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Society/Culture Geoffrey Rush named Australian of the Year
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No idea Chief - as I said, enlighten me.
I'm just not sure what Australian of The year is supposed to be.
One year they give it to the doctor who does make the leading medical breakthrough.
The next year it goes to a celeb who does their job well and is known by lots of magazine readers.
Then we get the people who do work charitably in areas that lack funding - eg aboriginal health.
Then we get Sportsman of the Year.
It all seems so random. I saw that one of the nominees had been working in his area of First Aid for years (it may have been a senior AofY, but same thing). Does he get nominated again, if he keeps going next year, or was this his one chance, and because it was the 'celeb' year, he misses out?
I'm just not sure what we are trying to celebrate with the Australian of the Year.
One year they give it to the doctor who does make the leading medical breakthrough.
The next year it goes to a celeb who does their job well and is known by lots of magazine readers.
Then we get the people who do work charitably in areas that lack funding - eg aboriginal health.
Then we get Sportsman of the Year.
It all seems so random. I saw that one of the nominees had been working in his area of First Aid for years (it may have been a senior AofY, but same thing). Does he get nominated again, if he keeps going next year, or was this his one chance, and because it was the 'celeb' year, he misses out?
I'm just not sure what we are trying to celebrate with the Australian of the Year.
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I thought the Morecomb's for this year...the strength of character to persist through their torture and misery to create their foundation has been inspirational.
Re: Australian of The Year - Geoffrey Rush
Pretty much my thoughts, if you're going to give it to a celebrity at least give it to one who actually did something in the last year. About all Rush did for Australia was rename the AFIs the Ozcars and that's not so much award-worthy as revoking-citizenship-for-bad-puns-worthy.
Of course, it shouldn't just be an award for celebrities anyway.
Pretty much my thoughts, if you're going to give it to a celebrity at least give it to one who actually did something in the last year. About all Rush did for Australia was rename the AFIs the Ozcars and that's not so much award-worthy as revoking-citizenship-for-bad-puns-worthy.
Of course, it shouldn't just be an award for celebrities anyway.
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Yes it is a big problem.
This isn't a competency issue (or some affirmative action bs) but one of participation rates. At various points over the last 2 decades there have been large skills shortages in certain engineering fields.
There is a massive pool of potentially highly competent female workers who are not taking up studies/careers in engineering.
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Its lazy. I can think of ten people who have worked selflessly in Junior Footy for thirty years without so much as a thank you or the grey army volunteers that go and help educate people in remote Aboriginal communities for **** all - these people are great Australians
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You have no idea about a statement you made. Wow.
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Chief, please.
The 100 years is a generalisation - its not a specific year. It really can't be that difficult to work out. What I meant was that the arts hasn't been used as a communication tool for a number of decades, centuries even.
Next time I will give the exact year and month, ie the year 1451 in the month of April. By the way Clay, that is an example.
Anyway, I have asked you a number of times to enlighten me on how the arts is now used as a method of communication (your statement not mine).
If you have the answer, then I'm happy to hear it.
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Okay - I want you to read my statement again (maybe do it a few times) and try and understand it.
If its troubling you, PM me and I will send you a picture - or a youtube clip.
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Speaking of which - was Liam Anthony eligible?I don't think Rupert Murdoch is eligible any more.
Seriously - choice could of been better but they decided to go populus (what a surprise).
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Will this picture or youtube clip be arty in anyway, thereby being communication?
the Bonds pre Xmas ads, with that stupid Sarah Ohare, whats her maiden name, Sarah Murdoch, the cute peece of minge of Lachlan, well, they ripped off the sound from Magnetic Fields Stephen Merrit. Very unhappy camper, wont be listening to 69 Love Songs with the same joy.
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