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pv4 - 12 Nov 2020 6:29 AM
Munrubenmuz - 11 Nov 2020 11:14 PM

I am all for removing the jack completely, and also incorporating our national colours.  

Jack off Australia!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proposed_Australian_flags
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paladisious - 12 Nov 2020 9:47 AM
pv4 - 12 Nov 2020 6:29 AM

Definitely agree about changing the white for green on the unity flag:



I really like how they showed all the different ways the flag would be seen, as buttons and graphics for the football, a lot of people don't think about that. Not crazy about changing to an eight point star though, despite its use in the Eureka Flag and the federation movement.

Actually here's a bunch of alternatives someone else did: https://imgur.com/a/mgNzT

I'd prefer a southern cross anyway.

'Blue and green should never be seen'

Fusion.  https://imgur.com/gallery/eumDh




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Finland's strip in the nations league was awesome this morning.  Basically the shirt is their flag rotated 90 degrees.  Got me thinking how would that unity flag or the wattle one look as a playing strip.

https://www.nike.com/au/t/finland-2020-stadium-home-football-shirt-r5WR4x



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Munrubenmuz - 12 Nov 2020 10:22 AM
paladisious - 12 Nov 2020 9:47 AM

'Blue and green should never be seen'

Fusion.  https://imgur.com/gallery/eumDh


Somebody tell Brazil that motto.

Fusion Flag - make the wattle & gold the same colour, and also get rid of the white tip and just extend the gold all the way to the right. I do not understand the white tip at all, and actually think it makes it worse. 
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pv4 - 12 Nov 2020 11:10 AM
Munrubenmuz - 12 Nov 2020 10:22 AM

Somebody tell Brazil that motto.

Fusion Flag - make the wattle & gold the same colour, and also get rid of the white tip and just extend the gold all the way to the right. I do not understand the white tip at all, and actually think it makes it worse. 

Which is why Brazil's flag is shit.

Scroll down on that page and it explains why it's white.

New Zealand's referendum was shit.  First they voted for an alternative which was always going to split the vote.  Then they put the old flag up against the new proposed flag which was the least least liked.

The referendum should have been.  Should we change the flag?  Yes/No.

Once that was settled in the affirmative then throw up some ideas and vote for it.  The problem would have been some people wanted to change it but didn't like the alternative.

If we ever want to change it in Australia we need to vote to change it first.  Then pick one.


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I like Pala’s flag, I like both unity flags, and I like the golden wattle flag. I have to say though, that golden wattle flag would be instantly recognisable as Australia and would not be difficult for any foreigner to remember. Up there with U.K. and USA for sure.

pretty indifferent to the anthem changing, it’s a shit anthem anyway. To be honest, Australia as a nation is young, in the same way that Singapore is, but in a couple hundred years the lyric might seem stupid anyway.
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https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/scott-morrisons-warning-ahead-of-australian-war-crimes-report/news-story/c5da57920013449df801b0294292f57f

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chief-investigator-appointed-to-probe-alleged-australian-war-crimes-20201112-p56dzs.html

And you know who's into it up to his ears?  Ben Roberts Smith.  VC.

Mr Morrison said the unredacted report made for disturbing reading. A redacted version is expected to be released by the Australian Defence Force next week.




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Munrubenmuz - 12 Nov 2020 3:36 PM
https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/scott-morrisons-warning-ahead-of-australian-war-crimes-report/news-story/c5da57920013449df801b0294292f57f

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chief-investigator-appointed-to-probe-alleged-australian-war-crimes-20201112-p56dzs.html

And you know who's into it up to his ears?  Ben Roberts Smith.  VC.

Mr Morrison said the unredacted report made for disturbing reading. A redacted version is expected to be released by the Australian Defence Force next week.


Yeah he outed himself in his own defamation case lol

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What the fuckety fuck?!

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/11/crown-resorts-bill-aims-to-prevent-outrageous-compensation-costs-for-nsw-taxpayers

Moves are afoot to limit potential compensation claims for hundreds of millions of dollars by Crown Resorts if the New South Wales regulator imposes conditions on its casino licence.

A private member’s bill to be introduced by the independent state MP Justin Field on Wednesday aims to override agreements entered into by former premier Mike Baird in 2014 which require NSW taxpayers to compensate Crown by up to 10.5 times the negative financial impact caused by any new conditions imposed on the licence.

How the hell do these contracts get signed off?


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Munrubenmuz - 12 Nov 2020 3:36 PM
https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/scott-morrisons-warning-ahead-of-australian-war-crimes-report/news-story/c5da57920013449df801b0294292f57f

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chief-investigator-appointed-to-probe-alleged-australian-war-crimes-20201112-p56dzs.html

And you know who's into it up to his ears?  Ben Roberts Smith.  VC.

Mr Morrison said the unredacted report made for disturbing reading. A redacted version is expected to be released by the Australian Defence Force next week.


That show SAS Australia that just started on Channel 7 timed their run beautifully, didn't they?
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Munrubenmuz - 12 Nov 2020 6:20 PM
What the fuckety fuck?!

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/11/crown-resorts-bill-aims-to-prevent-outrageous-compensation-costs-for-nsw-taxpayers

Moves are afoot to limit potential compensation claims for hundreds of millions of dollars by Crown Resorts if the New South Wales regulator imposes conditions on its casino licence.

