Because probably a large proportion of the electorate won't bother to research any candidates
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Because probably a large proportion of the electorate won't bother to research any candidates
It's not really relevant how smart or nice he is in person though, what's relevant is how he does the job of being a politician and he seems to be a bit shit at it (besides the all important criteria of winning).
The Greens tried to introduce preferential voting above the line but the majors knocked it on the head.
It would make too much sense and reduce the power of the two major parties, so it will never happen.
That sounds like a very right wing thing to say. Don't judge your leaders. You can't tell what there like. Trust us, we know what you want. This whole democracy thing is just so judgemental.
Luckily our right isn't that extreme, but you still skipped over why I'm accusing him of being a dumb ass. It wasn't a case of misarticulation, we understood what he meant, he's misjudged what is acceptable behaviour and made a sexist comment.
Not a smart thing to do.
A large proportion already doesnt anyway. If we rule out those who can't count to 7, isnt that a good thing?
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I thought that when he became leader he wouldn't last two months so who knows. We will see how well he is capable of governing. He wasn't exactly a great minister and was more there be Howard's attack dog.
I realise you could do this to just about any political leader but here's the first one i found!
http://tonyabbottlookingatthings.tumblr.com/
http://tonyabbottlookingatthings.tumblr.com/
18 months? That will be more than one term for Abbott. Remember, he's going to push for a double dissolution election after his attempts at killing the ETS fail to get through the senate. We'll all be voting again this time next year. He will get back in with an increased majority because *rabble rabble tax* and he'll be safe for that second term because of it.
The third? Not so sure, but you're talking about the country that gave John Howard four terms. I wouldn't put it past us.
reptilescorpio
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A lot of those voters are dead now though, right?
Theyre kept alive by John Laws' and Angry Anderson's impotent rage.
reptilescorpio
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Maybe I'll hold an 'Evict The Darkies' rally at an old folks home on election day or something to try and keep their attention away from voting.
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CrazedProfessional
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1 Abbott term and Peter Beattie as PM by 2016. It's not a joke, that's what'll happen since all of the experienced Labor folk are tainted by the Rudd/Gillard era.
lol no. let's just say i can't wait for "abbott's battlers" to become an actual thing…
Apparently so. Conflict of interest has never been high on the agenda for media companies in Australia.
reptilescorpio
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Aren't they all part of the Liberal party?
TriangleOfCorruption
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Barring any internal strife or scandal he'll get 2, Australia loves incumbents.
What I want to know is this: what's wrong with Iranians?
Hear me out.
Apparently Indonesia has just stopped issuing Visas to Iranians who use the country as a stopover on their way to Australia to claim asylum.
Apparently Iranians should not be claiming asylum. Because reasons. Nevermind the recent failed green revolution they had there which we were all cheering about and then upset about because revolutionary guard soldiers were killing protestors and reasserting government control.
Now, if you ask me that sounds remarkably like the Stasi and similar secret military police in countries like East Germany, the former Czechoslovakia, Argentina, numerous USSR republics and dictatorships. Only difference being some were under the rule of communists and not a theocratic dictatorship pretending to be democratic.
Could someone please tell me what Iranians are doing wrong, just as one example, and why we shouldn't be allowing them to claim refugee status in Australia just as many Eastern Europeans did in the 1980s and 1990s?
Some of my best friends are from Eastern Europe and the only thing I don't like about them is that they can do this really cool rolling rrrr sound and I can't.
Am I missing something? To me there should be absolutely no reason they can't claim asylum here. IMO the only thing they are doing wrong is paying for a shitty boat ride instead of a plane ticket.
Also, completely 100% seriously, the people I know who are Iranian are absolutely lovely. I cant understand the reason Australian media/immigration debate is demonising them.
Hear me out.
Apparently Indonesia has just stopped issuing Visas to Iranians who use the country as a stopover on their way to Australia to claim asylum.
Apparently Iranians should not be claiming asylum. Because reasons. Nevermind the recent failed green revolution they had there which we were all cheering about and then upset about because revolutionary guard soldiers were killing protestors and reasserting government control.
Now, if you ask me that sounds remarkably like the Stasi and similar secret military police in countries like East Germany, the former Czechoslovakia, Argentina, numerous USSR republics and dictatorships. Only difference being some were under the rule of communists and not a theocratic dictatorship pretending to be democratic.
Could someone please tell me what Iranians are doing wrong, just as one example, and why we shouldn't be allowing them to claim refugee status in Australia just as many Eastern Europeans did in the 1980s and 1990s?
Some of my best friends are from Eastern Europe and the only thing I don't like about them is that they can do this really cool rolling rrrr sound and I can't.
Am I missing something? To me there should be absolutely no reason they can't claim asylum here. IMO the only thing they are doing wrong is paying for a shitty boat ride instead of a plane ticket.
Also, completely 100% seriously, the people I know who are Iranian are absolutely lovely. I cant understand the reason Australian media/immigration debate is demonising them.
I'm not confident about this yet, but I do think zero is far more likely than one.
2>0>>3>>>>1
There aren't anywhere near enough Persian food joints either. I used to work for a company owned by Iranians (they refer to themselves as Persian) and every quarter we'd have a company meeting with food supplied by a different Persian place and it was always amazing.
I don't mean to imply that they all do. These particular ones did at least.
Is the second and third highlighted text happening or will it happen as a consequence of the first? Is Australia telling Indonesia to disallow Iranians or do they have reasons of their own?
Not entirely sure. Only heard it on the radio on the way home on ABC, so I dont know full context as to whether it is a new, old or proposed change (re: Indonesian elections next year).
It looks like it's because Iran along with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan(who are already banned from obtaining 30 day visas) has been flagged as a 'major source country'. So rather than a discrimination thing it's more trying to shut down the main flow of refugees. It was a request of Kevin Rudd though, but it was bought to his attention by Indonesian officials working in tandem with Australian Immigration.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-18/indonesia-to-change-visa-requirements-for-iranians/4829434
Fairfax, not News Ltd
It is a rug shop. By law they must always have a sale.
shanshan310
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And Rugs-a-million has been having a closing down clearance for what... 8 years now?
TriangleOfCorruption
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LOL, Wilkie taking shots at everyone these days
Pretty shiteful ad by Labor too.
Gross, Wilkie could not have made his intentions clearer. Labor are preparing to ramp up the shit-flinging to unprecedented levels.
The way the major parties have demonized 3rd parties and independents this campaign is gross, the only thing that benefits from the 2 party system is the major parties themselves.
reptilescorpio
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Ishka here has had their 50% off sale running since they opened over a fucking year ago. I thought that was illegal?
Agreed little buddy. The few I have met here are lovely.
Agreed little buddy. The few I have met here are lovely.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...r-refugees-ruled-out-20130815-2rzzy.html#poll
This is utterly disgraceful, I often cite the NBN as my election issue but if there was ever a reason not to vote someone in, this is it. I know Labor isn't much better but the absurdity has got to stop. Christine Milne was dead right when she said their is a competition between the two major parties over who can be the cruelest...
Nah, probably that guy that makes sure all polls end 50/50.
This is utterly disgusting even by the Libs standards, what the fuck.
Online polls are worthless as they're usually vote bombed by party hacks with too much time on their hands.
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How long until the LNP renames themselves to One Nation?
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