MissEchelon posted:

That one gets pushed to the "most read" section every month or so. It's pretty great. I mean something something fairfax jihad

ScreamingLlama posted:

Just so you know, I did NOT vote for Barnaby Joyce and am therefore not responsible for having such an utter disgrace of an MP.

I also agree that both Joyce and Sandilands are both dickheads.

Beetphyxious posted:

We've done some lobbying in the social housing sector to try get access to super to fund social housing developments. no dice.

Pickled Tink posted:

First Dog!



Kittens!:

Firetrick posted:

I saw John Oliver live in Melbourne, can confirm he was funny. Obviously he made fun of Abbott a bit here too, but he was well known for that already from the show and people expect it of him I guess.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/is-labor-running-dead-in-canning-to-protect-tony-abbott-20150901-gjd1m5.html



hahahahahahah

quote:

Labor strategists concede the government's unpopularity, and that of the Prime Minister in particular, provide the opposition's best hopes for victory in 2016. Thus, they fear a shock byelection loss for the government would shatter the party room resolve and could see Mr Abbott replaced by the more centrist and popular Malcolm Turnbull.

On Wednesday morning Mr Abbott made what may be only his second campaign appearance in the Perth seat during the campaign.

At a media conference in the electorate with Liberal Party candidate Andrew Hastie, the Prime Minister brushed aside questions on what bearing a poor result in Canning would have on his future.

"Look, it's not about me. It's about the people of Canning, it really is," Mr Abbott said.

Mr Hastie himself intervened when Mr Abbott was asked again about leadership speculation.

Answering the question on Mr Abbott's behalf, Mr Hastie said: "I don't have time to take counsel from the east coast Twitterati."

"There's a significant disconnect between what people are saying over in the east and what is happening here in Canning," he said.

But Mr Abbott rejected suggestions Labor was "running dead" in Canning, predicting a fierce campaign from the opposition during the final two weeks before the byelection.

"Our absolute expectation is that there will be a Labor blitz in the last few weeks of this campaign because Labor want this seat," Mr Abbott said.

"It was once a very, very marginal seat."

It comes as cabinet assesses progress of the campaign to hold the seat retained by the Liberals by almost 12 per cent in the 2013 election.

Ms Bishop briefed cabinet on Tuesday about the campaign in which she is playing the key leadership role in close concert with Mr Hastie, a 32-year-old former SAS captain.

It is reported she said Labor was pouring fewer resources into the effort than expected of a party trying to win it, and that Labor's candidate, Matt Keogh, had tended to concentrated his efforts in the northern part of the seat in an area set to become part of the new federal division of Burt.

An electoral redistribution will take effect at the general election creating an extra WA seat, the demographic make-up of which should see it categorised as a Labor seat.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said on Wednesday it was a "priority" for Labor to do well in Canning.

"It's a priority to do well because i believe Australia needs a new direction," he said.

Mr Keogh rejected suggestions Labor was not campaigning seriously, declaring they could win the seat and was trying to do so.

"We're not running dead at all in Canning," he told the ABC's Radio National on Wednesday.

"We're not the Liberal Party, we don't have the cash resources for wraparound ads in every newspaper.

"But that doesn't matter because what we're doing is going out and talking to the voters on the ground

"That's exactly how our late former member Don Randall campaigned and what he did while he was a local member."

Mr Keogh said it would be a "tight race" despite the government's margin of almost 12 per cent.

"We definitely have a chance to win this seat. The vibe out on the street definitely makes that clear," he said.

That view was endorsed by the government too, with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, telling Sky's Kieran GIlbert that the claim Labor was running dead was illusory.

"Absolutely not," he said. "Make no mistake, Labor wants to win the seat of Canning and will throw everything possible that they can at the byelection."

He said he was "sure" Labor wanted to win, but the government was doing everything necessary to retain it, which is why Mr Abbott has made a second lightning appearance in the electorate.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

I've got to know what you said now.

Graic Gabtar posted:

Even if it is comment used to "make things worse for refugees" that's not why I made it.

With respect you don't need to defend what I say by putting a caveat on it that it is in isolation.

Bifauxnen posted:

That's been sorted privately Tith, which is why I'm in such a good thread mood lately

Graic Gabtar posted:

With respect I am very drunk and very angry about asylum seekers at the moment.

