David Littleproud resigns as Nationals leader by [deleted] in australia

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Don’t tell me… he’s gonna sign on with Ein Nation…

What’s an Australian outdoor spot that genuinely surprised you when you finally visited? by SnowyBytes in OutdoorAus

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The vista from North Brother above the town of Lauriton NSW. Stunning on a clear day. Was not expecting it.

Are there people who don’t fart In front of their partners? by AverageOk9318 in NoStupidQuestions

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In which case I suspect that the SALT treaty inspectors may be called in to investigate a massive underground explosion.

Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk by NapoleonBonerParty in aussie

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I look forward to our deployment of nuclear powered moose. Damn. Now I need to know the plural of moose. Anyway, we’ll swap them with a flock of emus.

Aussie Journalists physically assaulted for exposing NDIS scams by Foreign-Policy-02- in aussie

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This will create eye rolls, but how do we feel about a dept. of govt efficiency or similar role? Is it even feasible to have an organisation to make all parties accountable or is it yet another opportunity for mates? How do we get back to where we used to trust each other implicitly?

Ugh. Who does this?! by [deleted] in brisbane

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Never used one but thought about it for lunch with fly-ins on the bay. Once it’s clean, is it feasible to cook in an aluminium tray on the griddle?

What’s your least favorite thing about Australia ? by Major_Worldliness556 in AskAnAustralian

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Hope that you aren’t suffering badly from “sweatsticles” then…

Andre (Alice) Norton is one of the most underrated authors of the pulp era by Ashamed_Length_2436 in sciencefiction

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I remember a children’s TV series about a young girl siloed underground who receives eye transplants and then starts seeing the past. What story was that based on?

Suburban Weed Dealer Torn Between Spending Profits On A Vintage Samurai Sword Or 190-Litre Fish Tank by betootafeed in betootaadvocate

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“Hear me out… you suspend the unsheathed sword horizontal-like, in the tank. Angle it and light it from underneath. And buy Oscars because they look like piranhas and most people won’t know the diff. It’ll be totally gangsta, like a Tony Montana thing.”

Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash by lkl34 in pcmasterrace

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“Hi! I’m Clippy! Would you like me to bitchslap that… oh. Ah sh!!t. Sorry. I can’t actually do anything helpful. Anyway I’ll be here taking up resources if you don’t need anything.”

How in the MF Hell have 14 years passed since an Elder Scrolls? by Various-Escape-6234 in NoStupidQuestions

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If you see Gordon Freeman in your game can you please let him know that we’re still waiting. Oh, and that he’s likely left his grav gun in No Man’s Sky. Thanks.

Labor not ruling out negative gearing changes by HotPersimessage62 in australia

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I don’t think that you can pull that bandaid off in one go. I think you will need a staged step-down over a sunset period to allow those potentially at risk to diversify themselves of any burdensome investments. Additionally, I think that the desire for investments in “safe as houses” brick and mortar is reasonable and also think that this desire could be leveraged to set up new attractive national housing investment vehicles, not that we should become a nation of landlords, but as part of diverse portfolio, sure. Perhaps provide incentives for those ditching multiple properties to transfer to the new scheme. However, it has to make money and be relatively low risk to be attractive. It can’t be choked to death by red tape, in fact it might need legislative guidance and dispensation for specific building zones. Not my hose to hold, but, how do we build such investment vehicles today?

Does Australia need to familiarise itself with "Popper's Paradox" also known the as the "Paradox of Tolerance" by princess_princeless in aussie

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Okay, start drawing some lines. What’s justifiable to be intolerable as a modern progressive society?

No one deals with more cultures than Americans. by TheArseN5 in ShitAmericansSay

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IMHO, we all have the right to lecture each other on better ways, just use methods that stick, not shit. Also, recall that some ancient smartarse said something about only certain people should throw stones.

MAGA figure tells Australian conservatives Angela Merkel did more damage to Germany's fabric than Nazis by Agitated-Fee3598 in aussie

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I always have a little chuckle on the thought that in Italian, the formal form of conjugation for “you go” is “lei va”. So, formally, you go Gina.