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asio posted:Noted Players in Australian Culture, the Society of Jesus?
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 06:53 |
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open24hours posted:Buyer beware. Creditors should have known what they were financing. Can't expect the government to protect people from their own stupid decisions. Yeah. Next thing you know they'll force you to wear a helmet when riding a bike or have someone tell you when you've had enough to drink and at what times you can drink. Oh wait.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:00 |
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I always found "Jesuit" to be an extremely sexy word
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:16 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Abbott, Hockey, Pyne, Shorten and Joyce all went to Jesuit schools. Of course; the Tory schools. My mind went to the spice trade/Japan, didn't think they were still relevant
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:26 |
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For those who didn't know yet, Wizards of Aus is out on SBS and it is amazing.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:41 |
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xPanda posted:They would have sounded more sensible if they'd said "closure of the OPAL reactor after the development of non-reactor technologies, but the old eco-crowd from which the party was borne might not have wanted to wait. I'm a couple of months away from getting this exact change through as policy, watch this space. Ludlam confirmed this is the intent of the policy in any case.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:48 |
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Dunno why republicans are starting to beat the drum now, all they need to do is wait for the queen to cark it and Charles will do all the campaigning for them.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:52 |
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If I'd been willing to piss off Waverley and Woollahra and pushed it to a vote, I reckon I could have got it through without any reference whatsoever to closing OPAL. I'm pretty persuasive.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:53 |
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hooman posted:For those who didn't know yet, Wizards of Aus is out on SBS and it is amazing. It seems to change direction half way through but it's sure worth watching.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:53 |
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Quantum Mechanic posted:If I'd been willing to piss off Waverley and Woollahra and pushed it to a vote, I reckon I could have got it through without any reference whatsoever to closing OPAL. I'm pretty persuasive. If twitter trolls are to be believed you're a senate candidate though so you have a dog in this fight.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 07:54 |
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http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-problem-with-australia-day-20160121-gmauc8.html Worth a click.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 08:11 |
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asio posted:Of course; the Tory schools. My mind went to the spice trade/Japan, didn't think they were still relevant unfortunately
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 08:15 |
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hooman posted:For those who didn't know yet, Wizards of Aus is out on SBS and it is amazing. Birb Katter posted:It seems to change direction half way through but it's sure worth watching. I'm thirding this. The immigration themes could have been done better but I went in expecting a funny show about wizards and I got a funny show about wizards, A+
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 08:52 |
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It's weird for me becuase I know the creator and half the extras from school.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 08:59 |
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Recoome posted:In an unsurprising turn of events, the guy narrating the most recent UPF callout video can't pronounce the word "Jesuit". One of my Facebook friends teaches at a Jesuit high school in the US. What did they say about Jee-soots specifically?
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 09:04 |
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quote:Tony Abbott jets to US to address abortion and gay-marriage opponents Alliance Defending Freedom Who are the ADF? quote:For most of American history, LGBT people in this country have been stigmatized, imprisoned, violently attacked and severely discriminated against. And today, they are still the population most likely to be victimized by violent hate crimes, according to the FBI. But the modern gay rights movement, which began with the 1969 explosion of frustration known as the Stonewall riots, has made unexpectedly dramatic progress, especially in the last few years. Discriminatory policies in the military and elsewhere have fallen like dominoes. Polling has shown huge and positive shifts in public attitudes toward gay men and lesbians. Thirteen states have approved same-sex marriage. And in June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that legally married same-sex couples must receive the same federal benefits that heterosexual couples receive. At the same time, the Court overturned California’s Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriages in that state.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 09:08 |
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Quantum Mechanic posted:I'm a couple of months away from getting this exact change through as policy, watch this space. Ludlam confirmed this is the intent of the policy in any case. A positive move, but do you mean the intent now or what it will be? Anyway, call me when The Greens have decided not to ignore that Australia probably has a responsibility in the reprocessing and storage of nuclear waste.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 09:22 |
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adamantium|wang posted:Who are the ADF? Why the gently caress are these groups always named like it was Opposite Day
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 09:22 |
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SadisTech posted:Why the gently caress are these groups always named like it was Opposite Day They did use the term "Orwellian" in there somewhere. People using Orwellian as an insulting adjective towards others while using Orwellian naming themselves is one of the most infuriating examples of doublethink to ever plague my existence.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 09:27 |
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adamantium|wang posted:Who are the ADF? I'm sure glad to hear Abbott's all about supporting family. We should all stand up for our family. Sisters, for instance.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 09:48 |
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ScreamingLlama posted:One of my Facebook friends teaches at a Jesuit high school in the US. What did they say about Jee-soots specifically? Eh, basically about some dude who's a freelance journo and is giving UPF a bad rep. The UPF have been recently making a string of callout vids and poo poo and I'm really worried someone will get hurt, the videos are pretty imflammatory.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:01 |
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Recoome posted:Eh, basically about some dude who's a freelance journo and is giving UPF a bad rep. The UPF have been recently making a string of callout vids and poo poo and I'm really worried someone will get hurt, the videos are pretty imflammatory. Got a link?
