The Australian Politics Thread

[shanky]

Do you talk prosaicly in real life like that?

I’d genuinely be interested to know

[guy smiley]

Jim Chalmers is the ALP’s last hope.

Discuss if you desire, but it’s true and unequivocal.

[Ali's Choice]

Jim Chalmers is the ALP’s last hope.

Discuss if you desire, but it’s true and unequivocal.

I like Jim Chalmers. he's young, articulate, good looking and he'd sure up the ALP's QLD vote. What's not to like?

[Ali's Choice]

Do you talk prosaicly in real life like that?

I’d genuinely be interested to know

[shanky]

Do you suggest to your kids that they’ve ‘gleefully’ applied salt to their hot chips, for example?

[Ali's Choice]

Do you suggest to your kids that they’ve ‘gleefully’ applied salt to their hot chips, for example?

no, but I don't use prison-sex metaphors when their sports teams lose either. Language is contextual.

[shanky]

[Ali's Choice]

It's been a rough week for Gladys Berejiklian. A brutal week. And despite the fact that I would never vote for the party that she leads, I quite like her and think she is a decent human and Premier. I think she deserves to be acknowledged as NSW's very own Super Woman.

[Ellafan]

Anyone wabt to explain how SloMo gets to jet into Queensland to campaign without self isolating for fourteen days?

Democracy, there can not be one rule for some and different rules for others, Liberals - democracy is overrated.

The same way that the ACTU (Victorian branch) told the Vic government they had to use private sector security firms instead of the ADF, so they could recruit some new members?

And yes that is exactly what happened, and it will be exposed eventually. The faceless men (and nowadays ladies) strike again.

Private sector bad, public sector good, eh? Gee, that's a turnaround.

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

[Ellafan]

But they are one eyed on this, as at least Groucho and Pat have tacitly admitted..

Perhaps if you drank less Shiraz, you'd remember that I always called out Labor corruption and called for more funds to go to ICAC and the creation of a federal equivalent.

Good shiraz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 earth atmospheres >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discussing politics.

[MungoMan]

But they are one eyed on this, as at least Groucho and Pat have tacitly admitted..

Perhaps if you drank less Shiraz, you'd remember that I always called out Labor corruption and called for more funds to go to ICAC and the creation of a federal equivalent.

Good shiraz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 earth atmospheres >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discussing politics.

I got as far as 'Perhaps if you drank less Shiraz' and dismissed it as crazy talk.

[Pat the Ex Mat]

I am 4 bottles in after a very long lunch

[MungoMan]

I am 4 bottles in after a very long lunch

Could one of you Sydneyites pls check if PtEM is still alive

[Pat the Ex Mat]

I arose

[wamberal]

I arose

And it's not even the third day.

[guy smiley]

Solid win for the ALP and Greens in the ACT last night with leader Andrew Barr celebrating a 6th straight term in office for the ALP with an embrace for his husband on the podium.

SkyNews heads exploding.

[Pat the Ex Mat]

Tim Wilson

[Slim 293]

Solid win for the ALP and Greens in the ACT last night with leader Andrew Barr celebrating a 6th straight term in office for the ALP with an embrace for his husband on the podium.

SkyNews heads exploding.

If there's one thing to take from the Canberra Liberals, it's that anybody... anybody, can arise to the position of a state or territory opposition leader.

It's also a shame to see that my ol' mate MLA Andrew Wall, whose only qualifications is that he can probably spell his own name and is not in prison, won't retain his seat.

[Salient]

Solid win for the ALP and Greens in the ACT last night with leader Andrew Barr celebrating a 6th straight term in office for the ALP with an embrace for his husband on the podium.

SkyNews heads exploding.

If there's one thing to take from the Canberra Liberals, it's that anybody... anybody, can arise to the position of a state or territory opposition leader.

It's also a shame to see that my ol' mate MLA Andrew Wall, whose only qualifications is that he can probably spell his own name and is not in prison, won't retain his seat.

Please tell me that was the extra seat the Greens picked up on the night

[Slim 293]

Solid win for the ALP and Greens in the ACT last night with leader Andrew Barr celebrating a 6th straight term in office for the ALP with an embrace for his husband on the podium.

SkyNews heads exploding.

If there's one thing to take from the Canberra Liberals, it's that anybody... anybody, can arise to the position of a state or territory opposition leader.

It's also a shame to see that my ol' mate MLA Andrew Wall, whose only qualifications is that he can probably spell his own name and is not in prison, won't retain his seat.

Please tell me that was the extra seat the Greens picked up on the night

It's possible that the Greens could end up with as many as 6 seats, and the Libs as few as 8...

[Salient]

Solid win for the ALP and Greens in the ACT last night with leader Andrew Barr celebrating a 6th straight term in office for the ALP with an embrace for his husband on the podium.

SkyNews heads exploding.

If there's one thing to take from the Canberra Liberals, it's that anybody... anybody, can arise to the position of a state or territory opposition leader.

It's also a shame to see that my ol' mate MLA Andrew Wall, whose only qualifications is that he can probably spell his own name and is not in prison, won't retain his seat.

Please tell me that was the extra seat the Greens picked up on the night

It's possible that the Greens could end up with as many as 6 seats, and the Libs as few as 8...

I might be able to wipe the smile off my face in an hour or so ... or Fozzy might do that for me.

[guy smiley]

So news breaking that rather than 17 Kiwis flying into Victoria the other day it’s actually 55....

