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The Greens get an unfairly bad rap in this ABC article on ANU polling. To quote the article: "The Greens top the poll as the most hated party, with 25.6 per cent of respondents reporting a strong dislike of the party compared to One Nation at 24.2 per cent." It's a misrepresentation by cherry picking figures, and I doubt it's intentionally dishonest; I'd say it's just amateurish, sloppy journalism. With questions like that respondents are usually asked to rate on a scale of 0 to 10, with zero being strongly dislike and 10 representing strongly like. 25% of respondents selecting strongly dislike means 75% selected a more favourable option. The article doesn't give those figures. It's entirely possible that with a polarising party, it could record the most on the bottom of the scale, but also record the most on one of the more favourable options further up the scale. Just as a disclaimer, even though this post is defending the Greens, I'm definitely no supporter of them. The point is, all parties deserve fair and honest media reporting. It brings to mind the old saying - there's lies, damned lies, and statistics. Here's the article in full for anyone interested: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/anu-polling-one-nation-economy-trust-government-coalition/106635950

Maybe he didn't want any military hardware at the WW2 victory parade because he feared some of it could be turned on him.😍

Though I despise the greens, I agree.

All has to be disclosed PMC and is. It's small Bickies compared to what I'm talking about. Labor originally Grew out of the Union Movement which is now only a shadow of it's former self. Paulines defence has always Been that She's being picked on. She has a few things to be worried about, so we will see what Unfolds. One Person Legitimately in the Lower house does not a Government Make. Senate Places are easy. The Party (Pauline)? decides the Pecking order. Her show is far from being stable. What is the Bond? Rampant Opportunism? Panicked RATS Leaving the sinking ship? Sussan Ley had a 42% hold on that seat. Taylor has helped to finish off the Liberal Party. He cannot remain around now. With friends like the NATS you don't need enemies. With Abbot as President their fate is assured. The Ghosts of the Past should be kept under Wraps to avoid the Inevitable embarrassment Likely. Nev

Yep. Unions to the Labor governments. Huge sums involved.

I haven't put much on the other thread but I have been getting up there most weekends. General stuff around the engine - put in some extra brackets for the radiator, fixed a small oil leak (hopefully), put some doublers on the oil cooler top mounts, loctited and torqued the holding bolts. Also adjusted the noseleg suspension last weekend. I've ordered some silicone sheet which should be here soon, so next job is to make boots for the noseleg steering rods and the throttle rods which pierce the firewall. Also looking at brake line and pitot/static system. Think I've missed the painting season for this year as the weather cools down, but having said that this weekend was beautiful.

informal votes were 9% the last election and 6.3% this one..that tells me more made their vote count I never take a HTV card when I vote. I am not rude to anyone just say no thanks as I walk through. I also always vote early. Cant stand waiting in line. I think I have become a grumpy old fart. I hate the practice I think it needs to be banned. make people actually take a interest and make their own decisions not follow the sheep.

I recently got a towbar fitted to my MG 4 & I bought a new 6 x 4 trailer. You don't even notice the trailer is there as the elcetric power adjusts so if you put your foot down it accelerates as if it isn't there. There is a noticeable difference in power consumption though. I found at 110 kmh with the trailer & a load on it was sucking about 22 kWh/100km compared with 15-16 without the trailer, but at 80 kmh there wasn't much difference. It cost about $1,500.00 fitted but I know some people have negotiated to get a towbar fitted for free when they purchased the car (or probably they could have negotiated a lower price if the towbar wasn't fitted).

We are pretty much the omly first world country with the highest inflation rate. The USA is lower..even the basket case pommies are better than us .Japan is extremely low, All economists and experts say its the amount of spending this government is doing. They are addicted to it. The budgets they put out are creative accounting they do not show the full costs ..there is so much "off the books" they dont show which would then show the real balance sheet of Australia. There are now literally more people working directly for the government in one way or another than the rest. This country is not productive any more. I saw a stat a couple of days ago where 1700 private businesses have gone bust. 300 off in qld and 600 odd in NSW and the rest in Victoria..and that was the last month of two. Those businesses are private and didnt work or supply goods to the govt or their projects. We are being led down the wrong track for the past 4 or 5 years. We need to turn this around. We need more of our young people to not do arty farty uni courses and get them on the tools..they will earn a lot more and build this place back up instead of importing dog walkers and yoga instructors and foreign studebts who just suck on the system and dont make this country productive Is this too hard to do or am I barking up the wrong tree and I should get in my time machine and go back to the 80's This country is so rooted now. Yes I am a baby boomer and what I have I have worked for and paid millions of dollars in tax yet apparently I am a drag on the system and not something to aspire to apparently

The thing with preferential voting is that I can send a signal. My seat is a safe seat, it has not changed hands in decades. Whilst I know my vote will flow through to the least worst of the 2 major candidates. If the winning candidate only just scrapes in then post election analysis may pus a party right or left depending on where the preferences are coming from. A strong One Nation vote is a signal for the major parties to the right and a strong flow from the Greens may signal something different. No system is perfect.

We just drove 250 km in our Toyota hybrid. Efficient and comfortable.

They are nowhere near the same size or Power. You cannot create energy and the engines of hybrids get a hard time.. Don't believe everything you get on You tube. Nev

One BIG truck does more damage than hundreds of Lighter vehicles. Nev

Your argument Lacks Logic. Not all electric motors re equal but they are simpler and more reliable than ICE and require less attention. All A/C which is connected Must Be synchronous or it will destroy itself.. ELECTRICITY is here to stay, Get with the strength and FACTS,. Silent and clean. The BIT you Like has been adequately debunked also. Nev

As ironic as it seems in a country with the land area of Australia, but unlimited immigration can lead to over-population. I don't mean that it could lead to the population densities seen in countries like India and China. I mean that in localised areas such as our metropolitan areas. I mean that it could lead to the inability of an area to support that population. The first thing I think of is water supply. I see the growth of residential areas in the Sydney Metropolitan Area, and I see the possibilities for water supply for those areas. The major storage facility is Warragamba Dam. Our climate is one of somewhat irregular rainfall. I have seen this dam overflow, and I have also seen its water level drop a great deal. Already the height of the dam wall has been raised above its original design height. There are no other sites for dams because any dam would hold back water flow into Warragamba. The water supply problem exists all along the east coast and the inland. The 48 States of the USA, which cover the same area as Australia, can support their populations because the land has abundant water throughout. Similarly for Europe. This continent has been inhabited for 50,000+ years. Why wouldn't it have produced a similar population size to other places? Simply beause the lack of water meant that the inhabitants did not have any time after attending to mere survival to develop the civilisations the developed elsewhere. It immigration continues unabated, Australia will not be able to provide the essential need for survival - water. If that happens, we have over-population.

natural gas comes out the ground as is, LPG is seperated at a refinery.

Nomad I did say Mainly for Aviators. STOP judging what you think I'm saying. You are Playing a role no one gave you the right to do. It's Harassment and Please desist. Nev