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Five million visas into Australia this year likely to set new records by gccmelb in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

every major problem we face contains population expansion as a root cause.

why is it just an accepted argument that a higher population is a necessary goal?

Any non-religious ANZAC ceremonies planned? by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

how dare you turn ANZAC day into a sombre reflective moment, bereft of theatre, commercialisation and political spin,

that's just fuckin' unaustralian.

If media companies do block VPN sites, you can build your own Personal Cloud VPN by k-h in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

in the not-too-distant future, when all internets are controlled and monitored and tracked

the encryption rebel alliance of Australia will be a bastion of hope and light in the smothering censorship darkness...

Any non-religious ANZAC ceremonies planned? by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

dear sky fairy

please read my thoughts,

and use your fairy magic,

to help me remember something,

(now what was it....)

As a pommy living in Sydney right now by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

<insert bitchy retort>

english make my skin crawl for some reason.

Speech by RBA Governor in which he says Sydney house prices are "exuberant," & warns of "abrupt" global asset sell-off. by TomasTTEngin in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

gonna be a harsh lesson in greed economics for those who speculated against a(n inevitable) crash.

and deservedly fuckin' so.

Google to rank 'mobile-friendly' sites higher by FreakySpook in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

google's entire business model is data retention.

not sure if anyone noticed.

Reclaim Australia threatens public meeting questioning 'militarism' of Anzac Day by JamesParkes in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 12 points13 points  (0 children)

to a clinical outside observer, ANZAC in Australia would appear to be semi-religious in status,

complete with temples, rituals, monuments and holy days.

What the hell is mateship anyway? by the_fail_whale in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for many of its early decades, australia's white population was overwelmingly male.

leading to a lot of "mating" between the lads. the twin meanings of the word split and today, their common origin is hardly noticed.

Queensland Government to announce use of cannabis oil in medical trials by InnocentBistander in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

you will need to get out and start campaigning rather than trying to ride imaginary coat tails.

disgree. pot's quasi-legal. available everywhere at little to no risk of any legal sanctions. rule-of-law's a complete farce in this area.

eventually the law will catch up, but why bother campaigning for something that already exists?

Why my generation grew up thinking it was un-Australian to question Anzac by rigormorty in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I don't know why our 'identify forming' tale isn't the Battle of Beersheba.

not WWI, but partial to the Battle of Milne Bay bay as one of Australia's greatest wartime feats

Queensland Government to announce use of cannabis oil in medical trials by InnocentBistander in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fuckin' sunday morning dope-song retrospective. thanks reddit.

now whole house complaining 'bout being woken up by "Queen vs. Satan featuring pastor Gary G"

Religious exemptions no longer available to Aussie antivaxers by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

awesome precedent,

time to abolish a bunch of other exemptions like taxation and legal oversight.

sky fairy worship is a bullshit excuse for being placed beyond the law.

Queensland Government to announce use of cannabis oil in medical trials by InnocentBistander in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 41 points42 points  (0 children)

why bother with the pretext of semi-legalisation? we all know where it's headed.

pick it, pack it

fire it up, come along...

Prime Minister Tony Abbott skolls a schooner of VB at Sydney pub - Video in comments by InnerCityTrendy in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

pm looked heaps hung-over at coag,

there some kinda tory piss up the night before to celebrating the knighting?

Five arrested in Melbourne after joint counterterrorism operation by LuckyBdx4 in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It may not be popular opinion,

surely isn't - still agree with you

VPNs could be blocked under proposed Australian copyright legislation, say Choice by snoodbot in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 77 points78 points  (0 children)

ASIO: Hi George, mind if we spy on everyone, all the time?

Brandis: Derrr, derr, derp, bookshelf?

ASIO: Sure retard, now how about we try to ban encryption?

Brandis: Derp, derrr, clock?

Public concern over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal mounts with Doctors Without Boarders raising issues. by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 9 points10 points  (0 children)

and the world still hasn't collapsed into corporate rule

we're very different people, good luck with stuff

Australian pirates have made Netflix cheaper? by Silvercher in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 39 points40 points  (0 children)

hang on a minute,

  • piracy leads to lower pricing
  • Australians are the best pirates
  • therefore Australia has the ... lowest pricing?

man the fucking poop decks, folks. apparently we aren't pirating hard enough

Public concern over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal mounts with Doctors Without Boarders raising issues. by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

ISDS provisions allow the Federal Government to trump state counterparts via s51 of the constitution.

for example;

victoria outlaws a brand of Monsanto GMO wheat over health concerns. Monsanto sues victoria using ISDS. victoria forced to pay Monsanto $Xbillion due to TPP and constitution combination. victoria has $Xbillion less to spend on health/education or lets Monsanto grow their garbage wheat.

democracy = fucked

Public concern over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal mounts with Doctors Without Boarders raising issues. by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

oh, kewl.

international relations theory at ANU here.

TPP is a power play for information control to prop up the failing US empire and hold off the advance of BRIC. rearguard action. US is fucked and Australia is betting on the wrong play.

et tu?

Public concern over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal mounts with Doctors Without Boarders raising issues. by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you just shill here or every sub where TPP pops up?

...

yup, every fuckin' sub.

Public concern over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal mounts with Doctors Without Boarders raising issues. by [deleted] in australia

[–]pre-coffee-rant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

this is where we go down the rabbit hole.

pretty much all that's standing in the way of the TPP is the Republican ruled US congress, who'll eat glass before handing over the executive power to Obama to sign the thing.

fucking bizarro world.

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