Tuesday 1st - Thursday 31st ( Halloween) October 2024

Tuesday 1st October 2024

Happy International Coffee Day! 

It's the first day of October and I'm still sick with the bad lingering cough. The cough is the last thing to disappear whenever I get a cold or the flu. It can last for 2 or even 3 weeks each time. This is due to my allergies and asthma.

A mostly sunny day today with a top of 22 degrees degrees C.

Still not doing much but I may need to force myself to venture out today as I am running out of toiletries tissues ( my nose is running all the time) , juice fruit veg cleaning products etc.

Just applied online for another part time job .

Looks like another do nothing day today Just can't get rid of this cough.

The package I sent to JJ Time was received by them so I'm happy it didn't get lost as the post office staff members did not know ow what WV stood for . 

News headlines today include

Magpie swooping season in QLD is underway. An app is now available to report where you are swooped. A fake magpie created has been named Garry. Residents on the Gold Coast have their ice cream bucket helmets ready. Residents have been advised that magpies are territorial and only  trying to protect their young therefore to avoid areas where magpies are likely to attack for the few weeks or months of the magpie swooping season.

QATAR Airways has purchased a 25% stake in Virgin Air which the CEO has said will open up direct flights to parts of the world currently inaccessible to Australians particularly in parts of Aftica and Middle East. Not really a direct answer as to whether fares will become cheaper and more competitive. This sale has not been approved by the government yet and therefore still has to be reviewed before it can proceed but wait on  -  wasn't Qatar the airline that wanted to get aporoval to have more of their flights into and out of Australia but the proposal previously was rejected. Just goes to show there is always a back-door into Australia prooving how dump the Australian government is!!!!!! Yep the AA government blocked it in favour of Qantas. There are concerns of human rights filtering through Virgin Airlines after an abandoned baby resulted in female airline staff being subjected to invasive tests.

Lady Gaga stars in Joker Jolie A Deux  as Harley Quinn .

Former PM Boris Johnson has come under fire for breach of privacy revealing the cause of the late Queen's death, revealing she died of bone cancer and not old age and that he knew about her illness for a while before she died. This infornation was revealed in his memoir ad without the permission of the late Queen or the royal family. 

QLD premier Stephen Miles has just caught the bus from Paddington to dissolve Parliament and commence his election campaign . QLD state elections are in 4 weeks time and it is thought his opposition leader is likely to win however some controversy has appeared involving the opposition leader which could change the results of the election campaignn and election itself.

Harry back in London for his Wellchild Charity Award which he has been a patron of for the past 15 years. No chance of a meet up with his father who is a little far away in Scotland or his brother. 

CCT have revealed 2 men in black who set fire to a tobacco store in Faulkner Victoria . They look like 2 amateurs setting fire to themselves at one stage. Residents are sick of crime therefore taking it upon themselves to take control over it.

An Adelaide local mytery lotto winner may be be $1 million richer as no one has come forward yet to claim the winning division one prize as the winning ticket is about to expire. If the prize remains unclaimed it goes back into the draws. Exceptions maybe made in certain circumstances if the winner does find the winning ticket. I remember back to when I am unsure if it was me or my mum but the winning ticket expired and the concession was to issue us with the equivalent amount of lotto tickets instead of receiving the cash winnings. It wasn't a lot so it didn't matter.

24 years ago today was the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

The return of Adam Elliot. A new animated movie hand made ,  7000 clay objects  and  using stop motion and no CGI called Memoir of a Snail . It took 8 years to make and opens in cinemas soon.

The ACC has been given $30 million to investigate consumer concerns of supermarket  deceptive pricing practices and the government plans to change land banking laws . Woolworths and Coles have 150 thousands vacant sites banked up. 

A tradie has stolen a very rare  $2000 dragons blood tree from his neighbour's property making the history on a bike and dressed in a yellow fluorescent tradie top. The tree has since been found dumper when the thief was dobbed in and returned to the owner.

It's all happening in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. A 74 year old's home has caught on fire. He ran to his neighbours house seeking help. The man was badly burnt on his face. Meanwhile a father and son have been intercepted by police in the Northern Beaches  for attempting to conceal a haul of 50 kg of drugs concealed in industrial machinery bound for Botany. 

Reports of racism being rife at the ABC have surfaced coming after war crimes footage was found to have been deep faked.

A new park at Wentworth Point has commenced construction . The park will be shared with the new Wentworth Point school and will include an oval.

Forever chemicals in Sydney drinking water is well above the US. 

The death toll rises as Harricane Helene has resulted in missing people , a huge power outage, houses collapsing &  floating away due to wild winds, storms, flooding, landslides and  wild ocean conditions.

Another piece of the puzzle at the new Badgery's Creek Western Sydney Airport is being built. The cargo/ freight facility when built will operate next to the passenger terminal. This new facility will ensure I.ports and exports will be more efficiently delivered to destinations around Australia and abroad meaning fresher produce due to the no curfew operation of the new airport operating 24/7. The facility will also create more jobs. Qantas has signed an agreement with the new airport to operate there.

25 students and teachers are feared dead due to a bus fire. Many more were injured escaping the blaze.

Mosaic brands is closing a range ( 5  brands and 200 stores)  of non core brands such  after being suspended from the stock exchange . It will concentrate on it's core brands. 

A market fall in housing could be seen if the trend continues - great or renters as the peak of rental has hit and it's becoming a buyers market as a record number of houses have gone on sale this spring.

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

A top of 20 - 21 degrees C with showers today. 6 pm and it's dark grey and raining.

Still quite sick. it's this cough I have. it's making me very tired. 

News headlines today include

Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her 2nd child, a brother or sister for 3 year old Sienna.The baby will be 11 in line to the throne.

Iran attacks Isreal. Everyone is attacking everyone in the Middle East. I just want the wars to stop. Australians are warned to get out asap on the first available commercial flights out however this is proving more difficult as flights have been ceased from flying in and out and prices of flights increasing. Diplomats are working to get people out. There is only one airline flighting in and out  of Beirut as airlines suspend flights due to the situation in the Middle East making leaving the country difficult. Australian diplomats are working hard to secure as many seats as they can to get Australians out .What?! Approx  $26 000 for a one way flight out???? Add to this the difficulty of getting a ticket and  the risk getting to the airport and waiting at the airport where they could be attacked and killed. 

Meanwhile back in Australia police have launched legal action to the supreme court to stop a pro Palestinian protest on Oct 7. There are claims protest organisers did not lodge the correct paperwork . A preprotest meeting is planned for 6th October.

Victorian police are also on a manhunt to look for  and speak to particular protestors during the 3 day weapons expo that injured several police some of whom were hit from items thrown at them and harmed several animals when they were sprayed with toxic chemicals.

Steven Miles pledges to create a state owned power retailer in QLD to drive down energy prices as his campaign continues and state elections loom in less then 4 weeks time.

Aldi is now offering cheap travel deals but would you trust them? I wouldn't. Shoppers are advised to cross check before booking with accommodation transfers etc first. Like with all other best or special buys at Aldi, the deals are for a limited time and you could miss out on these travel deals. I say for Aldi to stick with what they are doing and not diversify into other services. 

Pickleball championships are on at the Goldcoast today. What exactly is pickleball - I thought this was an American sport similar to dodge ball for example. Basically it is a combination of outdoor ping pong & tennis .

Burley Heads in QLD is becoming more crime striken as there are calls to get more security i to the suburb to make night-life safer for residents as the suburb grows.

A SA boy diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour has been given the opportunity to join the police force and press the button to cause a realife explosion.

A viral social media cookie event has caused Sydneysiders chaos as they lined up only to find cookies were stale and cost $7 each . Ha Ha they were scammed!!!!The organisers never claimed they had a real store online.Now the scam event has gone viral online.

All eyes are on the vice presidential debate now.

The first test flight at the new Western Sydney Airport. Oh it was just a single engine plane with a single pilot landing.

A man in his 50s has died at a family's owner company when shelving collapsed falling onto him. It is thought a truck crashed into some shelving holding goods causing the shelves to collapse. Worksafe is investigating the accident  but no charges have been laid.

Jimmy Carter is the first former president to turn 100. He entered hospice care 2 years ago.

What equal pay for 18 year olds who get paid 30% less to 21 year olds doing the same job. I am unsure about that.

A rare appearance by Michael Schumacher as he was spotted attending his daughter's wedding for the first time  since his ski accident.

Thursday

A top of 21 degrees C today and mostly sunny.

Chloe Lattanzi has released a new song she wrote  for her mother and is back in Australia for the annual walk for wellness.

There  is a crackdown on shrinkflation. How this is going to policed is a question to be answered maybe a clearer price per unit. 

Protests organisers say the protests will still go ahead despite a court order by police citing it being a safety issue . The protests are to mark the 1 year anniversary of the first shot being fired . Meanwhile Iran attacks Isreal as war in the Middle East intensifies with missiles raining down in Tel Aviv. Meanwhile Middle Eastern Airlines is the only airline flying in and out of Beirut and flights are very difficult to organise.

Reports indicate Gen Z are increasingly bringing their parents to interviews due to interview anxiety. Get over it!!! 

The first tray of mangos is up for auction in Brisbane this morning which is a sign of Summer. Due to the raising cost of living the tray of mangos is only going to raise around $20 - $25k. The money raised will go to homeless and domestic violence charities.

Pink Floyd has sold the rights to their ecoded music , name and their likeness but not their rights to their  songwriting  for around A$580 million.

Sunday Rose Kidman has walked the runway fir the first time in a fashion show. She says that it is something she has always wanted to do.

Robbie Williams has a new biopic

Mariah message for Christmas " not yet"

Jerome Hughes wins the Dally M awards last night.

Another man shot 4 times and taken to hposital in Winston Hills in Sydney's Western suburbs with the gun man on the run and a burnt out mv found. 

A doctor has been charged for providing ketamine to Matthew Perry resulting in his death.

Another hit and run in QLD.

A Qantas flight on its way to Wellington has been diverted due to fumes detected. 

Another Gold Coast whale rescue where a calf was caught in nets , after using a method called sknotting, the calf was able to be released to be reunited with it's mother and swimming away together.

Tax Dealine is looming and the ATO has seen some crazy tax deductions such as claiming a home renovation as marketing, high heel shoes as PPE, but some tax deductions are legitimate such as handbag to carry laptop and a dog if it is used as a sheep dog on a farm or as guard dog. 

A body has been found and yet to be identified in a car park in Cheltenham in Vic .

Victim impact statements will be delivered by the police comission in SA of how their son Charlie died . 

Students are stressed about the exams and financial stress of the rising cost of living and whether they will be able to find work post studies. 

Alisa Camplin first Aussie gold medalist in aerials skiing has just been appointed Chef de Comission of the next Winter Olympics for the Australian Winter Olympic team. 

QLD state government is now in caretaker mode after Stephen Miles dissolved hovernment and thanked public servants for their service.

Princess Kate has met and hugged a 16 year old cancer patient who had meeting the princess on her bucket list.

King Charles has been given a Samoan dance lesson ahead of CHOGM leaders meeting.

Fiona MacDonald former TV personality has died aged 67 from MND.

Friday 4th October 2024

Wel it's school holidays and it's also Labor Day Long Weekend so I'm escaping Sydney again but only over night back Sat night late. I'm still getting over my cold and it's just a lingering cough left but my nose is still running and my eyes itchy  and watery but that's just seasonal allergies. Wearing a mask helps.

Today I caught the hills bus to Crows Best Metro this morning ( the yellow hills bus is better for catching the Metro because stops almost in front of the metro station at Crows Nest instead of all the other buses which stop across the road from the Metro which is annoying). I had the option to get off at St Leonards to catch the slow train to Central but why if you can catch the Metro train!

At Central it was a quick breakfast of  a chicken souvaki on an unbuttered unsauced brown bread with lettuce - borng but it does not need any more oil or flavour. It was then a toilet stop and a walk down to Pitt St to meet the Murray's 11 am bus to Canberra.

I arrived in Canberra about 5 minutes or so late but that was because traffic in Sydney via the airport was pretty busy being a Fri and school holidays as well as a public holiday long weekend.

First a toilet stop then it was find my way to The Village where I was staying for the night before heading to Floriade Night Fest.  I must have asked 10 locals how to get there and were wrong , it took me from 2.30 pm - 4 pm to find my way there and it was just a 15 min Max walk from Jolimont Coach Terminal where I arrived! Checking in was a hassle as you had to download the GOKI app. Last time I stayed there it was manual check in now there are signs and codes everywhere. 

So I finally found my room and punched in the code - later to find out from my room mate that you can tap to get into the room and to get in the front door you need to tap there is no manual punch code 

Spoke to and got to know my room mate . It was Friday night and there were only

News headlines today include

A top of 23 degrees and mostly sunny.

Katy Perry lives Australia so much has added more dates to her tour for SA.

Protests are going ahead in Melbourne and in Sydney this weekend despite the police pulling court orders citing the protests are unsafe. Meanwhile a pro Hezbollah protestor called Australia a "tyranical terrorist regime". The protest in Sydney has been moved from outside the Town Hall to Hyde Park - right across from The Great Synagogue. 

Petrol prices will be affected by the wars in the Middle East not just in Ukraine. 

Alec Baldwin's movie Rust is due to premiere next week despite it being 3 years since the accidental shooting of it's cinematographer  on set.

A new trailer of Paddington in Peru has been released.

It's NRL grand final this weekend

Saturday 5th October & Sunday 6th October 2024.

It's catch up day today on Sunday as I arrived back in Sydney too late to catch the evening news despite getting bored in Canberra and changing my 5 pm return ticket from a 5 pm departure to 3 pm departure on a Murray's bus  from Caberra back to Sydney done manually at their office at the Jolimont Tourist Centre. 

I slept in on Sunday until 7.30 am or so. It's a beautiful day in Sydney today. A top of 26 degree C today - yep hot!

News headlines for Sunday include

Can the Panthers win a 4th premiership? It's NRL grand final day today at ACCOR stadium tonight.

WA gets a  delivery of the world's biggest tractor

The war in the Middle East continues . Joy as hundreds of Australian fly out and touch down in Cyprus.  They now feel safe in Cyprus and on their way back to Sydney Australia. Meanwhile a tunnel has been found by IDF  close to the Isreali border. The tunnel could have been used by Hezbollah claiming people could have been living there as there were showers beds etc in it . It has now been sealed.  Fresh airstrikes have now been launched on Beirut by Isreal around 1 am in the dead of the night and the attacks targeted . It is unsure what damage it has caused and whether it has struck an airport.

