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To use the example of my rooftop solar SA (and Australia generally) is still at the stage of absorbing the cost of changing to a system that will be cheaper. If you want an instant reduction in your power bills, then what is your solution? No businesses want to build new fossil fuel power, and those companies that are in fossil fuels are moving away from it. AGL has a commitment to move away from fossil fuels by 2035. This is not because they are green hippies, but it is the rational business way to go. The rest of the world is moving in this direction again not from ideology but from financial pragmatism. As a country, we are not at the leading edge. The transition is quite slow and steady. The Middle East has become immensely wealthy because of its oil. Australia is well placed for the next energy revolution. We have vast amounts of uninhabited land, and we have the minerals required for batteries, etc. I am in no way saying it is all easy. So far. Many countries are 100% renewable, but they rely on hydro or geothermal energy. The thing about being weather-dependent is that in Australia, it is usually sunny or windy somewhere. This is why we need a smart grid. So what are these other options? Do you want AGL to be forced to refurbish or build new coal infrastructure? Do you think this would bring you cheaper bills? If, as you say, moving towards renewables is a recipe for disaster, then you would expect this to reveal itself through countries like Denmark (70% wind). What could be criminal is if we go in the opposite direction to the rest of the world. We could end up as a quaint backwater. Coal plants in Australia are aging and need to be replaced with something. Replacing coal plants is far more expensive than renewables plus firming. Coal is now the most expensive form of new energy. I personally am not totally against nuclear; however, the 2 problems I see are the economics and the time required to build. Gas is useful at the moment for peaking, but it is very expensive.

The Warrnambool to Melbourne train runs five time per day (weekdays). I grew up in the area and used it quite often in the past to visit family since I moved to Perth in 1980. Pretty good service.

So where SA loses in having the cheapest form of energy, we will lose the savings in uderutilised infrastructure. We still dont know if it will work before the country goes broke. No one has ever built a grid on intermittent weather dependant renewables. It is criminal to even try when we have other proven options. Pity there wasnt a way to hold politicians to account for bad uninformed decisions they make while in power,

On PT, can't say too much really but my from my old place near Warrnambool Vic, you could get a Melb train and back 3 or 4x a day. l thought that was pretty good really can't expect any more often than that it'd be 99% empty. My daughter said something to about 9bucks to anywhere in Vic, forget any detail but crikey can't argue with that , dunno if there's a catch. On another note, my partners been in Sydney last 6yrs l drive up but then we train everywhere.She runs the show ha ha, gets us some card thing, no idea, but it's cheap as and we train and bus all over the place as much as we want to anywhere so again l dunno but that seems pretty damn good to me. But l mean this stuff can't be expected to go straight to 27 mill peoples front door , it's impossible. Sydney we have to walk a bit we like it , same from my place in Vic if l wanna use the train, no biggie it's bloody nice actually and refreshing when your use to driving everywhere, gives you a break. But eh, that's just me.

Ha , yeah that'd be right. Such good will these days eh.

Yeah but plssssss, naturally yeaah , it happens and it has here compared to our grand parents- we're even losing Gday, butttt, must we all evolve into yanks via it all being forced down our throats.

Sorry buddy but l don't think you took one word of anything l tried to say in any just everyday sense. No kids gonna go searching out some mystical spell checker even if it actually really does work. Just talking everyday internet man, it all spell checks to US - there's your training, emails, anything you do, searches, forums- try it right here in this forum. ARSE - there ya go, click on that ????? Put that in 20 different just plain everyday google or whatever else search, emails - whatever you like- see what you get. lt's already been said man, all of it. Anddddd, once again, yes , we've all mentioned tv too, it's everywhere. Matter of fact, as l just said, there's even been docs about this EXACT, stuff. Everything l'm saying. Unfortunately ofc though, lead to nothing.

Haaa, l'm not worried about any exodus to the US, letem. Don't want their crap forced down our throats here though and nope, wish it was but it's not some storm in tea cups. There's even been specials on tv about the way it's happening here, pretty common knowledge. Unfortunately , these shows even if someone does notice though, don't seem to change much.

