Why doesn’t Australia have a space program?

We don’t have any where to put it?

we have a country run by brainless managers

in the end we will just have managers collecting hundreds of millions of dollars and all production will have ground to a halt

Howard created one, when Fedsat was launched.
A year or so later Howard destroyed it.
Howard destroyed everything good that he created.

Well, first, Bob Menzies didn’t want to upstage Britain, as they didn’t have a space programme.

Later, the Americans said that if we just shut up, sat still, and did as we were told, they’d pass on to us any benefits that accrued from their space programme.

Of course, they didn’t, but we’d learnt to not argue with the big boys.

mcgoon said:

Well, first, Bob Menzies didn’t want to upstage Britain, as they didn’t have a space programme.

Later, the Americans said that if we just shut up, sat still, and did as we were told, they’d pass on to us any benefits that accrued from their space programme.

Of course, they didn’t, but we’d learnt to not argue with the big boys.

It will be different when Trump drops the treaty.

roughbarked said:

mcgoon said:

Well, first, Bob Menzies didn’t want to upstage Britain, as they didn’t have a space programme.

Later, the Americans said that if we just shut up, sat still, and did as we were told, they’d pass on to us any benefits that accrued from their space programme.

Of course, they didn’t, but we’d learnt to not argue with the big boys.

It will be different when Trump drops the treaty.

How? We’ll stop doing as we’re told?

Sure.

mcgoon said:

roughbarked said:

mcgoon said:

Well, first, Bob Menzies didn’t want to upstage Britain, as they didn’t have a space programme.

Later, the Americans said that if we just shut up, sat still, and did as we were told, they’d pass on to us any benefits that accrued from their space programme.

Of course, they didn’t, but we’d learnt to not argue with the big boys.

It will be different when Trump drops the treaty.

How? We’ll stop doing as we’re told?

Sure.

We can take back Pine Gap.

FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program or a renewable energy program. Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

roughbarked said:

mcgoon said:

roughbarked said:

It will be different when Trump drops the treaty.

How? We’ll stop doing as we’re told?

Sure.

We can take back Pine Gap.

And do what with it, after the Americans cut it out of their electronic and space intelligence network?

dv said:

FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program or a renewable energy program. Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

They initially used wool carts to pick high peaches.

• FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program or a renewable energy program. Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

Can’t even manage to put cable into a trench…

mcgoon said:

roughbarked said:

mcgoon said:

How? We’ll stop doing as we’re told?

Sure.

We can take back Pine Gap.

And do what with it, after the Americans cut it out of their electronic and space intelligence network?

Give it back to those who had it before us?

Do you know what we do with cynics in these parts McGoon?

Witty Rejoinder said:

Do you know what we do with cynics in these parts McGoon?

Make them leaders of political parties?

furious said:

• FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program or a renewable energy program. Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

Can’t even manage to put cable into a trench…

That my friend is the most serious issue so often sidestepped.

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

mcgoon said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Do you know what we do with cynics in these parts McGoon?

Make them leaders of political parties?

Fuck off Malcom.

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Bloody good thing, too. Have you seen the situation in Tasmania?

Better off widening Bass Strait, i think.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Do you know what we do with cynics in these parts McGoon?

Belly rubs?

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Why would we need one?

Is NITV working for the rest of you?

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Why would we need one?

Precisely. It’d be like when the East German border opened.

Lots of economic refugees flooding out of the place in crappy and poorly maintained little sedans.

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Why would we need one?

Plus Buffy won’t like it.

Sorry.

mcgoon said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Bloody good thing, too. Have you seen the situation in Tasmania?

Better off widening Bass Strait, i think.

You do have a point I can see but I sincerely doubt it is the one you are looking at.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is NITV working for the rest of you?

Hard to tell. It’s never held my interest long enough to discern if it functions at all.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Sorry.

S’o.k. You good kid.

• Is NITV working for the rest of you?

…no one here watches tv…

dv said:

FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program or a renewable energy program. Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

60th in the world in internet speeds.

Fucking Luddites in parliament. For all I know Bernardi thinks space travel is the work of the devil and Abetz thinks it is a conspiracy.

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Why would we need one?

To march the Tasmanians in there after the purges

Witty Rejoinder said:

Is NITV working for the rest of you?

Says Chappelles and also tangoa poa or something less decipherable.

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

I have often dreamed about this.

>60th in the world in internet speeds.

And mine is slower than 90-something% of the rest of the nation.

Witty Rejoinder said:

Sorry.

Love is, never needing to

furious said:

• Is NITV working for the rest of you?

…no one here watches tv…

I have to admit I honestly don’t know what NITV is

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

I have often dreamed about this.

You should be careful about what you eat before you go to sleep at night.

furious said:

• Is NITV working for the rest of you?

…no one here watches tv…

insert a comma after here

mcgoon said:

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

Why would we need one?

Precisely. It’d be like when the East German border opened.

Lots of economic refugees flooding out of the place in crappy and poorly maintained little sedans.

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

dv said:

furious said:

• Is NITV working for the rest of you?

…no one here watches tv…

I have to admit I honestly don’t know what NITV is

Nothing Interesting T. V.

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

roughbarked said:

Why would we need one?

Precisely. It’d be like when the East German border opened.

