Sam Kennard
@SamKSS
The secret to happiness is freedom. The secret to freedom is courage. Thucydides
In Australia, illicit vaping related crime is likely to be a greater risk to life and health than actually vaping.
Death by risk factors. Smoking is 3rd. Vaping nowhere to be seen. Not surprising as it doesn't cause death. Think about that when you see yet another hit piece on vaping. 22 years in and no loss of life. How long do we wait for significant harms to arrive. 25, 30, 40 years?
Death by risk factors. Smoking is 3rd. Vaping nowhere to be seen. Not surprising as it doesn't cause death. Think about that when you see yet another hit piece on vaping. 22 years in and no loss of life. How long do we wait for significant harms to arrive. 25, 30, 40 years?
Hey Twiggy, when your business case depends on politicians, then your business case is f*#cked! Carry on.
''Australia’s govt expenditure has surged to a post-war high (except for the pandemic-era spike) of 38–39% of GDP, up from 34–35% before the 2008 global financial crisis'' New research by Robert Carling reveals the growing scale — and consequences — of this expansion. 🔽🔽🔽
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Siri, what does ‘snouts in the trough’ mean?
Justin Mohamed was appointed inaugural First Nations ambassador in 2023 and was tasked with ‘implementing a First Nations approach to foreign policy’. Here’s his office’s travel bill: bit.ly/44UpIwk
Green hype vs reality New York Times: Green China pulling away Reality: In 1971 China was 40% renewable (biomass, hydro, solar, wind etc) because poor (wood, dung) As average Chinese got 35x richer over the period, fossil fuels maxed at 92% in 2011... x.com/BjornLomborg/s…
Green hype vs reality New York Times: Green China pulling away Reality: In 1971 China was 40% renewable (biomass, hydro, solar, wind etc) because poor (wood, dung) As average Chinese got 35x richer over the period, fossil fuels maxed at 92% in 2011, now 87% in 2023 China is…
In 2020, $15.8B was collected from all sources from tobacco products. Despite higher tax rates, this has plummeted to $8.7B in 2024. Taxes & prohibition has caused the illicit market for nicotine to explode. Police resources wasted playing whack-a-mole and criminals get rich.…
Is it really possible that Labor sympathetic RBA board members voted politically? I’m stunned!
Which RBA board members voted for a rate cut? At least two Labor appointees to the Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy board, Jenny Wilkinson and Iain Ross, almost certainly voted for an interest rate cut on Tuesday, according to former RBA insiders afr.com/policy/economy…
Javier Milei has lowered Argentina’s monthly inflation rate from 26% to just 1.5% The economy grew 7.6% in Q2 YoY Never forget… the media and professional class labeled him a dangerous “far-right” lunatic because he wanted to cut spending.
Net zero will make Australia poorer as others in our region grow richer and it will do nothing for the environment. While Australia produces less than 500 million tonnes of coal annually, China, India, Indonesia and Mongolia have INCREASED their annual coal production by 1.2…
🚨 Today I moved a bill that will spur the building industry & put downward pressure on rents & prices. Guts of the bill is if you lodge a Development Application with a local council but don't hear back in 60 days, then voila - your DA is deemed approved! Build baby build (+…
Australia is suffering a cost of government crisis. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
It sank 😳 msn.com/en-us/money/co…
EV fire onboard causes ship carrying 800 EV’s to be abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. This won’t be good. carexpert.com.au/car-news/fire-…
Australia is de-industrialising because of net zero.
Kennards Storage has successfully acquired Auckland storage operator National Mini Storage. The Auckland portfolio consists of 13 operating locations with 11,272 storage spaces and 99,247 sqm, and one development property. Read the full story here: shorturl.at/yKk4N