Aupairs September: What's the bloody go with 'em?!

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I suppose quality OPs are a thing of the past. I personally welcome our new agile and innovative OP.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2018 01:22

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 11:16

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hambeet posted:

If you're surrounded by galaxy brains, it's probably you who is the galaxy brain

Noted galaxy brain Hambeet.

# ¿ Sep 3, 2018 04:19

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When do we get to conclude that capitalism is a failed model?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-03/capilano-and-supermarkets-accused-of-selling-fake-honey/10187628

# ¿ Sep 4, 2018 03:19

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bell jar posted:

Astonishing considering the pairing debacle they pulled earlier this year

It is only rat loving if you are on the receiving end. Do you know nothing?

# ¿ Sep 4, 2018 07:08

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The Peccadillo posted:

Gimme a oval office who wants to abolish work full stop, not just for the elderly

I really hoped we were beyond casual misogyny in this thread.

# ¿ Sep 5, 2018 01:28

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http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/uncertainty-is-causing-pullback-in-business-investment/10212328

If you ever wondered what a low rent stand up comedian dying sounded like? Listen to that. The sheer level of cognitive dissonance and either knowing or deluded falsehood is breathtaking.

Wage growth is tied to productivity? *Whup whup whup whup*

Increasing profits won't increase wages. Wages aren't tied to profits. (Checks notes) errrrrrr. Moving on.

Interest rates are governed by forces external to Australia. *Whup whup whup whup*

We don't have a competitive business environment. *Whup whup whup whup*

Not sustained GDP growth. *Whup whup whup whup*

-/-

Can't even bullshit her way out of a paper bag.

# ¿ Sep 7, 2018 01:26

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froglet posted:

Sounds awesome let's do it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Australia

1955 was the sweet spot.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 01:10

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hambeet posted:

Isn't this cartoons shtick?

Pfft! Doesn't even mention if it is Labour or Multifactor Productivity. Amateurs!

# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 09:11

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Keith Pitt is the Pitts.

Checkmate hunters and fishers loonies:

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/australian-firefighters-shot-at-while-battling-us-wildfire-20180910-p502x6.html

quote:

Australian firefighters shot at while battling US wildfire - Kylar Loussikian 11 September 2018 � 12:01am

Nearly 80 Australians have been fighting fires in North America
Two firefighters, on patrol with locals, were shot at in Washington state
Two men have been charged over the incident, which occured in late August
Australian firefighters have since returned home

Two Australian firefighters, on patrol with US Forest Service personnel in Washington state, were set upon by hunters, chased and shot at in an incident which has reached officials within the Foreign Affairs Department. The incident, which took place on August 23, shook Australia's support operation in the northwest of the United States and led to demands for local fire services to upgrade security and guarantee the safety of the crew. Nearly 80 Australian firefighters have been working with the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in northern California, Oregon and Washington since July, and were dispatched to the popular White Pass ski destination in August after fire spread across an eight square kilometre area.

The incident, which involved two Australians and two local officers, led to the arrest of the two hunters. The FBI said it was aware of the alleged incident, but was not involved in the investigation. The remote area, 160 kilometres from Seattle, is close to land in Oregon where armed anti-government activists seized and occupied the wildlife refuge headquarters for more than a month. Senior officials from the RFS, which sent 42 people to the fire, have also been briefed on the incident. One of the Australian firefighters was the highly-experienced Daniel Barwick, an RFS volunteer who last year was awarded a National Medal for protecting the Lake George area, near Canberra. "We are aware of the incident which occurred in August involving one of our firefighters, and we are happy the matter was dealt with by authorities in country," an RFS spokesman told Fairfax Media. It is understood the other Australian involved was an employee of Fire & Rescue NSW.

Fairfax Media has been told the hunters pursued the four across a ridge, despite being warned they were in a restricted area and should leave. One of the local officers is understood to have used his phone to record a last message to his family, so concerned was he about the two hunters in pursuit. However, all four managed to find cover and were later safely airlifted out of the area. There was some concern that disclosure of the incident in Australia would lead to calls for the firefighters to be withdrawn, but guarantees of safety put in place by US authorities led the contingent to remain. All Australian crews, which were managed by the National Resource Sharing Centre, returned over the weekend. A DFAT spokeswoman declined to comment.

Armed stand-offs between federal officers in the US, including the Bureau of Land Management, have increased over recent years following the 2014 Bundy standoff between backers of cattle rancher Cliven Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management, which led to a number of criminal charges being laid. An intentionally set wildfire grew perilously close to homes in Southern California southeast of Los Angeles on Thursday as evacuation orders expanded to more than 20,000 residents. Some people stayed behind to fend off the flames themselves. Bundy's son, Ammon, was the leader of the 2016 Oregon incident at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, with the armed militants claiming the federal government had no authority over public lands. Law enforcement eventually arrested 27 militants. The US Forest Service was contacted for comment on Monday.

Emergency Services Minister Troy Grant on Saturday welcomed the returning firefighters home, but did not mention the Washington state incident. "These men and women put their lives on hold to go and support their international counterparts," he said. "It really is testament to their selflessness and professionalism, and I thank every one of them for their incredible dedication and service." Fire & Rescue NSW could not be reached for comment.

