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hooman posted:After Prime Minister Tony Abbott nothing can hurt me any more. Those teeth though.
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# ? Feb 11, 2016 14:29 |
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hooman posted:After Prime Minister Tony Abbott nothing can hurt me any more. Can we please stop testing that assertion
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# ? Feb 11, 2016 22:13 |
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http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/12/senate-voting-changes-coalition-wins-over-nick-xenophon-and-greens R.I.P random weirdo parties. Probably for the best really though. No real explanation as to why Labor didn't support it.
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# ? Feb 11, 2016 22:53 |
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Zenithe posted:http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/12/senate-voting-changes-coalition-wins-over-nick-xenophon-and-greens Labor opposes the Liberals on principle unless they can gently caress over marginalised people by supporting them.
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Solemn Sloth posted:Labor opposes the Liberals on principle unless they can gently caress over marginalised people by supporting them. I wouldn't go that far, labor support th government on principle unless they think it'll cost them votes. The only reason I can think they were against this is to try and make the Greens look bad for apparently attacking other minor parties.
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# ? Feb 11, 2016 23:36 |
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They're against it because small party preferences tend to flow to them iirc, or at least small parties tend to lean closer to the ALP than the LNP.
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# ? Feb 11, 2016 23:45 |
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I thought it was the other way around? Didn't the preference deals get Sinodinos elected last election?
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# ? Feb 11, 2016 23:51 |
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Should I have turned down the gig writing speeches for Fiona Nash? I thought this came out pretty good. She's a stand-up comedian right? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/barnaby-joyce-named-as-new-nationals-leader/7161584 quote:Senator Fiona Nash has been elected as deputy leader of the Nationals. "Within the next few years we will continue to build on the exceptional work that has been done by the most recent giant of our party, Warren Truss," Mr Joyce said. -/- Can anyone nail this down for me? http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...c3604d470f01ee3 Claims advice was given as a joke. Driver denies receiving advice. It's all a big pile of steaming caca at this point http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-30/icac-probe-into-top-prosecutor-witness-coaching-claims/5853554 Cunneen outright denies the allegations and claims malicious prosecution. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/icac-chief-slams-report-against-margaret-cunneen-probe-as-flawed/7158560 Juridiction of ICAC questioned and the High Court rules it out of bounds leading to a report from Inspector David Levine claiming that it was a low point in the "ICAC's history" http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-04/icac-inspector-scathing-of-watchdog%27s-actions/7001490 Now the head of the ICAC has struck back and seems to be winning. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/icac-chief-slams-report-against-margaret-cunneen-probe-as-flawed/7158560 There are clearly political machinations involved. Anyone know a good reputable source that has done the hard yards? On the face of it this would appear to be clearly within the intended remit of the ICAC even if the legislation is questionable. Cunneen seems to be guilty as gently caress and her subsequent perjury (or is it just lying) should result in some consequences. Who deems it worth the candle to protect her? The subsequent bruhaha constitutes an attack on the ICAC itself which would be fair enough if there has been an abuse of power but it seems more and more to look like a deliberate hatchet job. All fascinating stuff and anything that gets Ray Hadley to say "Those stout hard working members of the judiciary" rather than "They should just sack all of these out of touch judges." is worth it regardless of the actual facts.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 00:50 |
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I'd love to hear the actual Cunneen tape. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/the-icac-...211-gms5dj.html quote:"My only reservation, just between you and me, is that, that naughty girl, had alcohol had, had oh no that's all right I can cover that," Ms Cunneen said, according to an excerpt from the recording transcript relayed to Fairfax Media. Whole thing stinks.
