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This is a must watch ( I thought it would have been behind a pay wall ) but here it is :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNrsExOOn80
The dirty secret powering Australia’s green future | 7NEWS Spotlight
The Chinese communist party would do to us what they have done to those South African countries .
Starting in Tasmania !! ( apparently already approved by the federal government ) .
Words fail me !
The Australian Labor Party , The Greens and the Teals have committed treason against the Australian people , our economy , our way of life , our sovereignty , our environment , against Nature and indeed against the planet .
All this done for no good reason !!
Meanwhile an Australian company which would mine responsibly gets NO HELP from our government , they would rather give the money to the Chinese Communist Party ( which they do on a grand scale ) .
And we have next to no military to defend ourselves !
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“ no good reason”?
They are just fulfilling their contracts.
They are all bought and paid for , and are doing very nicely , thank you very much.
Treason has always paid very well, and useful idiots have always appreciated the job opportunities.
They never see the big bus in their future.
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Why did you leave out LNP. Howard created the Renewable Energy Theft. Turncoat’s family profited from wind farms and he pushed them as well as the Snowy 2 money pit.
The ONLY party that has consistently fought against the UN Climate Change™ hoax is One Nation.
LNP still openly support the Climate Change™ hoax. There is no difference between LNP, Labor, Teals, Greens in support of the hoax. ONLY One Nation has shown the leadership to call it out. Malcolm Roberts is the ONLY Federal parliamentarian who knows it is all BS.
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PM Turnbull from late 2015 to late 2018 so three years and then after losing all the new seats won by Abbott in 2013, saved from opposition by one new National seat gain in 2016, continued but on a knife edge support until replaced by Morrison who led through to May 2022 and pandemic period that began early 2020.
It is now 2026 of course, so eight (8) years since PM Turnbull was replaced.
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Barnarby Joyce MP elected again for the National Party in 2025 and later swapped over to One Nation, he had been Leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister for the periods 2016-2018 and 2021-2022.
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Barnaby and Cory are the only ones with enough sense to stand up and say they were wrong to side with the hoaxers and have since moved to the ONLY party that has called out the Climate Change™ hoax.
A vote for LNP is for more of the same demonising carbon. None of them have the leadership quality to call out this economy destroying hoax. Too afraid of the TDS that ABC have shamelessly pushed on behalf of the UN. They do not have the mental capacity to offer insight into the hoax.
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So has Matt Canavan without leaving the National Party and Angus Taylor – see his 2020 media releases I have posted here and content.
Accept that political parties and members do change, and as demonstrated eight years ago since PM Turnbull briefly held the leadership by a narrow margin of party room Liberal MP support.
As for climate change hoax, I agree with that, consider the big picture that I have outlined here a number of times starting UN Lima Protocol 1975 and UN Agenda 21 1992.
And the global picture and nations that had been convinced by UNHCR propaganda that climate change, later global warming, was a threat and convinced that action needed to be taken. In Australia the big difference was the Howard plan from Kyoto 1997 (Howard elected 1996) to reduce emissions but using technology submitted by private sector investors and without damaging the economy.
See based on Agenda 21 after 1992 the privatisation of state government public assets transmission lines and power stations (Carr Labor and first tranche sold Keneally Labor after Carr terms and inherited by next Coalition underway, followed by VIC and SA governments Labor). Then after 2007 the Rudd Labor and Gillard Labor plan for emissions trading scheme that became carbon tax 10% on electricity retail bills and their RET then 32% legislation, etc.
2013 Abbott Coalition and 2014/15 abolished carbon tax and tried to repeal the RET but blocked by Senate opposition.
I have outlined in detail the Federation of States formed Commonwealth of Australia and Federal Government, even if Federal legislation is repealed the next hurdles are state legislation and regulations to remove.
It’s like a patented item, patent attorneys wrap the core item in as much legal entanglement as possible to make the unraveling as difficult as possible and setting misleading traps of words that distract from the core item. Until all the layers are unravelled the core is protected.
That is how UNIPCC (and other UN organisations) work to trap member nations, and a reminded of what POTUS Trump told the UN, to stop interfering in the affairs of member nations, he addressed the UN during his first term.
