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tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

This conversation on the guardian with Mathias Corman is like a comedy routine without the loving comedy.

Can't link it because I'm on the phone, can someone else link it? Was posted about an hour ago

# ? May 30, 2016 08:19

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# ? May 16, 2024 10:25

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Helen Dale, David Lleyjohelm's media advisor is quitting to spend more time posting dank memes:

https://twitter.com/_HelenDale

# ? May 30, 2016 08:25

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

I gotchu fam

quote:

A bit more on will you or won�t you form a minority government after July 2 if that�s what the voters deliver, this time with the Coalition campaign spokesman, Mathias Cormann.

Q: Minister, your deputy leader Julie Bishop says the party would be willing to negotiate with independents to form a minority government if the circumstances arose, which independents and minor parties would be acceptable in your mind.

Mathias Cormann:

We are working hard every single day to win the trust of a majority of people in a majority of seats. Our ...

Q: Sure but if the polls are to be believed, there could very well be a minority government or a hung parliament, so would you rule out doing any deals with any independents?

Mathias Cormann:

Our focus in on winning the trust and confidence of a majority of the Australian people in a majority of seats. That is why, every single day in this campaign, we have been and will continue to, promote the importance of our plan for jobs and growth, the importance of our plan to promote stronger growth at this point for the Australian people.

Q: Do you agree with Julie Bishop�s comments?

Mathias Cormann:

What I agree with, is that every single day we are campaigning to win the trust of a majority of people in a majority of seats. That we are campaigning to win this election so that we can continue to implement our plan for jobs and growth. That we can continue to implement our plan to secure the successful transition in our economy, which is currently taking place.

Q: But surely you must be concerned by the analysis in Newspoll, suggesting that 16 seats could be lost across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia?

Mathias Cormann:

We have always said that this election will be close. What that means is that every single vote matters. Every single Australian at this election has a very clear choice. They have a choice between our plan for jobs and growth, our plan to put Australia on a stronger foundation for the future. Or the alternative Labor approach which would bring with it political instability, which would bring with it higher taxes, which would bring with it fewer jobs and weaker borders. Because a Labor Green government led by Bill Shorten will not be stable, it will lead to higher taxes, which will hurt jobs and growth and will lead to weaker borders, because even just in the Labor party, which is deeply divided when it comes to Border protection, about 34 Labor Members and candidates have come out against Australia�s strong border protection policies. Labor doesn�t believe in our strong border protection policies. They are talking tough before an election, the same as Kevin Rudd did in 2007. Remember what Kevin Rudd did after the 2007 election? He put the people smugglers back into business.

Q: But if the election is as close as you keep saying you believe it is going to be, isn�t it a political reality that you need to think about possible negotiations with crossbenchers?

Mathias Cormann:

The focus right now is on doing everything we can, every single day to persuade the Australian people that this is the time to keep going with our comprehensive plan for the economy, with our plan for jobs and growth. That this is not the time to take risks. This is not the time for political instability. This is not the time for Labor�s higher taxes which would lead to fewer jobs, and weaker borders. That is what I am focussed on. That is what all of my colleagues are focussed on every single day.

Q: You criticised Labor for changing its policies to suit the Greens. If you won�t rule out a minority government with independents, isn�t the same true of the Coalition that you might have to change some of your policies to get back into minority government?

Mathias Cormann:

Everybody knows what we are campaigning for. We are campaigning for our plan for jobs and growth. It is the Labor party that is on a unity ticket with the Greens on an anti-business, anti-success, anti-investment, anti-jobs and growth, weaker borders agenda. Don�t take my word for it. That is what senior Labor figures are saying and that is what everyone across Australia can see.

Q: Senator Bill Shorten is willing to guarantee and he has said this publicly many times, that he won�t sit down and negotiate to form minority government. Why won�t you give that guarantee?

Mathias Cormann:

It is very, very clear. We are campaigning to win the trust of a majority of the Australian people in a majority of seats. That is what we are focussed on. Australia right now needs the Turnbull government to continue to implement our plan for jobs and growth. That is what we have been doing over the past three years or so. That is what we would like to do over the next three years. That is what we are asking the Australian people to allow us to do when they cast their vote on the 2nd of July.

