Marty_d

If you didn't vote, you can't complain about the outcome.

If "really spectacular" is code for "particularly stupid" then he's already achieved his ambition. Maybe he could retire early.

Really? Everyone in our neighbourhood still has a wood heater.

I didn't know whether to put this here, or music videos, or AI... but I liked it! https://youtu.be/A3XIkiSsHUM?si=hqJFIlfi_yagclLo

I don't know that the LNP are going to actually learn anything from this result. Littleproud was on the radio today blaming the loss on, believe it or not... "Labor demonized Peter Dutton!" Obviously not because they had no policies apart from negative ones (how the hell do you oppose tax cuts AND have a higher deficit?), the stopping work from home bullshit, the cutting 41,000 public servants bullshit, the rolling back of climate action, the idiotic nuclear plans sometime in the next 20 years, the whiff of Trumpism, the shambolic campaign, and the desperate attempts to play the culture wars. This is not 1950. If the LNP want to recover from this they need to stop living in the past and thinking that Sky News represents any sort of reality. But no, it's all because Labor demonized Peter Dutton.

I thought Albo's speech was quite generous, especially when he mentioned Dutton and someone in the crowd jeered - Albo stopped them and reminded them to be respectful. Mind you he did pick out one Labor candidate to congratulate, who just happened to be Ali France - who won the seat of Dickson (the seat previously belonging to Dutton).

Wow, that was quick. Didn't think we'd get the results tonight.

I'm actually feeling a bit sorry for the guy. He's trying to keep toeing the party line but his expression is getting sadder and sadder. Mind you he had a savage go at the Greens so that reduced my sympathy for him.

She might have been talking about his mother.

Nice looking plane. Still got 3 days on the auction and there's usually a reserve on things like this, plus a huge buyer's premium to the auction company. https://www.slatteryauctions.com.au/asset?consignmentNo=1-4-1-015614

Some days I'm with you on the children thing.

RFK is a brain-dead moron and every utterance from his mouth should be treated with the utmost suspicion.

Polls have got it wrong too often for me to trust them. Apparently Mutton is also targeting marginal seats where there is the greatest discontent with cost of living. My biggest hope is for Labor to be returned as a minority government so they have to deal with the crossbench. In my opinion that leads to better government than having a whopping majority and being able to do whatever you please - that way leads to autocracy. Of course, if I had to choose between Labor winning with a majority and LNP winning, I'd take number 1.

A C-17 went over our place on ANZAC day. Wasn't on Flightradar24 so I'm not sure if the transponder was off or what was happening.

By the way, immigration is not the cause of the housing crisis. Overpriced houses and not having enough of them is the cause.

Hopefully you're wrong. Dutton has been very unimpressive this election. He has no workable policies and won't release costings. I believe that Albo will benefit from the "Trump effect" although to a lesser extent than Canada.

An easy to understand explanation of how the Orange Dickwad is stuffing America. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/trump-trade-and-tariffs-three-things-to-know-analysis/105226638

Interesting to see how they sell. Tesla are on the nose with a lot of people because of Musk rat and I can't see it improving any time soon.

Elon is working on it for you Spacey. Just imagine, targeted advertising straight to your visual cortex, 24 hours a day.

Poor Ukraine. Having to put up with Trump's stupidity after being invaded by Putin is just adding insult to injury.

Making America Broke Again. Useless prick.

Well, it's not a surprise to anyone with more than 1 brain cell.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/pauline-hanson-one-nation-preferencing-deal/105200748

My wife & I posted off our votes today. 33 spots on the Senate paper, both of us marked 1-33. I see that the LNP have done a preference swap deal with Pauline Hanson now - so just consider where your preferences are going! It's why I always mark every spot. I don't want the political parties to decide where my preference is going - I'll choose that myself, thanks very much.

Read about a Tesla salesman in NSW who put about 1m km on a Tesla in 8 or 10 years. Battery was still doing 80% I think.