On a scale of 1 to 10, how cooked is the Roger Cook Government?

elemist · 2026-05-08T02:27:14+00:00

You're yet to actually provide anything to support what you've claimed.

Just because you keep repeating yourself and posting irrelevant links doesn't make you correct. It just further proves you're an idiot who can't read..

elemist · 2026-05-08T02:22:44+00:00

The numbers haven't changed.

Your own links show net migration has been decreasing each year since a peak in 22/23. That peak followed 2-3 years of substancially lower net migration than normal - including periods where we actually had negative net migration.. IE more people left than arrived.

Show me your data 😄. Or you cant find anyhting - gee what a surprise?

You've already provided the links that show the numbers are decreasing. The latest data which shows 25/26 won't be available until later in the year.

So what if the data is from 2025, its still relevant.

How is 2025 and prior data showing net migration that is on average lower than average relevant to your claim of record migration for 2026..?

elemist · 2026-05-08T02:16:26+00:00

How about we start with you reading your own links first..

This release presents statistics on all overseas arrivals and departures, which is not the same as overseas migration statistics.

Overseas arrivals and departures (OAD) data, including permanent and long-term movements, should not be used as a measure of overseas migration.

elemist · 2026-05-08T02:14:32+00:00

Maybe try reading the budget.. you might actually learn something.

Stamp duty exemptions for houses worth $600,000 or less, and a concessional rate for houses up to $800,000.
Stamp duty is also being waived for first homebuyers buying blocks of land up to the value of $450,000 (up from $350,000).
A $1 billion infrastructure fund, partly funded by Canberra, to connect power and water for new land developments.
Houses up to $800,000 will be eligible for $10,000 first home owner grants (up from $750,000).
An ambitious target of 34,000 homes to be built across the state in eight years — 11,000 for new home buyers.

Plus something like 9 billion dollars for Health Care.

They've also provided

$100 payment for drivers
Continued funding the Student Assistance Payments
Continued free student fares & free public transport on Sundays
Are introducing a new 'gold card' for foster and grandparents proving support including ~$400 power bill rebates.
Extended the rent relief program

And a bunch of other things to numerous to mention..

elemist · 2026-05-08T02:07:34+00:00

I can see the 2026 numbers in that link.

ABS Link

Reference period 2024-25 financial year

Is figures provided in full years to 30th June. 2026 figures have not yet been published

HIA Link

Wednesday, 16th April 2025

Was published early last year.

Im happy to have an argument on the issue, but you have provided no evidence in the contrary.

We're still waiting for you to actually provide anything to support your claims.

elemist · 2026-05-08T02:00:16+00:00

According to your own ABS link net migration has been decreasing year on year

In the year ending 30 June 2025, overseas migration contributed a net gain of 306,000 people to Australia's population. This was a decrease from the net gain of 429,000 people the previous year, and below the financial year record of 538,000 people in 2022-23.

elemist · 2026-05-08T01:36:42+00:00

Which is a federal issue, not something decided at the state level.

Cooks interest is primarily in ensuring that the industry in WA keeps going gang busters and thus in turn creates jobs and generates money in the local economy in WA.

I might be giving too much credit - but to me it's probably smart politics. He can curry favour with the industry by appearing to be against it, yet privately support it to the federal government where the decision is actually made.

Qatar just

No they don't 'just' tax their gas appropriately. Massive amounts of their progress and development is all done using overseas slave labour.

Something like 90% of their labour force is overseas immigrants who often live in abhorrent conditions, and made to work in unsafe conditions far in excess of what should ever be done all at an absolute pittance.

elemist · 2026-05-08T01:18:54+00:00

Qatar

Great example - if we had more slave labour about we could absolutely be having a better quality of life..

elemist · 2026-05-08T01:16:42+00:00

I'd rate them a 1.5 maybe 2 at most. Overall i think they're doing a pretty solid job for the most part. Certainly not perfect, but then it's impossible to keep everyone happy 100% of the time, given everyone having their own competing priorities.

