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I think all the pro-nuclear people would be put back in their place a bit if they realised how many houses are so close to self-sufficiency.

She's still attacking the leader more than any ALP MP (MLC,MLA) would ever be allowed. I don't know why people like Deeming join the Libs if they don't share the values (I know why, it's to take over the party and change those views), but they shouldn't get upset when they get turfed out.

It's not visible, but it's easily estimated. They could easily identify which houses are consuming drastically less on sunny days and estimate how much solar they're using.

But it's probably worth considering the figure in reporting. So when the AEMO says the grid is providing 50% renewables and 50% fossil fuels, they should maybe add a second statistic which says: Overall, the power supply in Victoria is 70% renewables and 30% fossil fuels. It would be fairly...

The campaign by the miners is two-fold. One is to attack the anti-mining policy by advertising in all media about it. They used that advertising spend to leverage the rest of the coverage to also be anti-Govt. So, also amplifying those "other reasons". The obvious thing to do would be to...

It isn't so much a complete mess, as completely de-funded.

Wong is in a tough position. She should be doing the moral thing and cutting ties with Israel. Instead she's doing the absolute minimum morally required and being attacked by the perpetrators (Israel) and their supporters in Australia (Dutton & the media). She should take the lesson the whole...

IDF soldier admits shooting civilians for sport. Or, as reported by the pro-Israel people (probably) "self-hating Jew lies about IDF killing hundreds of civilians and children. Coincidentally it happens to fit all the facts and reporting by doctors pulling Israeli bullets out of children's...

That's called being a good politician, if it works. Our Pollies are no different. Just less brash.

Biden has no reason not to hold-out on anything other than something pro-Democrat, or at least pro-people. If he forces a shut-down after weeks of Republican in-fighting, it won't be him who looks like he can't run anything. If Musk doesn't want any bills passed, can't see why Biden wouldn't...

Just showing he has no idea how government works.

Must be a really dangerous buffer zone.

Unfortunately immigration at these levels has an economic impact. It's up for debate how positive or negative it is. Increases house prices with increased demand Reduces build costs with additional labour reducing wages (labour costs) Perpetual growth in the face of lower birth rates. You...

Everyone complains about "all these Uber drivers". Who do you think are the cooks at all the restaurants when locals don't want to work unsociable hours? Almost all the immigration is students (uber drivers) and those on the skilled list like cooks. The biggest growth in the last two years...

I reckon the guy with the ongoing degenerative back pain is probably as much a mental health problem as the 16 year olds with the guns. How much more are CEOs worth than children in today's America? Lots more. Kill one CEO and it's terrorism. Kill 20 children, nothing worth doing.

Both major parties take credit when mineral windfalls hit the budget when they're in Government. Both major parties support higher migration when they're in Government. We'd be in recession if it weren't for immigration.

Turkey is fiercely nationalistic. They're not giving up Kurdish areas of Turkey, and they know that if a neighbouring Kurdish state is founded that the terrorists they fight will be better supported. If a Kurdistan were to be founded, it would probably have to be agreed to by Turkey and that...

Latvian basketballer found dead at the bottom of a stairwell in Moscow. "Preliminary cause of death listed as suicide". This one could actually be suicide, he was copping a lot of flak for playing in Russian tournaments arranged by bookies. Or maybe he upset a bookie. Or upset the security...

The killer of the UHC CEO is being charged as a terrorist........ they'll go to the full extent to punish anyone who challenges the oligarchy and Trump's donors sit at the top. Here's how to beat the GOP next election: https://www.commondreams.org/news/unitedhealth-ceo-healthcare-system Mod...

Nobody thought Presidential immunity would spread as far as the Supreme Court has currently said. They're partisan hacks, they'll do whatever they think will feed their zealotry.

The point locally is that progressives who should be proposing higher taxes (or simply less loop-holes) on corporates are always going to be attacked by the corporate media. Instead of being in fear, they should work with only sensible news agencies. It's exactly what Daniel Andrews did and he...

I think this is a fairly minimal impact. Most of those papers he bought up were on their knees anyway. The Washington Post, which Bezos owns, is losing $100m per year, and he bought it for $250m. It has a paper circulation of 130,000, that's less than half the Herald Sun. (Sure, it's all...

Even if you broke up the Herald Sun, Tele, Courier Mail etc into different ownership, they would still do the same thing. They're doing it because it makes money. Every now and then a journalist gets all uppity and wants to publish the truth in an article which highlights misdeeds of a sponsor...

But the economic analysis didn't include it (because it's not viable).

They're getting nuclear waste under AUKUS. Albanese signed the law a few months ago to allow the storage of nuclear waste in AUKUS bases. So WA will get the waste, but none of the benefits (Dutton's plan doesn't involve nuclear for WA).

It's not Murdoch, it's the system Murdoch is exploiting. And now that he's shown how to do it, it's what everyone is trying to do. When Fox eventually goes by the wayside, it will be replaced, there are many alternatives waiting in the wings. Commercial media makes money by aligning its viewers...

Managed to throw using ropes and chains at protests into the mix, to water down the effectiveness of protest. Not sure I've seen that used in proximity to synagogues, mosques or in the Pro-Palestine protests, but they've chucked it in there anyway.

He did it in an effort to become President might be the argument? His lawyers are terrible, so need to consider that when looking at his court cases.

The parliamentary party split between conservatives (god botherers) and traditional LNP (small Govt people) is pretty clear, even just based off their background. ALP are a bunch of lawyers who will take on whichever values their faction tells them they have, and it changes depending on who has...

LNP's factions are there for all to see. At least you know where most of them stand. I've got no idea where most ALP people stand on any issue because they're not really allowed to say. The kind of rigid control the ALP has over its Parliamentary members is not how Parliamentarians representing...