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Things is happenin' in Australia -- (link)

Posted by Reagen Aug 23 '18, 16:50

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https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/malcolm-turnbull-to-resign-as-prime-minister-ahead-of-leadership-battle-between-dutton-bishop-and-morrison-20180824-p4zzga.html (www.smh.com.au)

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apparently the petition only has 42 of the 43 signatures Turnbull wants. there's a guy who said he'd sign as 43 to break the deadlock if needed, - mafic Aug 23, 17:29 1
- and he signed. new PM by sundown! I hope it's Julie Bishop. I won't vote for her, but she's the least offensive option (also my MP!). -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 17:41
Australian politics seems fun. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 23, 17:24 18
- Bernier's giving it a go, but it's clearly the AAA league. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 17:31
- depends how fond of knifing people you are. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 17:25 16
  - That's not a knife... that's a spoon! -- nm - Ender Aug 23, 19:49
  - too personal for you? -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 17:31 14
    - I'm a little tired of the rotating cast of PMs. This happens about every 2 years. Nobody's lasted a full term since I got here. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 17:38 13
      - Not for nothing, but if Canada had proportional representation, we'd have a lot more Bernier-parties getting a handful of seats. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 23, 18:01 9
        
        Australia doesn't have proportional voting, it has first preference or alternative voting. It's very hard for minority parties to get a foothold in - Roger More Aug 23, 18:31 3
        
        oh right. it's the structure of the Senate that leads to the small parties. I don't vote here, I always forget the specifics. it works though. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 18:35 2
        
        And that only came happened recently, once single issue parties figured out how to game the preference system - Roger More Aug 23, 18:44
        
        (I'll say better than FPTP at any rate) -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 18:35
        
        I generally favor MMP or ranked ballot. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 18:29
        
        I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. forces more government by consensus, or constant elections. - mafic Aug 23, 18:04 3
        
        Canada's too diverse a country politically, geographically, linguistically and racially for prop rep. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 23, 18:09 2
        
        But ideally a politically, geographically, linguistically and racially diverse country that is also a representative democracy should have - Roger More Aug 23, 18:52
        
        honestly I think FPTP drives a lot of polarisation. if you know you can get a majority with 35% of the vote, you don't need a bigger tent. - mafic Aug 23, 18:29
      - I think we'll see more of it until the parties realign around some other axis, like open vs closed. -- nm - Roger More Aug 23, 17:41 2
        
        sausage vs shrimp -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 17:49 1
        
        No, the answer to that is "why not both?". -- nm - Roger More Aug 23, 18:37
I almost hope Dutton wins and is then ruled ineligible just so the spectacle goes on a few more weeks, except I really don't want him as PM. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 17:24 3
- Solicitor General paraphrased "He isn't *not* ineligible. I dunno. Anyone know a good lawyer?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 17:29 2
  - "Well *I* think he's fine, buy High Court? Who knows about those fucks? Judges, amirite?" -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 17:45
  - That's Wiggie's music! Oh wait. You said "good". nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 17:32
Does it have anything to do with mafic's pee? -- nm - decline Aug 23, 17:16 1
- I don't think it can be ruled out. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 17:17
"Wiggie thrust into leadership position" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 23, 16:53 2
- We go now to ALP headquarters -- (link) - Reagen Aug 23, 16:59 [Image] 1
  - OPH YEAH!! Try to microwave seafood at work now, bitches. nm -- nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 17:19

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