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I topped up my heating today..... The sun came out, so my heat pump runs for..... Free! 🙂

Judging by what your Past Posts contain re Trump etc, sorry, but I doubt your opinion reflects a great mental effort towards a working solution. You'd vote Hanson I would guess. Apart from being a stirrer and rampant opportunist racist, what aims bar getting in Power and lining her own Pockets can you suggest she Might Bring? What great bank of talent is she bringing to the Parliament. So far it's just rejects, malcontents and right wing weirdos who will have a rough time vying for Positions in the Pecking order. Imagine the Damage a person like Hanson could do to this Countries reputation? She already considers herself beyond the Law. Imitation of Trump who she Worships, and backed by Gina Rinehart's Money (which she will have to be very careful how she Manages , as well as where she spends taxpayers money, which she also receives.. How Happy will James Ashby be with the new expansion.? Don't forget she has NO legitimate person in the Lower house which is the Place where things Happen. The fruit loops are Mainly in the senate where the Party decides who gets there, not the People directly in the electorates who they represent, proportionately. Nev

The price you pay is determined by supply & demand, nothing to do with the government. The Australian public has far too many panic merchants. I saw line ups the other day with people filling Jerry cans flat out. So the demand goes up & so does the price all based on fear and greed. Not only that fuel companies base their price largely on the cost of replacement in todays dollars not what they pay when the fuel you are using was paid for. It takes from 2 weeks to over a month from leaving the crude export point to being refined into useable fuel and then transported to petrol stations. Australia being a long way from most of the supply points is at the end of the time frame, so at least a month.

I can understand why young people are turning away from the major parties. Over time Australia has become a country where a whole generation of young Australians will never be able to own their own home. It doesn't matter how hard they work and save, it gets them nowhere. A lot of people make excuses and give various reasons why the country is like that, but the fact remains that it degenerated to this under the stewardship of one of the major parties or the other. Whether or not they are totally to blame, they have that job and the buck has to stop with them and they carry some responsibility for letting it happen.

So we could see One Nation in opposition then? It'd be a welcome change.

Rubbish. Watch Question time. We don't DO Leader focussed Politics Albo wasn't born with a silver spoon in his Mouth nor does Labor serve the Rich end of town. When you look after the already Rich you then Get the REAL spoils of office, because they will and CAN find a way to reward your efforts to aid them. Who do you want running the Country? Money or a fair go for the Ordinary Mortals Party.. Labor is no longer a Union Based Party. That's long gone. it's a Social Democrats Progressive Party. Nev

No. What I meant was that a strong Opposition makes for a strong government. You can see that at the moment in the USA. The Democrats are not a strong opposition, so the Republicans are running riot. With the LNP in Australia having a lessened presence in the House, Labor is getting a pretty easy run. Consider that a football Grand Final is not played by the two teams on the bottom of the ladder.

No. Never get involved with the powers that Be, unless it's a last resort. The old bloke in the Mirror IS a SURVIVOR. and therefore deserving of RESPECT. Nev

I'd get a restraining order if I were you.

Just ban all partys. Bring back democracy. Present a bill, debate it, then put it to a vote. Job done. No need for closed door party squabbles. Just each member voting according to their conscience. That will stop the present policy of the incumbent party claiming a mandate to do anything they like, and stop the opposition party automatically opposing everything the incumbents want.

Globally, the old energy oligarcs are flooding the zone with misinformation and graft to protect their wealth. Quote from The Guardian:- "Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/australian-governments-subsidising-fossil-fuel-use-by-more-than-30000-a-minute-analysis-finds Yes, there are also subsidies at present for non fossil energy. But in the face of the fossil fuel subsidies, it is the only way to compete.

I think it's time to separate the climate debate from the energy issue. Not to diminish the climate crisis in any way, although the vested interests have been opposing both. Our national food security relies massively on diesel. Since we have little reserve we are vulnerable to foreign sources for our food. Our industry and economy relies massively on the cost of energy. For the first time, thanks to the development of affordable energy alternatives, we are now availing ourselves of energy and transport that is not reliant on international supply. All this cannot happen overnight, & is still unfolding, but I reckon our future looks great.

If the answer is Clive, I can't imagine the question.

