Josh N
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And then, in another few years, how much more?
But in Queensland, don't wear a "river to the sea" t-shirt
SBS News@SBSNews
Israel has announced it will take control of southern Lebanon, in its first confirmation of plans to seize a territory amounting to one-tenth of the country, which experts say will have severe humanitarian consequences. bit.ly/4lRo9Hq
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@TMFScottP Haha I get that often, it reminds me of watching my nephew have a tantrum when he was like 3. 🤣🤣🤣
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It's a special classiness to QT someone else's tweet, then block them after they reply to it!
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@DavidLeyonhjelm No no, transferring wealth from older people to government.
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Intergenerational equity = code for redistributing wealth from older people who earned it, to younger people who didn't.
Financial Review@FinancialReview
For the first time in 40 years, Baby Boomers are no longer the driving force in parliament as Jim Chalmers prepares a budget focused on intergenerational equity. ebx.sh/rkhFSJ
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You'd have to shoot someone to get sent off in the #NRL these days.
#NRLManlyRoosters
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Federal government's ban on Iranians to block 7,200 Visitor visa holders from Australia. First time since the White Australia Policy that an entire country of people banned. People from Ukraine/ Israel were permitted to enter Australia on visitors visas
abc.net.au/news/2026-03-2…
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@TMFScottP I can see the argument for lowering the excise especially since it is so high and some states pay that again I am told, also if we are at a point where people are like of shit fuels out are they really going to spend more elsewhere?
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Well, that didn't take long.
Yes, halving fuel excise would be dumb.
It'd increase demand for fuel *and* the savings would be spent somewhere else in the economy, increasing inflation *there* instead.
Populist policies are not helpful.
Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
So, Angus Taylor says halve fuel tax for 3 months, which will increase demand. Just going back to my point here: smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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@Mayhem4Markets Trump goes old school and to seal the peace deal marries off his son to the regime to ensure long last peace and cooperation between the two great empires. 🤣
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My dad's a trucker. Electric semis sound "farfetched" to him.
But in Long Beach, there's a waitlist of drivers wanting to switch to electric trucks.
Why? No fumes, no vibrations, quiet cab, one-pedal driving.
Once truckers actually drive these things, they get it.
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Barron Trump realizing he's going to be the Prince of Persia now
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@_warrenhogan Drive or combat? I am damn sure there is a point where expected wage growth starts to tip inflation as well.
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@TheAusInstitute Very well worded to make it seem like you are 100% correct but it is very unlikely that 100% of late last year's inflation came from companies profits at all. Much more likely this is another well worded article to try and stir up the people and garner some sway in a party room.
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“Given [the increase in inflation] happened before the Iran War and the surge in oil prices, the very great worry is that this will just be the start, and a repeat of 2022 and 2023 is set to follow."
Read the full piece on The Point: theaus.in/4taGWQL
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@Girishsawlani @withMEAA No one wants a job at the abc if their sane, your jobs are pretty secure, don't like that inflation is so high it is running any wage growth then stop running politically biased programs towards the people causing it.
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I love working for the ABC. But my colleagues are struggling to continue that work, because jobs are insecure and unsustainable.
We're striking today to call on ABC management to provide us with an EBA offer that provides quality jobs.
@withMEAA
#QualityNewsQualityJobs
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@Barry_Asks @john76709 @MayneReport I doubt it is, I'd say it just hasn't been taken forward on purpose.
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Albo acknowledges that pokies are “overwhelmingly” the largest cause of gambling harm in Australia but is doing diddly squat about this. His Labor Party even runs four predatory pokies venues in Canberra and Sydney, something no other political party in the world does.
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@Anon37753374781 @AvidCommentator No need to deport or not allow people because they come from a third world country. 🤣🤣🤣 Just lower rates and more strict criteria, there's some great people in third world countries.
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@AvidCommentator Deportations and immigration restrictions from third world countries
Nuclear power and the development of new, more efficient coal and gas power plants, and onshoring of refinery. Drilling, shale, and a gas reservation policy.
Scrap NDIS and redirect money to hospital construct
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Louis absolutely nails it here.
We could start making significant strides toward solving the housing crisis in short order if the political will was there.
Alas it isnt on either side.
Louis Christopher@LouiChristopher
You know, Australia's housing crisis is a supply AND a demand issue. To resolve it, policies are required to address both. Resolving on the demand side, though, is THE quickest way to get us back to equilibrium. To get us back to some sense of improved affordability. And that, of course, is addressed fairly and quickly by reducing migration. It is a simple equation, yet the main parties and powers don't want to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Or worse, they disingenuously turn it into a race issue. "Don't blame migrants!" Well, I think the majority of people see through this gaslighting. And now that there is an economic crisis upon us, the patience and niceties of the people are going to ware very thin indeed. Unemployment is about to rise. Rents will accelerate from the current 6%pa. So, if the powers that be, continue on with making the people feel guilty about lowering our migration rate, then they will lose their power. It is a certainty, now.
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@LouiChristopher Mate I've even talked to recently moved migrants and they've said the same, growing to quick needs to slow down to many people to fast. Why diminish the living standards of people here and the people who intend to come here when we don't have to.
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You know, Australia's housing crisis is a supply AND a demand issue. To resolve it, policies are required to address both. Resolving on the demand side, though, is THE quickest way to get us back to equilibrium. To get us back to some sense of improved affordability.
And that, of course, is addressed fairly and quickly by reducing migration.
It is a simple equation, yet the main parties and powers don't want to acknowledge the elephant in the room. Or worse, they disingenuously turn it into a race issue. "Don't blame migrants!"
Well, I think the majority of people see through this gaslighting. And now that there is an economic crisis upon us, the patience and niceties of the people are going to ware very thin indeed.
Unemployment is about to rise. Rents will accelerate from the current 6%pa.
So, if the powers that be, continue on with making the people feel guilty about lowering our migration rate, then they will lose their power. It is a certainty, now.
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@korkmaz9536 @LouiChristopher The service departments are overrun, I am not sure where you are but our closest hospital is nuts I did the same thing as that old bloke twice now because there wasn't anywhere to sit down. Also no need to have your family and extended family there for one person's headache.
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@LouiChristopher Recently I spent a night in the emergency department of the hospital in our fast-growing suburb. All night, I watched an elderly man wait to see a doctor in vain. By morning, he finally left; not treated, but consumed by despair and anger. As an immigrant myself, I felt guilty.
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@BaldingPhillip No it isn't there sre plenty of roles an electric truck can't fill here yet. Also diesel engines last forever with a rebuild or two some outlast the chassis itself.
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This trucks lfp battery costs probably $60k and saves $1200 a day
Will charge 2000-3000 times
Unbelievably dumb to still have brand new diesel trucks on the market
Sydney EV 🔋☀️@sydney_ev
a Windrose #EV Truck, just competed a loaded B Double run from Sydney to Canberra non stop, no need to charge, 100% electric. total cost $50 approx. Diesel would have cost near $500 or more. We have solutions to our fuel crisis.. #auspol #trucking brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/cl…
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@bsadams25 Bad at it or hard at it? I guess you can still work hard at something and be useless.
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