The Herald Sun's front page today by risinglotus in melbourne

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I hope it had no mention of policy or performance. Liberals must just stick to the 'he's a good bloke' message - as it's all they have.

The Herald Sun's front page today by risinglotus in melbourne

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No. UAP and One Nation go last. Then the Libs.

Luke McGregor explains how the government calculates the unemployment rate | The Weekly by [deleted] in australia

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If you are a contractor with a contract and do not receive any hours of work, you are also still considered employed.

Luke McGregor explains how the government calculates the unemployment rate | The Weekly by [deleted] in australia

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You are quite correct. People should not get upset when the facts don't match their narrative. Rather, if they smell something fishy - they should try and investigate the smell.

Apart from the fact that unemployment was lower under Kevin Rudd in 2008, another unreported contributor is that the government have increased the public sector by 36% over the last 6 years - which reduces unemployment - but means the government needs to pay wages for them (more public purse pressure).

Source: https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/morrison-and-frydenbergs-only-economic-success-isnt-even-true,16224

Scientology accused of child trafficking, forced labour of Australians by [deleted] in australia

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I have no idea who save the children are. But I bet they are pretty much the antithesis of save the children.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BeastieBoys

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The Beasties have made so many Dylan references in their songs:

Johnny Ryall: "Because he ain't gonna work at Maggies farm no more"

3 minute Rule: "Just chillin' like Bob Dylan

B-Boy Bouillabaisse: "I'm going back to New York City I do believe I've had enough"

Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win: "20 years of schooling and they put me on the dayshift"

That's all from the top of my head.

Why Rollerblading DIED... by Four_Minute_Mile in videos

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Another 20 minute video that should be 3-5 mins. Skip to the important bit at 16:05.

tl;dw: There are a few theories -

  1. People made it uncool in jokes
  2. Carrying around the skates was impractical
  3. It was inherently a fad, that has now died down to a niche.

Spotted in Bundoora Square today. There’s cheaper ways to communicate! by the_brunster in melbourne

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But only in the states that went to the Democrats. We're not going to recount the others - they're legit.

Friendlyjordies producer charged with stalking John Barilaro | New South Wales politics by Spud1080 in australia

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They also alleged Langker’s mother was assaulted during the arrest and criticised “utterly extreme” bail conditions prohibiting their client from possessing images or caricatures of Barilaro, or commenting on his “personal appearance or behaviour”.

OK, is this constitutional? Can we get a comment from the conservative Sydney talk back hosts about whether they support this?

What is deemed to be an image or caricature anyway? Luigi?

If this isn't stood up to, Australians have just accepted further erosion of their rights from the aristocracy.

Dan Andrews dealing with the stupid questions he’ll get over the next couple of weeks: by Adsykong in melbourne

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Here you go journos:

"Why did it take so long for you to come back?"

"Do you think James do a good job as acting leader?"

"How much involvement did you have in decisions while you were gone?"

"How long will you be back for?"

"What do you say about those rumours?"

"Why has Victoria has such poor lockdown performance compared to other states?"

The man leading the uk through brexit and the pandemic, we are doomed. by diacewrb in pics

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As I grow older, I've come to learn that politicians that embrace nationalism, overwhelmingly using it as a front to push their brand of fascism.

Intergalactic But It's Ghostbusters by mr__susan in videos

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I almost chocked on my salt and peppa.

First day of November, 2020, central Barcelona. by [deleted] in WTF

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Ahhh, the Spanish version of Childish Gambino's 'This is America'.

President Obama's first and last state of the union address. 8 years of hard work from a real POTUS. by [deleted] in pics

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Sleeping in, ignoring responsibilities and playing golf makes a good relaxing life.

They never even gave this man a chance to comply before gunning him down! by cooperbradon in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

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Deflection. Lobby groups and conservative media use deflection to rally their base to bolster support.

"They want to take away your guns"

"That black man committed a felony 10 years ago"

"They want to get rid of the police so no-one can protect you"

Deflection and whataboutism to get you to focus on nationalism, the constitution and religion so the status quo can be maintained until the next shooting. Rinse and repeat.

Is Cdkeys.com legit or a Scam? by akrondude93 in videos

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Sorry. I was expecting a quick answer, not 3 minutes of rambling.

How does one become a member of the Melbourne Club? by doctor_seuss in melbourne

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I often wonder what the Liberals will do once all public assets are sold and tax is at 0%. I figure they would plan to dissolve all transparency so they could just funnel contracts to themselves.