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:25 |
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As a non-whitey I'm gonna stay indoors tomorrow. Cheers straya http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2015/01/21/how-avoid-being-dickhead-australia-day
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:28 |
First Dog:
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:28 |
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hooman posted:Got a link? https://www.facebook.com/NeilEriksonMedia/videos/992173744188201/
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:31 |
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For context by the way, this guy is a convicted stalker.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:38 |
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Former Army Chief David Morrison is Australian of the Year.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:46 |
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SadisTech posted:Why the gently caress are these groups always named like it was Opposite Day It's like how countries with Democratic in the name never are
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:46 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Former Army Chief David Morrison is Australian of the Year. He's done incredibly good work, and deserves all the congratulations in the world.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:50 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Former Army Chief David Morrison is Australian of the Year. Yeah, and his biggest rating youtube thing he's not wearing stripes. You only don't wear stripes when you're at war. Unless we're at war with youtube he deserves no respect.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 10:55 |
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I feel like I'm seeing a lot more 'anti' Australia Day stuff doing the rounds this year. Maybe Stan Grant just put it in the mainstream with his speech, but hopefully it's the start of a more permanent trend.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:07 |
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gay picnic defence posted:I feel like I'm seeing a lot more 'anti' Australia Day stuff doing the rounds this year. Maybe Stan Grant just put it in the mainstream with his speech, but hopefully it's the start of a more permanent trend. I'm really, really tempted to troll by Facebook posting that flag from a couple pages back with the text "So given all the Republican talk we're going to need to discuss a new flag design, here is an option that sums up Australian values"
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:13 |
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Brunswick Liberation Front
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:29 |
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How long do you reckon til the Halal Snack Pack Appreciation Society overtakes UPF in facebook likes? They're only 10k behind right now with no sign of slowing down.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:30 |
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Re: flagchat, I actually like the golden wattle design:
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:31 |
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That's pretty cool, I once drove Lt. General Morrison from an airport into the respective CBD for a few meetings before driving him back to said airport. He was the highest ranking member of the Defence Force that I ever had the pleasure of driving whilst I was still in active service. He was a very open and calm person to talk to, and he really left an impression on me that such levels of authority are not always to be afraid of.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:33 |
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Bifauxnen posted:Re: flagchat, I actually like the golden wattle design: Oh that's pretty cool. Green looks a bit pale though.
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:33 |
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:39 |
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So how angry is Mark Latham at this very moment?
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# ? Jan 25, 2016 11:40 |
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I am sure I am not alone here in wanting to able to celebrate, just not on the 26th of Jan. At the moment though there aren't many options that we could change it to that most people would get behind. Our federation was created on Jan 1, which is already a holiday where people are getting over hangovers. One of the best advantages of if we become a republic soon is that we will be able to move our national holiday to whatever day we officially become a republic. I think February the 1st would be pretty good as it's still summer and easy as gently caress to remember.
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