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| Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | 3:03 pm
[fishp_angel]
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Hello!
This community does not look super active but hopefully some people are still reading!
I'm an 31 year old Australian (ex-Sydneysider) who has been living in Switzerland for almost 8 years (when did that happen!?!?).
I moved here after getting married to my Swiss husband and we hope to return to Sydney in the next year or two I hope.
I work full time in the Insurance Industry as an Energy Claims Specialist and spend my spare time listening to music, playing guitar, reading, travelling, exercising and dreaming about the future.
I am a dreamer. ;-)
Well, if there is anything you'd like to know, just ask me.
If you add me, please drop me a comment below so I know at least a bit about you.
x-posted a bit... :-) | | Saturday, March 27th, 2010 | 2:09 pm
[cherry_pizza]
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I've got myself confused by a superannuation form I need to fill out in order to start a new job. Can anyone enlighten me on something that isn't made terribly clear on the forms? If you elect to have a higher-than-compulsory percentage of your salary go directly into your super, does that reduce your taxable income, or do you still need to pay tax on the money that goes into the super fund? | | Friday, March 26th, 2010 | 7:26 pm
[zildjian77]
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support groups or chat rooms
I was wondering if there is any support groups or chat rooms that are in regards to partners of people in the police force. My partner is currently enrolled and studying for the police force and we are going thru a rough patch and Im not understanding the pressures of the pending job on him. If anyone knows of any through LJ or outside can you please post me a link. Cheers in advance. *will be cross posted to auslj and sydneysiders Current Mood:  frustrated | | Sunday, March 14th, 2010 | 4:37 pm
[dharawal]
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| | Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | 8:46 pm
[cherry_pizza]
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People of Australia, I seek your local insights into this fugitive woman who seems to change the name of her hideout depending where in the country she dwells:  I have seen her as the logo for various pancake places, but the name of them seems to change from location to location. I am fairly sure that when I was growing up in Adelaide, she was luring people into some place called The Pancake Kitchen. I have seen her in the ACT and possibly NSW as the face of The Pancake Parlour, and I'm fairly certain she is the logo for The Pancake something-else in Brisbane. So please, help our loyal team of detectives to trace her whereabouts. Where in the country have you seen her? What was/is the business called there? Most importantly, can you lead me to The Pancake Brothel? I have just heard claims that the Church of Scientology owns the franchise, so the latter name may or may not have any hope of being approved. | | Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 | 12:24 pm
[si_fuller]
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Help with research
Hi. I'm currently doing some research on the subject of asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat. I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of information that will answer the question why they come to Australia rather than settling in other, nearer countries. And also the case against accepting them. These need to be authoritative sources, in other words respected publishers, government web sites, that sort of thing. Not some random .com page rant, in other words. I'm not seeking to debate the issue here or anything, but if the mood strikes you, feel free. | | Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | 9:36 pm
[almostangelic]
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Does anyone know, if you have a tax debt, do you still get the bonus or do they just apply that to your debt? | 11:22 am
[joch_4_life]
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$900 bonus
Does anyone know how the order of when you get your bonus is worked out???? for example, is it alphabetical? order of tax return number? time you lodged your tax return last year? etc etc etc | 9:56 am
[cherry_pizza]
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Happy $900 bonus day, to anyone fortunate enough to receive theirs on the first day. Happy shared anticipation and daily clutching-on-to-hope for the rest of us. | | Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 | 3:20 pm
[sandgroper]
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What "Another" comeback
John Farnham to make another album then I would think another tour. Geez I have alot of time for this guy and his music ability but sheeshk dont keep saying this is my Farewell Album and Tour, like how many times over..LOL I just find it amusing thats all :) | | Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | 11:13 am
[digital_sunrise]
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Abortion laws to blame for bush fires?
