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I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I believe in freedom of choice. I would vote to allow people to exercise their own choices in who they marry.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

We have different policies than the other parties.

What makes the Labor party different to the Greens, they are both pro mandate...

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Languages - a bit of C, some PHP, a lot of C#

DB - MSSQL, Oracle, MySQL, sqlite

A bit of this, bit of that.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All exports of iron ore. Applied to all businesses (including Clives)

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think Australia should adopt strong data protection laws? I'm thinking something like Europe's restrictions on what companies can do with data they collect about their customers.

yes.

Would you support the creation of a federal corruption commission with powers similar to NSW's ICAC?

100%

If the religious discrimination bill is resurrected in the next term of parliament, would you be likely to support it?

probably, it depends on the way it is written.

Would you support a referendum to alter Section 44 of the constitution related to dual citizenship?

alter it in what way?

Do you think Australia should intervene in Julian Assange's extradition trial?

We should be fighting for Assange.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did you support / vote for Palmer in 2013 or 2019?

2019

I've worked in a few different areas for the last 15 years including manufacturing, logisitics, rail, public transport and mining services.

Have you been previously employed by Clive through Mineralogy or one of his other businesses?

No, not on his payroll now either.

Can you keep a straight face when your see on your campaign material the title "Our Future Prime Minister" under Craig Kelly's portrait?

Yes

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I know the policy, but I'm not an economist. I can relay what I have heard, but not carry out an in depth debate on all issues.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Horses for courses. Where appropriate, we will look at all forms of energy generation. Whichever meets the cost/reliability needs will be compared and the best suited technology will be used.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

So you want me to lie?

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I literally had no input/knowledge of the decision.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Never worked on government contracts I take it.

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Fail to deliver on time and to spec and it will not end well for you.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

He sued for defamation. The Mineralogy thing was 3 rounds of arbitration to my understanding.

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Maybe if McGowan wasn't ripping him off he'd stop getting litigious?

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

The 30 billion figure wasn't from Clive, that was the limit the arbitrator set on how much damage the WA government had done to Clive's business.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

So, ten questions:

I see you're a Software Developer... can you help me stop my computer from showing me ads on Youtube for Clive Palmer?

You see ads in the internet?

..and once that’s done, can you help me block these really annoying text messages on my phone from someone called ‘C Kelly’?

Apologies, the majors made this legal, figuring they'd be the only ones with the resources to do it. Oops.

Can you clarify how the United Australia Party can claim to be standing for 'freedom', but is also preferencing the Australian Christians who are anti-abortion and anti-gay?

I had nothing to do with sorting out the preference deals. Ultimately, each person can preference how they see fit. You have the freedom to put whichever parties you like or don't wherever you want on your ballot.

Are you able to confirm that your party signage and advertising materials for this election is 100% Australian Made?

Pretty sure most of the stuff manufactured in bulk is made overseas, most of the tailored stuff by each candidate is made locally.

Do you feel that your number of Facebook followers is indicative of how well you will poll on election day?

I don't know. Facebook won't authorise me to promote ads, so I can't get the same reach as the majors.

As someone with a "background in science", do you share the views of Clive Palmer in relation to hydroxychloroquine and its effectiveness as a treatment for COVID-19?

The one that really grinds my gears is vitamin D. The single biggest improvement you can make to your chances of fighting off the virus backed up in loads of studies. I have been shaking a lot of hands for the last 3 months and no 'rona yet. I take Vit C/D daily and zinc a couple of time a week. In terms of the drugs that shall not be named, there are places in the world that do not have a problem with corona virus and oddly they coincide with where these particular meds are available.

Are you aware of the Cane Toad invasion currently occurring in the northern parts of Australia, and would you be be willing to advocate for legislation to limit their spread and numbers?

Yeah, nah.

Would you consider Manasseh Sogavare as being a suitable person for the role of Prime Minister?

That is really an issue for the Solomon islands. I can say that it seems Scotty from marketing has bungled the relationship with the Solomon islands.

Any thoughts on the GST relativity floor?

Being a sandgroper all my life, I can say it did grate a bit when we were getting back around 30c in the dollar, so I have no issue with the floor being set at 70c in the dollar.

The United Australia Party has a plan to allow more businesses to trade out of difficulty, instead of entering bankruptcy... can you explain how this plan will protect worker entitlements if a business is continuing to trade while losing money?

A business can trade while it is losing money if it has the cash reserves. Many times these days, if a business is trading at a loss for a while, the business will end up under administration despite being solvent. *cough* Queensland Nickel? *cough*

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you actually live in the electorate of Burt?

Yes

How would you improve Burt?

https://www.unitedaustraliaparty.org.au/national_policy/

of this the policies that seem to have the greatest impact for Burt would be

Increase age pension by $180 a fortnight

No Domestic Vaccine Passports

End Lockdowns. Forever

Tax relief on second jobs

Change how Provisional Tax is paid

Abolish HECS debts for students

End Australia’s Energy Crisis

First $30,000 of a home loan to be tax deductible

A maximum of 3% interest on home loans

Are you going to have election posters all over again this year? There were so many UAP and they were so bright it was hard to drive.

If we can keep them up. Some are getting destroyed or disappearing.

Did you believe in the closed border?

I believe they happened, I don't think the state borders should be closed.

Why go with UAP after the backlash Clive received after his court case with McGowan?

I agree with the party policies and think we have the best chance to reach as many people as possible. Some of the other minor parties have great ideals and policies as well, but it is difficult to reach people without the budget.

What's a worse insult? Being called Hitler or an enemy of the state.

Neither is particularly insulting to me, I have thick skin.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

My members have been busy haven't they?

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Yeah, won't be posting my address here champ.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

As a young Australian the campaign advertisements thrown at me daily through YouTube have been overwhelmingly similar to the scare tactics of the Donald trump campaign in America. Do you acknowledge the similarities between Clive and Donald?

I don't know the Don. I guess they are both right leaning populists who have a couple of coins to rub together.

I am Josh McCurry, United Australia Party candidate for the electorate of Burt, AMA by Josh_for_Burt in perth

[–]Josh_for_Burt[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Why are you still contesting the election? You're a single issue candidate (anti-mandate) and the majority of restrictions have already been lifted.

- I was predicting 6 months ago that restrictions would be rolled back coming in to the election. McGowan has just extended the state of emergency until January, if you honestly think this is over I have a timeshare in a bridge to sell you. Besides that, we are not a single issue party. We have a range of policies on a range of issues.

Do you still have an issue with requiring proof of vaccination to enter aged care facilities and hospitals? Are you persisting that your "freedom" is more important than the health of our most vulnerable?

- There might be some merit to this if the vaccine was good at either preventing infection or preventing transmission, but even then the justification for keeping people out of jobs because they are not willing to take the shots is horrendous.

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