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I assume you mean Dhu fish , not Jew fish which is actually Mulloway. Molloway just means big fish. Mulloway are also a east coast fish and very fast growing. I catch them all the time and they are generally 3-5 years old as a big fish and reach legal fishing size of 70cm and capable of breeding, by 5-6 years they are 90cm or more. They can get to over 1.4 metres and live to 30 years. depending on the area they can grow very fast- here in Port Stephens we are renowned for them and its a major breeding area. The Port is a extremely healthy system , with limited commercial fishing and many areas that are sanctuary breeding zones, we are a giant national park and Ramsar bird sanctuary. We have a hatchery here as well to increase numbers back to sustainable volume following years of over fishing. The size minimum went from 50 to 70 cm, the flesh is sweetest in the 70-90 cm range and below 50 cm are called soapies and have a slight soapy smell and taste. Most of us will return any bigger to the water for breeding, we tend to "encourage" catch and release unless you absolutely want to eat it and treat the fish with respect at all times. I think the WA govt handled this really poorly but the closure of the fishery or at least restrictions are vital or the system will quickly collapse.

Land of the free ! Land of free speech ! Land of not-so-original dictatorship.

Some silly sarcastic political pictures...

OK.. Back to the thread.. though this is more the effects of what el Chumpo has done. Mark Carney, distinguished economist, ex governor of the Bank of England (RBA equivalent) and now Canadian PM has made a candid speech at Davos: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/carney-blasts-trump-canada-davos-world-economic-forum/106252354 OK, he has struck deals with China and Qatar, both not high on the human rights records, but importantly, Canadian pension funds are invested heavily in US government debt, and if they offload it and stop buying it, el Chumpo may need to increase those tariffs a little more anyway. Lucky Canada has successive governments that have taken a fairer slice of the wealth from the resources, unlike successive Aussie givernments that seem hell-bent on giving ours away for almost nothing in comparison (then compare to Qatar, Norway, and even Alaska, which are even better at retaining wealth). Imagine the leverage we would have if we accunulated the wealth from our resources properly. Anyway, Carney's speech I think officially heralds the beginning of the end of US domination.

We all get caught up in major news stories from time to time. With all the tech & social media "improvements" to our information sources, what can we trust? When you say "the press", do you mean the multi-billion-dollar corporations owned and/or controlled by billionaire oligarchs? Just my opinion, but if you're still consuming, or worse paying for that stuff, it's probably best to quit the habit. These days we have to dig deeper.

In the lexicon of parents with young children, "LEGO" means "lounge room landmine"

Just nitpicking on a Monday morning, but there's another one of those really irritating American expressions in that joke that has found it's way over here. ".. off of furniture.." It should just be "... off furniture...". Here's another classic - ".. should of..." instead of "... should have...". So irritating!

Donald Trump has graciously accepted the Ashes from Pat Cummins.

Hasn't the poor woman suffered enough, then she has to find out she's the offspring of the world's biggest shit?

SWMBO can cut off someone's head with just a few well-chosen words!! 😄

Mar-ole-Lardo

I think that it would now be an offence to view this old Two Ronnies skit.

I have to disagree with you here. As much as I dislike our biased media, it is not its job to tell people the details of new laws. That is the job of the lawmakers. The politicians have to delegate the task to the Public Service which understands the intricacacies of the legislation and develop educational material which presents a citizen's rights and responsibilities under the law in a simple way. The answer that citizens want to know is, "What is hate speech?"

Perilous Poorline JUST Loves Trump. Got an Invite to More A Leggo with Gorgeous Gina Not Long ago. I hope they don't think Australian Sheela's look like THAT sample. Nev

Albo has said he will not be joining the Trumpist gang and needs to focus on domestic issues... A polite way of saying fuck off.

I was just reminded by an article about an event 50 years ago today. I was growing up in Adelaide, and I was 13 years old. The Dunstan government had just decriminalised homosexuality, being the first state to do so. A religious nutter who claimed to be a clairvoyant predicted that this would cause a tidal wave on this day at midday, and it would wipe out Adelaide. Although apparently some took it seriously, a few sold their houses and moved, it was mostly treated a little more lightheartedly. Some workers turned up to their jobs in flippers and floaties. I can remember "I survived the Adelaide tidal wave" T-shirts. The Premier, the colourful Don Dunstan, stood on a balcony at Glenelg saying if the tidal wave came, he would turn it back.

To be fair, most Americans I have met are really nice and quite resourceful.

He's upset that the Iranian military are conducting a purge on protesters who may not be guilty, while his own brownshirts are conducting a purge on innocent families in America because he thinks they are all criminals. Launching smoke bombs into a car with 6 kids in it, killing a mum trying to escape from his masked armed thugs.

One trick is going to the propagandists and official PR first to identify what definitely is not a truth, and to set floors and ceilings for where reality might be. I applied that to the news about the Good murder in USA. When the WH called it domestic terrorism, I combined that with assuming that any story headline that stirs deep emotions is likely non-credible. So I figured it was murder. Of course in that particular example we'll probably never see a court ruling to confirm.

Well it was on the news in Steak-n-kidney. I clearly recall laughing my head off about it. At the time I wished I could go down to Adelaide to sit on that beach - would have been some party! (Of sceptics)

Here is FH firing it up.

