Pauline Hanson turned 72 just a few days ago.
I hope that she is preparing for her retirement. Based on her poor attendance in the Senate, she seems to be in semi-retirement already.
I've got a friend who's a bit of a cooker. Not a full cooker, but 'cookerish', sort of on the simmer, soft boil on the way.
We don't mix a lot, but he came to stay last night before he and his Karen go back to, let's just say 'regional Qld'.
We get into a debate about politics and One Nation. As I said, at the beginning, he's a bit of a cooker, but not a strange lunatic type, not a bogan. But cooked enough.
Well fuck me. The stuff that came out of his fucking mouth just astounded me. Now, I normally don't get into these sorts of conversations with friends, basically because most of my friends are normal, not cookers.
The delusional nonsense that he repeated turned my head to cabbage. I had to do what any reasonable person would. I took him to the office, sat his arse down and did the research in front of him.
As I said, he's not the full cooker. You know those ones that just won't accept anything, even if the proof is right there in front of them.
And what happened was that with proper evidence in front of him to counteract most of the stupid claims he was making, he got it. We spent some hours doing this on various subjects, from Tax to immigration, the fucking flag even came up.
But by the end of it all, he accepted that he had been totally misinformed and sucked in.
I had to make him quite a few martinis to calm him down, he was that disappointed that he had been misled previously.
Unfortunately, most of the cookers aren't like my cooker 'ish' friend and there is no hope for them.
But I'm pleased to say that I saved one.
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NETZERO IS WORKING!
Electricity prices are falling.
From July 1, the AER's Default Market Offer drops for most households in NSW, QLD and SA.
Why? Lower wholesale costs. Less spot price volatility. Wind and battery now covering evening peaks.
This is what the renewables transition actually looks like in your power bill.
Small businesses get the biggest relief — up to 20.9% off in NSW.
The transition is working. The right whingers were wrong.
@ElaineM11584892 My blood cancer medication was put on the PBS last September- blood cancer month. I would have had to pay 4,950 per month @ I qualified for it, so as a pensioner I pay 7.50/ mth, @ my weekly blood tests are bulk billed. Thank you labor party. Wouldn't happen under the LNP or ON.
As it gets closer to the elections Albo will come out all guns blazing, don't ever underestimate him. Why would he waste energy now, he'd rather just get on with the job.
In my book he's doing a good job. His policies and changes have made a difference.
The barefoot investor thinks that the budget changes don’t impact the VAST majority of people’s current savings & investment plans
As for those it does? They’ll be fine
“The wealthiest people in the country. Living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world…life is good.”
Now is the winter of our discontent: Pauline for PM? Her solution to our duopoly grievances? Frack, drill, open cut coal; deport/ban Muslims; restore landlords’ neg-gear/CGT slush; open slather gambling; paywall for ABC; axe Family Court; ‘work choices’ 2.0, burn Aboriginal flag.
When it comes to the elections voters do not want a leader who is constantly angry and always wanting to pull things down. Someone negative and complaining will not be PM material. Any party leader who wants to be PM needs to talk about real changes for good and be positive.
Pauline: “I’m ready to be Prime Minister.”
My dog: “Dad, I'm ready to drive your car.”
I’d rather hand the keys to my car to the dog than hand the keys to The Lodge to Pauline.
Pauline Hanson came out today opposing minimum wage raises, and telling Sky News that us young people “don’t want to work”.
Personally, I think that’s really fucking bold of Pauline, when you remember she only shows up to vote 54% of the time…
Pauline Hanson: “I’ve been a business woman most of my life.”
Hanson sold her fish and chips shop 30 years ago. Her new ‘business’ is being a dole bludger who specialises in racism.
#auspol#OneNation
If Albo said he had no plans to fire missiles next week
and then we got attacked
and we fired back in defense.
They would call him a liar.
That's not a lie. That's called responding to reality.
Governing isn't campaign script. Its leadership.
Labor values, Labor platform has been clear.
Australia voted. 94 seats!