Back in Sydney & Melbourne pro Palestinian protests begin from noon but they must finish by a certain time today. In Sydney it will begin at Hyde Park and in Melbourne outside the Victorian State Library . Daily vigils will be held at night on the eve of the 1 year war anniversary on Oct 7th .Thousands of protestors are expected to attend including Hezbollah supporters. The protests were allowed as long as they did not carry offensive Nazi or get near the Great Synagogue. A busy weekend for the police forces over the long weekend public holiday. What the man that carried the Nazi Swastika ( an offense to do so) was Jewish as another Jewish man confronted protestors. Both came close to being arrested 

Donald Trump returns to Butler Pennsylvania , the site where he was almost assinated to continue his presidential election campaign rally  however on this occasion snippets are on guard on rooftops as increased secret service are on hand  for his protection. People there love him there and I think he is brave to return. Meanwhile Elon Musk jumps with joyfor Trump's return.

Reports show mothers crave burgers after giving birth so Bigger King has a new campaign featuring mothers who had just given birth scoffing down a burger or 2 even " Mum's crave a Whopper" .

Tesla checks up on employees who take sickies. ( sick days off). Despite employees signing up for so called "flexible work conditions" , these conditions have turned out to be not so flexible - only in America would employers do this , should be illegal. What happens if you were in a hospital unexpectantly dying ? What about mental health days ? There was no such thing at one stage while I was working for one company. One particular work colleague and I would take it in turns to take sickies because we hated the GM at the time so much not because we were actually sick but we needed mental health days off .

A teen has died at the Knock-outmusic festival event at Olympic Park. The 20 year old could not be revived .

Illegal nicotine pouches (not patches) are being obtained and used by young people in an alarming trend where it was found 1 in 5 had tried it. Marketed in colourful packaging to attract young people, these pouched are placed in the mouth near the gums and are absorbed faster. Usually these pouches can only be obtained by perscription at pharmacies but somehow supplies of these non approved illegal nicotine pouches have become available on the market along with tapes.

A man in Sydney has come under seige by police for carrying and treating to stab with a machete.

Is adult swading the new trend to get a good night sleep or is it just a gimmick? Definitely not one for me , I like my freedom when I sleep, Surely a coffin shaped sleeping bag would do the same job or a weighted blanket even a nice cosy doona with matching pilows!

It's Travis Kelce's birthday today.

Anne Hathaway has confirmed she is returning to Princess Diaries.

Jimmy Batnes is back performing again.

Sydney's Eastern suburbs Jewish community are holding a vigil.

A water skier has died on the Hawksbury River. The accident is being investigated after a number of similar accidents on the river.

A 41 year old defence officer  is selliing his VC medal  to buy a house for his family as times are tough.

A Frontier plane caught on fire with almost 200 passengers on board were unharmed.

A Bosley Park General Store that opened in 1953 is closing it's doors after the landlord was told to move on. 

Damning reports of prison conditions have come to light.

Spider venom may be the answer to heart attacks, strokes and transplants and has been fast tracked on the drug trials list.

Meghan has flown solo with Harry nowhere to be seen. Harry also spent his birthday hiking with friends apparently. Both have been attending solo events lately.

Monday

I spent the day sorting my laundry,  paying bills and mostly catching up uploading my videos onto my YouTube channel and watching YouTube channels. There seems to be quite a few YouTubers who seem to be copying my style of minimal or no editing of videos uploaded and raw commentaries rather then edited voice over also varying their content creation to be more diverse rather then sticking to one subject. 

Today something fell in the fridge and split the side drink holder container. The fridge is not mine it was a new replacement but when I got it to replace the original fridge (which was even worse when I moved in and never worked properly and was always freezing up on one side and not at on all on the other therefore I asked for a replacement black one) it started feeling up really badly again and I had to keep defrosting it and kept the temperature control down at 1 . There was always a weird chemical smell in it and when I tested the seal with a sheet of paper it failed from the beginning. The other thing very wrong with it was that one of the glass shelves that comes with the fridge is useless as it does not even fit properly in any of the shelves in the slots and keeps falling out of them hence falling down. The shelf is too narrow for the width of the slots and there is only one way it can slide in as there is a "bias" along one side of it preventing it from sliding glass into the slots the wrong way. 

Public Holiday Monday. A top of what?! 29 degrees C and sunny today and even hotter out at Penrith!?

Kid Laroi return to perform at the NRL grand final whilst Dami Im sang the national anthem brilliantly as usual.

Billie Elish rides a tricycle before her performance

There was a stage invader at a Weekend concert 

Panthers win the NRL grand final their 4th premiership win making history. Playing in a pink uniform they thrash the Storms! What who bit who in the arm during the game?!

A child has died and her 30 year old baby sitter missing in a fire in Brisbane feared perished in the fire.Police are not treating the blaze as suspicious.

Another tobacco areson attack in Flemmington and another in Springvale. Police do not think the 2 attacks are related as tobacconists are finding it more and more difficult to defend their businesses with the ongoing tobacco wars in Victoria

A moose on the loose has been found in a pool in someone's backyard - warning do not approach as they are dangerous.

The Jewish community have held an October 7th vigil remembering the anniversary of the Hamas terorist attack on Isreal, hoping for the release of hostages held by Hamas and those that died in the attack. As Pro Palestians protests rally over the long weekend in Sydney and Melbourne , a small Jewish community protested as well. Ireal, Iran Hezbollah and Hamas - it's time to stop this all out war in the Middle East. I totally support Penny Wong's call for a cease fire. The world has no place for terrorists and we don't want the war to be bought into Australia. AA calls out hatred against the Jewish community citing there is no place for discrimination or hatred.

Should the Brisbane school holidays be moved so people can enjoy the Brisbane Olympics?

A driver has driven into a house in Strathfield. The driver was drug and alcohol tested by police.

Thanks a Facebook super sluth a couple has been reunited with their wedding video 57 years later.

A teenager has  crashed his McLaren race car. He was talking whilst filming a YouTube video and it was raining when he lost control . The car is a write off.

Grocery prices are still high whereas inflation is slowing down. The housing market is also slowing down due partly to  oversupply of units and faulty builds causing a loss of confidence from potential purchasers.

There is a car on fire on the M7 drivers have been warned to take care.

Olive oil prices are set to fall as Spain's  olive oil harvest starts in October and goes until February. 

Tuesday 8th October 2024

There was warning that a cold change was coming. After yesterday's scorcher of a sunny hot 29 degrees C day, this morning is grey and overcast with a top of just 19 degrees C today and similar tomorrow with Wednesday reaching and the rest of the week forecasted to reach no higher then 25 degrees or so again  and some rainy days. SE QLD is to be hit hard with with severe thunder storms.

Today started off with breakfast and paying bills again.

I have to venture out as I have a few cherry tomatos an almost empty bottle of juice half a small block of cheese 2 blood oranges a granny smith apple some butter and some shallots and a red onion left in the fridge. Nothing else. No eggs no teabags no greens no protein no yoghart no bread and almost no toiletries.  Not even any change for laundry! 

News headlines today include

Voters blame the federal government for budget pain. The rising cost of living is still the major concern for residents and the government.

A jetstar flight to Bali 2 hours in had to turn back due to toilets that just would not flush causing a stench.

A girl has gone missing on the Gold Coast and claims that she just walked off the beach.

King Charles has been given the all clear by doctors ahead of his very short but busy 5 day tour of Australia in about one or two weeks time. He will also visit Samoa where Commonwealth leaders will meet 

Florida is preparing for a second harricane a category 5 the most severe named Milton after still recovering ftom hurricane Helene.

2 Chinese nationals have been killed in an attack in Karachi in Pakistan. Suicide bombers are to blame for the terrorist attack.

180000 SA insurance holders will be refunded for overpayments .RAA found customers were misled by over pricing.

A website offers cheaper or free travel in the UK and  Europe for passengers needing extra help on flights and at airports.

It's footy trading of players  time now that the AFL and NFL grand finals are over.

Hundreds of Australians have touched down overnight on the first mercy flight back in Syd  Australia reuniting with family and now safe from the war torn Middle East. Another Qantas flight leaves Cyprus tonight.

A second man has been charged for putting up a Nazi swastika poster in Hyde Park in Sydney during protests. Meanwhile mostly peaceful vigils have taken place overnight to mark the 7th Oct anniversary of the  Hamas attack in Isreal that killed 1200 victims with Palestian supporters even camping overnight outside parliament house steps in Vic. Leaders including Chris Minn gather with thousands to mark the anniversary of the attack as well.

A fire where a man and a baby have been caught in has occurred in Maroochydore QLD.

Another car on fire this time on the Monash Freeway in Melbourne causing chaos . Drivers advised to find alternative route round.

Only one stadium show each in Syd and Mel that Oasis will be playing in during November after 19 years.

Airport lost property auction  is on again with no reserve prices and all proceeds going to charity.

A 13 year old girl has been arrested but later released by police for a fire of a school Northern Bay College  in Corlo near Geelong outside of Melbourne.8 classroom at the primary school were set alight. Students and parents are unsure about their future return to the school. 

Grammy and Oscar winner and Billie Elish's brother Finneas is back in the spotlight the solo.

A dog has taken off with a golf ball during a game.

The swaps are on day one saw Dan Houston is the man Collingwood wants from Port Adelaide 

Kanye and Bianca heading for devorce after 2 years marriage??? rumours but unconfirmed at this stage.

Taylor Swift is world's richest female musician $2.3 billion nett surpassing Rhianna.

Princess Mary has gone solo on a tour of Brazil tasting a traditional delicacy ( ants?)  and her reaction going vial on social media  with no mention of where's Fredrick ber husband. Meanwhile as Harry extends his stay in  South Africa was it? , Meghan has gone solo to an event creating rumours of a rift between the two . 

A curious koala has been spotted wandering around Casual train station. Someone called the police who persuaded the koala to go back home in the bushes.

John Laws is retiring after over 70 years as a radio announcer.

John Farnham's voice is back , the first time he has been heard speaking and is narrating his memoir since his mouth cancer surgery and  battle to recovery.

Wednesday 9th October 2024

A top of 19 degrees in Sydney today. 

A beer ban for students at a QLD university ( Bond University in Rabina)  has kicked up a stink in male dorms where 5 male dorms have been banned from drinking, whilst female dorms are still allowed to drink but only in communial areas. The ban us only temporary  and has to do with cleaning after themselves. Complaints have been from students saying they have a right to drink and party as they pay thousands just to stay in acommodation on campus to study.

AA has been forced to apologise for a comment he made to a member of parliament ( the shadow treasuer) asking them if they had torerttes syndrome mocking people with a disability which he did not intend to do. He admitted that he had gone too far and apologied later but it was too late and families struggling with this  disability and the Greens were not very happy about the broadcast of AA insenstive comment mocking disabilities.

Isreali PM tellls Lebenon to "free yourself from Hezbollah" otherwise they will end up like the war in Gaza

Brisbane has had a housing boost where new listing's has increased - does this mean the housing crisis is easing ?

NAB has cut fixed interest rates whereas RBA still thinks inflation is still too high to cut interest rates which remains on hold at 4.35%. Still unsure when an interest rate cut will occur not even if there will be one next year 

Uber urges people to give up owning a second car to cut carbon emissions

Singer Olivia Rodrigo arrives in Melbourne ahead of her Rod Laver Arena show. and one lucky fan got to meet her in person.

An Australian teacher has been injured at a music festival in Japan in Osaka where a heavy crane carrying camera equipment collapsed falling and fracturing her skull.

Elon Musk has done it again joking about how there has not been an attempted assaination on Kamala Harris not being worth it  this time in an interview.

A beer can artwork was accidently left behind in a lift and dumped  in the rubbish at A Dutch museum. The  beer cans have since been retrieved and cleaned and put back on display in the museum.

2.5 K mobile camera fines have been issued in SA in it's first week of operation.

The AUS$ has dropped back down to above $0.67 against the US$. 

The bid for the  Western Bears to join NRL expansion has been rejected by Peter V'landys

More then 1 million people have evacuated to higher ground from Floida. Islands like Treasure Island and all along the coast of Florida are ghost towns in the calm after Haricane Helene.You will die if you stay. Biden urges people to leave and that they should have already left if not leave now as Harricane Milton is set to wipe out an entire region of Florida with 240 km/h winds. The highways out are already banked up with traffic  however residents still have time to evacuate. If you choose to stay you will die was the warning.

NSW police officers from Western Sydney suburbs strike as they are being sent out to tasks they had not signed up to do. The psychological and physical stress on an already short staff of police is the cause . Police  Comissioner Karen Web will be requesting a push to ban protests as protest organisers don't pay for the protests that occur , voters and tax payers end up paying for them.  

The 3rd flight from Cyrus touches down in Sydney. More mercy flights from. Star and Qantas are expected.

Another house fire in Fairfield where a a family of 5 escaped. It took 2 hours for fire-fighters to get tge fire under control.

Another police rapage a man taken down by police in  Broadneadows outside of Melbourne.

Long lunches are back in Melbourne well not quite yet. The lord Mayor wants to lobby for a tax break in fringe benefits tax to allow bosses to take employees out  on a free lunch and an early Friday knocking off early from work for drinks to encourage workers back to the Melbourne CBD to support businesses in Melbourne CBD. This idea is not just for Melbourne but the rest of Australia.

22000 people lost power ow restored as wild storms smash QLD. Residents have been warned the severe storms are not over yet.

A trophy South Australian Taylor's red Shiraz 2022 has taken out the top drop award in Argentina scoring 99% points. 

A man has been arrested and charged by police for poisoning a woman with tea laced with insecticide . The woman fell violently ill and the police have seased a bottle for forensic testing. The poisoning it seemed had gone on for months possibly years dating back to 2022 and the woman ( his wife) almost died from the poison . The woman has been moved from the home where she almost died.

AA is off overseas again to meet world leaders.

Hezbollah says it will now support the cease fire.

While Australia 's RVA isn't cutting any rates soon, Canada, USA, UK and NZ have all cut interest rates with NZ having their 2nd interest rate cut today. Most of the world are cutting interest rates so why isn't Australia. The major banks all seem to think there will be rate cuts early next year if not by the end of this year.

Your car could be spying on you. Why am I unsurprised - your computer spies on you your laptop spies on you your smart phone spies on you even your home security spies on you so why not cars? What most car brands are already data sharing ? Collecting every but of informationn about it's drivers/owners of the cars. Well that's another cyber breach I don't have to worry about as I don't have a licence to drive or own a car!

As the tunnelling machines meet at Sydney Olympic Park for the new Metro South West is underway, there will be another increase in the number of homes being built there.

