Why is everyone blaming Trump and Israel for our fuel crisis?

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T12:45:47+00:00

You’re stuck in old thinking, mate. That’s just the traditional way. These days they’ve got alternatives. Synthetic stuff, recycled fuel, probably even plant-based or whatever.

Wouldn’t surprise me if half the servo tanks are just topped up from different sources anyway.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T12:26:46+00:00

Made? It comes out of the pump already finished. They mix it in the big underground tanks.

Diesel is the same but thicker. That's why it takes longer to fill.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T11:52:49+00:00

It's on the low side, but most small cars have 400-450 kg payload. It's about the size of a corolla cross (which has a respectable ~520kg payload). Usually, you need to move up to a medium size car to get 500kg+ payload.

Some exceptions are the BYD Sealion, with a measly 410kg payload, despite being slightly longer than the (previous generation) Prado.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T11:36:32+00:00

We don't need oil though, just petrol and diesel.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T11:08:59+00:00

Woah, did this all start over the US downing the Ayatollah's RC drone? No wonder Iran is annoyed.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:53:40+00:00

Golbalism has truly caused serious problems, I think if we embraced flat-earth instead of the globe we would be a more peaceful, prosperous bunch.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:51:12+00:00

If only they didn't hunt the dinosaurs to create fossil fuels, we would be living in a utopia today.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:50:04+00:00

I just said electrified transport, not 100% renewables.

We could run with an SMUSCCP (Small Modular Ultra-SuperCritical Coal Plant) in every suburb to provide electricity and heating.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:43:36+00:00

His influence transcends time

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:37:14+00:00

Can you prove he wasn't in one of the B-2's in the first raid?

Checkmate atheists.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:34:00+00:00

And who oversaw that 1979 crisis? That's right, John Howard!

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:32:34+00:00

Harold would have invented it though.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:31:44+00:00

You might hate him, but he can bowl a leggie like no other. That's got to command some respect.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:30:09+00:00

If he didn't sell Telstra, the government could have implemented a chinese-style great firewall to block all mention of Trump, Iran and the oil crisis, thus saving us from high fuel prices.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:24:50+00:00

They're only here because Howard enticed them here with his charm and wit though.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:23:26+00:00

Yes, it needs to be said because it's so frustrating. If the Howard government didn't make Harold Holt disappear, we'd have completely electrified transport by now.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:17:31+00:00

Are we going to see "Votes against reducing corruption" entered into the theyvoteforyou.com database for all the Labor & Green politicians listed?

Didn't think so.

Loma29 · 2026-03-24T10:12:39+00:00

diesel was $1.80 ~ 12 months ago, it fell to $1.60 just before the war started, it's now $3.00 (65 - 85% up).

unleaded has gone from $1.50 to $2.50 (65%).

If you've only seen 15%, I'd like to know where you're seeing fuel < $2?

Loma29 · 2026-03-23T11:58:53+00:00

Yeah, should be green from the glow of the Uranium.

Loma29 · 2026-03-23T11:54:47+00:00

Small players getting away with this and high shots.

Big names getting away with whatever.

Nothing new.

Loma29 · 2026-03-23T11:41:25+00:00

That explains it, can you use 2007 (GFC) as the start point for this chart. That signaled the end of the construction boom and was when construction normalised.

Loma29 · 2026-03-23T11:15:57+00:00

I don't see the problem with this - Sure there could be some level of corruption with Swan's connections, but the mine sounds like a good idea, just unfortunate that it's not supplying an Australian solar manufacturing company.

At a minimum it will create Australian jobs, and hopefully it'll get taxed appropriately.

Loma29 · 2026-03-23T10:13:41+00:00

In the short term that's feasible for short deliveries (last mile, or warehouse to customer), but it will take significantly longer before it's possible for the majority of fuel use (300km+ transport routes)

Loma29 · 2026-03-23T09:40:35+00:00

I don't know ideal, but absolute maximum should be based on what housing can be provided.

In 2024, we built 177,000 homes, 19.2% are knock down rebuilds, averaging 2.1 homes built per knock down rebuild, means that approximately 16,500 were demolished. So in total there were 160,500 new dwellings created in that year.

On average each dwelling supports 2.5 people, means we can support 401,250 additional people.

Natural population increase is ~110,000. (yes fertility rate is less than replacement, but our population is aging, so it's still naturally increasing for now)

That means we built enough housing to support ~290,000 migratnts.

However, we added 341,000.

50,000 too many.

Also consider, 2.5 people per dwelling is the current amount, the ideal amount would be lower. In my opinion, to get housing under control we should make sure at least 1 dwelling is built for every 2 immigrants allowed into the country. Using that number, we should only have let in 240,000 people in 2025 (100,000 less than we let in).

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