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Deserves the highest honour. To disarm a gunman with no weapon yourself, plus have the presence of mind to put the weapon down afterwards so the cops don't shoot you.

In the arm, I believe. With Luck He will get a Bravery award. Nev

I wish their porky arsehole would quietly expire and definitely not be exported.

The USA is having its anus horribilus.

He's gone OFF before He dies. Nev

Farrrk.. You need to move here.. Balmy 8 degrees.. Lovely motorcycling weather.

NSW Police Commissioner's public announcement: The gunmen were a 50yo father and his 24yo son. The father had 6 guns licenced to him, and the police say they recovered 6 guns from the scene. The father was killed and the son is in critical but stable condition in hospital. The father had held gun licences for 10 years. The brave citizen who attacked the gunman and saved countless lives was a suburban fruiterer and father of two.

The death toll has climbed to 16 this morning. At least one shooter got the punishment he deserved. The other should have got the same. Why deport them? No-one else wants them. Do unto them as they did unto others. They are worthless scum.

I’m done with politely ignoring anti-semites. In real life or on line.

I agree with most of what you have said except this. At the Palestinian protests, at campuses, in Sydney, Melbourne, etc, people were openly chanting kill the jews and gas the jews. This was not protesting for Palestine, but protesting against Jews.. anywhere.. and calling for their murder. The response from the governments? Tepid. Did anyone get charged with incitement or racial vilifcation? Crickets. In the UK it was nuch the same, except apparently you can be charged with a hate offence calling a horse gay or something. Surprise, surprise, the same thing happened, although more weren't killed because of logistics and it was a long gunman as I recall. Just imagine the response had it been Jews protesting to kill and behead the Muslims...

You weren't invited.

Greasy SNAGS. No thanks. Dog only KNOWS what is in them and what it will do to your HEARTeries. O/T, Pleasant is what One becomes used to. Ambient temps Above your Normal Body temp you have to be careful, A bit of activity always warms you up. It's easier to WORK in cooler temps.. After Wednesday, Here in South Vic we will get 37 degrees. That's the heat from North Of Adelaide. Nev

The last couple of days have been quite hot. So much so that I went and bought a small face fan that can sit beside the computer. Today was our Men's Shed Christmas barbeque. It is overcast and the wind is so cold it would freeze the medals off a brass general. Fortunately the snags had been cooked by 10:45, so I had mine and was home by midday. My hanky was so wet you could wring it out.

Your are entitled to your opinion. As far as I'm concerned, these useless pieces of shit are not worth worrying about. Pure oxygen thieves. The world is better off without them. I know the world is concerned what is happening to the Jews and the fallout from Oct 7, but who is caring about the thousands who have been killed and injured in Gaza with the endless attacks by IDF. Those people (ordinary Gazans, not Hamas) are entitled to live as well, and their relatives are suffering like the Jews. Religion has so much to answer for. It's supposed to make us better people. The Bondi hero has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed. Regarded around the world as a great hero.

Love that skit. Especially when he says "for it was orange, with a green top." Master of the facial expression.

Just like every group, some are racist and will do evil for their warped beliefs. Not all are nutters only some...a bit like this forum.

It must be time for another chuckle, the current news is all bad. I guess it's also a bad time to tell any jokes involving Jews and Palestinians, but here's a good religious chuckle. A Biblical Story: And on the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. And it came to pass that all the wine was drunk. And the mother of the bride came to Jesus and said unto the Lord, they have no more wine. And Jesus said unto the servants: "Fill six waterpots with water." And they did so. And when the steward of the feast did taste from the water of the pots, it had become wine. And they knew not whence it had come. But the servants did know, so they applauded loudly in the kitchen. And they said unto the Lord: "How the hell did you do that?" And inquired of him: "Do you do children's parties? And the Lord said: "No." But the servants did press him, saying; "Go on, give us another one!" And so he brought forth a carrot, and said: "Behold this, for it is a carrot." And all about him knew that it was so. For it was orange, with a green top. And he did place a large red cloth over the carrot, and then removed it, and lo, he held in his hand a white rabbit. And all were amazed, and said: "This guy is really good! He should turn professional." And they brought him on a stretcher, a man who was sick of the palsy. And they cried unto him: "Maestro, this man is sick of the palsy." And the Lord said: "If I had to spend my whole life on a stretcher, I'd be pretty sick of the palsy, too!" And they were filled with joy, and cried out: "Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer." And there came unto him a woman called Mary, who had seen the Lord and believed, and Jesus said unto her: "Put on a tutu, and lie down in this box." And then took he forth a saw, and cleft her in twain. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. But Jesus said: "Oh ye of little faith!" And he threw open the box and lo, Mary was whole. And the crowd went absolutely bananas. And Jesus and Mary took a big bow. And he said unto her: "From now on you shall be known as Trixie, for that is a good name for an assistant." And the people said unto him: "We've never seen anything like this. You shouldn't be wasting your time in a one camel town like Cana. You should be playing in the big arenas in Jerusalem!" And Jesus did harken to their words. And he did go on to Jerusalem, and he did his full act before the scribes, the Jews, and the Romans. But alas, it did not please them in their hearts. In fact, they crucified him. Here endeth the lesson. Amen. By Rowan Atkinson

