“Minister for Manilla” George Christensen Quits!
FAT CUNT and Philippino aficionado George Christensen has announced he’s quitting politics due to a “lack of progress” on conservative issues he holds dear such as religious discrimination, the development of more coal-fired power stations and “freedom of speech”.
The controversial Queensland MP will best be remembered for his contribution to Manilla’s tourism industry.
Since 2014, he spent around 100 days a year staying at “seedy hotels” in Angeles City – the red light area of Manila – where he frequented bars and strip clubs on the taxpayer’s coin.
A 2018 investigation found that the MP – described by Turnbull as “a young man, grossly obese and single at the time” – had not done anything illegal.
Turnbull remarked that “it beggars belief” an MP could spend nearly a third of the year overseas, on full pay, with the Nationals either not knowing or not caring.
He also noted that the north Queensland MP was a conservative with a statue of the Virgin Mary in this office and a tattoo of her on his shoulder.
Of Christensen’s trips, he said: “The hypocrisy made me sick.”
Announcing his departure from politics, Christensen said he wanted to spend more time with his family, including his wife April Asuncion, who were “caught up overseas” due to pandemic border closures.
The pair met in a “”karaoke bar”” during one of the MP’s 28 trips abroad.
A spokesperson from the Philippines Department of Tourism said the Minister’s contribution to the country’s struggling tourism sector would be sorely missed citing in 2015 alone he was responsible for 65 per cent of the developing nation’s GDP.
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If the old Cat Strangler dissed him he must be a decent chap.
So, he’s Cancelled himself. Good
Turnbull remarked that “it beggars belief” an MP could spend nearly a third of the year overseas, on full pay, with the Nationals either not knowing or not caring.
I think he means “the LNP either not knowing or not caring”
I see turnbull is spending all his waking hours attempting to rewrite the history of his time as Prime Mangler of our Cuntry
Apparently they are now calling him the Manila Folder
Manila Folder 🙂
“as Prime Mangler of our Cuntry”
He achieved his goal of becoming a Labor PM and acted accordingly.
Back in Fantasia
He did everything the hard right core wanted.
He trashed Gonski, he trashed the NBN, and he moved million into the pockets of the already filthy rich.
Now he’s a bitter old man and, like rudd, are now after the guy who put them there in the first place. Sad, angry old men.
It’s the Enablers I tells ya …
Back in Fantasia Might be a bit subtle for the intended … but I like it!
A dull fat guy that hangs around the seedy parts of Manila, that’s so unusual.
And won’t he be missed in parliament
He might be missed by the extreme right controlling the Sooty & Friends government in Canberra
He trashed Gonski, he trashed the NBN
I suspect Gonski was never funded by Labor. Whitlam/ALP introduced free University education. The next labor govt found we could not afford it so introduced HECS
And based on what i have read i am glad Turnbull modified labors FTTP-NBN. Nothing wrong with FTTP. It is the best but is expensive and slow to build. It is most probably unaffordable for Australia
“Lest We Forget” ………..
Looks like they’re going for an early election.
I think it is prudent that western democracies don’t give the appearance of being a pushover
The Biden administration is making similar statements and they’re not in an election cycle.
As I said, Australia ranks in the top 12 for.a satisfied population. China ranks 94th. Our system seems to work better than theirs
The Biden administration is making similar statements and they’re not in an election cycle.
Of course, you’ll be able to provide them, won’t you?
You know, like the link for yor other claim here 😉
lol
These pigs would be right at home in the Victorian police force:
Turns out all those who refused morrisons attempts at comfort were correct. He wasn’t attempting to comfort them, he was pushing his religious fervor onto them
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
Dunno. Based on the fact that all this “pushing” was (allegedly) going on inside Morrison’s head, and on what we know actually went wrong, I’m gonna guess: nothing.
Meanwhile, what could go wrong here?:
I’m gonna guess: nothing
Ah, guessing. Or, ask those impacted
Or, ask those impacted
Okay, I’ll play along. Who, exactly, was “impacted”, and how?
What has 9 Perth ever stood (up) for?
Totally oblivious to his own suppurating smugness, Mike Carlton refers to Morrison’s “smug, smirking stupidity”.
Totally oblivious to his own suppurating smugness, Mike Carlton refers to Morrison’s “smug, smirking stupidity”.
Agree
They are both demonstrate … “smug, smirking stupidity”
But especially the “laying on of hands, god made me do it” Marketing Failure …
And why does Parliament still say the lord’s prayer at every sitting … because he runs the country? ‘Cause nobody else is … ah, a deity to blame?
Perhaps we should go all the way … dump the Senate and start calling on lords – the biggest landowners (half of ’em will be Chinese and the remainder farmers and don’t forget the bishops … I know! We can call it the house of lords and make the queen/king our head of state and really get thing moving ………………. backwards – oh wait!
FFS its 2021 not 1721 … and this country is “supposed to be” secular …
No one’s mocking him for his religion.
Of course not … just don’t affect my life with his fairytale “beliefs” … actually he can … charity, compassion, concern and action! (all the qualities demonstrated by “the first socialist” – JC – y’know god’s son, member of the triad) … modern religion is hype(ocritical) BS.
Who, exactly, was “impacted”, and how?
Everyone he touched, because some people don’t want voodoo bullshit shoved into their space.
No one’s mocking him for his religion.
No, actually, I AM
He believes he talks to god in a jibbering language for fucks sake. Instead of helping Australians, he’s fucking prayed for them instead!
Yea, hasn’t prayed too many of them home has it?
And he believes the poor are godless and brought this upon themselves because of their godlessness (wonder if he knows a dude called Job), and Twitter actually posts messages from The Devil
Really, I have to laugh, because laughing is my last refuge in the face of the reality we are now in. A fundamentalist fruitloop literally running the country on a wing and a prayer. And now, they are agitating for War! Can’t get much more religious than that.
Oh, this is gold. The villains from the movie Philadelphia lol
(… modern religion is hype(ocritical) BS
Oh, what a ‘fangled hug we cleaved, when first we practiced to…succour.
What could go wrong?
We could fail to (re)locate the Secret before it is (re)secreted; alternatively, we could succeed, by doubling back, carrying the not-so-Secret via a little-known and even-less-used high-montain pass, well above the snow-line, before (re)placing Golgotha, safely esconced in a roughly-woven bag, behind a false-wall, in a gray-stone building, overlooking Torino; the holiest of sacked ‘Salem’s reliques proving the Son of Man….to be a son of man, albeit a man who knew a few things about a few things, if only one knew where to look; or something more-or-less-fanciful like that?)
or something more-or-less-fanciful like that
Behold The Man
Or MORE fanciful
Enter the Crusaders …
The federal government has earmarked almost one billion dollars to upgrade Northern Territory military training bases and ranges used by both the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and US Marines.
St Scotty & The Chinese Dragon
What happened to the DEFICIT?
The move follows Home Affairs Department secretary Michael Pezzullo’s warning the “drums of war are beating”. In his Anzac Day message to staff, Pezzullo said Australia must be prepared “to send off, yet again, our warriors to fight”.
FFS … give the prick a rifle and send him bush for a week …
Everyone he touched, because some people don’t want voodoo bullshit shoved into their space.
All right, since “those impacted” didn’t know at the time they were being “impacted”, and any “pushing” was going on inside Morrison’s head (allegedly), sounds like ScoMo is being accused of retroactive thought crime(s).
sounds like the guy who is protecting alleged rapists, is not above a little sneaky voodoo fiddling of his own.
It may shock you, one who seems to believe in a sky fairy yourself, that some people may be quite averse to others practicing another religion on them.
That is THEIR belief
It may shock you, one who seems to believe in a sky fairy yourself
Seems? I’ll thank you not to practice your hoodoo mind reading on me. I may be quite averse to it.
I’m sure I recall you stating that you were Catholic. I apologise if I misread that
I’m sure I recall you stating that you were Catholic. I apologise if I misread that
Mmmm ….
I may be quite averse to it.
Or not?
All of our objectives through the activities of our defence forces is designed to pursue peace. That is the objective of our government. That is the path that we are pursuing, but to do that in a region as uncertain as this you need to ensure that you have the defence capability that enables you to protect and defend Australia’s interests in that region. And this enables us to ensure there’s an appropriate balance.
Of course, Scotty, isn’t your god on “our” side?
Wonder if our new Defence Minister advised Scotty …
Some light reading … for both of them
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Australia/China/Military
Mmmm ….
