WHAT'S MAKING NEWS TODAY? 2012 edition

[Bird]

Couldn't pay me enough to be a cabbie...
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/taxi-driver-stabbed-to-death-man-incinerated-in-suburban-tragedy-20120801-23dp1.html
Not a criticism, just curious, but there seems to be a lot of black coat wearing detectives there.  Why so many?

LJ

I reckon its awesome that the POS that killed the cabby burnt to death... Karma bus, leaving on road 5....

and the reason there are so many, 3am... Krispy Kreams isnt open for another 4 hours.

[Eamonn]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uvziql4271u39z3/Little%20Johnny%20The%20Movie%20%28trailer%29.wmv

[Tim - Stratford]

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/hometech/exploding-dvd-player-leaves-threeyearold-with-severe-burns-20120801-23ec1.html

http://dicksmith.com.au/media/DSAU/Media/static/WebDocumentCollection/D6202RecallAUv2.pdf

Recall Dick Smith branded 9" Portable DVD/Media player

[blackcat]

anyone lost a thong at chilli beach?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/news/thongs-found-washed-up-on-remote-queensland-beach/story-fn32891l-1226441007019

[Bird]

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/08/03/3560201.htm

[D4D]

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/coming-soon-140000-caravan-20120803-23kei.html

[speewa158]

Woke up this morning & still there is nothing on the jobs front ,,, conserned about my mounting bar tab  Its been 1 day now 

[cruisindub]

Free love is alive!!

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/vibrator-giveaway-in-new-york-is-shut-down-leaving-thousands-dissatisfied/story-fnd134gw-1226447130379

[GGV8Cruza]

Deer V's motorbike

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/deer-me-motorcyclist-v-wild-20120810-23yed.html

GG

[Mace]

BMW 320 sells for $1 NZ on Ebay (Thats $0.77 Aus).

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/dealers-mistake-sees-car-sold-for-1-20120810-23yid.html

[cancan]

BMW 320 sells for $1 NZ on Ebay (Thats $0.77 Aus).

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/dealers-mistake-sees-car-sold-for-1-20120810-23yid.html

Gee you would want a full tank of petrol in it for that amount

[Mace]

Road Rules!!  What are they?

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/the-road-rules-you-didnt-know-20120817-24bzf.html

[Bird]

Road Rules!!  What are they?

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/the-road-rules-you-didnt-know-20120817-24bzf.html

I had a discussion with a cop on this one once before.. he swore it never existed

"Splashing a bus passenger with mud after driving through a puddle can cost you $165. Oddly enough, splashing a pedestrian with water is OK.
It's the bus and the mud that seem to be most offensive in the eyes of NSW law."

[Mace]

This is the one that gives me the irrits:

"Are you annoyed by drivers who use foglights in clear conditions – or in daylight? In NSW it's a $99 ticket and in Victoria it'll cost you $141 to use a foglight "unless in fog or other hazardous weather reducing visbility".

Wish WYNO would get stuck into all of them who drive around with em on all day!.

[LJs GU]

Road Rules!!  What are they?

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/the-road-rules-you-didnt-know-20120817-24bzf.html

Thanks for posting Mace, great read.

It's ridiculous... on a typical day, my fines would be:
$141 - Reversing (further than is reasonable)
$282 - along with a toot and wave to kids when leaving for work
$564 (141 x4) - Not indicating left when leaving roundabouts

and on some days:
$141 - leaving a car unlocked at the servo
$282 - kids DVD screens 'likely to distract other drivers'

It'd be cheaper for me not to go to work... hmm now there's a thought

LJ

[D4D]

http://www.news.com.au/national/device-available-online-blamed-for-spike-in-car-thefts-in-queensland/story-fndo4ckr-1226452922444

The National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council knows of thieves overcoming Land Cruiser immobilisers in 12 seconds. NSW police footage shows one thief stealing a Rav 4 in 14 seconds.

[Mace]

I dont like Fords, but this is nice:

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/625kw-shelby-cobra-20120820-24ho8.html

This is a great website on "the man"

http://www.carrollshelby.com/#/1923-1951

[D4D]

Is that the sound of a bubble bursting...

