Re: Aus Federal Politics thread (XIII)

[Bradman]

62/38 for the good guys.

Weird results.   On the 17 electorates that voted no, most were ALP heartland in western Sydney including the seats for ALP front benchers like Bowen, Husic, Burke and Clare.

Whereas my electorate - with a certain Tony Abbott as our local member - was 75% "yes".

Damn fat fingers and booze. I meant to say 38 62

[lardbucket]

Has the sky fallen in anywhere?

[JGK]

Has the sky fallen in anywhere?

There's lot of rainbows around.

[skully]

I thought it might be a bigger margin than that. Oh well, clear and overwhelming majority for the right to live your life how you want.

[embee]

Why don't Blaxland pooves want to get married?

[JGK]

Why don't Blaxland pooves want to get married?

They've all been thrown off buildings by the local towel heads.

[Big Dog]

Why don't Blaxland pooves want to get married?

They've all been thrown off buildings by the local towel heads.

[skully]

Why don't Blaxland pooves want to get married?

They've all been thrown off buildings by the local towel heads.

Succinctly put.

Blaxland has a very heavy Musi population.

[Bradman]

When Mr 15 minutes was reading out the no electorates I wasn't surprised. Are we racist skulls?

[JGK]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election. Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

[skully]

When Mr 15 minutes was reading out the no electorates I wasn't surprised.  Are we racist skulls?

I prefer "Realists".

[skully]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election.  Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

I agree. The HC judges are showing no leeway or commonsense, merely applying the letter of the Constitution. Hughes missed out. So she wasn't allowed to get a job (well, a govt job)? She wasn't to know that she'd get a late call up. Very harsh.

And I think you mean Jim Molan - Erin's Dad. He'll be a sound addition to Lib ranks in the Senate.

[Bradman]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election.  Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

Just been watching an African army officer say nothing to see here. This day just keeps getting better

[taipan]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election.  Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

Just been watching an African army officer say nothing to see here.  This day just keeps getting better

Where is the African army based, or do they all look the same to you?

[JGK]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election.  Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

I agree. The HC judges are showing no leeway or commonsense, merely applying the letter of the Constitution. Hughes missed out. So she wasn't allowed to get a job (well, a govt job)? She wasn't to know that she'd get a late call up. Very harsh.

And I think you mean Jim Molan - Erin's Dad. He'll be a sound addition to Lib ranks in the Senate.

She might have been unlucky in that she was still employed by the AAT when the HC announced it's verdict (ie the moment Nash was gone).    So a very technical breach. And the timing of the breach might mean that Molan isn't guaranteed as it is more of a casual vacancy.

And yes, Molan.   He's a 2GB favourite.   Hadley will be boning up.

[skully]

I see (or rather hear) your bro has been getting some more GB airtime lately. He goes OK.

[Bradman]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election.  Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

Just been watching an African army officer say nothing to see here.  This day just keeps getting better

Where is the African army based, or do they all look the same to you?

I used the word "African" because I didn't want to say black. But yeah "African" generals addressing the nation to say nothing to see here do all look the same. Doesn't matter if they're name is Sankara or Botha. It all means duck and cover.

[taipan]

And now Fiona Nash's replacement Hollie Hughes has been kicked out by the High Court because she took an AAT role AFTER the election.  Seems pretty harsh.

Opens the way for Jim Moylan to get into the Senate now.

Just been watching an African army officer say nothing to see here.  This day just keeps getting better

Where is the African army based, or do they all look the same to you?

I used the word "African" because I didn't want to say black.  But yeah "African" generals addressing the nation to say nothing to see here do all look the same.  Doesn't matter if they're name is Sankara or Botha.  It all means duck and cover.

So we are talking The Zimbabwe army?

[Bradman]

Its Africa. Captains and majors and on a couple of ocassions flight lieutenants organise coups and people dressed in combat cammo with a rank thats surely got to be a joke denounce them.

If it's happening Rhodesia can't be any worse off.

[taipan]

Its Africa.  Captains and majors and on a couple of ocassions flight lieutenants organise coups and people dressed in combat cammo with a rank thats surely got to be a joke denounce them.

If it's happening Rhodesia can't be any worse off.

Word. I hear Northern Rhodesia is also getting better.

[Fred Nerk]

When Mr 15 minutes was reading out the no electorates I wasn't surprised.  Are we racist skulls?

I prefer "Realists".

Realistically I think Rick Wakeman and company would do well not to pop the cork on the champagne yet because it'll still be pretty damn warm and pretty damn flat by the time they get to drink it.....possible bases for Disputed Returns to stick their oar in are already being canvassed. Mal may have been uncharacteristically shrewd not specifying exactly which Christmas SSM would be 'law' by.

(All the same, 62% yes of 80% participation is pretty close to 50% of the 'electorate' even if we assume that every non-'voter' if locked in the cellar until giving an opinion would eventually have gasped 'no')

[Bradman]

The bits north of Rhodesia are slowly getting better. Trance apparently had a revolution.

[horace]

62/38 for the good guys.

Weird results. On the 17 electorates that voted no, most were ALP heartland in western Sydney including the seats for ALP front benchers like Bowen, Husic, Burke and Clare.

Whereas my electorate - with a certain Tony Abbott as our local member - was 75% "yes".

Lol....how out of touch is the MM? The ABC ran some interviews with local Tories, two of whom suggested they needed a local Tory more in touch with locals.

[horace]

Erics Anazi continues to flog his antediluvian views on religious freedom. In essence he seems to give primacy to those who would like to stoke the big furnace.

[Big Dog]

Erics Anazi continues to flog his antediluvian views on religious freedom. In essence he seems to give primacy to those who would like to stoke the big furnace.

Just as well we are not living in your leftist dictatorship & still have (for the time being) some ability to express religious views if you have them.

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