Now consider 2026, Albanese Labor just signed a trade agreement with the EU Government signing on behalf of EU member states. Terms and Conditions of trade include EU having a say about land use in Australia and requiring Australia to adhere to net zero emissions UNIPCC requirements!!!
The Morrison Glasgow COP September 2021 arrangement was not signing up but having an asprirantional goal and following the Howard conditions subject to new technology (like nuclear for Australia zero emissions) and without damaging the economy.
Then look at the 2020 fuel and energy generally media statements by PM Morrison and Energy Minister Taylor, and consider COVID-19 pandemic started early January 2020. And Albanese Labor was elected May 2022.
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The Liberal Party have been weak , not leaders . They have not researched but rather going with the flow , being blown about by the breeze created by the activist media . The Liberal party have allowed their party to be infiltrated by leftard activists ( Turncoat and Keen come to mind ) . The Nats have been more true to their values and have resisted the push to the left from the Liberals as much as they could . That is why the coalition split up under Lee . That is why all of the seats lost by the coalition over the last couple of elections were Liberal , over the same period the Nationals actually gained one . Howard was a fool to allow Turncoat into his government .
The real damage has been done by the ALP . THEY are the ones who signed contracts going way out into the future locking in massive expenses for unwanted transmission lines , wind and solar ” farms ” and desalination plants . THEY are the ones who directed massive amounts of money to the Chinese Communist Party while de-funding our own ADF . They are the ones who block any attempt to access our bountiful resources . The Greens are just brainwashed zealots and communists and are unlikely to get much more support than they currently do . The Teals define ” Bought and paid for ” . They are lobbyists for wind and solar masquerading as politicians ( a complete corruption of the political process ). The Teals should be disqualified from government . In Qld the LNP should split to again form Liberal and National parties . That way a future coalition between Nats and One Nation can form the next conservative government . Wishful thinking maybe .
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A sweeping statement that ignores factional influence rise and fall, period 2007-2019, and the election of the present Leader and Deputy Leader, Liberal two thirds majority and National unopposed.
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And One Nation Five only, 4 Senators, 1 House of Representatives.
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Turnbull was a very well credentialed candidate who was preselected by Liberal Party branch members in the electorate of Wentworth in Sydney, nothing to do with Prime Minister Howard. Of course his appointment to the Cabinet was Prime Minister approved but he was well credentialed and had become a major funds raiser for the party before that appointment. The left leaning politically position was not obvious at that time which is why I use 2007 as the starting point of rising left of centre influence that plagued the party in opposition through to government end 2013. The musical chairs of Opposition Leaders – Nelson, Turnbull, Abbott 2007-2009.
Opposition Leader led the Coalition to effectively defeat Gillard Labor 2010 (Labor swapped from Rudd to Gillard before then) and forced Labor into a Greens and other alliance partners minority government, and in 2013 defeated Rudd back again Labor in a landslide.
By 2015 Turnbull left were influential enough to narrowly defeat Prime Minister Abbott, at the 2016 election PM Turnbull led the Coalition almost to defeat but saved by one new seat won by the National Party at the 2016 election.
late 2015 to late 2018 PM Turnbull and then PM Morrison late 2018 to May 2022.
The left influence had been declining since 2018, obviously.
The election of Opposition Leader Taylor by Liberal two thirds majority and National Leader Canavan unopposed is a clear indication that left influence has been greatly reduced
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‘Starting in Tasmania !!’
https://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/127123/China_Engagement_Report.pdf
Tasmania is in economic strife and needs reliable partners.
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Has been for decades, I have been there several times in the past twenty years and have had long conversations with locals, including business people.
Example of the Greens influence and economic vandalism was the conversion of State Forests set aside for sustainable logging into UN registered National Parks and logging forbidden along with other activities. This badly damaged the timber industry and related businesses.
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Interesting brochure . Is there anything in Tasmania that isn’t either owned or controlled by the Chinese ? Talk about ” Belt and Road ” !
Concerned about them sticking their claws into Antarctica .
I note that the tailings dam shown in the doco I linked to above is not shown in the glossy brochure . Nor any mention of what they intend to do there .
