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I heard that other minorities such as the Yazidis and Druze are being considered as well.

The Druze are sort of Islamic, though most other Muslims consider them to be heretics.


Well I do hope they are considered because what was presented if it were true doesn't sound right
 
I am ashamed to be Australian

The latest thought bubble from the govt. "Only the christian refugees" should be given priority treatment....

http://www.theguardian.com/australi...east-should-be-given-priority-says-eric-abetz

it if wasn't sad it would be funny when kerrs like abetz (and I bet his nazi relatives would be proud of him) bleat about these poor persecuted Christians.

It's a pity they don't pay as much attention when the Christians are the ones doing the persecution.
 
Waited all afternoon for the NBN technician to turn but he didn't. Now I gather Telstra has to rebook and it might be a couple of weeks before I get another appointment.

My mum was pretty pissed with her NBN installer - she told them she wasn't going to be home. Several times, It took one very blunt phone call before they finally got the message.

Then theere was some sort of issue with the phone line (I don't think they explained it would become a VOIP service and about how to plug the phone). When she called her ISP (TPG) they were pretty unhelpful and frankly unprofessional.
 
I phoned up my Telstra case manager an Indian woman named Rahki. I appreciated that she had an Indian name instead of trying to pass herself off as a Joanne or Kimberley. I also appreciated that I got straight through to her instead of having to wait for half an hour. Her accent wasn't too strong so I could understand her better than most.

She put me on hold awhile she contacted the NBN. She came back and said that additional work had to be done in my suburb and the NBN had not bothered to cancel my appointment.

now I have to wait until next month.
 
I heard that other minorities such as the Yazidis and Druze are being considered as well.

The Druze are sort of Islamic, though most other Muslims consider them to be heretics.


Well I do hope they are considered because what was presented if it were true doesn't sound right

Also, hundreds of Muslim refugees in Germany are converting to Christianity.
 
I heard that other minorities such as the Yazidis and Druze are being considered as well.

The Druze are sort of Islamic, though most other Muslims consider them to be heretics.


Well I do hope they are considered because what was presented if it were true doesn't sound right

Also, hundreds of Muslim refugees in Germany are converting to Christianity.



But the thing is they shouldn't have to convert. This is wrong.
 
I think they are converting because they want to. I might be wrong, but I think so.

A short drunkl post tonight. I have the house to myself and I'm relishing the laid back peace of it all. Watched a doco on Tupac Shakur - he shouldnb't be lionised, there was some good, but he was also a thug (really - his word). We should try to find fhe better part in ourselves and not succumb to the darkness, which is easy and, someiimes admittedly, fun, though it never ends well.

My grandson makes me happy. And the rhought of me being a grandparent just boggl;s my mind.

Also, missing my parents. The wound stops bleeding, but never heals.

Drunkl rave over.
 
I would rather Abbott continue to be PM. If he is still PM at the next election Labor would win in a landslide.

However if Abbott goes I hope he takes Hockey with him.
 
If Abbott goes Hockey will follow, probably won't have a choice.

I too would prefer that Libs lost the next election, but I don;t if we could function for another year with this brainless chook* in charge.

*apologies to brainless chooks everywhere.
 
This was just tweeted:
rupertmurdoch
@rupertmurdoch
Sad to see such a decent man as Abbott toppled. Now Turnbull needs a November election before Labor sacks Shorten.


Seriously?! SERIOUSLY?!


This man does not live here. He renounced his citizenship.


Apologies for language, but we should tell him to fuck right off.
 
I don't think much will change though gay marriage now looks like a stronger possibility.

Edited to add - looks like I was wrong as Turnbull has said he will be sticking with the same policies as Abbott had.
 
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^ For now. I don't hold great hope (he is a Liba nd has to work with the Nats), but at least the door has opened slightly.

A rumour on FB: Abbott will miss out on getting the PM-size pension... by three days.

<pleasebetruepleasebetruepleasebetruepleasebetruepleasebetrue>
 
Hockey will go. His image is a bad as Abbotts. I can't see any good that could come out of Turnbull keeping him.

I am slightly amused by comments I'm seeing from some Liberals about how they "voted for Abbott, not for Turnbull". Yeah... No. Not how the system works.
 
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