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We can all relate to voice-operated devices, can't we?? https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AdmvmD3x3/

The National Party got only about 1,700 votes lol Pleases me no end to see that.

You probably are in most Asian countries- organised chaos and mostly good will. lf you put their amount of people with their rules-none basically, on our roads though - we'd all be in hospital or history.

As l said, l stopped watching Melb news 2yrs ago, Sydneys just as bad l was living up there too part time last 7yrs. Every bloody night there were machete attacks that's why they've just banned their sale. Just to name one thing, car jackings assaults tobacco shop bombings nightly on and on. Look at our violence on women that's been so bloody bad last yr or two it's sickening and you'd have to be under a rock not to have noticed it even the Gov's noticed that and that's sayin something. Everyone's been talking about it all of it all over the place. Hell ,even China put out a warning if they're moving to Australia better not make it Melb bc your more likely to get stabbed. lf your watching news and not seeing as l said you must be in one of the other states. l'm up in Mildura atm for example they prob have no idea of the violence going on in our cities none of it's on their news. A chart is a chart though bc 18,000 rapes or whatever it was is 18,000 for example which rings true to other stats l've seen and looked at myself and that is an insane amount. And yeah, as l also said l think, they usually work it per 1 million people , 100,000, or whatever number that particular stat use but ofc that's the same for the other countries too. Also found another one of countries succeeding in decreasing crime and many have by 10 and 20% where as ours has "risen" 31%, in the last few yrs. Murders too for example , 287 last yr- that's almost 1 per day, if you don't think that's bad somem wrong with ya. So l dunno.

Here's a perfect example of Chump sidetracking to some insignificant rambling at a Cabinet Meeting. It starts at around 8 minutes in.

A flash in the pan from disaffected/disgruntled voters, I'd call it. Let's see if ON gets more seats at the upcoming elections, or if people just see through ON as just another bunch of useless politicians pronouncing that they have all the answers to solve all the nations problems - which they haven't.

The surviving half of the iconic soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts is also gone. Darrell “Dash” Crofts passed away on Wednesday, March 25, at the age of 85. Jim Seals died in 2022.

We've had 24mm of rain today (since about 6:30AM), a very nice refreshing amount of moisture. There's a little more to come this afternoon, in this rain band drifting in off the Indian Ocean, and tomorrow, we may get some more rain from the remnants of Cylone Narelle as it makes its way through the W.A. Wheatbelt. Narelle crossed the W.A. coast about 75kms S of Coral Bay as a Category 4 cylone about 1:00PM today (Friday 27th), but has now decayed to a Category 3 as it heads SSE to cross the Gascoyne River between Gascoyne Junction and Carnarvon about 7:00PM tonight. Gusts of up to 170kmh are likely to hit Carnarvon this afternoon and evening. There will be fruit and vegetable losses in Carnarvon, Carnarvons banana trees are susceptible to very strong winds. Narelle has picked up speed, and is now travelling at 33kmh (previously 18-20kmh). The W.A. Wheatbelt will start to feel the effects of the remnants of the Cylone as it degrades to a very strong low pressure system tomorrow.

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Stop watching the local TV news, it's full of shock and horror news events that amplify the levels of crime. Australia is still a pretty safe place to live. However, if you're a member of a crime gang, a drug dealer, or a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang - then yes, Australia is pretty unsafe for you. The other gang members are definitely out to get you. Most killings are targeted, and carried out by criminals. The rest of us lead pretty safe lives.

I think it is easy (even when I lived in the bush), but I am competent and able to cope with modern life. Look, there are homesteads in central Australia that rely on the School of the Air, and on the Flying Doctor for medical services. I don't imagine they whinge as much as you. I understand that you may not be very resilient and life is hard for you, but perhaps you need to look for ways to cope.

You sound more like Trump with every moronic thing you post.

Voting is compulsory, so the onus is on Electoral Commissions to make voting easy for citizens.

