Auspol April - Long Live the Glorious State of North Queensland

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BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

The Peccadillo posted:

Hahahahaha

Can someone sum up the cool things in the last thousand or so posts for me? I ain't read before the last couple days. What happened with Libertycat?

LibertyCat posted:

I am not kidding when I say I was more moved during the events of the Mass Effect series than I ever was by the works of Beethoven or Leonardo da Vinci.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:12

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# ? May 24, 2024 15:10

Scarecow: May 20, 2008; 3200mhz RAM is literally the Devil. Literally.; Lipstick Apathy

Bill's gonna Win

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:16

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

If Zika is on Nauru it's only a matter of time til it reaches Queensland.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:26

LibertyCat: Mar 5, 2016; by WE B Bourgeois

PaletteSwappedNinja posted:

Serious, non-trolling reply: hang yourself

Advocating anyone's suicide is a lovely thing to do, and I'm glad most decent human beings knocked off the "kill yourself" crap

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:26

EvilElmo: May 10, 2009

Jumpingmanjim posted:

If Zika is on Nauru it's only a matter of time til it reaches Queensland.

Worst state.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:28

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

Jumpingmanjim posted:

If Zika is on Nauru it's only a matter of time til it reaches Queensland.

With mandatory preferential voting in place, we cannot exhaust the virus when it gets here.

WE ARE ALL DOOMED DUE TO LABAS MESS

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:28

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

LibertyCat posted:

Advocating anyone's suicide is a lovely thing to do, and I'm glad most decent human beings knocked off the "kill yourself" crap

LibertyCat posted:

I am not kidding when I say I was more moved during the events of the Mass Effect series than I ever was by the works of Beethoven or Leonardo da Vinci.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:31

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

EvilElmo posted:

Worst state.

It's not like the people here aren't all hideously deformed anyway.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:32

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

http://imgur.com/Lr99S3a

the guy on the scooter is bill shorten

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:34

EvilElmo: May 10, 2009

Jumpingmanjim posted:

It's not like the people here aren't all hideously deformed anyway.

Blame it on the mosquito's rather than the alcohol.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:48

Redcordial: Nov 7, 2009; TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

lol the country is fed up with your safe spaces and trigger warnings you useless special snowflakes, send the sjws to mexico

LibertyCat posted:

Advocating anyone's suicide is a lovely thing to do, and I'm glad most decent human beings knocked off the "kill yourself" crap

You should definitely get hosed, at least.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 13:48

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Does anyone have family or friends that live in/lived in Australia that do not speak English. I always assumed it would be extremely difficult.

It's quite possible if you live in a suburb with a large migrant population. Typically it is the older relatives who come over and hang out with the other migrants in the community. I live near Hurstville, and about 2/3 of the population were born overseas, and half of the population are of Chinese ancestry. I've even been in a store where the clerk didn't speak English and wrote prices down on paper for me.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:10

Putrid Dog: Feb 13, 2012; "God, I wish I was dead!"

Jumpingmanjim posted:

If Zika is on Nauru it's only a matter of time til it reaches Queensland.

Zika has affected many pacific islands already, even way before Brazil back in 2007.

"The Pacific: The first documented outbreak of Zika virus in the Pacific occurred on Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia in 2007. In October 2013, French Polynesia reported its first outbreak, which then spread to other Pacific Islands. At present in our region, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia and Tonga are reported as having ongoing transmission."

New Caledonia is the closer to Australia than Nauru is, but outbreaks can come from anywhere. It all comes down to preventing transmission from not being bitten by mosquitoes in the first place/ disrupting the mosquito life-cycle.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:26

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

Remember that kid who got arrested for terrorism on ANZAC day?

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/apr/27/police-ran-online-sting-against-sydney-boy-charged-with-anzac-day-terrorism-plot?CMP=soc_567 posted:

New South Wales police were running an online sting against 16-year-old charged with terrorism offences while at the same time working to �deradicalise� him through an official program, it has emerged.

Experts who advise the government and police on violent extremism say the revelations are a �huge risk to the integrity� of the deradicalisation programs, likening it to officers posing as drug dealers outside a police-run drug rehabilitation facility.

