> > > I would just like to say well done to Railpage AustraliaT for its
> > > donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.
> >
> > The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are
> starting to
> > suffer.
> >
> >
> Here Here. Isn't it amazing how we can find millions of dollars for
overseas
> appeals, but can't get enough money for roads, employment, hospitals,
> education etc..............here in Australia??????????????

If you are going to donate, be careful who you give to. Some charities
only actually spend as little as 33% in the area. The rest is lost to
overheads.

As for fed govt's money. i thourght it was roughly $1b. Of this about
50% is actually for loans, so i theory we should get it back. The doo
gooders are already saying this is unfair and should be a donation. Not
sure how the other half is spent and if this includes the cost of the
army, doctors, etc being over there. Is $500m too much to help out the
locals? Personally if the govt chooses to donate $500m/20m = $25 of
mine and another $25 as a loan, I didn't see the need to hand money
over.

Shane

From:	Ken Oaf
Subject:	Re: Railpage Australia™ Tsunami Donation
Date:	Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:51:58 +1100

On 12 Jan 2005 15:47:54 -0800, john_heamingway@yahoo.com wrote:

> I would just like to say well done to Railpage Australia™ for its
> donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.

The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are starting to
suffer.

From:	breadman
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:41:39 +1100

"Ken Oaf" wrote in message
news:c23cu0dn3ckt503t9btmrtcldf8h638no9@4ax.com...
> On 12 Jan 2005 15:47:54 -0800, john_heamingway@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > I would just like to say well done to Railpage AustraliaT for its
> > donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.
>
> The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are
starting to
> suffer.
>
>
Here Here. Isn't it amazing how we can find millions of dollars for overseas
appeals, but can't get enough money for roads, employment, hospitals,
education etc..............here in Australia??????????????

From:	David Ryder
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:51:16 +1000

"breadman" wrote in message
news:41e6eb12$0$21441$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
> "Ken Oaf" wrote in message
> news:c23cu0dn3ckt503t9btmrtcldf8h638no9@4ax.com...
> > On 12 Jan 2005 15:47:54 -0800, john_heamingway@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > > I would just like to say well done to Railpage AustraliaT for its
> > > donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.
> >
> > The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are
> starting to
> > suffer.
> >
> >
> Here Here. Isn't it amazing how we can find millions of dollars for
overseas
> appeals, but can't get enough money for roads, employment, hospitals,
> education etc..............here in Australia??????????????
>
I agree..pouring vast sums of money into third world countries where
corruption and Islamic officials will take the lions share makes no sense at
all.
Howard is grandstanding....he should use most of our money he is giving away
to fix our hospitals etc.
Dave R.

From:	jixor
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:06:09 +1100

David Ryder wrote:
> "breadman" wrote in message
> news:41e6eb12$0$21441$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
>>"Ken Oaf" wrote in message
>>news:c23cu0dn3ckt503t9btmrtcldf8h638no9@4ax.com...
>>
>>>On 12 Jan 2005 15:47:54 -0800, john_heamingway@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I would just like to say well done to Railpage AustraliaT for its
>>>>donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.
>>>
>>>The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are
>>
>>starting to
>>
>>>suffer.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Here Here. Isn't it amazing how we can find millions of dollars for
>
> overseas
>
>>appeals, but can't get enough money for roads, employment, hospitals,
>>education etc..............here in Australia??????????????
>>
>
> I agree..pouring vast sums of money into third world countries where
> corruption and Islamic officials will take the lions share makes no sense at
> all.
> Howard is grandstanding....he should use most of our money he is giving away
> to fix our hospitals etc.
> Dave R.
>
>
Unfortunately I think it would be fair to say that it has become
fashionable to donate.

From:	breadman
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:14:38 +1100

Latham was right about one thing......................Howard IS an
arselicker!!!!!!!

