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Post by roxii on Feb 16, 2022 9:12:04 GMT 8
Speaking about the Greens and that election issue known as Global Warming... Has anybody else noticed the push from state governments to "curtail" solar generation from household solar panels. WA introduced it last year and SA have just approved it. Basically it means that the government can turn off your solar power generation to prevent the overload of the electrical system. The downside from the household perspective is that it forces the household to buy electricity from the grid instead of utilising the free(?) electricity generated from the solar panels on the roof that you spent your hard earned $$$ on so you didn't have to buy electricity from the grid. Yes as a country we're serious about using alternative energy sources. If we were serious about alternative 'clean' energy sources we wouldn't be the only leading country with a pathological fear of nuclear energy As someone who thinks we should try and produce cleaner energy I have long wondered why we weren't seriously considering nuclear, even given it potential problems. However I thought that currently it has become much less viable and cost effective, given the time frame to build, the obvious issues and the reduced cost of renewables. I think given that and the existing reluctance to embrace it I think that ship has well and truly sailed.
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Post by IronJimbo on Feb 16, 2022 9:29:36 GMT 8
As someone who thinks we should try and produce cleaner energy I have long wondered why we weren't seriously considering nuclear, even given it potential problems. However I thought that currently it has become much less viable and cost effective, given the time frame to build, the obvious issues and the reduced cost of renewables. I think given that and the existing reluctance to embrace it I think that ship has well and truly sailed. Fusion technology took a big step forward in the UK last week. Kind of makes you wonder where it would be by now if we hadn't blown trillions in research dollars over the last 30 years trying to blame bad weather on plant food Modular reactors would work quite well here in the meantime given the distances between population centres
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Post by Peter on Feb 16, 2022 12:53:55 GMT 8
Some people are so clever.
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Post by roxii on Feb 16, 2022 17:07:34 GMT 8
As someone who thinks we should try and produce cleaner energy I have long wondered why we weren't seriously considering nuclear, even given it potential problems. However I thought that currently it has become much less viable and cost effective, given the time frame to build, the obvious issues and the reduced cost of renewables. I think given that and the existing reluctance to embrace it I think that ship has well and truly sailed. Fusion technology took a big step forward in the UK last week. Kind of makes you wonder where it would be by now if we hadn't blown trillions in research dollars over the last 30 years trying to blame bad weather on plant food Modular reactors would work quite well here in the meantime given the distances between population centres All that may be true but it would have to be a beyond exceptional proposition to get anyone to even look at nuclear and I don’t think there would be any scenario that would get over the nimby hurdle especially given that neither party is game to even mention it. The problem with the modular reactors is that now instead of convincing one town to have a reactor you need to convince every town to have a reactor.
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Post by Slunnie on Feb 16, 2022 18:19:49 GMT 8
Nah, Scomo has copped nothing compared to others in the past. I assume you're referring to the non-stop barrage of vitriol hurled at Tony Abbott prior to and during his tenure? And your claim that personal attacks mostly come from the Liberals is fanciful at best- the open hatred displayed by the Greens and their supporters towards anyone who disagrees with them is on another level entirely Are you talking about Saint Tony Abbott?
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Post by IronJimbo on Feb 17, 2022 4:23:06 GMT 8
Fusion technology took a big step forward in the UK last week. Kind of makes you wonder where it would be by now if we hadn't blown trillions in research dollars over the last 30 years trying to blame bad weather on plant food Modular reactors would work quite well here in the meantime given the distances between population centres All that may be true but it would have to be a beyond exceptional proposition to get anyone to even look at nuclear and I don’t think there would be any scenario that would get over the nimby hurdle especially given that neither party is game to even mention it. Yep. As a society we've enabled ourselves to be painted into a corner by irrational fear Not really surprising though, given how often we let that happen
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Post by IronJimbo on Feb 17, 2022 4:23:45 GMT 8
I assume you're referring to the non-stop barrage of vitriol hurled at Tony Abbott prior to and during his tenure? And your claim that personal attacks mostly come from the Liberals is fanciful at best- the open hatred displayed by the Greens and their supporters towards anyone who disagrees with them is on another level entirely Are you talking about Saint Tony Abbott? Concession noted with thanks
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2022 5:50:51 GMT 8
When the roles were reversed it was exactly the same. There isn't anything novel going on here. Yeah there is. The criticism on a personal level is also coming from the media on a level I have never seen and to Scomos credit, he just takes it in his stride. I am looking forward to the campaign to begin in earnest as it will give the opportunity for Albo to put up or shut up. He won’t get the job by playing the man. People are too smart for that. This didn't age to well this week!!