Are you implying my memory isn’t as bad as imagined?
designed to pursue peace
Well, War IS Peace 😉
Are you implying my memory isn’t as bad as imagined?
I’ve always respected your memory …
Surely a Catholic supporter would not deny it? It was Catholics who carried out Inquisitions …
And we talking about Pentecostals
Surely a Catholic supporter would not deny it?
Surely it would be nobody’s business but their own, especially in a place where people have regularly referred to them as “catlicks”.
Surely it would be nobody’s business but their own Absolutely!
catlick was a term used by “people” here … but no-one noticed … that following a backlash by some commenters those people now refer to Catholics …
Some of those people were brought up (reluctantly) as C of E … and have no problem declaring that … ’cause they have no need to defend stupid fkn decisions by … Catholics
(I may be quite averse to it.
Dear ToSY,
Your vote doesn’t count.
Horus-ankh’epte has already decided that for you, per a(n un)remarkable (pro-)retro)active unilateral covenant.
Amongst other matters which have been or will be decided for you, in a(n il)liberal (un)representative democracy, about which matters and/or decisions you may or may or not be informed, before or after the (f)act.
(s)H(r)ugs to your valued humanhood in various places and situations.
Yours preyfully in giving’n’taking liberties,
Bro. ScoMo.)
following a backlash by some commenters those people now refer to Catholics …
Those people still do not hide their ongoing contempt for Catholics, even if they no longer use the term catlicks. (They have never admitted such name-calling was wrong, or, God forbid, apologised for it. Maybe they just wanted to avoid the “backlash”, which, in essence, was being referred to as bigots?)
Some of those people were brought up (reluctantly) as C of E … and have no problem declaring that …
So long as they make sure everyone knows it was something they endured “reluctantly”.
Yours preyfully in giving’n’taking liberties,
Bro. ScoMo.
Yeah, no worries Bro, ‘cept I don’t speak-a-your language. So …
Tongues … ?
… which, in essence, was being referred to as bigots?
Which in itself is bigotry … if the hypocrisy of the group is called out and is indefensible and then denied by aforesaid group.
Oh, okay.
YouThose people must be the victim(s) then. 🙄Speaking of ‘enduring reluctantly’
Atlas Pissed themselves
In other news just in (from last century):
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/15/glenn-reynolds-class-warfare-elites-explains-world-conflicts-trump-column/2569252002/
… must be the victim(s) then.
Only if they want to be … 😃
It’s acceptance and tolerance for all faiths…except “catlicks”
Fuck All ‘FAITHS’
Fuck All ‘FAITHS’
The tolerant left.
It’s just Free Speech man, thought that was your thing?
It’s just Free Speech man, thought that was your thing?
It is! I especially love the way it exposes what people really think.
“Fuck All ‘FAITHS”
Especially the Socialist Alliance Sect; the True Blue Queenslanders (Brisbane Bum-Chums Chapter); the Toxic Trans Gestapo; the BLMAntifa Block Bloc Bovver Boys and the Cult of Climate Cunts. And then there is the most psychotic of them all – PETA: People who aren’t Ethical, do need Treatment and are fucking Animals.
I especially love the way it exposes what people really think.
To be fair, my intense dislike of religion in all its forms has hardly been a guarded secret 😉
And yet, you remain reticent to tell us yours?
Are you a Catholic adherant?
Especially the Socialist Alliance Sect
I AGREE Comrade 😉
And yet, you remain reticent to tell us yours?
Are you a Catholic adherant?
That’s nobody’s business but my own. But even if I was, why would I want to declare it in an environment so hostile to catlicks and (Fuck) All ‘FAITHS’?
It’s only FREE SPEECH tosy, what harm can words do [sarc]
Especially the Socialist Alliance Sect; the True Blue Queenslanders (Brisbane Bum-Chums Chapter);
Try saying all that with a few under ya belt! 😲
BTW, I’m not against the “faithful” quite a few of my friends are “faithful” … but management and their instructions to the faithful – now that’s something different …
In fact I’ve written here years ago that I’m a fan of the ten commandments …
Just the hypocrisy of things like … Jesus loves you … that’s why we’re gonna torture you then kill you… because our god is a forgiving god … blah blah blah …
And of course the ever present religious wars …
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Reading Bernard Cornwall (still) “Redcoat” about the American War of Independence,
British General Howe, discussing the British losing at Saratoga, “I posture that God must have been with the Rebels, today … “
Try saying all that with a few under ya belt!
I’d just assumed he just had 😉
“I posture that God must have been with the Rebels, today … “
dog certainly aint with any Australians in India atm, and his self proclaimed ‘chosen representative’ ainst doing anything either
Boundless flights to share
Yet, it’s become clear there were solutions at hand.
Travel agents have told The New Daily they’ve offered to fly Australians home on flights operating regularly from COVID hotspots – but the government rejected help even before India’s latest virus wave.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/04/29/india-chartered-flights/
This lot really are assholes
They’re not Wagging the Dog anymore, they’re swinging the bloody thing around their heads
Biden and Morrison using similar tactics:
HERE’S footage of Josh Frydenberg openly mocking the Hindi faith on the floor of parliament (footage from Feb 2020)
Talk about clutching at straws. He was actually mocking the Member for Rankin, describing former treasurer Swan as his guru, and wondering which yoga poses he would use at the dispatch box.
Is yoga a religion at all, let alone the “Hindi faith”?
https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/philosophy/beyond-belief/
tosy, fer ya ‘spiritual awareness’ 😉
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashram
An ashram is also a place for practicing yoga. Based on everything else he said in that clip, Frydenberg was clearly using yoga as a metaphor, so was undoubtedly using the term ashram in that context.
https://www.yogiapproved.com/om/what-to-expect-at-an-ashram/
So, your issue is it wasn’t Hinduism specifically he was mocking, but other spiritual practices?
Gotcha 😉
So, your issue is it wasn’t Hinduism specifically he was mocking, but other spiritual practices?
Hilarious. He was mocking the highly mock-worthy member for Rankin, Jim Chalmers. May the gurus save us if he ever becomes our treasurer.
He was mocking the highly mock-worthy member for Rankin
Yes, by belittling something else.
You know, if I were to talk about fried’n’burgher being as ‘selective’ with money as his ancestors … how would that go down?
You know, if I were to talk about fried’n’burgher being as ‘selective’ with money as his ancestors … how would that go down?
You just did. But thanks again for letting us know what you really think.
lol, so, I’m as bad as fried’n’burgher, because I used a hypothetical example, which I highlighted was wrong, and now, you want to say how nasty I am
ROFL
Speaking of ROFL
Utter Hypocrisy! (Or Simply Lies?)
Actions speak louder than words … the usual cacophony of nonsense …
Show me da money …
Welcome to International Workers Day
And pinch, punch …
I’m in New Zealand and they’re selling $30 bottles of Australian red wine here for less than $20.
Can anyone guess what that is…?
Let me give you a hint…
IT’S A DISGRACE…!!!!!
Plus the wine has to be shipped to New Zealand which should add to the cost.
Perhaps new Zealanders are smarter than us and get a better deal???
Can anyone guess what that is…?
In your case (pun intended) fucking good luck for you … buy a few cases send it home! (Note: They deliver grog in tankers in NZ … buy a tanker problem solved for a decade! (OK six months fer U)
I see the perennial Smurf doesn’t get it. 🙄
BTW you didn’t hang about getting across, The Ditch, can you breathe in the Bubble?
You do know you face a five year jail sentence if you try to come home? Typical tyrannical right wing extremism …
Stay safe … (eg don’t talk to Kiwis – they only come out at night and don’t understand English)
Enjoy your holiday(s), reb, it may be the last one you get? Titter
Note: They deliver grog in tankers in NZ … buy a tanker problem solved for a decade
So that is the reason $30 bottles of aussie wine sell for $20 in NZ???
BTW other than Reb who buys a bottle of wine for $30???
Kneel,
So that is the reason $30 bottles of aussie wine sell for $20 in NZ???
FYI … CHINA stopped buying Aussie wine … we have to sell where we can in the global market – even New Zealand … as for your last question … lots of very rich people pay more than $30… who know other rich people … who can do all sorts of stuff ……………………………….. 😲
The tankers deliver BEER … not WINE. It was meant as a joke to, reb.
A $30 bottle… Penfolds 28?
Stock up!
And New Zealand… it’s a pity our travel bubble isn’t with a place worth visiting!
And New Zealand… it’s a pity our travel bubble isn’t with a place worth visiting!
