Starshark posted:

...DEATH

Starshark posted:

chaos rhames posted:

The pen and paper ballot is a technology, and one that works very well.

Gorilla Salad posted:

Jumpingmanjim posted:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/lugarno/miscellaneous-goods/ditch-the-witch-anti-carbon-tax-sign/1043231685

quote:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nat...713-gq53sa.html
Two-thirds of the public servants faced with moving to Armidale under Barnaby Joyce's "farcical" plan for de-centralisation would refuse, the workers' union said.

Professionals Australia ACT director David Smith also said attempts by the Nationals to keep their coalition deal with the Liberals secret added to fears of further relocations of Canberra public servants to the regions.

Mr Smith said any value in moving the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority 750 kilometres north was questionable, given a $24.1 million commitment for relocation costs and potential redundancy liabilities of up to $10 million.

"As a first test of economic credibility, to still be going ahead with a cost-benefit analysis despite the fact they've already made the decision and allocated money to move is just farcical," he said.

The move had been speculated for more than a year before Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, the agriculture minister, made the announcement during the election campaign on June 9. Mr Smith said he expected little had changed since a staff survey in mid-2015 found about 110 people would not uproot their lives to go to Armidale in Mr Joyce's northern NSW electorate.

A spokesman for Mr Joyce said this week the cost benefit analysis report on the relocation was still to be finalised and provided to the agriculture department, but the government would consider any transition arrangements it raised.

"It is also worth noting that whilst economic modelling is an important consideration, decentralisation of the APVMA is also about creating centres of excellence in regional areas with government agencies partnering with regional universities and industry research organisations to become agricultural research hubs," he said.

The spokesman said no decision on the future location of the Murray Darling Basin Authority "over the longer term" had been made, and no cost benefit analysis for any move from Canberra had been commissioned.

Mr Smith said with the details of the renewed coalition agreement unknown he had no confidence the basin authority, which employs about 300 staff, would remain in the national capital.

National Farmers' Federation president Brent Finlay called for the release of the cost benefit report by EY into the pesticides authority last month, saying he wanted an assurance the move would not hurt farm businesses.

"The NFF has always been concerned moving the APVMA would result in a loss of highly specific and skilled regulatory scientists and damage organisational continuity, which would delay the already difficult registration process for new pesticides and medicines," Mr Finlay said.

open24hours posted:

If there's one thing the public service needs it's an even shallower talent pool. Good work Barnaby.

gay picnic defence posted:

As if he cares. All he wants is to offer his business backers the discretionary spending of any public servants he can get his hands on.

open24hours posted:

If there's one thing the public service needs it's an even shallower talent pool. Good work Barnaby.

CrazyTolradi posted:

You do know that the economic depressions following WW1 were due to a rise in nationalism and protectionist economies right, which is exactly what Trump represents?

PatriotPete posted:

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All the more reasons to vote for Donald and help America become great again!

PatriotPete posted:

The rise of Hitler and the Nazis was bought on due to a rise in popularity of unionism after world world 1. The predecessors of the Nazi party were all unionists. Unionism is protected by the political left. Trump is running for the REPUBLICAN party on the political right. The republican party line is very anti union and by endorsing Donald Trump as their lead candidate it also suggests that Trump is also very anti union. Which further suggests he is also anti Nazi.

All the more reasons to vote for Donald and help America become great again!

Cleretic posted:

This troll would not be more blatant if he were green and lived under a bridge, and people still try to engage him. It's astounding, really.

Recoome posted:

My favourite thing about Armidale is the bypass

SadisTech posted:

worst gimmick poster ever

Cleretic posted:

This troll would not be more blatant if he were green and lived under a bridge, and people still try to engage him. It's astounding, really.

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Is it even a troll? I thought it was just someone posting sarcastically.

PatriotPete posted:

The rise of Hitler and the Nazis was bought on due to a rise in popularity of unionism after world world 1. The predecessors of the Nazi party were all unionists. Unionism is protected by the political left. Trump is running for the REPUBLICAN party on the political right. The republican party line is very anti union and by endorsing Donald Trump as their lead candidate it also suggests that Trump is also very anti union. Which further suggests he is also anti Nazi.

All the more reasons to vote for Donald and help America become great again!

quote:

http://www.cbpp.org/poverty-and-opportunity/commentary-universal-basic-income-may-sound-attractive-but-if-it-occurred
I greatly admire the commitment of UBI supporters who see it as a way to end poverty in America. But for UBI to do that, it would have to: (1) be large enough to raise people to the poverty line without ending Medicaid, child care assistance, assistance in meeting high rental costs, and the like (otherwise, out-of-pocket health, child care, and housing costs would push many people back into poverty); and (2) include among its recipients people who aren’t currently working (and lack much of an earnings record), something no U.S. universal program does. It also would have to be financed mainly by raising taxes layered on top of the large tax increases we’ll already need — and will probably have to fight tough political battles to achieve — to avert large benefit cuts in Social Security and Medicare and meet other needs.

norp posted:

For next time helmet chat comes up

tithin posted:

He's literally Anidavs facebook friend.

Anidav bought him an account because he wanted to troll the thread

SadisTech posted:

For this to be meaningful we'd also need to know what percentage of the bicycling population included in the chart wears vs doesn't wear helmets.

Don't get me wrong, I think mandatory helmet laws are a good thing and that helmets do indeed save lives, I'm just saying that this chart by itself doesn't prove anything.

Nickopops posted:

Surely that only matter if wearing a helmet affects how likely you are to have an accident in the first place, which I wouldn't think it would?

e: actually I think what you'd need is total accident numbers. Ah it's my day off, I'm not thinking about stats today.

norp posted:

For next time helmet chat comes up

norp posted:

For next time helmet chat comes up

MaliciousOnion posted:

N/A? Are there many headless cyclists?

quote:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opi...6bc5866d19be1b9
At a pivotal moment in the history of the free world, conservatives must forge the continuity of Western civilisation by renewing the Christian tradition of liberty.