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48 | 42.48% |
| Labor Minority |
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| Liberal Minority |
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12 | 10.62% |
| UAP Majoirty |
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21 | 18.58% |
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adeadcrab posted:So how did Albo lose the weight anyway? Same way most pollies do I reckon. Good healthy food, plenty of exercise and a decent helping of meth.
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Mar 31, 2022 14:33
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Anidav posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ss7xh0isMU Generally speaking, I think Albanese's big problem as opposition leader is he can't really improvise and he's been gun shy of committing to anything until it has obvious support so the media doesn't use it to attack him. When he was just a minister/shadow minister he was much more assertive in his speech because it was specific and limited in scope. Its good to see him back in form. Obviously this is a special occasion so he's had lots of notes and prep but he loving sold it. I hope he and Labor gain more confidence now since the election is so close.
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Mar 31, 2022 14:50
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adeadcrab posted:So how did Albo lose the weight anyway? https://twitter.com/cameronwilson/status/1503556487859245060
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Mar 31, 2022 14:52
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Joke's on them for thinking Albo's going to convince anyone.  Also I know this was the last thread but I am the self-proclaimed bicycle lunatic, and I am going to perpetuate this vicious... cycle...  Laserface posted:My friend built me an E-Bike since i moved to the inner west and I was using those Lime rental bikes to get around (usually walking 5min in the wrong direction to get one only to find it damaged when I got there) and its honestly the sickest way to get around. In a lot of our cities we're actually at the point the city needs to start taking space away from cars, particularly lanes on direct routes to major activity centres, and giving it to people who walk, bike and take public transport in the form of protected bike lanes, bus lanes, etc. But obviously people living in affected areas will pitch a fit over that if they're not already walking, cycling, etc, coz they don't like the idea that maybe the place they moved into 10+ years ago has changed to a point that they themselves will also have to change, and drivers who have no other option besides driving will freak out coz they probably don't realise that the removal of lanes disincentivises driving enough that their transport time likely won't be as badly affected as they think... if at all. (Before anyone asks about disabled people who have no option besides driving... Odds are this wouldn't affect them as badly as one would think, because as I implied earlier - people who have other modes of transport will move to them, and you don't actually have to dissuade that many people off the road to see a drastic improvement to transport times coz cars occupy enough space for 4+ people yet generally only have one occupant. That, and there's also a substantial cohort of people who are disabled but have no option or simply prefer to walk, bike, or take public transport. There's people for whom sitting in a car is agony for their arthritis but will cheerfully cycle a trike or whatevs, yet we rarely hear about them coz all glory to the automotive hegemony). EoinCannon posted:I understand where you're coming from about the pedal assist bikes being way more expensive and limiting than DIY jobs The idea is that the pedelec and 25kmph speed limit thing a.) brings it in line with ebike standards in other parts of the world (to make importation easier and more affordable) and b.) it allows the law to make an easy distinction between ebikes and motorbikes. Which doesn't sound that important until you realise that in some parts of the world, riding on the footpath is legal, and while a reasonablly fit person on a fancy racing bike could regularly reach 40kmph, they're not going to do that with the consistency and frequency someone on an ebike or escooter would (... and I imagine the number of people with fancy racing bikes and the requisite level of fitness are far outnumbered by ebike owners, but don't quote me on that one). Riding on the footpath is legal here in Perth, and there's already been a few incidents of people getting hit and badly injured by illegally modified ebikes or people illegally riding dirt bikes on either the footpath or the PSP. Like, I get peoples frustration with the speed limit - I am passed by people on regular bikes while riding my ebike to work or the gym all the time - but the line had to be drawn somewhere and this seems like a reasonable compromise for the majority of use cases.
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Mar 31, 2022 16:11
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adeadcrab posted:So how did Albo lose the weight anyway? Cut out cannoli
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Mar 31, 2022 18:41
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Animal Friend posted:Generally speaking, I think Albanese's big problem as opposition leader is he can't really improvise and he's been gun shy of committing to anything until it has obvious support so the media doesn't use it to attack him. The last bloke presented policies that would affect a very small amount of people, the media used it to shred him and lost the election. Why would Albo make the same mistake? They're best to play it very safe until they win and then they can pretty much do whatever for three years.
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Mar 31, 2022 20:56
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Yeah normally I’d be against this small target strategy, but after that bullshit of the last election I reckon it’s the right way to play it.
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Mar 31, 2022 21:56
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i think you'll find cities need more cars not less.
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Mar 31, 2022 22:04
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more cars AND more no standing zones
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Mar 31, 2022 22:05
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and a fleet of tow trucks just waiting to pounce
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Mar 31, 2022 22:15
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Scott Morrison announces an increase to newstart. April Fools
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Mar 31, 2022 22:25
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It's called JobSeeker now
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Mar 31, 2022 22:40
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Oh yeah.... God drat it!
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Mar 31, 2022 22:42
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Look it wouldn't be an Anidav joke without first trying to tell the joke and then failing the joke altogether.
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Mar 31, 2022 22:45
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Anidav posted:Look it wouldn't be an Anidav joke without first trying to tell the joke and then failing the joke altogether. Talking about the self in the third person hmmmmmmmm
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Mar 31, 2022 22:59
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froglet posted:Joke's on them for thinking Albo's going to convince anyone. The best solution remains a raised “ T “ shaped skyway thing down the centre of major metropolitan routes (parramatta rd / broadway in Sydney), for cyclists and pedestrians, and maybe a bit of monorail action in there too. Also by way of an update for the other thing I’m awaiting further legal instruction
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Apr 1, 2022 00:08
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Anidav posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ss7xh0isMU jesus christ. "But do you really expect aged care providers to make less money so that residents eat properly and have appropriate care?"