And you “live” in Melbourne? 🙄
“And you “live” in Melbourne?”
Pot. Kettle. Black!
I think New Zealand is a great place to visit …
We climbed to the top of Rangitoto island today. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. The last twenty minutes were a fkn killer, but the view at the summit was almost worth it.
Just went for a Google holiday reb. Looks pretty impressive. And the walk looks steep. Reminds me of the last bit at the top of Mount Lofty, which looks to be about about the same height from Waterfall Gully. Some idiots RUN up there? 🙂
What is this “wine” thing you keep mentioning?
The Devils is ALWAYS in the detail with this lot (if you are dumb enough to believe they’d do it in the first place)
TB…Brisbane vs Melbourne
* Brisbane has more rain on more days than Melbourne
* On average, Melbourne has more hours of sunshine each day than Brisbane
* Melbourne is cosmopolitan, Brisbane is just Perth on the east coast, but without accessible beaches
* But Brisbane has better all you can eat buffets and dodgier real estate developers
* On average, Melbourne has more Victorians than Brisbane
Vival La Brisbaine!
Wondering if it’s too racist for those around here?
(if you are dumb enough to believe they’d do it in the first place)
Comments like that annoy me because you could say that about both sides of politics.
In 2007 Rudd promised a NBN costing taxpayers $4.7B and finished by 2013. It never got off the ground. It was perhaps one of the biggest election lies ever.
In fact if Howard had made a promise like that his enemies would never let him forget it. Most Labor voters have forgotten about Rudds 2007 NBN policy
TB…Brisbane vs Melbourne LINK?
er … Not comparing Melbourne and Brisbane* … but your comment about NZ … comprehension … 0/10
Subject change attempt 0/10
In the beginning … ToM said
And New Zealand… it’s a pity our travel bubble isn’t with a place worth visiting!
* I have no need to compare Melbourne with Brisbane … but
I.think.New.Zealand.is.a.great.place.to.visit …
Wondering if it’s too racist for those around here?
Ah … Tim Dunlop and Blogocracy … where it all began for me … and a few here …
Tim did forget … Joshy Frydeggandburger’s -?
Comments like that annoy me because you could say that about both sides of politics.
But unlike you … we do! When our “side” is in governmental control and we don’t like it we tell ’em … I guess we aren’t as polarised as the Yanks have made the LNP … who are now just a pup of the Radical Republicans … the West is crumbling thanks to the Yanks …
Does Andrew Bolt actually know that Indians are not Anglo-Saxon just because they are in the Commonwealth of Nations?
He makes ALL Aussies ashamed … fuckwit
He makes ALL Aussies ashamed … fuckwit
When even a convicted racist calls the government racist
I have often thought dick ain’t what it used to be. Now I understand why:
“Well, War IS Peace ” War? .. With thePanda? .. Shouldn’t we finish Losing in afgan-syria-libya-iraq-istan, before we rush off to start losing somewhere else?`
Ya got that right teebagz!
“if you are dumb enough to believe they’d .. wireCo ” Correct. You were. .. All you can do now is keep re-sticky taping your telegraph wire to the kevin07 fiber each time the wireCo nodes are re-drowned or re-incinerated.`
We have proved to be incompetent at hotel quarantine. We can’t cope with the on and off lockdowns.
The months and months of lockdown in Victoria was awful and damaging
Most that remain overseas made that decision a year ago. It is now the responsibility of the government to look after the 25 million, others can wait a little longer
We can’t cope with the on and off lockdowns.
WE?
Why are we the only cuntry in the world to do this?
Why is India the only country in the world we have done it too?
The US and UK had worst numbers
… others can wait a little longer
Those “others” happen to be Australian Citizens …
Of the 910 deaths in Australia, from Covid … 820 occurred in Victoria … protests, whinging and marches didn’t help, nor did the Federal Government’s poor handling of Aged Care Homes.
Be thankful someone had the balls to lock youse all down … Melbourne v Brisbane my arse!
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=covid+stats+aus&source=hp&ei=UaKQYN7EEMjXz7sPn8uKoAE&iflsig=AINFCbYAAAAAYJCwYQoM-4gz9ELzMxNNezBw0oXNfHXF&oq=covid+stats+a&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYAjIFCAAQsQMyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgQIABAKMgIIADoRCC4QsQMQgwEQxwEQowIQkwI6DgguELEDEIMBEMcBEKMCOhEILhCxAxCDARDHARCjAhCLAzoLCAAQsQMQgwEQiwM6CAgAELEDEIsDOggIABCxAxCDAToOCC4QsQMQxwEQowIQiwM6BQgAEIsDOg4IABCxAxCDARDJAxCLAzoICAAQkgMQiwM6CwgAELEDEIMBEMkDOgUIABCSAzoNCAAQsQMQgwEQChCLAzoHCAAQsQMQCjoKCAAQsQMQgwEQCjoKCAAQsQMQChCLA1DhG1jSPmDtWGgBcAB4AIABugGIAfsQkgEEMC4xM5gBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQC4AQI&sclient=gws-wiz
BTW it doesn’t rain in Brisbane we have occasional liquid sunshine …
I recall TB and Tom R advocating lockdowns
* No other country reached 400,000 cases a day, so it’s a question of scale, not per capita. TB knows that risk increases with scale
* TB and Tom R have said the success of suppressing the spread of the virus is due to the actions of the state governments. Wouldn’t you both prefer to limit further outbreaks?
I recall TB and Tom R advocating lockdowns
I’m sorry, how has that got anything to do with locking citizens out of their country?
No other country reached 400,000 cases a day,
Yes, but other countries have exceeded that in percentage of population. And, when we compare countries, we compare in percentages, don’t we?
Wouldn’t you both prefer to limit further outbreaks?
Yea, if only we had voiced concerns about the cashed up feds outsourcing their responsibility for quarantine to the underfunded states
What can I add … nowt … well said, TR
TB ignores what he knows- risk increases with scale.
Tom R, just ignore this and thinks it’s per capita
There was an item in the ABC this morning. Medical advice is that the covid rate in hotel quarantine should not exceed 2%. It is currently 14%
Manage it at the rate the system can cope with, otherwise risk more illness and lockdowns
Manage it at the rate the system can cope with
Of course, strengthening th system to cope is beyond their capability, isn’t it.
OR, block people evenly from all countries, or limit their flights, as they have been doing for the past year. If they brought home everyone who wanted to by xmas as they PROMISED, we would have capacity. But they lied
And I’m guessing, they are lying again.
Manage it at the rate the system can cope with
Of course, strengthening th system to cope is beyond their capability, isn’t it.
OR, block people evenly from all countries, or limit their flights, as they have been doing for the past year. If they brought home everyone who wanted to by xmas as they PROMISED, we would have capacity. But they lied
And I’m guessing, they are lying again.
You’re repeating yourself Tom R
India has a dreadful outbreak at least 400,000 cases a day.
Governments have had a year to procure a few hundred (or more) ATCO huts and put them in remote locations
I think state governments had ample opportunity, but so has the federal government
In the circumstances where we have multi level government incompetence, the safest option is to stop receiving returning travellers from high risk countries. And India is currently the highest risk
You’re repeating yourself Tom R
Good one nil
In the circumstances where we have multi level government incompetence
Yea, nice try, but, states have been busy actually doing the heavy lifting, while suitable sites sit unused and abandoned. There are multiple army sites around the country that, with little modification, SHOULD be ready right now
Also, even IF we believe the numbers, simply reduce intake, especially from non citizens, but NEVER abandon citizens. It’s the Governments reason for being
It’s as if telling the truth will make his nose grow longer
Manage it at the rate the system can cope with, otherwise risk more illness and lockdowns
Pity you missed that 15 months ago … just like your Federal Government mates … they were told what to expect and as usual just sat on their arses … and burbled nonsense criticising people who were getting on with the job with what they had available … NT did very well …
What if the Federal government did the same to the ADF and just left them … oh, wait!!!
I see a pattern here …
I know I’d be pissed off if my family was in India … will the cricketers be allowed home … the Olympic Team jumped the queue …… every Australian life matters …
NEVER abandon citizens. It’s the Governments reason for being
And their ELECTION … if this lot isn’t dumped soon I wonder how they will deal with any crisis … especially poking the Panda (acknowledgment teebagz) … the Morriscum Government has to be the most incompetent/inept Federal Mob I’ve had to suffer under …
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It’s as if telling the truth will make his nose grow longer
LOL! TR firing …
Or his tongue fork wider! (couldn’t help it)
And in great news!
