Opinion AUSTRALIAN Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 5

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Eagleboy2011 said:
Is this a good appointment? I don't know anything about her.

Incoming governor-general facing backlash due to long history of activism​

Samantha Mostyn’s appointment as Australia’s next governor-general has not come without controversy due to her long history of activism.
Some of the backlash is due to Ms Mostyn’s long history of activism, according to Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.
“Her CV includes Chair of the Climate Council, Deputy Chair of Diversity Australia, Chair of the Women’s Equality Taskforce,” she said.
“And we discovered today, an anti-Australia Day, pro-Voice supporter, who has previously called January 26 Invasion Day.”
Ms De Giorgio was joined by broadcaster Craig Foster and NSW One Nation Leader Tania Mihailuk to discuss the appointment.

A Labor powerbroker has blasted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the appointment of Samantha Mostyn as Governor-General, saying she is the "queen of woke"


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A forward-looking GG rather than the typical ex-military or ex-legal type. I say good on her. Good to be progressive.

Why are we concerned given it is purely a ceremonial role - well that is what we keep getting told by those on the right of the political spectrum.

And Sky News getting their knickers in a twist - well that is just icing on the cake.
 
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Eagleboy2011 said:
I would expect anyone appointed GG to be squeaky clean, most probably nonpolitical. Someone representing the King needs no baggage. I think we have done a better job in SA picking Governors.
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As Kane says, what baggage does she have?

Are you now considering having an opinion as baggage?

You are not upset that we have another woman as GG. I mean the only two female GGs have been appointed by ALP PMs never by a Coalition PM. Says it all about Coalition PMs. Who would have thought.
 

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Mutineer said:

Rise in compo claims from people including Victorian workers who had mandatory jabs for work​

WorkSafe has accepted 130 Covid-19 vaccine-related claims from Victorian workers, with several claimants saying they are unlikely to ever fully recover.

The cost of WorkCover claims related to the Covid-19 vaccine continues to skyrocket in Victoria with more than $6.8m paid to workers who suffered reactions after getting the jab.
Figures released by WorkSafe Victoria confirm the number of people with proven illness related to vaccines has continued to grow – up from 125 in July to 130.

Of these, 28 people have not returned to work at all.

The Herald Sun understands dozens more have been unable to return to full-time duties.
Under state legislation, workers with a “significant reaction” such as severe fever, blood clots, allergic reactions, seizure or stroke can claim.

The cost of the WorkCover claims rose 55 per cent in just the past nine months, from $4.37m to $6.8m.

A WorkCover spokesman confirmed the figures, saying WorkSafe had accepted 130 Covid-19 vaccine-related claims from workers.

It’s understood the payouts cover costs such as loss of income and treatment, and will continue to grow. Those affected include Victorian workers who had mandatory jabs for work such as teachers, nurses, firefighters and paramedics.
Given the stigma around vaccine injuries, few people have spoken publicly about their health battles.

The Herald Sun has spoken to multiple claimants who say they are unlikely to ever fully recover.

A vaccine mandate remains in place for certain health workers and firefighters in Victoria. The latest WorkCover figures come as thousands of Australians have fought to access compensation under the federal government’s Covid-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme, which covers “a moderate to severe impact following an adverse reaction to a TGA-approved Covid-19 vaccine” that resulted in hospitalisation or death.

The vaccines include Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), Comirnaty (Pfizer), Spikevax (Moderna) and Nuvaxovid (Novavax).

Given continued demand for the scheme, in December the federal government extended the closing date.
Australians who have suffered vaccine injuries will be able to lodge claims for compensation under the Scheme until September 30.

Meanwhile, a class action with more than 500 applicants continues after it was filed in April by law firm NR Barbi Solicitor in the Federal Court.

The case is arguing negligence on behalf of the Therapeutic Goods Administration, which approved the use of multiple vaccine brands during the pandemic.
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Safe and effective
 
Mutineer said:
Professor Buongiorno said the two newest reactors, Vogtle-3 and Vogtle-4, which were missing from Mr Bowen's calculation, were "examples of rather dysfunctional projects in the US and even they took way less than 19 years".

"A large nuclear power plant shouldn't take more than 5-6 years to build. That's what all the recent experience in China, South Korea and Russia, or even the older experience in Japan and France suggests," he said.
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Pardon the intrusion, I was looking for a comment I made elsewhere on the Vogtle units and came across this one.

Buongiorno and the article are incorrect about Vogtle 3, because they're only taking the construction time from the time of the first concrete pour, until it was switched on (10 years). The project was actually approved in 2009 and aimed to be completed in 2016. It didn't even get to the first concrete pour for four years because of the need for a construction licence, a redesign of the containment building and environmental lawsuits. And that's in a country where there are already dozens of nuclear plants and a sizeable number of engineers who are familiar with how to build and operate them.

We're going to have similar teething troubles and roadblocks here, if not more, because we've never done nuclear before and so there will be a lot of opposition and learning experiences along the way. It may take 5-6 years in the countries Buongiorno is describing, but they don't have the type of legal system, safety regulations, environmentalist movements or nuclear inexperience that we do. I reckon it'd take us longer than even the Voglte plants did.

And all that doesn't even consider the cost. Vogtle 3 and 4 combined cost US$35 billion.

www.yahoo.com

Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. Here’s more.
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Johnny Bananas said:
Pardon the intrusion, I was looking for a comment I made elsewhere on the Vogtle units and came across this one.

