Straya!

[macdoc]

Australians at the voting booth

too perfect

[JimC]

Thank you, competent, efficient and politically neutral Electoral Commission. USA, take note...

[Joe]

There is a silver lining to our feudal system of elections. Trump doesn't run them.

[Brian Peacock]

and Dutton lost his seat.

Hey, he's not a monster you know.

[macdoc]

A good few Aussies would disagree as would I.
There is little sympathy for either Dutton in Aus or Poliviere in Canada.
Leaders of major parties losing their seats is pretty strong message.

Stamp out the infection before it spreads.

[pErvinalia]

The US wants a commitment from Australia that we will commit troops to fight China if they invade Taiwan. How about fuck you? And both the government and the opposition in a rare sign of unity tell the US yeah nah.

If it was up to me we'd have nothing to do with it. Taiwan is Chinese. It has nothing to do with us.

[Svartalf]

well, maybe Aus would commit if the USA made delivery of the virginia class subs promised under the AUKUS agreement?

[pErvinalia]

We should fuck that off too. Gigantic waste of money.

[JimC]

The US wants a commitment from Australia that we will commit troops to fight China if they invade Taiwan. How about fuck you? And both the government and the opposition in a rare sign of unity tell the US yeah nah.

If it was up to me we'd have nothing to do with it. Taiwan is Chinese. It has nothing to do with us.

Agreed, rEv. Mind you, a mainland Chinese takeover of Taiwan would not be a good thing for the Taiwanese, but, unfortunately, that's their problem...

[Svartalf]

well, we already saw that happen in hong kong, so do we want to see it happen in taiwan, without any promises to keep a veneer of democracy?

[JimC]

No-one wants it to happen, Svarty, but the question is whether attempting to prevent an invasion is worth a massive conflict in the Pacific between 2 nuclear powers...

[macdoc]

to keep a veneer of democracy?

It's not the main goal...