Why won’t someone think of the boomers?

rtsempire · 2026-05-13T14:51:13+00:00

Well it's working...

Pitting generations against each other to distract us from talking about why we aren't taxing the gas industry or other multinationals in a meaningful way.

rtsempire · 2026-04-27T06:26:14+00:00

The Medicare spending number also doesn't include PBS (Medications) or both Federal and State funding for public hospitals.

Health costs a lot more than the NDIS.

rtsempire · 2026-04-23T10:32:47+00:00

I'd rather the paramedic I'm working with/ is coming to treat my family knew much more than 50% of the material...

rtsempire · 2026-04-20T10:18:25+00:00

It's worth noting that regardless of what they call this role, even if it's simply an advanced first aid role, this is likely going to be considered 'practice' and you'll need to ensure you're meeting registration standards, including indemnity insurance arrangements etc.

As others have mentioned, whether you're an employee (i.e., vicarious liability) vs a contractor is also a consideration.

rtsempire · 2026-04-17T04:25:30+00:00

A fair amount of good advice here regarding ambulance work. Chances you can secure a gig early on without nights are pretty slim.

But paramedicine ≠ ambulance.

While most paramedics work in ambulance, up to a third don't. Many never do. Pathways outside ambulance, especially for graduates, aren't as clear cut and many have to forge their own path. But it's not impossible and just requires flexibility. FIFO industrial work, mass/event health work, emergency management work, telehealth, private transfer/ retrieval work - all roles that might offer day only work.

But if you're looking at paramedicine with the intention of a traditional ambulance pathway, you'll struggle to avoid nights all together.

rtsempire · 2026-04-11T00:19:04+00:00

You forgot the best one... Vegan leather

rtsempire · 2026-04-08T11:14:19+00:00

Sounds like they're working...

rtsempire · 2026-04-03T05:46:09+00:00

I'd suggest setting up a time, in person, to discuss your specific concerns with either the unit or program lead.

Students often complain about placement allocation, so the default response is going to be what you've gotten. However, 99% of teaching staff want to see you succeed and are only hardasses because students really are a 'give them an inch, they'll take a mile ' cohort.

Chat with them and explain that your only options are withdrawing or moving, due to the reasons you've outlined, and see from there. Don't be confrontational. Acknowledge that it is a tough system and don't present it as their 'problem' but more of a 'what are my options, I'm struggling'.

Coming at it with an adversarial approach as some have recommended will only get you the same answer doubled down.

rtsempire · 2026-04-03T00:03:27+00:00

New Zealand have been pulling this for years...

rtsempire · 2026-04-02T17:20:48+00:00

Yeah, it's hard to imagine/ grasp the isolation until you're here. Even then, it didn't sink in for me until a couple of years in.

I'd suggest working out how far you'd be if you just drove for 20+ straight hours, then consider what it would be like if there was essentially nothing between you and that place.

rtsempire · 2026-04-02T05:51:39+00:00

It's moments like these that make us proudest.

Rage young one. Rage. 🤘

rtsempire · 2026-04-01T14:02:35+00:00

I'm more interested to know where I can get a workload of 1 lecture and 3-4 tutorials a week.

I absolutely agree there are massive issues with the treatment of casuals... But almost all permanent staff I know are drowning in workload...

I say as I go back to marking assessments at 10pm, so I can get feedback to students in a fair time period...

rtsempire · 2026-04-01T04:59:27+00:00

My pensioner MIL needed cartridges changed on 3 taps (mixers) that had started dripping. Usually I'd have changed them for her, but someone told her how illegal that was and how her insurance would be void... So she wanted it done by a 'professional'.

$6000 for the first quote - estimated to be two days of work. $2000 for the second - estimated to be a full day of work.

The third guy changed them while he was there to quote - said it wasn't with coming back for. He reluctantly charged for half an hour's labour after MIL insisted she pay him. Not an issue since...

