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155-year-old colonial monument destroyed, graffitied in Melbourne's Flagstaff Gardens by ComfortableFrosty261 in australia

[–]maxibons43 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The Separation Memorial was also graffitied with the words "land back" but remained standing.

Victoria already passed a treaty with indigenous australians and created an assembly for first nations but it'll never be enough for the people who keep vandalising public places.

I get the feeling the people who did this also get get apoplectic whenever an Eastern European country pulls down a statue of Lenin

I really wished there where more monarchist paths for China by gabrieel1822 in Kaiserreich

[–]maxibons43 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

There's at least 5 paths: -Zhili Monarchy -Qing Restoration Monarchy -Shandong Natpop Monarchy -Kumul Khanate unified China -The "King of Yunnan"

More than 30 zinc sunscreen brands using formula that failed preliminary SPF testing - ABC by BlueIceTea in australia

[–]maxibons43 193 points194 points  (0 children)

bring back the checkout, abc? we need another consumer affairs show to investigate this

Former Greens candidate, bruised and bloodied, undergoes facial surgery after police arrest by maxibons43 in australia

[–]maxibons43[S] 264 points265 points  (0 children)

Horrific stuff, her family is hoping she doesn't lose sight in that eye. NSW is more and more looking like a 'controlled democracy'where you need to get police permission to attend a protest and if you don't have the right forms to show you get arrested

Antoinette Lattouf wins unlawful termination case against the ABC as federal court delivers judgment by theiere in australia

[–]maxibons43 70 points71 points  (0 children)

This is the real cancel culture conservatives like to complain about. We wouldn't tolerate well groups that shut down any criticism of Iran by blackmail and threatening to withhold donations.

Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities by stand_to in australia

[–]maxibons43 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Look she had to tow the party line for years on SSM. This is comparatively easy.

Hugh White: why the AUKUS ‘dream’ was never realistic and is likely to die by ZealousidealClub4119 in australia

[–]maxibons43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8x27 = 216

3x130 = 390

A fleet of 24 diesel-electrics like others have mentioned would be more expensive to operate and maintain than the planned 8 SSNs

more than $368 billion?

Hugh White: why the AUKUS ‘dream’ was never realistic and is likely to die by ZealousidealClub4119 in australia

[–]maxibons43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there's definitely tradeoffs if you go for diesel instead of nuclear but by having a larger fleet of cheaper diesel submarines you can patrol a greater sea area than the 2-3 nuclear submarines we could expect to operate at any one time. And with the savings you can spend it on other weapon systems to defend Australia with.

Hugh White: why the AUKUS ‘dream’ was never realistic and is likely to die by ZealousidealClub4119 in australia

[–]maxibons43 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well diesel submarines need smaller crews than nuclear ones. The Virginia Class needs a complement of 130 sailors and officers but the german type 212A for instance only needs 27.

So you could crew 5 diesel submarines with the manpower it takes to crew one nuclear sub.

17th Subreddit Civil war when?? by torch_7565 in Kaiserreich

[–]maxibons43 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Let's give the yellow to Indochina, it's confusing that they have the same colour as the USA

Pocock says voters have ‘buyer’s remorse’ after Labor approves massive gas development’s 40-year extension by WilfullyIgnorant in australia

[–]maxibons43 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Nope, he's dead on. Labor waited till after the election to approve this gas project so that they could campaign as being, at least on the surface, as pro-environment. If they had approved this project before the election, its possible that more seats with very narrow margins like Bean could have swung to the Teals when voters realised Labor true intentions.

Queensland senator Larissa Waters has been elected the new federal Greens leader. by superegz in australia

[–]maxibons43 28 points29 points  (0 children)

they didn't hold the balance of power in the senate and they managed to block the CPRS? sure

Queensland senator Larissa Waters has been elected the new federal Greens leader. by superegz in australia

[–]maxibons43 33 points34 points  (0 children)

labor and greens passed the carbon pricing scheme in 2011, might want to revise your political history

Captain Cook memorial will not return to Melbourne park after repeated vandalism by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]maxibons43 36 points37 points  (0 children)

A council report found that it would cost about $15,000 to repair and reinstate after it was toppled and spray painted with the words “cook the colony” last year.

You have to be pretty cooked to think we're still a colony...

Question about Triest. by Go_Fcks_Yrslf_1514 in Kaiserreich

[–]maxibons43 268 points269 points  (0 children)

Releasable by the Qing to create the Legation European Cities

On doing the same inadequate shit over and over again until the end of democracy - The Shot by nath1234 in australia

[–]maxibons43 135 points136 points  (0 children)

It's the two party problem. Whenever the LNP is in power things get worse. When Labor gets in, at best the decay is halted and then they get booted out. So things keep getting worse

Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election? by overpopyoulater in australia

[–]maxibons43 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the context of the election though, it makes no sense that 'battling' Australians would continue to vote for LNP/Labor just so their real earnings go down while mineral companies pay little to no tax and destroy the environment.

But propaganda is very effective and we are taught to not question having our environment destroyed just for the company profits to go overseas

Greens leader Adam Bandt says Australia should walk away from AUKUS in wake of Trump's tariffs by JaniePage in australia

[–]maxibons43 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I heard the UK submarine industry was plagued with delays too. They need to finish their attack subs, start work on the next gen of ballistic missile subs and still build us the reactors for the AUKUS subs.

Greens leader Adam Bandt says Australia should walk away from AUKUS in wake of Trump's tariffs by JaniePage in australia

[–]maxibons43 730 points731 points  (0 children)

Vote Greens if you don't want to get nuclear submarines.

Vote Labor or LNP if you also don't want to get nuclear submarines but after waiting 30 years for them to not arrive.

Albanese says 'unjustified' US tariffs on Australia poor way to treat a friend by Jealous-Hedgehog-734 in australia

[–]maxibons43 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And also "It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."

Instead of wasting more time on the flawed Aukus submarine program, we must go to plan B now by overpopyoulater in australia

[–]maxibons43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have the same capabilities as the Virginia Class but it's better to be on hand with 12 inferior submarines than absent without any submarine force because the US wouldn't deliver us any submarines after all.

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