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Federal Government offers $130b in coronavirus wage subsidies for businesses to pay workers. $1500 per fortnight.

By political correspondent Brett Worthington (ABC NEWS) 

Businesses will receive a fortnightly wage subsidy up to $1,500 per employee as part of a Federal Government bid to prevent millions of people from losing their jobs to the coronavirus pandemic

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Started by El patrón MDV in Current Affairs
35 Replies · Reply by Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" Apr 2, 2020
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Drumph and Iran.

Thoughts? Did ol' Donnie Drumph go for the oldest panacea in the failing popularity playbook and start beating the drums of war to distract from impeachment?

Surely the U.S. won't actually go to war against someone who can actually give them a militar

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Started by Magpie in Current Affairs
268 Replies · Reply by Mitchy Jan 13, 2020
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Blue Eel replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Good points Daz,  I do like how they are sitting equal 4th at the moment.
Im not set on whom should be that negotiator, But I do really like how he gets elite talent to sign with him. He is the master of signing the right talent for a rebuild,…"
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Mat Bo replied to Mr 'BringBackFitzy' Analyst's discussion Eels ask for Sua 2026
"Everyone's mentioning Herbie and forgetting Matt Burton. He'd likely be cheaper, can play centre and 6 and has that bomb that would complement Mitch's kicking game. "
9 minutes ago
LB replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Though I wonder if his negotiation tactics are better than what we currently have. I understand he won't have that appeal being out of the game for over a decade and a half but he was able to talk players into coming. Again could be way off but it…"
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Poppa replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Ha Daz, I was hoping you would come into this blog as you have been quiet discerning in your own way about the "scapegoat" theory.....I am happy to apply it anywhere in this very appropriately titled "lament".....Oh there is that Hubris again, "will…"
21 minutes ago
Blue Eel replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"No worries, i thought you had some inside scoop Pops, with the player manager angle.  I was hoping to learn something. I was agreeing with you re the last paragraph, just adding my thoughts as well."
25 minutes ago
Blue Eel replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"All true, disrespected the negotiator, disrespected the club. Its always about money and when it isn't , it is but they don't know it.
'Some people earn respect, some command it, some want it and never get it, others never want it and have it in…"
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Prof. Daz replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Hi Captain, do you think these Top 3:

Player roster & recruitment
Salary cap
Player contract negotiations

. . . are the same as talent scout? Because after a bunnch of very fair remarks about which I agree, you then say the issue is "the club…"
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Poppa replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Cappy, you of all people are being disingenous.....receptionist/sub 60k/ year 10
Do you know a bus driver gets in excess of 100k a year now.....my guess would be that MON is probably on around 500k.....after that you could be expecting something…"
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Prof. Daz replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Blue Eel, your story about Brown and his manager laughing about clauses they had accepted does in fact suggest the negotiator made the wrong call. Fair point. But it also suggests Brown is telling fibs when he says it was not about the money. The…"
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Darren Munro replied to Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin🐐 - Mark O'neill's 🪓's discussion Parramatta sign Harrison Edwards immediately
"Gee and his our 3rd string hooker? Development club that doesn't give their juniors a go. Good luck he got another chance "
56 minutes ago
Poppa replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Bluey, I wrote a long summation in the form of the blog....
You now ask me questions that I cannot answer and make no apologies for same i.e.
How would I know who leads the negotiations and works out the b/w details? I was suggesting unequivalently…"
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Poppa replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"If you were working for me Parra G....the first thing I would say in our corporate planning process would be
"You weren't listening to the message I was sending" i.e
.stop being an apologist for MON and at least agree that he has been poor at best…"
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The Captain replied to Die hard eels Supporter's discussion Just heard on triple M whisper that Eels and Dragons are monitoring the Luke Metcalf situation at the warriors
"You said it!! If Luke Metcalf is the answer, we're asking the wrong question."
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Prof. Daz replied to Poppa's discussion Poppa's Corner: SCAPEGOATS..... A funny thing, you can say it with a cry in your voice!......The Parra Lament
"Richardson was appointed Tigers CEO in December 2023 (interim first 6 months then contracted to July 2028). The Tigers had won the spoon in 2022 and 2023 and they won it again in 2024. So Richardson's first year yielded another spoon. 
Richardson…"
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Mr 'BringBackFitzy' Analyst replied to Die hard eels Supporter's discussion Just heard on triple M whisper that Eels and Dragons are monitoring the Luke Metcalf situation at the warriors
"Maybe there's a worry Moses might pull the pin and ask for a release?"
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Perpetual Motion replied to Die hard eels Supporter's discussion Just heard on triple M whisper that Eels and Dragons are monitoring the Luke Metcalf situation at the warriors
"Thats it, a train and trial is totally no risk for potential big reward."
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Keaon done deal

As of Thursday, December 11, 2025, South Sydney Rabbitohs forwardKeaon Koloamatangi has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Parramatta Eels, but it is not yet officially announced by the clubs.  Soon to be announced.

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Started by Aj in Sports
14 Replies · Reply by Poppa Jan 9
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