Auspol January: I think that young Abbott would make a really good minister

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hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

We really are in for Ten Years of Tories aren't we...

A decade of dicks.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:25

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Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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hooman posted:

We really are in for Ten Years of Tories aren't we...

A decade of dicks.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:28

open24hours: Jan 7, 2001

hooman posted:

We really are in for Ten Years of Tories aren't we...

A decade of dicks.

If the popularity of the current government tells us anything it's that cuts to education mean nothing to the electorate.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:31

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

open24hours posted:

If the popularity of the current government tells us anything it's that cuts to education mean nothing to the electorate.

FYGM, gently caress You Got Mining?

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:35

open24hours: Jan 7, 2001

More like 'she'll be right', I think.

'We'll spend more on education/health/police/whatever' just fades into the background, people agree with it but it's pretty dull.

Give us a space program or something people can feel some pride in.

open24hours fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Jan 28, 2016

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:43

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

open24hours posted:

More like 'she'll be right', I think.

'We'll spend more on education/health/police/whatever' just fades into the background, people agree with it but it's pretty dull.

Lacking a bit of NBN punch huh?

Being the incumbent is an advantage for the first time in a while. Especially if it has the veneer of being calm and in control.

Having a PM not eating raw produce in front of cameras also doesn't hurt.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:52

open24hours: Jan 7, 2001

Competing against a party of nobodies that stand for nothing doesn't either.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 02:54

Magog: Jan 9, 2010

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:01

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They want you to do something important to the government via myGov? Expected return to government $0.00

If my Mum is anything to go by Turdball has succeeded in blaming everything bad about his administration on 'The Right' while making a number of high profile small 'L' liberal stances/stunts. I've mentioned previously that just not alienating half the population by being a serial creeper would shore up any one who's name was not-Abbott. My prediction is Turdball in a landslide with a senate majority. If the Tories play it cool then they will last at least three terms and we'll have:

An even more authoritarian day to day life (especially if you are a welfare recipient).
A 15% GST (but not on fresh food).
A progressively more mean spirited erosion of penalty rates.
An even greater divide between the rich and poor.

Apparently the green army is implementing a huge 'urban canopy' program anyone confirm/deny preferably with commentary?

Cartoon fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jan 28, 2016

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:06

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

Cartoon posted:

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They want you to do something important to the government via myGov? Expected return to government $0.00

If my Mum is anything to go by Turdball has succeeded in blaming everything bad about his administration on 'The Right' while making a number of high profile small 'L' liberal stances/stunts. I've mentioned previously that just not alienating half the population by being a serial creeper would shore up any one who's name was not-Abbott. My prediction is Turdball in a landslide with a senate majority. If the Tories play it cool then they will last at least three terms and we'll have:

An even more authoritarian day to day life (especially if you are a welfare recipient).
A 15% GST (but not on fresh food).
A progressively more mean spirited erosion of penalty rates.
An even greater divide between the rich and poor.

Apparently the green army is implementing a huge 'urban canopy' program anyone confirm/deny preferably with commentary?

Given the overtures that Tones was making this seems like a hopelessly optimistic prediction for a double majority Liberal party.

EDIT: Medicare gone, 100k degrees, all schools privatised, tax cuts for rich, benefit cuts for poor, IR hosed to death.

hooman fucked around with this message at 03:16 on Jan 28, 2016

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:12

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

what's labor doing just crying and rolling around on the floor and hoping Turnbull goes for a swim or something?

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:13

Box Hill Strangler: Jun 27, 2007; Frozen peas are on special at Woolies! Bargain!

Remember that whole thing where tassie sold all its clean hydro power to the mainland so they could cash in on people wanting to lower their carbon emissions coz of that great big new tax on everything?

And remember how basslink went down and tassie is in drought?

Guess what the solution is?

Bet you cant.

quote:

HYDRO Tasmania will ship in diesel generators to meet the state's energy needs, while a repair crew continues to search for the fault in Basslink.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:14

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

Box Hill Strangler posted:

Remember that whole thing where tassie sold all its clean hydro power to the mainland so they could cash in on people wanting to lower their carbon emissions coz of that great big new tax on everything?

And remember how basslink went down and tassie is in drought?

Guess what the solution is?

Bet you cant.

loving lol

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:18

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Cartoon posted:

Apparently the green army is implementing a huge 'urban canopy' program anyone confirm/deny preferably with commentary?

My sister-in-law manages part of the Green Army, I could ask her the next time I see her if you'd like?

If you just wanted a news article on it though there's this.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-governments-plan-to-make-cities-cooler-and-greener-20160118-gm8fdz.html

quote:

Turnbull government's plan to make cities cooler and greener
Nicole Hasham

If you've been broiling in an asphalt jungle over the past few weeks, rest assured: the Turnbull government has a plan to cool you down.

The federal government wants to increase tree cover in big cities to dial down the heat and improve health and quality of life as part of its new focus on the lives of metropolis-dwellers.

Acting Cities Minister Greg Hunt is on Tuesday expected to outline a plan to work with cities to set goals for each decade to 2050 to increase "urban canopies", or overall tree coverage.

