65 candidates on the Victorian Senate ballot!
How do you decide who to put last?

Honest Government Ad – How to vote 2025:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kBs

Link

AussieDJ said:

65 candidates on the Victorian Senate ballot!
How do you decide who to put last?

Honest Government Ad – How to vote 2025:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kBs

Link

Or…if you do seriously want to make decisions…these people have done the hard yards and collated the information. I decided there were too many wacky ones that I will not count out to the end. So I’ve made myself a list of the most acceptable 21. My first few won’t make it, but there should be enough for my vote to not be exhausted.

Link

buffy said:

AussieDJ said:

65 candidates on the Victorian Senate ballot!
How do you decide who to put last?

Honest Government Ad – How to vote 2025:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kBs

Link

Or…if you do seriously want to make decisions…these people have done the hard yards and collated the information. I decided there were too many wacky ones that I will not count out to the end. So I’ve made myself a list of the most acceptable 21. My first few won’t make it, but there should be enough for my vote to not be exhausted.

Link

By the way, I did like that YouTube.

https://theklaxon.com.au/liberals-give-advance-more-than-govt-spends-on-welcome-to-country/

Link

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

I’ll bet he hasn’t a clue what is in the curriculum.

Here’s an anecdote:

Last year I was working in the school library. One day I was organising the NF shelves next to the area where classes sit for their weekly library session. It was Space Week or something, and the classes got to watch a short video about space, including the Big Bang.

After one particular class, the relief teacher pooh-poohed the Big Bang, saying God orchestrated the universe perfectly as it is, there’s no evidence to suggest a big bang. At lunch that day int eh staff room, she said kids should be given “all the information” about things so they can make up their own minds.

On my way out I mentioned this to the BM, who replied, “there’s a reason relief teachers are just relief teachers”.

Divine Angel said:

Here’s an anecdote:

Last year I was working in the school library. One day I was organising the NF shelves next to the area where classes sit for their weekly library session. It was Space Week or something, and the classes got to watch a short video about space, including the Big Bang.

After one particular class, the relief teacher pooh-poohed the Big Bang, saying God orchestrated the universe perfectly as it is, there’s no evidence to suggest a big bang. At lunch that day int eh staff room, she said kids should be given “all the information” about things so they can make up their own minds.

On my way out I mentioned this to the BM, who replied, “there’s a reason relief teachers are just relief teachers”.

Oh no…I’d have escalated that one right up the line. Fuck ‘em.

Similar thing happened to me with a phlebotomist here in town.

Random superficial conversation and then she casually tells me her opinion about abortion. I’m there with a needle in my vein, in a small room, stuck in a special chair they use for blood drawing. Fuck that shit. I reported her to the front desk.

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Presumably ‘core fundamentals’ would be something like Trump’s and he’s found out that it isn’t working here.

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Circus performer.

JudgeMental said:

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

I’ll bet he hasn’t a clue what is in the curriculum.

Only what he wanted to put in it.

roughbarked said:

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Presumably ‘core fundamentals’ would be something like Trump’s and he’s found out that it isn’t working here.

Basically what Gruen said last night. The world was leaning right, then Trump came along, fucked everything up, and now Australia’s leaning left again.

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

Divine Angel said:

roughbarked said:

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Presumably ‘core fundamentals’ would be something like Trump’s and he’s found out that it isn’t working here.

Basically what Gruen said last night. The world was leaning right, then Trump came along, fucked everything up, and now Australia’s leaning left again.

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

He’s probably the closest to losing his seat out of al those attempting to be re-elected.

Divine Angel said:

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

Which country do you think that is Dutton most likely to ‘retire’ to, if things go as badly for him as they seem set to do?

(Never discounting Labor’s talent for not winning the unloseable.)

captain_spalding said:

Divine Angel said:

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

Which country do you think that is Dutton most likely to ‘retire’ to, if things go as badly for him as they seem set to do?

(Never discounting Labor’s talent for not winning the unloseable.)

I’m not hearing any fat ladies singing yet, so I sprinkle grains of salt around. (Salt is also supposed to keep evil away, just sayin’)

I voted yesterday… over

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Voting again tomorrow?

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Mr Mutant has just walked out the door for his voting experience.

Divine Angel said:

captain_spalding said:

Divine Angel said:

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

Which country do you think that is Dutton most likely to ‘retire’ to, if things go as badly for him as they seem set to do?

(Never discounting Labor’s talent for not winning the unloseable.)

I’m not hearing any fat ladies singing yet, so I sprinkle grains of salt around. (Salt is also supposed to keep evil away, just sayin’)

https://www.iflscience.com/can-a-circle-of-salt-paralyze-a-self-driving-car-66313

Link

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Did you act like a Karen in the queue for shits and giggles?

Divine Angel said:

roughbarked said:

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Presumably ‘core fundamentals’ would be something like Trump’s and he’s found out that it isn’t working here.

Basically what Gruen said last night. The world was leaning right, then Trump came along, fucked everything up, and now Australia’s leaning left again.

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

Yeah, heard him saying something about doing stuff for the homeless this morning.

Definitely trying to sound less of a Trumpet.

dv said:

The ladies have interesting stubby holders but surelly that would make their glasses longer than P. D’s.

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

dv said:

Looks like one of those Caption This contests

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

dv said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

That’s my plan too. The primary school sausage sizzle and/or cake stall have never let me down for yumminess.
And I quite like running the pamphlet gauntlet. I hear the Libs are doing a nice line in desperation this time around which will be fun to contend with.
“We need a change”….“Yes, we do, but not to you lot”

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me.

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

At least two of us.

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

me. but i’m not registered.

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

Looks like one of those Caption This contests

Not even sure what to say about it. Dutton looks like he found something in his drink and Hamer appears to be disassociating.

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

I’ll vote this arvo when I get my flu shot.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

At least two of us.

Three of us.

:Dutton hints at Coalition campaign failure as polls show Albanese majority in sight”:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-hints-at-coalition-campaign-failure/105237478

n short:

Polls suggest Labor is on track to retain its governing majority on Saturday as Peter Dutton all but admitted his campaign performance has been weak.

YouGov said its final 2025 election survey showed Labor’s has 52.9 per cent of the vote, based on two-party preferences, versus the Coalition on 47.1 per cent, which implies a 0.7 per cent swing to Labor from the 2022 election, and is up from the government’s 50.2 per cent recorded by YouGov at the start of the campaign.
What’s next?

The Coalition will seek to emphasise its economic credentials with the release of its budget costings on Thursday.

ruby said:

dv said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

That’s my plan too. The primary school sausage sizzle and/or cake stall have never let me down for yumminess.
And I quite like running the pamphlet gauntlet. I hear the Libs are doing a nice line in desperation this time around which will be fun to contend with.
“We need a change”….“Yes, we do, but not to you lot”

If they try that line on me, i might come back with , ‘Yeah, you’re right…something other than Liberal in this seat all the time’.

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Voting again tomorrow?

maybe saturday

Arts said:

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Voting again tomorrow?

maybe saturday

Oh, yeah, Thursday, and all that…

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Did you act like a Karen in the queue for shits and giggles?

never.. I just put the envelope in the post box

ruby said:

dv said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

That’s my plan too. The primary school sausage sizzle and/or cake stall have never let me down for yumminess.
And I quite like running the pamphlet gauntlet. I hear the Libs are doing a nice line in desperation this time around which will be fun to contend with.
“We need a change”….“Yes, we do, but not to you lot”

that’s all too peopley for me… and they try to talk to you.. I am happy to forgo a cake (that I dont eat) and will head to Bunnings for a sausage in a bun.

dv said:

Divine Angel said:

dv said:

Looks like one of those Caption This contests

Not even sure what to say about it. Dutton looks like he found something in his drink and Hamer appears to be disassociating.

I mean it’s a fleeting moment in time, where in life you may not have noticed it or associated one expression with the other but for the time captivating power of the camera…

Arts said:

dv said:

Divine Angel said:

Looks like one of those Caption This contests

Not even sure what to say about it. Dutton looks like he found something in his drink and Hamer appears to be disassociating.

I mean it’s a fleeting moment in time, where in life you may not have noticed it or associated one expression with the other but for the time captivating power of the camera…

Cameras can freeze frame time.

captain_spalding said:

Arts said:

captain_spalding said:

Voting again tomorrow?

maybe saturday

Oh, yeah, Thursday, and all that…

this morning I was telling a colleague that it feels like September … it’s already been quite a year for many of us

roughbarked said:

Arts said:

dv said:

Not even sure what to say about it. Dutton looks like he found something in his drink and Hamer appears to be disassociating.

I mean it’s a fleeting moment in time, where in life you may not have noticed it or associated one expression with the other but for the time captivating power of the camera…

Cameras can freeze frame time.

I could see it was a rough-cut Tuesday, slow-motion weekdays stare me down, her lipstick reflex got me wound.There were no defects to be found. Snapshot image froze without a sound.

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

Hee hee hee

Divine Angel said:

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

ruby said:

Hee hee hee

Amelia’s just realised that, if the L/NP wins, Peter will be PM.

dv said:

LOL

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me, at least.

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me.

dv said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

Vote early, vote often.

Divine Angel said:

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

I’d like to hear both sides’ arguments.

ruby said:

Hee hee hee

:)

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me.

Mine is sitting on my desk at work
waiting for me to fill it out.

