Auspol March: Trump for Prime Minister, Clive Palmer for Deputy

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MonoAus: Nov 5, 2012

So as long as the term isn't sexist or misogynistic it can be a celebrated auspol saying.

Well everyone, I hope you all die a fire for you ugly hypocritical views :tipshat:

katlington posted:

whinging is cool and fun to read

much like your post then :hf:

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Recoome: Nov 9, 2013; Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

katlington posted:

whinging is cool and fun to read

lol

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:09

fiery_valkyrie: Mar 26, 2003; I'm proud of you, Bender. Sure, you lost. You lost bad. But the important thing is I beat up someone who hurt my feelings in high school.

Dutton has started showing off his economic credentials

quote:

�I think the economy will come to a shuddering halt and I think the stock market will crash and I think once people realise how dangerous Labor�s economic proposal is , I think they�ll be happy to see an election,� he told 2SM Radio on Wednesday.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:20

Endman: May 18, 2010; That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even anime may die

MysticalMachineGun posted:

As far as I knew "kill you'reself" while a bit of a thread injoke, has steadily become more and more frowned upon.

I'm just trying to keep the culture of my people alive.

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MysticalMachineGun: Apr 5, 2005

Endman posted:

I'm just trying to keep the culture of my people alive.

The endmen?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:23

Endman: May 18, 2010; That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even anime may die

MonoAus posted:

Well everyone, I hope you all die a fire for you ugly hypocritical views

Now you're getting it!

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:23

Endman: May 18, 2010; That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even anime may die

MysticalMachineGun posted:

The endmen?

We are a proud race of driveby shitposters.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:26

Pickled Tink: Apr 28, 2012; Have you heard about First Dog? It's a very good comic I just love.

Also, wear your bike helmets kids. I copped several blows to the head but my helmet left me totally unscathed.

Finally you should check out First Dog as it's a good comic I like it very much.; Fun Shoe

MonoAus posted:

Well everyone, I hope you all die a fire for you ugly hypocritical views

That one should be avoided too. Some people in here have lost family members to arson.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:46

Cleretic: Feb 3, 2010; Ignore my posts!
I'm aggressively wrong about everything!

Well, frankly, I just hope that people I disagree with step barefoot on Lego pieces.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 06:52

Jintor: May 19, 2014

Cleretic posted:

Well, frankly, I just hope that people I disagree with step barefoot on Lego pieces.

a truly terrible fate

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:00

MonoAus: Nov 5, 2012

Cleretic posted:

Well, frankly, I just hope that people I disagree with step barefoot on Lego pieces.

Not auspol-ly enough.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:14

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

Lego pieces covered in piss, poo poo, dorito dust and Peter Duttons dandruff

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:17

Jintor: May 19, 2014

i do agree it would be nice if there was less telling people to kill themselves around these parts

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:23

MonoAus: Nov 5, 2012

Anidav posted:

Lego pieces covered in piss, poo poo, dorito dust and Peter Duttons dandruff

More like it but if you could involve Tony Abbott/Turnbull in some way that'd be great.

Also maybe drink the piss instead of standing in it.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:27

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

fiery_valkyrie posted:

Dutton has started showing off his economic credentials

He's preparing to take over the role of shitspewer when Joyce loses.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:28

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Hahahah gently caress. I'm going to have to resubmit all my documents to DIBP despite doing so already for my PR application. Apparently they can't just look at my pr case file to assess citizenship? Fuuuuck.

This is going to be so much harder as my birth certificates been lost in a burglary since then. Ugh I'm going to have to apply to Malaysian public records. Fuuuuck

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:35

BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

MonoAus posted:

So as long as the term isn't sexist or misogynistic it can be a celebrated auspol saying.

Well everyone, I hope you all die a fire for you ugly hypocritical views

brutal

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:45

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

MonoAus posted:

So as long as the term isn't sexist or misogynistic it can be a celebrated auspol saying.

Well everyone, I hope you all die a fire for you ugly hypocritical views

Kindly not - such a death is traumatic for all parties related to the deceased. Thank you for your consideration, friend.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 07:56

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

Wow, where were all of you when I was being told to kill myself, die in a fire and being threatened with rape?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:10

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

open24hours posted:

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?&ie=UTF-8#q=job+service+provider+kpi

Thank you.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:11

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

Graic Gabtar posted:

Wow, where were all of you when I was being told to kill myself, die in a fire and being threatened with rape?

For me, it was Tuesday.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:12

MonoAus: Nov 5, 2012

Graic Gabtar posted:

Wow, where were all of you when I was being told to kill myself, die in a fire and being threatened with rape?

Serious answer: I was reading it all shaking my head thinking how stupid everybody doing that was.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:13

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

Graic Gabtar posted:

Wow, where were all of you when I was being told to kill myself, die in a fire and being threatened with rape?

Believe I asked people to lay off you a few times?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:17

NoNotTheMindProbe: Aug 9, 2010; pony porn was here

I like how the official government line is that our economy is so utterly dependent on a massive and precarious property bubble that even the most mild change to tax laws will send the nation into Great Depression 2.0.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:17

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

Anidav posted:

For me, it was Tuesday.

