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THE MEANING OF OZ - All you need to know!

 
 
bobsal u1553115
 
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Reply Tue 7 Nov, 2023 07:58 am
@Builder,
You got the vote: turn it out!!!
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hingehead
 
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Reply Fri 10 Nov, 2023 06:30 am
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hingehead
 
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Reply Fri 10 Nov, 2023 06:32 am
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hingehead
 
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Reply Fri 10 Nov, 2023 06:43 am
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 16 Nov, 2023 05:09 pm
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 16 Nov, 2023 07:52 pm
@hingehead,
On a personal note I've done Adelaide to Canberra (1160km) in 13 hours (1 roadside nap); Brisbane to Canberra (1200km) in 12 hours (no sleep) and Cairns to Canberra (2,5ookm) in 48 (some sleep on side of road).
margo
 
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Reply Fri 17 Nov, 2023 05:31 pm
@hingehead,
hingehead wrote:

On a personal note I've done Adelaide to Canberra (1160km) in 13 hours (1 roadside nap); Brisbane to Canberra (1200km) in 12 hours (no sleep) and Cairns to Canberra (2,5ookm) in 48 (some sleep on side of road).


Yeah! Not too far....
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 30 Nov, 2023 12:16 am
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 14 Dec, 2023 09:10 pm
Why Usman Khawaja's shoes have started a cricketing controversy
KEY POINTS
Usman Khawaja wore shoes displaying apparent messages of support for Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza.
He has vowed to fight a ruling that he can't wear them during cricket test matches.
He wore a black armband to show solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has vowed to fight a ruling from the International Cricket Council (ICC) that he can't wear shoes displaying apparent messages of support for Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza.

Khawaja wore shoes with the slogans "All lives are equal" and "Freedom is a human right" written on them in red, green and black ink during training sessions in Perth ahead of Thursday's first Test against Pakistan, prompting a ruling from the ICC he couldn't display the messages during the match.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/why-usman-khawajas-shoes-have-started-a-cricketing-controversy/l64c4kq1p

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Wilso
 
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Reply Sun 17 Dec, 2023 12:59 am
@hingehead,
hingehead wrote:

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/98/4c/ae/984cae0520fe59bbc9f05d0cf4cb5041.jpg


Stealing that
hingehead
 
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Reply Sun 17 Dec, 2023 10:21 pm
@Wilso,
I saw you use it on Twitter. 100% approve.
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hingehead
 
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Reply Mon 25 Dec, 2023 04:55 pm
The era of watching on in horror
By Dave Milner
December 21, 2023
A few weeks back, in an attempt to locate a source of stress and exhaustion rising in me like a metaphor I can’t be fucked conjuring up, my therapist asked me a handful of on-point questions.

“What have you been focussing on at work this year?”

Well, recently it’s mostly been: genocide, terrorism, kidnapping, ethnic cleansing, war, racism, systemic racism in settler colonies, sexual assault, billionaires subverting democracy, the climate crisis, the horrors of social media, the horrors of traditional media, Rupert Murdoch, the politicians I don’t like, that discombobulating time Pauline Hanson called me a racist on Twitter, and thousands upon thousand of murdered children.

“I see,” she said, clearly seeing. “And what measures do you have in place at work to deal with all that?”

I explained there was a sense of jocular toxic masculinity and a relatively lax drugs-at-work policy.

“You need to take a month off.”

I can see that, I said, also clearly seeing that.

The whole piece...
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hingehead
 
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Reply Mon 29 Jan, 2024 01:47 am
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 31 Jan, 2024 10:26 am
King penguin makes rare visit to South Australian beach
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King penguins, the second-largest species of penguin, have only been seen in South Australia on two previous occasions, in 2004 and 1987.

Published Jan 31, 2024 9:46 AM EST | Updated Jan 31, 2024 9:46 AM EST

Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Researchers doing a survey of seabirds in South Australia came across an unusual discovery -- a king penguin hundreds of miles from home.
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hingehead
 
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Reply Sun 25 Feb, 2024 11:58 pm
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hingehead
 
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Reply Tue 27 Feb, 2024 11:48 pm
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bobsal u1553115
 
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Reply Wed 28 Feb, 2024 07:16 am
@hingehead,
The poker machine factoid was astounding. Does this area bring in gamblers from other countries?
hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 29 Feb, 2024 11:40 pm
@bobsal u1553115,
Poker machines aren't aimed at overseas users. For a long time they were only allowable in 'clubs' which in Australian context are effectively 'not for profit' social organisations with owned licenced premises (I'm nost sure there's an American equivalent).

The majority of clubs were/are sporting, community, worker or returned services clubs. On the back of poker machine revenue they have become behemoth organisations with huge facilities and a significant role in community investment - and a political player (mostly to protect their poker machine revenue).

Their justification for fleecing their members was their social investment. There is no doubt that the lowest income groups lose the most money in poker machines (proportionately and quantitatively).

In the mid 80s I worked at one Community Club. Had about 140 poker machines - the early shift would empty them in buckets. Literally 10 of thousands of dollars in a night. And the weren't the biggest club (but they were top 10).

Fairly recently (since the 1990's) pubs (bars) have been allowed to provide access as well. I'm guessing the govt passed the legislation because 'tax revenue'.

The amount gambled and lost per player is disturbing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_Australia#Electronic_gaming_machines

NSW pokies took $4.3bn from punters in six months as political leaders debated reform
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/26/nsw-pokies-took-43bn-from-punters-in-six-months-as-political-leaders-debated-reform
hingehead
 
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Reply Fri 8 Mar, 2024 05:37 am
Do you know an expat Australian over the age of about 30?

Play them this and watch the memories flood their faces

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bobsal u1553115
 
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Reply Fri 8 Mar, 2024 08:34 am
@hingehead,
That's amazing. The government didn't take the poker industry seriously until it got huge. Really interesting story, there's got to be a book on it.
 

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