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Old 15th September 2015, 16:57     #161
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"you fuckwits"? To whom do you refer?
Anyone who voted for Abbot, and/or promoted his leadership as superior to those he replaced.
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Old 15th September 2015, 17:29     #162
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As I said at the time, the Australian electorate's choice at the last election was between "crazy guy who will be terrible in unpredictable ways" and "racist sexist homophobic Christian who will be terrible in racist sexist homophobic Christian ways".

Which is what it got.

Abbott was a tenacious pitbull 19th-century Opposition Leader who was just totally unqualified to be leader of a diverse 21st-century Australia.

As was put so eloquently by one journalist today:

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Old 17th September 2015, 22:33     #163
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I don't follow Aussie politics a lot, but I wonder about the pressures that led to Gillard being dropped and how much of that was generated by the same support that led Abbott to be elected.

I mean, maybe she was unstable too? What I did know about her I mostly liked. It seems Australia might benefit from female leadership.
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Old 18th September 2015, 00:36     #164
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Gillard was dropped and Abbott was elected for the same reason. Kevin Rudd's a fucking cunt.
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Old 8th October 2015, 22:39     #165
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Sydney has some interesting public servants:
Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer facing intimidation charge after alleged kidnap threat
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Old 9th October 2015, 09:15     #166
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Old 9th October 2015, 13:14     #167
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Salim Mehajer is a fine upstanding member of the Western Sydney immigrant Middle-Eastern community and his family has no ties whatsoever to organised crime.

The dude is full of lols, see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKU9x4wXgHI

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/auburn-dep...15-gizz71.html

http://www.9news.com.au/national/201...e-ministership

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/four-weddi...15-gizrw3.html

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/yo-you-da-...16-gj07dw.html
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Old 24th August 2016, 19:48     #168
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Wow - that's pretty fucked.
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Communications Minister Mitch Fifield told the ABC this morning that it wasn’t up to members of Parliament to determine what the AFP investigates:

“Well, it’s not for members of Parliament to determine what the jurisdiction of the Australian Federal Police is. The Australian Federal Police determine what is and what is not within their jurisdiction. The Australian Federal Police have accepted this investigation, they are undertaking it.”


So the Feds decide what's in their remit, eh? No - the appropriate legislation determines what's within their remit, and the Labour staffers may actually have a point here.
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Old 25th August 2016, 12:50     #169
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Yeah, watching this one with interest.
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Old 8th May 2017, 13:33     #170
Ab
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Australian Labor: different spelling, same dogwhistling





White Australia, alive and kicking

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If you were watching the 6pm news last night, you may have seen the debut of Labor's new ad campaign that will target marginal electorates and "mix patriotism and protectionism".

The ad says Labor will "put Australians first" when it comes to jobs and procurement.

And it shows opposition leader Bill Shorten standing next to a group of ~everyday Aussies~.

But people couldn't help noticing one thing about the ad...

Yep, almost all the people chosen to represent Australians appear to be white.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/pe...dAg#.qkdgjD0Wg
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Old 8th May 2017, 15:49     #171
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Shorten has a great angry face. Little has competition.
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Old 8th May 2017, 16:44     #172
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Who the fuck signed off on that advert....the Liberal press secretary???
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Old 8th May 2017, 17:52     #173
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commence operation blame game

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The ad has even copped criticism from among Labor's own senior ranks, with opposition frontbencher Anthony Albanese the ad "a shocker".

Mr Albanese reckons it should never have been produced and never have been shown.

“It is not the sort of ad that I want my party to be promoting,” the senior Labor figure told reporters. “Anyone who sees it will know exactly what’s wrong with it,” he said, calling the ad “a shocker”.

“I have no idea [what the approval process was]. I know because of Channel Nine’s exclusive – clearly it was dropped to Channel Nine to be shown last night.

“I don’t know what the process is. I am a member of the ALP national executive, I assure you that I hadn’t seen it.”
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Old 27th May 2018, 20:26     #174
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Something doesn't seem right about this:
Great Barrier Reef $444m budget funding awarded to small foundation without tender process

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Under questioning in Senate Estimates, departmental officials revealed $444 million had been given to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation without it having to go through a tender process.

The funding is proposed to be given in one payment, which is the largest donation that any Australian Government has made to a single foundation for environmental projects.

Labor senator Kristina Keneally questioned why the funding wasn't allocated using a public grant process which was "competitive, open and transparent" so others, including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), could apply.

Senator Keneally said the foundation has six full-time members, and five part-time members.
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Old 14th August 2018, 14:05     #175
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Australia close to encryption legislation
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Old 15th August 2018, 09:23     #176
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Which I'm guessing (haven't read article yet) will be a terribad bit of legal insensibility.
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Old 15th August 2018, 09:29     #177
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Yep.
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Old 21st August 2018, 19:48     #178
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Sweet Jesus this country is a basket case.
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Old 22nd August 2018, 00:40     #179
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At this point it seems the wheels have fallen off western democracy.
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Old 22nd August 2018, 10:42     #180
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The Aussies have been rolling their leaders for the last 10-15 years.
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Old 22nd August 2018, 11:38     #181
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At this point it seems the wheels have fallen off western democracy.
It's the best any country could do without knowing and respecting game theory, I suppose.

