Will the last one out of the parliament please remember to turn the pie warmer off at Aussie’s Cafe? The worst thing we can have now is a fire. Although I accept some cynics believe putting the parliament to the cleansing flames might just be our last best shot at good government.
Ten senators have moved along since this parliament commenced, most frogmarched ignominiously from the big red room, told to pack their belongings into two small cardboard boxes, before their parliamentary lanyards were twain in two with a cutlass and escorted to the front door by two burly security guards.
We no longer have a Deputy Prime Minister, or at least we won’t for a month or so. The Senate President, Stephen Parry resigned and shuffled out the door yesterday. And now, the Energy Minister, Josh Frydenberg is under a cloud.
This brings about the delicious prospect of wait staff at the parliament sidling up to the Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia with a plate of party pies.
“Hungry, minister?”
“No thanks. I already am one.”
Boom tish.
Full column here.
Thankfully no one on here was so tasteless as to make unseemly comments apropos Jacinda’s, um aah cat.
Brilliantly successful tour of Asia so far by POTUS and FLOTUS Trump, Mr Insider. What a welcome they got in China! The Man for the moment indeed is POTUS Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_XotiDJ4c
This is truly getting ridiculous
Will anyone be left standing?
Only the sitting members Boa.
Mr Turnbull described himself as a “good man in a crisis”.
¿Qué?
“crisis” would do
It’s just as well. He’s certainly got a talent for creating them.
A special gift mate! I think he needs a firefighter to put them out!!!
I think he meant to say “good man in trousers” Dwight, Cheers
Does he mean he is a good man who is currently in a crisis or that he’d be useful if ever there is a crisis?
Is that your question? I presumed that strange word with the flamboyant squiggly thingies is Spanish for WTF! ?
No need for 280 chars when “onus” with “politicians” says it all. LMFAO
Simply curious. This computer jargon baffles me.
FMAO part of LMFAO. Does this mean one “A” specifically for “F” or is there just the one multipurpose “A”?
Whop it up ’em. Make ’em take it.
Seems that poor woman who crashed through the classroom may have bent over to pick up a water bottle and hit the accelerator in the process. The perils of an automatic car.
So terribly tragic. How hard would it be to live with that.
Ha!
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2015/09/why_drivers_in_china_intentionally_kill_the_pedestrians_they_hit_china_s.html
And the amazing thing is that the father of one of the boys killed has said he forgives her. She’s been getting death threats apparently….I really don’t understand what’s going on in this world….
There was the case , a few years back, Penny, of the young dentist who was texting whilst driving and killed a cyclist on the Great Ocean Road.
At the trial, the parents of the deceased asked the judge not to impose a prison sentence – it wouldn’t bring their son back and the young woman had been punished enough – for the rest of her life probably.
The quality of mercy……………
Not sure what the outcome was.
Never underestimate the power of forgiveness.
Absolutely Jack
I read that the family of one of those children has held out a hand of compassion and forgiveness to that poor woman. How beautiful.
But we don’t have the philosophy of Inshallah in our dna like the people involved do. If it were in the middle east the family of the dead boy(s) would go talk to the family of the driver and a sum of money would be negotiated as compensation. Not sure if the tradition goes here but they said they will sit down and talk to the driver’s family.
Richo seems to be channelling our Henry Blofield, or he’s just a huge fan.
Seriously though, who, except Abbott, would be mad enough to topple Turnbull? Until the citizenship farce is settled satisfactorily it’s probably best to allow Turnbull to absorb the blows and see who’s left standing. And if a couple of the independents get booted then it would seem like an unwieldy govt and time for an election.
The rules are the rules, and no exceptions.
Aussie Aussie Aussie
Oi Um Er
The Fads of this world continue to amaze, Mr Insider. Now a Japanese chappy called Piko Taro has come up with a crazy new “song” that has become a “craze” for want of a different word. One of his “works”, linked, is called “Pen, Pineapple, Apple, Pen”. Strewth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWDh6N6AFSY
The man is a marketing genius, to the great vacuous slack jawed masses Henry.
Clearly we are in the end times. I suppose we can expect more of this vapidity which is tragic because I hoped we would become extinct with some dignity slowly but stoically starving to death. The best we can hope for is the planet remains undiscovered by some intelligent form of life to sneer at how the apes degenerated to the point we have.
I thought Rolf was weird, but those Japs are something else aren’t they?
Best wishes. Give ’em heaps.
Reckon the 7 years of tribulation started in 1999. Must be one of those biblical time frame anomalies.
Any idea what the next word up from ‘farcical’ is, Jack, vis-à-vis the so-called ‘Dual Citizenship Saga’ ensnaring Jackie Lambie as well?
I think we have to presume they’re all forens (I believe that is the correct One Nation spelling) unless they prove otherwise.
How about “macabre”, Rhys?
This is now ridiculous. Surely.
Labor doubtfuls are just refusing point blank to produce proof of denunciation. Now that’s a new tack!
Maybe time for the GG to start thinking about getting involved.
Another DD on the cards?
And the SSM survey result, just around the corner seems almost forgotten whilst this debacle rages…….
One can almost picture Bill and Mal sitting at the table playing ”rock, paper, scissors” as to who is going to lay their cards on the table first!
There are bound to be a couple in Labor surely?
No posting today or at least until much later this evening. At Westmead all day.
Best wishes Mr Insider.
go well ol fulla
Cheers. Good luck.
i hope it went well mate,
and i think Richo is spot on
Thanks, mate and thanks to all. Bit sore in places it’s never good to feel sore in but nothing too horrible. Back again tomorrow for another squirt of the wonder drug. All part of a two year process and I’m not even at quarter time yet so no point fretting about what a biopsy might reveal at this point.
Not nice. Positive vibes from down here Jack
Yes, no fretting.
Something Scottish in a glass does wonders for that.
Ive never had haggis in a glass Tracy………..
Razor……trust you
……philistine.
Go well & keep strong JTI.
Kindest regards mate.