What's making News, 2025

[xcvator]

hold ma beer...
https://www.9news.com.au/world/dire-wolves-first-wolves-born-after-12500-years-of-extinction/1aed28ef-4cc0-4912-b1e9-8bbe6c6c365d

C'mon,where have you been for the last week 

[Hairs]

Who y'al callin redneck  ................................................................................................

Not you and ya mates Cletus.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Bird]

C'mon,where have you been for the last week 

stressing about a company merger inc work move to west melbourne..

[xcvator]

Not you and ya mates Cletus.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Good,coz Ioiv ad a shave since then 

[Fizzie]

work move to west melbourne..

What'll that do to your trip to work

[Bird]

What'll that do to your trip to work

Well listening to the traffic reports daily, accidents on the monash, tunnel blocked by a truck, police incident, I've never heard a traffic report during day/evening that wasnt ****ed up... could add 10 mins or infinity hours.
Oh then theres 150 odd people on site and 40 parking spots... no fuks given by management who have one of the 40.
You spend 60 million building a new facility and give 0 thought to staff.

Up there for thinkin'......

[Foo]

Well listening to the traffic reports daily, accidents on the monash, tunnel blocked by a truck, police incident, I've never heard a traffic report during day/evening that wasnt ****ed up... could add 10 mins or infinity hours.
Oh then theres 150 odd people on site and 40 parking spots... no fuks given by management who have one of the 40.
You spend 60 million building a new facility and give 0 thought to staff.

Up there for thinkin'......

That shouldn't bother you, you're resourceful in a devious way. 

Foo

[Fizzie]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/scenic-rim-council-crack-down-on-farmers-hosting-campers/105137282

Yep, Councils have to rake it every last cent they can!

[Foo]

They are parasites, just like any level of government! 

Foo

[Hairs]

"Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced."

Didn't he just give an Easter Address?
And didn't he just come out of hospital?


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Fizzie]

Yep to both!

[Fizzie]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/diesel-4wd-essential-outback-ev-sales-low/105216142

Yep, lot's of people think EVs aren't yet ready for the bush.

[Fizzie]

Reading this yesterday

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-29/wa-struggles-to-implement-pledge-to-track-repeat-dv-offenders/105223886

The main argument about not attaching tracking beacons to crims on parole is that they're in "an area beyond GPS reception, in a remote or regional area where it does not work"?

It would appear that the WA Premier has stuffed up ( ) & he actually meant to say that the do-bads are in an area where there's no 4G signal, so the trackers can't report back to base!

But it made me wonder

Has anybody ever found a spot in Oz (apart from the various CBDs, deep canyons, tunnels, very dense jungle, or underwater!), where GPS won't work

I know that it's a thing in the US, where they block GPS around military bases, because I know 2 separate  people who have gotten lost that way & actually drove up to the main gates of said Bases!

[Foo]

I have when travelling in some south west areas of QLD but don't know if that was because I was following via a phone. 

Foo

[Bird]

you cant make this Shit up

Mr Komandono told first responders, "The road suddenly became dark and there were no other cars. Then I realised there was a problem when the car started falling and crashed on the ground.

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/driver-plunges-off-bridge-while-following-google-maps/news-story/fefa1216e71ff5326592747b352f5ad3

[bkim]

"Has anybody ever found a spot in Oz (apart from the various CBDs, deep canyons, tunnels, very dense jungle, or underwater!), where GPS won't work "

I've seen it happen in areas in Central Australia and a few times on the Canning Stock Route, where the gps will stop responding and not update the screen and then some time later (no specific time period) will just as suddenly start behaving normally again.

This was back before Covid, so I don't know if there was a small gap with no overlapping satellites, needless to say there was no mobile service from Wiluna to Halls Creek

[Fizzie]

driver-plunges-off-bridge

After he "passed through a gap in a concrete barrier and ploughed ahead"

"My friend said she is not getting in the car with me again" & I agree with her entirely!

[Fizzie]

needless to say there was no mobile service from Wiluna to Halls Creek

Ah, the locals had even pinched the mobile towers & network, had they?

[Bird]

The Queensland floodwaters have reached the Salt pan of Lake Eyre today, flowing down the Warburton Groove which continues across the centre of the lake. This is just the beginning, there is a lot more water to come. The Kalaweerina Creek was bone dry last week, floodwaters have split off the Warburton Creek and are now pushing down the Kalaweerina and will reach Lake Eyre overnight. An amazing sight, thanks to Phil and Maria at Arid Air for capturing this amazing moment. 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/591095887427837

[prodigyrf]

The Trump tariff play ripple effect-
https://www.drive.com.au/news/mercedes-benz-bmw-and-other-prestige-vehicles-could-get-cheaper-as-luxury-car-tax-faces-the-axe/
Yeah that and the big converted Yank utes too. Not something Labor would prefer to do copping watermelon flak but you know how it is 

[Fizzie]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/carnarvon-blowhole-site-to-begin-charging-entry-and-camping-fees/105275288

[sparksy]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/carnarvon-blowhole-site-to-begin-charging-entry-and-camping-fees/105275288

Carnarvon council have position open for volunteer caretaker , Not bad as they pay $250 a week which is a lot better than what DBCA offer.
https://www.carnarvon.wa.gov.au/employment/blowholes-camp-host-volunteer-position/84

[prodigyrf]

Trust them they're from Beijing and they're here to help change the climate 
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/rogue-communication-devices-found-in-solar-inverters-made-in-china-sources-reveal/ss-AA1EKvHh

[Bird]

NSW national parks proposal to standardise camping fees amid rise in 'ghost camping'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/campers-say-national-parks-camping-fees-are-excessive/105287008

[prodigyrf]

Presumably not for hybrids and PHEVs but I don't think most would miss it with full ICE cars judging by the hacks to bypass it-
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/auto-engine-stop-start-tech-in-new-cars-could-be-banned-in-the-us/ar-AA1EMYAA
It mightn't be the only thing you want to switch off and have it stay off with these computers on wheels nowadays.