Cymek said:

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me.

Mine is sitting on my desk at work
waiting for me to fill it out.

You waiting to see which way the wind blows?

captain_spalding said:

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

Ouch!

captain_spalding said:

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

LOL

Michael V said:

captain_spalding said:

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

Ouch!

Tag closed.

captain_spalding said:

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

Ha

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

LOL

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price would have to be the biggest useful idiot over the entirety of Australian politics:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

roughbarked said:

Divine Angel said:

roughbarked said:

Presumably ‘core fundamentals’ would be something like Trump’s and he’s found out that it isn’t working here.

Basically what Gruen said last night. The world was leaning right, then Trump came along, fucked everything up, and now Australia’s leaning left again.

But I suspect part of this late backflip is the Canadian dude losing his safe seat, and Dutton is twitching.

He’s probably the closest to losing his seat out of al those attempting to be re-elected.

Dan Tehan is very, very worried.

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

ruby said:

dv said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

That’s my plan too. The primary school sausage sizzle and/or cake stall have never let me down for yumminess.
And I quite like running the pamphlet gauntlet. I hear the Libs are doing a nice line in desperation this time around which will be fun to contend with.
“We need a change”….“Yes, we do, but not to you lot”

I chatted with one of my favorite patients yesterday as she was handing out how to votes at the early polling station at the Senior Citz in Hamilton. I wasn’t there to vote, I noticed her as we drove past and wandered back for a chat. I agree the Libs are showing desperation – in our electorate of Wannon (used to be Malcolm Fraser’s old seat, now Dan Tehan) they are really doing the nasty stuff against Alex Dyson, an independent who seems to have a really good chance of chucking Dan out. My patient/friend was handing out for Alex. She could be described as landed gentry, but she discarded her blue colours a few years ago. To my great surprise. And there are quite a lot of the Old Liberals also supporting Alex.

Divine Angel said:

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

That would entirely depend on what else was on offer. There are some really, really, really weird independents in some places.

buffy said:

Divine Angel said:

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

That would entirely depend on what else was on offer. There are some really, really, really weird independents in some places.

Our candidates are Labor, LNP, Trumpet, Family First, Greens, and One Nation.

I would also accept One Nation last, but that’s not what Mr Mutant put last.

buffy said:

Divine Angel said:

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

That would entirely depend on what else was on offer. There are some really, really, really weird independents in some places.

Quite apert from which, surely putting LibNats or One Nation last is an entirely acceptable alternative.

One of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.

The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president.

Footage of the undercover conversations was published on Thursday by the Europe-based organisations Correctiv and the Centre for Climate Reporting.

‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April in the first of two calls. Australia’s election campaign began on 28 March.

“Things somewhat seem to be moving in the right direction there… those efforts are strictly political in nature and don’t require me to engage with the United States government.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/trump-campaign-chief-lacivita-liberal-party-australia-ntwnfb-election-claims

buffy said:

AussieDJ said:

65 candidates on the Victorian Senate ballot!
How do you decide who to put last?

Honest Government Ad – How to vote 2025:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kBs

Link

Or…if you do seriously want to make decisions…these people have done the hard yards and collated the information. I decided there were too many wacky ones that I will not count out to the end. So I’ve made myself a list of the most acceptable 21. My first few won’t make it, but there should be enough for my vote to not be exhausted.

Link

Just checked buffy’s link, and there is one for NSW too:
https://www.somethingforcate.net/category/nsw/

I see I get the option of a vote for Fusion in the lower house (Berowra), lucky me.

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Not me either.
Computer is misbehaving & needs to be fixer before the long weekend.

Tamb said:

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Not me either.
Computer is misbehaving & needs to be fixer before the long weekend.

fixer = fixed.

Tamb said:

Tamb said:

buffy said:

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Not me either.
Computer is misbehaving & needs to be fixer before the long weekend.

fixer = fixed.

PWM is a fixer.

Just donated $12 to Getup to help them keep Dutton out.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Just donated $12 to Getup to help them keep Dutton out.

I think I got the same email. Isn’t there a media black out?

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Just donated $12 to Getup to help them keep Dutton out.

I think I got the same email. Isn’t there a media black out?

There is for radio & TV but:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/how-political-parties-can-legally-spam-voters-during-the-federal-election

apart from which, I’m quite happy to donate $12 to getup to help cover cots so far.

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Nothing like getting up and walking down tot he polling booth and casting your vote on the actual day

Witty Rejoinder said:

Peak Warming Man said:

captain_spalding said:

Anyway, i’m not paying $4 -$5 for a democracy sausage,

‘Mrs S, can i have a democracy sausage?’

’No, we have sausages at home.’

‘But, we don’t have democracy at home.’

’Damn right we don’t, and that’s how it’s gonna stay.’

LOL

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price would have to be the biggest useful idiot over the entirety of Australian politics:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

Jacinta Price only deserves to be called “Jacinta Price”.

diddly-squat said:

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Nothing like getting up and walking down tot he polling booth and casting your vote on the actual day

nerds

Arts said:

diddly-squat said:

buffy said:

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Nothing like getting up and walking down tot he polling booth and casting your vote on the actual day

nerds

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

buffy said:

Arts said:

diddly-squat said:

Nothing like getting up and walking down tot he polling booth and casting your vote on the actual day

nerds

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

I live in hope of a democracy sausage.

Divine Angel said:

One of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.

The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president.

Footage of the undercover conversations was published on Thursday by the Europe-based organisations Correctiv and the Centre for Climate Reporting.

‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April in the first of two calls. Australia’s election campaign began on 28 March.

“Things somewhat seem to be moving in the right direction there… those efforts are strictly political in nature and don’t require me to engage with the United States government.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/trump-campaign-chief-lacivita-liberal-party-australia-ntwnfb-election-claims

Perceived foreign interference.

Arts said:

diddly-squat said:

buffy said:

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

Nothing like getting up and walking down tot he polling booth and casting your vote on the actual day

nerds

gotta go get your vote on

Tamb said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

nerds

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

I live in hope of a democracy sausage.

So do I. But nobody does them here.

Just going by polling, you’d think the following Libs would be most at risk

James Stevens (SA Sturt)
Ian Goodenough (WA Moore) actually he sits as an indie now but it is otherwise a seat won by the Libs in 2022
Andrew Hastie (WA Canning)
Peter Dutton (Qld Dickson)
David Coleman (NSW Banks)

These Labor members are most at risk from Liberals
Carina Garland (VIC Chisholm)
Rob Mitchell (VIC McEwen)

Some 5 weeks ago I said Dickson is an unlikely prospect because it was still looking like there’d be a swing to LNP in Qld and Dutton’s preferred PM numbers were looking decent. Now it appears there will be maybe a 1% swing to ALP in Qld and Dutton is back to 31% in the preferred PM polls.

Divine Angel said:

One of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the federal election.

The veteran Republican strategist Chris LaCivita told undercover reporters posing as prospective clients for political consulting work he was working as a private consultant on the visit to Australia, not in an official capacity or as an adviser to the US president.

Footage of the undercover conversations was published on Thursday by the Europe-based organisations Correctiv and the Centre for Climate Reporting.

‘‘I was in Australia two weeks ago helping the Liberal party there, on some of their structural issues that they were having with Peter Dutton,” LaCivita said on 16 April in the first of two calls. Australia’s election campaign began on 28 March.

“Things somewhat seem to be moving in the right direction there… those efforts are strictly political in nature and don’t require me to engage with the United States government.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/trump-campaign-chief-lacivita-liberal-party-australia-ntwnfb-election-claims

Lol what

buffy said:

Arts said:

diddly-squat said:

Nothing like getting up and walking down tot he polling booth and casting your vote on the actual day

nerds

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

Arts said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

nerds

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

furious said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure I was there for less than two minutes…

furious said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

you can vote early or postal vote for any reason you so desire

The Rev Dodgson said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Just donated $12 to Getup to help them keep Dutton out.

I think I got the same email. Isn’t there a media black out?

There is for radio & TV but:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/how-political-parties-can-legally-spam-voters-during-the-federal-election

apart from which, I’m quite happy to donate $12 to getup to help cover cots so far.

Oh yeah I forgot about online ads.

diddly-squat said:

furious said:

Arts said:

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

you can vote early or postal vote for any reason you so desire

“Because I want to” isn’t listed…

You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can’t vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.

Arts said:

buffy said:

Arts said:

nerds

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

They have medication for that. Or alcohol.

furious said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

furious said:

diddly-squat said:

furious said:

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

you can vote early or postal vote for any reason you so desire

“Because I want to” isn’t listed…

You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can’t vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.

I’m not sure if you have voted early before or even submitted a postal vote, but no one is there checking off your reasons against some register.

Witty Rejoinder said:

furious said:

Arts said:

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I don’t think I’ve ever waited any significant duration to vote… go in, wait a few min to check off your name and get you ballot and then Robert is your mother’s brother…

diddly-squat said:

furious said:

diddly-squat said:

you can vote early or postal vote for any reason you so desire

“Because I want to” isn’t listed…

You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can’t vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.

I’m not sure if you have voted early before or even submitted a postal vote, but no one is there checking off your reasons against some register.

