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Melbourne sewerage question

I had someone tell me today that they remember, in about 1965, the night soil man coming around in inner city Melbourne. Really? I thought they would have been gone by then?She also mentioned bread and milk deliveries by horse and cart. I'm finding t...

It's Going To Be Bigger Than Ben Hur!

Good morning Everybuddy! A gorgeous day in Sydney today bright sunshine, blue skies, temp around 17 deg. Today's top headline: International fleets head to Sydney It will be a not-so-subtle display of naval military might, and the most diverse armada...

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evu, you around?

hi sweetshave you got the mods email addy...is it still aumoderation@ebay.com?i know your hubby didnt get a reply but it might come in handy & I know of one who could use it.cheers

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So now the Liberals want migrants to pass an English test.

Mr Morrison said the English language and jobs for immigrants, not festivals, were the keys to ensuring Australia's prosperity and unity. Australia needed more than a one-off snapshot of immigrants' English proficiency and follow-up tests could ensur...

sterelising the disabled

I was reading an article today (on the Daily telegraph site,Sydney) about banning people from taking disabled children overseas to be sterilised.It got me wondering why it cannot be done in Australia as in some cases I can understand why parents woul...

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Annoying little popup that tells you how many people per hour are watching an Item.

Does anyone else find the little popup that now tells you how many people per hour are watching an Item annoying?It blocks the image of what you're trying to see. And why am I interested in what the view rate per hour is anyway??? How does it add to ...

16 years for Christie Abrahams

She will be in her 40's when released, therefore she could have another child. This is just wrong.... Kiesha was 18months old and was bitten by this animal and was put into a foster family. From pics of this timeKiesha looked so happy. Kiesha was giv...

Random drug testing for those on unemployment benefits

What about random drug tests for people that work? Why discriminate? http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/young-lnp-want-party-to-consider-adopting-random-drug-tests-for-people-on-unemployment-benefits/story-fnihsrf2-1226681552645

I just had dinner with Tony Abbott

With a small group of 28 others... It was awesome.... He is an amazing man with a great heart.... great ideas.... great sense of humour.... I liked him before but am now very impressed. It was a privilege to be there and a night I will remember for a...

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Useless Information thread

Just for a bit of fun and some light hearted relief from the more sombre threads on here,I thought that it might be fun to post any oddball or off the wall bits of information that are totally useless.This morning while in the bathroom and doing the ...

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What To Look Out For When Next Browsing The Oppies

Shopkeeper hands $50,000 find to police. What would you do?A customer walks into an op shop and purchases an overnight bag. At the register, an unsupervised store volunteer unzips the side pocket. Fifty thousand dollars in cash falls out. All in $100...

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Five Eyes Spying Alliance Will Survive Edward Snowden

Britain needed US intelligence to help thwart a major terror attack. New Zealand relied on it to send troops to Afghanistan. And Australia used it to help convict a would-be bomber. All feats were the result of a spying alliance known as Five Eyes th...

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Today I am preparing beef cheeks

Daube of Beef Cheeks with Oxtail to be precise. I started at 8am! Should be ready in time for dinner Sorry, had to edit that. I forgot we don't have the hover anymore and you have to come in to see wha the post is about.