Yes, Minister.
Carl Clifford
> On 22 Sep 2014, at 13:59, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
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> I have been sent this as being an extract from Crikey. As I don't feel
> like parting with $191 of my hard-earned I haven't been able to check it at
> source!
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> Victorians have become resigned to strange anomalies from their government,
>> like the fact that while it's not possible to buy a tram ticket on an
>> actual tram, it is possible to pay a fare evasion fine on the spot on said
>> tram. Another such anomaly has been found by a tipster in the wildlife
>> research field, where volunteer researchers who tag and release native
>> birds are now being charged $505 to have their activities approved by an
>> ethics committee. Our tipster thinks the ethics committee is a good idea,
>> but baulked at the cost. The Department of Environment and Primary
>> Industries says the increase in fees last year was because the previous fee
>> didn't cover the committee's costs. What really adds insult to injury for
>> our tipster is that in Victoria, a duck hunting licence costs a mere
>> $158.70. So it appears if you can't afford to do ethical research, there's
>> another option.
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> Martin Butterfield
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