Australian politics thread.

2010-07-17 16:11:14

#476

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6224|Brisneyland

Dilbert, in your position I would probably vote greens as well.
I am for an ETS though. Looks like it would be an interesting month and a bit. I am voting Greens or Labor. Although I am dissapointed with some of Labors stuff, I think we cant afford to have a far right wing lunatic in charge of the country.

2010-07-17 16:13:53

#477

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6723|Sydney, Australia

Doesn't really matter who I vote for.....

2010-07-17 16:21:14

#478

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6224|Brisneyland

Ruddock hasnt retired yet?? Hell, they libs must have him attached to life support somewhere.

2010-07-17 17:02:08

#479

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6155|what

All Ruddock needs is a cloak, and the transformation is complete.

https://img594.imageshack.us/img594/1930/palpatine.jpg

2010-07-17 20:33:35

#480

BN: smells like wee wee; +159|6770

Dilbert_X wrote:
Well, I have no idea who I'll be voting for.

Labour - seem to have stuffed up more in the last two weeks than the last two years

Liberal - Don't think I'm voting for a Catholic or Joe Hockey, my local rep is Christopher Pyne.....

Green - Mindlessly anti-shooting sports - Otherwise I'd think about it.

Family First - So I'd be second? No.

Any ideas?

Independent?

2010-07-18 13:58:01

#481

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5180|Sydney

mcminty wrote:
Doesn't really matter who I vote for.....

Ouch, that's gotta bite.

I used to live in Swann's electorate, but now I'm a bit too close to the city so I'm not sure who it is. Pretty sure I'll vote Larissa Waters for the Senate, not sure who for the lower house, but it pretty much flies in the face of who I am and always have been to vote for an hard right catholic in budgie smugglers.

2010-07-18 17:21:33

#482

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

PYNE, Christopher Liberal 42,731 47.17
HANDSHIN, Mia Australian Labor Party 37,565 41.46
REID, Sally The Greens 5,806 6.41
JANSEN, Carol Family First Party 3,102 3.42
ROWSE, Paul Australian Democrats 1,064 1.17
TILBROOK, Felicity LDP 327 0.36
...... Pauline Hanson's One Nation 0 0.00

Hmm, not as close as I thought, not exactly a lot of choice though.
Maybe I'll vote .......

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2010-07-18 17:34:30

#483

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6676|Canberra, AUS

House vote - pointless, ALP has a 20+ point margin here. However senate is interesting, as its neck and neck between the Libs/Greens for the second seat. Will almost certainly vote Green because of it.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-07-18 17:46:49

#484

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5180|Sydney

Dilbert_X wrote:
PYNE, Christopher Liberal 42,731 47.17
HANDSHIN, Mia Australian Labor Party 37,565 41.46
REID, Sally The Greens 5,806 6.41
JANSEN, Carol Family First Party 3,102 3.42
ROWSE, Paul Australian Democrats 1,064 1.17
TILBROOK, Felicity LDP 327 0.36
...... Pauline Hanson's One Nation 0 0.00

Hmm, not as close as I thought, not exactly a lot of choice though.
Maybe I'll vote .......

With Green preferences going to Labor it could be closer than you think.

2010-07-19 08:50:00

#485

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6683|Disaster Free Zone

Think I'll vote for the sex party

Even though I haven't a clue who or what they're about.

"# Introduce an R and X rating for computer games.
# To overturn mandatory ISP filtering of the Internet"

Good enough for me... they get my vote.

Last edited by DrunkFace (2010-07-19 08:53:31)

2010-07-25 05:22:23

#486

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6676|Canberra, AUS

Debate - awful, really was. Boring, processed crap.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-07-25 05:30:22

#487

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5180|Sydney

Spark wrote:
Debate - awful, really was. Boring, processed crap.

Didn't really expect it to be any different though, did you? Except maybe a slip up by either one.

2010-07-25 05:34:56

#488

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

Bleh, reciting carefully prepared soundbites designed to appease morons.

Still no clue on how to vote, help me Jebus!

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2010-07-25 05:39:02

#489

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5180|Sydney

Probably going to vote Green tbh, at least in the Upper House more so they can have some more sway in the Senate. Never been a fan of Libs/Labor controlling the Upper House, as they either get most things through that they want or nothing at all.

2010-07-25 05:42:06

#490

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

I'd vote green but for their rabid anti-shooting policy - which has sod all to do with being green.

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2010-07-25 05:46:52

#491

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5180|Sydney

Anti-shooting policy isn't much of a tradeoff compared to some of the policies the major parties have.

2010-07-25 05:50:06

#492

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

For one thing it shows they are a party with an agenda besides just being 'green'.

Anyway, I won't be voting for them, especially if they've done a deal whereby my vote gets transferred to a second party.

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2010-07-25 05:57:26

#493

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5180|Sydney

Unfortunately that ends up being the case whether you vote Green, National, et al.

And they need more policies than just "being green" really, for example I can't recall their economic policies or other areas like that. Then again, I haven't paid a lot of attention to politics for some time now.

2010-07-25 06:43:49

#494

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6676|Canberra, AUS

Jaekus wrote:
Spark wrote:
Debate - awful, really was. Boring, processed crap.
Didn't really expect it to be any different though, did you? Except maybe a slip up by either one.

nope, but justifies why they moved it.

Anyway, I won't be voting for them, especially if they've done a deal whereby my vote gets transferred to a second party.

All that deal means is what some flyers say. Bob Brown has said himself that people should direct preferences where they want, not where the party wants.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-08-03 21:26:16

#495

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

Maybe I'll vote Green

https://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/photos/STUR_GRN_Fiebig.jpg

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2010-08-03 22:07:17

#496

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6151|'straya

Made me lol...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B5HEZB33eM

Family first just comes across as being ridiculous and the Australian Sex Party needs a new name.

2010-08-03 22:17:50

#497

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

Sex party has some good policies, they just need a few more.

https://www.sexparty.org.au/images/stories/banners/ASP-banner-no-web-filter-300x60.gif

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2010-08-03 22:49:46

#498

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6683|Disaster Free Zone

Dilbert_X wrote:
Sex party has some good policies, they just need a few more.

http://www.sexparty.org.au/images/stori … 300x60.gif

Reading the wiki page about the only thing I disagree with is:

To bring about equal numbers of men and women in the Parliament through enabling the Federal Discrimination Act to have jurisdiction extending to political parties.

Only other problem is they have no policy's on the economy or environment.

2010-08-13 18:23:45

#499

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6108|eXtreme to the maX

The more the election goes on the more I dislike both parties.

The Coalition seems to want to keep the country in the dark ages, does not have any thought out or costed plans, and Abbott seems to have no firm views about anything except whats right for his daughters.

Labour may have some plans but they'll be so poorly implemented they might as well not bother, they just want to blow resource revenue for no return, Gillard will just do and say anything to get herself elected.

Greens, some good ideas but they seem to be loaded with communists and class-warriors so I'm not interested in them.

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2010-08-13 20:16:35

#500

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6155|what

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