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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    The only reason he had surpluses was because he sold off everything that wasn't bolted down. He also benefited from being Treasurer during the biggest mining boom the country has ever seen - which was almost entirely due to changes in the Chinese economy, and nothing to do with any actions by...
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    Costello created the problem with his middle-class welfare give aways, which are now effectively costing the Govt almost 1/3 of its revenue. It's not a matter of not spending money to fix problems, he actively ripped money out of the budget for future Govts, and we're paying massively for it...
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    Costello sold off everything that wasn't bolted down. The middle-class welfare systems he created are a time bomb which is still exploding and destroying the Govt's ability to balance the budgets - and neither side has the balls to fix the problems that Costello created.
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    Costello was terrible. We haven't had a decent treasurer since Keating!
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    Cricket Thread: 3 x T20s v Pakistan

    Don't conflate 2 separate issues. Usman Tariq has already been referred twice because of his actions, and had it approved twice (both times by labs in Pakistan). His action is even more dubious than Murali's - and Murali never bowled a legal delivery in his entire career. Green's brain fart...
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    Cricket Thread: 3 x T20s v Pakistan

    The ICC are just realising how badly they have screwed up the bowling/chucking laws, with this Pakistan bowler who wouldn't be out of place on a baseball pitching mound. 20 years ago (?) they re-wrote the laws, defining what was a legal delivery, in order to legalise the blatant chucking action...
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    There must be some sane ones... surely? Jacqui Lambie started off with the Palmer United Party, and she turned out to be a surprisingly good senator once she left the corrups/fraudster/thief behind her. There must be some sane equivalent of Lambie in the Odd Notion Party... surely?
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    Jayco AlUla thread

    It's how Astana bulked up their points last year - sent strong teams to the minor races, and barely bothered showing up to the major races. They knew their best wasn't going to be good enough to claim points in races like the TDF, so they basically gave them away and focused on races they could...
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    F1 F1 2026 Season

    It's good to see different teams coming up with different concepts though, working within the same set of regulations.
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    10 years of "masterful inactivity" (as Sir Humphrey Appleby would phrase it) by the LNP definitely slowed progress down. Thankfully, that roadblock has been removed, and we are now progressing towards the future at a reasonable rate.
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    We're headed in the right direction. I'm not confident of us getting to 100% inside 10 years, but we're headed in the right direction now that we've got the LNP roadblock out of the way.
  12. Vader

    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    If you look at the graphs, Q4 has been the cheapest quarter for several years now - it's normally fairly sunny & windy (good renewable generating conditions), without having the extreme heat which drives up demand. It's one thing to get good renewable output in Q4, it's another to get it in...
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    There's an interesting article on the impact that renewables had in Q4 of 2005 on the ABC today: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/australia-hits-power-demand-record-as-renewables-pass-50pc/106280246 My selected highlights: For the first time, renewables produced more than 50% of...
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    Aussie Summer of Cycling 2026

    Interesting, given that the fires are well to the west of the routes for both the Surf Coast Classic and CEGORR. You can see the fire locations here: https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/?=&bbox=142.9541015625%2C-38.832754476016554%2C144.42352294921875%2C-38.23602279968667&tm=1769565602954 The...
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    Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 6

    Fixed it for you.
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