This is surely the most unusual statement made in the wake of Victoria's bushfires. A press release from Catch the Fire Ministries reads (in part):Catch the Fire Ministries (CTFM) leader Pastor Danny Nalliah said he would spearhead an effort to provide every assistance to devastated communities, although he was not surprised by the bush fires due to a dream he had last October relating to consequences of the abortion laws passed in Victoria. He said these bushfires have come as a result of the incendiary abortion laws which decimate life in the womb. Yesterday (Monday 9th February 2009), the front page of the Herald Sun newspaper reported "The Darkest hour for Victoria". A few months ago the news media should have reported "The darkest hour for the unborn" but unfortunately the "Decriminalization of Abortion bill" went through parliament and was passed, thus making many people call Victoria "the baby killing state of Australia", Mr Nalliah said. He said on November 7th last year we had sent out an email to our national network and a posting on our website carried an urgent post titled, ‘STOP PRESS. URGENT PRAYER NEEDED REGARDING AUSTRALIA, ESPECIALLY THE STATE OF VICTORIA’ following a dream he had on the 21st of October 2008, which he shared with his team on 22nd October. Following is an excerpt from the dream which was published in the article: "In my dream I saw fire everywhere with flames burning very high and uncontrollably. With this I woke up from my dream with the interpretation as the following words came to me in a flash from the Spirit of God. That His conditional protection has been removed from the nation of Australia, in particular Victoria, for approving the slaughter of innocent children in the womb.” Testament to the amount of patience Australians and Australian media have for dickheads proved by this story only making it as far as a blog | | Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 | 12:04 pm
[rockcriedout]
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Bushfire appeals raise $10 million
From ninemsn: Ordinary Australians are digging deep, donating nearly $10 million in less than a day to a fund for victims of Victoria 's bushfires. Premier John Brumby launched the 2009 Victorian Bushfire Fund in conjunction with the Red Cross and federal government on Monday to help individuals and communities affected by devastating bushfires. A statement from the Red Cross said that at 6.30pm (AEDT) on Monday, the fund had received $7.9 million from more than 45,500 website and phone donations. Similarly, the Salvation Army's bushfire appeal had received $2 million in just one day, and expected it to hit $3 million by Tuesday. "We've cracked the $2 million mark. It's an unprecedented outpouring of goodwill never seen before in our living memories," Salvation Army spokesman Pat Daley said. "It's really touched a nerve in the Australian community." Big businesses has pledged more, with Tabcorp leading the donations at $2 million. The country's four big banks - ANZ, Commonwealth, National Australia and Westpac - have contributed $1 million each. Many companies, including Telstra, which has so far pledged $500,000, are also donating services, such as free phone diversions. Australia's sporting organisations are also getting involved. An appeal will run throughout Tuesday night's one-day cricket international between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide , while revenue from tickets sold to the game from Monday onwards will be donated to a Commonwealth Bank Appeal. The Australian players will donate all their match fees from the fixture to the bushfire appeal, while Cricket Australia has contributed $100,000 and the South Australian Cricket Association has pledged $25,000. The AFL has rescheduled a pre-season Cup clash between the Western Bulldogs and Essendon from Darwin to Melbourne on Friday night, with all proceeds to go to the Victorian government's appeal fund. The Nine Network will hold a telethon on Thursday night to raise funds. It will be hosted by Eddie McGuire. Meanwhile, legendary singer Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly, AEGLive UK and The Frontier Touring Company have announced their intention to donate $200,000. Cohen and Kelly are currently touring Australia , performing their final concert on Tuesday night in Melbourne . * Donations to the Red Cross fund can be made using a secure online donations form or by phoning 1800 811 700. * Donations to the Salvation Army fund can be made by calling 13 72 58 or via salvos.org.au xposted to melbourne maniacs | | Monday, February 9th, 2009 | 10:27 pm
[alexthedevil]
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Coles donating profits February 13
I haven't seen this posted, so I thought I'd give everyone the heads up. If you shop at Coles, or need to do grocery shopping, I urge you to wait until Friday, Feb 13, where they are donating profits nation wide to the bushfire appeal. ( Press Release )Cross-posted to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.1) melbournemaniac | | Friday, December 12th, 2008 | 12:20 pm
[digital_sunrise]
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Flights from $1
STA Travel has a bidding war on today 10am-3pm starting at $1 to bid on London flights leaving before xmas. Link is herehappy bidding, you lucky bastards! Current Mood: awake | | Thursday, December 11th, 2008 | 8:52 pm
[n2kaja]
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| | Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 | 10:48 pm
[zildjian77]
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Big Attractions
My boyfriend has this thing of wanting to see all the big attractions around Australia. Daggy I know but still he is funny with it.
I have searched the net and came across a list of these big attractions but I know that there are some out there that may not be on this list, they may not be as well known or not really considered to be a major tourist attraction but he apparently we LOL still want to see as many as he/we can! ( The big attractions list )If anyone knows of any around or know of an weird large object in their town like the other day we accidentally came across the worlds largest sundial (or so the sign said LOL) in Singleton on our way to Tamworth to see the big guitar so anything like that would do for now.
Cheers
Current Mood:  curious | 10:42 am
[notgonnabe]
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In NSW, to gain the First Home Owners grant, does the property have to be owner occupied in the first 6 months? I have been told that, but havent found anything that states that. | | Monday, November 17th, 2008 | 12:56 pm
[si_fuller]
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School zones
There's been a bit of talk lately about school traffic zones. It turns out a good sized chunk of the population ignores them. Some say that this is because the zones are confusing, and I must admit that I've mistakenly sped through school zones at times, either not noticing the signs (schools tend to be in leafy areas), forgetting about them after a long school holiday, or just plain not knowing what the time is. I've heard people say that those flashing lights should be in front of every school, and that's a good idea except that the costs would be immense. My proposal is that the school zones are made permanently 40 kilometers per hour. Even at midnight Christmas Eve, it's the same speed. And on either side of the 40 zone, a zone where the maximum speed limit is 60. It can be difficult to slow down from 80 or even 100 to a mere 40, so the speed should be staged down. And finally, have double demerits permanently in place in all school zones to deter speeders. This way, speeding drivers only have themselves to blame. I think most of us wouldn't deliberately break the rules of the road. The above three measures, as well as things like an increased police presence and maybe speed cameras and so-on, would be bound to make the areas around schools safer. The only down side would be that it would add valuable seconds to peoples' travel times. But I'm sure we'll manage somehow. | | Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 | 11:35 am
[rockcriedout]
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Musicians
Hi everyone, If you are a musician and would like to be listed on the following website of Australian musicians, click the link: http://www.musos.net.au/Your name, location, instrument, qualifications (if any) and contact details are listed and divided by state/instrument. You can use this site for networking, lessons anything. x-posted a little bit. | | Friday, October 31st, 2008 | 9:29 am
[rockcriedout]
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