Mr Hunt last month took on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's pet Cities portfolio following the resignation of former minister Jamie Briggs.

In a speech to the Sydney Business Chamber on Tuesday, his first since assuming the role, Mr Hunt is expected to emphasise the susceptibility to extreme heat of people living in large cities.

Urban development pressures can lead to treeless streets that amplify the "heat island" effect on hot days.

"Extreme heat place[s] the most vulnerable people in our cities - including the very young and very old - at high risk, and contributes to a number of deaths each year," his speech notes say.

As well as decade-by-decade goals to develop urban canopies, the government will "look at building rooftops with green cover".

Mr Hunt will warn that the public purse cannot fund the infrastructure needed to keep up with rapid growth in capital cities, and will point to flexible financial arrangements being considered by the government.

These include "value capture" - finance models that aim to capture the gain in land value that property owners enjoy when public infrastructure is built nearby.

It can include property taxes, parking levies or giving property development rights to transport operators.

"One of the fairest ways to fund new infrastructure investment is for the beneficiaries of that infrastructure to contribute to the cost," Mr Hunt will say.

The government will also seek to increase the number of jobs in residential areas, to limit commute times.

Mr Hunt's speech notes praise the "20 minute city" model proposed in Melbourne where, through changed land-use mix, every suburb would be a short commute to jobs, schools, shops and leisure facilities.

He is expected to hail the emergence of the Greater Sydney Commission, the new organisation charged with overseeing planning and development across Sydney. It is led by the Prime Minister's wife Lucy Turnbull.

Mr Hunt will flag a potential expansion of that model to other cities, saying it shows how all levels of government can work together to "plan for how our cities will grow".

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:18

Cartoon: Jun 20, 2008; poop

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Thanks for that. I was hoping to get an idea of just how far implementation had gone. How many people are being used as forced labour and the like.

hooman posted:

Given the overtures that Tones was making this seems like a hopelessly optimistic prediction for a double majority Liberal party.

That's where the 'Play it cool' part comes in. Turdball isn't a demogog like Abbott and may be happy to play the usual 'steady as she goes' game. Yes the loony right will want to use a senate majority to immediately reintroduce feudalism but that would lead to a prompt election defeat unless some particularly vicious anti asylum seeker sentiment could be frothed up or 'better yet' a terror attack on our soil. Will be instructive to see how GFC II plays out around all this.

tl;dr Sucks to be you/us* :smith:

*The extremely wealthy excluded from sucking.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 03:20

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

I think 2007 is too fresh in the Libs memory to try both houses shenanigans first term out.

Second term might bring feudalism or the lazy unemployed being put up against the wall.

Unlikely though. It feels like brown suits are going to be in fashion and we're in the Fraser years economy wise.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:11

GoldStandardConure: Jun 11, 2010; I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow; Pillbug

hooman posted:

FYGM, gently caress You Got Mining?

This could be WAs motto

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:13

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

GoldStandardConure posted:

This could be WAs motto

I thought it was?

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:16

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

Graic Gabtar posted:

I thought it was?

Not until twiggy writes a report about it.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:24

GoldStandardConure: Jun 11, 2010; I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow; Pillbug

Graic Gabtar posted:

I thought it was?

At the moment it's All Hail Barnett.

(Colin or Courtney, your choice really).

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:27

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

I think I have a political crush on Brisbane's ALP and Greens lord mayoral candidates. They both keep hitting the nail on the head over and over again like some sort of luchador mayoral tag-team. They've certainly reminded me how hosed up Brisbane is.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:29

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

GoldStandardConure posted:

At the moment it's All Hail Barnett.

(Colin or Courtney, your choice really).

I can't hear the praise over the sound of the massive waste of money that is/was Elizabeth Quay (not to mention further loving East/West traffic through the city).

# ? Jan 28, 2016 04:34

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Anidav posted:

I think I have a political crush on Brisbane's ALP and Greens lord mayoral candidates. They both keep hitting the nail on the head over and over again like some sort of luchador mayoral tag-team. They've certainly reminded me how hosed up Brisbane is.

You mean the continuing cycle where greens release a costed commitment and alp reply with a vague inquiry?

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:18

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

#thereABC posted:

Teen planned to pack kangaroo with explosives and let it loose on Anzac Day, court hears

A Melbourne teenager discussed painting a kangaroo with the Islamic State group's symbol, packing it with explosives and letting it loose on police as part of an alleged terror plot on Anzac Day, court documents have alleged.

Sevdet Besim, 19, from Hallam, in Melbourne's outer south-east, pleaded not guilty to four charges relating to planning a terrorist act over the phone and internet in the lead-up to Anzac Day in Melbourne last year.

Prosecutors withdrew another charge of conspiring to commit the attack.

They also accused Besim of communicating with a teenager overseas, as well as planning to behead or run over a police officer on Anzac Day because the date would make the attack more memorable.

