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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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36 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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268 Replies · Reply by Mitchy Jan 13, 2020
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BlacJac replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"bring back BA"
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BlacJac replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"Hasn't Ryles seen a Bellamy pre season & preparation for Rd1? "
8 minutes ago
Nightmare Off-Season replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Hopgood 2 week ban,
"Errors can 100% come from fatigue, from score board pressure, from defending set after set with 12 men, from your opposition getting 2 or 3 sets in a row to your 1.
The Eels were not given a chance to compete. Arm wrestles form when adjudicating the…"
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BlacJac replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"✅"
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Muttman replied to Eels2025's discussion Does anyone have hope for the rest of the season?
"Unfortunately this season is over. After just one round. You can't be -48 after the first round and be taken seriously in the NRL. It will take us a couple of months to even get back to a positive differential even if we string together some good…"
29 minutes ago
EA replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"Speaking off Pezet, Lorenzo and Twiddle played in the halves yesterday and were the best 2 players on the park. Lorenzo did overplay his hand a bit which is expected as he is learning. But Twiddle was amazing in essentially everything he did. Best…"
32 minutes ago
EA replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"exclty. We need to apply context to the situation rather than soley looking at the stats isolated."
35 minutes ago
EA replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"No doubt we have made it hard on ourselves but it is still very achievable in my eyes."
36 minutes ago
EA replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"I think we may share identical brains NOS lol. I always end up agreeing to your opinion 100% lol."
38 minutes ago
EA replied to EA's discussion Take Aways from the game
"I agree Coryn. I am happy JR didnt complain. You cant just complain every week in the Press about the refs. We played ourselves out of the game so we need to look at our own backyard before JR says anything about the ref.
 
However, I will say this.…"
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Coryn Hughes replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Hopgood 2 week ban,
"When you saw McDonalds eyes rolling in the back of his head I no everyone saw that basically Hopgood good what he got off of that accident or not 10 minutes and a week."
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EA replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Hopgood 2 week ban,
"He and Meni Luke had a really poor attempt for the first Storm try. Luke fell over and Brown missed the tackle just from a simple hit up from a tap."
45 minutes ago
EA replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Hopgood 2 week ban,
"He scored  try. He needs more cup time still"
46 minutes ago
Coryn Hughes replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Hopgood 2 week ban,
"Yes we can we just don't make mistakes with the errors.Don't continually make errors and give them cheap field position.Complete sets I mean that's got nothing to do with officiating.Refereeing wasn't the reason we got towelled like we did we…"
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EA replied to LB's discussion 1eE Modern day Eels team: Hooker
"After last night, Da Silva will be on that team list in a couple years lol."
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Coryn Hughes replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Hopgood 2 week ban,
"To be fair Melbourne have been doing the same hold down shit for decades with regards to the wrestle they'll always get the benefit there they are the masters at it.
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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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14 Replies · Reply by Poppa Jan 9
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Attracting big names problem

Seriously,always getting my fcken hopes up when I see parra interested in a big player but they always end up getting swooped by another club like it's actually a fcken joke.We actually have nothing to attract the big names to our clubs.Like it's…

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1eE Modern day Eels team: Hooker

Fui and Captain Cayless were the winners earning the spots at front row for the team.Now onto Hookers, a position that had limited options.Anyway not long now til our starting 13 is settled.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q9GTXJ1. Hayne2. Radradra3.…

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