open24hours posted:

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FINANCE Minister Mathias Cormann has likened Bill Shorten’s economic policies to those of communist East Germany’s.

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The Turnbull Government is committed to providing Australians with world class health care.

HOSPITAL FUNDING

The Government has provided an additional $2.9 billion in public hospital funding over the next three years (an increase of up to 6.5% a year) through an agreement with the states and territories that places greater focus on patient outcomes, particularly when it comes to caring for patients with chronic and complex needs.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

JBP posted:

I'm starting to genuinely believe no is going to win.

Anidav posted:

Same. I reckon a gently caress load of assholes are stealing ballots and all that and even if Yes wins the Coalition is gonna find a way to gently caress it up or ignore it due to legitimacy issues.

Shaking My Head posted:

Teen party entertainer 'let go' for same-sex marriage view hits back

A Christian kids entertainer who was fired from her Canberra job for saying she would vote 'no' in the same-sex marriage survey has hit back, saying she is "not afraid to stand up for my beliefs" and should not have lost her job.

The 18-year-old, who only identified herself as Madeline, was hired as a contractor and worked just two shifts for Capital Kids Parties in Canberra before she was "let go" on Sunday.

Madeline had updated her Facebook profile picture two weeks ago with a filter designed by the Coalition of Marriage that said "It's OK to VOTE NO".

Capital Kids Parties' owner, Madlin Sims, wrote her a private Facebook message on Sunday saying that "homophobic views being made public are detrimental to the business and don't align with my personal values or morals as the owner of the business".

"We have gay staff members, gay customers," she wrote. "CKP believes in equality for everybody."

In a public Facebook post later that day, Ms Sims wrote that she didn't want "homophobes working for me, especially in an environment with children".

"FYI this wasn't a 'you're voting no, you're fired' situation. There were prior conversations had. As a business that works with children of all kinds, we have a responsibility to working with vulnerable people," she wrote.

Madeline hit back on Tuesday, saying she was not a homophobe and should not have been fired for having an opinion.

"That is the point of this vote," she told conservative commentator Andrew Bolt on Sky News.

"This is a democracy and we were given the options and asked, as Australians, to vote yes or no and it is my opinion to vote no. And I don't think that my job should, you know, be taken away from me just because I have an opinion that someone disagrees with."

On Triple J's Hack program, she said she "loved everyone" but believed same-sex marriage would change the way things are done in schools and change adoption.

"I'm not afraid to stand up for my beliefs and being a Christian," she said.

"I simply can't vote yes without going against my God.

"If I'm attending a party and dressed up as Minnie Mouse and the child there is same-sex attracted I'm going to love that child like I would any other child."

She said she was blocked by Ms Sims after receiving the message and had no way of replying to explain her position.

On Tuesday night, Ms Sims posted another message on Facebook: "I risked my business and my integrity doing this but I don't really give a s--- because I can wake up tomorrow and marry any bloke I want".

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On Tuesday night, Ms Sims posted another message on Facebook: "I risked my business and my integrity doing this but I don't really give a s--- because I can wake up tomorrow and marry any bloke I want". 

fiery_valkyrie posted:

Where did this 76 genders, or however many it is, come from? I had never heard it before this.

Cleretic posted:

Anybody who 'thinks the Nos are going to win' need to start being part of the campaign however they can. Preferably soon, there's massive diminishing returns since people are actually pretty prompt on returning their votes.

Partly, you should do this because it actually raises your spirits pretty considerably to see that everyone's actually pretty cool about it. Partly, do it because you'll feel like you did your part. But mostly, do it so you're not shouting into the wind with neither grounding for your predictions or an answer to 'well what are you doing about it?'

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-businessman-who-sought-girls-for-sex-dodges-jail-20170919-gykr58.html posted:

While prior good character was "not an immunity card", Judge McCann said he was satisfied the offending was out of character and triggered by strains including financial stress stemming from some of his investments.

"Prior good character is particularly relevant in this case because his being charged, tried and convicted has almost certainly ruined his otherwise stellar reputation and social standing, and is a heavy punishment in his own right," the judge said on Tuesday.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

"I'm not afraid to stand up for my beliefs and being a Christian," she said.

"I simply can't vote yes without going against my God. 

rapeface posted:

Okay in non SSM news this popped up on my feed:


What the gently caress

Mad Katter posted:

This is such a cop out excuse. You can believe in a Christian definition of marriage while at the same time recognising that Jesus isn't a part of everyone's marriage.

People can eat kosher or wear a turnban or whatever without trying to legislate that everyone else must do the same.

JBP posted:

Someone accidentally let a girl in.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

loving good on the owner here. If the roles were reversed and somebody fired a Yes supporter Bolt would be standing up for the boss in a heartbeat.

Senor Tron posted:

Exactly this.

People saying they are saying no to a law change because of their religious beliefs are saying they want to live in a theocracy.

Synthbuttrange posted:

hannukake

the old ceremony posted:

when i worked in the gourmet section of david jones a customer freaked out at me because i hadn't personally taste-tested every single brand of pudding, of which there were at least ten, and couldn't compare/contrast them for his benefit. he told me that i should be using my employee discount to buy samples of each and have them tested by my family so i can provide the informed service he expects from david jones. i didn't say that the employee discount is only 10% and some of the puddings cost seventy bucks because we weren't allowed to tell customers that, but i did tell him my family are jewish; he said that was no excuse and i wished him a happy hanukkah and he stormed out

iajanus posted:

Wait people actually go into David Jones stores?

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

my christmas puddings

Endman posted:

My mum and grandmother both like ginger chocolate

Mad Katter posted:

Double outrage: Christmas cakes are already out in my local supermarket, and they are called "festive iced fruit cakes".

This is the continuation of the slippery slope that began with the special persons day cake, which will end in the destruction of our culture.

the old ceremony posted:

or do we need to just start killing people already