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Out-of-control fire rages at one of Australia's two oil refineries in Geelong (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 6 months ago by YeahToast@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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We're giving it a red hot crack to be as miserable as possible.

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 17 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Alright tin foil hat is going on

Someone really wants this fuel shortage and our involvement in Israel's war

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[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I said $4/L at the start of this and on way or another I’ll get it there!

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[–] Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Wise sage, how many $/L to stop land cruisers being driven in to high rise office basement car parks?

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[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yes

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[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone [S] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Hmm.. and how far would you go to ensure your prediction is correct? Where were you at 10.30pm on the 15th of April.

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[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

At home cooking dinner.

While pressing a red remote control button.

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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I’ve already heard from the conspiracy theorists who believe that Jacinta and Dan Andrews blew it up to make everyone buy EVs.

Sigh

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[–] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Well, we've tried everything else...

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[–] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Puts tinfoil hat on

Billionaires have been saying how much they want to kill off tons of poor people while also building bunkers to hide away in when things get bad, they have the power to accomplish this too.

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