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mc
mc
December 27, 2023 8:16 pm

A problem aired is a problem shared; that’s my motto

A problem shared is now a problem two people have

DrBeauGan
DrBeauGan
December 27, 2023 8:19 pm

Islamists aren’t all bad. They don’t like poofs or trannies. Although throwing them off tall buildings strikes me as unnecessarily messy.

Old Lefty
Old Lefty
December 27, 2023 8:22 pm

Greta Thunberg? Also known as Pol Tot.

Zatara
Zatara
December 27, 2023 8:22 pm

Well, Canadian women caught short on tampons and still having to buy them will know now that a quick trip to the mens will see them through.

Which should bring up the question of why trans-things should get for free what others have to pay for. But doesn’t, because shut up.

Rabz
December 27, 2023 8:27 pm

“Paris Has Been CONQUERED” – AGAIN!

They will go the same way as the last conquerers of the City of Light.

Probably not in our lifetimes, but they will go. I just hope it’s one glorious bloodbath, which is all the primitive ahistorical goat pleasuring imbeciles deserve.

Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 27, 2023 8:28 pm

Having driven about 1,400km in 3 days I can safely say, without fear of contradiction, that all Ford Ranger drivers are total knobs.

The best one today on the drive back to the country estate was some dick in a little red Volvo.
Passed us and another guy well behind us at light speed in the pissing rain.
What alerted me to his approach was the blind spot monitor flashing.
I was seriously impressed with the Sporty Beemer tech.
The sensors must have picked him up and figured out he was coming at light speed so started going off when he was about 100 metres behind me.
In the rain.

Bing Bong!
Moron approaching your six o’clock!
Bing Bong!

Indolent
Indolent
December 27, 2023 8:31 pm
rosie
rosie
December 27, 2023 8:33 pm
Zatara
Zatara
December 27, 2023 8:34 pm

At Least 160 Christian Farmers Killed, 300 Wounded in Coordinated Attacks Across 20 Villages in Nigeria by Muslims on Christmas Day Weekend

Yes, but did they have a simple but racist chant that can fit on a piece of card-board? One that even the densest of ‘students’ can recall and regurgitate?

Because otherwise it just doesn’t rate the world’s attention.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 8:38 pm

The butchering skills on show here are worth the watch. Good to see a business make use of the flesh after a cull. So much just gets left to rot.

You can bet your backside their freezers at home are chock a block with camel steaks.

Looking forward to eating camel. I just have to find it.

—–

Jack Out The Back:

Why Camel is the Ultimate Sustainable Choice for Dogs

Roger
Roger
December 27, 2023 8:47 pm

as predicted

Weirdos join death cult.

Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 27, 2023 8:50 pm

JC at 6:01.
I’ll bet your socket set is Chinese, innit?

JC
JC
December 27, 2023 8:51 pm

Naa, I bought it during a pilgrimage to Tibet.

Barry
Barry
December 27, 2023 8:51 pm

I have heard that the toe of the camel is the most delicious part.

Cassie of Sydney
December 27, 2023 8:53 pm

Every year in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, 7 October style attacks by Muslims on Christians are the norm.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
December 27, 2023 8:54 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSJuiOHrI5w

Story of the Munich massacre, of 1972.

Zatara
Zatara
December 27, 2023 8:54 pm

Lest there be confusion regarding my last post regarding the Muslim murder of Christians on Christmas, it was in no way to lessen the horrific attacks on Jews on 7 Oct nor the disgusting protests which have occurred since.

Rather it was to point out the tendency of many in western society to latch on to the first shiny object they are presented with (Gaza good, Jews evil) and the fact that they won’t go out of their way to investigate the truth (Hamas? Boko Haram? Who dey?).

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 8:56 pm

Camel ‘steaks’ are boiled before freezing to get rid of the overwhelming parasite burden, whether the intended destination is a plate – or more likely – dog bowl.

Roger
Roger
December 27, 2023 8:59 pm

as predicted

Weirdos join death cult.

At least in Australia they have a chance of escaping with their lives when things go sour.

About 18 months into marriage, I’d say.

Cassie of Sydney
December 27, 2023 9:04 pm

Lest there be confusion regarding my last post regarding the Muslim murder of Christians on Christmas, it was in no way to lessen the horrific attacks on Jews on 7 Oct nor the disgusting protests which have occurred since.

I didn’t think you were. It was good you raised it. Here’s the truth, Christians in Africa have been experiencing 7 October type attacks for years, attacks of mass murder, mass rape, mass mutilation and mass kidnapping. The template is used across the Islamic world by Muslims.

Carpe Jugulum
Carpe Jugulum
December 27, 2023 9:08 pm

Barry Avatar
Barry
Dec 27, 2023 8:51 PM

I have heard that the toe of the camel is the most delicious part.

I saw what you did there 😉

Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 27, 2023 9:08 pm

Two funny little episodes on our travels today:-
1. Waiting at the baggage carousel. An Asian couple beside us with a little girl who becomes very animated when their case comes out, jumping up and down, squealing with delight and applauding enthusiastically. Mrs P – “I take it you travel with Qantas a lot?”
2. Cousin Filfy-Rich booked his regular driver to take us to Mascot. Driver turns up in a Sporty Beemer as big as a whale. On the trip he tells us he carts a lot of sports and TeeVee personalities around. I couldn’t resist. “Did you drive Lisa Wilkinson to Court?”.
His reply? “I’ve been driving people around for thirty years. There are only two people I will refuse to drive.”
Guess who?

JC
JC
December 27, 2023 9:12 pm

Really, Tulsi G?

Former Democratic lawmaker-turned-Independent Tulsi Gabbard has finally responded to rumors and reports that she is also under consideration to become Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate.

The 42-year-old made an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” and admitted she would definitely consider it if she is eventually approached by the former president.

Another Fox News star, Greg Gutfeld, interestingly enough, has even gone so far as to predict that Gabbard will be Trump’s choice.

Pogria
Pogria
December 27, 2023 9:12 pm

rosie
Dec 27, 2023 8:33 PM
as predicted

Bag ’em, tag ’em, put ’em on a troop carrier and dumbo drop them into Gaza.

Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 27, 2023 9:12 pm

Tibetan spanners are shit.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
December 27, 2023 9:14 pm

I have heard that the toe of the camel is the most delicious part.

Certain Western Australian radio announcer asked, on air “What’s camel toe?”

thefrollickingmole
thefrollickingmole
December 27, 2023 9:15 pm

Tradwoife”

We live in such a f*cked up world, Cats, that I didn’t even realise such a phenomenon existed, until yesterday

Be careful with the spelling
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdyk2fraeWaxV3_DuWrHOtVmRyS-H3JSdUSQ&usqp=CAU

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR4LrNcZ6Wx06s5lnGECswY4LisCl5JHkchIw&usqp=CAU

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 9:16 pm

Guess who?

Malcolm Turnbull?
David Warner?
Alex Turnbull?
Ivan Milat?

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 9:19 pm

Oh.

Ohhhhhh.

Lee
Lee
December 27, 2023 9:20 pm

I didn’t think you were. It was good you raised it. Here’s the truth, Christians in Africa have been experiencing 7 October type attacks for years, attacks of mass murder, mass rape, mass mutilation and mass kidnapping. The template is used across the Islamic world by Muslims.

It’s very ironic that Palestinian supporters and lefties accuse Israel of “colonisation.”

Muslims are very arguably the greatest colonisers in the history of the world, and nearly always by the most violent and murderous means (80 million plus killed by them in India alone).

Only in a handful of cases did the indigenous people successfully fight back and ultimately drive them out, as was the case with Spain and the Balkans.

