r/friendlyjordies

As title says and considering this was recorded in two polls I think worth paying extra close attention to.

This is disgraceful from the Greens political party. More people need to be aware of their position on this. Shoebridge is a dangerous lunatic.

Just saw the news today that the Greens under leader David Shoebridge are calling for Australia to stop supporting Ukraine. What the fuck?

Yesterday he was talking about how people should have “listened to Mehreen Faruqi“ to prevent Bondi. What the fuck?

And then there’s the usual tired old tropes on the Middle East issue. Shoebridge was instrumental in transforming the party from a climate-socialist focus into the political arm of Josh Lees’ PAG.

And this is on top of the Greens policy to cut defence spending, cancel AUKUS, abolish the Border Force and end Operation Sovereign Borders.

Operation Sovereign Borders is extremely popular amongst the general electorate. Who in their right mind thinks it‘s okay for people having a barbecue beside a beach to witness unauthorised maritime arrivals land onshore and then walk away and start a life in Australia?

All of this shit coming from the Greens on these matters is deeply unpopular with the general electorate.

It’s better if the Greens just adopt the Labor positions on defence, foreign policy and national security and really try to differentiate themselves with Labor in other areas.

Good video to keep in mind.

As is all over the news and is evident when you drive in majority of the roads in Victoria regional and in the cities it’s fairly safe to say the roads are severely lacking preventative maintenance and pothole repairs.

I’d like to ask if there’s a justified reason for the state of the roads or if this is one of Labor oversights that can’t really be blame gamed to the libs?

I used to be a disgruntled vibe voter then I started to watch FJ and I found it really hard to actually fault what he was saying about the Labor government with all the sources and data he shows but I’m just wondering now that can the “pothole crisis” really be palmed off as “ the libs privatised maintenance contracts so that’s why they’re going to shit”

- Is the labour government really to blame for the state of the roads in Victoria?

These people have no shame and are disgraceful human beings. A couple of children amongst the group who are in a serious condition and these clowns just want to take advantage of the situation for their own political platforms. Shameful is putting it kindly.

Edit: the driver is an utter piece of trash, but to make it about his ethnicity is disgusting. I've heard "they bring their disregard for society here" but ffs, P platers have been little shits since well before I got mine.

These surcharges have been illegal in the UK and EU for years now without the hysteria which people are suggesting will arise. The move is intended to increase upfront competition. Who is most opposed to those things in this country but entrenched big businesses (particularly the banks, airlines, and supermarkets)? Economists have also indicated that the changes will reduce productivity and efficiency losses. These things should be celebrated; instead, we're stuck on the same partisan loop.

1. The cost of a commbank stripe which most small businesses use to allow card transactions is $25 plus 0.99% per transaction. 1% on a $5 coffee is 5c. If businesses are charging more than 5c more on a $5 transaction after today, they don't deserve your business.

2. The cost of paying with cash is not free for businesses either. You can't pay most business bills with cash and you need to take time out of a worker's day to deposit the cash if it's to be used for bills or most wages. 1% is probably not even close to indicative of that time spent doing that. People arguing that they shouldn't pay an extra amount absorbed into the price of the good or service after today don't talk about that at all.

3. This change encourages transparency and accountability. Consumers often didn't know how much they were going to be charged until it appeared on their phone. How many times did you see $5 appear on a payment terminal only to be charged $5.35 on your statement after paying. Not only was that an inordinate increase given the normal surcharges banks charge as above, but you can't budget for that. The RBA says that these surcharges amounted to $1.6bn every year for Australians. This reduces that amount by encouraging businesses to choose terminal options which charge less to the greatest extent possible.

Remember, the news media hates how they can't land much, if anything, on Albo.

"Kyliegate" "melongate", completely nonsensical, media hysteria.