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Aussies LXIII - Fear Inc


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Short of endorsing the violent overthrow of a democratically elected government, voting is the only way to change anything. When people complain that voting doesn't change anything, what they're actually complaining about is the fact that their own personal vote doesn't magically determine the outcome of the election. They seem to somehow miss that that's the whole point of democracy - that if you want to make change you need to both participate and to convince other people of the value of those changes, rather than sitting on your hands and bitching.

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Well said, Arkhangel.

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I briefly went to ANU. It didn't work out because of family reasons but I loved the uni. Bonus points if you're living on campus most of the science buildings are/were directly across from the accommodation which is helpful when you're lazy and have 9am lectures.


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Congrats Gears. For all we butt heads over some issues (largely where sexism is concerned tbh) I can tell you are a smart kid and you should do well. Good luck at uni, get out there and experience the world. Getting out of my parents house was one of the best things I ever did and if you've been reading certain other threads here you'd see I love the fuck out of them, so that isn't a slight on your parents - it's just really good for personal development.


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The original co-payment was one of the few (partially) sensible policies the Liberals came up with in their budget. Pity that populism alwasy trumps good policy in this country.

This sneaky cut to short consultations, however, was never going to fly- not only were they trying to make savings by forcing GP's to charge a co-payment (no way any bulk billing GP could have suddenly accomodated such a big drop in their income), the timing was also cynically devious. I hope some advisers got fired over this.

This was the sort of reasoning Newman used when he decided to take on hospital specialists (to trash their conditions) in Queensland last year. He had no idea about the amount of community support doctors enjoy, and the inevitable backlash happened. The result- a humiliating backdown that is now likely to play a role in his unseating at the upcoming election.

If the price signal was on top of the Medicare rebate, great, however it never was. It's a pay cut to GPs who actually decrease costs by keeping people out of hospitals.

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