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Straight to the Pool Room — Sat Feb 03 2024

These were the top posts across some of our communities From [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [ABC hires 'notoriously anti-worker' US law firm, Seyfarth Shaw, in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful dismissal case](https://aussie.zone/post/6412899) - [Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them?](https://aussie.zone/post/6517042) - [No evidence of antisemitic chant at pro-Palestinian Sydney protest, police find](https://aussie.zone/post/6508869) - [Top Customer Service by Me Bank](https://aussie.zone/post/6384684) - [[Satire] Australia Day to be moved to Scott Morrison’s resignation day](https://aussie.zone/post/6505704) From [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [“Count me out:” Barnaby Joyce backed anti-renewables rally tries to co-opt Bob Brown](https://aussie.zone/post/6510637) From [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Nine digitally altered female MP into 'more revealing' outfit](https://aussie.zone/post/6419461) - [UN chief issues plea after Australia pauses funding for Palestinian refugee agency over October 7 claims](https://aussie.zone/post/6358189) - [Human rights groups say Australian government must act after ICJ ruling](https://aussie.zone/post/6328339) - [Vacuum cleaner retail chain Godfreys collapses, 193 job losses expected in coming fortnight](https://aussie.zone/post/6471713) - [NSW Police has been praised for its 'textbook' approach in shutting down a 'neo-Nazi demonstration'. This is why](https://aussie.zone/post/6392533) From [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [Experts have said for years we need more social and affordable housing. So where is it?](https://aussie.zone/post/6349239) - [‘Dark money’: $57m of donations to major Australian parties in 2022-23 of unknown origin](https://aussie.zone/post/6505438) - [Senior Coalition figures have opened up about their nine years in power. You won't believe some of the things they told us](https://aussie.zone/post/6346566) - ['Like being strapped to a suicide bomber': Coalition insiders detail the toxic rivalry that destroyed two political careers](https://aussie.zone/post/6376037) - [Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s Stage 3 rework invites a wider tax debate the government doesn’t want to have](https://aussie.zone/post/6505330) From [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews):

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Straight to the Pool Room — Sat Feb 03 2024

These were the top posts across some of our communities Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [ABC hires 'notoriously anti-worker' US law firm, Seyfarth Shaw, in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful dismissal case](https://aussie.zone/post/6412899) - [Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them?](https://aussie.zone/post/6517042) - [No evidence of antisemitic chant at pro-Palestinian Sydney protest, police find](https://aussie.zone/post/6508869) - [Top Customer Service by Me Bank](https://aussie.zone/post/6384684) - [[Satire] Australia Day to be moved to Scott Morrison’s resignation day](https://aussie.zone/post/6505704) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [“Count me out:” Barnaby Joyce backed anti-renewables rally tries to co-opt Bob Brown](https://aussie.zone/post/6510637) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Nine digitally altered female MP into 'more revealing' outfit](https://aussie.zone/post/6419461) - [UN chief issues plea after Australia pauses funding for Palestinian refugee agency over October 7 claims](https://aussie.zone/post/6358189) - [Human rights groups say Australian government must act after ICJ ruling](https://aussie.zone/post/6328339) - [Vacuum cleaner retail chain Godfreys collapses, 193 job losses expected in coming fortnight](https://aussie.zone/post/6471713) - [NSW Police has been praised for its 'textbook' approach in shutting down a 'neo-Nazi demonstration'. This is why](https://aussie.zone/post/6392533) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [Experts have said for years we need more social and affordable housing. So where is it?](https://aussie.zone/post/6349239) - [‘Dark money’: $57m of donations to major Australian parties in 2022-23 of unknown origin](https://aussie.zone/post/6505438) - [Senior Coalition figures have opened up about their nine years in power. You won't believe some of the things they told us](https://aussie.zone/post/6346566) - ['Like being strapped to a suicide bomber': Coalition insiders detail the toxic rivalry that destroyed two political careers](https://aussie.zone/post/6376037) - [Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s Stage 3 rework invites a wider tax debate the government doesn’t want to have](https://aussie.zone/post/6505330) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews):

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Straight to the Pool Room — Sat Feb 03 2024