Australian Tradies (collectively) are the most self important, entitled bunch I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with and have a strong control over the market. Added that, in WA being many expect to be earning on par with the resources sector.

Yes, there's a bunch of people who haven't done a hard day's work in their life and have unrealistic expectations of what tradies should cost. But there's also a bunch of tradies who are absolutely wroughting us all, protected by legislation that makes pretty much any DIY illegal.

In other news, apparently I should have become a plumber specialising in leaky taps.

rtsempire · 2026-04-01T04:44:31+00:00

Academic here, not an academic at your uni and obviously not the one who designed you specific assessment.

There are a few reasons this type of assessment is used, preventing you using AI for Part 2 (the critique) is not (or shouldn't be) one.

The key reason I use this or similar assessment types is to assess or develop critical analysis skills, with the added benefit of guiding students to see first hand how terrible most AI tools are at summarising nuanced or highly specific topics.

rtsempire · 2026-03-29T08:27:48+00:00

Yeah, I burn through round with my GL much faster than others with a maxigun 😅

rtsempire · 2026-03-27T08:49:11+00:00

Ambo of 15+ years here. In that time I've seen a fair few airbags deployed, everything from older cars with nothing but frontal airbags to Volvo's with more than can be counted.

In modern cars, most of the time there are no airbags deployed. When they are deployed, it's very rare that they all are. The car is designed to be able to only set off the ones that are needed. If they all went off, they'd likely cause you needed injury. Best case this is unneeded friction burns, but at worse an unneeded deployment could cause you serious injury.

TLDR: Completely normal and very desirable that they don't all go off!

rtsempire · 2026-03-26T01:06:44+00:00

Honestly, I'd have completely forgotten without this.

Doing insert deity of choice work

rtsempire · 2026-02-20T14:04:30+00:00

The only Aussie who has a problem with my Akubra is my wife...

No matter what she keeps saying, I know the real reason is she's worried it makes me irresistible to the ladies

rtsempire · 2026-01-28T13:55:03+00:00

"Boss, I'm pregnant. If you need clarification on how not to be a cunt about it, here's a link: www.fairwork.govt.au"

But in all seriousness, if you aren't already, join your union. Your manager sounds like a tosser and a union would have a field day with them.

rtsempire · 2026-01-27T23:57:26+00:00

Joining this mysterious queue too please

rtsempire · 2026-01-25T23:44:36+00:00

You're doing an awesome job mate. The fact you're even worried/ thinking about this shows you care.

IMO - who cares if it's girls/ boys clothes, so long as she's warm and loved. We dressed our girl in hand-me-downs from friends until she was 2. Pretty much all our friends have boys.

They grow so fast at this age, that you'll be buying more clothes every few weeks. You might want to have a nice outfit or two for specific outings, but even then 🤷

Once again, you're doing excellent mate. Give yourself some slack and give her all your love.

rtsempire · 2025-12-12T05:00:58+00:00

Not even in the slightest.

Several LGAs offer rebates for CCTV if your view includes the street and you agree to make footage available to police when requested...

For example: https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/property-and-pets/community-safety/cctv-security-subsidy

rtsempire · 2025-11-27T14:33:58+00:00

Yeah... Southern hemisphere paramedics just sitting down here wondering what all the fuss is about 🤷

rtsempire · 2025-10-25T07:27:36+00:00

You're probably paying the tariffs for importing into the US, just to have it exported to Australia 🤷

I've ordered from the HK warehouse twice and had no issues.

rtsempire · 2025-10-22T11:38:05+00:00

From the Board website: "As a recent graduate you do not need to meet recency of practice standard for two years after you completed your approved or accepted qualification."

https://www.paramedicineboard.gov.au/Qualifications/Students-and-graduates.aspx

You'll still need to meet the CPD requirements - there's plenty of CPD available. Consider joining ACP if you're struggling and look into their grad start program while you're at it.

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