Albo to the rescue

[Marty_d]

Damn stupid idea (awkers). Look at warfare in Ukraine. Drones, drones, drones. Air sea and land.

By the time we get these things (if we ever do) they'll be obsolete and outclassed by cheap underwater drones.

Plus the thought of paying anything to the Mafia in charge of the disunited states really irks me.

[nomadpete]

Yeah. We will look like turkeys, bringing a submarine to a drone fight.

[facthunter]

It's just another "Bottom of the Harbour Scheme"  . Even the top structure is a "conning" tower. Nev

[nomadpete]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

It's just another "Bottom of the Harbour Scheme"  . Even the top structure is a "conning" tower. Nev

Shirly you mean the top structure that is placing orders for these devices?

[Jerry_Atrick]

Thankfully, Albo is rescuing us from paltry Aussie beef by allowing us to consume the much higher quality US beef: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-lifts-us-beef-ban-after-trump-demands-20250724-p5mhdv.html

 

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[facthunter]

They don't even have enough for themselves There's is more fatty, obeast. Nev

[red750]

I thought they bought our beef because theirs was shit. We will only accept Canadian and Mexican sourced American beef according to ABC News. Theirs were banned because of mad cow and foot and mouth disease.

[facthunter]

They reckon they  have that under control. It seems academic anyhow as they don't have enough.  Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

Seems academic, but it will come down to price. If the American beef is cheaper and our Aussie beef can fetch prices higher (or more accurately profits higher), then more Aussie beef will be exported and we will be left with the crap Aussie beef and the crap US beef. 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Beef-Choice-Angus-Sirloin-Tender-Steak-0-6-1-62-lb-Tray/930351681?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1200

Sirloin Steak - USD $15.94/lb or $35.14/kg. In AUD terms, would be around $54/kg.

 

Woolies has porterhouse steak (presume its sirloin) at $40/kg: https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/243050/woolworths-beef-porterhouse-steak-butter

 

But I would question the quality, as they have other porterhouse steak at $55/kg. 

 

So, I guess there probably is no incentive to provide American beef, unless they start dumping it.

 

[Marty_d]

You don't buy steak at ColesWorth.  Salamanca Fresh (local small greengrocer/butcher chain) has it for $42.90/kg and it'd be better than anything thru the big chains.  Quite often on special too so around $30/kg.

I can't see a market for the US shit.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I get it.. I never bought steak at the supermarkets in Aus when I lived there, but it made for comparisons...

 

I just went to Tesco's website (would never buy steaks from there, either), but he cheapest I could find was over AUD$60/kg: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/300400609?_gl=1*1g8m0c0*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTc0NDg2MTA3OS4xNzUzMzM2NDk0*_ga_33B19D36CY*czE3NTMzMzY0OTQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTMzMzY0OTQkajYwJGwwJGgxNTM0MzI4Mzg3

 

It's that bad they won't put an image up of it!

 

I do buy my meat form Waitrose normally.. from the meat counter.. .it is definitely a better cut than their pre-packed stuff.. But, more expensive, not les 😞

 

[red750]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/trump-declares-victory-in-aussie-beef-biff/ar-AA1JabKH?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=60760d3a968e429c8204de09f0ba52a3&ei=17

[facthunter]

Yes, Trump would claim it as a Victory. That's the way He runs things. He cares so much for Aus that we still don't have an ambassador from the USA. He can't force us to Buy the stuff and OURS would be much better anyhow. Nev

[pmccarthy]

We get a lot of Californian oranges.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Yes we do... And when I am in Aus, I go out of my way to find Aussie ones.. There is just so much wrong about us importing food from the US (or anywhee else) when we produce perfectly good supply ourselves

Edited Thursday at 09:44 AM by Jerry_Atrick

[old man emu]

If you think beef is expensive, you won't consider buying lamb. At Wagga livestock sales on 24/7/25, trade lambs weighing between 20-24 kg fetched prices ranging from $200 to $327/head. For slightly heavier lambs in the 24-26 kg range, prices ranged from $300 to $364/head.

[onetrack]

I get porterhouse steak on special from Aldi for $22.50 a kg, and it's just as good as Colesworth porterhouse at $45 a kg. I wouldn't touch American beef, it's all lot-feed rubbish.

 

Edited Thursday at 12:15 PM by onetrack

[old man emu]

Who would trust an American corporation to say that their beef came from animals free of the very diseases that we don't have, and which our bio-security measures have kept out of Australia? Also, Americans are allowed to use antibiotics and hormones in the production of their meat animals.

[onetrack]

The American companies are free to use a wide range of chemicals, pesticides, food additives, colourings and preservatives, that are banned from use in Australia. That alone makes me wary of buying any American-produced food.

And I don't see how American beef can be competitive in Australia, they are a high-input-cost nation, and the currency exchange rate is shocking.

Add in international freight/shipping costs that have doubled since COVID, and I can see no reason why Americans could even imagine they could sell beef to us.

 

Of course, in the Lewis Carroll world of Trumpianism, the Australians are crying out for American beef - because it's the best, right?

 

https://betterlivingthroughbeowulf.com/lewis-carroll-has-trumps-number/

 

Edited Friday at 01:08 AM by onetrack

[facthunter]

Trump Beefs about everything. That's HIS line . "All America's problems are caused by someone else". No one has ever been Picked on like HE has.  EVERYTHING he does is a Milestone in History..Nev

[old man emu]

2 hours ago, facthunter said:

EVERYTHING he does is a Milestone in History..Nev

And the rest of teh sane world does it in kilometres.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Except Brittin

[facthunter]

The use of the term peaked in 2019.  Just 6 years ago.  In the context which it is used it has retained "Miles" and "stone"  regardless of what the current measurement and signage  is.   Meaning "Event of considerable significance". Nev

Edited Friday at 07:02 AM by facthunter
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[onetrack]

There's a good "write up" in the Farming News article below about the "GREAT Beef DEAL". The last two paragraphs in the article are pretty telling. The DEAL is just more massive Trump BS.

 

https://pulse.auctionsplus.com.au/news/australia-opens-door-to-canadian-beef-expands-us-access?utm_campaign=Market Pulse&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_I_un3miFkIzq3BmaGFuIbQJq_PSD7ua5ogQNRZqqG0qf5K4Q9VfM1Um92KQSzKj4KSDXew49nO_hZylrgGzcwzwVPlQ&_hsmi=372938691&utm_content=372938691&utm_source=hs_email

 

 

Edited Friday at 10:05 AM by onetrack

[facthunter]

When Isn't TRUMP BS? . He spins it to make it look like the work of a Genius. HIM.  His EGO knows no Limits.  Impossible to satisfy. Worshipping him will be COMPULSORY soon.  Nev