Pocock picks a running mate

President? Where are you from, mate?

@HiddenDragon
Well it is actually suprising to see a teenager running as a Liberal candidate for the Senate, but I didn’t read any “withering contemp” in the article. It referenced the chap trying to dig himself out of the hole that Dutton had dug for him.

Why wouldn’t she know? She is in a generation that will possibly never own a home. One should as that question of our PM who has never had a job outside the ALP and parliament.

Peter Curtis, I know a few people of Hannah’s age that have made other choices like working full time with a couple of earners on the side and no distractions like social media and politics.
They are already paying off their first home and planning their families.
I did something similar at her age. If I didn’t I wouldn’t have been to save the regulatory one-third deposit for my first home.

she can stand where her party leader tells her to, that’s all that a backbencher is good for anyway.

@William Teach
Perhaps you could tell those of us, not as well versed in “independent ‘ministerial'” protocol as you, where she would stand if she were not a backbencher?

Oh wait, as an independent, her party leader is also a back bencher!

Nevertheless, thank you for your (totally lacking anything remotely resembling) insightful comment.

Correct, William Teach.
Pocock has party status so he is really no longer an independent.

Never was.

@Capital Retro
Congratulations – you just qualified for your gold medal in hair splitting. As you know, party registration, was a technical “jink” to the voting system, that allowed him to get votes, above the line and thus he was able to defeat your man, Seselja. What’s next? You claim the election was rigged?

Nevertheless, semantically, you are correct. I wonder, if he doesn’t vote along the David Pocock Party lines, will he be sanctioned by the party? Perhaps expelled?

Clueless, as usual, CR

The upcoming federal election will be the first election where Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber boomers in every state and territory. So, while these issues are rubbish to you, they will probably resonate with the younger and majority voters.

People like you build receptivity for the demographics you nominated to accept the rubbish.
These same demographics are all about self-interest, a valueless concept which didn’t exist when times were meaningful.
You seem to accept that the “young and majority voters” will embrace these policies so it will be interesting to see how the same group will accept the abolition of same by the next foreign country to invade Australia.

Ignoring the climate change issue for a second, if its a load of rubbish CR, then surely your obsession with facts (ha ha ha) will be able to clearly show links that support the obvious conclusion that you think housing unaffordability and student debts aren’t increasing?

I look forward to some robust evidence being provided by you in regards to this claim. It should be fascinating to read, and I’m sure absolutely will be the product of rigorous analysis….

Oh wait, did I turn off the sarcasm mode yet….

CR clearly hasn’t read any of the intergenerational reports that outline distinct inequities in numerous government policy areas.

@Capital Retro
LMAO … unlike you, CR, I understand that times change and so does society. So yes I embrace receptivity and because of that, I accept that Gen Z and Millenials do have different expectations to mine, or even those I had when I was their age.

I know it will never happen, CR, but perhaps you would be less resentful, if you actually joined the rest of us in the 21st Century.

As for “the next foreign country to invade Australia”? No foreign country has ever invaded Austrlia. Even if your inane Chicken Little, ‘sky is falling’ prediction, comes true, the ‘next’ invasion will be the first. Yet again, you prove, CR, that you and facts will never be acquainted.

PS Before you come back with some retort, about references to ‘Invasion Day’, “Australia” did not exist in 1788.

What happened to Gen X…yep the forgotten generation

Send me your executive summary please chewy.

Gold medal for hair-splitting, JS.
You know exactly what I was referring to and you should also realize the fifth column is already here.

CR – well said. Don’t you love the tedium of responses that come back from a few regulars – “you haven’t provided evidence”, “you’re wrong”, “you’re unintelligent”. Sometimes i wonder if their greatest skills are to copy and paste.

Penfold,
When you keep making unsubstantiated comments and refuse to provide supporting evidence, is it any wonder responses pointing that out look similar?

You seem to prefer living in an unchallenged echo chamber where you can just freely make stuff up.

Why did you lie, Penfold? I did not read that anyone made those personal assertions above, yet on that false basís you try to denigrate others.

What is your objection to evidence for facts?

Guilty conscience chewy ? Thanks for proving the point !

Penfold, a British WW2 bomber pilot told me many years ago “you knew when you were near the target because the flack got thicker”.

