Recent content by MaggieMcT

No, I disagree. This is a simplification. These sorts of statements are very common, and are unhelpful in addressing what is becoming a very serious problem for society. They are also based on a flawed understanding about how people make decisions. If people really could make a 'set and...

Westminster is the house in the intake area for Kyilla Primary School? Looks like it would be. If so I would pop that somewhere prominent in the ad - excellent public school and local intake area only.

Hi Westminster, Permanent Residents can buy what they want. 457 holders (i.e. temporary migrants sponsored by employers for up to four years) must apply for approval before buying - I have no idea what is involved here. In the Mindarie area I would imagine most are PR's if not citizens...

Does anyone know if CCTV systems are considered a good deterrent?

In my experience it is straightforward to terminate the employment of someone who is not performing, at least procedurally, as long as you actually manage your employees appropriately, and accept that you will at some point be sued by someone, and will at some point have to pay out - to me this...

Thanks Jamie. I'll give it a go :)

Hi guys, Can anyone recommend a good concreter in Perth? Looking to do a driveway about 120 sq metres. Thanks!

The truth is that there is always be miserable unhappy people who want to blame someone for their situation. They may decide they hate you because of the colour of your skin, your accent, your country of birth, the football team you support, or how much money you have in your bank account. It...

I agree completely that it was oversight failure. Ireland could not adjust interest rates because these are set for the EU as a whole and so the rate is driven by the larger economies. Our politicians were also weak. Adjustments to the stamp duty regime could have slowed the market...

What happened in Ireland: Cheap credit available on very easy terms for a prolonged period of time (EU membership = German banks seeking margin lending money to Irish market) combined with genuine economic growth (due to liberalisation of economy + educated workforce + EU membership +...

Just to add my bit to the salary question - one year after I qualified as a lawyer in Ireland the Law Society did a survey of newly qualified lawyers (i.e. my year and the two years ahead of us). We were all young, in our early twenties, so well before the having babies stage, and all working...

Hi Esel, But this is the point that I am making. It is the entirety of the group that matters. People take studies like the one you have quoted, and take it to mean that it doesn't matter that much if they put their bright kid (from a good socio economic background) in a good private school...

There's one thing that is always ignored in these debates - the phrase 'after adjusting for socio-economic factors.' This is the point. Parents who choose private schools or who move into upper class areas with good public schools are actively making that adjustment. I don't believe that it...

I think the problem is lack of trust. It's the same with lawyers, real estate agents etc. People expect you to take the p*ss, so even if you are delivering good value they are not likely to believe it. Some lawyers do grossly overcharge, many real estate agents lie through their teeth to...

Our childcare costs per day after rebate are about $93 for two kids. The cost for a centre in their suburb seems to be about $122 per day before rebate. So $122 X 2 kids X 5 days X 50 weeks = $61k less $15k rebate = $46k per annum or $3833 per month. Maybe they go to a more expensive...