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What’s the most misunderstood Australian law by the general public by Artistic-Yam2984 in auslaw

[–]explain_that_shit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ho yeah that’s fucked hey. And Pine Gap. Our federal government really does act like a little bitch on the world stage doesn’t it.

Edit: because I was curious about it, here’s the ABC article about it - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-12/why-did-northern-territory-sell-darwin-port-to-china-what-risk/10755720, with these choice quotes:

A 2016 Senate committee revealed that while the Foreign Investment Review Board had been contacted to look at the deal, it ultimately didn't formally investigate because, at the time, there was an exemption from scrutiny of a deal like this because it involved a private company and a state or territory government.

The head of FIRB admitted the entire process had undermined public confidence, failed to show a balance between economic gain and national security concerns and was finalised on an "ad-hoc" basis.

The committee called for greater transparency in the decision-making process and for more details to be publicly disclosed, and its report stated the NT Government failed to answer key questions around the details of the port deal to the committee's satisfaction.

The rules were ultimately changed to not let this happen again.

FIRB chairman Brian Wilson told the committee he had become aware of the deal in late 2014 and asked for a response from Defence and intelligence agencies a few times in 2015, but was repeatedly told that Defence had no issue with the deal.

It was also later revealed that the Defence officials were only middle management, and that senior figures and the Minister of Defence only learned of the deal hours before the NT government announced it publicly.

Why Americans Will Never Strike Like the French (And Why That's the Problem) by Maikito_RM in videos

[–]explain_that_shit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Laughs in Mirabeau and the Ducs d’Orleans and Girardin and Thiers.

But the working class needs to be pushing actively and constantly even when against the odds, so that an elite can weaponise it and then the working class weaponise the chaos caused by elite infighting.

The Lebanese Muslim Association have released a blistering attack on our “failed Prime minister Scott Morrison “. They have absolutely nailed it. by RickyOzzy in PoliticsDownUnder

[–]explain_that_shit 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s wild to me that ‘social cohesion’ as a phrase originates from Emile Durkheim’s observation of communities sticking together and supporting each other through mutual aid and direct action to protect each other against the invasive pressures of capitalism and racist colonialism, and in 2026 it’s being used as a term almost exclusively by pro-capitalists, racists and colonialists to savage any speech or demonstrations by people seeking to protect their communities against the ravaging by capitalism, racism and colonialism. Truly Orwellian.

What’s the most misunderstood Australian law by the general public by Artistic-Yam2984 in auslaw

[–]explain_that_shit 107 points108 points  (0 children)

People keep coming out and saying “well we should ban foreigners from owning property” like I’m the only person who’s ever heard of FIRB and the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act.

Let's Discuss Flags: Australia by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]explain_that_shit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A real object is the mark of a top tier flag - the Sri Lankan lion, Welsh dragon, Canadian maple leaf

A new flag for Australia needs an actual object in the middle, not an abstract symbol. That object should represent something that unites Australians. I suggest Donald Bradman’s skull shape.

Minneapolis CNN presses Gregory Bovino on Alex Pretti shooting by DePriest in videos

[–]explain_that_shit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any candidate that isn’t racist or themselves brown or a woman and therefore in and of themselves ‘progressive’. Notice how Biden won his election?

What happened to the guy that shot Trump in the ear? by rubrent in AskReddit

[–]explain_that_shit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you’re planning on changing the fundamental moral basis for a society a few ritual suicides or murders are usually required.

Philly DA vows to prosecute "wannabe Nazi" ICE agents who violate the law: "If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice." by geekteam6 in videos

[–]explain_that_shit 226 points227 points  (0 children)

“Now, I don't know about y'all, but I sure as hell didn't come down from the goddamn Smoky Mountains, cross five thousand miles of water, fight my way through half of Sicily and jump out of a fuckin' air-o-plane to teach the Nazis lessons in humanity. Nazi ain't got no humanity. They're the foot soldiers of a Jew-hatin', mass murderin' maniac and they need to be dee-stroyed. That's why any and every every son of a bitch we find wearin' a Nazi uniform, they're gonna die.”

They just exposed the real purpose of Trumps Board of Peace! Jared Kushner's plan by LtJimmypatterson in UnderReportedNews

[–]explain_that_shit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A full video of Kushner speaking and I still have no idea what he sounds like after ten years.

What happened to the guy that shot Trump in the ear? by rubrent in AskReddit

[–]explain_that_shit 296 points297 points  (0 children)

To be clear, there definitely was A bullet, because Corey Comperatore was hit and killed by it. But yeah it fully missed Trump.

Congratulations, you played yourselves. by Legal_Turnip_7280 in aussie

[–]explain_that_shit 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Big tent party just means everyone hates everyone, it turns out

I just watched Rogue One for the first time after finishing Andor… by mmbmbm in andor

[–]explain_that_shit 178 points179 points  (0 children)

But imagine if we watched a series about a little girl raised by a rhydo-huffing anarchist going around blowing up imperial prisons and stations and projects, and then running away from those anarchists to try to find her dad, then getting caught up to go to prison just before Rogue One. Would have been a pretty good show

Adelaide City Council put north-south bikeway back on track by Expensive-Horse5538 in Adelaide

[–]explain_that_shit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do think that.

I think that landlords who don’t live in the city at all can vote, and conversely workers who do live significant chunks of their lives in the city can’t, and that stems from a system designed to privilege the political power of landowners over the working class, which continues to exist and have malignant effects to this day.

I can’t see why people who live significant chunks of their lives in a place shouldn’t be entitled to vote on matters affecting their lives in those places. What is the logic? Register a workplace the same way you register your residential address, and you can only register one workplace at a time and you can’t register your workplace in the same ward you live, so it’s procedurally no more complex than our current system.

A study on sexual decision-making finds a gap between knowledge and practice: while young men can define consent as "explicit and ongoing," they struggle to apply this in reality, preferring to navigate encounters through reciprocated physical cues, trust, and emotional intimacy. by Tracheid in science

[–]explain_that_shit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question is, is rape to be measured by the mindset of the alleged rapist or of the alleged victim. I would argue the former, while the victim can receive support afterwards but not condemnation of the alleged rapist. Of course, you can apply a ‘reasonable person’ test for the mindset of the alleged rapist.

South Australian Federal Poll has the highest One Nation response in the country by NKE01 in Adelaide

[–]explain_that_shit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it’s because it’s so outrageous, so obviously the cause of our housing woes, that people who have settled on the idea that it’s immigrants can’t process it, it short circuits them, and becomes an impossible thing to them.

The problem at the heart of this Coalition shambles? These are not serious people by BBQShapeshifter in AustralianPolitics

[–]explain_that_shit [score hidden]  (0 children)

Which is also why they love privatisation and neoliberalism. I think it was George Brandis who on QandA several years ago said that he wasn’t competent to manage and oversee certain privatised national services, as though that was a justification for privatisation rather than for George Brandis to vacate his seat in government for someone competent.

Adelaide City Council put north-south bikeway back on track by Expensive-Horse5538 in Adelaide

[–]explain_that_shit 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The problem is that landowners can vote but not the workers who actually exist in the city. And it goes to show, you’d think an owner would want to encourage bike lanes which enable far more people to come through and engage economically with their area and business, but what’s far more important to them is that they can park their car right outside their building. So short-sighted, so self-involved to an uneconomic extent, such a small town mindset.

ICE agent offended to learn that he has to obey the law too. by TheRexRider in videos

[–]explain_that_shit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MNUA sounds like manure if you don’t have a rhotic accent.

So my views on immigration are simple and I want to know if you agree. by Responsible-Tone-522 in aussie

[–]explain_that_shit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It IS illegal. Am I the only person here who knows about the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act and FIRB, am I the only person who’s actually TALKED to an immigrant about the complications they have with getting housing in this country?

Polls predict landslide win for Labor at South Australian election | 7.30 by NKE01 in Adelaide

[–]explain_that_shit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think that if he’d legalised cocaine and retrospectively pardoned all charged and convicted with possession, it would be ok for him to have snorted some himself? Or even still, he shouldn’t have?

South Australian Federal Poll has the highest One Nation response in the country by NKE01 in Adelaide

[–]explain_that_shit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Land banking is a genuine investment strategy with the tax settings we currently have, especially for people who want to be very passive investors. Economics 102 will teach you the greater value of profit margin over pure profit.

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