Lies make baby Jesus cry.

furious said:

Arts said:

buffy said:

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I also postal voted that one

Witty Rejoinder said:

furious said:

Arts said:

many of us are very busy all of the time, and also do not play well with others. Despite my jesting about peopling – it really does give me anxiety to be in a crowd (even a small one) it is simply not a pleasant experience for me… and I have mild anxiety .. I cant imagine what it’s like for someone with more than that… so I, for one, welcome postal voting

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I’m in a small country town so voting is a time to chat with others in the line and possibly have some pastry with them afterwards.

Tamb said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

furious said:

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I’m in a small country town so voting is a time to chat with others in the line and possibly have some pastry with them afterwards.

The horror.

diddly-squat said:

furious said:

diddly-squat said:

you can vote early or postal vote for any reason you so desire

“Because I want to” isn’t listed…

You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can’t vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.

I’m not sure if you have voted early before or even submitted a postal vote, but no one is there checking off your reasons against some register.

I have voted early, and postal voted, in the past. I am aware they seldom ask why. Even when I had legitimate reasons. However, there is a list of legitimate reasons available directly from the AEC. I did not make these up…

Witty Rejoinder said:

Tamb said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I’m in a small country town so voting is a time to chat with others in the line and possibly have some pastry with them afterwards.

The horror.

human interactions are not look upon favorably here, Witty….

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

furious said:

diddly-squat said:

furious said:

“Because I want to” isn’t listed…

You can vote early either in person or by post if on polling day you:

are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
are more than 8km from a polling place
are travelling
are unable to leave your workplace to vote
are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is)
are a patient in hospital and can’t vote at the hospital
have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
are a silent elector
have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.

I’m not sure if you have voted early before or even submitted a postal vote, but no one is there checking off your reasons against some register.

I have voted early, and postal voted, in the past. I am aware they seldom ask why. Even when I had legitimate reasons. However, there is a list of legitimate reasons available directly from the AEC. I did not make these up…

I’m not saying you did, all I’m saying is that the “reasons” are immaterial. If people want to vote early, no one is going to stop them., nor should they.

diddly-squat said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

furious said:

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I don’t think I’ve ever waited any significant duration to vote… go in, wait a few min to check off your name and get you ballot and then Robert is your mother’s brother…

Moranbah was awful. Around 3 hours.

FIFO workforce. People registered elsewhere.

Michael V said:

diddly-squat said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I don’t think I’ve ever waited any significant duration to vote… go in, wait a few min to check off your name and get you ballot and then Robert is your mother’s brother…

Moranbah was awful. Around 3 hours.

FIFO workforce. People registered elsewhere.

yeah.. I think absentee voting is painful everywhere, but could see Moranbah being especially so.

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Yes, Dexter…

Michael V said:

Tamb said:

buffy said:

Well, they can’t start counting until the polling places close, so you might as well make a thing of it.

I live in hope of a democracy sausage.

So do I. But nobody does them here.

I think they only exist in people’s imagination. I’ve never seen one. Maybe it’s a city thing.

buffy said:

Michael V said:

Tamb said:

I live in hope of a democracy sausage.

So do I. But nobody does them here.

I think they only exist in people’s imagination. I’ve never seen one. Maybe it’s a city thing.

None at my local, and it’s a church, a place primed for fund raising activity…

buffy said:

Michael V said:

Tamb said:

I live in hope of a democracy sausage.

So do I. But nobody does them here.

I think they only exist in people’s imagination. I’ve never seen one. Maybe it’s a city thing.

Pretty sure I didn’t imagine the election day BBQs I served at. Schools often have them to fundraise. Mini Me’s school isn’t this time due to lack of volunteers.

Just had this ad pop up with Tucker Carlson talking about how much he admires Clive Palmer.

Tamb said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

furious said:

I thought legitimate reasons were required to vote early, not just because “I want to”. I’m with you about the crowd but my local polling place is usually not too bad. The recent state election, I’m sure U was there for less than two minutes…

I’m hearing of had long waits at some pre-polls which sort of ruins the incentive to vote early from a few electoral cycles back when pre-poll was quicker. But that’s just me. I don’t care when I vote I just want it to be quick.

I’m in a small country town so voting is a time to chat with others in the line and possibly have some pastry with them afterwards.

And then there was the time when Alby (deaf as a post) couldn’t hear the questions the young lady was asking him (name, etc) and someone else had step up to tell her for him/shout the questions into his ear (I can’t actually remember which way it happened now. But everyone in the room heard all of that conversation that day. But we all knew Alby anyway. That bit of theatre will never be repeated, he was an old man then and he has died now.

dv said:

Just had this ad pop up with Tucker Carlson talking about how much he admires Clive Palmer.

Did you vomit all over your screen

Divine Angel said:

buffy said:

Michael V said:

So do I. But nobody does them here.

I think they only exist in people’s imagination. I’ve never seen one. Maybe it’s a city thing.

Pretty sure I didn’t imagine the election day BBQs I served at. Schools often have them to fundraise. Mini Me’s school isn’t this time due to lack of volunteers.

There’s always a sumptuous spread of burgers and sausages at our local polling place, not to mention cakes.

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

It doesn’t bother me about donkey voters. Aren’t we supposed to respect their decision to do that? Just feel sorry for them that they don’t use the brains the good lord gave them. (I seem to channel my mother a lot…)

furious said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Yes, Dexter…

heh – I watched the whole first series, then started watching the second series and it had lost it’s touch… so I didn’t finish that one – though I guess I was getting bored by the end of the first so I dont know what I was expecting

dv said:

Just had this ad pop up with Tucker Carlson talking about how much he admires Clive Palmer.

FMD!

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

kii said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

No

furious said:

kii said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

No

+1

It took me a few goes to parse this headline.

furious said:

kii said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

No

Your handle says otherwise

AussieDJ said:

65 candidates on the Victorian Senate ballot!
How do you decide who to put last?

Honest Government Ad – How to vote 2025:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kBs

Link

Heh.

Divine Angel said:

furious said:

kii said:

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

No

Your handle says otherwise

Mr Perkins: Are you mad!?

Headmaster: I’m FURIOUS!

dv said:

Just had this ad pop up with Tucker Carlson talking about how much he admires Clive Palmer.

We’ll he’s no Putin…

kii said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

I’m not upset with Arts about that..

Witty Rejoinder said:

kii said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

I’m not upset with Arts about that..

Exactly! There’s heaps that one can be upset with Arts about.

JudgeMental said:

furious said:

kii said:

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

No

+1

^

kii said:

Arts said:

you all should be getting more upset about someone who donkey votes…

I still do my civic duty, just in a different form…

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

nah just gentle ribbing about my chronic condition

kii said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

kii said:

Seriously? People here are upset with you for not lining up on election day?

I’m not upset with Arts about that..

Exactly! There’s heaps that one can be upset with Arts about.

join the queue

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

furious said:

No

+1

^

Good

Pauline Hanson looks good in this outfit, she should wear it all the time.

Extreme – Shock – Horror!

One of the independents in Berowra has her posters screwed to trees!!

Sometimes on public land!!!

How can we accept such hypocrisy????

The Rev Dodgson said:

Extreme – Shock – Horror!

One of the independents in Berowra has her posters screwed to trees!!

Sometimes on public land!!!

How can we accept such hypocrisy????

It’s important to stay focused on the big issues like these

roughbarked said:

JudgeMental said:

Divine Angel said:

Oh look, Dutton has backflipped again. This time, on education.

“ Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dropped his vow to change the national school curriculum, after comments earlier in the campaign that students should be able to think freely without being “indoctrinated” by educators.

Mr Dutton confirmed this morning “we don’t have any proposal to change the curriculum”, despite saying in his budget reply address just a month ago that “a Dutton Coalition government will restore a curriculum that teaches the core fundamentals in our classrooms”.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/dutton-drops-school-curriculum-indoctrination-woke-agenda/105237316

I’ll bet he hasn’t a clue what is in the curriculum.

Only what he wanted to put in it.

^ ^^

captain_spalding said:

ruby said:

Hee hee hee

Amelia’s just realised that, if the L/NP wins, Peter will be PM.

why are they drinking Flavor Aid from teal branded cups is what everyone wants to know

dv said:

Just had this ad pop up with Tucker Carlson talking about how much he admires Clive Palmer.

totally not collusion just totally accidental incidental unexpected tacit synchronisation oh yes

Spiny Norman said:

What a fucking terrible poster.

I mean, white writing on a yellow background. I struggled to read it.

party_pants said:

Spiny Norman said:

What a fucking terrible poster.

I mean, white writing on a yellow background. I struggled to read it.

That picture is worth a thousand words, Mr Panty Parts.

Woodie said:

party_pants said:

Spiny Norman said:

What a fucking terrible poster.

I mean, white writing on a yellow background. I struggled to read it.

That picture is worth a thousand words, Mr Panty Parts.

If it’s got words, I want to read the words. My eye is naturally drawn to them.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Just donated $12 to Getup to help them keep Dutton out.

… and just received an e-mail from nswlibs asking for $1500 :))

OK, they’ll settle for $25 if that’s all I’m willing to cough up.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Just donated $12 to Getup to help them keep Dutton out.

… and just received an e-mail from nswlibs asking for $1500 :))

OK, they’ll settle for $25 if that’s all I’m willing to cough up.

I can beat that one, Mr Dodgy Rev. This one went straight to junk. 😮 With a big DONATE button further down.

Straight to “junk” it went. I didn’t have to do a thing. 😁

Pete to score a come from behind win that will be talked about for years and lead Australian to sunlit uplands.
Over.

