Australian Network axed in Budget

[thejester]

Eerrr what ******* channel do you think RL is shown on overseas?

What a seriously stupid comment.

Setanta, in Indonesia.

 

[Spud Patrol]

I live on a small island in Thailand and if they take away my Australian network i'll be up shit creek. The internet is so shit and unreliable here that streaming is near on impossible. When dose the axing actually take place? The programing is shit but its still a good reminder of back home.

 

[gutsroy]

It is a bit of a shame, always enjoyed being able to pick up the Australian Network content from back home when in SE Asia, especially the footy, but footy-wise, the overseas subscription (watchafl.afl.com.au) works beautifully - it streams well, all games are covered, and they get the replays up quickly.

And it's priced pretty reasonably, I reckon, considering all the content you can access.

 

[Monkey King]

You remind me of those drongos who have a problem with speed cameras.

Speed cameras are a sham. They haven't led to any significant reduction in road fatalities from about two years after their introduction, despite the massive increases in operating hours from that point. It's a revenue device. And before you tell me to just slow down, I'll let you know I've never had a speeding fine (touch wood) and have been driving since before speed cameras were introduced.

/rant

 

[Tas]

Will probably be back once One Term Tony is gone.

 

[gutsroy]

I live on a small island in Thailand and if they take away my Australian network i'll be up shit creek. The internet is so shit and unreliable here that streaming is near on impossible. When dose the axing actually take place? The programing is shit but its still a good reminder of back home.

Fair point, hadn't considered that some might have problems due to internet connection speeds when accessing webstreams. Lucky over here, not an issue.

 

[Frankmagpie]

try living overseas, away from family and friends, this is the self ish factor,,,as another poster has said the netowrk does great things for australians overseas and helping educate in areas and bridge the gap in host countries......

Seeing though you live overseas .. Do you pay aussie payroll tax or foreign .... Just wondering... Think it's great it does all those great things abroad but unfortunately our gov is now in debt(just giving you facts cause your overseas) that bleeds 120 billion dollars aussie a year on interest ( don't know what country your in so can't convert). Is it just my opinion but should our gov stop worry about every other countries backyard and start worrying about ours?? Cause the lawns flipping over grown and the hills hoist is on the flipping piss
What I'm tryin to say is the aussie tax dollar should be better spent on homegrown probs not on some shitty tv channel so expat aussies who don't pay aussie payroll tax can watch the footy
Let the hating begin

 

[Frankmagpie]

Did you even read his post? Do you even know what taxes are and how they are supposed to be used?

When was the last time Australia was even involved in aerial warfare? It was probably WWII. We dont need an increase in military spending where millions of dollars leave our shores all the while this government is making massive and idiotic cuts across the board.

If you're of voting age, can you do everyone a favour and just not when the next election comes around? You can even call it doing service for your country if you like.

Yes taxs should be used on a TV network that plays overseas and educates people about our nation ......
Also a lot of Vietnam vets say hi ....... Dickhead

 

[invinciBlues]

Yes taxs should be used on a TV network that plays overseas and educates people about our nation ......
Also a lot of Vietnam vets say hi ....... Dickhead

Did we send fighter jets over to Vietnam? Dont think so. Pretty sure the Vietcong didnt exactly have air superiority.

But you make a valid point, a war fought over 4 decades ago means that we have to spend about $12B dollars on fighter jets today. Why stop there though? Lets put another $12B dollars into trench warfare technology. We dont need the money to stay in Australia and we sure as hell dont need jobs either

 

[b1ggl3s #4]

Did we send fighter jets over to Vietnam? Dont think so. Pretty sure the Vietcong didnt exactly have air superiority.

But you make a valid point, a war fought over 4 decades ago means that we have to spend about $12B dollars on fighter jets today. Why stop there though? Lets put another $12B dollars into trench warfare technology. We dont need the money to stay in Australia and we sure as hell dont need jobs either

At some stage someone should point it out to you that one of the few roles of the Federal government is defence. So there you go. And, no....Australia can't be "just like Switzerland".

 

[pokerspiv]

Why do assume it's your tax dollar paying for these things and not his?

Because people who live outside Australia don't pay tax to Australia. And Australia Network is only shown outside Australia.

That's probably why.

Most people living outside Australia are expat workers who pay tax to their country of residence, not Australia. The purpose of Australia Network was never to cater to those people. It was, as I said before, a form of soft diplomacy to introduce people in Asia to Australian culture.

As for those blaming Abbott/Murdoch for it's axing - I'm sure it has nothing at all to do with the massive debt and budget deficit they were left to deal with by the previous government which was the worst in Australian history.

 

[invinciBlues]

At some stage someone should point it out to you that one of the few roles of the Federal government is defence. So there you go. And, no....Australia can't be "just like Switzerland".

At some stage someone should point out to you the frivolity of spending twelve billion dollars on fighter jets when the government is making widespread cuts which will result in a loss of jobs for thousands of people.

