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Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2004, 7:45 am
Replies: 79
Views: 4,842
Posted By Rune

I've lived in Australia for the last 35 years. ...

I've lived in Australia for the last 35 years. In that time, I've lived in, worked in and/or visited all the other states. In my opinion, anyone who prefers Q'land to WA has rocks in their heads!
I...
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2003, 6:28 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 761
Posted By Rune

Unfortunately, each State has different road...

Unfortunately, each State has different road rules and regulations; you're supposed to change your driving licence within 3 months of moving inter-state. Have to say most people actually wait until...
Forum: Australia
Jun 16th 2003, 1:58 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 4,271
Posted By Rune

Wilf, apology accepted. As for your...

Wilf, apology accepted.
As for your bvrother--in-law, I'm reminded that when I asked my grandmother (widowed before I was born) if she'd ever thought of marrying again, she retorted "Marry again? ...
Forum: Australia
Jun 16th 2003, 6:04 am
Replies: 58
Views: 4,271
Posted By Rune

Wilf, is your offensiveness an innate trait, or...

Wilf, is your offensiveness an innate trait, or do you have to work at it?
I am a senior cit., living on a fixed income, all of which I earned by my own efforts. My husband fell into the Aussie...
Forum: Australia
Jun 16th 2003, 5:34 am
Replies: 58
Views: 4,271
Posted By Rune

I think many people emigrate, choose their city,...

I think many people emigrate, choose their city, become so wrapped up in earning a living (necessary, I know!), getting the nice house, car, material possessions etc that they totally define their...
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2003, 6:03 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,651
Posted By Rune

I am sooooooooooooo glad to be retired! The...

I am sooooooooooooo glad to be retired! The situation seems to have got completely out of hand in the last few years.
My daughter heads a Federal Government Dept in WA and yes, works at least a...
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2003, 5:45 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 590
Posted By Rune

I take it you mean Rockingham, WA? It's a nice...

I take it you mean Rockingham, WA?
It's a nice little seaside town, about 45 mins drive south of Perth. There isn't much work in the town itself (it would help if I knew what kind of work you're...
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2003, 5:12 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 4,271
Posted By Rune

I emigrated from the UK in 1969, with two...

I emigrated from the UK in 1969, with two daughters, then 3 and 11. We came to join my husband, who had come a year earlier. He had worked in the North of WA and fallen in love with the wide open...
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2003, 10:39 am
Replies: 1
Views: 446
Posted By Rune

Looking at Perth

I've noticed several people who've said they're coming to Perth 'sight unseen', more or less.
perthcam.bankwest.com.au (http:/www.perthcam.bankwest.com.au) These pictures come in real time from a...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2003, 5:36 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,266
Posted By Rune

And if you're really strapped for cash, you can...

And if you're really strapped for cash, you can find some good second-hand stuff either via the "For Sale" section in the Sunday Times newspaper, or the Quokka, a fortnightly version of the old...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2003, 5:25 am
Replies: 70
Views: 2,104
Posted By Rune

You really think the Commonwealth would benefit...

You really think the Commonwealth would benefit from having a Head of State like Bush (either of them; or Clinton;or Carter; or Reagan?)
Italy has had more changes of governments and policies than...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2003, 1:37 am
Replies: 70
Views: 2,104
Posted By Rune

What does Betty do for Australia? Not she as a...

What does Betty do for Australia? Not she as a person, but the institution of monarchy provides stability for what is still a developing nation.
And leave it to the Prime Minister? When we've...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2003, 1:25 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,048
Posted By Rune

Of course, it's a matter of choice, but the Gold...

Of course, it's a matter of choice, but the Gold Coast has always seemed to me to be a place for tourists and transients. And I must confess that I've been one of the tourists, never having had the...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2003, 1:00 am
Replies: 50
Views: 3,267
Posted By Rune

WA is, I think, much more egalitarian than the...

WA is, I think, much more egalitarian than the Eastern State, maybe because of the type of Pommie migrants who come here. Many seem to be what we would formerly have categorised as "working class"...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2003, 12:45 am
Replies: 70
Views: 2,104
Posted By Rune

But seriously, folks...... If you do away with...

But seriously, folks......
If you do away with the monarchy, what are you going to put in its place?
With the exception of Ireland, every President of a country has either bought or fought for the...
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2003, 3:00 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 426
Posted By Rune

Hamilton where? NZ, Q'land, WA?

Hamilton where? NZ, Q'land, WA?
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2003, 2:31 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,868
Posted By Rune

Hi, Ellen, not sure, but get your husband to...

Hi, Ellen, not sure, but get your husband to check out:
www.curtin.edu.au
That's Curtin University of Technology; younger daughter gained B.Sc.( Library and Information Systems) degree there.
Or...
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2003, 2:11 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,868
Posted By Rune

Hi, Ellen and Sue, take no notice of PB, he's the...

Hi, Ellen and Sue, take no notice of PB, he's the epitome of the whinging Pom..........wonder how long it'll take him to be disillusioned with GB after his return?
There are thousands of ex-pats...
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2003, 4:18 am
Replies: 13
Views: 679
Posted By Rune

I migrated to Australia in '69. Since then I've...

I migrated to Australia in '69. Since then I've lived in/worked in/visited every State except Tassie. Now, by choice, I'm back in WA.
So tell me, what do you want to do that's NOT boring? ...
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