snoremac posted:

aejix posted:

[IMG of old dude wishing packer and whoever it was had killed each other brawling in the street]

AgentF posted:

AbortRetryFail posted:

I have a feeling the intelligence communities do not actually refer to people smugglerz as "the beast".

hooman posted:

I've been looking for part time work in a bar/restaurant and everywhere is asking for 3 years experience there too.

bell jar posted:

Isn't Ashby gay?

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

“Right back when we had our first One Nation AGM at the Rooty Hill RSL [in 1998], that was the first time she hit on me,” he said, of the unwanted attention.

He claimed Hanson “rubbed her fingers up my spine” while listening to the national anthem

Cartoon posted:

Since the nineties the stacking of the communities with as many hard line sycophants as possible may have resulted in a situation where they refer to a bomb blast as a "Boo Boo." Our 'Intelligence communities' have always been the butt of the joke about an oxymoron however up until Howard they were, by and large, staffed by people who valued raw intelligence and gave frank and fearless advice based on what ever evidence was to hand. John Howard started the rot and we have all seen the actual calibre of Roman Quaedvlieg. It was getting bad when I left in 2002. I can only imagine how bad it is now.

bowmore posted:

I wonder if he was standing to attention

Don Dongington posted:

This isn't unique to us either. There are some ex-intelligence guys on these forums who have some nightmare stories about the people they used to work with. Apparently joining the intelligence community has a similar effect on your brain as spending 14 hours a day on 4Chan.

Jonah Galtberg posted:

thanks for sharing your posting career in tfr with the rest of the class

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

But Kieran, we did not bring this legislation into Parliament. We did not effect this change. And the reality is that it puts us, our government, our border protection, our security intelligence agencies, under enormous time pressure to try and work out who in that list of 300 people - and it will be a larger list than that - may have these issues attached to them.

ewe2 posted:

A competent lawyer let alone AG would have that detail already before making untrue insinuations about sick people they are being forced to care for. I reckon you couldn't make out Bishop's face through the steam generated from the friction of her eyes rolling so hard.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://twitter.com/cpyne/status/698813735037566976

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

The attorney-general’s office released the transcript of his interview with Kieran Gilbert on Sky News this morning.

It includes this exchange between Christian Porter, as the first law officer and Gilbert:

Porter:

Well, what we do know is that there are 300 people who, it appears, have already got or are close to getting certification from the two doctors. Now, we are in a race against time to try and go through each of those 300 to determine whether or not there are charges pending; whether or not they’re awaiting trial; whether or not they’re awaiting sentence; whether or not there are credible allegations; whether or not there’s credible intelligence that an offence may have been committed…

Gilbert:

Surely you have some understanding on these islands already?

Porter:

As I said in Parliament yesterday, there’s been reporting and we are working through all of the cases that we think may be the subject of a medical transfer. But there’s reporting of a potential transferee on Manus Island charged with four counts of sexual penetration of a minor under the PNG Summary Offences and Crimes Against Children Act …

Gilbert:

So not convicted?

Porter:

Not convicted but…

Gilbert:

Alleged?

Porter:

But - alleged, if you want to put it that way.

Gilbert:

Well, that’s normally the way lawyers do it. Normally you do say alleged.

Porter:

Well, I would say charged with a serious offence.

Gilbert:

Okay, well, say charged but you can’t say rapist or criminal until they’re convicted. That’s the way the law works.

Porter:

Well, we’re- again, the point is this - that a person could be convicted of rape or murder but not yet sentenced and the Minister…

Gilbert:

But have you got any evidence of that happening?

Porter:

Well, we are going through all of the people and we are in a race against time to do that. But the reality is that people who may have or have been charged or who are awaiting sentence or who are awaiting trial for serious criminal offences can now be brought to Australia and we have no ability to stop ….

Gilbert:

So, 800 people are in limbo, in continuing limbo, on the basis of this esoteric argument that you have got no - you’ve given me no evidence this morning that there are any individuals in this circumstance.

Porter:

Well, there is…

Gilbert:

…convicted and awaiting sentence.

Porter:

Well, there are many people there who have been charged. There are people who are awaiting trial under sovereign criminal processes of PNG…

Gilbert:

How many?

Porter:

…and Nauru. Well, we are trying to ascertain that at the moment, Kieran. But the reality is this legislation was rammed through under a gag motion - we’re now becoming aware that there are 300 people who have already taken the preliminary steps to effect their transfer, and resources and the effort that it takes to have security checks on a person’s background to try and work out whether or not they’re subject to charge ….

Gilbert:

Okay. Well, on the basis on what we’ve worked out so far, you’ve got no evidence to suggest any of them have been convicted and awaiting sentence. So on that basis, shouldn’t the Government, from here on in, say alleged or charged with as opposed to rapists, paedophiles, criminals?

Porter:

Well, we have used language, I think, in appropriate ways. I’ve very clearly set out in Parliament, in Question Time, how the law works. Very clearly set it out. Now, if someone wants to argue.

Gilbert:

But it’d be nice if the Government used the appropriate language - in the sense of alleged or charged with - as opposed to convicting the individuals before they have the right in court.

Porter:

Well, again, I can put to you quite clearly that someone can be convicted of a serious criminal offence and we have no discretion …

Gilbert:

But we don’t have any evidence of that. None.

Porter:

Well, we are trying to gather that evidence at the moment but we …

Gilbert:

Well, at that point, why did you make the argument?

Porter:

But Kieran, we did not bring this legislation into Parliament. We did not effect this change. And the reality is that it puts us, our government, our border protection, our security intelligence agencies, under enormous time pressure to try and work out who in that list of 300 people - and it will be a larger list than that - may have these issues attached to them.

Mr Chips posted:

even if they have been convicted of something, how is that a valid reason to deny them medical treatment?

Don Dongington posted:

Because apparently a single brown or black skinned person who is so sick that an independent panel of doctors have ruled they must be flown to a first world hospital for specialised treatment might overpower the 5 or so roided-up ex-ADF borderforce thugs guarding them during the process and... Apply for Centrelink

JBP posted:

drunkill posted:

https://twitter.com/ApeGotFire/status/1095581043892019200?s=19

Can you tou smell what the beast is cooking?

tithin posted:

https://twitter.com/PSyvret/status/1095863031769120768

Solemn Sloth posted:

*resets “days since last lost control of the House” counter to 0*

bandaid.friend posted:

Guardian says we're having a really long question time, probably to avoid the question of a disability royal commission

quote:

Now taking bets on whether we reach the “what’s your favourite lettuce” level of dixer.

quote:

My question is for the prime minister. What is his favourite season, and is he aware of any alternative opinions?

My question is for the minister for defence – what books did he read over the summer, and is he aware of any differing opinions about Big Little Lies?

My question is for....

quote:

My question is for the prime minister – how good is saying how good is? How pumped is he? Is strong his favourite word?