Tough Times Ahead Worldwide

General Chat In The News
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Progress only goes so far before it starts to regress…We might as well get used to it.

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Less is more
More is less
More or less ? :roll_eyes::roll_eyes::roll_eyes:

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I try to be upbeat about things and hope that things can only get better.

Please, no one burst my bubble… life will still just go on… it always does.

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@Artangel , Come, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent

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You what??? :laughing: :laughing:

Whoops Sorry, weren’t you talking in Shakespearean?

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Hot blood begets hot thoughts, and hot
thoughts beget hot deeds, and hot deeds is love

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I have never made any post decrying the UK leaving the EU, whether the UK stayed or left the EU doesn’t affect me so there would be no point.

However I have said that there is no evidence of any benefit due to leaving, I have said that with hindsight the UK wouldn’t have picked to leave when it did (Ukraine war and Covid) and I have said that I voted “No” in 1975.

How that is in any way relevant to the economy of Australia I have no idea but I would be interested in hearing your analysis of how Britain leaving he EU affected Australia’s economy.

The current crisis is worldwide (as per thread title) some countries however are affected more than others, It might well be that Britain has been affected slightly more because of Brexit but Brexit hasn’t affected the rest of the world.

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Well, if you can’t see the connection with the UK leaving the EU and Australia cancelling Neighbours, there’s not really much we can do to help you.

Has the UK started buying any sheep from you yet?

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I don’t have any sheep but I do have a couple of fridges and a freezer for sale at bargain prices if the UK is interested.

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Excellent. I’ll send a dinghy over to collect them. Mates rates, eh? Let’s keep customs and excise outta this. Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more :wink:

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We have a free trade agreement don’t we? You send us your young people to work here and we send you our old fridges at bargain prices.

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We’ve got a few people you could have for nothing. Mum’s the word though.

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That’s how it all started over there apparently.

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@spitfire ,. Not so Spits, Abo’s were there 3,000 yrs ago !
according to this lot they were too lazy though ?
Hark who’s talking ?? :roll_eyes::roll_eyes:

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Alas no matter how desperate you are to get rid of them they still have to pay $510 for a Backpacker visa for one year. We ain’t cheap, no more ten pound poms.

First Working Holiday visa

Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)

This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) have their first extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.)

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So, you want us to send some youngsters to come and work for you, but want them to actually pay for the honour of doing so?

I think.theres a slight flaw in your thinking.

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The rich are only rich if the economic model is sustained. What is happening right now is not in their interest. It’s not in anyone’s interest but it was predicted a long time ago.

What I find interesting is the continued obsession with all things internet. All things internet are reliant for some on Mr Musk’s satellites. There is a great reliance on private enterprise and its invisible hand. I’ve been droning on about this for years (excuse the pun)

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What you say is true. At the beginning of the year those who had a backpacker visa but hadn’t used it were offered a refund of their visa fee if they arrived within three weeks (something like that) to help overcome the dramatic shortage of labour. I don’t think that offer is still in place but the number of migrant visas this year has bee raised by 35000 to 200000.

However it is still not cheap. A 482 visa for (2 to 4 years) short term temporary skill shortages costs $1330.

I don’t know the cost of a permanent resident visa but an overseas partner/wife visa is something like $40000 (I know someone who married an English wife and is trying to get her out here)

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Sometimes, this is what must happen to inspire people to become closer, in general, with the others in the towns and cities around them. Large numbers of people suffering from the same hardship/s often form new and stronger bonds with other people and groups.

That secured, they work towards a common, socially constructive end, with participation of a sort that they might never have seen, even from themselves. I think we’re going to see a few decades of surprisingly resourceful activity and a camaraderie last seen in full bloom just after World War 2 ended.

What are you? A half full-ite?..or, a half empty-ite? :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

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A “Bring your own Bottle” and maintain your own glass at about halfway person :tropical_drink: :grinning: :boxing_glove:

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