All Australians would be very sad today to hear both NZ and England failed to make the semis in the cricket 20-20 World Cup.

Join the club, cobber....... he he

Aussies all in a spin

Pakistan completely strangled Australia with spin in an embarrassing stagger before the World Twenty20 semi-finals.

CAPTAIN George Bailey has refused to concede Australia was embarrassed by Pakistan's spinners after scrambling into the World Twenty20 semi-finals despite a 32-run loss.

Good luck for the Baggy Greens.

Come off it Pete! We dropped that game to make sure India wouldn't make the finals, and give us the easiest run to the GF.

The home country will knock the Pakis (Pakistanis for the English) out in the semi.

Well, ya mite be rite.......

AUSTRALIA has landed in the soft World Twenty20 semi-final against West Indies tomorrow night.

Get GALE cheap, he stuffed the Black Caps..... grrrrrrr.

Australia win T20 Worlds!

AUSTRALIA'S women have staged a stunning upset to defend their World Twenty20 title, beating overwhelming favourites England by just four runs in a tense final.

England had lost only one of its past 25 Twenty20 internationals and was the only unbeaten side in this tournament.

Unfortunately, Australia's mens team were beaten by team Chris Gayle in the semis of their World Cup.

Australia win T20 Worlds!

AUSTRALIA'S women have staged a stunning upset to defend their World Twenty20 title, beating overwhelming favourites England by just four runs in a tense final.

England had lost only one of its past 25 Twenty20 internationals and was the only unbeaten side in this tournament.

Unfortunately, Australia's mens team were beaten by team Chris Gayle in the semis of their World Cup.

Yup, congratulations to the Australian ladies sheilas. The only winners from down under seem to be of the female persuasion these days. Where have all the blokes gone?

Wallabys beat the Argie bargies...... 25-19....... GOOD ONE GUYS !!!

FYI: Kiwi coach and all points scored by NZ born expats.

Robbie Deans may still have a job next year, Australia were 2nd in the competition.

All Blacks won the competition, of course.

Wallabys beat the Argie bargies...... 25-19....... GOOD ONE GUYS !!!

FYI: Kiwi coach and all points scored by NZ born expats.

Robbie Deans may still have a job next year, Australia were 2nd in the competition.

All Blacks won the competition, of course.

Congrats to the ABs.

I doubt Deans will be coach of Australia much longer.

Apparently he is very unpopular among the playing group.

(what were they thinking putting a Kiwi in charge of Australia!!)

Wallabys beat the Argie bargies...... 25-19....... GOOD ONE GUYS !!!

FYI: Kiwi coach and all points scored by NZ born expats.

Robbie Deans may still have a job next year, Australia were 2nd in the competition.

All Blacks won the competition, of course.

Congrats to the ABs.

I doubt Deans will be coach of Australia much longer.

Apparently he is very unpopular among the playing group.

(what were they thinking putting a Kiwi in charge of Australia!!)

Don't under estimate Deans.

He comes from a determined rugby family.

And a Catabrian to boot.

I reckon he could make a good team from all the youngsters he now has.

In the UK we have been subject to a series of very boring political party conferences this month. Only Boris has livened the Conservative platform.

However La Gillard and 'Speedo' Abbott seem to be giving the Australian public some entertaining vignettes.

I know some of the things cited are a year or more old, but still ...

http://www.telegraph...ony-Abbott.html

Julia Gillard launches attack on 'sexist' Tony Abbott

Julia Gillard, the Australian prime minister, launched a spectacular attack on the opposition leader Tony Abbott, calling him a misogynist and a sexist.

Anybody reckon the Wannabies will spoil the All Blacks party in Brisbane tonite?

Skipper Nathan Sharpe says the wounded Wallabies must produce their best performance of 2012 - by a long way - to upset the record-seeking All Blacks tonight.

Gunna be a game not to be missed...........

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/rugby-gold/marshall-sets-scene-for-long-era-of-bledisloe-heartbreak/story-fn8ouw0e-1226499650926

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10841726

Who woulda believed it?

Robbie Deans men nearly did it.

Congrats Robbie and his gallant band.

All Blacks - 18

Wannabies - 18

Roll on the northern end of the year tours.

