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Sterlk

I see your point but I disagree with it. The greens for example if they finish with 9 or 10 seats thats more then 10% of the 76 seats. Equally the fair right divided amongst 4 or so parties get about the same amount of the vote yet might end up with 2, 3 or 4 seats. Now I am sure if the far right O...

Sterlk

Imo this is garbage for one the senate is less representative the house of reps due to state vote distortion with nsw voting in 6 senators and Tasmania also have long 6 senators. Which let’s be honest the smaller states ( tas / sa) do seem to do a bit more greens and labor then the states with peop...

Sterlk

The Senate is going to be interesting, I think - here's an ABC prediction somebody screencapped: You need 39 to pass anything. LNP + One Nation + Bernadi = 37. Seems like nothing's getting through without support from either Labor / Greens / Centre Alliance. Lambie alone wouldn't be enough, but she...

Sterlk

Hey Sterlk, you’ve got your finger on the political button more than most... did you see this result coming? I did not. I looked at the bookies for my prediction, which imploded spectacularly. Sportsbet was so confident Labor would win they paid out bets early, and then also had to pay out on the s...

Sterlk

The Senate is going to be interesting, I think - here's an ABC prediction somebody screencapped: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D644IiJVUAAG-xD.jpg You need 39 to pass anything. LNP + One Nation + Bernadi = 37. Seems like nothing's getting through without support from either Labor / Greens / Centre All...

Sterlk

It was the same in the ACT... you had to pick six if you voted above the line in the Senate... and there were really only two options I was comfortable putting a number beside. I've never felt so disinclined to vote... with no party really espousing sensible economic policy in combination with prog...

Sterlk

Sterlk

"Decent discussion about politics"?

This is 2019, and nobody here has a time machine.

Sterlk

Doesn’t matter if you vote independent, at the end of the day you have to preference one out of Labor and the Liberals. Not so. You might end up with a Labor vs. Coalition TPP contest in the vast majority of House of Representatives seats, but even then your first preference influences how much pub...

Sterlk

Difficult to tell what's happening at the moment, in terms of momentum. Some outlets, like the ABC, are saying something shifted as of the Daily Telegraph story and Labor has picked up momentum. Others are saying the margin is getting narrower. The phenomenon of narrowing TPP during an election camp...

Sterlk

So who's done the ABC Vote Compass? Anybody surprised at their results?

https://votecompass.abc.net.au/

Sterlk

A good win. Was getting a little shaky towards the final minutes, even though Penrith were never going to come back.

We still apparently gave away 10+ penalties, that needs to improve if we're going to beat the Roosters.

Sterlk

According to Maloney, Penrith had the wind this half. Tough ask for them to come back from 14-0 with the wind against them.

Penrith have got a good few breaks, but it's all falling to pieces for them shortly after.

Sterlk

Did well to keep them out for the entire duration of the sin bin, scored a try out of it too.

Sterlk

Hmmm, seems pretty lackluster so far. Not much happening.

Sterlk

papabear wrote: ↑
April 30, 2019, 9:00 pm
Watching sky news

It’s inspiring me in humanity again that maybe labor won’t take over our nation at the next election.

I assume you're aware of the whole "Sky after dark" thing?

Sterlk

Well that one's a bit of a reality check, I think. 5 and 2 is probably a better reflection of where we are than 6 and 1 is. The first 20 mins was very good, then after Rapana's injury resulting in the edge reshuffle, and a LOT of penalties against due to ill-discipline... it all went downhill. We've...

Sterlk

Hmm. Pass of the ground definitely isn't allowed, not sure I've seen it penalised too many times, though. Usually just gets called back.

Sterlk

Croker is not a winger. That one is down to the Rapana injury.

Sterlk

This is one of those “What colour is this dress?” Tests isn’t it? The whole country is black to me If we're going to talk about the dress - the correct answer is light blue and brown. I'm apparently one of the few people that see that, and it's actually what the colours in the photo are. https://up...

Sterlk

He does give financially to his church. So your asking someone to **** off and take his hateful **** with him. Right. You do understand that most people outside the media share his views. Green are the electorates that voted to legalise SSM in the postal survey. Red is those against: https://upload...

Sterlk

I think that might be my favourite win of the season so far. Parramatta had the dropsies, and it wasn't exactly polished, but damn...

Sterlk

ABC vote compass is back.

Sterlk

But I can actually beat that. In our new house, we can skype from the bathroom mirror. Because you never know when you need to brush your teeth and call your mum at the same time. We move in next month. The first thing I'm going to do is to skype my wife at the fridge from the mirror in the bathroo...

Sterlk

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egg!

Kills me.

Sterlk

Since the politics thread is probably the most relevant place on The GH to talk about NBN stuff, I found this highly entertaining:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-29/ ... s/10925254

Sterlk

Bit of a scrappy game, but good to get another win. 2/3 so far, a rare thing for us.

Sterlk

The second half was better.

I think we'll be in the eight this year, but not as premiership contenders.

Sterlk

Papalii last tackle hit up at the line, again? Pass it to somebody who's going to do something with it!

Sterlk

Last tackle charge at the line into about 4 defenders. Stupid.

Sterlk

Finally, some points.

Sterlk

Well it hasn't been great so far for us, geez Melbourne look good.

So sick of them being so dominant year after year. Smith is the only big gun left, surely their time at the top has to come to an end soon...

Sterlk

Woo! Good to get a win first up, doesn't happen often for us. First time we've kept a team to nil in six years, if the Fox commentators are to be believed. Quite happy with the defense, could be a little critical of all the dropped ball but there was a lot of rain. Melbourne next week, wonder how th...

Sterlk

Well the defense is good so far.

Change of plans 20mins before the game, and I had to figure out how to watch live online. Took around 5mins to get Kayo going on my Apple TV; pretty good, might keep it for a while.

Sterlk

We tried disenfranchisement, but people kept having revolutions There are still some people who aren't entitled to vote, though I doubt their uprising would be too successful: The following Australians are not entitled to enrol and vote: people who are incapable of understanding the nature and sign...

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