February 2012
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January 2012
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Auditions for Keating! The Musical →
amylest:
If you’re a male around the Sydney area with a knack for singing, impersonating and taking the piss, have we got a show for you. Click to get on board, and don’t forget to share with your friends!
May be of interest to any of you in Sydney.
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The costs of a law and order auction
phetdreams:
If you’ve lived in NSW at an election, you’re probably used to the consistent scaremongering of both parties participating in a law and order auction. One will promise legislation that will ‘better tackle yobs’ the other will say they’ve budgeted an increase of hundreds of officers to enforce the law. More often than not these ‘auctions’ are used to make full throated guarantees that...
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December 2011
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Big political issues of the ages
citizen-cam:
1890s: Federation. Should the six Australian colonies become a nation? What will this mean for trade, for the economy, for the Empire? What will it mean for us as a society?
1900s: Trade. Should protectionism or free trade be the main economic policy driving our trade policy? Should we look after our own or let market forces do their work?
1910s: Socialism. Can the government look...
Since I've been neglecting this blog something...
If you want some more serious Australian political coverage, head on over to auspol. I don’t know who runs it, but they seem to be doing a better job than I am at the moment.
And let’s face it, even if I were trying harder I’d end up shouting about Juliar and Toby Arnott. I feel like posting funny stuff is the only real way to represent the farce that Australian politics has...
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“I can understand there’s always intrigue with these kind of things but Kevin and...”
– Julia, just tell us how you really feel. There has been enough lies. (via sportspoll)
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Let me just say, that when Paul Keating was done...
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WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO
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FLOGGED IN THE FACE WITH WET LETTUCE OKAY
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November 2011
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Queensland Parliament passes civil union...
Source
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“What an invidious choice for a voter who supports better treatment of asylum...”
– THIS. (via naysayersspeak)
Greg Barns, a disendorsed Liberal candidate for the seat of Denison before the 2001 federal election, and former member of the Australian Democrats, writes on the missing liberal force in Australian politics.
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“A marriage or civil union is an agreement between two people, and the only...”
– John Humphreys’ submission to the Queensland Parliament on the Civil Partnership Bill 2011
Oh, also, of the Australian Libertarian Society
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"Tony's feeling angry about the Chinaman today,... →
wordsonaplatform:
Dumping detectives.
You can’t make this shit up.
Small government, the Coalition’s doing it wrong.
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October 2011
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“Why the left should support Katter's Australian... →
unrg:
The left should support Katter’s Australian Party. It’s got a hard-line position on coal seam gas. It’s against economic rationalism. It’s deeply concerned about the state of our hospitals. It’s opposed to further privatisation. Currently, the Australian Party is seeking to contest upcoming Australian elections. It is opposed to the Tea Party on most economic matters. It also differs from...
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A tumblr dedicated to the odious things posted on... →
Bernie Finn is a Liberal member of the Legislative Council in Victoria.
I think the tumblr speaks for itself, really.
He thought I was calling him a Nazi when I implied that there is a national socialist undertone within the Liberal Party.
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"The carbon tax will save businesses money" →
wordsonaplatform:
In my work with many Australian businesses, I have been fascinated by how much their adoption of changes depends on how they see an issue.
If it’s a matter of minimising risk and compliance costs, there is a fundamentally negative approach: aim to limit the damage. This involves delegating the problem to someone and assuming it will cost something to fix it.
For example,...
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News Ltd tech journo thinks 50GB ADSL2 costs... →
wordsonaplatform:
With a minimum data speed of 12Mbps, users that reach their download capacity of 50 gigabytes will pay approximately $100.50 on ADSL2+ plans offered by Exetel, Internode, iiNet and iPrimus.
On an NBN plan, people who use the same amount of data will pay $76.50 with the same providers. That’s a 23 per cent decrease in price.
I went to the websites of these providers:
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“For with Australia enjoying more economic, commercial, diplomatic, and cultural...”
– Oh, for the kick of Ruddbullism - Nick Bryant of the BBC
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September 2011
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Andrew Bolt loses racial vilification court case →
In concluding the eight day proceedings, counsel for the plaintiffs conceded Bolt’s writings did not incite “racial vilification or racial hatred”, rather they “constituted highly personal, highly derogatory and highly offensive attacks” on the nine individuals.
Goodbye, free speech, and hello to the right to not be offended.
Protip: when you are accusing someone of racial...
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“Let’s not kid ourselves. You get abuses of media power – that’s the price you...”
– Malcolm Turnbull on the Labor/Greens government’s moves to limit freedom of the press in Australia. (via keyboardpubes)
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Tasmania's historic gay marriage vote →
getyourshittogetheraus:
TASMANIA’S parliament has become the first in the country to support gay marriage, in a move gay rights activists say will push forward the national debate.
State Labor MPs in the lower house this afternoon backed a Greens’ motion calling on the Gillard government to change the federal Marriage Act to allow for same sex couples to marry.
Gay marriage advocates hailed...
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August 2011
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The High Court rules the Government's Malaysian... →
I’m turning Anonymous off. Too many of you are being lazy and using it when asking questions, and I don’t think your fellow readers deserve that cluttering their dashboard. Don’t be shy, it’s only the internet.
Anonymous asked: Re the elected PM q: surely voting informally would be a better?
Anonymous asked: What about Australia would make you think people 'hate freedom'. I think it's a society probably encumbered with more pervasive social norms than the US, though not as much as Europe. But I think it's a relatively permissive and free society.
Anonymous asked: What is your position on the LDP?
Anonymous asked: If the PM of Australia was a directly-elected office, would you vote for Gillard or Abbott?
Anonymous asked: Who do you give a better preference in elections: Labor or the Greens?
naysayersspeak asked: Paul isn't as socially liberal as you might think. He's really quite terrible on abortion rights.
redrabbleroz asked: I find it slightly amusing that you don't think Ron Paul is a wacko.