Guardian Australia understands that police will allege the Sydney teenager � accused of trying to source a gun for use in a terrorist attack � had discussed obtaining the weapon with officers posing online as supporters of Muslim extremism. The alleged communication took place some time in the last week and triggered his arrest on Sunday afternoon.

It is also understood that for the past year the boy, who is from Auburn in the city�s west, has been in an official deradicalisation program involving regular welfare checks by police and referral to counsellors and religious authorities.

The boy has denied the charges, which carry a maximum life sentence, and will make a bail application on Friday.

Anne Aly, a specialist who was consulted by police on the programs, said the boy�s case was �the perfect example� of why deradicalisation should be run by community groups at arm�s length from law enforcement.

�I do not blame the police because it actually puts them in a very precarious situation, where on one side they�re doing deradicalisation, which is social and community-based, and necessarily so; and on the other side there�s the law enforcement aspect.

�You�re putting police in a position where they have to be both, and obviously the law enforcement comes first,� she said.

In December last year a 15-year-old, also understood to be the subject of police deradicalisation efforts, was arrested and charged with terrorism offences in relation to a plot allegedly hatched more than a year before.

Deradicalisation makes headlines, but Muslim initiatives win young minds
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Aly said both cases �show the tension between a law enforcement program, where the program object is monitoring, arrest and detainment, and deradicalisation, where the primary purpose should be to disengage and reintegrate�.

�It�s a huge risk to the integrity of the programs ... like putting someone in drug rehabilitation and then putting drugs in front of them,� she said.

The head of a community intervention research and support hub at the Australian National University, Clarke Jones, agreed �the police can�t perform these dual roles�.

�They�ve either got a willingness or intent to help him, and if they feel they�re struggling to get results in terms of engagement, then they need to change tack,� he said.

�Do they want to help him, or do they want to prosecute him?�

NSW police declined to comment.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:28

clusterfuck: Feb 6, 2004

Talking auspol podcasts for a minute - there is Something Wonky, there is Like I'm a Six Year Old. There is Silent Majority but to me it sounds a lot like commercial radio. What else is out there? I hear there are many ex ABC putting out podcasts, any good? Me and the facebook echo chamber all want more progressive propaganda. I'd offer a link to the Turnbull supercut on junkee today but I bet it's already been posted.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:34

LibertyCat: Mar 5, 2016; by WE B Bourgeois

Lathamland

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:36

Brayds2006: Aug 21, 2011

LibertyCat posted:

Lathamland

quote:

On his first show he'll be tackling topics like: political correctness, Men being �broadly� victimised, why we shouldn�t raise the GST to 15%, ABC is a closed �Club�, boat people policy and a movie review on Bridge Of Spies.

Well at least there's balance.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:40

clusterfuck: Feb 6, 2004

LibertyCat posted:

Lathamland

Thank you Mr Liberty, I did indeed suffer from insufficient Mark Latham.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:45

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

clusterfuck posted:

Talking auspol podcasts for a minute - there is Something Wonky, there is Like I'm a Six Year Old. There is Silent Majority but to me it sounds a lot like commercial radio. What else is out there? I hear there are many ex ABC putting out podcasts, any good? Me and the facebook echo chamber all want more progressive propaganda. I'd offer a link to the Turnbull supercut on junkee today but I bet it's already been posted.

that was good use of silence by Leigh

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:51

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

All these unemployed students can't get a job but Mark "Muslims are going to take over Sydney" Latham can.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:57

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

Life's tough for middle aged ex Labor politicians with mouths to feed

# ? Apr 27, 2016 14:59

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

does anyone remember, a few years ago a greens senator tried living on centrelink for a week or something, cant remember who it was but it was impossible

# ? Apr 27, 2016 15:17

clusterfuck: Feb 6, 2004

Anidav posted:

All these unemployed students can't get a job but Mark "Muslims are going to take over Sydney" Latham can.

Well, he does have the fire and the fury at his command.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 15:22

Nuclear Spy: Jun 10, 2008; feeling under?

Anidav posted:

I think so...? He ran some algorithm on Tony's Facebook page in 2013 and found that he was gaining a consistent and clearly computer run number of likes per second and each day had a extremely similar ramp up and ramp down time.

