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Anidav posted:Apparently the LNP are extremely worried about NSW because Baird is starting to blow up for them. I'm sure Tony is going to help calm that fire. e;fb.
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Jun 1, 2016 08:33
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Jun 1, 2016 12:51
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SMILLENNIALSMILLEN posted:...what? The libertarians are mad at the Liberals for being too socialist.
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Jun 2, 2016 14:48
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Senator Online, but with bitcoin is a real dumb idea. I'm sorry.
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Jun 3, 2016 12:36
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What a strange article by Rundle. A mess and confusion of ideas where I'm left unsure as to the purpose of the article. Even by his own argument, he makes a good case as to why they should teach 'gender fluidity' to teens (when they are most likely to experiment, and to normalise it as a mean to combat bullying). On one hand he accepts that people diverge from the norm, yet we shouldn't explain these divergences too broadly because... Many of the arguments are used to argue against the idea of transgenderism and the 'overemphasis' of non-hetero sexuality in sex education (drat gays getting pushy with their homosexuality  ). It all seems a bit odd to me.
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Jun 5, 2016 11:03
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fliptophead posted:A friend of mine yesterday was busy telling me the greens are the main driver behind pubs playing live music bring shut down in the suburbs because they're against noise pollution. Global loudening is a serious issue.
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Jun 5, 2016 11:11
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Stoca Zola posted:Phone posting but wtf greens is this real? "This morning we announced our plan to put solar panels on the rooftops of every household and every business." If the alternative is burning coal, then rooftop solar isn't a bad alternative. At least the components and by products aren't being directly pumped into the atmosphere. It's not perfect but is something that can be improved on if there was a concerted effort by the government. You might be surprised to find how much power is being generated by rooftop solar. Most of the growth in renewables is due to it. If we follow the historical growth, we wouldn't be too far off from roofing everything anyway. I don't have the numbers on me and I'm on my phone, but you can find the figures on the Australian energy market regulators site.
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Jun 6, 2016 09:03
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Knorth posted:Next debate is going to be on Facebook apparently, hmm, I'm betting it's going to be tedious That is an innovative disruption of the traditional debate format. The sort of thinking that will thrive in Turnbull's Australia.
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Jun 7, 2016 05:42
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He's consistent, I'll give him that.
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Jun 8, 2016 10:25
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There is merit in having to disclose whether the foundations of a property is built on stone, clay, a swamp, a drainage basin, sand etc. There is even merit in having to disclose natural regional hazards such a bush fires, flooding, tornadoes, etc. But I thought they already did something like that anyway, given how scummy real estate agents and their penchant to legal the poo poo out of everything. Maybe I'm mistaken though since I have never looked into buying property. If there is a long dry spell of weather and the clay shrinks and destabilises the foundation. You will end up with an expensive underpinning and repair bill. Many homes are built on clay soil and damage from it a common problem. However, it isn't something that I'd expect the average person to be educated about, or even consider until it happens to them. You can't exactly legislate the problem away, or blame the real estate agent or previous owners. It is simply a consideration that must be made in the process of buying a home. As long as you are properly informed as to the soil type and geography, then there isn't much more you can do about it. In this case it is humorous because it is fairly obvious the house is on sand and located next to the ocean. And that the owners disregarded the dangers in order to own a piece of expensive waterfront property.
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Jun 9, 2016 07:03
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open24hours posted:It shouldn't really be legal to buy and sell property, or at least residential property, that can't be insured. Either the government should become an insurer of last resort, or they should be zoned so people can't live there. It's in no one's interest to have people losing their houses. Isn't this kicking the problem further down the road? You would end up with a lot of people electing not to insure because the premiums are way too high. You'd still end up with the same problem where people put living next to the ocean or surrounded by bush above the safety of the building. You can mandate that every purchase agreement has an insurance quote on it, but people will ignore it. I suppose that you can make insurance mandatory. but it would be a cluster-gently caress to implement since insurers and leave people largely at the mercy of private insurers. It would also price many people out of where they live and be more of a political quagmire than negative gearing. You could subsidise it, but it just becomes another handout to rich people and idiots and a drain on treasury. I'm not sure this is a fixable problem or can be done in a manner that the public will support.
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Jun 9, 2016 08:39
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open24hours posted:Sounds like an argument for a public insurer to me. There's still that matter of premium affordability, and preventing massive overnight readjustments to property values.
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Jun 9, 2016 09:16
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:tbf to the coppers, a pair of scissors are like double the knife! I'd imagine they are printed like newspapers. And that doing multiple runs and coming up with a way to randomise them is too much work/money.
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Jun 10, 2016 06:57
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Seagull posted:is anyone outside of asio and the lib dems still afraid of reds under the beds You forgot the DLP, the party for blacksmiths.
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Jun 10, 2016 14:10
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The Liberals have the clearest vision of the future. Yet it's policies aren't as 'good', and they don't understand Australia's current problems as well as Labor. Interesting... Or... The Liberals are perceived as of being for big business, loving the workers, and being out of touch with ordinary people. But drill down to how well they perform as a party and their outcomes, and they are essentially indistinguishable. makes u think. Tokamak fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Jun 15, 2016 |
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Jun 15, 2016 04:54
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that meme is not dank, they aren't even trying
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Jun 15, 2016 05:05
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If you want to put some micro parties in your six above the line, look into the Pirate Party and not the Sex Party.
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Jun 15, 2016 08:52
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Vladimir Poutine posted:loving lol at this guy: What is it with libertarians and their professed love of suits and bowties?
