Just watched the Poch interview and already the media is labeling us as a physical side and referencing the referees. You can bet we now end up on the wrong side of some referee calls.

If you look at the above ABS graph (and LFC's numbers), they have always been less under the Coalition going back to 2015. It peaked at 277k, declined to 240k just before COVID hit. Under Albanese NOM has gone from the record high 528k to 306k but still above the Coalition peak. Housing...

From: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/overseas-migration/latest-release In the year ending 30 June 2025, overseas migration contributed a net gain of 306,000 people to Australia's population. This was a decrease from the net gain of 429,000 people the previous year, and...

Would it be weird if, say someone not on this forum put on the mask as well? Asking for a friend.

I've read that Labor and the Coalition had an unwritten agreement not to make a political issue of immigration numbers so both are culpable. Its only in the last 12 months that immigration has come down to the level that it was pre-Covid under the Coalition. Every other year since winning...

German is the most widely spoken language in Switzerland as well. IMO he was and is young enough to pick up a new language and could have benefited on and off the pitch in endearing him to the club, players and fans. Anyway he's not at Bayern anymore. Just hope he takes his game to the next...

Government releases projections to plan in advance for what it needs to do for the coming decades, not of 3 or 4 years ahead, but decades, because the things that it needs to do take time and lots of money. When the projection is wrong by 25 years, obviously there are going to be issues...

Yeah sure. The claim that house prices still went up during covid when immigration dropped therefore immigration doesn't drive house prices was debunked long ago. Its simply not true. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 350,000 Australian citizens and permanent residents...

I see plenty wrong with it. If its good enough for Harry Kane to learn some German, its bloody well good enough for him! This is Bayern Munich we're talking about. It reveals how raw he really is about professionalism at the highest level.

WOW! He said that?

Also, around that time in 2021 there were many ex-pats returning- cashed-up- increasing demand and property prices, especially for homes that could have a "home office" to work from home. So its not fair to say that prices went up even though immigration went down as there were others...

I suspect we'll need to weather the storm because they will come out pumped and breathing fire. Christ I'd love us an early goal to silence them and the crowd.

We're like Germany 2010. Neuer was keeper in the World Cup but not in the qualifiers ( I think?). Young starlets like Ozil and Muller making their mark

I don't think the other codes fear us. We're perfectly capable of making ourselves irrelevant on our own other than for 1 week or two every four years. We're our own worst enemy.

wouldn't be surprised if NI comes on at 60 minutes.

I agree housing affordability is a multi-factorial problem. BUT Immigration is a very important driver of the demand side for housing. The projections was that Australia would reach 28 million in 2051. It happened in 2026. Most of it by immigration. That's important because the sharp...

There's a fair bit of hype after the US's opening win but I don't think they're all that. A few things they do on the pitch is still Tier 2 international level (as we are). Their decision -making, execution of passes, reading the play, speed of thought and taking opportunities is not top...

Poppa nailed his tactics because our players are nowhere near technical enough on the ball to match it the likes of Turkey's. So he outplayed them without the ball.