Meanwhile in Australia

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Well, at least they resigned promptly.

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We miss Pauline

Do we really?

[CumbrianLefty]

Agree about Facebook at least. Mostly a transmitter of alt-right conspiracy theories these days.

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And the most despicable creton award goes to:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-09/woman-blackmailed-couple-phone-with-baby-photos-appeals-sentence/13137516

Should have been 7 years.

Is this a cross between cretin and Cretan?

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Do we really want Facebook?

There, fixed that for you

[CumbrianLefty]

"I did not mean it in the sense it may have been understood" - come again??

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Western Australian State Election Results:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa/2021/results?filter=all&sort=az

Landslide win for the Labor Party.

The Liberal Party have been devastated to near zero seats. They have gone from leading the state comfortably for 8 years up until 4 years ago, and now have managed only 2 seats out of 60 in the 2021 election.

The entire Liberal Party members elected in Western Australia can literally drive to work in a Toyota Corolla.

Labor Premier Mark McGowan for 87.5% of the vote in his electorate:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa/2021/guide/rock

WA has become a pandemic-induced socialist utopia.

Sort of imagining Crocodile Dundee here - "you call that a landslide? THIS is a landslide"

[CumbrianLefty]

I suppose you need to find ways to amuse yourself away from the big cities.

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Hanson being a racist, who knew?

[CumbrianLefty]

Whatever, "go back to where you came from" is almost always racist or bigoted in intent.

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What sticks in so many non-extreme progressives and even moderates craw is her obnoxious "I won't be silenced!", reminding us she's an adult version of the school sneak. When we all know that she'd swiftly end up like Benazir Bhutto if she *was* still in her homeland and *didn't* stay silent.

This is more often a device of the snowflake right whenever they are challenged tbh.

[CumbrianLefty]

Your closing statement there actually has some validity.

So maybe critics of the "anti-colonialist" position on the UK monarchy should emphasise that, rather than indulge in silly rhetorical games. 

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Were they also advising Truss and Kwarteng recently?

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What Are Eshays?

What you have to write for your college degree when you are a bit tipsy?

[CumbrianLefty]

Its a pretty memorable name for an athlete as well.

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I thought the general consensus was that Rudd is quite intelligent? His faults surely lie elsewhere.

[CumbrianLefty]

How was he "involved" in the Alice Springs riots?

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Laughable, surely that can and should be appealed?