The 60's were the best decade for rock/n/roll. Sept 1963, we heard the first Beatles song on the old AM radio - "From Me to You" (she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah) - and before that, we were listening to Del Shannon, the Beach Boys, Col Joye and the Joye Boys, Cliff Richards and the Shadows, Johnny Tillotson - and a lot of even earlier 1950's American rock/n/roll-C&W (Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, the Four Tops, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline - and Elvis, of course!) Once the Beatles started hitting the airwaves, by early 1964, their songs were on the radio every day, and their new songs just kept on coming. They came to Australia in June 1964 and the teenage hysteria, especially amongst the girls, was something that stunned the older folk and brought great disapproval from them. But there was no looking back, and the rock/n/roll bands and individual singers just kept on coming, with some of the greatest rock/n/roll songs ever. The Rolling Stones appeared at the same time as the Beatles, and it was a rock/n/roll feast! I turned 17 in May 1966, and nothing brings fonder memories than roaring around in my '64 EH Holden ute, with the "big" 179 cu in engine, and playing all those great rock/n/roll songs on the radio, while we tried out our best pickup lines on girls!

Trump shoots his mouth off big time. It's his Crude style and HELPS nothing but his insatiable EGO. He's good at Lighting fires but not Putting them Out. He's utterly TIED to Netanyahu and certainly NOT the brightest Bulb in the Chandelier. Most of the World views Trump as a very dangerous Idiot who is completely Unpredictable. Nev

Not easy to impeach or bring Trump to obey the law. He's stacked most of the Courts and makes life hard for those who Dare to speak against him. He acts like a thuggish MAFIA Boss. and that's the way HE likes it.. The GOP are a weak Gutless Bunch of Sooks by and large with a few Galant exceptions like Mike Pence and Liz Cheney. America's reputation is Being Monstered and it's an INSIDE Job. It takes time and effort to restore Lost TRUST. Trump doesn't give a tuppeny about the Republican Party once they have served HIS Purpose. Nev

A strength of our system is the fact that the PM can be ditched by the party. There are many examples in recent history where PMs have been ditched (Gorton, Hawke, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull). Whilst people may find this annoying, it is much better than the US system. Republicans know that Trump is a disaster and will cost them at the midterms, but there is nothing they can do about it.

No, Trump won't punish Iran for too much longer. Iran would be getting the hint not to fund or encourage idiot foreign terrorist groups. Albo has admitted Bondi was because of Iran.

He actually said people would watch PORN.. It would have permitted surgery to be Performed remotely and bring us to a First world system of Fast Fibre-optic Connectivity.. What an outright CRETIN. Nev

I think we are a long way from a One Party system and that is the last thing anyone should wish for but there should be a decency and common Purpose limit to the sabotage some opposition antics can be. T Abott cost this Country Billions and set us back years when He instructed Malcolm Turnbull to "Destroy the Internet". We are still reeling from the effects of that One. Mate of Pell and Murdock and using Credlin for his Brain and absolute zero for Scientific Know How. People like HIM are scary IGNORANT. Nev

ONLY Highly intelligent people understand what we are saying and appreciate our Jokes also. It's not an easy Life.. Nev

Iran's view is no oil will be allowed past going to anyone who has supported Israel or the USA. Long term it's up to the Big Players to resolve what they caused regardless of what the rights and wrongs are, the show must go on. Collapse of the world's economies will affect everyone. Nev

I drove past a BP station on my way home at 4pm, where ULP91 was 219,9c/l. This is no more than the usual high point of the price cycle, though it may take longer to drop back to the low point of 169.9c/l. I still have 3/4 of a tank, as I didn't turn the key for 4 days.

I bought a copy of it back when Howard had the republic referendum to compare the proposed changes.

True words indeed. As OME pointed out, we rely on a majority party to be in power, and a minority party in opposition 'to keep the barstewards honest'. By definition that is a government divided. Dispense with the party and party leaders. The PM can be chosen by a majority vote from the floor. As Nev points out, we are heading toward a one party system. This is not a good path either. In theory, when a party decides a policy, it should be voted by secret ballot in a caucus meeting. But I think there is bullying going on in this process. I do not believe it is really democratic. If a policy is good, then both parties would approve and if the process was transparent, the electorate would see the reasoning behind it. At present clear policy information is not freely accessible, unless we really dig for it. Have you read the official party websites? They all sound the same, with all the right vague catchwords.