I Agree that there Might Be Palestinian sympathisers about, but are you assuming they weren't being watched? Easy to say after the event, it obviously wasn't good enough. Fathers and son's sometimes do things together. Sympathy for Palestinians is not a crime Here Yet, Nev

I wished to address the Pre- destined aspect of it which I doubt exists. The way you think and behave can have a LOT to do with how safe you are. Nev

What sort of fathe would risk his son's life for some ideology? I will never know. However, I want to make sure we do not demonise Muslims (and yes, my previous post may be taken that way - it was intentded to show more the hatred towards Jews). My partner tells me it is rumoured it was a Muslim who disarmed one of the gunmen in the vid Peter posted. It will be interesting to see how the gunmen sustained their injuries - especially since one of them was disarmed. I am sorry, Peter, I cannot agree. We are better than them. Life is precious - even for those who commit henous violation of our laws.. We can punish in other ways..

I should add, it is not entirely the fault ogf the government, but more decisive action may have made some think twice - it may not have.

Had a ripper thunderstorm from about 3:30 to 4:00PM today, we got a hammering with around 16mm of heavy rain. Very nice to be cooled down, after the temperature peaked at just over 40° at around 2:30PM.

Hey I was only highlighting a product that USA has a surplus of. The could benefit from exporting their surplus porky arseholes.

I think it's normally called Fate. If you're destined to die that moment as an innocent victim, that's it. Had my share of narrow squeaks with the Grim Reaper, and rarely due to anything I'd done wrong.

Oct 7th comes to Australia. Congratulations Albo.

There's NO other Motive Power approaching the efficiency of an electric Motor already. Nev

The Chinese are driving EV (and battery) development with relentless research and development. The latest news is BYD has patented a Variable Flux, Permanent Magnet, Synchronous Motor. The ability to vary the magnetic flux levels in an electric motor that is running, leads to more consistent torque output and reduced energy loss - especially at highway speeds. This ability to vary the magnetic flux of the motor then leads to improved EV range, and lower thermal stress levels on the battery. BYD's research also indicates they are developing improved stator and rotor designs, and magnetic flux control components, which all lead to greater EV efficiencies. https://carnewschina.com/2025/12/14/byd-advances-variable-flux-permanent-magnet-synchronous-motor-technology-patents-unveiled/

The EV sales figures have been skewed by Govt intervention, rebates and incentives, tariffs, the Chinese assault on global car manufacturers, and much misinformation. In my neck of the woods, tax lurks such as salary sacrifice and novated leasing has propelled EV sales. On a stand-alone basis, EV's are still too expensive, and their depreciation is still high. The Europeans have shot themselves in the foot, trying to protect their (very profitable) local car manufacturing industries. They introduced high tariffs on Chinese EV's being imported into Europe, and the Chinese simply imported more hybrids and IC-engined vehicles, and therefore STILL improved their overall sales levels. The Chinese EV sales into Europe dropped 10% as against this time last year, so that probably explains all the cries from the fossil-fuel adherents, of "EV's are finished, sales are falling, now that people have woken up!!" The bottom line is, the Chinese attack on the global car manufacturers is relentless, and they will undoubtedly win. Their productive capacity is mind-boggling, and their cost base is 30% lower than anywhere else in the world. I wouldn't buy a Chinese EV today, because I believe there's going to be a shakeout in the Chinese car manufacturers within 4 or 5 years - but I'll wager in 4 or 5 years time, over 2/3rds of cars (and trucks and buses) on our roads, will be Chinese. I just sighted the Chinese car market stats, and they currently sell 114 brands and 1,142 models of Chinese cars within the country. That is just staggering, and there will surely be many of those brands fall by the wayside over the next few years. https://www.drive.com.au/news/chinese-ev-european-tariffs-have-backfired/

Yeah. We had summer for a couple of days last week. Shorts & tee shirts. Sunday the grey came back with wet air. Four degrees this morning!