Of course you’ll hear none of this from the left.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 9:21 pm

Massive Dark Hole Opens in the Sun – We are in a Solar MINIMUM

“An enormous dark hole has opened up in the surface of the sun, emitting streams of unusually fast radiation, known as solar wind, right at Earth. The size of the temporary gap is wider than 60 Earths and extraordinary at this stage of the solar cycle. This phenomenon, known as a coronal hole, took shape near the sun’s equator on December 2 and reached its maximum width of around 497,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) within 24 hours. Since December 4, the solar void has been pointing directly at Earth. Experts initially predicted this most recent hole could spark a moderate geomagnetic storm that could trigger radio blackouts and strong auroral displays. Solar winds have been less intense than expected, so the resulting storm has only weakened.

For most of its history, science believed the sun’s output was constant. They finally realized that a thermal dynamic cycle beats like your heart so the sun could not exist without a steady outflow of energy. One degree less, and it would blow itself out. Hence, it is cyclical, rising and falling in intensity.

The eleven-year cycle in sunspots itself builds in intensity like the Economic Confidence Model (ECM), reaching “grand maxima” and “grand minima” over the course of 300 years. The last grand maximum peaked in 1958, after which the sun has been steadily quieting down. We have seen sun spot activity decrease at its steepest in 9,300 years, but the climate change zealots refuse to acknowledge naturally occurring cyclical weather patterns.

The last Maunder Minimum, during which the sun languished for seventy years, took place from 1645 to 1715 when the sun’s brightness declined and the number of sunspots collapsed. In fact, fewer than 50 sunspots were observed within a 28-year period. Parts of the world became so cold that the period was called the Little Ice Age, which lasted from about 1300 to 1850. Now, a Solar Minimum does not mean that the sun becomes colder, but rather, it changes. As sunspots fade away, we enter a Solar Minimum.

The media, owned and run by the globalists, continues to promote that we are in a period of a Solar Maximum that allegedly began in 2019. Yet there has been a decrease in sunspot activity since 2018. It is extremely rare for coronal holes to develop during a Maximum event. Furthermore, the scientists who are paid to produce studies that promote the green agenda never look at data beyond 1850.

Our model indicated we entered a Grand Minimum that overtook the sun beginning in 2020 and will last through the 2050s. This will result in diminished magnetism, infrequent sunspot production, and less ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching Earth. This all means we are facing a global cooling period in the planet that may span 31 to 43 years.

According to the current single-dimensional analysis spewed by the climate change crowd, recently hot summers equate to global warming. They completely overlook volatility as we are in a period where the swings become more extreme. Just this week, my county in central Florida issued a weather alert for near-freezing temperatures. Last Christmas Eve, temperatures dropped to near-freezing conditions. In fact, much of my area is now considered sub-tropical rather than tropical, as overnight conditions occasionally freeze.”

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/climate/dark-hole-opens-in-the-sun-we-are-in-a-solar-minimum/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=RSS

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 9:21 pm

I just noticed at the end of the camel clip.

*Pet food only – Not fit for human consumption*

Absolute Bullsh*t! .Gov regulations in play. I’d have no qualms buying some of that “pet food” and putting it onto a fry pan after what I’ve just seen.

JC
JC
December 27, 2023 9:32 pm

Musk/Tesla should be really worried.

Russian company has announced and amazing EV.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 9:32 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 8:56 PM
Camel ‘steaks’ are boiled before freezing to get rid of the overwhelming parasite burden, whether the intended destination is a plate – or more likely – dog bowl.

*****

Wank! Who should I listen to. You or this bloke?

Regret Never Trying Camel Sausages: Harvesting Feral Camels

Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 27, 2023 9:41 pm

Knuckle Dragger

Dec 27, 2023 9:19 PM

Oh.

Ohhhhhh.

Yes.
A bandana-ban.

rosie
rosie
December 27, 2023 9:42 pm

I believe Tartaria has the best camel recipes.
Otherwise
Feral camel meat; apparently only fit for dogs and the usual suspects.
Ramadan camel burgers are big in Lakemba.

Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 27, 2023 9:45 pm

Jobs I have had:-
Camel hunter;
Camel wrangler;
Camel trainer;
Camel jockey;
Camel butcher;
Lion hunter;
Lion tamer;
Lion butcher;
Lion bastard.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 9:45 pm

I’d have no qualms buying some of that “pet food” and putting it onto a fry pan after what I’ve just seen.

Off you go then. From Veterinary World:

The common gastro-intestinal nematodes of camel are Haemonchus, Nematodirella, Nematodirus, Trichostrogylus, Strogyloides, Ostertagia, Marshallagia, Cooperia, Trichuris and Camelostrongylus.

These things are not farmed in the manner of cattle. They are rounded up wild after years in the Central Australian desert before being knocked off and hacked up.

For pet meat. After that meat is boiled to buggery so the hounds don’t get metre-long worms in them.

I do not know what promotional clips, for that they are, are being flogged on the socials on this subject. I will say, though, that any ‘camel steaks’ handed to the tourists in exchange for cash are almost certainly not from camels.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
December 27, 2023 9:50 pm

After 27 years in the sin bin, Joy is returning to Sydney’s mean streets
Michael Koziol
By Michael Koziol
December 27, 2023 — 11.30am

Listen to this article
5 min

For about 18 months in the mid-1990s, Loui Fraser’s sculpture “Joy” stood proudly at the corner of Yurong and Stanley streets in Darlinghurst. It was believed to be the world’s only public statue of a sex worker – or prostitute, as she was called then.

Joy, who leant casually against a red door frame smoking a cigarette, was a tribute to the ladies of the night who had long worked the nearby brothels. But when she was installed in November 1995, she was not welcomed by all.

“We find it offensive to the eye,” Yurong Street resident and local artist Wendy Littlewood told the Herald at the time. The legendary Beppi Polese, then owner of Beppi’s restaurant just metres away, also reportedly complained to the local council.

The statue was vandalised several times, including by the grieving mother of a dead sex worker who bore an uncanny resemblance to Joy. Eventually, she was removed by the South Sydney City Council and gifted to Macquarie University’s Sculpture Park, where she has lived since.

But thanks to a long campaign by sex worker advocate Julie Bates and historian Catherine Freyne, Joy is now set to return to the mean streets of Darlinghurst. Following efforts by Labor councillor Linda Scott, the City of Sydney council agreed to pursue the sculpture’s reinstatement.

“Joy was a beloved sculpture, torn down just as Sydney’s sex workers emerged from the dark to become safe, legal and regulated,” Scott said. “Sydney needs more statues of women, especially working women who represent the stories of the real history of our city.”

However, bringing Joy back is no simple task. Macquarie University owns and wishes to keep the original, which is thought too fragile to reinstate. But the university says it is happy to lend the sculpture back to the City of Sydney to create a bronze cast.

Now 76 and living in Byron Bay, Fraser says returning Joy to her rightful home in East Sydney is a culmination of her life’s work. “I am just so thrilled. It means a lot to me, this sculpture,” she said. “We need sculptures like this in Sydney. We’ve got too many Queen Victorias and Captain Cooks. These women are historically important to that particular area.”

Sculptor Loui Fraser with Joy in 1997. Following acts of vandalism, the sculpture was remade with Joy’s arms folded instead of smoking a cigarette.Credit: Rick Stevens

Fraser had a property in the neighbourhood in the 1990s and often saw ladies standing in their brothel doorways. To her, it was obvious what the corner of Stanley and Yurong streets needed.

“It wasn’t that I set out to do a sculpture of a prostitute and then found a spot – the spot spoke to me, and told me what needed to be there.”

Nor did the locals hate Joy, Fraser said, despite the occasional acts of vandalism. People liked her. Tourist buses stopped nearby to let people take photographs with her. “Mainly it was love.”

