Marty_d

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?

The Nat tail is definitely wagging the dog there. i actually have some sympathy for Sussssan. She's trying to be a consultative leader as opposed to the jackbooted "my way or the highway" Dutton. Unfortunately most of the moderate Libs lost their seats in the last election, leaving the conservatives in majority. So when she's consulting, the conservatives get their way, many of whom seem to be more closely aligned to the mad Nats than their own party. So she's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't. The Libs seem to have forgotten that they lost lots of city seats to the teal independents precisely because of their stance on climate change. So how the hell do they think that taking an even stupider stance will win those seats back? Without those seats, they cannot get the numbers to form government. On the other side, if they split from the mad Nats then they also don't have the numbers. All the dithering about "we don't want net zero but we still want to stay in the Paris agreement" and "we're all about lowering power prices but we have no plans of how to, and we're going to do it with coal and gas even though renewables are cheaper" are not going to wash with the public. Looks like they've decided they want to be in opposition for the foreseeable future.

Yeah be careful to make sure it's really cool before putting the cover on... A neighbour's shed burned down last year because he put a cover on his ride on mower before it was cold.

Only an utter bastard like Trump would try that.

I got a virus warning when I clicked on that link.

So what does the Admiral do... Oh! I'm shocked Nev!!

I think it's an americanism. I've never heard canned tuna being called "tuna fish" here.

Good video. Like the way he kept commentating while sliding along the road.

I got around that by getting a Honda without fairings. But really, if you've crashed badly enough to crack the fairings, you've got bigger problems (injuries)

I've eaten croc. Kind of like a mix of chicken and fish. Probably wouldn't eat it again, if there were other options.

I'm not gay so I don't know if someone who was would find it offensive, but it seems a bit vague and pointless. Why wouldn't you just describe them as gay, if their sexuality is a valid point of discussion?

While you are correct, if you could reasonably be expected to see the person and you didn't take action to avoid them, I suspect you'd still face charges (our neighbourhood Mr Plod may know). Either way, I wouldn't want someone's death on my conscience.

Showing your age there Nev! The lead actress of that died in 1986.

Pedestrians always have right of way. Anywhere. If you're doing 110 on a freeway and a pedestrian climbs over the barrier and wanders across the road, it's your responsibility to avoid them.

Looks great Jerry! Winter riding in England - you're a braver man than me. If it's raining here the bike stays in the garage.

John Laws has bit the dust. Albo released a statement stating "Generations of Australians trusted and respected him for telling it straight..." which I thought a bit strange given the cash for comment saga.

Appropriately named bus stop too (top of the sign). Yeah even a trillion can't buy him a proper personality.

The problem with the housing market is that it's been taken over by investors. There needs to be a fundamental shift in how houses are viewed. They should be a home rather than an investment or part of a superannuation portfolio. I know supply is the big thing but I do think removing capital gains discounts and negative gearing would do a lot to make it less attractive to investors.