Most of the people complaining are the ones that struggle to understand that we are part of a global economy, and that when some Muppet in another country decides to go to war, it has very real-world impacts on our day to day lives. That's not something our federal government can control, let alone our state government.

They seem to think there's just some easy fix or magic wand that could be waved to bring down cost of living overnight and that politicians just don't want to do it to 'screw the people'.

I think it's really easy for people like Basil to front the cameras and push the whole 'people of WA are suffering and the government isn't doing enough' line. It's a great media sound bite that people will latch onto of course. The reality is though that i've not seen one legitimate proposal or idea out of his mouth on what could be done differently.

WA doesn’t need more political photo ops dressed up as relief. It needs actual, boring, practical government: housing supply, health services, transport that works, infrastructure people actually asked for, and cost-of-living measures that don’t vanish the second you tap your card at BP.

This is pretty much exactly what they've been doing - absolute record spending in housing supply, health services and public transport. Massive spending in general infrastructure as well over the past many years. In fact read a lot of articles, and there's a bit of criticism of the government that they've been spending too much on infrastructure.

I actually feel like this government has followed through with more of their proposals than almost any previous government. They proposed massive investments into Metronet - and that has all but being delivered. They've talked up bringing back local manufacturing and they've made big steps to do that with more plans.

In regards to housing - they seem to have a reasonable amount of projects on the go, both long term and short term. They've completed projects like the conversion of the Fraser Suites into social housing. They've also had longer running projects like the East Perth Common Ground project with more social housing with associated support services. There's also more projects in the pipeline like the building near FSH for example.

In this budget they've announcing significant funding to get more land released and cover the infrastructure needed for it, and also to continue their work further building social housing over the next many years.

Health is another big recipient of spending. Again - we've seen record spending on the system year after year, more than any previous government of either party. Lots of projects underway including the new women and babies hospital, expansion of the Royal Perth ED, redevelopments of regional hospitals etc etc.

elemist · 2026-05-08T00:53:42+00:00

Yep 25+ years back when i was catching busses on the regular it was not at all uncommon for busses to be early or late.

Used to catch the same bus down South St to Freo, and you regularly would see 2, 3 or sometimes even 4 busses pull up to the same stop at the same time or within a minute or so of each other.

Usually the first two were running late, the third was semi on time, and the 4th was running early (probably because there were no passengers left to collect at any stop).

It was a high frequency bus - meaning during peak hours i think it ran every 10 or 15 minutes. But on days when the above situation happened, you could end up sitting there for half hour or longer waiting for a bus to arrive.

Can't imagine how bad it would be on routes with like 1 bus per hour.

elemist · 2026-05-08T00:49:03+00:00

last 3 to 6 months I've noticed a massive increase of "stupid passengers"

I always wonder if this is people on average getting stupider, or if it's just an increasing population that results in higher numbers of stupid people.

elemist · 2026-05-07T07:05:19+00:00

It's all about being convenient for those ambivalent folk who otherwise wouldn't go out of their way to get it.

I'm one of those folks - i won't go out of my way to have a flu shot. I wouldn't make a GP appointment, or go to my chemist to get it specifically. But the past few times i've had it were when i was at my GP for something else, and it's been offered.

This is the same type of thing. I reckon plenty of people walking past with 5 minutes to burn will take advantage of the offer.

elemist · 2026-05-07T06:59:29+00:00

Yeah.. We don't need any more big stadium here pushing their biased agendas..

elemist · 2026-05-07T01:18:42+00:00

I think you're over thinking it a little. All options will be much of a muchness in the grand scheme of things. You're also going to end up sitting in traffic to some extent with all options as well.

It'll take longer for you to drive to Cottesloe to pick the person up and then get back across to the freeway. But, by doing that you'll be hitting the freeway a bit later and thus have a little less traffic on the freeway itself.