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 9:53 pm

rosie
Dec 27, 2023 9:42 PM
I believe Tartaria has the best camel recipes.
Otherwise
Feral camel meat; apparently only fit for dogs and the usual suspects.
Ramadan camel burgers are big in Lakemba.

—-

You are full of sh*t.

rosie
rosie
December 27, 2023 9:56 pm
Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 9:58 pm

You had another bio-shot, Rosie?

I trust antibiotic free camel meat from the desert over that crap.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 9:59 pm

Wank! Who should I listen to. You or this bloke?
Regret Never Trying Camel Sausages: Harvesting Feral Camels

That pumpkinhead is using a killer setup for cattle, on a station, to process camel meat from feral camels he found and shot in his spare time – of which there is precious little on enterprises of that type. He’s also a shit shot.

Also – as mentioned – that leg and backstrap would have had the shit boiled out of them in giant coppers before they went near the cool room.

Finally, if the camel snags were that great they wouldn’t be covered in two inches of onions and half a litre of sauce before the aforementioned pumpkinhead fed them to his own children.

I didn’t get to the very end where subscriptions were asked for to fill pumpkinhead’s wallet.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 10:02 pm

Veterinary World.

Yet, all the people on the stations are having no problems after consuming it.

Piss off.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 10:06 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 9:59 PM

He’s also a shit shot.

_____

Ridiculous statement. He’s a JET.

Top Ender
Top Ender
December 27, 2023 10:06 pm

One of the Internet memes getting around about Darling Stormtrooper Greta:

Is Greta Thunberg a billionaire?
Greta Thunberg Net Worth 2023 (FORBES) Cars, Assets – Net …

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s net worth is $18 Million USD. Thunberg was born into a wealthy Swedish family. She has inherited over $10 million from her family’s estate.20 Nov 2023

Arky
December 27, 2023 10:17 pm

From the 1920s onwards unions in the West were infiltrated by communist party members who often took their orders directly from Moscow. From time to time, such as during the 1950s McCarthy era USA or when conservative Catholic unions fought against communism in Australia, there were ebbs.
But their mission was to create havoc. And they did.
We went from being the most impressive manufacturing countries in history to giving most of it away.
There is no victory in this. The communists got what they wanted. In order to avoid communist agitation in manufacturing the firms offshored to… a communist country. In other words, we lost. We failed. We caved.
During that time, from the 1920s infiltration until now, not only have we lost most of our manufacturing industries, but government spending has gone from less than 10% of the economy to around 40% and growing.
The rat bags who sabotaged our industries did not go away either. They got positions in academia and politics and continued on with their sabotage in new and more wonderful ways. You may be familiar with some of their work: DEI. Net Zero. Leftist judicial appointments.
..
The make up of the economy changed in four main ways during this time: manufacturing went from 25% of the economy to around ten. In order to cope with the increased regulatory burden imposed by the activists through the much enlarged government, financial and insurance sectors doubled and services to business tripled.
This isn’t to say that at the same time there were not other forces at work, less sinister ones. China moved hundreds of millions of peasants off the land and were going to have their Industrial Revolution regardless of our decisions, once the evils of Maoism were curtailed.
Mining and agriculture developed different methods of labour use than manufacturing and may have been more resistant to industrial sabotage. And many other factors.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 10:18 pm

Yet, all the people on the stations are having no problems after consuming it.

Options for you:

1. Subscribe to Jack’s channel, because it’s another cash-from-the-gullible venture with no substance behind it;
2. Get in touch with Jack and ensure a) the snags fed to people were actually camel snags that hadn’t been swapped out, and b) footage of the post-meal vomiting and/or infestation hadn’t been edited out.

People who believe everything they see on teh webs. Champagne comedy.

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
December 27, 2023 10:18 pm

Sliante to you mob.

Santa Claus brought me a couple of very fine bottles of good single malt, so I’m opening one of them, with some ceremony.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 10:20 pm

Great event*

*If you are not into motorsports, scroll.

Great to see the stands packed to the hilt.

_____

Cleetus McFarland:

2023 Christmas Tree Drag Race WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!! 32 Cars, Mullet Goes To the FINALS!! (FULL RACE)

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 10:25 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 10:18 PM

You’ve come up with all that, yet there are months of clips to digest.

Go watch TV, you MSM consuming whore.

What are the cricket scores?

cohenite
December 27, 2023 10:26 pm

JC
Dec 27, 2023 9:12 PM
Really, Tulsi G?

Former Democratic lawmaker-turned-Independent Tulsi Gabbard has finally responded to rumors and reports that she is also under consideration to become Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate.

I predicted that months ago. Tulsi’s hatred of the demorats is visceral and given her military background potentially lethal. She’s also a nuts and bolts sort of gal and while Trump is creating world peace and prosperity she can be busy slitting throats.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 10:33 pm

You’ve come up with all that, yet there are months of clips to digest.

I’ve ‘come up with all that’ because I have spent time on actual cattle stations of exactly that type. On of the biggest red flags in that clip is that head stockies and station bosses despise wasting diesel on hobbies – like operating killer coolrooms for one a backstrap and one leg.

Which would have been boiled to the shithouse before being put there. Outback Wack Jack would have been crucified had the bosses found out that a freelancer was using their diesel for the purpose.

Go watch TV, you MSM consuming whore.

From the Tartarian/trees are rocks from the Bible fan. Nice.

What are the cricket scores?

Straya 318. Pakis 6/194.

Zatara
Zatara
December 27, 2023 10:37 pm

Nutrition facts for 100 grams of camel meat:

149 calories
8 grams of total fat, with 4 grams of saturated fat
45 milligrams of cholesterol
20 grams of protein
A shitload of parasites

Zoonotic parasites of dromedary camels: so important, so ignored

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 10:40 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 10:33 PM

Yet you are full of sh*t!

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 10:46 pm
Top Ender
Top Ender
December 27, 2023 10:49 pm

If you go to Broome you don’t have to ride a camel along Cable Beach at sunset.

That is all.

Top Ender
Top Ender
December 27, 2023 10:52 pm

When was the last time Tasmania built a dam?

‘Battery state’ energy generation warning for Tasmania

EXCLUSIVE
By MATTHEW DENHOLM
TASMANIA CORRESPONDENT
7:28PM DECEMBER 27, 2023

Tasmania does not have enough energy generation to expand industries, transition from gas and shift to electric cars, the boss of Australia’s largest generator of renewable energy has warned.

The island state prides itself on being self-sufficient in 100 per cent renewable energy – hydro-electricity supplemented by wind — and is pitching a plan to become “the battery of the nation”.

However, Hydro Tasmania chief executive Ian Brooksbank told The Australian simply providing Tasmania’s own future needs would require new generation, most likely from wind.

“For future demand, whether it’s electrification of the economy in terms of residents degasifying cooking, heating and driving electrical cars, or industry converting its gas and coal processes to some form of electro-boilers, there will need to be an expansion of the renewable energy generation in the state,” Mr Brooksbank said.

Major industrial users have ­reported being unable to secure large increases in energy supply from Hydro Tasmania, but the government has rejected claims by business groups and the Labor opposition of an energy crisis.

Mr Brooksbank said the state’s current needs could be met, but he confirmed industries seeking 50MW or more would have to wait for new generation.

“In an average year we receive about 9000GwH of energy in the form of rain (in hydro dams) and state demand is nudging 11,000GwH,” he said. “The difference is made up by the wind farms and the ability to trade or to pass energy across (undersea power cable) Basslink.

“In an average year of average rainfall and average wind, we’re neither importing nor exporting energy for energy security needs, so there is enough energy in the system today to satisfy existing demand.

“We get approached by all organisations that want a large amount of power … they all know that hydro is the source of firming and that new variable renewable generation, predominantly wind turbines, will be the source of the energy that they need.”

