AusPol November: And you know, they can't refuse... because of The Capability.

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Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

The Guardian is saying that the coalitions sitting calendar may go against the constitution?

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:35

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 15:35

NPR Journalizard: Feb 14, 2008

Don Dongington posted:

oh no don't take the pirate bay away what will we do,

I know its trivial to get around, but trust me when I say that they are blocking a hell of a lot more and worse stuff that the pirate bay.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:38

hidys: May 6, 2015; "Give the boys a bit of a rev up."

snoremac posted:

Andrew Bolt is having a normal one about these Liberal ladies speaking up:

The Liberals had an internal inquiry and determined the Liberals aren't bullying women and these women are loving liars!!!

Lucy Gichuhi, former Family First member is apparently of the �Liberal Left?�

Hmmm...

Why would Andrew Bolt consider her left wing?

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:45

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

hidys posted:

Lucy Gichuhi, former Family First member is apparently of the �Liberal Left?�

Hmmm...

Why would Andrew Bolt consider her left wing?

Left wing just means "thing I don't like"

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:46

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

NPR Journalizard posted:

I know its trivial to get around, but trust me when I say that they are blocking a hell of a lot more and worse stuff that the pirate bay.

please tell me its twitter, facebook, youtube and reddit

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:48

Senor Tron: May 26, 2006

Reclines Obesily posted:

i dunno if anyone else is the same but when Steam and Netflix etc came out i fell off the piracy wagon entirely

Same, there's so much content there I don't have time to consume that I don't feel a need to go outside normal channels.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:50

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

Totally not a nanny state

Brisbane times posted:

New diagonal crossings come online amid calls to fine distracted pedestrians

Toby Crockford
28 November 2018 � 8:28am
As two new scramble pedestrian crossing come online in the heart of Brisbane, there is a push to give police and council officers power to slap distracted pedestrians crossing roads with a $200 fine.

The new crossings, allowing people to walk diagonally across an intersection, were announced in September and introduced on Wednesday at the intersections of Albert and Charlotte streets, as well as Albert and Mary streets.

Brisbane CBD pedestrian near-misses
00:43
Brisbane CBD pedestrian near-misses

As two new scramble pedestrian crossings come online in the heart of Brisbane, the Pedestrian Council of Australia has called on a $200 fine to be introduced for distracted pedestrians nation-wide.

It comes as the Pedestrian Council of Australia calls for pedestrians who cross the road while looking at their phone or while using their headphones to be slapped with a fine to reduce the number and severity of car vs. pedestrian incidents.

PCA chairman Harold Scruby praised Brisbane City Council's new scramble crossings because they reduced the wait time for pedestrians, minimised the time they spend in harm's way and therefore lower the chance of serious injury.

He said the pedestrian road toll was going through the roof and had reached "epidemic levels".

"If people are distracted both visually and verbally, they would not hear an emergency vehicle siren, a car horn or a 'watch out' warning," Mr Scruby said.

Pedestrians cross the busy Brisbane intersection of Edward and Adelaide streets.
Pedestrians cross the busy Brisbane intersection of Edward and Adelaide streets.Michelle Smith - Fairfax Media
"We're putting a business case together based on the amount of pain and suffering it could alleviate.

"People are going to say we�re going to be nanny state with this, but we just want people to be aware of the dangers."

Mr Scruby said he wanted the offence of "crossing the road while distracted" to be introduced to give law enforcement a simple penalty in their arsenal.

"With this $200 penalty, it would make people aware that they might well get booked and will hopefully see a significant reduction in dangerous behaviour while crossing roads," he said.

"If you cross the road while looking at a screen or with your headphones in, you put yourself and others at risk because drivers have to swerve to avoid you.

"Why don't we use the resources we�ve got [council officers] to assist the police?"

Mr Scruby said the $200 fine was reasonable compared to the penalty for cyclists not wearing a helmet, $130 under Queensland law, which he believed was comparable dangerous behaviour.

PCA called for speed limits to be reduced to 30 km/h in built-up areas across the state earlier in the year after a series of fatal pedestrian incidents on south-east Queensland roads.

Roads that carry traffic through suburbs and across towns have a speed limit of 60km/h or higher, while built-up areas in Queensland have a speed limit of 50km/h.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:54

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

Empty suit drops empty threat

https://twitter.com/Kate_McClymont/status/1067596803569213441

# ? Nov 28, 2018 02:59

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

Why has David Pope stopped doing cartoons during the best period of the Auspol :smith:

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:11

dr_rat: Jun 4, 2001

iajanus posted:

"the Pedestrian Council of Australia has called on a $200 fine to be introduced for distracted pedestrians nation-wide."

Those Pedestrian Council of Australia fuckers sold us out.