QUEENSLANDER!
BUT we really are in deep shit … very deep shit …
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/03/receding-glaciers-causing-rivers-to-suddenly-disappear
How true! Scott Morrison!
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/cleaner-leaves-boss-brutal-note-on-her-last-shift-working-at-a-bank/news-story/97c7234f3a20dfa599b21ca546fa92c6
I don’t remember TB and Tom R being do sympathetic to people who were blocked from returning to their own homes from interstate
In fact I think they both suggested this was reasonable in the circumstances
I don’t remember TB and Tom R being do sympathetic to people who were blocked from returning to their own homes from interstate
They were in AUSTRALIA … and FYI two of them were relatives of mine … no-one complained here …
You really try to twist shit into a pretty ribbon (for the LNP)
Oranges and apples
very deep shit
It’s only going to get deeper too 😦
I don’t remember TB and Tom R being do sympathetic to people who were blocked from returning to their own homes from interstate
Are these the ones who were warned by the state governments NOT to go?
Our federal Government gave many of these people permission to go oversees. In fact, they actively encouraged it. They wanted borders open (they claimed).
They then BANNED them from returning home, AFTER giving them implicit and explicit permission to travel. Other poor souls have just been trapped over there for months because their own nation cannot do the one thing every other nation has done, and bring their own citizens home.
Do you see the difference there yomm. or is all a bit complex for you to grasp?
The difference is that one decision was made by an ALP government, the other by the LNP
“ .. very deep shit ..” @tick .. The 2020s will be dominated by superBug, with intermission provided by global cooling. The 2030s will be all global cooling baby. Way too late for the primates to do anything even slightly resembling ‘effective’ now.`
“Do you see the difference there “
Tom R you are the most consistent commenter here. ALP = good; LNP = bad. You are 100% predictable.
Time was when you had some style and nuance about your comments. Now you’ve gone full Baghdad Bob. No ALP talking point is too ridiculous for you to spout. Your comments are more ludicrous than ScoMo speaking in tongues!
The difference is that one decision was made by an ALP government,
Wrong, state governments of all persuasions locked down.
splats …… see above.
Both ….. see below
But Australia’s chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, created the evidentiary base for Slater’s central charge by telling the government, in very clear written advice last Friday, that citizens stranded in India faced the prospect of serious illness without access to proper healthcare, and a “worst-case scenario” of death.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/04/scott-morrison-lectured-the-states-against-snap-border-closures-now-hes-done-exactly-that
The difference is that one decision was made by an ALP government, the other by the LNP
Tom R you are the most consistent commenter here. ALP = good; LNP = bad. You are 100% predictable.
You brought politics into it … its a health and safety issue … ask ToM about risk he seems to be the expert …
When the Australian States closed borders here, the Australians concerned were still in Australia – a first world country with first world health facilities. No-one was “stranded” at high risk.
When Australia closed its borders to Australian citizens in India, a third/second world country, with an almost negligible and severely damaged health system … and a massive population seriously at risk … the health risks to those 9,000(?) Australian citizens increased exponentially …
I can only imagine what will happen in PNG … the Port Moresby General Hospital is somewhere you do not want to be!
Additionally TB
NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS DONE THIS
They are way too busy organizing special transport to get their CITIZENS home
I bet most of those at risk would be happy to sit in an RAAF C-17 or even a C-130 … just to get HOME. Long, uncomfortable flight – but not as much as a hospital bed in India (if you could find one)
NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS DONE THIS
I think you’ll find that’s bullshit. I can list over 20 countries if you like, including the US snd Britain.
I can list over 20 countries if you like,
Challenge accepted. Show me which other country has banned their citizens from coming home
The surge in cases led President Joe Biden to impose new travel restrictions on India on Friday, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-bans-return-residents-citizens-india-offenders-face-fines-prison-n1266045
“You brought politics into it …”
How can that be? I haven’t expressed an opinion one way or another! And unlike Tom R, I’m as happy to criticise one side as the other. So you can’t even guess my opinion.
This is a major fuck-up by the government. And inhumane. It is a bit like when Queensland told people in NSW needing to be rushed to the nearest hospital to fuck off, only on a much larger scale. Maybe the various state premiers need to tell the Commonwealth that they have the hotel quarantine situation sorted and demand the citizens of their states be allowed to return?
Challenge accepted
This is what I was referring to:
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/covid19-travel-ban-these-countries-have-restricted-flights-to-and-from-india-101620125693859-amp.html
And unlike Tom R, I’m as happy to criticise one side as the other.
Read better, Parrot
This is what I was referring to:
Yep, so we are the ONLY cuntry banning its citizens from returning home.
Nice bunch we are.
How can that be?
Mmmm … 100% Predictable?
Maybe the various state premiers need to… build more hospitals.
build more hospitals.
Really, is there ANY point to the morrison government? Except as a gravy train for assholes who couldn’t make it in the real world (which I’ll admit, comes dangerously close to describing myself. Maybe I should sign up?)
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
“The difference is that one decision was made by an ALP government, the other by the LNP”
I didn’t say that.
No wonder Victoria fucked up its hotel quarantine program so badly! The ugly mongrel with the plural pronouns is a stinking hypocrite:
Luckily, I can’t read that dross, but just out of curiosity, what do pronouns have to do with it?
AAUUGGHHH!
I AGREE! with the ipa 😦
“I AGREE! with the ipa”
Never thought I’d see that!
This should be fun!
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk
Never thought I’d see that!
Luckily I bourbon on hand to steady the nerves. I’ll just go an read my little red bible and try and settle myself. 😉
lol, trump made his on twitter 🙂
I didn’t say that.
I know but you opted in with the comment you conveniently ignored
You did express an opinion … aimed at TR based on ToM’s earlier comment
Predictable?
…………………………………………….
“I AGREE! with the ipa”
Never thought I’d see that!
Because its about the poor decision … not the twits’ politics …
This should be fun!
Have you joined up yet?
spambum, has …
“The general manager of infection control …”
Christ, that bloke’s a walking advert for poor health and hygiene if ever I saw one … 🤧
Utter pig headed stupidity …
ahhh, journalists … “step” in while case “afoot” – afoot? a bit 18th century but then the detention is too …
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/people/2021/05/05/biloela-family-karen-andrews/
Utter pig headed stupidity
It takes top level compassion to ban black Indians from coming BACK to their home. 😦
Satans back in the game baby. How long ago was he telling us not to get information from facebook?
You get the impression they want to announce everything on facebook now, and block everyone from following
Psst. lf ya really want a laugh, check out theRonalds ‘qr’ code for his page/site that yomm dropped.
`
” ..biloela four ..” slomo has filled xmas quarantine with 2 boaties and 2 baby primates, instead of brining inian/aussuies home`
for his page/site that yomm dropped.
It’s also funny cos, we’ve been asking for links from yomm for years, and, when he finally puts one up, it’s to a site best known for lying.
Kinda interesting I thought 🙂
Morrison:
“Australians coming back from India will be jailed but they won’t be jailed, and fined but they won’t be fined. I can’t be any clearer than that.”
we’ve been asking for links from yomm for years…
Thank you, it is years!
Was it 2006 or 2007 that a number of us started arguing on Blogocracy? So it is about 15 years and I was wondering whether we have resolved any disagreements over the course??
“Australians coming back from India will be jailed but they won’t be jailed, and fined but they won’t be fined. I can’t be any clearer than that.”
Pretty sure they have a ‘colour coded’ spreadsheet to determine the course of action on an ‘individual basis
“check out theRonalds ‘qr’ code for his page/site that yomm dropped.”
LOL… 😆
I was wondering whether we have resolved any disagreements over the course??
Yes, I was right, you was wrong 😉
“Was it 2006 or 2007 that a number of us started arguing on Blogocracy?”
Yes it was.
“I was wondering whether we have resolved any disagreements over the course??”
I think ‘the rest of Australia’ is still united in its views of Queensland.
In fact, I was at a comedy show not so long ago, where the host asked:
“Has anyone wondered why Covid hasn’t spread more in Queensland..??”
“Apparently the virus needs ‘culture’ in order to survive.”
😆
I was right, you was wrong
That’s what I was going to say!
And yes, Queensland has united Australia… against them
Anyone else see the irony in that statement?
Why are Mexicans always jealous …
QUEENSLANDER!
I know ya luv it!
And very funny re Queensland culture!
