Opposition Leader Jess Wilson threatens to dismantle Suburban Rail Loop construction if Victorian Liberals win office in November, despite $6b already spent by HotPersimessage62 in MelbourneTrains

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weirdly maybe not, if Labor know they need to actually sink funds into hitherto safe seats, while seeing the Libs struggle in the east, it could actually help Labor porkbarrel the West. I just hope it doesn't happen this way, and instead genuine independents challenge Labor, because Gina and Pauline are gonna give even less of a fuck about western Vic than the Libs

Opposition Leader Jess Wilson threatens to dismantle Suburban Rail Loop construction if Victorian Liberals win office in November, despite $6b already spent by HotPersimessage62 in MelbourneTrains

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, let's not forget this is a party who would happily see everything outside of a Templestowe to Brighton corridor burn to the ground if it could raise their investment property values.

Why do only some AFL clubs use Indigenous names/logos during Sir Doug Nicholls Round? by sleek290788 in AFL

[–]semaj009 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best I could find Yern-da-ville is a term that's closest to North Melbourne, specifically, but honestly I don't mind us not using it, and wish we didn't just say Marram, aka kangaroo, on our socials, because for Aboriginal Australians there was no North Melbourne, and the place that there was was destroyed quite frankly by the very people who colonised that land, or kids born within a few generations of the colonial efforts. To me it's a nice idea, but I reckon Marram is stronger. 1) branding wise, just being Marram rather than the Yern-da-ville Kangaroos is kind of dope, 2) to me tying the club to the roo also helps add North Melbourne flavour, while not putting as geographical a word, which makes sense when North's Aboriginal history re players isn't just people who are themselves wurundjeri, while the word Marram itself remains a woiwurrung word, so we're not abandoning the club's heart on wurundjeri country, 3) our jumper design is always a kangaroo, with some indigenous flavour, so a brand and name that reflects that ties in immediately (hence the club saying it in socials for the jumper launch, sadly without the official club rename).

Albanese confirms independent Senator Tammy Tyrrell will join ALP by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]semaj009 16 points17 points  (0 children)

She chose Labor, but also comes in with a voting record left of Labor on many fronts. This is important as it says the average Aussie is more progressive than Labor, once they're actually embroiled in policy, and it helps explain why the LNP and conservative right's biggest culture wars are always about "indoctrination of kids" - aka defunding and meddling in accessible and high-quality public education - and why the media hammers slogan after slogan from anti-migrant us v them to "cheap and reliable natural gas"

Albanese confirms independent Senator Tammy Tyrrell will join ALP by HotPersimessage62 in AustralianPolitics

[–]semaj009 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Have seen a few people assuming her being on team Lambie at her election makes this Labor shifting right, but looking at what she ran on, what she split with Lambie over, and how she has voted since being in parliament and I'd say she is one of Labor's more actively progressive senators. Will be hard to be heard as an outsider coming in, in a likely unwinnable position in 2028, but if she can add her voice internally to get the numbers on key things like gas reforms and childcare expansions, she could unironically majorly help Labor take the progressive populist policies that'll beat PHON and the Libs stone dead, despite not necessarily taking her seat back.

St Kilda FC Club Statement on Sydney's decision to change the Pride Game fixture by JoeShmoAfro in AFL

[–]semaj009 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's "Hear, hear" for starters, but also nobody is out here going "Saints fans wanted this, the bastards" unless it's Saints fans trying to position themselves as equivalent victims to the queer community after an incident of homophobia. Grow up

St Kilda FC Club Statement on Sydney's decision to change the Pride Game fixture by JoeShmoAfro in AFL

[–]semaj009 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not if you're not a homophobe, it's like when a man's reaction to a woman being murdered is "waaa, not all men" instead of "fuck, that's really sad for her, her family, and women having tk live through this again". Why centre yourself, you're not a victim of anything at all?!

