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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:Abortion is still criminalised in Queensland? What the gently caress is wrong with your state? You have a unicameral system and Labor's in government, why is this a thing? it's Queensland, also Labor is actually poo poo
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Nov 23, 2016 03:39
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I think poo poo is getting unfairly besmirched.
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Nov 23, 2016 03:40
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Queensland is the Florida of Australia. And also the Texas
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Nov 23, 2016 03:46
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NPR Journalizard posted:And also the Texas Floxas? Texida?
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Nov 23, 2016 03:46
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And Nevada.
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Nov 23, 2016 03:47
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Queensland is the Queensland of the World.
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Nov 23, 2016 03:51
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Queensland is like all the Southern states of the US put together, but without all the guns
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Nov 23, 2016 03:54
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Or any of the good things about the South.
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Nov 23, 2016 03:58
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First Pope
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Nov 23, 2016 04:12
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Peter Dutton's comments on Lebanese migrants 'outrageous', says Fraser minister Malcolm Fraser’s immigration minister, Ian Macphee, has excoriated the current occupant of the portfolio, Peter Dutton, branding his recent reflection on the immigration policies of the 1970s “outrageous”, and declaring the Liberal party “has long since ceased to be liberal”. Macphee’s statement on Wednesday followed Dutton’s incendiary observation in question time on Monday that Fraser should not have let Lebanese Muslims into Australia in the 1970s because a small number of people in subsequent generations had been charged with terrorism-related offences. The prime minister on Tuesday declined three opportunities to rebuke Dutton for his comment, praising the immigration minister’s performance in the portfolio. Macphee declared in his statement that Dutton had hit a new low in standards of recent immigration ministers, and accused him of deliberately chasing headlines via an interview with the “extremist” Andrew Bolt, the News Corp blogger and Sky News broadcaster. “The Fraser government honoured international law and morality,” Macphee said in the statement. “From the Howard government onwards these have been increasingly discarded.” Macphee placed Dutton in the same category as the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, who opposes Muslim immigration, and Bolt, declaring them “ignorant, alarmist voices”; and he said the community anger in response to the immigration minister’s comments was justified. “Dutton’s words offended them, especially as they attacked Malcolm Fraser, for whom they have profound respect and whose policies enabled them to integrate with and expand the understanding of other Australians of the rich, diversified culture that Australia has due to the contribution of migrants and refugees,” he said. The prime minister used a national security statement to parliament on Wednesday to argue an “inclusive society” was a vital element in countering the rise of violent extremism. Turnbull told parliament terrorist groups sought to identify weakness and vulnerability and to “drive and exploit fear and division”. “Actions and behaviours that target particular sections in society merely play into their hands. We are one of the most successful multicultural societies in the world.” “As I have said many times, the glue that holds us together is mutual respect – the recognition that each of us is entitled to the same respect, the same dignity and opportunities.” But Labor took the opportunity of the security statement and a separate debate in the federation chamber to criticise Dutton for his intervention. The Labor leader, Bill Shorten, accused Dutton of engaging in “loud lazy disrespect” and he said the immigration minister’s observation about Lebanese-Muslim migrants was “profoundly wrong”. Shorten said the comments had the potential to “aid and abet the isolation and resentment that the extremists pray upon”. “The comments weren’t just a repudiation of the success of Australia, a nation made great by migration and multiculturalism. The minister’s comments, his ignorant comments, contradict and undermine and fly in the face of every briefing I have ever received from our security agencies who explain to us how best to counter radicalisation about defeating extremism.” In the federation chamber, Sydney-based Labor frontbencher Tony Burke said you had to go back to the time of the White Australia policy to find a minister making an argument that particular communities should be excluded from entry on the basis of race or religion. He said the comments from Dutton gave a people “a sense of licence and permission to abuse their fellow citizens” – and he said that abuse had already commenced. Burke said he believed Dutton’s statement would win him votes, but “I don’t care”. He said it was time for political leaders to lead and bring the country together, and to cease equivocations about multiculturalism. A multicultural Australia was either a concept you signed up to or rejected, Burke said. Labor backbencher and anti-radicalisation expert Anne Aly – who was born in Egypt, not Lebanon – has received death threats on her Facebook page which are currently being investigated by the Australian Federal Police. She has also been the subject of abusive emails. An email sent to her office on November 22, with the subject line “Leb thugs”, says the following: “Peter Dutton was right. Pack your bags and piss off back to where you came from and take all of your terrorist faith with you.” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/23/peter-duttons-comments-on-lebanese-migrants-outrageous-says-fraser-minister
