Ora Tzo posted:

https://twitter.com/Henry_Belot/status/971855016297312256

Extreme measures.

Whitlam posted:

Batman by-election: Di Natale caught up in Greens bad blood

So is there just going to be one story a week from now until the by-election? Feedback I'm hearing from others on the ground is people are saying "if her own Party doesn't support her, why should I?"

quote:

Richard Di Natale has spoken of his frustration that one week out from a byelection in the Victorian electorate of Batman, disgruntled Greens party members are continuing to leak damaging reports about its candidate, Alex Bhathal.

The Greens leader disputed parts of a report by the ABC on Friday that he had ordered Bhathal be investigated five years ago over the alleged use of confidential party information, and said it was concerning that Greens members were leaking information to the media to undermine her.

The ABC reported that the Greens’ 2013 state council meeting included discussions about the alleged misuse of in-camera information from the party’s executive meeting. The ABC said there were allegations Bhathal misused this confidential information, prompting Di Natale to intervene.

But Di Natale told Guardian Australia there was nothing controversial about him referring the matter on, and that he was not concerned about Bhathal specifically.

“The issue of in-camera minutes was already being debated at state council and remained unresolved, so I simply suggested a procedural motion to refer it to another forum,” he said. “This is common practice and we regularly refer contested matters from state council to other working groups.”

The report follows the leaking of a 101-page internal complaint against Bhathal. The complaint was leaked to media despite being investigated and dealt with.

Bhathal has run for the Greens repeatedly since 2001, losing Batman in 2016 when Liberal preferences flowed to Labor’s David Feeney. The upcoming 17 March byelection was sparked after Feeney resigned from parliament over dual citizenship.

Guardian Australia understands that a number of Greens members would rather see Bhathal lose in order to preserve a chance of a different candidate running in future.

“It’s disappointing that a small number of people who disagree with the outcome of a democratic, grassroots preselection process are undermining the chances of electing a strong, progressive woman in Batman,” Di Natale said.

When the internal complaint against her was leaked, Bhathal, a social worker, said: “We’re dealing with a situation here where I’m very well known and people can make their own judgments.”

A Greens victory in Batman would give the party its second lower house seat. The seat of Melbourne is held by Adam Bandt.

quote:

ABC radio claimed on Friday that a fresh complaint had been lodged and would be dealt with after the byelection on Saturday March 17, which the Greens say is not correct.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Normal brain the gst is okay
Active brain a gst on tampons but not other essential services is anti feminist
Galaxy brain gst is inherently regressive and thus anti feminist regardless of what exemptions apply

Solemn Sloth posted:

Galaxy brain gst is inherently regressive and thus anti feminist regardless of what exemptions apply

quote:

Ms Harrison was also injured in the accident as she tried to drag her daughter out of a pool of electrified water.

She was watering her garden on Saturday night when the power to the house went out, and when she went to the meter box to turn the power back on, she received a small electric shock.

Ms Harrison said she contacted the Department of Housing's emergency line to notify them of the fault, but was not given a warning not to touch anything.

Her daughter then went to turn off the garden hose and was instantly gripped by a massive electrical current.

The electric shock has been blamed on a malfunction in the property's electricity supply, known as an "open circuit neutral".

It hit Denishar with a surge of up to 250 volts of electricity, which is five times the amount that can cause serious damage to the human body.

A Perth barrister has said the Woods family could be eligible for millions of dollars in compensation if the Department of Housing is found to have failed to provide them with safe and adequate housing.

Ms Harrison revealed earlier this week the Department of Housing had offered her family up to one month's free rent, which would enable them to save $800 to put towards a car.

Starshark posted:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-09/denishar-woods-undergoes-mri-after-electric-shock-brain-damage/9529346


jfc

Whitlam posted:

I just had someone try and convince me we should keep the level crossings because "grade separation and reduced visibility along the elevated rail would create unsafe situations for children, women and elderly people." That'd be offensive enough on its own, but two children were hit and killed at that particular crossing.

drunkill posted:

Reduced visibility?

I don't understand, visibility of what?

Whitlam posted:

I assume traditional overhead threats to women, like fighter jets, space debris, and large apes.

hooman posted:

Describing men as large apes, is probably quite unfair to large apes with regards their threat level to women.

Snowman_McK posted:

Just while we're on misogyny chat, I met a guy who was convinced we were a matriarchal society. And his reasoning was that a lot more advertising money is spent targeting women than me, ergo, matriarchy. I'm not exagerating, that was the beginning and end of his reasoning.

He was also one of those 'women just aren't geared for STEM' while being a loving account manager at an advertising firm.

GoldStandardConure posted:

or buy from a local book provider which may or may not be associated with goons

Snowman_McK posted:

Just while we're on misogyny chat, I met a guy who was convinced we were a matriarchal society. And his reasoning was that a lot more advertising money is spent targeting women than me, ergo, matriarchy. I'm not exagerating, that was the beginning and end of his reasoning.

He was also one of those 'women just aren't geared for STEM' while being a loving account manager at an advertising firm.

NTRabbit posted:

Mad Katter posted:

I don't know what it is about level crossings, but the issue certainly seems to bring out a particular type of loony.

Whitlam posted:

Batman by-election: Di Natale caught up in Greens bad blood

So is there just going to be one story a week from now until the by-election? Feedback I'm hearing from others on the ground is people are saying "if her own Party doesn't support her, why should I?"

GoldStandardConure posted:

UM ITS CALLED MANGA NOT ANIME

hooman posted:

You know what else comes in books?

DancingShade posted:

But did you deadlift him and hurl his body from the trees in a display of primal power?

Zenithe posted:

Imagine my shock when he turned out to have lovely opinions on women, and even tried the old garbage truck gender disparity argument. Haven't heard that one in years.

GoldStandardConure posted:

beat up this man then buy a book from your local book provider

then beat him up again with the book you bought

Zenithe posted:

I work with a guy I know was a bit odd and antisocial. Some time later he shared his thoughts on some.... interesting energy generation ideas, and declared an enormous boner for Elon Musk.

Imagine my shock when he turned out to have lovely opinions on women, and even tried the old garbage truck gender disparity argument. Haven't heard that one in years.

hooman posted:

Trap sprung.

Snowman_McK posted:

I've heard this one a bit recently too. What's your answer to it?

Mad Katter posted:

I don't know what it is about level crossings, but the issue certainly seems to bring out a particular type of loony.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Put the GST on everything and then fix any imbalances with the transfer system. If people can't afford tampons then just give them away for free.

JBP posted:

I'm thinking of starting a single issue Xenophon type party to just run in the senate called the corporate taxation enforcement party and just loving block and poo poo on everything until it happens.