Banter 2021 Off-Topic Chat Thread

[terry_bright]

So spending cash payer money on expensive gifts for employees is acceptable? This is why the public service is a joke. In most of the corporate world she would have been out on her arse as soon as they became aware of her spending.

Pure and utter garbage.
You obviously have no idea how boards and corporations work.
Giving bonuses totaling $20,000 to 4 people for doing deals that save a company millions would, and is regarded as being on the light side in the private sector.
Do I agree with some of the bonuses that are splashed around? No. But what Holgate did wouldn't even batter an eyelid in the private sector.
Holgate is regarded as one of the top business executives in the country and rightly so. She turned Australia Post around after Ahmed Fahour had run it into the ground. Her record at Blackmore's is nothing short of exceptional. She would (and will) walk into almost any CEO or board position in the country.

And if you're wondering what would I know, my job is to work with corporations on board governance and frameworks.

At least 900 federal bureaucrats received bonuses worth more than a Cartier watch handed out by Christine Holgate

If the rewards given to Australia Post executives were "inconsistent with public expectations", what do ministers think of the bigger bonuses given to their own public servants?

www.abc.net.au

She was shamelessly made a scapegoat and used as a pawn to deflect from Morrison & the LNP stuff up's regarding Robodebt and dodgy land deals.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Flagstaff hill today.



Also went to bay of islands which was a great spot.
I don't have a pic.
They on the good camera need to upload them.


Worst part no BBQ equipment to cook dinner with...Ggggggggg.

 

[Down at K Park]

Pure and utter garbage.
You obviously have no idea how boards and corporations work.
Giving bonuses totaling $20,000 to 4 people for doing deals that save a company millions would, and is regarded as being on the light side in the private sector.
Do I agree with some of the bonuses that are splashed around? No. But what Holgate did wouldn't even batter an eyelid in the private sector.
Holgate is regarded as one of the top business executives in the country and rightly so. She turned Australia Post around after Ahmed Fahour had run it into the ground. Her record at Blackmore's is nothing short of exceptional. She would (and will) walk into almost any CEO or board position in the country.

And if you're wondering what would I know, my job is to work with corporations on board governance and frameworks.

At least 900 federal bureaucrats received bonuses worth more than a Cartier watch handed out by Christine Holgate

If the rewards given to Australia Post executives were "inconsistent with public expectations", what do ministers think of the bigger bonuses given to their own public servants?

www.abc.net.au

She was shamelessly made a scapegoat and used as a pawn to deflect from Morrison & the LNP stuff up's regarding Robodebt and dodgy land deals.

I’m not questioning her abilities. Simply that spending tax payer dollars on expensive gifts is unacceptable. I really don’t care who does it, it’s just not on.

But yeah scomo and his cronies are good at deflection. The robodebt thing was a total balls up, and cost the taxpayers a bloody motza in compensation. Roberts? or whoever the responsible minister was should have been sacked for such incompetence.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Port Campbell...Port campaigners.

Caravan park bunch of Nazis.

Cant do this.
Can't do that.

The campaigner comes over to see if we cleaned the BBQ..
FRO campaigner.

As if I'm going to leave it a mess...

 

[rocker_oz33]

Anyone seen Holy moly.

Watched it last night.

Pretty cheesy.
Petty random.

It's pretty bad....it's good...

 

[Down at K Park]

It will happen here. It' already starting.
Unfortunately people just don't get how it works.
They're all the same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And they like the fighting and ideology and will only encourage it more.
They get us to pay all the taxes and fight with each other while the rich run off with all the f**king money.
It's how it works.

True that.

Zuckerberg recently admitted he is using facebook to socially engineer users towards his ideologies. He isn’t even trying to hide it. They are removing the opinions of anyone who takes a different view point. Why are more governments not rising up against this?

Facebook, twitter etc are just a cancer.

 

[winty]

Anyone seen Holy moly.

Watched it last night.

Pretty cheesy.
Petty random.

It's pretty bad....it's good...

I didn't mind it either.

 

[terry_bright]

I’m not questioning her abilities. Simply that spending tax payer dollars on expensive gifts is unacceptable. I really don’t care who does it, it’s just not on.

But yeah scomo and his cronies are good at deflection. The robodebt thing was a total balls up, and cost the taxpayers a bloody motza in compensation. Roberts? or whoever the responsible minister was should have been sacked for such incompetence.