A private member’s bill to be introduced by the independent state MP Justin Field on Wednesday aims to override agreements entered into by former premier Mike Baird in 2014 which require NSW taxpayers to compensate Crown by up to 10.5 times the negative financial impact caused by any new conditions imposed on the licence.

How the hell do these contracts get signed off?

Wtf?? Who in their right mind actually thought to themselves thats a good deal let's sign off on if
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How cooked is Pete Evans lol?

Glad companies are finally waking up and ditching this k*nt.

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paulbagzFC - 18 Nov 2020 9:42 AM
How cooked is Pete Evans lol?

Glad companies are finally waking up and ditching this k*nt.

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He's based. Companies only woke up due to the neo nazi stuff. They ignore his bullshit for too long
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paulbagzFC - 18 Nov 2020 9:42 AM

He's based. Companies only woke up due to the neo nazi stuff. They ignore his bullshit for too long

Yup and it shows

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/18/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-companies-to-cut-ties-with-pete-evans

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Fucks sake.

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/deeply-disturbing-shocking-australian-war-crime-allegations/news-story/7f51b6f0bb000f2e90248948451b5b32

Australia’s special forces are accused of unlawfully killing 39 Afghanis and “blooding” younger recruits by demanding they murder civilians and plant evidence on their bodies to cover up the alleged crimes.



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Munrubenmuz - 19 Nov 2020 11:29 AM
Fucks sake.

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/deeply-disturbing-shocking-australian-war-crime-allegations/news-story/7f51b6f0bb000f2e90248948451b5b32

Australia’s special forces are accused of unlawfully killing 39 Afghanis and “blooding” younger recruits by demanding they murder civilians and plant evidence on their bodies to cover up the alleged crimes.

Be very interesting if BRS is one of them.

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paulbagzFC - 19 Nov 2020 12:22 PM
Munrubenmuz - 19 Nov 2020 11:29 AM

Be very interesting if BRS is one of them.

-PB

Wonder if his Victoria Cross would get stripped if he is one.  
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Munrubenmuz - 19 Nov 2020 11:29 AM
Fucks sake.

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/deeply-disturbing-shocking-australian-war-crime-allegations/news-story/7f51b6f0bb000f2e90248948451b5b32

Australia’s special forces are accused of unlawfully killing 39 Afghanis and “blooding” younger recruits by demanding they murder civilians and plant evidence on their bodies to cover up the alleged crimes.

Jesus Christ. 

Heads better roll with this rather than blaming it on a few lowly privates etc.

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sydneyfc1987 - 19 Nov 2020 1:22 PM
Munrubenmuz - 19 Nov 2020 11:29 AM

Jesus Christ. 

Heads better roll with this rather than blaming it on a few lowly privates etc.

They were saying that the SAS and the Commandos were in competition with each other as to kill counts and other atrocities.

Pretty ordinary stuff.  Particularly talk of cutting two 14 year old boy's throats.  


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https://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-special-forces-soldiers-committed-up-to-39-murders-adf-report-20201110-p56dek.html

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/shameful-lie-that-changes-australia-forever/news-story/007570fc09bb59c22cdda8a0b6905f8b

“We bred them,” a soldier tells the inquiry. “Guys just had this blood lust … absolute psychos, and we bred them.”

The comments under the article are depressing.  Seems plenty are happy to excuse this sort of behaviour.


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Munrubenmuz - 19 Nov 2020 3:57 PM
https://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-special-forces-soldiers-committed-up-to-39-murders-adf-report-20201110-p56dek.html

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/shameful-lie-that-changes-australia-forever/news-story/007570fc09bb59c22cdda8a0b6905f8b

“We bred them,” a soldier tells the inquiry. “Guys just had this blood lust … absolute psychos, and we bred them.”

The comments under the article are depressing.  Seems plenty are happy to excuse this sort of behaviour.

Expected, Australian’s like many countries are very defensive when it comes to their militaries, A LOT of people will support the soldiers who have committed the crimes
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Andrew Bolt leaving Melbourne. Good riddance.
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paladisious - 3 Dec 2020 12:26 AM
Andrew Bolt leaving Melbourne. Good riddance.

According to some he is actually staying in Melbourne.  He doesn't realise where he is going is classified as metro Melbourne 🤣🤣🤣
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MvFCArsenal16.8 - 3 Dec 2020 9:42 AM
paladisious - 3 Dec 2020 12:26 AM

According to some he is actually staying in Melbourne.  He doesn't realise where he is going is classified as metro Melbourne 🤣🤣🤣

Yeah but then he wouldn't be able to claim the vicious radical "left" drove him out of the city.

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MvFCArsenal16.8 - 3 Dec 2020 9:42 AM

Yeah but then he wouldn't be able to claim the vicious radical "left" drove him out of the city.

🤣🤣 apparently he's moving to somers which is on the Mornington peninsula.  Classified as outer Melbourne 
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paladisious - 3 Dec 2020 12:26 AM
Andrew Bolt leaving Melbourne. Good riddance.

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Made a gain on his property sale. How does that stack up with people leaving Melbourne due to Labor mismanagement? If everyone was leaving, then there would be no market to sell.
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https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/internet/google-facebook-senate-inquiry-kicks-off-into-news-bargaining-code/news-story/a604d4108bf947010cb29683994cd528

Google throwing a tantrum.  On a scale of 1 to 10 Chy-nahs.  It's an 11.





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Shit like this makes me ashamed to be Australian

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