And Federal MInister Alan Tudge is trying to argue that the Vic govt agreed to let them in

I mean, sure. They would have done that. It does actually look as if the Feds are trying to sabotage Andrews... and they’re just not smart enough to do it well.

[guy smiley]

And 25 into WA

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/ ... HDMRS-vB-Q

"It would just be great if [the Federal Government] were to better assist us in managing these things with appropriate information being provided to the State Government about people who might be catching flights across state borders."

Mr McGowan said a key part of that information would be passenger manifests for incoming flights.

He said the State Government had been asking airlines to supply these for years to control organised crime, but that they would now serve an even more important purpose.

How f**king hard is it?

How hard?

[Pat the Ex Mat]

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

[Salient]

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Getting more by the day, f**king Libs once again showing complete lack of ability

[Ellafan]

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

[Ali's Choice]

Some info on the government's scheme to allow people to withdraw up to $20K of their super during the COVID-19 lockdown.

$34.3billion has been withdrawn, with the average processing time just three days. I've never heard of a system being so efficient!

[Pat the Ex Mat]

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

You know exactly which subs

[Pat the Ex Mat]

Some info on the government's scheme to allow people to withdraw up to $20K of their super during the COVID-19 lockdown.

$34.3billion has been withdrawn, with the average processing time just three days. I've never heard of a system being so efficient!

It will be interesting to see how much the shortfall on pensions will be when the chickens come home to roost - many years after this bunch are out of power....

[Ellafan]

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

You know exactly which subs

The Collins, or the new Attack class?

[Pat the Ex Mat]

Was it not reported on Sky News

The French design.

[grievous]

I've always been a great supporter of military efficiency and discipline, Wambers. Which is what was needed here, especially the discipline part.

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

You know exactly which subs

The Collins, or the new Attack class?

The ones that will cost 300 billion and be obsolete by the time they are ready in 15 years. I suppose Pyne got his seat re elected and some choice links he picked up in private business before his office seat had stopped swiveling the day he left in Canberra so money well invested by Mr & Mrs Taxpayer.

[Pat the Ex Mat]

Is there a more disingenuous cnut that Michael Sukkar?

Watching him on Afternoon briefing,

[6.Jones]

And 25 into WA

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/ ... HDMRS-vB-Q

"It would just be great if [the Federal Government] were to better assist us in managing these things with appropriate information being provided to the State Government about people who might be catching flights across state borders."

Mr McGowan said a key part of that information would be passenger manifests for incoming flights.

He said the State Government had been asking airlines to supply these for years to control organised crime, but that they would now serve an even more important purpose.

How f**king hard is it?

How hard?

Maybe the feds are waiting for there to be no airlines.

[6.Jones]

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

You know exactly which subs

The Collins, or the new Attack class?

The ones that will cost 300 billion and be obsolete by the time they are ready in 15 years. I suppose Pyne got his seat re elected and some choice links he picked up in private business before his office seat had stopped swiveling the day he left in Canberra so money well invested by Mr & Mrs Taxpayer.

$90b. It's not clear how they'll be obsolete. The first of the donor class is being built now. The most effective submarine in the world is the Swedish Gotland class [the one that sank the USS Ronald Reagan in exercises and sailed away unseen] and they've been around since 1992.

[grievous]

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

You know exactly which subs

The Collins, or the new Attack class?

The ones that will cost 300 billion and be obsolete by the time they are ready in 15 years. I suppose Pyne got his seat re elected and some choice links he picked up in private business before his office seat had stopped swiveling the day he left in Canberra so money well invested by Mr & Mrs Taxpayer.

$90b. It's not clear how they'll be obsolete. The first of the donor class is being built now. The most effective submarine in the world is the Swedish Gotland class [the one that sank the USS Ronald Reagan in exercises and sailed away unseen] and they've been around since 1992.

Im including life time maintenance costs.

[6.Jones]

You know exactly which subs

The Collins, or the new Attack class?

The ones that will cost 300 billion and be obsolete by the time they are ready in 15 years. I suppose Pyne got his seat re elected and some choice links he picked up in private business before his office seat had stopped swiveling the day he left in Canberra so money well invested by Mr & Mrs Taxpayer.

$90b. It's not clear how they'll be obsolete. The first of the donor class is being built now. The most effective submarine in the world is the Swedish Gotland class [the one that sank the USS Ronald Reagan in exercises and sailed away unseen] and they've been around since 1992.

Im including life time maintenance costs.

Fair enough.

[MungoMan]

In other news, the Leppington Triangle investigations show a fair bit of promise In re innocent fun and amusement (assuming one ignores the criminal wastage of public funds).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-20/ ... p/12784116

[Ellafan]

Was it not reported on Sky News

The French design.

You know full well I only watch the ABC - and read military journals.

Anyway, Lockheed are the lead contractor, so not French.

[Ellafan]

There is no such thing - the spend up like sailors on shore leave.

How much are those subs?

Can you rephrase that please?

Would you also please be specific as to which SSK class you are referring to.

You know exactly which subs

The Collins, or the new Attack class?

The ones that will cost 300 billion and be obsolete by the time they are ready in 15 years. I suppose Pyne got his seat re elected and some choice links he picked up in private business before his office seat had stopped swiveling the day he left in Canberra so money well invested by Mr & Mrs Taxpayer.

That is one of the silliest, most ill-informed, and uneducated posts you have ever made.