Buongiorno and the article are incorrect about Vogtle 3, because they're only taking the construction time from the time of the first concrete pour, until it was switched on (10 years). The project was actually approved in 2009 and aimed to be completed in 2016. It didn't even get to the first concrete pour for four years because of the need for a construction licence, a redesign of the containment building and environmental lawsuits. And that's in a country where there are already dozens of nuclear plants and a sizeable number of engineers who are familiar with how to build and operate them.

We're going to have similar teething troubles and roadblocks here, if not more, because we've never done nuclear before and so there will be a lot of opposition and learning experiences along the way. It may take 5-6 years in the countries Buongiorno is describing, but they don't have the type of legal system, safety regulations, environmentalist movements or nuclear inexperience that we do. I reckon it'd take us longer than even the Voglte plants did.

And all that doesn't even consider the cost. Vogtle 3 and 4 combined cost US$35 billion.

www.yahoo.com

Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. Here’s more.
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
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Yes, they think it can be done in 10 years because one day we can do nuclear and then the next we begin construction.

The main issue is legislation has to be introduced and agreed to - well good luck with that one unless the Coalition gets close to a majority in the Senate. In 2025, there is buckleys chance of that happening. They have 19 senators up for re-election and 15 senators not, so they need to gain additional senators, like over 50% of the spots available. Not going to happen.

The other problematic issue is if the Coalition don’t get into government in the HOR, nuclear will be dead in the water. Another 3 years of more renewables if the ALP regain government will see nuclear consigned to the rubbish bin.
 
kirky said:
Yes, they think it can be done in 10 years because one day we can do nuclear and then the next we begin construction.

The main issue is legislation has to be introduced and agreed to - well good luck with that one unless the Coalition gets close to a majority in the Senate. In 2025, there is buckleys chance of that happening. They have 19 senators up for re-election and 15 senators not, so they need to gain additional senators, like over 50% of the spots available. Not going to happen.

The other problematic issue is if the Coalition don’t get into government in the HOR, nuclear will be dead in the water. Another 3 years of more renewables if the ALP regain government will see nuclear consigned to the rubbish bin.
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It's not just the Federal parliament - they also need to get the states to agree with it.

Nuclear Power is currently banned in state legislation in QLD, NSW & VIC. There's no problem with nuclear power or uranium mining in SA, but that's not where Mr Potatohead wants to put a reactor.
 
Vader said:
It's not just the Federal parliament - they also need to get the states to agree with it.

Nuclear Power is currently banned in state legislation in QLD, NSW & VIC. There's no problem with nuclear power or uranium mining in SA, but that's not where Mr Potatohead wants to put a reactor.
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Well that can change in Qld given they have an election there this year and more than likely the LNP will be back in power so Mr Potato Head can put pressure on the Qld LNP.
 

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Change my view:

Australia's longstanding bipartisan policy on taxation (or lack thereof) of the extraction and exportation of our finite mineral and energy resources is a joke, a disaster of a decision, and one that Australians will be paying for generations to come.

There's no question that taxpayers have been shafted in favour of lining the pockets of shareholders. Coincidentally, those pockets also contain both our major political parties (who are supposedly elected to serve our interests).

Not sure how anyone could reasonably argue against this.

 
ADL9798 said:
Change my view:

Australia's longstanding bipartisan policy on taxation (or lack thereof) of the extraction and exportation of our finite mineral and energy resources is a joke, a disaster of a decision, and one that Australians will be paying for generations to come.

There's no question that taxpayers have been shafted in favour of lining the pockets of shareholders. Coincidentally, those pockets also contain both our major political parties (who are supposedly elected to serve our interests).

Not sure how anyone could reasonably argue against this.

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A Mining tax will destroy our economy. Or making them pay for access to the resources themselves.

Iron ore spot price is what, $100 or so right now? Cost of production per tonne is something like $25. The Pilbara alone exported something like 300Mt of ore last year.

Very little wiggle room.

Is your view changed yet? Maybe we should talk about coal out of QLD instead.
 
Every single thing renowned far right-wing conspiracy theorist, fascist and known consumer of horse dewormer Joe Rogan says here is…..

….the truth.

Shock horror!

PS — the TGA here in Oz banned off-label prescriptions of this drug during the China Virus, then suddenly lifted that ban last year.

 
Slippery Pete said:
Every single thing renowned far right-wing conspiracy theorist, fascist and known consumer of horse dewormer Joe Rogan says here is…..

….the truth.

Shock horror!

PS — the TGA here in Oz banned off-label prescriptions of this drug during the China Virus, then suddenly lifted that ban last year.

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He was good on News Radio all those years ago, not so much now.
 
Slippery Pete said:
So, question. Who is still taking these jabs, or will take more in the future?

Don’t be shy, folks. Come forward and out yourself. Yes or no?

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The study's conclusion that the pre-pandemic trend for decreasing cancer related mortality halted during the pandemic is valid.

They then proceed to draw a very long bow in declaring that this must have been caused by COVID vaccination, without any of the necessary data or multivariate analyses to actually test this hypothesis against various other confounders and potential causes of this trend (in particular, disrupted access to cancer screening and treatment services - as confirmed in dozens of other studies).

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Pete, I know you know everything, but please do me a favour and consider enrolling in this:

STATS 1000 - Statistical Practice I | Course Outlines

www.adelaide.edu.au www.adelaide.edu.au
 
Slippery Pete said:
Every single thing renowned far right-wing conspiracy theorist, fascist and known consumer of horse dewormer Joe Rogan says here is…..

….the truth.

Shock horror!

PS — the TGA here in Oz banned off-label prescriptions of this drug during the China Virus, then suddenly lifted that ban last year.

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Slippery Pete said:
More unfiltered truth from Rogan

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How good is Bro Science.
 
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