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Cartoon posted:Uh, um, yeah, uh, I just, I just wanted to say how great it is to finally see some chicks on the bench 
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I hadn't heard of this guy before so I looked him up. He seems pretty inoffensive? What's he done?quote:http://robert-simms.greensmps.org.au/sites/default/files/higher_education_update_edition_1_january_2016.pdf I still don't understand the opposition to this. I mean I'm all for free education and whatnot but it hardly seems fair that people who stay in Australia should have to pay and people who move overseas shouldn't. Treating them like tax evaders seems entirely appropriate as that's essentially what they're doing.
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Feb 4, 2016 01:53
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Because the costs of enforcing it may outweigh the benefits. Honestly I don't know too much about how much money it's going to take to chase these people down and poo poo, so I could be wrong and it's extremely lucrative
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Feb 4, 2016 01:56
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you're alright cartoon, I'm just having a larf
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Government slashes CSIRO climate change jobs By Unconventional Economist in Carbon Economy at 10:10 am on February 4, 2016 | 31 comments By Leith van Onselen From ABC News comes a report that the CSIRO is about to axe as many as 300 jobs from its climate-related departments: The ABC understands up to 300 positions over the next two years are on the chopping block, largely in the Oceans and Atmosphere and Land and Water divisions. The organisation will attempt to redeploy as many staff as possible in emerging areas such as data science, sources say. Staff are due to be notified today and a CSIRO spokesman said the organisation would not comment until the announcement. It is not clear whether any redundancies will be voluntary. The SMH provides more detail, noting the following: “Climate will be all gone, basically,” said one senior scientist, before the announcement. “We understand both the Prime Minister [Malcolm Turnbull] and the [Science] Minister [Christopher Pyne] have signed off on the cuts”… Another senior scientist, aware of the planned announcement, said staff would be shocked by the news that basic climate science including much of the monitoring of changes in the southern hemisphere would be gutted. “There’ll be disappointment, anger,” he said, adding that Australia’s counterparts would also respond “with shock and horror”… Andy Pitman, director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science at the University of NSW, said the scale of the cuts was “jaw-droppingly shocking”. “It’s a catastrophic reduction in our capacity to assess present and future climate change,” Professor Pitman said. “It will leave us vulnerable to future climate change and unable to take advantage of any positives that result.” The dumbening of Australia continues… unconventionaleconomist@hotmail.com http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2016/02/government-slashes-csiro-climate-change-jobs/
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Birdstrike posted:you're alright cartoon, I'm just having a larf http://www.theguardian.com/australi...rn-in-your-area You need to click this one but it's about income disparity.
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quote:Churches have taken the extraordinary step of offering sanctuary to asylum seekers facing deportation in the wake of a High Court verdict, raising the prospect of police raids on places of worship and possible charges for clergy. When Worlds Collide
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Feb 4, 2016 02:16
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Lid posted:When Worlds Collide Sanctuary hasn't been legal for over 400 years so it's moral posturing rather than legit safe harbour, still a bit  though. Some big church diocese have weight in on it too.In other news, all the RoK rallys have been canned. http://i.imgur.com/ZZq4I02.jpg
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Feb 4, 2016 02:36
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Birb Katter posted:Sanctuary hasn't been legal for over 400 years so it's moral posturing rather than legit safe harbour, still a bit Most of the LNP are christian so having a large section of the christian community call them out on this poo poo might make a difference, although the churches have been pretty vocal for a while without having much of an impact so maybe it won't do a thing.
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Feb 4, 2016 02:41
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gay picnic defence posted:Most of the LNP are christian so having a large section of the christian community call them out on this poo poo might make a difference, although the churches have been pretty vocal for a while without having much of an impact so maybe it won't do a thing. Pictures Always Play Better Churches saying something is one thing, the news having footage of police storming churches to pull out crying and scared poor people is something you can't gloss over.
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Birb Katter posted:Sanctuary hasn't been legal for over 400 years so it's moral posturing rather than legit safe harbour, still a bit It doesn't really matter if it's legal, what matters is that there may be international visibility of federal police and border force thugs raiding churches and pushing religious people to the ground so that they can take refugee babies to literal concentration camps. I kind of hope it comes to that, in some ways, if they're going to be taken anyway. It might be enough to change some minds.
