Comstar posted:

Via reddit: the owner of Robinsons Bookshops has some…opinions.



From the thread:



Looks like I'm cancelling that local bookstore.

SecretOfSteel posted:

Remember people: "Go Woke Go Broke!"

Edit: Oh new page, video time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bofLnrFPerE

Jezza of OZPOS posted:

I don't respect the coldest 100 list BC it included the kransky sisters doing "computer games" and that is a certified banger

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

"Don't welcome me to my own country" also got a song, it made #2 on the 2024 Coldest 100 list. You don't need to watch it, you know exactly how it plays out but here it is anyway

https://twitter.com/OzKitsch/status/1751121356190859327

LOL @ people in the comments going "Wait, there's something worse than this??" and the OP going "Unfortunately yeah, brace yourselves "

E: in case people don't want to click through, #1 on the list was Daryl Somers being lovely to Kamahl while performing in blackface

Jezza of OZPOS posted:

I don't respect the coldest 100 list BC it included the kransky sisters doing "computer games" and that is a certified banger

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

"Don't welcome me to my own country" also got a song, it made #2 on the 2024 Coldest 100 list. You don't need to watch it, you know exactly how it plays out but here it is anyway

https://twitter.com/OzKitsch/status/1751121356190859327

LOL @ people in the comments going "Wait, there's something worse than this??" and the OP going "Unfortunately yeah, brace yourselves "

E: in case people don't want to click through, #1 on the list was Daryl Somers being lovely to Kamahl while performing in blackface

JBP posted:

Bendigo is a really nice regional city. I don't understand why this list exists at all tbh. Seems like bogan baiting.

GrandTheftAutism posted:

poo poo TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA POWER RANKINGS: EXTENDED SUMMER EDITION

Konomex posted:

Not a single WA town on this list, what is this? Is WA actually good?

Konomex posted:

Not a single WA town on this list, what is this? Is WA actually good?

Konomex posted:

Not a single WA town on this list, what is this? Is WA actually good?

GrandTheftAutism posted:

poo poo TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA POWER RANKINGS: EXTENDED SUMMER EDITION

Recoome posted:

executive summary

Recoome posted:

expected benefits and a recommended rollout timeline

Solemn Sloth posted:

https://x.com/adamzwar/status/1751738260748132586

sick of Applebees posted:

I don't see why this makes the poo poo town list

15. Grafton, NSW - Prisoner breaks out of his cell then breaks into his girlfriend’s cell for a root

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A male inmate at Australia's largest prison has been found naked in the cell of his female lover, who was also being held in the same jail.

The prisoner managed to leave his unit at Clarence Correctional Centre near Grafton in northern NSW on Saturday and get with his girlfriend to attempt an end-of-year tryst.

The privately-run prison is a maximum and minimum security facility for male and female offenders with 1,700 beds which opened in July 2020.

Daily Mail Australia understands the male inmate climbed two fences and crossed an exercise yard to make his way into his partner's cell.

A male inmate at Australia's largest prison has been found naked in the cell of his female lover. The prisoner managed to get out of his unit at Clarence Correctional Centre near Grafton in northern NSW on Saturday and make his way into that of his girlfriend. Stock image
Daily Mail Australia understands the male inmate climbed two fences and crossed an exercise yard to make his way into his partner's cell. Clarence Correctional Centre is pictured



The couple then barricaded themselves inside until prison officers deployed a chemical agent and were able to extract the male inmate.

The prisoner was naked and one source described his state as 'ready to go'.

A spokeswoman for Clarence Correctional Centre, run by UK-based Serco, said staff had responded to an incident in which two inmates attempted to prevent entry into a cell.

'A tactical plan was executed promptly with chemical agent deployed,' the spokeswoman said.

'Responding officers safely secured the inmates. No staff or inmates were injured during the incident.

'The inmates involved - one male and one female - are known to be in a relationship.

'An investigation into the incident has commenced.'

The escapade is understood to have been over within six minutes and it was not known if the pair had time to become intimate.
Clarence Correctional Centre (above) is a privately-run prison for female offenders with 1,700 beds which opened in July 2020. It has maximum and minimum security sections

Clarence Correctional Centre (above) is a privately-run prison for female offenders with 1,700 beds which opened in July 2020. It has maximum and minimum security sections
The couple barricaded themselves inside a cell until prison officers deployed a chemical agent and were able to extract the male inmate. The prisoner was naked and one source described his state as 'ready to go'. Stock image

The couple barricaded themselves inside a cell until prison officers deployed a chemical agent and were able to extract the male inmate. The prisoner was naked and one source described his state as 'ready to go'. Stock image

Users of a Facebook page popular with serving and former prison officers made light of the incident, as well as drawing attention to security concerns.

'The best thing is if she's pregnant our future careers are secured!!' one wrote on The Last Governor's page.

'Well he had a happy New Year,' wrote another.

Other comments included 'Neither bars, locks, fences or motion cameras can get in the way of true love' and 'You just can't make this s*** up'.

In September, an officer at Clarence was allegedly struck repeatedly in the head by an inmate while other prisoners cheered him on.

Clarence is one of three NSW prisons operated by the private sector.

Junee Correctional Centre has been run by the US-owned GEO Group since it opened in 1993 but the company's contract will not be renewed when it expires in 2025.

Parklea Correctional Centre is managed by MTC-Broadspectrum.

Bucky Fullminster posted:

• Save families billions of dollars per year in fuel, parking, tolls, and maintenance
  
• Improve health outcomes
  
• Significantly decarbonise the transport sector
  
• Reclaim public space from cars for people
  
• Let the next generation of sporting heroes and musical icons to get to practice
  

If we genuinely want to we can get (at least 90% of) it done in a year.

Bucky Fullminster posted:

We present a plan for an integrated bicycle network following existing train-lines, motorways, and waterways to connect the whole of the metropolitan Sydney in complete comfort and safety, on fully separated cycle-paths, with almost zero disruption to motorists.

By exploiting existing infrastructure and taking a top-down, inter-council approach, we minimise expenditure and close existing gaps to create a fully contiguous network, maximising benefits and minimising impact on existing use. This will lower the barriers to cycling in Sydney, resulting in billions of dollars in savings for government and families, major public health benefits and massively reduced carbon emissions.

Key sections:

• Connecting the M7 to Parramatta
  
• Connecting the north to the city with a skyway from Ridge St to the Bridge
  
• A bike ferry network
  
• Connecting the Airport to the Harbour at the Opera House
  
• Providing painless access to Olympic Park
  

Recoome posted:

Your recommended timeline should give an idea on what sections are the most critical - break it into phases. Think about what the easy runs on the board are, as well as maximum impact.

The Artificial Kid posted: