Australia is about to run out of fuel

[Astyanax]

Yeah I call bullshit...

Rocketing prices, signs limiting fuel consumption and bans on jerry cans – 21 March

 Six fuel shipments to Australia cancelled: Minister – 22 March

 Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia run out of fuel – 23 March

Australia's diesel standards lowered as hundreds of petrol stations run out – 24 March

 Australia’s Fuels Dependence Turns Into a Crisis – 25 March

 PM calls second emergency national cabinet meeting over fuel crisis – 26 March

Panic buying prompts PM to reassure Australians over fuel supply – 27 March

PM announces new powers to boost fuel supply amid Middle East tensions – 28 March

...a whole week of headlines, and today you wake up and call bullshit?

[putnam6]

Dude, really, you pulled a quote from March 13th? What's today? The 28th, no shit, the situation has evolved 15 days later, but you've been freaking out at 100% volumn the whole fucking time, would be the more salient point.

Australia has depleting oil and gas reserves, just 4 weeks in? which sounds like poor planning from your leftist-aligned government, perhaps elect persons for leadership where energy independence is a priority. This has been simmering for 2 years, FFS didnt some responsible official see this eventuality?

WHY couldn't Australia build extra storage tanks in 2 years and import more oil?

Simply put, Australia's poor planning does not constitute an emergency for the rest of the world. You just had the Olympics FFS, no extra revenue?

[Kwaka]

WHY couldn't Australia build extra storage tanks in 2 years and import more oil?

Canberra is controlled by lobbyists, those with money to spend tend to get their way more.  It is an entrenched, generational issue that has been growing over time. The culture of Australian politics ain't too bright with how it handled covid. Safe and effective treatments suppressed for a genetic therapy experiment. More focused on what the big money says than what is important for the population.

Australia was a lot more energy independent from the oil crisis back in the 1970's. Over time, money, greed and complacency sold out the nation. Cheaper to get it done overseas. Then got the global, psychopathic, blackmailing Epstein class with their eugenic aims of profiting by degrading infrastructure.

[chr0naut]

The USA is a country the size of an entire continent and you can't possibly expect it *logically* to have as little deaths as a place like new Zealand, right? Or maybe you see something I don't.

The site linked showed death rates, not total numbers of deaths.

Also, are you suggesting the U.S. is intentionally weakening its allies? To what gain? Or do you literally mean Trump and if so what people are allowing their will to be weakened?

Trump is distancing the USA from NATO, the UN, the WHO, most other countries (that he denies have been there and defended the USA, and that he keeps saying are ripping the USA off, when the truth is that the USA has been the biggest post WW2 economy in the world by leveraging its economic and military dominance for more than 80 years.

[ReturnofBroccoli]

The site linked showed death rates, not total numbers of deaths.


Trump is distancing the USA from NATO, the UN, the WHO, most other countries (that he denies have been there and defended the USA, and that he keeps saying are ripping the USA off, when the truth is that the USA has been the biggest post WW2 economy in the world by leveraging its economic and military dominance for more than 80 years.

Death rates based on population per country?

I agree he is distancing the U.S. but I don't think it weakens the world maybe it does though. I don't see what the big deal is though to be honest maybe you can clear it up for me: From what I understand the rest of the world charges tariffs on U.S. goods in a large amount taxing them while the U.S. stays at a mediocre percentage for favor with these countries. He raises it 10% and everyone is upset that it was raised at all but its already unequal. If you want 50% of my pie should I not get 50% of yours? Maybe I am looking at it wrong?

[Kwaka]

I agree he is distancing the U.S. but I don't think it weakens the world maybe it does though. I don't see what the big deal is though to be honest maybe you can clear it up for me:

The WHO and parts of the UN where getting wonky. The place started from the ashes of WW2 as a way for nations to work together with out blowing each other up. With Trump stepping away from the UN and trying to start his own 'bored of peace', it is missing some lessons of war for where Earth is at these days. So has to relearn these things the hard way.

