Happy
Super Anarchist
"I don't like that Scott Morrissey and Labor will make everything cheaper" -----Woman I chatted with yesterday. She also didn't know the date of the election.
Aussie Government blow it (Again)
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The Dark Knight
Super Anarchist
It was funny how Meli was talking up how great the Greek island she was going to and certainly implied she was just hanging there with her Greek friends. The reality is that she seems to spend more time elsewhere. Perhaps the Greeks got fed up with her?
Fah Kiew Tu
Curmudgeon, First Rank
Maybe she just got bored with the goats (and men) on the island...
Whatever. I'm hoping she's enjoying her holiday, the local shit here isn't changing.
Is the election over yet? Who lost?
Getting time to head north.
FKT
sparau
Super Anarchist
They seem to focus on issues rather than which football team you barrack for...
The Dark Knight
Super Anarchist
Fucking brilliant
The Dark Knight
Super Anarchist
Getting desperate....
I'd be shocked if this changes anyone's mind
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/why-scott-morrison-had-to-admit-he-s-a-bulldozer-and-why-he-had-to-promise-to-change-20220513-p5al2t.html
It's actually a shame that Albo is the best Labor could offer. Either way we are fucked.
I'd be shocked if this changes anyone's mind
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/why-scott-morrison-had-to-admit-he-s-a-bulldozer-and-why-he-had-to-promise-to-change-20220513-p5al2t.html
It's actually a shame that Albo is the best Labor could offer. Either way we are fucked.
sparau
Super Anarchist
https://greens.org.au/explainers/cprs
Because it was not well formed policy ?
Like the "Carbon Capture and Storage" fiasco currently being touted.
Keep in mind I am ALL FOR direct air carbon capture (tech still in development but several plants running) and from industry but just not this stupid version which has failed worldwide.
Gold - "whereby fossil fuel companies inject donations into the assholes of politicians" - lol
sparau
Super Anarchist
I really struggle to see the financial doom and gloom projections of moving from a non renewable resource (coal) to investing in tech that has a future.
We get trained people in new fields just as the world ramps up and massive investment will likely occur here. Australia has a great lineup of strong rule of law, wind, sun and well (generally) educated work force.
Plus as far as export $ coal is only 25% of our mining exports, we could even move the existing workforce to mining other minerals.
We get trained people in new fields just as the world ramps up and massive investment will likely occur here. Australia has a great lineup of strong rule of law, wind, sun and well (generally) educated work force.
Plus as far as export $ coal is only 25% of our mining exports, we could even move the existing workforce to mining other minerals.
00seven
James "Grumpy" Bond
Sparau=Random.
The Dark Knight
Super Anarchist
Nah, he may be a bit of a wack job tree hugger but he’s not a cunt about it like the R-word
The Dark Knight
Super Anarchist
I suspect most Aussies don’t understand it.
we should be much more ambitious about phasing out coal power and quite frankly we should be looking at having some nuclear capacity.
We should be way more ambitious with electric vehicles especially as we have no car industry. Aim for 80% electric sales by 20xx, with the remaining 20% to allow sales of 4wd and other vehicles that travel in areas that may never have electric infrastructure
we should still dig up coal to export to help pay for our switch to a low carbon economy. No point not exporting when someone else will fill the gap in the market.
There was a time that London was covered in coal dust.
The average wage was only slightly higher than Panama.
sparau
Super Anarchist
Sir, with all honesty I can say that is one of the worst thought out rebuttals I have ever heard.
I take it you are suggesting that electricity can only be made from burning coal?
Also that since the English didn't go extinct that breathing coal dust/smoke is ok?
The Dark Knight
Super Anarchist
Interesting take here on why Kooyong Labor voters should in fact, vote Frydenberg
https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/joe-hildebrand-why-labor-voters-in-kooyong-need-to-vote-for-josh-frydenberg/news-story/4a3774b6ce0db2e78c91ea51133ba2d0
what's interesting about that is, while it may appeal to a small minority of Labor voters prepared to accept the long term view presented in order to maintain a more moderate-left leaning LIberal party - i'd be willing to be it appeals to more Liberal voters who are would be happy to see a more moderate-right leaning Liberal party
https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/joe-hildebrand-why-labor-voters-in-kooyong-need-to-vote-for-josh-frydenberg/news-story/4a3774b6ce0db2e78c91ea51133ba2d0
what's interesting about that is, while it may appeal to a small minority of Labor voters prepared to accept the long term view presented in order to maintain a more moderate-left leaning LIberal party - i'd be willing to be it appeals to more Liberal voters who are would be happy to see a more moderate-right leaning Liberal party
Right?
they'll drown us in solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and batteries before anyone has the nerve to seriously put nuclear on the table.
But if you take fossils out, where other than nuclear are you otherwise going to get high yield, stable baseload power?
that we're entertaining nuclear subs gives some hope. maybe they're the thin edge of the wedge.
sparau
Super Anarchist
What you are really talking about here is energy storage and there are a plethora of grid scale options out there apart from lithium battery.
Not that I am against nuclear at all but build times for a new reactor are in the 5-10 year arena and many billions of $.
We should have built them 30 years ago !
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