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [ABC hires 'notoriously anti-worker' US law firm, Seyfarth Shaw, in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful dismissal case](https://aussie.zone/post/6412899) - [Expensive school uniforms don't make kids better at maths, so why are schools so focused on them?](https://aussie.zone/post/6517042) - [No evidence of antisemitic chant at pro-Palestinian Sydney protest, police find](https://aussie.zone/post/6508869) - [Top Customer Service by Me Bank](https://aussie.zone/post/6384684) - [[Satire] Australia Day to be moved to Scott Morrison’s resignation day](https://aussie.zone/post/6505704) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [“Count me out:” Barnaby Joyce backed anti-renewables rally tries to co-opt Bob Brown](https://aussie.zone/post/6510637) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Nine digitally altered female MP into 'more revealing' outfit](https://aussie.zone/post/6419461) - [UN chief issues plea after Australia pauses funding for Palestinian refugee agency over October 7 claims](https://aussie.zone/post/6358189) - [Human rights groups say Australian government must act after ICJ ruling](https://aussie.zone/post/6328339) - [Vacuum cleaner retail chain Godfreys collapses, 193 job losses expected in coming fortnight](https://aussie.zone/post/6471713) - [NSW Police has been praised for its 'textbook' approach in shutting down a 'neo-Nazi demonstration'. This is why](https://aussie.zone/post/6392533) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [Experts have said for years we need more social and affordable housing. So where is it?](https://aussie.zone/post/6349239) - [‘Dark money’: $57m of donations to major Australian parties in 2022-23 of unknown origin](https://aussie.zone/post/6505438) - [Senior Coalition figures have opened up about their nine years in power. You won't believe some of the things they told us](https://aussie.zone/post/6346566) - ['Like being strapped to a suicide bomber': Coalition insiders detail the toxic rivalry that destroyed two political careers](https://aussie.zone/post/6376037) - [Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s Stage 3 rework invites a wider tax debate the government doesn’t want to have](https://aussie.zone/post/6505330) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews):

Testing dalekerrigan • 10mo ago • 100%

Weekly Random Thread #2 09-01-2024

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Testing dalekerrigan • 10mo ago • 100%

Straight to the Pool Room #2: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Weekly Random Thread #1 - Welcome to 2024](https://aussie.zone/post/5531990) - [Isn't it meant to be El Niño? Here's why it hasn't been the hot, dry summer we expected](https://aussie.zone/post/5690989) - [Oli the cat completes Sydney to Hobart yacht race to fanfare at dock, after a week at sea](https://aussie.zone/post/5532498) - [Meteors, supermoons, a comet and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2024](https://aussie.zone/post/5560530) - [Google reviews are a complete waste of time, aren't they?](https://aussie.zone/post/5720140) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [2023 in review: Australia nears half-way mark to 82% renewables](https://aussie.zone/post/5721067) - [It’s not just the total rainfall – why is eastern Australia experiencing such sudden, devastating downpours?](https://aussie.zone/post/5637267) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - ['I had so much promise in my life, and that's where I ended up': A lifetime of work leads to $45k in superannuation](https://aussie.zone/post/5532398) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [Grassroots Labor members urge Australia to back South Africa’s case against Israel at UN court](https://aussie.zone/post/5725957) - [The Greens ring in the new year with a new fight over Australia’s housing crisis](https://aussie.zone/post/5637265) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews): - [NRA chief announces resignation days before trial](https://aussie.zone/post/5635733)

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Weekly Random Thread #50 12-12-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Straight to the Pool Room #49: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Weekly Random Thread #49 05-12-2023](https://aussie.zone/post/4686228) - [Parking isn't as important for restaurants as the owners think it is](https://aussie.zone/post/4742697) - [After all those dole diaries and ‘mutual obligations’, it turns out Australia’s privatised employment services don’t work | Van Badham](https://aussie.zone/post/4600527) - [Catholic Education Tasmania head takes issue with mandatory consent education](https://aussie.zone/post/4642965) - [As a trans man, Max Simensen says he has unique insights everyone could learn from](https://aussie.zone/post/4634046) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses' 'heads on spikes' in extraordinary outburst](https://aussie.zone/post/4729746) - [Greed trumps climate as Origin bid voted down by dividend hungry shareholders](https://aussie.zone/post/4646576) - [Son of farmer who murdered environmental officer ordered to pay $405k land-clearing fine](https://aussie.zone/post/4774260) - [Windfarm plans in choppy waters as Coalition and One Nation whip up doubts](https://aussie.zone/post/4600481) - [Interested in studying climate change or sustainable living online for free?](https://aussie.zone/post/4765054) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Faced with 'certain death', Professor Richard Scolyer is having an experimental treatment](https://aussie.zone/post/4630175) - [Greens move to establish Senate inquiry into allegations of price-gouging by Coles and Woolworths](https://aussie.zone/post/4597545) - [Outrage in Ballarat at white supremacist march, 15yo questioned over banned Nazi salute](https://aussie.zone/post/4634995) - [Man arrested in Arizona over religiously motivated terror attack at Wieambilla sent shooters 'end of days' ideological messages](https://aussie.zone/post/4709229) - [Catholic Education Tasmania head takes issue with mandatory consent education](https://aussie.zone/post/4645090) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [Queensland premier to receive almost $50k pay bump as politicians granted 11 per cent salary increase over three years](https://aussie.zone/post/4774393) - [NZ has already held a supermarket study. Did it disrupt their duopoly?](https://aussie.zone/post/4757599) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews):

