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I thought this was a joke, albeit a sick one, when I first saw the headlines. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/28/middleeast/saudi-arabia-chair-un-gender-equality-forum-intl/index.html But, no it's true. The fox has been put in charge of the hen house. Yet another farcical UN decision. For some...

The dangers of proactive policing. Plain clothes coppers swarm an innocent teenager because he looks suspicious, who runs to his nearby home. Something happens, he gets shot, dies, read the story for yourselves. Police testimony is poor and contradictory. Policemen A gets not to testify on...

Hobarts Mary Donaldson is becoming Queen of Denmark when her husband ascends the throne as Fred-X on January 14th. It's not really a rags to riches story as her family were clever and well off, nonetheless it is an interesting story which holds out hope for every women who has been chattered up...

The Ropen is a tailed flying cryptid described by folks on Umboi Island in PNG. This Cryptid site has a reasonable description and interesting discussion https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ropen It is often said the famous entomologist Evelyn Cheeseman was the first scientist to see the Ropen...

After the recent death of a man while removing a snake coiled around his mates leg, I think we know what not to do - see article below https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/10/queensland-man-in-60s-dies-from-snake-bite-after-removing-animal-from-friends-leg In other reports the snake...

Three people from Leongatha have died from mushroom poisoning and a fourth is ill. Homicide police have been called in. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/victoria-homicide-police-probing-fatal-mushroom-poisoning/news-story/3f8675b9029cd931c5f50c9aa533e17c It is almost certainly a case of...

Retirement is a wonderful thing for an aging geek especially if you have a friend who can do SMD soldering successfully. I recently challenged my friend to build a pair of these Armachat Lora communicators, and he did! With access to these skills ('look out Honey, I'm using technology...') I...

Three people have appeared at court for the Cassius Turvey murder. Cassius was the 15 yo indigenous lad bashed to death with a metal pole last year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-20/cassius-turvey-murder-accused-gilmore-palmer-forth-face-court/101875392

I have been trying to catch up with some old Australian 'cult' 'movies and have found some 'free' links and spent time watching them. Some of the film buffs may be interested. Pure Sh*t 1975 - Pure S aka Pure s**t (1975) watch online | Vintage Retro Sleaze Erotic and Grindhouse Movies 1975 cult...

Sodom and Gomorrah, an act of a cleansing God, nuclear explosions by ancient astronauts or perhaps most likely - A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom (theconversation.com) A multidisciplinary approach...

A little bit of local history. 15th of October is the day the Westgate bridge collapsed (1972) and killed 35 workers and injured 18. It remains the largest death toll in a work place accident in Australia. My father rang me to remind me because he had been there earlier in the morning with...

I couldn't find anywhere better to post this. https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/blue-mountains-circus-family-breaks-silence-over-false-child-sex-abuse-charges/news-story/8613a9156877d0cca3e2d3148767c5d8 An article from 2018 gives the coverage at the time...

Bacteria based living ink has been developed at MIT. Using 3D printers to print the cells they are capable of making a biotattoo. See http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/12/mit-living-ink-bacteria/ In the future these biotattoos could perform all sorts of sensory systems such as physiological &...

We have the most unique fauna in Oz, but we also have had some of the most interesting extinct animals ranging from the ancient Ediacara fauna, 'polar' dinosaurs, through to the recently extinct megafauna. I couldn't find a thread that covered "Ancient Australia", or perhaps better Australian...

For years people have made fun of the buffoons in Canberra, especially those somewhat erratic souls that seem to spring up regularly from Queensland, however I feel we now have a new star, one that transcends all that have come before, Senator Malcolm Roberts. It took a total of 77 primary votes...

Not content with EFC, WADA are now taking on the Russians. "Russian authorities oversaw a systematic doping program for their track-and-field athletes, a World Anti-Doping Agency commission said on Monday, in a report that threatens Russia's participation in the Rio Olympics and other...

Has anyone heard/seen anything definitive from the club re Chips shoulder? Watching the video it looks like he injures it as he extends it forward, without any direct trauma. As he falls he starts to protect already. If you look closely at the video as he falls I think you can see the head of...

One of my major concerns in the Essendon drug saga is the wide spread use of bioactive agents that in many cases are very new, unproven and without knowledge of long term effects. The death of Joe Mannoh after receiving growth promoting factors from Dankenstein should serve as a warning to all...

FOR THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE MEANING OF THE STRANGE GOINGS ON AT GILS HOUSE SEE POST # 42. LINK I couldn't help myself. It's all SizeMatters fault.