What the government is stopping the sale of  the NBN? or are they? How much is it worth now? How much did it cost to install originally? Privatisation of the NBN? It was a total waste of money in the first place.

Richmond Riding For The Disabled has been saved thanks to Endevour Energy and other local organisations after it was almost lost due to flooding.

A couch has been winched several floors up the side over balconies of an apartment block in Manly. Professionals were involved. 

Patients have been warned about fake imported digital medical alert bands linked to apps on watches.

Delivering mail can be risky as 83 posties have been injured an increase by over 30% mostly being hit in delivery vans and bikes. lights are being considered to be added to them so they are more noticeable.

Opening on zoct 21 is a new state of the art leisure centre at where? Oran Park???!!

Thursday 10th October 2024

Cloudy and a top of 24 in Sydney today. It's not too bad outside with the sun peeping out already this morning. 

Wild storms with heavy hail and rain has brought down the roof of a martial arts  centre North of Brisbane forcing students inside to evacuate.One student bore the brunt of the collapse. The hail was so intense it looked as if there was ice on the roads. 

AA under pressure by politicians  to change the day of Question Time to enable them to enjoy and watch the Melbourne Cup. Say what?!

A person in a Cookie Monster suit was caught by police in Germany by police for a traffic offence.

A Brisbane Lions supporter has been caught striking a woman on Swan St in Richmond outside of Melbourne. The woman sustained injuries including a broken jaw that required surgery.

The Buey coin theft case continues as footage is released of the thief visiting an ATM in Western Sydney as well as a mv around at the time of tge theft with hopes the stolen stash of Bluey coins will be located and relieved. Only a small portion of the stolen Bluey coins have been found so far.

The winner of the annual fat bear as voted by people competition "Grazer" has won the competition this year, "Chunk" a relative came at close second.

Tommy Turbo returns after shoulder injury.

A fugitive man and his 3 children have been spotted in the wild by teen pig hunters . The man hasn't been seen together with the kids for nearly 3 years now after a custody battle in NZ. The mother is relieved to see and hear that her 3 kids are alive.

The Wiggles have released a new song with an Aussie flavour called " Big Red Ute"

The cast of Gladiator 2 are heading down to Australia for it's premiere .

JLo talks about her devorce to Ben Affleck. 

Hugh Jackman and buddy Ryan Reynolds ham it up for Jackmans new stage show.

Residents warned if they haven't left now it's too late as Hurticane Milton closes in hitting landfall downgraded as a category 3. A number of tornado warnings have been reported ahead of storms with some residents staying and riding out the hurricane.

The war continues in the Middle East. 

A chimpanzee in China eats his meals with chopsticks, washes his dishes and cleans up after itself.

The Menendez Bros are back in the headlines after the Netfix release documentary of their case and how they suffeted sexual abuse growing up. They were never to be released from jail but an original juror from the case that put the brothers behind bars has spoken out and says maybe the case should be revisited. 

The end of an era, forthe first time the Myer family mansion goes on the market for sale in suburban Victoria for between 90 & 105 million dollars. It is a huge mansion including 2 self contained apartments on the site.

The deputy PM'S chief of staff has come forward with claims that she was bullied and locked out of her office unable to access it unless she gives 24 hours notice as well as moved to another section of parliament  away from her office. The deputy PM claims he is aware of the situation but has not taken any action claiming he can't due to legal proceedings.

A complicated planning council is preventing abandoned homes which are heavily graffitiied and vandalised from being approved to be demolished and redeveloped into apartment blocks or new homes leaving them as eyesore amongst suburbs eg the abandoned old children's court in Sydney's inner city suburbs, the abandoned privately owned PANDA building in Campbelltown and the abandoned manson in Mosman. At least the near by abandoned DFO has now been slowly converted to apartments. Now residents can report these abandoned buildings to local councils.

The Crumbl Cookie fiasco has made headlines again - this time Jason McGowan is planning to open stores in Australia. Yeh good luck with that mate! It's a fad just like the macaron trend and after a teenager flew to the US and bought back that rather fowl stale batch of a couple of hundred Crumbl cookies to sell on the streets for what was it $17.50 a cookie - rip off! I don't think fans will actually be loyal to the fad. I certainly won't be trying them. So much sugar and artifical ingredients - make your own.

Osteoporosis awareness is now a concern where over 6 million suffer from poor vmbone health.

A study has shown that women drinking coffee when pregnant does not a baby's development and other factors such as smoking and drinking may be more of a concern. 46000 mothers were studied in Norway who drank upto 4 cups of coffee a day and this did not affect the baby's language or motor skills development.

There was a brown snake on Mt Panatama during a practice race today. The snake was caught and removed from the race track - I would have just let it get runover by an out of control  car and become road kill .

Fri

A top of 25 degrees C with possible showers today in Sydney.

Hurricane Milton has struck and killed at least 10 Floridians who stayed to ride out the severe storms and wind. Millions are without power as the hurricane cut a path through the region smashing the state and leaving a trail of destruction still to be assessed. 

22 time tennis champion Spaniard Rafa Nadal announces his retirement calling it time due to a difficult past few years with injuries at the end of the year with one final tennis match promised.

A surprise visit, a first public appearance from Kate the first time since the announcement video of the end of her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She and William visited emergency crews from the Southport knife attack that killed 3 children.

Robert Crawford has been charged with the murder of wife Frances in July which was originally investigated as a lawn mower accident and wll appear in court in Ipswich QLD.

Roosters coach Trent Robinson and his wife were injured both burnt when a gas bottle exploded and caught on fire in the Hunter Valley during a BBQ where he was cooking. Both were taken to hospital Trent burnt on the arm and released from hospital after 2 nights, his wife released after one night. Airflown to hospital, they are now back in Sydney at home recovering.

Another armed home invasion in SA 3 men involved armed and masked held up 2 housemates watching TV spotting security cameras they turned it off before taking off with valuables and sets of keys.

Tom Tate Lord Mayor is heading to the Middle East & India for a Gold Coast tourism pitch to bring more visitors to the region.

A woman's home has been invaded by raccoons after she started feeding them. Police have been called to relocate the pesky wildlife.

The Hawthorn AFL racism scandal continues with the previous allegations of drugs and pressure to terminate an pregnancy appearing in the headlines again .

The cast of Wicked is coming to Australia on a global press tour and premiere of the movie.

A local lawn bowler leaves his estate to a rival club.

Another factory fire inferno in Kurri Kurri ear Maitland in NSW required 40 fire-fighters to keep the blaze under control.

The AUS$ is still around the $0.67 mark against the US$.

The Southern lights have been spotted by Australians and New Zealanders

As AA meets with ASEAN leaders and has negotiated the last of export bans to China of lobsters.

Sunday

A top of just 17 degrees today and rainy???!! This varies as the news forecasts a top of 20 degrees C today. 

A Melbourne couple have been arrested in Bali for prostitution which is illegal in Bali. If found guilty they face 12 years jail time. They are accused of running a massage palour as a brothel with a tip off to police leading to their arrest including a report of  one under-age massage sex worker. Several couples have also been arrested.

Th death toll rises to 16 from hurricane Milton as residents return to assess the damage.

A stabbing in a taxi in the Eastern suburbs has occurred with the taxi driver attacking a  passenger in their 20s after an altication and questioned by police.

Another drug bust in Western Sydney. Police seized weapons money and 20 kg of drugs .

A Townsville female pit bull owner has been attacked by her own dog losing her arm.

Cloles and Woolworths have been forced to explain why TimTams cost more in Australia then overseas - their response was that this is a question to ask Arnotts the manufacturer. This comes as The supermarkets are grilled over the high prices of their groceries items.

70% of QLD teachers are leaving the profession saying it is not worth it to stay in  the profession.

Maggie Beer makes a statement of her recovery from a recent fall at her Borosa Home.

Richard Glover quits ABC radio. He plans to write a book and spend more time with his grand children.

It's less then a week until Charles & Camila arrive in Australia for their short but busy 5 day royal visit.

Another crash at the Bathurst 1000 which started yesterday and runs over the weekend.

What James Blunt will legally allow fans to change his name if his album reaches number 1???? Will it happen?? I say no.  

Another day of election campaigning in QLD. What?! Stephen Miles forgets party member's names again? But he hasn't forgotten the cost of living crisis and health care crisis and offers 50 bulk billing clinics if re elected.

A surge in the number of house listing in spring but mortage holders are holding on waiting for rate cuts anticipated. Some Sydney suburbs have dropped in housing prices by 100 K as the property market starts to experience a slump.

A truck driver has survived a horrific accident when his truck rolled off the side of a road whilst laying gravel.  He stayed in his truck with his seatbelt on tight as his truck rolled over.

The cost of lobsters should not be affected in the local market leading upto Christmas after the lifting of the ban of lobsters to China due to local market protection measures.

Atomic bomb survivors have won a Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts of ridding the world of  nuclear weapons

Australians were treated to another display of the Southern lights over night. Looked out the window and cannot see anything - Sydney is too far north of Australia and too cloudy to ever see the Southern lights.

A 2nd world record Beetlejuice pumpkin art has been attempted in the UK taking 50 hours to complete.

Sunday 13th October 2024

Today it is a nice day but I'm unsure what the temperature is. No news as thewhole day and past few days was the live broadcast ofthe Bathurst 1000. 

Today I did nothing except look at studios for sale online in Melbourne ( can't afford one in Sydney). I made a rich dark chocolate brownie with some Cointreau, mixed candied peel, candied ginger , dates, manuka honey & walnuts. And had a detailed look at what SXSW had on offer this year. 

I am beginning to hate this Samsung phone as it keeps changing times and dates on my calender for some reason. I thought I had entered important events into it but when I looked to check,  the times and  dates had changed! I'm using the Samsung phone calender which is stand alone not the Google calender ( hate the Google calender)

Monday 14th October 2024

SXSW DAY 1

Today is the start of the 2nd annual week long SXSW event with all things Tech & Innovation, screen, music & games  in Sydney. 

Rain and a top of  25 degrees C today. Not a great start to the SXSW in Sydney. 

The day started off great sunny dry hot with people gathering in Tumerlong Park and visiting the half a dozen mostly free for today activations including free Tim Tam's given away but melting from the heat - until the entire Tumberlong Park was evacuated due to a severe incoming thunder storm. I was up on the 2nd floor of the Santori building entirely made from scaffolding and printed tarps in the shape of a giant yellow Japanese drink vending machine complete with giant bottles/cans of Santori and  large inflatable yellow lemons surround the sides of the building. 

The rest of the afternoon was spent indoors at the ICC as the thunderstorms rolled over for the rest of the afternoon . The entire Tumberlong Park was evacuated and there were nothing

News headlines today include

Brodie Kostecki & Todd Hazelwood claim the Bathurst 1000 championship for 2024 over the weekend.

There is a push to keep the Metro in Sydney operating 24/7. Metro Trains Sudney is investigating this as well as end of week express services.

SpaceX has successfully achieved it's first rocket booster catch at its launch tower nicknamed " chopsticks"  in reference to the scene in the Karate Kid where there was an attempt at catching a fly with a pair of chopsticks. It's all about the costs saved in being able to recycle and reuse / refuel rocket boosters. It is Space X's 5th starship launch.

Another home invasion in the Eastern Sydney suburb of Matraville where an attack of a 70 year old man resulted in him being injured and the attackers taking off with one of his cars a Subaru but failing to steal a second car and also attacking another 65 year old woman.

A man was killed in the Melbourne CBD . His killer has been seen lurk around Melbourne as well as other suburbbs and is being hunted by police. 

QLD early voting opens. Current state premier Miles tries to attract parents offering free kids lunches for junior state schools. This has been rubbished by school headmasters and headmistress seen as an infeasible plan to roll out due to some regional state schools not even having canteens.

SA is bidding to bring the 2026 climate change summit to Australia.

Victorian government is planning to spend over $964 million in aid blitz to fix pot holes in it's roads.

Australians are growing more frustrated over fees on payments ie surcharges. Why these are actually being charged is a questionable . Some department stores are planning to introduce QR code payments which don't charge fees. Yes but what about the cyber security risks with payments made by this method? Some stores and customers are going back to cash payments.

Tennis star Sinner denied Djokovic his 100th title at the Shanghai's Masters.

Polls show the Coalition now leads a blow to AA 45% however when it comes to leaders AA is still slightly ahead of Peter Dutton 37%. The news poll shows for the first time since the 2022 election.

TikTok is still in the news,  already banned on government devices but should Australia follow the US and banned TikTok altogether. Pointing still have TikTok on their personal devices. The government has spent millions on cyber security but is it enough to not ban TikTok in Australia.

Infants snacks sold to parents are healthy but are they really - I think no and never were. Have you ever tasted some of them? I used to eat those sticks that were like a cross between a muesli bar for toddlers when my nice and nephew were young and they were quite sweet from what I remember.

On SNL Adriana Grande immitates all her favourite stars.

Declan Frazer races in the Bathurst 1000 the day after his house including his trophies it caught on fire in QLD. He now has to return to deal with it.

The war in the Middle East continues with a drone strike in Northern zisreal killing 60 people.

Could WA's Busselton Jetty sponges be the cure to cancer? Sponges are already being used as cancer cures but could this naturally occurring sponge have the answer to curing cancer?

Every single state premier has snubbed the  invitation to welcome King Charles. All having other commitments but are they all legitimate or political? What he is attending another BBQ in the Western Suburbs.

California police say they have foiled a 3rd assination attempt of Donald Trump at a rally in Cochella California.  A man was intercepted and found with weapons. 

Cocaine Cassie sets the record straight in a memoir.

Former PM Svott Morrison joins news space centre in Australia as a non executive director - gee he gets around doesn't he????

Tuesday 15th October 2024

SXSW DAY 2

A very wet and top of 20 degrees C today. Not storms but it's constantly raining this morning.

My morning was taken up by attending the Telstra AGM. This AGM alternates between Sydney and Melbourne each year according to my research. I have not attended many Telstra AGMs in the past but occassional when I do it's usually the ones in Melbourne. This yesterday it was Sydney's turn and helt at the Hyatt Regency on Sussex Street. And I would have to agree with another Sydney resident shareholder thank goodness I decided not to attend including person this morning!!!!Registration started at 8.30 am and it was still raining constantly and the meeting went on from 9.30 am normal starting time to 12.50 pm!!!! It dragged on and on about how bad Telstra's customer service is with question after question from shareholders in regards to this ongoing issue with Telstra. No wonder shareholders need to be provided with a free lunch afterwards!!!!!!!!! I actually stayed online for the webinar to the end but fell asleep somewhere in the middle of it.  The other thing was right at the very end ( I did question it earlier but was not that concerned) was someone asked why can't shareholders vote online via ask a question? yes why can't I vote online? Doesn't this addect the outcome of all items on the agenda at the AGM if not some of them? Does my vote as an original shareholder count?  