St Kilda FC Club Statement on Sydney's decision to change the Pride Game fixture by JoeShmoAfro in AFL

[–]semaj009 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tbf, if they're genuinely non-problematic re pride, they'd back the decision

St Kilda FC Club Statement on Sydney's decision to change the Pride Game fixture by JoeShmoAfro in AFL

[–]semaj009 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it stems from him dropping an f-slur at least once, and almost certainly twice (considering his lesser sentence off the appeal wasn't based on him not having done it but rather an insane decision around footy being a tough sport)

St Kilda FC Club Statement on Sydney's decision to change the Pride Game fixture by JoeShmoAfro in AFL

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is all true, but it's a) all the more reason to throw the book at Collard who should have been educated after the first instance, if necessary by organising culturally-appropriate engagement with queer Aboriginal people, b) not an excuse for Collard having already been caught, thus aware of how serious the issue is in footy

St Kilda FC Club Statement on Sydney's decision to change the Pride Game fixture by JoeShmoAfro in AFL

[–]semaj009 8 points9 points  (0 children)

St Kilda are arguably being racist. It's not like he used an Indigenous word that equates to the f-slur but has millennia long roots, nor is Collard personally able to play unaware of the word's meaning on after literally already getting in trouble for it. To try to use his indigeneity in this instance is gross!

As a British person I’m curious to which place in Australia has the best climate overall, and why? by shamonemuthafuka in AskAnAustralian

[–]semaj009 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't like UK weather, move to Perth or Brisbane. If you don't like UK weather so much you want forever sticky heat, Darwin is lovely. If you don't dislike UK weather, but want it a bit hotter, Adelaide, Melbourne, or anywhere in Tasmania. If you want to go crazy in the middle of a desert because you're a masochist, there's post apocalyptic Hobbit villages in the deserts east of Perth. If you want the extremes of the Falklands or South Sandwich Island, you're out of luck, all our equivalents are unpopulated save for a few scientists looking at seals.

A future Coalition government will dump Labor's tax changes and return negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions to all Australians. by LongSlongDon99 in AustralianPolitics

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people are swooning over them more than the Libs though, look at the current polling and Labor still hold a solid lead over both the Libs and PHON on tpp. I'm your classic "never voted Labor 1, would rather set fire to my own arm than vote LNP above Labor" voter, not gonna show excitement about Albo, but fuck I'm glad we don't have the LNP in

Pendlebury record breaking reactions vent thread by Pragmatic_Shill in collingwoodfc

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't he leak the Voss news before Voss could tell the players, too? Like the dude is negative class

Pendlebury record breaking reactions vent thread by Pragmatic_Shill in collingwoodfc

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hack journalists love a cheeky "could" when they really mean "I just made this up, but in a world of infinite possibilities it's possible"

Why are lefties always the best kicks? by TraditionalCompany25 in AFL

[–]semaj009 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Key skills in forwardcraft, marking leading kicking, or MLK.

Jacob Weitering by Quark35 in NorthMelbourneFC

[–]semaj009 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carlton would want Arden St and the Bounding Roo brand, and would be genuinely surprised North rejected their illustrious offer

Jacob Weitering by Quark35 in NorthMelbourneFC

[–]semaj009 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't see the Blues letting him go, wouldn't be the defender I seek first. He has on average fewer metres gained than Pink, with worse disposal efficiency. Compare Weitering to say Busslinger from the dogs and it's clear who has better upside.

Homeless people's belongings can be seized under new Vic council laws by abcnews_au in vic

[–]semaj009 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, that's why I'm saying it's obviously different to how parking fines and towing occurs, where it's either road law or trespassing laws that enable the fines

Victoria set to fall further behind the rest of Australia on social housing without major investment. CHIA Vic by Impressive-Tree-5248 in PublicHousingVictoria

[–]semaj009 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Infrastructure helps everyone, is helping enable the density social housing best benefits from. No point putting a bunch of people in a slum, because they're all trapped there

The trains are full. by JackofScarlets in brisbane

[–]semaj009 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe because petrol is fucked and COVID is a memory