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Zenithe posted:http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/feb/12/senate-voting-changes-coalition-wins-over-nick-xenophon-and-greens The comments acting like this is the end of the world, when really the 1 aboive the line voting was the most insanely abused system in a democracy. As for why Labor is against it it's because they lose votes to both The Greens and Nick Xenophon under this system. Penny Wong especially was terrified of it. The three Labor most against this were Stephen Conroy, Sam Dastyari and Penny Wong.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 01:38 |
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The three private training colleges that collapsed, leaving thousands of students in limbo, received at least $66 million in government-funded student loans. They had been recently audited by the national regulator and were found to be compliant, with the largest college still under investigation. As news of the closures trickled to concerned students on Thursday, former employees revealed the colleges recruited students from foster homes, homeless shelters, women's refuges, aged care homes and drug rehabilitation centres. Aspire College of Education, The Design Works College of Design, the Australian Indigenous College and the affiliated RTO Services Group and National Training and Development were placed in voluntary administration on Tuesday, with at least 500 staff affected. Aspire College has 20 campuses across Australia, including one in Broadmeadows, where the blinds were drawn on Thursday. Business student Ahmet Guler said he had "no idea what was going on". He runs a popular kebab shop next door, on a tiny strip of Pascoe Vale road, which is teeming with training colleges and job service agencies. The three colleges are owned by Global Intellectual Holdings, one of the country's largest vocational education company, which is also in administration. Global Intellectual Holdings made $83 million in revenue in the year to June 2015 and there are concerns more colleges associated with the company at risk. A few doors up from Mr Guler's shop is Keystone College – a training college affiliated with the large company that is subject to a regulatory audit. While company records show Keystone is still registered, the doors of the college were suddenly locked at lunchtime on Thursday, and the lights inside were turned off. A teacher from the college said his pay had been "frozen", and he was told to take his teaching equipment home. The collapses follows a federal government crackdown on the scandal-plagued vocational education sector, including bans on inducements like free laptops and freezing payments to private colleges to 2015 levels. Australian Indigenous College student Bianca Chatfield knew something was wrong when the college laid off its cook and campus auntie in early December. The college –which predominantly enrols Indigenous students – then stopped marking her work. The Brisbane mother was close to finishing a diploma in business and has been left with $16,000 in VET FEE-HELP debt. "They are teaching a diploma in business but they didn't have business ethics," she said. It comes as the Victorian government starts a second quality blitz on training colleges, this time focusing on high risk qualifications like security, early childcare education and building and construction courses. The state government has withheld $12 million in funding while it investigates 12 providers with short course durations, high dropout rates and other anomalies. Since July last year, the Victorian Education Department has started 43 investigations into private colleges and is reclaiming $30 million in funds. Victorian Training and Skills Minister Steve Herbert called on the federal government to take a more "interventionist" approach. "They need a heavier hand. They need to review how they fund VET FEE-HELP, how they distribute the money and whether they continue funding courses with very low completion rates." Aloi Burgess, who runs at least 10 different education providers, and his co-director Roger Williams did not return calls on Thursday. Vocational Education and Skills Minister Luke Hartsuyker said his first priority was the welfare of students. "There are procedures in place for these situations where providers suddenly close their doors." VET-FEE HELP providers are required to have tuition assurance, with gives affected students assistance to move to another provider or to receive a refund for incomplete studies. He said he was unsure how many students had been affected.
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What an unpredictable turn of events.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 01:59 |
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Cartoon posted:On the face of it this would appear to be clearly within the intended remit of the ICAC even if the legislation is questionable. The argument about the Cuneen case was more specific, and partly revolved around whether Cuneen's actions constituted official corruption or just an attempt to pervert the course of justice. Ackland made the case (with some support) that it didn't really matter, and that if they couldn't investigate this then they couldn't investigate, say, collusion on a public tender process. The general agreement was that updating the legislation was the best solution.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 02:05 |
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I get the feeling that the Cuneen thing has a bit of the legal establishment closing ranks with each other?
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 02:17 |
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Ragingsheep posted:I get the feeling that the Cuneen thing has a bit of the legal establishment closing ranks with each other?