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Nov 23, 2016 04:20
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:Abortion is still criminalised in Queensland? What the gently caress is wrong with your state? http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-11/greens-push-to-decriminalise-abortion-in-nsw-stop-protesters/7720256
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Nov 23, 2016 04:28
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So what are we so scared of oh boogitty boogity boogity terrorists for anyway? 1:350,000,000 (perannum) (Or ~ one Australian every 20 years) Storm in teacup only identifiable using electron microscope. From http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-terrorism-statistics-every-american-needs-to-hear/5382818 quote:Scientific American reported in 2011: You are ~4,500 times more likely to be killed by a fellow patriot in Australia than by a filthy towel-headed immigrant. Makes you think. Nah of course it doesn't let's keep spending billions on a non-problem that takes our eyes off the multicoloured ball being bounced between clowns in Canberra. Peter Dutton is solid proof abortion should be both legal and freely available.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:40
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Queensland will learn. You can't knock ol reliable for tryin' She's still as good as when I first bought er. Travels from Brisbane to the Gold Coast on a gallon of pigs snot.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:43
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I hope i dont die in ww2
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Nov 23, 2016 04:46
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QUACKTASTIC posted:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/23/peter-duttons-comments-on-lebanese-migrants-outrageous-says-fraser-minister Good on him. Just highlights that this is the state of play these days though: Left .................. Right ............... Labor ......... Overton Window ............ Liberal ........... One Nation/Nazis
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Nov 23, 2016 04:47
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quote:You are ~4,500 times more likely to be killed by a fellow patriot in Australia than by a filthy towel-headed immigrant. Makes you think. Nah of course it doesn't let's keep spending billions on a non-problem that takes our eyes off the multicoloured ball being bounced between clowns in Canberra. proof positive the border policies are working you leftie scum
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Nov 23, 2016 04:50
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Also lmao at all the PLEASE BUY E10 FUEL KATTER HAS US BY THE BALLS Ads in King George Square.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:51
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Here's someone 18c doesn't protect, apparently:quote:The Turnbull government has threatened to sue a retiree who established a little-visited website that campaigns against cuts to Medicare, accusing him of unauthorised use of the healthcare system's green and yellow logo. The logo:  The legal letter from the DHS They literally want him to cancel the domain name.
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Nov 23, 2016 04:55
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Anidav posted:Also lmao at all the PLEASE BUY E10 FUEL KATTER HAS US BY THE BALLS  Lol you can search by license plate. SLT69 is E10 OK.
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Nov 23, 2016 05:19
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You Am I posted:Queensland is like all the Southern states of the US put together, but without all the guns The equator is Anglo kryptonite.
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Nov 23, 2016 06:01
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Boils the brain.
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Nov 23, 2016 06:02
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NPR Journalizard posted:And also the Texas More Arizona than Texas I think
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Nov 23, 2016 08:20
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Synthbuttrange posted:One Nation Senator Rod Culleton says Pauline Hanson is "not the boss" of his office after he failed to meet her last night. The next government of Queensland, ladies and gentlemen.
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Nov 23, 2016 08:27
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Pickled Tink posted:First Dog: I'm Dave.
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Nov 23, 2016 08:42
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Wheezle posted:The next government of Queensland, ladies and gentlemen. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-23/national-party-faces-existential-threat-from-one-nation-polling/8049538 But what about WA?
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Nov 23, 2016 08:58
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Recoome posted:BRISGOONS: There's a Rally for the decriminalisation of abortions in QLD on the 1st of December, for any uni students etc. who are able to get there. Honestly I found this out through one of my friends who's with the Greens, so I know they should be there in some capacity. It's being organised between the Women's Abortion Rights Campaign (kickass group of Union women from the 80s), Young Queenslanders for the Right to Choose (kickass group of young women from now) and Pro Choice Queensland (kickass group of everyone). All the rallies are really positive and well attended. I know that the Greens candidate for Brisbane, Kirsten Lovejoy, will be in attendance, and there's usually a pretty big crowd of Green shirts. There's usually a decent showing from Parliament and a bunch of Labor Left people come along too. Fun for the whole family. I'll be there as usual guzzling coffee and looking sadly toward my office.
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Nov 23, 2016 09:09
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Kafka Syrup posted:It's being organised between the Women's Abortion Rights Campaign (kickass group of Union women from the 80s), Young Queenslanders for the Right to Choose (kickass group of young women from now) and Pro Choice Queensland (kickass group of everyone). Sounds great!! Thanks for the background info!
