Tuesday 18 May 2010

"Play It Again Sam" Maclean 28th & 29th May, 4th & 5th June -Yamba 6th June 2010




Play It Again Sam

Connie De Dassell
presents

A Musical Extravaganza

featuring local artists
and the
Maclean Music Academy Ensemble
performing sets from

Annie
The Music Man
The Sentimental Bloke
Chicago
Oklahoma
West Side Story
My Fair Lady
Sister Act

Performances at:
Maclean Civic Hall - 28th & 29th May and 4th & 5th June 2010 at 1.30pm
Yamba Bowling Club - 6th June 2010 at 1.30pm

Tickets: Carney's Shoe Store Maclean Ph: (02) 6645.2334
Priceline Pharmacy Yamba Ph: (02) 6646.1131
Graphic from Google Images

New political parties seeking registration this month and how you can object


The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has advertised the following applications for registration as a non-parliamentary party under the provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Electoral Act).
Knock yourself out objecting to any or all of them. Starting with the T(I)CS!

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Name of Party: Secular Party of Australia
Abbreviation of party name: No abbreviation requested
Proposed registered officer: John August
Address: 12/225 Darlinghurst Road
DARLINGURST NSW 2010

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Name of Party: Australia First Party (NSW) Incorporated
Abbreviation of party name: Australia First Party
Proposed registered officer: Anthony Pettitt
Address: 165 Garfield Road
RIVERSTONE NSW 2765

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Name of Party: Building Australia Party
Abbreviation of party name: Building Australia
Proposed registered officer: Raymond Robert Stanton Brown
Address: 5 Windarra Place
CASTLE HILL NSW 2154

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Name of Party: The Climate Sceptics
Abbreviation of party name: T.C.S
Proposed registered officer: Anthony Kenneth Cox
Address: 51 Lawson Street
HAMILTON NSW 2303

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"The above applications have been made by the secretary and another 9 members of each party and states that the parties wish to receive election funding."

If you believe that any of these parties should not be registered because, under the Electoral Act:

• the party does not meet the eligibility criteria for registration; or

• the party's application has not been correctly made; or

• the party's name and/or abbreviation are prohibited,

you may lodge an objection. Objections must be received by the Funding and Disclosure Section of the Australian Electoral Commission by 15 June 2010, must be in writing and include your name, street address, signature and the grounds for your objection.

Objections can be sent to the:

Funding and Disclosure Section
Australian Electoral Commission
PO Box 6172
Kingston ACT 2604 or
faxed to (02) 6271 4555 or
scanned and emailed to fad@aec.gov.au

For more detailed information on objecting to an application for the registration of a political party, please consult the AEC website at the following link, or contact the AEC by fax or email as above, or by phone on (02) 6271 4667.

Be afraid.......


Tony Abbott takes us back to the future in his 2010 Budget Reply.
Foreshadowing a return to Work Choices in a Mark III version.
Ever the reckless political gambler he starts his final para with the line
"The die is cast."

Monday 17 May 2010

So who works for McDonald's in Australia?


Fair Work Australia in its 23 April 2010 decision stated in part that:

The Agreement not only fails to satisfy the no disadvantage test, on various levels it significantly compromises industrial standards that would be expected for agreement-reliant employees.....
I do not believe the employees could be considered to have genuinely agreed to the Agreement. I would dismiss the application for that reason alone....
I propose also to direct that a copy of this decision be forwarded to the Fair Work Ombudsman, given the evidence suggesting the applicant or its licensees, or both, may have been underpaying some employees.

So who exactly are McDonald's 80,000 employees Australia-wide?
They are predominately under 21 years of age, female with an English speaking background, work as casuals in the multinational's 780 fast food stores and most are paid the percentage rates for juniors.
McDonald's opened its first Australian store in 1971.

McDonald's workforce taken from the Fair Work Australia decision:

    Male employees: 37,200 (46.5%)

    Female employees: 42,800 (53.5%)

    Employees from non-English speaking backgrounds: 28,800 (36%)

    Employees who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 2,400 (3%)

    Employees with disabilities: 2,400 (3%)

    Employees who are not otherwise categorised: 46,400 (58%)

    Full-time employees: 7,888 (9.86%)

    Part-time employees: 7,656 (9.57%)

    Casual employees: 64,456 (80.57%)

    Employees under 21 years of age: 65,600 (82%)

    Employees aged 21-45 years: 11,200 (14%)

    Employees over 45 years of age: 3,200 (4%)