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AGL pulls out of coal seam gas across Australia, leaving farmers ‘ecstatic’ Energy company cites low oil prices for decision to cease exploration and wind down or sell its gas fields, with CSG opponents calling the move a well-earned victory Michael Slezak Published: 11:41 AEDT Thursday, 04 February 2016 Follow Michael Slezak Coonamble farmer Ted Borowski, who chained himself to the underneath of a truck carrying mining equipment, as part of a blockage of coal team gas trucks in the Pilliga Forest, in northern NSW. Mr. Borowski used metal piping to attach himself, forcing the vehicle and a number of trucks following it to standstill. Santos’s plan for a CSG field in NSW’s Pilliga forest has been plagued by protests. In the wake of AGL’s decision on Thursday to pull out of coal seam gas in Australia, activists and farmers are calling on Santos to follow suit in NSW. Photograph: Ursula Da Silva/AAP AGL is pulling out of coal seam gas in Australia, ceasing its exploration and winding down or selling its operational gas fields. Plummeting oil and gas prices were cited by AGL as one of the main reasons for the decision in its announcement to the ASX on Thursday morning, as well as lower than expected production volumes from one of its fields in NSW. AGL to shut all coal-fired power stations by 2050 in bid to limit global warming AGL said a review had concluded that “production of natural gas assets will no longer be a core business for the company”. AdvertisementHide The decision by American chief executive Andrew Vesey follows his pledge last year to shut all its coal-fired power stations by 2050. “Exiting our gas assets in NSW has been a difficult decision,” Vesey said. “AGL has invested significantly in these projects and communities over the past seven years. “We are talking about potential investment of a billion dollars, so we had to make sure there were returns for shareholders. That has increasingly become uncertain in recent weeks,” Vesey told analysts. Crude oil prices have slid about 70% in the past 18 months, and last month slipped to a 13-year low below $US27 a barrel, with gas prices following in its wake. Farmers and residents who have been fighting coal seam gas have told Guardian Australia they are “ecstatic” with the decision. Lock the Gate Alliance – a collection of farmers, conservationists and residents who are concerned about unsafe gas mining – say it’s a well-earned victory for the thousands of people who have protested against CSG around the country. In Gloucester near the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, AGL had planned a 300-well development the company said could supply 15% of NSW’s gas needs, which would no longer go ahead. “We are thrilled. It’s a fantastic decision,” said Steve Phillips, Lock the Gate coordinator in the Hunter. He says the protests would have had an impact on the decision. “I think the fact they had no social license to go ahead would have been a factor for them.” Pierre Power is a father of three, and a resident in Narellan Vale in NSW, next to AGL’s Camden gas field, which AGL said it would phase out by 2023. Power said he lives within about 500m of one well, which had a major leak in 2014. Another 11 were located within a kilometre of his house, he said. “I’m ecstatic,” he said of AGL’s announcement. When asked whether the 2023 phase-out was fast enough, he said: “Well it’s better than eight or nine years, but obviously I’d like them gone. Especially because I’ve got young kids growing up in the area.” Knitting Nannas charged in NSW coal-seam gas protest Activists’ eyes moved quickly to Santos, which remained the only company trying to develop coal seam gas in NSW. “This leaves Santos as the last one standing, trying to get CSG off the ground” Phillips said. Shares in AGL rose 1% to $18.77 following the announcement. In NSW, Santos has been planning a CSG field in the Pilliga forest near Narrabri. It has been plagued by protests and one of its waste-water ponds was recently found to have leaked. “Santos should take AGL’s lead to drop its coal seam gas plans in NSW and leave the Pilliga forest,” said Naomi Hodgson from the Wilderness Society. “Santos should listen to the people of NSW and quit before it loses any more money on this disastrous project and tarnishes its reputation further.” Santos has been contacted for comment. Tags:Coal seam gasEnergyEnvironmentAustralia newsFossil fuelsMore... Related Content Australians fear Coalition is not taking climate change seriously, poll shows 25w In vast swaths of rural New South Wales, there's only one election issue: coal seam gas 44w 128 promoted linksfrom around the web Recommended by Outbrain 3D house in a day REALESTATE.COM.AU How Coconut Oil Will Change Your Life... 20 Ways PERFECT VACATION Thinking about going solar? This offer might make you switch SOLAR POWER & SOLAR ENERGY | AGL These 13 Pictures Will Show You How Terrifying The Ocean Can Be AFRIZAP WORLD About this Content Comments 89 Neen Welsby 12h ago Woo Hoo! That deserves another Woo Hoo! 25 recommendations. Tap to recommend. r1nce_ 12h ago Let's all remember who was for and who was against CSG in the first place. 4 recommendations. Tap to recommend. WisdomLikeSilence in response to r1nce_ 11h ago Everybody was for it and everybody was against it. 0 recommendations. Tap to recommend. Lincon Fuller Hill 12h ago Good news. Always look for the green alternative!
