Warmth may be returning in a big way if these two idiots don’t settle down
But life goes on
Footy Finals are here. Good luck to all involved. ( Go The Cowboys )
I can’t wait till this waste of time is over
And Just to remind you all
According to the big retailers.
Chin up folks. Things can only get better
THE PUB 
That toilet on Cobourg Peninsula must have a good view if you can see passing Mongooses from it.
Cobourg Peninsula and Gurig National Park is a really special place, in 1994 we camped in Gurig.The camp ground is behind a low 2m high sand dune and between the sea and a swamp, when we arrived we noted a large half of a Turtle rotting on the shore, for size comparison think of the tub of one of those builders wheelbarrows, the Ranger said it wouldn’t be there long as a croc was just waiting for it to get suitably rotten.
After a good nights sleep we woke next morning to the smell of something very dead and rotten. During the night a LARGE croc had carried the turtle through our camp dropping rotting pieces of it right beside our tent. The footprints of this croc were about a metre apart and went from the beach through our camp to the swamp.
I suppose carrion is for crocs what smoked meat is to us.
Much easier to rip bite size chunks off when it is a bit off. Also croc stomachs are not very yuuge so they have no choice but to “save some for later” for anything above small prey.
New rules at 43:35 –
Overtime –
Oops, click on the link and it will take you to youtube, every other link is poor quality and not worth posting, enjoy.
PS I’ve stopped posting Keith Olbermann as he is going further and further into fantasy land.
I stopped watching him earlier than that, only watched 2-3 videos.
Yeah, it’s really sad about Keith Olbermann. But on the other hand, there’s enough rabid rightwingers out there, so at least he’s doing his bit to kind of counter-balance it, being the one out there saying that Trump is an unpatriotic traitor that needs to be forced out of the job.
I’d call this an own goal by the ‘no’ mob…
lol
I have had exploding pillows, socks that leave home, crop-circle slippers that develop mysterious holes, and pencils that chew themselves up.
Born today in 1627, according to Daniel Defoe …
The disappearing link strikes again –
I had an email from change.org re the WA proposed law that says ‘No body, no parole’, I’m a bit conflicted by it as there are many cases of wrongful convictions for murder and I don’t like the idea of someone serving strict life for a crime they did not commit. Thoughts?
I don’t like that idea either!
= “I’m lying.”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/30/penalty-rate-cuts-long-weekend-loss-will-run-into-millions-for-workers
I think Turnbull thought he was being funny. He just made a real arse of himself.
I’m sure he’ll laud the pre-match entertainment tomorrow.
How I saw today’s AFL game.
total crap game by both. Tigers a mob of thugs. Crows no plan to deal with it Umpiring atrocious. Poor product from AFL #aflgrandfinal2017
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
Well done Tigers. You did us like a dinner!
Trump is a very special kind of person!
http://www.smh.com.au/world/trump-attacks-puerto-rico-mayor-saying-they-want-everything-done-for-them-of-poor-leadership-20170930-gys0o1.html
Mesma has attended her fourth AFL grand final in as many years at the taxpayers expense after being the star attraction at two Liberal party events since she arrived in Melbourne on Thursday. What a joke!
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/taxpayer-funding-for-mps-to-attend-the-afl-grand-final-has-become-a-joke-20170930-gyruir.html
The SMN editorialises that the government really ought to get on with the job of attacking climate change. The way we are going, it says, is that all we’ll have left is prayer.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/if-it-had-only-rained-until-the-end-of-september-20170922-gymsrm.html
Have a read of this account by an Aussie innovator living in California. Would Trump really do it?
http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-migrant-social-media-crackdown-i-have-nothing-to-hide-oh-wait-20170930-gyrtue.html
Paul Keating says Bill Hayden is the most visionary PM we never had.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/bill-hayden-the-most-visionary-pm-we-never-had-says-paul-keating-20170927-gyplac.html
Tens of thousands of people marched in Dublin on Saturday to demand the loosening of some of the strictest abortion laws in the world ahead of a 2018 referendum on the issue.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/tens-of-thousands-march-for-abortion-rights-in-ireland-20170930-gys0v8.html
Australians battling breast cancer, Parkinson’s disease and psoriasis will save hundreds of dollars a year on medicine as a wave of 1400 drugs become eligible for extra subsidies under the pharmaceutical benefits scheme from today.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/1400-drugs-on-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-scheme-to-get-cheaper-from-october-1-20170928-gyqmuz.html
Why 280 character Tweets will be good for the world.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/why-280character-tweets-are-good-for-the-world-20170929-gyrsvm.html
The federal opposition has called for an investigation into revelations that a lobbying firm run by the National party president, Larry Anthony, was acting for energy companies and the firm behind the cashless welfare card.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/30/larry-anthony-calls-for-investigation-of-national-party-presidents-lobbying-firm
Section 2 . . .