I don’t like the way China does tailings dams ( see doco for why ! ) .
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Unfortunately you are correct.
The EU is sounding out its member states about taking measures against Israel. This is being pushed by the far-left Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez whose wife has been indicted of corruption. His brother is also accused of corruption while a minister of his had resigned over corruption too. But Israel is bad.
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Corruption is essential Socialist politics!
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Alex, #2,
____Both can be correct.
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Plans emerge for country’s biggest AI data centre in Western Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/plans-emerge-gigawatt-scale-ai-data-centre-kimberley/106567332
Sounds like a great idea…”renewable” energy, remote location, cyclone prone area… I don’t think fresh water is all that common (but could be wrong).
I think an undersea internet backbone makes landfall there somewhere, so there’s that.
I get the feeling the gloss has worn off Hydrogen and Ammonia, so the company is pivoting to greener subsidy pastures.
https://research.csiro.au/hyresource/gingerah-energy-hub/
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Lots of fresh water in the Kimberly region of WA – a very wet area for half the year. They were planning to build a canal to bring some of it to Perth. And the Ord River dam contains 20 times the water in Sydney harbour. But also a cyclone-prone area and very dusty, so could cause a lot of problems for any large-scale solar.
You could build an AI centre either in the Pilbara or down south in WA, due to the ready availability of cheap gas and a gas pipeline that passes through Perth from the Pilbara. Might have to think about a second pipeline though.
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Our last day in naples. I ,just say that the train fares in Italy are very cheap. Probably as a result the trains are dire. So covered in graffiti that you can not see out of the windows. They rattle along, they are wildly and dangerously overcrowded the stations are filthy and escalators out of order. The result being is that when our train arrived in naples from sorrento, people had to pull huge cases up around 60 steps. Presumably if the prices were higher there would be fewer travelers and everything would work better as profits could be spent on the infrastructure.
There is acomparison with energy. I have often heard greens say that priceS need to be kept high as otherwise people would use more to heat their homes and travel.
However if renewables were somehow genuinely cheaper would the greens still complain that people were using too much?
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Your comments on Italian trains immediately brought the memory of British trains in 1977/78 and the enormous improvements in 2014/16 when I again visited England.
As for The Greens, they love complaining. Most are either employed by the Government or subsidised by various Entities who want more and more taxpayers money.
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English trains are wagons of luxury and elegance compared to the Italian ones.
The graffiti has to be seen to be believed but sadly that applies to many Italian cities as well, including venice
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When staying near Sorrento a few years ago we toured the Amalfi coast and surrounds, also Capri. We loved it but were horrified by how grubby things started to look as soon as we left the coastal towns. When driving from Amalfi to Naples we were horrified by the sheer amount of rubbish, dead cars and litter piled up along the roadside. Then there’s the graffiti of course, which blights most of Italy.
Capri was especially nice though, and Sorrento itself was pretty. We weren’t keen on Naples, which hadn’t been ‘smartened up’ in the way that tourist publications were claiming at the time (2022). Mind you, we arrived at ‘mugger o’clock’ and our apartment was down a dark and narrow side street. Scary stuff. Mrs Wife had to work hard to avoid a determined pickpocket while waiting for me outside a shop. All in all, not recommended.
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Yep. Hasn’t changed in the south after all these years. Really scary when young crowds are on the way to a footie match. They enjoy rocking the carriages!
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Present Australian governments, federal and state, are by far the worst Australia has ever had, far worse than the previously acknowledged “worst” governments like the Whitlam, Krudd, Gillard and Turnbull regimes or state equivalents.
And people keep voting for them and demanding ever more “free stuff” and relief from their responsibility to think for themselves.
People have lost their minds.
It’s not going to end well.
Total Australian Government debt now $2.269 trillion (federal, state, local). http://australiandebtclock.com.au/
And the fuel crisis has made Australians wake up and realise what an energy poor nation they really have at the domestic level, despite massive but badly managed energy riches which Australians don’t have access to. (And no Lefties, massive misinvestment in wind and solar doesn’t count as energy riches, they are a drain on the economy, economy destroyers.)
