katlington posted:

We're all going to die.

quote:

So how can the government help? Well we need to enable consumers. Consumers are on the march, consumers are changing the world through the use of technology. They are disintermediating every day life and government and regulation, and consumers need to be empowered. They need to be sovereign. We’ve got to facilitate change rather than restrict change and that is a problem facing governments everywhere in the world

Consumers of australia lend me your upvotes.

hooman posted:

I thought his point was that just running herds over them didn't work but you actually had to run herds over them in a specific way?

Note: I know nothing about agriculture and have no ability to judge the worth/worthlessness of this. So maybe I totally misunderstood.

TheMightyHandful posted:

Just googled those, that's pretty cool, might do one of those at home

gay picnic defence posted:

I googled this to see what it was and found a bunch of pictures of idiots burying CCA posts in their raised beds

hiddenmovement posted:

Keep in mind that we are currently in the middle of Stolen Generation 2 : Electric Boogaloo

Jumpingmanjim posted:

What's with the sudden outbreak of quality posting?

Les Affaires posted:

Once again proving that the existence of matter requires the existence of anti-matter.

Shadeoses posted:

Did the tiger really even exist? Maybe the baby did it for attention.

Graic Gabtar posted:

Typical of pretty much everyone here really. Play the man, not the ball.

Graic Gabtar posted:

You've got a lot of hate in you. There's medication for that I hear.

CrazyTolradi posted:

"Caring is for sheeple and lefties" - Graic Gabtar, a Nazi apologist.

EDIT Oh man, love the new avatar.

Zetsubou-san posted:

what original loving article is this shitstain talking about?

EvilElmo posted:

The Greens, the party for young people.

SadisTech posted:

Fruity Gordo posted:

Preparing my posts for a low-flow toilet, I see.

Smegmatron posted:

Phonics is part of direct instruction, which goes back to the hypodermic model of communication, and that's what they really want to bring back. The idea is basically that you get told something, you remember it, and that means you've learned it. Its been discredited as a communication model for decades, let alone a pedagogical strategy, but it makes sense to Jerry from Doonside and he votes, so lets go with it.

The alternative is what we do now - constructivist or inquiry-based learning - and it involves experiencing the material directly, asking questions and finding the answers with the teacher acting more as a guide than instructor. You can understand why conservatives might not like this.

Aaronicon posted:

Tony Abbott doesn't wear his wedding ring. But it would be impolite to enquire as to the martial status of a Prime Minister. Simply uncalled for.

Bill Shorten Drops Ice Cream Cone Seconds After Purchase posted:

Photos and tweets from bystanders have surfaced indicating that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten was spotted dropping an ice cream cone this morning mere seconds after purchasing it from the ice cream truck.

According to the bystanders the Leader of the Opposition looked "chipper" as he walked quickly down to the ice cream truck with a big smile on his face and gave the impression of a man "without a care in the world" as he whistled gaily to himself while waiting in line to order his favourite ice cream, a single scoop of vanilla in a plain cone.

It was then, witnesses report, that tragedy struck: "He was leaning forward to take a big bite when the scoop of ice cream toppled from the cone, plummeting to the ground. You could tell right away that he was heartbroken.

"Where before he was upright and cheerful, eyebrows raised in appreciation of a beautiful world, he became hunched and downcast. His shoulders slumped as he rooted around in his pockets for the money to purchase another cone but to no avail, that was all of his lunch money gone.

“It was bizarre. He just kept muttering ‘But Billy loves ice cream’ to himself over and over like some religious chant.

"He kicked at the dirt once and marched somberly back into parliament to presumedly try find some joy in whatever gaff the Prime Minister had made over the weekend."

This is not the first time the Opposition Leader has publicly been the recipient of bad fortune, with such incidents including having recently sat on a bench covered in wet paint immediately before question time and forgetting he was on microphone while repeating the mantra “You’re a man Bill, you’re a handsome sexual man worthy of respect” to himself backstage at ABC television program Q & A and then once again on the panel.

Comment from Shorten’s office have indicated that while the Leader of the Opposition is disappointed in this turn of events, he is feeling optimistic about the future.

“While this has certainly been a tough time for Mr Shorten, what with the ice cream incident, the thing with the beehive, that time he forgot his own name in a press conference and just yesterday when the chain fell off his bike just metres from his front door, Bill believes that things are really going to change for him.

“He’s certain whatever the future holds for him it will be smooth sailing and you know what, maybe he didn’t even want to have an ice cream anyway so whatever.”

Shorten spent the majority of question time trying to shrug off the incident stating

“We are interested in fighting this Prime Minister’s unfair budget not the unfair loss of a delicious ice cream cone on a warm day. An ice cream cone made just the way Billy likes it. A poor, innocent cone. Sorry, where was I? What’s happening with medicare?”

Mad Katter posted:

This is the dumbest thing. Forget about funding programs to re-train or educate the people who will be losing their jobs, and forget about using that money to support businesses and industry that's still actually operating in areas like Elizabeth. Just hand over a billion dollars to GM and Toyota.

It was exactly this kind of corporate welfare that led to the situation we're in. If I worked at Holden I would want to riot.

Murodese posted:

Yeah, this is pretty much my argument. Going Fruity Gordo at people isn't going to change any minds ever, because people bunker the gently caress down when they're under attack. Manipulating them into changing their opinion is far more effective.

Murodese posted:

It's cute that you think I actually give a poo poo about you beyond turning your name into a synonym for "flipping the gently caress out randomly and forcefully"

thatfatkid posted:

Are public education and universal healthcare somehow exclusive of the lower class?

Is violent crime rampant in Australia?

Is there a very real chance that you will be shot on any given day that you leave your house?

Do you have running water and electricity?

Australia is a pretty loving good country to live in, if you think otherwise go and visit South Africa.

ASIC v Danny Bro posted:

Somewhat academic/general education talk here: Anyone here know some reputable, well researched academic journals that are published quarterly?

Just looking to bone up on my economic knowledge during bus rides; almost finished with Keatings biography (the one he got pissed at).

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Chris Kenny Strikes again.


http://www.theage.com.au/nsw/sydney-psychologist-banned-after-he-encouraged-female-patient-to-have-sex-with-a-dog-20150227-13r3x0.html

Avshalom posted:

_Abbott.