This election they seem to be doing it for the entire front bench except Joyce who is down 87.2%. Lol

Here's the article featuring Murodese's data work, my amateurish Excel-work and hosted by Sisgmund:
http://llewstevens.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/tony-abbott-is-paying-people-to-like-him.html

# ? Apr 27, 2016 15:23

Magog: Jan 9, 2010

Negligent posted:

does anyone remember, a few years ago a greens senator tried living on centrelink for a week or something, cant remember who it was but it was impossible

Adam Bandt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQdD-0h7CE4
https://www.facebook.com/Australian.Greens/posts/141003042730881

# ? Apr 27, 2016 15:39

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

katlington posted:

Anybody see lateline? Did people on naru set themself on fire and drink laundry soap because they knew unhcr were on the island?

Clearly we need to get rid of the UNHCR

# ? Apr 27, 2016 15:58

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

tithin posted:

Remember that kid who got arrested for terrorism on ANZAC day?

So the deradicalisation agents get a stern talking to and the reradicalisation agents get a raise, right?

# ? Apr 27, 2016 16:01

KingEup: Nov 18, 2004; I am a REAL ADDICT
(to threadshitting)

Please ask me for my google inspired wisdom on shit I know nothing about. Actually, you don't even have to ask.

starkebn posted:

The scum was obviously just trying to get a trip to an Australian hospital

drat straight he was just trying to jump the queue. His little self immolation performance is SO transparent.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 18:47

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

quote:

Anne Aly

That's an unfortunate name.

# ? Apr 27, 2016 23:28

screaden: Apr 8, 2009

Welcome to Geelong

https://www.facebook.com/geelongvictoria/videos/10154120427349293/

# ? Apr 27, 2016 23:38

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

screaden posted:

Welcome to Geelong

https://www.facebook.com/geelongvictoria/videos/10154120427349293/

thank gently caress someone finally corrected him on how to pronounce mall

# ? Apr 28, 2016 00:21

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Welp they're going to shove all the Manus island detainees on Nauru

# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:02

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Anidav posted:

Bill Shorten may be a cardboard cutout but atleast he's solid in comparison to the wet paper that is this government.

agree with Anidav lol

# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:04

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

SynthOrange posted:

Welp they're going to shove all the Manus island detainees on Nauru

What happens when the refugees outnumber the native Nauruans?

# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:06

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

SynthOrange posted:

Welp they're going to shove all the Manus island detainees on Nauru

Gee, I never saw this coming, nope not at all.

# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:13

sick of Applebees: Nov 7, 2008

Solemn Sloth posted:

thank gently caress someone finally corrected him on how to pronounce mall

I thought it was meant to be like melrats like Melbourne mallrats because, you know Melbourne and Geelong are basically the same..

# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:18

Cartoon: Jun 20, 2008; poop

tithin posted:

Remember that kid who got arrested for terrorism on ANZAC day?

I think the Federal government may get a big shock when the courts agree that he's not guilty. Entrapment is a very real thing especially when dealing with a minor.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Have we stopped purchasing orange life boats?

YES! We now buy dodgy Vietnamese/Indonesian fishing boats instead! (The Orange ones were 1/Too safe. 2/ Too expensive. 3/Too comfortable. 4/ Too reliable. 5/ Too easily found and tracked by even lazy Australian journalists)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-22/orange-asylum-seeker-life-rafts-spotted-in-darwin/6640568

quote:

It was reported in March that the Federal Government had built Indonesian wooden fishing boats under commission to replace the orange life rafts and the vessels have been regularly spotted by locals in Darwin Harbour undergoing maintenance. The fishing boats built by Dragon Industries Asia for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, are being stored at Spot On Marine in Darwin.

Ettin posted:

If Turnbull claws the Prime Ministership from Abbott only to lose it to Bill loving Shorten of all people I am going to laugh until I cry

This election is clearly Turdball's to lose. Shorten could only possibly win on the back of the worst government in Australia's history but that is were we find ourselves. A well dusted bag of manure could probably win the up coming poll because the incumbents have no clues what so ever. If the Manus island shut down was actually engineered to be Turdball's 'Tampa Moment' (Which is exactly what the Arsetralian is calling it) then it has been a pretty horrible failure. Nobody who isn't a completely died in the wool LNP supporter has forgotten the dire loving mess that is the NBN and getting an interest rate cut on the back of the worst economic data in nearly a decade is not a story I'd like to be selling to an electorate where everyone is either pissed off at an early poll or deeply confused by the swap from NTATA to Turdball.

