Mad Katter posted:

I'm paying $121 to camp outside on ANZAC day just like the Diggers did.

CrazyTolradi posted:

Do they include dysentery and malnourishment with the package?

Drugs posted:

this one lets you play two-up with bert newton and listen to an abba cover band

https://www.gallipolicruise2015.com.au/

Seagull posted:

this is absolutely what they actually died for

Drugs posted:

this one lets you play two-up with bert newton and listen to an abba cover band

https://www.gallipolicruise2015.com.au/

quote:

Frequently asked questions > Will Vegemite be available on board?

Yes, Vegemite sachets will be availalble at the breakfast buffet.

dr_rat posted:

If they died to give ABBA to Australia i'm pretty sure that would technically make them one of Australia greatest enemies.

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NSW election: Christian Democratic MP Fred Nile wants legal drinking age raised to 21


Christian Democratic MP Fred Nile will push for the legal drinking age to be raised to 21 and seek to give greater rights to unborn children if he is re-elected to the upper house, raising questions over how far the Baird government may lean to secure his critical crossbench support.

The octogenarian MP also says he's "ready and raring to go" and would be "lost" if he were no longer in Parliament, despite indicating he will hand over the baton before his eight-year term expires.

Late on Sunday with just over half the Legislative Council votes counted, the Reverend Nile was widely expected to be returned, despite suffering a negative swing of about 0.4 per cent.

The government was hoping to improve its upper house numbers by winning at least nine seats, so it would require only the support of the two Christian Democratic MPs to pass legislation, assuming that Mr Nile was returned.

That result appears likely.

However, Mr Nile has offered only conditional support for the government's cornerstone policy to privatise part of the state's electricity "poles and wires".

He wants a parliamentary inquiry into the contentious reform, and a jobs guarantee to prevent mass job losses if the assets fall into private hands.

He has also raised concerns over the risks of foreign investors controlling a share of the network.

On Sunday, Mr Nile told Fairfax Media the inquiry might include the circumstances surrounding a report by government adviser UBS, which originally concluded the power plan would be "bad for the budget".

The report was controversially reissued after a phone call from Premier Mike Baird's staff, which raised claims of government interference.

Mr Nile rejected suggestions he would demand the government back his religious agenda in exchange for his support.

"I don't usually bargain with the government. What [proposal] I put up, I want the government to support on its merits. I'll never vote for something I don't agree with and I never have," he said.

Asked about his policy priorities, Mr Nile said he would seek to ban all alcohol advertising and lift the drinking age to 21, adding "there is a lot of support for that in the community and the medical profession".

He would also seek to revive Zoe's law, a bill that stalled in the upper house last year and would have granted the legal status of "personhood" to unborn children.

Many feared it could have led to restrictions on abortion.

Mr Nile would also seek extra government support for scripture classes in schools, saying the present system was weighted towards greater student enrolment in ethics classes.

A senior government source said the Coalition was forced to negotiate with the CDP and Shooters and Fishers Party in the last Parliament, and the notion that Mr Nile's party was further empowered was "a bit of a furphy".

"Nothing will change really . . . we will potentially have less people we have to negotiate with," the source said.

Mr Nile, 80, said he would hand over to theologian and broadcaster Ross Clifford at some point in his eight-year term if re-elected but "at this stage, I'm ready and raring to go".

Asked about life after politics, Mr Nile said: "I haven't thought about it, I think I'd be lost. I've been in Parliament for 34 years . . . I think I've spent more time in Parliament than I have in my home."

Lizard Combatant posted:

My offer to do a full photo journalism piece on the Gallipoli cruise stands. C'mon, you waste enough money on avs for Anidav

Drugs posted:

this one lets you play two-up with bert newton and listen to an abba cover band

https://www.gallipolicruise2015.com.au/

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Good news everyone.


http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-state...329-1maag9.html

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Good news everyone.


http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-state...329-1maag9.html

quote:

Asked about his policy priorities, Mr Nile said he would seek to ban all alcohol advertising and lift the drinking age to 21, adding "there is a lot of support for that in the community and the medical profession".

Gough Suppressant posted:

tbh alcohol advertising should be banned, like cigarettes

all advertising should be banned, it creates artificial demand and thus is the number one cause of unnecessary scarcities

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Good news everyone.

quote:

He would also seek to revive Zoe's law, a bill that stalled in the upper house last year and would have granted the legal status of "personhood" to unborn children.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-state...329-1maag9.html

Graic Gabtar posted:

Ban gambling ads. All of them.

MC Eating Disorder posted:

Honestly I think there's a pretty compelling theoretical argument to raise the drinking age to 21 but I agree its probably not really a thing we can realistically expect to be able to legislate. Banning alcohol advertising is something that should have happened a long time ago.


Are there many of those around? All I can think of are ads for Ladbrokes poo poo, would be curious to hear what other ads the gaming industry still has. I remember ads for Jupiters from nearly a decade ago but I can't recall any recent ones

MC Eating Disorder posted:

Honestly I think there's a pretty compelling theoretical argument to raise the drinking age to 21 but I agree its probably not really a thing we can realistically expect to be able to legislate. Banning alcohol advertising is something that should have happened a long time ago.