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Post by Peter on Feb 20, 2022 10:03:27 GMT 8
The three questions Labor is wondering
What mud will the Prime Minister sling at them with the help of major dirt-digging by his ruthless spin doctors?
What generous cash handouts and vote-buying schemes will be unveiled in the Budget on March 29?
And how will Mr Albanese - who turns 59 in March - perform on the gruelling five-week campaign?
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Post by DropBear on Feb 20, 2022 12:42:54 GMT 8
The three questions Labor is wondering What mud will the Prime Minister sling at them with the help of major dirt-digging by his ruthless spin doctors? What generous cash handouts and vote-buying schemes will be unveiled in the Budget on March 29? And how will Mr Albanese - who turns 59 in March - perform on the gruelling five-week campaign? Closely followed by...How dumb are voters? Which is a question both sides will get horribly wrong again this year.
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Post by prince on Feb 21, 2022 2:40:09 GMT 8
The three questions Labor is wondering What mud will the Prime Minister sling at them with the help of major dirt-digging by his ruthless spin doctors? What generous cash handouts and vote-buying schemes will be unveiled in the Budget on March 29? And how will Mr Albanese - who turns ;59 in March - perform on the gruelling five-week campaign? the three questions Liberal are wondering: - how will labor support their generous carbon emissions targets whilst not imposing a carbon tax or losing their union base? -what new tax will they bring to the election this time? - how would they fix the aged care sector?
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Post by IronJimbo on Feb 21, 2022 7:35:47 GMT 8
The three questions Labor is wondering What mud will the Prime Minister sling at them with the help of major dirt-digging by his ruthless spin doctors? What generous cash handouts and vote-buying schemes will be unveiled in the Budget on March 29? And how will Mr Albanese - who turns ;59 in March - perform on the gruelling five-week campaign? the three questions Liberal are wondering: - how will labor support their generous carbon emissions targets whilst not imposing a carbon tax or losing their union base? -what new tax will they bring to the election this time? - how would they fix the aged care sector? And 4: How many of these questions will the media gloss over on their behalf?
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Post by prince on Feb 21, 2022 7:54:24 GMT 8
the three questions Liberal are wondering: - how will labor support their generous carbon emissions targets whilst not imposing a carbon tax or losing their union base? -what new tax will they bring to the election this time? - how would they fix the aged care sector? And 4: How many of these questions will the media gloss over on their behalf? Well I do expect a couple to be asked at the debate hopefully.
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Post by DropBear on Feb 21, 2022 10:43:12 GMT 8
the three questions Liberal are wondering: - how will labor support their generous carbon emissions targets whilst not imposing a carbon tax or losing their union base? -what new tax will they bring to the election this time? - how would they fix the aged care sector? And 4: How many of these questions will the media gloss over on their behalf? All of them. I havn't heard an intelligent, thoughtful question asked by any media person in ages. I don't expect them to start now. If the last 2 years of covid briefings has taught us - its that the media will ask a question about stuff that everybody else knows the answer to, in order to trap the politician concerned into providing a answer that contains different info to what was already provided. Which says a lot about the opinion the media has about the Australian population (they think we're stupid) and politicians in particular.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2022 14:49:26 GMT 8
The three questions Labor is wondering What mud will the Prime Minister sling at them with the help of major dirt-digging by his ruthless spin doctors? What generous cash handouts and vote-buying schemes will be unveiled in the Budget on March 29? And how will Mr Albanese - who turns 59 in March - perform on the gruelling five-week campaign? Everyone is going for the handout: www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-02-21/outback-nt-roads-funding-pledges-made-by-coalition-and-labor/10084923059 pah Biden and Trump are pensioners anyhows: Key Liberal figures are pressing the case for Josh Frydenberg in a leadership ballot, worried by the prospect of Peter Dutton replacing Scott Morrison. By Karen Middleton.