Maggie Alderson with a thoughtful contribution on the effect of referenda and plebiscites on societies.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/m30columnist-20170824-gy3byy.html
Professor Kit Carson with a history lesson on referenda and his reason for voting YES. He will be voting for an end to the blatantly blackmailing tactics of a far right that will put every symbolic obstacle it can conjure up in the path of a more progressive Australia. I think he’s right in distilling the issue down to this.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/voting-no-is-about-much-more-than-samesex-marriage-20170929-gyr72r.html
American rapper, Macklemore, has pledged to donate the Australian proceeds from his track, Same Love, to the marriage equality campaign. Another unintended consequence for the bigots.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/30/macklemore-to-donate-proceeds-from-same-love-to-marriage-equality-campaign
Linda Morris on John Howard’s efforts to legitimise the many red herrings of the NO case.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/john-howard-safeguards-needed-now-in-samesex-marriage-vote-20170930-gyrw38.html
Imre Salusinszky has some suggestions on how to get more bang for our buck from the SSM survey.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/should-christmaslight-shaming-be-outlawed-questions-survey-should-have-asked-20170924-gynu9m.html
Using her personal experiences Wendy Squires says that it’s time for men in media to know what it feels like to be watched and judged and to have their careers in jeopardy as a result. It’s time they are afraid, just like we women have been our entire careers. Well worth reading.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-didnt-i-blow-the-whistle-on-harassment-because-i-knew-id-never-work-again-20170929-gyre63.html
Former Adelaide ABC morning announcer Matt Abraham writes about opposition leader Steven Marshall’s worst nightmare – losing the 2018 election. Google.
/news/opinion/matthew-abraham-liberal-leader-steve-marshall-worst-nightmare-is-losing-the-unloseable-election-to-jay-weatherill-again/news-story/4107b46b7890584cd286ce8ded7c8e79
The New Matilda hits back at Channel Seven’s law suit against it.
https://newmatilda.com/2017/09/29/gave-channel-7-middle-finger-can/
Bills introduced to the New South Wales and Victorian state parliaments argue that voluntary assisted dying should be legal. Beach philosopher Dr Samuel Douglas considers this vexed issue. A good analysis.
https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/assisted-dying-solving-the-trolley-problem,10766
Survivors of sexual abuse by Church of England figures have accused Justin Welby of “breathtaking hypocrisy” after the Archbishop of Canterbury criticised the BBC for the way it handled abuse by Jimmy Savile.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/30/archbishop-of-canterbury-accused-of-hypocrisy-by-sexual-abuse-survivors
Meanwhile the Anglican church failed to pay a child sexual abuse survivor an agreed $1.5m settlement, prompting allegations it has treated him with disdain.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/sep/30/anglican-church-fails-to-pay-child-sex-abuse-survivor-agreed-15m-settlement
Section 3 . . . Cartoon Corner
Matt Golding and how “taking the knee” upsets some.
Matt Davidson and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Mark David and the Coalition’s grand final rap.
And he has pitch invasion by Abbott.
Ron Tandberg called it correctly. And how!
Paul Zanetti and the surrogate grand final.
Ron Tandberg and John Howard’s world.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/ron-tandberg-20090910-fixc.html
Here’s a US cartoonist’s view of Trump’s economic vision. Scary.
Matt Golding and footy protest songs.
I have no interest at all in sport, especially grand finals, but this decision shocked even me.
Ad that was ‘too rude’ for broadcast during the AFL grand final is OK for the NRL grand final.
Rejected ‘no’ ad to be aired during NRL final
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/10/01/banned–no–ad-to-be-aired-during-nrl-final.html
If they’re running an ad all about how they’re getting hurtful comments on social media, they’re more or less admitting defeat. Getting off-topic and complaining about the process is the equivalent of putting up the barricades and salvaging whatever’s left. I think we already knew when they concentrated on Safe Schools instead of marriage equality that they were stretching to find something sellable. This takes them further away from their central question, and makes it clearer that their only tactic available is to claim underdog status and appeal to us to pity them.
Massive tactical error to try to ban the Macklemore song. Why draw attention to a popular recording artist with a top-selling song about a topic the majority of the country is in sympathy with? How can you possibly hope to gain anything doing that?
Indeed.
In memory of my late sister who died at the age of 42 a long time ago:
R.I.P. and what a beautiful name.
I have a cumquat tree full of fruit:
One can only eat a couple a day: pretty sour.
Make marmalade?
Still sour, PA. Marmalade with sweet or blood oranges, yes.
