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I would blow Dane Cook posted:https://twitter.com/GhostWhoVotes/status/843414177532141568 I... what? Based on how poorly most of the pollsters (in particular, Newspoll) forecast the most recent election (WA), do you think perhaps this totally unreasonable bounce in Liberal popularity may be a little uh... Horseshit?
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This loving country, goddamn.
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Mar 19, 2017 12:21
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Assuming it's within margin of error? Also it'll be snowy-river-bounce. If they have another poo poo week in the media it will resume its fall.
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Mar 19, 2017 12:21
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norp posted:Assuming it's within margin of error? Yeah, I think it's this. Probably just hearing 'Snowy river' makes people horny. STRAYA
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Mar 19, 2017 12:32
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Just imagine how bad this week would have been for them without the snowy river announcement - wow
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Mar 19, 2017 12:34
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Just imagine if the opposition leader wasn't a sack of White Wings low-sugar cake mix,
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Mar 19, 2017 12:40
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Reading tea leaves.
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Schlesische posted:Weren't the WALibs hosed from the get go? Yeah they're totally to blame for their own predicament. They weren't simply punished for being there when the money wagon waltzed away, they were punished for serially pretending to come up with ideas that would diversify the WA economy that were handouts to mates and were incredibly obvious about it. But they might have maintained some power even in the upper house if they hadn't been scared of booting out the most visible symbol of their failure. They could have said mea culpa, here's something we can do, give us the chance to implement it but they just went with the flow. TheMightyHandful posted:Aren't you better to dump him after when you are going to lose anyway? They could foresee big losses ahead of time, and there were people eager to take over the job and do it tough, but no, they sat there and waited for the semi to run them over. They were probably never going to win, but they had the option to save something from it, but they couldn't act. That's a party organisation failure, not just an election loss. The Feds, when this happens, used to put in a gumby like Downer to take the pain. Now they're terrified of what that tells the electorate because they spent 30 years pretending the PM was a president instead of a representative. This time around the WA party seems to have been more keen to let Barnett take all the blame forgetting that they too have seats to lose...oh dear.
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Mar 19, 2017 13:01
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Yeah the poll was taken over thursday-sunday. Perhaps turnbull timed the snowy river announcement for it?
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Mar 19, 2017 13:07
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Talk about a long bow
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Mar 19, 2017 13:37
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/brace-for-the-selloff-property-market-at-a-tipping-point/news-story/quote:Brace for the sell-off: property market at a tipping point I don't know if I'm correct to be shocked that The Australian published a piece so gleefully declaring the bubble is real and ready to pop. But it's definitely the first I've read that seems to announce the tide has turned and itshappening.gif
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Mar 19, 2017 13:46
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Shunkymonky posted:http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/brace-for-the-selloff-property-market-at-a-tipping-point/news-story/ Roger your article is just plain wrong. As the owner of 3 investment properties I have seen their values steadily rise and the will continue to do so. The factors to cause a fall, principally rising unemployment, are simply NOT THERE. You are just unhappy because you have missed out on the greatest boom of the century whilst I an some other astute investors have cleaned up.
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Mar 19, 2017 14:14
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Roger your article is just plain wrong. As the owner of 3 investment properties I have seen their values steadily rise and the will continue to do so. The factors to cause a fall, principally rising unemployment, are simply NOT THERE. I want to frame that comment, it's perfect.
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Mar 19, 2017 14:44
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All markets are governed by growthand the Howard/Costello government was pure economic growth; during the Howard/Costello government an amount of that infinite pure growth was turned into every investment in the ratio of it's place on the ASX index - for every dollar of iron ore created twice as much coal was created and so on. Most all this was squandered by layba waste; but because housing is safe and unreactive you can trace this down to housing that exists now and will always exist. Most of the housing in the universe is from other generations and was created in an exploding star; there's housing that exists that came fromt he first generation of stars and you can trace the degree of all these back to the Howard/Costello government. This isn't contraversial; once you accept the Howard/Costello government happened this is one thing that follows from it the same way as the need to secure the existence of our people and a future for white children follows from it.
