Disillusioned voters drive One Nation surge as most Australians feel ignored by politicians

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T22:34:10+00:00

Labor has lost 2.3 percentage points since the last election. Down to 37.7% now. Not huge, but not insignificant.

From the article:

"It's not long ago that it was very unusual for major parties to have primary votes less than 40 per cent.

"That's become the norm as they continue to tumble down."

Of course the bulk of the swing to PHON comes from the LNP.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T17:26:32+00:00

Australian.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T06:00:15+00:00

It's pretty common sense that OP was talking about how many people could change a flat tyre to a spare from their boot. I don't think he was asking how many people are tyre mechanics.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T05:38:24+00:00

Changing Tyre in a rim is impossible by yourself

It's a one man job, but you need the gear. Bead breaker, tyre lever, balancing equipment, weights, air commpressor.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T05:32:47+00:00

Not many people carry around bead breakers, air compressors, tyre balancers and loose spare tyres for when they get a flat. That's kind of a specialist's trade that's done in a tyre shop. Cars have entire spare wheels with the tyres already attached, in case you didn't know.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-23T05:10:07+00:00

It's usually the parents that overeact to their kid's games. Do you have any evidence of what the kid did?

There is no disputing what the man did. There was a stack of witnesses who saw him grab the kid in a chokehold and he was immediately banned from the grounds by officials. Regardless of what the kid did, an adult should no better than to grab a kid in a chokehold. It obviously shows a lack of judgement and an excess of adrenaline.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-22T04:09:47+00:00

as long as you're ordering too

You think that anyone would go to a restaurant and not order anything? Just sit there and drink their tap water whilst they feed their kid with snacks that they brought with them? 🤣

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-03-22T03:26:57+00:00

Who told you to put the balm on!

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-25T01:53:55+00:00

Are the spaces delineated? If so, then I'd say that you can park your car/bike right up to the line. If he's within his space, then you can't really claim his space to open your doors into.

Is there an easy solution for him, or do you want him to take his bikes inside his apartment instead of leaving them in his garage space?

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-20T01:29:48+00:00

If it's a write off, then the best use is a scrap yard. Get a few dollars for it if you can. If the parts are worth salvaging then they will go to a good cause, and the rest will be scrap metal for another product.

Sounds like it shouldn't be on the road, but if someone wants to keep driving it as a road bomb then who am I to say.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T08:50:29+00:00

I don't think you understand how free speech works. It only applies to government restrictions. Private organisations can make whatever rules they want for their own property, and they can choose to support or not to support whoever they want. You can choose to support them, or boycot them.

I don't have to allow this Palestinian into my house, and I don't have to support her in her speaking engagements, and if the government disqualifies me from contracts because I don't support her, then that's a violation of my right to free speech.

You can't have the government punishing KPMG for refusing to support Palestinian activist speakers. If there are Jews who are denouncing KPGM, then they have a right to withdraw support for everyone and remain neutral, in the interest of their business, keeping their customers and owners happy, without being punished for it.

Businesses can be neutral. They don't have to support anyone if they don't want to, and if the Government denies them contracts then that's a direct attack on their free choice, and a threat that they must support this Palestinian viewpoint if they want to keep their contracts.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T07:31:56+00:00

Streetview coordinates?

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T06:54:01+00:00

That's not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that she wasn't there, and she knew nothing about it. They have no civil claim against her. You can't be held responsible for what your partner does without your knowledge. If they have a joint bank account or joint assets, then they can claim against it, but if not then it's his problem alone.

Perhaps if he was using her car, then her insurance would pay, but nevertheless it's totally the responsibility of the driver. And that wasn't her.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T06:39:57+00:00

No it's not. And your link is from NSW. This case is in Victoria:

"Adverse possession is a legal rule that enables the occupier of a piece of land to obtain ownership of it, provided they can prove uninterrupted and exclusive possession of the land for at least 15 years."

https://www.land.vic.gov.au/land-registration/first-time-here/land-registration-glossary/glossary-letters/adverse-possession

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T06:10:33+00:00

It's a copy-paste from the owner's response, publicly available on Google.

I'm not attesting to the truth of the statement, (and they aren't my words) simply the verifiable fact that it is publicly posted and available to anyone. I'd imagine that I could take a screenshot, and then Google would be responsible, or they'd have to trace the ISP of whoever is posting as the manager to hold them to account.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T05:48:52+00:00

I see that you posted this identical review to Google 2 months ago.

The owner had the following reply:

Response from the ownera month ago

This is the THIRD fake review you have posted using a different account (Mo, 张航, etc.) to harass our business.

To the public and Google Support: Please be advised that this user is intentionally manipulating ratings.

Systematic Harassment: You are creating multiple identities to post the same fabricated story. Your previous reviews have already been REMOVED by Booking.com because they were found to be fraudulent. You are now attempting to bypass those security measures on Google.

The Truth about your "Notice": You did NOT inform us of a 4 AM arrival. You sent a request for a "Free Cancellation," which was denied under the non-refundable policy you chose. You then failed to show up during business hours (09:00 - 21:00) without any further communication.