It’s on the endangered list
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/2021/05/06/us-south-carolina-firing-squad/
Just be thankful none of us live in that shithole!
Yes, what a shithole…
Number of executions 2019
China ** 1,000
Iran* 251
Saudi Arabia 184
Iraq* 100
Egypt* 32
United States 22
Pakistan* 14
Somalia* 12
South Sudan* 11
Yemen 7
Singapore 4
Bahrain 3
Japan 3
And by the way…
Supplementary notes
*The actual figures are likely to be higher according to Amnesty International.
**The figure is estimated to be in the several thousands. 1,000 is a place holder.
The exact figures for North Korea are unknown and therefore has been excluded.
“Superior economic managers”
“Adults in charge”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-06/china-suspends-economic-framework-activities-with-australia/100121002
“Superior economic managers”
Oh great, now whe’re gonna get a whole heap of random numbers from yomm about how bad thems are compared with lilly WHITE li’l ol us
.
.oh
Still no lnks I see (not that I’m disputing those particular figures, just that, the only link we’ve seen from him, is to the worlds Greatest Liar)
I also remember when we so bravely sold out Australian Jobs to set up that economic plan, that Labor and Unions(BOO) were RACIST for wanting to protect said Australian jobs.
Interesting times indeed. Time for Spud to wrest control back with our (imported) subs?
Yes, what a shithole…
Number of executions 2019 USA 22
And that’s your answer … compare executions in (mostly) totalitarian countries? FFS?
Australia NIL 0 zilch nix
More utter stupidity from the Scotty Command Post …
Pitts a National party stooge, well, LNP … and another fuckwit …
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/06/coalition-vetoes-funding-for-wind-and-battery-farm-in-northern-queensland
Thank christ I don’t pay anything for electricity … get an interest free loan and a solar system … the power bill reduction (and often return) will usually pay for the system in less than three years …
They are less than half the price I paid 10 years ago.
Next big buy will be a battery.
“Superior economic managers”
“Adults in charge”
China will be really pissed when its decided to rip up the Memorandum of Understanding
Veterinarians are all experts on national security and defence … 🙄
When will Australia’s Federal politicians (particularly) undersand that the CCP “owns” every business in China … their market system is a faux version …
I’ve been pointing out for years that China Towns AROUND the world don’t just flog Chinese tucker! Its a Chinese Commercial Invasion … trade always links to military …
It is a commercial arrangement with a company
Did they ask who owned the ‘company’?
Is this why Josh Frydenberg always seems so self-satisfied whenever he’s standing behind Morrison…
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Just how incompetent is this self proclaimed “expert” on everything?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Morrison#Early_life_and_education
OK the incompetent had a slip of the tongue … so where is Sky News ramming down his throat … or 4GB/BC and whatever other radio station wanks the Liberal Party?
It’s ok, he fixed it TB
Thai ambassador?
ahhh … slow tonight!
ahhh … slow tonight!
You could be PM 😉
Couldn’t be any worse …
It wasn’t rocket science … seems most Aussies had figured what to do except Sooty & Gang – more delayed reaction … and why wait another week?
Eventually they catch up!
Couldn’t be any worse …
Remember when we said that about howard, then abbott, then turnbull 😦
if this knob falls, we get dutton 😦
They are just an assemblage of racist, sexist, white male privilege
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/sep/11/peter-dutton-jokes-with-tony-abbott-about-rising-sea-levels-in-pacific-nations
They are just an assemblage of racist, sexist, white male privileged religion driven zealots …
As a worrying example … (my bold … long … but I’m sure you’ll understand why.
Seems some people think we need a war to send each generation to … while we have 6000 ex service personnel on the streets!
Well I buggered that up … was trying to highlight …
$259 million + $1.685 billion
(I think ‘the rest of Australia’ is still united in its views of Queensland.
Possibly; ‘Legion’ ultimately was (sort-of-)convinced about ‘(gay) marriage’; although, strangely enough, Archbishop Welby, recently, apparently, albeit indirectly, did confirm that the State is solely interested in the ‘registration (of marriage)’; and the ‘left-path‘ to ‘(formal, legal) recognition of relationship (status)’, by the State, (almost) seems to have been ‘democratised’.)
ivi…
We have had civil marriages for decades … by the Queensland Registrar (and other legal states) … The Minister (chuckle) and I were married in a church … to shut our parents up … Methodist … now a kindy … LOL!
We wanted a civil marriage … as you know, by now, I’m agnostic … and to be honest we decided more for our children … think about the efficacy of marriage vows … really?
And if a woman wants to be married to a practicing Catholic she has to become a … you guessed it … I guess …
Medieval nonsense … and exquisite male dominance …
Isn’t there something called common-law marriage as well??
Alan Kohler makes a lot of sense.
He must be a lefty…
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2021/05/10/alan-kohler-housing-market-pets/
The well-meaning efforts of the federal government
hahahahahahahahahahaha
Sorry, I haven’t been able to finish that article yet. still recovering from that doozy.
“Hello I’d like to hire you to paint my house.”
Sounds great. I charge $15/hr for my work, plus the cost of paint.
“I have $2.00.”
That’s not even enough to buy paint.
“Wow so lazy. I guess no one wants to paint houses anymore.”
“Wow so lazy. I guess no one wants to paint houses anymore.”
Lazy dole bludgers should be more proactive like our leaders
The daily news makes a miserable read these days … covid, floods, bombs, sabre rattling, mass murders, extreme politics, coups, navies involved in fisheries at war, idealogues and religious nuts of all shapes and sizes running the show, a fear of global food shortages, China threatening to bomb anyone that disagrees and now the market looks like nose-diving with the housing market to follow …
Lovely Autumn day outside …
World Covid sick map
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
“The daily news makes a miserable read these days”
Always the way – ‘If it bleeds it leads!’
Why not cheer yourself up old chap. Try belting out a Tom Jones classic like this:
These days, nothing is unusual 😉
Surely a photoshop, TR? Oh, wait, is that Tones the Abbott at the door?
oops Mad Abbott 😯
Alan Kohler makes a lot of sense.
He must be a lefty…
It is a sad day for anti-Labor people when the Coalition is outspending Labor. Conservatives voters could never vote ALP/Greens but have trouble voting for the Coalition these days.
WE have not run a surplus budget since 2007 with budget deficits as far as the eye can see to come
I hope there’s some $$$$ for me in the budget!!
I think it’s fine to load my kids up with huge public debt. Let them worry about it
“It is a sad day for anti-Labor people when the Coalition is outspending Labor. Conservatives voters could never vote ALP/Greens but have trouble voting for the Coalition these days.”
Welcome to the never-ending clown show that is the Uniparty. The difference between the two wings is which special interest groups get their snout in the trough and which clown mounts the unicycle and pretends to be ringmaster..
The difference between the two wings is that one spends money that helps the people, the other spends peoples money that helps their mates.
And they lie about that too
Too soon?
I think it’s fine to load my kids up with huge public debt.
FFS! Your kids don’t pay for all of it!
Australia is not a business its a country … its life is virtually infinite … and its trials and tribulations, problems, successes and losses, innovations and foundations will always survive you, ToM, and me and mine … I can’t help guessing you live a comfortable life … and a bump in the road seems to be a cliff edge drama … build a bridge …
I didn’t see any complaints about invading other people’s countries and that cost …
The current generation(s) have paid for WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and a range of UN missions (eg Bougainville) … in both treasure and blood …
Enjoy what you have while you and your kids have it … there’s always someone who wants what you have!
The difference between the two wings is that one spends money that helps the people, the other spends peoples money that helps their mates.
Exceptional, cobber!
Too soon?
Was the messenger get fired … ?
Just WTF is running the ATO?
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/05/11/ato-tries-to-recover-jobkeeper/
The difference between the two wings is that one spends money that helps the people, the other spends peoples money that helps their mates.
Labor policies make things worse. Labor destroys the lives of people. Labor does not care about people.
I see that aged care providers are getting a profit boost from this budget. I wonder when the adged will get a boost? Next budget perhaps?
Just WTF is running the ATO?
The same thing running this scam I’m guessing. GREED
People with only one eye:
and:
I’m eagerly awaiting Labor’s post-budget talking points to drop. Why hasn’t TomR posted them yet?
People with only one eye:
Perhaps you could explain why I am wrong?
