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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52816 At my desk.	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #105 - Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:44pm Are you trying to say you don't know how to interpret numbers, but you can manage slogans?
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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #106 - Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:46pm

freediver wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:10pm:

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Not a fantasy. On the news every other day.

No it isn't. Are you high?

I am saying we should not take you seriously, because you keep tripping over your own idiotic fantasies.

Phasing out fossil fuels - what does that mean?

It is Greens policy.

Phasing out the Victorian use of fossil fuels using a combination of energy efficiency, energy storage, energy conservation and renewable energy.
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Rapid transition to 100% renewable energy, while ensuring a reliable and stable electricity grid through sound engineering and planning

Stop dribbling, fd.

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Reply #107 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 5:24am

Frank wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:46pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:10pm:

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Not a fantasy. On the news every other day.

No it isn't. Are you high?

I am saying we should not take you seriously, because you keep tripping over your own idiotic fantasies.

Phasing out fossil fuels - what does that mean?

It is Greens policy.

Phasing out the Victorian use of fossil fuels using a combination of energy efficiency, energy storage, energy conservation and renewable energy.
Supply
Rapid transition to 100% renewable energy, while ensuring a reliable and stable electricity grid through sound engineering and planning

Stop dribbling, fd.

Indeed frank.

The qld government under labor ran ads extolling the virtues of the coal industry and how the royalties paid for schools and hospitals.

As if burning it in China or Japan was fine as the CO 2 would stay in the northern hemisphere Embarrassed

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Marla Gold Member Online A joint a day keeps the MAGA away Posts: 14690 Colorado Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #108 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 7:55am whiteknight wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 1:15pm: Are petrol stations price gouging?. Yes Treasurer Chalmers you are right to say, don't take Australian drivers for mugs. Yesterday here in fascist America gas was $2.31/gallon now it's $3.49. MAGA!
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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #109 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 8:28am

Frank wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:46pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:10pm:

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Not a fantasy. On the news every other day.

No it isn't. Are you high?

I am saying we should not take you seriously, because you keep tripping over your own idiotic fantasies.

Phasing out fossil fuels - what does that mean?

Like I keep saying, can you figure it out for yourself?

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150894 Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #110 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:13am Marla wrote on Mar 9^th, 2026 at 7:55am: whiteknight wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 1:15pm: Are petrol stations price gouging?. Yes Treasurer Chalmers you are right to say, don't take Australian drivers for mugs. Yesterday here in fascist America gas was $2.31/gallon now it's $3.49.
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Reply #111 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:27am

Frank wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 5:32pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 7^th, 2026 at 8:07pm:

lee wrote on Mar 7^th, 2026 at 8:05pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 7^th, 2026 at 7:48pm:

You know that net zero by 2050, or some later decade, is not the same thing as abandoning fossil fuels now. I

First of all you would need to make solar panels and wind turbines without fossil fuels.

And burying solar panels and turbine blades merely adds to the environmental costs. Roll Eyes

Lee, no one other than Frank was suggesting we abandon fossil fuels now. The whole point was that it was just an idiotic fantasy on his part.

I am not the one holding up signs of 'end coal NOW' or 'No Oil', not the one slashing art works or organising school strikes for climate.

Just so. You're the one snatching headscarves off little old ladies' heads and screaming SEND THEM BACK while the temperature soars and the fires and floods get worse each year.

You're one of Rupert's little agitators, helping to divide, distract and keep the price of fossil fuels rising.

After all, when they go low, you go high, no?

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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #112 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:29am

Frank wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:46pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:10pm:

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Not a fantasy. On the news every other day.

No it isn't. Are you high?

I am saying we should not take you seriously, because you keep tripping over your own idiotic fantasies.

Phasing out fossil fuels - what does that mean?

It is Greens policy.

It is German policy.

Deutschland uber alles, nein?

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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #113 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:44am

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:29am:

Frank wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:46pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 8^th, 2026 at 8:10pm:

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Not a fantasy. On the news every other day.

No it isn't. Are you high?

I am saying we should not take you seriously, because you keep tripping over your own idiotic fantasies.

Phasing out fossil fuels - what does that mean?

It is Greens policy.

It is German policy.

Deutschland uber alles, nein?

They are not laffing now.

It has been a disaster in Germany and Europe generally. And the Uniparty want to emulate the 'sophisticated' Europeans.
Ludicrous.

Germany’s over reliance on intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar has led to an energy crisis, exacerbated by the phenomenon of Dunkelflaute (periods of no wind or sunlight).

Electricity prices in Germany are the highest in Europe, reaching €900/MWh during crises, compared to €250/MWh in nuclear-powered France.

The hasty phase-out of nuclear power in 2011 has left Germany dependent on coal, lignite and energy imports, making it the second-largest CO2 emitter per unit of energy in Europe.

Industries, including major players like VW and BASF, are relocating due to unsustainable energy costs, threatening Germany’s economic stability.

The crisis has created geopolitical tensions, with neighboring countries facing unaffordable energy prices and considering withdrawing from energy agreements.

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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52816 At my desk.	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #114 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:47am Reality check: Wind and solar already cost less than half the price of coal power, and a third that of nuclear. And the gap is rapidly widening. Even with storage it is still cheaper.
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Reply #115 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:48am

tallowood wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 6:06pm:

Horses and rickshaws will come back.

A horse typically needs to consume 600kg of hay per month for a 1000kg horse.

Hay prices in Australia as of early 2026 vary significantly by region and type, with high demand driving costs up to $400–$500 per tonne for premium fodder in drought-affected areas.

You can find car cost (without fuel) here
https://www.savings.com.au/car-loans/ongoing-car-costs

Horses are better deal.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55893 Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #116 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:58am It's now $2.90 where I am. Finally jumped.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 117904 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre Reply #117 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 11:42am Jasin wrote on Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:58am: It's now $2.90 where I am. Finally jumped. Wow - highest here is $2.44 today. https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-37.815412749365215/144.9635148166733
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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #118 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 12:33pm

freediver wrote on Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:47am:

Reality check: Wind and solar already cost less than half the price of coal power, and a third that of nuclear. And the gap is rapidly widening. Even with storage it is still cheaper.

Strange. The old boy says it is LUDICROUS. A DISASTER. An ENERGY CRISIS !!!

When all along, territories and states like the ACT and South Australia have been quietly getting on with the job, using the sun and the wind, just as God wills it.

Insh'allah, the ACT are already there. SA are currently on track to be fully renewable by 2027.

So that's what God wants. Rupert and the old boy, both foreigners, have other ideas.

DRILL BABY DRILL !!!

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Re: Petrol could hit $3 per litre
Reply #119 - Mar 9^th, 2026 at 12:37pm

tallowood wrote on Mar 9^th, 2026 at 10:48am:

tallowood wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 6:06pm:

Horses and rickshaws will come back.

A horse typically needs to consume 600kg of hay per month for a 1000kg horse.

Hay prices in Australia as of early 2026 vary significantly by region and type, with high demand driving costs up to $400–$500 per tonne for premium fodder in drought-affected areas.

You can find car cost (without fuel) here
https://www.savings.com.au/car-loans/ongoing-car-costs

Horses are better deal.

I know, but they also need a few carrots and Lebanese cucumbers, carefully sliced and packed in a Tupperware lunchbox by their long-suffering fillies.

Food for thought, no?

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