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HAPPY STRAYA DAY! [AusPAX 2013]

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    Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
    I tend to be a Greens voter.

    Yeah they have some stupid ideas, but they're not going to get majority power, and where the big two disagree they tend to have the right idea so may as well give them some seats.

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    JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    Joe do you just subscribe to the youtube channel of every zoo in the world?

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    JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    #pipe wrote:
    Joe do you just subscribe to the youtube channel of every zoo in the world?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSKaNwzvXo

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    JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    Also look at these things!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1U-Us7WWwg

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    numbats.

    who comes up with these goofy names?

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    JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    #pipe wrote:
    numbats.

    who comes up with these goofy names?

    It sounds like a Pokemon

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    AnzekayAnzekay Registered User regular
    Numbat, I choose you!

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    FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    I always vote for the sex party.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlMwc1c0HRQ

    X-Com LP Thread I, II, III, IV, V
    That's unbelievably cool. Your new name is cool guy. Let's have sex.
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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    The sex party annoys me.

    Like they have a bunch of great policies, And I do vote for them, but they are never going to get anywhere calling themselves the sex party.

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    FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    Wait, that's a real thing?

    X-Com LP Thread I, II, III, IV, V
    That's unbelievably cool. Your new name is cool guy. Let's have sex.
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    FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    I managed to stop myself just in time from Googling 'sex party Australia' at work.

    X-Com LP Thread I, II, III, IV, V
    That's unbelievably cool. Your new name is cool guy. Let's have sex.
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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    They have really sensible progressive alternative policies on a number of issues, not just sex or sexuality.

    But they're called the sex party so everyone assumes that they are DTF and ignores them.

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    KincaidKincaid You're standing on my neck KuwaitRegistered User regular
    Sex Party Policies:
    Censorship
    Bring about the establishment of a truly national classification scheme which includes a uniform non-violent erotica rating for explicit adult material for all jurisdictions and through all media including the Internet and computer games. Read More
    Introduce an R and X rating for computer games
    To overturn mandatory ISP filtering of the Internet and return Internet censorship to parents and individuals.
    We oppose the mandatory retention of all Australian users’ internet browsing history and emails by ISPs for at-will inspection by law enforcement agencies, and support strong judicial oversight over the ability of law enforcement to access individuals’ internet and email data.
    Education
    To bring about the development of a national sex education curriculum as a first step in preventing the sexualisation of children. Read More
    Development of a national internet education scheme for parents.
    Equality
    To enact national anti discrimination laws which make it illegal to unfairly discriminate against people or companies on the basis of job, occupation, profession or calling. To bring about equal numbers of women in the Parliament through enabling the Federal Discrimination Act to have jurisdiction extending to political parties.
    To create total equal rights in all areas of the law including same sex marriage.
    Overturn racist laws that ban adults living in and visiting aboriginal communities in the NT from possessing erotic and sexual media.
    Ensure the sexual rights and freedoms of people with a disability and the elderly. Read More
    Health
    To enact national pregnancy termination laws along the same lines as divorce law — which allow for legal, no-fault and guilt-free processes for women seeking termination (more details)
    The listing of Viagra, Cialis and other drugs used to treat sexual dysfunction, on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

    Protection of Children

    Convene a Royal Commission into child sex abuse in the nation’s religious institutions (more details)
    Develop global approaches to tackling child pornography which focus on detection and apprehension of the producers of the material.

    Workplace Relations

    Ensure that the introduction of paid parental leave is fair and equitable for small businesses.
    Abolish sex slavery and sexual servitude by introducing non morality-based immigration policies that allow bona-fide sex workers to work legally in Australia.
    Give sex workers' access to fair visas so that they can enjoy human rights while they are working in Australia.
    Prevent human trafficking by granting sex workers the same human rights as other workers in Australia - decriminalise sex work and allow sex workers to travel here.
    Ensure trafficking is a crime in Australia; sex work is not. It is legal for sex workers from other countries to travel here for work. It is not legal to exploit them while they are here.

