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Fruity Gordo posted:To me that article you just quoted makes the situation seem even more egregious. I don't know why her solicitors didn't object the first time, the idea of someone with such a profound preexisting relationship interrogating the other in a court of law is just hosed up. Profound pre-existing relationship? It happened twenty years ago. They hosed once or twice and then broke up. If the barrister did anything out of line he would be called on it.
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Lid posted:We already know the story, Pyne has sent his insane university deregulations to the senate and is continuing to steadfastly state this will go through. So no need for the whole article, let's just see the selling job. I'm dearly looking forward to seeing him on 7:30 doing his trademark "punch me here" smile while refusing to admit the contradictory nature of what he's talking about.
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:35 |
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Those On My Left posted:Profound pre-existing relationship? It happened twenty years ago. They hosed once or twice and then broke up. Maybe she's just concerned about his performance at the bar and isn't up to the task of working over a witness.
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:37 |
In Liberal party politics circa 2014 you can say that black is white and up is down and half the country will believe you because the Daily Telegraph will insist that Black is White and up is down and anyone who disagrees is a Nazi or a Muslim
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:39 |
They could say "we are halving the age pension to create are more secure and sustainable future for retirees" or "we are dredging the Great Barrier Reef to protect this natural wonder" or "I'm punching this puppy in the face to make sure that no harm befalls it" and millions s of Australians will go "yep sounds good fixing bloody Labors mess"
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:42 |
Scenes from my racist workplace: "I've earned my racism" "Oh I'm sure there's some good ones out there... Somewhere" "I can say there's bad in all our species..." "Back in my day the coons were not allowed at the pub"
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:47 |
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xPanda posted:I'm dearly looking forward to seeing him on 7:30 doing his trademark "punch me here" smile while refusing to admit the contradictory nature of what he's talking about. He'll be interviewed by Uhlmann. "Mr Pyne, can you explain why your policies are so good for Australia".
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:48 |
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sidviscous posted:He'll be interviewed by Uhlmann. "Mr Pyne, can you explain why your policies are so good for Australia". "Mr Pyne, your legislation seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why are you so popular?"
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:52 |
Oh my god now one of them is advocating genocide. Kill me.
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:55 |
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Ahh the employment adventures of Froglet & Anidav continue Which race is he (I assume he) after? I am going with the entire middle east
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 07:57 |
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froglet did you piss on MLK's grave in a previous life
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:01 |
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Froglet did you accidently join The Hitler Youth?
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:01 |
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froglet did you x the y?
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:02 |
sidviscous posted:Lol - I was in Queenstown the weekend that they changed the laws on how to drive on roundabouts. It was... challenging. Hahah what did they change the roundabout laws to?
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Freudian Slip posted:Ahh the employment adventures of Froglet & Anidav continue Nope, aboriginals. Bonus quote: "I'm not racist, this is my from my personal experience!"
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:08 |
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Can we please just backdate deregulated uni fees so everyone who got a free degree can now pay it back? Adjusted for inflation and interest of course.
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:17 |
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HookShot posted:Hahah what did they change the roundabout laws to? I had to look it up and it wasn't roundabouts, it was worse - general give way rules.. Used to be that if you were pulling out from the terminating road of a T-junction and someone wanted to turn right across you from the main road, they had to give way to you - arse about to the entire rest of the world. They've changed it to how everyone else on the planet does it, which was fine for me as an Australian travelling there, and very confusing for locals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azlGcWQLFCY
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froglet posted:Oh my god now one of them is advocating genocide. Kill me. Froglet got a job at Hancock prospecting?
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:27 |
sidviscous posted:I had to look it up and it wasn't roundabouts, it was worse - general give way rules.. Hahahah wow, yeah, that's a pretty messed up rule, it's a good thing they changed it. I used to get really, really confused at stop signs in Australia because in Canada it's basically "first come, first serve" so if you're the second one to arrive at the stop sign, you go second. I never managed to wrap my head around "give way to your right", so basically whenever I hit a stop sign in Australia I had to get my husband to tell me when it was my turn to go.
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Crikey by request:quote:Mike Carlton: Gaza is Israel's Vietnam, with Hamas victorious
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:31 |
Gough Suppressant posted:Froglet got a job at Hancock prospecting? No, but one of them did say they agreed with Lang Hancock's solution to "the aboriginal problem"!
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:31 |
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froglet posted:Oh my god now one of them is advocating genocide. Kill me. Do you bake, Froglet? Because I suggest Ratsak brownies. Actually maybe blondies, I doubt they'll eat brownies
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HookShot posted:I used to get really, really confused at stop signs in Australia because in Canada it's basically "first come, first serve" so if you're the second one to arrive at the stop sign, you go second. I never managed to wrap my head around "give way to your right", so basically whenever I hit a stop sign in Australia I had to get my husband to tell me when it was my turn to go. You're describing the way I've been driving in Australia for 7 years. Apparently I've been wrong this whole time...