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“And people keep voting for them and demanding ever more “free stuff” and relief from their responsibility to think for themselves.”
By the time people realise they can vote for more ‘free stuff’ for themselves, society is pretty much finished.
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Its important that the electorate knows how we can reduce debt without upsetting our moral compass. There are votes to be had.
https://www.onenation.org.au/slash-waste
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You said “And people keep voting for them”. Does this mean we have the laziest electorate EVA who are getting what they voted for?
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The collective we are certainly getting what we voted for.
Malcolm Roberts was first elected a decade ago and has been consistent in calling out the UN Climate Change™ hoax for his entire political career. He is the only parliamentarian who actually knows it is hoax and is tireless in calling it out. So there has been an alternative on offer for a decade now.
The only way back to energy abundance and prosperity is to vote One Nation. All of the other parties of any size are UN stooges. For ALL of them, the UN agenda has priority over Australian voters.
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He has indeed, and elected ten years ago, One Nation started 29 years ago, today only 1 House of Representatives MP elected a National 2025 and changed sides, former National Leader 2016-2018 and 2021-2022, and Deputy Prime Minister as National Leader.
One Nation is focused on Senate seats only, the goal being 6 year appointments between elections for Senators, and no electorate constituent responsibilities as Senators are State representatives, Federation of States constitutional laws.
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In the 2026 South Australian state elections the Liberals lost 8 seats. After the election they now hold 5 seats – down from 13.
One Nation had no seats in the lower house prior to the 2026 election. They now have 4 seats.
It’s only one election but One Nation performed very well and the Libs were a dismal failure as expected.
Labor was always favoured to win unfortunately and they did easily.
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See Queensland State One Nation rise and fall in two terms of Parliament, 1990-2000 period and since Senate seats in Canberra by four as at 2025 election.
National former Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Joyce joined them after being returned at the 2025 election as a National Party MP
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Rick, you too are getting the parliament you vote for. You only have one vote, use it wisely.
This isn’t rocket surgery.
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I hate to disillusion you but United Nations influence is all about agreements and treaties signed and regarding manufacturing and trade Lima 1975 and then Agenda 21 1992.
It is then all about a spiders web of legislation and regulations (red green black tape) from Commonwealth/Federal through States and Local Government.
And the legislation barriers of Senate and Legislative Assembly Federal/State.
This is what PM Abbott was up against when the Coalition tried to repeal Labor’s RET then 32% legislation and were blocked by Senate opposition majority.
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What is the word on autumn planting of wheat etc. in Western Australia.
Are adequate supplies of diesel and nitrogen fertiliser to hand?
Assuming a harvest eventuates, is there diesel for the combines and the road trains?
Are Australian railways electrified?
Who will have the money to buy any crops offered for sale?
No idea.
Who cares?
Only those without food , I guess.
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N.Z. used to produce about one third of its nitrogen fertiliser requirement.
Vegetable production is totally reliant on imported nitrogen , since it abandoned the rotations which included an adequate pasture phase to replenish soil structure and nitrogen status.
Fortunately meat , eggs and dairy and some fruits will be available for those who can afford them.
The local fishing industry is in crisis with the current cost of diesel.
These sure are interesting times.
The public seems blissfully unaware that we are not going back to “ normal” anytime soon , if ever.
Ask me again in ten years(if I am still around).
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Just persuaded husband to run a line to a house water tank for the vegetable garden. We have three tanks that supply more than enough free water for household use. However, the bore water which suits the cattle and chooks, is not liked by the vegetables, although tolerated by the fruit trees, lawn grass and mulched flower garden beds and shrubs.
We are preparing for whatever……
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I have a bore, the water is so good I suspect I could sell it. The lawn yellows and dies during the wet but greens up with the bore water.
Maybe there is a trace element so low the rain leeches it out but there is a little in my own water.
The dirt is too poor to be called soil, couldn’t even grow a capsicum.
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If you are after N the only rotation that matters is legumes. But sheep will bite off the crown of lucerne. OK with cattle, best to mow and bail.
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Winter crops are the largest wheat crop in Australia.
Approximately 90% of Australia’s annual wheat harvest is winter cropped.
