Melbourne
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Boy, 16, fatally stabbed at shopping centre in Melbourne's west
www.abc.net.au Teenage boy allegedly stabbed to death in front of lunchtime crowd at Melbourne shopping centreA 16-year-old boy is dead and a 15-year-old has been charged after an alleged fight in front of a school holiday lunch crowd in Melton.
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Playlist Friday
Feeling upbeat at the end of the week, looking forward to something tonight or over the weekend, or just happy you've made it through the week? Post your upbeatedness below so we can all feel it, and maybe turn someone's frown upside down....
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Can anyone ID this succulent?
Saw it in the botanic gardens at Williamstown and thought it looked nice.
Would like to know the name of it.
Can anyone help?
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Trams are expensive here
In town for a few months. Been watching the tap on rates on the trams.
I'm going to hazard an approximation of about 20% of people are actually tapping on. Maybe 30% at a stretch.
Surely if they did a Brisbane, and dropped it to 50c or even $1, then most everyone would tap.
There comes a point , when things are affordable rnough, that it's not worth the risk / anxiety.
At current pricing it's obviously still worth the risk.
I can only imagine if the 70% or so that are not paying, paid $1, that there'd be more money in the system.
- www.abc.net.au Live: Police condemn violence as dozens of protesters arrested, 24 officers injured
Police say officers were pelted with missiles and acid by demonstrators at an anti-war rally, with 24 officers requiring medical attention. Follow live.
- www.abc.net.au The little-known 'dinosaur' policy that could be holding us back from better phone coverage
Taxpayers and telcos spend nearly $300 million a year to guarantee access to landlines and payphones, even though fewer and fewer people are using them.
- www.theguardian.com Thousands of anti-war activists to disrupt weapons expo as Melbourne braces for biggest protest in decades
Victoria police erect ring of steel around event, which is expected to attract up to 25,000 activists
The guardian has started covering the protests. Much better coverage than newscorp as usual, too.
Apparently they just casually drove a tank into the city at 3am on Saturday morning and nobody noticed. So that's fun. Apparently they've also called in cops from interstate to help
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Council projects and services hindered by staff shortages as scramble to fill skills gap continues
www.abc.net.au Regional shires struggle to fill essential roles, adding to housing crisis issuesWest Wimmera Mayor Tim Meyer says the council struggles to find a range of skilled workers including engineers and planners. The problem isn't confined to regional areas.
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Update: Woolworths and "Australian" garlic
Original post here: https://aussie.zone/post/13344223
Some people in the original post had some questions about whether I had the right product.
Well I went back today and took some more photos to show it more clearly. Hopefully that clarifies that I was holding the right thing.
And they're still at it! This time with garlic from Argentina (still not Australia).
Spoke to staff there who said I'll hear back from head office. I'll let you know when/if I do.
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Anyone going to Pax? What are you looking forward to?
Hi. I will be at Pax and I am excited. Suggestions welcome
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Bollards installed in Melbourne CBD as tens of thousands anti-war protesters plan blockade
Warning: newscorp (sorry, they're the only ones covering it at the moment)
