Chief executive Bill Morrow earned $3.62 million — six times more than Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull..
Source: NBN bosses pocket $10m in taxpayer money | Perth Now
Showing posts with label 2017 at 09:06AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 09:06AM. Show all posts
Friday, September 22, 2017
FAT cats NBN bosses pocket $10m in taxpayer money despite the company’s $4.2 billion loss
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Australians turn in 26,000 guns in national amnesty
Australians have handed in nearly 26,000 firearms in the nation’s first gun amnesty since its landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996.
The amnesty, which began on 1 July, was a response to the growing terror threat and an influx of illegal arms in the country.
It is illegal to own an unregistered firearm in Australia.
Those caught outside the amnesty period face fines of up to A$280,000 (£172,000, $225,000) and up to 14 years in jail…
Source: Australians turn in 26,000 guns in national amnesty – BBC News
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Harvey: Houston Catastrophe unfolds in Texas – 22in (55cm) rain. updates + PICS
The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, has predicted that the aftermath of the storm would require the agency’s involvement for years.
“This disaster’s going to be a landmark event,” Long said.
Meanwhile, the Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, heaped praise on the agency and Donald Trump. “I’ve got to tell you, I give Fema a grade of A+, all the way from the president down,” he said. “I’ve spoken to the president several times, to his cabinet members, such as secretary of homeland security, such as the administrator of Fema, such as Tom Price, the secretary of health and human services.
“All across the board, from the White House to the federal administration to Fema, they’ve been very helpful,” Abbott said.
Storm forecast to strengthen
Harvey, which made landfall as a category 4 hurricane before quickly losing its power, could strengthen again as it moves slowly south-east, back towards the coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
It said it would maintain its strength over the next 24 hours but then “some slight re-strengthening is possible after the center moves off the coast on Monday night and Tuesday”.
It is now just before 8pm in Houston and the risk of flash flooding will continue throughout the night.
In an advisory issued by the center less than an hour ago, the centre of the storm is sitting about 120 miles (193km) south-west of Houston and inching south-east at 3mph (6km/h).
The storm is expected to rain an additional 15 to 25 inches (up to 63cm) through to Friday over the upper Texas Gulf coast and into south-western Louisiana. Isolated storm totals may reach 50 inches over that area, including the Houston-Galveston area…
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
CEOs who have withdrawn from a White House advisory council grew to FIVE TODAY
The number of members who have withdrawn from a White House advisory council grew to five, and executives including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 0.09% Chief Executive Doug McMillon criticized the president’s initial unwillingness to specifically denounce the racist hate groups that rallied in Charlottesville over the weekend.
The fallout is testing already-tense relations between the White House and corporate executives, many of whom face new pressures from employees, consumers and activists to take stands on social and political issues. At times, those issues have put them in direct opposition with a president whose pro-business agenda they are also seeking to shape.
President Donald Trump’s response to the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Va., has sparked soul-searching in U.S. corporate boardrooms over whether they should keep working closely with the White House…
Source: CEOs Rethink Alliances With White House – WSJ
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Monday, May 29, 2017
20,000 Australian perverts passports cancelled. 20,000 is a small city. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!
Australian paedophiles will have their passports cancelled under strict new laws to be unveiled by the Turnbull government.
The changes follow high-profile cases of child exploitation in south-east Asia and fervent campaigning by anti-paedophile senator Derryn Hinch.
…In a bid to protect children in developing countries, the laws will prohibit convicted offenders from travelling overseas. There are more than 20,000 people on the National Child Offender Register.
Hinch, who has prosecuted a tough message on child sex offenders since his time as a broadcaster, said he was “over the moon” with the changes, which he has pushed for following his election to Parliament in 2016…
Source: Convicted paedophiles in Australia will lose their travel rights | Stuff.co.nz
Friday, May 19, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Bob Katter Says He Doesn’t Want ‘Any Muslims’ Coming To Australia
Captioned “Holy f*** Bob Katter was just at the pub and I hit him up about his racist vibes and he clicked it!!!”, the video has garnered a mixed response on Facebook.
“This guy is a disrespectful little kid. Grow up all you care about is instant gratification and how many likes and shares you get it’s truly pathetic it’s sad,” one user commented.
“There is nothing wrong with exposing the truth. The guy clearly slipped up, You cannot justify racism. Keep it up PON CHO,” another used posted.
Source: Bob Katter Says He Doesn’t Want ‘Any Muslims’ Coming To Australia
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Jetstar slashes prices on flights Sydney to Phuket at $189 | Daily Mail Online
Source: Jetstar slashes prices on flights Sydney to Phuket at $189 | Daily Mail Online
Monday, February 20, 2017
Aussie TV presenter suffers wardrobe malfunction live on The Price Is Right
Source: TV presenter suffers wardrobe malfunction live on air | Daily Mail Online
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