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Nov 23, 2016 10:19
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Birdstrike posted:Economics post I have an economics degree and this post was a good little refresher. I would suggest not to take macroeconomic theories as indisputable truths. There is a lot of debate about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_macroeconomic_thought I do tend to agree with what you're writing though. Private school funding cuts would force more students into public schools, increasing the overall cost to government. This is the same reason why they want people on private health insurance. Private schools aren't all that comparatively bad, the oligarchic exploitation of the health sector by Ramsey and other groups is worse. I personally think that the government is attempting to force the RBA to start QE, then they will follow it up with more austerity programs. This will worsen inequality and has (in the UK) ensured conservative governments stay in power. I wrote an article about it here if you want to have a read. In the article I discuss a transcript in which a bunch of influential economists and journalists discuss how QE is dis-equalizing. One of them mentions that it would be nice if they could test what it would be like it they paid people money directly instead of QE. I found it funny/depressing how they had no idea we had already done it here successfully. http://www.youngausint.org.au/single-post/2016/11/06/How-the-RBA-stole-Christmas gucci bane fucked around with this message at 11:22 on Nov 23, 2016 |
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Nov 23, 2016 11:05
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Commerz posted:Private school funding cuts would force more students into public schools, increasing the overall cost to government. I assume if the money is taken away from funding extravagant private school extensions the government will just burn the money rather than putting it into public schools, and the private schools in question will just triple their fees rather than scaling back their insane overdevelopment projects.
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Nov 23, 2016 11:08
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iajanus posted:I assume if the money is taken away from funding extravagant private school extensions the government will just burn the money rather than putting it into public schools, and the private schools in question will just triple their fees rather than scaling back their insane overdevelopment projects. I don't think it is a fair system but it's not as clean cut as take the money out and now you have extra money. Perhaps they should just remove funding from private schools with large amounts of invested capital. Then again Universities have that too and really are almost the same as private schools when it comes to attendees having class and privilege.
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Nov 23, 2016 11:13
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Commerz posted:I don't think it is a fair system but it's not as clean cut as take the money out and now you have extra money. Perhaps they should just remove funding from private schools with large amounts of invested capital. Then again Universities have that too and really are almost the same as private schools when it comes to attendees having class and privilege. I'd say a good start is to stop funding schools that clearly don't need it; I'm not going to work out the details but it's hilarious how the private school lobby throws the tiny religious schools into the breach whenever anyone dares to cut back the largesse. There has to be a way to stop the stupidity.
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Nov 23, 2016 11:15
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Nov 23, 2016 11:18
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It's not simply a over-funding of private schools but an active de-funding of public schools. For example somehow it's fine to ensure a private school has all the laptops per student but throw the public school onto the unequal resources of parents. And like iajanus, I'm not convinced that cutting the insane amount of private school funding necessarily benefits student numbers in the public system because the point of the funding is to take that money away from other services. The government doesn't lose anything, because it is playing politics with funding.
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Nov 23, 2016 11:20
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Commerz posted:I don't think it is a fair system but it's not as clean cut as take the money out and now you have extra money. Perhaps they should just remove funding from private schools with large amounts of invested capital. Then again Universities have that too and really are almost the same as private schools when it comes to attendees having class and privilege. Please don't gently caress with the public university funding, goddamn
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Nov 23, 2016 11:39
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Please feel free to gently caress with the Group of 8 universities which are actively working to gently caress over uni students though
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Nov 23, 2016 11:41
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https://twitter.com/davidlipson/status/801351857457205248
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Nov 23, 2016 11:47
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I'm so glad the adults are back in charge
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Nov 23, 2016 12:27
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Recoome posted:Please don't gently caress with the public university funding, goddamn I wasn't advocating any loving around at all. I'm just trying to make people aware that governments aren't the supreme masters of economic performance. They can and do make it worse or better, but Keynesian economics is not the magic fix we would like it to be. That said, politicians actively choose to screw the working class. In 1975 the UK economy had been savaged by several years of inflation. The conservative government had a choice to make between reducing industry profits or hindering the incomes of workers. They did what any respectable conservative would do. They waited until inflation caused an exchange rate crisis to unfold, blamed it on the international economy, then attacked unions. We are probably seeing a similar thing happen before our eyes in Australia
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What was the legislation for? Is this another fiasco that's going to be the lead story on tomorrow's AM? Edit- oh, the one about increasing the tax to leave Australia? How many millions per year is this going to cost?
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