Now it's is lunch time , the rain has stopped so maybe I can go to SXSW again??? - no I have laundry to do. I have put this off for too long now. 

The bins were put out last night thank goodness as they were all full. 

The rain has stopped however the temperature hardly reached 18 degrees C

The rest of the day was research and uploading leftover YouTube videos

i did not end up going to SXSW today as the Telstra AGM took half of the day up and it will be 2 pm by the time I get out there.

News headlines today include

An altercation has occurred between Nicole Kidman and Selma Hayek overseas.

It's exam and  stress time for year 12 students as exam sesdon get underway. 

New laws by parliament are being considered called the "eyes wide open" clause that prevents residents complaining about noise if they move into a house or apartment that is going to be near a pub or club with noise. Residents will not be able to complain about noise as they will know that the house or apartment that they will be moving into will be affected by neighbourhood noise to bring back the nighlife back to the cities.

Girls are being  forced to wear a skirt during formal events but boys are allowed shorts or trousers at a QLD school. 

There has been a crackdown on QLD ghost campers  fined for not attending a booked camp-site or leaving a tent for 24 hours as this is unfair to genuine school holidays or holidays makers .

There has been an increase in fake locksmiths ftom overseas that  are locking out residents from their homes and making them pay to get back into them. If suspected residents are urged to call police.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo takes a tumble overnight on stage at a Melbourne show 

Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi feature in a new Channel No 5 campaign. Sales have increased since the campaign was released

Cyndi Lauper is doing a final tour

Sugarbabes are doing an Aussie tour

Cliff Richatd is coming to Australia in November 2025 on a Can't Stop Me tour.

A woman has been charged for the murder of a man when a body was found in Logan in QLD. A domestic violence inccident may have been the cause.

Hundreds of residents around Sydney are without power as wild winds, thunder storms and hail yesterday hit felling trees and downing power lines as well as causing other damage. More storms are to come over the next few days. Flash flooding caused public transport problems yesterday and thunder storms and wild winds  caused cancellation and delays of flights in and out of Sydney airport.

Another Brunswick East outside of Melbourne) ram raid atrack has occured on a bike shop sparking a fire. It is believed this may be linked to gang wars and the gym above the bike shop was the target.

A 24 year old Melbourne model Elise Hodder was hit in a car crash and killed by a 23 year old driver  Conner Matherison who was 4 times over the limit and with drugs in his system alleged.

More Melbourne protestors charged .

The QLD Gold Coast economy is booming as more people migrate North.Economic growth has been revealed to be 17.4%

Bruce Luhrmann is back in the news again appealing the original defamation case. To pay for the appeal , Bruce Lurhman is turning to Only Fans in order to pay for these legal fees as it is the only way he is able to. Really???!!!

There is a push to stop these surcharges on purchases using a debit card everytime you tap. It is mainly smaller organisations that are charging these surcharges.

Concert cost are increasing due to "dynsmic" pricing.

A baby born at a brewery that could not wait to be born has been named after the brewery and a new beer has been named in honour of his birth. Wells Brewery , - imagine what a story that little baby will have when it grows up!

It's The Everest horse race this weekend . The question is will Charles be attending the Everst Race Day?

Journalist George  Negus dies after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Westpac and St George has had an outage today.

The government is cracking down on tap and go surcharge/fees . You should not be charged for using your own money. Surcharges range from 1% to as high as 10%!

3 injured burned after carrying chemicals which reacted at one of Sydney University's campuses.  

A woman lept from the 3rd floor of her villawood apartment to escape a fire.

What the PM has purchased a $4.3 million  new waterfront mansion?! A clifftop beachside investment property on the Central Coast with 4 brmedrooms & sweeping views where Jody grew up and still has family there. Mortgage holders are complaining how tone death he is as everyone struggles with the rising cost of living.

The sails of the Sydney Opera House will be lit up on Friday at 8 pm to mark the arrival of King Charles & Queen Camila.

Toys from Temu have been found to be unregulated and dangerous .

Wednesday 16th October 2024

SXSW Day 3

What Leonardo.Ai was acquired by Canva???!!!

News headlines today include

SA MP David Spears has officially quit politics after that infamous white powder footage. He still claims that the images were AI generated deep fakes of him . A by election is being held as he fights this alledged drug offence.

PM AA has been forced to deny he is contemplating life after politics after his multimillion dollar purchase of a new home on the Central Coast  months out from the federal election. Poor timing as people struggle with the rising cost of living

A 12 year old girl has gone missing from a Roma Street Station in QLD. 

A solemn Nicole Kidman is back in Sydney with husband Keith Urban to attend the funeral of her mother at Lavender Bay who passed away while she was overseas at a film festival in Venice. 

3 weeks out from the US presidential elections but early voting has started in the crucial swing state of Georgia.  It is a close election and both party candidates are working hard at their campaign rallies. People thought Trump's playing of music and dancing on the stage for 15 minutes at one of his rallies was a bit strange.

Another Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukraine

North Korea blows up roads linking to South Korea after it was accused of blasting propaganda material over the border.

A Russian  fisherman has been rescued after 67 days drifting in his boat.

Star gazers in Russia have seen a comic with the naked eye which is a rare sight and only happens once every 80 000 years .

Penny Wong's foreign minister was heckled off stage over her response to Gaza.

Mysterious black orbs have popped up on Coogee Beach thought to be tar balls from oil slicks . Only Coogee Beach is affected. The Beach was closed off and samples collected for investigation.

The Lord Mayor wants to bid to bring ABBA to Melbourne.

Federal government is cracking down on ads that attempt to save you money by luring potential customers in with special deals by planning to introduce new laws.

The Kangaroos play Tonga 

The Soccer's play Japan drawing 1 all.

AFL team member swapping season continues.

Giants team is in trouble after a wild party gone wrong. Players are facing bans for distasteful behaviour and costumes where celebrity couples was the theme of the party. There will be appearing with a please explain to the AFL integrity unit. 

2 car thieves have been caught and arrested after a police pursuit in Preston.

QLD early voting  could see if polls are correct a swing to the opposition with Labor showing only 30% support.

2 people were forced to fee a restaurant fire in Malvern outside of Melbourne where it is unsure what caused the blaze.

A clothes rack caught on fire in a department store and customers were evacuated. What?? Where?? Yep this is correct customers were evacuated  from a Kmart and shopping centre in Melbourne's West. 

Another smashed & grab of a jewellery store on the Gold Coast where the safe was broken into and cleared out.

Vision has immerged of how a woman casually crossing the road in India was hit from above by a falling large plastic tank which enclosed her inside it. A man witnessing the incident comes running out . The woman is uninjured.

Green investments sustainability stocks are taking a hit due to rising cost of living.

Another aren't attack as masked men were seen running from a tobacco store in SA. The linked tobacco wars continue to spread across states.

William tries out NFL in a football  drill in London ( didn't he do this before? is this old new? or is he having another go at it?)

Thursday 17th October 2024

SXSW Day 4 

I had not intended to go again today as I had registered and planned to volunteer at the Zambero Plate4Plate event out at carriageworks this morning . I changed my mind as I am too tired after the last 3 days therefore staying home and therefore not venturing out today.

I stayed home and did my laundry instead as well as cook a meal to eat as I have not been eating very well for the past few days and put off doing my laundry for too long now.

I also am still catching up on uploading my videos onto my YouTube channel. Some of which either fail to load or take far too long.

A sunny top of 23 degrees today in Sydney .

Negative gearing is back on the table a push from the government after AA's purchase of a new property on the Central Coast. 

Australia's birthrate is on decline with a fall in birthrates due to the rising cost of living and housing shortages with most families only having just one child with an average age of 32. This is the lowest birthrate in 88 years. If birthrate continue to decline or remain at a low rate the government may introduce incentives to increase rates such as offering cheap childcare for example. People are saying to Bring back the baby bonus - I don't think a couple of thousand dollars will solve the issue. One for mum one for dad and one for the country Will Peter Costello 's past vision be achieved?

A small ship's run off could be the cause of the tar balls that had been at sea for months  forming for a while before washing up on Coogee Beach. The origin of the tar balls is still being investigated. A huge cleanup is underway to remove the large deposit of tar balls which are contaminated at Coogee Beach  and now neighbouring Gordon Bay. The beach remains closed. 7 Eastern suburbs beaches have now been closed .

Olivia Rodrigo has touched down in Sydney and has recovered after her fall during a show in Melbourne ahead of her sold out concerts.

Another ram raid into a chemist on the Gold Coast at Paradise Point in QLD was responded to by police within 3 minutes. The female acomplice was arrested.

Airstrikes continue , Isreali attacks Beirut the first time in 6 days.

A huge blaze caused by an explosion has occurred in the UK killing a boy. It is unclear what caused the explosion.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has occurred in Turkey. 

A wild brawl has broken out in a Melbourne shopping centre with a stabbing spree performed by a man in his 30s and 2 security security guards. 

A severe hail storm has hit a Victorian town smashing buildings and even causing fires in Casterton and other Victorian towns..

Teo the son of a Cronalla Sharks player was born prematurely and in intensive care in Bali by energency C section. His parents have been inable to see him since his energency C section when he was whisked away.The couple were given the all clear to travel when unfortunately little Teo could not wait to be born. A gofundme page has now been set up to raise the $130 000 to fligh him back to Australia to get the neonatal care he needs.

A fire has broken out at a heritage listed  house the Pump Pool house in Woolwich in Sydney's North Shore.No one was injured getting out in time and the cause of the fire is unknown and being investigated.

Sydney will have to build much more infrastructire and metros to keep up with the global housing crisis where housing is to be built around metro stations.

About 9 days to go until the QLD state elections and the current premier and opposition leader have gone head to head in a 2nd debate. A 3rd debate will go ahead next Tuesday. QLD is likely to get an new opposition state government.

There is a growth in sextortion of teens on Instagram. Teens were being sent fake AI generated intimate photos of their body parts before being extorted  and bullief for money in order to have them taken down. This has lead to incidents of suicide. 

A new aquarium has opened in China leaving visitors disappointed when it 's new shark it's star attraction was actually a fake and an animal robot. This is not the first time China has had fake animals - first there was the sunbear that looked like a human standing up in a zoo then there were the pandas which were just dogs dressed up to look like pandas at a zoo.

Victoria's Secret Angels has returned to the runway for the first time in 5 years with Cher headlining the show an all female musician line up and one Australian musician included.

Oh great a truck has crashed in the Harbour Tunnel this morning causing traffic delays in Lane Cove.

The hint is on for a new Bluey for the Bluey House attraction in QLD.

The Giants inappropriate antics at a private party fiasco has resulted in huge fines , and after number of players suspensions which some think the AFL integrity unit has overstep the line getting involved in as it was a private team event. The party was celebrity partner themed where team members dressed up in a few in appropriate costumes such as the Twin Towers 

Canberra's Liberal leader politian Elizabeth Lee has given the finger to a journalist at a press conference. There is apparently a history between her and that particular journalist.

Do nothing for 90 minutes - that's all you have to do in a Japanese competition in order to win a cash prize. 

Revealed for the first time , Prada has joined forces with Axiom to design a female space suit to be worn on the next Artimus III mission 

Forner One Direction boy band member Liam Payne has fallen from the 3rd floor of a hotel in Argentina and died aged 31. Drugs and mental health were involved. He died from his injuries. His family are on their way to Argentina to bring his body home.

People question if Prince William is the right person to front the charities tackling homelessness.

Channel 9's sexual harassment and bullying has come to the surface as the sudden departure of the channel 9 boss revealed how he used his power to bully and sexually harass employees.

4.1 % unemployment stays steady as more jobs were created however inflation is still too high so rate cuts before the end of this year are fading.

A horrific accident today caused several motor vehicles and a bus to crash on the Harbour Bridge causing the Bridge in both directions to be closed off to traffic for several hours. It started with an out of control car north bound crashing into another cars travelling in the opposite direction which then caused other cars and a bus  to collide .Long delays of commuter chaos followed. 2 died others taken to hospital with injuries including a man and a pregnant woman.

Friday 18th October 2024

A top of 26 degrees today and storms. Yep it started to rain early this morning and still raining at 8 am. Nope Google says a top of around 21 - 22 degrees C with thunderstorms around 5 or 6 pm.

It was forcasted for thunder storms from 6 pm onwards but it did not even rain until almost 8 pm. The sails of the Opera House might have been lit at 8 pm for 15 minutes to celebrate the arrival of the King & Queen to Australia but how many people actually stayed out to watch it? I was planning to after attending day 5 of  SXSW games showcase @ the Great Hall ( which was actually not so great)  at UTS Building 1 Tower .

I went grocery shopping instead and took the Netro from Central to Chatswood before a long wait for a bus home.

It's all happening this weekend , The royals are arriving today, Sculpture By The Sea opens, The entire Metroline will be out of service due to trackwork, Australia's richest horse race The King Charles Everst is on , SXSW continues this weekend ( finally featured on channel 7 Sunrise this morning)   & Sydney's Snag Fest of Chillis Beer & Sausages out at Rouse Hill ( bad timing the Metro is out of service!) etc etc. The sails on the Opera House sails will be lit up tonight to welcome them.

News headlines today include

It is hours untl the King & Queen arrive in Australia and police have stepped up their srcurity named Operation Royal Visit?

A bus crash carrying a group of Japanese has crashed in Turkey One passenger was seriously injured.

Another shooting in Western Sydney near concert goes at Olympic Park. The gunman is still on the run. The victims a 29 year old man who was known to police and a targeted gangland attack. He was shot 3 times. 

Prince William has turned sluth in forentics on a visit to Cornwell at a careers event for youths.

Meanwhile Did I hear right? Prince Harry  conquered the surfboard, keeping upright and nailing waves at an artifical water wave park that is Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch??? Fully sick!!!

15 of the world's most talented Lego builders have been invited by Lego to display their creations in Denmark home of Lego. Transporting their creations will be the challenge.

The floodgates have opened for employees at Channel Nine to come forward with claims of compensation due to years of a work culture there which involved mainly bullying and sexual harassment of female staff .

A suspected deliberately lit fire has occured on a SA real estate agent LJ Hooker , it's the 3rd targetted attack in 6 days.