Guilty of racism, the woman who called a Kiwi a fat Aussie

Calling someone Australian ruled by a court as a racist insult after a neighbour mistakenly abused New Zealander during drunken row.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9693082/Guilty-of-racism-the-woman-who-called-a-Kiwi-a-fat-Aussie.html

Never would have believed this, amazing, that so many Ockors must be living in LoS.

Wish I was.......

Aussies warned about Phuket scamsters

• 2:59PM Saturday Jan 12, 2013
  

In 2011 ,the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) reported 69 deaths in Thailand.

Reports say an average of 50 Australians die each year in Phuket due to natural causes, traffic accidents and accidental drug overdoses.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/aussies-warned-about-phuket-scamsters-20121223-2btzi.html#ixzz2HjHf3Jf2

Never would have believed this, amazing, that so many Ockors must be living in LoS.

Wish I was.......

Aussies warned about Phuket scamsters

• 2:59PM Saturday Jan 12, 2013
  

In 2011 ,the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) reported 69 deaths in Thailand.

Reports say an average of 50 Australians die each year in Phuket due to natural causes, traffic accidents and accidental drug overdoses.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.a...l#ixzz2HjHf3Jf2

That's why we saw tourism from Oz to Vietnam rise by around 25% per year for the past 8-10 years.

In 2007 Southern VN was still a rip-off culture in many minor ways, but the local authorities stamped down hard on taxi firms and such. Now Saigon and the coast are host to many Aussie businesses (From Hog Roast Cafe upwards)(and downwards) and many, many tourists.

Direct flights by Jetstar help as well.

Never would have believed this, amazing, that so many Ockors must be living in LoS.

Wish I was.......

Aussies warned about Phuket scamsters

• 2:59PM Saturday Jan 12, 2013
  

In 2011 ,the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) reported 69 deaths in Thailand.

Reports say an average of 50 Australians die each year in Phuket due to natural causes, traffic accidents and accidental drug overdoses.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.a...l#ixzz2HjHf3Jf2

That's why we saw tourism from Oz to Vietnam rise by around 25% per year for the past 8-10 years.

In 2007 Southern VN was still a rip-off culture in many minor ways, but the local authorities stamped down hard on taxi firms and such. Now Saigon and the coast are host to many Aussie businesses (From Hog Roast Cafe upwards)(and downwards) and many, many tourists.

Direct flights by Jetstar help as well.

Gotta go back to VN, not been north yet.

Saigon was good.

Never would have believed this, amazing, that so many Ockors must be living in LoS.

Wish I was.......

Aussies warned about Phuket scamsters

• 2:59PM Saturday Jan 12, 2013
  

In 2011 ,the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) reported 69 deaths in Thailand.

Reports say an average of 50 Australians die each year in Phuket due to natural causes, traffic accidents and accidental drug overdoses.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.a...l#ixzz2HjHf3Jf2

That's why we saw tourism from Oz to Vietnam rise by around 25% per year for the past 8-10 years.

In 2007 Southern VN was still a rip-off culture in many minor ways, but the local authorities stamped down hard on taxi firms and such. Now Saigon and the coast are host to many Aussie businesses (From Hog Roast Cafe upwards)(and downwards) and many, many tourists.

Direct flights by Jetstar help as well.

Gotta go back to VN, not been north yet.

Saigon was good.

Too cold in the North just now.

HaLong Bay is a must-see - Phang-Na on steroids.

Hue is also a must-see in the centre, Hoi-An and Da-Nang also.

But for me the South is best - I'm not into mountains much. More a sea, sand and fun sort of guy.

AUSTRALIAN IDIOT SIGHTINGS.

IDIOT SIGHTING 1:

I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave

the cashier a $5 note.

Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.

She said, 'you gave me too much money.'

I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a

dollar coin back.'

She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to

repeat my request.

I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're

sorry but we don't do that kind of thing.'

The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in

change.

Do not confuse the people at MacD's in Shepperton Vic.

IDIOT SIGHTING 2:

We had to have the garage door repaired.

The repairman told us that one of our problems was that

we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.

I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest

one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower..

He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'

I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said,

'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'

We haven't used that repairman since. Happened in Bankstown NSW.

IDIOT SIGHTING 3:

I live in a semi rural area.

We recently had a new neighbour call the local council

to request the removal of the WOMBAT CROSSING sign on our road.

