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30th June 2010, 05:15 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Looks like Julia's gonna buckle and give in to...
Looks like Julia's gonna buckle and give in to the mine owners.:~
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29th June 2010, 03:25 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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Bill Shorten was on QandA last night trying to...
Bill Shorten was on QandA last night trying to suggest that Julia is going to an early election to allow the people to verify their support of her as PM. What a load of rubbish! The only reason she...
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28th June 2010, 04:44 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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I knew I was missing out on something being an...
I knew I was missing out on something being an over 40.:C
No I live in a relatively small town and have to make the most of what I have.:U
:o OMG the Greens are into it as well.
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25th June 2010, 01:37 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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Trademarks are a good example of how bogged down...
Trademarks are a good example of how bogged down someone can become in the web of State vs. Federal America. You have to register Trademarks state by state because no one authority has the ability or...
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24th June 2010, 03:49 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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Didn't she advise him to back down on the ETS? ...
Didn't she advise him to back down on the ETS?
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24th June 2010, 03:13 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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:wales3:Australia has it's first Welsh Prime...
:wales3:Australia has it's first Welsh Prime Minister.
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24th June 2010, 12:45 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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The head of the AWU was on Lateline last night...
The head of the AWU was on Lateline last night claiming the Education revolution as a Gillard win.:o
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23rd June 2010, 02:03 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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I like this bit... Based on this we could...
I like this bit...
Based on this we could get rid of the political party system without requiring a change to the constitution. You would then make each MP Independant and require alliances and... -
23rd June 2010, 01:28 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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Here's the definition of federal government from...
Here's the definition of federal government from the .gov.au website to chew on....
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23rd June 2010, 01:04 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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:whs: The more money that can be saved by...
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The more money that can be saved by streamlining government the better. The problem is that as we have seen with the Super Profit Tax it's not easy to bring in this type of reform as someone... -
23rd June 2010, 10:57 AM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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I'd prefer feeding them to the Lions....:doh: oh...
I'd prefer feeding them to the Lions....:doh: oh no this is Australia Politics let's make that Crocodiles.
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23rd June 2010, 10:33 AM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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I like it:2tsup: who does the random choosing,...
I like it:2tsup: who does the random choosing, how do we stop choice rigging?:o
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22nd June 2010, 04:56 PM
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Try booking it through www.e-go.com.au...
Try booking it through www.e-go.com.au I use these guys all the time and if you pick it up from your nearest depot you get a 25% discount.
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22nd June 2010, 04:51 PM
Thread: to burqa or not to burqa
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I don't think this is a current tendency it's...
I don't think this is a current tendency it's been a tendency for a long time. Just look at America where they still hang on to their ethnic backgrounds. Ooops hang on that's because Americans don't...
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22nd June 2010, 04:33 PM
Thread: Australian Politics.
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Sure why not, as long as it is about the...
Sure why not, as long as it is about the structure and not a bashing.
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22nd June 2010, 01:03 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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From recent experience or from the distant past...
From recent experience or from the distant past when we used to exchange views on the forum?:;
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22nd June 2010, 12:45 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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You're right Waldo they are as bad as each other,...
You're right Waldo they are as bad as each other, but this latest one probably crosses the line.
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22nd June 2010, 12:21 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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At least we'll only have one place to go to ask...
At least we'll only have one place to go to ask questions about progress or otherwise and it will remove the finger pointing and need for inter state agreements on anything saving us the time and...
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21st June 2010, 11:05 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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IMO this is an outdated and costly structure and...
IMO this is an outdated and costly structure and inhibits progress and efficiency on many levels some of which have been pointed out. The sooner we have a single government and abolish the state...
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17th June 2010, 03:31 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Makes the tax sound fair to me, the risk of a...
Makes the tax sound fair to me, the risk of a project not making a large profit is offset by a lower tax rate than they have now and if it is very successful they pay more to enable an increase in...
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17th June 2010, 03:23 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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A refreshing view here...
A refreshing view here in the SMH from a Reuters reporter. Interesting that 60% of over 10,000 people who voted on the poll are in favour of the tax.
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17th June 2010, 12:48 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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How about we get back to the debate and end the...
How about we get back to the debate and end the discussion on individuals credibility.:shutup1::U
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16th June 2010, 11:09 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Not sure except they would reduce thier income...
Not sure except they would reduce thier income because they would be saying anything under 15% is royalty free.
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16th June 2010, 10:16 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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I think the analysts should read the information...
I think the analysts should read the information that is available on the governments website here. Maybe then they can criticise what the government is actually doing rather than what they believe...
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15th June 2010, 02:45 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Yes very interesting.... The author writes......
Yes very interesting....
The author writes...
But in fact...from gov website..
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15th June 2010, 01:58 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Very true. :2tsup::U HH.
Very true. :2tsup::U
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15th June 2010, 01:53 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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He's not paying more tax the company is. And...
He's not paying more tax the company is. And anyway we all pay more tax the more "successful" we are based on the tiered income tax system.
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15th June 2010, 01:45 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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I don't begrudge him any of the money he has...
