Are Mining Interests behind Aboriginal community closures?

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Yup. Happens with a fair few Govt jobs.

So. We’re quite comfortable with that are we ?

Get overpaid by Centerlink for a few dollars and you have to pay it back.

$1700 per hour. Phhhft. Just pay it , doesn’t matter.


Not whatsoever. But it’s going to take a middle level pollie who actually gives a stuff to solve it.
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Not just limited to government.
No but in my experience the bigger the organisation, the more sort of sloppy detail stuff like this happens.
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Not just limited to government.
No but in my experience the bigger the organisation, the more sort of sloppy detail stuff like this happens.

I prefer to think of it as, the bigger the organisation the more rorting happens. Whether it’s cushy high-paid jobs for mates, purchasing rorts, or whatever.

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Not just limited to government.
No but in my experience the bigger the organisation, the more sort of sloppy detail stuff like this happens.

I prefer to think of it as, the bigger the organisation the more rorting happens. Whether it’s cushy high-paid jobs for mates, purchasing rorts, or whatever.


Doesn’t necessarily start as a rort (or intended to). Can just be a lazy prick in charge of a certain dept just OK-ing the same person to do the same work every year, rather than scout out other quotes. And that person adds 10% every year for the same work.
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Most bureaucrats have no concept of bottom-line

“oh well I guess that’s what it costs” signs off

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Most bureaucrats have no concept of bottom-line

“oh well I guess that’s what it costs” signs off


Or they value the cost to their time more than the cost to the organisation. “i could probably get a better price… but the inbox is piling up and I really CBF putting in OT”