@Capital Retro
I’m not sure what hairs I split, CR, but thank you for the gold medal.

Unfortunately, I can only confer a silver medal on you, as I wouldn’t want it to clash with your ‘fifth column’ tinfoil hat

LOL, Penfold, you were the one clearly telling on yourself with that comment.

Must be a struggle getting caught out constantly making stuff up and being unable to back it up.

@Penfold
I’ll take tedium over hypocrisy anyday. People who live in glass houses …?

Somebody is going to be very upset when they find out Gen Z is apparently becoming more conservative and religious than the previous generation.

The flack does get thicker CR though the quality of ordinance doesn’t seem to. I’m up for a good banter but it should involve a level of facts, evidence and comprehension.

Good on you JS. Btw can you wear a tinfoil hat in a glass house ?

@Penfold
I’ll have to defer to those more versed in the wearing of tinfoil hats than I.

“I’m up for a good banter but it should involve a level of facts, evidence and comprehension.”

Shame to see you announce that you’re going to stop posting Penfold.

@Ken M
“Gen Z is apparently becoming more conservative and religious than the previous generation”

Yeah about that … I read this report, on young people’s political leanings:
https://theconversation.com/australias-young-people-are-moving-to-the-left-though-young-women-are-more-progressive-than-men-reflecting-a-global-trend-222288
in which it states:
“I found that Australian Millennial and Gen Z men are more conservative than their female counterparts, but are more progressive than men of previous generations at the same stage of life.”

Now there’s contradiction for you. I guess it depends on who or what you read, but I’m not upset with what I found out.

Having responded to a later post, Penfold has evidently read my earlier one yet cannot find any answers at all; no facts, no evidence, no comprehension. Collapsed into his own void.

No further action needed.

JS, I honestly can’t remember where the one I read was, but it did cover multiple countries. It was pretty recent too. It also said the male/female divide was most pronounced, but indicated in the US, a huge portion of Trumps vote was from the 18-25 age group, and the same in France with Marine Le Pen and in Germany with the AfD. It said much the same for Australia but concluded a slight majority were becoming far more conservative, and rejecting leftist ideals. Also the last few years has apparently seen the biggest adoption of religion amongst young people seen in a long time, and that was pretty much all over the world. It didn’t single out any one religion though.

I’ll try and find it in my browser history. It was a bit surprising, really.

Ahh chewy, there’s that comprehension issue raising its head again.

JS – The Conversation, now there’s some, errr …. objective analysis. On par with the Guardian or the ABC !

Oh yes Penfold, we can all see you’ve definitely been “raising issues” around comprehension with your posts.

Maybe for your next trick, you’ll attempt to actually provided some “facts and evidence” for a change?

@Penfold
Sorry I couldn’t find any related articles on your preferred source – Sky-Right-at-Night … perhaps you can provide them

JS – perhaps you should have consulted the World Nuclear Association website. If the poor CSIRO had they would have learned that nuclear plants have lifespans of more than 60 years and operate at at least 85% capacity. The gencost report was just sloppy.

Penfold,
Surely you didn’t just bring up the 2 discredited points on Nuclear power on a thread where you’re complaining about comprehension and providing evidence.

Strange you went missing on the other thread about the issue, where those points were already answered.

The plant lifespan is based around getting private investment to cover costs, which is why 30 years is typically chosen because investment firms won’t lend beyond those periods.

But because the Liberal proposal is that public funding will be provided, they’ve now included 60 year assessments. Particularly funny when this means taxpayer subsidy is the only way a nuclear plant can get funded.

Even with that inclided Nuclear is still more expensive.

And you obviously don’t know what a capacity factor is, or are mistaking it with the availability factor.

The Australian grid is privatised, so individual generators provide price offers to the market for generation.

The lower capacity factor for nuclear represents the fact that those generators will be undercut by cheaper generation sources (including existing coal), lowering their capacity factor. This is exactly in line with industry experience both locally and globally.

Once again, the only way that Nuclear could increase this capacity factor is by government subsidy for those plants.

Look at you go, promoting nationalisation of the energy grid and more socialism. I thought you wanted lower government spending and lower power costs?

All outlined in the Gencost response to these issues which aren’t new. All previously explained to you.

@Penfold
Ummm … why would I consult the World Nuclear Association website for information on the voting patterns of Gen Z electors?