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And when presented with comments like that - it is hard to believe you thought much before commenting. But what you believe is only that a belief- just like the sky fairies. When we white fellas invaded- we systematically sought to destroy a race of people. Possibly the greatest genocide in history- it is estimated we killed 90% of the aborigines on the mainland and every single one on Tasmania. It was government policy. They had overwhelming force and the technology of guns and cannon. They also used fire and worst of all deliberately introduced diseases such as small pox infected blankets. This was not by mistake or bad luck but by design and no less evil than a gas chamber in WW2. The plants they farmed were naturally natives species and seed traded with northern neighbours. They traded goods all over the continent, had hundreds of different nation groups with distinct languages, had very advanced navigation skills and navigated coastal waters. Some groups were even fish farmers. The notion they were just hunters and gathers is very far from the truth. But it is easy to dismiss the other as less worthy and subhuman, when we call them just a savage.

Pretty much YES. They had to develop the design to get the results they wanted. They would have used some type of trial, error redesign etc to get the required design sought. It is called scientific method- just because we don't have any old texts describing how they did it- they still did. And many thousands of years ago. And not all boomerangs have the same purpose and hence a different design. Or do you subscribe to the "aliens gave them the design"? or maybe a GOD? You do not get aerodynamic shaped flying sticks in nature- it is a construct of the mind and development.

And best of all Aborigines invented aeronautics- thousands of years before anybody tried strapping a set of wings on and falling to their death. What? The Boomerang is a sophisticated device that flies and comes back or can be used as the first flying weapon. That demonstrates a extremely advanced knowledge of science in practice. They did not just happen to find a special stick from the gods. The knowledge lost when we almost exterminated them on colonisation (invasion) is staggering. Us white fellas truly are savages at times.

Dutch, Very well stated. And that is why certain politicians who are also religious, exemplify your statement. There is no level they will not sink to, no expense or pain suffered to others, no manufactured fear they will not do. All in a effort to maintain power. Religion is a stupid answer to a stupid question.

Not fun enough eh? Want some speed? Not really flying without a prop? Your hostess will be giving out vomit bags.

just for some more kicks, You guys like flying right? But want to fly from home? Love a bit of G? Colin makes a solution.

Those damn louts on mobility scooters, like bloody hells angels they are. Dangerous punks should be kept off the road.

Until you take off the wrapping................and see the acreage of cellulite

Yes terrible filth, I can imagine many many many hours punishing her for such depravity- Starting with a feather and a silk lined dungeon. Damn you Phil - soldiers be damned, I am standing straight up to attention.

There are actually quite a few some small some big dollar ones with big backing. here are some Akon Lighting Africa | Solar power initiative Home - SolarAid Home | SunnyMoney - Life is Getting Brighter And there are others- I thought one was Australian but just has some Aussies involved- but the point is the same. All good stuff

Beautiful Vistas there Mark. Pity not much private flying to enjoy them.

I was referring to the "no better than sweeping it under the carpet"- it is not dust or a chip wrapper- it appeared you were referring legally to the act of the pastor not the actions of those who became aware. All parties who become aware are also acting illegally as accessories after the fact.

No it is far worse than that- it is a criminal act to know and not report it immediately. That allows the pastor to continue to take victims and condones his crimes and facilitates further crimes against children.

There is a charity run by some Australians in Africa that provides solar powered lights to provide light at night in homes. This means the children can study and improve their education and opportunities in life. The biggest side effect is a huge reduction in serious burns and deaths from kerosene lanterns that when knocked over start fires that maim and often kill. It also means that precious money is spent on food and schooling instead of paying for kerosene. A really simple and cheap solution that can make a massive difference

The turn of last century meant when we went from the 19th to the 20th century- ie 1900. Theses law volumes detail all english law and its precedence up to that point- all the way back to before Henry the Viii and do include sections on the colonies and such early ideas as the Magna Carta.

I do not think it is only suspension they are backwards in but specs, engineering and over the top pricing. A case in point is the Prado vs ML series Mercedes the Merc is much better finished, comes with much higher specs and is a lot cheaper. The Prado is left for dead in towing braked weight of 3000kg merc vs only 2500 kg Prado. The Prado is running a old school noisy and fuel hungry motor with much less torque and power. Meanwhile the Merc is a absolute pleasure to drive and tow, quiet and gets a genuine excellent 6lt/100km at 120km/h on a trip. It is a easy one to two generations older in tech and abilities but they have the hide to charge more for it. Maybe Aussies are religious about their SUV and reality has nothing to do with their choices? I do know about the above example as my brother has the ML and absolutely loves it- he tows a big boat on weekends. His mates have Prados and regret it. Especially when services come around or the injectors need doing- that costs a arm and two legs. It just makes no sense. Toyota (toymota) are the modern GM- all marketing over substance and gullible Aussies believe them. Some will say -but the Prado has tougher suspension and wheels- yes but 98 % of owners will never get to use the difference and all the rest of the time the Merc or BMW etc will handle like a car and be far safer and in the bad event of a crash- you might live to walk away.