Morrison is responsible for Robodebt. He devised it as Social Security minister.
Stuart Robert just continued what Morrison started.

 

[Down at K Park]

Anyone seen Holy moly.

Watched it last night.

Pretty cheesy.
Petty random.

It's pretty bad....it's good...

Yeah i’ve watched a few eps. Is it just me or are some of the chick golfers selected for talents other than their golf skills? Lol.

Not that im complaining.

 

[Spazz Cat]

True that.

Zuckerberg recently admitted he is using facebook to socially engineer users towards his ideologies. He isn’t even trying to hide it. They are removing the opinions of anyone who takes a different view point. Why are more governments not rising up against this?

Facebook, twitter etc are just a cancer.

Yep

 

[winty]

Morrison is responsible for Robodebt. He devised it as Social Security minister.
Stuart Robert just continued what Morrison started.

ScoMo is also responsible for that "Where the bloody hell are ya?" tourism campaign in 2006 when he was the head of Tourism Australia - which resulted in LESS people visiting Australia than before those ads aired. The bloke was incompetent back then too.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Boat's locked and loaded for the morning I'll drop the pots come home then go back and pick them up around lunch time.

Not too bad up there YPO

 

[Spazz Cat]

ScoMo is also responsible for that "Where the bloody hell are ya?" tourism campaign in 2006 when he was the head of Tourism Australia - which resulted in LESS people visiting Australia than before those ads aired. The bloke was incompetent back then too.

He was actually sacked for incompetence. Like many managers/bosses/politicians there was no other choice but to excrete him upwards.
A rare person who is bright and talented is thrown out.
As I said before. It's how it works, it's all a scam!
It's called democracy but it's a scam. Where do they all come from?
How many have anything in common with us? Or share our values?
Yet they're all we have to choose from to vote in. It's designed that way.

 

[cats_09]

Anyone seen Holy moly.

Watched it last night.

Pretty cheesy.
Petty random.

It's pretty bad....it's good...

I've tried watching it a couple of times - if it had different commentators then maybe I'd stick with it for longer than 5 minutes

 

[Shell]

Anyone seen Holy moly.

Watched it last night.

Pretty cheesy.
Petty random.

It's pretty bad....it's good...

Yeah agree with the former there.

 

[you pick one]

Not too bad up there YPO

Beautiful this morning 21deg now not a breath of wind and heading for 32 today.

 

[Shell]

morning morning

 

[Shell]

Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever

Get on it.

Best two eps EVER. (and no i dont say that every week ((now)) cause last weeks one were that great)... a guy fell overboard.

Couldnt get much realer than that, his ankle got tied up in a line on the back of the yacht. And over he went, and under he went. It was actually terrifying. The cameramans quick thinking saved him.

 

[Shell]

*he was ok tho. I was thinking his ankle/foot could have seriously gotten ****ed UP, or even severed. And Captain Lee did refer to that.

Is just luck, the line became untangled from him in the water.

 

[dazbroncos]

Um, how are you doing dazbroncos?

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ducking and weaving like a mofo....
getting about 4 tests a week for work
still trying to work
Its a shit show... got a few people im acquainted with in ICU - this shit is real and still getting people. And if it does not get you... it ****s you up for years with renal, lung etc effects.

But apart from that... hanging in there.

thanks for asking

GO Catters

 

[dazbroncos]

How can this be? Covid was supposed to stop as soon as Biden became president.

Now CNN are saying they expect Covid to still be hanging around in 2024. But Biden was going to stop it as his highest priority. Surely he couldn't have lied?

you cant be that thick are you?

I mean do you really think a change in President would immediately change the situation?
Sorry but as one living it every ****ing day this view just seems moronic. You might mean it be funny or smart - I can assure you my life is neither dealing with it.


GO Catters

 

[Shell]

ducking and weaving like a mofo....
getting about 4 tests a week for work
still trying to work
Its a sh*t show... got a few people im acquainted with in ICU - this sh*t is real and still getting people. And if it does not get you... it fu**s you up for years with renal, lung etc effects.

But apart from that... hanging in there.

thanks for asking

GO Catters

Take care mate.

 

[Kram]

We've been shielded so well from the virus in WA I feel bad for being so ignorant for how it's actually been affecting real people.

 

[Shell]

18 alerts. HT is in DA HOUSE

 

[Shell]

Whoops. Wrong thread. GOOD ONE KRAM