Antony Green in his election blog has listed the seats he thinks ON would have a chance based on the three-candidate preferred result in 2025. It doesn't appear to give them any seats, but he said if they poll 25% at the next election they will sweep up seats all across regional and rural Australia, mainly at the expense of the Nats and Libs. The Farrer byelection will be a big one for them. Some polls have them leading the primary vote but the preferences will make it hard for them. If they do win it, it will have a big momentum value for ON. https://antonygreen.com.au/one-nations-poll-surge-the-first-25-seats-to-watch/

In Queensland the Labor government brought about the abolition of the upper house in 1922 because it was blocking their legislation. One of the Labor MPs went on to be Lieutenant-Governor, then appointed fifteen Labor people to the upper house who then had a majority to vote to disband it. The problem is, once it's gone, no government wants to have it back as they have a free run for passing legislation if they have a majority government. On the bright side, if numbers are close between government and opposition, the government members will make sure they show up to parliament. Sometimes if one is crook and can't be there for a crucial vote they will do a pair arrangement. On the subject of the LNP amalgamation in Queensland, it's the opposite of what a federal amalgamation would look like. In Queensland, the Nationals were always the bigger party of the two and even governed alone without the Libs for six years. One aspect of the amalgamation was to do away with three cornered contests. With the federal Libs being the much bigger party, I doubt the federal Nats would be too keen on amalgamation. I think Pauline and Co. would be happy to see a federal amalgamated LNP as it would possibly deliver them a bigger slice of the vote on the right.

Unrealistic and we don't HAVE 2 Major parties. Libs, the old UAP of Menzies, is nearly out of the game, with no one but themselves to Blame. Their "UNHOLY" Alliance with the Nats was there for one Purpose only. To Keep Labor Out and THEY haven't had a DECENT Leader for Ages so the House of cards. Predictably with No forward looking policies. fell over. Most of the Good (particularly) female and the Talented has Left the sinking ship because it's a " Mates of Mates" show. Frazer resigned saying it bore NO resemblance to the Party He Knew and I can Understand that, completely. True Blue Followers Must be devastated. Howard Abott Morrison and Dutton Played their Part in it's ultimate demise. Nev

The Conservatives are deliberately exacerbating the situation for Cheap. Political advantage. Encouraging Panic Buying and causing the shortages and price hikes. Demand is UP but Usage isn't. Penalties are there to counteract the Undesired Hoarding and Profit gouging, with individual short falls addressed with Targeted extra allocations Where shortages are occurring. usually Remoter areas. Nev

And we can only be insulted by people we respect. . Nev

And we're full of vast amounts of knowledge and unbelievable cunning, too! All gained via a lifelong education from the University of Hard Knocks! 😄

In "their" circumstances and as women. Nev

What about that little sera of surf music? It sort of wedged itself between Elvis and the Beatles for a summer or two. There was some great instumental music produced in that format, as well there was a tincture of hot-rod music with similar rythyms. The surf and hot-rod music were very Californian, but it also reflected the surf scene in Australia.

IF you had only independents they would form alliances and you'd have a new Leader every few weeks, like PNG. Parties have Policy Platforms and capacity for More research than individuals. IF any group is changing Leaders constantly they are Unstable and Have lost Policy Direction. WE in OZ don't vote for the Leader Directly. It's up to a Party OR the Parliament and a combined vote of BOTH Houses is an option on Important Matters. . Qld STATE government is Unique in having NO Upper house, and only in Qld is the LNP a single party.. It's Pauline Hanson's ONE NATION Party but I'd like that to be tested in a Court of Law at some stage. She seems to Behave as though she's some Kind of Sovereign Citizen to whom the LAW does not Apply. A pretty Risky BET, I would suggest. Nev

Why would you HAVE to remove the Burqa in any case.? Must be fun having sex with people who don't want to. 70 Virgins is a sick idea for enticing you to the afterlife. Its all BS. Nev

When Australians discovered that refrigeration compressors make better home heaters than oil burners. Maybe 20 years back?