Nonono you make marmalade from sour oranges, boil with water and sugar.
I have a bag of Seville oranges I was going to make Oxford (dark) marmalade with. think they might be past that.
I agree about blood oranges tho! BO marmalade with a bit of vanilla in it, heavenly! On toast or a spoonful in my oatmeal, oh yeah!
For a probably stinking hot summer with blackouts I have canned over 3L of blood orange juice. Gin and BO juice and sodawater, BO gelato etc.
PA
I knew I could rely on a marmalade expert to give me new ideas …
Four Corners
Monday 2nd October at 8:32 pm (46 minutes)
Digging Into Adani: The dubious dealings of India’s corporate colossus. Four Corners travelled to India to dig into the business practices of Adani, the corporate giant planning to build Australia’s biggest mine site. Stephen Long reports.
Marrakesh is full of orange trees. Bitter oranges.
Sacre Bleu ! Not what you want to look out the window and see.
“Mayday declared…
Air France #AF66
Paris to Los Angeles”
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This little black duck
Ain’t the communication technology marvellous !
Hypocrite!
I just looked at Jules on Insiders this morning. She did not look at all well. Not all the makeup in the ABC makeup room could hide the bigger than usual bags under the watery, bloodshot eyes.I expected her to rush off set to throw up, but she managed (just) to hang on.
If you can stand it, take a look –
http://www.abc.net.au/insiders/julie-bishop-joins-insiders/9005282
An uncle of mine was sent to the Cook Islands as a bean counter for a NZ government aid project,teh airport, For some strange reason he never came back again 🙂
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Lots of beans to count there.
This little black duck
Personally I think he kept a lot of beans for himself. Two houses and retiring up there in his early 40s. .
Bit of David Bowie in Quirindi coming up on ABC TV news.
Turnbull minister David Gillespie faces $500k in legal bills for Labor challenge
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-minister-david-gillespie-faces-500k-in-legal-bills-for-labor-challenge-20171001-gys2tq.html
Gillespie can afford that and more, he’s a millionaire ++.
i’ll say this again, because the media just don’t get it – Gillespie does not own a ‘small suburban shopping complex’. He owns one building in a small, neighbourhood shopping centre. His building contains two small shops downstairs and two office suites upstairs. It is a long way from being a ‘shopping complex’. Also, something else the media have not mentioned – Gillespie bought the building in 2011, while he was running for parliament for the third time after losing a by-election in 2008 and the 2010 federal election, both lost to Rob Oakeshott. The Australia Post shop was there then, and had been for years before. He knew it was there and chose to ignore the possible conflict of interest. The presence of that business may even have been an inducement to buy the property – a steady,income from a government agency with no competition in the area.
However, the High Court will probably let him off, if recent court decisions are anything to go by. The court seems to be taking orders from the government these days.
Good one.
BREAKING;@JulieBishopMP to call urgent meeting regarding crisis in Catalonia. It will be held atMelbourne Spring Carnival. #auspol https://t.co/L3hCiglAEo— John Setka (@CFMEUJohnSetka) October 1, 2017
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
Jess Irvine asks the question, “If Trump jumped over a cliff would you follow him?” She’s talking about the race top the bottom on taxation rates. A good analysis.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/scott-morrisons-choice-if-donald-trump-jumped-off-a-cliff-would-you-20170930-gyrwlk.html
Ross Gittins asks “What has caused the rise in populism that’s threatening the mainstream political parties around the developed world, including here?”
http://www.smh.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/lure-of-globalisation-battles-our-instinctive-tribalism-20170929-gyr7dx.html
Andrew Bolt says that time is running out for dud PM Turnbull. Google.
/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/time-is-running-out-for-dud-pm-as-liberals-lose-another-newspoll/news-story/4f8d149ef7994905c113f334bc6f600f
Urban Wronski on Turnbull’s fake gas crisis was upstaged by Dutton’s cruel diatribe.
https://urbanwronski.com/2017/10/01/turnbulls-fake-gas-crisis-upstaged-by-duttons-cruel-diatribe/
The SMH editorial looks at the effects of Turnbull turning up the heat on NSW.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/turnbull-turns-up-the-heat-on-nsw-20170929-gyr99i.html
Greg Jericho writes on how Labor might need to adjust its pitch in light of an improving economy.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2017/oct/01/coalitions-economic-gains-mean-labor-must-hold-off-on-the-champagne
Bishop has contradicted claims from Dutton that refugees bound for the US under a resettlement deal are “economic refugees”.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/01/julie-bishop-contradicts-dutton-over-economic-refugees
The union representing Streets ice-cream factory workers will urge the public to boycott its products including Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime and Magnum over the summer if the company terminates their agreement on pay and conditions.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/threat-of-summer-boycott-on-paddle-pop-golden-gaytime-and-magnum-20170930-gyrvhg.html
Trump is struggling to be the president he promised.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/donald-trump-is-struggling-to-be-the-president-he-promised-20170930-gys1kk.html
International chemical industry investors have warned the gas supply deal does not address the soaring prices that are putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk and are calling for a national energy policy that would help open up onshore gas in Victoria and NSW. Google.
