Melbourne OZ's parasite city

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Aug 24th 2010, 3:33 pm

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fish.01

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Re: Melbourne OZ's parasite city

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Originally Posted by hevs

My tounge was in my cheek

But though I was spot on re the ambo membership...AND the shoes

Neither of those was subsidised by other states or the federal govt...and now qld has introduced a fuel tax as well

You were right about the shoes though

Aug 24th 2010, 8:21 pm

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What a bizarre article. The bloke seems to be saying that if you export more than you import then you're subsidising the people you export to. That would make China one of the biggest benefactors in the world.

Aug 24th 2010, 8:26 pm

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Re: Melbourne OZ's parasite city

What about NZ?

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Originally Posted by moneypenny20

What about SA, NT and ACT? Are they not part of Australia?

Aug 24th 2010, 8:30 pm

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Re: Melbourne OZ's parasite city

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Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack

Don't know about that particular branch but I've met these lunatics who are into mass deforestation and it's been an altogether sore point for them.

They weren't Brazilians were they? I've heard they plan to only leave only a tiny strip of forestation in Tasmania if we let them.

JTL

Update: I've found news that the Brazilians are planning a landing strip in Tassie. The problem though, is it leads into a wet gully. It's almost like they are hoping you'll slip in there.

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Aug 24th 2010, 9:22 pm

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Originally Posted by mohogony

Maybe it was becasue SA was Settled by free English settlers while the other states there were convicts and alot more Irish which may have resulted in different accent.

The development of Melbourne and Victoria wasn't influenced by convicts. There was a small convict settlement at Sorrento that failed. Melbourne and most Victorian towns were established after this by free settlers, (including some from Tasmania