BHP cancels $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion
http://www.news.com.au/business/companies/bhp-cancels-30-billion-olympic-dam-expansion-in-south-australian-outback/story-fnda1bsz-1226455884519

BHP Billiton has shelved its $30 billion Olympic Dam expansion and will go back to the drawing board to find a cheaper alternative.

[cancan]

Significant losses = 130 jobs and they are all experienced so will have no issues finding work in the better half of the country....they have known about this for a few weeks.

[Bird]

Father saves toddler after 4WD overturns in river

Date August 23, 2012 - 12:43PM 34 reading now

A father held his toddler son's head above chilly water after his four-wheel-drive overturned in a river in the state's central west while he was testing its capabilities yesterday, police say. 

The 13-month-old boy was in a stable condition in hospital this morning after being trapped underwater in the Macquarie River at Eglinton, on the outskirts of Bathurst, yesterday afternoon.

There was a person's life at risk and we tend to forget our own mortality and just dive in to try and save somebody.

His 28-year-old father was trying to cross the river in his Toyota Hilux about 3.30pm.


Dramatic rescue ... police at the scene. Photo: The Western Advocate

"[He was] testing his vehicle and attempting a water crossing," Chifley Local Area Command duty officer Inspector Colin Cracknell said.

"Approximately half-way across the river the vehicle became stuck in the soft sand base of the river and almost immediately rolled over on to its roof.

"The driver was able to escape from the vehicle and attempted to release his son.

"However, the baby was in a child restraint and he couldn't release the child restraint to recover the child."

Inspector Cracknell said the man held the baby's head above water until emergency services arrived.

Police officers dived into the water and cut the straps on the child restraint, before the baby was taken to Bathurst Hospital in a serious condition.

He was later flown to the Children's Hospital at Westmead, where he was breathing on his own and was in a stable condition in intensive care this morning.

The baby had been underwater long enough for his father to get out of the car and attempt to free him, Inspector Cracknell said.

"My understanding is that when he became aware that he was unable to release the child he then supported the child's head above the water as best he could.

"Police entered the water and also assisted to keep the child's head above water while another officer cut the harness traps to release the child."

Inspector Cracknell said overnight temperatures of about 5 degrees had made the Macquarie River very cold.

"The officers and the driver [also] would have had to contend with the current in the flowing river."

He said the site was a popular place for drivers to test the capabilities of their cars before four-wheel-driving expeditions.

"It's early days in the investigation so police are looking ... at all the information that led up to this tragic incident.

"Suffice to say it's not a regular road crossing. I believe it is an area that is used by four-wheel enthusiasts to test the abilities of their vehicles and practise their river crossings for when they are in off-road conditions.

"It's certainly something that we wouldn't recommend people be doing because of the potential dangers that are involved in that."

Inspector Cracknell also praised his officers' work.

"There was a person's life at risk and we tend to forget our own mortality and just dive in to try and save somebody."


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/father-saves-toddler-after-4wd-overturns-in-river-20120823-24nmj.html#ixzz24LTOaCAe

[krisandkev]

Maybe it is just me.     But the latest media beat up about so called Prince Harry, who is suppose to be a role model etc, is interesting because of how many people in the media are saying things like, he is just a young bloke, good on him etc.   Yet those two aussie swimmers who visited a firearms store in America were treaty like the worst criminals.  I am not a fan of the two swimmers, or sorry to say I just don't get the whole royals thing, but just strange how the two stories are treated.
Kevin    (And no, it is not a jealous thing about Harry.)

[D4D]

Got some spare cash to buy a good 4wding base camp

http://www.news.com.au/realestate/investing/victorians-to-grab-a-bargain-at-biggest-auction-of-mt-buller-property-in-history-in-october/story-fndbarft-1226457848838

[Bird]

If it really happened, then I admire this bloke....

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/neil-armstrong-first-man-on-the-moon-dies-at-82-20120826-24tyr.html

[Mace]

Thought Nissan had finally come to their senses, but no!!

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/diesel-about-face-the-right-decision-nissan-20120828-24x8e.html

Same old story that theyve been recycling for the past 2 years.

Perhaps they could finally get of their  asses and release the flamin thing, even if its only available in Petrol!!

[Mace]

RONALD McDONALD's FERRARI!

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/a-ferrari-fit-for-ronald-mcdonald-20120829-24zzp.html

One of the comments sais:  McHIDEOUS

Id still drive it with  on  if it was going cheap.