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| UAP Majoirty |
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21 | 18.58% |
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-03/ben-roberts-smith-defamation-trial-person-27-admits-error/101033788 here's the details on how BRS's lawyers hosed up incredibly badly today. one of BRS's witnesses claims that the origin of a false claim in the witness statements of multiple BRS witnesses was BRS's lawyers. if true, this is a crime and BRS's lawyers could face jail, as well as the witnesses who listed the false claim. also of note is that one of BRS's lawyers is Arthur Moses who is currently dating Gladys Berejiklian
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May 3, 2022 08:21
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snickothemule posted:Not quite unusual for basis point movements, but facing a climb to 1.5% at Christmas and close to 3 in 2023 is what is going to hurt regular folks most. We're also used to a decade of relative ease for interest and inflation while policy has been geared to kick us hard in the balls for when it does come (which is now). The hilarious part of all of this is that the simple solution to all of these problems is to roll back the Liberal's dumb gently caress tax policies, close tax loopholes, raise tax rates on the top bracket and raise corporate rates to where they should have been the entire time, use that as the means of shutting off the money firehose to cool off inflation, and use that income to fund services. And there's no way in a blue gently caress either of the majors will do it, because we're so far down the neoliberal fleshlight that the financial community would rather sit back and watch a GFC-style mortgage crisis than entertain the idea.
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May 3, 2022 08:39
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would like to think that when Labor get into power they're able to say "look inflation is so much worse than we expected we just have to reverse the stage 3 tax cuts to repair the budget and be fiscally responsible" but of course they won't
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May 3, 2022 08:52
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lih posted:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-03/ben-roberts-smith-defamation-trial-person-27-admits-error/101033788 That whole trial is truly something. Imagine if you took your neighbour to court because their dog shits on your lawn only to forget all the heinous criminal activity that's been buried there; your lawn; which is now under heavy scrutiny.
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May 3, 2022 09:00
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The only way this whole BRS ordeal makes any sense is if BRS’ lawyers are trying to get BRS dunked on so often and so hard that people start to think wider society is actually trying to defame him. At times I feel like I’m getting gaslit with how much the plaintiff feels like the defendant here.
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May 3, 2022 09:06
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BOAT SHOWBOAT posted:So.... As a non home owner the interest rate rise is good for me right? I.e. cost of living of other items should come down? I was but a wee lad the last time we had interest rates go up, instead of down, but if my memory and my drama studies serve me correct. Rising interest rates = good for the rich, the poor are turbo hosed.
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May 3, 2022 09:31
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Don Dongington posted:The hilarious part of all of this is that the simple solution to all of these problems is to roll back the Liberal's dumb gently caress tax policies, close tax loopholes, raise tax rates on the top bracket and raise corporate rates to where they should have been the entire time, use that as the means of shutting off the money firehose to cool off inflation, and use that income to fund services. And there's no way in a blue gently caress either of the majors will do it, because we're so far down the neoliberal fleshlight that the financial community would rather sit back and watch a GFC-style mortgage crisis than entertain the idea. Yeah, there's so many quick wins in tax policy that would help, but there will be no actual tax reform ever, it's just too easy for the other side to scream INCREASED TAXES, which actually cuts through. There's a reason the first thing every news program or website (Guardian and ABC included) does when tax policy is announced is chuck something up purely about how many dollars each individual will be 'better off' So we get stuck with incredibly dumb poo poo like cash refunds for excess franking credits, and my personal favourite, the fact that soon someone earning $45k will be on the same marginal rate as someone on $200k.
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May 3, 2022 09:44
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Don Dongington posted:The hilarious part of all of this is that the simple solution to all of these problems is to roll back the Liberal's dumb gently caress tax policies, close tax loopholes, raise tax rates on the top bracket and raise corporate rates to where they should have been the entire time, use that as the means of shutting off the money firehose to cool off inflation, and use that income to fund services. Not saying we don't have other issues and a major overhaul wouldn't be welcome, but on inflation alone, that's something affecting the entire global economy and there's not much a minor country like Australia or its government can do about it.