# ¿ Sep 11, 2018 01:37

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Anidav posted:

I have the full support of the party room

We won't actually know that until some one unlocks the doors and lets them out.

Also three pages about Cartoon? Ah shucks guys you do care! :nyan:

# ¿ Sep 12, 2018 01:18

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snoremac posted:

cool kid

Indeed. Is it not true that you only get better by making mistakes? Surely step one is admitting you've made them.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2018 03:52

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I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Collective ~~farms~~ re-education facilities*.

*HECS fees may apply.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2018 05:24

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Solemn Sloth posted:

Then how do you explain every sixth post in this threads history?

Fruit so low hanging it is technically a tuber.

Birdstrike posted:

shut up. shut up

we all know it should be tithin singing slutty gay beet

tithin posted:

I'm not sure I have that anymore.

Or want it. Sucks to be you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xEmnTuaJ6I

I humbly submit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjNKbOFPnOc

or :nsfw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmmYMwFj1I Hey God Save the Queen is British!

Anidav posted:

What's with the women of the LNP why are they so spineless as to let ScoMo deny it all and not name names. Surely it would be better to give scomo a trigger to purge the Duttonistas rather than hiding it.

The irony is that the complaints of bullying only stopped because the complainers were bullied into stopping. Federal parliament is :allears:

atm.

lua posted:

Couple of pages late but

The figures are a little misleading because of the not insignificant number of mega 'farms' with assets in the billions. Unfortunately at the lower end you have a wicked problem. No general legislation (Shh full communism isn't legislation per se) will simultaneously eject the worst environmental offenders while still allowing the smaller eco-friendly players to compete. At the lower margins farmers tend to over stock despite knowing it is a shitful idea and then hold off selling stock until they are unable to support the welfare of that stock. And now there are fuckheads actively campaigning for more rural slave labour visas. Guest workers are a loving terrible idea. gently caress the farmers federation for simultaneously supporting STOP THE BOATS and claiming migrants don't integrate and advocating for increased access to guest workers. gently caress those clowns to death.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/new-visa-for-foreign-farm-workers/10240522

# ¿ Sep 13, 2018 01:25

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EoinCannon posted:

Maybe she will turn him into less of a dickhead
Does that actually happen?

In cheap romance novels? All the time.

# ¿ Sep 13, 2018 02:25

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hambeet posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFvvLuomw0Y
?

I can see how you'd make that mistake. However, that's poo poo, not somewhere you poo poo.

That hay profiteering was a completely foreseeable consequence. I posted about it back when they first said they'd divert environmental flows.

Meanwhile the big ticket comedy item de jure is parliament referrring Dutton to the HC. I only hope I can last that long. :cb:

# ¿ Sep 14, 2018 01:26

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-14/email-scam-ring-run-out-of-villawood-detention-centre/10245940

Agile and innovative. Sounds like a future LNP leader.*

*lol, brown, NOPE.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2018 03:00

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NTRabbit posted:

I would have thought that having been an ambassdor in the past means that anything s44 citizenship would have been taken care of properly some time ago

Being an ambassador has exactly zero to do with section 44 of the constitution.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2018 12:47

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NTRabbit posted:

No but I imagine you're required to be a citizen of a country you're representing as an ambassador, with no loose ends

Your imagination is a fever dream. Why 'gut feeling' poo poo when you are well equipped to actually check. So many Australian ambassadors have been dual citizens it is hard to find an example as a distinguishing feature. In the early days they were dual Australian/British citizens. In the current era the only eligibility requirements for a diplomatic posting are the ones required by the Public Service. Excluding someone from a posting (once they have passed vetting-which you can easily do as a dual citizen) on the ground of dual citizenship would end up in the AAT and DFAT would lose if that were the only ground given. More to the point the actual international requirement is the Vienna Convention https://www.quora.com/Can-one-only-become-a-diplomat-for-the-country-they-hold-citizenship-for. People of all stripes and nationalities may be made ambassadors by direct appointment.

I do know JBP isn't safe with the chickenheads.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2018 01:48

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Sung to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyxLGSMtqtM

Kicking the poor
Kicking the poor
Kicking the poor

# ¿ Sep 16, 2018 09:36

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I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Charging dead people for insurance was brought up earlier in the royal commission, I want to see what (if anything) the banks can come up with to top that.

If it was for life insurance then they should make the banks pay out.

# ¿ Sep 17, 2018 09:04

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hooman posted:

Comprehensive list of feelings for Aussie Men:
Sound of a V8
A louder than average fart
Beer
Get your hand off it Robbo
Screaming slurs at an Aboriginal sportsperson
Being butthurt about being called racist
Lung dart
gently caress off we're full

Hope this helps you understand your feelings.

These aren't actual feelings, so point made I guess.

# ¿ Sep 18, 2018 01:06

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hambeet posted:

Done. Next?

That took considerably longer than I had anticipated. Did you have to stop for lunch?

