NMFC flagellation

The #ABC need to get someone other than Michael "nimby" Buxton as their academic rent-a-quote for urban development in Melbourne. The failure at Fishermans Bend was in the initial upzoning to great benefit of Liberal Party donating landowners, and without a value capture mechanism. #Libfail

The most dominant team in Australian sporting history? #AFLW

Yep

There might be....shadows!🫣

Walkable cities are awesome.

The point is that you can build things on shitty ground. The engineering is not a problem for Macquarie Point.

Aerial View Of The Palm Jumeirah Island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

The cost is too high. Construction costs in Australia are outrageous. But the engineering is not an issue.

The Planning Commission (and others) don't like the aesthetic. But that is entirely subjective. The location is perfect. Macquarie Point is currently an embarrassment to the state. And if all Government spending has to show a profit we'd never build another hospital or arts centre.

Adult content ain't what it used to be

Walking in streets with nothing but garage door facades is a pretty miserable experience...

She should be charged with criminal misconduct (obtain financial advantage by deception) AND banned for life.

The #ABC keeps referring to King Charles as the British monarch. It's a political whitewash to not call him the Australian monarch.

Agree. City diversity is a strength. Australia's high cost of relocation (distance, taxes) is also a major impediment to city specialisation.

Ash Riddell broke the all-time #AFLW possessions record (44), and doesn't even make the bench on Team of the Week?

Building extra road capacity does not reduce congestion. This has been well documented since the 1950s. The CBD bypass already exists. It's called the Bolte Bridge. The Dynan Rd spaghetti works should be dismantled by a more enlightened future government.

To be fair, for all of us with teams not playing the #AFL Prelims, there are 8 & 9 year old Hawks supporters who have never seen their team in a Grand Final. 🙄

Unlike many clubs, you will find few North supporters who will disparage the #AFLW or have any concerns about premiers' dominance. The juxtaposition of our M and W programs is a thing to behold.

"irrevocable and unacceptable"? Seriously? This is a Government agency proffering such falsehoods? For a start, if it's a blight pull it down in 40 years. Obviously not irrevocable. Oh well, looks like Roos never gonna lose Colby McKercher. #AFL

The Planning Commission is incompetent. Macquarie Point is a sewage treatment plant and industrial storage yard. Right next to central Hobart. If we based all public investment on their idea of cost benefit ratio we'd never build another hospital, arts centre or school. All lose money.

Funny we are still looking for a good wingman.

When speaking to Tommy Robinson at the far right demonstration in London today, Elon Musk wore a t-shirt saying "What would Orwell think?"

So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵

Yes. But especially the first two

#AFL mens is so structurally unequal we may as well call it the Premier League. And if you argue "but look at the big crowds and ratings" you are conceding my point.

How we are giving Spargo 3 years is completely beyond me. He's lost all pace after that achilles. I guess we should be thankful he wasn't offered 4. I wouldn't be chasing any of the other list cloggers either.

We'll be out on our own with zero at the end of next year. Pretty dispiriting stat.

Richmond had 4 chances to pick Murphy Reid at last year's #AFL draft who slipped to pick 17. Those 4 picks will want to be pretty good. #freosuns

Hawthorn by the length of the straight.

Finally the #AFL has worked out an equalisation policy that affects the Cats. I'm all for more double goal frees against them.😅

Why is only now that I've realized that Adam Ant from Adam and the Ants was named from adamant, meaning unyielding or determined?

Stadiums in the suburbs were all the rage in the 1970s. We've learnt since then that walkable cities are far preferable.