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I think it is crucially important that, whatever our views are, we try hard to present information that is accurate. The problem with a meme is that it can say anything, true, partially true or false, and this somehow becomes fact. Incorrect reporting of ABS data fuelling false claims Australia has a mass migration problem The report’s authors say that public commentators, activists and some media outlets are incorrectly using Permanent and Long-Term (PLT) movement data, which is collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), to claim Australia has a ‘migration problem’ and distort public understanding. This is despite repeated, clear comments from the ABS that PLT does not measure migration but instead records people coming in and out of Australia, and includes tourists, temporary visa holders, returning residents and repeated short absences. ANU Professor Alan Gamlen explains that net overseas migration (NOM) — the number of migrants arriving in Australia minus the number of migrants departing Australia — is in fact falling sharply and has been since June 2023. Approximately 838 people were added to Australia's population each day through net migration during the 2024–25 financial year [5.18, 5.21]. This daily figure is derived from Net Overseas Migration (NOM), which measures the number of people arriving in Australia minus those departing [5.27, 5.33]. It is the most accurate official measure for population growth, as it only counts individuals who stay in the country for at least 12 out of 16 months [5.27, 5.33]. Recent Migration Statistics (Daily Breakdown) Net Overseas Migration (NOM): In the 2024–25 financial year, NOM was 306,000, averaging roughly 838 people per day [5.18, 5.21]. This was a decrease from the record high of 538,000 (approx. 1,474 per day) seen in 2022–23 [5.21]. Gross Migrant Arrivals: About 1,556 people arrived daily (568,000 annually) in 2024–25 [5.18, 5.21]. However, many of these arrivals were offset by the roughly 720 people who departed daily during the same period [5.18, 5.21]. Permanent vs. Temporary: Of the daily arrivals, only about 252 people per day (92,000 annually) arrived on permanent visas, while the majority were on temporary visas, such as international students [5.3]. Distinguishing Different Data Measures Reports often cite different numbers depending on the metric used: Official NOM (Population Growth): Currently averages around 838–933 per day based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) [5.27, 5.33]. Net Permanent and Long-term (NPLT) Arrivals: This is a "raw" measure of border crossings often used as an early indicator [5.13, 5.32]. It is typically higher (sometimes cited as 1,160 to over 3,400 per day in specific record months like February) but can be misleading because it may count the same person multiple times if they travel frequently [5.1, 5.2, 5.11, 5.33].

My dad was that bank official, though before your time GON. He used to drive to Cabramurra each fortnight with a pistol to do the pays. Took me with him once.

He Behaves just like one. He only deals when he has a gun to your Head. IF he was a car Headlight bulb, He'd be about 5 watts. Definitely NOT Forman Material.. Nev

And just like a mafia boss, he should be behind bars

What Trump meant by respect was not admiration, but more like the `respect' a Mafia mob boss wants.

He rubs former allies Noses in the Cat$$#!t and expects us to follow him into stupid situations Like we have done blindly before without Questioning it. Even Americans are sick of Foreign Wars that Never end well. . Nev

In Australia when referring to the ones before us they use the Plural NATIONS. They have different Languages like PNG but the total Population was never that High.. Their Impact on the Land was fairly Minimal IF you ignore Burning off. I wonder if given the Option Todays indigenous People would like to give up all the advantages of a Modern society . Like airconditioning Bridges Roads Hospitals Airtravel Roof over your Head. Cars to drive. Money from the gov't and an education. etc.Nev

l reckon, but so how ironic is it that the rest of the world respecting the US again was one of his biggest things campaigning. Yet instead he's made a laughing stock out of himself , destroyed just about any international relations they had and they're leaving him in dust .

There is No erection possible big enough for His EGO. He's super $#!t scared of dying and having/Leaving a Legacy of Failure. HE only KNOWS Money, Power and WINNING. Nev

Cleaning up the mess he’s created will be a major headache for whoever comes after him. He has knocked the US off its perch in terms of how the rest of the world sees it now, and it will never fully recover. Not much of a legacy to brag about. The reason he’s erecting so many monuments to himself is that he knows nobody else will.