[Astyanax]

Dude, really, you pulled a quote from March 13th?

You appear to be hallucinating. The links I posted date from the 21st to the 28th of March.

[chr0naut]

Death rates based on population per country?

Deaths per million. That way, it's the same measurement scale for every country.

There were 222 countries with less money, less technology and some of them fairly primitive socially and politically, who outperformed the USA in protecting their citizens. The implications of the results are obvious.

I agree he is distancing the U.S. but I don't think it weakens the world maybe it does though. I don't see what the big deal is though to be honest maybe you can clear it up for me: From what I understand the rest of the world charges tariffs on U.S. goods in a large amount taxing them while the U.S. stays at a mediocre percentage for favor with these countries. He raises it 10% and everyone is upset that it was raised at all but its already unequal. If you want 50% of my pie should I not get 50% of yours? Maybe I am looking at it wrong?

Do a little study on historical US Isolationism, and its effectiveness. The USA tried it several times. None of them went well. Of course MAGA and Trump have not studied economics or history.

[putnam6]

Canberra is controlled by lobbyists, those with money to spend tend to get their way more.  It is an entrenched, generational issue that has been growing over time. The culture of Australian politics ain't too bright with how it handled COVID. Safe and effective treatments were suppressed for a genetic therapy experiment. More focused on what the big money says than what is important for the population.

Australia was a lot more energy independent from the oil crisis back in the 1970's. Over time, money, greed and complacency sold out the nation. Cheaper to get it done overseas. Then got the global, psychopathic, blackmailing Epstein class with their eugenic aims of profiting by degrading infrastructure.

Even more reason to have a better plan for Strategic National Oil and LNG reserves, first heads up was Ukraine/Russia, but 10/7 should have been a bucket of cold water.

Itemized Major Expense Categories (2025–26 Budget)
Here is the breakdown by major functional category:
• Social security and welfare: A$290.9 billion (37.0%)
This is the largest category, covering pensions (e.g., Age Pension), disability support, unemployment benefits (JobSeeker), family payments, veterans' support, and related programs like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and aged care.
• Health: A$124.8 billion (15.9%)
Includes Medicare, pharmaceutical benefits (PBS), hospitals funding, aged care, mental health, and recent investments in bulk billing and workforce incentives.
• General purpose inter-governmental transactions: A$99.9 billion (12.7%)
Primarily GST revenue sharing and other untied grants to state and territory governments for their services (e.g., hospitals, schools, roads).
• Other (including housing, community amenities, public order/safety, fuel and energy, etc.): A$149.7 billion (19.1%)
A broad residual category covering infrastructure, disaster relief, environmental programs, and miscellaneous spending.
• Education: A$54.0 billion (6.9%)
Funding for schools, universities, vocational education (e.g., Free TAFE), early childhood education, and student support.
• Defence: A$51.4 billion (6.6%)
Military capabilities, personnel, equipment, and operations (with long-term plans to reach ~2%+ of GDP).
• General public services: A$31.4 billion (4.0%)
Government administration, foreign affairs, and public sector operations.
• Interest on government debt: A$23.9 billion (3.0%)
Net interest payments on Australian Government Securities.
• Transport and communication: A$16.5 billion (2.1%)
Roads, rail, aviation, and broadband initiatives.
Total: A$785.7 billion (percentages may not sum exactly to 100% due to rounding).

I love Australia BTW, would love to visit, it seems like a fascinating place, filled with people of amazing character and heart. The dozen or so I've met were warm, friendly, intelligent, and knowledgeable about the world.

[putnam6]

You appear to be hallucinating. The links I posted date from the 21st to the 28th of March.

I was referring to my initial quote

You quoted my bullshit quote, which was on March 13th? well before the panicky links...



You even referenced it.

My comment was a week before those scary paranoid headlines that you are wetting yourself over

...a whole week of headlines, and today you wake up and call bullshit?

Biggrin