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The Australian Politics Thread * 2
    #27271161 - 03/27/21 02:12 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

Tired of U.S. politics? Don't know your Abe Lincolns from your Lincoln Woods's?

Then this is the thread for you.
Australia, smack bang in the middle of? I dunno, Asia? We've been seen as U.S. puppets since LBJ took hold of the wheel, maybe longer!
But don't let that put you off, lets all kick the can down the road together in the thread devoted to Down Under shitfuckery.
We've stuck our nose in other countries political discussion for far too long, come stick your collective noses in ours to even up the score :super:

I'll kick off the discussion with an address to the National Press Club by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Love him or loathe him, Kevin could talk shit under 6 foot of concrete with a mouthful of marbles.
In this address he takes aim at Rupert Murdoch's nuts time
and time again(I love it), shares his thoughts on China, shares his thoughts on the current Liberal government, basically shares his thoughts in a way that only Kevin can. Kevin is from Queensland... err Queensland, you'll find it on a map.

If you don't like Kevin, feel free to turn the discussion to whatever subject is currently pissing you off or making you smile smugly.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius]
    #27272228 - 03/27/21 06:29 PM (2 years, 9 months ago)

hmmm, maybe I should have called this thread FREE BEER ! ?
It's one of the few ways to get an Australian's attention... that and football, as they can watch football whilst drinking beer.

How about Andrew Forrest's plan to build a blast furnace in the Pilbara powered by green hydrogen backed with his own money instead of waiting for government to chip in, which will drive jobs, lower emissions and most likely piss China off?
Anyone interested can read about it here or listen to the podcast ( 01 Oil vs Water - Confessions of a carbon emitter ) here

The thing I like about Andrew Forrest is his vision and non reliance on government to get shit done.
If we wait for government to solve the carbon/climate problem we're fucked.

Capitalism ironically may be the thing that saves the planet.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Psilynut2]
    #27273967 - 03/29/21 05:41 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

Real men don't need guns... that 'roo was only a baby.

How many did that guy take to go around 18 in? I bet it was well over 100 with a shithouse swing like that... he deserved all that 'roo gave him.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Psilynut2]
    #27274032 - 03/29/21 06:58 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

Lol... Australians aren't completely stupid, we shoot them too.
I did like that guy's right hook though. POW!

Those big ones are scary for sure. If you get too close and they rock back on their tail, run Forrest run.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: The Thing]
    #27275351 - 03/30/21 06:30 AM (2 years, 9 months ago)

Oh man, has anyone been watching the investigation into the Luna Park fire?

Without a doubt THE best piece of investigative journalism ever seen in Australia. EVER.

I can't ever recall being so blown away... when the names Abe Saffron and Jack Rooklyn were dropped it was like going back in time... fuck!
When they got to High Court Judge Lionel Murphy followed by ex Premier Neville Wran my jaw was on the carpet.
Everyone knew these people were corrupt but the level of corruption in New South Wales was so deeply rooted they were untouchable..... Fuck!!... FUCK!!!

If those four bastards weren't already dead they'd all be charged with murder.

Caro Meldrum-Hannah and Patrick Begley have researched themselves into journalistic legend.

The shit will hit the fan tomorrow.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius] * 1
    #27298967 - 05/07/21 04:58 PM (2 years, 8 months ago)

Aus, along with South Africa and India were invited to the G7.
The invitation from Britain was no accident and meant to send a clear signal to China that an alliance of countries are not interested in putting up with the current CCP economic coercion.

They've put a tariff on or found a 'problem' with every one of our exports except iron ore, as it's the one commodity they can't source elsewhere
after Brazil has experienced ongoing problems with their iron ore export.

With the Federal government tearing up Victoria's Belt and Road agreement with the CCP the next agreement/asset in their sights is the Port of Darwin lease to the Chinese company Landbridge.
When the Federal government finally announces they are tearing up that lease, and they will, it is going to be very interesting to see how China retaliates.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius] * 2
    #27319207 - 05/22/21 07:59 PM (2 years, 8 months ago)



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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius]
    #27328217 - 05/29/21 05:15 PM (2 years, 7 months ago)

Ex Labour Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has his own YouTube channel whoohoo! and he still has The Murdoch machine firmly in his sights.

Every time they try and attack K Rudd, and they simply cannot help themselves from doing so, they only give his cause more air... dumb arses.
Peta Credlin got sucked into the bunfight and had to offer Kevin a public apology over her bullshit comments... I love it. Go Kevin!

If you detest Sky "News?" Aus as much as I do check out his 'Murdoch Watch' videos, they're K Rudd gold.

https://www.youtube.com/c/KevinRudd/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius]
    #27434767 - 08/19/21 03:47 PM (2 years, 5 months ago)

Jordan Shanks, if you haven't seen any of his Friendly Jordies YouTube content check him out.

He takes aim at all most of a lot of the same dead-shits that give me the irrates, including Sky News, John Barilaro, Gladys etc.
His response to Sky News' hatchet job on Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, whilst sitting in Kevin Rudds lounge room hanging shit on Chris Kenny at every opportunity has received more views than Sky News' own article.... ouch! Chris Kenny.

His scathing and totally warranted attacks on John Barrilaro are gold and he backs up his statements with facts.

So pissed was Barilaro he got his buddies in the 'Fixated Person's Unit' (set up to deal with terrorists) to arrest Friendly Jordies producer Kristo Langker last month.

Here's hoping they kick Barilaros lawyer in the nuts, verbally speaking of course, whoops they already have.

