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Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 6:18 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Yes, I agree with this - the filter is certainly about much more than blocking inappropriate content - I think that Conroy's single minded obsession with it demonstrates that. Censorship and...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 5:36 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Yes, I saw that as well. Some folks are always trying to ice skate up hill...


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Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2010, 2:55 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Hmmm. I wonder if they are perhaps suffering some buyers remorse now. Strange how the indies [and the Greens] are now offering to support coalition policy in the areas that they like, irrespective of...
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2010, 6:34 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

So why won't she support gay marriage then?


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Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2010, 6:34 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Yes, the ABC were reporting last night that there is lots of of bloodletting to come on either side. Will be interesting to see who is still standing at the end of it...


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Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2010, 6:30 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

So, will Abbott resign, and head to the back benches, or will he continue as opposition leader?

Discuss...


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Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2010, 6:00 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Supply is the flow of money from treasury to projects. One tactic is for independents/oppositions to block supply, so that even though the policy may exist, the flow of money to them doesn't.

That...
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2010, 4:06 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I was musing on that this morning - I actually dreamed that was what would happen and that they had done it to maintain their positions in the limelight :)


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Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2010, 3:56 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Apparently they wanted to announce together, and Katter has gone off prematurely. Points to the other two going with Labour.


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Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2010, 11:02 pm
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Don't forget that we see that here with vocations involving substantially less academic rigour than medicine. Plumbers, electricians and many other skilled trades people all have a real game trying...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2010, 4:58 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I've read quite a bit about him - he's an interesting character to say the least. Some very good things came out of the Wood Commission ( though, IMHO there is still scope for more), but I can...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2010, 12:50 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

But has not the party system completely eroded the concept of representation anyway?

If there's a vote in the house, then your local representative will vote according to the party whip,...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 1:53 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I agree - I think the porkies told over the finances will now be Abbott's undoing. I don't think it was unreasonable for Wilkie to join up with Labour - he ran for the Greens previously, so is...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2010, 7:20 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Hang on - the Liberals managed to get away with that all through the campaign!

The Greens do seem to be a very polarising force in Australian politics, unlike the Lib Dems in the UK. People here...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2010, 6:51 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Yes, I agree with this - Looks like Wilkie has thrown his hat in with the ALP/GRN coalition. I think that he was a hope for the coalition. Though, he has said that it is only support in so far as not...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2010, 5:53 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I'm not convinced by a carbon tax - I don't think it's the right approach. Generally I don't mind Bob Brown, he often manages to talk some sense where other politicians just talk bollocks, but seeing...
Forum: Australia
Sep 1st 2010, 6:49 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I think this is just standard horsetrading isn't it? I don't think it's either good or bad that there now exists a Lib/Grn coalition. The Greens have more in common with Labour than with the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 1st 2010, 4:31 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

You're starting to sound like Abbott!


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Forum: Australia
Sep 1st 2010, 4:13 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I can't believe you are suggesting that the Australian media have such little integrity...


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Forum: Australia
Sep 1st 2010, 4:07 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Even with the recent Green deal?


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Forum: Australia
Aug 31st 2010, 5:51 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Luckily, we've all got Bert Newton's f**kwit son to worry about. just as well there's nothing serious going on...


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Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2010, 10:26 pm
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I agree. From the very outset, it was clear that this was going to be a very close election, and that in some cases the difference may come down to a couple of hundred votes.

The AEC should have...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2010, 2:54 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I've decided to ignore these reports now, until the count [and subsequent re-count] is complete.

I see that Brisbane is still only 75% counted! WTF? Come AEC - pull you'r fingers out. It's not...
Forum: Australia
Aug 25th 2010, 4:04 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I'm not too bothered to be honest - I think the current system works well, and doesn't really need changing. I'm no raging monarchist, but I think the Queen has done a very good job over the last 60...
Forum: Australia
Aug 25th 2010, 1:15 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,389
Posted By Swerv-o

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Well, they should have no problems with that now - It was the fact that the Treasury was leaking policy details before they were published that riled them. Now that they have released policies, there...
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