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My local (ex) member Michael Sukkar has lost his seat.

Pro tip - keep cake moist by eating it all in one sitting.

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Election day rocked as controversial One Nation founder tragically dies. Australian politics has been rocked by the news the co-founder of One Nation David Ettridge has died after a long battle with cancer. The 79-year-old former politician, and former menswear model, is believed to have passed away on Wednesday in South Australia. Ettridge founded the One Nation Party alongside Pauline Hanson and David Oldfield in 1997, holding the role of national director until 2000. He and Hanson were jailed in August 2003 after they were found guilty of fraudulently registering One Nation in the District Court of Queensland. The pair were eventually acquitted and their convictions were overturned two and a half months later in the Court of Appeal. The two politicians reportedly fell out after they were released from prison, with Ettridge claiming on ABC's Four Corners in 2017 that One Nation abandoned him. Ettridge claimed he had been let with debt, costing him his home and personal wealth, after the party didn't compensate him for his legal fees. One Nation rejected this claim and told him to cease contact with the party.

Lived in Greystanes in the 70's. Had an oil heater and a tank on the wall outside.

Who's up themselves?

Our polling booth is in the Secondary College at the end of our street. There was quite a lengthy queue, but I must have looked all in, because a young guy came up and said "You can come straight through." I said, "Thanks, but I'll wait here with my daughter." Only a minute or two later, a lady in a hi-viz jacket came up and said "Come with me." and walked my daughter and I straight through. Probably pee'd a lot in the queue off. The white Senate paper was more than a full armspan long.

Do you believe in the hereafter? Then you know what I'm here after. - Artie Johnston.

Ruth Buzzi, the frumpy comedian on Rowan and Martin's "Laugh In", has died at the age of 88. She was in hospice care suffering fro Alzheimer's disease.

For 99.999% it is permanent. You just happen to be one of the 0.001%

Doesn't matter who you vote for, you're going to be screwed one way or another.

Well, he won't do it again.

Because I'm running out of respect.

We were taught to respect our elders. Fortunately, at my age, there are fewer and fewer elders to respect.

At a recent NewsNation Town Hall, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounded the alarm on the potential health risks of 5G technology, urging the public and policymakers to take a closer look. Citing a growing body of research on electromagnetic radiation (EMR), Kennedy pointed to studies showing that even short-term exposure to 1.3 GHz radiation allowed small molecules—like D-mannitol—to cross the blood-brain barrier in rats. He warned that prolonged, low-level EMR exposure could lead to subtle but significant health effects over time. Kennedy also referenced controversial studies linking high EMR exposure to tumor development in lab animals, challenging the mainstream narrative. While agencies like the FDA maintain there’s no conclusive link between mobile phone use and cancer, Kennedy argues that current safety standards are outdated and fail to account for the pulsed radiation patterns unique to 5G. Importantly, Kennedy clarified he’s not calling for a ban on phones. Instead, he’s advocating for more rigorous safety testing, greater transparency, and increased public education. In an era driven by ever-faster technology, Kennedy’s cautionary stance encourages society to pause and consider whether speed is coming at the cost of long-term health.

You read some unbelievable stories. Today I read about a 93 year old man in the US, whose pilot training certificate expired 50 years ago, with no record of him ever completing any licence test, was killed when he was doing an engine runup test on a R22 helicopter on his farm, and it launched into the air, tipped over and crashed. There were photos of the wrecked chopper on its side in his yard. The collective lock was disengaged.

Earlier in this topic, there was a lot of discussion on the subject of cremation. Today, I found out about another option that I had never heard of - aquamation. It's like cremation, but using water instead of fire. It is much less polluting than cremation, but is more expensive. While an unattended cremation like we used for my wife during the Covid lockdown can be had for about $2,000, a deluxe aquamation costs close to $10,000. For more information, here is the website of the only provider in Australia - https://environmentallyfriendlycremations.com.au/

Particularly since there was another group on TV rescuing koalas from the bush, treating them for clamidia and releasing them into safe areas in an attempt to promote breeding to stave off the strong possibility of extinction.