Peak Warming Man said:

Pete to score a come from behind win that will be talked about for years and lead Australian to sunlit uplands.
Over.

Not impossible.

I think it would be a minority govt though. I can’t see the Lishun picking up 23 seats, net, from here.

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Pete to score a come from behind win that will be talked about for years and lead Australian to sunlit uplands.
Over.

Not impossible.

I think it would be a minority govt though. I can’t see the Lishun picking up 23 seats, net, from here.

I think it’s a matter of saving the furniture.

Peak Warming Man said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Pete to score a come from behind win that will be talked about for years and lead Australian to sunlit uplands.
Over.

Not impossible.

I think it would be a minority govt though. I can’t see the Lishun picking up 23 seats, net, from here.

I think it’s a matter of saving the furniture.

Vance: Fuck the furniture!

Peak Warming Man said:

Pete to score a come from behind win that will be talked about for years and lead Australian to sunlit uplands.
Over.

The smart money on on the ALP being returned with a small number of extra seats.

ah well all we need for some balance now is someone

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/hubei-group-head-denies-beijing-federal-election-2025/105238556

accusing volunteers and groups of being drones and fronts for mainland Taiwan and it’ll all be fully legit’

buffy said:

Woodie said:

Arts said:

I voted yesterday… over

Is there anybody on here that hasn’t voted yet?

Me. And mr buffy. We will vote on Saturday. I’ve arranged to meet my bushwandering friend at the polling booth at 8.00am. We will vote and then go for our Saturday breakfast at the bakery.

I did it yesterday after my flu shot. Tried to get my friend with Parkinsons to tell me whether someone had taken him down to vote but thoough I could hear him clearly, he could not hear me. So I’ll have to go in and see whether he has vote and if not, get to a booth. Then try and Get Telstra off their arses to fix the landlines.

buffy said:

ruby said:

dv said:

We’ll mosey on down early Saturday when they have the best food out.

That’s my plan too. The primary school sausage sizzle and/or cake stall have never let me down for yumminess.
And I quite like running the pamphlet gauntlet. I hear the Libs are doing a nice line in desperation this time around which will be fun to contend with.
“We need a change”….“Yes, we do, but not to you lot”

I chatted with one of my favorite patients yesterday as she was handing out how to votes at the early polling station at the Senior Citz in Hamilton. I wasn’t there to vote, I noticed her as we drove past and wandered back for a chat. I agree the Libs are showing desperation – in our electorate of Wannon (used to be Malcolm Fraser’s old seat, now Dan Tehan) they are really doing the nasty stuff against Alex Dyson, an independent who seems to have a really good chance of chucking Dan out. My patient/friend was handing out for Alex. She could be described as landed gentry, but she discarded her blue colours a few years ago. To my great surprise. And there are quite a lot of the Old Liberals also supporting Alex.

Good.

Divine Angel said:

buffy said:

Divine Angel said:

I need a judge’s ruling on this.

If a spouse doesn’t put Trumpet last, is that a divorceable offence?

That would entirely depend on what else was on offer. There are some really, really, really weird independents in some places.

Our candidates are Labor, LNP, Trumpet, Family First, Greens, and One Nation.

I would also accept One Nation last, but that’s not what Mr Mutant put last.

I couldn’t put Pauline last as along with the trumpeteers, there were too many loony parties.

roughbarked said:

Divine Angel said:

buffy said:

That would entirely depend on what else was on offer. There are some really, really, really weird independents in some places.

Our candidates are Labor, LNP, Trumpet, Family First, Greens, and One Nation.

I would also accept One Nation last, but that’s not what Mr Mutant put last.

I couldn’t put Pauline last as along with the trumpeteers, there were too many loony parties.

this kind of feels

drain the swamp

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/wingecarribee-swamp-rehabilitation-dendrobium-mine-payout/105237696

The Rev Dodgson said:

Extreme – Shock – Horror!

One of the independents in Berowra has her posters screwed to trees!!

Sometimes on public land!!!

How can we accept such hypocrisy????

I don’t. I believe we should start a movement against harming trees for political gain.

Fucking shameless.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Fucking shameless.

They’ve been getting away with it for years.

In Bendigo.

Mr Lethlean is positioning himself as an affable businessman who will balance the books.

That pitch was damaged somewhat by revelations his pub operated without a liquor licence last month.

Ms Chesters has been pushing the party line of stability.

Link

Witty Rejoinder said:

Fucking shameless.

good to see interaction with one of our biggest trading partners.

Why are politicians turning to Grindr, OnlyFans, and Fortnite to reach voters?

28 minute podcast
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/desert-datacentres-politicians-election-grindr-marathon-robots/105142732

(For those who don’t know, Grindr is a dating app for men to find other men, OnlyFans is kind of like a pay-per-view for sex workers to strut their stuff for an audience, and Fortnite is a video game.)

JudgeMental said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Fucking shameless.

good to see interaction with one of our biggest trading partners.

Well, it’s not like the other side isn’t at willing to rub elbows with Chinese business magnates, and ‘trade envoys’ and whatever, in the name of the Australian economy, even though a lot of those people are fully-paid-up CCP members.

Certainly has been weird not having a Nationals leader who is a complete disgrace.

A serial pest in sperm donation groups has joined the cast of bankrupts, fraudsters and fantasists in Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots and is running in the hotly contested western Sydney seat of Lindsay.

Joseph O’Connor claims in the biography posted on the party’s website that he brings “a wealth of experience in mental health and counselling” to his candidacy. Trumpet of Patriots candidate Joseph O’Connor has been revealed as a serial pest in sperm donation groups.

But this masthead can reveal that he has also presented himself as Dane McDuff, Blake McBeth, Adam Nilsson and Jack DeBevay in Facebook groups for women and couples looking for sperm donations, among a stream of identities that mushroom each time he is banned from a group. Sperm donor groups generally do not allow members to use aliases.

Multiple women have complained to the group administrators that he has engaged in creepy behaviour, sent them unwanted imagery and is using the groups to find sexual partners. The unwanted material included videos of himself on a porn site called “Chaturbate” where he uses the moniker JackPhallus. In one of his early profiles, set up under the moniker Dane McDuff in 2019, he boasted of a “super high” sperm count.

“I kept knocking up all my previous girlfriends so figured I might as well come here and put it to good use,” he wrote. “Australia only pls unless you’re willing to travel, shipping sperm seems like it would reduce quality.”

He set up his own sperm donation group in 2022 under the alias Adam Nilsson, after administrators of other sperm donation groups collaborated to identify all his aliases and remove him from their groups. He posted his vital details, including a photograph, offering to donate sperm as recently as September last year.

One of the rules of his group is that if a man agrees to donate via artificial insemination, they cannot renege at the last moment and insist on natural insemination. “Grow some balls I know a lot of you have tiny dicks and this is the only way your micropenis having self can get laid but I don’t care, go to a brothel,” the rule states.

“Anyone who whines, whinges, complains etc about anybody will be BANNED … This isn’t your soap box for you to have a cry and get sympathy because boo hoo it’s too hard.”

It is not clear which of the three administrators of the group wrote the rules. But administrators of other groups have identified in O’Connor’s group numerous donors and recipients who have been banned from their groups, and claim he has rejected their offers to share evidence and collaborate to remove bad actors who put the community at risk.

O’Connor denied this allegation, saying he had banned numerous individuals from the group for catfishing, and denied that he had sent unsolicited videos of himself to women in other groups. He said he had been banned from the other groups for arguing and not any other reason.

“My intentions were genuine,” he said. “I was looking to help people because IVF is too expensive for many people. Majority of people, sex wasn’t involved at all.”

He also shared screenshots of women who said they had become pregnant with his sperm, but asked that they not be shared in the interests of the women’s privacy. One of them went through an IVF clinic, he said. But he said he had little interest in donating any more.

O’Connor’s Psychology Today profile says he has expertise in men’s issues, sex therapy and peer relationships. His candidate profile identifies housing affordability, homelessness and unemployment as the key issues in Lindsay, which encompasses the suburbs of Penrith, St Marys and Emu Plains in Sydney’s outer west. He is the latest in a colourful cast of Trumpet candidates to exhibit multiple identities.

David Sarikaya, who is running in Reid, calls himself “Professor” but is a fake psychologist who bought his PhD online for $250. He also has a fraud conviction and is a former bankrupt, a feature he shares with Deakin candidate Milton Wilde.

Todd Juchau, a security guard from Murrurrundi, claims to be a long-lost descendant of Charlemagne and tried to change his name by deed poll to “Prince”.

Gabrial Pennicott is a reinvented conman who moved to the Gold Coast after spending three years behind bars for fraud offences in Victoria.

Other interesting candidates include Michael Jessop, 70, who is facing weapons and stalking charges after police found camouflage clothing, an axe, a shovel, duct tape and a cadaver bag inside his vehicle outside Bli Bli on the Sunshine Coast. He is fighting the charges.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/serial-pest-in-sperm-donor-groups-joins-clive-palmer-s-colourful-cast-20250501-p5lvrl.html

fsm said:

LOL

Electoral advertising

I just read this and it reminded me to count up the letterbox drops we’ve had here in Wannon.