Don't let my daughter see this.

Here's an interesting article about a couple of blokes attempting to produce an Australian ChatGPT. Good luck to them, but it apparently takes a huge amount of effort and money to garner all the requisite data, and process it. https://www.watoday.com.au/technology/thongs-aren-t-underwear-the-case-for-an-australian-chatgpt-20251128-p5nj7p.html

For once I'm in semi-agreement. I have a couple of nephews and they and they friends use it a lot. That's their choice and I'm fine with not fining them, but I just don't like the word.

The greatest impact that "Americanism" is having on Australia, is the transfer of violent and disruptive extremist right wing views and actions, to a small percentage of the population here. These views are polarising, divisive, and permanently angry views, that insist political opponents must be liquidated or removed from the political scene. Thus we have the increasingly violent and destructive political scene unfolding in America (perpetrated by an angry, narcissistic President, and further promoted by angry, obsessive American "patriots"), which has resulted in a major increase in politically-motivated assaults, murders and attacks in general, on politicians, and people in the public eye. Interestingly, Albo's wedding was kept low key, to avoid attacks, demonstrations, and threats/hoaxes, all designed to disrupt and promote more mayhem. The current American President only gains satisfaction from promoting discord and hatred and divisiveness. God forbid that we ever get to the same stage here, that American "civilisation" has currently descended into. Australian police have already nailed one individual who threatened to assassinate Albanese.

Do you Mean Mutilated? and ACCEPTANCE? Nev

As well, Trump says God doesn't hold ALL the Cards and Have enough Influence. Nev

Language evolves. It's evolution depends on the source and viability of the mutations that cause the evolution. Take a look at the words I used in my post above. A lot of them have mutated.

IF We ever ban words for Being Un Australian I would have Long Gone somewhere else. THIS IS/Was the Land of the "fair go" By and Large. People coming Here Like our Laid Back approach and sense of freedom. Nev.

Yeah, you're right.

Stay ON the Medication.. Nev

Brave NEW World. It's not keeping ME awake at Night. Nev

He'll be called racist for marrying a white girl.

Stay on topic. The word "bro" is taking hold. It should be banned, it's unAustralian and there should be fines for saying it.

I have seen only one movie in a theatre in 25 years, I said the trailer on TV looked interesting, so my daughter dragged my along to a 5:30 showing. It was the latest sequel to Naked Gun, with Liam Neeson as Frank Drebbin. An occasional grin, but pretty gringy. The funny scene in the trailer did not appear in the movie. I'm not into movies, in theatre or on TV. My son gave me access to his Netflix, buy I've never watched it.

When was the last time an Australian or British movie was promoted in picture shows? (I refuse to use "cinema".) I haven't been to the fleas and itches for years. If I pass by a picture theatre, all I seem to see are posters for American flicks whose stories revolve around a dystopian America.

That's VERY SAD. CH 32 has some good movies. Nev

Many of the Australian shows on TV are reality shows - My Kitchen Rules, The Block, Dancing with The Stars, Farmer Wants A Wife, Better Homes and Gardens, et al. I don't really like any of them. American shows are boring. On Foxtel, most of them are repeats, often repeats where some of the cast passed away years ago. Shows like Seinfeld, King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond (Frank and Doris are long dead). I prefer English programs, but then again, many of these are years old and on their third or fourth run. (UK TV). Shows like Midsomer Murders, New Tricks, QI, Would I Lie To You, One out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (not so much, they regularly have Sean Lock who died years ago), and Long Lost Family. Most of them I've have seen twice or three times. Even The 1% Club is in reruns. The only American show I watch regularly is Wheel of Fortune. I like trying the guess the phrase/word before the contestant. A bit of brain exercise. I watch the Australian and UK versions of The Chase on Channel 7, but their questions are ridiculous or the contestants often as dumb as clay. You have to know ancient history, Shakespeare or modern music/movies to answer a lot of the questions.