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TheMightyHandful posted:promoted linksfrom around the web I don't want to be mean because you're probably just phone posting but  at that copy/paste job
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SadisTech posted:It doesn't really matter if it's legal, what matters is that there may be international visibility of federal police and border force thugs raiding churches and pushing religious people to the ground so that they can take refugee babies to literal concentration camps. I kind of hope it comes to that, in some ways, if they're going to be taken anyway. It might be enough to change some minds. Yeah. I feel bad for kind of wanting that too, since it's awful but that could be the highly visible thing horrific thing can't just be spun by certain media or ignored  
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Lid posted:When Worlds Collide All my old church friends I still have on facebook are the most vocal advocates of refugee and asylum seekers I know. I don't agree with them on a lot anymore, but there are a sizeable religious demographic that finds the way we treat them absolutely disgusting.
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SadisTech posted:It doesn't really matter if it's legal, what matters is that there may be international visibility of federal police and border force thugs raiding churches and pushing religious people to the ground so that they can take refugee babies to literal concentration camps. I kind of hope it comes to that, in some ways, if they're going to be taken anyway. It might be enough to change some minds. Yeah, they're really relying on the fact that people know what sanctuary is and that it's going to look bad, real bad, if they try to bust it up no matter the legal grounds they may have. The idea of churches across the country running smuggling operations and letting people chill is pretty awesome though.
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Feb 4, 2016 03:16
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What if they are just after a fresh source of kiddies?
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Cartoon posted:What if they are just after a fresh source of kiddies? Splode posted:Mate you're so edgy it's illegal to sell you to minors Splode posted:I wouldn't try taking you in me carry on luggage phwoar
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gay picnic defence posted:Most of the LNP are christian Well, technically they're "Christianists". I.e. they identify socially as Christian but are pretty much anathema to the ideals of the religion.
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Most of the LNP probably aren't true Christians and just do so out of habit due to adopted GOP playbook political posturing.
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Dick Smith receiver Ferrier Hodgson has dispatched the failed retailer's chief financial officer and cut 22 office jobs as well as uncovering as much as $2 million in the underpayment of staff entitlements. Michael Potts, who joined Dick Smith as CFO back in 2013 has left the company along with the office staff as part of what Ferrier Hodgson called a "restructuring of the group's support office." The receivers' analysis of Dick Smith's books since it took control of the ailing business in early January has also revealed staff were potentially underpaid leave loading entitlements totalling as much as $2 million. Queensland Edit: The rough start to the year for the Palaszczuk government has been reflected in the polls, with the LNP renewed favourites to win an election, if one was to be held now. If Labor can keep all its 43 MPs in line and in the party, that election is not scheduled to be held until early 2018. But the latest Morgan Poll, which was taken between January 29 and February 1, in the wake of Labor Cairns MP Rob Pyne expressing his frustrations with the party, shows the LNP up 3.5 per cent since December, at the expense of Labor, putting it ahead 52 to 48 on a two-party preferred basis. The two majors have swapped the lead since Labor took power in the January 2015 election, with neither party managing to hold the public's confidence. The 925 Queensland respondents maintained this trend in January, adding five points to the LNP's primary vote lead, bringing it to 45.5 per cent, with Labor losing two points to bring it to 36.5 per cent, the Greens dropping a point to 9 per cent, Katter's Australian Party dropping half a per cent to take 3 per cent of the primary vote and independents falling 2.5 points in support, to 4.5 per cent. But despite losing 4 per cent in support as "better" premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk remains overwhelmingly more popular a choice than Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, who, while picking up those four points, still lags 18 points behind. Ms Palaszczuk scored 61.5 per cent to Mr Springborg's 38.5 per cent. That has remained largely unchanged since Ms Palaszczuk led Labor to power in Queensland's hung parliament. Parliament will sit for the first time in 2016 later this month, bringing one of the government's toughest challenges with it - passing its alcohol fuelled violence laws, which, without the Katter's support, leaves Labor one vote short. Anidav fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Feb 4, 2016 |
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Anidav posted:Dick Smith receiver Ferrier Hodgson has dispatched the failed retailer's chief financial officer and cut 22 office jobs as well as uncovering as much as $2 million in the underpayment of staff entitlements. Link please?
