This is the best post of the thread.zidine100 said:sheep bah cows moo and Australia delays the 18+ rating.
You'll also find that "snag" is Australian vernacular for a sausageAndy Chalk said:Australian R18+ Bill Hits a Snag
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...An Australian-to-English Google translation revealed that "this arvo" means "this afternoon."
I have a feeling the world will end the day after we get an R18+ rating.[An Australian-to-English Google translation revealed that "this arvo" means "this afternoon."]
Wait, you're going to blame the sitting government for the actions of an opposition MP? Or are you attacking the system of Parliament?Antitonic said:Of course the bill "hits a snag". The snag is it's trying to get past this joke of a government.
Because a Coalition MP wins points with the Christian Lobby by doing so. No reason other than the MP who referred it to inquiry is a dick.MercurySteam said:This is just about the best description I've heard of this yet. It's no secret that our government is a group of unorganised, indecisive fucks, but at this point I'm sure even they don't know why they're still trying to put it off.Andy Chalk said:....the longest-running and most elaborate legislative troll ever perpetrated by a modern Western government.
The difference being, our government trolls us by griping over trivial things like this, while taking a back-seat to U.S party line on important issues. Hooray for democracy.shameduser said:Wow, Australia's parliament is almost as bad the U.S. congress. Almost.
I don't really know. I just get fed up with the system sometimes. You read these articles that come out, and it seems that people argue for the sake of it. Almost like they're saying no because the other guy said yes.octafish said:Wait, you're going to blame the sitting government for the actions of an opposition MP? Or are you attacking the system of Parliament?Antitonic said:Of course the bill "hits a snag". The snag is it's trying to get past this joke of a government.
Except that back in the 90's the Australian government put certain policies in place, which is why we avoided a recession when America didn'tshameduser said:Wow, Australia's parliament is almost as bad the U.S. congress. Almost.
Its the latter. Our ratings system as it currently stands is why we got a dumbed down version of 'left 4 dead 2' and why games like the latest 'Mortal Kombat' are outright banned.SenseOfTumour said:I'm a bit lost, is it delaying a ban on 18 rated games, or delaying a reasonable system allowing them to be rated then sold in Oz?
They can't continually delay the bill. Eventually the Inquiry Board will tell whoever it is that the bill is fine and then the Australian parliament will vote on it. The main problem, is that on both sides of the Australian Parliament, there is an overwhelming majority of conservatism(Due to the Labor party having multiple factions within it, the most prevalent being the center right and for the Liberals to continue there partnership with the Nationals, they swing more conservatively), which generally results in these types of bills finding it very difficult to be passed without much of a fuss.Scrumpmonkey said:Wow Australia, hoe does your democracy actually stay functional? How does anything ever get done if badly needed legislation can get bounced-back like this? Get your shit together guys, this has gone BEYOND embarrassing. It seems that there is an undercurrent of AU law makers that, beyond all logic and reasonable arguments, are still trying everything to sabotage this bill.
You can't get your way so you just delay the bill almost indefinitely? Hoe can you be allowed the do that?