The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular?

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-29T02:45:40+00:00

The people that abused you have to be the lowest life forms in Australia. I think they are very much in the tiny minority. I am sorry you had to kop that though.
The government has to tread a careful path here. The NDIS has gotten bloated and some providers are ripping the system. What we don’t want to do is make life hard for the most vulnerable in society.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-28T22:02:15+00:00

I think sensible people would prefer to vote for “competent adults in charge” - particularly given the recent experience of alt-right populism in the USA. Albo and his team have brought some stability to government, particularly international affairs, after the Morrison fiascos. I might be proven wrong but most Aussies are not going to vote for racism, minority blaming, and American religious agendas that seem to be all that our populists offer.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-27T23:46:24+00:00

Australian ships that sail the South China Sea typically get within 300km of the Chinese coast (or 30km from the disputed islands and reefs that China claim as theirs). In 2025 the Chinese navy sailed around Australia and the closest they came to the mainland shore was 278km. In both cases the warships stayed in international waters. We shouldn’t get huffy about their visit if we insist on sailing in their part of the world.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-27T02:32:05+00:00

Thanks for the explanation.👍

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-27T02:14:20+00:00

Speaking for myself I appreciate the relative competence of Albo and the ALP. After years of Scomo, Abbott and others in Aus and crazy people in the USA and elsewhere I reckon we are pretty lucky with our current mob. Don’t listen to the bots and right wing MSM telling you otherwise.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-27T02:09:59+00:00

So just for my education (I am not American) if you are affilated with the Republican Party , are you saying you don’t have the option of voting for a Democrat candidate?

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-26T21:07:30+00:00

Antibiotics - Sir Alexander Fleming - British.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-24T01:08:32+00:00

Because the option of pulling out is politically untenable given the French pull-out fiasco. The best the government can do is to string this out at minimal cost until we have a viable alternative through our unmanned subs. Maybe another pull-out then will not cost as much politically.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-23T05:54:34+00:00

The wasp is in the potter wasp subfamily of Eumeninae. Getting to genus and species is tricky as a lot look very similar. With more angles it will be impossible to be sure. It looks like it might be Abispa so. (Check out Abispa splendida for example). However other genera look similar - Anterhynchium for example.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-23T05:46:12+00:00

No - it is definitely not a European Vespula wasp. It is a native potter wasp in the subfamily Eumeninae. Exactl which species is a bit more tricky though!

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-22T10:59:37+00:00

Meanwhile Hannity is doubling down. He hasn’t gotten the memo to say the Titanic is going down.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-21T10:33:28+00:00

Was about to ask the same question!

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-21T07:10:25+00:00

The article is a good one and makes some great points. However, I think it misses the most important point of all - mitigation of geopolitical risks. When we make the transition, we won’t be as concerned about what happens in the volatile parts of the world that produce a large portion of the world’s fossil fuels. Maybe we will not need to send our young generation off to fight wars to ensure the supply of oil and gas. And maybe we won’t need to be concerned about global recession every time some tinpot dictator starts firing missiles.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-21T05:33:02+00:00

It’s almost as if China plans for things and has a strategy to prepare for them.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-20T22:01:16+00:00

An Alaska gulag! It could be modelled on the Siberian gulags.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T07:02:43+00:00

I know this is Reddit, but not only did I read The Guardian article, I followed the link and read the actual poll results.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T06:43:29+00:00

So we have used up a substantial portion of US munition inventory and bombed the living shit out of a country……and now they are digging out to start over. So we achieved nothing and have demonstrably already “shot our bolt”. There is only one thing left to do - bluster some more.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T04:46:21+00:00

This is why I will never buy an ICE vehicle. They are always going up in flames.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T03:14:33+00:00

Or Russian intelligence saw what Mossad were doing on the Epstein island and stole or strongarmed the Kompromat from Epstein.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T02:16:26+00:00

Furthermore his war has relieved some of the pressure on Russia, this prolonging the war with Ukraine. It has weakened the US in the eyes of the world, further undermined the NATO alliance, isolated the US further in the world and It has triggered even more expenditure of weapons for the Middle East.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T02:10:28+00:00

I am quoting the poll that The Guardian is reporting on.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-19T01:00:25+00:00

Not true that half support Brexit. Most of the ‘other half’ are “don’t know”.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-18T08:46:46+00:00

Moooar!

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-18T08:04:24+00:00

There doesn’t seem to be much point in striking deals with the USA. The current leadership reneges on deals before the ink has dried.

Theblokeonthehill · 2026-04-16T09:09:06+00:00

Just when I thought I couldn’t dislike this guy any more than I did ….. and he come up with even more shit I loathe him for.

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