Q: But you would work with Mr Katter wouldn�t you? He is a former National Party minister.

Mathias Cormann:

Again, our focus is on winning a majority of seats. Our focus is on persuading a majority of Australian people in a majority of seats to give us their trust to continue to implement our plan for jobs and growth.

# ? May 30, 2016 08:27

NoNotTheMindProbe: Aug 9, 2010; pony porn was here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTggc0uBA8

# ? May 30, 2016 08:31

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Can someone post: http://www.crikey.com.au/2016/05/30/liberals-well-ahead-in-queensland-western-australia/

# ? May 30, 2016 08:32

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Kat Delacour posted:

I gotchu fam

Here is the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq6T5BojXc8

# ? May 30, 2016 08:33

JBark: Jun 27, 2000; Good passwords are a good idea.

Scylo posted:

I hope you don't have the misfortune of having peter Duttons name on your citizenship certificate like I do

Scared me enough I had to actually go find mine and make sure it wasn't signed by Morrison. Whew, made it by less than a year.

# ? May 30, 2016 08:33

KennyTheFish: Jan 13, 2004

JBark posted:

Scared me enough I had to actually go find mine and make sure it wasn't signed by Morrison. Whew, made it by less than a year.

Mine has Nick Bolkus.

# ? May 30, 2016 08:41

Zenithe: Feb 25, 2013; _{Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.}

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Helen Dale, David Lleyjohelm's media advisor is quitting to spend more time posting dank memes:

https://twitter.com/_HelenDale

Auspol June: Shitposting for Liberty

# ? May 30, 2016 08:44

ewe2: Jul 1, 2009

She's not stupid, she can see the writing on the wall.

# ? May 30, 2016 08:50

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

https://twitter.com/_HelenDale/status/737126109297283072

# ? May 30, 2016 08:55

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

well-done pepe

# ? May 30, 2016 08:59

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Oh gently caress its that person that wrote as Helen Demidenko

# ? May 30, 2016 09:02

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

People who get really into memes are always such insufferable assholes, they're not a substitute for an actual sense of humour ffs.

# ? May 30, 2016 09:09

adamantium|wang: Sep 14, 2003; Missing you

Uhhhh...

# ? May 30, 2016 09:17

Seagull: Oct 9, 2012; give me a chip

adamantium|wang posted:

Uhhhh...

*nods sagely, violently shits self*

# ? May 30, 2016 09:21

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# ? May 30, 2016 09:23

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

adamantium|wang posted:

Uhhhh...

I'm starting to think that nothing... matters anymore

# ? May 30, 2016 09:26

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

adamantium|wang posted:

Uhhhh...

# ? May 30, 2016 09:35

G-Spot Run: Jun 28, 2005

We laugh, but it worked for Howard when he redefined what the border of Australian territory was for boat arrivals.

# ? May 30, 2016 09:39

Senor Tron: May 26, 2006

https://twitter.com/GhostWhoVotes/status/737179030416326656

# ? May 30, 2016 09:40

Periphery: Jul 27, 2003; ...

What the gently caress is NXT?

# ? May 30, 2016 09:42

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

Senor Tron posted:

https://twitter.com/GhostWhoVotes/status/737179030416326656

hahaha

Hopefully the Greens and Labor come up with a nice preference deal in Sturt so Pyne gets the arse.

edit ^^^ Xenophon's party.

# ? May 30, 2016 09:44

Senor Tron: May 26, 2006

Periphery posted:

What the gently caress is NXT?

Nick Xenophon team. He's going all out this election and running candidates in lower house seats.

# ? May 30, 2016 09:44

thatbastardken: Apr 23, 2010; A contract signed by a minor is not binding!

Periphery posted:

What the gently caress is NXT?

Nick Xenophon Team

# ? May 30, 2016 09:45

AgentF: May 11, 2009

Where'd this huge support come from? I know he was pretty popular before but outpolling a major party is a thing. What wasn't I paying attention to?