He played down the prospect of industry – including the fledgling green hydrogen sector – being held back by a lack of additional power supply.

“An existing consumer like a major industrial (has) a longer path time to get from burning gas to something consuming electricity,” he said. “The time frames they are talking about to us seem to sit quite nicely with the time frames for wind development in the majority of cases.”

He confirmed one exception was the Boyer Norske Skog paper mill, northwest of Hobart, which has reported being unable to secure a further 50MW to run new electric boilers.

Labor energy spokesman Dean Winter said Norske Skog was just one of 10 companies that had been told they could not access 50MW of additional power.

“That’s investment and jobs that can’t happen,” Mr Winter told The Australian.

“Major industrials have been the bedrock of Tasmania’s economy for decades. They want more power but they can’t get access to it at any price.

“Our historic investment in hydro-electric power should mean that Tasmania is in prime position to take advantage of the global push to renewable energy, but its taking too long to get approval for new projects.”

Mr Brooksbank also defended the troubled Marinus Link project, a proposed second cable under Bass Strait to allow Tasmania to develop and export more renewables to the mainland. Some energy analysts believe the $3bn-plus project does not stack up financially compared to expanded renewable generation and battery storage on the mainland.

However, Mr Brooksbank said batteries could not deliver the deep storage offered by Tasmania’s hydro system. “Battery storage is still two to four hours of storage – I can’t see a battery ­solution being able to last, say, 20 hours of generation any time in the near future,” he said.

If the first stage of Marinus proceeds, Hydro Tasmania is proposing to upgrade Tarraleah hydro scheme and other stations, providing up to an additional 170MW.

If a second Marinus cable is added, it would also build a new 750MW pumped hydro scheme at Lake Cethana, delivering 20 hours of storage.

MATTHEW DENHOLM TASMANIA CORRESPONDENT

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 10:53 pm

Geez I could go for half a dozen camel nuggets about now.

Wait. Wait.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 10:58 pm

Another Great Joke from “Ronnie Rayguns” about the DemoRats –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUu2HKZGxJ4

LOL

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:00 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 10:33 PM

You wouldn’t of have known about Tartaria until I posted about it. Admit it, you ignorant dickwad.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:02 pm

Geez I could go for half a dozen camel nuggets about now.

They serve them in all Islamist Countries at the local Maccas. With or without sauce and fries (chips). Halal as well.

KevinM
KevinM
December 27, 2023 11:05 pm

Arky
Dec 27, 2023 10:17 PM

The make up of the economy changed in four main ways during this time: manufacturing went from 25% of the economy to around ten. In order to cope with the increased regulatory burden imposed by the activists through the much enlarged government, financial and insurance sectors doubled and services to business tripled.

Agreed, I find it slightly amusing that some here look at the problem from the arse end.
Instead of getting rid of the burden of unions and government bureaucracy they blame the entrepreneurs for giving in. Pissing against the wind is futile.

I find there is a healthy midway in trade where we could maintain a manufactuing section and still import goods.
Where there is no will there is no way.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 11:06 pm

This is Jack Out The Back’s sales pitch, from the Buy Me A Coffee (yes) site:

G’day, mates!

Aaaahhahahahahahaaaa. The backpacker cash pitch.

I’m Jack Out the Back, and I’m on a mission to give you a front-row seat to the wonders of the Western Australian outback. Out here, life is raw, rugged, and absolutely exhilarating. I’m here to share the adventure with you.

Behind every shot and every moment I capture lies a dedication to showcasing the beauty and challenges of life on a cattle station.

Yep. So far, so good (apart from the Russell Coight opening line).

But, let’s be real, good gear doesn’t come cheap. That’s where you, my awesome supporters, come in!

Here we go……

How you can be part of the journey:

? Buy Me a Coffee: Fuel my adventures with a virtual coffee. Your support helps me upgrade my equipment and keeps the outback stories rolling.

Sure. For ‘my equipment’.

? Better Cameras, Better Adventures: Imagine the outback in vivid detail, captured with top-notch cameras and gear. Your support enables me to enhance the visual storytelling and share the outback’s wonders like never before.

Imagine that. For a price.

? Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes: As a true-blue member of the Jack Out the Back crew, you’ll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content and updates. Dive deeper into the challenges, triumphs, and daily life in the Western Australian outback.

Exclusive scenes? What? Where’s my wallet?

Your contribution, whether it’s a cuppa or a bit more, makes a world of difference. I’m bloody grateful for your support and can’t wait to bring you along on this extraordinary journey.

You pay! You pay now!

Cheers.

Oh my wordy lordy. That’s a more blatant cash-grab attempt than the Daily Expose.

Not a word about camel meat though.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:07 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 10:53 PM
Geez I could go for half a dozen camel nuggets about now.

Wait. Wait.

You want meat chockers filled with antibiotics.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:10 pm

You are a certified F- Wit, Knuckle Dragger.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:10 pm

Straya 318. Pakis 6/194.

Ah, those “Sandpaper Gate” crooks are playing again. FFS.

KevinM
KevinM
December 27, 2023 11:12 pm

Steve trickler
Dec 27, 2023 11:00 PM

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 10:33 PM

You wouldn’t of have known about Tartaria until I posted about it. Admit it, you ignorant dickwad.

I think none of us did, and quite frankly we were blessed.
I am particularly interested in your reference to Hungary, Budapest, I visited it a couple of times and know the history of the famous buildings, as I am interested in architecture.

That history is actually quite well documented and mundane.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:14 pm

KevinM
Dec 27, 2023 11:05 PM
Arky
Dec 27, 2023 10:17 PM

The make up of the economy changed in four main ways during this time: manufacturing went from 25% of the economy to around ten.

All you need is cheap electricity. Oh wait. Didn’t we used to have that in the old days before “Ruin A Balls”…………………….

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:17 pm

I wouldn’t mind meeting KD!

Beating the shit out of him would be very satisfying.

( :

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 11:17 pm

You are a certified F- Wit, Knuckle Dragger.

Subscribe now! Exclusive content!

Buy me a coffee! Or a bit more!

Ahahahahaaaaa, you poor gullible sap.

rosie
rosie
December 27, 2023 11:17 pm
Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 11:18 pm

I wouldn’t mind meeting KD!
Beating the shit out of him would be very satisfying.

AHAHAHAAAAAAA!

Hey Stevie.

You have to buy me a coffee first…..

Rabz
December 27, 2023 11:19 pm

Borrissey and his Smiths – this Charming Man

The Marr’s guitar work being especially awesome. 🙂

Rabz
December 27, 2023 11:20 pm

Oh, grate – I’ve blundered into yet another contretemps! 😕

Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
Zulu Kilo Two Alpha
December 27, 2023 11:21 pm

You are a certified F- Wit, Knuckle Dragger.

Subscribe now! Exclusive content!

Buy me a coffee! Or a bit more!

Ahahahahaaaaa, you poor gullible sap.

More popcorn, anyone?

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 11:21 pm

Tonight on Wack Jack’s Outback:

Direct Energy Weapon Fire Vaporises Cars and Steel Beams And Skyscrapers*!

Find Out How By Subscribing Now!

*And camels!

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:22 pm

Joking!

rosie
rosie
December 27, 2023 11:23 pm

Someone posted an article about the Galleria in Naples about 18 months ago, an American claiming to have found secret information because the Italians had changed the Roman numerals on the front.
I went there in January, it was pure 19th century as it claimed to be, one of several similar buildings in various Italian towns, thus particular one built in the place of notorious cholera plagued slums near the Port.
Of course the internet is far better than being there.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:23 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 11:21 PM

You are struggling.

Wally Dalí
Wally Dalí
December 27, 2023 11:24 pm

Oh christ no.
Enduring JC v the world, we seriously don’t need any other flog clog.
To the Stoush Thread with you!
íAfuera!

