AusPol July - Due to penalty cuts and tax hikes all wit is suspended

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Reclines Obesily: Jul 24, 2000; Hey Moona!; Slippery Tilde

lauren southern has posted a few videos on her youtube that are self owns, one of the best ones is where she walks down a paris street and there's a few black people going about their lives and she says "in some areas of france no one even speaks english anymore" queue sinister music

# ? Jul 21, 2018 04:38

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# ? May 31, 2024 11:19

Dude McAwesome: Sep 30, 2004; Still better than a Ponytar

Was it Hockey or Morrison that added the lovely coloured bar graphs to everyone's tax returns thinking that it would highlight how much was being paid to "bludgers" when all it really shows how much we spend on aged pensioners and middle class welfare?

I think it's pretty hosed how the heading for that section is "welfare" when it should probably just be "social services" or "transfer payments" or something way less judgemental.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 05:31

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Reclines Obesily posted:

lauren southern has posted a few videos on her youtube that are self owns, one of the best ones is where she walks down a paris street and there's a few black people going about their lives and she says "in some areas of france no one even speaks english anymore" queue sinister music

Also that nobody in France is wearing French Braids (which the French call "African Braids").

Doctor Spaceman fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Jul 21, 2018

# ? Jul 21, 2018 05:42

kirbysuperstar: Nov 11, 2012; Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.

TheMightyHandful posted:

Is this the one that looks like a lovely windows 8 start screen or have they changed it again?

It's changed again, in the last like three weeks.

At least it doesn't have any out of aspect images anymore, I guess...?

# ? Jul 21, 2018 05:48

Konomex: Oct 25, 2010; a whiteman who has some authority over others, who not only hasn't raped anyone, or stared at them creepily...

Dude McAwesome posted:

Was it Hockey or Morrison that added the lovely coloured bar graphs to everyone's tax returns thinking that it would highlight how much was being paid to "bludgers" when all it really shows how much we spend on aged pensioners and middle class welfare?

I think it's pretty hosed how the heading for that section is "welfare" when it should probably just be "social services" or "transfer payments" or something way less judgemental.

Pretty much spent as much of my tax on 'welfare' as I they did repaying government debts.

Honestly, this government.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 06:36

MysticalMachineGun: Apr 5, 2005

Dude McAwesome posted:

Was it Hockey or Morrison that added the lovely coloured bar graphs to everyone's tax returns thinking that it would highlight how much was being paid to "bludgers" when all it really shows how much we spend on aged pensioners and middle class welfare?

I think it's pretty hosed how the heading for that section is "welfare" when it should probably just be "social services" or "transfer payments" or something way less judgemental.

Definitely Hockey, this was during his "we'll accuse others of intergenerational theft while committing it ourselves" phase.

The pension has been the largest part of the graph each year

# ? Jul 21, 2018 08:02

NTRabbit: Aug 15, 2012; i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches

Reclines Obesily posted:

lauren southern has posted a few videos on her youtube that are self owns, one of the best ones is where she walks down a paris street and there's a few black people going about their lives and she says "in some areas of france no one even speaks english anymore" queue sinister music

It's double the self own, because 1st and 2nd generation African immigrants are more likely to be able to speak English than white French people

# ? Jul 21, 2018 08:03

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Who cares about Lauren Southern, you're getting trolled by engaging.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 08:40

MysticalMachineGun: Apr 5, 2005

JBP posted:

Who cares about Lauren Southern, you're getting trolled by engaging.

As long as she's getting platformed on right wing media us posting about her on a private forum is a drop in the ocean

# ? Jul 21, 2018 08:46

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

As long as she's getting platformed on right wing media us posting about her on a private forum is a drop in the ocean

I mean more widely. The only reason the right wing platforms care is that it gets a rise out of people, it's their entire political philosophy.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 08:51

Don Dongington: Sep 27, 2005; #ideasboom; College Slice

Getting billed 68k by the cops to own the libs

# ? Jul 21, 2018 09:17

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Don Dongington posted:

Getting billed 68k by the cops to own the libs

Did Milo end up paying that? I'd love to know how they can bill you for police services. Is it to do with lack of on site security or something?

