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Tehan posted:Ralph Cerminara got a write-up on a site dedicated to documenting 'military imposters' here. Considering he's constantly trying to use his military service (such as it was) to lend weight to his crusade, it's pretty damning. There's a surprise.
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open24hours posted:The Greens have an actual policy platform available on their website even three years out from an election. Seems to work OK for them.
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Fruity Gordo posted:Speaking of gutless, where did Arbib slither off to? Dunno, I guess we'll see him pop up in Icac one day
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Tehan posted:That's one hell of an autocorrect gently caress-up Ralph "a bloke too poo poo to be a murderer" Cerminara.
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open24hours posted:The Greens have an actual policy platform available on their website even three years out from an election. Seems to work OK for them. Difference is Greens aren't a pack of inconsistent, incompetent fuckwits, except for a couple of senators who will remain unnamed.
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Sep 9, 2014 07:14
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In another brilliant move, the ALP is not contesting the by election in the seat of Vasse.
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Frogmanv2 posted:In another brilliant move, the ALP is not contesting the by election in the seat of Vasse. These figures don't look too appealing for them. After preferences,ouch http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/vass.htm
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webmeister posted:Unless you're John Hewson, in which case it's fatal. Auspol circa 2013: the tories have a 12 page pamphlet about 'Our Plans'.
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Ghost Who Votes posted:#Essential Poll
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Is the opposition leader's approval always that bad when you have a PM that's widely disliked or is it just a case of Shorten being poo poo?
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Ragingsheep posted:Is the opposition leader's approval always that bad when you have a PM that's widely disliked or is it just a case of Shorten being poo poo? I'm not sure about Essential's figures specifically, but Opposition Leaders can and have had much, much lower figures.
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Bill Shorten will always be nothing more than Union scum with bloody hands who will do nothing more than govern exactly like the Liberals do. Albo was real change, the real deal and I'm eternally sad until it happens.
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Ragingsheep posted:Is the opposition leader's approval always that bad when you have a PM that's widely disliked or is it just a case of Shorten being poo poo? Bill Shorten is currently known for: - Being accused of rape -
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Anidav posted:Bill Shorten will always be nothing more than Union scum with bloody hands who will do nothing more than govern exactly like the Liberals do. Albo voted to lock children up indefinitely in tropical concentration camps.
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freebooter posted:Albo voted to lock children up indefinitely in tropical concentration camps. Not saying he's without his stains but hey, beats Bubble O Bill
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Splode posted:Bill Shorten is currently known for: - Knifing Rudd, Gillard. Maybe one day he will have the decency to knife the current leader too.
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- Checking his notes to see what he believes.
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Kevin Bonham (in 2011) on polling when both leaders are unpopular.Anidav posted:- Checking his notes to see what he believes.
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Ler posted:These figures don't look too appealing for them. After preferences,ouch Yeah, but with Troy being a stinker, and the feds doing their best to poo poo it up from afar, this is a good opportunity to grab a seat. I suppose at least the greens will get a bump due to being the only progressive party in the running.
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Sep 9, 2014 09:43
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Doctor Spaceman posted:I got the impression it was a massively conservative seat? I had region described to me as "god's waiting room". It's full of rich old anglo retirees who have moved there because it's still an 'Australian' country town, unlike the Perth they grew up in.
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Frogmanv2 posted:Yeah, but with Troy being a stinker, and the feds doing their best to poo poo it up from afar, this is a good opportunity to grab a seat. By all accounts Buswell was still very popular in Vasse. Better to let the Nationals and Liberals fight it out, especially given that relations between the two have bottomed out in WA.
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According to the WA Electoral Commission the closest races in Vasse in the past 25 years have been between Buswell and an ex-Liberal MP, and that ex-Liberal MP a Nat candidate.
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For those playing at home, Vasse is part of the Western Australian South West wine and tourism region. Populated by wineries and their owners, and seachange retirees. Minor hippie population but overall the likelihood of anybody who identifies with the working class getting anywhere near the seat is laughable.
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Les Affaires posted:For those playing at home, Vasse is part of the Western Australian South West wine and tourism region. Populated by wineries and their owners, and seachange retirees. Minor hippie population but overall the likelihood of anybody who identifies with the working class getting anywhere near the seat is laughable. Is that proposed Margret River coal mine causing any political unrest down that way?
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Les Affaires posted:For those playing at home, Vasse is part of the Western Australian South West wine and tourism region. Populated by wineries and their owners, and seachange retirees. Minor hippie population but overall the likelihood of anybody who identifies with the working class getting anywhere near the seat is laughable. T-1000 fucked around with this message at 11:54 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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'Yeah, but I just said that to get elected.'
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Fruity Gordo posted:Speaking of gutless, where did Arbib slither off to? Working for James Packer haha.
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Can somebody explain to me how the hierarchy of bank ownership works in Australia? For example, why does Westpac own Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, St. George etc, and not just merge them into one, rather than have them all competing for business? Also why does our regulatory system allow the big four to buy all the other banks?
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"I don't want to bank with a big bank who doesn't care about me, so I bank with my local bank instead."
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Haters Objector posted:Can somebody explain to me how the hierarchy of bank ownership works in Australia? For example, why does Westpac own Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, St. George etc, and not just merge them into one, rather than have them all competing for business? Also why does our regulatory system allow the big four to buy all the other banks? If they're anything like Bankwest, those banks that were created through an act of parliament are therefore regulated by that act. Bankwest has changed hands a number of times but has effectively remained a separate entity. There is some brand advantage to keeping the same name / identity of a local bank, but I think the enacting laws are the primary driver.
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QandA posted:Suzanne Cory - Molecular Biologist & Boyer lecturer
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Sep 9, 2014 13:27
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I'm amazed we still have a Chief Scientist.
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DAAS Kapitalist posted:I'm amazed we still have a Chief Scientist. One of the previous ones was essentially a mining industry lobbyist. Not sure what the current one is like, his bio seems solid though.
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Me too. I saw him write a reasonable article for the guardian recently
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Oh cool. Robogals isnt the horrible thing that such a name conjured.
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Might be worth a look for a change. Only if you want to be further depressed about the state of affairs in this country
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Mr Chips posted:Only if you want to be further depressed about the state of affairs in this country I post in this thread, don't I?
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Haters Objector posted:Can somebody explain to me how the hierarchy of bank ownership works in Australia? For example, why does Westpac own Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, St. George etc, and not just merge them into one, rather than have them all competing for business? Also why does our regulatory system allow the big four to buy all the other banks? There isn't really much competition between them, the Bank of Melbourne is just St. George's brand in Victoria. Same applies with BankSA, which St. George bought out in the 90's and just keeps it around as branding in SA. Which is why I can get my BoM card on a BankSA letterhead inside a St. George envelope. There was a plan to merge all the St George accounts into Westpac, but it was going to be a gigantic nightmare on all fronts so Westpac gave up and decided to keep them separate.
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