Australia General Discussion 2.0

[MaxQue]

Reports that Dutton has resigned, but Turbull has yet to accept it.

Dutton resigns what? Cabinet, the party, the House?

[MaxQue]

He referred to Turnbull as 'Mr Turnbull' and to Abbott as 'Prime Minister Abbott' lol.

Why Turnbull doesn't simply kick him out of the caucus?

[MaxQue]

Polnut, why do people hate Bill Shorten so much?

I wouldn't say hate is the right word, but AFAIK he's seen as a bland union hack and possibly a bit weak.

It's too bad, he did a great speech the only time I saw him.

[MaxQue]

Cory Bernardi is leaving the Liberal Party.

To sit as an independent, to join One Nation, or to start his own political movement?

He'll be creating the Conservative party, or, at least, that's what I have been reading.

EDIT: from what I am seeing, the new party will be called the Australian Conservative Party. This is the logo for that party on Bernadi's site

Any odds of that working?

[MaxQue]

Meanwhile here in SA, Weatherill is taking banks to task, taxing them to pay for roads, bridges, education, and so on. Good move.

Naturally, the banks are now throwing everything to Marshall and the Coalition. Turnbull and Xenophon are saying this will stagnate the economy.

I used to like Nick. I hate him now.

Then, can you answer my years-long astonishment to people liking Xenophon. He seems to be a autoritarian paranoid freek to me.

[MaxQue]

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?

[MaxQue]

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, fore 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

They probably have friends in the right-wing of the Liberal Party, so weak Turnbull can do nothing.

[MaxQue]

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.

Oh, no, I would take a Liberal before him.

[MaxQue]

John Alexander has resigned, causing a by-election in the key seat of Bennelong...

lol, with the cross bench not supporting him, this is a dangerous time for the government. Sure, Bennelong and New England will almost certainly stay in the coalition's hands, but by-elections throw up some extremely weird results sometimes, and there is always the chance another MP falls.

It's the former John Howard seat?

[MaxQue]

Wierd, if I was South Australian, I would preference both Labor and Liberals before Xenophon. He's a phony populist who bans to ban everything.

[MaxQue]

Is CNN Fake News?

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/16/health/australia-flesh-eating-ulcer-intl/index.html

WTF? Since when have we had a flesh eating bacteria taking over the country?

CNN is just a marketing agency for globalist fantasy.

You cannot publish a story about this from the USA when no one in Australia knows what you are talking about.

I think the issue is some Australian sources hiding the information to not embarass the Liberals.

[MaxQue]

I think it's too hard for voters to figure out secondary options.

The preferences are mostly in the domain of the political parties.

Knowing a lot of people dont look at them in detail when they vote.

But getting something changed within the Australian government is a generational thing.

Well, the population of Australia shouldn't be subjected to a worse voting system because it's too hard for you.