Australia General Discussion 2.0

[Lachi]

In other news, the Victorian Parliament's committee for Euthanasia has wrapped up, and The Age has a nice article that explains what all the conditions are:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/assisted-dying-explained-how-victorias-euthanasia-laws-will-work-if-they-pass-parliament-20170720-gxfbya.html

The conscience vote in both houses of the state Parliament will take place in the next few months.

[Lachi]

LOL, section 44 of the constitution is just the gift that keeps on giving, first it's the 2 greens, then the lib, now it's One Nation.

[Lachi]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-08/vic-opposition-leader-dined-with-alleged-mafia-head-madafferi/8782824

Seems like Daniel Andrews may yet get the last laugh here, considering Guy is so tough on crime.


Also in other news, on the Today show Karl Stefenovic told what is the opinion of a lot of people today in a rather blunt way.

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/08/08/08/46/karl-stefanovic-slams-complete-bs-postal-vote-on-same-sex-marriage-in-passionate-call-to-action 

[Lachi]

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DEBATE TO BE SETTLED BY POST AFTER SENATE BLOCKS PLEBISCITE, 122 MILLION DOLLARS TO BE WASTED

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/politics-live-august-9/8788216

The plebiscite's 2nd outing in the senate was defeated in a 31-31 tie.

A high court challenge is expected to occur over the postal vote.

[Lachi]

To the adult Australians on Atlas:

When you get your ballot paper in the mail in September...

VOTE YES!

[Lachi]

And it seems that it's being boycotted by pro-marriage equality groups. This could turn very ugly.

I, for one, am not looking forward to the next few months...

[Lachi]

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-will-join-the-conflict-if-north-korea-attacks-the-us-malcolm-turnbull-20170810-gxty5f.html

Good to know that Turnbull won't mind if Australia is destroyed then...
Idiot.

[Lachi]

WTF:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40920141

PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!

[Lachi]

WTF:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40920141

PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!

So, you're a supporter of that racist and disgraceful Constitution?

No, I'm not. If it was up to me, I would try and get a referendum on that things removal so damn quick.

[Lachi]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-14/barnaby-joyce-is-a-new-zealand-citizen-nz-government-confirms/8804620

New Zealand has confirmed that Joyce is, infact, a citizen of New Zealand.

[Lachi]

Katter has just withdrawn confidence and supply; which strikes me as something that seems more important than it actually is - makes the situation that much harder for the government in a tight vote if (when is probably more sensible) Joyce has to leave parliament but they should be able to keep something together for a time since you'd have to think that a Nationals by-election victory is the likely outcome.

It all really is rather silly that dual nationals can't be elected to parliament - especially a place like Australia with a large migrant population...

The Coalition still has McGowan for their supply, but what gets interesting if out of the blue, another LNP member goes.

[Lachi]

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/rocked-by-day-of-citizenship-drama-turnbull-government-ponders-nuclear-option-of-referring-labor-mps-to-high-court-20170815-gxwobz.html

LOL, this government is not playing by the rules, and is trying to go for the opposition?!

I look forward to the next election.

[Lachi]

The below poster was plastered all over 2 prestigious Melbourne schools yesterday. I cannot believe the Antipodean Resistance haven't all been thrown in jail yet... We beat Nazism in WW2, we will beat them again... If you, for some bizarre reason, want to see all the other bile they've spewed in the past, google it. Basically, if you aren't a nazi, but especially Jewish, LGBTQI, or an immigrant, there are hate posters they have made against you.

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20800147_1371648289617916_5314581281000231547_n.jpg?oh=df7033bc7f233de5140add8b0c77ee6a&oe=5A1CE4AB

[Lachi]

NXT MP Rebekha Sharkie has withdrawn her support of the government. Independent MP Cathy McGowan is now the only crossbencher left to have not officially said she does not support the government.

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/citizenship-crisis-bombshell-crossbench-decision-leaves-survival-of-the-turnbull-government-in-doubt-20170818-gxzdjn.html

[Lachi]

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/socialist-revisionism-mathias-cormanns-doomsday-warning-of-success-exodus-under-bill-shorten-20170823-gy2b34.html

SOCIALIST REVISIONISM!
Cormann's gone crazy.

[Lachi]

This pro-marriage equality poster is appearing on around 8/10 shop front windows in my city.
Not a bad percentage for a city that I expect to have one of the highest yes votes in the country. (all of the talk about marriage equality in Shepparton has been on the pro-yes side)

[Lachi]

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/theatregoers-at-gay-drama-have-tyres-slashed-in-potential-hate-crime-20170827-gy50al.html

Absolutely disgraceful.

[Lachi]

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/theatregoers-at-gay-drama-have-tyres-slashed-in-potential-hate-crime-20170827-gy50al.html

Absolutely disgraceful.

I can go one better https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/more-anti-ssm-posters-surface-in-melbourne-courtesy-of-literal-neo-nazis/

same f[inks]ing group that put up those anti-Semite posters in those schools the week before.

[Lachi]

The high court hearing on the marriage equality postal survey starts tomorrow AEST, to continue on Wednesday.

[Lachi]

"news"crap's partsan polls have reached Queensland, sowing the Labor government down 53-47 2PP, despite Palaszczuk being ahead in preferred Premier by a massive TEN points.

Most polls show Labor ahead at around 51-53% 2PP, by the way.

[Lachi]

The SSM survey will be going ahead.

Get ready for the 2 month long projectile vomit from the No campaign

[Lachi]

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/what-next-ban-on-mum-and-dad-says-hanson/ar-AArQ96J?li=AAavLaF&ocid=spartandhp
S L I P P E R Y  S L O P E ! ! !

oh for f**k's sake...

source: Aus. Associated Press via MSN

[Lachi]

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/16/xenophon-wont-back-hansons-media-law-deal

GUESS WHAT THE c**nt DOES 3 WEEKS LATER!?
he's a liberal in disguise, and doesn't seem to mind voting for their reforms.

[Lachi]

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/a-10k-donation-bought-a-property-developer-a-penthouse-meeting-with-matthew-guy-20170918-gyjwd5.html

I hope the Victorian Libs don't remove this corrupt pile of horse sh*t. They deserve to go down in a landslide, 2002 style.

[Lachi]

2 lots of postal ballots have been found dumped in laneways

http://www.smh.com.au/national/brunswick-mum-upset-by-dumped-postal-vote-envelopes-discovery-20170918-gyjw8m.html (Found 17 ballots inder her child's cubby house in Brunswick)

http://www.smh.com.au/national/second-pile-of-samesex-marriage-surveys-found-dumped-in-melbourne-laneway-20170919-gyklh2.html (Found in a laneway beween Little collins, and Collins streets, also adressed to Brunswick)

Good to know that the worst has been confirmed.
Also, I don't think it's coincidental that the suburb that both the piles were adressed to is the most left-leaning suburb of Melbourne.