‘Human Ken’ dies in hospital
June 19, 2015
The Brazilian ‘Human Ken’ has died following complications after being diagnosed with leukaemia just five months ago.
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I don’t think I can comment without sounding like a total prick.
His father, Celia Borges, told reporters: “When he was starting to fulfil his dreams, he discovered his illness and his dreams were interrupted. He had plans but God had others.”
Oh, dear … I think I concur with my learned friend above …
although…The Age-
…but, but but…the CFMEU is such a nice union
…but, but but… isn’t Shorten currently being attacked for NOT being as militant as the CFMEU 😯
Shorten too soft
CFMEU too hard
So, Goldilocks, what’s “just right”
Let me guess, no Union. Let’s face it, that is the obvious aim
So, the Greens DID sell out Pensioners. What a joke.
Ideologically, there is nothing wrong with the proposal, but, like anything devised by the libs, look to the detail, it is all about hitting the lowest levels, and protecting the top.
Access to the pension will become harder than the government has conceded under its deal reached with the Greens, a new analysis finds.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/pension-assets-test-changes-worse-than-claimed-says-industry-super-20150621-ghtjk3.html
And the grubmint continues down it path to destroy public education.
No cute to Education. Who said that again?
Wealthy parents could be required to pay for their children to attend public schools under a radical federal government proposal that would open the door to means-tested free public education.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-school-reform-paper-proposes-cutting-federal-funding-20150621-ghtkkz.html
And further proof this grubmint has sol us up the river
A detailed analysis of the proposed Australia-China free trade agreement finds it benefits Chinese investors more than Australian ones.
Conducted by the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network and limited to the investment chapter and investment facilitation agreement, it finds that whereas firms with Chinese ownership can bring in Chinese nationals to work in Australia there is no equivalent provision for Australian firms to bring in Australians.
Australian firms are limited to importing senior managers and specifically skilled workers.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/australiachina-free-trade-agreement-favours-chinese-investors-20150621-ghthjr.html
TR, from your link, these claims are disturbing (my bold) … all the charts and calculations that I have researched back the government claims … ?
Someone’s playing silly buggers again?
Recalculating the government’s figures to include both tests, Industry Super finds a homeowner couple with assets of $375,000 would be no better off under the changes, not the $2984 better off as claimed by the government.
“The gains for pensioners with lower levels of assets are either considerably overestimated or non-existent,” the submission says.
It also takes issue with two assumptions unlikely to borne out by reality.
No cute to Education. Who said that again?
“cute”* alright … this government is acutely cutting its own throat … targets groups of voters one after the other … their time is surely running out?
There is some good news in education … and from SA too …
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/fremont-elizabeth-city-high-school-scraps-year-levels-in-overhaul/story-fngqim8m-1227408982186
Nice to see at least one education system slowly edging to competency based learning techniques …
considerably overestimated or non-existent
Yep, and the greens fell for a habitual liars, and the msm have been falling in line kicking Labor, who showed they were the only ones who saw through the bullshit.
As I said, it is not a bad proposition, but needs to be enacted in line with other reforms. All missed now thank to the sell out by the greens.
Whenever a student scores a ‘D’ grade or worse, or fails to submit assignments, they will be transferred to a specialist support team until their work is at least a ‘C’
Watching my two eldest go through high school and being held back by classes that cater to the slowest to the detriment of the brightest made my heart break.
The saddest was the teachers were all too aware of the limitations, but resources meant they couldn’t really do anything but. The kids ‘could’ take their own initiative, but kids are kids. Some teachers even claimed they weren’t allowed to segregate the kids by potential. Not sure about that.
Interesting to see how that goes TB.
Hockey dares GM to leave
Actually it was the other way around. It was Holden who threatened the govt. They threatened Gillard as well.
http://www.afr.com/news/politics/national/holden-job-cuts-threaten-car-handouts-20130408-ji0m5
Holden threatened to leave Australia last year unless the $275 million was forthcoming and the federal government hopes to calm things down. One source said the $275 million was “about securing investment in the two next-generation cars, not closing the place down’’.
The article is dated April 2013. As usual TomR is trying to generate hatred for political purposes.
“Hockey dares GM to leave”
It took a true statesman to call the bluff of that corporate welfare leech.
They threatened Gillard as well.
They threatened Gillard, but I don’t see them threatening yabot? And, when you say “threatening”, it is more of a business promise.
They cannot compete against all the unlevel standards across the world.
No. Holden has been threatening the govt for years. Give us more money or we will leave they proclaimed.
What this episode should teach us is that subsidies without limit do not work. They need to be tied to performance. Like if you can get local production to go from 25% to 35% you will get the subsidy. But unfortunately under Rudd/Gillard local production went from 25%to 10%.
Give us more money or we will leave they proclaimed.
And they left under this grubmint.
What this episode should teach us is that subsidies without limit do not work.
What this proves is that nobody can compete on an international level unless the Government of the day will implement policies to protect our workers from unfair competition.
This grubmint would rather lose expertise and skills than be competitive. And, as the Chinese agreement shows, they are more than happy to make deals detrimental to our country for … who knows what for, a feathered nest on retirement? Or their insane attack on Unions?
And they left under this grubmint.
And Ford left under Labor. In spite of all the money Rudd/Gillard gave them. And when Ford left it was all over. Toyota and Holden needed Ford to stay to have a local industry.
