Brian Ross wrote on Aug 7^th, 2025 at 9:11pm:



Why?

From $650m to $5.5b: Massive blowout for renewables zone
The cost of building NSW’s first renewable energy zone has risen from $65 milion to more than $5.5 billion in a further increase after last year’s jump, underscoring the hit to consumers from the transition to low-carbon power.

AFR

Good posts.

I've done Marine Rescue and when it had to rescue 35 naval personnel. Of course, you'll never hear about such naval incompetence, for obvious reasons. But the fact is that the Military mindset is not 'safe' and it has shown time and again. Even joining Academic divers for research, we could tell that we would have to keep an eye on their 'clumsy' ways.

The ADF should not be the main excuse for Rescues. It's not their forte. It's not... military. It may appear they are doing a good job. But it's only because Australia does not have an effective National Rescue industry that would do an even better job of it.

I'm sorry to say, but Australia, Great Britain and USA has a medical-rescue culture-industry akin to nothing more than a sick bay in a Military Base and Parliament house.
I can tell you that European, NZ to Cuba and even South Africa have far superior trained and professional Medical & Rescue personnel.
That's fine. Each region has its strengths. But Medical/Rescue is not one of Australia's. Like I said, the fact that most of it runs on the vapours of Volunteer and Donations, says a lot.

But the root cause is tax-payer's money being spent on all the wrong things. $450m for Media for the Voice campaign. $29m for a flagpole on the SHBridge, $20m to Hamas and so on. Flippant and frivolous spendings into dead ends.

Let the Military do it's Defence (invading other countries for America). While the Medical should be doing the Rescuing. It's a pretty normal act of true professions in other countries here.
But at the moment under Albo, it seems it's all about appeasing a Media image as if he was some actor from Hollywood.

Advanced warship?
Another toy for the boys.
Can it compete against some other Nations’ steam submarines?

“The "wa borer" likely refers to the Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB), an invasive beetle detected in Western Australia (WA) since 2021. It attacks a wide range of trees by tunnelling into them and introducing a fungus that can kill the tree. The borer is particularly problematic because it has no known chemical treatment and can spread easily through infested wood. “

I believe that the federal government has a clever plan.
By allowing the borers to destroy every tree in western Australian and advance East while at the same time protecting and allowing the fire ants to move south while NSW Minns government fails to stop land clearing of endangered Koalas habitats eventually the fire ants and borers will meet near the Victoria and south Australian border and fight it out!

This clever strategy will mean our  Albo government will have to  do nothing effective and just stand on the roof and play fiddle as Australian land is slowly destroyed and our wildlife destroyed.

I’m sure if they can they will award themselves an environmental certificate for their actions!

It’s not funny because it’s true- LOOK OVER THE OTHER SIDE THE WORLD, nothing to see here in Australia too worried about 😞😒

Albo government is just grabbing any opportunity to distract from its own failures to deliver assistance to Australian families and instead pretending to be world saviours.