And don't forget this weeks winge about welfare costs yet again. They always quote the overall $170 billion but go after the unemployed which is only 12% of that and mugs think they are all just bludgers. But we know who the real bludgers are ........

Yes Nev, I think they had a special plan ....such Cunning stunts.

The greens are not completey anti Natural Gas- they know it has its place and is much better than coal. But they are anti CSG as are farmers because of the massive risks for short term gain of a resource we already have in spades. I could have quoted lots of sources- the Australia Institute is a credible source that goes to great lengths to attribute its information. I do not have a problem with farmers getting the rebate- they feed us.

I agree, The destruction of the local motor industry was vandalism writ large and all for a small amount of money given the multiplier effect it has on the economy. Complete stupidity by Abbott and Joe. Subsidies well used are a good thing to develop and maintain industries where appropriate- there is no such thing as free markets. The car industry subsidy was a small investment- just look at the cost of all those lost jobs, lost taxes, lost skills and manufacturing. And it was a export industry as well.

That would be real easy but i will just skim the surface- keep in mind that the current and many past governments love to confuse the issue by claiming weird accounting practices when doing the national accounts to smokescreen things a bit or just funding groups like Geosciences Australia and not saying that is a subsidy but important government work. Of they claim it is ok that miners do not pay taxes on diesel because they do not use roads- miners use the infrastructure of the country that is meant to be paid for by taxes. Often we even make special infrastructure for their use even. Australian coal, oil and gas companies receive $4b in subsidies: report Why do we subsidise industry? | The Australia Institute There are dozens of others and the total number depends on how far you can dig and what you count and does not include the massive tax dodges they use to get out of paying tax or the sweetheart deals on resource rent and royalties. Some say any industry subsidy is wrong- I disagree but it must be for the substantial benefit of the current and future generations- not to prop up old tech that is dirty. And is doing its best to remove jobs and avoid its social contract.

And do not forget we subsidize the fossil fuel industry billion dollars a year directly and indirectly. And they still rarely pay any tax when the make billions. It would often be cheaper for us to not mine it at all.

Damn you Bex, You are obviously enjoying your time in China way too much

I would be very careful taking anything from that website with any credence- I have no real view on Tesla. That is a website by Edison Tech. Who unsurprisingly is from the people who gave us Thomas Edison - the very bloke that used fraud to try and put down Tesla to gain advantage in American power. Who was a specialist in buying up patents and borrowing(kind word) of everyones developments and claim them as his own. He is celebrated in the US as the inventor of the modern electric age- that is more homespun revisionist history and team america bull than anything. America is full of so called non profits that really are just lobby machines for their sponsor in this case General Electric. A bit like believing the bible

You do not need a huge head level for it to work. And don't forget that the vast majority of Australia's population lives on the coast of the eastern seaboard which is adjacent to the Great Divide or they live within 100kms of this mountain range which runs the length of the all that population. I was wrong about the UNSW link for the Prof. he has been at ANU for a long time now. Professor Andrew Blakers - Engineering & Computer Science - ANU https://eng.anu.edu.au/research/energy And here is a good podcast Pumped hydro for the cloudy windless days and nights For mass industrial needs as a transition you can use gas cogeneration plants which make industrial heat, steam and power. Their are quite a few smaller scale ones at mines that will be closing in the near future and will be up for grabs cheap. We now have some major industrial users around the world decoupling from the grid with solar cells on the roof of their plants and battery. Keep in mind that the biggest users are aluminium refining which is incredibly energy hungry and use a substantial amount of the nations power- they are expected to either close completely or will be retrofitted with much newer and cheaper to run systems. We already have some remote farmers that have changed to pure solar and batteries as it was cheaper to do than the cost of just diesel for their generators over only 4 years. Then they are having free power- minus minimal maintenance. The future will be renewables not if but when. If only the politicians would stop listening to the coal and gas lobby to hobble all new technologies. AS a aside- the solar homes scheme has not really cost anything on power bills that is all manufactured balance sheet fraud. Until recently the power companies did not even have to pay for any power put back into the grid- they got it free and the government paid for it. But the used the so called subsidy as a excuse to push up bills.