OK sure. I mean, where I lived, election day was a day where you went into town and meet friends, maybe have a coffee. I mean, what do you do if you need a doctor? Too far? Most people I knew in the bush went into town once a week. How do you get your groceries? Why not combine election day with shopping day or meeting friends day (you do have friends, don't you?) Apart from that, I think you are being disingenuous. You are trying to tell us that you don't vote because: A) it is too far, and there should be a way of voting very close to your gate. but also B) You're not voting because there is no one suitable to vote for. Sooo, which one is it? Or is it both? I assume that although much can be done online, you are saying that posting a letter? I haven't voted in person for many years, but voting by mail has a large window that must surely coincide with a visit to town for another reason. I have a question: where I lived, neighbours would call if they were going into town and ask if there was anything they could deliver or pick up. I am assuming you have no friendly neighbours. You paint quite a sad picture of your life. I do hope things can improve for you.

That is my thought as well.

Let me get this straight. You live so remotely that you have to drive to a mailbox, yet expect a mobile polling booth for your convenience? I suppose you want someone to wipe you butt for you as well.

Mobile polling booths - what's wrong with those? That's what we need out here.

From Occupy Democrats. BREAKING: Trump is left reeling after the New York Times reveals that Iran’s attacks have bombed EVERY American military base in the Middle East so badly they are “virtually uninhabitable!” Thanks to the Trump administration’s criminal lack of preparation and shocking understimation of Iran’s military capabilities, the US military is now working remotely in the Middle East, putting civilians in danger as they work out of hotels and makeshift operations centers in civilian areas. “The result, according to current and former military officials, is a war that is much harder to prosecute.” The Times reports that “many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage.” Iranian officials have even accused the U.S. military of using civilians as human shields by putting American troops in hotels. This is sure to prompt another furious tirade from Donald Trump who we now know is not getting the full picture of just how badly this war is going for him and is instead just getting a highlight reel of war porn, watching our tax dollars blow things up for two minutes every day. This is a perfect demonstration of the blind hubris of the Trump administration. After two decades of watching America uncontestedly bomb the poorest people in the world, Trump and Hegseth couldn’t even conceive of an enemy with a sophisticated military and able to fight back, despite all the evidence to the contrary. They took no preparations, expected no reprisals. They didn't evacuate anyone from the Middle East until AFTER the war had started. They didn't bother to prepare for drones. They attacked Iran because they are cowards and bullies, thinking that they could impose their will on Iran by simply killing one old man. They were very, very, wrong, and now they’ve started a fire they cannot put out with lies and bombs.

Sorry, GON but I have zero sympathy for you. And some people meekly pay a fine that is ridiculously easy to get out of. As I said, I have failed to vote on 3 occasions and paid zero fines. If you are paying fines it is because you choose to. It is perhaps a question of "what have the Romans ever done for us" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ We live in a country with pretty good health, although like most things in life, it has it's problems; however, it doesn't tend to bankrupt people as it does in the US. If you believe you get nothing because you live in the bush, then move. I lived in the bush for 21 years and loved it, but I understood that in having the peace and quiet of a lovely bush block, I could not whine about not having the services of the city. There is a connection between the country life you enjoy and the 37km drive into town. If the facilities of a town were just down the road from your property, then you would be complaining about the amount of traffic. When I lived in the bush, I enjoyed the "solitude" but by the very definition of that word, services were further away. You can't realistically have both. So what is it that the non-Anglos get in the bush that you don't? I thought you moved to the bush so you would have to mix with non-Australians Again, why pay it at all? There are plenty of ways of avoiding it. So, exactly what is it you want? Do you want a post office built across the road from your property? You just can't have everything, the solitude a remote property must come at a cost, it is only "remote" because it is a "remote" If you think I am a city person who doesn't understand well, as I said, I have lived this life. It was great, with pros and cons, but worth it, and I never whinged about it because to me whinging about the place you live is lioke saying I have made a bad choice.

Has the question been asked, "How much petrol did service stations have in their tanks at the old price, before it started going up? And what price was paid for the reserves the Government are releasing? Who is making a handy profit?"

Counting in the upper house is still going on but the ABC has only one seat listed as still in doubt, a sitting Labor member likely to be returned. Half the upper house was up for election, eleven seats, and of those, five changed hands.The Liberals lost two, SA Best lost one, Better Community lost one and an Independant lost one. Those who gained new seats were Labor 1, Greens 1 and One Nation 3.

Apart from the two seats where One Nation is slightly ahead, it looks like only another two are undecided. Both Labor/Liberal contests with one likely to Labor and one to the Liberals.

Great news, hey!