Should be advocating to ban cars instead.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:16

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Empty suit drops empty threat

https://twitter.com/Kate_McClymont/status/1067596803569213441

Empty suit realises he has no money to engage in legal action.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:17

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Reclines Obesily posted:

i dunno if anyone else is the same but when Steam and Netflix etc came out i fell off the piracy wagon entirely

i was off then I ran out of money (only ever d/l tv shows though or get them from the library)

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:21

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Occasionally I�ll want to see something that isn�t on Stan/Netflix and be disappointed I can�t but :effort:

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:43

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

Our internet isn't the best so streaming is hit or miss

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:46

Cpt Soban: Jul 23, 2011

iajanus posted:

Our internet isn't the best so streaming is hit or miss

It's less of a stream, more of a sputtering spray with drips

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:47

Hollandia: Jul 27, 2007; rattus rattus; Grimey Drawer

I just want comics

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:57

NPR Journalizard: Feb 14, 2008

Reclines Obesily posted:

please tell me its twitter, facebook, youtube and reddit

sadly, no. More child porn and bestiality.

Like, I get the civil liberties argument, but im also ok with that sort of poo poo being inaccessible.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 03:59

ewe2: Jul 1, 2009

CrazyTolradi posted:

Tim Smith, the Vic state MP for Kew, looks like an Oblivion NPC.

"Have you heard of the High Elves?"

That's what was bugging me about that picture, ta :v:

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:03

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

He looks like a huge five year old treat boy

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:04

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

Like that loving extant Koch who got bought a shirt company as a toy

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:08

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

Hollandia posted:

I just want comics

marvel have a netflix type service right? i dont think DC does yet

The Peccadillo posted:

Like that loving extant Koch who got bought a shirt company as a toy

jesus chriist

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:12

ewe2: Jul 1, 2009

quote:

Queensland again gets the first dixer (holy moly, anyone would think they need that state) Ross Vasta asks something can the prime minister explain how this is the best government to ever govern, ever and are there any alternatives.

Guardian liveblog taking no prisoners today :v:

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:12

Hollandia: Jul 27, 2007; rattus rattus; Grimey Drawer

The Peccadillo posted:

Like that loving extant Koch who got bought a shirt company as a toy

Cursed image

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:16

thatbastardken: Apr 23, 2010; A contract signed by a minor is not binding!

ross is cooked at the next election and knows it.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:18

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

Reclines Obesily posted:

jesus chriist

The American Oligarch class that shat out Trump and such kicks so much rear end

Here's Wyatt Koch hard at work at his play company

e: haha, his dad started a foundation dedicated to cracking down on counterfeit antique wines after he paid four hundred thousand dollars for a fake old bottle

The Peccadillo fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Nov 28, 2018

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:21

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

The Peccadillo posted:

The American Oligarch class that shat out Trump and such kicks so much rear end

Here's Wyatt Koch hard at work at his play company

e: haha, his dad started a foundation dedicated to cracking down on counterfeit antique wines after he paid four hundred thousand dollars for a fake old bottle

Wine counterfeiting has to be the one of the least immoral crimes.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:31

bowmore: Oct 6, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

hooman posted:

Wine counterfeiting has to be the one of the least immoral crimes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqqqzZl5TBw

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:46

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

bowmore posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqqqzZl5TBw

It is a crime that this clip occludes that their Frankenwine killed the pope

# ? Nov 28, 2018 04:52

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

hooman posted:

Wine counterfeiting has to be the one of the least immoral crimes.

It�s actually a public service as enjoyment of wine is more closely linked to preconceptions of the quality than any actual characteristics of the wine

# ? Nov 28, 2018 05:00

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

I did a wine tasting course once that my bartending job bought me and on the little pamphlet of possible flavour notes for Merlot was "bacon" and it's like ... gently caress off. Sommeliers are basically astrologists

You could dye piss red and they'd say it was a uniquely tart Grenache

The Peccadillo fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Nov 28, 2018

# ? Nov 28, 2018 05:06

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

# ? Nov 28, 2018 05:07

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

I wonder why they petitioned to not do parliament very much

# ? Nov 28, 2018 05:15

Gridlocked: Aug 2, 2014; MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves

Queensland burns

# ? Nov 28, 2018 05:46

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

I seriously think a 60-40 news poll is a possibility

# ? Nov 28, 2018 05:51

norp: Jan 20, 2004; TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil

Anidav posted:

I seriously think a 60-40 news poll is a possibility

Why even have 2pp at that point

# ? Nov 28, 2018 06:08

thatbastardken: Apr 23, 2010; A contract signed by a minor is not binding!

Gridlocked posted:

Queensland burns

my sister's place has fires on every side. currently no warnings and 100k+ away but still

# ? Nov 28, 2018 06:22

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

norp posted:

Why even have 2pp at that point

2pp Labor vs One Nation

# ? Nov 28, 2018 06:23

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

What's with ScoMo shouting all the time in parliament? Is it the Fatman Scoop influence?

# ? Nov 28, 2018 06:27

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.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

What's with ScoMo shouting all the time in parliament? Is it the Fatman Scoop influence?

He is exuding strength and gravitas.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 06:29

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The Lord Bude: May 23, 2007; ASK ME ABOUT MY SHITTY, BOUGIE INTERIOR DECORATING ADVICE

Out of curiosity; If the next election were to result in a full blown catastrophe result for the LNP - say on par with what Campbell Newman did to the Bligh government in Queensland, what would that look like in terms of seats? Seat calculators don't really go that high.

I'm assuming next election will be extra rough for the Libs due to the potential for Phelps style center right independants taking seats that would never in a million years have fallen to labor.

# ? Nov 28, 2018 06:30

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