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Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

Lid posted:

The way Marcus Cornish sees it, Penrith is "the last bastion of the Australian way of life in Sydney" and it is his job as a local councillor to "inoculate" the area against the dark changes that have swept the rest of the region over the years.

Asked what he means by "last bastion", the Penrith City councillor is blunt. "It is the most Anglo-Saxon area in Sydney," he says, outside of Macarthur, to Penrith's west. As a result its residents are more relaxed than they are in other parts of the city. Crime is lower, he says. People still play backyard cricket.

I don't know how often crime statistics are released but this is what I could find to 2011 in Penrith:

http://myboot.com.au/2750/Penrith/crime.aspx

E: oh, lol http://crimetool.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/bocsar/

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Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

"Shanahan! Do not order the scalloped potatoes! It... offends me..."

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

Tarantula posted:

Possible evacuations for parts of Townsville, I should probably stock up on rum before it hits. What's some good music to go with a cyclone? I'm thinking something classical.

Mars, Bringer of War.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope
Reasoned nuanced debate from Bolt.

https://twitter.com/jrhennessy/status/846104383817367553

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

Anidav posted:

So why is Clive Palmer suddenly a meme queen? Did the courts breathing down his neck just make him flat out bonkers?

Rumour is he's trying to avoid perjury in his unique way.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

The Before Times posted:

https://twitter.com/RealMarkLatham/status/846950460439351300

I'm not a homophobe! you are! I love gays!

-Mark Latham, 2017

The news station who sacked you sure are lefties, Mark.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

Dude McAwesome posted:

Also, I'm confused. Aren't The Hun and Sky News run by the same mob?

So The Hun is attacking her and Sky News is giving her the platform to defend herself?

Media is complicated.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

Zenithe posted:

No it isn't. How many papers do you think they sold last time everyone hung Bishop out to dry?

LOL if you think all the media is concerned with is selling papers.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

Zenithe posted:

Clicks, exposure, whatever.

They also do what they do because people in power read it and are influenced by it. That's why The Australian is still running despite the fact it hasn't made money in forever.

Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope
I want to lay a big slap on Brandis's forehead. Am I racist?

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Starshark
Dec 22, 2005
Doctor Rope

:xd: :xd: :xd:

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