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Penny Wright's a Green.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 01:51 |
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Graic Gabtar posted:Yet they supported it. I'm certain The Greens have not supported this in any way. It's my understanding that Bandt was one of only three members to vote against the bill in the lower house.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 01:52 |
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Fruity Gordo posted:Penny Wright's a Green. I realised that as I posted. Don't talk to others and forum whore at the same time I guess. I'm still pissed off about this legislation. If ever there was a bill that Lib MPs should have said "gently caress off" on it would be this. And why Labor supported it is a mystery.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 01:55 |
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Graic Gabtar posted:And why Labor supported it is a mystery.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 01:58 |
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Mad Katter posted:I'm certain The Greens have not supported this in any way. It's my understanding that Bandt was one of only three members to vote against the bill in the lower house.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 01:59 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Because they don't want to be seen to be soft on national security, because they don't understand the implications, and because the natural instinct for someone in (or near) power is to try and accumulate more. Mine was kind of a rhetorical question but Labor could not have been more accommodating if they tried. If Labor can't muster a spirited defence of privacy while debating the issue to at least get "better" legislation then they are worse than that Brandis fuckwit because they know it's bad but want to keep any target the Government would have as small as possible. Frustrating.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:09 |
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quote:Voters would have changed ballot if they knew Labor would win: LNP :swingvoters:
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:18 |
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Voters would have voted for us to win if they knew we'd lose.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:20 |
bowmore posted:New mafia game here if you are into that kind of thing, it's more of a traditional game of mafia. 72 hour days sounds awful.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:27 |
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Murodese posted:Twiggy Forrest's being investigated by the ACCC for possible anti-competitive practices by suggesting there be a cap placed on iron ore production. I bolded the funniest bit. He's just used to people uncritically accepting his brain farts as received wisdom.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:27 |
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Greens are a terrible party full of awful people like me so don't join tbh
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:28 |
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Kommando posted:72 hour days sounds awful.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:30 |
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This is definitely the thread for Mafia talk, yessiree.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:31 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:This is definitely the thread for Mafia talk, yessiree.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:33 |
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bowmore posted:would you prefer multiple pages of animal pictures? I know I would unironically, yes
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:35 |
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unless the animals are ponies doing weird sex things
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:35 |
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Mad Katter posted:Especially if the animals are ponies doing weird sex things
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 02:36 |
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I for one welcome our new animal posting overlords
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 03:17 |
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 03:33 |
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no tony, stop.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 03:41 |
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quote:Senior Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese MP raised strong concerns within shadow cabinet about the government’s mandatory data retention scheme.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 03:44 |
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Is it me or is this thread sexier than usual?
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 03:46 |
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"Leyonhelm posted:George Brandis is more obediant to the AFP than their own sniffer dogs.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 03:54 |
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starkebn posted:I just joined, and I received an email yesterday to go to a drinks night with Larissa Waters and staff in Paddington on the 1st of April. Check your spam folder I guess. Yep, these are the ones
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 04:13 |
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Mad Katter posted:unless the animals are ponies doing weird sex things
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 04:17 |
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Shadeoses posted:Is it me or is this thread sexier than usual? G'day
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 04:18 |
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Queensland retail worker logic: SDA is a Union -> SDA will do the same thing to Queensland -> ALP is the political arm of the Unions -> We just voted in an ALP Government -> SDA controls Queensland -> Vote LNP to save Penalty Rates.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 04:34 |
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Andrew Laming, Liberal MP, has been booted from the House by Bishop for 24 hours. His infraction: pouring bunker fuel onto the desk and floor of the Federation Chamber. Seriously Mrs Bishop said the act was "reckless".
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 04:55 |
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Was he trying to make the chamber more appealing to the LNP or something?
