the news thread

Post by **Friday** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:04 am

The drunk driver story is appaling. Makes me so angry.

almax wrote:lol, Giant dim sim planned for South Melbourne....

http://www.theage.com.au/national/giant ... -4rpk.html

hilarious!

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:27 pm

the guy who pushed the man out a window at the brunswick warehouse party has been sentenced

http://www.theage.com.au/national/boxer ... -4sgd.html

was anyone there that night? i nearly went but got tied up. wasn't it a roller skate theme?

Post by **fooishbar** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:33 am

THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING

The Independent wrote:Pizza Hut is changing its name in a bid to overhaul the company's image and menu, it announced today.

After 35 years of trading in the UK under the name Pizza Hut, the company will now become Pasta Hut.

The rebranding is part of an extensive £100m six-year refurbishment programme that will revamp the chain's restaurant interiors, introduce a new menu and extend its number of outlets.

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:30 am

100£ of branding lols
i dont want no filthy pasta, i want DIRTY PIZZA.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:54 pm

IT'S official – Frankston is simply the best city in Australia.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:06 pm

No opt-out of filtered Internet in Australia

I for one think this is [CENSORED] [CENSORED] and furthermore, anyone who decides what [THE REST OF THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN REMOVED PENDING LEGAL ADVICE]

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:48 pm

Stray wrote:No opt-out of filtered Internet in Australia

I for one think this is [CENSORED] [CENSORED] and furthermore, anyone who decides what [THE REST OF THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN REMOVED PENDING LEGAL ADVICE]

So no one has anything to say about this???

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:53 pm

I did, but they deleted it

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:06 pm

Stray wrote:
Stray wrote:No opt-out of filtered Internet in Australia

I for one think this is [CENSORED] [CENSORED] and furthermore, anyone who decides what [THE REST OF THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN REMOVED PENDING LEGAL ADVICE]
So no one has anything to say about this???

What exactly does "illegal content" mean?

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:17 pm

"Illegal is illegal and if there is infrastructure in place to block it, then it will be required to be blocked -- end of story."

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:20 pm

Hardy wrote:
Stray wrote:
Stray wrote:No opt-out of filtered Internet in Australia

I for one think this is [CENSORED] [CENSORED] and furthermore, anyone who decides what [THE REST OF THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN REMOVED PENDING LEGAL ADVICE]
So no one has anything to say about this???
What exactly does "illegal content" mean?

What ever the government chooses it to mean. While I don't think it will be anything like it is in China right now, that is the power they will have.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:50 pm

Stray wrote:
Stray wrote:No opt-out of filtered Internet in Australia

I for one think this is [CENSORED] [CENSORED] and furthermore, anyone who decides what [THE REST OF THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN REMOVED PENDING LEGAL ADVICE]
So no one has anything to say about this???

Not very good.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:52 pm

Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet

To be censored by the Australian Government is “pornography and inappropriate material.” X rated pornography is illegal online in Australia, as are casino style internet gambling, certain forms of “hate” speech and R rated computer games. BitTorrent would be a possibility, even if certain downloads for personal use may be legal under Australian law, sharing those downloads would not be. How far “inappropriate material” may extend was not made clear, for example questioning Government policy where it comes to Aboriginal people could be deemed to be discrimination under Australian law and hence blocked by the censorship regime. Worst still, bloggers or those (such as forum owners) who allow users to comment or post could find themselves blocked under this proposal should someone say or post the wrong thing. If there is one certainty in any country that implements broadscale censorship, once they start blocking content it doesn’t stop, and certainly every do-gooder group and special interest lobbyist will be wanting the Government to add to the list.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:55 pm

I would dead set go to war with the government if this was passed.

Goodbye freedom of speach !!!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:08 pm

the censorship of the internet is

beginning of the end imo

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:50 pm

worlds largest spam network shut down...

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:52 pm

yeah saw that... what a tripper. why would you.. $$ prolly.

Maybe he was the fucker that sent me all those viagra deals?? hehe

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:41 am

Not really news, but news related. Here's Obama's "McCain is bad, mmkay?" ad...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxvHkFLmqRk

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:30 am

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 62,00.html

OMG Ice is taking over our nightclubs!!!

what a goose

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:49 am

FoundationStepper wrote:the guy who pushed the man out a window at the brunswick warehouse party has been sentenced

http://www.theage.com.au/national/boxer ... -4sgd.html

was anyone there that night? i nearly went but got tied up. wasn't it a roller skate theme?

