579, can't you see how silly it is for a country that does not
refine diesel to commit so heavily to diesel submarines when there is an alternative ?
Even if they could get enough fish oil it would be needed to get food
into the cities.

Bazz Diesel is not going away any time soon. We do have a refinery at Geelong.

Oil will not be the end to transport or any other commodity. While there is money to be made there will always be an alternative.

Butch you have your pants on back to front. Millionaires do the heavy lifting, isn't it small business that carries this country.

200 Billion of extra debt in 2.5 years, The levy has fixed nothing. This is not time for tax cuts.

The libs are accusing labor for announcing 100 billion worth of new tax. If that is the case good on them. Someone has to do something for this mountain of debt Abbott and co have accumulated in record time.

Turnbull started out ok but has lost his way with the do nothing budget, it's an elect me budget. 50 Billion worth of gift giving.
Turnbull has lied to the Australian electorate on national tv and disgraced himself.

Good Morning Folks,

I'll be spending this week-end at my mum's nursing home
as a volunteer. So in case I won't have the time to wish
all the mother's on the Forum a Happy Mother's Day, I'd
like to do it now. Happy Mother's Day to you all!
May the new budget have something in it for us all -
especially for the health care of the aged - like my mum -
who's worked hard all of her life and is now suffering from
dementia.

All The Best.

Did I hear it correctly ? Bill Shorten said he would have 50%
alternative energy by 2026 or something ?

It looks to me taking off peak timing into account that the sun would
have to be high in the sky for 20 hours a day if there was no wind.
What if the sun doesn't shine ?
What storage is proposed ? Surely to make such a promise he MUST have
an idea how much storage and of what type would be needed.
The amount of storage required just to keep NSW going for a few days
would be absolutely colossal. Dams, if we had enough locations would
not be allowed by the greenies.

Or the logical conclusion is that he has gone stark raving mad ?

Turnbull has lost the plot. Two supply ships to be built in Spain, while Adelaide shipbuilder sheds another 640 jobs.

Pine says the need is urgent. Sounds like something we have heard before.