So what laws need changing regarding religious freedom?
I should be free not to serve people whose life choices, which religion most certainly is, I donāt agree with.
Oh wait, no I shouldnāt.
That would be a horrible thing.
This country is genuinely ā ā ā ā ā ā
Morrison is more Abbott than he is Turnbull.
This country is genuinely ā ā ā ā ā ā .
No change in the 2pp
I rescind my last post
Iāve been wanting to use the phrase ādead cat bounceā in a contextually and grammatically correct sense for quite some time now. Iām not compleeeeetely sure this is the most apt time Iāll ever see, but thereās enough confidence to just go for it anyway.
This result is just an dead cat bounce.
Haha, ā¦I wouldnāt trust that poll number as far as I could throw it.
Murdoch funny buggers again.
Australian politics is vomit.
Both parties are bought, we get self serving, mediocre men and women at every turn.
And corruption is everywhere, its just accepted, ignored or justified.
I hate it.
The sooner we have our Trump moment the better. Turn the place upside down and start again.
That is just not true Vanders. It is perhaps what the Media want you to believe, but it is not true.
There is no corruption; some very poor decisions but illegality is rare and found out and prosecuted were it happens. Even Dutton and Au-PairGate, as Minister he had the legal right to do what he did, and the Media have just blown it up.
And who has āboughtā, Labor and Liberals. Many groups influence and lobby, but bought ?
MPās are a reflection of society, some good, some not-so-great, others are exceptional. I would strongly argue that they all should be left to get on with their jobs. It makes no difference who is PM.
Liberal primary vote of 34.
That hasnāt happened very often in my lifetime.
I think itās probably an accurate result re Morrison at least.
New leaders who nobodyās heard of generally get a bit of a honeymoon period in the polls, plus morrisonās been working hard to impress the hard right christianist lib party base to hopefully head off another spill.
Wonāt matter at the election unless something drastically changes though. Energy policy (or the lack thereof) aināt going away.
Charity Begins At Home Or We Need To Talk About Harriet
Rossleigh
School Counsellorās Office. Mr and Mrs White enter.
Counsellor: Ah, thanks for coming in.
Mr White: Weāre really glad you called.
Mrs White: Weāve been really worried about Harriet.
Counsellor: I understand, but really, itās nothing to worry about.
Mr. White: Yes, but some of the things sheās been doing. She keeps taking her younger brotherās toys and insisting that he shouldnāt have them until heās earned them. I mean, I do appreciate a work ethic, butā¦
Mrs White: But he is only two. And then there was what she said when she saw that the government was helping farmers with the drought.
Mr White: Yes, she insisted that we shouldnāt be giving charity to people who didnāt come from the same house as we did. I said that they were in need and she just said that they didnāt have the same surname so why should we help them. And she locked one of her friends in the cupboard because she didnāt come in the right door.
Mrs White: Weāve been asking her for the key for months now, but she insists that the friend has to stay in the cupboard so none of her other friends come in by the wrong door.
Counsellor: So she does have friends?
Mr White: Well, not so many since she had her thirteenth birthday and told them that they had to make a large donation to sit at the table with her.
Counsellor: Yes, well, I can see how this may seem like a real worry to you. However, Iām just throwing this out there, but have you ever considered that she might beā¦
Mr White: Go on!
Counsellor: A Liberal!
Mrs White: No, she canāt be. I mean what sort ofā¦
Mr White: Not our daughter surely. I mean, she canāt be. Sheās female.
Counsellor: Now I know that you may need some time to adjust to the idea but believe it or not, there are female Liberals. Itās just that theyāre much more likely to be hidden away than the type you see in the media, but female Liberals are more common than you might think.
Mrs White: But what makes you think that sheās a Liberal?
Counsellor: Well, one of her teachers noticed that she kept blaming everyone else whenever she made a mistake. By itself that wouldnāt be unusual but then we noticed her complete lack of empathy and her inability to make a consistent argument for anything. For example, when she was doing group activities, sheād insist that sheād done all the work and then when the marks were in, sheād loudly declare that this shouldnāt go on her report because the other students had done it. Classic Liberal behaviour.
Mr White: Is itā¦ Is it something to do with the way we raised her?
Counsellor: Now, you mustnāt blame yourselves. Sometimes these things just happen and because we live in a tolerant society sheāll be able to lead a relatively normal life. Of course, sheāll never be able to make a meaningful commitment or trust any of her friends, but apart from that, sheāll be able to function just like a normal person.
Mrs White: Is there anything we should be doing? Like is there any treatment or help available.
Counsellor: I think the main thing is just continuing to be supportive and remembering when attempts to install herself as head of the household, that itās the condition and nothing that you should blame her for.
Mr White: So thereās no cure orā¦
Counsellor: Well, there are people trying a radical new therapy. Apparently if you give Liberals lots and lots of money and keep telling that theyāre the adults, they behave politely and only lash out at things like renewable energy or unemployed people.
Mr White: How much money?
Counsellor: All of it, but I only mentioned that to say that people are trying to help. I donāt know if thereās any scientific validity behind the therapy.
Mrs White: But the lack of science wouldnāt matter, would it? I mean, if sheās really a Liberalā¦
Counsellor: The main thing is not to over-react. As unbelievable as it may seem, there are lots of Liberals out there and if you can just steer clear of certain topics, you might never even be aware that theyāre any different from you or me.
Mr White: Is there some sort of support group? Malcolm Fraser inspired a lot of people by showing that you could make an almost complete recovery from being a Liberal.
Counsellor: Thatās what I mean. You shouldnāt talk about recovery. You should just respect her choices.
Mrs White: So it is a choice thing?
Counsellor: Look, Iām not an expert. We do have someone at the school whoās very good at understanding they way Liberals think and heāll be able to give you some strategies for getting Liberals to do what you want.
Mr White: Whoās that?
Counsellor: The school chaplain.
SCoalMo preferred PM. Now, I know I donāt have a lot of faith in the cognitive faculties of the average voter in this country but surely people canāt be that impressed by baseball caps.
Actually, the LNPās primary. Would be genuinely interested in what the Liberal primary would be on its own since we all know the Nats wouldnāt have lost a single voter through all of this.
Live export ban passed second reading in the senate. Come on Barnaby, get in front of a camera and start griping about it.
Could just be that people remember how bad Shorten would be.
Worse than a Pentecostal, kid jailing, deficit blowing, coal shill as PM? Must be Satan then.