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Please help. Donations can be made through the Victorian Bushfire Appeal link at:
Australian Red Cross
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Australian Red Cross
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the size of the tragedy is immeasurable.... all those lives lost, hundreds of homes and they are saying tens of thousands of critters
personally i would be happy if Rudd forgets the proposed handout for all aussies and use it to help these people out
cheers
Happily my company is doing a 2:1 contribution - my friends and I have raised over $1000 so far, which means $3000+ for the relief effort
And, at least for our fellow Aussies and probably others, it's tax deductable to boot, not to mention the warm glow & good karma you'll get from helping people - so get in there!
Hopefully Californians in particular are contributing in memory of the firefighting assistance we provided a few years back when they went through similarly tough times
It hasn't been passed so man I do wish they would withdraw it and use the money for the Victorians hit by this
I don't disagree with your sentiment, but it would be nice to think that people would receive the govt. handout and re-direct it accordingly - if they can afford it - without the need for the govt. to force that on their behalf
I'm sure there are other people who need the grant as much as the fire victims, so that way they can hold on to it if they need to. Most of them have paid taxes too
Besides it's a federal intiative, not a state one - there are flood victims in Queensland as well, let's try not to get too parochial about it, or forget others in need