Hothouse Magazine: 2
Labor party candidate: 2
Advance Australia Ltd (a Liberal party group): 3
Liberal Party/Dan Tehan: 6
Alex Dyson (independent, Climate 200 financed in part): 5

I had been dropping the flyers on the kitchen table because I was curious to see how things panned out. I’m pretty sure the Libs are pretty worried about Dan Tehan’s prospects.

On the eve of the election, Sportsbet odds stand thusly

and my electorate, which was paying 1.005 for LNP retain

Divine Angel said:

A serial pest in sperm donation groups has joined the cast of bankrupts, fraudsters and fantasists in Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots and is running in the hotly contested western Sydney seat of Lindsay.

Joseph O’Connor claims in the biography posted on the party’s website that he brings “a wealth of experience in mental health and counselling” to his candidacy. Trumpet of Patriots candidate Joseph O’Connor has been revealed as a serial pest in sperm donation groups.

But this masthead can reveal that he has also presented himself as Dane McDuff, Blake McBeth, Adam Nilsson and Jack DeBevay in Facebook groups for women and couples looking for sperm donations, among a stream of identities that mushroom each time he is banned from a group. Sperm donor groups generally do not allow members to use aliases.

Multiple women have complained to the group administrators that he has engaged in creepy behaviour, sent them unwanted imagery and is using the groups to find sexual partners. The unwanted material included videos of himself on a porn site called “Chaturbate” where he uses the moniker JackPhallus. In one of his early profiles, set up under the moniker Dane McDuff in 2019, he boasted of a “super high” sperm count.

“I kept knocking up all my previous girlfriends so figured I might as well come here and put it to good use,” he wrote. “Australia only pls unless you’re willing to travel, shipping sperm seems like it would reduce quality.”

He set up his own sperm donation group in 2022 under the alias Adam Nilsson, after administrators of other sperm donation groups collaborated to identify all his aliases and remove him from their groups. He posted his vital details, including a photograph, offering to donate sperm as recently as September last year.

One of the rules of his group is that if a man agrees to donate via artificial insemination, they cannot renege at the last moment and insist on natural insemination. “Grow some balls I know a lot of you have tiny dicks and this is the only way your micropenis having self can get laid but I don’t care, go to a brothel,” the rule states.

“Anyone who whines, whinges, complains etc about anybody will be BANNED … This isn’t your soap box for you to have a cry and get sympathy because boo hoo it’s too hard.”

It is not clear which of the three administrators of the group wrote the rules. But administrators of other groups have identified in O’Connor’s group numerous donors and recipients who have been banned from their groups, and claim he has rejected their offers to share evidence and collaborate to remove bad actors who put the community at risk.

O’Connor denied this allegation, saying he had banned numerous individuals from the group for catfishing, and denied that he had sent unsolicited videos of himself to women in other groups. He said he had been banned from the other groups for arguing and not any other reason.

“My intentions were genuine,” he said. “I was looking to help people because IVF is too expensive for many people. Majority of people, sex wasn’t involved at all.”

He also shared screenshots of women who said they had become pregnant with his sperm, but asked that they not be shared in the interests of the women’s privacy. One of them went through an IVF clinic, he said. But he said he had little interest in donating any more.

O’Connor’s Psychology Today profile says he has expertise in men’s issues, sex therapy and peer relationships. His candidate profile identifies housing affordability, homelessness and unemployment as the key issues in Lindsay, which encompasses the suburbs of Penrith, St Marys and Emu Plains in Sydney’s outer west. He is the latest in a colourful cast of Trumpet candidates to exhibit multiple identities.

David Sarikaya, who is running in Reid, calls himself “Professor” but is a fake psychologist who bought his PhD online for $250. He also has a fraud conviction and is a former bankrupt, a feature he shares with Deakin candidate Milton Wilde.

Todd Juchau, a security guard from Murrurrundi, claims to be a long-lost descendant of Charlemagne and tried to change his name by deed poll to “Prince”.

Gabrial Pennicott is a reinvented conman who moved to the Gold Coast after spending three years behind bars for fraud offences in Victoria.

Other interesting candidates include Michael Jessop, 70, who is facing weapons and stalking charges after police found camouflage clothing, an axe, a shovel, duct tape and a cadaver bag inside his vehicle outside Bli Bli on the Sunshine Coast. He is fighting the charges.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/serial-pest-in-sperm-donor-groups-joins-clive-palmer-s-colourful-cast-20250501-p5lvrl.html

Bruddy-Eck!

dv said:

Certainly has been weird not having a Nationals leader who is a complete disgrace.

I’ve been thinking “Where’s Barnaby?”

He’s usually popping up or falling down…

Nearly there in what some are describing as the most boring election in living memory.

Tis a choice between the timid and the terrible.

anyway that solanoid seems to have had some decent voice coaching while the winking squinty fella grates a bit

I hope Albos concession speech is not as long Kevins.

I hope spud’s concession speech is not as long Kevin’s victory speech.

Peak Warming Man said:

I hope Albos concession speech is not as long Kevins.

Your confidence is an inspiration to young people eveywhere

Either way I’m glad I live somewhere that losing leaders concede rather to pull a coup unlike some places I could mention

dv said:

Either way I’m glad I live somewhere that losing leaders concede rather to pull a coup unlike some places I could mention

Well, so far…

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I hope Albos concession speech is not as long Kevins.

Your confidence is an inspiration to young people eveywhere

The Young Ones was an inspiration to old people everywhere.

dv said:

Either way I’m glad I live somewhere that losing leaders concede rather to pull a coup unlike some places I could mention

Well, it’s unlikely that Butt Plug could find enough Nazi hordes to march on Canberra.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Either way I’m glad I live somewhere that losing leaders concede rather to pull a coup unlike some places I could mention

Well, it’s unlikely that Butt Plug could find enough Nazi hordes to march on Canberra.

Fascism Can’t Possibly Happen Here We’re Too Good For That

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I hope Albos concession speech is not as long Kevins.

Your confidence is an inspiration to young people eveywhere

He’s a river to his people.

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

Either way I’m glad I live somewhere that losing leaders concede rather to pull a coup unlike some places I could mention

Well, it’s unlikely that Butt Plug could find enough Nazi hordes to march on Canberra.

Imagine goose-stepping all that way!

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I hope Albos concession speech is not as long Kevins.

Your confidence is an inspiration to young people eveywhere

He’s a river to his people.

A river in Africa, or a river in NSW?

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

Your confidence is an inspiration to young people eveywhere

He’s a river to his people.

A river in Africa, or a river in NSW?

from the river to the sea

SCIENCE said:

party_pants said:

captain_spalding said:

He’s a river to his people.

A river in Africa, or a river in NSW?

from the river to the sea

or a playa if you’re part of one of Australia’s many endorheic systems.

Doing my research for voting tomorrow.

A reminder of:

https://www.somethingforcate.net/category/nsw

Just change the last three letters for your state.

Excellent listing of all the Upper house groups with a summary of their background then a more detailed review if you want it.

Thanks for the link buffy.

There’s also build a ballot. Choose some statements you agree with, and it will spit out a numbered ballot according to your values. It’s like printing your own How To Vote card.

https://www.buildaballot.org.au/

The Rev Dodgson said:

Doing my research for voting tomorrow.

A reminder of:

https://www.somethingforcate.net/category/nsw

Just change the last three letters for your state.

Excellent listing of all the Upper house groups with a summary of their background then a more detailed review if you want it.

Thanks for the link buffy.

For instance, intro on the Libertarians:

“Okay, before we go any further: did you notice how lame and unoriginal their slogans were? Well, that’s just a taster for how lame and unoriginal their policies are – at a first glance these are all Trump-inspired. (It’s honestly something of a shock that they’re not calling for more tariffs.) But in fact, their policy position has barely changed over the years – Trump has moved further right to meet them. Still, the similarities are telling. I’m explaining all this up front so you can save time: if you already know how you feel about Trump’s policies, you can safely skip the rest of this article unless you’re really interested in the details.”

The Rev Dodgson said:

Doing my research for voting tomorrow.

A reminder of:

https://www.somethingforcate.net/category/nsw

Just change the last three letters for your state.

Excellent listing of all the Upper house groups with a summary of their background then a more detailed review if you want it.

Thanks for the link buffy.

Let’s say I wished I’d found it before I’d spent an hour Googling around trying to find information on people.

:)

buffy said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Doing my research for voting tomorrow.

A reminder of:

https://www.somethingforcate.net/category/nsw

Just change the last three letters for your state.

Excellent listing of all the Upper house groups with a summary of their background then a more detailed review if you want it.

Thanks for the link buffy.

Let’s say I wished I’d found it before I’d spent an hour Googling around trying to find information on people.

:)

—-

If educated boomers have trouble understanding the system then what chance is there for the youngsters.

What about Roger Woodward?

Ian said:

What about Roger Woodward?

SCIENCE said:

Ian said:

What about Roger Woodward?

Non

Now finished my how to vote lists, so I’m going to bed.

In the lower house, I’m voting Brown, not Green:

https://www.tinabrownforberowra.com.au

question if say it takes us 30 minutes to get to a popularity contest and do our thing and get back to where we should be, and our time is worth at least $40 an hour, we should just pay an administrative penalty right

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/is-voting-compulsory-fines-penalties/105173996

Interesting video from Anne Twomey about election funding based on first preference votes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632FpnM2iJc
link

Parties and candidates get federal funding based on how many first preference votes they get, as long as they get a minimum 4%.