Right now it's an obvious game of Red Tie, or Blue Tie? If only the choice was Common Good, or Corrupt Business Interests?
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Old 22nd August 2018, 11:38     #182
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Australian politics is dominated by the wishes of a small group of old white male racist Christians. There isn’t many of them but their votes determine government. Mention climate change and they arrange for you to be knifed.

That, and for the past few cycles the knifer hasn’t had the balls to take the knifee out into the desert with a shovel. When Key took over from Brash, Key didn’t let Brash stick around. Same thing when Clark rolled Moore. But in Oz we’ve had Abbott knife Turnbull but allow him to stay an MP; Gillard knife Rudd but allow him to stay an MP; Turnbull knife Abbott but allow him to stay an MP; and every time the knifee has used that opportunity to plot, and do deals, and snipe, and plan revenge. The c-c-c-combo breaker was Gillard, who got revengeknifed by Rudd and promptly left politics with her dignity and reputation intact.
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Old 22nd August 2018, 11:40     #183
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It's the best any country could do without knowing and respecting game theory, I suppose.

Right now it's an obvious game of Red Tie, or Blue Tie? If only the choice was Common Good, or Corrupt Business Interests?
Aye. In Oz it’s the red corrupt union party or the blue corrupt fossil-fuel party
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Old 22nd August 2018, 17:21     #184
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Laugh

Looks like Winston is on the job! I'm not sure what job exactly, but still.

Video: Winston Peters foils Julie Bishop's attempts to end press conference
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Old 22nd August 2018, 19:24     #185
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FDotM ftw

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...d-still-happen
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Old 3rd September 2018, 16:23     #186
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Honest Government Ad | Anti-encryption Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE
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Old 5th September 2018, 15:56     #187
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Honest Government Ad | Anti-encryption Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE
Well, shit.
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Old 13th September 2018, 14:57     #188
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Girl, 9, disciplined over anthem protest

Punishing nationalism, WCGW.
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Old 13th September 2018, 15:43     #189
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Quote:
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Honest Government Ad | Anti-encryption Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE
as a good australian citizen I actually made a submission in opposition to this bit of shitfuckery.
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Old 13th September 2018, 17:50     #190
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Girl, 9, disciplined over anthem protest

Punishing nationalism, WCGW.
"We're talking about a child who has no idea about history" Wow. I knew Hanson was a fucktard, but that's a new low given the girl's stance is exactly about history.
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Old 10th October 2018, 10:45     #191
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Meanwhile in God’s Theocratic Commonwealth of Australia

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fede...09-p508o7.html
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Old 31st October 2018, 19:48     #192
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Australia: still not a racist but

https://www.theguardian.com/australi...fishing-groups

see
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...tandard-racist
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Old 31st October 2018, 23:16     #193
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But wait it’s time for a new most Australian thing of the day

Mass resignation of Young Nationals after alt-right push exposed

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-3...posed/10453116
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Old 1st November 2018, 19:09     #194
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Also fuck the coral reefs eh...
https://www.smh.com.au/national/outr...09-p4zwgj.html

And fuck research into things that they just don't like the sound of...
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fede...26-p50c3a.html

And the coalition reckon research should pass a "national interest" test, except, well, they already have too.
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...P=share_btn_tw

I'm spotting a trend here and it's generally "fuck research we can't make money from".
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Old 5th February 2019, 17:23     #195
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Jonas, are those gears grinding?

https://www.theguardian.com/business...for-the-sector
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Old 6th February 2019, 12:15     #196
Nich
 
$75 million in taxpayers' money to find that:

- The 2 main regulating bodies will continue to be weak on big banks because of the gaps between ASIC / APRA (No real oversight of bad banks)

- Truly independent mortgage brokers will be immediately dropped / blocked by banks and must now extract fees from customers because they are "not independent enough". Bought mortgage brokers can be kept on the books and may continue pushing their #1 bank's products until 2021!

- Big banks will push harder on their direct-to-customer mortgage and credit products.

- Smaller banks without branches will be unable to compete because they can't buy out brokers, don't have the branches to handle the paperwork, and their competitive loan terms won't see the light of day because business from independent brokers will slow down.

- RBA emerges unscathed despite putting in place the incentive structures that brings about this shitty behaviour.


No mandate to split the financial advice / banking operations.... the banks are doubling down on cross-selling so they hold your money, but they encourage you to gamble on it at the same time.

Fuck. that.

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Old 6th February 2019, 12:53     #197
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The Banking Royal Commission landed after the stock exchange closed for business on Monday. It recommended additional controls on banks and financial services providers, and excoriated one.

But the banks’ share prices surged on Tuesday as almost A$20 billion was added to the value of the big four – their biggest one day increase in value in history.
https://theconversation.com/why-bank...mission-111175
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Old 6th February 2019, 13:47     #198
Nich
 
There it is. Money talks. Forget all the lengthy reports on the findings of the royal commission, when people invest their money they are communicating.
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Old 26th March 2019, 12:14     #199
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Effectively One Nation and the US NRA want more massacres in Aussie.
https://www.aljazeera.com/investigat...sellamassacre/

They want to start by getting more of the muppets from One Nation in government and senate and change AU gun laws.
Bring Back Port Arthur?

Also: Rodger Muller under cover: https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/amer...120818734.html
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Old 26th March 2019, 23:03     #200
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Great work Al Jazeera.

Pauline Hanson misses prison THAT MUCH
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