Urcher posted:

Word cloud for May:

Recoome posted:

So anyone in the media asking why the gently caress NSW Police decided to have an engagement with protesters inside a train station? Central station at Sydney isn't really the most visible place to have an engagement and it's still one stop down from where the main protest looked to be, so I can only guess that some NSW Police commander or something was feeling salty and decided to make a point and get some people hosed up.

Recoome posted:

So anyone in the media asking why the gently caress NSW Police decided to have an engagement with protesters inside a train station? Central station at Sydney isn't really the most visible place to have an engagement and it's still one stop down from where the main protest looked to be, so I can only guess that some NSW Police commander or something was feeling salty and decided to make a point and get some people hosed up.

Anidav posted:

#YouGov Poll QLD State 2 Party Preferred: ALP 48 (-2) LNP 52 (+2) #qldpol #auspol

teacup posted:

I just don’t get Queensland

Do they think that the border closure is good or bad?

iajanus posted:

Not sure the word "think" applies much

XTimmy posted:

So I was at the protest, but not at the sit in that happened at Central. The March took us from Town Hall to Belmore Park near Central, I left at that point but a smaller group started up again and continued onto Eddy Ave (still first hand here, they ended up blocking the bus I was on). Everything seemed pretty peaceful still. The police were marshalling them of course, but no violence or even arrests from what I could tell.
Everything after this point is speculation and second hand info. That group, or a part of it then staged an impromptu sit in at Central, this group was primarily non-white, unlike the protest that had a mix of all ages, colours and creeds. I have a feeling that the police, knowing the media had packed up and that in the public eye the protest was 'unlawful' (the appeal went through it was lawful) decided that it was easier just to pepper spray them than actually do policing.

EDIT: the media isn't asking these questions for the same reason that I saw almost no broadcast cammos shooting the speeches. They were all shooting the police lines looking all stoic at the start.

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Because coronavirus spreads through droplets of mucus and spit that people launch into the air when they cough, sneeze, breathe and talk, teargas and other irritants that cause people to choke, hack and rip off their face masks will help the virus proliferate, according to Dr Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease physician who helped draft the petition.
Gas and pepper sprays also cause tears, saliva and mucus to stream from demonstrators’ eyes and noses, said Chin-Hong. “And it’ll cause people to shout and scream, propelling droplets of these fluids – which could be carrying coronavirus – and giving them superpowers, to spread much farther than six feet.”
Moreover, these chemical agents can irritate the nose, mouth and lungs, causing inflammation that could weaken the body’s ability to resist infection, he said.

Lid posted:

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-no-longer-the-smart-state-20120722-22hpw.html

Cartoon posted:

Comedy isn't dead.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Gotta give the devil his due I guess



https://twitter.com/joshuaclov3r/status/1269425492643377152?s=21

Wizard Master posted:

Every few months an American on Twitter discovers one of the many racist things Sunrise has done and buddy. I'm👏Here👏For👏It

https://twitter.com/EttyTweets/status/1268844020559753216

Wizard Master posted:

Every few months an American on Twitter discovers one of the many racist things Sunrise has done and buddy. I'm👏Here👏For👏It

https://twitter.com/EttyTweets/status/1268844020559753216

Anidav posted:

I'm of the opinion that the Coalition needs to be below 40 to lose government.

JBP posted:

Words can kill

Blot posted:

In the US, celebrities and protesters call for police to be abolished. In Australia, jeering girls chant "f... the police". In Britain, the ultimate symbol of a civilisation crumbling: police run away from race rioters who control the streets, with few politicians daring to challenge them. Watch and weep for the crumbling of West.

Anidav posted:

I'm of the opinion that the Coalition needs to be 6' below to lose government.

snoremac posted:

The police are the ultimate symbol of the West?

Has the coronavirus pandemic proved that homelessness is solvable? posted:

"The silver lining in the pandemic is that we've got these people in our grasp for the first time," said Bevan Warner, the CEO of Launch Housing in Melbourne.
"It's shown that homelessness is solvable. For the first time, we've got an opportunity to work with them from rough sleeping into a permanent home and a good life."

In New South Wales, 100 people have been successfully transitioned off the streets into permanent accommodation since April — in a state that usually only manages around 200 in a year.
In South Australia, Neami National is placing around six people a day — well above its usual rate of around 11 a month.

The difference is that for the first time, social workers are not trying to help clients who are constantly on the move.
"If we go back to their sleep site, they may not be there and you may not see them again for months," said Launch Housing outreach worker Dana McGrory.

dr_rat posted:

Some good news!


Hopefully they will stick at it. I mean it should be a no brainier but... yeah. NSW and QLD are sounding like they might.

NZ is already extending their program out for another year. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/27/new-zealand-sheltered-its-homeless-during-covid-19-but-can-it-last

thatbastardken posted:

Goffer posted:

First half of qanda good, also the last bit