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Welcome back you damned souls that haunt this thread, its been another fun month on the ceaseless thrill ride that is Australian Politics. March saw the passing of the last vaguely human member of the Liberal party with Malcom Frasier dying of shame after reading one too many articles on the current state of the party, the perhaps even more tragic loss of beloved Queensland icon Jeff the Tyrannosaurus, Labor capitulating on the metadata retention laws like the gutless cowards they are, the Palmer United Party inching ever closer to just being Palmer sitting by himself in the cafeteria crying into his caviar, New South Wales conclusively proving itself to be worse than Queensland and...well lets just get this over with shall we So that happened. Yes, that is the leader of our nation eating a raw, unskinned onion live on camera as though its a normal thing humans do. Truly Tony's weird, awkward, inhuman nature knows no bounds. For those of you who are just joining us here is a brief overview of Australia's major political parties largely stolen from Quantum Mechanic. The Liberal Party of Australia  The Liberal Party are a pro-capitalist, right-wing, socially-conservative party currently in power. Led by Tony Abbott they believe in screwing the poor, torturing refugees in tropical prison camps and hanging on to power at all costs. The Australian Labor Party  The Australian Labor party are a pro-capitalist, right-wing, socially-conservative party currently in opposition. Led by Bill Shorten they believe in screwing the poor, torturing refugees in tropical prison camps and regaining power at all costs. The National Party of Australia  The Nationals are a pro-capitalist, right-wing, socially-conservative parasitic twin latched onto the Liberals and are thus technically in power. Led by the reanimated corpse of Warren Truss they believe in whatever the Liberal party has told them they believe today. The Australian Greens  The Australian Greens are a motley band of belligerent anarchist rabble whose supporters are heavily represented in the thread. Led by Christine Milne they believe in Scott Ludlum's dreamy, luxiourus hair, free lattes for all, and probably the same things you do unless you're an absolute shitstain of a human being. The Australian Democrats  The Australian Democrats are a pro-capitalist, right-wing, socially-conservative party consisting of forums poster ScreamingLlama. Led by forums poster ScreamingLlama they believe in fabricating a list of 550 members to prevent their imminent deregistration as an official political party.  Continuing my trend of stealing content from other posters, this is a selection of links that used to be attached to the monthly thread that comes courtesy of hambeet. Of course since it came from hambeet that means a lot of it was crap, terrible and painfully out of date. If people have any suggestions for links or anything that could go here please let me know. Great sources of news, information and opinion The media in Australia sucks rear end, so try these instead. Crikey ! Was not on the list because I'm sure everyone know's of it but duck monster pointed out that it was stupid not to included it so now it's here are you happy look now you've upset your brother! An Onymous Lefty: Left leaning, Victoria-centric blog by Jeremy Sear, Victorian barrister and Crikey contributor (the guy behind Pure Poison) Caen's Corner: "Some not-so-brief thoughts by a Melbourne lawyer with an interest in criminal law and associated fields". Much more law than politics, but often plainly written and relevant. Club Troppo: "Fearlessly dispensing political, legal and economic analysis (and some whimsy) since 2002". Left-leaning Aus politics blog. Usually exceptionally well written, and has multiple contributors. The Conscience Vote: Left-leaning political commentary that I almost always agree with and fervently wish would get published in the place of Michelle Grattan's bile. The Conversation: "The Conversation is an independent source of information, analysis and commentary from the university and research sector — written by acknowledged experts and delivered directly to the public. Our team of professional editors work with more than 2,800 academic authors to make this wealth of knowledge and expertise accessible to all." i.e. Actual information, before it gets hosed sideways by hack journalists. The Failed Estate: "Rejuvenating Journalism in a Jaded Age" Australian media is loving terrible, so here is some commentary on it. Those comments are Mr Denmore, who "was a journalist for 26 years. He has worked in radio, television, newspapers and online media. He now works in the corporate sector." Grog's Gamut: Aus politics commentary (with an economic bent) by Greg Jericho. Well written, well referenced. This guy was blogging during the 2010 federal election, pointing out how poo poo the media is, while being a public servant. He was