Most varieties are sown in autumn and harvested in spring and summer, with the main producing states (Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria) relying almost exclusively on this season.
While Queensland produces a significant portion of its wheat during the summer growing season, the national volume is dominated by winter production.
AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts.
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Interesting question about crop planting in WA. Nothing in the local news about the subject. The first rains have finally arrived, so I presume planting has to start soon.
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Of all the dumb smear pieces about Trump, this one may be the dumbest.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-screamed-aides-missing-pilots-iran-b2960603.html
Why is this report particularly dumb? Because it is literally impossible for anyone in the executive branch to keep the President and the Commander in Chief from doing anything. The courts and legislature have certain constitutional checks and balances to keep him in line, but within the executive branch his power is absolute an no one has the authority to override him.
If Trump was not in that room it’s because Trump chose to not be in that room, not because unnamed ‘aides’ kept him out of the room. If Trump really was ranting and raving and completely out of control as claimed, do you REALLY believe some bottom-rung aide would be able to restrain him from doing whatever he wanted?
And that’s assuming you accept the premise he was not in the room, which I do not. As with all of these hit pieces, it’s all gossip from anonymous sources featuring hysterical claims that are quickly repudiated by people who were there and are willing to go on the record about it. We also have reports of Trump being in the room for every other operation of this type during his presidency. He was there when Maduro got snatched, he was there when they bombed the Iranian nuclear facilities a few months ago, and unless someone comes out and says ON THE RECORD he wasn’t there for this one, I will remain skeptical of the anonymous claim.
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The executive branch does not have absolute power. If the President instructs a public servant to do something illegal, they must refuse.
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You mean like this?
COVID Censorship: Yes, Biden Admin. Suppressed Free Speech During Pandemic
https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/02/25/covid-censorship-yes-biden-admin-suppressed-free-speech-during-pandemic-17678
“First, the government didn’t merely persuade social media platforms to limit disinformation; it launched a coordinated campaign involving several federal agencies and state-funded NGOs to suppress speech it found politically unhelpful.”
“Second, the federal government routinely perpetuated misinformation throughout the pandemic. That should disqualify it from policing scientific claims on social media.”
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Have to say, gotta tip my hat to the globalist elite.
Clever, crafty, and banal as evil has always been.
There are two very annoying stones in their Gucci jackboots, slowing them on their Long March to their Utopia of Virtuous Authoritarianism …
the 1st and 2nd Amendments of the US Constitution.
Oddly mystical that these exist in the first place
And oddly mystical that the Cosmos has provided us such a flawed yet unshakable Defender.
Teach the children “words are violence!”
Slay the two breeding birds of freedom with one stone.
Their obvious desperation and astonishment that one such as Trump could crush their dream, is my life line of hope.
And so entertaining to watch them get continuously wrecked by the ribald wit of a 79 year old man.
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Fine … absolute power within legal limits. I figured that was a given. Especially since in this particular case, the behavior in question was attending a meeting in the situation room. I’m pretty sure there is nothing illegal about the commander-in-chief sitting in on an operation in the situation room. But if you want to split hairs, go ahead.
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TDS is running hot in the media right now, because Trump’s enemies think the Iran was might be their silver bullet. They’re all working really, REALLY hard to present the situation in as negative a light as possible.
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They probably see the need for a distraction –
“Tulsi hands DOJ the impeachment receipts”
More starting at
“This was potentially huge news, the first rumblings of a massive political earthquake. Late last week, Fox News reported, “ODNI sends criminal referrals to DOJ for ex-IG, whistleblower tied to Trump impeachment.” In a rare example of a “somebody said something” story that was actually newsworthy, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a remarkable —if not historic— official DNI press release that declassified more new documents related to Impeachment I. Here’s the staggering title, right from the website:”
https://open.substack.com/pub/coffeeandcovid/p/custody-and-control-monday-april?
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The US has a crazy system. They elect a President with great power hoping to fix some of their ills and two years later emasculate him.
Historical Pattern: Since 1946, the president’s party has lost House seats in 18 out of 20 midterm elections (90% of the time).
Recent Precedent: The last five presidents (Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden) all lost control of at least one chamber of Congress within their first two years in office.
