WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY? 2012 edition

[Big Nath]

I'm cross posting 

Like cross dressing??

[cruisindub]

5 mins of rubber ammo, then into live ammo fixes that.
NO respect for cops or the public, **** em.

Continuous tazering, will continue, till behavior improves.!!

[Hairs]

Like cross dressing??

A change is a good as a holiday 

[Bird]

GOLD!!!!

The chief executive of a Melbourne non-profit organisation has expressed disappointment that an employee posted a fake job advertisement online to express dissatisfaction with her management style, rather than knocking on her door.

The fake advertisement for the chief executive's position was posted on seek.com.au over the weekend, saying the well-known organisation was in "desperate need" of a new CEO. The advertisement, which was removed from Seek a few hours after it was posted on Saturday, went on to list the attributes not wanted in a new CEO. The stinging and defamatory attack implied the current CEO was, among other things, sulky, self-centred, dishonourable and disrespectful of staff.

"Are you single-minded, arrogant and unable to keep your staff engaged?" read one part of the ad; "Then we don't want you!"

The chief executive, who has no plans to step aside from her role, told theage.com.au she was upset and disappointed by the prank and said an investigation was under way to identify the culprit.

"Obviously we are really concerned about it," she said. The chief executive said whoever posted the advertisement had access to the organisation's Seek account and password.

"There's three possibilities," she said. "It is a former staff member, a current staff member or someone who has given the password to someone outside the organisation."

Seek allows members to write their own advertisements. A spokesman from Seek said the company had no comment on security or screening provisions on the website.

The chief executive said she had spoken to all staff today and had received expressions of support from several board members after the existence of the advertisement was broadcast on radio 3AW.


Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fake-job-ad-riles-ceo-20120709-21r4u.html#ixzz206WvT970

[Hairs]

That's a classic Lost.


The Grub Newton is in the news again.
Matthew Newton in high-care mental health unit
What a joke and look who he has for a lawyer, Chris Murphy.
To me that says it all.

[D4D]

Hard to believe they got into bed with each other, this is going to be like watching a myswag electrical thrread

The public rift between Labor and the Greens has escalated, with senior cabinet ministers accusing the Gillard government's alliance partner of being economically irresponsible.

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/alpgreens-war-escalates-20120709-21ru6.html#ixzz20A6YYP6a

[D4D]

Caveat Emptor

http://www.news.com.au/national/dealer-in-deep-over-a-yellow-submarine/story-fndo4bst-1226423921592

They knew the $60,000 secondhand yellow Hummer they were buying had been driven off road and through water - it was even in the sales contract that buyers Ana Castro and Jorge Rodriguez signed: "Purchaser is aware of river crossing."

[Bird]

Caveat Emptor

http://www.news.com.au/national/dealer-in-deep-over-a-yellow-submarine/story-fndo4bst-1226423921592

They knew the $60,000 secondhand yellow Hummer they were buying had been driven off road and through water - it was even in the sales contract that buyers Ana Castro and Jorge Rodriguez signed: "Purchaser is aware of river crossing."

I knew there was some profit in cars from the auctions but....
The damages total represented the difference between the $31,763 Mr Wakim paid or the Hummer at auction and its selling price.

I'd say it was Shit loads overpriced in ther first place.. are they really that expensive?

[Bird]

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe mr kallkalklka should learn not to cut people off...

A Melbourne family drove two kilometres to a police station - with a man clinging to the bonnet of their SUV following a road-rage incident.

Krish Kalli was driving through Dandenong in Melbourne's south east on Saturday afternoon when he was confronted by the man at the intersection of Webster Street and Princes Highway.

The family used an iPhone to capture dramatic footage of the incident, which starts with an argument at traffic lights.

The driver of the utility accused Mr Kalli of cutting him off before returning to his car and driving a few metres up the road.

The footage shows that he then abandoned his ute in the middle of the road and confronted the Kalli family a second time.

The driver can then be seen grabbing the bull bar of the SUV. The man clung to the bull bar as Mr Kalli edged slowly forward.

The family phoned police and can be heard trying to explain the situation to a puzzled officer on the other end of the line.

The ordeal ended after the 2km drive to Dandenong police station.

Speaking on Nine News, Mr Kalli said he feared for the safety of his family and was worried the man would attack him if he got out of his vehicle.

A police spokesman said both men have been quizzed about the incident and both could be charged.

