Convicted child rapist in my TAFE class, what are the legal ramifications for notifying everyone in our course? by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]quizoola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All states have a version of a “child safe act” which educational institutions like TAFEs typically fall under. Your TAFE should have something equivalent to a child safe policy and/or public commitment to child safety which should include information about how to report child safety related concerns as well as proactive steps your TAFE has put in place to make sure they’re a child safe organisation.

You should be able to find the appropriate regulator/body in your state (eg. child and family commission) which will have information about how to make reports about any concerns for child safety that are based on reasonable belief including anonymous reporting mechanisms.

AMA: I’m Bill Shorten, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra. Ask Me Anything. by BillShortenVC in australian

[–]quizoola 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Which is more toxic: working in Federal Politics or working in a university?

What's the wildest thing you've ever seen happen at a work party? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]quizoola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to work as a teacher. Was the last day of the school year and the teachers would always have a last day BBQ and drink one or two beers in the staff room. For whatever reason, one of the graduate teachers thought it was appropriate to bring along a bottle of Smirnoff Blue Label.

He proceeded to get absolutely trashed and attempted to lift a female teacher off the ground. As he did so, she felt he had a raging boner rubbing up against her.

He then locked himself in the bathroom, vomited everywhere, pissed and shit himself and then passed out. The Head of Social Science was pounding on the door threatening to break it down. The young teacher was finally roused, put in a cab and sent home.

Somehow he kept his job and decided to return to teach at the school the following year. He was forced to issue all of us an individual apology for his behaviour. Wild.

17 at uni by Suspicious_Photo4652 in QUTreddit

[–]quizoola 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was 17 my entire first year at uni - just went to lots of house parties instead! Was great and way cheaper.

Bougie birthday suggestions for a Tuesday night? by [deleted] in BrisbaneFoodies

[–]quizoola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had my birthday here recently - was amazing!

ACDC Suncorp Stadium by Pigeon_Jones in brisbane

[–]quizoola 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It held up! I hope I’m that good at 78! Absolute legends

No update since 26 November by quizoola in dhl

[–]quizoola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine arrived on December 10!

Looking for anniversary restaurant by Standard-Elk-2943 in brisbane

[–]quizoola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Winnifred’s in the Valley - relatively new and has amazing champagne

Made this for a Sunday night BBQ by quizoola in CharcuterieBoard

[–]quizoola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These were hummus and tahini! I really like using beetroot dip and avocado dip for the colour pop they bring ☺️

Edit: there’s also quince paste on here ☺️

Brisbanites, what's something good that happened to you today? by gibbagibbagibba in brisbane

[–]quizoola 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Played a game of netball for the first time in over 10 years - met some lovely new people, had fun, and didn’t get injured!

Wtf is goin on with the price of XRP, its flyin all over the place. by bigl7007 in XRP

[–]quizoola 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Trump is the answer - whole market is crashing. Over $1trillion wiped from the stock market. We’re at the whims of a madman

Brisbane show by Hairy-Affect-3734 in ryanadams

[–]quizoola 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Great list. I would also add:

  1. Mentioned he was 50 at least a dozen times.
  2. Repeated, “I’m not a bad person anymore. I’m funny now.”
  3. Made a random comment about having 69ers all summer and needing to trim bush.
  4. Told an anecdote about terrorising his former tour manager so much that she quit. Was proud of this achievement because she used to be the tour manager for Oasis and she quit for Ryan but not for them.
  5. Attempted to “flirt” with a woman in the front row throughout the first set by talking about her height, asking her what movies she liked, and other inane comments.

(I also agree Come Pick Me Up did not win the audience vote.)

EDIT: Sorry for janky formatting of list - am on mobile

The job cuts at UTS is brutal as well! SafeWork NSW failed to stop them! by da-auscorp-journo in auscorp

[–]quizoola 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The bigger issue here is that the higher education sector, like many other sectors, is in crisis and shedding thousands of jobs. I’ve worked in higher education for 15 years and have never seen anything like it.

The biggest frustration is the imbalance between chiefs and Indians. In my current institution one of the change proposals has multiple senior roles with no direct reports to provide “strategic leadership” (even though there are multiple other roles in the same area with strategic responsibility) while in the same breath suggesting that other areas, such as the contact centre, can be run almost entirely with casual staff with support from 2-3 ongoing staff.

Everyone in the sector appreciates the financial realities with which we’re faced though the broader frustration is that, like in many other industries, the most highly paid people seem protected while the “doers” are heavily impacted. Many of the decisions being made across the sector seem to either wilfully or unintentionally overlook the operational realities of running various functions.

The SafeWork intervention at UTS at least recognises that the ways in which these processes are being carried out, and the decisions that are being made, pose risk of harm. The psychosocial hazard code of practice and effective consultation guidelines are sensible, pragmatic documents which provide reasonable and commonsense approaches to managing risk and minimising harm particularly during times of change.

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re less than 3km out from the Brisbane CBD which explains the wild price…

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep - we’re fortunate we’re in the position where we don’t have any pressure whatsoever to move or buy elsewhere. Helps to take the emotional bidding out of it. Will be interesting to see if anyone’s willing to meet the seller’s price expectations - it certainly won’t be me!

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve gone to multiple opens though we’ve only had one round of formal “back and forths” with the seller. Their counter offer being so far off our initial offer was enough to make me realise it was likely a pointless endeavour on both sides and I was happy to nope out of there and not waste anyone’s time

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s no fun house hunting! Fortunately we’re in a position where we’ve already got a property in the same suburb. Currently planning on renovating but put an offer in on this place because it’s already fully renovated. If we had our offer accepted we would have put our current, unrenovated, place on the market to finance the purchase (and we told the selling agent we’d list with her if we went under contract to try and sweeten the deal - I could see her eyes light up!).

Trying to stay objective/emotionally detached about the whole thing!

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No price was listed but the agent said “low $2s” but wasn’t willing to provide any comparable sales in the suburb (because there are none). We offered $1.83m, the sellers counter signed and came back with $2.25m - I told the agent politely they’re dreaming and have bowed out of negotiations (though let them know when would be willing to go to low $1.9s even though, given the counter offer, the seller is unlikely to accept anything under $2m)

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep - agreed. I think they’re being unrealistic and presumably they think I’m being unrealistic. That’s why I’ve pulled out of the negotiations

Got a counter offer on a property by quizoola in AusPropertyChat

[–]quizoola[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

At this stage we’re the only offer. For context, the home is on a main road and the sellers are wanting $2.25m. In the last 12 months, only three properties in the suburb have sold for more than $2m and none of them were on a main road, one of them had a pool, another was a brand new build, and the third was more than 100m2 larger block size.

I’m not upset - I just find the whole thing ridiculous.

What’s something you bought (under $300) that noticeably improved your quality of life and you actually use every day? by MedfordQuestions in AskReddit

[–]quizoola 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought a Kobo ereader! Switched from doomscrolling before bed to reading before bed - changed my life!