In reality Australia doesnt even need an Air Force and we havent needed one since WWII. Navy and Army are required sure, but spending twelve billion dollars on some fancy planes that wont ever get used in combat scenarios is the height of idiocy.

That $12B could have gone on roads, education, health care, world class internet and many other things that have a higher priority than some flying white elephants. Including AusNet.

 

[nineteen eighty]

At some stage someone should point it out to you that one of the few roles of the Federal government is defence. So there you go. And, no....Australia can't be "just like Switzerland".

Same goes for health and education.

Look yes it is a nice to have and this is low on my list of concerns given all the other drastic cuts / changes coming. And yes the fighter jets were a bipartisan policy. I just disagree with some of the points being made about "tax dollars" etc.. in this thread.

 

[Bosun]

Setanta, in Indonesia.

It's star hub in Singapore provided by AN,

Setanta Sports.

So RL is not on the Australia Network?

 

[treefingers]

http://watchafl.afl.com.au

Done.

It's surprisingly a really, really good service. And if you love footy enough, surely you'd be willing to pay for it OP?

This service is worth every cent - and you can watch full replays of games in great quality without knowing the scores beforehand.

 

[nineteen eighty]

Because people who live outside Australia don't pay tax to Australia. And Australia Network is only shown outside Australia.

That's probably why.

Most people living outside Australia are expat workers who pay tax to their country of residence, not Australia. The purpose of Australia Network was never to cater to those people. It was, as I said before, a form of soft diplomacy to introduce people in Asia to Australian culture.

As for those blaming Abbott/Murdoch for it's axing - I'm sure it has nothing at all to do with the massive debt and budget deficit they were left to deal with by the previous government which was the worst in Australian history.

Yes it is. The charter clearly states that it is:

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2013C00136/Html/Text#_Toc353360751

It's fine arguing a point but would prefer that it is based on facts. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt in that you incorrectly interpreted the charter as opposed to just made something up.

 

[ApplecrossWC]

Have the selfish, braindead muppets who voted in the mad monk to thank for this. At least he will be voted out next election with the way he is going.

 

[b1ggl3s #4]

At some stage someone should point out to you the frivolity of spending twelve billion dollars on fighter jets when the government is making widespread cuts which will result in a loss of jobs for thousands of people.

In reality Australia doesnt even need an Air Force and we havent needed one since WWII. Navy and Army are required sure, but spending twelve billion dollars on some fancy planes that wont ever get used in combat scenarios is the height of idiocy.

That $12B could have gone on roads, education, health care, world class internet and many other things that have a higher priority than some flying white elephants. Including AusNet.

Well I'll leave the defence strategy analysis to experts, but thanks for your input. And if cuts are being made, it is for a reason. Not spending the $12 billion won't stop the cuts. And as for your concern about the job losses.....did the whole small government idea go in one ear and out the other?

The bolded parts are not the responsibility of Federal government. What part of that don't you get? And as for the internet and white elephants....I give you - the NBN!!

 

[b1ggl3s #4]

Have the selfish, braindead muppets who voted in the mad monk to thank for this.

You're welcome!

At least he will be voted out next election with the way he is going.

Going to need a better primary vote than 27% or whatever Laybuh is sitting on.

 

[b1ggl3s #4]

Same goes for health and education.

State govt.

 

[nineteen eighty]

State govt.

Tertiary changes?

Medicare / Medibank? Charges to see doctors? etc...

 

[Monkey King]

What I'm tryin to say is the aussie tax dollar should be better spent on homegrown probs not on some shitty tv channel so expat aussies who don't pay aussie payroll tax can watch the footy
Let the hating begin

I assume you mean income tax (payroll tax is a state tax), but as I pointed out earlier, this opinion is a myopic one. Let's say I do business abroad that sees significant incoming investment into Australia, creating dozens of jobs. The result of my work would be an indirect contribution to income tax exceeding that of your ordinary citizen. On top of this, what if I pay tens of thousands a year in withholding tax, all while drawing no strain on government services beyond that of a broadcasting network; meanwhile some guy Australia complains about their tax dollar funding this service, while likely accessing all the services that my tax dollar has paid for. Do you think that's fair?

 

[telsor]

At some stage someone should point it out to you that one of the few roles of the Federal government is defence. So there you go. And, no....Australia can't be "just like Switzerland".

Actually Switzerland has a pretty decent military (and yes, there really is a Swiss navy). Their defense is based on the usual principle...More trouble than it's worth to take on.

 

[b1ggl3s #4]

Tertiary changes?

Medicare / Medibank? Charges to see doctors? etc...

Hence why we need the cuts.

 

[Monkey King]

Because people who live outside Australia don't pay tax to Australia. And Australia Network is only shown outside Australia.

Who says that poster lived outside Australia?

For a rebuttal on your simplistic view of tax contribution, please see my other posts.