CBR Jase
@cbr-jase.bsky.social
Aviator, skier, dad of four girls, husband of one.
I should also mention, enrolment is done online. We have a national document verification service that has access to pretty much every Government database...
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I should also mention, enrolment is done online. We have a national document verification service that has access to pretty much every Government database...
We (in Oz) need ID to enrol at 18 or when you become a citizen (which is compulsory), however you don't need ID when you vote (but they do look you up when you collect the ballots and cross you off as having voted, coz if you don't you will be fined).
February 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
We (in Oz) need ID to enrol at 18 or when you become a citizen (which is compulsory), however you don't need ID when you vote (but they do look you up when you collect the ballots and cross you off as having voted, coz if you don't you will be fined).
Why bother with Tesla?
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Why bother with Tesla?
We have mechanisms to ensure everyone can vote (pre-poll, overseas polling, postal). The culture is that everyone knows it is the societal RESPONSIBILITY to participate. One thing *I DO* wish we had, that you do, is longer fixed terms.
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
We have mechanisms to ensure everyone can vote (pre-poll, overseas polling, postal). The culture is that everyone knows it is the societal RESPONSIBILITY to participate. One thing *I DO* wish we had, that you do, is longer fixed terms.
We (Australia) have mandatory voting (at all levels of Government). The reason for this is that it is the ONLY way to get a representative Government. Our elections are on a Saturday, and are a bit of a festival, there is no material queuing. 1/2
February 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
We (Australia) have mandatory voting (at all levels of Government). The reason for this is that it is the ONLY way to get a representative Government. Our elections are on a Saturday, and are a bit of a festival, there is no material queuing. 1/2
I saw that and was going to DM Madz... Actually I will..........
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I saw that and was going to DM Madz... Actually I will..........
I think you could rely on us mate (Oz)….. Maybe the Poms too….
January 28, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I think you could rely on us mate (Oz)….. Maybe the Poms too….
We won the lottery of life at birth.
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
We won the lottery of life at birth.
Well…. WE might have something to say about that…..
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Well…. WE might have something to say about that…..
Yep, it all started with our piss weak response there….. It’s pathetic to say, but sorry 😞
January 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Yep, it all started with our piss weak response there….. It’s pathetic to say, but sorry 😞
Russia is not a super power either, they are a middle power with nukes.
January 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Russia is not a super power either, they are a middle power with nukes.
No one in Australia drinks Fosters…. That’s cat’s piss we export.
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
No one in Australia drinks Fosters…. That’s cat’s piss we export.
War of Independence (sorry - brain fade)
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
War of Independence (sorry - brain fade)
In his 1889 Tenterfield Oration, Sir Henry Parkes referenced the American Civil War, stating: "Surely what the Americans have done by war, the Australians could bring about in peace".
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In his 1889 Tenterfield Oration, Sir Henry Parkes referenced the American Civil War, stating: "Surely what the Americans have done by war, the Australians could bring about in peace".
Not many of us can remember being deported ;)..... We are typically considered a "compliant" society because we generally believe that "the rules" are there to protect everyone. Yes some of the rules are ridiculous, and a pain in the arse, but again - for the good of our society we comply.
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Not many of us can remember being deported ;)..... We are typically considered a "compliant" society because we generally believe that "the rules" are there to protect everyone. Yes some of the rules are ridiculous, and a pain in the arse, but again - for the good of our society we comply.
As an outside observer, I think WHEN your party next forms Government, it would be a wise investment in your population to create an actual public health system like the rest of the developed world. That will solve the issue once and for all.
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
As an outside observer, I think WHEN your party next forms Government, it would be a wise investment in your population to create an actual public health system like the rest of the developed world. That will solve the issue once and for all.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Our most sacred day of commemoration is ANZAC Day, 25 April. I am sure you studied the Gallipoli campaign, a military failure, and the day we invaded another nation we were at war with as part of The British Empire and Commonwealth and Allies (everyone forgets the French were there!).
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Our most sacred day of commemoration is ANZAC Day, 25 April. I am sure you studied the Gallipoli campaign, a military failure, and the day we invaded another nation we were at war with as part of The British Empire and Commonwealth and Allies (everyone forgets the French were there!).
Mate, I am so confused by American use of "Happy". Remembrance Day/Armistice Day/Veteran's Day is a commemoration, not a celebration, it's pretty bloody solemn.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Mate, I am so confused by American use of "Happy". Remembrance Day/Armistice Day/Veteran's Day is a commemoration, not a celebration, it's pretty bloody solemn.
Beautiful and articulate article….
July 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Beautiful and articulate article….