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:06 |
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He was trying to make a point about how bad the stuff is for the environment and people.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:08 |
Amoeba102 posted:He was trying to make a point about how bad the stuff is for the environment and people. He should join the greens
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:09 |
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Probably got booted because Bishop thought he was in a different party for talking about the environment.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:10 |
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Australian Electoral Commission reviews by party
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:17 |
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Liberal and National parties tried to stop release of AEC reviews of their finances The National party in Victoria attempted to suppress an Australian Electoral Commission review of its political donation disclosures by arguing it could be used by its own party members with “personal agendas”. Reviews obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws have revealed widespread failures in political parties’ compliance with their federal disclosure obligations. Only three parties objected to the release of their disclosures. The AEC rejected the arguments against release, but conceded some redactions could be made in a few cases. The documents have not yet been released as each party has 30 days to appeal. In a highly unusual argument, the Victorian Nationals said the disclosures contained commercial information that could be used by political opponents – and by members of its own party. “For the party’s political opponents, whether they be individuals or institutions, access to this information could be used to destabilise or embarrass the party and harm its political objective,” the National party argued, according to the AEC decision letter. It continued: “Individuals or groups within the party with personal agendas, may use the information to their personal advantage and in a manner that would conflict with the values of and disadvantage the party. “The information could potentially be used by the party’s opponents, political and media, to diminish the public reputation of the Party jeopardising the financial viability of the party”. The NSW Liberal Party and four of its associated entities – Bunori Pty Ltd, Dame Pattie Menzies Foundation, Liberal Asset Management (Custodians) Ltd and Liberal Properties Limited – also attempted to suppress the reviews. In identical terms, the organisations argued that disclosure could unreasonably affect their business affairs by “releasing politically sensitive information about the internal machinations of the division”. They also argued that the release “does not satisfy any public interest test as the electoral act already has a public disclosure component”, and that “most of the information contained in the review document is already publicly available”. The Country Liberals (Northern Territory) said the release of two reviews into its activities “may create an opportunity for our opponents to cherry pick parts of the review and convey a completely different, negative outcome, to the public which would not be in our interests, unfair, and may allow your review to be used in a way that was not its intended purpose”. The AEC’s senior lawyer said publication was “justifiable as a demonstration [of] the transparency in the AEC’s monitoring of compliance”. The reviews are undertaken periodically by the AEC and are generally initiated on a random basis over a three year cycle. The director of the NSW Liberal party, Tony Nutt, said the party considered the reviews to be an internal issue with the AEC. “The original compliance review and matters that were subsequently dealt with relate to the period in 2010-11,” Nutt said. “On the information available to me all relevant matters were dealt with in compliance with commonwealth law and to the satisfaction of the Australian Electoral Commission.” “The Liberal party regarded working papers and process issues as internal matters between it and the AEC.” The Victorian Nationals and the NT Country Liberals did not respond to requests for comment. In a highly unusual argument, the Victorian Nationals said the disclosures contained commercial information that could be used by political opponents – and by members of its own party. “For the party’s political opponents, whether they be individuals or institutions, access to this information could be used to destabilise or embarrass the party and harm its political objective,” the National party argued, according to the AEC decision letter. It continued: “Individuals or groups within the party with personal agendas, may use the information to their personal advantage and in a manner that would conflict with the values of and disadvantage the party. “The information could potentially be used by the party’s opponents, political and media, to diminish the public reputation of the Party jeopardising the financial viability of the party”. The NSW Liberal Party and four of its associated entities – Bunori Pty Ltd, Dame Pattie Menzies Foundation, Liberal Asset Management (Custodians) Ltd and Liberal Properties Limited – also attempted to suppress the reviews. In identical terms, the organisations argued that disclosure could unreasonably affect their business affairs by “releasing politically sensitive information about the internal machinations of the division”. They also argued that the release “does not satisfy any public interest test as the electoral act already has a public disclosure component”, and that “most of the information contained in the review document is already publicly available”. The Country Liberals (Northern Territory) said the release of two reviews into its activities “may create an opportunity for our opponents to cherry pick parts of the review and convey a completely different, negative outcome, to the public which would not be in our interests, unfair, and may allow your review to be used in a way that was not its intended purpose”. The AEC’s senior lawyer said publication was “justifiable as a demonstration [of] the transparency in the AEC’s monitoring of compliance”. The reviews are undertaken periodically by the AEC and are generally initiated on a random basis over a three year cycle. The director of the NSW Liberal party, Tony Nutt, said the party considered the reviews to be an internal issue with the AEC. “The original compliance review and matters that were subsequently dealt with relate to the period in 2010-11,” Nutt said. “On the information available to me all relevant matters were dealt with in compliance with commonwealth law and to the satisfaction of the Australian Electoral Commission.” “The Liberal party regarded working papers and process issues as internal matters between it and the AEC.” The Victorian Nationals and the NT Country Liberals did not respond to requests for comment. http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/25/liberal-and-national-parties-tried-to-stop-release-of-aec-reviews-of-their-finances
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:19 |
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http://m.smh.com.au/national/kathy-jackson-to-argue-use-of-union-credit-cards-was-entirely-appropriate-20150325-1m7al5.html Kathy Jackson is going to attempt the Craig Thompson defence. It worked out well for Craig.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:21 |
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Lid posted:http://m.smh.com.au/national/kathy-jackson-to-argue-use-of-union-credit-cards-was-entirely-appropriate-20150325-1m7al5.html I love the Kathy Jackson train wreck.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:25 |
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Lid posted:http://m.smh.com.au/national/kathy-jackson-to-argue-use-of-union-credit-cards-was-entirely-appropriate-20150325-1m7al5.html *blows whistle on union guy who spent ~$20k dollars of union funds on hookers and wine, splashes out $1.4m of union funds on vacations and designer clothes*
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:25 |
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The only way I can explain the profound suicidal stupidity of Kathy Jackson is that the LNP promised her the world if she dogged the HSU and then left her high and dry after they'd milked her for political points. I mean, there is a bit of precedence for that sort of stuff when it comes to Tony Abbott.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:29 |
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The union alleges Ms Jackson spent more than $660,000 on personal expenses, including holidays, shopping and mortgage payments, as well as $1.07m in separate unauthorised spending. It claims the former national secretary misappropriated $350,399 through unauthorised expenses on her union-issued credit cards, including $170,554 on travel and holidays, $101,783 on shopping, $28,288 on food and alcohol, and $44,537 on entertainment. The credit card expenditure includes more than $20,000 spent at Myer and David Jones (mostly in the two weeks around Christmas), more than $4000 on clothing and shoes and at children’s stores, more than $10,000 at a Jaguar dealership, and meals at “hatted” restaurants including $14,000 at Fenix in Melbourne in December 2003.
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# ? Mar 25, 2015 05:42 |
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Bloody unions
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