Are there many of those around? All I can think of are ads for Ladbrokes poo poo, would be curious to hear what other ads the gaming industry still has. I remember ads for Jupiters from nearly a decade ago but I can't recall any recent ones

dr_rat posted:

Honestly I'd be happy to have a bit of gambling advertising now and then if they would just ban the loving pokies already.

God everything about pokie machines are terrible.

Edit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZAhbhfcrhg

Cleretic posted:

Ban the advertising part of advertisements, but keep the actual ad space. Find a non-advertising way to monetize such.

Let the more creative ad companies turn into weird outsider art.

Ler posted:

Billboard in Stockholm

It says 'Buy a life'. Also it was a pretty common thing for a group of anti capitalists to go around town, but mostly the subway (in the trains), and remove every form of advertising.

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About 70 per cent of Australian strawberries are being fumigated with an environmentally damaging pesticide that has been banned around the world.

Methyl bromide is an odourless and colourless gas which was banned under the United Nations Montreal Protocol in 1989 because it depletes the ozone layer.

Australia agreed to phase it out by 2005 but a decade later, nine strawberry runner growers at Toolangi, in Victoria's Yarra Valley, are still using nearly 30 tonnes a year.

They produce 100 million strawberry runners annually, which in turn generate about 70 per cent of Australian strawberries.

Each year they apply to the UN for a critical use exemption from the ban, claiming the alternatives are financially crippling.

The co-chair of the UN Methyl Bromide Technical Options committee, Dr Ian Porter, said the situation was frustrating.

"Internationally, we've gotten rid of 85 per cent of methyl bromide, and it's a great win for mankind — in fact it's the best environmental gain that's been made," he said.

"[The strawberry runner growers] want to get rid of it, but there's a responsibility to provide high-health runners for the industry.

"It's frustrating ... but we don't want industries to fall over economically or technically. We don't want more disease or pests in Australia."

Environmental Justice Australia said it was concerned the growers were using a loophole to continue their use of methyl bromide.

"I think if people did know more about this issue, they'd be very concerned that the strawberries they're consuming are contributing to this significant environmental issue," chief executive Brendan Sydes said.

"There was a commitment to phase out this chemical by 2005 and yet, despite that, we're continuing to use it in this industry. It's a real concern.

"I think it's a real failure of the industry to come up with some alternative methods of producing strawberry runners, but also of the government to insist on compliance with this important regulatory regime."

Prices would increase to $10 a punnet: industry

The strawberry growers said if they were forced to stop using methyl bromide, the viability of the $400 million strawberry industry would be "compromised" and 15,000 jobs jeopardised.

The industry estimated their costs could soar by 500 per cent if they were to switch to soilless growing systems, similar to those used in parts of Europe.

The runner industry has invested more than $700,000 on research and development to find alternatives to methyl bromide.

Toolangi Certified Strawberry Runner Growers' Cooperative

That cost would be passed on to consumers, and a punnet of strawberries could end up costing more than $10.

"You imagine turning 100 hectares immediately into glass houses, and the impact that would have," Dr Porter said.

"It's just not the least bit economical at this stage.

"It's tough to weigh up economics, it's one of our challenges. Will consumers pay $10 a punnet? I don't know."

But local permaculturist Graeme George said people would pay more.

"I think it's well demonstrated with the organic industry where prices can be quite a bit higher than with conventional agriculture," he said.

"I can understand the financial incentives (for using methyl bromide), but it's symptomatic of the pressures the agricultural industry is under.

"Supermarkets are driving prices down."

'Imports would increase, threaten local industry'

The nine farms still using the chemical are part of the Toolangi Certified Strawberry Runner Growers' Cooperative, which declined to speak to the ABC.

But in a statement they said banning methyl bromide would threaten the Australian industry.

"Consumers would have reduced availability of fresh, delicious, Australian-grown strawberries," it said.

"Berry imports would increase, which do not always have the same production methods and health standards that Australian strawberries enjoy," referring to the recent Nanna's Berries scandal.

The statement said the growers had made a "considerable effort" to reduce their use of methyl bromide and were funding "world-leading research".

"The runner industry has invested more than $700,000 on research and development to find alternatives to methyl bromide," the statement said.

"This has included research on new fumigants, biological controls and alternative production systems.

"Research from this program has identified alternatives that proved suitable for other horticultural industries ... [but] research has not yet found an effective alternative for runner production at Toolangi.

"The soils at Toolangi are clays with high organic matter, and alternative treatments used in other parts of Australia do not work well in these conditions, especially in cold temperatures."

The Victorian and federal governments make financial contributions to the industry's research programs.

Joe Hockey posted:

2% of people are paying 26% of income tax. What if they went to singapore? These are the questions we have to ask.

katlington posted:

Amoeba102 posted:

Link pls.

rapeface posted:

$700,000 for research wow well okay then

rapeface posted:

$700,000 for research wow well okay then