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Meanwhile in Tasmania, the election tallying continues and we're none the wiser who won what ...

Best not to rush such things, the election was only held 10 days ago.

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Nicolle Flint to return as the Liberal candidate for Boothby.

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Paul Keating is 80 years old. He’s been separated from his wife for over 25 years but never divorced.

He now has a new squeeze, some Polish chick in her 30’s, younger than all his children.

A man has needs.

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Paul Keating is 80 years old. He’s been separated from his wife for over 25 years but never divorced.

He now has a new squeeze, some Polish chick in her 30’s, younger than all his children.

Vanity has needs.

EFA

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Not a fan Jimmy?

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Not a fan Jimmy?

Who? Me?

Some amusing comments in this:

https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2024/0 ... ghter.html

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That's a new one

Eastern European girl falls in love with a rich septic septuagenarian

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She probably has better elocution than him

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Wow, that's amazing, what the odds ...

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If you weren’t completely sold that ScoMo is a dead set moron, then his meeting with the Orange Turd this week should have sealed the deal.

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The Queensland Labor government desperately trying to stave off a heavy defeat at the upcoming October election with a $1,000 power rebate and 50c public transport fares.

The Queensland electorate have form in punishing the incumbent party with a landslide defeat, only to rinse and repeat to the winner at a later date.

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The Queensland Labor government desperately trying to stave off a heavy defeat at the upcoming October election with a $1,000 power rebate and 50c public transport fares.

The Queensland electorate have form in punishing the incumbent party with a landslide defeat, only to rinse and repeat to the winner at a later date.

The state budget will go from a healthy surplus to a longstanding deficit so some politicians can keep their jobs - there is something very wrong with that whichever side you're on.

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Peter Dutton just announces 7 proposed nuclear reactor sites.

… the proposed former coal-fired power station sites for the reactors included Liddell and Mount Piper in NSW, Loy Yang in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia, Callide and Tarong in Queensland and Collie in Western Australia

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/nat ... cc6158c639

Coalition’s Peter Dutton announces seven proposed nuclear reactor locations


The Coalition has pitched seven sites for nuclear power plants across Australia, however admitted they have not yet calculated the cost of the plan. Find out where they would be located and WATCH the live announcement here.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pitched seven nuclear power plants as the solution to Australia keeping the lights on and driving down energy prices with a mix of renewables and gas.
Mr Dutton on Wednesday announced the locations for the plants and said the Coalition’s energy plan would not require the 28,000km of new polls and wires needed to connect renewables to the grid.

“We’ve been very clear about the fact that we don’t believe in that model,” he said.

Multiple Coalition MPs said the proposed former coal-fired power station sites for the reactors included Liddell and Mount Piper in NSW, Loy Yang in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia, Callide and Tarong in Queensland and Collie in Western Australia.

The nuclear power stations would be owned by the federal government, similar to how energy projects like the Snowy Hydro scheme are owned.

Two new sites will be commissioned by 2037 as part of the plan.

However, the Coalition said it had not calculated the cost of its plan to role out seven nuclear power stations in Australia, with Mr Dutton admitting it will be a “big bill” and claiming he will have “more to say” in the future.

Mr Dutton said the Coalition had done analysis on each of the proposed sites and will work with experts to determine the best nuclear technology for each region.

“It will be a big bill, there’s no question about that,” he said.

“But this is about modernising our energy system, it’s about making sure we have cheaper electricity.”

Mr Dutton said there were “limitations” on what could be decided during opposition compared to if the Coalition was in government.

He claimed the nuclear plan would still be a “fraction” of the current government’s estimated costs.

Nationals leader David Littleproud described it as a “proud day” to be handing down what he said was a “vision for regional Australia”.

“Under a Coalition government we will change not only the culture of this country, but leave a legacy for this country,” he said.

Mr Littleproud said by not rolling out solar panels, wind turbines and the transmission lines needed to connect them to the grid, Australian farmers would be left to focus on providing food security for the country.

Coalition energy and climate change spokesman Ted O’Brien said Australia was “running out of energy” under the government.

“Renewables have stalled under Labor, gas is being suffocated with a lack of supply, and we have 90 per cent of Australia’s 24/7 baseload power exiting the grid over the next decade with no chance of a replacement being ready in time,” he said.

“Labor is turning off one system before having another one ready to go.”

Mr O’Brien said the Coalition would still have an energy mix of renewables, gas and as coal fired power exits it would be replaced with nuclear.

However, the plan to build a nuclear power reactor in the Hunter region could be scuttled by NSW legislation banning the construction of nuclear power facilities across the state.

Premier Chris Minns is bracing for a fight with Mr Dutton over the issue, declaring on Wednesday that his government would keep the NSW ban on nuclear reactors “in place”.

To build a nuclear facility in NSW, the state parliament would need to repeal an almost three-decades old ban which imposes fines of $110,000 for anyone who constructs or operates a nuclear facility.

The ban has exemptions for medical research and nuclear powered vessels.

