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I live in Australia and this is the dumbest bill I have ever seen in parliament. Australian politicians have no clue what the fuck they have just done. Rushed t

I live in Australia and this is the dumbest bill I have ever seen in parliament. Australian politicians have no clue what the fuck they have just done. Rushed through in less than four days so they can go on holidays. Bigots.

gonzo41 8y ago
I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to show a naked mannequin in Tasmania. There are plenty of stupid laws on the books. This is one. For sure! But read the guardian blog from today. The opposition is avoiding having to fight against "Mr. Stop the boats.". And as for rushed through. Lots of stupid shit took a ton of time. Like the marriage survey that could have been done in 15 minutes.
mtgx 8y ago
> Rushed through in less than four days so they can go on holidays. It was planned this way by the intelligence agencies and its supporters. It always is.
rswail 8y ago
To quote our last PM (well, this week anyway): "The laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia."
- nailer 8y ago
  Oh god. I left Oz in 2008 when Turnbull was a small-l-liberal, pro-business, pro-tech guy. From what I hear from home he became another deliberately ignorant Aussie conservative.
  - shusson 8y ago
    Ha, you forget how often we change our PMs :p
    - nailer 8y ago
      When I left it was just Kevin 07, before all that started.
- StavrosK 8y ago
  War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength.
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- sn41 8y ago
  Oh well. Please petition your local representative to outlaw irrational numbers. We don't want these hysterical numbers breaking rational Australian laws.
claudiawerner 8y ago
As far as stupid laws go, Australia defines "child pornography" to include drawings and stories of fictional characters, to the point where a man was convicted of possessing "child pornography" in the form of nude characters from The Simpsons, and a man in prison was convicted of producing "child pornography" for writing a story involving the rape of a young girl. England and Wales, Canada, NZ and France have similar laws on such imaginative artwork.

gonzo41 8y ago

I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to show a naked mannequin in Tasmania. There are plenty of stupid laws on the books. This is one. For sure! But read the guardian blog from today. The opposition is avoiding having to fight against "Mr. Stop the boats.". And as for rushed through. Lots of stupid shit took a ton of time. Like the marriage survey that could have been done in 15 minutes.

mtgx 8y ago

> Rushed through in less than four days so they can go on holidays. It was planned this way by the intelligence agencies and its supporters. It always is.

rswail 8y ago

To quote our last PM (well, this week anyway): "The laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia."

nailer 8y ago
Oh god. I left Oz in 2008 when Turnbull was a small-l-liberal, pro-business, pro-tech guy. From what I hear from home he became another deliberately ignorant Aussie conservative.
- shusson 8y ago
  Ha, you forget how often we change our PMs :p
  - nailer 8y ago
    When I left it was just Kevin 07, before all that started.
StavrosK 8y ago
War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength.
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sn41 8y ago
Oh well. Please petition your local representative to outlaw irrational numbers. We don't want these hysterical numbers breaking rational Australian laws.

claudiawerner 8y ago

As far as stupid laws go, Australia defines "child pornography" to include drawings and stories of fictional characters, to the point where a man was convicted of possessing "child pornography" in the form of nude characters from The Simpsons, and a man in prison was convicted of producing "child pornography" for writing a story involving the rape of a young girl. England and Wales, Canada, NZ and France have similar laws on such imaginative artwork.