# ? May 30, 2016 09:50

Periphery: Jul 27, 2003; ...

AgentF posted:

Where'd this huge support come from? I know he was pretty popular before but outpolling a major party is a thing. What wasn't I paying attention to?

In addition to this I'd like to know how horrible NXT is. A quick look at their website and they look ok but I refuse to believe it.

# ? May 30, 2016 09:54

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

https://twitter.com/Moz22/status/737178940125503488

:yikes:

# ? May 30, 2016 09:54

Wheezle: Aug 13, 2007; 420 stop boats erryday

Isn't Xenophon against penalty rates?

# ? May 30, 2016 09:57

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

Periphery posted:

In addition to this I'd like to know how horrible NXT is. A quick look at their website and they look ok but I refuse to believe it.

Dunno what the rest of his candidates are like but Xenophon has voted with the LNP a lot and apart from his hatred of pokies they'll probably just be like a party of wet libs.

# ? May 30, 2016 09:57

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

Is there actually a party platform, or has Xenophon just put together a coalition of independents with unified branding?

# ? May 30, 2016 10:01

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Kat Delacour posted:

I gotchu fam

someone reset the router

# ? May 30, 2016 10:10

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

From the saustralians I've talked to even 18yos voting for the first time know Nick as the guy combating problem gambling.

# ? May 30, 2016 10:11

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Where does NXT stand on WWE vs WCW?

# ? May 30, 2016 10:15

Recoome: Nov 9, 2013; Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

https://www.facebook.com/unitedpatriotsfront/videos/291019261232533/

N O I C E

# ? May 30, 2016 10:15

BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

adamantium|wang posted:

Uhhhh...

war is peace etc.

# ? May 30, 2016 10:15

Cleretic: Feb 3, 2010; Can't post for 5 hours!

Generally speaking, Xenophon's a right-winger with a particular focus on helping South Australia, which you might be aware is in kind of a poo poo state. He started off pushing on the pokies front, and that's still a big tentpole policy of his, so I imagine him getting a real, strong proper foothold on the national front is bad news for Crown et al.

If you ever actually wanted a right-wing politician, he's your guy. More honest and supportive than the Liberals, that's for certain. He's filling two separate gaps in South Australian politics (actually standing up for the state, and being an actual conservative instead of just selling out everything under the sun for his mates), so he's very popular and actually going to do very well.

I wouldn't put him over Labor on the ballot, but if I were voting in SA I'd be putting him as probably the highest right-wing politician.

Cleretic fucked around with this message at 10:18 on May 30, 2016

# ? May 30, 2016 10:15

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/reports-of-the-death-of-sydney-are-greatly-exaggerated-20160530-gp6y14.html

TL;DR

quote:

Reports of the death of Sydney are greatly exaggerated

...

Rob Stokes is the NSW Minister for Planning.

# ? May 30, 2016 10:16

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Also

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/c...529-gp6vq0.html

'Delusional': NSW report banks on rising coal output and royalties out to 2056

quote:

The Baird government's future projection for NSW implies the state will extract more than 10 billion tonnes of coal at the rate of almost 1 million tonnes a day by 2056, forecasts the Greens say are "delusional" in a carbon-constrained world.

The NSW Intergenerational report released this month estimated Australia's richest state would swell in population by 50 per cent to 11.2 million in 40 years, with an annual output of $1.3 trillion by then.

The report also based its financial estimates in part on mineral volumes continuing to grow by 1.2 per cent a year. Thermal coal used in power stations currently accounts for 87 per cent of those volumes.

The 104-page document excludes any examination of climate change.

THE PROPERTY COAL BUBBLE WILL NEVER STOP, GET IN WHILE GOLD IS GOOD

# ? May 30, 2016 10:24

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# ? May 16, 2024 10:25

tithin: Nov 14, 2003; [Grandmaster Tactician]

Recoome posted:

https://www.facebook.com/unitedpatriotsfront/videos/291019261232533/

N O I C E

Don't link UPF here, just paraphrase it

Beyond "I'm a huge prick"

# ? May 30, 2016 11:14

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