WhiteMouse has posted here before and doesn't need a welcome from a poster not actually tasked with the job of welcoming anyone; especially one so unobservant

A good post, WhiteMouse.

However, from your previous observations, you will know that no matter what is said contrary to Foxy’s opinions, she remains in denial, and goes on, and on, and …….

ttbn,

Thank you for your comments. I welcomed WhiteMouse to
my discussion and thanked WhiteMouse for the comments.
I'm sorry that once again that seems to have hit a
nerve with you. And again I apologise for not asking
for your permission first. I'll check with the Moderator
whether I should do so in future.

One good thing. You do inspire me. Here's a few thoughts:

It seems I've got a bitter enemy
Whose heart to hate he gave
I'm becoming sure he'd like to see me die
So he could dance upon my grave

But then such is a quirk of fate
The poison in his heart
May just hasten his miserable life
And force him to depart.

Now back to the topic:

Here's a few thoughts from economicst - Esther
Rajadurai:

" The Australia we currently live in has been shaped by
decades of successive waves of migration and this has
helped to strengthen the cultural, economic, and ethnic
diversity of our nation."

"Australian multiculturalism has always been a nation-building
endeavour that has
been committed to preserving and fostering the national
identity and the democracy of the nation. This significant
cornerstone must be preserved and
nurtured in order to best provide for successful future
generations."

Is Australia a melting pot, a salad bowl, or a mosaic?

We might be a country lead by imbeciles and with a lot of excess bread.

Chinese buyers cancel, postpone Australian wheat buys amid global surplus
http://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinese-buyers-cancel-or-postpone-australian-wheat-buys-amid-global-oversupply-2024-03-14/

>>SINGAPORE, March 14 (Reuters) - Chinese wheat importers have cancelled or postponed about one million metric tons of Australian wheat cargoes, trade sources with direct knowledge of the deals said, as growing world stockpiles drag down prices.
News of the moves comes after the U.S. government reported cancellation of more than 500,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat exports last week to China, the world's No. 1 buyer, with international prices trading close to three-and-half year lows.<<

Russian wheat knocks down global prices as grain stockpiles mount
http://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russian-wheat-knocks-down-global-prices-as-grain-stockpiles-mount

USDA retains forecast for Russian wheat exports at 51 mln tonnes this season
http://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/100273/

You all see where this 'Hate Russia and China' mentality is leading us?

I guess the cancelled grain will be a boon for Coles and Woolies;
- But it will cost a few Aussies and other Western citizens the farm itself.

And blowing up Russian oil refineries isn't helping things either.
It just creates supply shocks and increases crude prices for everyone, And also increases revenue for Russian itself.

We've seen countries doing more harm to themselves and their own citizens because the leadership is hysterical with the 'Get Putin and Xi' agenda.

How much did Scomo cost us in experts with a big mouth to China a few years back?
He was the moron who didn't close the borders or quaratine properly.
Is anyone counting the cost of this foolish and continuing 'take sides' endeavour?

Foxy, an economist cares only about growth and GDP, if immigration helps achieve that faster, then that's all that matters to them, its successful.

They aren't looking at it by the drawbacks that are created.
They see those drawbacks as the cost of doing business.
A small number of people get all the main benefits and it's all of us especially the least among us that must carry the costs.

So if you live in a suburb that's overrun with Muslims or African youth crime, waiting 45 mins for an ambulance and cant even get a bed once you get to the hospital, or the local road upgrades have been frustrating you for the last 12 months, that's the price you have to pay so that others can continue to live in mansions and their gated communities.

Foxy

As I said, you go on and on - and then some. You are so defensive. You need to have the last say, no matter what. I won't know of course, because I've reached my upper boredom level for the time being, but I'll bet the house you will be back, yapping at me like a female Jack Russell terrier the moment you see this post.

I love the way that you thank everyone for their posts, as if they were applauding you after a performance: even though most posters generally disagree with you on everything you say.

You don't ‘hit any nerves’ with me; but if it helps to think it does, fine. You need all the help you can get.

“Back to the topic” - one of your cliches. WTF cares what someone called Esther Rajadurai thinks! If she wants to sound off on OLO she should do so. You could give her a big welcome. In the meantime, the opinions you give here should be your own, not someone else's.

But, perhaps you don't really have a mind of your own, being so big on quoting other people and institutions as you do. A real “Second Hand Rose”.