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Anidav posted:Dick Smith receiver Ferrier Hodgson has dispatched the failed retailer's chief financial officer and cut 22 office jobs as well as uncovering as much as $2 million in the underpayment of staff entitlements. About 6 months ago I was dealing with a guy from another firm on a matter and we had 5 or 6 meetings together. Every meeting without fail he would mention the fact that he was pretty heavily involved with Dick Smith and that the float was one of the greatest offerings ever made in the Australia market. Quote ‘textbooks will be written about this’. He was completely insufferable. I wish I could have one more meeting with him to ask how it was all going now.
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quote:The member for Melbourne’s party from time to time tries to create the impression that it has a monopoly on empathy, a monopoly on morality. It doesnot. If the government were to follow the policies advocated by the Greens party in this regard, the consequence would not simply be tens of thousands of unauthorised arrivals coming to Australia, it would be thousands of deaths at sea. A majority in both houses? There must be a snappier term.
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First draft of Turnbull's reply. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0YTJ-WPdoQ
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Those fuckers at the AFR posted:Meet the man who tried to claim his 7-year-old son as a work expense I'd like to thank the irc chan for doing the needful to allow this to come to light. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5971979084_a02a9a038c_o.jpg
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open24hours posted:Question time is a farce, I don't know why they bother showing up. I've thought similar over the last couple of years, it really is like an expensive and extremely traditional school-yard where every child is mid tantrum.
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Birb Katter posted:I'd like to thank the irc chan for doing the needful to allow this to come to light. ahahah Frosty loves dunking on fools, he's great
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Think being the only party that has a stance of: "Don't torture refugees" gives you a pretty strong case for having a monopoly on empathy.
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Birb Katter posted:I'd like to thank the irc chan for doing the needful to allow this to come to light. There's a claim for Kraft Easy Cheese. You will forgive me for not knowing what Kraft Easy Cheese is. I subsequently have found out that Kraft Easy Cheese is cheese in a can that's dispensed in a sort of aerosol fashion. It comes out of a can almost like toothpaste, and I thought that would be a strange thing to be offering business partners or clients?
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If you're not eating 468 Monte Carlos a year you're dead inside.
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"One child in detention is one child too many", now let me justify why these babies should be locked up.
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Look if refugees didn't exist, we wouldn't have to torture them and they wouldn't have to suffer. It's like pet ownership. Therefore I move that all refugees should be murdered on arrival in order to save lives.
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V for Vegas posted:If you're not eating 468 Monte Carlos a year you're dead inside. not mint slice not tim tams literal hitler
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Pretty interestin' page about the Sanctuary Movement in the US in the early eighties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_movement Though I doubt Border Force would bother with a spy network to infiltrate churches, in the event anyone manages to claim sanctuary
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Birb Katter posted:Yeah, they're really relying on the fact that people know what sanctuary is and that it's going to look bad, real bad, if they try to bust it up no matter the legal grounds they may have. The idea of churches across the country running smuggling operations and letting people chill is pretty awesome though. It's a neat wedge as it forces the self-proclaimed defenders of Judeo-Christian Society to decide whether or not they want to send black-clad The Christian Church in it's various incarnations have been playing with the "narrative" for close to 2000 years. The smartest shill in Canberra is a novice in comparison. e: Christian churches have been running people smuggling operations on and off for close to 2000 years as well.
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