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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
I suppose they've picked a bit from a mix of genre, but I'd have put Eagle Rock in there as typical Australiana.

@PaulP,‍ why am I not surprised, The Necks are terrific listening and a great introduction to lounge jazz for jazz music newbies. Anyone who has travelled will recognise their music, it's almost ubiquitous as the background of hotel foyers, bars and restaurants. On the classical side, did you tune in last night to the ABC Young Performer of the Year concert? I'm getting old, it started at 6pm and I feel asleep after a few hours of the final. Tried listening agian today, and the same thing happened.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/special-features/abc-young-performer-awards-grand-final-concert/107287336
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by Lods -
Any list of All time influential Australian songs that doesn't include= Bryan Davies-"Ten Pin Bowling" is a bit dubious. ;)  :D

And where the Fck is "A Pub with no Beer".
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by PaulP -
Quote from: kruddler – on
Interesting collection.

Had never heard of 3 of them.

The Boys soundtrack.
Earth Cry
and surprisingly......Down City Streets

The first two understandably as they are not 'songs' so much as you'd think of.....but can't recall Down City Streets, but can understand why.

Personally i would've had 'Goanna - Solid Rock' on there.

The Boys Soundtrack is by The Necks. Anything by them is great IMO.

They will be adding new songs every year. Solid Rock will get in there for sure at some point.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: PaulP – on
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/04/first-10-australian-songs-inducted-into-national-songbook

Excellent selections IMO, with (hopefully) many more great ones to come.

Interesting collection.

Had never heard of 3 of them.

The Boys soundtrack.
Earth Cry
and surprisingly......Down City Streets

The first two understandably as they are not 'songs' so much as you'd think of.....but can't recall Down City Streets, but can understand why its in there.

Personally i would've had 'Goanna - Solid Rock' on there.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by PaulP -
The amount of money wasted in these elections should be declared an international crime against humanity. Not just elections, but even billionaires in California have spent ridiculous amounts pushing back against the proposition that they should be a one off wealth tax. Naturally the billionaire push back is fully supported by Democrat and friend-of-the-people Newsom.

Giving the money to people who really need it is obviously far too woke and laughably absurd for these types.

With any luck, Leon With Dyslexia can fast track his colony on Mars, and take these disgraceful scumbags with him.

The planet is already f#$cked, but at least we can enjoy our final moments in peace.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by LP -
The initial expectation is that the US will head towards recession, if that happens the RBA might have already shot itself in the foot and over-corrected, it's why some thought no change was the best option.

But the good news for investors would be markets, in particular it might signal the bottom of the market for housing is right now, although I've heard some describe the coming months in housing as a dead cat bounce.

A problem Australia has is that homeowners aren't dynamic enough, they tend to not shop around for the cheapest rates, which allows the big the banks to ride out the storm and still post big profits. Maybe that changes in the AI era.

I expect super to take a hit, a lot of Aussie super is heavily invested in the USA, and it's likely a US recession will impact growth. But this is where self-managed super can have a big influence, because if they think the market is close to bottoming out they could flood back into the domestic property market. At the moment there is a swing towards commercial over residential, but a US recession would probably be bad for that segment. Chasing growth can be a double edged sword.

What odds Aussie Politicians swing back to loving China?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
The whole world must be breathing a huge sigh of relief after the US mid terms.  It will take some time before the final results are known but it is clear that the Democrats will control the House and the Senate.  That means they can end the war with Iran, repeal Taco's tariffs, investigate the financial dealings of Taco and his family, restrict Taco's use of the National Guard, increase aid to Ukraine, and commence the impeachment process.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Captain 2027
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Lods – on
Not sure why that's occurred.
It may be as the thread starter, my vote doesn't get counted in the total.
Seems strange, but probably doesn't skew the vote to a great extent.
I've seen this before in polls I've started as well.

If I recall correctly the count error occurred early in the process, maybe immediately after publishing, I think I was able to clear it by a reset before anyone had voted. I thought it might be clicks made during editing.