These are not connected but I am still very pissed off. To

Graic Gabtar posted:

I'm angrier than I have been in a long, long time. Auspol tragics would simply tell me to drink piss for my views but I have reached bat poo poo crazy status based on the state of the world.

Negligent posted:

the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany all require a photo id of which a passport is one example

probably more but that's all that showed up on the first page of google

Negligent posted:

a law enforcement officer should always assume that a foreign national who produces a foreign drivers licence as proof of entitlement to drive is in the country legally. any country that allows its officers to ask whether you are in the country legally is racist and probably hitler

Negligent posted:

you are supposed to have it if you are asked for it, in practice you may never be asked. consider yourself lucky to not have been questioned by the actual nazis in Germany.

freebooter posted:

Can someone explain to me what an EBA is and why it would be legal for people to work without penalty rates? I'm hazy on IR law but I thought that kind of thing was the Workchoices bullshit that Howard tried to push through, which either failed or was repealed by Rudd?

Halo14 posted:

https://youtu.be/mF2-0Chhz1E

Di Natale on ... The Bolt Report.

So strange seeing a politician give reasoned intelligent responses without resorting to 3 word phrases or just dodging the questions completely. Bolt looked flustered throughout.

Bolt probably just won the Greens some more votes.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Mario Maker is going to change it back

Milky Moor posted:

When I went through my Masters, it was like:

So, yeah, kids with difficult autism are a thing. And there's a lot more of them than before. No, we're not going to teach you how to deal with them. Yes, they might very well tie up a disproportionate amount of your classroom time. But they should have aides if they have severe issues. But they probably won't have any aides because of budget cuts and the ones they do have will have to care for a lot of kids. So, well, good luck, graduates!

It's hosed for the teachers. It's hosed for the poor kids. It's hosed for everyone involved. Is there someone more knowledgeable than me who can give an overview as to why there's seemingly so many more than there were even just a decade ago?

Ahh Yes posted:

Vaccinations are causing a higher incidence of autism in the Anglicansphere.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

In the past they just would have been given a good thrashing.

Lid posted:

http://www.dailydot.com/crime/lux-pedoempire-child-porn-shut-down/


Why linking a 2014 article on the internets worst paedophile trumpeting free speech as to why he ran the most disgusting poo poo imaginable? He's an Australian 22 year old.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-hurtcore-paedophile-master-matthew-graham-pleads-guilty-20150908-gjht6d.html


Throw him in, throw the key.

SynthOrange posted:

Jumpingmanjim posted:

CrazyTolradi posted:

Poor franchise owners, my heart bleeds for their exploitative, shitlord souls.

ScreamingLlama posted:

gently caress you.


You too.

Fruity Gordo posted:

greetings

ive had roughly sixteen orgasms in the past four hours

Fruity Gordo posted:

no! good or bad??

Fruity Gordo posted:

gently caress thats dope, good on you guys!!

Sulla-Marius 88 posted:

I haven't been following Aussie politics, only found out about this latest spill by chance; what was this new embarrassment Abbott and Dutton cooked up? Was it worse than rattling sabers at Indonesia for executing a bunch of aussies that the AFP delivered to them on a silver platter?

Birb Katter posted:

Topical

https://twitter.com/jonathonio/status/643353643828117505

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Birb Katter posted:

CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

TBH I'd prefer Abbott to stay in, so that way Blart Shortfart's Labor (aka Short Bill) has a chance to get in next election. Malcolm Turnbull is actually competent and could pull the LNP up from the swamp Tony's landed them in. (Still evil as gently caress, obviously.)

But this way, I get to see Tony Abbott squirm AND it's very likely I'll see Joe Hockey cry. And I find nothing more erotic than Joe Hockey's salty tears.

Unimpressed posted:

Anyone else getting the feeling this isn't as done and dusted a deal as it seemed a couple of hours ago? No one except for No Recollection Arfur and the 12 year old has come out for Turnbull. Speaking of 12 year olds, this James Glenday is loving useless and Latika Bourke should have a go even if she's neither white, nor a man. She actually knows poo poo.

Raged posted:

abbotsgonnawin

Sulla-Marius 88 posted:

when is this fuggen vote going ahead

magawd