CrazyTolradi posted:

But how else can community sports clubs continue to thrive off the suffering and devastation imposed on families?

MysticalMachineGun posted:

Maybe I live in an echo chamber but I can't see Marshall getting voted for by anyone, ever. He's the political equivalent of a wet blanket.

Chadzok posted:

done. minus marks for pointless repetition of 'generation you belong to' + 'year of birth'

JBP posted:

I don't think that's idiotic. I don't share lived perspective or experience with women.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://twitter.com/GhostWhoVotes/status/970246390939926529

https://twitter.com/GhostWhoVotes/status/970246899847479297

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/970479141597282305

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/970479426642231296

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/970479669513302016

JBP posted:

I'm loving all of the sad losers getting angry about the MFB deal. Unions are useless! They don't do anything! Unions are too powerful! Unions are controlling the government and get perks from Labor! I won't join my union I get the "benefits" anyway!

Birdstrike posted:

it’s not illegal you’re just not supposed to use work capital for personal enrichment, like most workplaces

Solemn Sloth posted:

There are some legitimate parts of the right to farm argument, but some of it boils down to “I should be able to blight other people’s land without compensation or recourse”

Anidav posted:

JBP posted:

Policy that stops people making do nothing "investments" that leverage the public's money to draw an income or reduce their own responsibility to contribute owns and there should be more of it.

You Am I posted:

Dear South Australians,

Don't gently caress up today's state election like the Tasmanians did.

Thanks

Mr Chips posted:

general question, did Marshall have any actual policies beyond "right turn from king william st onto north tce"

trunkh posted:

Labour polices that were slightly worse basically and the typical bullshit 1 liners with no substance. 2 sides of the same as always.

You Am I posted:

RIP Magic Mountain at Glenelg

Konomex posted:

Just had a thought, is there anyone in the new SA Liberal government that has ever actually been in government before? Or is SA about to experience what happens when you're lead by total novices?

Coq au Nandos posted:

Hopefully he gets a shot at a federal seat at some point.

Jonah Galtberg posted:

it's okay to acknowledge that israel is a racist ethnostate and that its ideology percolates quite strongly through the diaspora

like there's nothing inherent to that position about jews being like racially inclined towards racism or whatever it is you're saying

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Initiate full conditions assessment of Housing SA properties to support strategic asset management plan

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Prepare and introduce legislation to implement the war on drugs program

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Together we will make South Australia strong and respected again.

Dimebag posted:

Oh look forward to sniffer dogs everywhere just like here in NSW. That's seems to be the LNP war on drugs policy, spend a shitload for very little positive effect. Unless that effect is funneling money to their donors.

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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has lashed out at his critics in the media, declaring the ABC and The Guardian are "dead to me" over their reporting of his views on South African refugees.
Mr Dutton stoked controversy by arguing for "special attention" in Australia's refugee program for white South African farmers, reportedly being persecuted and murdered at the rate of one a week.
He said they needed help from a "civilised country" like Australia, prompting outrage from the South African government, which demanded he retract and summoned Australia's High Commissioner for urgent talks.
There was apparent division within the Turnbull government too, as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop talked down the idea of a special program for white South African farmers.
But Mr Dutton on Thursday said there was no conflict between himself and Ms Bishop, arguing it was actually confected outrage by "crazy lefties" at media outlets who were peddling "fake news".
"The ABC and others report these things how they want to report them and how they want to interpret them," he told 2GB radio.
"There's lots of outrage. Some of the crazy lefties at the ABC and on The Guardian, Huffington Post, express concern and draw mean cartoons about me and all the rest of it."
"They don't realise how completely dead they are to me. So we just get on with making decisions that we need to."

starkebn posted:

If the LNP cuts the company tax rate by 5% won't that mean are battling pensioners get 5% less franking credits

The Before Times posted:

Australian Conservatives MP Dennis Hood defects to SA Liberals


fuckin lol

hooman posted:

Here we are folks, John Howard is better than the current LNP.

John. Howard.

hooman posted:

Does anyone else find it super depressing that everyone is issued with talking points in order to be on message.

Taking a step back from that being expected and the norm, it's totally loving bonkers right?

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Australian Conservatives federal leader Cory Bernardi has lashed out at his former South Australian colleagues, accusing them of white-anting his start-up party from within by considering joining the Liberal Party.

The party's South Australian leader, Dennis Hood, announced on Monday he was quitting to join Premier Steven Marshall's newly-elected Liberal government.

It was later revealed that Mr Hood had been encouraged to consider the move by his Conservatives colleague Robert Brokenshire, who was up for re-election at this month's poll.

With the count of Legislative Council votes yet to be finalised, Mr Brokenshire, a former Liberal minister, appears unlikely to be returned.

On Monday, Mr Bernardi expressed disappointment at Mr Hood's departure but said he bore his former colleague no ill will.

However the Senator has now told Sky News that the defection has left him feeling dejected and that he suspects it had been under active consideration prior to the election.

"My wife said to me during the state election campaign, 'who are these people working for, the Australian Conservatives or the Liberal Party?'" he said.

Mr Hood has denied discussing any move with the Liberal Party until the week after the election.

But Senator Bernardi expressed doubts over his former colleague's claims.

"There's been reports that the state Liberal President told senior Liberals that it was likely the Australian Conservatives would be joining them after the election," he said.

"It feels like I've been white-anted from within."

Dennis Hood and Robert Brokenshire are both former members of Family First. Both joined Australian Conservatives last year, when the two conservative parties united in a merger.

Mr Bernardi did not name Mr Hood or Mr Brokenshire directly, but expressed disappointment at his state team.

"I invested a lot in the two people running the campaign and my team, the Australian Conservatives team, worked overtime. We put money into it and we did our very best," he said.

"But as I said, some things have come to light, including preference deals, including candidates.

"We agreed to have 10 candidates, then they asked for 20, I agreed to that and then they announced 33.

"And some of those candidates, apparently, I've since been told were given to us by the Liberal Party.

"And clearly I put too much faith and trust in others and that won't happen again."

Mr Brokenshire rejected those claims.

"It's unfortunate comment," he said.

"There were no discussions before the election. It was as simple as that."

Dennis Hood has also denied any suggestion that discussions were under way prior to the election.

"There is no truth whatsoever to the suggestion," he said.

"Utterly false and without basis."

Dude McAwesome posted:

dear auspol, my dad died today in a car accident and I would like to hear your coping strategies because mine at this point is “drink a lot of beers and cry heaps”