He isn't even good at golf. There have been numerous videos posted of his caddies shifting balls to more favourable positions & prior to his foray in to politics was a poor investor as well having been bankrupted 6 times. This time of course he has posted sycophantic Yes men & women to all the important and influential roles, dismantled many of the departments that provide checks and balances and breached the constitution and rules more times than you can count and the Senate & Congress have become paralysed. He thought he had control over the supreme court having appointed sympathetic judges but obviously some of these actually have a conscience. His tariffs were deemed illegal & the Epstein files got released though missing all the important stuff that would implicate him, his ICE thugs have been called to account after murdering 2 protesters in Minnesota so he was getting into pretty hot water. A diversion was required. What better diversion than to start a war. It is all beginning to unravel now & he is becoming more erratic and lashing out via his social media platform. Then picking a fight with the Pope was the last straw. There are a lot of loyal catholics in the US so how he is going to survive this one is hard to say. Only his appointees & the MAGA nutters seem to be supporting him right now. Most of his media supporters from Fox News and right wing influencers have railed against him. He was called insane just this month by Marjorie Taylor Greene, former Georgian congress woman initially one of his staunchest allies. Not only that but the protests against him in the US have grown to massive proportions with over 3200 events in all 50 states in late March estimated at more than 8 million participants. As well he has virtually no friends left in Europe & the rest of the World except Israel, Russia & North Korea. I hope we are witnessing his downfall and that it won't be too long before the world can sigh a collective relief.

Ain't that about it. The morons been up all night on his SM ranting and raving like some mad bloody lunatic. He did 150 posts the other night, 2-4am, 300 a few wks before. Ranting, bragging and hanging shyt on every bugger. What sort of a moron US president does this shyt. Let alone an 80yr old. No wonder he's half mad how could an 80yr old do that job plus stay up all night ranting on his SM.

He keeps confirming with every post that he is a complete and utter F@#$wit.

I am not necessarily anti-nuclear, in fact, in some maybe it makes sense. Whilst decommissioning may be a small cost, all up the building of the NP in the first place is enormous. Decommissioning can sound straightforward, but at least at this stage, it is not. Common Problems and Challenges Decommissioning is a complex engineering task that often faces technical, financial, and logistical hurdles: Financial Shortfalls: Costs typically range from $500 million to $2 billion per reactor. Some countries, like France, face concerns that set-aside funds may be insufficient to cover the total future costs. Waste Disposal Bottlenecks: No country currently has an operating deep geological repository for high-level nuclear waste (spent fuel). This often forces waste to stay on-site in dry casks indefinitely, preventing the site from being fully released. Technical Delays: Projects frequently experience timeline extensions. For example, Japan's Tokai 1 reactor dismantling was delayed by over a decade, with completion now pushed to 2030. Unexpected Hazards: Older plants often lack detailed historical records, leading to the discovery of unexpected contamination or structural issues during dismantling. Workforce Shortages: As a "wave" of plants reaches retirement, there is a growing need for a highly skilled, specialized workforce that the industry currently lacks. World Nuclear Association +4

Look it up. 100000 people in February alone. You lefties will never admit there is a problem

Individually we are intelligent beings. Just recall the last time you had to come up with a decision to some problem or task that was facing you. If you were successful, or not, your level of knowledge incerased. But that knowledge will remain inaccessible to the rest of us without a language to use to communicate it from you to us. The first method is the spoken word. After that the problem to be overcome is making a permanent record and that leads to writing. Once somethng is writeen people must learn to interpret your symbols, i.e. that's reading.

And what is the total cost of Frances nuclear energy, including decomissioning of nuclear power plants, disposing of nuclear waste, and the cost of nuclear accidents. Are you happy to have nuclear waste buried next to your house?

Where's your official references to this sweeping extreme right wing claim? - apart from regular One Nation outbursts?

Its the uncontrolled immigration. Albo is importing thousands of new voters that hate our way of life as much as he and his leftie mates.

Couple of my nieces have 1/16th aboriginal in them. They went to university and now we have some interesting family discussions. Their mother says they embarrass her quite regularly. They do the big talk but they wouldn't last long going back to their aboriginal roots. Makes me laugh, they are 1/4 English as well.

