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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
The Albanese Government is drawing a line in the sand favouring younger Australians over older Australians, telling around 3 million over-65s that they will pay the same amount for private health insurance as younger Aussies.
The Howard-era government in 2004 introduced an extra incentive for older Australians to keep them in private health care and reduce the pressure on the public hospital system. These bonus rebates reduced the effective costs of private health insurance for this group by 30–40%.
Chalmers has admitted their is a risk older Aussies will bail on their Private health Insurance and go back to the public system forcing Health Insurers to raise their premiums even more and put the Public health system under more pressure but says he sees this as a way of evening up intergenerational wealth.
Its clear Labor believes many older voters favour the Coalition or One Nation now and thats their main focus on cost savings.
Of course he has already indicated the NDIS will take a hit next budget too so if you are old and disabled look out you might get turned into biscuits to feed the young if we have a famine anytime soon.....see Soylent Green the movie.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by crashlander -
I must admit some surprise that we want for Truslove. While he does have experience at a lot of clubs, I can't remember any of them challenging for the premiership. Is he there to develop players? Maybe.
He was the coach of Sydney last year when a certain delisted forward kicked his one and only bag of VFL goals.

Look, I might be doing the guy a disservice, but I would have thought that looking at successful programs might have been the way to go.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Lods – on
I'm a pretty positive optimistic guy. (I suspect some think unrealistically optimistic)  but Truslove leaves me for dead. ;D
Not a weakness in sight.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2001317?fbclid=IwY2xjawRVJ4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlMGZtdjFESGJLSFNzdEZqc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjzEjMuUBvLEcWDxf8YXaq63mCESzI_FvAZERpGhBvrR3ZRpCneoyfDLLvDk_aem_d6wyusu71nn6hBcQb-8XBg

I read that the other day.

My favourite one was this...
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40. Hudson O’Keeffe
Seven disposals, 18 hitouts, one goal

‘Huddo’ was competitive in the air, he brought the ball to ground as a forward in aerial contests. He went in the ruck a little bit as well and his follow-up and intent to tackle around stoppages was good.

Translation...
He couldn't hold a grab. We shifted him into the ruck but he was no good there, but he at least attempted to tackle albeit couldn't catch a cold.

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 4 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood at Carlton.
Last post by Lods -
I'm a pretty positive optimistic guy. (I suspect some think unrealistically optimistic)  but Truslove leaves me for dead. ;D
Not a weakness in sight.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2001317?fbclid=IwY2xjawRVJ4VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlMGZtdjFESGJLSFNzdEZqc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjzEjMuUBvLEcWDxf8YXaq63mCESzI_FvAZERpGhBvrR3ZRpCneoyfDLLvDk_aem_d6wyusu71nn6hBcQb-8XBg
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by northernblue -
Quote from: LP – on
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Chalmers buying votes by allowing workers to claim $1,000 in deductions without any receipts needed. Labor just cant stop spending and adding to inflation and high debt levels.
True, but clinging onto that stuff when it's really just a drop in the ocean excuses the absence of any real opposition.

Economies work on 3 or even 4 orders of magnitude higher as the bare minimum.

A $1000 sounds great to those struggling, but it's not even covering the fuel rises for the average worker.

Let alone the shoeboxes that can now go to recycling.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
Last post by LP -
Quote from: laj – on
the game has evolved but Vossy hasn't.
Let's be straight about this, our 2026 game plan is radically different, and every other clubs, forced on clubs by the AFL and it's fiddling with the rules and umpiring.

Only a handful of clubs have lists suited to the current rules and game style, and even those clubs are going to be in a race of attrition.

Fans rallying against the loses are blamming a lack of change but it's a false premise. If people want to argue against a coach, player or management, at least use some facts.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 6 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood
Last post by laj -
Quote from: PaulP – on
It reeks of double standards to make excuses for Clarkson at North, but not Voss. If Vossy's first 3 seasons yielded a W/L of 3-10 (plus 10 straight losses under Ratts as fill-in), 3-20 and 5-1-17, folks on here would not give any coach the BOD, whatever their previous records says. They would be screaming blue murder.
Clarko started where Bolton did here. Voss was employed to make finals from the start. Not a good comparison. Give him his due, he did that (first year near enough), but we have won 11 from the last 38, the game has evolved but Vossy hasn't. Getting outcoached on a weekly basis. It's obvious it's not going to happen under him now. Sometimes it's hard to tell if we have a crap club or the coach isn't performing, but sadly, when results aren't happening, the message is obviously not resonating. Happens quicker here than at other clubs unfortunately. Richmond changed coaches 7000 times in 30 years before the right one come along, with some help from Neil Blame as Footy Manager, and sorted things out. With it come the culture. Sometimes that's your only choice, keep changing until it happens. Not fun, but keeping the status quo won't change anything either.