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It would have been cool to have a blonde bimbo in parliament.

Mining boom. Nicole Cornes lost in Boothby. awwww... :p

First episode was promising. It's on tonight at 8:30.

Although 38% of BOS seems to think that the Liberals will win. This election will be won by Labor largely because of the 'it's time' sentiment, the effect of which, our generation tends to underestimate.

This poll isn't asking who you will vote for so I've made it public.

The correct statements are "some people want power" and "power corrupts some people". But only the corruption aspect is problematic from our point of view, not the mere fact that someone gets in power. I suspect your definition of power is too narrow. A person can exert power through ordinary...

Wooot... Mock Trial!! that's oldschool lol.

I think we're at the point where the coalition cannot win. But it can make spending promises that Labor has to match, allowing it to dictate Labor policy for at least Rudd's first term.

The historical genre is sort of boring in general I'd have to say. When films try to tell history as it was, they invariably fail. But some of my favourite "historical" films are: Cabaret Downfall Apocalypse Now Good bye Lenin!

fuck yes. I shouldn't be, but I am.

The number of conservative Asians in Bennelong has stayed constant. But there has been an increase in ordinary aspirational Asian voters in that electorate, both as a result of changing divisional boundaries and of increase in new residents. The Asian vote will predominantly be with Labor...

This is generally true. The media will now report on the death of an individual soldier in a combat zone as if any actual harm to Western soldiers is unacceptable.

If it is balance of power you are looking for, at least under our current system the balance of power between the three layers of government, the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, law enforcement, regulatory bodies and watchdogs combine in a mechanism that is relatively transparent...

I still find it hard to believe that anyone with common sense and an understanding of human nature can believe that your ideal state of anarchy is sustainable or realistic, and at the same time believe that our current system has "basically a 100% chance of eventual failure"... by turning into...

If anything, these questions are logically problematic. The only way to achieve 'anarcho capitalism' is to first reach the state of minarchism. If minarchism fails to keep the government small, anarcho capitalism cannot be achieved. Your implied contention is that anarcho-capitalism is...

Poor guy. I've only had the displeasure of seeing him once. I think the lesson here is that you can't succeed in life if you're ugly, no matter how hard you try.

What do you mean by 'we're still all equal as humans'? You said that we're not equal in the sense that we're born with differing capabilities, but we should nevertheless be treated equally. 1) You can't enforce equal opportunity and treatment without statutory or constitutional mechanisms...

I think the aspirational nationalism rubbish has its appeal. It does fit in with all his populist rhetoric about how the economy is strong because Australians are hard working. He's still great at sucking up to the Australian people.

I'm not sure if the reaction to the claim is a product of political correctness or of the paternalistic implications. But intelligence seems to be a particularly sensitive area to differentiate races on, for whatever reason. If one claimed (and I would suggest quite reasonably) that Africans are...

Some interesting questions raised. I think the main difference between the supplier and the consumer is that the consumer is only doing harm to herself (primarily speaking). It is true that supply is driven by demand, but such is the nature of addictive drugs that supply also drives demand...