    Religion / Ethical Issues

    Establishment of a Royal Commission into child sex abuse in religious institutions.
    The public education system should be secular in nature and not provide for any religious instruction whatsoever.
    An Ethics course along the lines of the current NSW trial, developed by the St James Ethics Centre, to be incorporated into the national curriculum.
    Ending the tax exempt status for religions.
    Cessation of tax-exempt status on all but the charitable work of religious institutions.
    Supports stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research, and maintains it is a vital medical issue, not a religious issue.
    Supports women’s rights to have an abortion if they so choose
    Calls for uniform state abortion laws and amendments to the Therapeutic Goods Act to allow milepristone (RU486) to be imported and distributed widely in place of the highly restrictive and cumbersome Authorised Prescriber process which resulted from the “Harradine Amendments” to the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 1996.
    Opposes a blanket ban on women wearing the burqa conditional upon it being the woman’s choice.

    Drugs

    Decriminalisation, not legalisation, of purchase, possession and consumption of all drugs for personal use, such quantity to be defined as an amount equal or less than 14 day’s supply for one person.
    Infractions are to be treated in an administrative framework and not in the criminal justice system.
    Immediate cessation of the use of drug sniffer dogs in public.
    Legalise and regulate cannabis for specified medical uses.
    Trafficking and dealing in drugs to remain a criminal offence.
    Supply of any drugs to a minor is to be a criminal offence.
    Laboratory quality drug testing stations to be provided at all music festivals and the like.
    Subsidised and high quality drug testing kits to be made available through pharmacies, age restricted premises and mobile distribution centres.
    Legalise and increase the number of medically supervised injecting rooms
    Legalise the prescription of heroin to registered and habitual users.

    Euthanasia

    Voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide for patients with a terminal illness and suffering severe pain to be decriminalised.
    In addition to the patient’s primary medical practitioner a second and independent practitioner would be required to confirm his / her agreement with the diagnosis and prognosis.
    Information about palliative care options must be given to the patient and having been given this information the patient must confirm to the primary medical practitioner that all other options are not acceptable and that he or she wants assistance.
    A seven day cooling off period must then be allowed for before assistance can be provided.

    Abortion

    Uniform abortion laws across Australia.
    Full decriminalisation of abortion – removal from criminal statutes.
    Abortion to be treated as a medical matter not a criminal matter.
    All abortion providers to have authority to prescribe Mifepristone (RU486).
    Medicare funding for abortion at all stages of pregnancy.
    An abortion may be performed at any time with the consent of the woman and if a medical practitioner certifies that it is appropriate under the circumstances.
    Minors (under the age of 16) may obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent/guardian.
    Ensure abortion is a part of sex education in schools.

    I agree with them on a lot of issues. Not all, but a lot.
    If only they didn't have such a stupid name.

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    marty_0001marty_0001 I am a file and you put documents in meRegistered User regular
    Aboriginal communities aren't allowed porn?

    That is way harsh!

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    VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    there is a lot of good stuff there, for sure

    too bad you have to have some level of independent mindedness to read about the policies instead of write them off because of the name

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    romanqwertyromanqwerty Registered User regular
    Wow i didn't realise that they actually had reasonable policies. I'd totally accept some of their iffier drug policies, just for the giant fuck you they'd give to the catholic church.

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    AnzekayAnzekay Registered User regular
    Yeah I do agree with some of the sex party's polices, kinda disagree with others, and want more clarification on the specifics of a few (or wish they were a little bit different).

    Still think they have a retarded name though

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    LaCabraLaCabra MelbourneRegistered User regular
    Yeah I dig the sex party. I pretty much agree with all of their policies that I know of, plus I currently don't get invited to enough sex parties.

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    theSquidtheSquid Sydney, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    The term "sex party" implies an orgy.

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    Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
    What would be a better name for them?

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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    The sexual conglomerate.