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Weekly Random Thread #49 05-12-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Straight to the Pool Room #48: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Weekly Random Thread #48 28-11-2023](https://aussie.zone/post/4448454) - [Employers push for staff to return to the office after working from home as commercial property values plunge](https://aussie.zone/post/4509143) - [Sleeper trains are making a comeback. Why are ours being axed?](https://aussie.zone/post/4404677) - [Yes, ‘Australian sushi’ exists. Get over it, argues Adam Liaw](https://aussie.zone/post/4397295) - [Elon Musk’s X is betting that Australia is too weak to protect its elections](https://aussie.zone/post/4437740) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [Case for gas as transition fuel falling apart on both economic and environmental costs](https://aussie.zone/post/4405823) - ['It's basically dead': AI reveals the legacy of decades of logging](https://aussie.zone/post/4528016) - [“Outrage economy:” Sky News and Alan Jones in global list of climate misinformation](https://aussie.zone/post/4498254) - [CDS VIC - Victorian Container Deposit Scheme Xpost Aussie Frugal Living](https://aussie.zone/post/4570968) - [Homebuilders urged to flick electric switch as new gas connection ban looms | Riotact](https://aussie.zone/post/4578386) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Federal government moves to ban Nazi salute after spike in anti-Semitism, racism](https://aussie.zone/post/4438244) - [From today voluntary assisted dying will be allowed in NSW. Mark wants to be one of the first to access it](https://aussie.zone/post/4427707) - [Bruce Lehrmann's defamation action was set to be a re-run of his trial, but some key evidence is unravelling](https://aussie.zone/post/4566163) - [Casket holding Cleveland Dodd's body lowered into the ground on Yamaji country after boy's death in custody](https://aussie.zone/post/4565270) - [Two protesters fined after more than 100 climate change protesters charged after blockade at Port of Newcastle](https://aussie.zone/post/4408175) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [How are younger workers expected to compete with 'Generation Landlord'?](https://aussie.zone/post/4398979) - [Legalise Cannabis Party member waves cannabis in NSW parliament during bill introduction](https://aussie.zone/post/4509248) - [Powerful Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo sacked after investigation into backchannel lobbying](https://aussie.zone/post/4402387) - [Peter Dutton demands apology from Anika Wells after breakfast television 'paedophile protector' comments](https://aussie.zone/post/4508043) - [Australians Are Poor Now? - FriendlyJordies](https://aussie.zone/post/4416456) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews): - [If this was supposed to be an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, strap yourself in](https://aussie.zone/post/4427823)

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Weekly Random Thread #48 28-11-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 85%

Straight to the Pool Room #47: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Discussion on Concerns over Auto tl;dr bot](https://aussie.zone/post/4252948) - [Weekly Random Thread #47 21-11-2023](https://aussie.zone/post/4229472) - [Younger people now even cutting back on essentials, as older Australians spend up on cruises and restaurants](https://aussie.zone/post/4214451) - [No one can escape this housing crisis — it's coming for homeowners too](https://aussie.zone/post/4158962) - [Report critical of big four consultancies was censored by Australian government agency, academic claims](https://aussie.zone/post/4301432) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [Solar smashes more records, as coal power sent to another new low](https://aussie.zone/post/4160067) - [Clive Palmer fails in second attempt to overturn $6.5 billion coal mine refusal](https://aussie.zone/post/4307421) - [‘Where did I go wrong?’ The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm](https://aussie.zone/post/4213159) - [Antarctica's ozone hole may not be mending as well as we thought, study says](https://aussie.zone/post/4239893) - [Bowen dumps RET for 32GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables](https://aussie.zone/post/4279087) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Young people dominate pro-Palestine protest attendance](https://aussie.zone/post/4308584) - [Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns 'in the best interest of Optus' following nationwide outage](https://aussie.zone/post/4188323) - [Whether you work from home or in the office, here's how 'Big Brother' employers might be watching you](https://aussie.zone/post/4306979) - [Properties believed razed as massive bushfire continues to rage in Perth's north amid extreme spring weather](https://aussie.zone/post/4275616) - [The odds of becoming a doctor when you live west of the 'Red Rooster line'](https://aussie.zone/post/4326985) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [Coal giant headhunts commissioner who oversaw agency investigating it for workplace deaths](https://aussie.zone/post/4326693) - [Peter Dutton links visas for Palestinians with prospect of a 'catastrophic outcome' for Australia](https://aussie.zone/post/4306977) - [Have our attitudes towards immigration changed ?](https://aussie.zone/post/4281506) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews):

