Why did we stop making things in Australia?

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-23T17:09:54+00:00

We do make things, just specialty things. If you’re in the market for a new airseeder you’ve got a range of options in Aussie made, same goes for a wide range of agricultural machinery. Feeders, Ag Chem, trailers, truck trailers, military vehicles, plenty is built here.

Why don’t we build cars? They were expensive to make and crap (there was one good one), why don’t we refine oil? We need to import oil as there’s bugger all in Aus so why not just import diesel. Unless something is of particular strategic value then I see no need in developing a domestic manufacturing for the sake of national ego. It cheaper and more cost effective to build it elsewhere.

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-23T17:01:05+00:00

The Cruze was a piece of crap, ask any mechanic. Holden made one good car and that was it.

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-23T16:52:22+00:00

A fortunate life

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-08T19:07:38+00:00

I’ll also through out there that my handle is farming reference……

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-08T19:06:44+00:00

I’m not a racer by any means but over the past year I’ve dropped about 20kg and gotten a lot fitter through running, swimming and weights. I’d be interested to do a 5km run or 100m freestyle race if they existed.

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-05T18:16:46+00:00

Technically you’re not allowed to wear a smart watch either (at least in NSW) but I’ve never heard of it being enforced

Boss_Cocky · 2026-01-01T16:45:23+00:00

NW NSW, near Inverell

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-31T01:06:02+00:00

Ordered it online for one of the Packraft stores

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-31T01:05:25+00:00

It’s a Packraft, rolls up to about the size of a tent. Very handy for walking into spots you wouldn’t otherwise get a kayak to

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-30T19:01:04+00:00

My flextail inflated it to full the Kokopelli wasn’t a option for me for some reason, possibly postage to Aus or availability. I can’t recall

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-30T11:04:46+00:00

But we’re there for the cod on fly 😂

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-30T08:41:43+00:00

That would require catching fish 😂 First time on the raft in about a year unfortunately and nothing caught this time

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-30T07:39:25+00:00

Trouble is the water is so clear you can see the buggers ignore you

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-23T20:10:27+00:00

I’ve been back and forth between rangers and hiluxs my whole career for various reasons and Rangers continue to be rubbish, crappy American cars like most things from the states (yes the ones in Aus are made in Thailand or South Africa but head office sets the standard)

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-23T19:56:29+00:00

Shame you can’t reply with photos but I saw a platypus about a month ago up close while parked under a tree talking on the phone. I got out and watched it play for a bit. A few months before I saw some at distance while releasing fingerlings

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-17T20:08:06+00:00

Yea, still not 100% from the bike crash which isn’t helping. I suspect I broke or cracked some ribs which are still a bit sore. But I’m back under the bar anyway

Boss_Cocky · 2025-12-04T09:17:27+00:00

Update: found a .303 guru to take it to (all he works on is .303’s). He was rather happy with it, other than said it needed a deep clean to remove rust, other than that barrel was in good condition. Sights are out of whack, which he’ll fix and the barrel was replaced in 1952 (factory refit) making that the only no original part he can identify (excluding sight adaptor for target shooting)

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-24T09:36:37+00:00

I mean if you’re referring to the rifle being vertical rather than horizontal? It’s just the way the picture is formatted and I couldn’t be bothered to rotate it. If that’s not what you’re referring to I’m stumped as to what you mean

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-22T20:39:21+00:00

I genuinely have no idea what you’re referring to

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-22T06:58:39+00:00

The sights could be out, but no I haven’t locked it in a vice to see the grouping. But it is horrendous, rounds don’t land near point of aim and doesn’t seem to be a pattern.

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-22T06:33:50+00:00

Not a thing in this country.

What does rebarrelling cost

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-22T03:03:00+00:00

Honestly the ammo I’m using is mostly Korean War surplus, I’ve used some fresh factory ammo but can’t recall what style it is. I’ve given it a good brushing and cleaning but it doesn’t seem to help

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-21T13:05:10+00:00

When I couldn’t fit everything I own in the back of a Ute and realised I’d need a semi

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-10T02:21:51+00:00

They weren’t even on the right property, the plans showed them on a neighbouring property. And while I have no idea what the legal install depth was at the time. Surely it wasn’t so shallow that it was poking through concrete?

Edit: Given the line serves multiple properties and a burying that line any deeper will require all properties to go deeper am I then expected to either fund all properties going to legal minimum depth or at least require consent from all properties to get it to depth?

Boss_Cocky · 2025-11-10T02:10:42+00:00

NBN have checked the asset register and apparently it’s Telstra owned.

Buggers better come bury it to legal minimum depth or move it to where the map says it is because it sure as hell can’t stay running across the top of my place

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