de Brennan is in a tough spot. His client is sitting next to him, saying "Stephanie said that she heard Jeff telling Jessica that Shane saw Matthew snogging Lisa behind the service station," and he's trying to put that into legal speak. #ICACRadio
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I just want to go on record that I reject any and all compensation. However, if someone wishes to enter an arrangement with my bank account or letter box such that I receive hundreds of thousands of dollars, that's a different matter. #ICACRadio
Did Gleeson just grab a stress ball? #ICACRadio
I have no idea what's going on, but I like Wilesmith's thoughtful manner. Matthew Blackmore is quite watchable, too. I'm not sure if it's charisma or the fact he seems to be taking this seriously. #ICACRadio
Jeremy Greenwood has a relatable moment in being unable to remember how old a colleague's children are. "Under 10?"
#ICACRadio
Added to the long list of things that really don't work on video call: ICAC testimony. #ICACRadio
"I'm not going to let Anita's evidence, or the truth, interfere with my evidence." #ICACRadio
Tax reform proposal: The Australian government currently charges a Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) of $70 per departing passenger. This means that a billionaire in a private jet with 9 mates pays about $700, while a Qantas plane full of passengers pays about $17,500.
Replace the PMC with a flat charge of $15,000 per aircraft. Full commercial planes would pay about the current amount, private jets would pay heaps more. You'd probably have some exceptions for NZ and Pacific Islands and maybe Indonesia.
The boondoggle (Inland Rail) is dead, long live the boondoggle (Snowy 2.0)! These sort of articles really should name as many of the firms and individuals involved in the initial cost benefit analysis as possible. On the cost side, $15bn turned out to be $30bn which turned out to be $45bn. And on the benefit side, 50% of the cargo was forecast to be coal right into the 2040s. #auspol
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@Taweret
"I live in Dakahlia Crescent."
"Oh nice, at the glans end, or down toward the balls?"
"Right on the shaft, actually."
Nobody has bothered to make a Chris Minns bot because it would be too easy. Today's effort: "NSW is determined to be a common sense, fiscally responsible government that welcomes private investment."
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@anon_opin@mastodon.social And then someone tries to build a granny flat and finds out the 60 years of combined legal education and experience applied to a transfer of ownership was not sufficient and nobody knows who owns what (in older suburbs, anyway).
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@bri7@social.treehouse.systems Assuming $1 trillion in spending in 2026, and 270 million adults in the US, that's $3400 for each adult for 2026.
That's the equivalent of 2.3 hours per week, assuming a 40 hour work week and a median full time wage of $63,360.
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@troberts@theblower.au Pfft, there was nothing for you to get jealous about in Turner: few lacklustre drops and then nothing.