When did Oil heaters go out of fashion here?. Nev

My objection to the two party system, is that it excludes independants from the decision making (unless it is a hung patliament, where they hold the deciding vote). Also, the electorate is forced to choose the least worst collection of herded cats. In every election there have been good individuals within each party. But I have to give power to the undesirable individuals in the party equally to all the party members. I want to pick the people who will hold the power. Not a party which inevitably will have some agendas I (and the party members) like, and others I don't like.

And so am I. Gasp!

Trumpy said "Let's see how long he lasts".

Gina can.

Hard to fault that list onetrack. Patsy was just incredible, right up there with Amy Winehouse and Billie Holiday. The three best contraltos that ever lived.

There was a Melbourne group who only had a couple of successful songs, The Loved Ones, with Gerry Humphrys as lead singer. Their biggest hit, The Loved One, got to No 6, was also recorded by INXS on their Kick album. Other songs included Ever Lovin' Man and Blueberry Hill. There was also an American punk band called The Loved Ones.

I read that junior was hit in the same attack that killed hid dad and family. Has been in a coma since. Doesn’t know he is the new ayatollah.

A commentator on the radio said tonight that Junior was wounded in the early raid and that's why he hasn't been seen in public. Not badly wounded I don't think. The Israelis have said he's on the list. Another legitimate target considering he's just taken over as supreme commander of a prescribed terroist organisation (IRGC).

What's the bet Netanyahu has his spies looking for a way to take him out too.

Different pollsters ask slightly different questions, but a lot of them lately seem to be polling primary intentions and not preference direction. Gender and age group is usually asked for analysis. A lot of it is probably swayed by immediate events. For example, in the latest morgan poll, the Greens have picked up 3% and Labor is down 4. Morgans think that 3% Green gain at Labor's expense is because of Albo and Co. going all the way with DJT and the Greens taking a stance against the US/Israel strikes. Some of the analysis is interesting. There's been a trend for a while now of the youngest age group, 18-24, moving more to the right. The Greens and Labor have lost support in that group to One Nation, independants and others, but the Greens have gained in all groups 25+, whereas Labor has lost in all age groups and both genders. One Nation gained support in all age groups under 65. Some polls a couple of weeks ago showed ON gaining among young women more than young men. A bit of a reverse from it's historical male dominated support. I think One Nation is the wild card, and come next election, they will have either fallen on their face or put egg on a lot of other faces. The Greens are what they are. What you see is what you'll always get, 10 to 12%. If Labor stuffs up enough, the Greens might get 15% briefly but they just don't appeal to enough of the population to acheive anything higher than balance of power in the Senate. Nev, you're right about the Nats/Libs being in big trouble. At the moment they are well and truly wedged. All Labor has to do is sit tight and win. Of the small amount of Labor primary votes bleeding to the Greens, most would return in preferences. Labor would feel a lot more comfortable having the Greens on the left than the Coalition would feel having One Nation on the right. It's like the Coalition has driven their Ford Ranger into a parking space designed for little noddy cars, and now they're stuck and can't get out. Go to the right, they lose the centre, go to the left and they lose the right. Interesting that the Nats have elected a Victorian moderate as deputy. More than likely for balance. Matt Canavan can talk the talk to try to woo voters back from One Nation, and Chester can try to butter up the Libs. Smoke and mirrors.

F****d it up again, more likely

Is anybody counting down the "FOUR WEEKS" end time for this great war?? Like everything that comes out of the Tangerine Toddlers mouth - unadulterated, pure BS. America will still be bogged down in this war in 6 months time, and the hardline Iranians, and Hezbollah and Hamas supporters, will ensure it goes on for as long as it can. Neither Trump nor Hegseth has a co-ordinated plan to ensure this war ends swiftly and results in a regime change for the better. As fast as they kill new Iranian leaders, the hardliners will produce new ones. I note Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, said recently, "There is no experience that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change." Trump will soon find himself arse-deep in crocodiles, while he thought he was simply wading in to drain the swamp. He'll soon find out that running a successful war is a whole lot different to cheating at golf, and those crocodiles have got a vicious bite.