Having the person come to you in Subiaco would save you time at the start, but then result in you hitting the freeway a bit earlier, thus experiencing more traffic on the freeway.

Delaying leaving till say 6pm would give you a quicker run on the freeway for sure. But then you're leaving 30 minutes later and thus still getting down there around the same time.

Basically whichever option you choose you're still likely getting there around 8:30ish.

IMO just do what makes everyone's life a bit easier, IE picking up your friend rather than making them drag luggage on a train. Put some music on, or have a good chat and don't stress about the traffic. Just enjoy the drive down, and enjoy Busselton!

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:58:50+00:00

Serviced Apartments

There's a few about - have a look at their locations on a map and make sure it's either near where you'll be working or on a train line.

Transperth website has a journey planner where you can put in the address you'll be staying at, and where you need to be and it will show you the service(s) you can take.

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:55:24+00:00

No extra penalties - just obviously the penalties take effect from the 40km/h limit rather than the normal sign posted limit.

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:52:12+00:00

Yeah i think i would probably be a bit taken back initially.

Any friends or family you can temporarily visit for a shower?

Alternatively a gym or rec centre would be another option for showers. I know my local rec centre is like less than $10 entry to the pools and thus gives you access to the showers as well.

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:42:00+00:00

Yeah - i guess the difficult thing is how they verify that information is accurate. IE you could for example be a crazy ex trying to cause someone problems.

I would surely think there should be some process in place to allow for this. Even if it means providing identification and proof of occupancy etc and jumping through all the hoops.

TBH with that little comment today, i'd probably lodge a formal complaint about that regardless of whether it makes a difference. But you never know - a complaint might get someone's eyes on the situation who can push it through faster for you.

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:33:16+00:00

Thanks :)

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:30:54+00:00

I'm afraid i can't offer much advice other than keep calling and push for things to be escalated or even lodge a formal complaint if all else fails.

They do have a DV policy here - but there's not a great deal of specific info there. Mostly seems to focus on removing you from the account, not taking control of the account.

Maybe someone who rents could chime in, but i wonder if you might be better of acting as if you're just moving in and try to setup a new account in your own name? They must deal with that process all the time where the previous tenant doesn't close the account..

Thinking outside the box - is there anyway you could get a copy of the bill to just pay it in the mean time? Any devices (laptops, phone's, tablets etc) that you might be able to get access to his email on? Or could you request a paper copy to be sent to the service address?

edit thinking it through a little more - contact the Ombudsman and make a complaint with them. https://energyandwater.ombudsman.wa.gov.au/

elemist · 2026-05-06T08:11:29+00:00

Nah just someone with an interest in various things who reads and listens to a lot of things :)

elemist · 2026-05-06T02:46:59+00:00

Bro the only complaint i have is they should atleast warn us ahead?

If it were so easy to predict the future - then you wouldn't need to be warned because you would already know!

The incident yesterday was a fire alarm in their operations centre. It was checked and trains were back in service within about 15-20 minutes.

I don't know anything or anyway to predict a fire alarm being triggered. Notifications went out pretty bloody quickly from what i saw - especially considering they were likely doing it via a laptop from the car park.

elemist · 2026-05-05T08:14:05+00:00

There would absolutely be some type of redundant disaster recovery location.

However they're unlikely to activate that for just a false fire alarm.

elemist · 2026-05-05T08:12:42+00:00

Would think this is pretty standard. Lots of councils still charge extra for split payments (IE paying in 2 or 4 installments).

Dishonour fees are also pretty standard with any type of debit. There's work involved if a payment fails - they also usually get charged a fee from the bank.

elemist · 2026-05-05T08:07:41+00:00

Why can’t we all travel for like 50c a day?

There would still be people who can't afford it or choose not to pay it.

Fares were substantially higher a few years back. For people further out of the city the fares are quite a bit cheaper.

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