Saw a commercial on TV telling us the importance of gas and how it is used to make bricks, aluminium products and glass . There is no glass manufacturing companies in Australia.

Why are the Greens inc supporters are against COAL and GAS and yet they accept product made from dirty crude oil which product toxic polluting compounds i.e petrol , paradichloro benzene ( urinal blocks which are banned in many countries ) .Perhaps they are funded by the rich. If we get rid of crude oil there would be no supermarket food , no clothes , no ...........Rem we need to save the planet at all costs.

Lithium ion batteries for cars are made by using coal fired power station in the process. Lithium batteries life span is 7-8 years or 120-140000 klms. Cost to replace them is $10-20000 that does not include labour cost. You buy an electric car for $60,000 in 5 years time the cost of a your will drastically devaluate.

Vegetable oil i.e sunflower , peanut can be used to produce bio fuel as a substitute for diesel fuel.

The low unemployment figure is totally misleading, according to Centrelink if you do 0ne hour of work per fortnight you are classified as employed. What make figures look good there are much more casual and part time workers today compared to 20 yrs go. The figures should be based on 36 hrs working week.

Interest rates we up ,according to the reserve bank people are spending too much. Yet tax cuts were introduced and wages increases for the P.S. All this means people have more money to spend and yet interest rates dipped slightly.

1 hour ago, junk said:

3 hours ago, junk said:

There is no glass manufacturing companies in Australia.

In Australia, key glass manufacturers include Viridian Glass, Visy, National Glass, K&K Glass |, Oceania Glass, Australian Glass Group, and GlassCo Australia.

On 07/04/2025 at 12:36, Demonstone said:

In Australia, key glass manufacturers include Viridian Glass, Visy, National Glass, K&K Glass |, Oceania Glass, Australian Glass Group, and GlassCo Australia.

Think you'll find the last Float Glass Plant ( Dandenong... originally Pilks ) has closed.

On 28/04/2025 at 13:49, beelzebub said:

Think you'll find the last Float Glass Plant ( Dandenong... originally Pilks ) has closed.

That really is the end of an era.