A Jetstar flight was forced to turn back and land between Melbourne and Bali due to a drunken man on the flight becoming violent and not following orders to sit down. He was arrested by police.

Qantas is lending a hand to Australia Post with 2 new aircraft's converted into freighters in order to deliver more parcels more efficiently and in time for Christmas 

An Alzheimers drug has beem deemed unsafe by the TGA in Australia claiming the risks outweighed the benefits and therefore has been unapproved for use in Australia.

Studies show weighted blankets actually do help insomniacs in adults however results in children have been mixed.

Melbourne has been warned to prepare for extremely wild weather with the country town of  Casterton in Victoria to behind badly again.

There is a push for Greg Lynn to serve life in jail after being found guilty for murder  of  a woman but not her partner when they were all on a camping trip.

An Australian man has gone missing in Bali after saving a German tourist . He is feared to have been swept away at sea.

Hamas leader has been killed shot by Isreali troops in Southern Gaza on Wednesday. His body is to be retrieved and DNA tested . And I thought he was already long dead.

10 new permanent police stations location details unknown at this stage and remote  jails to house and teach youth life skills and discipline are promised by the premier 

Flying a balloon into space. Richard Brandson of Virgin Galactic is at it again,  He wants to fly a 22 passenger pressurised capsule above the earth's surface into space as part of a space tourism campaign.

2 rescued female sea otters will make their debut at a NY aquarium- Clover  & Pumpkin are their names ?!

Saturday 19th October 2024

Today I went back to day 6 of SXSW to the Commonweath Bank outdoor activation  at Tumberlong Park as I did not get a chance previously due to the thunderstorm evacuation on Monday day 1 of SXSW. Most of the other activations were starting to shut down as it is the last 2 days of SXSW. Both the Tech & Innovation ( including the Tech & Innovation Expo) and Music festivals of SXSW end today whereas Games & Screen festivals continue until tomorrow although not much is on. I also revisited the Tech & Innovation Expo but did not stay very long and then went back to the games showcase at the Great Hall at UTS Tower Building and finally onto the Alienware Arena at Fortress for some panel talks ( my first visit there ever and it's pretty cool). Another long day which I plan to repeat tomorrow although an even shorter visit with no late afternoon events to attend.

News headlines today include

The royals have touched down last night to a wet welcome in Sydney as the Opera House was lit up to welcome them at 8 pm. They did a very brief meet & greet before being whisked off to Admiralty House where they woke in this morning. Their official royal duties don't start until tomorrow as the King & Queen rest up from their rather long plane trip here. Will the King make an appearance at the Everest at Randwick today? The Everest is a sold out event therefore the King may have a problem getting into it. ( apparently he already has an invite from 2 years ago) 

Meanwhile just 2 months after the Metro line opened, it is completely shut down this weekend between Tallawong and Sydenham causing commuters chaos getting to major events this weekend .The line is shutting for routine maintenance which cannot be rescheduled. So too bad if the King wants a ride on it. No problem there are rail replacement buses between Tallawong and Sydenham this weekend . it will just take you 2 - 3 times as long to get to your event or destination.

What if the King wants to go to Bondi to see the Sculpture By The Sea - it's going to rain later today according to forecasts so they better not sleep too late! Also Eastern suburbs beaches have reopened after the massive clean up of those pesky tar balls just in time and just in case the King and Queen decide to have a dip in the ocean but just be warned they still could be contaminated.

Not again a top of 26 degrees C and showers! Another added chaos for event attendees this weekend!

A man has open fired at police in Logan QLD causing a police persuit.

Greg Lynn made his intention to appeal his sentence to 32 years in jail.

A man and a little girl have died in a car crash on the mid North Coast outside of Newcastle. 2 other boys were rescued.

An 8 year old boy has been caught up in an attempted kidnapping on his way to/from school. 2 men tried to lure him into their car.

Australia beats Tonga in Rugby League thanks to Tommy Turbo.

Sunday 20th October 2024

Day 7 and the final day of SXSW 2024 and it's a wrap for the 2nd annual SXSW held in Sydney.  I decided not to go to the final day of SXSW as I still had a lot of videos to upload and my allergies are quite bad. I am a little exhausted as well. Attending 4 out of 7 days of  SXSW  is enough. I probably didn't get my money's worth out of my $140 games wristband but at least I managed to get a few give away  prizes and freebies out of it and see the games showcase attend some panels and see the tech and innovation expo.

I thought about going out to try and get a glimpse of the King and Queen but decided not to. We still have another chance to do so on Tuesday at the Opera House. Eventhough it is just about 30 minutes away to where the King and Queen were in North Sydney, I'm not fussed if I don't go to see if I catch a glimpse of King and Queen or not. I'm not a monarchist or a republican. 

News headlines today include

What the 7 Bridges Walk waa on this morning?Damn it and I didn't know it was on again. Maybe the King & Queen should have participated  maybe not just attended afterall members of the royal family have been recently affected by cancer - but the king & Queen were at church and meeting and greeting people so it was a clash of  events.

A top of 22 with showers and windy today in Sydney

The King and Queen are waking up today to their first full day of their royal tour of Australia. They did not make it to the Everest at Randwick yesterday nor were they the mystery VIP being escoted at the ICC yesterday. Their first stop is attending a church service in North Sydney's St Thomas Anglican Church at 11.30 am. The first time the public will be able to get a glimpse of the royals however visitors to the event have to get there by 11 am to go though security no entries after 11 am for the 11.30 am service will be allowed as the area will be barricaded off. A large turnup is expected. Based in the Northern suburbs I could probably make it however I'm not fussed if I get to see the king and Queen or not. If I did see them and uploaded the footage,  it would increase my viewership numbers on my YouTube channel but that not my intention. 

A bomb scare has occured at Sydney Airport however details of it remain unclear at this stage.It involved an Air New Zealand flight from Wellington with the plane upon landing kept stationary for about an hour at the end of the runway quarantined last night.

Another suspicious fire in Brunswick East outside of Melbourne. Police think this is a targetted attack as this is not the first time the building has been attacked, previously it was ram raid and arsen attack from the otherside. The gym above it is the target as it has linked to the underworld and gangland members.

A fire in a Jewish cafe in Bondi resulted in the evacuation of people. The cause of the fire was not deemed suspicious initially however a jerry can was found later on.

A mother and 2 children who drowned and died in the Georges River at Landsdown have been retrieved.

Commonwealth Bank customers have had duplicate transactions made against their accounts causing some accounts to be overdrawn due to a technical gitch. This is the  2nd technical glitch in a week after the Westpac & St George customers being locked out of their accounts previously. How ironic after visiting  the CBA's outdoor activation at SXSW at Tumberlong Park teaching participants about cyber awareness and how the bank is taking measures to protect their customers from scams and banking fraud , the CBA itself has been caught up in a technical gitch - was it actually a technical gitch? or was it an actual cyber security issue? or just a mistake or possibly they are just being too secure ??? 

A housing blitz is planned in and around Melbourne suburbs  to build more houses in Melbourne to ease the housing crisis . The premier plans to build highrise between 3 and 20 stories around every station and tram station. Residents are outraged as highrise will be built in 50 suburbs where not all  suburbs are not suited to or needs highrise housing. Share the load of population housing as protests come from residents who were not consulted on this plan.

Pets have dressed up for a spooky Halloween costume completion with the winner being a dog dressed up as a tarantula.

A sold out 50000 crowd saw horse  Bella Nipotina take out Australia richest horse race The Everest at Randwick yesterday. 

A by election in Pittwater outside of Sydney may result in a coilition win.Meanwhile Canberra has retained Labor power.

An attempted drone attack has occurred on Isreali PM at his holiday house , he was not there during this incident.

A fire bombing attack has occured in Japan ahead of elections.

A 134 year old book written by Bram Stokes ( Dracula) which is just as gorey has been discovered.

Jason Kelce caught falling asleep during Taylor Swifts Eras concert in 4K. Jokes were was that seat 4K? 4K in $$$ terms? 4 K with the K standing for "Karma", 4K being what era are we in now because the Eras tour has gone on for so long Jason as fallen asleep or even it's a set up and fake so he can get more hits on his social as he has a podcast and is the more boring of the Kelce Bros tha nobody knows about - the theories go on and on.

30 million people around the world have AI generated romantic interests. This may be ok for the elderly who need championship but as people looking for relationships, this could cause a range of psychological problems such as not being able to interact and relate to real people as well as cybersecirty issues with personal information.

Zombies board a train however not just any commuter train a special $500 per person as on train where random passengers are terrorised by Zombies on board.

A Brit has gained a 5 month contract to be the postmaster of the Port Lockray Antarctica Post Office which as no toilet or running water. A long way from civilisation where the only companions are penguins.

An Aussie version of The Office is screening on with a Kiwi strong cast. 

The Apprentice the rise of the young Donald Trump hits cinemas this week.

Monday 21st October 2024

A top of 21 degrees C and with possible showers today. Not exactly the best weather to do anything but I need to do a proper shop. Very overcast this morning and most of today but rain held off. The sun did come out briefly.

Today I washed my large pile of dishes, made a soup with all of my leftover vegetables which I dismdn't have much left of, submitted my Centrelink fortnightly lightly income reporting, uploaded the last of my YouTube videos and watched and few others, sorted folded and put away all my washed clothes, took my rubbish out, updated my blog and did a few other things . 

After 2 days rest , I think I am ready to venture out again. I would like to go to the Sculpture By The Sea but the weather has not been the best. I do not want to be stuck outside if it rains or even worse storms. That afternoon I was at SXSW and videoing on the balcony of the ICC was a close enough call when the lightning was so close it could have struck me if I had been leaning on the balcony rail. ( caught on my video at the very end causing it to cut off).

After the royals first day of offical royal duties starting with an hour long church service at St Thomas Anglican Church in North Sydney where the King signed a bible First Fleet Edition and where there were prayers for his health yesterday at 10.30 am folow by a meet and greet with royal fans at 11.30 pm. The King then went solo to present a rather large hourglass at Parliament House where hundreds lined Macquarie Street to catch a glimpse if him arriving to meet with politicians before meeting governor and government general to celebrate the bicentenary of the legislative council. before returning to Admiralty House. Today the King & Queen have a busy day travelling to Canberra to visit the War Memorial, go to Parliament House to meet the Govener and Govenor General then meet PM AA in a separate private audience session and opposition leader Peter Dutton , the couple split up with Camilia attending a domestic violence event and attending a bush fire research facility followed by a chance to meet and greet with the public after their walk around the war memorial. The royals will be ending their busy day with a walk around the Botanic Gardens in Canberra. Pity they just missed Floriade. They would have loved that. 

Venues NSW's chair wants to bring the NFL to Australia. Football codes already share venues overseas.

The voice grand final is on as contestants battle it out to be winner and take out the prize.

There was another blaze jewellery heist in Craigieburn yesterday outside of Melbourne. Scared shoppers ran and hid thinking the loud smashing noises from the breaking of glass was gun shots. 

Trump puts on an apron and works at a local MacDonalds making fries , working the drive through serving customers and probably flipping burgers with staff. We all know how Trump loves his fast food however this was only a very short stint or was that stunt at MacDonalds highlighting how Kamala Harris lied about how she once worked at MacDonalds during her college years. Trump really didn't want to be there and he did surprise or was that shock some drive through customers as they were served by him, he was a little distracted during his time at MacDonalds dying to get back on his campaign trail to his supports outside.

The annual Perth Telethon has raised millions of dollars over 24 hours with Kylie Gillies lip syncing and dancing  to Single Ladies while Matt Shervington lip synced and danced to Tricky amongst countless other charity appearances.

Another blaze in the Western Sydney suburb of Riverstone.

QLD state Re election promises have been modified from opening 10 cop shops to just 2 and concentration will only be in high risk areas with stricter rules for youth offenders in detention with no TV and periods of isolation, more discipline and more education.

The cost of how much it actually takes to raise a child has been revelled which is over $1000 per a day .

Peggy has won the ugliest dog award.

The community ride tour down under will return in 2025.

There has been a rise in sneaky bank scams by using fake notifications and  banks' phone numbers.

Cher has been inducted into the Hall of Fane with a duet of her hit Do you believe in love with Dua Lipa and the honour presented by Zendaya to her.

NSW Water supply has is being given a standard in the level of forever chemicals that is allowed to be present in it after being found that it is several times higher then the strict USA standards and therefore deemed unsafe. These forever chemicals have e been linked to cancer.

AAs election campaign strategy will involve psinting a negative image of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton saying he is a decisive leader

A long term lease is being planned to redeveloped the EQ space  into an entertainment venue which could house 20000 concert or entertainment goers. About time EQ is just a waste of space ever since the former showgrounds was relocated after a century from this Eastern Suburbs location out West to Olympic Park.  If you've ever been to EQ it is dead and retail there is almost dead public transport is not the most convenient with Light Rail being the closest form of public transport with a walk away as well as the limited half hourly if not hourly bus service that runs past EQ outside. EQ is being kept alive with Brent St, weekly markets , occassional festivals/events, some bars cafes restaurants and a few food concessions and the money making carpark.Chris Minns premier of NSW says it will bring people together and create jobs as well as making it an internationally known venue to attract stars and celebrities.

What Lydia Thorpe crashes the royal reception? So the King met and alpaca that sneezed or did it spit on him? - ewe I hope the King used wet wipes or hand sanitiser or washed his hands and face afterwards! The King & Queen took part in tree planting at Government House and spoke about a range of topics addressing an audience that were invited to hear him speak as well as having a private one on one with Albo as well as meet Dutton. After a busy schedule and some controversy on their tour in Canberra the King and Queen are back in Sydney , flying back tonight night

Qanatas to pay hundreds and thousands of dollars as compensation to workers who were sacked during COVID.

There is a world first clinical trial to cure paralysis by using nasal cells.

Tuesday 22nd October 2024

A top of 23 degrees today and cloudy.

Very much the same news headlines today.

Today I went to Macquarie Shopping centre recycled my bottles and did a grocery shop in the morning . Covered Woolwirths, Coles, Aldi and the green grocer with a stop off at Bakers Delight for a Mediterrsinian pizza for a snack whilst shopping.

Today I went to the Opera House to try and get a glimpse of the King & Queen. There were crowds everywhere and I did not get a single glimpse of them. Nothing. I felt really disappointed asI know this would have been the only time in my lifetime that I would get to see the king & Queen due to my age. I arrived too late due to the buses not showing up and very late. It was getting towards peak hour and it was the end of the school day so why were there no buses???? So many people waiting at the bus stop I was waiting at.