Yeah, but that time you told me to shove arsenic up my arse was your 2015 high point TBH.

tithin posted:

Believe I asked people to lay off you a few times?

I appreciated it.

MonoAus posted:

Serious answer: I was reading it all shaking my head thinking how stupid everybody doing that was.

I deserved it.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:21

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

Eh. I don't mind you. I just furiously disagreed with you at that particular moment.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:23

Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

Anidav posted:

Eh. I don't mind you. I just furiously disagreed with you at that particular moment.

Let's see about now.

quote:

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in turmoil amid toxic culture claims

Australia's largest asylum seeker service is in upheaval after an exodus of its most senior staff and claims of a toxic work environment, mismanagement and bullying.

Six out of seven directors at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre quit last year, including one who lodged a successful WorkCover claim for stress and anxiety caused by her employment.

An internal report, prepared for the board and obtained by Fairfax Media, shows the resignations came amid a slew of complaints about the centre's chief executive, Kon Karapanagiotidis, widely considered one of the nation's top human rights advocates.

"We are greatly concerned about our safety and wellbeing, and that of our staff, due to the unknown response from an increasingly volatile CEO," said the confidential report, co-signed by four of the former directors.

"The various issues each director has experienced ... caused us anxiety and distress, as we have been placed in ethically and legally compromised positions."

The report details claims surrounding Mr Karapanagiotidis' allegedly hostile demeanour towards subordinates. It also alleges he has mismanaged the centre's fast-growing legal clinic, putting asylum seekers at risk of receiving incorrect advice.

Mr Karapanagiotidis did not respond to questions, but he is understood to vehemently deny all allegations. In a statement, the ASRC board said its own investigation found "no basis" to the claims and it continued to stand by its chief executive.

"Claims in and of themselves do not give rise to them being true," the board said.

Fairfax Media has confirmed the directors who have walked � including the heads of human resources, fundraising and campaigns � are part of a larger loss of senior staff from the Melbourne-based service. About two dozen employees have left in the past year.

It comes as the centre expands rapidly. According to its most recent annual report, it employs 65 full-time staff and has an army of about 1200 volunteers.

Financial records show it nearly tripled its income in four years to almost $6.8 million a year. The welfare organisation, which relies heavily on donations, does not receive federal government funding.

Mr Karapanagiotidis, described by many as a charismatic leader, founded the highly regarded charity in 2001. But more than a dozen current and former employees who spoke to Fairfax Media described the ASRC as a deeply divided workplace beset by dysfunction and "growing pains".

Some felt intimidated to raise workplace issues internally and said they were concerned about the charity's capacity to help clients unless management problems were urgently addressed.

"The organisation is in a bad place and more staff are planning to leave," one employee said. "Relationships with our members are crucial and when staff go we're setting the clients up for failure."

Other staff said questioning management was "terrifying", and described working at the centre as "traumatic" and "extremely tense".

"That's not because of the nature of the work, that's 100 per cent because of the way the organisation is run," said one worker.

"There's a lack of skills at the top," said another. "The former directors did the right thing, they asked for help from the board but their concerns were dismissed."

Documents reveal one of the former directors received compensation for job-induced stress. In a WorkCover statement, she said she had raised concerns about safety, security, staffing and legal risks. But Mr Karapanagiotidis would "get angry and abruptly end the discussion", the claim said, and her concerns were repeatedly ignored.

"It felt like a hopeless situation, one that is lose-lose for me," she said. "If I raise risks with my boss, the CEO, then I have to face his ire, and if I don't and just accept the status quo, then I am worried about the future of the organisation and the impact on our stakeholders, most importantly our vulnerable clients."

The former director said her professional relationship with Mr Karapanagiotidis deteriorated further after she and her fellow directors took their concerns to the board.

"His demeanour towards me became hostile," she said. "I was starting to feel very unwell. I was constantly anxious � I would get frequent headaches and nausea."

The leaked directors' report called for an urgent review of the centre's leadership and condemned Mr Karapanagiotidis' decision to take control of the burgeoning legal clinic, which provides free advice to asylum seekers on Wednesday nights.

It said the clinic had become overrun, with clients being given "incorrect legal advice by unsupported and inadequately supervised, inexperienced volunteers".

The report claims bad advice put one client at risk of being detained, while another lost work rights because paperwork had not been checked by a supervising lawyer. It also claimed Mr Karapanagiotidis posted a photo containing sensitive information on Facebook, which could have identified a client.

ASRC chairman Matthew Tutty said the board investigated the allegations against Mr Karapanagiotidis and "found no basis" to the directors' complaints.

"In particular, the investigation rejected suggestions ... of a toxic and unsafe work environment, or the exposure of our clients to risk through negligence," Mr Tutty said.

"Our focus and priority remains to uphold the human rights of people seeking asylum, and the board continues to stand behind the CEO in pursuit of this purpose."

