OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[I'm a loser baby...]

Do you understand the term simile ?

Never simile at a crocodile.

 

[hindy111]

Never simile at a crocodile.

Death roll. What a way to go.

 

[hindy111]

@Gronk you should try smiling at a crocodile.

 

[the phantom menace]

I can't believe Labor were stupid enough to make that decision.
As cynical as it sounds, if they’d gone with a local named Nguyen who kept their head down then they would have won the seat comfortably. Will be even more costly if they end up with 75 seats.

The local ALP nominee who was "gazumped" by Keneally being parachuted in was named Tu Le, and had the support of the outgoining/retiring member. Big mistake to try and get Keneally into a safe lower house seat which she then lost.

Should have had her earn her victory and run in the marginal seat of Parramatta where Labor were searching for a candidate, and ended up going with someone from out of town (who won, and even increased the margin).

 

[the phantom menace]

Or that so many people couldn't find six parties above the line to vote for on the Senate paper... I think even I put this party as number 5, but can count the numbe rof joints and cones and cookies I've had in my life on one hand.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I put them about the same.

 

[hindy111]

Or that so many people couldn't find six parties above the line to vote for on the Senate paper... I think even I put this party as number 5, but can count the numbe rof joints and cones and cookies I've had in my life on one hand.

Stoner

 

[strider]

was having a look at past elections - this is on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Australia

Election	Labor (1st)	LNP (1st)	Other (1st)
2022	32.8%	35.7%	31.5%

35.7% is the lowest LNP first preference % since 1943 .... have only been below 40% one other time since 1949 (in 1998)

The biggest other first prefrence % ever

 

[Gronk]

The teal wave will hit Labor, Greens next

The candidates mobilised the female vote, tapping anger about gender issues, integrity and climate.

www.afr.com

 

[Gronk]

Australia’s ‘Climate Election’ Finally Arrived. Will It Be Enough? (Published 2022)

Voters rejected the deny-and-delay approach that has made Australia a global laggard on emission cuts. But how far the new government will go remains to be seen.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Gronk]

 

[Gronk]

Tin foil hats about.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I guess it takes a war criminal to know a war criminal.

 

[Gronk]

I guess it takes a war criminal to know a war criminal.

Weapons of mass destruction ? Blair, Bush and Howard would never invade a country for illegitimate reasons

 

[strider]

CNN lol

 

[Twizzle]

just watching Albo speak before he f**ks off to Japan, he looks a totally different bloke, he looks so much more at ease and speaks so much more confidently than the bumbling doofus that he resembled leading up to the election

I guess winning an election will do that

 

[Gronk]

I hope that they don’t weaponize the ICAC by steering it towards allegations for politcal gain. Look at the timeline of Royal Commissions last time we changed Government:

Gillard introduced Institutional Child Sexual Assault, then Abbott wins and goes after his opponents in a autocrat move to disable and smear his opponents with the terms of reference squarely fine tuned with nefarious intent.

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Quid pro quo.

 

[Gronk]

Another dinosaur seems likely to be outed.

MSN

www.msn.com

 

[hineyrulz]

just watching Albo speak before he f**ks off to Japan, he looks a totally different bloke, he looks so much more at ease and speaks so much more confidently than the bumbling doofus that he resembled leading up to the election

I guess winning an election will do that

He popped his cherry.

 

[hineyrulz]