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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #15 - Jan 6^th, 2025 at 10:11pm

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:24pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:20pm:

Contractors are cheaper than permanent public service staff.

keep drinking the cool aid

Reminds me of a friend who was once employed with a ( then) state owned electricity provider.
His job, with a team was too keep the fauna under electric lines mowed.

He was paid out a big redundancy when it was all privatised by labor government but was soon reemployed with the new private contractor with his team on better money.
You have to ask if a government agency cannot manage its own in-house business needs without having to outsource the responsibility are they really up to job they are in at all?

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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 41932	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #16 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 10:27am Bobby on another right-wing Witch hunt. Who would you replace Albo with? Another Sco-Mo, a Mr. Potato-head? Tsk, tsk, tsk...
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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #17 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 11:19am

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:24pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:20pm:

Contractors are cheaper than permanent public service staff.

The benefits - super at 15.6% or more, sick leave, long service, leave allowance etc - are massive long term liabilities and cost a lot.

You don't need permanent public servants to clean your buildings, cut your grass, wash your windows and cars, service your photocopiers and vehicles, dispose of your rubbish and recyclables, do your repairs and building maintenance.
And so forth.

keep drinking the cool aid

Do show us why it is always better to have in-house permanent staff than to have contractors.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25008 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #18 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am: I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.
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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #19 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:36pm

Daves2017 wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 10:11pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:24pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:20pm:

Contractors are cheaper than permanent public service staff.

keep drinking the cool aid

Reminds me of a friend who was once employed with a ( then) state owned electricity provider.
His job, with a team was too keep the fauna under electric lines mowed.

He was paid out a big redundancy when it was all privatised by labor government but was soon reemployed with the new private contractor with his team on better money.
You have to ask if a government agency cannot manage its own in-house business needs without having to outsource the responsibility are they really up to job they are in at all?

Happens all the time

I also find it funny that all to often, the one to win the contract also happens to be be a party donor ... coincidence?

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #20 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:37pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:10pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15am:

I'll bet the conalition have spent even more than that on wine at taxpayers expense Roll Eyes

At least you get something out of wine. Welcome to country does nothing more than make Australians feel like outsiders.

What exactly do you get when a politican gets pissed on your dime?

and the only ones to feel like outsiders are eternal victim

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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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Reply #21 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:58pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15pm:

Jasin wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:54pm:

The pseudo Africans known here as Aborigines are selling their wares at the market for $450,000 with a dance and a swat at flies with eucalyptus branches.

Albo and his Labor mates pissing our money against the wall.

Vote him out soon at the next election.

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 10:27am:

Bobby on another right-wing Witch hunt. Who would you replace Albo with? Another Sco-Mo, a Mr. Potato-head? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Whoever is in charge has to understand the: blood, sweat, toil and tears that
went into making taxpayers money available to the Govt -
the sacrifice made against their will -
and so every penny of taxpayers money has to be spent wisely -
not just because it sounds like a good idea -
it has to pass the pub test -
it has to be what a reasonable person would expect.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 48689 Gender:	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #22 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 4:21pm Shouldn't the ceremony be "Welcome to your country too?"
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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #23 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 4:40pm

Jasin wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 4:21pm:

Shouldn't the ceremony be "Welcome to your country too?"

Mar 7, 2023

Welcome to country ceremonies do little more than make wealthy city people feel good about themselves.

Memo to the grievance industry, thanks for the virtue theatre,
but like the majority of Australians, I am sick and tired of being welcomed to my own country.

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Reply #24 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:48pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 1:58pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 6:15pm:

Jasin wrote on Jan 6^th, 2025 at 5:54pm:

The pseudo Africans known here as Aborigines are selling their wares at the market for $450,000 with a dance and a swat at flies with eucalyptus branches.

Albo and his Labor mates pissing our money against the wall.

Vote him out soon at the next election.

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 10:27am:

Bobby on another right-wing Witch hunt. Who would you replace Albo with? Another Sco-Mo, a Mr. Potato-head? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Whoever is in charge has to understand the: blood, sweat, toil and tears that
went into making taxpayers money available to the Govt -
the sacrifice made against their will -
and so every penny of taxpayers money has to be spent wisely -
not just because it sounds like a good idea -
it has to pass the pub test -
it has to be what a reasonable person would expect.

Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby and let the LNP off the hook all the time? The LNP is a far greater waster of money than the ALP has been. We have $121 million on mythical railway station carparks, over $225 million wasted on Advertising by the Sco-Mo government, over $830 million wasted on French submarines and that is only to start with. I'm sure I could find more examples if I was willing to dig a little further. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Someone said we could not judge a person's Aboriginality on their skin colour. Why isn't that applied in the matter of Pascoe? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies
Reply #25 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:55pm

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:48pm:

Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby and let the LNP off the hook all the time? The LNP is a far greater waster of money than the ALP has been. We have $121 million on mythical railway station carparks, over $225 million wasted on Advertising by the Sco-Mo government, over $830 million wasted on French submarines and that is only to start with. I'm sure I could find more examples if I was willing to dig a little further. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yep - they are all guilty of wasting money.

Labor went ballistic over Liberal Bronwyn Bishop taking a $5K helicopter ride
and she lost her position as speaker over it.

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Reply #26 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:55pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:48pm:

Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby and let the LNP off the hook all the time? The LNP is a far greater waster of money than the ALP has been. We have $121 million on mythical railway station carparks, over $225 million wasted on Advertising by the Sco-Mo government, over $830 million wasted on French submarines and that is only to start with. I'm sure I could find more examples if I was willing to dig a little further. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yep - they are all guilty of wasting money.

Labor went ballistic over Liberal Bronwyn Bishop taking a $5K helicopter ride
and she lost her position as speaker over it.

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Someone said we could not judge a person's Aboriginality on their skin colour. Why isn't that applied in the matter of Pascoe? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Reply #27 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:29pm

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:55pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 6:48pm:

Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby and let the LNP off the hook all the time? The LNP is a far greater waster of money than the ALP has been. We have $121 million on mythical railway station carparks, over $225 million wasted on Advertising by the Sco-Mo government, over $830 million wasted on French submarines and that is only to start with. I'm sure I could find more examples if I was willing to dig a little further. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yep - they are all guilty of wasting money.

Labor went ballistic over Liberal Bronwyn Bishop taking a $5K helicopter ride
and she lost her position as speaker over it.

Are you protesting against it? Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

No - she wasted money.

There seems to be little we can do about it -
Labor or Liberal - they both waste tax payers sacred money.

I'll be voting independent but I know nothing will change.

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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14198 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #28 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:31pm Quote: Cost breakdowns revealed on average $1266 was spent per ceremony jesus christ, mary mother of god This is an OUTRAGE ! Any WONDER the economy's headed down the toilet ! I'd just assumed they'd all be on 'blackfella pay' ? .
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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14198 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Costly welcome to country ceremonies Reply #29 - Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:53pm Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2025 at 7:14pm: Why do you only condemn the Labor Government, Bobby Bobby's an old dyed in the wool Coalition voter , no matter who's leading them, or what their policies are - though he'll never admit it .
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