Confronted with a man holding onto the bonnet of their SUV following a road rage incident, a Melbourne family has driven two kilometres to the local police station with the man still perched on their vehicle.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/roadrage-driver-clings-to-familys-suv--for-2km-20120712-21x16.html#ixzz20MZz91DP

[Bird]

Bring it to Aussie... also they can be used for our  " new australians" who cant drive straight let alone park!

The mayor of a German town has sparked controversy by introducing special "easy" parking spots for women.

Mayor Gallus Strobel, from the Black Forest town of Triberg, told Germany's Spiegel magazine he introduced the spots because men were better at parking than women.

The women's spaces, which are marked by female symbols, are reportedly better lit and wider, while the men-only spots have concrete pillars to negotiate and can only be reversed into. 

Strobel told the magazine that women were welcome to attempt parking in the men-only spots, but that "men are, as a rule, a little better at such challenges". He denied accusations of sexism, pointing out that there were 10 women-only spots in the carpark compared to only two men-only spots.

He said he hadn't noticed a big backlash against the scheme, but had been surprised by the level of interest from international media, which he said was good for local toursim.

"Women can come here and prove me wrong, and while they're at it they can see the town's attractions," he told the magazine.

Triberg is not the first place to introduce women's parking zones. A car park in the Chinese city of Tianjin China recently introduced a women-only parking zone. The area is marked with a pink paint scheme and includes wider spots, brighter lighting and additional guide rails.

Recent research has thrown up different results on the question of which is the fairer sex behind the wheel.

GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD!!!!

[cruisindub]

Whys the family man getting charged?
I would have driven to a brick wall, not a Police station.

Mess with my family, all bets are off. Open season on scumbags.

[Paul (SA)]

Nothing like a premature celebration - apparently you can get a nasal spray for that now....

http://www.news.com.au/sport/motor-sport/motorbike-rider-riccardo-ricco-celebrates-one-lap-too-early/story-fne8930l-1226424590125

[Bird]

Nothing like a premature celebration - apparently you can get a nasal spray for that now....

http://www.news.com.au/sport/motor-sport/motorbike-rider-riccardo-ricco-celebrates-one-lap-too-early/story-fne8930l-1226424590125

simple punch in the face for your pit board bloke.

and what about a

[D4D]

Driver escapes serious injury after ute ploughs into back of caravan on Warrego Highway

http://www.news.com.au/national/driver-escapes-serious-injury-after-ute-plouhs-into-back-of-caravan-on-warrego-highway/story-fndo4ckr-1226425614561

[Brett B]

Whoooops

[LJs GU]

"Saw the lights on, thought I'd pop in"

[lov2getaway]

"Saw the lights on, thought I'd pop in"

LOL

[cruisindub]

How did he get out?

The doors on the other side of the caravan?

Lucky it was "lights were on but nobody home "

[Bird]

It'll buff out

[Flemo]

Another wa surfer lost to a Noah today, wa looking like world shark attach capital
http://mobile.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/surfer-killed-in-shark-attack/story-e6frfku9-1226426004566

[D4D]

Must be an election looming, Joolia is handing out cash...
http://www.news.com.au/business/pm-offers-olive-branch-to-sydney-after-g20-snub/story-e6frfm1i-1226426336093

[cruisindub]

Needle ina haystack?
(Can't do a link from my phone)

WA authorities ina search and destroy mission to find 5m shark after taking a surfer.


Last seen heading towards south Africa.!

[Bird]

WA authorities ina search and destroy mission to find 5m shark after taking a surfer.

Last seen heading towards south Africa.!

leave the shark alone. Its doing what is natural to it in its habitat...

[LJs GU]

Victoria could do with a new dam...
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/yallourn-coal-mine-flood-worsens-20120715-224ef.html
Just imagine the quality of the charcoal-filtered water...
LJ

[Hairs]

leave the shark alone. Its doing what is natural to it in its habitat...

Agree totally mate.
I grew up surfing around Byron Bay, in the days when the Blood Line use to come out from the abattoirs(FJ Walkers), so there were heaps of sharks around the whole Bay area. There as been a couple of deaths over the years and I don't reckon one local ever said "lets hunt the man eater down and kill it" Although after Fordy was taken a shark was seen float upside down a couple of days later, 
There has been 2 fatal and 2 non fatal attacks.
Every surfer knows the risks of their sport, when your number is up, well it's up.
A very sad loss for his family and mates.