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Post by prince on Mar 22, 2022 13:47:39 GMT 8
cmon Scomo, its not over until the fat lady sings
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Post by DropBear on Mar 22, 2022 15:57:17 GMT 8
cmon Scomo, its not over until the fat lady sings Why? Whats he screwed up today?
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Post by prince on Mar 22, 2022 16:29:38 GMT 8
cmon Scomo, its not over until the fat lady sings Why? Whats he screwed up today? nothing, but I wish he would hurry up and call the election. Guess he is waiting for the budget.
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Post by DropBear on Mar 22, 2022 16:39:30 GMT 8
Why? Whats he screwed up today? nothing, but I wish he would hurry up and call the election. Guess he is waiting for the budget. Yes thats usually the story. Suspect it may not be a typical pre-election announcement budget. They've already spent more than they should have in covid support measures. The coffers are virtually empty.
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Post by prince on Mar 22, 2022 17:40:33 GMT 8
nothing, but I wish he would hurry up and call the election. Guess he is waiting for the budget. Yes thats usually the story. Suspect it may not be a typical pre-election announcement budget. They've already spent more than they should have in covid support measures. The coffers are virtually empty. whoever wins, the challenges arent over as Covid is coming back and we have a war going on. Albo has certainly set himself up as the saviour to Covid, Climate Change, Wages Growth. Its big call and at the moment he is going to romp in, just hope he can deliver.
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Post by DropBear on Mar 23, 2022 6:07:40 GMT 8
Yes thats usually the story. Suspect it may not be a typical pre-election announcement budget. They've already spent more than they should have in covid support measures. The coffers are virtually empty. whoever wins, the challenges arent over as Covid is coming back and we have a war going on. Albo has certainly set himself up as the saviour to Covid, Climate Change, Wages Growth. Its big call and at the moment he is going to romp in, just hope he can deliver. I genuinely don't believe that we currently have politicians with the skills, ability or desire to lead the nation out of a dark room (never mind the chaos that's going on around us). So I'll be completely surprised if either manages to deliver on their pre-election promises.
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Post by Peter on Mar 23, 2022 10:01:39 GMT 8
whoever wins, the challenges arent over as Covid is coming back and we have a war going on. Albo has certainly set himself up as the saviour to Covid, Climate Change, Wages Growth. Its big call and at the moment he is going to romp in, just hope he can deliver. I genuinely don't believe that we currently have politicians with the skills, ability or desire to lead the nation out of a dark room (never mind the chaos that's going on around us). So I'll be completely surprised if either manages to deliver on their pre-election promises. Totally agree. I know Scomo isn’t able too, as he only cares about Scomo. I think albo will be the better of the 2 i just wish there was someone better than them both. And I don’t care if they are labor or liberal. I’d just like someone better.
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Post by Peter on Apr 8, 2022 15:35:20 GMT 8
Election. 14th or 21st of may?
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Post by gregb on Apr 8, 2022 15:41:24 GMT 8
I hope not 21st May; that is Club Champs.
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Post by Peter on Apr 8, 2022 16:44:41 GMT 8
I hope not 21st May; that is Club Champs. I’ll be postal voting anyway. Screw lining up to vote
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Post by IronJimbo on Apr 8, 2022 19:05:32 GMT 8
Election. 14th or 21st of may? The 21st would be the last possible date. Would look desperate I'm going with the 14th
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Post by DropBear on Apr 9, 2022 9:55:06 GMT 8
Election. 14th or 21st of may? Lock in the 14th. But I wouldn't be surprised if he's petty enough to hold out till the 21st. Regardless, it doesn't really bother me anymore, my camping weekend (which was up in the air pending a date) has been set for the 7th May.
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Post by Slunnie on Apr 9, 2022 12:06:38 GMT 8
I often vote early, too easy.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2022 9:37:48 GMT 8
Election. 14th or 21st of may? The 21st would be the last possible date. Would look desperate I'm going with the 14th May 21 it is
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Post by DropBear on Apr 11, 2022 7:43:07 GMT 8
Day one...already over it
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