# ? Jul 21, 2018 09:25

Brown Paper Bag: Nov 3, 2012

https://twitter.com/slackbastard/status/1020586350939013120?s=21

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:05

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

Brown Paper Bag posted:

https://twitter.com/slackbastard/status/1020586350939013120?s=21

Looks like a porno meme.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:08

The Peccadillo: Mar 4, 2013; We Have Important Work To Do

JBP posted:

Did Milo end up paying that? I'd love to know how they can bill you for police services. Is it to do with lack of on site security or something?

Milo got sued for that too? Also of course not, they just leave and ignore it, what're we gonna do

And it's a punitive thing, like "actions you took cost this much to the state, and so you're on the hook for some reimbursement". It's actually a bit hosed, if you can imagine the obscene ways it could be used

The Peccadillo fucked around with this message at 10:31 on Jul 21, 2018

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:26

JBP: Feb 16, 2017; You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

The Peccadillo posted:

Milo got sued for that too? Also of course not, they just leave and ignore it, what're we gonna do

And it's a punitive thing, like "actions you took cost this much to the state, and so you're comparable for some reimbursement". It's actually a bit hosed, if you can imagine the obscene ways it could be used

I don't think sued, the cops just send you an invoice. I think Milo owed circa $50k.

E: I think they can only do it if there's a planned event that will require police to attend, which is why Southern got the bill in advance. I just watched the street talk vid and lmao how embarrassing.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:29

The Peccadillo: Mar 4, 2013; We Have Important Work To Do

JBP posted:

I don't think sued, the cops just send you an invoice. I think Milo owed circa $50k.

E: I think they can only do it if there's a planned event that will require police to attend, which is why Southern got the bill in advance. I just watched the street talk vid and lmao how embarrassing.

So it's like a fine? Anyway, the dude squirmed her way out of charges from the Italian military for shooting flare guns at refugees in the Mediterranean, she'll probably be fine

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:39

iajanus: Aug 17, 2004; NUMBER 1 QUEENSLAND SUPPORTER
MAROONS 2023 STATE OF ORIGIN CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE

My hope is that they just get it tacked into the cost of their next visa

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:44

The Peccadillo: Mar 4, 2013; We Have Important Work To Do

Streamlining the process from refugee to immolated is actually a cash credit

# ? Jul 21, 2018 10:55

Fat Jesus: Jul 13, 2011; to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2023

getup should pay all the bills

# ? Jul 21, 2018 11:29

AgentF: May 11, 2009

nah

# ? Jul 21, 2018 12:10

Starshark: Dec 22, 2005; Doctor Rope

Greg Sheridan has apparently written a book and it's called - I poo poo you not - God is Good for You.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 13:44

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Starshark posted:

Greg Sheridan has apparently written a book and it's called - I poo poo you not - God is Good for You.

god�s not just good, he�s great. allahu akbar baby

# ? Jul 21, 2018 14:03

The Peccadillo: Mar 4, 2013; We Have Important Work To Do

Starshark posted:

Greg Sheridan has apparently written a book and it's called - I poo poo you not - God is Good for You.

Haha, this poo poo is gonna crush the charts

# ? Jul 21, 2018 14:05

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Just be thankful it wasn't written by Angela Shanahan.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 14:20

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

https://www.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/program

how long can you scroll through this before you puke?

# ? Jul 21, 2018 14:35

The Peccadillo: Mar 4, 2013; We Have Important Work To Do

As an Irish boy, Kill each of them English and their ideas about an English pope, and especially scrub their ideas from here, death to the queen

# ? Jul 21, 2018 14:36

the cool posts kid: Jul 24, 2007

like 10 years ago the cops invoiced me a grand for ramming my face through a pointless pane of glass at the latrobe council chambers, in my defence i was blind drunk, and one of the 4 blokes i was with is now officially a fucken dobber

# ? Jul 21, 2018 14:53

iajanus: Aug 17, 2004; NUMBER 1 QUEENSLAND SUPPORTER
MAROONS 2023 STATE OF ORIGIN CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE

If anyone needed any hints about why the new digital health record was a bad thing, this article should help

quote:

We desperately need this data': NIB boss wants members' digital health records

NIB chief executive Mark Fitzgibbon is hoping the private health insurance fund can get permission from its 1.5 million customers to access their digital health record, despite mounting privacy and security concerns.