outed by The Australian for calling them on their poo poo. Heathen Scripture: Exceptionally good satirical political commentary, which is unfortunately updated very rarely. John Quiggin: "Commentary on Australian & world events from a social-democratic perspective" by a Professor of Economics. Law Geek Down Under: Fairly straight-laced Australian legal news. New Matilda: Very professional and well written news/politics/current affairs site. One of the better independent sources of Australian news. News With Nipples: Somewhat casual/hobbyist Australian media/political blogging from a feminist perspective. The Political Sword: In-depth and substantive politics and policy analysis. Politically Homeless: Well written political commentary from Andrew Elder, former member of the Liberal Party, "starting off as a libertarian-punk, then as a moderate seeking to preserve rights and freedoms in a changing world; now he scorns the know-nothing Liberals, doesn't trust the left and disdains the other interest groups that flit around Australian politics". Something Wonky: Dave and Jeremy's new Australian political+media+culture blog/podcast. Replaces Pure Poison formerly of Crikey Pure Poison: Crikey's "look at the stupid poo poo the Australian media is doing" blog. Been replaced by Something Wonky above, but all of the blog is still viewable Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodies: A fairly legalistic Australian law blog, with some interesting analysis from time to time. We Are All Dead: Matt Cowgill, who does economic analysis for the ACTU, posts political and economic stuff. Specialises in debunking trending Liberal talking points. Wixxyleaks: Wixxy, claims no interest nor relation to Julian Assange. Mostly politics and other good insights. Good investigative piece regarding the Slipper and Thomson affair. Left Flank: Commentary/analysis from a Marxist perspective. Overland literary journal: An literary journal. Jeff Sparrow is the editor. The Piping Shrike: Political blog. It's usually a good read. Independent Australia: IA is a progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity. IA supports quality investigative journalism as well as citizen journalism and a diversity of voices. It believes Australians are short-changed by the mass media and and so it dedicates itself to seeking out the truth and informing the public. Reasonable Grounds: News in criminal justice, politics and human rights. Parliament events calendar: (Thanks eh4). Refugee stuff It comes up a lot in this thread because both sides use it to try and win votes because Australia is a racist country. So if you want to learn more about why both major political parties are horrible to Asylum seekers check this out : Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Amnesty International Refugee Action Coalition Refugee Council of Australia Former(?) thread poster Emmjay also had this to say Emmjay posted:If anyone wants to read an actual book pick-up a copy of Human Rights Overboard. It is an excellent but distressing read. It was published back in 2008 so is a little out of date now but it helped me answer the question 'how the hell did we get in this mess'. ‘The verdict, frankly, is nothing short of horrific. This book reveals something systematically rotten. Not isolated incidents, but a repressive structure …The information gathered is so compelling, so relentless, and derived from so many diverse accounts in different parts of Australia, that accusations of bias must be crushed under its weight.’ Waleed Aly, Australian Literary Review  Courtesy of Belgaer  We have an irc channel, #auspol on synirc where we discuss news, politics and which quantum state of employment Anime Dave is currently existing within.  Some things to consider before you join #auspol
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Pickled Tink posted:You know things have gotten pretty dire when Jonah Galtberg isn't even the fifth worst poster in the thread. The thing about sanctimony is that it only works when you're actually superior to the the things you're complaining about.
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Pickled Tink posted:Look, I don't know what's wrong with you but First Dog is great. I find it grating that of all the people named in your frequent, pouting, flaccid callouts, each and every one manages to be of more value to the thread than you.
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I'll edit it into the op and add it to any future ones if this stuff is interesting/helpful to people.
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Avshalom could you maybe gently caress right off and just stick to being a worthless toxic cancer in the chat thread.
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Avshalom posted:It's an allegory btw, I'm the dove and Hitler is the black-balled shrike. Yeah, go ahead and walk that back you loving scumbag.
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