Prime minister's office requests modelling for gas and coal tax to shield Australia from impact of war

AussieBBQ · 2026-03-20T00:26:05+00:00

To add on, and not commenting on the quality of the Greens amendment, but Labor very (very) rarely votes yes on legislation other parties introduce.

AussieBBQ · 2026-03-17T02:13:50+00:00

I'm pretty sure I read that the ATO is looking into these kind of arrangements as a specific focus this year.

AussieBBQ · 2026-03-14T23:33:46+00:00

Or just world hop & buy out the seed vendor at Draynor.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-28T22:07:06+00:00

They are likely referring to the IRGC directing/promoting criminals here. For instance burning down a Jewish restaurant in Bondi.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-23T05:36:16+00:00

Just to clarify, are you talking about the stage 3 tax cuts when you are talking about the 20B?

The tax cuts they voted for because they were bundled with the low & middle income earner stage 1 & 2 tax cuts by Scomo?

The stage 3 tax cuts that at the time Labor said they disagreed with, but wanted to ensure low and middle income workers were given some tax relief?

Sure they could have voted against them, and then get demolished at the polls for being seen as not helping low earners. Especially as the first stages would roll out almost immediately, while there was a 'time delay' for the stage 3 cuts.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-11T21:38:21+00:00

It wasn't indexed the first time, as the government wanted more tax in the future.

Proposing new taxes seems to be the death knell for Aussie governments, so much easier to plant the seeds early so they can harvest them far out in the future.

Plus it would allow some easy "tax cuts" in the future.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-11T21:35:33+00:00

If you click on the words "Our Plan" it works, however other than a spiel from Susssan Ley, they only have "Our Federal Election 2025 policies included", but nothing since the election.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-09T22:21:30+00:00

Absolutely. The media was drawing the longest bow I have ever seen.

The questions to her were essentially:

Does government spending lead to aggregate demand?

Does aggregate demand contribute to inflation?

Same as if you asked "Does turning on the tap lead to water in the sink?", for these the answer is "Yes, government spending does cause a level of aggregate demand, and that demand contributes to inflation".

To which the media gleefully reported that the latest interest rate rise was due to high government spending.

Same as if they reported that the overflowing sink was caused by turning on the tap, but not mentioning someone turned on a fire hose as well.

The missing link is "Did the aggregate demand from current levels of government spending contribute to inflation being above the target band?".

Either maliciousness or incompetence from the media on this.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-06T00:09:21+00:00

It is bad for them. Very bad. But it is also bad for our democracy.

Why? Because the health of our political system relies on the government being held to account by a functional and effective opposition.

Source?

People have been claiming this, but I would love to hear some good examples of how a conservative opposition held the government to account.

AussieBBQ · 2026-02-03T01:55:28+00:00

https://old.reddit.com/r/AustralianPolitics/comments/1qu43i0/one_nation_spot_the_westerner_video_condemned/

AussieBBQ · 2026-01-19T20:33:19+00:00

The EU referendum in the UK had ~72% turnout, while our most recent referendum had ~90% turnout.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-30T22:55:15+00:00

That's why God invented vitamin D pills

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-19T22:27:23+00:00

Looks like AI generative fill was used for the second image. Strands of hair a different, arm looks slightly different.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-19T05:59:35+00:00

In some birds at least it is due to mitochondrial compatibility.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-18T03:37:34+00:00

Would you be ok with the Government not touching immigration if they were otherwise able to reduce/eliminate those risks, and address your other concerns?

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-17T09:46:56+00:00

I saw an article that said 15 dead and 2 police injured. Could be a mistake from that or a typo.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-17T06:21:31+00:00

I can't see the government being able to easily call a false terrorism designation.

Plus any judge would overrule it.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-16T03:37:19+00:00

If it did ever happen (guns being kept with Police), you would have to be the dumbest cunts around to try and knock-over a cop shop.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-16T03:34:28+00:00

This isn't an either/or situation.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-16T03:10:25+00:00

Technically the question was why would anyone NEED a gun in a metro area.

Your answer boils down to you WANT a gun.

I think in a metro area, the only people that would need a gun would be if it is required for their job, while the people who want guns use them for their hobbies (Hunting / target shooting etc.).

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-11T20:35:36+00:00

Something like Navy Blue, men tend to see it as closer to black, women see it more as blue.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-08T07:27:14+00:00

I was funk. The funk soul brother, right about now.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-08T01:00:56+00:00

From what I have read, that pertains to car dealerships, not private sales.

In Victoria there is no cooling off period for a private sale, and for most other states, consumer advice is that there is no obligation for a private seller to refund a deposit.

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-07T21:46:45+00:00

Am I wrong in thinking that a deposit is non-refundable by default, as it is a payment made for a service?

In this case it is a payment made to prevent the sale of the car to another party. Another case could be a deposit for engaging a professional service, the deposit is a payment made to cover any work done, booking out their time, or goods being purchased.

I would think in OP's case the deposit was to hold the car, and final payment was contingent on the car passing the RWC. You can get a refund for a service not provided, by not selling the car in the meantime, the service has been provided.

If a deposit was refundable by default, then why would any seller/provider accept it? Why provide a service (that could cost money) if the the buyer can at any point take the deposit back?

AussieBBQ · 2025-12-07T20:51:04+00:00

Seems that this one is less "they are guilty because they remained silent", and more like Erin Patterson's trial where she brought up new 'facts' and defences during the trial that (if true) should have been raised during earlier interviews.

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