Marty_d

Have you noticed it's only the really conservative right-wingers who are making pre-emptive statements of support for BRS? Don't they trust the Australian legal system?

I think that's called having a nonsensical worldview then building fairy castle assumptions to support it.

Yes but that was one cherry-picked stat. If you think that a politician should be across all available data about climate change, as well as their day job, you must think they're superhuman. If this garbage article is even real, it's nothing more than a planned "gotcha" by a right wing shock jock, who incidentally is being charged with 44 counts of indecent assault.

Not really. A politician is not a scientist. You don't need to know how a tyre is manufactured to drive a car.

If in doubt, search the purported event and see if anything comes up on respected sites - Reuters, ABC, BBC, Washington Post etc. If it doesn't, don't bother.

My son was telling me today that on whatever socials he uses, while there's a lot of people celebrating the Artemis mission, there's a few idiots saying it's all faked. Just like the original moon trips. Some people, you wonder how they remember to breathe.

Yeah, it's all good until that ride ends up at the vet for that little operation...

Peter, that's about the most stupid thing you've posted. There's so many things wrong with that it's just laughable.

Oui, mais la piscine n'est pas un pissoir!

And for all the Trump and Netanyahu fanbois... Tell me again what "the master of the deal" has done for America? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-08/donald-trump-cedes-ground-to-iran-before-negotiations-even-begin/106541368 After being fooled into this war by a war criminal, Trump has: - caused devastation to life and infrastructure in Iran - spent billions of US taxpayers money on a war they didn't want or need - depleted the US armory - caused mayhem around the middle east - raised prices around the world due to fuel and transportation costs, along with associated shrinking of tourism etc - trashed America's reputation even more - put money back in Putin's coffers enabling him to continue the Ukraine invasion. And in return for all this pain, felt worldwide, what has he accomplished? Nothing. If anything, the Iranian regime will come out of this with more than they started with. Not only will sanctions be removed, they will be making money, Mafia-style, from any ship using the Strait of Hormuz. No regime change. No democracy. No stopping of their nuclear program. And you think this pathetic creature is doing right for the US? Don't make me laugh.

Canavan is a nut job. Anyway isn't this a bit off topic? There's another thread about Australian politics.

Equity is equity. If you're sitting on a property worth $3m then you're not a "pensioner with the arse out of your pants", you could get a reverse mortgage and live like a king for the rest of your life. If you choose not to, that's fine, but you do have that option. On the other hand you have people who, often through no fault of their own, didn't end up owning a house. They don't have that option. Don't get me wrong, I think it's fantastic that you still live on the property you bought 38 years ago, I hope to do the same. (On my property, not yours 😄)

You weren't teaching at Hervey Bay in 1984, were you Nev? 😄

Yep you beat me to it... I was about to add just that - they don't think billionaires should dictate policy, they do stick up for the environment and their hearts are definitely in the right place. I don't think they could run the country, but they are a far better influence on whoever is in government than the crazies on the other end of the spectrum - the PHONeys, Clives, Nats and half (or more) of the Libs.

I remember the old Scottish woodwork teacher roaring "Ye have the manners of a barnyard!" Not at me. I was always too scared to invoke his ire.