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Thai Social Media are running with the name and a pic. Of the Father. My wife who was not going to worry about voting in the upcoming Pathum Thani local election is now going to vote just to put the father of this guy last.

You get it cancelled on the same day you get your LTR Visa. I take it you are in Thailand. It’s all done at the One Stop Shop which I think has now moved to One Bangkok. First go to the BOI LTR office with all your paperwork. You will have the approval and I think some other letter. The BOI staff will guide your through. Immigration at the One Stop Shop will cancel your old visa and insert your LTR. No more 90 Day reports and of course no taxation on funds remitted AFTER you get the VISA. Well done.

Even that doesn’t work in the Australian context. Australia has no tariffs on US goods. So it’s a bit rich to say the US is putting a 10% “reciprocal” tariff on Australia when no tariff exists in the first place.

Well I can't agree with that. Australia is the opposite. It has a trade deficit with the USA. So the US sells more to Australia than Australia exports back. In return our American "friends" still imposed a 10% tariff on Australian exports to Uncle Sam. An no - don't use the US Beef go around as an excuse - US Beef if not banned in Australia as long as it can be traced back 100% to a US Herd (no Canadian or Mexican intermingling to avoid BSE). Besides Australians wouldn't buy US Beef. It's far more expensive than Australian Beef and it's also not to Australian tastes.

Err yes they can courtesy of Google AI Overview - but US Beef is not banned in Australia if it can be traced to be pure US Beef. US Beef is often crossed with Canadian and Mexican stock and lacks traceability thus problems in imports. Fun fact, before BSE, Australia did import some US Beef mainly for the restaurant chain Sizzlers. But price and also safety concerns have negated any exports since. "BSE, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease), primarily spreads within bovine herds through the consumption of meat and bone meal (MBM) contaminated with the BSE agent, a misfolded protein called a prion. Here's a more detailed explanation: The Cause: BSE is caused by a prion, a misfolded protein that can induce normally folded proteins to become misfolded, leading to brain damage and death. Transmission: The primary route of transmission is through the consumption of MBM derived from infected cattle, which contains the BSE prion. Contaminated Feed: Cattle can become infected by eating feed that contains MBM, especially if the MBM contains tissues from other cattle that have BSE or scrapie (a similar prion disease in sheep).

Counterfeit Tax Samps! Bugger the Fentanyl - the Mexican Cartels might get into the production and distribution of the said. Probably a decent quid in it.

Be like like the “Boot Leg” era in the States. Instead of Grog though you will get Speakeasy’s filled with smuggled imported goods. Secret hideaways with IPhones, Computers and other contraband other Freedom loving Yanks, not in the know, will have to pay Trumps Tax on to access. Looking forward to some old fashioned shootouts. “Hand over those un-tarrifed bottles of Canadian Maple Syrup and Australian Beef” the FBI will say on a “steak out”.

Australia has zero Tariffs on US imported goods (as the the Heard and McDonald Pengiun infested isles) but Uncle Sam still slams a 10% tariff on it. Apparently unhappy that Aussies don't want to buy substandard Yankee Beef (there is no ban on US Beef) coming to Australia) and the fact that Australians have access to cheap life saving medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Can's see Thailand or Vietnam getting much traction on this given their clunky bureaucracy's and the refusal of the US to even talk.

Geez Cobber. You sound like a whinging Pom not a proper Yank. Anyway you can get a LHD Permit for non converted vehicles. BTW on your extended holiday what type of vehicle did you drive - LHD or RHD??

Mate you’ve obviously never driven from Townsville to Mount Isa - where apart from a road that stretches forever, you have to contend with, Kangaroos, Cattle, Sheep Emus and bloody long Road Trains. To allow the widespread use of left hand drive vehicles on our roads would be more suicidal than driving Rama II to Hua Hin in a Thunderstorm!

So Australia should just allow cars to drive on the wrong side of the road just to please US Car Manufacturers? Your obviously desperate here Cobber. And on Moo Cows!! Does Australia ban US beef imports? Australia introduced a ban on US beef imports in 2003, in response to an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. It was technically lifted in 2019, subject to an ongoing biosecurity review that in practice means no imports of fresh beef. The sticking point is the US’s reliance on live cattle imports from Canada and Mexico to bolster its national herd. So by protecting the lives of Australians by stopping cars driving on the wrong side of the road and not allowing the spread of mad cow disease among it’s citizens (it can also spread to Australias Beef herd) as well as subsidising life medicines - Australia seems to have drawn the ire Mr Trump and his cronies. But I do agree with one of your points cobber, I do seriously question the IQ of some on this forum.

They are not reciprocal Tariffs. Australia has a Trade Deficit with the United States. Australia has zero tariffs in place on US products. But is it with a 10% tariff on its exports to the United States. Australia has made it clear it is not joining the madness and won’t be reciprocating with tariffs on US imports. That’s just an extra Tax on Australian families. Apparently big pharma doesn’t like Australias Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme which subsidies medicines to millions of Australians and Mr Trump and his cronies thought this unfair. So no. They are not reciprocal Tariffs - they are just plain dumb.

Not sure it will work. Norfolk Island doesn’t export anything to the USA but got a 29% Tariff. And how will the penguins and seals of Heard Island negotiate for lower tariffs?

Nope. Australia wont do that. It’s a tax on Australians. We don’t believe in Taxation Without Representation.

Actually the current Government put a plebiscite to the Australian People regarding having a voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Unfortunately IMHO it was lost. The Australian High Court in 1992 through yhe “Mabo Decision” rejected the notion of “Terra Nullius” or “Nobody’s Land” prior to foreign settlement. This decision was codified by the Keating Government in 1993 through its Native Title Legislation. Since that time many Traditional Owners have reclaimed the land that they have cared for for over 40,000 years where Native Title was not extinguished and traditional practices continued. Perhaps it’s best not to throw stones where Glasshouses are concerned.