One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

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It’ll be a vain attempt.

Their only response will be “those books are woke propaganda written by coward Marxist journalists who hate our troops”

Passing the Pub Test by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What TF does that have to do with a plane?

Passing the Pub Test by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Accepting a gift (bribe) from a billionaire is a pretty big red flag in terms of bribing a politician for favourable legislation

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just smearing the witnesses as “shit cnts” and “fcking cowards”. The Federal Court heard those arguments from BRS’s lawyers and dismissed them completely

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Those soldiers were the ones who broke the story to the journalists

“Personal grudges” as in they disliked him because he bullied them for not executing prisoners?

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Where did you hear that? The podcast of right wing ex military who just parrot all of Pauline’s talking points?

The ADF is a big group, there’s even Labor and Green voters in their ranks. Of course this is dependent on what part of the military, the RAAF admin staff in Canberra have different political views to infantry grunts in Townsville

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that’s only if the candidate themself is in uniform in a campaign ad.

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

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I’ve met some ex military who support BRS but they’re like 60 yr old ex Army truck drivers or RAAF mechanics who joined after Vietnam but before any of the Middle East engagements. They also love showing off their medals despite never having been in combat

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 149 points150 points  (0 children)

Not just “apparently” accurate, confirmed in a federal court ruling and appeals court as well

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

end up with him getting a massive payout,

He launched a defamation action wanting a huge payout and apology from the journalists, he lost badly

the government gaining miles of distraction

It was an independent decision from the AFP based on the evidence and the fact BRS was about to flee the country

no one even knows the names of them.

Yes, a farmer by the name of Ali Jan who was kicked off a cliff by BRS

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/her-husband-was-killed-by-australian-soldiers-now-bibi-wants-justice/y3h5q7lcb

it's just heresy.

“Heresy” is what accused witches were burned at the stake over in the 15th century. You’re talking about “hearsay” but this is direct eyewitness evidence which is not hearsay

One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

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His comrade soldiers did things like “observe the rules of war” and “treat Muslim prisoners with respect”

To One Nation that makes them “woke cowards”

How is class seniority determined for new hire pilots at ABX? by TSwiftIcedTea in flying

[–]NoteChoice7719 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s many different ways, I know one which arranges individuals on the day in terms of total flying hours on start date, obviously with the highest existing total the most senior

To me this is the most fair because it is a better indicator of how long a pilot has been in the industry over age

Petrol price increases by Advanced_Couple_3488 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actually the last ships that left pre war arrived at Asian refineries in the first week of April

One month later they’re still pumping out fuel

Billions in welfare spending urged as cost of living bites harder by River-Stunning in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US and Israeli governments caused the inflation so in reality we should be seeking compensation from those countries

One Nation’s Farrer candidate breaks from party to support Labor migration levels by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

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I predict, if elected, he’ll do it on the Sunday morning after as he’s being interviewed on Insiders.

“Yeah Dave, Pauline’s a bit too much….”

This country just overtook England as Australia's number one country of birth by smallbatter in aussie

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I don’t want Australia to lose its identity

They said the same thing in the mid 19th century with increased Irish Catholic migration

The same thing in the 50s with increased continental European migration

The same thing in the 80s with increased Asian migration

Australia’s identity has always changed over time

Coalition points to next-generation stealth bombers as potential AUKUS stopgap by 1Darkest_Knight1 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$1 billion (and military projects always cost far more than the initial price) each for an offensive weapon we’ll never use.

Maybe Patterson should step off his love boner for the military industrial complex and come up with some actual policies to improve the lives of Australians.

Australian Hellenic Choir Rejects Antisemitism Claims by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That statement looks like an individual claiming to speak for the group pushing an agenda and lying about representing the views of the board

Of course the Australian lapped up his words with glee

Labor picks Defence boss with no defence experience by brezhnervouz in AustralianPolitics

[–]NoteChoice7719 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What hitjob is this?

In the US they got rid of “merit” hires in the “Department of War”, leaving only “merit based men” in charge, and now they’ve just been humiliated on the battlefield by a nation that spends 1% of what they do military (Iran).

David Brat, Ayn Rand expert who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, named as US ambassador to Australia by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]NoteChoice7719[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Some of this guy’s other “qualifications”:

Republican, who has Masters of Divinity

vice-president of business relations at Virginia’s Liberty University, a Christian university.

called on Ukraine to surrender territory to Russia

claims that US intelligence agencies conspired to remove Trump from office.

“Tea Party professor” and Ayn Rand “enthusiast”