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May 3, 2022 10:10
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jeffreyw posted:The only way this whole BRS ordeal makes any sense is if BRS’ lawyers are trying to get BRS dunked on so often and so hard that people start to think wider society is actually trying to defame him. My headcanon is he's going for the Ollie North defence
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May 3, 2022 10:42
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/04/emails-reveal-one-nations-last-minute-scramble-to-find-candidates lol one nation had to resort to deceiving prospective candidates into running in totally unrelated seats because they were so unorganised and couldn't find candidates for a lot of seats
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May 3, 2022 22:40
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lih posted:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/04/emails-reveal-one-nations-last-minute-scramble-to-find-candidates This checks out with the SA One Nation candidate who was just elected to the upper house. The daughter of a prominent party member who didn't do any campaigning, didn't appear in any One Nation campaign material before the election, hadn't even met Hanson when she visited SA, and who went to ground after results started coming in. Clearly just a seat warmer.
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May 4, 2022 00:38
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that's a pretty different story though because it's the state leader's daughter and I half-expect she'll resign so they can appoint the state leader to the SA upper house (she ran unsuccessfully for a lower house seat)
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May 4, 2022 01:03
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lih posted:that's a pretty different story though because it's the state leader's daughter and I half-expect she'll resign so they can appoint the state leader to the SA upper house (she ran unsuccessfully for a lower house seat) It fits with the idea that they're just trying to fill ballots wherever they can.
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May 4, 2022 01:12
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So something weird is happening in my electorate. It's always been a Liberal safe seat, that was held by Craig Kelly up until his recent departure from the Libs (yes we had the honor of having potentially the worst MP as our member). I'd assume the Libs would be feeling at least a little vulnerable with the incumbent potentially taking their votes, and would be doing a pit of campaigning. However, there are literally no signs up for the Coalition, and all I've received was a generic letter drop for them that said nothing that wasn't just a generic slogan. Comparatively, the Labour candidate (as well as quite a few independents) have tons of signage up. I've had a couple of candidates have people knock on my door, and I've seen candidates around the area smiling and handing out flyers. It's like the Libs are either just hoping the seat stays safe (mind you it's been slowly trending away from the Libs) so are focusing their effort elsewhere or have given up on it altogether.
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May 4, 2022 02:07
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Maybe they just straight up forgot your electorate exists. I mean there is a lot of electorates, you can't expect a major political party to remember they all exist.
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May 4, 2022 02:35
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Hackers released nearly 300,000 emails from the Nauru Police Force in protest against Australia's offshore detention policies: https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/05/03/nauru-police-email-hack-australia-immigration-detention-offshore-processing/ I'm not sure if anyone has actually dug through them yet, but Enlace Hacktivista are claiming that there's proof of lovely conditions and human rights abuses in there.
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May 4, 2022 02:48
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scomo continues to be profoundly hideous to me and i don't understand how he is tolerated by anybody
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May 4, 2022 02:49
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yes, our political system is designed and run by the type of people who become politicians, but then the people who become successful politicians are the ones so loathsome that surely even the other politicians can't stand them. so what is the secret to their success?
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May 4, 2022 02:50
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anal beads
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May 4, 2022 03:09
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mahershalalhashbaz posted:yes, our political system is designed and run by the type of people who become politicians, but then the people who become successful politicians are the ones so loathsome that surely even the other politicians can't stand them. so what is the secret to their success? In the case of someone like Morrison, his ineptitude probably also helped some people support him, and underestimate his ruthlessness. A change in leader was happening with Turnbull inevitably getting the boot, so Morrison was a compromise candidate for many of them who wanted to avoid the thousand year reich of Dutton. Morrison would have seemed more moderate, but also when it looked like they were probably going to lose the 2019 election he was an inoffensive (for them) seat warmer who would be out of the way for someone else to take over in opposition. If you're an ambitious MP, you don't want a Howard style figure leading your party for a decade+, that just hinders your own ability to clamber to the top.
