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He advertises in inner west Sydney which wibble will attest is one of the biggest wastes of money anybody could do. You might as well flush your money down the toilet as far right in this area.

I do love the defacing of his ads. It’s marvellous
It is a local sport. And the Libs have no change of being around to get his preferences so an utter waste of money.
 

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Palmer ads are everywhere, I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would vote for him.
You would have to be very very stupid indeed but he will get 2/3% I'd guess - which in many places will flow to the Libs/Nats.
 

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Media now going ballistic on liberals gaining support…
Mainly the far right press trying to bullshit those who are thinking of voting for the Teal Independents but some is more the balanced press trying to mobilise the Labor vote to make sure they don't think it is a done deal and not bother voting.
 

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Isn't that basically what they have been doing already. Feels like every single ad right now is either Palmer, the labour can't manage the economy bucket or Scomo's not my job/missing/Anti WA. Saying that I'm guessing WA ads are different to the other states.

I can't even think of a single policy ad about any of the major parties.
Labor tried that last time and policies seemingly don't win elections any more. Isn't that sad?
 

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One day #scottyfrommarketing admits to being a bulldozer who will change. Then today ...

 

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Voted early and now can't wait for this shit show to be over.

Went above the line
  • 1 Labor 2 Greens with Libs/One Nation/ United Australia last in that order for the lower house
  • 1 Greens 2 Labour 3) Reason 4) Democrats 5) Socialist Alliance 6) Animal Justice Party
 

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someone of whirlpool forums said they got this UAP text. :lol:

Australia transferring all AU hospital & health to World Health Org immediately

Stop them

Vote 1 United Australia Party

Click for more
UAPCK.info
i dont even understand the conspiracy....the WHO is going to pay for all hospital funding??? BUDGET FIXED!!!!!
 

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someone of whirlpool forums said they got this UAP text. :lol:



i dont even understand the conspiracy....the WHO is going to pay for all hospital funding??? BUDGET FIXED!!!!!
A bit like stopping people hacking your electric account to pay your bill.
 

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Surely such lies should have legal consequences?

Maybe I need to form an Honesty in Politics Party for a run at the next senate?

Ban political advertising once an election is called
All parties with above a threshold of votes in the last election get one (or more) party political broadcasts where they can simply state their positions and policies
A political version of ICAC with power to investigate misleading and downright dishonest political activity.
A ban on government advertising unless approved by the independent body above, to prevent it being used as free political advertising.
Political spam (SMS in particular) made a criminal offence
Founding of an apolitical infrastructure body that looks at needs 25-50 years into the future. Operates in a way that i both apolitical and avoids pork barrelling (perhaps the same thing anyway).

And so much more.

I'd vote for that.
 

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After 6pm Sydney time when counting starts, which is 9am Sat UK time I think. The first seats called will be the safe seats so it will be a few hours after that that we will get a true idea of how things are really going.
 

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After 6pm Sydney time when counting starts, which is 9am Sat UK time I think. The first seats called will be the safe seats so it will be a few hours after that that we will get a true idea of how things are really going.
Thanks! I know little about Australian politics but the honest government ads have kept me entertained.
 

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Thanks! I know little about Australian politics but the honest government ads have kept me entertained.
They are very accurate despite the comedy. The current government are both incompetent and corrupt. But they were last time and still scrapped in.

This time I think #scottyfrommarketing is so disliked that we might just get rid of them. But polls have been wrong before.
 

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Just voted...GO LABOR!!!!!
Wow, my options to choose from 7-11 for house of Reps was LNP/ONP/UAP/Aus Christians/Anti-Vax
what a disgraceful bunch.

My ALP candidate had the LNP at 4 out of 11 on the HTV. I was able to get him down to 7th.
 

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Just over 4 hrs until first polls close and 6 in WA.

I hope we have a result tonight.
 

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my closest booth was a RAAF retirement village. They let old folks come up to the front but one of them was bitching that "i can't believe they allow the general public to vote here, I wanted my own private polling station."


Then I saw her with an LNP how to vote....so made sense

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LNP trying to fake Greens signs, for the love of god please vote these people out.
 

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What the actual feck @Wibble

LNP are now sending SMS about the boat to voters. There has got to be an investigation into this!!
 
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Just voted...GO LABOR!!!!!
Wow, my options to choose from 7-11 for house of Reps was LNP/ONP/UAP/Aus Christians/Anti-Vax
what a disgraceful bunch.

My ALP candidate had the LNP at 4 out of 11 on the HTV. I was able to get him down to 7th.
Pretty amazing you have to give anything to parties you’d not want in any form of government. Fully expecting Clive to get into the senate, vile human being he is.
Got Covid so put in my postal vote a few days ago. So happy I won’t have to see any more party advertisements For a while.
 

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Pretty amazing you have to give anything to parties you’d not want in any form of government. Fully expecting Clive to get into the senate, vile human being he is.
Got Covid so put in my postal vote a few days ago. So happy I won’t have to see any more party advertisements For a while.
In the lower house there isn't much chance numbering a minor party way down will give them anything. The way it works is that if nobody has 50% of the vote the person with the least votes is eliminated and their vote goes to who they numbered #2 and this goes on until someone has 50.1% or more.

The senate is more complex but you only have to number 6 or 7 parties (above the line) or 12 individuals (below the line). So you can allow your vote to expire before it ever goes to scumbags. Minor parties do however have a better chance in senate elections due to the rather complex preferential voting system used which is different from that used for the lower house.
 

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LNP trying to fake Greens signs, for the love of god please vote these people out.

What the actual feck @Wibble

LNP are now sending SMS about the boat to voters. There has got to be an investigation into this!!
Their scumbaggery knows no bounds.
 

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Their scumbaggery knows no bounds.
If Karen is right, the LNP or government money/pressure was used to send smugglers out with vulnerable people for electoral purposes. That would be the biggest scandal since tampa. How has Albo not come out with a press conference on this?
 
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If Karen is right, the LNP or government money/pressure was used to send smugglers out with vulnerable people for electoral purposes. That would be the biggest scandal since tampa. How has Albo not come out with a press conference on this?
Too big a chance of it backfiring if you can't prove it maybe?