Bobby. wrote on Apr 15^th, 2026 at 2:35pm:


Yeah, it does.

But you don't call for it.  You still attack Labor over the Libs, focusing on the culture wars, and you've dismissed parties who push the sorts of changes that are needed to help us get closer to the politicians actually representing us, not just those who helped get them into power.

Things like a cap on political donations and ban certain industries, like banking and energy sectors from political donations altogether, taxpayer money funds campaigns, legislation to prevent lobbying jobs after exiting parliament etc.

But I've seen you attack the Greens over and over, who have that on their ticket, and even live by it going by their donations.

flip

SadKangaroo wrote on Apr 15^th, 2026 at 4:52pm:



It's not up to me - it's not my fault -
I'm just another mug punter like everyone else.
I don't run this country - I don't have a degree in economics.

Do you think it's right that China has destroyed our industries
by undercutting our prices putting our factories and workers out of work?
We make leather here but we don't make shoes or any leather products.
Go to Bunnings - about 95% of what's there is from China.

Is it right that they used illegal price dumping of commodities such as steel
which put most BHP steel mills out of business?
They actually sold inferior steel full of Boron which makes it too brittle -
how many bridges will fall down now?

How come a tiny island like Singapore is way ahead of us in technology for oil refining
and we are dependent on them for our fuel needs?
Why aren't we the world leaders in refining?

Why aren't we exploiting the vast quantities of shale oil here in Australia -
enough to supply all our needs for 42 years?

What about all our other oil fields and the many more yet to be discovered?
Are we doing anything to make ourselves energy independent?
No Govt encourages oil or gas exploration.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 15^th, 2026 at 5:39pm:



I don't think anything will ever equal the energy density of fuel derived from crude oil.
A car such as a Mercedes E320 W211 can drive from Melbourne to Sydney on one tank -
about 800km.

aquascoot wrote on Apr 15^th, 2026 at 6:18pm:



Albo is putting on a brave face as he goes cap in hand to our neighbors for more fuel.

All his Green ideas have turned to mud.   

Daves2017 wrote on Apr 16^th, 2026 at 9:24am:



https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1776286185/0#5

The cause of the fire was due to "equipment failure",
Fire Rescue Victoria said, adding there will be an investigation.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/run-for-pm-billionaire-jumps-into-fu... go


“ Run for PM’: Billionaire jumps into fuel crisis with cut-price servo plan

Sick of the Albanese Government making a mess of fuel prices and skyrocketing petrol prices, this Aussie billionaire has decided to take matters into his own hands.”


I might just vote for the dude!

greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 16^th, 2026 at 3:20pm:


I will trust everyday Australians over mainstream media owned news that happily collects 20 million tax free taxpayer money to promote the government policies.

As we saw and is recorded in the gazette.


The whole reason why mainstream media is collapsing is because social media cannot be brought and sold by the government of choice.

Albo twenty five million save petrol campaign is more about keeping the mainstream media licking his socks for more Taxpayer dollars than anything about having an educated opinion that might jeopardise their monthly salary .


The first casualty in any war is the truth.

If you think our mainstream talking heads and the brains behind them aren’t  going to promote the Albo after just sharing in a 20 million dollars pay out your mad!

If you paid them 30 million dollars tomorrow they would say the exact opposite or what ever you want them to say.

I have far more trust in Bruce from broken hill with his two  x race greyhounds than I will ever have in our “ opinion for rent” or anything a politician might say.

P.s I follow jan from  Walcott on inster. And shes 79 and making more sense than anyone I read here p.