The simple fact is that if unions will not allow Australian industry to be competitive we won’t have any. The car industry was a nasty little scam between the unions and the corrupt companies. The two of them would agree to ridiculous award conditions and then split the taxpayer subsidy between themselves. Good riddance to both.
The simple fact is that if unions will not allow Australian industry to be competitive we won’t have any.
You have been shown time and time again that the automotive industry was one of the most productive industries in the country and that, when it comes to competitiveness, wages pale into insignificance when compare to overseas tariffs and the extremely high dollar we experienced for a short period of time.
Meanwhile, the grubmint continues to sell us out overseas. Luckily, the electorate aren’t as blind as shills are in this respect.
Research conducted in seven marginal electorates in NSW, QLD, Victoria and South Australia has found that the overwhelming majority of voters do not support the China Australia Free Trade Agreement when they become aware of three elements of the deal.
The research was commissioned by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. The Agreement, which was signed on Wednesday, allows:
http://www.cfmeu.net.au/news/coalition-could-be-wiped-out-by-china-free-trade-agreement-new-poll-reveals
“The research was commissioned by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.”
They and their criminal associate bikie gangs are a cancer on society.
They and their criminal associate bikie gangs are a cancer on society.
So, do you have any evidence of this alleged criminal association?
I’d like to see that 🙂
The mouse in the corner … in bold …
http://www.superguide.com.au/smsfs/new-income-test-rules-mean-less-age-pension
I confess I’d actually forgotten about the sneaky change to deeming super income … mainly because we just managed to avoid it … after some late nights, many calls to Centrelink Financial Information Service and quite a few calls, forms and document changes with our super fund …
Retirement involving super and pension really is a fkn minefield … and constantly changing doesn’t help …
lolz
These matters aside, unlike elsewhere in the world, Australia’s black and brown coal resources are low-sulphur and hence pollution-free.
This is true. CO2 is not a pollutant.
By the way there appears to be another human ken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Jedlica
Alan Moran is spot on. Anyone who actually cares about the future of this country supports the building of more coal fired power stations and the end of all Green subsidies and boondoggles including the RET.
CO2 is not a pollutant.
Why do stoopids keep on saying stoopid things? I know you have seen this often, as I kept putting it up when a certain denier kept repeating the same lie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollutant#Fund_pollutants
Alan Moran is spot on.
Except for all the parts he isn’t 😉
The coal at Anglesea has a high quality heat value when compared to other brown coals used to produce electricity in Victoria, but has a much higher level of sulphur of around 3%, resulting in high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesea_Power_Station
Alan Moran is spot on. Anyone who actually cares about the future of this country supports the building of more coal fired power stations and the end of all Green subsidies and boondoggles including the RET.
You’re just shit-stirring … I hope … 😮
Just as a matter of interest, has Tom R ever acknowledged that some unions might have room for improvement?
“”Just as a matter of interest, has Tom R ever acknowledged that some unions might have room for improvement?””
Little lone spare a thought for Human Ken.
WTF is Human Ken …
See senate’s passed the anti-piracy laws …
has Tom R ever acknowledged that some unions might have room for improvement?
If you have to ask that question, you haven’t really been reading that closely
Little lone spare a thought for Human Ken.
If you have to ask that question, you haven’t really …………. hang on, human what??
See senate’s passed the anti-piracy laws …
And what’s the bet it’ll be all Labors fault. While the massive back flip between opposition and grubmint will be ignored for the libs.
But, before the Labor bashing starts, just remember, they’re all as bad as each other
‘little lone’ criticise the ALP.
‘little lone’ criticise the ALP.
Like I said yomm, you really not reading too closely are you.
I have been pretty vocal about my disappointment with regards to asylum seekers, especially after the Malaysian solution.
https://theguttertrash.com/2014/08/28/rostrum-18/#comment-71406
re Unions that one 😉
Although, I do need to offer you an apology. In my reading, I did discover that the Theiss deal was a greenfields deal, so no employee voted on it, and your memory proved correct there.
Mind you, this doesn’t change the fact under that agreement, workers got the highest rate of pay to that date so the argument that it left workers worst of is pretty invalid. It also saw one of the best outcomes in construction for both workers and business, so as far as I am concerned, I hope they keep attacking Shorten. All it does is highlight his success and dedication.
So I think this is – what’s happening is – and perhaps it’s a perverse compliment, that Tony Abbott’s commissioned a Royal commission and they’re sort of having a look at all my preparliamentary work experience, but I think sometimes some of the critics say, “Oh, this is all bad for myself and for Labor.” You know, I think it demonstrates why the Labor Party’s got a better vision for the future ’cause we’re not into dividing the joint, we’re not into dividing worker versus employer. The almost hysterical attacks this week in Parliament on a range of issues show the Government is not happy unless they have got a model of industrial relations which says that unless workers and unions are at the throat of companies and vice versa, that something’s wrong. That couldn’t be a worse description of the future for Australian workplaces.
http://www.abc.net.au/insiders/content/2015/s4259067.htm
My memory is correct!
That’s a first!
Chuckle …
I think Ken has to do with knowledge …
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ken
So I can understand how human knowledge has died … the way people conveniently forget the shite we’ve been served up as a Federal Government …
One of, sreb’s, more subtle posts, methinks …
That’s a first!
Yea, bizarre, right 😉
the way people conveniently forget the shite we’ve been served up as a Federal Government …
I think you mean the shite they were handed in 2013 and are having trouble cleaning up the mess created by the people who voted Labor in 2007.