Instead of getting on the light rail or walking then a train and bus homewards, I got on the ferry to Manly and then the bus home. 

News headlines today include

Reports show the younger generation are leading the way in cutting down on going to social events due to the rising cost of living.

Brisbane Airport is trialling digital landing cards and if sucessful it will be rolled out across  Australian airports so no more rummaging for a pen to fill out those pesky landing/ arrival cards.

The AUS$ has fallen to $0.66 against the US$.

Tim Tszyu has lost his fight but says "I will be back" 

The King and Queen may have flown back to Sydney from a busy day in Canberra yesterday afternoon but they have another busy final day in Sydney before leaving for Somoa to join and meet Commonwealth government leaders at the biennial CHOGM. They will be attending a BBQ in Western Sydney which is by invitation only, then to Ox Harvest Redfern  before heading for a public meet and greet at The Opera House at 4.20 pm before flying out of Australia. 

Another fire at a tobacco store in Thornbury outside of Melbourne. The arsonist is on the run.

Bronco star Ezra Mam was not arrested and  has entered rehab for being under the influence of drugs and crashing his car injuring a girl.

A truck jack knifed a crane has killed a worker

A man was seen running from a caravan park after setting alight a caravan twice in Wangaratta.

Qantas could be forced to pay compensation to 1700 sacked baggage handlers during COVID .

A teenager took a joyride on a steamroller causing massive damage to property on the Gold Coast . He has been arrested and will appear in the children's court.

Both Kamala and Donald are campaigning hard in 7 swing states to win over the votes of the undecided. It's just weeks even days before the US presidential elections

The King ( Freddie) & Queen (Mary)  of Denmark have been welcomed Germay . The first time since King Fredrick  became king in Januay after Queen Margarthe abdicated .

There is now pressure for Lydia Thorpe to resign after her outburst during the King's speech yesterday which the King and Queen ignored and just carried on. Labelled an embarrassing stunt there was also a cartoon uploaded onto her social media account which she denied she had posted. The "You Are Not Our King" cartoon has since been taken off /deleted.

Another Great Western Highway major car crash Eastbound near Marylands  in Western Sydney is causing traffic chaos today.

A final gig after 50 years in music indutry of Electric Light Orchestra

Joni Michell and Elton John do a rendition of I'm Still Standing evrnthough both were sitting.

NZer Benee is the support act touring with Olivia Rodrigo. 

Chef Matty Matherson ( the chef that makes the NY garbage plate on YouTube)  steals the show as a handy man tirned server on The Bear . In between being an executive producer on the movie hand has also released a new cookbook Soups Salads Sandwiches.

Wednesday 23rd October 2024

It's going to be really hot today with a top of 26 degrees C in Sydney today.

Clouds are starting to roll in with showers and thunder storms coming.

Today I did nothing well not exactly I attend an information session online which I had registered to attend via an email I received of career opportunities in tech and cyber security between 11.45 am and 1.15 pm today.

News headlines today include

Harvey Weinstein indicted for new sex charges has been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer and is being treated in a prison.

The biggest plate in China has been broken. Is this even news?

4 people were injured when an ambulance rolled at an intersection.

Businesses in the Sydney CBD could be allowed to operate and open 24/7 . This comes after plans to redeveloped EQ was announced.

Scientists have found that conditions such as Parkinsons disease are linked to brain size. There is no cure and the cause is unknown and it is still a long way until researchers understand why it happens and a cure for it. Thousands of MRIs from patients from around the world were studied.

After a very busy schedule yesterday , The King & Queen farewell Australia for Samoa at 11 am today as they fly out of Sydney for CHOGM.The King  wrote a letter personally to the Everest organisers to apologise fir how he was unable to make it to the race last Saturday instead watching the race from home.

In QLD South of QLD as a truck carrying lithium batteries exploded and catches on fire shutting down a highway ( Logan motorway)  caused by a stolen audi crashing into it.People told to stay away . The driver managed to escape with minor injuries and the 2 from the stolen car are on the run. They had apparently been involved in another incident earlier.

2 weeks until the presidential election in the US.Kamala Harris has an election setback. She is worried about at least 3 states and has appeal to gain more votes from the Hispanic communities.

A cockatoo trapped in a shopping centre for over a month has now been caught and will be released back into the wild. It is thought that it found it's way through the loading dock.

45 brand new cars have been stolen in the biggest heist in Melbourne in borad daylight.  

Police from a number of 12 NSW centres have refuses to perform a list of routine duties such as random breath testing due to staff shortages. 

SA's Police commissioner's son Charlie's killer has been banned from driving for 10 years and escaped with a 12 month suspended sentence as he appeared in court.

Qantas engineers are walking off the job again today . Better work conditions and pay increases are being sought.

Australia will have one of the highest inflation rates in the world second to Slovakia  reaching 3.6% by next year. RBA is not expected to cut interest rates until at least May next year despite the unemployment rate being low and remaining steady. No relief for the rising cost of living unfortunately. 

Paddington bear gets a real passport from the department of home affairs as he travels overseas to return to his home Peru.Producets originally asked for a replica passport but home affairs went and issued a real one .

The Mayor has cracked down on no go zones in parks in Brisbane that are home to people sleeping rough camping there turning off power to facilities there.

There is a push for housing minister to remove the housing tax and stamp duty.

Insurance company QBE has been taken to court by the ASIC watchdog for not honouring discounts to insurance holders who renewed their policies. Instead telling customers the increase in their policies is due to inflation and that if they renew their policies would receive a discount ie customers were falsely thinking they were receiving a genuine discount on their policies when they were actually paying the same amount or even more.

A forner magazine editor has made scathing remarks about Harry and Meghan. 

Lady Gaga has a new music video totled "Disease"

A new Elvis experience has opened in the UK.

A teenager who went hiking in Laguna in the Hunter Valley in NSW dropped her mobile phone between boulders and tried to retrieve it however slipped and fell into the crevasse which was very tight upside down . She was trapped for hours under boulders until search and rescue arrived to figure out a plan to get her out safely . They had to manually remove boulders on top of her with one weighing half a tonne. She eventually was free and only suffered minor cuts and bruises with no major injuries.  I want to know if she managed to retrieve her phone back!

A man has vandalised the Queen Victoria statue outside the QVB in Sydney with red paint during the royal tour He has been arrested and chaged. The statue cleaned of the paint .

Passengers including children on a roller coaster overseas have had to walk down along a safety platform clinging on tight to safety rails to prevent the roller coaster carriages sliding backwards.

Another shooting drive by in Auburn in Western Sydney. 2 men were seen fleeing the scene.

Hospital care at home could see 350000 patients have care at home rather then in hospital to free up beds.

Paul Kelly has announced a new national tour playing arena venues around Australia.

Hazard reduction burning has caused major problems for those with respiratory conditions and urged to keep windows shut. So that's what the smell was which was making me cough. I turned the ceiling fan  bathroom extractor and other floor fan on and kept it on most of today as my studio tends to get all the fumes from inside and outside the building , checked the hallway and there is smoke fumes inside the common areas.My windows is kept closed almost all the time with just a slithering open.

Scandalised Service NSW has been illegally charging surcharges for all their services licences, marriage certificates etc ( gee I wonder if I was charged for the renewal of my photo id in July?) 

A teen in Kirraween has vandalised trees and  footpaths with Nazi swastika  symbols .

A deadly e coli outbreak has occurred from a Maccas restaurant in the US. The source is believed to be from onions traced back to a single supplier in the quarter pounders that were eaten by all that fell ill including  1 death.

Air polution may be the cause of peanut allergies.

Strapping on a horse that came unravelledhas caused a jockey to be thrown off the horse. The jockey is uninjured.

Glasgow is the new host of the next Commonnwealth  Games thanks to Dan Andrews pulling Victoria out as original host to the games. The Glasglow games will be a slimmed down version with funds ftom Victoria . Cardboard cut outs of life sized Dan Andrews in a qilt and carrying bags of money have popped up all over Glasglow with a thanks Dan! $200 million from the Bictorian government will go towards the games in Glasglow.

Thursday

A top of 23 degrees today in Sydney and rain forecasted.

Today I spent the day at Chatswood grocery shopping as I didn't quite finish last shop at Macquarie.  A  dark rye soughdough loaf from Vina Bakery in Westfield, Dinner of The Lot gozleme from Gozleme King for $15 at Chatswood Mall Markets noting the typo of the menu item on the stall next to it which read beef offla when it should have been beef offal,  a walk around Chatswood today videoing the original mall Lemon Grove and finding where the entrances/exits used to be of the old abandoned pedestrian overpass linking the Westfield upper floor building with the upper floor of the Lemon Grove Shopping Centre. 

Home on the bus it was a long wait as usual.

News headlines today include

The King and Queen are now in Samoa ahead of CHOGM.

Why is there so much crime particularly youth crime around Australia? Another shooting of a teen in Sydney's Western sububs where the teen had links to gangland members and shot  at least 10 times and a car torched in Wetherill Park. No one was hurt.

Early voting has resulted in hundreds of thousands of Americans voting which is a record turnout of voters.

Halloween has come early for animals at zuK's Whipsnade Zoo as carved pumpkins were placed around the animal's enclosures.

Bruce Lurhmann has been given the go ahead to appeal his defamation case.

Bluey visits sick children in QLD childrens' hospital bringing smiles to them.

Newly retired cricketer David Warner says he will be available for test cricket if they get stuck .

Scam victims help will be able to go straight to social media platforms if new laws come into place the Australian Financial

Shock charges to a Bondi Rescue star for alledged 2 assaults assaults .

Another Melbourne murder out at Belfield North of Melbourne where a man in his 50s with no fixed address has been charged by police .

A terrorist attack has occurred in Turkey where 5 killed and 14 injured after 2 gunmen stormed into an aerospace.

3 teens were arrested after a brutal attack at SA's Elizabeth Mall outside of Adelaide where a boy was seriously injured from being stabbed.

A woman in Melbourne fights thieves after her car was stolen with her belongings in it.The couple were saying goodbye to family when they spotted thieves breaking into their Subaru. The woman and her partner were about to move to QLD.

There are more calls for Lydia Thorpe to resign.  Lydia Thorpe denies oath with "hairs not heirs"- what type of news is this? She is just wacked crazy ? why is she even a politician? She swears she did not swear allegiance to the heir but to her hairs eventhough she signed a physical oath to her heirs.

Mal Maninga Kangaroo coach is desparate to expand NRL internationally.

Gold Coast 500 is on after team drivers had a fame of beach volleyball with the Olympians. 

Another snap transport strike for commuters in Sydney today this morning?! All trains are not running on all lines. To make things worse the L1 line is not running due to a mechanical fault between Dulwich Hill and Lewisham and very limited buses running between the 2 stations.

A drunk driver has slammed onto Kamala Harris' motorcade driving on the wrong side of the road.

The Beckham's have spent $108 million in cash for a mansion in the US.

Liam Nelson plans to retire.

QLDers are voting early and the record amount of eligible early voters have threatened the presence of the  democracy sausage sizzle on actual polling day. It's just not an election day without a democracy assuage .

Supercar racer Mark Skaife has been inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame.

Another tobacco store has been attacked in Thornbury outside of Melbourne from the back of the property . The same tobacco store was attacked back in January.

A father and son have died when an out of control car crashed into them whilst they were on their e bikes taking a family ride with the mother following behind them witnessing the whole accident in Robina QLD.

Another explosion in Beirut as the Isreali attacks continue.

The King & Queen have drank from a cup of kava during a traditional welcome ceremony in Samoa.

A car was half swallowed into a sink hole in Argentina with the driver just sufferring minor injuries.

Fri

Did I hear right? The new tenancy laws have been passed?! Does that mean you can't be evicted for no reason? Does tgat mean I have a case against my land lord . They terminated our existing tenancy lease contracts increased our rents and asked us to sign a new occupancy agreement ( and not at new tenancy lease contract which means we lose our rights as tenants and become lodgers or borders instead) or vacate the premises by a certain date in November if we don't sign the new agreement. 

I am arguing that they can't do that because they raised my rent by $35 a week and others rents were raised by only $5 and as much as almost double but are on the list of affordable housing agents but more importantly illegally terminated our existing tenancy lease contracts and asking us to sign a new occupancy agreement or vacate the premises by a certain date if we don't sign the new agreement claiming the studio resided in were furnished when they never were as well had an option at the beginning before moving in of whether we wanted it furnished and pay an extra rental amount for it or not and same with optional parking. At the time they terminated our tenancy lease contracts and issued a new occupancy agreement as well as increasing the rent they cited that the property was registered under a boarding house and therefore should be under an occupancy agreement not a tenant lease contract however the boarding house at the time and still is not registered under the current landlords name but still under the old landlords name - doesn't this make the new contract invalid? Which makes the rent increase on the occupancy agreement invalid as well. I still haven't signed anything yet and am still paying the old rent . The other change is my bond , the other agreement was we would get 2 weeks of our bond back when we signed the agreement. Why? 4 weeks bond is 4 weeks bond. I have so many questions about the didgey new owners - I swear if they don't get into trouble with the above situation, they will get i  trouble with ASIC and the ATO . The company was had a ACN but was reregistered then reregistered with a new ABN which they did not have before however they are not registered for GST. so if they are not in trouble with ASIC they could end up being by the ATO. Failing that they could be deported back to China if they are illegally in Australia or illegally doing business eg investing in foreign property for tax breaks or just money laundering.

Today I went to Chatswood and spent half my time at the banks and the rest of my time grocery shopping. Managed to pick up over 2 days a punnet of $0.88  mini strawberries and same price per kg brown onions as well as $2 per kg broccoli. Then there was the $2.50 or so each R2E2 mango.

Just paid my rent for the whole of November in advance.

A top of 21 degrees C today and possible showers today in Sydney.

It is the 20th Day For Daniel where 2 million people are to acknowledge a milestone for the Morcombe Family. It's 2 decades since Daniel Morcombe disappeared as his parents remember him by continuing their campaign to keep kids safe through education.

It's the Supercars 500 on the Gold Coast this weekend.

Drivers have been warned of major delays after another crash on the Monash Freeway in Victoria closed 4 lanes (all lanes) . It is unclear what caused the accident thst began with a car and a truck crash but caused a fomino effect. Expect major delays outbound but inbound traffic has also slowed due to mv stopping to look . 

It's state elections tomorrow for QLDers. LNP could win the election although it will be a close election. QLDers could see the first change in government in 9 years if Stephen Miles loses the state election.