I was there before and after the incident. Nasty!
We were running a night at Ace Morning that night.
One of my mates was a witness in the case. My other friends lived at the WArehouse.
Violence suxks.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:40 am

deviant wrote:http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 62,00.html

OMG Ice is taking over our nightclubs!!!

what a goose

[qoute="riffon of no fixed abode"] bob hawke sent a booklet over 10 years ago to every letterbox in the nation about his version on the " war on drugs" and now mr morgan wants to sweep the problem away because it is unsightly. hawke failed, howard failed, bush failed ( in everything) and you, mr morgan, will fail too. you'll be in your silver casket and there'll be more people and more drugs, AND NEWER DRUGS being peddled and consumed.[/quote]

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:48 pm

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 61,00.html

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:13 pm

Blaxter wrote:http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 61,00.html

i read a couple of things about this before. the whole year's been suspended.

they're pretty renowned for their drug culture too.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:17 am

Male Afghan journalist student has been sentenced to 20 years jail for asking his lecturer about women's rights in class. Fuck. Coulda been worse...he was initially sentenced to death

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27297183/

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:10 pm

so how's these 'out of control' xavier college kids?

lol rampage, jumping on cars, spraypainting astro turf

succccck shit to private school fee paying uppity wanker parents- your kids are deros, just like the ones from the public schools

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:58 pm

gnat wrote:so how's these 'out of control' xavier college kids?

lol rampage, jumping on cars, spraypainting astro turf

succccck shit to private school fee paying uppity wanker parents- your kids are deros, just like the ones from the public schools

Only difference is they can proll afford more drugs to be bigger dero's..

Hahha

Your kids are FA1L

10.15 · Post by **10.15** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:19 pm

WTF is this shit happening in our backyard?

SUBURBAN activists elected to their local council could be banned from voting on issues about which they are most passionate, under a proposed Victorian law that has been branded undemocratic.

Under the proposed law, anyone who has made a submission on an issue, such as a local development or planning changes, would be deemed to have a conflict of interest and prevented from voting - or face an $11,000 fine.

As all 79 Victorian councils prepare to got to the polls next month, resident groups fear the law will stop people from standing for election, or will render them powerless on the issues on which they were elected.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/perso ... ml?page=-1

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:23 pm

lol, that's awesome... reminds me of the FOI pest law... that was a doozy

Post by **huge** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:18 pm

my nephew made it into the news

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/1 ... -news.html

rofl

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:56 pm

huge wrote:my nephew made it into the news

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/1 ... -news.html

rofl

Large!

Born the same day as me!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:47 pm

Telstra Dome renamed Etihad Stadium

Also.. on the same topic, some of you may have not realised that vodaphone arena is now hisense arena.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:49 am

Stray wrote:Telstra Dome renamed Etihad Stadium

Also.. on the same topic, some of you may have not realised that vodaphone arena is now hisense arena.

I love this quote:

"No doubt it will become part of the vernacular in Melbourne".

Well it fucking has to dunnit?

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:17 pm

someone on ITM already made the call...... It will probably be known as "Jihad Stadium".....

&

nic · Post by **nic** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:31 pm

lol its not a very australian
etihad - from abu dhabi to the world?
gtfo

call it Crackers sporting building instead.

tee193 · Post by **tee193** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:44 pm

what the hell is an etihad?

10.15 · Post by **10.15** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:59 am

More on internet censorship - Commonwealth Government harassing critics:

Filtering out the fury: how government tried to gag web censor critics

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:31 pm

Hotel manager served up 'faeces' gelato

"We're seeking the help of the Health Department and the police to help us to get to the bottom of the matter,"

lol

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:31 pm

deviant wrote:Hotel manager served up 'faeces' gelato

"We're seeking the help of the Health Department and the police to help us to get to the bottom of the matter,"
lol

this is right at the "Bottom" of my street

literally

it's the shits though really - they've tried to dress the place up but we can all see it's just shit wrapped up in ice cream.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:53 pm

Must be a crap place to work.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:58 pm

It's been called shithouse I've heard.

milk milk lemonade, you'll find poo poo @ the coogee bay

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:08 pm

I wondered why you had tubs of Coogee Bay Gelati in your freezer Feigs

the penny drops

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:11 pm

I will be the first to admit I was the second pooman on the grassy knoll

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:34 am

8 people were in this car.... all lived

http://www.theage.com.au/national/plea- ... -5bgq.html

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:06 am

deviant wrote:

8 people were in this car.... all lived

http://www.theage.com.au/national/plea- ... -5bgq.html

thats near where I live. fukken crazy kids.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:06 pm

Young female virgins pay for sex...

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=657558

Wasn't sure whether to post this in the news thread or in Jobs tbh

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:50 am

Teacher Strips for Students

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:58 am

Stray wrote:Teacher Strips for Students

What did she do over her summer holidays???

It's preposterous that the principal won't sack her. There is NO explanation that makes it ok to strip for 15 year old kids.

Post by **Friday** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:43 am

Crazy:

http://business.theage.com.au/business/ ... -5evh.html

No more shopping online from US sites and getting great deals

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:21 pm

mixtress wrote:
Stray wrote:Teacher Strips for Students
What did she do over her summer holidays???

It's preposterous that the principal won't sack her. There is NO explanation that makes it ok to strip for 15 year old kids.

fucking disgusting, she is an adult who should know better.

she should be sacked or at least get suspended and get some help.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:26 pm

sorry, but I find that fucking hilarious... LOL