I don't begrudge him any of the money he has earned but why shouldn't he pay that much tax when he is earning billions? He's no hero just because he pays his taxes just like the rest of us.
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15th June 2010, 01:14 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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This is the kind of behaviour that makes the...
This is the kind of behaviour that makes the miners look like scaremongers where they use examples like this one as a canned project when in fact they are continuing to invest in it.
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15th June 2010, 01:04 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Is that the place where XStrata are continuing to...
Is that the place where XStrata are continuing to buy up land?
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15th June 2010, 12:23 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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Hi John, Exactly when does the super profits tax...
Hi John, Exactly when does the super profits tax cut in?
Here are some extracts from the governments Future Tax website.
Current State Royalty Scheme
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11th June 2010, 11:58 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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I don't know you would have to ask people who...
I don't know you would have to ask people who earn big salaries where the tax rate is the same for earnings over $180K regardless of how far over you go so you pay the top rate up to an infinite...
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11th June 2010, 11:26 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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But this whole argument from the mining companies...
But this whole argument from the mining companies is based on the suggestion that this is a "massive" tax burden, they are making it sound like a whole new tax rather than an increase to current...
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11th June 2010, 10:59 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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The sooner this happens the better think of all...
The sooner this happens the better think of all the money the taxpayer would save on politicians super and travel if we had only a federal government and abolished the state governments.
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11th June 2010, 10:55 AM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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ANDREW FORREST: And as the profits come down...
ANDREW FORREST:
And as the profits come down below the super tax threshold he'll be in a position to re-invest as he would be now presumably. Scaremongery.
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8th June 2010, 04:06 PM
Thread: Mining Super Tax
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It's only the mining companies that make super...
It's only the mining companies that make super profits over a certain level that will incur the tax increase. A bunch of mining executives bleeting about how unfair it is to their hip pocket makes me...
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1st September 2009, 07:26 PM
Thread: CMT Dado Blade
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Just out of interest Sean what HP is your...
Just out of interest Sean what HP is your tablesaw as I believe this can impact the quality of the cut?
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26th August 2009, 06:23 PM
Thread: CMT Dado Blade
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:2tsup:Thanks guys, I'll checkout the Freud.... ...
:2tsup:Thanks guys, I'll checkout the Freud....
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21st August 2009, 08:36 PM
Thread: CMT Dado Blade
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No-ones got a Dado blade?:no::roll: How about...
No-ones got a Dado blade?:no::roll:
How about a carbatec tenoning jig or other tenoning jig as I'm buying one of these as well?
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16th August 2009, 12:09 AM
Thread: CMT Dado Blade
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CMT Dado Blade
I've been eyeing the CMT Dado blade sold by Carbatec for some time now and was wondering what I'm getting for my money. Also are there any other options under $400 that provide the same quality. I'm...
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4th April 2009, 02:09 PM
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I've just run the equivalent of about 30-40...
I've just run the equivalent of about 30-40 metres of English Oak through it and it's holding so far. If it goes again I'll take it to someone to fix properly.:U
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4th April 2009, 12:11 PM
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OK I figured it out. I thought I'd take the...
OK I figured it out. I thought I'd take the covers off and have a look inside. I removed the plastic cover at one end (Picture 1) to reveal sprockets and chains (Picture 2) ....can you tell I've got...
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4th April 2009, 11:02 AM
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Bugger.... have I knackered my Thicknesser?
I just had a piece of timber catch on the infeed so instead of turning it off I gave it a nudge:doh:. I then turned it off and tried to restart after lifting the blades and now the infeed rollers...
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27th February 2009, 01:36 AM
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Thanks. HH.
Thanks.
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23rd January 2009, 08:07 AM
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I haven't got mine yet either.:~ I'm gonna...
I haven't got mine yet either.:~
I'm gonna call them again today. The one at Warricks link got me going though. Had it all setup and adjusted then realised I needed a 15 amp socket:doh::doh:
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11th January 2009, 12:09 AM
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Thanks Warrick, thát'll get me going.:2tsup::U ...
Thanks Warrick, thát'll get me going.:2tsup::U
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10th January 2009, 04:10 PM
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Anyone out there got a CTH-110L or 110R ??
I'm looking for a manual for my CTH-110L 1PH and I haven't received it from Carbatec yet anyone got an electronic copy?
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5th January 2009, 01:46 PM
Thread: What will the price be after Xmas???
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I picked up my new CTH-110L 1PH from Carbatec in...
I picked up my new CTH-110L 1PH from Carbatec in Sydney :U:U:Uafter missing out on the 110R which they have now discontinued.:~
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29th September 2008, 12:36 AM
Thread: Egg Chuck Design
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I got mine at a plumbers suppliers. HH.
I got mine at a plumbers suppliers.
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29th July 2008, 07:26 PM
Thread: next challange ideas
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Ok as soon as I get motivated and find my vices...
Ok as soon as I get motivated and find my vices I'll take my first pictures and start a WIP thread. Should be one of the longest threads ever in duration....:U
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