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An interesting discussion about “taxation”.
https://www.samizdata.net/2026/04/all-taxation-is-harmful-but-how-harmful-taxation-will-be-is-determined-by-how-heavy-the-burden-of-taxation-is/
Food for thought.
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It’s coming up to the 40th anniversary of Chernobyl.
The last restrictions on Welsh farms were lifted in 2012.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456957/img/1145626536.gif
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I notice that Simon Benson has written a news item on the feral pig plague in “The Australian” today. Coincidentally, we attended a feral pig info session run by Landcareat a neighbouring property. We see a few pigs down at our creek and note occasional evidence of their foraging in paddocks. But our neighbours about 10km away would see up to 40 at night if they go looking. We helped erect a netting pig snare on his place but professional pig shooters are probably the more realistic way of dealing with the issue. The newspaper article reckons that there are at least 25 million feral pigs in this country.
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They could become major disease vectors if something like foot and mouth disease somehow got in.
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Apparently they cannot be culled for food as they are disease-ridden.
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You freeze them
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The wild hog problem is worse in the USA it seems. All manner of control systems are tried but pigs are intelligent and adapt. Where coyotes are left alone they entice the sow from the piglets and then feast on the young. Promising control method
We don’t have coyotes but we do have dingoes. No idea if they could do the same, just sayin.
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Dingoes are smart. Out chasing one at night on the Plain, not really gaining on it, when it suddenly diverted to grab a rabbit then continue on its way.
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Worse are wild dogs and cross breeds with Dingo. A Ranger who patrols Barrrington Tops, Great Dividing Range NSW, told me that the worst wild dog he has encountered, cunning, vicious and hard to trap or shoot, and at the time still free and harassing tourists and native creatures was a Fox Terrier
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Some of the dingoes on the Plain were also cross-breeds. Used to hear them howling at night, an eerie sound.
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In a acreage area close to a Queensland provincial city some time ago a tradesman and son returned home and let their pig dogs out for a free run around their property, to their surprise the dogs, five from memory, raced out through the front gate onto the not through road outside, by the time they reached the gate the dogs had disappeared but a very shaken young neighbour with a baby in a pram out walking told them where the dogs had gone, the direction. She was so frightened that she phoned council rangers for assistance. The dogs had attacked and killed some wild dogs that had apparently been stalking the young mother, obviously the pig dogs were praised and rangers very impressed, as was the young mother and the dog owners.
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Was an interesting article. At 100 kgs, they must be a major concern to farmers who are losing lambs to them. How would you keep a rampaging boar weighing 100 kgs out of a farm property if it wants to get in? Wouldn’t want to come across one when out bushwalking.
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Several years ago my son visited a remote area Western NSW property friends own and he was surprised when going out for a drive around the property when he was told to take a weapon with him, both in the 4WD took that advice, because of feral animals and in particular feral pigs that our there are everywhere and attack people on sight.
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With those 10 cm plus, tusks.
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How do you stop a rampaging feral pig??
.308 Win behind the ear, but that is politically “incorrect’, at best; more like criminal malice in the eyes of the pollie-muppets, Pubic serpents, churnalists and wankerdemics.
In the “good-old-days” hunters would PAY the property owner for the “privilege” of hunting on their land and often using the accommodation facilities on the block. I was personally involved in annual “expeditions” that cleaned out hundreds of feral porkers in a week, all by ground shooting with a small team. Feral dogs and cats were a nice bonus. We shot from pre-dawn to late into the night, usually having a “siesta” on extremely hot days, but not always.
Just a basic, self-funded service to the community; basically destroyed by government decree. Quelle surprise!
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Rite of passage West of Lithgow, a filthy Toyota ute, with raised suspension, pig-dog cages and hanging hooks on the back.
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Where I grew up a fella up the road about 10 years’ older than me was in a wheelchair and seriously incapacitated after meeting a wild boar in the cattle yards where it felt cornered.
I had seen “Bacon Busters” magazine on the shelves still in 2018 (and was happy to see it still going) – but searching now, it seems that it is gone.
People keep talking Mad Max at the moment – perhaps Razorback might be on the cards too.