“Our ban stays in place, we’re not repealing it. I’d be surprised if the NSW Liberal and National party want to repeal it as well,” Mr Minns told Sky News.

NSW Liberal Energy spokesman James Griffin would not say whether the Coalition would seek to overturn the ban, but said his party is “committed to working collaboratively with the Commonwealth and Federal Coalition on a forward looking energy policy that will deliver energy security, alongside clean and reliable energy to power Australia into the future.”

“As a nation we shouldn’t be scared of having a rational discussion about nuclear energy, but that should not come at the expense of getting on with the urgent job in front of us, which is rolling out the NSW Energy Roadmap,” he said.

Anthony Albanese acknowledged that cost of living pressures are behind an increase in support for nuclear energy but said the Coalition’s plan is a “fantasy” that makes “no economic sense”.

The prime minister rejected the need to lift the ban on nuclear energy and let the market decide saying it had “already sorted it out”.

“We know cost of living is causing pressures for people when it comes to energy,” he told ABC radio.

“Coal-fired power plants are closing, 14 of them announced their closures under the former Coalition government, so it’s a matter of whether the rollout of renewables with solar continues in order to secure energy supply or whether we just stop that.”

Federal Liberal and Nationals MPs met virtually for a snap party room meeting on Wednesday morning to sign off on the proposal.

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Peter Dutton just announces 7 proposed nuclear reactor sites.

… the proposed former coal-fired power station sites for the reactors included Liddell and Mount Piper in NSW, Loy Yang in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia, Callide and Tarong in Queensland and Collie in Western Australia

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/nat ... cc6158c639

Coalition’s Peter Dutton announces seven proposed nuclear reactor locations


The Coalition has pitched seven sites for nuclear power plants across Australia, however admitted they have not yet calculated the cost of the plan. Find out where they would be located and WATCH the live announcement here.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pitched seven nuclear power plants as the solution to Australia keeping the lights on and driving down energy prices with a mix of renewables and gas.
Mr Dutton on Wednesday announced the locations for the plants and said the Coalition’s energy plan would not require the 28,000km of new polls and wires needed to connect renewables to the grid.

“We’ve been very clear about the fact that we don’t believe in that model,” he said.

Multiple Coalition MPs said the proposed former coal-fired power station sites for the reactors included Liddell and Mount Piper in NSW, Loy Yang in Victoria, Port Augusta in South Australia, Callide and Tarong in Queensland and Collie in Western Australia.

The nuclear power stations would be owned by the federal government, similar to how energy projects like the Snowy Hydro scheme are owned.

Two new sites will be commissioned by 2037 as part of the plan.

However, the Coalition said it had not calculated the cost of its plan to role out seven nuclear power stations in Australia, with Mr Dutton admitting it will be a “big bill” and claiming he will have “more to say” in the future.

Mr Dutton said the Coalition had done analysis on each of the proposed sites and will work with experts to determine the best nuclear technology for each region.

“It will be a big bill, there’s no question about that,” he said.

“But this is about modernising our energy system, it’s about making sure we have cheaper electricity.”

Mr Dutton said there were “limitations” on what could be decided during opposition compared to if the Coalition was in government.

He claimed the nuclear plan would still be a “fraction” of the current government’s estimated costs.

Nationals leader David Littleproud described it as a “proud day” to be handing down what he said was a “vision for regional Australia”.

“Under a Coalition government we will change not only the culture of this country, but leave a legacy for this country,” he said.

Mr Littleproud said by not rolling out solar panels, wind turbines and the transmission lines needed to connect them to the grid, Australian farmers would be left to focus on providing food security for the country.

Coalition energy and climate change spokesman Ted O’Brien said Australia was “running out of energy” under the government.

“Renewables have stalled under Labor, gas is being suffocated with a lack of supply, and we have 90 per cent of Australia’s 24/7 baseload power exiting the grid over the next decade with no chance of a replacement being ready in time,” he said.

“Labor is turning off one system before having another one ready to go.”

Mr O’Brien said the Coalition would still have an energy mix of renewables, gas and as coal fired power exits it would be replaced with nuclear.

However, the plan to build a nuclear power reactor in the Hunter region could be scuttled by NSW legislation banning the construction of nuclear power facilities across the state.

Premier Chris Minns is bracing for a fight with Mr Dutton over the issue, declaring on Wednesday that his government would keep the NSW ban on nuclear reactors “in place”.

To build a nuclear facility in NSW, the state parliament would need to repeal an almost three-decades old ban which imposes fines of $110,000 for anyone who constructs or operates a nuclear facility.

The ban has exemptions for medical research and nuclear powered vessels.

“Our ban stays in place, we’re not repealing it. I’d be surprised if the NSW Liberal and National party want to repeal it as well,” Mr Minns told Sky News.

NSW Liberal Energy spokesman James Griffin would not say whether the Coalition would seek to overturn the ban, but said his party is “committed to working collaboratively with the Commonwealth and Federal Coalition on a forward looking energy policy that will deliver energy security, alongside clean and reliable energy to power Australia into the future.”