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I like the part about how the banks forced investors to stop buying old cars and buy properties, they were PAWNS. This sounds like a tryout for when politicians get burnt by the correction. Gosh wouldn't an inquiry into banks be a good idea then? edit: Richard Di Natale drops into Australian Politics Live podcast, and is remarkably frank about the state of politics including Greens factionalism. He doesn't have all the answers so don't expect them. ewe2 fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Mar 19, 2017 |
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Mar 19, 2017 15:17
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https://twitter.com/LucyXIV/status/841750535107616768
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Mar 19, 2017 22:05
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That Australian article is a dead link for me... I think it's very telling that while "housing is unaffordable for many Australians" has become an accepted part of the mainstream discourse (it wasn't just a few short years ago) and so has "we need to do something about that," politicians can't quite bring themselves to voice the squealing outrage that would come from the logical next step: "house prices need to come down." edit - reading that article more closely; are low interest rates really the cause of the bubble? Like, this in particular: quote:We know the boom in property prices has little to do with anything other than historic low interest rates, which appears to have made paying an extra million at auction as insignificant as an impulse purchase of a bar of chocolate at the supermarket checkout. Like, who the gently caress only cares about interest? I'm no economist but surely it has far more to do with the obstinate cultural mindset that house prices always go up and are always a safe investment, which can only be a self-fulfilling prophecy for so long. This was interesting too: http://www.3aw.com.au/news/confidence-in-housing-market-hits-a-new-low-20170316-gv028h.html quote:Confidence in the housing market is now at its lowest level on record. freebooter fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Mar 19, 2017 |
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Mar 19, 2017 22:37
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:https://twitter.com/GhostWhoVotes/status/843414177532141568 This Newspoll might have a bunch of questions about energy security in it. Which really would give the Liberals the edge because most people are still in the "Solar isn't there yet" mentality.
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Mar 19, 2017 22:59
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freebooter posted:That Australian article is a dead link for me...
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Mar 19, 2017 23:19
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I only hope that the new Snowy project will mean a resurgence in dinky di Australian cinema.
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Mar 19, 2017 23:23
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after three years brandis released his diaries you'll be shocked to discover he was lying about consulting with indigenous legal aid groups before cutting their funding
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Mar 19, 2017 23:40
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I am shocked, shocked I tell you, that George's parliamentary [redacted] proves that he is a [redacted] piece of [redacted] who probably has commissioned multiple portraits of himself [redacted]ing [redacted] in the [redacted] while giving [redacted] a proper [redacted] with a [redacted] in his [redacted].
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“Processing Mr Dreyfus’s request was a long and exhaustive task and had to be done on top of the attorney’s ministerial and other responsibilities,” so of course it took 3 years! Think of all that exhausting work George had to do to fulfill his responsibilities as a minister! The department line seems to be that no record of any meetings doesn't mean that the meetings didn't happen, because if the meetings were spontaneous they wouldn't be entered in the diary. This sounds like a very reasonable reasonable explanation that I definitely believe. It also still admits that he had no plans to meet with legal aid groups, and if he ever did it was probably a result of them chasing him down.
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Mar 20, 2017 00:33
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Is there any rational reason the LNP got a bump in polls outside of Snowy river? I've felt like they were losing momentum and looking awful lately. What have I missed if anything?
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Mar 20, 2017 00:39
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Ten Becquerels posted:“Processing Mr Dreyfus’s request was a long and exhaustive task and had to be done on top of the attorney’s ministerial and other responsibilities,” so of course it took 3 years! Think of all that exhausting work George had to do to fulfill his responsibilities as a minister! This seems like a really dumb thing to say, as it compels the reader to ask why a minister should be allowed to have an undocumented meeting to discuss government business?
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Mar 20, 2017 00:49
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open24hours posted:This seems like a really dumb thing to say, as it compels the reader to ask why a minister should be allowed to have an undocumented meeting to discuss government business? Yeah, I would have thought it would be a legal requirement to keep track of all meetings conducted as a minister, and if they don't qualify as a meeting conducted in his guise as minister they sure as gently caress don't count for consulting with community groups.
