Lizard Combatant posted:

poo poo! Gimme a sec...

e:



better?

ewe2 posted:

What are they going to do, keep having DDs until they get one they like?

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Yeah but I heard that thorium would make an entirely safe and cheap power supply with absolutely no weapons produceable waster and it's the Greens fault that we're still using co-

Gorfob posted:

The only ethical solution is to use humans as fuel.

DancingShade posted:

The only sensible energy solution is a giant orbital magnifying glass we use to heat a big lake in order to power a colossal steam engine.

LibertyCat posted:

ah, i love mass effect, i want to kiss the blue space ladies

Halo14 posted:

Young Liberals: Liberal Party investigating 'black ops' branch meeting as flailing faction flexes muscles

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...527-gp5ywl.html

BBJoey posted:

screamingllama, then

Jumpingmanjim posted:

The democrats suck.

Anidav posted:

I've talked to people from remote areas who think Howard is still PM too.

It's weird.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...2d332f866367c6a

chyaroh posted:

New England is a popular place:

NSW New England WALKER, Robert Henry Online Direct Democracy - (Empowering the People!) 1
NSW New England COLEFAX, Stan Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) 2
NSW New England MAILLER, David CountryMinded 3
NSW New England WHELAN, Peter Liberal Democrats 4
NSW New England EWINGS, David Labor 5
NSW New England TABER, Rob Independent 6
NSW New England WINDSOR, Tony Independent 7
NSW New England JOYCE, Barnaby The Nationals 8
NSW New England GOLDSTEIN, Mercurius The Greens 9
NSW New England COX, Philip Gordon Independent 10


At least Joyce is down at #8.

chyaroh posted:

I don't think it was really his job to keep her on her toes, and considering how badly the ALP mangled themselves it would have been just about impossible anyway. Having said that, I still think he did the right thing by everyone when he backed the ALP rather than the LNP..

He stands out from the other independents simply by being a recognised name whose been there before. Taber's a prety good bloke I just don't think he has the numbers.

It will be very, very close.

CrazyTolradi posted:

But, LibertyCat, you ARE a Nazi. That's the thing, you have nationalist ideals at the core of what you feel is right for the country. Nationalist can only survive in a society in which ignorance, hatred and fear are rampant, which is why hard-right nationals will take actions like what happened in the UK with the MP campaigning against Brexit, Jo Cox, and also in the case of Rudi Dutschke, during the 1960's in Germany.

These actions occur because right wing nationalism is stirred up to such a degree that anyone who dares to think otherwise or disagrees is seen as a threat to what is perceived to be the only true and right path for the country to take. Right wing nationalism simply cannot hold it's own when ignorance is countered with education and debate, and this upsets many of it's proponents to the point of violence.

As for rape, to my knowledge we haven't had any stoning of rape victims in Australia by any Muslims, but if there are any examples here please do feel free to provide them. What I do know is that right wing nationalism also traditionally has a strong sentiment of anti-feminism and an emphasis on the role of masculinity within society. These are the same kinds of people who are likely to not accept a woman's decision to say no. This can be seen on social media, where a lot of ALA/UFP types will call for prominent and outspoken feminist activists to be raped.

So while some Muslim countries do have stoning as a punishment for rape victims, this is only within hardline conservative nationalist countries like those in the UAE. The big point here to consider (and you might have missed this), is that people who are FLEEING those countries might not want to live in a society where women are stoned for being raped. It becomes really clear here that you're making a lot of very poor assumptions, LibertyCat, and really are just playing to base xenophobia and racism in your rationale.

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Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has stepped up her criticism of governments for imposing too many costs on the mining sector amid a commodity price downturn.
A protracted slump in iron ore prices has put many miners under financial pressure, and Ms Rinehart says government costs need to be reviewed to keep Australian miners competitive.
"If Australia doesn't supply iron ore, there's other countries who will, so we need to do what we can to cut Australia's high costs, and the even higher Pilbara ones in particular," Ms Rinehart said as she accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Mines and Money conference in Hong Kong.
"That's where Australian governments come in, or should come in.
"They need to recognise that they need to come to the party and recognise falling commodity prices, and cut the horrific expense of their regulations and compliance burdens."
Prices have been falling since early 2014, but there's no evidence to date than any government, state or federal, have made any progress on this, she said.
Ms Rinehart's $US10 billion ($13.19 billion) Roy Hill iron ore project, which is 76 per cent complete and is expected to begin shipping exports in six months, has had to satisfy more than 4,000 regulations and approvals, she said.

Gridlocked posted:

"I don't want people teching my daughter how to use dildos and have anal sex when she is 8."
"One of the main writers of it is some extreme lesbian feminist spreading her views through it."
"The other is a guy who wrote about pedophiles being OK in the 80s and is now covering it up."
"The program has 10 year old kids role play as 16 year olds engaging in group sex to teach them about it."
"It has some anti-bullying stuff but its all for gays and transexuals; what about kids with disabilities or other things that make them different?"

MysticalMachineGun posted:

noice

Scylo posted:

My crew would be there but my leader is poo poo and we're sitting in a coffee shop instead of doing anything.

BlindSite posted:

Is there a party that wants the federal government to stop propping up child care because I looked and couldn't find one. I'm legit serious - I loving hate child care handouts.

drunkill posted:

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Snod. posted:

If Barnaby gets ousted can we send him celebratory carp?

Teddybear posted:

Well I'm just saying if I walk into a grill in Boston I'm gonna get some looks if I order a sausage in bread

Starshark posted:

Preferably with Tamworth as Ground Zero.

starkebn posted:

Facebook just told me Belgium once waited 541 days so we've got a ways to go yet

SynthOrange posted:

FORMER One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, the outspoken proponent of polarising immigration policies, has discovered she is of Middle Eastern heritage.
Ms Hanson said she was "amazed" and "mystified" to learn of her ancestry.
A recent DNA swab, taken with Ms Hanson's permission by The Sunday Mail, has revealed the controversial former MP's genetic makeup is drawn from a rich multicultural background, with 9 per cent originating in the Middle East, 32 per cent from Italy, Greece or Turkey and 59 per cent from northern Europe.

When told of the results, the former fish and chip shop owner appeared flustered, making references to "rape and pillage" in ancient times, adding: "All I can think of is that probably down the track it eventuated from some war.

http://www.news.com.au/national/dna-test-shows-hansons-middle-eastern-heritage/story-e6frfkp9-1111112976024

Bargearse posted:

Well, my uncle did once refer to the act of committing insurance fraud via arson as "doing a Jewish stocktake".

Big Willy Style posted:

This greyhound racing ban is so Baird can sell prime real estate to his property developer doners for nothing, right?

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Jumpingmanjim posted:

The Department of Useless Statistics I imagine.

gay picnic defence posted:

It seems reasonable to me