Australia gets a new PM - Hope for better Australia/Indonesia relations

Markit

Looked and looked but not find the tiniest toss to give? Does a country with the population of Mexico City really think that the rest of us are worried about your ****?

Rangi

Couldn't agree more. This means nothing at all to me.

davita

Re post #2 and 3.... why would anyone spend the time to 'look and look' for something that has no meaning.... nor 'can give the tiniest toss about'... There is a saying about 'ignorance being bliss'.....appropriate? There will be consequence with regard to Bali/Indonesia...I'm not sure how.....but worthy of a debate.

SamD

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Markit

As part of my new policy of "hands (or other appendages) across the ocean" please post picture of love lorn lady and we will do what little we can (after consideration of picture) to ameliorate her loss. I fancy a visit to Papua - do they do a good dog curry? [ATTACH]2538.vB[/ATTACH] From a recent visit to Manado, Sulawesi - left is bat curry and right is woofy curry. Both tasted ... vile.

davita

I fancy a visit to Papua - do they do a good dog curry? [ATTACH=CONFIG]2538[/ATTACH] From a recent visit to Manado, Sulawesi - left is bat curry and right is woofy curry. Both tasted ... vile.

I read you are an accomplished chili-cook yourself Markit so I wondered if you'd heard of this new-flavored curry from Japan.... Japanese Restaurant Selling Poo-Flavored Curry

hecta

I beg to differ with you gentlemen. The cool relationship between Australia and RI needs warming. So, with a new leader, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop needs to melt the ice, as it were. Eg: Indonesians are not allowed to apply for visas on line, but must fill out a form and lodge it with the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. This, my friend did, paying for the premium service offering a quicker result. Only to be emailed 2 days later that her application failed. Reason: Poor banking history! My friend has been employed by the RI government for 10 yrs. Her qualification being a Masters degree in Finance. lol. Aussie immigration is a joke! Myself, having lived in Jayapura for almost 7 months now, am looking forward to returning to Australia but sans partner.:grumpy:

hecta

Yes thanks Sam, but after paying for premium lodgement where the application and supporting documentation are checked before submitting, she has no recourse but to re-submit and pay again. Her mistake was to provide a seldom used account that had a large sum of money, not the "history" DOI was after. Next time she'll provide the account her salary goes into. She should be in Brizzie for xmas!

balinews

Australia's beleaguered prime minister was ousted from power in an internal party ballot on Monday as the ruling conservative party attempts to win back a disenchanted public by replacing the nation's polarizing, gaffe-prone leader with his more moderate rival. Prime Minister Tony Abbott lost a leadership ballot by members of his party, who voted 54 to 44 to replace him with former Liberal Party leader and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal Party whip Scott Buchholz told reporters. Turnbull had called for a leadership ballot earlier Monday amid flagging opinion polls for the 2-year-old conservative coalition government. The change in leadership continues an extraordinarily volatile period in Australian politics. Turnbull becomes Australia's fourth prime minister in just over two years. The political turbulence comes as Australia enters its record 25th year of continuous economic growth. However a cooling mining boom that helped Australia avoid recession during the global financial crisis has slashed tax revenue and a hostile Senate has blocked several key parts of the government's financial agenda. The change at the helm will also likely lead to a major cabinet reshuffle, with Treasurer Joe Hockey, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, Defense Minister Kevin Andrews and Employment Minister Eric Abetz among ministers who publicly supported Abbott against the Turnbull challenge. Abbott's former Liberal Party deputy, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who supported Turnbull's bid, was re-elected party deputy. She defeated Andrews 70 votes to 30. The Liberals were elected in 2013 as a stable alternative to the then-Labor government. Labor came to power under Kevin Rudd at elections in 2007, only to dump him for his deputy Julia Gillard in 2010 months ahead of elections. The bitterly divided and chaotic government then dumped Gillard for Rudd just months before the 2013 election. Before Rudd was elected in 2007, John Howard was in power for almost 12 years. Monday night's contest pitted a man who has been described as the most socially conservative Australian prime minister in decades against a challenger some think is not conservative enough. Unlike Abbott, Turnbull supports gay marriage, wants Australia to replace the British monarch with an Australian president as head of state, and backs a policy of making polluters pay for their carbon gas emissions. - See more at: Party ousts Australian PM Abbott for more moderate rival | The Jakarta Post

hecta

errr Markit? she's way too young for you septuagenarians, being only 38. lol.

Nydave

I find it strange that someone with a Masters degree in finance would actually submit a banking account that has no recent or regular activity rather than the one that is active all the time,like really someone who works in finance wouldn't already know that,makes me feel like perhaps its easy to obtain a Degree in Ri,it also proves that nobody in the Ri government seems to know how anything works,from the top of the list to the workers,

Markit

hecta wroteerrr Markit? she's way too young for you septuagenarians, being only 38. lol.

Yeah but I don't look a day over 76 1/3 and her vision is likely to be obscured by tears of joy.

SamD

I can sympathise with you, having had dealings with Australian DOI myself. However, the reasons that visa applications fail are usually for one of two reasons (1) The application failed to meet the rules for issuing the visa - plain and simple, the officer HAS to refuse because that is the law (2) the application was not done properly, missing required documentation etc. I wasn't aware that DOI gave reasons for refusal and you didn't actually state if they had grounds for refusal on this basis: Having a Master's degree in finance or working for the RI government (you can't really be serious) do not disqualify somebody from having a poor banking record. If she doesn't have a poor banking record (as defined by the DOI regulations) then you have grounds for appeal. If she does, then you have to just accept it (as it appears you have done) or re-apply with better documentation backing up your case. Good luck anyway. You will need it.