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Markets across the pond are in meltdown - banks down 10% - it's a slaughter as gold stocks weaken as well.

Blood on the streets!
 
Terribly sad news this morning...

Veteran ABC journalist Paul Lockyer, pilot Gary Ticehurst and cameraman John Bean are believed to have died in a helicopter crash in remote South Australia.
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 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-18/abc-helicopter-crashes-at-lake-eyre/2845962

I flew numerous times with Gary during my Army Aviation service in the 70's. He was a great guy, a great pilot and did some fantastic work after his Army career during flood and fire disasters.

Condolences to all family members of the deceased.

A sad, sad day :(
 
Aussiejeff said:
Terribly sad news this morning...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-18/abc-helicopter-crashes-at-lake-eyre/2845962

I flew numerous times with Gary during my Army Aviation service in the 70's. He was a great guy, a great pilot and did some fantastic work after his Army career during flood and fire disasters.

Condolences to all family members of the deceased.

A sad, sad day :(
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Agreed, a very, very sad time. Just a bit more about Gary.....

http://www.filmhelicoptersaustralia.com/
 
ASF are way behind in the polls and be it not for me to complain, BUT, few helping. Needs a bit of the forgotten spirit of 1915 to get back into this - you know what I mean.
 
Why would they ring there -- how stupid

Looks like legal action was in process on the radio station, and now she has taken her life.
 
It's about time that station was shut down.....Kyle Sandilands was bad enough but this is ...........:mad:
 
I'm tired of Aussies in general getting a bad rap due to the idiotic actions of a few attention-seeking types. Time for the "shock jock" era to end I think.
 
Those two are idiots but you can't seriously blame them for this nurse taking her own life. It was a dumb joke but not something to kill yourself over surely.
 
I believe the woman who committed suicide (allegedly) was the receptionist who put the call through, not the nurse that was heard on the call. I read that neither the royal family nor the hospital had made any complaint nor criticised her directly, so agree that you'd think she surely must have been troubled in some way already and that perhaps the media attention or similar was enough to "push her over the edge". Very sad for her and her family, but I agree that even our idiotic radio jocks would never dream their actions would result in such drastic action. I still think it was a dump prank though, in poor taste, and does nothing for the rep of Aussies in general overseas.

Sometimes it would be nice to turn on the radio and get music or news - not "personalities" seeking notoriety or cheap laughs.
 
DocK said:
I believe the woman who committed suicide (allegedly) was the receptionist who put the call through, not the nurse that was heard on the call. I read that neither the royal family nor the hospital had made any complaint nor criticised her directly, so agree that you'd think she surely must have been troubled in some way already and that perhaps the media attention or similar was enough to "push her over the edge". Very sad for her and her family, but I agree that even our idiotic radio jocks would never dream their actions would result in such drastic action. I still think it was a dump prank though, in poor taste, and does nothing for the rep of Aussies in general overseas.

Sometimes it would be nice to turn on the radio and get music or news - not "personalities" seeking notoriety or cheap laughs.
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It was actually another nurse because the receptionist was not at her desk at that time. I believe the hospital merely said they were reviewing their protocols to ensure it doesn't happen again which makes sense.

I concur with everything you said about the prank being in poor taste etc. and I too would prefer that radio stations didn't do these sort of things. Humiliating others is a cheap and cruel way to get a laugh.
 
Miss Hale said:
Those two are idiots but you can't seriously blame them for this nurse taking her own life. It was a dumb joke but not something to kill yourself over surely.
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Exactly!
Time for us to grow up, become a Republic, and stop all the nonsense with royal adoration.
William and Kate are a couple like Billions of others; they tried to make a baby, also like Billions of others.
If they claim special status and fame, they have only themselves to blame if some pranksters beat them at their own game. Irrespective of whether the prank was in good taste or bad, the call itself was NOT a reason to commit suicide. The presumption of importance and publicity on one hand versus demand for privacy on the other, that's the real madness - and it seems to be infectious enough to drive innocent bystanders to suicide.

Comparing the amount of media coverage wasted on one woman's morning sickness, to how little has been written to celebrate the life and achievements of the late Dame Elizabeth Murdoch - enough to make one retch.
 
DocK said:
Sometimes it would be nice to turn on the radio and get music or news - not "personalities" seeking notoriety or cheap laughs.
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There's a pretty simple solution. Avoid that radio station. If you turn on Classic FM you'll get some great music and no one feeding their own ego.

pixel said:
Exactly!
Time for us to grow up, become a Republic, and stop all the nonsense with royal adoration.
William and Kate are a couple like Billions of others; they tried to make a baby, also like Billions of others.
If they claim special status and fame, they have only themselves to blame if some pranksters beat them at their own game. Irrespective of whether the prank was in good taste or bad, the call itself was NOT a reason to commit suicide. The presumption of importance and publicity on one hand versus demand for privacy on the other, that's the real madness - and it seems to be infectious enough to drive innocent bystanders to suicide.

Comparing the amount of media coverage wasted on one woman's morning sickness, to how little has been written to celebrate the life and achievements of the late Dame Elizabeth Murdoch - enough to make one retch.
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Your reaction of course reflects your own attitude. But millions of people are still royalists and anyone involved in the care of the royal family in London would presumably take their responsibility very seriously. So much so that apparently one poor young woman felt overwhelmed by what she must have seen as her stupidity in being taken in by the call.

Awful for her, obviously, and for her family, the hospital, everyone concerned.
I'll never understand why "Aussie larrikinism" is almost revered by some.:(
 
pixel said:
Exactly!
Time for us to grow up, become a Republic, and stop all the nonsense with royal adoration.
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Sadly, republics are not immune to this silliness. Infact, I think the disease only gets worse.

Give me U, give me an S, give me an A.
 
McLovin said:
Sadly, republics are not immune to this silliness. Infact, I think the disease only gets worse.

Give me U, give me an S, give me an A.
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Conceded, McL;
I'm not saying that a republic makes people more intelligent. Your example is proof of it.

Julia is right: There are Millions of Royalists, who treasure the royal family.
Most of them are harmless.
They buy paraphernalia and support a huge industry, providing employment for thousands.

In the USofA, there are Millions of gun owners, who treasure their right to bear arms.
Most of them are harmless.
They buy paraphernalia and support a huge industry, providing employment for thousands.
And they accept that a small minority will misuse that right and act irresponsibly. They consider it "lateral damage" and find a few casualties quite acceptable a price for Society to pay for the benefits to the overall economy and their own pleasure.
 
DocK said:
Sometimes it would be nice to turn on the radio and get music or news - not "personalities" seeking notoriety or cheap laughs.
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Agreed. I gave up on breakfast time radio long ago for this very reason. Likewise anyone with lots of celebrity "news" that nobody with any intelligence gives a damn about.

But as for this case, well I'll put it this way. If the Queen, Prime Minister or any other such person were to phone me at work then I'd assume the call to be a hoax unless proven otherwise. I would have thought this to be a commonsense assumption for anyone who doesn't normally receive calls from such people.
 

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