But Kay, the story would be short, because so much of it revolves around “secrets”.

cheers
r

Hi Bear,

It wasn’t me, I promise.

cheers
r

1. approx $1.28 mill
2. approx 600+k
3. 6 houses, 1 unit
4. Mix of + and – gearing… oh wait, that’s offset gearing… now if I could just work out this domino stuff.

Also, let me add that when I next make it to Sydney I’d love to catch up with SIS, kay henry and some others… hopefully in the next 6 months or so…

cheers
r

So SIS, what you’re saying is, that in a bit over 12 months or even less, you’ve gone to a net worth of 700k? (70% LVR on portfolio of $2.1 million?) How do you do this as a student working part time as the maintenance guy in a night club (or something along those lines?)… Is it just through off set gearing and your domino theory?

No worries Chan…

r

Bear,

It’s a secret… so many secrets…

cheers
r

So, how big’s the empire now? How many properties?

cheers
r

SIS,

In the past you’ve said you’ve got a partner in your investing… is this still the case? How big is the portfolio at the moment?

Cheers
r

Pisces,

I’ve been away for 4 days so apologies for coming in late here… but in a reply to scott, were you linking 9/11 to Saddam? If so, how/why? I know the US administration has made the link in the past, then recanted, then made it again…

If I’ve misread your post, please disregard.

Also, what has Bush achieved in the past 12 months? Does…[Read more]

Hmmm, Pisces… so I hijacked your thread…

That would be the thread where you blamed the media for being stupid and irresponsible? To which I, as a member of the media, tried to add some arguments against your original assertion? Er, um, how does posting comments that are relevant to the original post constitute hijacking?

Last time I checked,…[Read more]

Pisces,

Is that the best you’ve got?

Explain to me how a media mogul hiring four hookers is news… if he raped four women it’s news, but if he’s done something entirely legal, how is it news? It’s well known in Canberra that federal pollies use hookers regularly, but it’s not against the law.

As for your case in terms of the defamed eye…[Read more]

Hi ghotib

Good point.. by and large we know our audience well I think… but like I said we don’t have control on how everyone interprets things… and we don’t try and scare people, we just report things that come up…

cheers
r

Also, I checked the graphic Rugbyfan referred to, and it wasn’t held up as a direct quote of the Al Qaeda letter…

“America’s lackeys” had quotation marks, to indicate a direct quote, then the countries were listed, and yes, Australia was at the head for the reasons I pointed out in my previous post…

“learn your lesson.. the brigades of death…[Read more]

This is the verbatim script that ran on 9 in Sydney last night…

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But first tonight.. the same arm of Al Qaeda which has claimed responsibility for the Spanish train bombings, has sent an alarming “letter” to an Arabic newspaper — with a direct “threat” to Australia.

[TAKE: VO]
|(VO)|

Published in Dubai, it talks about “America’s…[Read more]

Hi guys,

It’s 7.41am at the minute, when i get in to work I’ll have a look at the scripts that our Sydney bulletin ran so I know what you’re talking about… in fact, I’ll cut and paste them so you know exactly what Jim Waley read.

Cheers
r

hey y’all

Rest assured there’s plenty of love in the room down south in Melbourne. [cigar]
r

Also, just so there’s no doubt on where I stand on this issue, I will make the following statements… newsrooms across all media have different producers, reporters and news directors. That means different beliefs, ethics, interpretations, levels of intelligence etc.

I work for National Nine News. We report day to day events and we do it as…[Read more]

Now coming back to the word ‘disturbing’ : Are you actually saying that young (or old for that matter) Australians being blown up in Bali isn’t disturbing ?

Yes of course that’s disturbing… but you’ve changed the goalposts… You yourself said these following two points are disturbing…

What disturbs me a great deal are two things :

1. tha…[Read more]

So what’s the answer to “doing more” then Pisces? Walk around looking over our shoulders all the time? I don’t know the answer myself…

And what relevance does this have to the discussion?: horrible stories like a young boy being shot in the street and left to rot all because he stole some food.

A lot of us have our stories Pisces, as…[Read more]