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 27, 2023 11:28 pm

To the Stoush Thread with you!

Only if I can take my parasite-ridden camel snag.

JC
JC
December 27, 2023 11:31 pm

Enduring is attempting to read Wally’s waffle and coming out pretending you’re normal.

Rabz
December 27, 2023 11:32 pm

The nayzees really were seriously monstrous humourless creatures.

Just out of curiosity – that Paris pic is slightly interesting – he was in Paris for barely a day, Napoleon’s tomb in the Invalides being high on the list – Speer’s on his right, anyone know who the functionary on his left is?

Oh and BTW, thanks Yeezy, for finally apologising for your regrettable outbursts of six months ago – yeah, no, not good enough. 😡

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:32 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 11:21 PM
Tonight on Wack Jack’s Outback:

Direct Energy Weapon Fire Vaporises Cars and Steel Beams And Skyscrapers*!

Find Out How By Subscribing Now!

*And camels!

****

All on photographic record, dickhead.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:36 pm

White House Insists Media Praises Bidenomics

LOL. What Dick Heads. More like Biden Comics –

“News outlets are circulating that the White House is “deeply frustrated” that the media is not glorifying the unseen success of Bidenomics. A source told the Hill that meetings are taking place to discuss how they can gaslight the public into believing that the Biden Administration has improved Americans’ financial situation.

“The meetings are intended to discuss messaging on his age and his accomplishments. There has been concern among his inner circle that the messaging has not been strong or consistent enough to break through with the public,” the anonymous source told the Hill. The majority of Democrats even do not want Biden in office, but the establishment will ensure he remains in power so that they can pull the strings.

We had Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claim most Americans are happy with their financial situation. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, America’s full-time gas lighter, continues to defend Bidenomics and celebrates imaginary victories. “Coming out of the pandemic, when the president walked into this administration, the economy was in a tailspin, it was, and so the president did everything that he can to make sure that we get this economy back on track,” she recently stated. This is on track with the Build Back Better agenda that Biden originally campaigned on. Burn the nation to the ground and celebrate as it is rebuilt into something unrecognizable. The economy was in a tailspin due to the pandemic and lockdowns. Biden kept COVID restrictions in place for as long as possible and then celebrated once lifted. So now he believes he created a robust workforce when more people than ever before are working numerous jobs to make ends meet.

Then they claim that the rallies in the markets are due to Biden’s policies, which is simply untrue. Capital has been fleeing to the USD amid war. We recently saw the Dow make new highs, which is indicative of the big money, indicating that foreign investments are reaching the US. Biden’s policies have cause the public to lose confidence in the public sector completely. Hence, money is pouring into equities instead of treasuries as they are no longer safe.

You cannot pull the wool over our eyes. We will not fall for the gaslighting BS as Biden desperately attempts to find ANYTHING to campaign on. Bidenomics is a failure.”

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/armstrongeconomics101/economics/white-house-insists-media-praises-bidenomics/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=RSS

Rabz
December 27, 2023 11:38 pm

New Order at their finest – Tentation

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:39 pm

Rabz
Dec 27, 2023 11:20 PM
Oh, grate – I’ve blundered into yet another contretemps! ?

Yes, and this time it was not Junior Cretin and me. LOL.

Frank
Frank
December 27, 2023 11:44 pm

what did you do about “big hair” folks who were in front of you at events?

Always carry a cigarette lighter.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:44 pm
Rabz
December 27, 2023 11:46 pm

Except when everythang goes greenfilth … 🙂

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 27, 2023 11:50 pm

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 11:21 PM
Tonight on Wack Jack’s Outback:

Direct Energy Weapon Fire Vaporises Cars and Steel Beams And Skyscrapers*!

You still have a problem with the subject? Ignorant retard.

JC
JC
December 27, 2023 11:52 pm

We have to love alternative history lessons. Now it’s , The wussians did it.

The reason Australia became a federation was because Victoria demanded protectionism against free trade NSW. It crucified the nation into becoming a shithole saved only by efficient mining and agriculture.
Let’s also not forget the international harvester case.
By the 80s that system was going to take us into long term poverty in the same way as Argentina. The Hawke government was many bad things but opening up wasn’t one of them.

China’s move away from communism was wasn’t government directed, but actually a massive move towards capitalism, similar to the Industrial Revolution. To suggest it was mostly government directed is truly stupid. China lost its way with Xi and is now paying the price.

Cheap labor is but one important input. If it was the only one, Mali would be a manufacturing powerhouse. It’s not.

Simplistic ideas are funny.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 27, 2023 11:57 pm

Rabz
Dec 27, 2023 11:38 PM
New Order at their finest – Tentation …

Maybe “Temptation” said the Spell Checker………………………..

Frank
Frank
December 27, 2023 11:57 pm

Geez I could go for half a dozen camel nuggets about now.

Camel wings, boneless.

Camel fat offered as a treat by some Bedouin made Bear Grills vomit instantly, you know it has to be good for that happen.

Rabz
December 28, 2023 12:00 am

I confess, Cats – to loving English personages, especially those luscious li’l Roses.

Being Northern working class on me mum’s side – you will never walk alone

Rabz
December 28, 2023 12:01 am
Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 28, 2023 12:06 am

Johnny…………………..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6jiHrmrfUY

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 12:08 am

Agreed, I find it slightly amusing that some here look at the problem from the arse end.
Instead of getting rid of the burden of unions and government bureaucracy they blame the entrepreneurs for giving in. Pissing against the wind is futile.

I find there is a healthy midway in trade where we could maintain a manufactuing section and still import goods.
Where there is no will there is no way.

Lol, we saw an example of that earlier. If only entrepreneurs were brave.

What would be needed.

1. Cheap and abundant energy
2. Loose and competitive labour markets ( see right to work states in the US).
3. No risk to capital from the state suddenly changing the rules.
4. Available labor thats properly trained
5. Low tax regime.
6. Allowing capital equipment to be fully charged off in year one.
7. Low borrowing or no borrowing by the state which crowds out the private sector.
8. Cheap land. Expensive land is poison to an economy as it impacts all sorts of costs.
9. Ban unions and or treat them the same way as business with respect to price collusion. Naaa just ban them 🙂

Rabz
December 28, 2023 12:10 am

Tulsi Gabbard has finally responded to rumours and reports that she is also under consideration to become Fatty Trump’s 2024 running mate

He can’t beat that massive cheating masheen.

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 12:13 am

Yes, and this time it was not Junior Cretin and me. LOL.

Get a load of the limey wog provoking more stoushing, even after dousing the site with Marty farts.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 28, 2023 12:41 am

Rabz
Dec 28, 2023 12:00 AM
I confess, Cats – to loving English personages, especially those luscious li’l Roses.

Being Northern working class on me mum’s side – you will never walk alone …

Being a Tottenham supporter from the Sarf’ of England, I like this better –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er8kNgTsBnE

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 12:51 am

i lurk. then i’m up & aboot

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 28, 2023 12:51 am

JC
Dec 28, 2023 12:13 AM

My goodness. You are so insecure that you cannot take a joke or even a bit of teasing. What a failure as a Human Being you are.

OK you abuse merchant. Cop this you WOG.

You are a Fat Arse, Short Arse, Big Nose waste of space.

Oh, and how about some more Martin Armstrong – LOL

Martin Armstrong
Martin Armstrong
Martin Armstrong
Martin Armstrong, Martin Armstrong

To Infinity and beyond Junior Cretin’s comprehension. FMD.