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Mar 20, 2017 00:56
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JBP posted:Is there any rational reason the LNP got a bump in polls outside of Snowy river? I've felt like they were losing momentum and looking awful lately. What have I missed if anything? Was the poll taken after the thrashing in WA? That may have cathartic enough for some people to come back. Also some people want the opposite of what they have at state level. Just spit balling here
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Mar 20, 2017 00:57
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https://twitter.com/SenatorMRoberts/status/843607859602444288
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Mar 20, 2017 01:03
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About time someone prosecuted them.
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JBP posted:Is there any rational reason the LNP got a bump in polls outside of Snowy river? I've felt like they were losing momentum and looking awful lately. What have I missed if anything? Union Lady saying breaking the law is okay has flipped alot of older people back to the LNP. You know the complicated SWING BOOMERS
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freebooter posted:Like, who the gently caress only cares about interest? I'm no economist but surely it has far more to do with the obstinate cultural mindset that house prices always go up and are always a safe investment, which can only be a self-fulfilling prophecy for so long. JBP posted:Is there any rational reason the LNP got a bump in polls outside of Snowy river? I've felt like they were losing momentum and looking awful lately. What have I missed if anything? TheMightyHandful posted:Aren't you better to dump him after when you are going to lose anyway? I have been hoping NTATA would actually snatch the glittering prize he has white anted so long for (ala K. Rudd) but it seems the fates won't grant me that simple pleasure.
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Doug Stubbs and his wife Sue, who live at Collingwood Park in southwest Brisbane, are doing it hard, because Centrelink has refused to grant them disability and the carers allowance. An internal review stuck with the original decision and now the case is going before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. But it is dragging out and the bills, including medical expenses, still must be paid. Supporters are raising money to help them get by. The 55-year old former transport contractor has undergone a series of surgical and other procedures that have made him unable to work and he needs care at home. His disability is the result of a horrific motorcycle accident that resulted in multiple fractures, an acquired brain injury and a right arm amputation. Despite this, he did not generate enough points on the Centrelink test to qualify for payment. A Centrelink Officer wrote, “While I accept that your right, dominant hand is non-functional as a result of the amputation, there is no objective medical evidence to indicate that there is a severe functional impact on activities like turning the pages of a book, using a pen or pencil or using a keyboard or carrying most objects with your functional arm.’’ According to the rules, he can work 15 hours a week. Regardless of what might be suggested by a piece of paper, rea;life reality is that Doug cannot work. Being able-bodied would be a challenge enough at his age. With disabilities like his and younger, fit alternatives, employers are not going to take him on. Doug’s case is important, because it will be a test for many others finding themselves in the same boat. The message that needs to get through to Centrelink and the department heads is that people are have real life challenges, including problems overlooked, by an arbitrary and restrictive test that at best, only provides a rudimentary assessment. A thorough medical assessment, supported by competent medical evidence is needed. This is not what happens today. Those making the decisions must be reminded that they dealing with human beings, not case numbers.  FIT TO WORK!
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http://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2017/QDC17-017.pdf Apparently the Council told the annoying street preachers in the Queen st Mall to piss of.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:http://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2017/QDC17-017.pdf They should tell the Mormons and the Jehovah s Witnesses to gently caress off too.
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Anidav posted:They should tell the Mormons and the Jehovah s Witnesses to gently caress off too. The Jehovah's Witnesses just stand there behind their little cart, and the Mormons only bother Chinese people.
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Mar 20, 2017 01:34
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Anidav posted:Doug Stubbs and his wife Sue, who live at Collingwood Park in southwest Brisbane, are doing it hard, because Centrelink has refused to grant them disability and the carers allowance. He has a bright future as an Evil Genius.
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Mar 20, 2017 01:35
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Dammit I would blow Dane Cook you stole my joke. I mean poo poo the claw arm already has a skull on it.
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Mar 20, 2017 01:40
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Maybe we can make a gofundme to build a Volcano Lair for him.
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quote:A Supreme Court judge has blasted former NSW Labor MP Eddie Obeid and his sons for bringing an "unreasonable" and "irresponsible" lawsuit against the corruption watchdog and ordered the family to pay a multimillion-dollar legal bill. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Hammerschlag's nickname in lawyer circles is The Hammer. He does not gently caress around.
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