Zenithe posted:

Last nights mediawatch is worth a watch. It's on the lovely, lovely response of Australian columnists to the Grenfell Tower fire.

Bogan King posted:

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Come on Asian Lesbian Cyberwoman President, we need you now more than ever.

Anidav posted:

Ni.... Hao...*fires plasma beam at conservative opposition leader while snorting robo cocaine off the body of my robo wife*

Milky Moor posted:

i sent you that fanfiction in confidence

Milky Moor posted:

i sent you that fanfiction in confidence

Anidav posted:

Actually, please write this short story. 2000 words, due by Friday.

Les Affaires posted:

Coming in late here but Wayne Swan renounced the more extreme aspects of neoliberalism sometime in the last year or so. His articles specifically reflect him changing his mind as he's seen the growing divide and what's happening in the labour market.

Keating followed suit shortly after and he was the one who primarily was responsible for them. They're allowed to change their mind, better late than never I guess.

Morrison himself will probably be getting similar advice from treasury and finance except he's hamstrung by the fact that if he does anything about it he literally destroys his own party. It's a miracle the few concessions they managed to get into the latest budget but you can bet your arse that's been carefully calculated.

Anidav posted:

Someone fire the marketing department at St. George Bank.

Anidav posted:

That's a loving ugly dragon

"OL&S Ricky joins Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Party posted:

ONE-time Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator Ricky Muir is swapping cars for guns and rods, revealing he will join the Victorian branch of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party.

Mr Muir, whose career in the Federal Senate lasted from 2013 to 2016, said he was now considering a tilt at State Parliament where he would advocate for regional blue collar voters sick of major parties.

The former sawmiller said when deciding whether to put his hand up for public life again, the Andrews Government “failing timber workers in Gippsland was the final straw”.

“If I was to run as a candidate and be pre-selected I would run a no bull campaign and offer Gippsland an alternative candidate who is willing to work with either side of Government in the best interest of the electorate, rather than simply promoting pre-written party lines,” he said.

Mr Muir gained a reputation for speaking honestly about a range of issues during his three years as a senator, and encouraged other novices to follow his lead and give politics a crack.

He also gained headlines for a “car crash” interview on Channel 7 when starting his political career, and for a video in which he was seen throwing kangaroo poo at a friend.

At the time he dismissed the roo poo incident as “people play” in the bush.

In the Victorian Parliament there are already two Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MPs, Jeff Bourman and Daniel Young.

Mr Bourman, who is the Victorian chairman of the party, said he was delighted Mr Muir would join them as he “is passionate about fighting for the future of regional communities in Victoria and for maintaining access to the great outdoors for everyone”.

Mr Bourman said that Mr Muir stood out from the “party hacks and political elite with his ‘every man’ outlook which brought rare common sense and ethics to Australian politics”.

“He is going to be a natural fit for the party and we welcome him aboard,” Mr Bourman said.

In revealing he would run for a state seat, Mr Muir attacked Labor for “pandering to Green ideology” and called the Liberal and National coalition an “unholy alliance”.

Mr Muir said he had not yet decided which seat to run for, but would consider pre-selection options in the coming months.

Anidav posted:

Someone fire the marketing department at St. George Bank.

Bogan King posted:

Someone remember to repost this in 4 pages

JBP posted:

Ricky Muir sucks now, ah well.

open24hours posted:

They're just a gun rights party, aren't they? Or do they have other policies?

Ora Tzo posted:

So is Hinch bad enough for us to want Muir in his place?

QUACKTASTIC posted:

Looking forward to PHON response

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Well folks, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas – the 'ideas festival' where middle-class lefty boomers pay to see Andrew Bolt and feel dangerous for a bit – is no more. The Sydney Opera House has axed it, and are replacing it with a progressive “ideas, art and action” festival.


Antidote is quite a different beast to FODI, and it shows immediately. Focused on progressive political and social action, it seems more inclined towards highlighting and showcasing various international activists and performers.

Synthbuttrange posted:

noice

Krazyface posted:

It's like someone told the graphic designer not to use pie charts but didn't explain why they're bad.

Zenithe posted:

At the start it says it's showing the distribution as if Australia was 100 people.

Zenithe posted:

At the start it says it's showing the distribution as if Australia was 100 people.

JBP posted:

They're the "support whatever nonsensical bush whacker poo poo is du jour" party.

You Am I posted:

Their campaign slogans can be found on the back of every Nissan Patrol or Toyota Landcruiser that has the big mud digger tyres on it.

You Am I posted:

Their campaign slogans can be found on the back of every Nissan Patrol or Toyota Landcruiser that has the big mud digger tyres on it.