Should WA secede

[Jiska]

The mining boom is drawing to a close.

 

[The Speaker]

The mining boom is drawing to a close.

*has drawn

 

[Admiral Byng]

I think the better question is should Victoria secede?

This federation business has done nothing for us we keep being held back the corrupt NSW and the conservative numpties in Queensland and WA not to mention having to fund SA and Tasmania and only getting back hate.

If any state could go it alone it would probably be Victoria.

Perhaps we could vote to expel NSW & QLD from the Federation?

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Happy to dump NSW given what they produce politically.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Perhaps we could vote to expel NSW & QLD from the Federation?

Best situation might be to kick NSW out annex everything but Greater Syndey which is then walled off as a city state / dumping ground for undesirables.

 

[Docker Clint]

*has drawn

*construction boom has drawn

 

[Power Raid]

The mining boom is drawing to a close.

yet revenues continue to rise

perhaps the exploration and development boom has ended but the mining boom has just begun?

 

[Power Raid]

WA should only secede if we can't fix the commonwealth

holding federal govt to account and returning our attention back to the spirit of the constitution would make more sense.

 

[Tassieboy]

If WA left, Tasmania would just become one big retirement village.

 

[madmug]

If WA left, Tasmania would just become one big retirement village.

Are you saying that Tasmania will take that job over from WA, or what?

Anyway if some oldies want a sea change, selling a $1 million house & moving to Tassie, that would give them a good lifestyle.

 

[Power Raid]

If WA did leave, it should only do so to take over the eastern states and then set up the new nation's capital in Kalgoorlie.

 

[madmug]

If WA did leave, it should only do so to take over the eastern states and then set up the new nation's capital in Kalgoorlie.

Dont get it.

Please explain

 

[Bomberboyokay]

WA should only secede if we can't fix the commonwealth

High Court think it's working.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Dont get it.

Please explain

I may be giving him too much credit but Kalgoorlie would be in a similar position albeit on the opposite side of the country to Canberra.

I for one would probably advocate Alice Springs as the new capital.

 

[madmug]

I may be giving him too much credit but Kalgoorlie would be in a similar position albeit on the opposite side of the country to Canberra.

I for one would probably advocate Alice Springs as the new capital.

I guess the further away the pollies are, the better!

Actually, make it Kakadu, the crocs could do with a feed

 

[Todman]

If Western Australia leaves , they can keep Ross Lyon.

 

[Power Raid]

High Court think it's working.

?

Is that the job of the high court?

 

[Power Raid]

If Western Australia leaves , they can keep Ross Lyon.

We would demand compensation.

 

[The Speaker]

High Court think it's working.

The High Court has also done plenty over the years to 'fix' (ie. weaken) the federation over the years through some interesting interpretations of the consititution.

 

[telsor]

?

Is that the job of the high court?

To interpret the constitution and determine if we're following it correctly? Yes, that is exactly their job!

 

[telsor]

If WA wants to leave, let them.

After they pay us back for the decades we were subsidising them.

Although really, lets just break up the Commonwealth.

 

[nylexbandit]

I guess the further away the pollies are, the better!

Actually, make it Kakadu, the crocs could do with a feed

Reminds me of this one

Two Crocodiles are sitting at the side of the swamp near the lake.The smaller one turns to the bigger one and says, "I can't understand how you can be so much bigger than me We're the same age, we were the same size as kids. I just don't get it."

''Well," asks the big Croc, "what have you been eating?''

"Politicians, same as you," replies the small Croc.

"Well, where do you catch them?''

"Down the other side of the swamp near the parking lot by the Capitol."

''Same here. Hmm. How do you catch them?''

"Well, I crawl up under one of their Lexus cars and wait for one to unlock the car door. Then I jump out, grab them by the leg, shake the crap out of them and eat 'em!''

"Ah!" says the big Crocodile, "I think I see your problem. You're not getting any real nourishment."

"When you shake the crap out of a Politician, there's nothing left but an arsehole and a briefcase."

 

[1061]

What would they call this new Country?

Couldn't be Western AUSTRALIA ........ if they want no part of Australia.

 

[WA ROO]

What would they call this new Country?

Couldn't be Western AUSTRALIA ........ if they want no part of Australia.

The Peoples Republic Of Colin

 

[Dave]

Secession would also stop the conveyor belt of money from West to East. Most of us support some degree of welfare for individuals in need, but the idea that an entire state can be needy is ridiculous. Western Australia transfers more than $25 billion a year to needy states, equivalent to around $10,000 a year from each West Australian.

Sure, just be sure to pay back, in adjusted terms, all the money that for decades those states subsidised Western Australia with.

Even the AFL are into it with WA fans paying high prices for footy, effectively subsidising fans who wont/don't pay full price.

You pay more because your clubs gouge you for seating. Tough T**ty.