"jixor" wrote in message
news:41e73722$0$25526$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> David Ryder wrote:
> > "breadman" wrote in message
> > news:41e6eb12$0$21441$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> >>"Ken Oaf" wrote in message
> >>news:c23cu0dn3ckt503t9btmrtcldf8h638no9@4ax.com...
> >>
> >>>On 12 Jan 2005 15:47:54 -0800, john_heamingway@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I would just like to say well done to Railpage AustraliaT for its
> >>>>donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.
> >>>
> >>>The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are
> >>
> >>starting to
> >>
> >>>suffer.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Here Here. Isn't it amazing how we can find millions of dollars for
> >
> > overseas
> >
> >>appeals, but can't get enough money for roads, employment, hospitals,
> >>education etc..............here in Australia??????????????
> >>
> >
> > I agree..pouring vast sums of money into third world countries where
> > corruption and Islamic officials will take the lions share makes no
sense at
> > all.
> > Howard is grandstanding....he should use most of our money he is giving
away
> > to fix our hospitals etc.
> > Dave R.
> >
> >
> Unfortunately I think it would be fair to say that it has become
> fashionable to donate.

From:	SIN CITY
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:26:41 +1100

whoever voted for howard needs to check their head!
"breadman" wrote in message
news:41e77f6c$0$20754$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Latham was right about one thing......................Howard IS an
> arselicker!!!!!!!
>
> "jixor" wrote in message
> news:41e73722$0$25526$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> David Ryder wrote:
>> > "breadman" wrote in message
>> > news:41e6eb12$0$21441$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> >
>> >>"Ken Oaf" wrote in message
>> >>news:c23cu0dn3ckt503t9btmrtcldf8h638no9@4ax.com...
>> >>
>> >>>On 12 Jan 2005 15:47:54 -0800, john_heamingway@yahoo.com wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>I would just like to say well done to Railpage AustraliaT for its
>> >>>>donation of $50 for the Tsunami Appeal.
>> >>>
>> >>>The tsunami appeals have raised enough money. Local charities are
>> >>
>> >>starting to
>> >>
>> >>>suffer.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>Here Here. Isn't it amazing how we can find millions of dollars for
>> >
>> > overseas
>> >
>> >>appeals, but can't get enough money for roads, employment, hospitals,
>> >>education etc..............here in Australia??????????????
>> >>
>> >
>> > I agree..pouring vast sums of money into third world countries where
>> > corruption and Islamic officials will take the lions share makes no
> sense at
>> > all.
>> > Howard is grandstanding....he should use most of our money he is giving
> away
>> > to fix our hospitals etc.
>> > Dave R.
>> >
>> >
>> Unfortunately I think it would be fair to say that it has become
>> fashionable to donate.
>
>

From:	johnboy
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:50:45 +1100

Most the population!

"SIN CITY" wrote in message
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> whoever voted for howard needs to check their head!

From:	Ray
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:18:39 GMT

My bet is the election was a fraud. The figures were manipulated in the
national tally room to reflect a howard win (note small letters) They were
telephoned through from the tolling booths right but they were altered in
the tally room.
howard had to win because the truth would come out otherwise about what he
knew about Iraq amongst other things, what he was told and that he was told
not to join the coalition as it was illegal, it need to be sanctioned by the
UN security council to make it legal, any other action is illegal!
Also Bush should have also been tried for the abuse in Abu Grave, isn't he
the one who gave the order to the CIA to do whatever it takes?
That is why he won the US election!

Ray

"johnboy" wrote in message
news:41ea2ae9$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> Most the population!
>
> "SIN CITY" wrote in message
> news:41ea091f$0$26013$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> whoever voted for howard needs to check their head!
>
>

From:	Matthew Geier
Subject:	Re: Railpage AustraliaT Tsunami Donation
Date:	Mon, 17 Jan 2005 07:41:34 +1100

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:18:39 +0000, Ray wrote:

> My bet is the election was a fraud. The figures were manipulated in the
> national tally room to reflect a howard win (note small letters) They were
> telephoned through from the tolling booths right but they were altered in
> the tally room.

In the US maybe, particulary in the areas that used electronic voting
machines. (There is no audit on those things - and they don't have audit
printers even though most are based on ATMs which have printers...)

Howard just knows how to manipulate the ignorant masses. Labour are to
busy knifing their leaders to get down to the dirty business of turning
out lies for the public.
Trying to be honest isn't going to work any more. The Spin sounds better.

Greed wins every time....