Lacessit

On January 6, 2021, about 2000 Americans rioted at the Capitol. On December 8, 2013, about 1 million Ukrainians marched in Kyiv. That followed a protest of between 400,000 to 800,000 on December 1. Smaller crowds of 10,000 - 50,000 protested at Ternopil, Cherkasy and Lviv. False equivalence.

Trump is trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear. American steel is 70% recycled, in electric arc furnaces. The 19 blast furnaces that remain are decrepit. EAF's are expensive to run, in terms of electricity costs. China has over 200 steel mills. 19 of its blast furnaces are less than 12 months old. It makes steel from iron ore which is over 60% iron content. Unless it imports iron ore from other countries, America has to use Mesabi iron ore, which is only 30% Fe content. Quite simply, US steel mills are uncompetitive, and a 50% tariff is only going to hike prices of a wide range of goods that need steel, for all American consumers.

You have to admit it is very convincing. Question - for what purpose?

You seem to forget the British at Bletchley Park decrypted the German Enigma machine when everyone else failed. They can look after themselves in cyberspace. But then, forgetfulness is becoming your trademark, when you accused me of being a conspiracy theorist, and failed to post any proof of your allegation.

I have checked the Notification and messages pages of my Centrelink account, and there is no mention of any new requirements. I will be phoning Centrelink International on Monday.

No, I give up arguing with idiots quite quickly.

IIRC he is a JP. Not Ronald Elliott, some one else.

I would have thought Centrelink would be sending notifications by email, post, and on the Notifications section of their website. We all make mistakes, no need to beat yourself up.

Simon's meme reminds of the Seven Dwarfs who went to bed with Persil. Six got up snow white, and the other one got up grumpy.

I think the OP was being sarcastic. Respect me, I give respect back. Don't. and I don't. It's not rocket science. I can't say I have seen anything in the forum rules that states I have to suffer fools gladly.

Problem is, if it is not legit then clicking on the link may be a virus invitation. I would have thought the link would be mygov.

Presumably I would get a letter at my Australian address. For those living overseas without any address at Centrelink, I suppose they should follow your link. The Honorary Consulate in Chiang Mai closed in 2023. I guess the only route is mail to the Bangkok embassy.

According to the link provided by Giddyup,if you are living in Oz, you can submit documents online via the MyGov portal. If overseas, by mail only. By June 30. Or through an embassy. Another example of screwed-up bureaucracy.

I get tired of people who deny Trump is a criminal, sexual predator, grifter and blowhard who dodged military service with a fake medical condition. To give him his due, he is highly skilled at manipulating people of low intelligence into believing in promises he will never keep.

My assets, including Thai bank balances, are with Centrelink already.

I am switching my 800K deposit from BB to Kasikorn. I have 800K at both banks for the full year. How long does it take to get a 12 month bank statement from Kasikorn?

AFAIK any kind of meat or meat product is the only thing banned in luggage by Thai Customs. Thailand has fruit up to the wazoo. I don't understand why the OP wants more. Fruit is usually perishable anyway. Bring fruit into Australia - good luck with that.

I live in the middle of Chiang Rai most of the time. Play golf 3 times a week, eat out regularly at good restaurants. The spaghetti and mango smoothie is at Singha Park. The mussuman curry is one dish my GF cooks for me in the village. IIRC the Singha Park meal for two people was AUD 15. Probably AUD 40-50 as any two pub meals in Oz. I'd agree places such as Bangkok and Pattaya are more expensive. However, Chiang Rai is not the bush - far from it.

True. Tell me which ones made it to leading Australia. Thanks for recognizing Trump is a criminal.

I think you are confusing me with someone else, I have treated the Hunter Biden situation as a nothing burger, and can't recall posting anything of substance on said topic. Which means either I am senile, or you are. I don't think it is me. Post your hard copy of the thread.

IIRC one could be sentenced to transportation for stealing a loaf of bread to feed themselves. Hardly the sort of crime Trump was convicted for.

You are confusing frequency with population numbers. Prior to Port Arthur, which was the trigger for the ban, we had mass shootings at the same level as yours. Please do post examples of the conspiracies you think I theorize about, I can always use a good laugh.

Stupid post. Beating only creates resentment, and possibly retaliation when the child grows up. Disciplining a child does not need physical violence. Deprivation - toys, activities, freedom of movement are all effective strategies. Criminologists agree children who are physically abused have a much higher risk of becoming the same as parents, and the child more likely to become anti-social or criminal in their teens. You reap what you sow.

I like the Australian logic of banning semi-automatic weapons. It has resulted in 3 mass shootings in 30 years, compared to depressing regularity in the USA. Medicare and the PBS in Australia covers everyone. The medical system in America is a sh!tshow. We are not so illogical as to elect a convicted felon as our leader. Congratulations, you have attained a new level of posting stupidity.

Cost of living about one-quarter of that in Australia. My GF will take care of me until I cark it. In Oz, any woman would be lining up a lawyer to milk me.