In an interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Fitzgibbon said Australians opting out of the federal government�s digital My Health Record system were preventing health providers from accessing vital information that could be helpful in a medical emergency.

"If I get a hit by a bus tomorrow, I want the hospital to have my (digital) record," Mr Fitzgibbon said.

The system creates a shared digital medical record for every Australian unless they opt out in a three-month period that started on Monday.

Almost 6 million people already have a My Health Record, which has been in operation for six years, but since Monday's opt-out period began, more than 20,000 people have left.

Mr Fitzgibbon is hoping the fund can get permission from its 1.5 million customers to access their individual My Health Record data before 2020.

Private health insurers say this data could be a way to manage higher health insurance claims being made by an ageing population and associated rising premiums, while critics warn the data may result in more exclusions and less access.

�We are moving to this world in which we�re able to, like never before, predict, prevent and better manage or better treat diseases based on knowledge we have of your individual health profile,� Mr Fitzgibbon said.

�We cannot do that without information about who you are � We desperately need this data to make the world a better place.�

But former federal privacy commissioner Malcolm Crompton, now founder and lead adviser at privacy consultancy Information Integrity Solutions, said that while that may be the aim, a trustworthy governance model needs to underpin the system.

There currently wasn't one for My Health Record, and without it, things could go bad, he said.

"It is a fact that extra information is being used in the United States to price discriminate against people especially on insurance," Mr Crompton said.

"You need a credible assurance model that says, 'what's the evidence that promises are kept, and what happens when things do go wrong'," he said.

Despite Health Minister Greg Hunt saying My Health Record is "arguably the world's leading and most secure medical information system at any national level", people remain worried about cyber-security threats and privacy breaches.

The former head of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull�s Digital Transformation Agency, Paul Shetler, has said he would "probably" opt out if he were an Australian citizen.

Mr Fitzgibbon said the benefits of My Health Record - which allows records to be accessed by 12,860 health organisations and up to 900,000 health professionals - outweighed the risks.

�I don�t want a hacker [to access information] but I also don�t want my plane to crash and don�t want to be bitten by a shark in the ocean,� Mr Fitzgibbon said.

�We don�t stop flying in planes because of the (security) risks associated with flying.�

He understood the public was more sensitive about personal information being accessed and potentially misused by third parties since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which the firm used Facebook profiles to amass data on the US electorate during the Trump election campaign.

But having health information online would help people in emergency situations and in disease prevention, Mr Fitzgibbon said.

"In 10 years' time, we will wonder how the health system can function without this technology,� he said.

Bonus lol for the private health company suit implying that they in some way manage or treat diseases themselves.

# ? Jul 21, 2018 19:24

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Time of opt out I guess

# ? Jul 22, 2018 01:12

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-22/overloaded-reusable-bags-causing-injuries-for-shoppers/10017294

quote:

Shoppers have been warned not to overload their bags at the checkout after reports of an increase in injuries from people trying to carry heavy reusable bags.

The reusable bags are bigger than plastic bags, people are putting more in them and have injured themselves lifting the bags from the ground to the car. It sounds like supermarket staff should be trained to half-fill bags, but I imagine there'll be shoppers who insist bags be filled completely so they won't have to buy extras

# ? Jul 22, 2018 01:13

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

I opted (e: optioned?) out over the phone on Thursday, it's pretty easy. I didn't get my SMS receipt though, I'm worried I gave them the wrong number and someone else got my details. Whoops

# ? Jul 22, 2018 01:14

bell jar: Feb 25, 2009

imo the worst thing about lauren southern is that she's hot

# ? Jul 22, 2018 01:32

Cartoon: Jun 20, 2008; poop

bell jar posted:

imo the worst thing about lauren southern is that she's hot

Oh my....

# ? Jul 22, 2018 03:18

NTRabbit: Aug 15, 2012; i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches

You Am I posted:

Time of opt out I guess

Someone post the opt out link again, I need to do it too

# ? Jul 22, 2018 03:38

bell jar: Feb 25, 2009

Cartoon posted:

Oh my....

on reflection i can see this post interpreted as an endorsement of her views. what i meant was all her views are made worse somehow by the fact that she's hot

# ? Jul 22, 2018 03:54