A NZ national passenger living in Perth on an Air NZ flight from Perth to auckland has been charged for assault . He can't remember anything from the flight and was found to have had too much to drink on the flight and being aggressive , he could face a 20 year Max jail sentence if charged .

Who won the single powerball jackpot last night? Check your tickets the lottery agent has advised. Someone in WA has won the entire single multi million  jackpot.

2 women who stolen boxes of Lego from an Northern Adelaide Shopping Centre have attacked police at a train station who had followed after them.

Teachers prepare to strike over pay and conditions on Monday in NSW with parents urged to keep students at home at least until mid morning . HSC students exams will be unaffected. 

PM AA is under pressure from Commonwealth leaders and China. China is watching this summit  closely and AA has been told to stop accusing China of it's human rights as Australia is guilty of it's own human rights crimes as the Commonwealth  leaders tell AA that he should be doing more to stop climate change. China has accused Australia of "systemic racism and hate crimes " just as China has lifted bans and tarrifs on Australia lobsters exports to China.

Crocs for dogs have been released for $75 a pair.

Dan Andrews has a new controversial youth mental health charity taking up the chairmanship position. When asked if he will donate his new $75K  salary as a donation to the charity he stopped short of whether he will or not. Not a good look for Dan Andrews who will receive a massive payout $300K tax payer pension after leaving his political career as premier

Could the new Netflix series set the Menendez brothers free from their jail sentence for the murder of their parents as their sex abuse claims by their father and that the murder was self defence surface.

Qantas engineers are walking off the job around Australia to strike . This will cause delays and chaos at airports from 7 am as hundreds walk off the job. It is also the Qantas AGM today - strategically coincidence? Yep!  So far there have been no disruptions at airports as Qantas worked to plug the gaps at airports. 

Angelina Jolie returns to screen playing opera singer "Maria "

Jessica Fox has had a busy week after meeting the King & King she has swapped her kayaking uniform for a modelling  role.

Still no indication of when injured Sam Kerr will return to playing soccer .

High Jackman has a new flame Sutton Foster.

Raygun ( break dancer) is on the cover of Stella Magazine hardly recognisable after a makeover.

The Australian treasurer Jim Charmets calls for a cease fire in the Middle East. He blames the inflation in Australia is caused by the problems overseas - no because other countries have cut rates to lower their inflation rates. The Australian government just lacks economic planning? strategy? policies? etc etc - just a dumb government or liken to someone not good at budgeting or handling their finances. 

The presidential campaign in the US becomes nasty as the election gets closer. Candidates trade insults at each other with Kamala calling Trump a fascist ! 

Does money buy happiness? Do Australians like their jobs? Are Australian happy in their 9 - 5 jobs No according to a study. 

It's 30 years since the Forest Gump movie.

Gardener turned home reno guy Jamie Durie premieres his new series on his journey to build his dream eco home.

Another mv has crashed into a home killing 2 in Victoria. They driver has been taken to be drug and alcohol tested.

A 3rd new Shane Warne Stand has been opened at Junction Oval  by his father and 2 daughters in honour of the late great cricketer.

Saturday 26th October 2024

Why is it so cold today with a top of just 20 degrees although Google says a top of just 18 degrees at around 1 pm but sunny. A great day to go out  if I can be bothered.

Commonwealth Bank threatens workers with warnings ordering employees to return to work or risk losing their bonuses. Similar orders were given to employees at other organisations.

"My wife had to be stopped" A man complained after a wife spent $800 on Halloween decorations. Have Hallowee decorations gone too far especially in Australia ? Has Australian become too Americanised? Biscuits not cookies,lollies not candy soft drink not soda or pop, etc Pumkpins are eaten not for carving and putting out and pies are savoury not sweet and filled with meat and veg and or potato not spiced pumpkin or or  pecan.

It's been talked about for months even years but the 3 G network is finally shutting down in Australia in October. As Optus and Telstra shut their 3 G networks down on Monday those who do not update their phones will not be able to make emergency calls. Tens of thousands of customers are still on the 3G network and have not updated to a new phone.

Polling day for QLDers as doors to voting places open at 8 am this morning. Don't forget that democracy sausage!

An elderly couple Jim & Carmel Madden that died yesterday at 7 am when a truck ploughed into their home in a small country town in Victoria has been remembered. The truck driver was not injured but being questioned. He could have had a medical episode, there could have been a malfunction of the truck or he could have fallen asleep at the wheel. The cause of the crash off the Pacific Highway is still being investigated and remains unknown.

The murdered body of a grandfather has been found dumped in the bushes and the murderer charged. The murder is thought to be a fallout in the friendship  between the 2 men.

A star studded Kamala Harris rally with support from Beyonce and Willie Nelson ( who is performing) . It has been confirmed that Beyonce will make an appearance although unknown if she will give a performance or speech in support of Kamala Harris or join Willie Neilson in Austin Texas which is Beyonce's hometown. 

QLD rents soars in hundred of suburbs but new rental laws could put a stop to excessive rental increases.

Prosecutors recommend re sentencing the Menendez brothers. 

Sydney's Coogee Shelly Beach & Malabar Beaches rated as poor. Yes swimming in "poo"

The Matildas strike 1 all against Switzerland in their first friendly game since their Olympic diaster game.

A Northern Irish man has been jailed for being an online child predator with 70 children being preyed upon from countries around the world.

The Olympic Park Redevelopment Master plan has been revealed with housing for hundreds  and thousands of jobs hoped to be created.

King Charles has made a speech in Samoa addressing leaders stopping short of speaking about slavery and how the past can't be changed. 

A kangaroo has been rescued from an Adelaide Beach.

Parents from Perth of a 17 year old have appeared in court accused of staving their child.

Kate Wineslet reveals her new projects that has taken 9 years to make. 

Intermittent starvation is the key to longevity. The theory has been proven in mice and it is well known that this is how "caveman" lived . A balanced diet with no processed foods ( because they didn't ir don't exist) plenty of whole foods such as grains seeds and nuts lean proteins seafoid eggs fresh fruit and veg as well as a healthy life style leads to longer life. Just look at the longevity of people living in the blue zones around the world. Along with less stress and good sleep this could also help prevent heart disease,  diabetes,  dementia etc in middle age by reducing excess weight gain ie obesity.

Fashion Label Abercrombie and Finch's  head has been charged with sex trafficking luring young girls with promises of modelling . He is being monitored by GPS at his home.

Ariana Titmus has gone on a joy ride in a Chevy at the Gold Coast 500 with

Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer have made up in a podcast after a 30 year feud from their Cheers days.

Sunday 27th October 2025

Another do nothing day today.

News headlines today include

It was a close election but after 9 years QLDers have a new state premier David Crisafulli and majority LNP government.

3 lives were claimed in a horrific 2 plane mid air crash at Belimba Park . 

A teen has crashed their car and died South of NSW

Australia's AUKUS submarine agreement if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election will not survived , ripped up according to an interview with Trumps former security adviser. 

Trump has given an over 3 hour interview for a renowned podcaster. 

Isreal retaliates against Iran as the war in the Middle East continues.

QLD is sufferring a large shrub fire burning near Cloncurry in the Selwyn Ranges thought to have been caused by thunder and lightening storms last week.

Another tobacco war fire in Mickleon outside of Melbourne . Meanwhile there has been  a tobacco store fire in Perth and police are investigating as to whether it is related to other states' tobacco wars.

NSW flood relief support will open for applications.

Research on why sea lions sleep so much is being done. 

Today it is partially sunny but with a rather hot 26 degrees C.

Gold Coast Supercars 500 continues

A  hospital in the home scheme planned could free upto 1.2 million beds in hospitals nationally. It's been an old concept that has been around for years  but it's up to funding and support from government and health care funds working together.

Brisbane bares all at it's Storey Bridge. About 5000 people participated in the event by the world renowned nude photographer Spencer Tunick and YouTuber Christian Hull admitted chickening out ! 

A Boeing 717 aircraft completes it's historic last flight to Australia by Qantas Link. replaced by airbases which are more fuel efficient and larger, the 717 is not quite retired but one has been sold to Delta Airlines.

Broken Hill's power crisis continues as power outages continue for its 10th day. Power supply to the city was damaged by thunder and lightening  storms. Generators are being shipped/flown in but tens of thousands of residents will remain without reliable power.

The royal visit to Australia & Samoa wraps up and the King & Queen return back to the UK

A baby Joey in the US in a nappy was caught crossing a road  on someone's camera. The Joey was caught by police and returned to the owner . It's was someone's pet. Really you are allowed kangaroos as pets in the US but not normally in Australia?

Perks for being PM of Australia. How many free upgrades has he receive from Qantas?? The question has come to light.

Monday 28th October 2024

Today I made myself venture out and take a bus, a Merro and the walk to take another bendy bus direct express ( not really an express bus ) to Bondi Beach from outside The Grumpy Baker concession Hyde Oark to Bondi Rd South Bondi to see the Sculpture By The Sea.

I spent longer then expected there and returned home quite late as it takes over an hour to get home. I had to do a quick grocery shop as well at Woolworths Town Hall ( no Coles nearby) and therefore took the slow train instead of the Metro.  The skow train ended up being an express train not stopping at Wolstoncroft Waverton and Artarmon . A little weird and an announcement was made just after Milsons Point Station advising passengers to change at the next stop North Sydney. The next train to Berowra was also delayed 3 minutes - typical Northern suburbs train line ! Thank goodness for the Metro line not!

A cloudy top of 25 degrees C today in Sydney.

News headlines today include

It is D day today for the 3 G mobile network being shut down

Nichole Kidman gives her husband Keith Urban a shout out for his 57 birthday as he performed and raises funds for Hurtican Helene victims over the weekend.Happy birthday to Keith Urban!

Oscar Piastri knocked out of Mexician Grand Prix starting 17th on the grid.

History in the making first direct long haul Anerican Airlines flight Texas to Brisbane touches down at Brisbane this morning. This will open up new tourism regions in Texas and Brisbane to explore. Arriving passengers were gifted a souvenir of Brookie Biscuits and a cute plushy kookaburra.

A fire at a tai kwandoe gym and mens shed charity is being investigated at Glen Waverly in Victoria.

A freak mv crash where a mv hit an emu  in SA near the Vic border has resulted in a 5 year old boy being killed a 15 year old air lifted to hospital in a critical condition and  the rest of a family injured. The 15 year old has since passed away and others in the car still with injuries with a 3rd child in a critical condition in hospital

A wild brawl has broken out at Gold Coast Star Casino. A man from Mermaid Beach has been arrested.

In NSW you can buy an e scooter but not ride them in public places although this has not stopped people riding them. Sydney could soon be littered with e scootets with new legislation in an attempt to limit them being ridden on dedicated paths. Dumping of e scooters is a problem .

Donald Trump takes on Madison Square Garden in Manhatten in a rally as Kamala  Harris takes on Pensylvania for a must win seat targeting coloured voters.

AA had 22 upgraded flights for him and his family it has been revealed but he is admanent he has done nothing wrong and it is in line with parliamentary policies and procedures. He says he treated former virgin boss the same as former Qantas boss Alan Joyce and that when his relationship broke up his son was his family plus one for personal perks and upgrades. 

Fines for NDIS operators after a corruption investigation into the industry.

Teachers will attend stop work Union meeting this morning and parents asked to keep children away from school at least until 10 am. HSC students and exams unaffected. Teachers have won their fight for a payrise of 9 % increase with extra pupil free days thrown in.

A man dies and 2 injured in a Geelong stabbing in Victoria.

There has been an increase in bank impersonator scams this year but it was unnamed which banks were involved.

Vulcan the largest dinosaur skeleton is up for auction. Who would buy such a item?Where would you put it. It would have to be decapitated to fit in a normal room.

Adele & Celene Dion's emotional reunion. Adele spotted Celine in the adidence of her residency and the 2 had a long embrace before Adele returned on stage to perform.

An olive branch from William to Harry - ending their possible rift?

Taylor Swift brings out Sabrins Carpenter for a sing along back in the US on. Sabrina Carpenter was her support act in Australia during Taylor Swift's Eras tour.

It's the annual pumpkin paddling race in Belgium - have your pumpkin soup then work it all off by going for a paddle in them! Good on you Belgium of thinking up what to do with all those leftover pumpkin shells!

Timothee Chalamet has attended a Timothee Chalamet look alike competition in NY. A Willy Wonka themed look a like won the trophy.

Beware of online ticket scams to Cold Play concerts.

Prince William wants to eradicate homelessness in the UK after visiting a homeless charity and looking back on a visit he made to a homeless shelter with his mother, the late Princess Diana and his brother Harry when they were younger.

Mosaic Group whose Noni B and Rivets brands are on the brink of collapse going into voluntary administration.

Tuesday

A Swedish tourist was lost for 12 days in the Blue Mt has been found dazed but in good spirits by searchers on horseback. Gappy to see search and rescue she had bee bitten by a copperhead snake and had a sprained ankle and has been taken to Cooma Hospital for treatment.

It is one year since the accidental death of Metthew Perry and his mother has spoken out about her last tender moment she spent with her son for the first time. The first of 5 people in a criminal network involved in supplying him the drugs that killed him is to be sentenced this week.

SA is reinstating direct flights from Adelaide to Dubai to boost tourism. Passengers served Penfolds on flights - and Anerican Ailines passenger flying direct from Texas to Brisbane only got a packet of biscuits!

12% increase in solo dining in 2024 then in 2023. 

The former Qantas boss Alan Joyce and AA's relationship may face the Senate in regards to the soliciting of upgrades on flights by AA for him and other MPs. It was revealed he called Joyce via a direct line and asking for these perks including 14 upgrades  forPeter Dutton  and 8 for Barnaby Joyce received. AA insist it is  all legitimate but questions have arised when AA blocked Qatar flights in and out of Australia as completion to Qantas.

A restaurant in Toorak wealthy suburb outside of Melbourne  has dumped the surcharge over the weekend after complaints. Why should customers be charged a surcharge for any surcharge for using our own money anyway using tap and go regardless of whether it is a weekend or not? All fees and charges should be scraped to tap and go should be abolished. 

A top of 23 degrees today and cloudy

John Farnham's memoir reveals explosive allegations pre manager and friend Glen Wheatley where he was druged exploited and abused by a scumbag of a manage who only cared about making money off Farnham henced drugged him with uppers so he could perform late at night  and sleeping pills  or downers so he could sleep during the day. Common practice with child stars during the 70s. Something Farnham is reluctant to talk about.

2 years after Jackie O revealed how she checked herself in to rehab for drug addiction and alcohol abuse overseas at the Betty Ford Clinic which she kept secret for so long, she is donating the proceeds from her memior to charity Odessy House. She wanted to ensure she was clean after a year before making any announcements.

