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A pretty good ABC analysis of his photo op. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/daniel-andrews-china-military-parade-analysis/105732406

Michael Charlton, the original host of the ABC's "Four Corners" programme, has died at age 98, in a hospital near his home in the Blue Mountains, NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/michael-charlton-dies-aged-98/105733862

Andrews attended the gathering in a private capacity. He's probably just looking for more Chinese investment in his personal business activities. He knows where the real money is. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/daniel-andrews-private-statesman-grubby-diplomacy

What's wrong with Dickhead Dan, that he wants to be photographed with a bunch of dictators and mass murderers? 🙄

9.

C. They are all types of trees with jumbled letters.

The news is, Hanson-Young has asked Katter to apologise to the journo, OR resign. I reckon he's ignorant enough to double down, and refuse to do either. SBS has found a ripper of a photo of Bob, he looks like he just quaffed a glass of plonk that was well and truly "off". https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/greens-call-for-bob-katter-to-resign-after-he-threatened-to-punch-journalist/365lk4oz3

I wonder if all the cats attack you, when you wear a dog-fur coat? 😄 And when wearing that coat, do you spend half your time feeling the need to scratch behind your ear with one leg?? 😄

B.

An excellent article in the link below, from a woman teacher - and it was initiated by one of her Year 9 students asking if she ever felt like punching out students who asked annoying questions. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/hey-bob-katter-try-being-a-teacher-i-reckon-you-wouldn-t-last-five-minutes-20250901-p5mrjp.html

U and E.

Joe Bugner the pro boxer, has passed away at age 75 in a Brisbane aged-care home, after suffering from dementia for some years. I always thought he was Irish (never having studied up on him), but he was actually born in Hungary to Hungarian parents, and the family fled to Britain after the 1956 Communist invasion of Hungary. He was raised in Britain and became the British Commonwealth and European boxing champion for a number of years. He fought both Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, losing both championship fights - although Fraziers win was so close, it has been disputed. Joe retired from boxing in 1976 saying his heart was no longer in it, but he returned with sporadic comebacks over the next two decades, with varying success. A poor investment in a vineyard that resulted in serious financial loss for him, made Bugner come back to boxing. He also acted in a few films, and was a contestant on the television show "I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!", in 2009. He moved to Australia in 1986 and fought as "Aussie Joe", when he did have matches after that time. He claimed he felt vilified in the U.K. after he ended the career of British boxing champion Henry Cooper via a disputed match result. Cooper was a smaller and lighter opponent, and lacked the reach of Bugner. Joe was a huge bloke, 193cm (6' 4") and 102kgs, but as a boxer, it has been touted he lacked the "killer instinct" to ensure wins, after one early opponent Ulric Regis, died from brain injuries not long after a match with Bugner. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/aussie-joe-bugner-dies-aged-75/105723390

C, because the words are all body parts with re-arranged letters.

She never looks at this site, Nev, and I wouldn't show her anything I post here. She probably thinks this forum is better than me being out and about with attractive female associates.

I'll take the real wife with her arguments, attempted dominance, occasional drama (not that many in my case, fortunately), occasional moodiness, and the extreme sensitivity - because at the end of the day, no robot could ever replace her heart of gold, her loving nature, and her willingness to share everything. I'd be lost without her.

Spacey, your alternator should be pumping out 30 amps or more at 1000rpm engine speed. You might need to check that alternator to see if it's performing properly.

I won't use any voice assistant, because I reckon the Big Brother companies of the Internet world, would try to record you at every opportunity, even if you do have microphones switched off. I reckon it would take very little to activate a switched off microphone.

I did, and I got YES, and I reckon my answer is correct.

Yes.

Spacey, an engine alternator will be producing nearly full amperage output at a little over an idle, they don't need to be revved like the old generators. It's likely your battery is either sulphated, or at the end of its working life, and can no longer hold a decent charge.

Winners and Losers?

Lee must be a Pom, he only bathes every Tuesday.

That machine fairly ripped him a new one!! 😄

Here's an interesting article (warning - it's quite long), which examines the financial angle of Chinese EV manufacturing. Despite China launching a massive assault on the worlds car markets - and by doing so, trying to make Chinese EV's dominant in that market - it is being done via unsustainable financial practices. Just as China's massive property boom has turned into a bust (it cost the Chinese Govt a LOT of money, by trying to reduce the impact of the bust), so is China's attempted domination of the world with cheap Chinese EV's bound to come to a point whereby a lot of Chinese EV manufacturers are going to go broke. At some stage (definitely within 5 years), the Chinese Govt will let dozens of those manufacturers go broke, and only support a handful of the remaining EV manufacturers. I read where the pundits say that only 5 Chinese EV manufacturers will still be surviving by the early 2030's. I suspect they are right. There will be a lot of Chinese EV owners left out on a limb with "orphan" cars in the 2030's, cars with no parts, service or backup available. We already have car brands such as Citroen, Peugeot and Renault merging and entering joint ventures, and trying all sorts of alliances to try and survive, and before long, even Toyota will be in trouble. https://www.dunham.com/FA/Blog/Posts/china-auto-price-war-global-fallout

If Wesley is playing tennis, he has to have an opponent to be able to do so, so Andy must be playing tennis, too.