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 12:56 am

@ rabz, orig matt johnson prior to the the, moody eh? https://open.spotify.com/album/1AbgRDLHNE2ZruKK9TPZBu?si=BlAaJv9nRUS0xeuwDk3CVw

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 1:00 am

Woddenhead,

It’s not that I can’t take a joke or even two. It’s just that I believe you’re human garbage and the site would be better off without you. Repeating what other people have said about you, you’re not amusing and you’ve offered the blog zero insight on anything. The fact that you degrade yourself by pouring that bilge on here most days, implying that it offers any insight, is laughable. You’re filth and that won’t ever change.

I cannot believe Dragnet would even call you a pal after witnessing your behavior and I’m sure he’s been taken aback as to what you’re really like. Now fck off.

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 28, 2023 1:03 am

And here is Junior Cretin’s favourite song –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4OITfVktqg

LOL……………….

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 1:04 am

OK you abuse merchant. Cop this you WOG.

You are a Fat Arse, Short Arse, Big Nose waste of space.

That’s very hurtful woddenhead, but I imagine not quite as hurtful as being (accurately) described with a low rent limey crook with zero attributes.

Now go see if you can find another wongpenny in the catalogue with a huge cock, you demented limey wog.

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 1:09 am

anyone got any advice re smsf pros / cons? only 700 between me & missus

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 1:13 am

dover, please forward my email to rabz, i reckon i have some tunes he might like

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 1:16 am

jc, lets have lunch next time youre in nfq. my hook

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 28, 2023 1:17 am

JC
Dec 28, 2023 1:00 AM

LOL. You are just an Internet Bully person and a W*nker. You should leave this site and give everyone a rest from your spite.

So, you don’t like Martin Armstrong. Stiff shite and just scroll on bye bye bye bye if you don’t like it.

Your comments are like you, just a waste of space. Strange that you seem to have “Argy Bargy” with so many other Posters here.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Johnny Rotten
Johnny Rotten
December 28, 2023 1:21 am

JC
Dec 28, 2023 1:04 AM

And calling me a crook with no evidence is………………………..what? You fat arse WOG.

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 1:29 am

Just keep repeating how I accurately describe you, woddenhead.

You offer as much insight here as any retard, and the …………LOL, quotes and Marty spam won’t change it.

Bet seriously, how much of a degraded retard are you to believe Marty’s has had a sentient AI since the mid 80s? How stupid do you have to be to believe those questions from Marty’s fan base aren’t written by Marty himself? At the end of the day, you exhibit zero self respect and that’s because you’re a lowrent limey wog with a log on your shoulder. Now go cuddle up to that ladyboy and piss off. He lroves you wrong time, wodney. No one else does.

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 1:34 am

And calling me a crook with no evidence is………………………..what? You fat arse WOG.

You keep blowing Marty’s dinger like it’s not tomorrow. Did you share a twin bed in the same cell?
Evidence? If someone hangs around flea ridden dogs, that someone (you) also has a bad case of fleas. You two bit limey crook.

Zatara
Zatara
December 28, 2023 1:36 am

what did you do about “big hair” folks who were in front of you at events?

Always carry a cigarette lighter.

And a ferret.

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 1:37 am

urb, where’s nfq?

Alamak!
Alamak!
December 28, 2023 1:46 am

Saturday nights alright for fighting … and Wednesday is also fine.

mareeS
mareeS
December 28, 2023 1:51 am

Gosh, some people on here remind me of Jackson Lamb. My favourite person in fiction at present, so that’s a compliment. Guess who amongst thyselves.

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 1:55 am

north far out queensland ffs. apologies re rude grammar. do you like game fishing? come up mate & have a laugh

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 2:02 am

I haven’t been game fishing for about 20 years. Went out from Port Douglas. The fishing was great fun, Douglas not so much though. I reckon I’ll never come up Queensland again just because with limited time, I’ll head to the US. We try to go there for 3 months of the year.

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 2:04 am

Urb

I’m not a financial advisor. The only advice I can offer you is to buy the broad index and put some into international indices … maybe 30%. Then just leave it alone.

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 2:08 am

no wurries jc

Zatara
Zatara
December 28, 2023 2:20 am

Then just leave it alone.

Pick well, then leave it alone, is likely the best financial advice possible outside of insider trading.

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 2:31 am

haha zat

Peter Greagg
Peter Greagg
December 28, 2023 2:33 am

C
Dec 28, 2023 2:04 AM
Urb

I’m not a financial advisor. The only advice I can offer you is to buy the broad index and put some into international indices … maybe 30%. Then just leave it alone.

I am not an advisor either.

I use Vanguard Super (because very low fees and no (as in zero) funding to unions or any political parties etc), with 50% in ASX 300 indexes, and 50% in International share indexes (unhedged).

I don’t need to do anything and the fees are around 0.2% of funds under management.

urb
urb
December 28, 2023 2:43 am

im currently locked up in cbus. i dont even work on site. architecture shiny arse. i have heard there are some problems, should we say, to transfer out of union funds.

Steve trickler
Steve trickler
December 28, 2023 2:57 am

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 11:18 PM

All in good fun. I’ll buy you a beer.

Mak Siccar
Mak Siccar
December 28, 2023 3:36 am

urb

FYI. My smsf costs me about $1600 p.a. for my accountant, auditor and ATO fees.

Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:00 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:01 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:02 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:03 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:04 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:05 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:06 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:07 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:08 am
Tom
Tom
December 28, 2023 4:09 am
Sancho Panzer
Sancho Panzer
December 28, 2023 5:53 am

Steve trickler

Dec 27, 2023 11:00 PM

Knuckle Dragger
Dec 27, 2023 10:33 PM

You wouldn’t of have known about Tartaria until I posted about it. Admit it, you ignorant dickwad

This is true.
And thank you for drawing it to our attention.
Most thought provoking.
The Outback Camel Grifter? Not so much.

Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
December 28, 2023 6:20 am

Mark Knight #2.

Thanks Tom! That one from Knight is fun, and reminded me of this story from a few weeks ago.

Christmas crackers lose their ‘crack’ – for the sake of the environment (7 Dec)

Alliance National, one of Britain’s biggest catering suppliers, has announced it will offer only environmentally friendly “crackless” crackers to its customers, which include dozens of care homes, hotels, pubs and restaurants across the country.

The new crackers come with a note that urges users to “make some noise” before informing them that “we have removed the snap from this cracker to ensure it is fully recyclable”.

Greenery is getting sillier, if that is possible. Crackless crackers that you have to make a noise yourself when you pull them? It’s like the days on AAR weekends when you had to go around shouting *bang!* because you didn’t have any blanks.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 6:40 am

Remember when hamas scoffed and said a discovered tunnel shaft at a hospital was a water cistern and the msm dutifully repeated the story?
liars liars pants on fires

GreyRanga
GreyRanga
December 28, 2023 7:03 am

Knuckles, I’ve heard camel burgers make poorly cooked smallgoods look like fine dining. Only the Tartarians know how to get the best out of camel. They even have mausoleums to venerate camel. Not many people know that.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 7:06 am

Someone has placed a big sign on the corner of my street warning people there is a speed camera (there very often is)
I’ve seen a couple of cop cars with the lights left on parked near speed cameras in the western suburbs too.
One had me worried they’d reset the limit to 40km but then I realised it was industrial action.
Would love to think fine revenue in Victoria had plummeted.

Boambee John
Boambee John
December 28, 2023 7:07 am

Excellent article by Brendan O’N at Spiked, covering the leftard reaction to Stephen Fry’s Alternative (anti-anti Semitic) Christmas Message.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 7:08 am

Are camel nuggets served with tataria sauce?

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 7:18 am

This poor man was kidnapped into Israel, for unknown reasons the rest if his family were left behind. His 18 year daughter was murdered as she helped him hold the door of their safe room closed.
Their entire ordeal was filmed by hamas.
They were neighbours of the two girls who were also taken hostage, their older brother, father and stepmother were all murdered.
But ‘the hostages were treated well’ claim hamasarses.
this story

calli
calli
December 28, 2023 7:23 am

On the crackers losing their “bang”…

It’s simply another example of how the new religion seeks to vacuum all the joy out of normal people’s lives and humiliate them as they suck away. It isn’t enough to deliver death by a thousand cuts for these doctrinaire dictators.