40 years on Torval & Dean's Olympic gold medal performance on ice, they have one last performance before retiring and hanging up the skates. One Last Dance is their final performance on ice.

New QLD premier faces his first challenge a $200 million budget blackhole and a cut back in police force days after a promise of tighter youth crime crackdown with stricter laws on adult time for adult crime committed. No cut backs in the police force was announced.

A murder probe outside of Melbourne of a 35 year old woman who is a well known accountant after a welfare check by her father and brother went knocking at her door with no answer and after a no show at a family bbq and the boyfriend claiming she was sleeping on last contact has led to an investigation where she was found dead in a barricaded off bedroom . Her boyfriend has been arrested and it is thought a domestic violence incident may be the cause of the murder. No charges have e been laid yet.

In a Northern suburb of Sydney of  Roseville a house fire has occurred and 2 people have been taken to hospital. The fire was caused by a caravan catching fire spreading to the first floor of the house.

Wild weather in SE QLD has caused havoc however it was a very brief storm. A car was crushed by a tree falling on it luckily no one was injured or in the car at the time. More storms to come later in the week.

A man and woman from Brisbane have been raided arrested and charged with drug pocession and the manufacturing of pipe bombs where there were several around the area. 

A restaurant in Sydney's Circular Quay has come underfire for trying to extend their opening hours , a resident or 2 from the giant toaster building in Circular Quay has complained " not in my harbour view waterfront " backyard as the push to keep Sydney's city open 24/7  continues. Noise pollution is the concern. Claims to revive Sydney's city night-life is due to Sydney becoming a sleepy city.

Both Trump and Harris roll out the celebrities at their presidential campaigns 12 days out from the US presidential election. It is an extremely tight election. Meanwhile US President Biden has cast his ordinary early vote at a polling booth.

Cold Play fans who want last minute tickets has attracted an increase in scammers trying to sell tickets as concert season and international artists arrive in Australia.

A man returned from the doctors to a sloth clinging upside down onto his car steering wheel and had to call wild life rescue in South America.

It's the first signs that the Melbourne Cup is approaching. It is unclear whether the horse with the strapping that came unravelled throwing a jockey off his horse at the Golden Eagle will be fit to run .

A doctor has revealed that Gisele Bunchen is pregnant with her 3rd child with her new boyfriend however this has not been confirmed offically. 

Mariah Carey has urged people to get out and vote in a no no no  it's not the season yet, it's voting season. 

As okra water becomes a trend and a person's backyard has grown the largest okra plant at 5.1 meters.

Wednesday 30th October 2024

Another do nothing day today. Applied for some volunteer jobs. Watched YouTube videos and cooked. Went through my old micro SD cards to try and view what was on them. Some rare footage and photos with quite a few that no longer load. Unsure how to view what is on my old full sized SD and XD cards as I have lost my cord for the multi card reader hub.

News headlines today include

Five year 5 students sitting on a bench at a picnic table during recess at a school outside of Melbourne were hit by a driver in a car doing a U turn crashing through a fence killing one boy and injuring the 4 others seriously. The principle has made a public speech about the tragedy as tributes come in and support is provided to students.

The Qantas perks scandal continues as more politicians are revealed to have bern given upgrades including NDIS head Bill Shorten. Claims they were all legal and within government policies and procedures and declared however they were all given around the time when Qatar Airlines was blocked from obtaining more airport space which would favour Qantas due to less competition and therefore result in higher ticket prices being charged to passengers due to the lack of competition. The scandal continues as it is found that the commissioner's- the watchdogs investigating the perks scandal are in on the perks as well! What now Peter Dutton has now been accused of a conflict of interest asking Gina Rheimhart to use her private jet and defending his somehow transport minister and blasting AA? 

Another QLD home invasion with a 9 year old opening and answering the front door and the invader threatening the mother with a knife demanding the keys to the car. She managed to diffuse the situation where he took off in a stolen car.

A most fine but cloudy 25 degrees C in Sydney today. It's is really windy today.

There is a genius dog project . A breakthrough study shows dogs can recall 100 names of toys.

Cold Play touches down in Melbourne for their sold out shows on their Australia tour. However it went ahead for the first time without all 4 members due to illness.

A garbage truck in SW Sydney has dumped it's load after it realised it had caught on fire. The truck had caught on fire from a lithium battery that had been disposed of with general rubbish. A warming to residents to dispose of batteries at proper battery recycling points and not to dispose of them in general rubbish bins.

A 3rd person a woman has been charged for the theft of  about 63 000 Bluey coins ( figures could be wrong as another report indicated around 40000 with the rest still unfound) . Accused of driving the van and trying to cash in the stolen coins. A warehouse raid has recovered after percentage of the stolen Bluey coins however the rest are still missing.

Telcos are in talks to bring new technology to stop spammer and scammers.

An Adelaide family cashes in on selling their piece of land after 60 years pocketing $5.5 million to redeveloped. They had been battling redevelopers for years as the properties around them were sold off and redeveloped to house more people just like in "The Castle " movie.

AI is being used to bring back the late Michael Parkinson in a world first AI podcast to host "Vitually Parkinson" series and introducing his son . The voice of the AI is unscripted.  - creepy. 

Pamela Anderson nominated for Gotham awards in " The last Showgirl" . Her first serious nomination.

Raygun's  dance off - an epic competition challenge - show me you can do better. Competitors were asked to send in videos of their moves.

Illegal surcharges from NSW government agencies  merchant fees of $144 million were collected from customers . The case continues as to whether these are to be refunded to customers and when, how long it will take etc are being questioned.

Stamp prices have gone up and Australia Post has made an annual loss yet the CEO has received an annual bonus?!

A call has been made for Via Sistina the horse that had a strapping unravelling incident throwing it's jockey off to not run in the Melbourne Cup , instead it will run in a more minor race on 9th Nov at the Spring racing carnival.

Moo Deng move over a new 5 month old hippo named Tony has made his debut at Berlin Zoo with mother Debbie.

Kamala Harris is making her last pitch speech to voters at the Trump January 6 storming at the capital .

Inflation is still increasing but not by very much, seems to be slowing down but still not to RBA targets and they claim that the hovernments measures are only a bandaid measure until next July when inflation is forecasted to increase again hence no cuts to interest rates in the near future by the RBA forecasted.

A new Hezbollah leader has taken on the position although it is questionable that they will remain the permanent leader after the leader was killed in an attack and many of the other Hezbollah leaders have also been killed. The new leader was the deputy and successor of the Hebollah leader.

The $AUS has now fallen to $0.65 against the US$.

Good news for NSW Health employees who are are getting a payrise.  21 % are living rough in cars sheds etc and over 80% are in financial stress.

A review and report has shown how poorly the government handled the COVID pandemic especially with slow vaccine roll-out and strict border closures splitting families with consequences still being experienced today. Small businesses in hospitality may have survived with the Jobkeeper payments but are sufferring now as office workers remain working remotely and not returning to city offices. 

On November 14 the Gladiator sequel will hit cinemas. A crowd has built up at Darling Harbour for the premiere of Gladiator.

Student bullying at a university college has come to light with gagging of a resident student.

New refund rules for flights to the US means cancelled significantly changed or delayed flights redult in  ash refunds to passengers .

A mass mosquito problem has SW Sydney suburb being invaded by them with no assistance to rid them.

The area around the state library is getting a facelift.

The first Chinese female astronaut ( space engineer) has launched sucessfully into space in a crew of 3. The rocket will spend time at a home grown  space station.

Thursday 31st October 2024

Last day of October. 

A top of 25 degrees C today in Sydney and there could be storms today. Happy Halloween tonight ! Meanwhile QLD is set to swelter this week with some regions hitting 40 degrees C and 30 degrees C in Brisbane.

I have given up on looking for a job not even volunteer work. I never get any responses from .y applications not even volunteer applications. Am I that unemployable that no company employment agency or volunteer organisation will respond to my expression of interest and that the only organisation that will even consider me for a one day only job every 4 years or so is the AEC and EC with no guarantee of even being employed unless they are desparate for staff and never even considered me for an admin job despite my back office and accounts experience? 

So I spend my days find content for my hobby YouTube channel. 

Today I did my laundry after putting it off for 2 weeks, I paid some bills that needed to be paid and now am updating my blog as I don't have any content yet for my YouTube channel.  Even going to Sculpture By The Sea is not attracting many views so I didn't bother to spend much time on it just 3 x max 3 minute long batches of photos  roughly edited together with cheesy elevator music. 

I was up last night late washing my dishes and going through my massive multi Tb collection of photos and videos - some of which no longer play. A lot of blurry low res photos and very short videos. Some very rare. I look back and feel lucky that I captured those moments and events in history.

Today I would like to continue with this.

6 pm Trick or treat & it's raining outside .

I went out late last night to Chatswood to do some grocery

News headlines today include

The shadow transport minister has been forced to review her own travel  records for upgrades as she may not have declared her upgrades as the Qantas upgrade/perks scandal continued. Meanwhile AA flatly denies that he called former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce for upgrades .

Hugh Grant's name is High "Mungo" it has been revealed.

Another home invasion in Nundah Brisbane where a man was shot in the leg and a female with just minor injuries. Police think the home invasion and shooting was not targeted.

The grieving family of the boy that was killed when a car drove into the Melbourne school Auburn South Primary , have come and read the increasing amount of tributes being  left , reading some of the messages. A go fund me page has already raised over $100 000 .

Guy Sabastian is leaving The Voice after 6 years to temporarily go back to song writing and touring.

2 men have invaded a home in Western Sdney with 3 children inside .

Another fire by a garbage truck where the driver dumped his load in a Bankstown cark park. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Spring has sprung and it's the start of Jacaranda ( blankets of purple everywhere) season but those with allergies beware ( especially me) .

An outback  WA farmer has proposed by creating a giant "Will you marry me?" sign in his paddock the size of 10 MCGs by spraying it. The first attempt did not work.

Fran's Fine Fashions, a collection of fashion house brands outfits worn by The Nanny will be heading to Melbourne next year.

Flash flooding has ravaged Spain causing massive destruction.

Campbell's (Soup) has launched a limited edition range of candles "Scents of Sides Season " which include candles that smell of thanksgiving dinners. four holiday meal-inspired scents — Apple, Fennel & Herb Stuffing, Everything Bagel-Seasoned Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole and Jalapeño Cheddar Mac & Cheese are on offer in the firm of candles.

There is a health warning of HIV and hepetitis for patients to get tested  from Fresh Cosmetic Clinic in George St who had poor hygiene practices and unqualified professional performing cosmetic procedures.

There was a runaway bus that ran off onto a footpath into a grocery shop in Campsie in Sydney's South Western suburbs. Close call but no injuries and the bus was empty.

Another car catching on fire.

Trump arrived in a garbage truck trash talking !

Laws to be introduced for taxi drivers ripping of customers in particular vision impaired and refusing assistance dogs in taxis.

A blaze at a UK submarine plant could delay the AUKUS contract.

Protestors were outside Woolworths AGM at Bella Vista today. 

Friday 1st November 2024

A top of 22 degrees C in Sydney today with storms? ( more like rain)

News headlines today include

A new documentary on William shows how he is following in his mother Princess Diana's footsteps working with charities to tackle homelessness within the next 5 yearsand become the Prince of Hearts. The question still remains is he the right person for the job? Due to his privileged life, eventhough his mother Duana took him and his brother as children to visit a homeless shelter that is engrained in his memory, the question still remains. William was quick to defend critism saying he wants to use his status to assist in some way.

A QLD pub is offering free beers to patrons who return their glasses as hundreds of glasses were disappearing causing a problem.

The cost of water is set to rise 50% over the next 5 years from next year starting with an 18% increased followed with further increases each year due to growing population - just another cost of living pressure. Sydney Water says pipes too old dating back to the 1800s and need to be replaced and infrastructure has not been put in place to support the increase in population.

Joe Smith has faced a massive 4 year ban due to a drug trafficking charge at the end of 2023 season where he tested positive to cocaine and tried to share the drugs with fellow team members classed as a drug trafficking offense. This is a career ending ban for him.

Josh Ado Car has been sacked due to that drug incident. His contract has been torn up .

158 are dead as the search continues for survivors of the floods in Spain. Residents were trapped inside houses and cars.

Another Melbourne car has been set/caught on on fire

Wild  thunder storms with huge hail stones the size of golf balls caused hundreds if not tens of thousands of residents to call emergency services and left without power in SE Qld. More thunder storms to come.

A car rolls in Edgecliff causing traffic chaos as a woman is taken to hospital.

Peter Dutton backtracks on his Gina Rhinhart comments. Peter Dutton had accused AA of soliciting upgrades and perks and AA had said straight out that he did not receive them however Peter Dutton lied whenasked why did he lie is now the question.  What is going on with this probe into politicians flight upgrades and  perks? Qantas say politicians request upgrades daily.

If you saw the photo of Biden playing with the baby on a visit. I certainly did and saw what I saw then you will know what I am talking about. It really looked as if he was biting the baby! This was at a Halloween event.

Most states in the past year saw housing markets fall whereas in Melbourne the housing market fell but is now rising again after 6 months. It dropped from second most expensive state to fourth most expensive state due to high property taxes.

Popular 1990s band Vanga Boys is coming to Australia - remember them?

An Adelaide bus has crashed with passengers injured luckily only minor injuries were sustsined . An internal industry investigation has occurred to the cause.

A police officer has walked into a spider web where the spider was very reluctant to get off the police officer on Halloween.

Student debt to be slashed? This discussion has been going on for so long now. Will it ir won't it happen?

90s boy band Take That is touring Australia well over 5 years  ( 7 years maybe?) since their last tour in Australia.

"Same job same pay"  will possibly seen labour hire companies a thing of the past. Qantas Airline flight attendants, meat industry workers and mining personnel are just some of the industries where workers will see wage increases as a result of these laws. These laws come in the wake of back door "methods" that saw contract workers hired by labour hire companies being paid less then employees hired by the companies directly. 

North Korean troops in Ukraine - signs of a weakness.

A DNA database could save endangered animals. There are hundreds of Australian animals that are endangered and could become extinct - talk about real life Jurrasic Park Sci Fi to real science!

Property prices are increasing in the Western and South Western suburbs of Sydney. Sydney's housing market is catching up With Melbourne's and vica versa.The question remains is it better to buy in a suburb that is cheaper or rent in a more expensive suburb? People are going South.

Sydney University's St Paul 

NDIS fraudsters have been jailed for fleecing over $4 millions