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I never take a HTV card. Firmly of the belief that everyone who is eligible to vote should take their responsibility to engage in democracy seriously and number all boxes. It's not a big ask, once every 3 years.

Every ON voter questioned on TV, when asked why, said "We needed a change."

I have had my MG4 for nearly 3 years now & Have no regrets other than the price of the facelift 2026 model is 10k cheaper than what I paid. Still another 4+ years of warranty. I have had 2 problems, the first was a drooping rear undertray & the second was the drivers door window stopped working. The undertray is a known issue & is the cover for the electric drive motor. The window issue was just a poor connection. All new models have a 10 year warranty or 250k whichever comes first. Mine was 7 years but unlimited km warranty. I am 168 cm so no issue with fitting in. I like the edgy styling of the 4. It was actually designed by the Royal Academy of Arts & engineered by SAIC UK. It has sold very well around the world except in China. 50/50 weight distribution, low CoG & RWD gives really good handling better than most others anywhere near its price range. All the new models have LFP batteries so a bit less energy dense but no nickel or cobalt & they are cheaper to produce so that is reflected in the price drop. The new model has a bit less power but slightly better economy & a nice updated interior & a single piece spoiler, though I prefer the split spoilers of mine. The urban is FWD and has a bigger boot as there is no motor there. It has less power & range but unless you are doing long trips is a good buy for the price. For you i reckon the MG5 would be best. True SUV size though does not have the range of the MG4 nor the performance. Price depends on the spec level. I have the Essence with a 64 kWh battery so am biased but all the extra features were worth the extra money iIMHO. I'd go for the best offer without compromising your requirements. Do they still supply a granny charger? A lot of EVs no longer come with one. One thing I'd advise not to do is get talked in to one of their 7kW home chargers unless you get it thrown in for free. There are much better ones for much less on the market. I bought a ZJbeny for less than half the price & it is fully adjustable with app control, RFID, plug & play & OCCP capability. ZJ Beny make lots of chargers right up to massive super chargers. Also their V2L cable is over $200.00 & has a limited output of about 10 amps plus it is bulky. I bought a V2L adapter on line for $45.00 delivered & it has a max output of 32 amps but you need a big cable to take that load. Most of these are now limited to 16amps. Good to see another forumite joining the EV revolution. You won't regret the decision. I certainly haven't

Wait up..... I'm confused ...... I'll have to go back and find some episodes of 'Blue Hills' and 'Dad n Dave'...... that should clear this up.

So, since Trump is saving the world from the spread of mass killings and nuclear weapons, when can we expect him to make Israel give up their nuclear weapons?

Farley seems quite a sensible individual, with a very diplomatic turn of speech, unlike a lot of the ON rabble. It will be interesting to see what happens from here on in. A well-spoken, thoughtful individual such as Farley may bring a lot more credibility to the ON Party. However, the general trend of elections in recent decades is voters vote for whoever is in Opposition, just to express dissatisfaction with the ruling Partys performance. No matter who is power, they all appear to have no answers to the ordinary voters pressing problems - inflation, the cost of living, fuel prices, housing unaffordability, lack of job opportunities - they all perform dismally in these fields. I'd like to see some politicians with real backbone, take on the billionaires and giant global corporations, and tax them more heavily, and also lay into the betting conglomerates that wield so much power, and which every politician is too frightened to offend.

One Nation won ... good hey! The Greens came last, and Labor second last. Fancy those terrorist brides coming back so soon after Bondi ... you can't believe the hellish mistakes that are being made these days.

It seems funny hearing people refer to 4% as high interest rates. It was 17.5% when I took out a variable rate loan to buy my place, and the loan peaked at around 20%. My father was paying around 22% on his business loan at it's peak.

I agree with him too, but he forgot to add that the US is responsible for creating the new normal that he's complaining about.

I didn't say Real Australians don't want to work. I said they don't want the kinds of jobs that Indians, Chinese and others typically do. And I'm generalising here, as you are. If they're sending some money overseas to help support their families, then good on them. Your $25 billion, if it can be believed, works out at about $20 per week per person, so it's hardly a large amount that is not being spent here. They've also typically earned that money, paid their taxes, and will spend far more than they send just on daily living. Overall, they are an asset to the country, not a liability. I might add that I'm also not a Real Australian, by your definition, so you would probably resent me being in this country too.

Anyhow we are Off Topic. Nev

This is beautiful.

One seat in the House, and that seat is on the Cross Benches. He will be a voice crying out in the wilderness. It is interesting to note that teh Libs directed their preferences to ON and away from the Independant. Guess we know which way he will vote. However with Labor having such a big majority, the rest of the House won't have much effect. In order to bolster the standing of ON, Farley will have to spend the majority of his time on the ground working for the people of Farrer. He can't spend his time in Canberra pushing the ON manifesto. If he concentrates on working for his electorate, he might get re-elected at the next General Election. Just a comment on the "donkey vote" discussion. I reckon most Australians don't care too much about politics and only come to vote for the Democracy Sanger. They have already decided which Party they will vote for and only take that Party's HTV card and follow it. Have you watched people going along the line of Party volunteers handing out HTV cards? You will see quite a lot of impoliteness. The percentage of votes found not to follow HTVs is an indication of teh amount of thought voters are putting into making their choice.