Lots of economic refugees flooding out of the place in crappy and poorly maintained little sedans.

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

Linking Java and Sumatra might make some economic sense one day.

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

Precisely. It’d be like when the East German border opened.

Lots of economic refugees flooding out of the place in crappy and poorly maintained little sedans.

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

Now, if we had a BS tunnel and a TS tunnel…

…we could take the refugees from one end, and funnel them straight through to the other end.

And then blow up the tunnels.

mcgoon said:

party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

We don’t even have a Bass Strait Tunnel.

I have often dreamed about this.

You should be careful about what you eat before you go to sleep at night.

drink

(fixed)

mcgoon said:

dv said:

furious said:

• Is NITV working for the rest of you?

…no one here watches tv…

I have to admit I honestly don’t know what NITV is

Nothing Interesting T. V.

I wouldn’t say that unless you applied it to any FTA TV.

Repettivveness of the excitement of having a TV as a companion.

Witty Rejoinder said:

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

Precisely. It’d be like when the East German border opened.

Lots of economic refugees flooding out of the place in crappy and poorly maintained little sedans.

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

but not right now.

Linking Java and Sumatra might make some economic sense one day.

mcgoon said:

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

Precisely. It’d be like when the East German border opened.

Lots of economic refugees flooding out of the place in crappy and poorly maintained little sedans.

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

Now, if we had a BS tunnel and a TS tunnel…

…we could take the refugees from one end, and funnel them straight through to the other end.

And then blow up the tunnels.

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

party_pants said:

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

Now, if we had a BS tunnel and a TS tunnel…

…we could take the refugees from one end, and funnel them straight through to the other end.

And then blow up the tunnels.

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

She needs votes.

party_pants said:

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

Somewhere around Ipswich, probably. I don’t think she has much affection for her old stomping-ground.

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

party_pants said:

That would be a Torres Strait Tunnel. Would be closer and easier even.

Now, if we had a BS tunnel and a TS tunnel…

…we could take the refugees from one end, and funnel them straight through to the other end.

And then blow up the tunnels.

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

I would stay clear of Pauline’s blow jobs

mcgoon said:

party_pants said:

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

Somewhere around Ipswich, probably. I don’t think she has much affection for her old stomping-ground.

Apparently someone has affection for her or is she the subtle dick and balls vote?

CrazyNeutrino said:

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

Now, if we had a BS tunnel and a TS tunnel…

…we could take the refugees from one end, and funnel them straight through to the other end.

And then blow up the tunnels.

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

I would stay clear of Pauline’s blow jobs

please explain?

CrazyNeutrino said:

party_pants said:

mcgoon said:

Now, if we had a BS tunnel and a TS tunnel…

…we could take the refugees from one end, and funnel them straight through to the other end.

And then blow up the tunnels.

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

I would stay clear of Pauline’s blow jobs

Blows often have precious opal. Just ask Jack West.

party_pants said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

party_pants said:

Pauline Hanson would blow up the railway somewhere near Brisbane and they’d all get stuck in QLD.

I would stay clear of Pauline’s blow jobs

please explain?

Well, aside from the frothy bits it is all a bit stiff.

Time to retire.

Goodnight.

mcgoon said:

Time to retire.

Goodnight.

bye.

“Victorian independent Cathy McGowan and Tasmanian Andrew Wilkie made the commitments, giving the Coalition 76 votes it needs to govern in minority.”

Wilkie? Waaah?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-08/elecition-2016-coalition-likely-to-win-election/7582316

dv said:

“Victorian independent Cathy McGowan and Tasmanian Andrew Wilkie made the commitments, giving the Coalition 76 votes it needs to govern in minority.”

Wilkie? Waaah?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-08/elecition-2016-coalition-likely-to-win-election/7582316

those the god’s punish , they first send mad

wookiemeister said:

dv said:

“Victorian independent Cathy McGowan and Tasmanian Andrew Wilkie made the commitments, giving the Coalition 76 votes it needs to govern in minority.”

Wilkie? Waaah?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-08/elecition-2016-coalition-likely-to-win-election/7582316

those the god’s punish , they first send mad

Has anyone else noticed that it doesn’t matter who you vote for, a politician always gets in?

bob(from black rock) said:

wookiemeister said:

dv said:

“Victorian independent Cathy McGowan and Tasmanian Andrew Wilkie made the commitments, giving the Coalition 76 votes it needs to govern in minority.”

Wilkie? Waaah?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-08/elecition-2016-coalition-likely-to-win-election/7582316

those the god’s punish , they first send mad

Has anyone else noticed that it doesn’t matter who you vote for, a politician always gets in?

You’d think that would make it voting’s fault but they don’t go away if you stop.

> FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program

Agree. The railways fired all its engineers ages ago.

> Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

Strongly disagree. It’s better to go for both at the same time.

mollwollfumble said:

> FMD we hardly have a rail infrastructure program

Agree. The railways fired all its engineers ages ago.

> Let’s get the basics right before we go for the high fruit.

Strongly disagree. It’s better to go for both at the same time.

we have no need for a space program in this country – if by space program you mean building things to go into space and then building and launching rockets to put them there…

I suppose in one way we are lucky as we don’t have to build, launch or fund any space probes but due to our location in the Southern Hemisphere we get to communicate and receive data from a number of them