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Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45.
Reply #30 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:16am

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The report said a three-bedroom house in resources hubs Moranbah (Queensland) and Port Hedland (Western Australia) can attract triple the rent of a Sydney property with Harbour views.

Total BS.

Check the rentals for the eastern suburbs, Hunters Hill and Mosman with harbour views.

From around $5,000 to $12,000 per week.

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KJT1981 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1822	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #31 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:17am Quote: Bottle of coke - $9. Crook, again you have NFI.
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #32 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 8:22am Too much money, too much excess, this is a bubble that will bust as quickly as it rose. And sooner than you think.
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imcrookonit Ex Member	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #33 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 8:32am At those prices, I will give the coke a miss.
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Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45.
Reply #34 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 6:58pm

KJT1981 wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:02am:

Kat wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 6:23am:

Frances wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 5:37am:

Cost in the Pilbara are ridiculous? Yes, they are, but so are the wages paid by Rio Tinto. Labourers are paid more than $100,000, truck drivers without mining experience $120,000, tradespeople doing general maintenance around $160,000 or more, supervisors and foremen between $135,000 and $230,000, train drivers $200,000 or more, and experienced managers get $250,000 plus. I don't see what the problem is.....

So therefore it's OK to gouge as much as possible of it out of them?

Ah, no, it isn't.

And, Big 'Ol only a total smack-wit would pay $45 for a steak. Nothing
whatsoever to do with 'being poor'.

THAT old put-down is wearing VERY thin.

Gouge? Nothing to do with gouging. It's to do with distance, rent and wages.

Prices from a well known restaurant.

SCORCHED ONION $46

baked onion with chickpeas, baba ganoush, warrigal greens and a tahini dressing*

SALMON $54

seared fillet of king salmon with dragon tongue beans, herb farfalle and tomato

BARRAMUNDI $54

roasted fillet of Cone Bay barramundi with pumpkin brandade and a caper and piquillo pepper vinaigrette

JOHN DORY $58

seared fillets with mussels, parsley root, baked white carrots and lime

CHICKEN $56

roasted breast and leg with boudin blanc, crispy skin, sweet corn and leeks and a tarragon jus

DUCK $58

roasted spiced duck breast with beetroots and figs

LAMB $58

roasted fillet and slow cooked lamb shoulder with fennel and black olive

BEEF $58

grass fed scotch with rainbow chard, cep mushroom croustillant and a smoked bone marrow and red wine sauce

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Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45.
Reply #35 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:30pm

KJT1981 wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:16am:

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The report said a three-bedroom house in resources hubs Moranbah (Queensland) and Port Hedland (Western Australia) can attract triple the rent of a Sydney property with Harbour views.

Total BS.

Check the rentals for the eastern suburbs, Hunters Hill and Mosman with harbour views.

From around $5,000 to $12,000 per week.

The median rent in Moranbah is about $1900 per week for a place like this:

That would be the lower end of the market compared to most Mosman properties.

You can get this house in Mosman with panoramic sea views for $790 per week.

For $1900 per week, you can get something much more spectacular than the first example.

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Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45.
Reply #36 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 8:04pm

muso wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:30pm:

KJT1981 wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 7:16am:

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The report said a three-bedroom house in resources hubs Moranbah (Queensland) and Port Hedland (Western Australia) can attract triple the rent of a Sydney property with Harbour views.

Total BS.

Check the rentals for the eastern suburbs, Hunters Hill and Mosman with harbour views.

From around $5,000 to $12,000 per week.

The median rent in Moranbah is about $1900 per week for a place like this:

http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/images/stories/2012/09/millsave.jpg

That would be the lower end of the market compared to most Mosman properties.

You can get this house in Mosman with panoramic sea views for $790 per week.

http://images.domain.com.au/img//2013218/20521/8187200_3_TE.JPG

For $1900 per week, you can get something much more spectacular than the first example.

Good try but wrong.

Try Mosman NSW.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49030 At my desk.	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #37 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:19pm Quote: A new parliamentary report finds the resources boom and a "fly-in, fly-out" culture is pushing the cost of living in regional areas well beyond city prices. So flying people in and out pushes up rent prices?
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Reply #38 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:36pm

freediver wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:19pm:

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A new parliamentary report finds the resources boom and a "fly-in, fly-out" culture is pushing the cost of living in regional areas well beyond city prices.

So flying people in and out pushes up rent prices?

yes. ... where traditionally a mine would build the accommodation and infrastructure to house it's workers, FIFO means the mines don't build anything ..... the towns own resources are quickly taken up by the excess demand which in turn drives up prices.

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I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Reply #39 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:41pm

John Smith wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:36pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:19pm:

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A new parliamentary report finds the resources boom and a "fly-in, fly-out" culture is pushing the cost of living in regional areas well beyond city prices.

So flying people in and out pushes up rent prices?

yes. ... where traditionally a mine would build the accommodation and infrastructure to house it's workers, FIFO means the mines don't build anything ..... the towns own resources are quickly taken up by the excess demand which in turn drives up prices.

But they do build infrastructure. They call them camps.

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Reply #40 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:44pm

freediver wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:41pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:36pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:19pm:

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A new parliamentary report finds the resources boom and a "fly-in, fly-out" culture is pushing the cost of living in regional areas well beyond city prices.

So flying people in and out pushes up rent prices?

yes. ... where traditionally a mine would build the accommodation and infrastructure to house it's workers, FIFO means the mines don't build anything ..... the towns own resources are quickly taken up by the excess demand which in turn drives up prices.

But they do build infrastructure. They call them camps.

doesn't do any good to the town .... unless the townsfolk can buy the old tents to go camping once the mine has finished with them

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49030 At my desk.	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #41 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:49pm You've never seen a mining camp have you?
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #42 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:53pm Not being able to afford a meal at the pub or a bottle of coke? First world problems.
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Life_goes_on Gold Member Offline Posts: 4772 400kms south of Yobsville, Qld Gender:	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #43 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:54pm Well, the miners can afford it. If the locals can't, then just perhaps they should take to lynching the occasional miner. That'll keep the overpaid mineral gathering monkeys out of town and soon the prices will return to a much more affordable level. It's oh so obvious.
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: The Towns Where A Pub Steak Costs $45. Reply #44 - Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:59pm Your chin looks weird.
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