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Re: Cadetships 2007 OBVIOUSLY any choice made should be based solely on the fiscal value of any gift given plus the value of any wining and dining received.

All these P-plate restrictions are just politically motivated. They will have no affect on the road toll, but they may increase revenue a bit. Of course there will be a lot of people who now think 'best be hanged for a sheep then a lamb' for speeding. If you look at the ratio of people who...

Re: Cadetships 2007 For those of you who have received offers and have seen your contracts, what's the minimum pay promised? I've heard $29k p.a when fulltime and $8k p.a on study grant. (while a trainee)

The problem with trying to 'fix' this 'problem' is that it ignores to fundamentals; that p-platers are young and inexperienced and also tend to travel between 11pm-5am then most other drivers. Hence, there is no surprise that they are proportionally over represented in the death toll. It's only...

The problems with P-plate laws that the government and media tend to avoid; Admittedly, high-powered cars, in a suburban environment, should probably not be in the hands of inexperienced drivers. However, most of the fatal crashes that are seen on the news etc are not of people in these...