Yesterday, along with a very loud “crack” I became the proud owner of a tiny, but effective, water pistol (needless to say I immediately filled it and started annoying my family). It will come in useful later in the week when the grandies arrive. I know, for all their expensive Christmas gadgetry, they will want “turns” on my Christmas cracker pistol. Stay tuned for developments. 😀

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 7:27 am

Douglas Murray is correct.
The muslims of Australia don’t march because they care about other muslims.
They were thrilled about the Syrian civil war, that their kind of muslim were going to annihilate the wrong kind of muslims.
They march every weekend because they can’t bear to see Jews living and far worse Jews winning.
truth

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 7:34 am

I saw video of this latest slaughter, one baby still on its dead mother’s back was screaming, the other lying under its mother’s arms just wide eyed and silent.
Adults and young children strewn across the ground.
Muslims doing islam, again

climate change to blame

Cassie of Sydney
December 28, 2023 7:40 am

The big problem in the West can be nailed down to one indisputable fact, that we have taken in far too many people who profess and practise a medieval death cult which is, at its heart, a Jew and Christian hating ideology masquerading as a religion.

I don’t know whether it’s too late, I’d like to think it isn’t too late, but I just don’t know.

Like a lethal cocktail, this problem is made worse by the activities of the hard and no so hard left.

The mainstream churches could be and should be a bulwark against this but instead they have submitted themselves to it. No wonder so many mainstream churches are empty. Where are the bishops, archbishops and so on denouncing the absurd and offensive notion that “Jesus was a Palestinian”? Where? Their silence is deafening. Instead we’ve got some new effwit Brisbane Anglican archbishop by the name of Jeremy Greaves who said he was “struck by photographs of the nativity scene at Bethlehem’s Lutheran Evangelical church.” and then he said, “Using broken cement and paving stones, they placed the baby Jesus in the centre of a pile of debris from a collapsed home,” he said at midnight mass at St John’s Cathedral. Oh well, I don’t think that the Brisbane Anglican diocese is going to see a surge in membership any time soon. No wonder the Sydney Anglican diocese, which is healthy, is muttering words about schism!

Yeah, that Lutheran Church put a kaffiyeh around the head of the baby Jesus. How profoundly disgusting. I feel sick. Christians should be outraged.

But what do I care? I’m not a Christian. But the thing is, I do care, I want healthy Christian churches. I want people to go to church. The only way the West can be saved is by a robust Christianity.

Oh and the Oz is reporting this….

The review into the Carols by Candlelight raid by pro-Palestinian activists in Melbourne is set to examine whether any inside assistance was provided to protesters on the night.

Arts Centre Melbourne, police and the main sponsors have begun talks to determine what went wrong with the security on the night of the raid and how the activists were able to turn the event into a national embarrassment.

ACM said the matter had been referred to police and the main stakeholders in the event would fully examine how the activists were able to orchestrate the ­hijacking of the stage.

Insiders have privately lamented that apparently strict control of the event for participants had not been matched by the same rigour afforded to the protesters.

A Brunswick woman, 21, was arrested without charge and police ejected a second person following the Christmas Eve demonstration.

The main antagonist, who displayed the Palestinian flag on stage, was backed by anti-Israel groups as part of a nationwide protest over the war in Gaza, which was started by the Gaza-based ­terrorist group Hamas.

I don’t think any of us would be surprised if it is revealed the protesters had help from inside. But knowing the track record of Vic police, the investigation will hit a brick wall and stop.

Apologies for being so gloomy so early in the morning.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 7:43 am
Bruce of Newcastle
Bruce of Newcastle
December 28, 2023 7:45 am

Haha, a lady recharges her EV and gets a shock:

How expensive is EV charging? (27 Dec)

So she has spent £21.60, at 85p per KWh. But this has only added 81 miles worth, a cost of 26.6p per mile. As she says, this is blooming ridiculous, particularly she only has a small car. Even including fuel duty, this is probably twice the cost of a diesel. It has also taken 40 minutes to charge.

More like 3x the cost of diesel or petrol for Australian cars since UK fuel is more heavily taxed.

Cassie of Sydney
December 28, 2023 7:57 am

Tik Tok should be banned.

JC
JC
December 28, 2023 8:01 am

Cassie of Sydney
Dec 28, 2023 7:57 AM
Tik Tok should be banned.

Yesterday!

It’s a mind altering app to screw with young people in the West.

The Chinese version is tightly controlled and they don’t see the same things as we do.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:03 am

An insider being involved is a serious issue, kind of assuming someone in security was sympathetic.
All very well but what if the protestor’s intentions were more sinister?
There’s a lot one can do even with a box cutter.

calli
calli
December 28, 2023 8:09 am

Rosie, I was wondering what act of cruelty she would do with that cutter. I’m not thinking anything as vicious as murder, just a bit of terrorist cosplay, holding it to a child and yelling her stupid slogan.

All she got to menace was David Campbell. Not quite as heroic as others are opining, just shocked. But still a trouper.

As for how she and old mate got that far, and with a weapon when bags are (presumably) searched…just do a profile on the security. The answer may be glaringly obvious and therefore heartily ignored.

Dot
Dot
December 28, 2023 8:16 am

urb
Dec 28, 2023 1:09 AM
anyone got any advice re smsf pros / cons? only 700 between me & missus

All I will say is that SMSF is highly competitive regarding fees now and rollovers.

I am transferring 90%+ of my funds into Stake for a rather risky position I cannot attempt in ING Direct. I am keeping some aside as the life insurance in ING Direct is very simple to follow and well priced for the level of cover I have.

calli
calli
December 28, 2023 8:17 am

Christians have known of the muslim massacres and vandalism in Africa for at least two decades, if not longer. And the persecutions in much of Asia, ranging from fines all the way to death for converts. Many churches pray for them as a matter of course, and the shocking rota of countries is growing.

They don’t matter much to the mainstream media, never really have. The Western “sky fairy” sneering class have made sure it doesn’t, and they’re only black people after all. Their lives don’t matter.

Dot
Dot
December 28, 2023 8:17 am

Tik Tok is a CCP social engineering attack. I don’t trust TEMU either.

Siltstone
Siltstone
December 28, 2023 8:17 am

7:43 “Why does everyone lie about social mobility?”
An excellent summary of failed educational approaches since WWII. An sending it to teachers I know.

Crossie
Crossie
December 28, 2023 8:17 am

Oh well, I don’t think that the Brisbane Anglican diocese is going to see a surge in membership any time soon. No wonder the Sydney Anglican diocese, which is healthy, is muttering words about schism!

I was going to suggest the Sydney Anglican diocese reunite with the Catholic Church but I think it’s best to wait for a new Pope.

shatterzzz
December 28, 2023 8:19 am

Why does everyone lie about social mobility? ……….
the ’11-plus’ – was introduced, and those scoring high-enough marks were selected for grammar schools, regardless of their parents’ means. From now on, children from different social class backgrounds would be given an equal opportunity to get to grammar schools. The only selection criterion was intellectual ability.

I was one of those kids … passed the 11+ and off to Gateshead Grammar School for Boys (County Durham) and spent my entire HS life as the 2nd poorest kid in the school (lad called “bootsie” Taylor’s family was classed as poorer than mine .. we had running water at home & inside loo .. his lot didn’t) .. never a prob with the rich kids, realised early on that most were molly coddled and easily stood over .. reputation, good or bad, counted on 1950s Gateshead schoolyards .. LOL! ..
Big difference was the education standard tho .. kids I grew up & played with went to “ordinary” HS and education-wise just went thru the motions .. learnt to read & write and that was about it .. Grammar you, actually, got taught and, mostly, absorbed it ..
Early on I wasn’t overly keen being separated from my everyday life for several hours a day but by 4th form came to understand the awareness difference between a damn “good” education and a “standard” one ………..