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FWIW
“ALWAYS WERE: Intellectuals are Idiots. Why the Smartest People Get Trapped by Their Own Minds.”
More at
https://markmanson.substack.com/p/intellectuals-are-fcking-idiots?triedRedirect=true
Via https://instapundit.com/791104/#disqus_thread
You could say “An extreme example”
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FWIW
“LET’S NOT DISAPPOINT THEM: Speaking as someone inside Iran who stayed connected through Starlink during the total internet blackout, I want to say this loud and clear: President Trump’s recent video on Truth Social — showing Iranian protesters writing “President Trump please help” on walls, waving Lion and Sun flags alongside American flags, replaying raw footage of the revolution and saying “I’m with you, I will fight for you and I will win for you” — is music to our ears.”
https://instapundit.com/791102/#disqus_thread
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FWIW
“ONE CAN HOPE: The Tape That Just Ended Mahmoud Abbas. He thought nobody was listening. The Saudis heard everything. And the Palestinian Authority will never recover.”
https://instapundit.com/791097/#disqus_thread
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10 oil tankers on fire in Myanmar
https://x.com/FinanceLancelot/status/2046306299693158546
Another oil refinery fire. Happens a lot…
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Old military dage:
“Once is happenstance.
Twice is coincidence
Thrice id ENEMY ACTION.”
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FWIW
“The Youngest Republican in Congress Asked One Question Democrats Couldn’t Answer”
“Jayapal claimed that Somali immigrants helped build the United States.
Right, and if pigs lived in my, ah, back pocket, I’d never have to buy bacon again.
Luckily for the pigs and my pants, Gill was there and responded with one direct question, asking Jayapal to name a single Somali political philosopher who influenced the American system of government.
Jayapal had no answer.”
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/04/19/the-youngest-republican-in-congress-asked-one-question-democrats-couldnt-answer-n4951967
Would you call that “Out Dark Emu-ed”?
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No more choccy
Lab-grown chocolate is heading to shelves in 2027 — and big brands are already funding it.
Cadbury has already been quietly reformulating “Dairy Milk” for years. Real cocoa butter has been replaced with a cheap mix of six industrial oils, polyglycerol, and petroleum-derived vanilla to mask the artificial taste. This version isn’t even considered legal chocolate in 27 countries.
Independent testing shows lead and cadmium, plus an ultra-processed NOVA 4 classification with a poor health score of just 20/100.
https://x.com/ValerieAnne1970/status/2044824044768292949
They learned real quick with that massive failure with palm oil. The customers revolted en-masse.
And with the latest round of shrinkflation, the humble and popular Snickers bar is now a pathetic 44g.
There comes a point when even at half price it’s not worth buying and it’s just insulting to their customers.
Bye Snickers.
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Wasn’t Hersheys just shouting that they were ‘going back’ to putting real chocolate and real milk in their bars??
Seems the rubbish was synthetic for ages, but one only has to look at Americans…
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For those following Starmer’s crash and burn trajectory, a succinct summary of the Mandelson Horror Imbroglio from (of all places) the Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/20/starmer-the-incurious-asks-no-questions-and-sees-no-mandy-shaped-red-flags
Blackmailed, hopelessly incompetent?
In any event, drowning, not waving.
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When The Guardian is criticing a Left Wing Figure you know he has little time left.
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The media only criticises a lefty to promote another lefty.
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The Turnbull Times
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Yesterday was the certain failed painter’s birthday, not that we celebrated it.
But it was a reminder that soon, on 9 May another great strategist will celebrate his own victories…
He should hurry, the Ukrainian spring so far matched his valiant efforts – wet and cold, half rain-half snow.
Seriously though, the natives within his own camp are getting uneasy. So far the only spoils of war for them was inability to travel West.
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Paul Hogan’s birthday is in Oct and Alan Bond’s is tomorrow, so help me out.
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It’s QEIIs birthday but I have never heard her described as a “failed painter”.
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Real justice USA style
https://youtu.be/67dvEEOYtn0?si=Bm_GxcGB6ehKJbe_
Young repeat offender criminal robs 14 yo of his bike at gunpoint.