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 08:39 |
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froglet posted:
That happened to my dad when my parents arrived in Brisbane, just before I was born. Also, women weren't allowed in the bar, they had to sit and drink in the lounge. This wasn't so long ago.
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Haters Objector posted:In Liberal party politics circa 2014 you can say that black is white and up is down and half the country will believe you because the Daily Telegraph will insist that Black is White and up is down and anyone who disagrees is a Nazi or a Muslim The Abbott government's long-awaited review into Australia's renewable energy target has recommended the scheme be abolished by 2030 or scaled back. The report, chaired by businessman and climate sceptic Dick Warburton, says the costs imposed by the scheme are "not justifiable" and calls on the government to find lower cost alternatives for reducing carbon emissions. But the review, published on Thursday after weeks of speculation about its contents, acknowledges that the scheme has led to lower wholesale electricity prices and that its impact on household bills over time is "relatively small". However, it argues the scheme has led to "artificially" low wholesale prices by increasing the supply of electricity at a time when demand has been falling. The panel recommended two options. The first would close the scheme to new entrants and see the target end for all companies by 2030. The second option would reduce the renewable energy target by bringing it in line with falling electricity demand, what's known as the "true 20 per cent" scenario.
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GoldStandardConure posted:Froglet did you accidently join The Hitler Youth? No, worse, froglet works in IT.
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 09:00 |
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Someday I will see a sign that doesn't say Junior Positions only and when that day comes I will get a job, maybe.
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Serrath posted:You're describing the way I've been driving in Australia for 7 years. Apparently I've been wrong this whole time...
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 09:18 |
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froglet posted:No, but one of them did say they agreed with Lang Hancock's solution to "the aboriginal problem"! Don't put up with this filth. Get them all fired.
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BlitzkriegOfColour posted:Don't put up with this filth. My boss said that and she's buddies with the CEO. I'm going to try and stick it out for 6 months since I have only been here less than 3 weeks and I'm not sure what my chances of getting another job are. froglet fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Aug 28, 2014 |
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froglet posted:My boss said that and she's buddies with the CEO. : negative: They'll be just as racist and awful wherever you go in IT.
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 09:24 |
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"Maybe it's not racist to say that Asians are bad drivers but good at maths" -Joe 'dumb, drunk and racist' Hildebrand
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 09:26 |
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Has Hildebrand had anything contemptible to say recently. More about how asylum seekers are criminals who deserve it and women in abusive relationships should nut up or shut up?
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 09:31 |
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froglet posted:My boss said that and she's buddies with the CEO. Expose them on YouTube then
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# ? Aug 28, 2014 09:46 |
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HookShot posted:Yeah, if it wasn't for the fact that I had an Australian person driving with me all the time because I was on my Ls I would have never, ever known either. Whoever gets their first goes first makes so much more sense than give way to your right, anyway. Fun fact, I never actually passed any driving tests. I had an Ontario learners permit and went to the department of motor vehicles to exchange it for a Qld learners permit; I didn't drive but I used it for ID and sometimes bouncers would hassle me due to the international licence. They took it from me, I waited, they handed me a Qld open licence.
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Splode posted:They'll be just as racist and awful wherever you go in IT. We have no racists in my IT team of 7. 90% of staff (everyone but IT) is Jehovah's Witness though.
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Serrath posted:Fun fact, I never actually passed any driving tests. I had an Ontario learners permit and went to the department of motor vehicles to exchange it for a Qld learners permit; I didn't drive but I used it for ID and sometimes bouncers would hassle me due to the international licence. They took it from me, I waited, they handed me a Qld open licence. Me neither, I had an Ontario learner's and a BC learner's, and I handed in the BC one to get my Queensland learner's. Then I went to do my test for my Ps and the dude failed me for not stopping at a stop sign. When we left my husband and I did the same route we did, there were no stop signs along the route at all. So I got pissed off and went to the RTA in NSW where I lived then and gave them my Ontario learner's, and they gave me an open one. I think it's because the only thing the Ontario learner's says is that tiny little G1 on the back that no one who doesn't live in Ontario would know what that means. The lesson to take from this is gently caress Queensland.
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HookShot posted:gently caress Queensland. This, always and forever.
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ilu scott
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Gough Suppressant posted:"Maybe it's not racist to say that Asians are bad drivers but good at maths" This is something that annoys me more than I guess it should. People who think that saying a positive thing about a race can't be racist. The whole Asian are good at maths or that black people are good at athletics schtick. By implication, they are saying other races are not as good at maths or athletics. They see racism = bad instead of racism = broad generalisations based on race
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