The libs have a long history of paying up while punching down. Prove I am wrong, rather than driveling nonsense again
Why hasn’t TomR posted them yet?
er, see above 😉
There are many thing I’ve never understood about the LNP …
… they hate welfare – but deny people improvements to compulsory superannuation …
… want 100% unemployment* but water down the National Training System …
… big tax cuts to rich businesses and individuals … oppose wage justice to workers
ad infinitum!
The libs have a long history of paying up while punching down. Prove I am wrong.
Maybe if you didn’t speak in meaningless slogans …
Maybe if you didn’t speak in meaningless slogans …
Sorry tosy, it’s all “Labor’s post-budget talking points to drop” had 😉
but deny people improvements to compulsory superannuation
Cos the Unions showed that they can run that better than the ‘professionals’, which cut into the old moneys .. money.
oppose wage justice to workers
That’s why they have the Fair Work Commission. Labour and the unions are supposed to advocate for wage “justice”. The other side argues the case for business. That’s how you get both points of view. Then it goes to the umpire.
*Labor (the American spelling(!))
Cos the Unions showed that they can run that better than the ‘professionals’
Nice talking point! Now you’re getting into your work.😉
It’s interesting that the industry superannuation funds have equal representation from unions and employer organisations, and often outsource the investment advice.
The unions are the recipients of board members fees, which is a handy side income, but fortunately the board members get to go on the international study tours
And-
1. I think the current schedule of superannuation increases should continue, and increase beyond the proposed 12% to 15%
2. Allow all financial institutions to participate in offering superannuation
The unions are the recipients of board members fees
THE HORROR!
“Perhaps you could explain why I am wrong?”
“One-eyed” was the term I used, rather than “wrong”. And you certainly haven’t proven I’m wrong!
Although the ALP is the hands-down winner when it comes to paedophilia, they also do a nice line in corruption.
Surely you remember Thommo. And Eddie Obeid and his mates Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly who robbed NSW of over $100,000,000 as well as installing their girl Kneely as premier.
Then there are the NSW Chinese Friends of Labor and their bags of cash to buy political favour. The ALP do love their Chinese masters, take former Senator Sam Dastyari for example. Or Dan Andrews’ scandal-ridden regime. It is the ALP subservience to the CCP that has turned you into a shill for those communist cunts who oppress their own citizens.
And there is plenty more.
The difference is I can see the ALP corruption as well as that of the LNP. George Christiansen may well be the Member for Manilla but John Howard was the Minister for Manildra!
And you certainly haven’t proven I’m wrong!
lol, why should I? Call me one-eyed all you want. My point stands however, my statement is true, nils is just nil being kneel
And Eddie Obeid and his mates Joe Tripodi a
Nobody is a clean skin here. Anywhere power is held, people will try and screw it, it’s what you do once that is discovered. Labor change their ways, the libs hide and enable
Then there are the NSW Chinese Friends of Labor and their bags of cash to buy political favour.
Yea, let’s start with the Port of Darwin and wok or way back, right 😉
Medicare, NDIS, NBN, And there is plenty more. 😉
Everyhitng good in this country comes from one party. Sure, they’ve made mistakes, and are far from perfect, but hte good outweighs the bad imo.
And then there is one party has done everything they can to destroy all that good, while fleecing the underpriviliged and paying off the well off.
Seems the budget isn’t based on policy, just … the vibe
In other words, it’s all bullshit
(In other words, it’s all bullshit
Oh? ScoMoses can only part red carpets, and cannot prophecy, despite his manifest ‘gift(s)’ of/for leadership and/or government: maybe he should attempt discerning the difference between a genuine thief-in-the-night and a bogus red-eye-special caught in a headlight?)
manifest ‘gift(s)’
grift(s) perhaps? 😉
“One-eyed” was the term I used, rather than “wrong”. And you certainly haven’t proven I’m wrong!
Just for spite (oh, and so I can say “YOU WERE WRONG”) 🙂
They’re just Gaslighting us with Great Expectations now 😦
There’s always a tweet 🙂
“Everything good in this country comes from one party. Sure, they’ve made mistakes, and are far from perfect, but the good outweighs the bad imo.
And then there is one party has done everything they can to destroy all that good, while fleecing the underprivileged and paying off the well off.”
The very definition of one-eyed Tom-foolery.
The very definition of one-eyed Tom-foolery
I mean, if you could find fault with the statement, go ahead. I guess, if you can’t, you are either denying reality, or are yourself, “one-eyed” 😉
But my tweet above kinda proves, it’s not all one way traffic, which, is kinda the definition of ” one-eyed”
Just more evidence of how correct my statement was
“Everyhitng good in this country comes from one party.
It depends on whether or not you have a “more welfare is good” orientation
I mean, you can make empty statements yomm, or you can provide some evidence
with links in yor case 😉
What do you consider to be “everything good” ? Maybe I’d prefer to pull apart that statement
Everyhitng good in this country comes from one party. Sure, they’ve made mistakes, and are far from perfect, but hte good outweighs the bad imo.
If true it was all paid for by Conservative taxpayers. Whitlam brought in free University education. The next Labor govt found we could not afford it and brought in HECS.
Anybody can make anything free if you tax the crap out of people and do not care about govt debt.
Fact is Labor destroys the lives of people. They do not care about borders. Do not care about people.
We had a car industry in 2006. Rudd/Gillard gave them all the money they asked for and our car industry was dead by 2013.
There’s a hint if you read yomm 😉
He trashed Gonski, he trashed the NBN, and he moved million into the pockets of the already filthy rich.
NBN? You mean Rudds 2007 election promise of a FTTN-NBN costing taxpayers $4.7B and finished by 2013??
Has there ever been a lie bigger than Rudds 2007 NBN lie to win an election??
Just define what you mean by “everything good” and I’ll discuss your views in (excruciating) detail
NDIS, NBN, Gonski, Marine Parks, Medicare
Is that a good enough definition for you yomm (faark it’s hard working with animals and/or children)
(faark it’s hard working with animals and/or children)
Or “adults” who can’t even spell empathy let alone show it …
Mean spirited springs to mind … but for that you need a “good” religious upbringing … The Church & ME Foundation … how it shows …
NDIS, NBN, Gonski, Marine Parks, Medicare
The Marine Park network was started and created by the Howard/Costello govt. Stop being misleading
TomR said Labor created marine Parks
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/abbott-turns-back-on-marine-legacy-for-votes-20100810-11xi2.html
During the Howard years there was major policy reform in the environment portfolio, particularly in the area of marine policy. The world’s first Oceans Policy was developed, a groundbreaking ecosystem-based integration of ocean use and conservation mechanisms.
With it came a steady stream of delivery — a major marine park in the Great Australian Bight, greatly increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (an achievement of global significance), a series of large marine parks in Australia’s south-east marine region around Tasmania and massive marine sanctuaries around our sub-Antarctic islands, which protects them from foreign fishers…………………………..Labor inherited the marine planning process but has failed to deliver anything on the water and have all but dispensed with deployment of any marine and coastal investment through the son of NHT, Caring for Our Country.
As with the rest of Labor’s promises on the environment, there was policy, there was talk, but there has been no domestic delivery.
Made aware by a journalist !!!!!
This is disturbing … not unusual … and I’m surprised that the “journalist” has not been chastised by members of the legal profession … the “media” seem to be overstepping the mark (if there is one) in revealing “stories” that may or not be true and run the risk of sub judice, or risking a prosecution … oh, wait?
As with the rest of Labor’s promises on the environment, there was policy, there was talk, but there has been no domestic delivery.
Silly comments but nothing from spermbum … two one eyed wankers in one …
Must be an election around the corner … my local Federal Fuckwit just sent em a “survey” first in five years … and dead silence since since 2019 … he’s the boofhead that recommended “celebrating” Anzac Day … LNP attracts pollies like flies to dog shit!
This country is in deep shit with an ignoramus like is calling the shots which could be literally!
Economic incompetents … diplomatic incompetents … political incompetents … social management incompetents … communication incompetents … Covid incompetents … climate change incompetents … renewable energy incompetents …
Add your own incompetents: …………………………………………………
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/13/scott-morrison-denies-his-one-country-two-systems-reference-to-taiwan-was-an-error
Strategic incompetents …
Heavens Tom R, if that handful of things represents (in your view) everything good about Australia, it’s no wonder you’re always such grumpy whinger
The Marine Park network was started and created by the Howard/Costello govt.