The reason: 'Too many wombats are being hit by cars out

here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'

Story from Bauple Qld

IDIOT SIGHTING 4:

My daughter went to a Mexican takeaway and ordered a taco.

She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'

He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.

From Castle Hill, Sydney ........

IDIOT SIGHTING 5:

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport

employee asked,

'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your

knowledge?'

To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would

I know?'

He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'

This happened at MelbourneAirport

IDIOT SIGHTING 6:

The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to

cross the street.

I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged'

co-worker of mine.

She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.

I explained that it signals blind people when the light is

red.

Appalled, she responded,

'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'

She is a government employee in the Adelaide P.O. SA

IDIOT SIGHTING 7:

When my husband and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up

our car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.

We went to the service department and found a mechanic working

feverishly to unlock the driver's side door.

As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried

the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.

'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'

His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'

Holden Dealership Townsville Qld

STAY ALERT!

They walk among us...!

That was so funny.

Good one.

Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

AUSTRALIAN IDIOT SIGHTINGS.

IDIOT SIGHTING 1:

I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave

the cashier a $5 note.

Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.

She said, 'you gave me too much money.'

I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a

dollar coin back.'

She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to

repeat my request.

I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're

sorry but we don't do that kind of thing.'

The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in

change.

Do not confuse the people at MacD's in Shepperton Vic.

IDIOT SIGHTING 2:

We had to have the garage door repaired.

The repairman told us that one of our problems was that

we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.

I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest

one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower..

He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'

I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said,

'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'

We haven't used that repairman since. Happened in Bankstown NSW.

IDIOT SIGHTING 3:

I live in a semi rural area.

We recently had a new neighbour call the local council

to request the removal of the WOMBAT CROSSING sign on our road.

The reason: 'Too many wombats are being hit by cars out

here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'

Story from Bauple Qld

IDIOT SIGHTING 4:

My daughter went to a Mexican takeaway and ordered a taco.

She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'

He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.

From Castle Hill, Sydney ........

IDIOT SIGHTING 5:

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport

employee asked,

'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your

knowledge?'

To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would

I know?'

He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'

This happened at MelbourneAirport

IDIOT SIGHTING 6:

The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to

cross the street.

I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged'

co-worker of mine.

She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.

I explained that it signals blind people when the light is

red.

Appalled, she responded,

'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'

She is a government employee in the Adelaide P.O. SA

IDIOT SIGHTING 7:

When my husband and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up

our car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.

We went to the service department and found a mechanic working

feverishly to unlock the driver's side door.

As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried

the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.

'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'

His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'

Holden Dealership Townsville Qld

STAY ALERT!

They walk among us...!

Love these OC.

Not new, but sooooo typically Australian.

Great being able to laff at ones self

Cheers matey.

Interesting article on the BBC website today........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21030666

Obviously he has not been a cop long if he has never seen beer or drugs take presedence over a child.

Some time ago, on another thread, I mentioned a dog about whom a book had been written and a film was coming. Here it is:

Some of the scenery brings back memories. I was working up there at the time.

Gunna look out for "Red Dog".

I remember and enjoyed so many OZ outback memories.....

"The Overlanders Trail", if my memory serves me right, saw it many times as a kid.

I neva forgot the theme song.

The the unforgettable.... "Bush Christmas".. classics in my eyes.

No fancy FX, just natural.

The Overlander Trail.

We're on the Overlander, Overlander trail

Where only sheer determination will prevail

Men of hussy with a job to do

So they'll stick and drive the cattle through

And 'though they sweat and curse

They know they surely must

Keep on the trail that winds ahead

Through heat and dust

All sons of hussy and they will not fail

They're on the Overlander, Overlander trail

Trying to remember the star of the movie, my alzheimers..... grrrrrrrr.

Just slipping my mind at the mo.

I don't care for herding dogs generally, but there's no doubt in my mind that the Austrailian heeler dogs are the best of that group.

Some time ago, on another thread, I mentioned a dog about whom a book had been written and a film was coming. Here it is:

Some of the scenery brings back memories. I was working up there at the time.

Gunna look out for "Red Dog".

I remember and enjoyed so many OZ outback memories.....

"The Overlanders Trail", if my memory serves me right, saw it many times as a kid.

I neva forgot the theme song.

The the unforgettable.... "Bush Christmas".. classics in my eyes.

No fancy FX, just natural.