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Weekly Random Thread #47 21-11-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Straight to the Pool Room #46: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Weekly Random Thread #46 14-11-2023](https://aussie.zone/post/4007402) - [Disability pensioner charged $6,760 for renting a phone that retails for around $1,800](https://aussie.zone/post/4064431) - [Social cohesion lowest on record as Australia reels from cost of living, inequality concerns and voice debate](https://aussie.zone/post/4028279) - [McDonald's loses out in legal beef with Hungry Jack's](https://aussie.zone/post/4069748) - [[Satire] - People who build wind turbines at sea do not care if whales live or die. Monsters! | First Dog on the Moon](https://aussie.zone/post/3970165) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [El Niño is laying the foundations for unprecedented global temperatures next year](https://aussie.zone/post/4056343) - [“Farcical:” Wind industry in shock as draft NSW guidelines say no to new wind projects](https://aussie.zone/post/4031801) - [NSW Planning backflips on wind energy map messaging: Everywhere is now suitable!](https://aussie.zone/post/4094728) - [Ferrero Group to rip out Australian hazelnut trees due to unsuitable climate](https://aussie.zone/post/4120757) - [Deciding on a koala community that will be interlinked with Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/post/3997419) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Renters in every capital city worse off as affordability in the regions deteriorates, Rental Affordability Index shows](https://aussie.zone/post/3998765) - [Government formally responds to Robodebt royal commission, revealing 16 public servants being investigated over scheme](https://aussie.zone/post/3962996) - [Qantas found guilty of illegally standing down worker over aircraft cleaning safety fears during COVID-19 pandemic](https://aussie.zone/post/4056347) - [Whistleblower David McBride declares ‘today I serve my country’ as trial starts over alleged leaking of war crime documents](https://aussie.zone/post/4021160) - [Tens of thousands gather across Australia for Israel-Gaza rallies](https://aussie.zone/post/3939298) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [We could make most Australians richer and still save billions – it’s not too late to fix the Stage 3 tax cuts](https://aussie.zone/post/4003558) - [Gregory Andrews used to be a senior Liberal advisor. Now he's 14 days into a climate action hunger strike](https://aussie.zone/post/4031718) - [Immigration detention explainer: how is Labor responding to the landmark high court ruling?](https://aussie.zone/post/4062249) - [How does Anthony Albanese's international travel stack up against other recent prime ministers?](https://aussie.zone/post/4083522) - ['Call for a ceasefire now': Mehreen Faruqi and Penny Wong in heated debate over Gaza](https://aussie.zone/post/4007868) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews): - ['Xi Jinping is loving this': Is a US senator's abortion protest threatening America's national security?](https://aussie.zone/post/3926603) - [UN official says 'amnesia and myopia' present in international response to war](https://aussie.zone/post/3998422)

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Weekly Random Thread #46 14-11-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Australia dalekerrigan • 11mo ago • 100%

