Tony wants to wind back the clock and repeal so much more.

[carls*world]

Australia To Reinstate Imperial Measurement System

Australia will revert to using miles, ounces, yards and furlongs next year, more than 40 years after the imperial system was first phased out in favour of metric measurements.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott made the announcement late yesterday as part of his broader plan to return to colonial era thinking.

Read more here...... http://www.theshovel.com.au/2014/03/25/australia-to-reinstate-imperial-measurement-system/

Yes, it's purely satirical

[freshwater-2]

and so it begins. yesterday it was knights and dames....what next

Off with his/her head ?????

[fourandsixpants]

wonder if TA will be looking into repealing legislature covering Contempt of Parliament.

I mean, there doesn't seem to be a need for something that is not taken seriously, not respected or adhered to and continually breached....is there? (sarc).....old fashioned, outdated and unnecessary are these stoopid rules-NOT!

Commonwealth level[edit]

In the Commonwealth of Australia, the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 defines contempt of Parliament as follows:

Conduct (including the use of words)... [which] amounts, or is intended or likely to amount, to an improper interference with the free exercise by a House or committee of its authority or functions, or with the free performance by a member of the member's duties as a member.

Contempt decisions by the House of Representatives or the Senate are thus subject to review by the Federal Courts.

Punishments are limited under the Act to (for individuals) a fine of $5,000 and/or six months' imprisonment, or (for corporations) a fine of $25,000.

In the Senate, allegations of contempt are heard by the Privileges Committee, which decides whether or not contempt was committed, and if so, what punishment is to be imposed. In practice, there have been very few times when a hearing determined that anyone was in contempt, and on no occasions has anyone been punished beyond a warning, with an apology and/or appropriate remedial action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Parliament

[fourandsixpants]

.....purely satirical?......

[boris1gary]

some humour for Saturday.

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/tony-abbott-has-gone-barking-mad-20140328-zqnnv.html

Tony Abbott has gone barking mad

"Abbott !" said the Queen sharply. "Off the sofa, please. Sit there by the fire with Thatcher and Blair."

The corgi glared balefully at the monarch and gave a sullen little yap, but then waddled over to join the other dogs on the hearth. The Duke of Edinburgh raised his head from his customary breakfast fare of kippers and Horse & Hound magazine.

"Did I hear you call that dog Abbott?" he said. "I thought you named them after your prime ministers."

"We've run out of British PMs, dear. Abbott is the new Australian Prime Minister. Terry Abbott. Or is it Tony? One or the other."

Philip forked another fishy blob onto the ducal plate.

"Abbott," he said. " Abbott Abbott Abbott. Terry Abbott. Can't say I've ever heard of him."

The Queen gave a light sigh.

"Of course you have, Philip," she said. " We had him to lunch at Windsor last year. You said it was the most excruciatingly dull occasion you'd endured since the state dinner for George Bush."

"Ah yes. He kept banging on about being a Rhodes scholar."

"And told us some of the colleges at Oxford were very old and historic," said the Queen with a wry smile. "Who'd have thought it ?"

She poured herself another cup of tea. Spode china, milk and one, a tinkle with the teaspoon. The Duke lowered Horse & Hound.

"I suppose he's one of those Australian republican chappies, is he? Can't wait to get rid of us."

"Oh Lord no, " said the Queen. "Quite the opposite. He's more Tory than we are. He's just asked me to reintroduce knighthoods. Sir This and Dame That in the Order of Australia. Ridiculous, but one had to go along with it, of course. "

Philip snorted. "Some of your colonials still love the baubles," he said. " I suppose that means we'll have to fly out there for another bloody tour. "

"No dear. Been there, done that. Too old now. William and Kate are going out in a few weeks. Good practice for 'em."

"Thank Christ for that."

The Duke returned to his magazine. His wife selected a triangle of toast and spread it liberally with best Welsh butter and chunky Dundee marmalade.

"Here, Abbott," she said. "Come to mummy."

The dog stirred from the fireplace and positioned itself by the royal chair, eyeing the toast proffered in the royal hand.

"Now beg!"

The animal settled back on its haunches, front paws raised, mouth open. In went the morsel. Snap went the jaws.

"Good boy, Abbott," said the Queen. "Good boy."

[fourandsixpants]