OT: Current Affairs and Politics

BossyC · Mar 10, 2026

hindy111 said:
Using suicide as an example? f**k that is about as low as one can go.
Cmon mate. Your better then that

No, just showing that making less then smart, choices, that are not beneficial to the society one lives in, is far from being intelligent. Electing a bloke like Trump, twice, or Hitler, or Putin considering their mentality of "might is right" and their bullying, is not very intelligent no matter which way you look at it. Then turning a blind eye to their actions and politics, when things start going out of shape,,(as per Hitler, and Trump) is even less intelligent. My Son is visiting the America's in August, spending time in Canada, Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

hindy111 · Mar 10, 2026

BossyC said:
No, just showing that making less then smart, choices, that are not beneficial to the society one lives in, is far from being intelligent. Electing a bloke like Trump, twice, or Hitler, or Putin considering their mentality of "might is right" and their bullying, is not very intelligent no matter which way you look at it. Then turning a blind eye to their actions and politics, when things start going out of shape,,(as per Hitler, and Trump) is even less intelligent. My Son is visiting the America's in August, spending time in Canada, Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

Using the most famous suicide spot in Australia as reference shows poor empathy and low intelligence levels.
Did you consider someone reading this may have lost a friend or family member there and youve stirred up all sorts of memories and emotions?

I'm not offended personally. But it is poor form on your behalf and shows a lack of consideration and social awareness.

Gronk · Mar 10, 2026

the phantom menace · Mar 10, 2026

Trump and Netanyahu are supercharging our cost of living crisis.

f**king wankers!

BossyC · Mar 10, 2026

hindy111 said:
Using the most famous suicide spot in Australia as reference shows poor empathy and low intelligence levels.

I'm not sure many Australians beyond Sydney, know anything about it.

hindy111 said:
Did you consider someone reading this may have lost a friend or family member there and youve stirred up all sorts of memories and emotions?

Not really, no. I believe the odds of that happening are astronomical.

hindy111 said:
I'm not offended personally. But it is poor form on your behalf and shows a lack of consideration and social awareness.

hindy111 said:

I don't believe that to be the case.

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Suitman · Mar 12, 2026

So, 13 days ago, I went to the cheapest servo in my area. Medco servo at Carlingford on Pennant Hills Rd.
I fill up there every week as they are the cheapest in the area by far. I paid $164.9 cpl for diesel.
Last Saturday, I returned to fill up my half empty tank, and it was $2.25.9 cpl. That's a 61 cent per litre increase within 7 days. They were absolutely taking the piss.
Today I saw $2.46 per litre for diesel in Lane Cove. Laughable.
I understand that world oil prices have been going crazy, but the oil companies are just seriously profiteering atm as the price of a barrel of oil has just returned to pretty much normal.
So, when are prices going to come back down again?

the phantom menace · Mar 12, 2026

Donald Trump Work GIF by Creative Courage

Twizzle · Mar 12, 2026

But Donny boy said this morning that petrol prices have come down, and he never lies.

Gary Gutful · Mar 13, 2026

Suitman said:
So, 13 days ago, I went to the cheapest servo in my area. Medco servo at Carlingford on Pennant Hills Rd.
I fill up there every week as they are the cheapest in the area by far. I paid $164.9 cpl for diesel.
Last Saturday, I returned to fill up my half empty tank, and it was $2.25.9 cpl. That's a 61 cent per litre increase within 7 days. They were absolutely taking the piss.
Today I saw $2.46 per litre for diesel in Lane Cove. Laughable.
I understand that world oil prices have been going crazy, but the oil companies are just seriously profiteering atm as the price of a barrel of oil has just returned to pretty much normal.
So, when are prices going to come back down again?

Worried where it might end up in 4-6 weeks time.

King-Gutho94 · Mar 13, 2026

Suitman said:
So, 13 days ago, I went to the cheapest servo in my area. Medco servo at Carlingford on Pennant Hills Rd.
I fill up there every week as they are the cheapest in the area by far. I paid $164.9 cpl for diesel.
Last Saturday, I returned to fill up my half empty tank, and it was $2.25.9 cpl. That's a 61 cent per litre increase within 7 days. They were absolutely taking the piss.
Today I saw $2.46 per litre for diesel in Lane Cove. Laughable.
I understand that world oil prices have been going crazy, but the oil companies are just seriously profiteering atm as the price of a barrel of oil has just returned to pretty much normal.
So, when are prices going to come back down again?

What about people hoarding fuel in jerry cans.

Its disgraceful

Gronk · Mar 13, 2026

Suitman said:
So, 13 days ago, I went to the cheapest servo in my area. Medco servo at Carlingford on Pennant Hills Rd.
I fill up there every week as they are the cheapest in the area by far. I paid $164.9 cpl for diesel.
Last Saturday, I returned to fill up my half empty tank, and it was $2.25.9 cpl. That's a 61 cent per litre increase within 7 days. They were absolutely taking the piss.
Today I saw $2.46 per litre for diesel in Lane Cove. Laughable.
I understand that world oil prices have been going crazy, but the oil companies are just seriously profiteering atm as the price of a barrel of oil has just returned to pretty much normal.
So, when are prices going to come back down again?

If you don’t have the NSW Fuel App, then you should.

Anyways, we got it for 215c on Sunday and now I can’t see anywhere within 15km under 257c this morning.

I see Albo has relaxed “dirty fuel” restrictions. Which means that we can use high sulphur fuel refined in QLD for the Asia Pacific market. That won’t help prices but will help supply.

the phantom menace · Mar 13, 2026

‘Major failure’: Key Blue Mountains highway to be closed for at least three months

With 12,000 vehicles using the road every day, the prolonged blockage will affect the delivery times and cost of produce from the region to Sydney.

www.smh.com.au

Gronk · Mar 13, 2026

This is some One Nation muppet.

Suitman · Mar 13, 2026

Well the proposed tunnel would have currently been under construction but was scrapped by Minns.

How many times can they patch-up the old convict bridge before a serious alternative is considered?
Govt's of both persuasions have let this problem fester for decades.
However, there WAS a solution that would have been being built by now, but no. Another govt threw it into the bin.
Now, that decision is costing the state a fortune in lost productivity due to the indefinite closure of the main east-west link from Sydney to the Central West.

Gronk · Mar 14, 2026

Suitman said:
Well the proposed tunnel would have currently been under construction but was scrapped by Minns.

How many times can they patch-up the old convict bridge before a serious alternative is considered?
Govt's of both persuasions have let this problem fester for decades.
However, there WAS a solution that would have been being built by now, but no. Another govt threw it into the bin.
Now, that decision is costing the state a fortune in lost productivity due to the indefinite closure of the main east-west link from Sydney to the Central West.

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Man, this is a huge f**k up. I saw the Transport Minister say the pass is down for min 3 months.

The f**k up is not that they didn’t do the tunnel - I get that they need to prioritise North South over West and then we have Nancy. The f**k up is the engineers not seeing the condition of the old retaining wall (my term) earlier so they could deal with the problem BEFORE it became a safety issue.

OK scrap the tunnel because the cost vs traffic business case doesn’t stack up maybe, but plan B is ensure that the pass is good for another 25 or 50 years FFS.

Twizzle · Mar 14, 2026

Gronk said:
This is some One Nation muppet.

Deisel is 2.67 up here, no restrictions yet

$110 to top up yesterday

the phantom menace · Mar 14, 2026

I'm thinking the answer is a sound Yes.

Trump's only notable achievements for his country are saving face in conflicts that he has unnecessarily gotten involved in or initiated.

Worst. President. Ever.