Prominent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside, an ASRC patron, said he had never heard about internal problems at the centre.

"I've never seen Kon behave in a way that I would fault," Mr Burnside said. "I'm not the least bit surprised that it's a high-stress environment. By its nature they're doing work that is very stressful. It's very hard work, and I think ASRC do an extremely good job."

A source with intimate knowledge of the board's handling of the directors' complaint said Mr Karapanagiotidis had undergone specialised HR training and no longer oversaw the legal clinic.

"Front of the board's mind is always a desperate desire to help asylum seekers," the source said. "That drives every decision and sometimes the HR issues become secondary, or lost, because helping asylum seekers is the focus."

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/asylum-seeker-resource-centre-in-turmoil-amid-toxic-culture-claims-20160309-gneie3.html

Methinks that if this was an internal report about our Border Security friends you would be going fifteen types of ape poo poo about now.

Monetizing misery is poo poo no matter which side of the fence you sit on.

I think I mentioned that once, but it ended up about me and something to do with fire.

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

�Under Labor, you effectively won�t be able to negative gear a new investment in established residential housing, or commercial property, or shares,� he said. �It�s an extraordinary restriction on economic freedom.

�It�s not a housing affordability strategy � it�s an anti-investment strategy.�

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MonoAus: Nov 5, 2012

Graic Gabtar posted:

I deserved it.

I honestly don't remember what you said (^^ probably something about asylum seekers), but I still don't think you really deserved what you go back.

There's been a lot of poo poo stirrers in here over the years, some did deserve what they got, others not so much.

quote:

A source with intimate knowledge of the board's handling of the directors' complaint said Mr Karapanagiotidis had undergone specialised HR training and no longer oversaw the legal clinic.

"Front of the board's mind is always a desperate desire to help asylum seekers," the source said. "That drives every decision and sometimes the HR issues become secondary, or lost, because helping asylum seekers is the focus."

Seems about right though?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:48

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

Graic Gabtar posted:

Let's see about now.

Methinks that if this was an internal report about our Border Security friends you would be going fifteen types of ape poo poo about now.

Monetizing misery is poo poo no matter which side of the fence you sit on.

I think I mentioned that once, but it ended up about me and something to do with fire.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:53

Blow: Feb 10, 2004

MysticalMachineGun posted:

How is two fractured vertebrae a minor thing?

I was being edgy. Actually spinal poo poo hurts like gently caress. :siren:

Anyways ... I managed after 3.5 hours ON HOLD to work poo poo out with Centrelink.

I now do not have to take a 1 hour 29 min trip on public transport walk/train/train/bus/walk (one-way) to make loving candles for Work For The Dole.

I was all nice and poo poo, the four (4) Centrelink people I spoke to on 132 850 were chilled. I got transferred to level 2 (1 being 1st level cocksmokers, 2 being like loving ... God.)

They said they would notify my local Centrelink office and get them to call me back in 3 hours.

A Centrelink chick called me back at 16:30 and was most apologetic and accommodating. I no longer need to work for the dole. I'm pretty loving stoked.

Everything has worked out nicely.

That's my story.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:55

open24hours: Jan 7, 2001

Graic Gabtar posted:

Let's see about now.

Methinks that if this was an internal report about our Border Security friends you would be going fifteen types of ape poo poo about now.

Monetizing misery is poo poo no matter which side of the fence you sit on.

I think I mentioned that once, but it ended up about me and something to do with fire.

If that's true it's pretty awful, especially the mismanagement of legal advice allegation.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 08:56

MaliciousOnion: Sep 23, 2009; Ignorance, the root of all evil

Graic Gabtar posted:

Let's see about now.

Methinks that if this was an internal report about our Border Security friends you would be going fifteen types of ape poo poo about now.

Monetizing misery is poo poo no matter which side of the fence you sit on.

I think I mentioned that once, but it ended up about me and something to do with fire.

If the article is true, that's really unfortunate. Sadly, mismanagement can affect any organisation. On the other hand, comparing them to Border Force isn't really fair, because as far as I can tell the ASRC isn't running a concentration camp.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:01

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

I will continue using this thread to post idle death threats against prominent politicians and if I ever happen upon any of these people I promise to threaten them in person. Namaste

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:06

Negligent: Aug 20, 2013; Its just lovely here this time of year.

None of you have the balls to threaten a politician in person and that's why you use expressions like "if I run into her on the street" instead of "tomorrow I'm going to their office"

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:17

Negligent: Aug 20, 2013; Its just lovely here this time of year.

I'm specifically saying you are a keyboard warrior btw

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:18

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

I thought that was self-evident.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:18

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

Is asking about milk a threat?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:19

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

Depends on the source

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Graic Gabtar: Dec 19, 2014; squat my posts

MaliciousOnion posted:

If the article is true, that's really unfortunate. Sadly, mismanagement can affect any organisation. On the other hand, comparing them to Border Force isn't really fair, because as far as I can tell the ASRC isn't running a concentration camp.

Your opinion and that's fine.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 09:25

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