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In this day and age, the maxim that 'ignorance of the Law is no excuse' is not an acceptable element of a prosecution. Why? Simply because the volume of Laws/Regulations which have been enacted to enable our society to operate. Do you know every single Law/Regulation pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle? More than likely, not. In the past fortnight Laws/Regulations have been made in two areas relating to firearms and "hate speech". Assuming that they have been assented to by the Crown, they are enforceable. But can you quote them, or even have no 'ignorance' of them? If we must know, in detail, what these laws and regulations cover, then it is incumbent on the governments which made them to provide the necessary information to all persons who would have to comply with them. Maybe a campaign should be started to force our lawmakers to set up the facilities to provide that information.

Sydney's new Fish Market site has just opened and as well as solving many problems associated with the supply of sea food, the building itself demonstrates that when included in the planning stage of buildings, solar panels can provide the electricity and at the same time contribute to the aesthetics of the building.

Photo B. Enlarge it and you can see that the spout is undone and away from the fitting.

Actually, not so well communicated. The person whom the video I posted was alleged to be is a well known MSM commentator. I've watched many vidoes in which it is known that the video is not AI created. From those experiences, I was able to pick that it was not her actual personage that was doing the reporting. Combine that with the obvious falsity of the story let you know that it is AI slop. The woman has had her immage and voice stolen by someone making clickbait.

It is amazing to see the temperature environments that humans have adapted to and live in. It's a process called acclimatisation. Just think about the local environment you live in and compare it to the evironment of another of our members. I once was aclimatised to the colder environment of the NSW Southern Highlands. When I lived in Sydney after that, I didn't need extra heating for my bed because I did not feel cold in Sydney. This summer I have lived through temperatures in the high 30s, but the humidity has been about 18%. I could not handle 30 degrees on the Queensland coast because of the humidity. People who live in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere can handle temperatures that we in the mid-latitudes would not care to contemplate, and vicky-versa.

Maybe it is wise for Australia to keep its head down and not make any noise so that the big boys ignore us.

Maybe they realise that they have us shouting about domestic matters which distracts us from international matters.

To my way of thinking, 'should of' in text is a misspelling of "should've", which is an acceptable contraction in informal speech/text of 'should have'.

Have you noticed that all the kerfuffle has been about the USA'a relationship with the Northern Hemisphere and Middle East. Not much is being said about Asia and bugger all about teh USA's relationship with Australia. Getting a seat on the Board of Peace is not something Australia should aspire too, especially at the moment as we try to sort out how to control multicultural; peace in our own backyard. I am saddened by the fact that our leaders, from all Parties, have not condemned the actions of the Trump Administration towards its own people and the the Constitutin it claims to honour and defend. Our leaders rightly condemned the actions of the Netanyahu government. They have been quiet on the Iranian situation, and so many other similar government -v- the people situations. I wonder how many Australians have had enough of Trump to call for the closure of Pine Gap, Tindall and th Western Australian submarine base? But I suppose those who would call for those things would be labelled pro-Chinese Communist taitors.

Sarturay night Camden NSW recorded a totoal of 140 mm of rain. The Camden area over the p[ast 20 years and more so recently has been turned from open grazing land to residential estates. Remember the old song Tar and Cement ? The area was always prone to flooding as it lies in the valley of the Nepean/Hawkesbury River. With all that grazing land now covered with roads and houses, I reckon the flooding will be of biblical proporttions. Meanwhile, the Sun till shines and Maria blows.

I think that the company constructing the windmills will have to be propped up.

I suppose it is good for the country that these CEOs get paid millions. Forty-five percent of that goes back to the government in personal tax. But I always wonder, 'what can you spend millions of dolalrs per year on?'

Apparently a wind farm is going to be created about 15 kms southwest of my place.

I can just see it now. Former President Trump's funeral cortege rolls past cheering crowds. The irony would be lost on Americans.

Although I'm not getting any rain, I'm getting strong winds. It is strange. The wind seems to start about 10:30 pm and blows strongly until about 9:00 am the next morning. Then it weakens and goes calm for most of the day. When it is blowing, the wind speed is high enough to break limbs from trees.

Haven't you worked out the 'democracy' is another word for 'monarchy in other clothes'? It has always been this way, and will always be that way. Those in the society who do not have power or influence can never hope to direct the direction in which a society moves.

Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. Originally depicted by Dickens as explicitly Jewish, in the preface to the novel, he is alleged to be a "crafty old Jew" and a fence. Fagin's character might be based on the criminal Ikey Solomon. His well-publicised crimes, escape from arrest, recapture and trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. Solomon's life has been the subject of several works, including The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay, a historical novel that was made into a four-part miniseries that aired in Australia. Solomon died on 3 September 1850 and was buried the next day in the Jewish cemetery in Harrington Street, Hobart. Possibly the oldest Jewish cemetery in Australia, it was bulldozed in 2002

Don't forget Fagin.

Don't you think that saying all Muslims are bad is simply saying that one has been radicalised by anti-Muslim propaganda? What percentage of Muslims in this country are radicalised? Would the percentage be similar to the number of Whites who have been radicalised by White Supremist propaganda? I wonder what percentage of Australian-born Jews are ardent supported of what the Isreali government is doing. How about we start orrganising Christians to start in on Jews because their ancient leaders killed Christ, and also restart the war against the Moors like the Spaniards did until they expelled them in 1609. Those Moors were a bad lot. Just look at that bloke, Othello.

We should not abandon Gays.

It's still dry here. The other day I watched cloud move in and for a few minutes copped very strong winds and a downpour. At the end of those few minutes everything calmed down and the sky cleared.

I still think that the ambasador should NOT be a former politician. The ambassador should be a person who has the training, skills and experience in diplomacy that are required by an ambassador, especially considering the present climate in the USA.

This video is the sort of thing that we should fear from Generative AI. It purports to be a report by a well-known political broadcaster in the USA about immediate impeachment of Trump. Here's what is wrong with it: The video was posted on 15/1/2026. I says that things happened on Friday 9/1/2026 which would result in action being taken in the US House of Representatives in the week beginning 12/1/2026. What is published in this video if true would be earth-shattering and would be dominating news broadcasts. Since nothing like that has happened, then it is clear that the video is made up. Also the person who is allegedly presenting the material normally appears in person in any video. In other words, when you see her in a video, you can tell that you are looking at a real person.

Don't forget that the bridge is concrete structure, probably with steel reinforcing, and it is within a short distance from the sea. It could hace 'concrete cancer' which would reduce its load capacity. However, the loads on it only come from pedestrians, so they would be pretty insignificant. These bridges form part of the historic architecture of the beach precinct. They go along with the equally historic Bondi Pavillion.

I'm totally fed up with the carry-on in the aftermath of that horrible event. I'm sick of hearing how the circumstances of the event have been used to advance the agendas of interest groups. It's worse than the thread drift in some of th threads here. However, the thought of pulling down the bridges might be circumstantial to the shooting event. The article GON refers to contains this: The meeting’s agenda notes a structural report of the two footbridges at Bondi Beach which found them to be “nearing the end of their useful life and require replacement in the next few years”. That's a reference to material placed before the Council for its consideration for normal maintenance work. If a report had been prepared, it was most likely done earlier in the year, well befoe the shooting incident, and not related to it. What seems to be clear is that if the report found that the bridges were at the end of their useful life, then they need to be replaced so that pedestrians can safely cross the busy Campbell Parade to get to teh park and beach.