Re: THE QUEEN'S STATE VISIT TO AUSTRALIA

2000-01-13 Thread alister air
At 06:43 13/01/00 -0800, Philip Madsen wrote: Dion, this response of yours ignores two important considerations. (a) The principle of a hereditary head of state is more stable , whether benevolent or malevolent is not a factor. (though this system by its nature tends to cause the holders family

Reduction of spam for the neither list...

1999-11-09 Thread alister air
Seems John Wilson won't be bothering us as much for a couple of years... Sydney dentist jailed for throwing yellow paint over judge Source: AAP | Published: Tuesday November 9 2:40:23 PM A dentist was jailed for two years today for hurling yellow paint at a judge who had dismissed his case

Re: australianfreedomforum (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/australianfre

1999-07-19 Thread alister air
Glenn Druery wrote: This document contains frames, which cannot be edited. The original document is attached. From his web site: --- Founder's Message Welcome! This is an online information exchange where conservatives can discuss wilderness, world

Plans to neuter NSW Upper House

1999-06-03 Thread alister air
Favourite quote: "Building 'front' parties for preference flows used to be a favoured pasttime of the majors. Now that everyone has caught on, it's an assault on democracy." http://www.smh.com.au/news/9906/03/pageone/pageone6.html - push to axe minnow MPs

Woman jailed for refusing to vote

1999-05-21 Thread alister air
Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/9905/21/national/national16.html Friday, May 21, 1999 Woman jailed for a day for refusing to vote A Melbourne mother of four spent the day in jail yesterday for failing to vote at the past two Federal elections - because she thought no

LL:ART: Woman jailed for refusing to vote

1999-05-21 Thread alister air
Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/9905/21/national/national16.html Friday, May 21, 1999 Woman jailed for a day for refusing to vote A Melbourne mother of four spent the day in jail yesterday for failing to vote at the past two Federal elections - because she thought no

Re: Woman jailed for refusing to vote

1999-05-21 Thread alister air
At 17:07 21/05/99 +1000, Mark Holsworth wrote: If you don't support the AEC turn up to the next election wearing a t-shirt reading "AEC = NAZI" and hang around the electoral station tearing up ballot papers because "you made a mistake in expressing your preferences" and you would like another

Push to 'reform' NSW Upper House widens

1999-04-27 Thread alister air
Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday, April 27, 1999 Push is on for Upper House changes By MARK ROBINSON Reform of the NSW Upper House appears inevitable after all the major parties agreed yesterday on the need to cut the number of minor parties gaining seats with only a tiny portion of the votes.

Upper House Must Go, says Egan

1999-04-26 Thread alister air
Hi everyone, This was in today's Sydney Morning Herald. I don't know if this idea is catching, but it must be in the major parties in NSW. Is an election on 0.2% of the primary vote undemocratic? There's no doubt that front parties were funnelling votes, in a very clever use of the electoral

Re: Pilger

1999-03-16 Thread alister air
At 08:21 17/03/99 +0800, Dion Giles wrote: This is in contrast to claims like the one to the effect that the Port Arthur massacre was staged to nobble the gunnies. (Evidence for that one: "Well it's obvious innit?") Heh. Reminds me of when I frequersted alt.politics.white-power a few years

Re: Senator Stop-Despoiler and the Demorats, inter alia.

1999-03-15 Thread alister air
At 08:20 15/03/99 +0800, Dion Giles wrote: Could Omega elaborate on the Stott-Despoja connection? Does he have to? Don't we receive enough loopy posts from him already? If I wanted to subscribe to ultra-right conspiracy theories I'd join the Citizens Electoral COuncil or something. Alister

Re: NSW branch

1998-11-18 Thread alister air
At 16:28 13/10/98 +1000, one xerro wrote: If any new south welshmen/women would like to start a branch I am eager to get one going. It is questionable as to how much I am capable of doing as I live and at university in Armidale in the states north but in this day and age I doubt this poses too

NSW

1998-11-18 Thread alister air
At 18:52 23/10/98 +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) Start a subject thread on "NSW" in this public-list Ask, and it shall be done :-) OK, for those interested/resident in NSW, may I suggest the following: We try to look at local branches? Perhaps a Sydney one, or maybe an inner-Sydney one,