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    Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    A guy I was mates with in uni has done an amazing thing:

    http://the-riotact.com/an-interview-with-william-woodbridge-on-the-lake-ginninderra-teepee/66394

    Basically the uni sold its accommodation to profiteers, who charged him $350 for setting off the smoke alarm while he steamed rice. So he said "fuck all y'all" and built a totally sweet tee pee on a totally sweet raft and is living on Lake Ginninderra, 5 minutes walk from my house.

    A lot of people are giving him shit about "urrh grow up asshole the world doesn't owe you anything just pay for your accommodation why are you so stupid" and these people are being beaten back by others with "He knows the world owes him nothing so he built his own sweet as hell tee pee and is now living on it with just the basics like a champ instead of coughing up $200 a week for a lunchbox with a shitty bed in it."

    This guy once rode his horse to school for shits and giggles, modern society is built on the backs of bad decisions followed through anyways.

    This is pretty cool, but I hope he hasn't been washed away, what with record rainfalls and flooding across most of NSW/ACT.

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    Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    hadoken wrote: »
    I've got a ceremony to attend tomorrow, and am in need of a quick-buy and reasonably priced suit
    hadoken wrote: »
    I have a hundred bucks in the budget, maybe 130.

    Haha, man. You're fucked. This is usually the sort of thing you think about a few weeks (at least) beforehand. Though I suppose some pants and a shirt can be bought for $130 that will look nice (if you're lucky), considering you've already got decent shoes and a belt etc.

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    KincaidKincaid You're standing on my neck KuwaitRegistered User regular
    What would be a better name for them?

    Australian Libertarian Party?
    Or the ALP for short.

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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Caring, Understanding Neo-liberalist Team

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    KincaidKincaid You're standing on my neck KuwaitRegistered User regular
    Team Rocket

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
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    GatsbyGatsby Registered User regular
    Kincaid wrote: »
    Team Rocket

    All my votes.

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    AnzekayAnzekay Registered User regular
    Kincaid wrote: »
    Team Rocket

    'Blasting off' at the speed of light

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    theSquidtheSquid Sydney, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    Chocolate Miners!

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    WimbleWimble Registered User regular
    Gatsby wrote: »
    Kincaid wrote: »
    Team Rocket

    All my votes.

    your votes
    votes votes

    all your votes
    are belong to what the hell am I doing

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    LaCabraLaCabra MelbourneRegistered User regular
    Today I put a video on the internet!
    You guys should totally post in the thread for this game if you find the above interesting. Also it turns out compressing a 720p video to make it look good and not be stupidly huge is annoying as fuck.

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    PixelMonkeyPixelMonkey Registered User regular
    Anzekay wrote:

    I hope you guys aren't gillard fans or something

    I hate both of them.
    Kincaid wrote: »
    Team Rocket
    Yes.

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    FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    LaCabra wrote: »
    Today I put a video on the internet!
    You guys should totally post in the thread for this game if you find the above interesting. Also it turns out compressing a 720p video to make it look good and not be stupidly huge is annoying as fuck.

    You always did show a knack for interesting level design, Joe.

    X-Com LP Thread I, II, III, IV, V
    That's unbelievably cool. Your new name is cool guy. Let's have sex.
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    LaCabraLaCabra MelbourneRegistered User regular
    Thanks brotown. <3

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    AnzekayAnzekay Registered User regular
    So I talked about setting design for this game project I'm starting up over lunch with a friend of mine at uni today.

    All this design talk this week from my classes, plus this, has me pretty pumped now.

    Also that video is great stuff, lacabra!

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    LaCabraLaCabra MelbourneRegistered User regular
    Making games is the raddest, let me know if you need any infos or advice.

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    FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    I love the atmosphere of that environment, looks like it's coming along brilliantly!


    Oh, and I'm finally learning some web design! To illustrate the level of computer literacy in my course: the tutor asked us if anyone knew what HTML stands for. One guy replied completely earnestly 'hotmail'.

    Flay on
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    VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    AhahahahahahahA

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