So if you don’t want a major party cashing in on your vote, consider putting a minor party first and the major party second. That way they still get your vote (on preferences) but not your money.

Ian said:

What about Roger Woodward?

Have to admit I didn’t really look at any information about him.

Now had a look at his web site and not impressed.

LOL

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/nsw-riot-squad-called-control-chaos-selective-school-exam-sites/105245958

also

Thousands of students had been planned to sit exams for selective schools and opportunity classes (OC) at Canterbury Park Racecourse and Randwick Racecourse on Friday, to gain entry into accelerated learning streams in public primary and secondary schools.

what the fuck is this “accelerated learning streams” shit, the teachers we know at public primary and secondary schools with relevance to selective schools and opportunity classes can tell you now there is precious little “accelerated learning” going on and even if there were it would merely be “less late in catching up to dirty ASIA learning streams” so they can dream on

party_pants said:

Interesting video from Anne Twomey about election funding based on first preference votes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632FpnM2iJc
link

Parties and candidates get federal funding based on how many first preference votes they get, as long as they get a minimum 4%.

So if you don’t want a major party cashing in on your vote, consider putting a minor party first and the major party second. That way they still get your vote (on preferences) but not your money.

it’s only our money if we paid taxes right

The Rev Dodgson said:

Ian said:

What about Roger Woodward?

Have to admit I didn’t really look at any information about him.

Now had a look at his web site and not impressed.

No, not a lot of detail.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Now finished my how to vote lists, so I’m going to bed.

In the lower house, I’m voting Brown, not Green:

https://www.tinabrownforberowra.com.au

Is brown the color of the mud caked blood of those damned Liberals slayed in the field?

Witty Rejoinder said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Now finished my how to vote lists, so I’m going to bed.

In the lower house, I’m voting Brown, not Green:

https://www.tinabrownforberowra.com.au

Is brown the color of the mud caked blood of those damned Liberals slayed in the field?

Green environmentalists + red communists = dirty brown areweright¿¡

Divine Angel said:

Why are politicians turning to Grindr, OnlyFans, and Fortnite to reach voters?

28 minute podcast
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/downloadthisshow/desert-datacentres-politicians-election-grindr-marathon-robots/105142732

(For those who don’t know, Grindr is a dating app for men to find other men, OnlyFans is kind of like a pay-per-view for sex workers to strut their stuff for an audience, and Fortnite is a video game.)

Our politicians?

Today’s the day! Stock up on snacks for tonight’s counting. I recommend popcorn.

Morning Pilgrims.
Corker of a day in the Pearl, a zephyr of a breeze from the SW, cool but sunny.
Over.

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

roughbarked said:

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

Great, very helpful.

kii said:

roughbarked said:

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

Great, very helpful.

It wouldn’t make any difference. He can’t get through a sentence without losing it. The other option is to get him removed from the register but that’s up to his sister.
He was simply pleased to be able to have a go and to get out of the house he lives in alone.

kii said:

roughbarked said:

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

Great, very helpful.

I’m not allowed to help him vote.

roughbarked said:

kii said:

roughbarked said:

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

Great, very helpful.

I’m not allowed to help him vote.

You think I’m that dumb?

There was a story yesterday on the ABC about accessible voting for people with visible and invisible disabilities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/federal-election-voting-with-a-disability-challenges/105235532

Divine Angel said:

There was a story yesterday on the ABC about accessible voting for people with visible and invisible disabilities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/federal-election-voting-with-a-disability-challenges/105235532

I’d love the invisible disability. I would wreak mayhem.

kii said:

roughbarked said:

kii said:

Great, very helpful.

I’m not allowed to help him vote.

You think I’m that dumb?

Not at all. I’m simply trying to get you to see what I am saying rather than what you think I am saying.

Divine Angel said:

There was a story yesterday on the ABC about accessible voting for people with visible and invisible disabilities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/federal-election-voting-with-a-disability-challenges/105235532

Yeah. I read that. I’m in the invisible category.

roughbarked said:

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

good.

Bogsnorkler said:

Divine Angel said:

There was a story yesterday on the ABC about accessible voting for people with visible and invisible disabilities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/federal-election-voting-with-a-disability-challenges/105235532

I’d love the invisible disability. I would wreak mayhem.

It is usually the reverse.

Bogsnorkler said:

roughbarked said:

I took my friend with advanced Parkinsons to the voting booth. Afterwards he told me he thinks he fucked up. I say no worries mate. You can still draw a dick and balls approximately.

good.

He was happy. I couldn’t have forced him to go through waiting in line again to get new papers. Truth is, he probably only thought he fucked up.

roughbarked said:

kii said:

roughbarked said:

I’m not allowed to help him vote.

You think I’m that dumb?

Not at all. I’m simply trying to get you to see what I am saying rather than what you think I am saying.

Have you tried to advocate to his sister about his situation?
Or you could just continue to say stupid crap and possibly make him feel even more useless.

Bogsnorkler said:

Divine Angel said:

There was a story yesterday on the ABC about accessible voting for people with visible and invisible disabilities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/federal-election-voting-with-a-disability-challenges/105235532

I’d love the invisible disability. I would wreak mayhem.

You’ll just have to settle for being fingerless.

kii said:

roughbarked said:

kii said:

You think I’m that dumb?

Not at all. I’m simply trying to get you to see what I am saying rather than what you think I am saying.

Have you tried to advocate to his sister about his situation?
Or you could just continue to say stupid crap and possibly make him feel even more useless.

I have but he tells me that his sister isn’t doiinng her job quickly enough.
I’ll have annother chat to her.
I’m careful to not do anything to make him feel useless. He does a lot of that to himself.

roughbarked said:

kii said:

roughbarked said:

Not at all. I’m simply trying to get you to see what I am saying rather than what you think I am saying.

Have you tried to advocate to his sister about his situation?
Or you could just continue to say stupid crap and possibly make him feel even more useless.

I have but he tells me that his sister isn’t doiinng her job quickly enough.
I’ll have annother chat to her.
I’m careful to not do anything to make him feel useless. He does a lot of that to himself.

that is all you can do. when I worked with elderly clients any concern i had about their wellbeing i brought up with my supervisor. they had better recourse to the right people. I would also have a chat with relatives if I knew them well enough.

Bogsnorkler said:

roughbarked said:

kii said:

Have you tried to advocate to his sister about his situation?
Or you could just continue to say stupid crap and possibly make him feel even more useless.

I have but he tells me that his sister isn’t doiinng her job quickly enough.
I’ll have annother chat to her.
I’m careful to not do anything to make him feel useless. He does a lot of that to himself.

that is all you can do. when I worked with elderly clients any concern i had about their wellbeing i brought up with my supervisor. they had better recourse to the right people. I would also have a chat with relatives if I knew them well enough.

There is only his younger sister left. He lost both his brothers close together recently. She was four when they moved in next door. She is very self opinionated, though she will listen and take on board everything. She is quite capable of doing everything he needs to get the help he needs but according to him, the paperwork is all still sitting there, inside the house somewhere. I don’t want to antagonize her in any way. She is capable of firing up. The only photo I have of her shows defiance at it’s best.

roughbarked said:

Bogsnorkler said:

roughbarked said:

I have but he tells me that his sister isn’t doiinng her job quickly enough.
I’ll have annother chat to her.
I’m careful to not do anything to make him feel useless. He does a lot of that to himself.

that is all you can do. when I worked with elderly clients any concern i had about their wellbeing i brought up with my supervisor. they had better recourse to the right people. I would also have a chat with relatives if I knew them well enough.

There is only his younger sister left. He lost both his brothers close together recently. She was four when they moved in next door. She is very self opinionated, though she will listen and take on board everything. She is quite capable of doing everything he needs to get the help he needs but according to him, the paperwork is all still sitting there, inside the house somewhere. I don’t want to antagonize her in any way. She is capable of firing up. The only photo I have of her shows defiance at it’s best.

After voting I took him for a drive out of town. He told me that neither his sister or a friend have taken him out of town for a drive. He really wants to be out in the bush. He was born on a farm near Binya. I plan to take him there for a drive but I really do need to talk to his sister about all that responsibility.

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday. The regular crowd stumbles in but the queue is not unreasonable.

dv said:

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday. The regular crowd stumbles in but the queue is not unreasonable.

Bit early for the Tonic and Gin though.

… and it’s raining. Voting might have to wait till later.

Michael V said:

dv said:

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday. The regular crowd stumbles in but the queue is not unreasonable.

Bit early for the Tonic and Gin though.

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Neophyte said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday. The regular crowd stumbles in but the queue is not unreasonable.

Bit early for the Tonic and Gin though.

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Faaark.
Old and white?

Neophyte said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday. The regular crowd stumbles in but the queue is not unreasonable.

Bit early for the Tonic and Gin though.

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

I would have asked him which branch of the military he’d been in.

Almost certainly, the answer would have been ‘umm…none’.

Even if he identified army, navy, or air force, there would have been fertile ground for discussion afterwards.

I’ve been and voted. Had a mini quiche for breakfast with my bushwandering friend. Then went back to the polling booth for a chat with my Fungimap mentor, who is handing out how to vote cards for Alex Dyson. One of my old patients is also on handing out duty. Found out about a few more of the people supporting Alex Dyson. He’s really collected a lot of the Old Western District Liberals. They are quietly confident. I learnt that the Alex Dyson people have a Code of Practice, which strictly forbids the sort of attack stuff the Libs have been doing. They subscribe to the “We are better than that” school of thought.