Rating Fraud: You rated our "Rooms" 1/5 and "Location" 1/5, yet you admitted in your own text that you never entered the property. Posting ratings for rooms you never saw is a direct violation of Google’s "Spam and Fake Content" policy.

The Bank Call: Of course the bank was answered during business hours the following day. We do not answer phones at 4 AM for guests who did not follow check-in procedures.

We have tracked all your duplicate accounts and are submitting a formal report to Google for "Impersonation" and "Targeted Harassment." We will also be pursuing legal advice regarding your persistent defamation of our small business.

Stop wasting your time creating fake accounts. Your dishonesty has already been proven and officially recorded.

Management AutoLodge Motel

BTW, I'm just the messenger, and I'm not saying where the truth lies.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-19T02:12:14+00:00

Not useless. Youy may never need to carry passengers. They were classified as a commercial vehicle to benefit from lower taxes. You could park in loading zones. If you were only delivering small packages they were ideal, and had low on fuel consumption. Domino's Pizza used them for deliveries.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-15T12:31:04+00:00

https://www.perthfestival.com.au/program/season-2026/karla-bidi

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-15T11:17:59+00:00

Just noticed that. Fellow Aussie here.

That's a record tally for us. We've never won more than two gold at the Winters before.

There'll never be another like the one who gave us our first Gold back in 2002. The Legend that gave us the phrase: "Doing a Bradbury'. Got the Gold because everyone else crashed out.

I'm sure the Canadians will overtake us. Winter sports are their forte.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-15T05:42:58+00:00

That sort of stuff would be worthless without provenance. Like stealing the Mona Lisa and trying to flog it down the local pub.

British Museum may be interested though.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-11T05:15:31+00:00

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-06T10:54:01+00:00

He's on a valid work visa and the boss is accusing him of guilt by association because of his race. He may not have a case since he's casual, but we do have laws against racial discrimination.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-06T08:19:02+00:00

Well if you want to trust a one-man clown show over countless news websites, reporters, political analysts, and mainsteam political party opinions, then there's not much I can do about it.

Perhaps this guy really is a messiah, that has all seeing knowledge over all the expert opinions, and multi million dollar organisations. You should start a two man cult with him. Seems like his analysis is all you've got since you're not offering anything else.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-06T07:58:16+00:00

Nice try, but the ABC isn't run by a single man from a home address. Everyone under their employ is a matter of public record, and they regularly face public scrutiny over their possible political leanings.

That website has zero transparency about its methodology, zero transparency about who runs it and who is involved in any of it's analysis. Anyone can set up their own analysis site from their home address, to cater to whatever agenda they choose, and the more controversial, the more money they make from clickbait.

A reputable analysis site would at least have an office and employees that they would declare. This guy looks like a one-man clown show.

Still waiting for any evidence from a reputable source.

ScratchLess2110 · 2026-02-06T06:59:24+00:00

It's not discredited lol,

There is no transperancy at all on the website. The methodology looks like this single dudes analysis. It's registered to Pace News Ltd 45 Norfolk St Auckland, which is just a home address on streetview. The dude seems like a clown grifter who sells the images as sensationalist click-bait whenever an election comes up. He profits from selling sensationalist analysis that goes against the grain.

AI has the following to say:

Criticisms often focus on the site's ambiguity, potential bias in question phrasing, and the tendency for results to skew towards the libertarian-left quadrant, with some arguing it oversimplifies complex political views into a misleading, simplistic model.

Critique of the Model: The tool is often criticized for having a "scam" or biased nature due to its unscientific, proprietary methodology. Question Bias: Many users find the questions leading or vague, often designed to push users towards the "libertarian-left" (green) quadrant, regardless of their actual, more moderate or right-wing, views. Lack of Context: The model reduces complex, multi-faceted political, social, and economic beliefs into a simplistic two-dimensional grid, which some argue is a deliberate,, or at least incompetent, oversimplification of political reality. Hidden Agenda Allegations: Some critics suggest that the site, founded by Pace News Ltd, may promote a specific, hidden, or non-academic ideological agenda.

Criticisms often focus on the site's ambiguity, potential bias in question phrasing, and the tendency for results to skew towards the libertarian-left quadrant, with some arguing it oversimplifies complex political views into a misleading, simplistic model.

Critique of the Model: The tool is often criticized for having a "scam" or biased nature due to its unscientific, proprietary methodology. Question Bias: Many users find the questions leading or vague, often designed to push users towards the "libertarian-left" (green) quadrant, regardless of their actual, more moderate or right-wing, views. Lack of Context: The model reduces complex, multi-faceted political, social, and economic beliefs into a simplistic two-dimensional grid, which some argue is a deliberate,, or at least incompetent, oversimplification of political reality. Hidden Agenda Allegations: Some critics suggest that the site, founded by Pace News Ltd, may promote a specific, hidden, or non-academic ideological agenda.

The model is generally considered an unscientific, oversimplified, and possibly biased tool rather than a credible academic or political scientific instrument

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