“As a nation we shouldn’t be scared of having a rational discussion about nuclear energy, but that should not come at the expense of getting on with the urgent job in front of us, which is rolling out the NSW Energy Roadmap,” he said.

Anthony Albanese acknowledged that cost of living pressures are behind an increase in support for nuclear energy but said the Coalition’s plan is a “fantasy” that makes “no economic sense”.

The prime minister rejected the need to lift the ban on nuclear energy and let the market decide saying it had “already sorted it out”.

“We know cost of living is causing pressures for people when it comes to energy,” he told ABC radio.

“Coal-fired power plants are closing, 14 of them announced their closures under the former Coalition government, so it’s a matter of whether the rollout of renewables with solar continues in order to secure energy supply or whether we just stop that.”

Federal Liberal and Nationals MPs met virtually for a snap party room meeting on Wednesday morning to sign off on the proposal.

Well that settles it..........

No doubt Simon Holmes a Court will be totally against it as well - because he cant make any money out of it

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Interesting what the Top 5 concerns are for Australians

In three years, the environment has dropped by over 50%

https://www.ipsos.com/en-au/issuesmonitor#latest

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I can see another 1993 "Fightback" election coming

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There’s been many, many accomplices since, but the person mainly responsible for the continuing energy shambles in Australia is Jimmy’s mate, P.J. Keating.

He was the one who started the ball rolling in the early 1990’s which created the National Energy Market, with its shambolic regulatory system that enabled State governments to bleed their electricity utilities dry, only to then sell them for massive profits to private enterprise who then drove trucks through the many regulatory holes to make massive profits at the expense of taxpayers and consumers.

The emergence of renewables just exacerbated an already broken system, to the point where it’s totally faarked beyond redemption.

I don’t know how it can be fixed, but putting all options on the table is a good thing.

Unfortunately, the political divide in this country ensures that no sensible way forward will be taken.

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Shame on you

Keating is, you know, the greatest, you know, Prime Minister, you know, in, you know, Australia's, you know, history. Just ask him
But he still can't, you know, string a, you know, sentence, together

It's not possible with the current crop of climate warriors

Simon Holmes à Court opposed cancelled nuclear speech
John Kehoe

Economics editor
Jun 13, 2024 – 5.00pm

A nuclear energy scientist says he is a victim of “cancel culture”, after the nation’s peak engineering professional group called off his scheduled pro-nuclear speech following pressure from wealthy renewable energy advocate Simon Holmes à Court.


Simon Holmes a Court was a financier of the teal independents. Alex Ellinghausen

Engineer and nuclear energy advocate Rob Parker was due to present to more than 400 people registered for an Engineers Australia webinar on Wednesday night, in a scheduled address titled “Avoiding an energy blunder Down Under”.

But 24 hours before the talk, Mr Holmes à Court slammed Engineers Australia on social media for hosting Mr Parker.

“Seriously @EngAustralia. You’re hosting an anti-renewables event for @NukeForClimate,” he posted on X.

“I would have thought your body was dedicated to improving understand [sic], not muddying the waters!”

Mr Holmes à Court is an investor in renewable energy and founder of the Climate200 fund, which raised money for teal candidates to successfully unseat Liberal MPs at the 2022 federal election.

Minutes after his social media post on Tuesday, the Engineers Australia X profile responded: “Thanks Simon. This event has been pulled. This does not meet our guidelines and we are investigating how it was scheduled.”


The tweet from Simon Holmes à Court.


The response from Engineers Australia. X

The social media posts from Engineers Australia have since been removed, but Mr Parker saved screenshots.

In an email, Engineers Australia told those registered to attend that “this event was cancelled due to the speaker being unwell”.

But Mr Parker told The Australian Financial Review on Thursday that it was not true, and the group cancelled on him without warning.

“They cancelled it on Twitter before contacting me,” he said.

“I was dumbstruck and pretty devastated. It’s cancel culture and goes to the heart of free speech.”

A spokeswoman for Engineers Australia said the event was cancelled after “careful consideration”.

“While Engineers Australia encourages discussions on various energy technologies, including nuclear, from a technical perspective, we must maintain our non-partisan stance as the professional peak body representing 127,000 members,” she said.

“Upon review of the final speaker notes, we found that the event’s learning objectives extended into policy positioning and advocacy.

“Engineers Australia must remain a trusted, independent voice for the engineering profession.”

Engineers Australia continues to promote a “climate smart engineering” conference for August 22, “for a day of accelerating the clean energy transition”.

Nothing like self interest to motivate someone to protect those interests

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C’mon Jimmy, yes, he was and still is an arrogant arsehole, but it least it was worth watching compared to the boring shite show from all comers now.

Poor Downer, he didn’t stand a chance.

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C’mon Jimmy, yes, he was and still is an arrogant, uneducated and inarticulate arsehole, but it least it was worth watching compared to the boring shite show from all comers now.

Poor Downer, he didn’t stand a chance.

EFA