Could the Manus Island be a 'Hot Potato' issue for the government!?

Only if P Dutton does the right thing and sets fire to himself. Hmmm chips!

Other things you probably don't want coming into an election are:

A budget that can not do anything to improve the stakes for your government.

A senior cabinet minister refusing to appear at a partisan political enquiry that will now crucify him in absentia.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-27/arthur-sinodinos-says-no-to-senate-committee-appearance/7365320

quote:

Arthur Sinodinos says 'no' to appearing before Senate committee over political donations By political reporters Matthew Doran and Anna Henderson Updated about an hour ago

Federal Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos has refused to appear before a Senate committee investigating political donations, slamming it as a "political stunt".

Key points:

Senate committee sitting happening Thursday and Friday
Sinodinos says it's "inappropriate" for him or any minister to appear before committee
Inquiry due to report the day after next month's budget
Labor established the committee on the last sitting day of Parliament, focusing on the fundraising activities of the New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party.

Senator Sinodinos was the treasurer of the division at a time in which the NSW Electoral Commission has raised questions about the source of suspect donations. The electoral commission is withholding $4.4 million in public funding until the party formally discloses the details of some significant donors. In a letter obtained by the ABC, Senator Sinodinos criticises the committee's handling of the inquiry. "Given that the calling of a federal election is imminent, the public might be forgiven for concluding that this inquiry is nothing but a political stunt, not a bona fide attempt to inquire into an important questions of public policy," he wrote to the chair of the committee. "I note that Senator Nick Xenophon has described the proceedings as having the appearance of a 'witch hunt'." Senator Sinodinos suggested the committee had overstepped its powers in calling him to appear. "In any event, the 'direction' of the Senate to which your letter refers, is both unprecedented and objectionable," Senator Sinodinos wrote. "It would therefore be inappropriate for me, or any minister, to appear. While it is true that the Senate has occasionally directed the attendance of witnesses at hearings of senate committee, the witnesses in question have been departmental and other officials, not ministers."

'I am not available for either of those dates'

Senator Sinodinos pointed to an example of a Labor minister, former senator Mark Arbib, declining a request to appear before a Senate committee in 2010. "The same principle that was invoked by Senator Arbib should apply equally to me," Senator Sinodinos wrote. The former chief of staff to former prime minister John Howard also took issue with the scheduling. "No attempt was made to contact my office to determine my availability before the committee scheduled the hearing on those dates," Senator Sinodinos wrote. "I am not available on either of those dates [Thursday and Friday] � a fact with which my office could have acquainted the committee had I been afforded the courtesy of an inquiry before the dates were set." The inquiry is due to report the day after next month's budget.

Senator Sinodinos and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen had a heated argument on Radio National on Thursday morning about the Minister's refusal to appear.

"He doesn't even know what the inquiry's about," Senator Sinodinos said after Mr Bowen accused him of authorising donations from a company he was chairman of to a political party he was treasurer of. "It's got nothing to do with a company. Mate, have you actually read any of the evidence?" Mr Bowen challenged him to appear and answer all the inquiry's questions, if he had nothing to hide. Shortly after the Senate rubber stamped the committee's investigation, Opposition Senate leader Penny Wong told the ABC Labor's move was within Senate rules and defended the inquiry as necessary for "making sure our electoral system is robust".

Sin-odinos is a guilty as, well, sin. I personally don't foget where I got 4.4 million dollars from or think that sticking my fingers in my ears and going tralalala is actually going to get me off the hook. More to the point everyone in NSW is sick to the gills of this sort of political donation scandal and 'toughing it out' is just painting a huge target on your political career's back. If the LNP had the slightest clue they'd dump Sinodinos and attempt to close off the damage that this is continuing to do. Sinodinos has become the LNP's Craig Thomson. Maybe they do need Sinodinos' vote in the senate that badly. Still doesn't excuse making him Cabinet Secretary.

:munch:

Every time I get the cold sweats because it looks like something is falling into place for the evil empire they face plant hard into a cow pat at the subsequent press conference. Small wonder the polls just keep getting worse.

# ? Apr 28, 2016 01:47