Yea, and what did they do with it? NOTHING! For almost a decade!
https://theconversation.com/why-are-australias-marine-parks-being-reviewed-so-soon-after-they-were-signed-off-40329
it’s no wonder you’re always such grumpy whinger
All you need to do is refute my statement, Sniping from the sidelines isn’t refuting, it’s simply …. whinging grumpily
If you have no idea what ‘good’ is, perhaps posit something you feel is ‘good’. Then we can see if ‘good’ is something that helps everyone, or just yourself.
coalition marine parks wonderful (because they didn’t create any)
Labor marine parks terrible (because they created …. parks with marine life)
Yea, and what did they do with it? NOTHING! For almost a decade!
TomR
It was Labor who did nothing.
The Marine Park network was created by the Howard govt. Labor thought it was such a good idea they proposed to triple its size. In 2012 Burke/ALP drafted some legislation but for some reason never presented to Parliament for a vote.
Abbott/Coalition then dropped Labors plan to triple the size of Howards Marine Park network
Hence no Marine Parks have been legislated since 2007.
oh nil, ye of little readin’
The implementation of the CMRs has been suspended while the current review is under way.
Which of course, abbott scrapped.
But the key words there are “implementation” and “suspended”
I have read up on this.
In 2012 Burke/ALP proposed to triple the size of the Marine Park network created by Howard. For some reason Tony Burke did not present Labors proposal to Parliament to be legislated.
If Labor had legislated their proposal Abbott could not touch it.
Abbott did not suspend Labors proposal, he dropped it.
There has not been a Marine Park legislated since 2007
For some reason Tony Burke did not present Labors proposal to Parliament to be legislated.
They were ‘management plans’, they don’t get ‘legislated’
he management plans were approved only in March 2013 and as yet only the southeast region is being actively managed.
Also
https://www.tonyburke.com.au/media-releases/2018/3/20/media-release-the-government-has-just-gutted-australias-marine-parks
If Labor had legislated their proposal Abbott could not touch it.
Yea, like the Carbon Price etal.
TomR
You are wrong.
Labor never legislated their proposal. And the new Abbott govt dropped it.
The mystery is why Tony Burke did not present his proposal to be legislated in 2012 when the legislation was drafted..
Our last marine Park was legislated in 2007. You cannot touch the Howard govt Marine Parks without an Act of Parliament because Howard legislated them into existence.
hey nil, watch out for that tree
TomR
You come from the side of politics that misleads and deceives people.
Why didn’t Tony Burke mention what Howard did??? Howard did this
a major marine park in the Great Australian Bight, greatly increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (an achievement of global significance), a series of large marine parks in Australia’s south-east marine region around Tasmania and massive marine sanctuaries around our sub-Antarctic islands, which protects them from foreign fishers
Labor claims credit for Howards work. Then Burke says Labor created that network.
IN 2012 Tony Burke proposed to triple the size of Howards marine parks but never legislated it.
WHY????
No matter how much that tree dodges, nil still hits it.
TomR
Give it a miss. This topic shows how deceitful the ALP is.
The Marine Park network was created by Howard, something Tony Burke avoided in his media release.
Since 2007 there has not been one Marine Park legislated
Like all ALP supporters you mislead and deceive people
facepalm nil
I’ll just do it one more time
The implementation of the CMRs has been suspended while the current review is under way.
“Abbott did not suspend Labors proposal, he dropped it.”
It wasn’t a ‘proposal’, it was a formulated plan, designed by experts, enacted and implemented under ‘legislation’ howard passed (and then did nothing with), that abbott then immediately suspended, and now friedburgher has done another plan, which does nothing. Well done howard. He created nothing. Labor tried to use what he did for good, but the libs, as is their nature, used it for shit.
Tomr
Did you read my SMH article?? It is things like this why i say Labor misleads and deceives people. Conservatives usually lose the argument because you are masters of deceit. There has not been a Marine Park legislated since 2007
During the Howard years there was major policy reform in the environment portfolio, particularly in the area of marine policy. The world’s first Oceans Policy was developed, a groundbreaking ecosystem-based integration of ocean use and conservation mechanisms.
With it came a steady stream of delivery — a major marine park in the Great Australian Bight, greatly increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (an achievement of global significance), a series of large marine parks in Australia’s south-east marine region around Tasmania and massive marine sanctuaries around our sub-Antarctic islands, which protects them from foreign fishers…………………………..Labor inherited the marine planning process but has failed to deliver anything on the water and have all but dispensed with deployment of any marine and coastal investment through the son of NHT, Caring for Our Country.
As with the rest of Labor’s promises on the environment, there was policy, there was talk, but there has been no domestic delivery.
Yawn …
Last night I heard some interesting details about how Dan sufferEd his injuries
Maybe the stairs were the least if his troubles, in the Fox family context
Lovely place, Melbourne …
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/melbourne-set-to-record-coldest-day-of-2021/news-story/bb9ecc9a03ffe0890044d2f0e7ec72a4
Last night I heard some interesting details
Regular Mrs Kravitz … in the Bewitched context
TomR
The Marine Park topic is just another reason why i say Labor misleads and deceives.
There is not one reference in that Tony Burke media release that Howard created our Marine Park network
Burke could have said Howard created the Marine Park network and Labor wanted to build on that. And the current Coalition govt is blocking that.
But even that statement would be wrong because Labor never legislated anything.
WE have National Parks in Australia. Once legislated the next govt cannot touch them.
Labor never legislated their Marine Park proposal so the next govt can change the proposal or drop it
To this day nobody knows why Tony Burke never presented his proposal to triple the size of Howards marine Park to Parliament. WHY?????
Last night I heard some interesting details about how Dan sufferEd his injuries
This should be good. Maybe we take a sweeptakes on the ‘real cause’
Bending over for China?
Chasing down someone who didn’t check in?
Throwing his useless Kindle out the window?
c’mon yomm, don’t leave us all on tenderhooks 🙂
How do you spell Netanyahu in Yiddish?
A..R..S..E..H..O..L..E
Are ready for the next quiz?
People should read more history … it may not repeat but it rhymes …
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/mining/china-vowed-to-reduce-steel-output-but-hasnt-is-it-part-of-a-sinister-plan/news-story/409718021f12a2894135fbf65bd67a99
WTF do you build weapons with, ships, tanks, infantry weapons, missiles, but particularly ships.
Maybe the next generation will be talking about China Steel Scotty! ala Pig Iron Bob!
If they are still alive!
I think you mean “tenterhooks”
Great reply ToM!
Great reply ToM!
BUUUURNing me
by not fessin up with his incriminating news 😉
“One of the key points about the Defence Force is that you don’t bring the Defence Force into political controversy,”
Yea, but we’re on a WAR footin’. All because those Chinese don’t like being called names (oh, and blamed for things without any evidence, or used as scapegoats for others failings)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-17/scott-morrison-red-carpet-raaf-williamtown-visit-fact-check/100139660
It’s that the injuries resulted from a reaction to objection to behaviour.
You’d think he’d be back in some capacity by now. And the suggestion is that his return is very doubtful
——
Has ANYONE ever heard of Lindsay Fox not suing, just because he couldn’t be bothered?
He’s famous for litigation
It’s that the injuries resulted from a reaction to objection to behaviour.
wtf does that even mean yomm?
His kids misbehaved, so he threw a hissy? Try to be more obtuse (if possible)
Or was I correct
“Chasing down someone who didn’t check in?”
Just put the link in 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
I mean, I heard that Chinese military scientists “discussed the weaponisation of Sars coronaviruses five years before the Covid-19 pandemic” and predicted a third world war would be fought with biological weapons.
Which, if I believed it, would explain a lot of the governments actions.re China
Perhaps they read the same dross?
I don’t think it’s such a great idea to post the unsubstantiated details here, I hadn’t heard the specifics before.
Is there a site (beyond this one) that specialises in salacious gossip?
“LInk” … please explain? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tom of Melbourne May 17, 2021 11:16 am
Whoooooo! Whooo!
I don’t think it’s such a great idea to post the unsubstantiated details here
Then wtf were you doing?
Is there a site (beyond this one) that specialises in salacious gossip?
Anything associated with murdoch apparently. There’s a great career path for you 😉
TomR
Here is the Wikipedia article on the Australian Marine Parks started by Howard. It sounds reasonably accurate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_marine_parks#History
Under the Howard Government the world’s first Oceans Policy was developed.[2] It included the creation of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park in 1998, greatly increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and in 2007, established a series of large marine parks in Australia’s south-east, now collectively known as the South-east Marine Parks Network.[3][4][5]
It then discusses Labors proposal to increase the size of Howards Marine Park network.
