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    Australian aged pension

    You could probably manage on the pension as a retired Australian parliamentarian or senator. The amount depends on the years spent. Here is a bit of a guide. Estimated Annual Pension Entitlement* MP/Senator under PCSS, with ~8 years service, no ministerial office ~ 50% of base salary →...
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    BALI: Celebrating 60 years of Japan-Indonesia Diplomatic Relations

    So probably no reference to the horrific crimes committed by Japanese across Asia. Japan, it seems, prefers to pretend they were just the victims of the American atrocity of atomic bombs being dropped. No wonder the Chinese are unforgiving about Nanjing while Japan continues to avoid dealing...
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    I did it my way

    Great to have a safe and happy landing. A bit surprised that you just paid 2 juta handling fee for your 35 metre container. Over the years it seems so many people have had enormous costs associated with bringing personal goods like that. Were there customs taxes? And, if this is not being too...
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    Certificate of non-impediment for a Singaporean to wed

    Married my Indonesian wife in a civil registry marriage in Australia. Then, to appease her mother, we went to a Masjid in Townsville. The conversion to being a "Muslim" at the Masjid took a couple of minutes and then had an Islamic ceremony. Total time about 20 minutes. I had no idea that this...
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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    Today's appalling story with the ABC news and how an AI chatbox was encouraging a 15 year old to murder his father. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-21/ai-chatbot-encourages-australian-man-to-murder-his-father/105793930
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    High mineral rate causing corrosion

    " Yes, I wonder about that. One sees the TV advertisements for bottled water showing mountains with pristine water as if that is the source. I suspect actual ugly, factories with filters. In Australia where tests indicate that tap water is as good as the bottled water they still sell millions...
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    Australian aged pension

    Yes. I have been receiving the aged pension living in Indonesia for 8 years. But I was also receiving this before coming to live here so not sure if I can offer any information other than that already posted.
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    They are cracking down the Investor Visa (?)

    Our American friend Mr Trump has just released details of new fees for investors and high skilled personnnel. Eye-watering price hikes will boost the cost of the high-skilled H-1B visa from $US215 to $US100,000 and the investor visas from a maximum of $US20,000 to $US1 million for the "gold card".
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    Windows 10

    I have Windows 10 and not enough capacity to upload to Windows 11. I have installed Ccleaner free which can be used to clean out junk and scan for virus. I have seen Linux recommended as an alternative to Windows. If switching, the important thing is to save your data. However my understanding...
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    Do you have to make STM every year?

    as of mid-2025): Requirement Lifted for Most: Indonesia recently abolished the STM requirement for most foreign workers, simplifying the hiring process. I have been here 8 years and apart from initial police report from Australia I have never been asked to report to local police.
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    Australian aged pension

    In posting the above, social welfare departments often make amendments as pressure continues for governments to reduce expenditure. You might best call the +61 3 9250 5479 number before starting to make sure you can or cannot claim on line. Be prepared to wait 20 minutes or more for an answer.
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    Australian aged pension

    Countries WITHOUT an SSA (like Indonesia) Indonesia does not have a Social Security Agreement with Australia. This means you cannot apply directly through Indonesian authorities. BUT you can still claim the pension from Indonesia — you just have to apply directly with Services Australia...
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    Australian aged pension

    Step 1 – Confirm Eligibility ✔️ You’ve reached Age Pension age (currently 67). ✔️ You meet the residency rules (generally 10 years in Australia, 5 continuous). ✔️ You understand the pro-rata rule (full pension only with 35 years’ residence between age 16–67). Step 2 – Gather Documents You’ll...
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    Nuclear submarines and regional security.

    There continues to be speculation as to whether or not the Aukus agreement that would see Australia spending $360 billion for 8 nuclear submarines will come to pass. Some analysis suggest that the US may back away as the commitment with the American involvement could create problems for...
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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    We will see this replicated around the world as more and more employees are laid off in the drive for increased efficiency and profit. Unless governments introduce the concept of a social wage we are heading towards massive social chaos. The trend is exacerbated as young, educated people despair...
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    The future and the role of Artificial intelligence.

    This morning I asked ChatGp what percentage of Australian men reach the age of 86. The answer was less than 6%. I then asked what percentage of Australian men reach the age of 87. The answer was 41% Yet we are already beginning to use AI in medicine. With such an errant capacity for analysing...
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    COVID-19

    What amazed me was the mania for spraying everything. Roads, passing traffic, the sky, anything and everything. Apart from health the whole episode impacted so many people's livlihoods and so many busineses shut perhaps never to re-open. But clearly a few with the right connections providing and...
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    COVID-19

    I needed to travel which at that time you could not do if you had not had a vaccine. I also got the booster for the same reason but happy to see that I never did get Covid. My wife also got the vaccine at that time and has not had Covid. With Covid and influenza constantly mutating the reality...
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    VPN

    Unfortunately the only provider of ABC TV Asia which broadcasts live here in Indonesia is MNC. They provide a satellite dish so you can watch live on your TV. As a company I feel MNC customer service is pretty poor and the internet using a laptop or computer is often very slow. However the...
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    Can AI really help with learning Bahasa Indonesia faster?

    Using ChatGpt one can ask for a word translation and sentence examples in Bahasa. It is a bit tiresome in that each time you re-open you have to write an explantory question describing exactly what it is that you want. I tend to fall back on google translate for odd words. Oddly often a word may...

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