeks before Christmas.
It is a growing list of Australian companies that are closing their doors.
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« Reply #453 on: December 04, 2012, 09:03:55 AM »
I just wish the governments would show some leadership and force truth in labelling, in particular clear labelling on Australian made.  It is so confusing and most of us end up generally buying by price.  I am sure if we could see if a product was truly made in Australia and it was just a few cents more we would buy it.  And maybe get back to tax funded services buying Australian made.  I know in my old job all of our uniforms use to be made in Australia, that changed a few years back and they are all now made overseas. Very sad. And sadly all sides of politics do not seem to care.  >:(   Kevin
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« Reply #454 on: December 04, 2012, 09:28:02 AM »
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I am sure if we could see if a product was truly made in Australia and it was just a few cents more we would buy it.
I feel the reason they dont clamp down on it, is that the average person would find out how very little is Australian owned anymore. More of the ignore it - it will go away.

I used to deliver 2-3 semi loads of material to Bonds in Kingsgrove in Sydney years ago. You'd be lucky to deliver that much a month in the whole country these days.

Think how awesome it would be for farmers/producers/companies to stop selling to Coles/etc and take them on with real fresh stuff, and competitive prices.. Create a new chain of stores, farmers get the big cut instead of Coles....
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Re: WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY?
« Reply #455 on: December 04, 2012, 09:39:19 AM »
One of the royals is up the duff..
The headline -> "Australia's women's magazines begin "mobilising" after Kate's news"

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« Reply #456 on: December 04, 2012, 10:26:39 AM »
goes to show.........some people need to get off the drugs   ;D

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« Reply #457 on: December 06, 2012, 10:59:54 AM »
The end of the world is near

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« Reply #458 on: December 06, 2012, 01:57:56 PM »
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Re: WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY?
« Reply #459 on: December 06, 2012, 02:35:07 PM »
I just wish the governments would show some leadership and force truth in labelling, in particular clear labelling on Australian made.  It is so confusing and most of us end up generally buying by price.  I am sure if we could see if a product was truly made in Australia and it was just a few cents more we would buy it.  And maybe get back to tax funded services buying Australian made.  I know in my old job all of our uniforms use to be made in Australia, that changed a few years back and they are all now made overseas. Very sad. And sadly all sides of politics do not seem to care.  >:(   Kevin

X a hell of a lot Kevin.  I can see our future adverts now ... Australia ... The Lucky Imported & Sold Off to the Highest Bidder Country.

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« Reply #460 on: December 06, 2012, 03:12:33 PM »
X a hell of a lot Kevin.  I can see our future adverts now ... Australia ... The Lucky Imported & Sold Off to the Highest Bidder Country.

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« Reply #461 on: December 06, 2012, 03:25:03 PM »
Future?? More like about 10yrs ago

I'm sure we still own a bit of it ...  >:( ... a very small bit albeit. 

I've got 603m2 that's safe ... for the moment.   ;D

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Re: WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY?
« Reply #462 on: December 07, 2012, 06:11:10 AM »
This is very sad,
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« Reply #463 on: December 07, 2012, 07:36:50 AM »
goes to show.........some people need to get off the drugs   ;D


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« Reply #464 on: December 07, 2012, 07:56:23 AM »
goes to show.........some people need to get off the drugs   ;D

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« Reply #465 on: December 07, 2012, 09:19:50 AM »
very sad.


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« Reply #466 on: December 07, 2012, 09:37:58 AM »
very sad.




I can not for a minute even begin to understand what that family has been through. The more I think about it the more it brings a tear to my eye having kids of a similar age to what Daniel was when he was taken.

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« Reply #467 on: December 07, 2012, 12:48:17 PM »
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I can not for a minute even begin to understand what that family has been through. The more I think about it the more it brings a tear to my eye having kids of a similar age to what Daniel was when he was taken.
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« Reply #470 on: December 08, 2012, 08:06:20 AM »
This is a result of a prank going too far and no consideration given to those caught up in its deceit.

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« Reply #471 on: December 08, 2012, 08:15:42 AM »
How many prank calls are made every day and how many journo's publish incorrect information without care for those accused. Whilst I agree this is a tragedy, lets not go on a witch hunt.
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« Reply #472 on: December 08, 2012, 10:09:11 AM »
When my wife and I originally heard the prank we both thought, here we go again. The media hounding the royals, just like they did with Princess Di.  Both of us know what it is like working night shifts in pressure jobs. My wife still does being a Accident and Emergency Nurse.  Me being a retired Police Officer I could tell you some stories that certain media get up to to get a story.  One such I always remember is where a media person went to the house of a mother who had just lost her son, he had committed suicide after being wheel chair bound most of his life. This media person told the poor mother that the Police had sent her to get some pictures of inside the house.  Naturally this was totally bull. She just wanted pictures for her newspaper article. How low was that!  Although I am not one for the Royals, in fact I just do not get it at all, I still felt very sorry for them and in particular for the poor nurses because we knew what they would have to go through after the prank.
After the news of the suicide my wife posted the following on the FM radio's face book page.

'I am a nurse, and proud of it, I can imagine the stress that you people put on this poor nurse. All around the world, the media have a good old laugh, cos they got put thru by a night duty telephonist, to a night duty nurse. Tired, stressed, thinking she had important people on the phone, trying to be polite and helpful. On behalf of ALL the nurses in Australia- shame shame shame. I hope none of you need a nurse soon, but then again hang on , we are professionals and we do our job with integrity, I have nursed murderers and treated them with respect, so maybe even DJs will be treated ok in the future.'

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« Reply #473 on: December 08, 2012, 10:30:43 AM »

I see it that maybe the pressure was put on the nurse from the management of the hospital.

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« Reply #474 on: December 08, 2012, 02:47:39 PM »
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How many prank calls are made every day and how many journo's publish incorrect information without care for those accused. Whilst I agree this is a tragedy, lets not go on a witch hunt.
agree.. How many calls are put thru to the wrong office daily?? And its not as though the radio scrotes (who I cant stand which is why I dont listen to FM anything) spoke with the precious one...

even more reason we will have Royal Shit shoved down our throat for the next year to the power of Shit loads.
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