But Burke/ALP make it sound like Rudd/ALP created the network and Abbott stopped it.
There has not been a Marine Park legislated since 2007
There’s a great career path for you /i>
That’s the beautiful thing about this site we destroy bullshit (the Canadian Bear … “you’ve destroyed my journalistic career!”) … and now we are helping to build a career in bullshit … fkn hilarious … with ToM having such an eagle eye for typos, he’ll hit the typing pool running!
Then we have Kneel the Obsessive Liberal Acolyte … see above link unnecessary …
And finally this evening … it is time that, Benjamin Netanyahu, was brought before, The International Court of Justice, for genocide … he’s been at it for at least three decades!!!!
Breaking!!!! Melbourne – the city to visit according to our roving reporter TOM …
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/melbourne-grappling-with-220-per-cent-rise-in-syphilis-cases-among-women/news-story/5f6ecebaf1320691038d37b6a384e0a6
Perhaps yomms been doing more than just reporting on his roving, hey TB 😉
Is it still satire, when it’s just straight reporting?
https://chaser.com.au/national/guy-who-spent-80m-on-non-existent-water-claims-electric-vehicles-are-a-waste-of-money/
When Hamas rains down thousands of rockets on civilians, each one a war crime, this is what the Neo Nazis say:
Nothing about the criminal procateurs – they are totally pissed that the accursed Jews try to defend themselves. We need a new Hitler!
that the accursed Jews try to defend themselves.
Perhaps we should be asking, WHY do they need to be ‘defending’ themselves?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/4/if-i-dont-steal-your-home-someone-else-will-jewish-settler-says
“WHY do they need to be ‘defending’ themselves?”
It might be because the Hamas Charter requires the Hamas mongrels to eradicate Israel and they do so by perpetually firing rockets at Israeli civilians – each one a war crime.
Islamic anti-Semitism is ingrained in the religion and it was no surprise to see the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem making common cause with Hitler:
Nothing much has changed.
Islamic anti-Semitism is ingrained in the religion
A sentiment that is more than reciprocated, and has been for millennia
“and has been for millennia”
Islamic anti-Semitism started with the Koran and those vile verses are still quoted today as justification for killing Jews.
It was the murderous sex-crazed paedophile Muhammad who is said to have personally beheaded 700 Jews.
“Tensions Rise In Middle East As One Side Wants To Kill Arabs And The Other Side Are Arabs Who Don’t Want To Die And Neither Will Compromise”
As I said, is it satire, when it’s just reality?
““Tensions Rise In Middle East As One Side Wants To Kill Arabs And The Other Side Are Arabs Who Don’t Want To Die And Neither Will Compromise””
Not even close. In fact the Palestinian side gloats that it loves death: Hamas to Israelis: We “love death more than you love life” This is precisely why Hamas uses its own people as human shields. It sees the death of Palestinian civilians as a tactical advantage.
It is Hamas, driven by their vile religious beliefs, who started this round by firing 1,000 missiles (each a war crime) at Israeli civilians.
The Israelis responded by attacking military targets and giving warnings to avoid civilian casualties.
Holding Israel to a higher standard is pure anti-Semitism.
Yeah! What right do those Jews have to get so sensitive about their security!!
There are only a dozen governments and a couple of hundred million zealots that are committed to the destruction of Israel.
They need to get over it and learn to live with deadly bombs raining down on them! And learn to swim, if they get pushed into the Mediterranean Sea
That pic you put up, Tom R, shows the reality of the situation – – a volley of missiles fired illegally from Gaza at Israeli population centres as the Israeli defensive missiles scramble to defend against this Palestinian war crime.
As usual the loony left lines up behind Hamas, which is justified in firing 1,000 rockets at Israeli civilian targets because reasons.
Then we have Kneel the Obsessive Liberal Acolyte … see above link unnecessary
I am obsessive about misleading comments Labor supporters like TomR say. I guess i am not as obsessive about false statements by Coalition supporters.
But i have seen so many false comments by Labor supporters. They are meant to generate hatred and to demean people they disagree with.
This time it is Abbott instead of Howard getting the hatred from ALP supporters because he supposedly destroyed Labors Marine Parks.
The Marine Parks were created by Howard and Tony Burke did not legislate a single Marine Park. ALP supporters win arguments because they are more deceitful than anti-Labor people.
To be fair tosy, I’m not ‘lining up’ behind anyone. Both sides have committed atrocities, both sides continue to.
Continuing to commit atrocities, from either side, is not going to solve anything.
We, as a nation, are lining up behind one side to help continue their atrocities, through support, and weaponry.
That’s my issue with the situation.
As usual the loony left lines up behind Hamas, which is justified in firing 1,000 rockets at Israeli civilian targets because reasons.
That sentence doesn’t make sense to me? “Because reasons”. Please explain?
“looney left”? Why? An opinion differs to yours and any other is looney left? Are you now extreme right?
Palestine has always been invaded by Israel?
Israel’s history is all about invading and battles? Read yer Bible and Torah, far more interesting than than right wing rags …
Netanyahu is a war monger always has been … read his “history” …
Israel wants ALL of Palestine … they are no better than China wanting Hong Kong/Taiwan …
To be fair tosy, I’m not ‘lining up’ behind anyone.
My feelings too, TR …. but I object to the Palestinians being made to appear the scapegoat by Netanyau … I’ve been watching his self aggrandisement now for decades … oddly enough compared to comments above he reminds me of Hitler and/or Mussolini …
All wars piss me off – particularly when one side is militarily much weaker than the other …
Hamas is supplied by Iran, it’s a proxy war. Get a little more research under your belt before just defaulting to the left’s “it’s all Israel’s fault” talking points
There are a dozen countries that support the elimination of Israel, so their sensitivity to being bombed is kind of understandable
Hamas is supplied by Iran, it’s a proxy war.
At least you recognize it for what it is. And the Palestinian people are stuck in the crossfire of two sides that are responsible for the loss of thousands of lives
To be fair, don’t ask me to provide a solution. That’s way out of my wheelhouse
Before any more looney left comments read ALL of Beinart’s article …
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/may/18/a-jewish-case-for-palestinian-refugee-return
“To be fair tosy, I’m not ‘lining up’ behind anyone.
My feelings too, TR ….”
Hamas starts this round with a thousand rockets (each a war crime) fired at civilian targets. If you actually hate war, why not criticise the Hamas mongrels who started this round and who have sworn to eliminate Israel in accordance with their vile Islamic beliefs?
You two respond by attacking the Israeli PM. And remain silent on the Hamas war crimes. That response is pure PR for Hamas.
Your instinctive anti-Israel bias shows it is not war you hate.
“Before any more looney left comments read ALL of Beinart’s article …”
I read the first sentence. It is biased BS. So I stopped there.
There are plenty of Jewish organisation who are pro-Palestinian. Funnily enough Muslims seem incapable of criticising Palestinian terrorism and war crimes. Same with the anti-Semitic left.
Peter Beinart is editor-at-large of Jewish Currents
Of course it is.
https://jewishcurrents.org/jewish-currents/
Hamas starts this round with a thousand rockets
ROL FOR INITIATIVE!
https://www.dw.com/en/israel-gaza-violence-fresh-rocket-attacks-on-israeli-cities-as-it-happened/a-57501475#:~:text=Hamas%20said%20the%20deadly%20rocket,housed%20the%20Hamas%20intelligence%20services.
And remain silent on the Hamas war crimes
“Both sides have committed atrocities, both sides continue to.”
Anything else to add to increase yor irrelevance?
The left hates Israel because-
* It is a western democracy
* Allows the press to observe and report on their military actions
* It has a pro USA conservative government
* It doesn’t just f*** off
The left is so selective with their moral outrage
Tom R, Hamas disagrees with you about the cause of this round of violence:
“Both sides have committed atrocities, both sides continue to.”
That kind of false equivalence is pure Hamas propaganda. In this round the war crimes are overwhelmingly, if not entirely, Palestinian.
Hamas fires rockets indiscriminately at civilians. Israel doesn’t fire rockets indiscriminately at civilians and when it attacks Hamas targets it gives an hours notice to the occupants to get out.
crimes are overwhelmingly, if not entirely, Palestinian.
Tell it to the dead
“Tell it to the dead”
Every death in this conflict is caused by the Hamas decision to fire rockets at civilians.
That’s your opinion splats, and it’s quite obvious that your visceral hatred won’t allow that position to change
Tom R Hamas is incapable of peacefully coexisting with Israel.. It is all set out in their charter.