# ¿ Sep 20, 2018 01:33

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Les Affaires posted:

Basically Labor couldn't help themselves but pressure the government to do a special deal with the catholic system after the gov caved in on gonski, so morrison had to deal with it by providing another special deal to them when there wasn't one there anymore. If Labor had shut their mouth and leave them to it, the deal wouldn't be necessary.

This whole funding boondoggle is a shambles. Blaming it on labour is utterly farcical despite them having fingerprints on the corpse of Australian education.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/no-special-deals-for-private-schools:-nsw-rejects-federal/10289100

The whole thing raises more questions than it answers. The whole 'actual' income thing? What the gently caress does the census data collect then? This is either a complete furfie or a searing indictment of the ABS. The ABS and the ATO actually share data directly under legislation going back to the Eighties. It fundamentally makes no sense. Mind you nothing about funding private schools makes sense. The government should fund my business because....Yeah that's why! And talk about policy on the run.

Unfortunately everything is broken. Unemployment is now BELOW what the labour market would like but the harsh compliance methods are getting ramped up.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/whats-it-really-like-to-work-for-the-dole/10255350

Also have fun at your Get Raped or Killed For the Dole provider.

Now can someone with a gallaxy sized brain please explain this one to me:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/defence-prepares-for-troop-rotations-to-png-amid-fears-of-china/10288042

https://www.facebook.com/ABCiview/videos/1233138610126078/

I can (somewhat) get behind a troop deployment for local development brownie points but would then have to question the effectiveness. Maybe a deployment to protect Australian residents and tourists from lawless elements, but again the effectiveness question. But to defend us against the Chinese? Neil James thinking it is reasonable just puts the cherry on top of the NOPE gently caress OFF cake. Dario Fo wouldn't have dared include this in one of his plays.

P.S. BA Santamaria SUCKS and is a DOODIE HEAD.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2018 02:17

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hambeet posted:

having actually ran wfd activities ten years ago and then working at an organisation that recently managed activities on behalf of the job actives (until the government canned that because it was too effective) those figures are outright bullshit.

What!? The government lied to me!? Deliberately!?

# ¿ Sep 21, 2018 02:41

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bigis posted:

AFL owns and I�m unsurprised the auspol thread has bad sports opinions.

Yeah the AFL and NRL are cool and good ....

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/men-behaving-badly-the-story-afl-nrl-cant-avoid/

https://theconversation.com/whether-teams-win-or-lose-sporting-events-lead-to-spikes-in-violence-against-women-and-children-99686

loving clowns.

# ¿ Sep 22, 2018 02:09

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this broken hill posted:

every thread is a chat thread when you're me

Technically they are also all :banme:

as well.

# ¿ Sep 22, 2018 14:31

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Don Dongington posted:

It's gotta be student politics. It seems to be much more of a thing and much more cancerous in NSW vs other states.

It's not just politicians either, the NSW branch of my union is similarly toxic.

My theory is that it is Sydney. Living in Sydney for any length of time just makes you into a completely insufferable and toxic arsehole.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2018 04:45

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Anidav posted:

Guys I have some good news.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2018 03:50

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Our glorious master speakth:

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/pm-rules-out-indigenous-representative-voice-to-parliament/10305830

Highlights include coming back into surplus in 1920. And so much cheese and good ol' ScoMo BS you could loving choke.

Almost makes me long for the halcyon days of actual muppet government.

# ¿ Sep 26, 2018 01:46

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bandaid.friend posted:

Slang dictionaries sell out across the country as Australia desperately struggles to comprehend the Prime Minister

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2014/05/how-to-talk-like-c-montgomery-burns.html

# ¿ Sep 26, 2018 07:28

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hambeet posted:

yeah gently caress kennett, but serious chat: forced council amalgamations. good / bad?

Bad AND Nonsense. I've pointed this out before. The rate payer base in virtually all councils and definitely in urban councils has increased massively since most were established. The very notion that they are unsustainable due to small size is laugh out loud ridiculous. I did the figures on Bankstown council a while back and you'd have to be a brain dead sub human to believe the claim that councils needed to be amalgamated for efficiency. Where it has been done in NSW it seems to be a completely ham fisted move to appoint administrators and push through unpopular State projects effectively eliminating the level of local government from the decision making process.

Ask anyone who proposes it to show you the numbers.

https://profile.id.com.au/canterbury-bankstown/population

Only shows the five year numbers but you get the picture. Combining Canterbury and Bankstown was ridiculous.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2018 01:30

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Amoeba102 posted:

The IPA would call for the banning of women to deal with domestic violence, sexual assault, rape etc.

Steady on. We don't want to ban them! That's absurd! Removing all their rights and making them chattels however, that's just common sense.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2018 01:33

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Anidav posted:

So why merge em

At the very least it means that advertising is now de jure OK on the ABC. The SBS has ads because that battle was lost years ago. I think the SBS charter is also a little bit more inconvenient than the ABC charter for the "lets all pray to Jesus" types so amalgamation would mean being able to throw that in the bin too. Worst of both worlds.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2018 02:57

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Box of Bunnies confirmed in priority guillotine queue.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2018 10:49

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 11:16

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hambeet posted:

RENTING!

So you can have RENT seeking. DUH!

# ¿ Sep 30, 2018 08:03

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