Great!?! Don't the Europeans know how many ski-resort jobs will be taken away by immigrants now? (Massive /s)
this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2026
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That's not a European Union, this is a European Union.
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British exit
brexit
Australian entrance
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Please dear God, anything that gets us closer to the EU and away from America
Yeah, same...
Unfortunately that you are so far away from the EU, but we like you anyways.
I'm gonna laugh so hard if Canada and Oz join and start using the Eunie
We're one step closer to eliminating the challenges faced by people who accidentally flew to Austria or vice versa
This is hilarious!
If we get enough countries over time and the EU ends up encompassing the whole world it could become the Everybody Union and that would be cool.
Idk man, sounds suspiciously close to a New World Order... /s
It would be absolutely hilarious if it ends up being easier to enter the EU via Australia than the UK.
In case you really need that monarchy stuff, we have some of that left in the EU:
There remain, as of 2025, twelve sovereign monarchies in Europe. Seven are kingdoms: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Lets hope so, anything bringig the world closer together is a good thing.
Absolutely deserved though.
If anyone wants to come claim the USA as part of this, the key is under the rock to get in. We will need help removing the current and unwanted occupants, but a large number of us would gladly accept open trade and work with the EU.
- also, it seems that some idiot landing in a boat some 250 years ago and claiming the land, doesn’t really matter. So, remove the pests and claim it as new Europe.
First, Eurovision, then free movement/trade...soo...ya gonna join the EU club at some point, no?
I would very much want to see the same for Canada. But Canada would have to first change it's open border policy with the chuckle-fucks to the south. Don't want to give those nut-jobs an easy round-about into the EU. MAGALAND --> CANADA --> EU
NewsWire reports the initiative was presented as a “sweetener” to bring Canberra over the line on a free-trade agreement.
Not against the free movement part, but I am not looking forward to relearning the words for even more of the products I grew up with. EU GI regulations are utterly stupid.
You mean words like Prosecco? That's the thing mate we did it first in Europe. Also "sparkly wine" is denominated by region and method: Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, Riesling; and the nwar furure apperantly something like "Auzzy Sparkly". Doesn't seem so difficult to me.
That’s the thing mate we did it first in Europe.
What an absurd and snobbish perspective. As if you personally had anything to do with these products' invention.
Regardless, I make an active judgement call to avoid products that go by the 'real' name whenever Australia is forced to these agreements. I never used to care where my Champagne came from, now if the label says 'Champagne', then I know it's a Champagne I do not want.
You must be on the edge all the time, caring about superficial things like that
What an absurd and snobbish perspective.
Tell that to the French people literally living in the Champagne region. How absurd they must be.
Dude, then dont redicule our ways of doing things Especially since you don't even care, and probably won't be visiting Europe soon anyway, or are you?
Champagne I do not want.
Then good for you.
Australia isn't forced into anything and neither are you. It's just a Trade agreement which usually is beneficial to most. I do think it's maybe time for a walkabout.