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Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:17 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
There is seriously something very, very wrong and smelly in the Australian energy sector if we have some of the highest energy prices in the world yet energy operators are running at a loss.
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:07 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
Although not its intention, this article does a great job explaining why rolling out too much solar energy, too fast, is actually bad for the market overall, as it affects wholesale prices and results in energy operators paying solar owners for excess energy being fed into the system.
Mass solar roll-out isn't good for the market and it's no surprise Australians are paying some of the highest energy prices in the world.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation ... 0ab2b0ccee
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:40 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
What concerns me about right-wing political commentators in Australia pushing for nuclear energy is they are arguing the case for nuclear construction using UAE and Middle-Eastern politics as an example of how fast it can be done.
Yeah, seriously, come on.
Political frameworks, decision making processes and the multitude of regulatory mazes in Australia, being a democracy, is going to make this a two decade or more solution if we go down the nuclear path.
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:43 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
This abuse of foreign workers is commonplace and it's sickening.
Seasonal work has always been full of corruption and illegal activities, by abusing workers.
And the industry wonders why they struggle to find enough workers to fill vacancies...
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ ... 015f8b74ae
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:57 pm
by @Cicada3301AU

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There should be a class action against the BOM for the financial burden which resulted directly from its hysterical, woke-driven "long-range forecast" which proved to be the opposite of what actually occurred over summer.
What's worse, as the article rightly points out, the media verbatim repeated and peddled along the hysteria without even asking any questions.
As far as I'm concerned, the media is just as guilty for the fear porn as much as the BOM.
An utter joke!
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/how- ... 116-p5exku
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:08 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
Australian Government is pressing pretty hard on big tech, for their refusals and inaction of taking down "extremist" and "child abuse" content.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation ... 3e552f7e81
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:38 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
Australia set to deport Russian spy, citing a risk to its national security.
To be honest, she appears quite dumb.
Just sayin'.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ ... dc7e9bca3a
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:05 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
Another COVID-19 inquiry which will undoubtedly focus on everything but what's important, like overzealous, authoritarian response orders.
We'll see.
https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-e ... 321-p5feax
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:25 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
Poor little Australia!
Sometimes we think we have more influence over big tech than we actually do.
If they're trying to put Meta in a corner and push them to pull out of the Australian market entirely, they're making all the right moves.

This is such crap!
https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and ... 324-p5ferw
Re: Australian Politics
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:44 pm
by @Cicada3301AU
No, Australians will not be turning their backs on Facebook because very few Australians actually use Facebook for reading the news, purely because the algorithms prevent news posts from displaying in user's timelines.
This requires users to manually search for the news service and head to their dedicated Facebook page to see what's posted.
Realistically, this is something very, very few users actually do, because it's cumbersome and modern internet users are generally just lazy.
So the Government and Australian media outlets should stop trying to martyr Australian users

just because Meta has stopped giving the media outlets free money.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation ... bf36850401