The flow of voters was nice and steady, usually only three to five people queuing. About half a dozen cardboard booths set up. Everyone was being very polite. Most people who took a “how to vote” took both the Lib and the Dyson one (nobody else had people handing out at our booth) and then returned them on the way back out. Every now and then the two groups exchanged the returned ones that had been handed back to the wrong group.

kii said:

Neophyte said:

Michael V said:

Bit early for the Tonic and Gin though.

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

Neophyte said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday. The regular crowd stumbles in but the queue is not unreasonable.

Bit early for the Tonic and Gin though.

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

A bit of workshopping and that’s fit to the tune as well, no problems.

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Neophyte said:

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

Bloody LNP spraying brainwashing chemicals to get people to vote for them!

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Neophyte said:

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

They’re so fucking predictable.

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Neophyte said:

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

Uh-oh.

CNN video shows decision to sack Mike Waltz may have been taken on Tuesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1YuMhTvFE0

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz finds out, at the foot of the stairs to Air Force One, that he’s not allowed to board i.e. he’s out of a job, taking the fall for the ‘Signalgate’ blunder.

“Let me see, Waltz, Waltz…no, sorry, no ‘Waltz’ on the list, i’m afraid, can’t let you board, sir, would you just step this way, so as to not block the access.”

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Neophyte said:

The fellow behind me at he voting place said all the parties are useless and corrupt, and wished there was a Military Party who’d clean the country up – them he’d vote for in an instant.

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

I’VE NOTICED MORE CONTRAILS SINCE THE ELECTION BEEN CALLED.

Divine Angel said:

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

Bloody LNP spraying brainwashing chemicals to get people to vote for them!

:)

Wrong thread, apologies.

kii said:

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

They’re so fucking predictable.

I hope he gets to experience the Leopards if the LNP win.

captain_spalding said:

CNN video shows decision to sack Mike Waltz may have been taken on Tuesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1YuMhTvFE0

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz finds out, at the foot of the stairs to Air Force One, that he’s not allowed to board i.e. he’s out of a job, taking the fall for the ‘Signalgate’ blunder.

“Let me see, Waltz, Waltz…no, sorry, no ‘Waltz’ on the list, i’m afraid, can’t let you board, sir, would you just step this way, so as to not block the access.”

Just step this way sir: one, two, three, one two, three …

Peak Warming Man said:

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

I’VE NOTICED MORE CONTRAILS SINCE THE ELECTION BEEN CALLED.

IT’S ALL THOSE POLLIES FLYING ABOUT TRYING TO DRUM UP VOTES AND SPENDING OUT TAXES.

Divine Angel said:

Fail.

I get schools’ need for fundraising, but you’re not gonna get randos donating Willy-nilly.

kii said:

kii said:

Neophyte said:

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

They’re so fucking predictable.

I hope he gets to experience the Leopards if the LNP win.

Divine Angel said:

I get schools’ need for fundraising, but you’re not gonna get randos donating Willy-nilly.

I’m a random, but not random enough for that.

Michael V said:

Divine Angel said:

Fail.

I had a genuine democracy sausage today at the polling place. Yum!

Polling centre at Bondi beach.

Peak Warming Man said:

Neophyte said:

kii said:

Faaark.
Old and white?

Pretty much – spoke admiringly of Trump, said Australia needed a DOGE of its own. Just as we were right at the door to go in, I looked up and saw a contrail crossing the sky. “Please. please don’t let him look up before we’re in” – but too late, and away he went.

I’VE NOTICED MORE CONTRAILS SINCE THE ELECTION BEEN CALLED.

ONLY BECAUSE YOU LOOKED UP.

Question about vote counting:

At individual polling places, how are the voting results delivered? Does someone call the AEC? Is there a computer?

Divine Angel said:

I’d be happy to hand over, to the ‘virtual’ P&C staffer, on the ‘virtual’ stall, a ‘virtual’ $5 in return for my ‘virtual’ democracy sausage.

In Mini Me’s school, there’s a kitchen attached to the hall. When there’s an election, the AEC hires both the hall and the kitchen, so the P&C need to ask permission from the AEC to run the food stall inside the kitchen. The election volunteers don’t mind sharing, and they get a free snag and drink.

All this red tape no one thinks about.

Divine Angel said:

In Mini Me’s school, there’s a kitchen attached to the hall. When there’s an election, the AEC hires both the hall and the kitchen, so the P&C need to ask permission from the AEC to run the food stall inside the kitchen. The election volunteers don’t mind sharing, and they get a free snag and drink.

All this red tape no one thinks about.

A bureaucratic minefield.

right then, better not forget my glasses.

Divine Angel said:

In Mini Me’s school, there’s a kitchen attached to the hall. When there’s an election, the AEC hires both the hall and the kitchen, so the P&C need to ask permission from the AEC to run the food stall inside the kitchen. The election volunteers don’t mind sharing, and they get a free snag and drink.

All this red tape no one thinks about.

No one? I worked for local government as the coordinator running children’s services events from community halls with various other community groups. I think I know a thing or 2, and definitely thought about it.

Divine Angel said:

Oh, and the local Lions club had a sausage sizzle outside the polling booth this morning. After me proclaiming that I’d never seen one. I didn’t partake…I was on my way to the bakery for breakfast.

Divine Angel said:

In Mini Me’s school, there’s a kitchen attached to the hall. When there’s an election, the AEC hires both the hall and the kitchen, so the P&C need to ask permission from the AEC to run the food stall inside the kitchen. The election volunteers don’t mind sharing, and they get a free snag and drink.

All this red tape no one thinks about.

A figure of speech is a literary device where language is used in a non-literal or imaginative way to enhance expression and evoke emotion. It can involve a single word, a phrase, or a whole sentence structure to achieve a stylistic effect. Figures of speech are used to make language more vivid and impactful, going beyond simple, literal communication.

Radar showed it was likely for us to get no rain for an hour. So, we’ve been and voted, and gone to the IGA for some groceries. And talked to various people. Democracy obligation-duty done.

:)

LOLOLOLOL 😆
Idiot.

Patrick Gorman was there to hand out fliers and such. I gave him a polite nod but the boss lady has personal disagreement with him.

kii said:

LOLOLOLOL 😆
Idiot.

Hang about for a mo. I didn’t for for anybody in Dutton’s mob, nor for any Trump-lovers (eg: PHON, ToP).

Michael V said:

kii said:

LOLOLOLOL 😆
Idiot.

Hang about for a mo. I didn’t for vote for anybody in Dutton’s mob, nor for any Trump-lovers (eg: PHON, ToP).

“for for” should be “vote for”.

Typo, sorry. Fixed.

dv said:

Patrick Gorman was there to hand out fliers and such. I gave him a polite nod but the boss lady has personal disagreement with him.

What’s the beef?

Michael V said:

kii said:

LOLOLOLOL 😆
Idiot.

Hang about for a mo. I didn’t for for anybody in Dutton’s mob, nor for any Trump-lovers (eg: PHON, ToP).

I doubt that was meant to be a reply to your post.

Michael V said:

Michael V said:

kii said:

LOLOLOLOL 😆
Idiot.

Hang about for a mo. I didn’t for vote for anybody in Dutton’s mob, nor for any Trump-lovers (eg: PHON, ToP).

“for for” should be “vote for”.

Typo, sorry. Fixed.

Not aimed at you.

OK.

And: no Democracy Sausage here, as usual.

Heh, well played Albo.

https://x.com/i/status/1918390581883224249

Spiny Norman said:

Heh, well played Albo.

https://x.com/i/status/1918390581883224249

:)

Well done!

:)

Michael V said:

Radar showed it was likely for us to get no rain for an hour. So, we’ve been and voted, and gone to the IGA for some groceries. And talked to various people. Democracy obligation-duty done.

:)

Same. But I went to 7Eleven rather than IGA. Got a few spots, but nothing you’d call rain.

I didn’t know who to vote for but I settled on Trumpet of Patriots because it speaks to King and Country, it speaks to certainty and security.
And the bloke handing out their pamphlets must have been ex army because he was bald and dressed in army fatigues.
Thats my civic duty done.
Over.

There was one guy in a full blown red MAGA hat at my polling booth. he was ahead of me in the queue so I couldn’t see at first if it was MAGA or just some other red hat. I saw him on the way out and it was the proper hat. I feel sorry for the bloke.

There was also an African looking lady with her husband. She stood about 2-3m back from him and would close the gap. I found this annoying behaviour when everyone else is in a queue.

Also, I have voted at the same place in the same school room for the last 4 or 5 elections, both state and federal. Each time the room is arranged differently. This time we queued up at what was the exit door just a few weeks ago at the state election.

Michael V said:

dv said:

Patrick Gorman was there to hand out fliers and such. I gave him a polite nod but the boss lady has personal disagreement with him.

What’s the beef?

Well I suppose I can’t be too specific but he disparaged something she was working hard to promote.

party_pants said:

There was one guy in a full blown red MAGA hat at my polling booth. he was ahead of me in the queue so I couldn’t see at first if it was MAGA or just some other red hat. I saw him on the way out and it was the proper hat. I feel sorry for the bloke.

