THE MEANING OF OZ - All you need to know!

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http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/01/30/wbTOONtandberg3001_gallery__550x337.jpg

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msolga wrote:

Even I know what this one's about. (Well, how could I possibly miss it?) ... even mildly excited by it all! :wink:

You know what's even funnier? ICC also stand for Indigenous Coordination Centre - which are shopfronts of the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, which replaced ATSIC/ATSIS as the 'controller' of govt assistance to our indigenous.

Very funny.

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If the cap fits, hinge?:wink:

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Idea

Hey, isn't this an good idea? I'm wondering a little about this bit, though: " it'll be a professional service and pharmacists are free to charge what they like ...." :

Fancy a sickie? See your chemist

Pharmacists across Australia will soon be able to issue medical certificates to sick workers in need of a day off.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has issued guidelines on the matter and chemists are expected to start writing medical certificates within the next month or two.

Guild national president Kos Sclavos says most medical certificates will be for colds and flus, covering only a limited time off work.

He says about one in 60 visits to GPs are for medical certificates and the move will reduce the load on doctors.

"We are unable to put out our prices because the ACCC guidelines, so it'll be a professional service and pharmacists are free to charge what they like," he said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/01/2151819.htm

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Lots of discussion about it, both for and against, in the pharmacy world. Much centres on price, and what pharmacists can charge for a professional service.

Many don'twant to touch it - as they suspect patients will not want to pay, and expect pharmacists to give their time free.

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I guess, too, it could be a bit iffy, having to decided (over the counter?) whether a person is actually sick or not.
I think a bit more thinking needs done if this is actually going to happen.

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Beneath the southern cross I stand
a sprig of wattle in me hand
A nativ in me native land
Australia You little beauty.

Up the old red rooster
and suck more grog!

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What's going on with you, dapad? :wink:

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msolga wrote:

What's going on with you, dapad? :wink:

Maybe to many VB's around the BBQ tonight. Smile

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It appears to be a more prolonged effort than that, Dutchy! :wink:

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Perhaps I could suggest a drunk mans' words are a sober mans' thoughts. :wink:

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Perhaps ... but he seems pretty happywith himself. And there are far worse ways to feel on a Sunday night!

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He is not responding so I assume he fell asleep during the cricket. Smile

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Cricket?

Now?

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Australia v India 50 over match in Brisbane earlier tonight. A washout!

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Well I don't know about the rest of you but I had a good time.

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dadpad wrote:

Well I don't know about the rest of you but I had a good time.

You must have, took you a full 12 hours to wake up. Laughing

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dadpad wrote:

Beneath the southern cross I stand
a sprig of wattle in me hand
A nativ in me native land
Australia You little beauty.

Up the old red rooster
and suck more grog!

Slight variation on cricket team song!

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dadpad wrote:

Well I don't know about the rest of you but I had a good time.

Absolutely not to be sneezed at, dadpad! Very Happy

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Dutchy wrote:

Australia v India 50 over match in Brisbane earlier tonight. A washout!

What a pity! Twisted Evil

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msolga wrote:

I guess, too, it could be a bit iffy, having to decided (over the counter?) whether a person is actually sick or not.
I think a bit more thinking needs done if this is actually going to happen.

I agree msolga ... more thinking needed.
Around here, if you ring for a doctor's appointment, you have about 1 week wait. Perhaps if employers require a certificate for one day off work, they should foot the bill for it. We all know that you can be sick for a day or two and not have to go to the doctor. The employers are using the cost of visiting a doctor to try and limit non-genuine sick days. This is an unnecessary burden on the medical system. Also I don't see how a chemist can verify that you are sick without an examination. Perhaps if you buy some of his/her products you will get a certificate to accompany them.
The answer; I don't really know, but I believe that employers that require a certificate for less that 2 days absence, pay for it and any travel costs associated with it.

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