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Have had once since August last year, can't speak highly enough of it. When we got ours they were running a promo where we got 5 years factory warranty, so that took care of the concerns we read about with DSG's. We looked at most of the other models referenced in this thread, only looked at the...

Stamp duty on house purchases was increased to meet the cost of ambulances after the levy was taken off power bills, it just shifts the revenue source.

Job in BNE Not meaning to spam, but I know a few people through the course of this thread's life have been asking about barista work. A mate has a shop in Chermside (Brisbane) who is looking for a 15-30 hour barista - all the normal requirements, experience, customer service etc.. Details...

McDonalds (apparently) already do this to an extent - they have inflated prices in lower socio-economic areas to gouge profits from those areas. In more affluent areas the prices are lower as the residents in that area are more likely to be educated about food choices and have more access to...

In Brisbane, so differences in road conditions/traffic levels/topography etc... I do 20.1k's in 38-42mins, depending on traffic and that time is pretty standard over the last 2 months (when I moved 5k's further out from work). The main factors are not vehicle traffic, cause I know the cycle...

I think we are pretty much in agreement on the mechanics - the 'base' I was referring to is the power to raise premiums, and while not accusing the PHI of collusion, the prices move in lockstep for the most part (up and down), so while it is company specific, all 50 insurers tend to move at a...

And if it was true market competition I would agree with you completely, but the premiums are regulated by the Government to determine a base premium - which is determined in consultation with the insurance industry, which would come as no surprise. You would have a greater grasp of the...

Not at hand, but it was a substantial spend... One of the interesting things about the private health insurance (PHI) situation, and associated medicare levy on income tax, was that the only reason that people adopted PHI was to minimise their tax and as soon as the threshold for the tax was...

RE Health Another note in the 'private health freeing up public beds'... Health resources are extremely limited in Aus, especially health practitioners, so while the physical bed you occupy might be in a private facility, the Dr/Nurse/Other specialist treating you is essentially taken out of...

Well, that and the fact that he despises Gillard and tried to block her even receiving preselection for her seat three or four times as I recall... Perhaps getting out before payback is delivered?

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I read a book about this... 'Twas a history book that looked at the premise that 'the victors write history' and among a whole heap of other points, suggested that the Roman Empire actually slowed down the advancement of technology and that various archelogical finds supported this. One of the...

Just out of interest, where would the line be drawn in relation to testosterone levels as well as other 'genetic' traits. To use a crude example in the world of tennis, the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) are giants compared to a number of their playing peers, arguably (and I am no tennis...

Pretty sure the land rover discovery (the older one at least) is 3500 - that said, even towing 2t will get you about 29 litres per hundred (in the petrol V8)...

I am quite aware of that, and while fleet sales are a good (relatively) low margin profit, when you drop 22% of those sales, the whole economies of scale of selling lots of cars at low mark up kinda goes out the window:rolleyes: Wattsy - was just relaying my observation. When I was a kid...

But are ford and holden's 'large market share' refelective of whether people buy them as a 'family' car? You can search the ABS site (which is a pain), but the following site has a few articles that might be of interest...

Saw an ad in the latest edition of 'Ride' for Hillbrick frames, don't have a copy handy but sure it noted that they can do custom frames. I think they are based in Western Sydney?

I was in the same position as you about 18 months ago and ended up stretching the budget by $300 (up to $1500 for the bike) only because that seemed to be the next budget stepping stone for road bikes. I ended up with the Trek 1.5 (after coming from a similar number of giant bikes). My...

Sweet, a replica olympic tracksuit and I will refuse to ever pay excess baggage again! (Or, at least try)

Antsonline - Certainly agree.. The difference in treatment you receive is staggering. In my last job I flew a fair bit, and how you dressed, how the person checking you in was feeling etc all had a huge difference in how you are treated... Wearing a suit used to see doors open that were closed...