If you're tired of the usual news media delivery have a look, and if you feel like helping Kristo with his legal fight you can do that too :super:


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: viktor]
    #27442059 - 08/25/21 08:02 AM (2 years, 5 months ago)

Yep


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius]
    #27466520 - 09/13/21 07:23 AM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Friendly Jordies keeps nailing the scumbags. Legend.



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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Stable Genius]
    #27469115 - 09/15/21 09:08 AM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Drink driving, to some it's against the law, in Australia it's a national sport.
The top comment in the YouTube comment section
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I can never tell if this country is 50 years behind everyone else or 100 years in the future






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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: sudly]
    #27470699 - 09/16/21 02:21 PM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Mmmmm I think if we're going to spend 90 billion it's probably a good idea to buy the best technology, which nuclear powered subs are.

It also strengthens Asia Pacific security, despite what China is saying.

And lets face it, this deal is all about sending a huge FUCK YOU message to China.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: sudly]
    #27471108 - 09/16/21 09:30 PM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Oh for sure I fully appreciate your point about the cost, it's staggering, especially after all the political bullshit we've had to endure with covid :thumbup: And let's not forget that's just submarines we're talking about. I've worked on a couple of different bases over the years and the wasted money is just eye watering.

Campaign Finance reform, yeah, I think we have something like that in place at the moment don't 'we' = Aus?... and it's not working, at any level.

Did you check out the Friendly Jordies video I posted earlier... New South Wales has well and truly stolen the crown for the most corrupt state.

Both sides are a fucking joke, from Labor and that sack of shit Obeid to the Liberal's nation saving :puke: heroine Gladys and her scumbag ex boyfriend Daryl Maguire.
How that woman has kept her job is beyond me  :puke: 

Corrupt pieces of shit like this are part of the reason that fish and chip shop dumb-dumb's like Pauline Hanson have so much appeal... even though she hasn't a clue on how to articulate any decent policy.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Kryptos]
    #27471121 - 09/16/21 09:56 PM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

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So yes, this is a big FUCK YOU to China. Specifically, Australia is threatening the ability to project offensive submarine power, instead of focusing on defense.





There was an ex submariner talking on Radio National yesterday and he laid out the case for nuclear subs quite well, but I'll look further into what you're saying :thumbup:

If we're realistic about Australia's capability to defend itself we haven't the resources. We get a broader range of advantages by spending a shit tonne of money with the U.S. than just sub technology.

Aus already has reasonable partnerships with many of the asian countries in our part of the world, Singapore trains their helicoptor pilots at one of our bases. We conduct training exercises with Malaysia and Indonesia, the U.S. comes here all the time for training exercises.... New Zealand joins in occasionally with some toy guns :lol:
This is how we defend ourselves, with alliances.

Remember all those shitty wars we jumped into with the U.S., we didn't do it for nothing.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: sudly]
    #27471318 - 09/17/21 05:11 AM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Hmmm good point.
Like it only took 26 years to get the Collins-class subs functional... so actually 20 years would be an improvement. That's some serious lol


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: Brian Jones]
    #27471846 - 09/17/21 03:03 PM (2 years, 4 months ago)

... so giving up some of our territory? That's a big call Mr Jones.

However it's something a lot of institutions here have examined over the last 10-20 years and the analysis has always come up with that scenario being unlikely, even after the current announcement.

We have barely enough water to look after the current population and there's really only 1 commodity that China doesn't have - iron ore.

This is the new cold war and China have played their part by applying tariffs to every item of value we export to them, except iron ore. We've responding by doing zero, unless we count the government voicing their opinion on various matters as a serious response.
What it has done is forced our exporters to examine other markets. India is one, the EU is another of significance.

The hypocrisy coming out of China atm with their bleating that this submarine announcement is somehow threatening regional security, after they have built military bases on coral reefs in disputed waters, is laughable.

* Just heard that the French have recalled their ambassador's in both Australia and the U.S. and to be honest I don't blame them. Our Prime Minister is a slimey bastard, it doesn't surprise me he has said one thing and done another.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: sudly]
    #27472041 - 09/17/21 05:49 PM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

sudly said:

I'm not for full coverage of tuition or dental, just a set amount to help cover the basics.

E.g. 10,000 towards tuition one time, and 1000 a year for dental.

I haven't heard any partial funding suggestions but I think it meets a good middle ground of cost and benefit.

Some people require 250,000 for tuition ,  some 20,000. Some people need 15000 for dental, some 300.





I like the idea of making people contribute a % of their own cash towards services. It gets around the problem we had with 'career students' when we had free university under Gough Whitlam.


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: sudly]
    #27472452 - 09/18/21 12:21 AM (2 years, 4 months ago)

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What's wrong with being a career student?

I don;t mind paying for them to get those 60 degrees either,

I don't give a fuck about a professional student,

So can society truly afford to send many people to college for their entire life? I do not think so.

On the other hand, there is value in giving some odd individual that much power to shape history.





Ummm I think he's totally against the idea whilst at the same time being totally for it. And that's fucking cool man :crankey: because this is a mushroom site and if you've ever tripped hard this makes total sense :thumbup:


Quote:

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You probably get annoyed that I'm talking from a US perspective, to some extent. I know I have annoyed posters in the past with my US-centric worldview, and that's why I never really engaged much with this thread earlier, because I didn't want to impose my will upon something that I, frankly, do not know much about.




I like you posting in this thread, I was lonely in here. I was so lonely I was talked into talking about kangaroos earlier.
This is much better, even though I have no idea what your point was it's ok as I have no idea wtf is going on in Australia half the time anyway :hatsoff:


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Re: The Australian Politics Thread [Re: sudly]
    #27473666 - 09/18/21 11:03 PM (2 years, 4 months ago)

Whoooo! Morning Joe telling it like it is! Unbelievable. Good posting sir :hatsoff:


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