The Australian Zeitgeist Tracking Thread

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.

I'm voting for the Gobbledok, he's all for investments in public services and eating potato chippies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vIaCXCkkrs

Love the country regularly being held to ransom to meet the basest desires of Western Sydney and rural Qld.

just the three ambulances for the big boy

EXCLUSIVE: 3 Ambulances called to the home of Clive Palmer, understood both he and his wife were showing Covid symptoms and have been taken to hospital- more to come @9NewsAUS @9NewsQueensland

— Peter Fegan (@PeterFegan9) February 24, 2022

C'mon comrade Rona, you can do it.

I presume two of them were yoked to a common chain so they could drag Big Clive on a pallet?

Ed otm

Clive Palmer has broken the sanctions against Russia. But before you judge, it was with very good reason (buying Hitler’s old Mercedes) https://t.co/k8O0eP6AFu

— keen online poster (@keen_poster) February 27, 2022

Mr Palmer’s company Minerology is believed to have purchased the vehicle at auction in London recently for more than $200,000.

Look it's a fucking bargain compared to the GTHO Phase IV.

I'm saving my money for a Leyland P76 tbh.

Unless that’s some kind of souped up tinny, there’s no future in it.

porkbarrel bop

Albanese, campaign day 1: "in the words of the great Ramones, 'hey ho, let's go'." pic.twitter.com/g7GIKssUTp

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) April 10, 2022

this will be my first election as a citizen, i’m quite excited to be able to vote at last

Ramones Hey Joe let's go vs Dragon April sun in Cuba

Ho, fuck autocorrect

watchu call me?

this will be my first election as a citizen, i’m quite excited to be able to vote at last

<3 thats awesome :) Vote these bastards out!

I did the ABC Vote Compass and as usual, I'm further left than Stalin, my go-to is always "throw all the money at us, all of it".

<3 i will do my level best

Not feeling good about this, day one and Albo has already fallen foul of gotcha questions. Scummo is going to spend the next 6 weeks hammering Albo on this and I fear this is the sort of thing that cuts through.

Australians will vote for short term self interest and quiet xenophobia as always

is the problem that the ALP was too loud with the xenophobia the last four years