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Apr 1, 2022 00:49
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ShoeFly posted:Yeah normally I’d be against this small target strategy, but after that bullshit of the last election I reckon it’s the right way to play it. it's fine except when it leads to them being such cowards that they compromise on what very clearly should be core values - things like caving on the high-income tax cuts, playing stupid games with the religious discrimination bill (we got a good outcome from that but it could have easily been terrible), albanese recently refusing to stand up for trans people even when directly pressed on it, etc.
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Apr 1, 2022 01:03
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NPR Journalizard posted:jesus christ. paraphrasing but Can you guarantee every will get a pay rise, including small business owners?
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Apr 1, 2022 01:08
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https://twitter.com/TheIdiotTax/status/1509682844565532672
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Apr 1, 2022 01:21
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She's such a sack of poo poo.
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Apr 1, 2022 01:22
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funniest outcome for all the nsw liberals factional drama is if the courts end up siding with the factions opposing morrison & have all the contentious pre-selections declared void, but after the election has been called right around nominations deadline.
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Apr 1, 2022 01:35
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Eediot Jedi posted:paraphrasing but Can you guarantee that you will not fund infrastructure in either ALP seats or seats that you want to win? This is such trash reporting.
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Apr 1, 2022 01:39
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Leigh has been infected by Malcolm Turnbull and wants a permanent do nothing LNP government.
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Apr 1, 2022 01:41
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But there's no evidence of anti-labor/pro-liberal bias at the ABC 
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Apr 1, 2022 01:51
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Bucky Fullminster posted:The best solution remains a raised “ T “ shaped skyway thing down the centre of major metropolitan routes (parramatta rd / broadway in Sydney), for cyclists and pedestrians, and maybe a bit of monorail action in there too. Nah it's to turn a couple of 4-lane car roads into 2-lanes and give the space to pedestrians, cyclists, buses, etc.
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Apr 1, 2022 01:52
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Parramatta Road is already full of choke points where the few Right turns are for east bound traffic and the whole inner west becomes a complete grid lock for about an hour or two at the peaks. The problem is that the jobs are not where people live. Theres no simple solution that problem because its housing affordability, planning, transport and a bunch of other poo poo all rolled into one so nothing will ever be done to fix it.
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Apr 1, 2022 03:34
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Laserface posted:The problem is that the jobs are not where people live.
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Apr 1, 2022 04:54
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The Artificial Kid posted:Except when everyone was allowed to work from home. no one is allowed to work from home because there is commercial landlords starving.
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Apr 1, 2022 05:02
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Not only am I not allowed to work from home, it's illegal for me to do so
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Apr 1, 2022 05:54
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Jezza of OZPOS posted:Not only am I not allowed to work from home, it's illegal for me to do so There is always going to be people who have to work on site, but if you took away a lot of the people who didnt, the commute times would improve dramatically.
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Apr 1, 2022 06:06
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Yeah the get that, it just rustles my jimmies as an The Artificial Kid posted:Except when everyone was allowed to work from home.
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Apr 1, 2022 06:16
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My jimmies are what I call my balls btw
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Apr 1, 2022 06:18
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https://twitter.com/tanya_plibersek/status/1509727244264292361 lol tudge still technically a minister
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Apr 1, 2022 06:26
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What happens if scomo just doesn't call an election? Also with the NSW seats they're fighting over, who actually has the final authority or ability to submit the candidates to the AEC?
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Apr 1, 2022 06:29
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Spookydonut posted:What happens if scomo just doesn't call an election? *bong hit exhale* so the Governor general is supposed to call an election but because the queen is dead but not officially the GG is in a state of limbo with regards to his constitutional power so we will enter a period of lawlessness until Prince Charles is appointed but then because William is planning to challenge the succession slo-mo hahah just a little play on words I came up with, he's gonna have at least 4 months of despotic reign at which point he's going to introduce indue for pensioners *bong bubbling* and furthermore did you know that Charles Manson is a distant relative of the Windsor's
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Apr 1, 2022 06:40
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IANAL but doesn't the heir immediately legally become the new monarch upon the old one's death, i.e. "the Queen is dead, long live the King?" It's not like actually swearing in a PM or whatever. They're the swearers!
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Apr 1, 2022 06:51
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freebooter posted:IANAL but doesn't the heir immediately legally become the new monarch upon the old one's death, i.e. "the Queen is dead, long live the King?" It's not like actually swearing in a PM or whatever. They're the swearers! not a lawyer or a sadomonarchist but I think there is a coronation which marks when they go from heir apparent to monarch.
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Apr 1, 2022 07:01
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Spookydonut posted:What happens if scomo just doesn't call an election? if an election isn't called by the required time then the governor-general will remove the PM & appoint someone who will call an election. the only real avenue of constitutional shenanigans for a power-grab that exists is a rogue governor-general, which would probably require the british monarchy to intervene in order to resolve. but any attempt by a PM to use a loyalist governor-general for a power grab still wouldn't be able to legislate (as if the governor-general refuses to remove PM after not calling an election when required, the parliament is dissolved as its term has ended and if the governor-general refuses to appoint a new PM/cabinet after the previous one lost the election, the old one obviously wouldn't have the ability to legislate), only govern via executive action, and would be blatantly illegitimate. lih fucked around with this message at 07:21 on Apr 1, 2022 |
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Eediot Jedi posted:not a lawyer or a sadomonarchist but I think there is a coronation which marks when they go from heir apparent to monarch. No, the Coronation is just a Symbolic formality. Legally speaking the very instant Queen Elizabeth dies Charles becomes the new King.
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