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He's officially mentally ill. Hopefully it's terminal, and quickly.

Anything in a freezer should be ok for 30 hours without power, especially if you don't open it. Was it all in your fridge?

You forgot the "because". "Because Jerry is our most qualified and trusted IT/coder/computing expert, he is not an Apple adopter." Makes sense that way! 😜

Here comes the rain again by the Eurythmics.

I know you're a great driver Peter, you wouldn't be able to make it out of your driveway if you weren't!

You can get cheaper phones than that Peter. My daughter just got her first one - under $200. Probably not a recognized brand - HCM or something - but standard android and not much different to Samsung.

The ABC, Peter. And with the application of common sense, the Guardian.

While we've been concentrating on the orange bull in the diplomatic china shop, there's another rabid right-winger causing havoc in the UK. Despite being the English equivalent of Pauline Hanson, and being a major force in Brexit which the majority of poms now feel some regret for, this idiot is polling high enough for the words "possible future prime minister" to be muttered adjacent to his name. There have been several articles recently about people's recollections of him at school, which he is attempting to deny, obfuscate and minimize. This is one ... Have a read and tell me whether this sounds like a suitable leader of old Blighty. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/25/dont-believe-nigel-farage-denials-targeted-me-for-being-jewish-and-it-hurt

Must be fake news. The Trump family has raked in hundreds of millions during his reign.

Good weather will come Jerry!

...and his own VP, who had previously (and correctly) referred to him as an"idiot" and "America's Hitler"

Had a great ride today, over to Richmond, through to Sorell, then up the Tasman Highway to Orford on the East Coast. Interesting names along that road. I went over the Bust-me-gall and Break-me-neck passes, fortunately doing neither, then up Black Charlie's Opening without even buying him dinner first. On the way back I came via Midway Point and while passing the end of the runway at Hobart Airport, saw a C-17 parked on the tarmac so rode in for a closer look. Very enjoyable!

Putin must be shaking his head in disbelief at how gullible Trump is. What a tragic joke of history that both the USA and Russia have criminal, terrible leaders at the same time.

Not everything but health and education are more expensive under private systems. As always, insurance companies need to make a profit for their shareholders so it stands to reason that they will overcharge and under deliver whenever they can get away with it. Our family health cover is around $450/month and we're with one of the better ones. I would much rather pay that in extra taxes and have the public health system improved than give it to overseas investors. The USA is a perfect example of the worst way to do health care.

Cynical bastards. Cashing in on the obvious gullibility of the Maga crowd. Is anyone manufacturing gold toilet bowls? You could make money from both sides with those. For the Maga crowd, his picture on the outside... for normal people, his picture on the inside with his mouth open.

How do yachties know whether flying is dangerous?

Fully taxpayer funded health and education would be the sign of a civilized country.

Just snapped this in Hobart in front of a sweets shop. Not sure why Esmeralda has balls, and the Tassie Map is usually a short distance away from the freckle...

Sounds a bit conspiracy theory. I agree that the Republicans would like to protect themselves and their predator-in-chief, but actually destroying all the evidence without leaving gaps, traces, metadata and copies is a hard ask.

Shouldn't have been elected dog catcher.

Going to wear a "Halse Angels" patch Jerry?

Discretion should be at the manager level for that - the person who knows her best.

Maybe they would if they had an effective opposition nipping at their heels!

That causes a pucker just looking at it in a photo.

If you don't know the relative costs, why are you arguing that renewables are not cheaper? Anyway this thread is about politics. Happy to have a discussion about the relative costs and merits of various types of generation over on the climate change thread. But getting back to politics, these are the facts: The Libs had their arses handed to them by people voting for the Teals, and did not get those seats back when they went to the last election with their uncosted and unrealistic nuclear plans. Compulsory voting in Australia means that overall, people go for the centre. 65+% of people in Australia rate action on climate change as one of the top 2 issues. Older voters are dying off and a massive proportion of younger voters want action on climate change (because guess what, they have to live on this earth a lot longer with the effects). Apart from the few thousand idiots who watch Sky News, voters are not particularly interested in culture wars, DEI, wokeness (whatever that is), the colour of their neighbour's skin or other non-issues. With those political facts, it seems clear that the Libs have decided to commit political suicide. I don't actually want them to. I'm not an LNP voter but I want a strong opposition with sensible, costed policies - backed up by science - to hold the government to account. They can't do that when the conservatives, desperate to keep suckling at the teat of the fossil fuel industry, throw out ridiculous ideas like government funded nuclear power plants, government funded propping up of elderly coal plants, inefficient and expensive carbon capture and storage. The LNP is supposed to be the party of the free market. There are plenty of players looking to provide wind farms, big batteries, solar farms, household solar & batteries. There are zero players looking to build new coal and nuclear without it being funded by YOU the taxpayer. Ask yourself why?