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May 4, 2022 03:13
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bell jar posted:anal beads
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May 4, 2022 03:33
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Guardian Au posted:An expert radiologist says Australian federal police continued to use wrist X-rays to prosecute children as adult people smugglers after he had given unequivocal evidence of the technique’s unreliability, something he now says was “just wrong” and akin to “child abuse”. Good to see the AFP eating poo poo over being cunts. Also gently caress the ALP and the LNP for allowing this poo poo to happen.
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May 4, 2022 03:33
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the horror of scomo isn't that he would eat raw chicken himself, but that you know he serves it to his family and forces his daughters to finish every bite
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May 4, 2022 03:34
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...o&sf256060307=1quote:At this stage of an election campaign, most candidates are champing at the bit for more exposure and attention.They want to be seen and heard. They want to be noticed. They want your vote.  lmao
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May 4, 2022 03:44
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If putting up political candidates gets One National federal dollars, there is your explanation.
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May 4, 2022 04:23
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jeffreyw posted:If putting up political candidates gets One National federal dollars, there is your explanation. They need to get a certain amount of first preference votes for that to happen iirc. I dont know if thats per seat, or per party.
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May 4, 2022 04:28
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if a candidate gets more than 4% primary vote in a seat then they get public funding proportional to how many votes they got
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May 4, 2022 04:31
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mahershalalhashbaz posted:yes, our political system is designed and run by the type of people who become politicians, but then the people who become successful politicians are the ones so loathsome that surely even the other politicians can't stand them. so what is the secret to their success? Dung eating.
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May 4, 2022 05:32
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May 4, 2022 06:22
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Myssa da foooooorth be with ya! Just spitballing some fun star wars posts with you my follow young people. That's my jar jar.
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May 4, 2022 08:03
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https://www.theage.com.au/national/one-nation-candidate-investigated-over-alleged-threat-to-dismember-sisters-20220502-p5ahrh.html one nation sure are good at picking them
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May 4, 2022 08:31
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Greens HTV site has gone live, for those who were wondering about their preferences https://vote.greens.org.au/
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May 4, 2022 08:39
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ugh, AJP. useless ALP cutouts.
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May 4, 2022 08:48
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It's pretty funny that my electorate has 9 candidates and they suggest the Nationals at 4 because of how terrible they all are
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May 4, 2022 08:52
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Centusin posted:It's pretty funny that my electorate has 9 candidates and they suggest the Nationals at 4 because of how terrible they all are Yeah for mine libs are 7 of 11. One of the ones after the libs is an independent. Wonder what he did to suck so much.
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May 4, 2022 08:59
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GoldStandardConure posted:Greens HTV site has gone live, for those who were wondering about their preferences Whelp, I feel a little more dead inside knowing that the 4th preference (out of 10) is going to the Liberals - not because its unwarranted, more so that if I take a harder look at the others it'll turn out to be the right thing to do. https://vote.greens.org.au/swan
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May 4, 2022 09:00
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SecretOfSteel posted:Whelp, I feel a little more dead inside knowing that the 4th preference (out of 10) is going to the Liberals - not because its unwarranted, more so that if I take a harder look at the others it'll turn out to be the right thing to do. Yeah, every electorate in WA is like that. I am sitting in a room with all of WAs HTVs and its loving dire. The Libs are position 3 out of 10 in Brand, and 4 out of 11 in Perth. Swan will be interesting to watch though as the candidate there has run a very good campaign, and he has been at it for months.
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May 4, 2022 09:03
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thatbastardken posted:ugh, AJP. useless ALP cutouts. same here lmao
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May 4, 2022 09:04
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Sydney not worst? Libs are at 5/8, in front of Lib Dems, UAP and ONP.
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I don't think I can put the animal justice party above the pirates in the senate, sorry greens preference whisperers
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