A summary of telegram communications allegedly between the two teenagers, presented by the prosecution, detailed a conversation about using a kangaroo as part of an attack.

telegram posted:
"Communications resume in the early hours of Thursday 20 March 2015 with an image being sent by BESIM with a comment of 'look what I got ahaha'," the court documents said.
"The conversation continues with BESIM detailing what he did that day and they have a general discussion around animals and wildlife in Australia including a suggestion that a kangaroo could be packed with C4 explosive, painted with the IS symbol and set loose on police officers."
Besim allegedly said: "Main thing I guess is that I send the dog to hell".

The prosecution alleged Besim conducted several internet searches in February 2015, including "Anzac day parade 2015", "shrine of Remembrance" and "Melbourne Anzac Day 2015".

Besim was remanded in custody to face the Victorian Supreme Court on February 3.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:33

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Well Rod is pretty vague but so is Palaskyafscbcvbk. What I'm saying is, gently caress Graham Quirk. How has he not lost yet? Newman's literal second hand man and Legacy Way costs like 5 dollars a trip and hur dur upgrading roads for no reason.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:35

GoldStandardConure: Jun 11, 2010; I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow; Pillbug

Birb Katter posted:

The prosecution alleged Besim conducted several internet searches in February 2015, including "Anzac day parade 2015", "shrine of Remembrance" and "Melbourne Anzac Day 2015".

Besim was remanded in custody to face the Victorian Supreme Court on February 3.

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I take it this person has never actually seen a kangaroo in real life, even a small one could kick the poo poo out of you if you pissed it off by trying to paint it and cram something in its pouch.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:38

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:39

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GoldStandardConure posted:

I take it this person has never actually seen a kangaroo in real life, even a small one could kick the poo poo out of you if you pissed it off by trying to paint it and cram something in its pouch.

He was extremely obviously joking about the kangaroo thing.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:39

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

GoldStandardConure posted:

I take it this person has never actually seen a kangaroo in real life, even a small one could kick the poo poo out of you if you pissed it off by trying to paint it and cram something in its pouch.

Almost wish he'd tried. NT news should secretly fund these nutters

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:40

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

GoldStandardConure posted:

I take it this person has never actually seen a kangaroo in real life, even a small one could kick the poo poo out of you if you pissed it off by trying to paint it and cram something in its pouch.

Yeah this has to be the least threatening terror plan ever, the only result of this could possibly be this dude being horribly mauled by a pissed off kangaroo. If this is the level of Australian terrorism I think we're pretty ok.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:41

Knorth: Aug 19, 2014; Buglord

Birb Katter posted:

The prosecution alleged Besim conducted several internet searches in February 2015, including "Anzac day parade 2015", "shrine of Remembrance" and "Melbourne Anzac Day 2015".

Besim was remanded in custody to face the Victorian Supreme Court on February 3.

That article seems sketchy as gently caress...

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:41

GoldStandardConure: Jun 11, 2010; I have to kill fast
and mayflies too slow; Pillbug

Amethyst posted:

He was extremely obviously joking about the kangaroo thing.

Considering on the weekend I saw someone trying to put a pair of sunglasses onto a very broad shouldered male kangaroo for a selfie (and the roo was clearly not having any of it), I wouldn't be so sure.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:42

Amethyst: Mar 28, 2004; I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
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Except if you read the article it's made clear that the stupid kangaroo joke isn't the only evidence in the case. The journo just exaggerated that oddity for clicks.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:42

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Even as a joke, joking about a terrorist plan while also being a Muslim is probably a really bad idea. You would get investigated within the hour.

That said, painting a kangaroo would be ambitious, those things would gently caress you up after one stroke of the paint brush. They're basically Mike Tyson Rats with a pair of trampoline feet.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:44

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
TURNBULL AS PM
LIBERALS WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN A LANDSLIDE

Amethyst posted:

Except if you read the article it's made clear that the stupid kangaroo joke isn't the only evidence in the case. The journo just exaggerated that oddity for clicks.

Yeah, such other evidence as

tfa posted:

The prosecution alleged Besim conducted several internet searches in February 2015, including "Anzac day parade 2015", "shrine of Remembrance" and "Melbourne Anzac Day 2015".

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:44

Amethyst: Mar 28, 2004; I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
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Anidav posted:

Even as a joke, joking about a terrorist plan while also being a Muslim is probably a really bad idea. You would get investigated within the hour.

That said, painting a kangaroo would be ambitious, those things would gently caress you up after one stroke of the paint brush. They're basically Mike Tyson Rats with a pair of trampoline feet.

Cracking dark jokes on IM is normal. Posting photos of explosives or whatever is not.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:45

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
CARBON TAX AXED
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Amethyst posted:

Cracking dark jokes on IM is normal. Posting photos of explosives or whatever is not.

Fudge or c4, I'm not Muslim so it's probably fudge

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:47

Amethyst: Mar 28, 2004; I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
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Birb Katter posted:

Yeah, such other evidence as

If that's the only evidence they have I would agree with you it's absurd, but I seriously doubt that. In the very same article they allude to a photograph, the lovely journo doesn't detail what it is. Basically, that article isn't enough to judge because it's terrible, but if it's before the supreme court I seriously doubt that's all the cops have.

# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:47

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

Probably enough to laugh at the Kangaroo bit though. Roos are inherently funny

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# ? Jan 28, 2016 05:54

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