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Has Australia's luck run out? Here's a good explanation.

None of this has ever been in dispute. It's common knowledge. This has been the subject of much debate. I suggest the OP watch the below youtube video. She explains it very well. The reason we have ALL got away with it for so long is the current 90 year old laws have a lot of loopholes and are very subjective. This will change when the proposed changes are passed and Australia moves to a physical presence and time based model, as many other countries have, including Thailand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igEUe8CrVM

Albo has been in power for years. He's in his second term. Morrison and Robodebt is in the past. The question is, why is Albo doing this now? Could it be for a "slash and burn?" Do you really think call waiting times will decrease? It's the same call center. The department of finance usually looks for savings, so, as I said, such savings come from handing out less money, or cutting of services, or restructuring and making some staff / positions redundant. You are popping champagne corks, but I really can't see why. It's certainly nothing to do with Morrison or Robodebt. The Royal Commission into Robodebt handed down its report in July 2023. It's old news. https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au So, Olmate, you put it forward, so what tangible "positives" do you see for Centerlink recipients with this department move?

Clearly, you don't.

It usually means a move to savings, or a cut to services, or a considerable restructure is on the way. Take your pick, but it's usually not good for the people. What's the positive you see in it? Robo Debt is long over.

Slight correction. It's 30% for $0 to $135,000. Foreign resident tax rates for 2019–20 to 2025–26. Foreign resident tax rates 2025–26 Taxable income Tax on this income 0 – $135,000 30c for each $1 $135,001 – $190,000 $40,500 plus 37c for each $1 over $135,000 $190,001 and over $60,850 plus 45c for each $1 over $190,000

OP, you should start planning for the future and to spend 45 days a year in Australia, or be prepared to pay the below in tax. Foreign resident tax rates for 2019–20 to 2025–26. Foreign resident tax rates 2025–26 Taxable income Tax on this income 0 – $135,000 30c for each $1 $135,001 – $190,000 $40,500 plus 37c for each $1 over $135,000 $190,001 and over $60,850 plus 45c for each $1 over $190,000

See the words "automatic" and "exchange?" https://www.ato.gov.au/about-ato/international-tax-agreements/in-detail/international-arrangements/automatic-exchange-of-information-crs-and-fatca The Australian government already know about your foreign bank accounts, and the Thai government already know about your Australian bank accounts. That's because such knowledge is "automatic" and "exchanged" between the two jurisdictions.

As another member explained to you, the restaurants receive the orders online, the drivers / riders just come to pick them up. The drivers / riders do not go to the restaurant and place the order and then sit around waiting for it to be cooked. Some people in glass houses throw stones when they have no idea how a system works that they comment on.

It's the bright lights in the Soi 6 bars. They can burn the back of your neck.

Microsoft has announced Windows 10 will now be supported until October 2026 IF you sign into your Microsoft account and "enroll" and sync your settings. Plenty on the internet about it, but this guy explains it quite well. I read that with only a few months to go before the October 2025 End of Life for Windows 10, only around 50% of computers worldwide had migrated over to Windows 11. So, in my opinion, the whole TPM and unsupported hardware was a big failure. Will be interesting if Windows 12 can be supported by older machines.

Interesting move. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Finance_(Australia) "The Department of Finance is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with the responsibility of assisting the government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met, particularly with regard to expenditure, financial management, and the operations of government." I wonder what they are gearing up for?

I read it. Not everyone knows what DOH and DOT is, so I used the general term of "encryption."

I agree. A more believable "story" would have been she went along with the importation in order to get into Georgia to claim refugee status.

If chef / cook is already preparing an online order, because it came in before you arrived, what would you propose they do?

If only she was 21 years, then none of this would have happened.

Strange. Most times, the business where an incident has occurred is not named in the media, due to Thailand's strict defamation laws. I guess sex does sell.

Buy your own router, one with better performance and more customizable than the AIS router. You can get a decent one for a reasonable price these days. You can change DNS settings etc, even set up a VPN back to your router. Plug it into the AIS router and route all your traffic through your own router.

Best to select encryption for your DNS queries as well. It adds an extra layer of privacy from your ISP.

Sounds like they need a "call back" service, similar to many companies in Australia.

I watched the video. He only says how his department, Services Australia, will treat your pension. He doesn't say how how the ATO will treat your pension. If you missed it, check out this short video. She explains it very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igEUe8CrVM

Great youtube video. See covers EVERYTHING that has been discussed in regards to the taxing of pensions as a resident and non resident. She also mentions the proposed changes. The video is only 1 month old. She has near 27,000 subscribers and this video has 11,000 views. I suggest members watch it. It's only 9 minutes long. Some interesting comments as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igEUe8CrVM

So, anyone you don't agree with, you don't read their posts, personally attack them, then ignore them. Says more about you than me.

It's the best result for the forum, but noted you could not answer a couple of simple questions.

It's members like yourself that have had a negative impact on this thread. The proposed changes are there for all to see. Any chance, even if a small chance, of having to contemplate there is a tax around the corner and people like yourself clutch at straws in the hope it will not happen. Eg. Paul Hogan and Medicare Card. It's in black and white, yet shoot the messenger. It's ridiculous.