Straight to the Pool Room #45: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Weekly Random Thread #45 07-11-2023](https://aussie.zone/post/3786547) - [Streaming costs are rising, and there are more platforms than ever to choose between. Some people are going back to piracy](https://aussie.zone/post/3874156) - [Aussie households are spending less on streaming services, annual report reveals](https://aussie.zone/post/3746022) - [Melbourne Cup: most Australians have little or no interest in ‘race that stops the nation’, Essential poll finds](https://aussie.zone/post/3766130) - [Indefinite immigration detention ruled unlawful in landmark Australian high court decision](https://aussie.zone/post/3806299) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [Meat-loving Australia has no appetite for vegetarian diet to help planet, study finds](https://aussie.zone/post/3776959) - [Big rise in kangaroo collisions prompts appeal to country drivers: Don't leave them dying](https://aussie.zone/post/3793043) - [Coalition’s nuclear SMR poster boy cancels flagship project due to soaring costs](https://aussie.zone/post/3836534) - [The world has experienced its hottest 12 months on record, and El Niño is set to drive temperatures higher](https://aussie.zone/post/3850499) - [Researcher says feral bees face extinction as deadly mite spreads in swarms](https://aussie.zone/post/3860161) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [This psychologist groomed her client, then married her. Now 20 years of deception are coming undone](https://aussie.zone/post/3756033) - [After the driest September-October on record, much of Australia to cop severe thunderstorm activity](https://aussie.zone/post/3802141) - [Lawyer for driver in Daylesford crash says man is insulin-dependent diabetic who needed immediate treatment](https://aussie.zone/post/3804926) - [Aussie breaks world record by paddling in to surf 13-metre wave](https://aussie.zone/post/3846175) - [The inside account of how Commonwealth Bank tried to bury the scandal that sparked a royal commission](https://aussie.zone/post/3895600) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [They risked their livelihoods to speak up, but these whistleblowers are warning others to stay silent](https://aussie.zone/post/3733936) - [Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs](https://aussie.zone/post/3860794) - [Greens stage Senate walkout in protest for Palestinians, call on government to support Israel-Gaza ceasefire](https://aussie.zone/post/3754417) - [White man's dark money: Meet the No campaign bankrollers](https://aussie.zone/post/3796358) - [CheckMate: Are koalas being clubbed to death to make way for a Queensland wind farm?](https://aussie.zone/post/3865448) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews): - [Millions are waking up to the ugly reality of Israeli apartheid](https://aussie.zone/post/3722608)

Australia dalekerrigan • 12mo ago • 100%

Weekly Random Thread #45 07-11-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!

Australia dalekerrigan • 12mo ago • 100%

Straight to the Pool Room #44: Top Posts from Australian Communities

These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week Top 5 from [Australia](https://aussie.zone/c/australia): - [Weekly Random Thread #44 31-10-2023](https://aussie.zone/post/3553965) - [YouTube Premium family plan price update ($17.99/month -> $32.99/month!)](https://aussie.zone/post/3638154) - [John Howard says he ‘always had trouble’ with the concept of multiculturalism](https://aussie.zone/post/3615541) - [Australian producers to keep prosecco, feta and parmesan as European Union trade deal doomed](https://aussie.zone/post/3506577) - [This Soldier Threatened to Sue Me - Friendlyjordies](https://aussie.zone/post/3580092) Top 5 from [Aussie Enviro](https://aussie.zone/c/environment): - [Rooftop PV takes a bite out of everyone’s lunch as minimum demand records tumble again](https://aussie.zone/post/3509367) - [Rare white platypus named Bloop stuns researchers as genetic abnormality found](https://aussie.zone/post/3649324) - [Escaping underground: the eerie new age of bushfire bunkers](https://aussie.zone/post/3472954) - [Wildlife friendly netting](https://aussie.zone/post/3496858) - [Beetaloo Basin greenhouse emissions significantly underestimated, climate institute claims](https://aussie.zone/post/3540161) Top 5 from [Australian News](https://aussie.zone/c/news): - [Only 2% of freight between Melbourne and Sydney goes by rail – putting Australia’s emissions targets at risk](https://aussie.zone/post/3610291) - [Elderly Aboriginal woman repeatedly dragged across the ground by government-funded security guards](https://aussie.zone/post/3522981) - [Coles subjecting employees to bag checks in crackdown on some of Australia’s lowest paid workers](https://aussie.zone/post/3637659) - [Greens and Coalition slam Australian abstention of United Nations vote for ceasefire in Gaza](https://aussie.zone/post/3479554) - [Major thunderstorm outbreak to deliver much needed rain to Queensland and NSW](https://aussie.zone/post/3642477) Top 5 from [Australian Politics](https://aussie.zone/c/australianpolitics): - [All of Australia's living prime ministers except for Paul Keating have joined to express their support for Israel](https://aussie.zone/post/3514666) Top 5 from [World News](https://aussie.zone/c/worldnews):

Australia dalekerrigan • 12mo ago • 75%

Weekly Random Thread #44 31-10-2023

G'day all! Just thought I'd chuck up this random thread for a bit of a yarn. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a chinwag about anything and everything – could be your latest DIY project, a recipe you're stoked about, or even just how your day's been. It's all about sharing the good vibes and having a fair dinkum chat. So, what's the goss? Jump on in and let's have a good old chit-chat, like a bunch of mates sitting 'round the table. Cheers!