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 02:35 |
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So I'm presently in lockdown inside the Rio Tinto building while the MUA protests outside. CFMEU with them as well. Crowd of about 100/150 maybe? Can't really leave work to go and join therm though, not really the done thing.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 02:40 |
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Got him, yes Stuart Robert is out
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 02:46 |
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SKY COQ posted:Got him, yes http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-12/stuart-robert-to-resign-fom-ministry-abc-understands/7163226 quote:Stuart Robert to resign from Turnbull ministry following probe into China trip By political correspondent Anna Henderson Updated 13 minutes ago
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Cartoon posted:If this was a little too cryptic for you and you though maybe he was an Australian opening batsman: Despite knowing what happened I still thought this was a cricketpost. I thought it was amusing that they had a cricketer with the same name getting punted.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 03:38 |
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SKY COQ posted:Got him, yes That's what he gets for having two first names.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 03:41 |
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quote:“What is his crime? Can someone please tell me what the crime is here? Because what we have is allegations he met people – if meeting people in China is a crime, then every politician in this building is gone,” Joyce told the Nine Network before the decision was announced. I agree with Barnaby Joyce. Jail them all!
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:00 |
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SynthOrange posted:I agree with known idiot Barnaby Joyce. Jail them all! Now more applicable than ever.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:07 |
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Barnaby Joyce doesn't understand simple poo poo. Press Gallery don't look up from their Twitter feeds.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:13 |
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Cartoon posted:Barnaby Joyce doesn't understand simple poo poo. Press Gallery don't look up from their Twitter feeds. He understands perfectly well, he's just speaking down to his dumb dumb constituents.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:19 |
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They're not raising the GST it says here on page 12 of the Hun. Apparently the money raised would have to be spent on welfare so no income tax cuts (oh and its not popular with marginal seat Libs) but gosh if we don't do SOMETHING about INCOME TAX we'll LOSE 0.35 OF GDP GUYS!!!!!! The numbers must be looking poo poo
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:43 |
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why
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:53 |
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Looks pretty representative to me.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 05:57 |
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What more could we ask for really?
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 06:00 |
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I put on my shorts and cowboy hat.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 06:01 |
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Wasn't Barnaby Joyce the guy who is sceptical about climate change because it was cold in Canberra one time
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 06:07 |
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Anidav posted:I put on my shorts and cowboy hat. I used to wonder what your point was Anime David but you loving smashed it out of the park with this one.
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Recoome posted:Wasn't Barnaby Joyce the guy who is sceptical about climate change because it was cold in Canberra one time quote:You look at the weather today. Look at the way you're dressed. No one thinks it's too hot -Deputy Prime Minster Barnaby Joyce
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 06:41 |
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ewe2 posted:They're not raising the GST it says here on page 12 of the Hun. Apparently the money raised would have to be spent on welfare so no income tax cuts (oh and its not popular with marginal seat Libs) but gosh if we don't do SOMETHING about INCOME TAX we'll LOSE 0.35 OF GDP GUYS!!!!!! Peter Martin posted:The most shocking thing in the Treasury analysis delivered to Scott Morrison on January 25 isn't the finding that a cut in income tax funded by a lift in the goods and services tax wouldn't boost the economy at all.
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Anidav posted:I put on my shorts and cowboy hat. hahahahah
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 07:39 |
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Increasing the GST and cutting tax for the rich fucks the poor? WELL I NEVER.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 07:40 |
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I can resist posting this no longer (though I'm sure everyone's seen it) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owI7DOeO_yg hooman posted:Increasing the GST and cutting tax for the rich fucks the poor? They also seem to have forgotten that they were relying on bracket creep to reduce the deficit.
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# ? Feb 12, 2016 07:45 |
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Recoome posted:Wasn't Barnaby Joyce the guy who is sceptical about climate change because it was cold in Canberra one time While yes, Barnaby did say this, I'm sure you can find similarly damning quotes from every member of the LNP.
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quote:m.theage.com.au Read Later
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