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I thought this topic was going to be a story about life inside by an ex prisoner.

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public letter by John Gault of Maryborough: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PREMIER OF VICTORIA, AND HER GOVERNMENT. NEW TAX ON RATEPAYERS TO ALLEGEDLY FUND EMERGENCY SERVICES IN VICTORIA. Dear Premier and Members of Victorian Government. I am writing to you to express my utter and complete disgust and dismay at the passage of a Bill through the Parliament last night 16th May 2025, the effect of which is to savagely increase the taxation of property owners to allegedly fund emergency services in Victoria. May I remind you that one of the core responsibilities of Government, if not indeed the MAJOR core responsibility of Government is to protect it's citizens from fire, flood, disaster and emergency by funding services to alleviate these emergency's from consolidated general revenue. But no, you continue to apply a levy related to land and property value rather than discharge your core responsibility irrespective of where, when and whom is affected by disaster. There are times when I find it hard to use words strong enough to relay the depth of my feelings on such occasions as this. And this is one such time. But I will try. Drawing on words by a well know journalist (Leonard PItts Jr of the "Miami Herald") when he wrote the day after of the disaster which was the destruction of the World Trade Centre in New York 24 years ago . . . . . "You monsters. You beasts. You unspeakable bastards.". To which I add "You soulless unpitying, unfeeling, merciless ratbags!". At a time when especially Victorian farmers are facing the trauma of one of the worst droughts in recent history, when ALL Victorians are facing one of the worst cost of living crises in our history, when buying a home has become the impossible dream of vast numbers of Victorians, when we live in the most turbulent of economic times here at home and internationally, when there are wars broken out all over the world, when citizens are already fearful of what comes next, you do THIS! As I said that journalist wrote, you monsters, you beasts, you unspeakable bastards! And you make a virtue of deception! You also slightly eased the increase to the levy farmers pay, from a planned 189 per cent increase, to 150 per cent. Instead of hitting us with a baseball bat, you "generously" only belt us all with a sledge-hammer!!!! For many farmers, this is just about the last straw. Have you not heard of "Black Dog"? And commercial premises owners are hit with similiar but slightly lower increases, and for residential house owners, the rate will more than double from 8% to 17%. Shame on you! I for one am aware that your taxation powers are all but impregnable. I realize that you can put the long hand of Government into the back pockets, the bank books, the hard earned dollars of every farmer, business owner and John and Mary Citizen. And this is a glaring example of just that! And coming from your Treasurer who not so long ago I clearly remember asking her Head of Treasury not to to send her papers which might confuse her with difficult financial terminology! Premier and your Government, you might just have tipped the people of this State over the edge - the next time we get to pass judgment on your Government, believe me, WE WILL REMEMBER! And that date is for Victorian voters the next State election - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2026. I want to assure you that every day between now and then, WE WILL NOT FORGET!!!!! So in conclusion, on behalf of ALL the John and Mary Citizens of this once prosperous and great but now languishing State, we will NEVER forget! To which I again add "You soulless unpitying, unfeeling, merciless ratbags!". Yours sincerely. John Gault. Maryborough.

My Chinese inverters send the data to Singapore. I can download very detailed consumption records.

Phillip

60 days

Five groans?

A few times in my life I came into some money, through a grannie dying or a lucky investment. I was stupid enough to tell friends, and there was always a friend who had a great investment idea for me and I always got sucked in, not once did I see my money again.

Never heard of the actor or the movie. And I watch a lot of movies.

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It’s her granny, nonna vent.

Scotland today

Bandt the antisemite should be in jail.

Not 5 million years. We are ok for much longer than that.