2017.08.29 Larrikinism

So many slippery fish in the world.


Show Notes


F.U.

Denmark: Park, Plug-in and Earn https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/08/parked-electric-cars-are-earning-money-balancing-the-grid-in-denmark/

NEWS

What are Australian Values?

Dutton's comments on un-Australian lawyers

Larrikinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrikin

A Fair Go?

Mateship?

CBS and Channel Ten - $600 million lost by Lachlan Murdoch, Gina Rinehart, Bruce Gordon and James Packer

Reffos

Saudi Canadia https://news.vice.com/story/canada-admits-the-weapons-it-sells-to-saudi-arabia-could-be-used-in-yemen-civil-war

Missing Stair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_stair

Eyeball camera http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3413757/Eye-spy-Filmmaker-replaces-glass-eyeball-camera-three-minutes-starts-overheat.html

Riggs Bank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riggs_Bank

People setting other people on fire

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-26/man-murder-charge-allegedly-setting-housemate-on-fire-gold-coast/8845330

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/nerang-man-left-with-serious-burns-in-suspicious-bedroom-fire-which-injured-three-others/news-story/9e9e50b688ff794d09f6e715d3315cb0

RIP (aka Things Coming to an End ... aka The End Times)

Tobe Hooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobe_Hooper

Jeannie Rousseau, fightin' fascists ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannie_Rousseau http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Frenchwoman-Reveals-Tale-of-Spying-on-Nazis-2954188.php

Fiona Richardson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Richardson

Jim Whelan (Just saying) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Whelan

Drew Morphett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Morphett

Dean Mercer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Mercer

Glass eye production in Australia http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/australias-last-glass-eye-maker-paul-mcclarin/8836016

Chicken jobs https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/29/up-to-900-jobs-to-go-at-queensland-abattoir-and-chicken-factory

Xbox One http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2017/08/25/the-xbox-one-is-now-an-ex-box

Skynet News

Cyborg bacteria http://www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-40975719

Facebook: spooky action at a distance http://gizmodo.com/facebook-figured-out-my-family-secrets-and-it-wont-tel-1797696163?IR=T

Kissinger Watch

Repeated references in detailed history of international arms trade...

Weather and Climate

Fuckoff hurricane in Texas http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/tropical-storm-harvey-wreaking-devastation-beyond-its-size/8853266

The First Nations of Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/western-bundjalung-native-title-granted-criticises-slow-process/8851752?WT.ac=statenews_nsw

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/ten-racist-names-queensland-wiped-off-maps/8852536

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/northern-territory-mp-says-work-program-leaving-people-hungry/8851014

Rumtown Gazette

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/29/c-word-offensive-court-rules-sandwich-board-referencing-tony-abbott

Bananaland and Crocland

http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/surf-life-savers-shut-down-port-douglas-famous-four-mile-beach-due-to-crocodile-danger/news-story/67ca74a1bc7b409db0690e5e0d538f0a

SPORT

Punching On

The players played, all got paid.

Cricket

Go the Bangas!

Rugby

Wallabies find a spine. Women's World Cup, Kiwis win. http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/new-zealand-win-womens-rugby-world-cup-australia-finish-sixth-20170826-gy4yr1.html

AFL

End of regular season http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-27/who-plays-who-in-week-one-of-the-2017-afl-finals

Many RIPs https://www.insidesport.com.au/news/list-of-every-afl-player-retiring-in-2017-471011/page0

The Superdraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001AFLdraft

Faarkup

Greens lost to Western Sydney 0-4

The Clock

#C∀NT



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