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Tigers of Old said:
Can someone lock up Dutton before he starts firing missiles at the Chinese please.

www.abc.net.au

Chinese spy ship detected off Western Australia, near secretive naval facility, Dutton says

A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines.
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I'll put me hand up and say I'm not quite George Clooney looking. ... but geezus Dutton is an extremely unattractive fella and when Morrison gets the arse in 8 days, this is a dial we will probably be seeing more of!

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DavidSSS said:
I thought they didn't comment on "on water" activities.

A Chinese spy ship near the US base at Exmouth, presumably in international waters. Is this news? Probably goes on all the time.

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Dutton's so dumb he thinks this obvious "reds under the bed" ploy still works.
 
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It was no big deal when 3 Chinese war ships cruised into Sydney harbour 3 years ago, in fact the Morrison government tried to keep mum about it.
Mind you if Potato Head was the defence minister at the time he would have commandeered a Sydney Harbour Ferry and run them out there pronto.


Three Chinese warships have arrived in Sydney Harbour amid increasingly strident rhetoric from Beijing over its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Key points:​

  • The Government says the arrival of the Chinese warships is not a surprise, despite not being publicly announced
  • The PM says the vessels are on their way back from operations in the Middle East
  • The visit comes just hours after the Chinese Defence Minister spoke about the army's commitment to "face up to troubles"

A People's Liberation Army-Navy frigate, an auxiliary replenishment ship and an amphibious vessel are docking at Garden Island for a four-day stopover.

The arrival, which was not publicly announced by the Australian Government, came just hours after Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe struck an uncompromising tone on Taiwan and the South China Sea during a speech in Singapore.

www.abc.net.au

Chinese warships arrive in Sydney with no public Government announcement

Three Chinese warships arrive in Sydney Harbour amid increasingly strident rhetoric from Beijing over its territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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tigerman said:
It was no big deal when 3 Chinese war ships cruised into Sydney harbour 3 years ago, in fact the Morrison government tried to keep mum about it.
Mind you if Potato Head was the defence minister at the time he would have commandeered a Sydney Harbour Ferry and run them out there pronto.


Three Chinese warships have arrived in Sydney Harbour amid increasingly strident rhetoric from Beijing over its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Key points:​

  • The Government says the arrival of the Chinese warships is not a surprise, despite not being publicly announced
  • The PM says the vessels are on their way back from operations in the Middle East
  • The visit comes just hours after the Chinese Defence Minister spoke about the army's commitment to "face up to troubles"

A People's Liberation Army-Navy frigate, an auxiliary replenishment ship and an amphibious vessel are docking at Garden Island for a four-day stopover.

The arrival, which was not publicly announced by the Australian Government, came just hours after Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe struck an uncompromising tone on Taiwan and the South China Sea during a speech in Singapore.

www.abc.net.au

Chinese warships arrive in Sydney with no public Government announcement

Three Chinese warships arrive in Sydney Harbour amid increasingly strident rhetoric from Beijing over its territorial claims in the South China Sea.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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They certainly are getting tripped over by their own past deeds.

Shock, horror! Chinese naval ships in international waters near WA.

Aah, what about the 3 Chinese naval ships you invited to dock in Sydney Harbour a few years back?

So incompetent.

DS
 
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Baloo said:
yeah dunno about the Keating Clare comparisons. Keating had a real nasty edge. Would cut his opponents to pieces.

First clip is Keating making Downer cry in parliament. Second is 15mins of Keating's greatest hits.


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Imagine Alexander Downer calling anyone sanctimonious :ROFLMAO:
 
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T-Shirt Tommy said:
Albanese is such a lightweight. He seems so very feeble.

Which pisses me off no end considering that I hate Morrison. This is the best candidate that Labor can come up with?
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as manager of legislative business in the minority Gillard govt.

he passed more legislation than any govt ever.

in. a hung parliament.

if he's a footballer, hes Toby Nankervis.

he might lisp a bit and seem a bit nerdy,

but he's a serious political operator,

with a good heart.

something Our nation desperately needs.

I think he has the makings of a very good leader.

I dont give a *smile* about his weight, his glasses, or the intonation of his voice.
 
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Tigers of Old said:
Can someone lock up Dutton before he starts firing missiles at the Chinese please.

www.abc.net.au

Chinese spy ship detected off Western Australia, near secretive naval facility, Dutton says

A high-tech Chinese surveillance ship has been tracked off the West Australian coast, close to a secretive naval communications base that supports American and other allied submarines.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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secret Chinese spy ships sneaking up our coast?

as if that wasn't gonna happen in the last week before the election.

I expect by Thursday they'll be throwing little Chinese booby-trapped baby terrorists with picture cards of Anthony ALbonese tucked in their nappies, overboard,

somewhere near Exmouth
 
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I see the Libs have announced the ability to use up to $50k of super to pay a deposit on a house.
This is terrible policy. It will just push the property market even higher and mean that the whole purpose of superannuation which is to plan for retirement and to take pressure off the aged pension is compromised.
The whole reason we have a super guaranteed payment on wages and a tax break to do so is to create wealth for retirement.
I understand why it could be a vote getter but it is bad policy imo.
 
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Sintiger said:
I see the Libs have announced the ability to use up to $50k of super to pay a deposit on a house.
This is terrible policy. It will just push the property market even higher and mean that the whole purpose of superannuation which is to plan for retirement and to take pressure off the aged pension is compromised.
The whole reason we have a super guaranteed payment on wages and a tax break to do so is to create wealth for retirement.
I understand why it could be a vote getter but it is bad policy imo.
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It’s a desperate policy.

There are so many things needed to improve housing affordability. Creating more supply is the most important thing and that is largely done at State and local levels of Government.
 
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Use super. Drive prices up even further. Less affordable than ever. Reduce Australian’s retirement savings in the process and put more pressure on the government funded pensions. Yeah…that all makes sense.

Guy is an absolute disaster of a PM. Worst ever.
 
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It's nuts. A shameless bribe that will make things worse and not address the root causes of housing affordibility in Australia - lack of supply and tax incentives that drive the prices higher for investor owners.

Still, only a week more of this sh1t
 
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The only good thing about the announcement is that it's so blatantly bad and transparent, with most media deriding it already, that it's not going to work as an election winner.

Really, the only real unknown for next Saturday is whether Kooyong keep Josh or not.
 
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Baloo said:
The only good thing about the announcement is that it's so blatantly bad and transparent, with most media deriding it already, that it's not going to work as an election winner.

Really, the only real unknown for next Saturday is whether Kooyong keep Josh or not.
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Tim Wilson and a few other Libs at risk from independents as well
 
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Despite people saying she could be in trouble, I think Kate Allen will hold Higgins. She crossed the floor on Dud-mo, has challenged him on several womens issues and won’t get the female voter backlash other incumbents will.

Sonya Semmens has done a lot of advertising but doesn’t stand for much other than the one or two standard Green platforms and the Labor candidate doesn’t have much of a profile.

Will be close after preferences but won’t be surprised if she holds.
 
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Sintiger said:
I see the Libs have announced the ability to use up to $50k of super to pay a deposit on a house.
This is terrible policy. It will just push the property market even higher and mean that the whole purpose of superannuation which is to plan for retirement and to take pressure off the aged pension is compromised.
The whole reason we have a super guaranteed payment on wages and a tax break to do so is to create wealth for retirement.
I understand why it could be a vote getter but it is bad policy imo.
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Yeh, just ridiculous policy, reeks of desperate last minute vote grab.

Have a long-term strategy you morons. Investigate the foundations of why housing is so unaffordable.

It was bad enough letting people get $20K out of super during the pandemic.
 
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