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Jun 16, 2016 09:56
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Jun 16, 2016 14:00
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Is Malcolm Turnbull a secret Muslim??!? 
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Jun 17, 2016 14:18
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CrazyTolradi posted:Friend of a friend of mine on FB calls Friendlyjordies a paid Labor shill. Friendlyjordies proceeds to meltdown and show how easy to get a reaction from him is: I vote him millennial most likely to become Chris Uhlmann in thirty odd years.
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Jun 18, 2016 12:18
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Bill Shorten Reportedly Seen Playing ‘Panda’ While Dutching Up ALP Range Rover I want to live in the world where this is true.
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Jun 19, 2016 12:23
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Amoeba102 posted:One Nation has Animal Justice Party as their 3rd preference. Is there something about these animals I don't know about? This is the final straw with One Nation. Supporting a party that wants to phase out pet ownership is pretty unstralian  Ms Hanson, you will not be getting a number 1 from me anymore.
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Jun 20, 2016 03:54
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CrazyTolradi posted:Actually, surprise surprise, Buzzfeed got it wrong as well: https://twitter.com/MedinaVoice/status/744710478362902528 Is this what the media has evolved into? Tracking down the people involved in the latest thing to trend on social media? A decade ago that advert would pass on by as if it never existed. But today, knowing the identity of a no-name actor starring in a dull political advert is apparently a hot topic.
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Jun 20, 2016 04:38
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CrazyTolradi posted:Yeah, I don't really see the appeal of NXT for anyone who isn't in SA. He occasionally makes the national news, comes off as sympathetic, and isn't lnp or labor. That's good enough to give it a go during an apathetic election cycle. I'd reckon he has a better shot of getting a seat than most other micro parties.
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Jun 20, 2016 05:31
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Anidav posted:However, a Liberal Party spokesman told ABC News the man was not an actor. Pass me my shotgun Billy, I'm not able to adapt to the new realities of this world.
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Jun 20, 2016 05:34
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Snod. posted:Baron Waqa 
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Jun 21, 2016 05:51
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SynthOrange posted:gently caress YOU SCOTT MORRISON gently caress YOUUUUU He's from The Shire. He is likely representing the majority view of his constituency.
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Jun 22, 2016 03:15
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Solemn Sloth posted:creative industries providing higher rates of indirect employment than mining Whoa, that's not a very political correct thing to say. You better apologise to Ian Macdonald and the Minerals Council of Australia for that remark.
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Jun 23, 2016 02:52
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I think I discovered Malcolm Turnbull's plan for social security and workplace relations, it kills two birds with one stone. This is the kind of disruptive and agile thinking we need for Australia. quote:Uber's CEO Calls His Company a Labor 'Safety Net'
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Jun 24, 2016 04:35
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You may qualify for a Centrelink payment if you open the Centrelink job app every day before 8am, and no job is available over a period of 14 days.
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Jun 24, 2016 04:43
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Senor Tron posted:After the election if the LNP wins is he obligated to try and get the ABCC stuff through? What happens if it fails again? Refer to every other broken promise a politician makes.
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Jun 29, 2016 02:33
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Senor Tron posted:I just wasn't sure if there was actually some legal obligation to try and force it through as a consequence of a DD having been called. You can't pass something that doesn't want to be passed. The DD is supposed to assist a popular minority government to clear out the senate and vote in more favourable senators, which is a pipe dream for this election. Even if there were obligated to try and pass it, they will end up where they are today. Blocked in senate with another trigger for a DD. And if they were to try that again, then it will likely not go well for them. Lid posted:Im having the strangest case of deja vu There were around last election. open24hours posted:With hovertrains. They basically want a Silicon Valley libertarian city state. What's more amusing is that we already have a university town, without traffic congestion that is located between Sydney and Melbourne. It's called Canberra. All of the poo poo with zero/low taxes, relaxed immigration (to exploit), investment schemes, the two underground levels of perpendicular tunnels where people quickly transit across town, etc. is even more fanciful than bullet train for australia and coke in the bubblers combined. At least the bullet train could be our replacement High Speed Rail if the government was wanted to blow a bunch of cash. And I bet Coca-Cola would be willing to cut a very special deal to get kids hooked on Coke.
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Jun 29, 2016 04:03
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open24hours posted:Yeah it was discussed at length last election, and somehow morphed into a plan to build a city out of rubbish in the Western Australian desert where boat people could be made to work for their citizenship. Or maybe I'm confusing it with another plan that came out of this thread. That was a poster's final solution to the refugee problem.
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Jun 29, 2016 04:25
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thatfatkid posted:The chaser van skit was painfully unfunny. They deliberately misinterpreted what Leyjonhelm said and then harassed him with a lovely strawman. How does one get harassed by written words? Seems like he chose to get offended by it. 
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Jun 30, 2016 06:20
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i'm gay
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Jun 30, 2016 06:57
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Graic Gabtar posted:Agree that there would be a reduced number of potential vulnerabilities. fyi, the A.C.T. electoral commission has already implemented an open source voting system. It was used primarily for the blind and visually impaired. The problem is if you outsource it to a lovely contractor with no oversight and transparency. Besides it won't be implemented universally because it costs way too much money. They still use pencils because they are cheaper than pens and have an indefinite shelf life, despite the security risk of erasing and changing someone else's vote.
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:https://lingroadshow.com/resources/englishes-in-australia/vocabulary/mapping-words-around-australia/ I see a few places in WA refer to it as a 'hotdog' Complete fuckwits
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