/business/energy/gas/chemical-makers-in-gas-plea-to-fix-desperate-urgent-crisis-20170930-gys1tm
Section 2 . . .
This university vice-chancellor describes the SSM postal survey as a time wasting and costly diversion.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/same-sex-postal-survey-is-a-timewasting-and-costly-diversion-20170929-gyri9m.html
A pro-same-sex marriage group within the Liberal Party has been forced to back down on a request for MPs to provide information about constituents to the Yes campaign, after MPs raised concerns the move could breach the privacy of voters. Google.
/news/nation/lib-lobby-retreats-on-voter-info/news-story/90b8b8cc99ceb6b1a1418de5139361df
As debate about marriage equality escalates in light of the postal survey, there is much discussion about religious freedom and the potential effect on organised religion. But what exactly would change for Christian churches should the federal government revise the definition of marriage? In short, nothing. Some home truths from an ordained Uniting Church minister.
https://theconversation.com/if-australia-says-yes-churches-are-still-free-to-say-no-to-marrying-same-sex-couples-84271
In another unintended consequence for the Coalition’s right wing mob an enrolment surge in which an extra 98,000 Australians put their names down to vote in the marriage law postal survey was driven by young people, women and inner-city residents, new figures have revealed.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/02/marriage-equality-women-young-voters-inner-city-postal-survey-enrolments
The Tax Office’s new data matching technology is catching out more taxpayers than ever. Tax experts say they have seen a significant increase in the number of “please explain” letters, which can be sent out up to two years after lodging a tax return. The article has a few bits of advice.
http://www.theage.com.au/money/planning/what-to-do-if-targeted-for-a-tax-audit-20170928-gyq9ay.html
Turnbull government minister David Gillespe is facing up to $500,000 in personal legal bills to defend his job against a Labor High Court challenge.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-minister-david-gillespie-faces-500k-in-legal-bills-for-labor-challenge-20171001-gys2tq.html
The federal opposition’s push to force the National Broadband Network to disclose its secret database of nationwide peak internet speeds has stalled because it has failed to pay an $82 fee. Google.
/news/nation/alps-unpaid-82-fee-stalls-public-release-of-real-nbn-speeds/news-story/cd27ec6e5f74f1e004a32427a06d3460
Meanwhile Internet Australia (IA), the NFP peak body representing the interests of Internet users, applauds the work of the Joint Standing Committee on the NBN, which released its first report on Friday, 29 September 2017. The report is quite damning.
https://independentaustralia.net/business/business-display/joint-standing-committee-releases-damning-report-on-nbn-debacle,10771
Here’s more on the NBN report that was cynically put out with the trash on Grand Final weekend.
http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2017/10/01/nbn-roll-out-parliamentary-report/
Section 3 . . . Cartoon Corner
David Rowe excoriates the disgusting Trump.
Jim Pavlidis with Morrison atop the low tax abyss.
Andrew Dyson goes shopping with Trump.
Matt Golding and a particular gas shortage.
OK Roy – fair crack of the whip. I’ve taken the loss pretty well!
A nice bit of photoshopping from Jon Kudelka.
Ron Tandberg and Potatohead.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/ron-tandberg-20090910-fixc.html
Jon Kudelka with some accounting advice from Mesma.
http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/bdd99efa0cc05bc9ea46fde135dd9326
A postcard from Barcelona
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/oct/01/ben-jennings-police-violence-catalan-referendum-independence-barcelona-cartoon#img-1
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/catalonia-referendum-hundreds-injured-in-clashes-with-police-1.3240410
Adani Carmichael coal mine: Former Indian minister sounds alarm on Adani’s track record, mega-mine’s viability
“I’m very, very surprised that the Australian Government, for whatever reason, has seen it fit to all along handhold Mr Adani — he is not one of the shining stars of environmental stewardship.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-02/former-minister-sounds-alarm-on-adanis-track-record-in-india/9005596
Also some myth-busting on the nonsense about ‘poor people’ in India needing Australian coal.
Four Corners tonight should be very interesting.
https://www.thelocal.es/20171001/can-pm-rajoy-survive-the-catalan-crisis
Happy 67th birthday to Charlie Brown
