The end for KRudd

[TarJak]

Kevin in '07 gone before '11.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard--to-become-australias-first-female-prime-minister-as-tearful-rudd-stands-aside-20100624-yzvw.html?autostart=1

Got to admit I'm not keen on his replacement either. Can;t wait till she calls the next election so we can boot this bunch of do nothing clowns out.

[krashkart]

Would it be wrong of me to think that this is much more exciting than what's happening in our government over here? :rotfl2:

[darius359au]

It's a party here:woot::woot::woot: ,don't like Gillard but I detest Krudd even more!,Hopefully Krudd's pet Luddite gets booted aswell in the cabinet re-shuffle and into something more his intelligence and ability level - Minister for Sewage?:yeah::D

[TarJak]

It's a party here:woot::woot::woot: ,don't like Gillard but I detest Krudd even more!,Hopefully Krudd's pet Luddite gets booted aswell in the cabinet re-shuffle and into something more his intelligence and ability level - Minister for Sewage?:yeah::D
Hear Hear. Maybe we should kick off the "Conjob has to go!" campaign?:D

Dunno if it is more exciting than what's happeing over there, but i understand Obama now has to get the name cards changed for his meeting with the Australian Prime Minister next week.:DL

Not sure how we will go with a Welsh Prime Minister at the helm.:06:

[Reece]

Kevin in '07 gone before '11.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard--to-become-australias-first-female-prime-minister-as-tearful-rudd-stands-aside-20100624-yzvw.html?autostart=1

Got to admit I'm not keen on his replacement either. Can;t wait till she calls the next election so we can boot this bunch of do nothing clowns out.
You are correct, but who do you vote in? there all crooks and don't give a crap about the average poor guy!!:nope: Wish they would dump preferential voting!:-?

[d@rk51d3]

Never voted in the past, and not about to start. :03:

[Oberon]

Does this mean that the Aussie government is no longer going to be run from Beijing? :hmmm:

[SteamWake]

so we can boot this bunch of do nothing clowns out.

Damn... I wish we had a few 'do nothings' in our federal goverment at the moment.

[Boris]

Never voted in the past, and not about to start. :03:

Voting is compulsory in Australia... and this time we have the choice between a chimp and a ranga

[krashkart]

Looks like we all have about the same regard for our political leaders. Is it possible that Australia is some sort of Bizzaro World version of the States? Or... would that be the other way around? :hmmm:

[Reece]

Never voted in the past, and not about to start. :03:There is a rumor that voting will soon be not compulsory, wonder if and when this happens!:hmmm: At the moment I wouldn't have a clue who to vote for, even if you vote for a minor group the vote will be handed on to one of the 2 main players who at the moment can't even sort out their own parties let alone manage the country!! You either vote for Devil1 or Devil2!!:damn:

[Platapus]

As long as the citizens have the option of casting a "no vote", I think compulsory voting would be a good idea.

This would have to be combined with the idea of making election day a paid day off also.

A question for our Australian people: How is compulsory voting enforced?

[TarJak]

There is no option for a No vote other than submitting a blank or invalid ballot card. Each year there is about 4-5% informal vote based on the 2001 election result and donkey voting (numbering candidates down the card from 1-n), is now less than 1%.

Through fines for not attending. You have to be enrolled to vote for them to catch you quickly otherwise if you never enroll they have to run checks from our Centrelink (Social Security), against the rolls to find people of voting age who are not registered. That slows em down by a few months but they catch up eventually.

They never prosecute unless you have racked up enough fines to make it worth taking you to court. Don't recall any recent prison sentences for non payment of the fines though.

[d@rk51d3]

Contrary to popular belief, your vote is not compulsory, and there is no way to enforce it even if it was.

What is compulsory, is to attend a booth to have your name crossed off the list.....................

that is, if you've even enrolled to vote in the first place. :D

[Jimbuna]

Contrary to popular belief, your vote is not compulsory, and there is no way to enforce it even if it was.

What is compulsory, is to attend a booth to have your name crossed off the list.....................

that is, if you've even enrolled to vote in the first place. :D

So does that mean you can enter the polling station, have your name crossed/accepted on the voting register then you can simply put your voting slip into the ballot box without having entered any preference/choice?

[d@rk51d3]

So does that mean you can enter the polling station, have your name crossed/accepted on the voting register then you can simply put your voting slip into the ballot box without having entered any preference/choice?

Yep.

[Jimbuna]

Yep.


Isn't the voting slip coded for id purposes?

[TarJak]

Contrary to popular belief, your vote is not compulsory, and there is no way to enforce it even if it was.

What is compulsory, is to attend a booth to have your name crossed off the list.....................

that is, if you've even enrolled to vote in the first place. :D
Correct and have voted that way many times.

No ID on the voting cards. Voting whilst "compulsory", is also completely anomymous. If the voter or anyone else identifies the voter on the card then that vote is invalid under our system.

In terms of who to vote for, anyone other than the Ranga's team is a worthwhile vote ATM. Oh other than Family First or White is Right style of party.

[nikimcbee]

I think you guys have a problem, your new PM looks a lot like...

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I think you have some sort of alien hybrid of this freak. She must have asexually reproduced and moved there to take over. Run for you lives tarjak, reece. Hold on to your wallets, as this alien blood-sucker will suck your wallets dry and leave you the bill.
http://wtpotus.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/nancy-pelosi-on-botox.jpg

[Reece]

I can't say who is, but she certainly isn't getting my vote!!:oops::stare:

[krashkart]

Somewhere in Washington, a delicate old lady finger clicks a button on a remote...


LISTEN NOT TO NIKIMCBEE.... *crackle* MCBEE BRINGER OF MOLDY BAGELS AND.... *pop crackle buzzzz* ... AND AND AND AND..... *fzzzppp*

:o

Owwww.... dang, the fillings in my teeth taste funny... :doh: What just happened? :huh:



Back in Washington...

"Bagels? You made him say 'bagels'??? Are you serious!?"
"It was a technical error, Mr. President. We have our best team working on it right now, sir."

[darius359au]

Oh yay ,Gillard does a cabinet re-shuffle and keeps Conjob as minister for Censorship and Lie's:damn::damn::damn::damn:

[Reece]

Oh yay ,Gillard does a cabinet re-shuffle and keeps Conjob as minister for Censorship and Lie's:damn::damn::damn::damn:I didn't think politicians lied!:88)

[krashkart]

Oh yay ,Gillard does a cabinet re-shuffle and keeps Conjob as minister for Censorship and Lie's:damn::damn::damn::damn:

I didn't think politicians lied!:88)

Were those officials secretly exiled from our side of the Pacific, or is this pretty much a universal thing? :O:

[TarJak]

Oh yay ,Gillard does a cabinet re-shuffle and keeps Conjob as minister for Censorship and Lie's:damn::damn::damn::damn:
Conjob is one of the best reasons to vote these jokers out next chance we get.

[Jimbuna]

Conjob is one of the best reasons to vote these jokers out next chance we get.


We've got a scottish bugga we've no further use of...we could send him over, he might make a good partner for your welsh lady friend :DL

[darius359au]

We've got a scottish bugga we've no further use of...we could send him over, he might make a good partner for your welsh lady friend :DL
Ahhh..No....We've got enough problems with our own idiots without importing anyone else's:O:

[Reece]

Ahhh..No....We've got enough problems with our own idiots without importing anyone else's:O:You said a mouthful!!:yeah:

[Jimbuna]

Ahhh..No....We've got enough problems with our own idiots without importing anyone else's:O:

LOL :DL