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I buckled both lh rims on my territory at longwarry a few weeks ago 28 other people blew tyres and damaged their front ends on the same pothole. It was raining and you could not see it. Western Victorian roads are dangerous .

I don't follow AFL, but my Dad was born in Carlton Vic, so if anyone asks me which AFL team I follow, I say, 'Carlton'. I couldn't name one player in the current lineup.

Keep the personal insults to yourself .

You are not looking for facts of any Relevence. All you wish to do is Put $#!t on him. Albo has influence on Media outlets?? Pull the other leg . It whistles. Nev

I never read this on Facebook. It has been kicking around for years in different stories I have read. It's odd that all of a sudden it's being said he was born with the Albanese surname. This story has changed and only recently. Albo does pay a lot of money to media outlets so I guess they altered his history.

His grandfather who he lived with was a local conman and petty criminal.

Albo's still copping flak over his golf club grant. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/pm-claim-marrickville-golf-grant-sewage-fix-rejected/107313346

I have a first cousin who was adopted out at birth. It was kept fairly secret and his siblings were never told of it. By the time he was able to trace his birth parents unfortunately his father and sister had passed. On the bright side, he got to meet his mother before she passed and he and his brother now have a strong brother relationship. His brother was in his 50's when he first knew about it and met up. I met the formerley unknown cousin a few years ago and he's a really nice bloke. The genetic resemblance to his brother I've known for life is very strong; you'd never miss picking them as brothers despite the age gap. Same parents. It was an unplanned pregnacy and adoption, later marrying and going on to have two more children.

All true Peter. It's all very sad. Nev

Better to hump slowly. A side valve Morris Minor is always in the road. A Pot head is involved with grass not roads. Nev

Speedhump is the correct term

My fault I know, but this is thread drift. I have started a new thread to continue the topic.

Many of the adopted children have gaps in their history as they grow older. Did they love me? Why was I given away? Was I not wanted? What happened to my birth parents? Were they married? Was I the result of a one-night stand? Are they still alive? Did I have any siblings or half-siblings? It's very hard for someone to discover that their parents were married and they had older and younger siblings. Why would parents give away a middle child? The reasons for giving up a child are many. The mother may only have been 15 or 16 and too young to care for a child. Casual relationships that broke up, with no support for the child. Strict parents not wanting the shame. Religious attitudes to unmarried mothers. Mixed races or religions (Catholic and Protestant in Ireland). Relationships with foreign servicemen reposted to their home country. Even for married couples, if the father is out of work or in prison. And the list goes on. Another consideration is genetic disorders passed from generation to generation. There was a couple who had to surrender their child because they couldn't afford to feed themselves, let alone a baby. They stayed married for a couple of years, then divorced. The father suffered a heart condition and then discovered it was a genetic disorder. The race was on to locate the son. The parents searched together, through the program, and located the son. He was tested and found he had the disorder. He was only months away from a heart attack, but was treated in time and saved. Mothers forced to give up their child `through parental pressure, social stigma or economic circumstances pine for their lost child for the rest of their lives, wanting to know if they had a good life, loving adoptive parents, and have made good as they grew up.

No such thing as an illegitimate child. They are Legit. The problem is related to the Parents situation.. It's the fault of the Church Wowsers and holier that thou, types. Nev

I have seen lots of stories like this, as I am kind of addicted to a program called Long Lost Family. It is an English program that has run for a number of years, but there is an American version, and there was an Australian version for one season. The program acts on behalf of people who were adopted at birth or an early age, or parents forced to give up their children, but have wanted to find out that they have a good life. In the UK in the 50's, 60's and 70's, having a child out of wedlock was a family disgrace, and many parents refused to have their illegitimate grandchild brought up in the family, putting the mother in a mother and baby home till the child was born, then having it adopted. Often these adopted babies grew up to be adults who looked nothing like their adoptive parents or siblings, and wondering where they came from. The program uses DNA databases and special intermediaries to trace their parents because the details of adopted children were usually changed and protected. It is very emotional when an adoptee is reunited with their birth mother or father, or when birth siblings who did not know about each other finally meet. Family is often located in other parts of the world. The most difficult ones are foundlings, who were dumped by their mother on doorsteps, phone boxes, even railway luggage racks. They have no record of where or when they were born, just a baby in a cardboard box or shopping bag. The program airs on Channel 2 and is available on ABC Iview.

Just like IRAN? I want Freedom FROM Religion. Keep it OUT of Politics. Nev

It's hard to figure team loyalties sometimes. A mate of mine I grew up with here in Queensland is a Manly supporter. I've never asked him why, but his father was originally from Sydney so maybe his dad played for Manly or was connected to the club.

Certainly not the first time a probably well meaning parent has lied to their child in the belief they are protecting them. Unfortunately it can sometimes cause a lot of harm to the person when they eventually find out. It brings up a difficult question for adopted parents in that at what stage do you tell the child they are adopted. Leaving it too late can cause a lot of trouble. I know one bloke who was about 16 when who he called dad gave him the guess what, I'm not your dad after all talk. He's in his early 40's and still hasn't got over it. It totally spun him out at the time. He wasn't adopted, but was about three years old when his single mum married.

An unfortunate childhood he had. Not only no father present but he grew up being told by his mother that she had married his father and that he had been killed in a car accident. He was in his mid teens before she told him the truth. At least in 2009 he did get to actually meet his father in Italy before he died, so that would have given him some measure of closure on a sad affair.

Yes, it occured to me that he didn't think that comment through. Methinks they are letting too many religious zealots into their government.

Sounds a bit suicidal, a Republican wishing for hellfire on the wicked and perverse

Re: The Lula - Bolsonaro situation. A US senator Shane Jett (R) has announced:- "Brazil will be on the path to be Venezuela 2.0. May god destroy the wicked and perverse with hellfire..." Not strong on diplomacy, eh?

If you dive into the citations in Wikipedia, it's apparent that his mother took his father's surname, he grew up with it, and has had the nickname "Albo" since childhood.

MAGATs accept both.

Yep. Just further proof that democracy is failing. All elections are rigged against our most powerful Leaders! Dictators rule! We may as well just let them do so.