Dot
Dot
December 28, 2023 8:21 am

I’m a bit shocked about camel meat.

I thought they were just big, stinking, spitting, mean, somewhat smart sheep like creatures.

Would wild sheep be parasite ridden?

Dot
Dot
December 28, 2023 8:23 am

I mean, plus the luuvies are cooking “camel rib eye” etc in their ristorantes.

Crossie
Crossie
December 28, 2023 8:25 am

The review into the Carols by Candlelight raid by pro-Palestinian activists in Melbourne is set to examine whether any inside assistance was provided to protesters on the night.

Arts Centre Melbourne, police and the main sponsors have begun talks to determine what went wrong with the security on the night of the raid and how the activists were able to turn the event into a national embarrassment.

I would think that inside assistance to protesters is a slam dunk particularly when Arts Centre Melbourne is involved. Watching the performances, I gave up after about 20 minutes, it became obvious that it was not a Carols by Candlelight celebration of the birth of Christ, it looked like a sendup by Christian haters.

calli
calli
December 28, 2023 8:25 am

The Sydney Anglican diocese and the Presbyterians have much in common. The only differences that I can see are structural, ie. bishops rather than elders. There are probably others.

There is so much overlap at a church/parish/doctrinal level as to make them indistinguishable.

Cassie of Sydney
December 28, 2023 8:27 am

It’s a mind altering app to screw with young people in the West.

Yep, and Tik Tok, more than anything, is spewing Jew hatred.

Crossie
Crossie
December 28, 2023 8:31 am

So she has spent £21.60, at 85p per KWh. But this has only added 81 miles worth, a cost of 26.6p per mile. As she says, this is blooming ridiculous, particularly she only has a small car. Even including fuel duty, this is probably twice the cost of a diesel. It has also taken 40 minutes to charge.

Ah, she’s finding out that virtue signalling is not cheap. What’s more, if she had to make a living with her vehicle she would understand how the world works and that virtue signalling is only available to the leisured classes.

shatterzzz
December 28, 2023 8:33 am

As for how she and old mate got that far, and with a weapon when bags are (presumably) searched…just do a profile on the security. The answer may be glaringly obvious and therefore heartily ignored.

As someone who goes to fitba matches most weeks if the security at the Carols was as stringent as fitba .. she could have taken a broadsword (or flares) in without too much hassle ..
Most security checks come across entails a quick look into a barely opened backpack and a wave thru ……….. serious inspection would cause to much back-up at the turnstile and lotza complaining …!

Real Deal
Real Deal
December 28, 2023 8:37 am

As for how she and old mate got that far, and with a weapon when bags are (presumably) searched…just do a profile on the security. The answer may be glaringly obvious and therefore heartily ignored.

My wife and I are off to NZ for a couple of weeks from this morning. Just went through passport and bag check. My carry on backpack which I sometimes take to work was pulled open. I didn’t realise I left a rather large steak knife in the bottom of the bag. I use it to cut oranges at lunch. I lost a handy knife but very glad they’re thorough. It’s a pity we live in such times.

Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger
December 28, 2023 8:39 am

An excellent example of the ‘reverse shit sandwich’ applied to j’ism (the Hun):

An Australian man, who was about to start a new life with his Lebanese wife, has been killed in an Israeli air strike with his brother.

Ibrahim Bazzi, 27, was in Bint Jbeil, in southern Lebanon, visiting Shorouk Hammoud, when a fighter jet fired missiles at the town of around 30,000 people.

His brother Ali Bazzi, 30, is also believed to have been killed in the strike.

Oh nooo! Aussie brothers gunned down by fighter jets! Just about to start a new life too!

The AFP news agency ­reported that Hezbollah had ­declared Ali Bazzi was one of its ­fighters.

Er. Um. Ah.

Ali Bazzi moved from Sydney to Lebanon a few years ago to get married.

And presumably to kill the infidel.

Never mind.

bons
bons
December 28, 2023 8:39 am

Ben Garrison!

Genius cartoon.

Says it all. There was a comment on Sky last night about Albanese urging Bowen along from the sidelines. Classic communist disregard for the people. All wealth to the Party.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:42 am

Living in the land of the great Satan is a very hard thing.
Hamasarses blocking roads at jfk and lax.
Visegrad calls it domestic terrorism.
What will Joe do?
muslims and pals

Indolent
Indolent
December 28, 2023 8:42 am

An interesting wrinkle with this one. I generally use a VPN showing the USA. This site was blocked. I changed to the UK and I had access. I wonder why.

CDC: 143,233% Surge in Fatal Cancers Among Vaxxed Americans

bons
bons
December 28, 2023 8:42 am

I saw the phrase “Labor’s faceless men” again yesterday.

There are no faceless men. Only Wong.

hzhousewife
hzhousewife
December 28, 2023 8:44 am

“Would wild sheep be parasite ridden?”
Just think about it…….why do farmers drench sheep?

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:46 am

Hezbo twitter was going off about this, all is now made plain.
Ibrahim Bazzi apparently got married three years ago but left his wife in Lebanon, I wonder what date was on his return ticket.
After all he could have gotten his brother to drive her to the airport in Beirut and collected her there, if it was just about making sure she was safe.

Indolent
Indolent
December 28, 2023 8:46 am
calli
calli
December 28, 2023 8:47 am

The AFP news agency ­reported that Hezbollah had ­declared Ali Bazzi was one of its ­fighters.

Yet his family said he was such a nice, quiet boy.

rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:48 am

From twitter

Israel murdered newly married couple in SOUTH LEBANON. They bombed their house in the middle of the night. The husband arrived from Australia a few days ago to take his wife back with him so she can be safe.

A few days ago, there you go, a little honeymoon in a war zone.

Indolent
Indolent
December 28, 2023 8:48 am
rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:50 am
rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:50 am
Indolent
Indolent
December 28, 2023 8:50 am
Dot
Dot
December 28, 2023 8:51 am

The vaccination data regarding age would be interesting, because young children are least likely to get cancer. Were the elderly over represented in vaccinations?

I did find one peer reviewed paper a while back showing mRNA medical interventions can reverse transcribe our DNA, which was never intended.

Indolent
Indolent
December 28, 2023 8:51 am
rosie
rosie
December 28, 2023 8:52 am

Yet his family said he was such a nice, quiet boy.

That was the other one, ibby not ali

Diogenes
Diogenes
December 28, 2023 8:52 am

Oh dear, it seems that even having a local BoM office doesn’t provide the local knowledge the Cairns mayor was claiming.

Knowing what summer in Qld is like, I have the local rain radar running all the time on the teev when we are otherwise not using it.

Black Ball
Black Ball
December 28, 2023 8:53 am

Your elites hate you. Hun:

Households are set to be slugged more than $2500 “upfront” and businesses almost $31,000 to connect to the gas network from 2025, as a push to wean Victoria off the popular resource accelerates.

The plan by the state’s energy regulator would replace current rules that allow for network connections to be paid back over time through network charges on bills.

It comes alongside a looming ban on connections in new housing estates if they require a planning permit after January 1 next year.

Louis Litt
Louis Litt
December 28, 2023 8:55 am

Tintarella 27/12 @ 3:10
That’s what boys like.
BTW – when you went to a real man fir something he would have had his head down and said “here miss” in a shy & quiet manner.

Indolent
Indolent
December 28, 2023 8:57 am

Dr. John Campbell

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