Judge says you just don’t learn and the community is sick of your type. 2 years plus 10 years plus 25 years jail, served concurrently.
See you in 2051 loser. 😆
We need judges like that here instead of the lefty “it’s your culture? Well off you go then you little rascal!” types we have now.
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Northern Territory Police have recently reported a fall in the crime rate since the Labor Government was replaced and tougher laws introduced including gaol time for offenders, the Police Commissioner said only time in gaol works.
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Rite of passage.
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Right of passage is a real thing, not just a figure of speech.
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Meanwhile in the UK, a polly stands up for his country
https://x.com/LizaRosen0000/status/2045529184877871531
Defend it or lose it.
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According to News.com one in seven cars sold last month were electric. ( the link has suddenly vanished ) Interesting number, even with the cost of fuel being what it is 75% near enough of new car sales were still ICE
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I notice that the local service stations today have 91 grade only 5C per litre what it was before the war started.
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Recent articles in The Australian have posted sales info and the source of the info. Last sales increase was 14.6%. However, EVs are still only 1% of total vehicles in Australia.
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FWIW
You probably didn’t have this on your card!
“https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710670562700112/permalink/2503783646722129/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=633cC9Tl1xFNdQBo&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F1Lnoin3Jzk%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#
“Au Memories
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Anthony Albanese has just been honored by TIME magazine, named among the 100 most influential figures in the world — a recognition that celebrates his transformative leadership and global impact as Prime Minister.
For decades, Anthony Albanese has redefined what it means to be a modern global leader — blending working-class advocacy, progressive social reform, and a fearless political voice into a mission that continues to reshape Australia’s role on the world stage. From his early years as a champion for public housing to his historic rise as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister, his influence has transcended the worlds of infrastructure, national policy, and international governance.”
But comments look at some other “Time picks” over the years
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The very model of a modern Major General.
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More like “The Duke of Plaza Toro”?
https://www.poetry.com/poem/41287/the-duke-of-plaza-toro
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I just checked into a good North Shore motel in Sydneystan, having fully paid online beforehand.
But the young wokester at the reception desk still wanted to see photo ID, wanted a credit card for a damage deposit and wanted car rego. details.
I explained to him that there was a time not so long ago that such things were unnecessary because people trusted each other.
He didn’t comprehend the concept and just gave a puzzled look.
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I know that establishment and use it regularly, and have the same experience every time on arrival.
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Large blocking high dominates, no mention of global warming.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/prolonged-spell-of-unseasonable-warmth-for-large-parts-of-southern-australia/1891317
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Scafetta has a new paper out which argues that TSI is underestimated.
https://notrickszone.com/2026/04/21/new-study-the-climate-may-be-5-times-more-sensitive-to-solar-forcing-than-commonly-assumed/
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FWIW
Found on the net and adapted
The sort of bloke we need to straighten Canberra out –
” _____ _______ doesn’t read books. He stares them down until they give up the information.
Time waits for no man… unless that man is _____ _______.
_____ _______ can divide by zero.
_____ _______ has counted to infinity. Twice.
When _____ _______ looks in a mirror, the mirror shatters. It’s not dumb enough to get between _____ _______ and _____ _______.
_____ _______ doesn’t sleep. He waits.
The flu gets a _____ _______ shot every year.
_____ _______ can hear sign language.
Death once had a near–_____ _______ experience.
When _____ _______ goes to a restaurant, the waiter tips him.
_____ _______ can unscramble an egg.
If _____ _______ is late, time better slow down.
_____ _______ doesn’t call the wrong number—you answered the wrong phone.
The boogeyman checks his closet for _____ _______ every night.
_____ _______ can slam a revolving door.
_____ _______ once built the house he was born in.
When _____ _______ does push-ups, he isn’t lifting himself up—he’s pushing the Earth down.”
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He died recently. The Grim Reaper needed a few days to build up courage to tell him.
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Ben Roberts-Smith.
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The way he has been treated is a national disgrace, and in my opinion Australian Federal Police and instructing legal authorities arrangements were self serving and should not have been carried out, Ben via his legal team had made it clear he was available anytime, just ask for him.
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