I said I'd let you Know when the Dexta (Tractor) fired up. About an Hour ago. *(1700). Even Idle. Plenty of oil pressure. NO leaks. It's been HOT where I work under a Clear roof. Still some wiring and Paint to finish, but NOW it can Be Moved..Nev

To my way of thinking, 'should of' in text is a misspelling of "should've", which is an acceptable contraction in informal speech/text of 'should have'.

Have you noticed that all the kerfuffle has been about the USA'a relationship with the Northern Hemisphere and Middle East. Not much is being said about Asia and bugger all about teh USA's relationship with Australia. Getting a seat on the Board of Peace is not something Australia should aspire too, especially at the moment as we try to sort out how to control multicultural; peace in our own backyard. I am saddened by the fact that our leaders, from all Parties, have not condemned the actions of the Trump Administration towards its own people and the the Constitutin it claims to honour and defend. Our leaders rightly condemned the actions of the Netanyahu government. They have been quiet on the Iranian situation, and so many other similar government -v- the people situations. I wonder how many Australians have had enough of Trump to call for the closure of Pine Gap, Tindall and th Western Australian submarine base? But I suppose those who would call for those things would be labelled pro-Chinese Communist taitors.

Here's another conspiracy for you. Does it confirm the new bond between Russia & USA ?

But I paid cash for it.

The full, true story is somewhat different. Battel was actually under orders from his superior, Max Liedtke. Their aim was to keep Jews alive for the Nazi war machine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Battel

If you have a strong stomach and some time to listen to it, I have been following Sasha Riley’s story online. My wife told me about it. This man who has been a career soldier in the US Army had a childhood from hell. Things he talks about in the recordings with his lawyer tie in with what is written about in Virginia’s book( the epstien victim who lived in WA) others match up with records that can be verified, including a Medivac for one DJT. I don’t know how these rusted on supporters can still support this monster, and there is a bigger overall problem with the mega rich that also needs addressing.

I once had a 15 year old escort. Needed a head job to be any good. Otherwise it was a good daily drive.

Netanyahu TOLD Trump to NOT Bomb IRAN for fear of retaliation On Israel. Nev

Here's a random thought. A hilarious thought. If USA takes over Greenland, will they re-own all the junk and pollutants that they left behind when they abandoned their under ice nuke missile base? It was home to 200 personnel for over 10 years. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/05/488872411/melting-ice-in-greenland-could-expose-serious-pollutants-from-buried-army-base

I think this would be a good time to resurrect the American Anti-Imperialist League. M. Twain was a member; “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” I rather like a lot of Mr Twain's writings.

I think you will find the best paid CEO rarely pays much tax at all.

Is this site on social media ban for children?

Trump against crushing protesters.... in Iran. Opposite to USA. Where they just shoot them.

A great way to start life disowned, and then suddenly things get worse.

Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. Originally depicted by Dickens as explicitly Jewish, in the preface to the novel, he is alleged to be a "crafty old Jew" and a fence. Fagin's character might be based on the criminal Ikey Solomon. His well-publicised crimes, escape from arrest, recapture and trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. Solomon's life has been the subject of several works, including The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay, a historical novel that was made into a four-part miniseries that aired in Australia. Solomon died on 3 September 1850 and was buried the next day in the Jewish cemetery in Harrington Street, Hobart. Possibly the oldest Jewish cemetery in Australia, it was bulldozed in 2002

Imagine being genuinely excited about receiving an award that's not yours? Wow. Seen it all. I guess Susan Ley will be sifting through the spare room to find that u/13 most improved netball player to bestow on el Chumpo in return for some platitude of some sort. [edit] that's a bit harsh on Ley, I admit.

I think it will go straight to the pool room and never see the light of day again. Trump knows the whole world knows it's not his. His ego won't let him wear it because he knows people will laugh at him. She didn't even get an Oval Office meeting for the handover and left with a crappy show bag. I'm quite pleased with her gesture really, even though it won't do what she's hoping it will. She can say what she likes about Venezuela just showing its gratitude, but with Trump, everything is personal.

She KNOWS HOW VAIN the Fool Is. I hope that is all she gave up. Like you point out . The Award is not transferable. It only Makes HIM look Silly for expecting and accepting it . The WHOLE WORLD Knows. Nev

Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time. So the smart lady distracted donold with HER glittering trinket. The award and honor remains hers.

My astute friends already do!

Yep, and 51 immigrants were killed by one right wing nut job in Christchurch, and 77 people were killed in Norway by another right wing nut job - and these two mass murderers still have plenty of followers. The cure is to find the radicals from each side, before they commit their ideologically-motivated terrorism attacks.

I still think that the ambasador should NOT be a former politician. The ambassador should be a person who has the training, skills and experience in diplomacy that are required by an ambassador, especially considering the present climate in the USA.

Hockey is right - Dutton has no brain

Just take the no from your Name, Pete Nev

Nah. That's not a wisom thing. That's measurement issue. He's been telling his wife 50mm is eight inches, for too long.

Don't forget that the bridge is concrete structure, probably with steel reinforcing, and it is within a short distance from the sea. It could hace 'concrete cancer' which would reduce its load capacity. However, the loads on it only come from pedestrians, so they would be pretty insignificant. These bridges form part of the historic architecture of the beach precinct. They go along with the equally historic Bondi Pavillion.