Blast destroys Connex ticket machine

"The attack is the latest in a string of problems for rail operator Connex, which has been under commuter fire for heat and maintenance-related train delays and cancellations."Here's another reason why the State Government needs to get their farking act together, remove the...

Young lovers caught out on Melbourne's wheel

Well, no surprises there! Where else to take your fornicating activities but a gravity-defying, enclosed and air-conditioned romp! However I can't see many people willing to shell out, if I remember correctly, $29...

Aussies working world's longest hours

" Shockingly, one third of full-time workers will take not one day of annual leave this year, according the country's largest ever study into annual leave accrual undertaken by Tourism Australia. The figures show Australians work the longest hours in the developed world. " ...

Children of conflict zone jump aboard for Skateistan

"But in war-ravaged Kabul, she found that aside from security concerns about a Westerner being out on the streets, its streets were too badly bomb-damaged to lend themselves to gliding along on a skateboard. She had to be content with riding within the security confines of...

The dark heart of Melbourne

"In the city which ushered in the Espresso Age in Australia, a new culture is taking root with a darker, sweeter and more seductive nature. The chocolate cafe, selling chocolate hot or cold, dark or white, made with cocoa butter by a skilled chef, is becoming...

Teen gang bash couple over rubbish bin dispute

" Paul said he suspected his attackers to be of African and Asian origin and urged them not to be drawn into the same sorts of problems that they might have fled in their homeland. "These people that do these things, have got to think of the other people living here, that...

Injured rider waits 17 hours for help after hitting cow

"Unable to move and without a mobile phone, food or water, the Kerang local spent the night waiting for help with a severely broken leg, wrist, jaw and pelvis."Somebody give this guy a fucking medal. What a hero! Had it been me, I'd have passed out from a lack of broadband...

Travelling with pets - Blah!

"From caravan parks and cottages to luxury resorts, tourism operators are recognising demand for pet-inclusive travel. If you have already booked your accommodation and did not book an outwardly pet-friendly property, it doesn't hurt to ask. While many...

Let's try to rediscover the spirit of Christmas

"Isn't it wonderful what secularism can do to a religious festival? In many shops, schools, councils and government departments we can't even call it Christmas any more, because that's insufficiently inclusive....

Leaving Thailand? Mind your pees and queues

"Passengers compared notes on how long they had been stranded (being based in Bangkok, I scored poorly) and tried to out-do each other with tales of hardship and woe. All the while, airline staff...
 

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