Spudd posted:

The op is an 'eh' out of 10.

Now someone post some news so cat liberty can poo poo up the thread for another month.

BBJoey posted:

I for one stand in solidarity with the downtrodden masses who suffer daily from institutional oppression the tyranny of capitalism western imperialism having their Something Awful forums avatar replaced by an image they dislike

Crikey posted:

Census Battles Over "No Religion"

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ decision to place the option of “no religion” above the list of different religions in the upcoming census has ruffled feathers in some Christian communities, with people concerned that an increase in people identifying as “no religion” will adversely affect their religions.

The ABS made the decision to change the order of options on the question to try to capture a more accurate record of people who do not hold a faith in Australia, believing that when “no religion” was the last option on the census, many who were no longer actively involved in a religious organisation listed the faith they were brought up in.

In an opinion piece in Catholic Weekly on Friday, Monica Doumit criticised the Atheist Foundation of Australia’s campaign for more people to check the “no religion” box, and while the piece focuses on what constitutes Christianity, it does make the case for people to tick the “Catholic” box:

“Encouraging people to answer ‘Catholic’ on this census is not about winning a numbers game against the atheists (as sweet as that victory would be!) It is about reminding people who would be tempted to think that their lives are such that they could never be part of the Christian family that there is nothing which can separate them from the love of God.”

It’s not just the Catholics. Christian website Salt Shakers has written about an email that is being forwarded that includes the following information:

“Bear in mind that although many Australians have no religion these days, the Muslim population in Australia will all declare that they are Muslim and this fact will be counted to ascertain what type of country we are in regard to religion.

Even though you may now have no religion, please consider entering the religion you were christened or born into, when answering this question. Otherwise in time Australia will officially be declared to be a Muslim country — because the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census will reflect this.

Just imagine the repercussions if that were to happen. For Australia’s future please pass this message on to your family members and friends.”

While Salt Shakers quotes the email, it doesn’t seem to endorse its contents.

Salt Shakers encourages readers to talk about Muslims who feel afraid to declare their religion on the census. At the last census, 22% of Australians identified as having no religion, the largest number in the population except for Catholics, who were 25% of the population.

Starshark posted:

Woooosh

Recoome posted:

Reminder that the State of Queensland elected Pauline Hanson as a senator.

Frogmanv2 posted:

gently caress Queensland

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/02/queensland-farmers-bulldoze-thousands-of-hectares-of-native-vegetation

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In May, Janeace Anderson, one of the property owners, told a parliamentary inquiry into the tree-clearing laws: “Firstly, I state that this country’s greatest environmentalists are our farmers and our graziers.”

Starshark posted:

_Woooosh

Recoome posted:

iajanus posted:

Having worked in IT support in various positions for well over a decade the disdain and apathy starts early, although if you want to progress a good acting ability is a must to pretend you don't hate everyone you talk to on a daily basis.

Serrath posted:

Quick question, I'm seeing a lot of calls and encouragement to boycott the census for a number of reasons. But skipping the census carries a fine, yes? Do they actually fine people or is it more of a threat without any real legal mechanism too?

I guess I have the same question about voting; if I hadn't voted in the last election, how would they know enough to both find out that I didn't and track down my address in order to fine me (assume I failed to register to vote).

I forgot to vote in the qld state election last year and the the local Gold Coast municipal elections and I didn't get a fine, should I be worried that they're tracking me down now waiting to serve me with a number of outstanding charges?

ScreamingLlama posted:

Welcome to the August thread for AusPol, a Green Party echo chamber ringing with the howls of perpetually outraged SJWs, the jeers of stoned latte-sipping hipsters and the furious masturbation of self-styled political pundits.

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Composed of most of the Auspol regulars and a bunch of tree-hugging¹, unvaccinated², stoner hippy twats³, The Greens oppose the production of nuclear medicine⁴, the fluoridation of drinking water⁵, particle research⁶, genetic engineering⁷ and reprocessing of nuclear waste even though these things would greatly benefit Australia⁸. All Greens bow before the altar of Richard DiNatale.⁹

Cartoon posted:

Do we know what the makeup of the senate crossbench is? That would be actual useful information.

Solemn Sloth posted:

I'm disappointed in you cartoon, you didn't even pick out where he implied that all school kids should be medicated

Solemn Sloth posted:

I'm disappointed in you cartoon, you didn't even pick out where he implied that all school kids should be medicated

Vladimir Poutine posted:

When the opening sentence is making fun of children with a learning disorder you better believe the OP will be good!

ScreamingLlama posted:

Hi, ScreamingLlama here, fresh off my latest probation after being relentlessly bullied by a bunch of hippy-dippy hypocrites with the mentality of unmedicated junior highschoolers .

kirbysuperstar posted:

Seek assistance.

ScreamingLlama posted:

August thread is open for business.


Hey, I had to get my revenge somehow.

Solemn Sloth posted:

I can't find a news article yet but Buzzfeed are claiming on Twitter that Shorten is speaking out against the NSW Greyhound ban

Solemn Sloth posted:

I can't find a news article yet but Buzzfeed are claiming on Twitter that Shorten is speaking out against the NSW Greyhound ban

EvilElmo posted:

"You don't get rid of everyone's livelihood overnight with no warning. Not everyone in the industry is a villain - Shorten on Greyhound ban."