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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by PaulP -
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Personally, I'm not against schemes that level the playing field, if the low income earners were being taxed more than it would be an injustice, but making billionaires pay their fair share is OK by me if it means we all have to pay.

I'd give my extra $5 if it means Gina, Bruce, Anthony and the rest pay their billion$!

The major parties are beholden, to varying degrees, to the billionaire class. Labor won't tax them in any meaningful way, the Libs won't tax them, and One Neuron, whose leader is Gina's best mate, most certainly won't tax them. The only party that specifically has tax policies directed at the ultra wealthy are The Greens, but of course, everybody hates them so they never get votes.

I agree with you. I'm part of middle Australia, and me and others like me have lived incredibly well, by pretty much any global standard. I have no issue paying extra if it helps the next generation, who will have plenty of problems to deal with.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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Yep that's how I understand it too Dodge...the trustee would have paid tax on the total income and then the Individual beneficiaries get the tax credit subject to their tax rate etc.
Personally, I'm not against schemes that level the playing field, if the low income earners were being taxed more than it would be an injustice, but making billionaires pay their fair share is OK by me if it means we all have to pay.

I'd give my extra $5 if it means Gina, Bruce, Anthony and the rest pay their billion$!
Good in theory but Gina, Bruce,Clive and co wont be paying any extra, they never do, middle Australia will pick up the tab and everyone will have to pay more for health insurance when the over 65's start dropping out of private insurance after losing the rebate and driving the costs up.
Albo and crew  are more interested in securing another term and bringing back ISIS brides to appease Tony Burkes mate so the migrant vote goes their way.
New Zealand are going to have a lot of expat Aussies becoming Kiwi citizens on paper....
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Yep that's how I understand it too Dodge...the trustee would have paid tax on the total income and then the Individual beneficiaries get the tax credit subject to their tax rate etc.
Personally, I'm not against schemes that level the playing field, if the low income earners were being taxed more than it would be an injustice, but making billionaires pay their fair share is OK by me if it means we all have to pay.

I'd give my extra $5 if it means Gina, Bruce, Anthony and the rest pay their billion$!
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by DJC -
Harking back to the discussion of slavery, my former colleague, Jane Lydon, is one of the editors of, and contributors to Legacies of British slavery in Australia and New Zealand, and it has just been launched in London and in Perth.

When the British Parliament abolished slavery, former slave-owners were paid compensation for the loss of their "property". The book explores how many of the beneficiaries had ties to other parts of the British Empire, and how their wealth helped shape those colonies in our part of the world. 

The book's not cheap but your local library may have a copy.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Essendon at MCG
Last post by DJC -
On paper and form, this should be a certain win.  However, it has become the case that any team can beat any other team, regardless of ladder position, form, or history.  All it takes is for the underdog to play to its full potential and the favourites to be just a little off their best.

As others have suggested, this will be a real test for us.  We could serve up a thorough shellacking but I won’t be surprised if it’s a fairly tight contest.

While I accept that Newey and Worpa might benefit from sitting this one out, “managing” players could well contribute to overconfidence, as well as weakening/unbalancing the team.  I reckon that Geelong is regretting “managing” Jack Martin.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Baggers -
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Watching the replay McGovern was almost playing the decoy lead-up game, he made lead after lead that was ignored or the opportunity was missed through hesitation. At least twice he was inside F50 tens of metres clear of his opponent and we held the footy too long to hit him up as an open target,

Now fans who ball watch will say he didn't touch it all night, but in reality he was doing a lot of hard work that was either sacrificial or not being honoured.

The other thing I noticed, between Gov and Hayward they seemed to be waxing about who would draw the opponents, several of Haywards marks are one on one contests because Gov drew the opponents out of the F50 and Hayward benefits.

I don't think that Gov was a decoy.  He took five marks and, of our forwards, only Hayward took more.  His kicking for goal has been excellent this season but he had an off night.  He also wasn't as effective as he has been when the ball hit the ground and didn't get the handball receives.  An average performance in comparison to his other games but he was still a threat and demanded defensive attention.  His running patterns, and his scoring potential, made it difficult for his opponents to drop off and provide help defence ... and you could probably say the same for all of our forwards.

I'm a bit late to comment on the game - everything has been covered in depth - but there's one thing that I don't think has been raised previously; Jack Ison's two goal assist handpasses to Young and Hayward were like lightning.  Quick thinking, great decisions and elite execution!



Yep. The strong footy IQ of Jack Ison didn't escape Jason Dunstall's eyes, he made a point of highlighting those, and other, lightning choices and disposal -- hand and foot -- by the young fella. I think we've got a ripper there.
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Robert Heatley Stand / VFL Rd 11 2026 Carlton vs Drug Cheats away
Last post by crashlander -
This game is set for Sunday afternoon at Windy Hill :( at 14:05.
We've lost our way the last couple of weeks, while the Drug Cheats won last week.

No idea yet as to what our lineup will be like. But one of our Emergencies will definitely not play, maybe 2.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Essendon at MCG
Last post by crashlander -
Our lineup for the moment:

B:   35 Harry Dean   23 Jacob Weitering   26 Nick Haynes
HB:   24 Nic Newman   14 Oliver Florent   15 Billy Wilson
C:   5 Adam Cerra   18 Sam Walsh   13 Blake Acres
HF:   19 Will Hayward   11 Mitch McGovern   12 Ben Ainsworth
F:   17 Brodie Kemp   10 Harry McKay   44 Francis Evans
R:   27 Marc Pittonet   9 Patrick Cripps   7 Jagga Smith
Int:   2 Lachlan Cowan   29 George Hewett   45 Flynn Young   39 Talor Byrne   30 Jack Ison   6 Zac Williams   36 Cooper Lord   47 Wade Derksen

I guess we'll have to wait to see if Nic Newman plays. He has been good in recent weeks.

1 ruck vs 2: Bryan has played well on Pitto before, but he is coming off a serious injury. But this is a structural issue we cannot do much about with our 3 rucks. Hopefully, we can recruit a jumper this year.
Blakiston ... I haven't seen enough of him to know if he is any good, but he is a jumper.

Historically, we haven't done so well when we've been expected to win. I hope he can reverse that trend.

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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 12 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: LP – on
Watching the replay McGovern was almost playing the decoy lead-up game, he made lead after lead that was ignored or the opportunity was missed through hesitation. At least twice he was inside F50 tens of metres clear of his opponent and we held the footy too long to hit him up as an open target,

Now fans who ball watch will say he didn't touch it all night, but in reality he was doing a lot of hard work that was either sacrificial or not being honoured.

The other thing I noticed, between Gov and Hayward they seemed to be waxing about who would draw the opponents, several of Haywards marks are one on one contests because Gov drew the opponents out of the F50 and Hayward benefits.

I don't think that Gov was a decoy.  He took five marks and, of our forwards, only Hayward took more.  His kicking for goal has been excellent this season but he had an off night.  He also wasn't as effective as he has been when the ball hit the ground and didn't get the handball receives.  An average performance in comparison to his other games but he was still a threat and demanded defensive attention.  His running patterns, and his scoring potential, made it difficult for his opponents to drop off and provide help defence ... and you could probably say the same for all of our forwards.

I'm a bit late to comment on the game - everything has been covered in depth - but there's one thing that I don't think has been raised previously; Jack Ison's two goal assist handpasses to Young and Hayward were like lightning.  Quick thinking, great decisions and elite execution!