Good question. No doubt there is a connection. On the flip side of that thought, Without my grasp of language, I would never have found out how unintelligent some folk are....

If a large language model can do all that, is it just language that makes us intelligent?

Anyhow the thread title includes the Word IMPACT. Doesn't that imply damage? Remember how the Snowy scheme was built and the railway through the American Rocky Mountains . Nev

It looks like a DIVE at the Moment and due to the State that Building is in. That's a "Local Yokel" thing so.... NO. PLUS it could just be advice for JACK.. Nev

If you don't get rid of $#!t you are in it. Cities are full of it. Sunlight sanitises. Nev

Get ya mind outa tha gutter, old mate. You're above all this.

What makes understanding AI difficult for me is the the very may ways that it is being used. Those many ways make it nearly impossible to say, "This is what AI is". I don't think that I could make a complete list of what one can do with AI. It seems that it is not possible to say what it can't do - apart from tasks invovling human imagination. I suppose one could compare it to a word processing program like Word. Have you ever used all the features that come in that program?

Well, in that case I'm not in the tribe then either, although I know about Gelignite Jack, Jack Sue (his old dive shop is not far from me), and CKS. Does that make me more eligible?

You KNOW that I'm referring to other countries. Nev

No. Under new arrangements announced by the Government, you will be up to $226 to $255 per year worse off. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/private-health-for-over-65s-to-cost-hundreds-more/106594174

Half the rowers are pulling on imaginary oars in the wrong direction. Does that mean the country is going nowhere?

Traditional would vary across Australia depending on geographical factors. There were Salt water Aborigines etc. and as the climate changed desert areas, they Migrated or changed because of it. eg Harvested plant seeds and carried water from Known water sources. shown on Paintings.. Nev

Yes, I think the Nation part is pretty questionable. First inhabitants would be more accurate and traditional Australians seems OK to me as a differentiator if you needed one.

😆 ahhh, is that how you say it. l shall try to remember that one .

I don't GET the First NATION s bit, ether. When is a tribe a Nation? Nev

Run AMOK maybe? You don't want it "Mucked up". Nev

Plays a lot of (very expensive) Golf as well as increasing his Personal wealth immensely. Easily gets the award for World's Most Prolific LIAR. Nev

Ouch , but eh, l wouldn't even be game to let a mechanic run a muck over my car atm. On the upside she'll drive like a Rolls if you get the work done right 🤣

They must have used a long lense to get that shot. Or cheated.

The moon over the Persian Gulf (Strait of Hormuz) and the International Space Station. Moon 02.mp4

NASA just dropped the clearest view of Moon ever captured... by Artemis 2. You can even see craters in extreme detail. yeah, the moon has a colors, you can see them here. Moon 01.mp4

Critics say Donald Trump has become the first American president to unite people across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East --- against him,” — a claim reflecting strong global reactions and political polarization. Disclaimer: This post is for informational and discussion purposes only. It reflects reported opinions and may require further verification and context.

My son was telling me today that on whatever socials he uses, while there's a lot of people celebrating the Artemis mission, there's a few idiots saying it's all faked. Just like the original moon trips. Some people, you wonder how they remember to breathe.

These moon slides have always been in their own cardboard pack, a sort of fold out thing, and they've been up and down the East coast from Sydney to Cains, but never opened much. I was just keeping them as souvenirs. When I bought an Epson scanner, I decided to scan them. I think this is the famous one, if I remember, published around the world. Click on it.

Here's the Moon in 1969. I have a set of slides given to me by a photo lab for professional photographers in Sydney CBD. I've kept them all this time and only scanned them in Sep 2024. I can post more If you want to see them, there's 19 all up, different scenes.

All Elon would have to do is saddle him up, pull the plug and the hot air would propel them all the way.

Wow. Awesome pics. I wonder,,, since our moon always has the same 'side' faving away from earth, does it actually stop a lot of incoming asteroids,etc, that would otherwise hit earth? There seem to be some big impacts in these new pictures of the 'dark side'.

The Moon Photos from Artimus II