There was also an African looking lady with her husband. She stood about 2-3m back from him and would close the gap. I found this annoying behaviour when everyone else is in a queue.

Also, I have voted at the same place in the same school room for the last 4 or 5 elections, both state and federal. Each time the room is arranged differently. This time we queued up at what was the exit door just a few weeks ago at the state election.

wouldn’t

Done me duty, including sausage purchase and consumption.

so who won

SCIENCE said:

so who won

Maybe the real winner was the friends we made along the way

The Rev Dodgson said:

Done me duty, including sausage purchase and consumption.

Good lad.

I’ll be watching it on telly tonight. I suppose I’d better purchase some alcoholic beverages.

No democracy sausage at the hall we went to, luckily I had one of last night’s leftovers for brekky this morning.

I’ve yet to personally see a democracy sausage station at any election ever. It’s anarchy anorexia here.

Kingy said:

No democracy sausage at the hall we went to, luckily I had one of last night’s leftovers for brekky this morning.

I’ve yet to personally see a democracy sausage station at any election ever. It’s anarchy anorexia here.

We have not had one since Covid. Prior to Covid there was one.

Kingy said:

No democracy sausage at the hall we went to, luckily I had one of last night’s leftovers for brekky this morning.

I’ve yet to personally see a democracy sausage station at any election ever. It’s anarchy anorexia here.

From now on all voting places will have mandatory barbecues.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Kingy said:

No democracy sausage at the hall we went to, luckily I had one of last night’s leftovers for brekky this morning.

I’ve yet to personally see a democracy sausage station at any election ever. It’s anarchy anorexia here.

From now on all voting places will have mandatory barbecues.

And beer.

Mr Potato head used to be a police officer and all those years later he still has the personality of one.

dv said:

Michael V said:

dv said:

Patrick Gorman was there to hand out fliers and such. I gave him a polite nod but the boss lady has personal disagreement with him.

What’s the beef?

Well I suppose I can’t be too specific but he disparaged something she was working hard to promote.

OK.

They up and left before I got there, the bastards.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Kingy said:

No democracy sausage at the hall we went to, luckily I had one of last night’s leftovers for brekky this morning.

I’ve yet to personally see a democracy sausage station at any election ever. It’s anarchy anorexia here.

From now on all voting places will have mandatory barbecues.

And beer.

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Mr Potato head used to be a police officer and all those years later he still has the personality of one.

The bloke who runs the earthmoving business where i take the Wolf for walks was a Qld copper for over 40 years.

I should ask him if he ever encountered Dutton.

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

From now on all voting places will have mandatory barbecues.

And beer.

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

People should wash their hands.

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

From now on all voting places will have mandatory barbecues.

And beer.

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

Could have been lack of rigour in their scientific method.

Let’s run the experiment again.

captain_spalding said:

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

And beer.

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

Could have been lack of rigour in their scientific method.

Let’s run the experiment again.

And again, and again, and again.

Until we get it right.

Tau.Neutrino said:

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

And beer.

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

People should wash their hands.

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

party_pants said:

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

People should wash their hands.

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

Plenty of scope for re-run, but scientific tests.

;)

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

People should wash their hands.

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

Plenty of scope for re-run, but scientific tests.

;)

There’s a danger you might induce people to vote thrice or more, just for the free beer.

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

Plenty of scope for re-run, but scientific tests.

;)

There’s a danger you might induce people to vote thrice or more, just for the free beer.

and them getting run over in the carpark.

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

Plenty of scope for re-run, but scientific tests.

;)

There’s a danger you might induce people to vote thrice or more, just for the free beer.

We can test for that.

:)

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

Plenty of scope for re-run, but scientific tests.

;)

There’s a danger you might induce people to vote thrice or more, just for the free beer.

So twice is OK then?

Divine Angel said:

There’s also build a ballot. Choose some statements you agree with, and it will spit out a numbered ballot according to your values. It’s like printing your own How To Vote card.

https://www.buildaballot.org.au/

Thanks. That was both interesting and instructive. 94% Greens. 56% ALP etc…

Tau.Neutrino said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Kingy said:

No democracy sausage at the hall we went to, luckily I had one of last night’s leftovers for brekky this morning.

I’ve yet to personally see a democracy sausage station at any election ever. It’s anarchy anorexia here.

From now on all voting places will have mandatory barbecues.

And beer.

Ya got my vote.

You got that bed made yet?

Even more important, did the old car start?

Actually, most of the political party choices stunk. There’s not enough last places to go around.

I was looking for a decent party to vote for, like the Tupperware Party, or the Birthday Party.

Kingy said:

Actually, most of the political party choices stunk. There’s not enough last places to go around.

I was looking for a decent party to vote for, like the Tupperware Party, or the Birthday Party.

I thought the same. The paper was loaded with too many loonies. Impossible to find enough last places.

Kingy said:

Actually, most of the political party choices stunk. There’s not enough last places to go around.

I was looking for a decent party to vote for, like the Tupperware Party, or the Birthday Party.

Where did the Pirate Party go?

captain_spalding said:

Kingy said:

Actually, most of the political party choices stunk. There’s not enough last places to go around.

I was looking for a decent party to vote for, like the Tupperware Party, or the Birthday Party.

Where did the Pirate Party go?

Changed their name to Fusion Party?

That ballot paper page made it easy by colour coding those participants who preferenced each other?

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

party_pants said:

That’s been tried before, with very poor outcomes.

People should wash their hands.

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

And that reminded me..this morning when I was talking to the Alex Dyson people at our polling booth, an AEC person came through to speak to all the hander outers and remind them that they must not intimidate, crowd or impede the progress of voters coming in to the booth.

The Family First lady at our polling place raised the ‘issue’ of Labor “allowing abortions at any stage of the pregnancy, no matter how far along, and live births being left to die on counters”.

I considered correcting her, but decided that it was not worth the effort.

The Family First lady at our polling place raised the ‘issue’ of Labor “allowing abortions at any stage of the pregnancy, no matter how far along, and live births being left to die on counters”.

I considered correcting her, but decided that it was not worth the effort.

captain_spalding said:

Kingy said:

Actually, most of the political party choices stunk. There’s not enough last places to go around.

I was looking for a decent party to vote for, like the Tupperware Party, or the Birthday Party.

Where did the Pirate Party go?

The main two parties made the registration requirements even more difficult, thus effectively eliminating minor parties like that.
So several of them got together so they had enough numbers and formed as the single Fusion Party.

Spiny Norman said:

captain_spalding said:

Kingy said:

Actually, most of the political party choices stunk. There’s not enough last places to go around.

I was looking for a decent party to vote for, like the Tupperware Party, or the Birthday Party.

Where did the Pirate Party go?

The main two parties made the registration requirements even more difficult, thus effectively eliminating minor parties like that.
So several of them got together so they had enough numbers and formed as the single Fusion Party.

So, a vote for the Fusion Party is not a vote for more resources for a source of clean energy?

captain_spalding said:

Spiny Norman said:

captain_spalding said:

Where did the Pirate Party go?

The main two parties made the registration requirements even more difficult, thus effectively eliminating minor parties like that.
So several of them got together so they had enough numbers and formed as the single Fusion Party.

So, a vote for the Fusion Party is not a vote for more resources for a source of clean energy?

I know what you mean, but indirectly yes.

captain_spalding said:

The Family First lady at our polling place raised the ‘issue’ of Labor “allowing abortions at any stage of the pregnancy, no matter how far along, and live births being left to die on counters”.

I considered correcting her, but decided that it was not worth the effort.

I woulda laughed in her face and showed her how to use Google.

Divine Angel said:

captain_spalding said:

The Family First lady at our polling place raised the ‘issue’ of Labor “allowing abortions at any stage of the pregnancy, no matter how far along, and live births being left to die on counters”.

I considered correcting her, but decided that it was not worth the effort.

I woulda laughed in her face and showed her how to use Google.

OK, next election, we’ll get together.

You tackle her, and i’ll deal with the bloke mentioned this morning, who wanted to see a ‘Military Party’ on the ballot.

buffy said:

party_pants said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

People should wash their hands.

Well, it wasn’t beer, it was rum. But the story goes that in colonial times before the secret ballot, candidates and their supporters outside would hand out tots of rum as an inducement to vote. Ended up with the supporters getting drunk and rowdy and intimidating voters. or fist fights broke out between different groups of drunken supporters.

And that reminded me..this morning when I was talking to the Alex Dyson people at our polling booth, an AEC person came through to speak to all the hander outers and remind them that they must not intimidate, crowd or impede the progress of voters coming in to the booth.

The scene was down to earth practical wallk in register, get papers, vote, put in colour coded boxes and walk out. As for the flyers given on he way in, in recycling bin on the way out. No sausage sizzle. Simply hasssle free functional voting process running smoothly.

captain_spalding said:

The Family First lady at our polling place raised the ‘issue’ of Labor “allowing abortions at any stage of the pregnancy, no matter how far along, and live births being left to die on counters”.

I considered correcting her, but decided that it was not worth the effort.

Some arguments are best avoided at the entrance.

captain_spalding said:

Spiny Norman said:

captain_spalding said:

Where did the Pirate Party go?

The main two parties made the registration requirements even more difficult, thus effectively eliminating minor parties like that.
So several of them got together so they had enough numbers and formed as the single Fusion Party.

So, a vote for the Fusion Party is not a vote for more resources for a source of clean energy?

This.