lol at that video of Piney on Sky News :lol:

"I fixed it"

"I cleared it away"

Rofl.

-PB

I'm curious to see how he goes next election, he's in a safe Liberal seat that takes in some of Adelaide's richest suburbs but his profile is much higher now he's a minister.

I've known he's a prick for ages and have been putting him last on my ballot paper for nearly 20 years. Hopefully others will see the light.

That's because their reforms are poor.

Nothing wrong with fiscal reform, how they're going about it is wrong.

-PB

That's because their reforms are poor.

Nothing wrong with fiscal reform, how they're going about it is wrong.

-PB

At the last election he got twice as many primary votes compared to the Labor candidate. As a Liberal, he'd be as safe as houses there.

In the Kevin 07 year, he only won by 1712 votes on 2PP. I'm not that hopeful but I'd love to have a local member that actually gives a toss about the local area and isn't a prick.

What is it with Adelaide constantly producing ponces like Christopher Pyne and Alexander Downer?


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What is it with Adelaide constantly producing ponces like Christopher Pyne and Alexander Downer?

Edited by biscuitman1871: 17/3/2015 05:19:36 PM

It's crazy that cross bench senators would block things that:
1. the government didn't go to the election promising
2. are not what they see as appropriate or fair
3. are not popular with the electorate

The Libs promised before the election to not cut anything, not raise taxes but somehow strengthen the economy and bring the budget back into surplus.

Now they're being held to that and they're failing hard. Anyone that believed their drivel are the ones I really despair about though.

Uses perceived slurs to display paranoia and own homophobia.

Why would anyone engage you politically?

:lol:

Entertaining in the short term only, manrub.

Attorney-General George Brandis has described warnings from the journalists' union that new metadata laws are an attack on press freedom as "outrageous hyperbole".

You say that but you don't offer alternative policies, just mindless opposition to everything this government is doing.

What is batshit crazy is that some of the stuff being opposed is sheer pigheadedness shown by Labour and the Greens.

The Greens are opposing fuel indexation FFS. That should be a rolled gold Green policy if ever there were one.

And Labour are opposing their own proposed savings they took to the last election.

What the fuck is going on there?

You've got Rusty on one side and the other 3 or 4 blokes on the other and no one in the middle.

I mean what's the point in engaging in discourse when no one can leave their foxhole for 5 minutes and go "you know you have a point, that is fucked."?

(And yes I have left myself open to be called a bloke with half a brain because I have contributed here but I'm weaning myself off having only made half a dozen posts since Christmas)

The federal government plans to introduce legislation this week allowing content owners to apply for court orders to force internet service providers to block overseas file-sharing websites.

The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill - led by Attorney-General George Brandis - was today cleared for introduction into parliament by the Coalition.

According to sources, the legislation is planned to be introduced into parliament either tomorrow or on Thursday in an effort to have it passed before the end of the week.

A spokesperson for Brandis confirmed the impending introduction of the bill but declined to elaborate further.

The bill - the text of which is yet to be made public - will facilitate the blocking of overseas websites used for downloading and uploading copyright infringing content.

John Stanton, CEO of telco industry body the Communications Alliance, said it was "disappointing" that the industry had not been consulted on the bill prior to its impending introduction.

Simon Bush, head of the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association, confirmed rights holders had also not seen a copy of the draft legislation, but said both parties was aware it was coming.

The draft legislation forms part of the Government's crackdown on copyright infringement, announced last year.

Last December the ISP industry was given four months to develop a code for tackling online copyright infringement or risk having one forced upon it through legislation.

The Government at the same time said it would also amend the Copyright Act to enable rights holders to apply for a court order requiring ISPs to block access to non-Australian websites that had been proven to provide access to infringing content.

"The power will only apply to websites outside Australia as rights holders are not prevented from taking direct action against websites operated within Australia," the Government said at the time.

Brandis and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the time said such an approach was the "least burdensome and most flexible way" to address online copyright infringement.

They claimed rights holders had made efforts to improve content availability and affordability in recent times, but Australians were still downloading content without paying.

Turnbull also at the time conceded that shutting down overseas file-sharing websites could result in a game of whack-a-mole - evident through the reappearance of The Pirate Bay under a different domain after the file-sharing site was pulled down in a Swedish raid.

"If you are asking me is it possible for .. The Pirate Bay to then move to another IP address or another URL, of course that is true," Turnbull said at the time.

"There's no silver bullet here. There's a whole range of solutions and tools both on the side of the ISPs and on the side of the rights owners that will materially mitigate copyright infringement."

The site-blocking scheme has been likened to online censorship by critics including consumer advocate group Choice and Pirate Party Australia, who argue it will create a filter that will allow the content industry to hit consumers with disproportionate penalties.

Time running out for copyright code

ISPs and content owners have only several weeks left to reach agreement on the most contentious element of the industry code to tackle copyright infringement: cost.

Last month the two parties said they had come to agreement on the foundations for the three-strikes scheme, but were still working through who should foot the bill for its operation.

Stanton today told iTnews the parties were inching closer to resolution on the issue.

He said the "chasm" that had existed between the two parties during similar discussions in 2012 was now more of a "ravine" the ISP industry was hoping it could jump over.



Read more: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/401763,brandis-to-introduce-site-blocking-legislation-this-week.aspx#ixzz3Ugamyqtz

Check out pirateparty.org.au.

Innovations in the distribution of media has always helped the entertainment industry rather than stifling it. From the gramophone to the radio to VCR and DVD.

The industry leaders who embrace internet piracy will be the winners in the long run.

Is that how people justify their theft? :lol:

You steal songs when you listen to them on the radio

Check out pirateparty.org.au.

Innovations in the distribution of media has always helped the entertainment industry rather than stifling it. From the gramophone to the radio to VCR and DVD.