The Australian Zeitgeist Tracking Thread

This is the prime minister's listening to things face.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nxsa4su2vf9kk1d/Image%20from%20iOS.jpg?raw=1

He was listening to a question about a ministerial staffer being raped in her office.

After two years thinking it was annoying to hear about a staffer getting raped at his place of employment, Scott's wife said "how about if it was our daughter?" and he though oh maybe it's bad it happened

Then he told the television cameras that he had gone through this process

Probably not surprised to learn that the owner of this is incapable of basic humanity & decency.

The prime minister has an 'I Stopped These' boat trophy in his office: https://t.co/nranKzF9va #auspol pic.twitter.com/YZZFBEoQH3

— Peter Martin (@1petermartin) September 19, 2018

How it started:

Happy International Women’s Day.

Let’s make it a day when we strive to improve the respect, dignity and equality for every woman, everywhere.#internationalwomensday2021 #IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/pbpqfGdzp7

— Dave Sharma (@DaveSharma) March 7, 2021

How it was going immediately afterward:

So the international woman in this photo is my friend. This is her response: https://t.co/5ri85LyoaQ pic.twitter.com/lDvrAYUJfm

— Alex Lee (@alex_c_lee) March 8, 2021

Not an unexpected resolution to weirdly giving out flowers to random women at Edgecliff Station.

did this work

The front page of tomorrow's The West Australian. pic.twitter.com/sPgvo5F3Ml

— The West Australian (@westaustralian) March 12, 2021

Ahahaha, errr no. A wag on ABC called the WA Libs the Vespa party after the vehicle needed to accomodate tall their lower house mps.

where do we even begin, folks

string the fucker up by his heels and emasculate his corpse?

...a masturbatory offence against a piece of furniture seems to have finally if briefly prompted Morrison to engage all those skills learnt in his taxpayer-funded empathy training.

my prediction is that tomorrow’s apology about today’s apology about yesterday’s apology will be inadequate and mediocre

Meanwhile, Eric Abetz:
"On Monday the First of March at the Hobart City Council’s citizenship ceremony, I casually asked the Honourable Senator Eric Abetz if the Minister allegedly accused of the alleged rape that occurred around 30 years ago was the Honourable Christian Porter MP. The Senator quickly responded that yes, it was the first law officer of the nation, Christian Porter, but not to worry, the woman is dead and the law will protect him. He then said, as for that Higgins girl, anybody who is so disgustingly drunk, who would sleep with anybody, could have slept with one of our spies and put the security of our nation at risk."

aiding and abetzing

hey hey it's Tasmania, we just elect this human shitstain over and over again no matter what antediluvian biowaste dribbles out of his orifice

He’s on 2GB right now continuing to dig down in search of a way out of the hole.

He sure likes to whattabout

The old days were more rapey

I want to encourage Australians, here, of course, there are issues, but think about where things were 20 years ago, 50 years ago, and I can tell you, go and ask your nan and she’ll tell you the real story about the good old days.

if a listener’s phantom nana was willing to testify she’d most likely say it’s bleakly apparent things are the same as they ever were

at least these phantom nanas probably didn't expect anything to ever change, so won't be disappointed.

Scott Morrison finished his interview with 2GB by saying:

"I’m just glad the footy is back on. It helps everybody."

nothing rapey about the major footy codes, no siree

maybe it soothes the rapists?

Fuck me

Keith Pitt overruled the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund to stop them supporting a new energy project which would create 250 North Queensland jobs, but in this interview, he couldn’t even answer basic questions about the project. Watch this train wreck interview... pic.twitter.com/8lLR8Xk2Km

— Chris Bowen (@Bowenchris) May 10, 2021

tbh I would be disappointed if he wasn't repping for coal with that name.

https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/getmedia/1ae9cfd7-f5a6-4acf-a970-fa889e69a63d/Clarke-619-386.aspx?width=515&height=386&ext=.jpg

The front didnt fall off!

hello, mates, it's me, an Australian, wishing to advise that my username is slightly different because I wanted to re register with a non-work email address

Now explain metadata

strewth

hello matthew koalas

crikey

Hi not sure if it's a qld thing but I've noticed over the last couple of years that "how good!!!" seems to be the go-to phrase for expressing excitement at something, anyone else notice this?

Also the ben Roberts Smith situation is out of control :/

Well I'm locked down as of midnight. How good is that.

Caught in the Gladys vs Dan how to deal with COVID stakes.

Hi not sure if it's a qld thing but I've noticed over the last couple of years that "how good!!!" seems to be the go-to phrase for expressing excitement at something, anyone else notice this?

have definitely heard this from Melbourne speakers

also "how good is" is basically the entirety of Scott Morrison's public policy

from the man who brought us “where the bloody hell are ya?” as a tourism slogan

Good Luck Sydney!

don't worry, the virus can't cross King St, so closing all the pubs on one side of the road and keeping a dozen open on the other will be fine

Deputy prime minister "couldn't give a shit" about covid infections in cities

https://i.imgur.com/SurmbD9.jpg

next level signing
1. while sunbathing naked
2. startled by
3. a deer pic.twitter.com/xO0QqJ15sQ

— 💯 points of 🆔 (@ernmalleyscat) June 28, 2021

Er, we probably need a Federal Election thread at some stage.

Weirdly, I will be overseas again (!) for it (pandemic & variant pending).

Polls say an Albo landslide, my gut says Scummo gets back in

We all know from bitter experience that the ALP can't be trusted not to fuck up an easily winnable election, but I'm actually finding it hard to see how Ukulele Boy can get out of this fine mess. (And trust me, I have thought about it!!)

Scomo gets back in because PUP Hoover up the protest vote and direct it back home. As soon as it’s decent scomo nomates gets Pantsed an it’s Dutton for Fuhrer.

Interestingly I was at a BBQ on Saturday and got chatting to someone who lives next door to Antony Green. Apparently Green thinks a Coalition reelection is highly unlikely, so that gives me hope, despite what my gut is telling me

No vote again, because Dutton did such a number on the immigration system it takes 3 years to become a citizen (and I even know who Ned Kelly and Donald Bradman are).

Not that it matters because this is Bandtland, but the Victorian socialists deserve my $2.68 for more posters.

If the Coalition get back in you will see some serious homicide being committed by this poster.

Not that a blancmange ALP government will be thaaaat much better, just much less insane until Albo gets knifed.

The ALP have no traction with the SUV driving, negative geared cattle who will reliably return that shitstain and his ghouls to office. They’ll inevitably shift into hubris right at the moment it will fuck their chances terminally. Australians want comfort and big business to tuck them in at night, doesn’t matter if it comes with a Pentecostal ideology. I’m done with hope.

Yeah, the ALP is a bucket of weak piss, but still better than active cancer.

Right now all who can save us are inner city Sydneyite voting for pro business nice white ladies who also a pro not setting the world on fire and are nicer to minorities (as long as they have money).

Beyond that we just hope frydenberg has enough dirt on Dutton.

I crossed the river last week and Frydo’s grinning bonce is on every street corner. You’ve got to vote for a potato or the wrong potato might get it.