The Overlander Trail.

We're on the Overlander, Overlander trail

Where only sheer determination will prevail

Men of hussy with a job to do

So they'll stick and drive the cattle through

And 'though they sweat and curse

They know they surely must

Keep on the trail that winds ahead

Through heat and dust

All sons of hussy and they will not fail

They're on the Overlander, Overlander trail

Trying to remember the star of the movie, my alzheimers..... grrrrrrrr.

Just slipping my mind at the mo.

I don't care for herding dogs generally, but there's no doubt in my mind that the Austrailian heeler dogs are the best of that group.

Sad news. Koko, the star of that movie died recently of heart disease.

Some time ago, on another thread, I mentioned a dog about whom a book had been written and a film was coming. Here it is:

Some of the scenery brings back memories. I was working up there at the time.

Gunna look out for "Red Dog".

I remember and enjoyed so many OZ outback memories.....

"The Overlanders Trail", if my memory serves me right, saw it many times as a kid.

I neva forgot the theme song.

The the unforgettable.... "Bush Christmas".. classics in my eyes.

No fancy FX, just natural.

The Overlander Trail.

We're on the Overlander, Overlander trail

Where only sheer determination will prevail

Men of hussy with a job to do

So they'll stick and drive the cattle through

And 'though they sweat and curse

They know they surely must

Keep on the trail that winds ahead

Through heat and dust

All sons of hussy and they will not fail

They're on the Overlander, Overlander trail

Trying to remember the star of the movie, my alzheimers..... grrrrrrrr.

Just slipping my mind at the mo.

I don't care for herding dogs generally, but there's no doubt in my mind that the Austrailian heeler dogs are the best of that group.

Sad news. Koko, the star of that movie died recently of heart disease.

Really, so sad he was great in the movie...

Australia denies NZers any welfare, any unemployment, accident ins, basically any help wotsoever.

Meanwhile all kiwis pay all taxes, as any Australian does.

NOW Gilliard and co are really gunna rub in the sh*t.
Does not affect me personally, as I lived in OZ before the cut off of, 2001.

Update

Unconfirmed reports that the Australian government has requested the New Zealand government to reimburse Australia for the benefits it would pay kiwis if the current bans were repealed.

So let's think about this logically for a second:

New Zealand taxpayers pay for their children's education through primary and secondary school, possibly even university.

Those kiwis then move to Australia already educated and trained at no cost to Australia and begin to work in jobs, paying full tax to the Australian treasury.

New Zealand gets nothing back during this time, even though they originally invested in the people who flew across the ditch.

Australia enjoys the labour and the tax take, with no cost to educate, and currently limited cost in situations of unemployment, and yet they apparently want more from the New Zealand taxpayer?

Makes my blood boil, Ockors in NZ, get the same benefits as NZ citizens, accident compo etc.

Never call Ockors fair minded no more....... <deleted>.

How many fair minded Australians, really agree with this discrimination?

Boat people who become refugees get everything handed out to them, even more than indigent Australians.

The current OZ government stinks, to put it mildly.

Dunno, but I await Old Croc's comment, an Ockors view.

So you'll be supporting the B&I Lions in their tour of Oz?

And we'll win the Ashes tour this summer, just as we've thumped the Blackcaps.

Really, it's all this socialism that you've got down under. The socialist philosophy has never been even-handed - it's always been to take from everyone they can and look after their own interests before the general population. And Welsh trade unionists !! Well, glad it's you lpt that have Gillard and not us.

Australia denies NZers any welfare, any unemployment, accident ins, basically any help wotsoever.

Meanwhile all kiwis pay all taxes, as any Australian does.

NOW Gilliard and co are really gunna rub in the sh*t.

Does not affect me personally, as I lived in OZ before the cut off of, 2001.

Update

Unconfirmed reports that the Australian government has requested the New Zealand government to reimburse Australia for the benefits it would pay kiwis if the current bans were repealed.

So let's think about this logically for a second:

New Zealand taxpayers pay for their children's education through primary and secondary school, possibly even university.

Those kiwis then move to Australia already educated and trained at no cost to Australia and begin to work in jobs, paying full tax to the Australian treasury.

New Zealand gets nothing back during this time, even though they originally invested in the people who flew across the ditch.

Australia enjoys the labour and the tax take, with no cost to educate, and currently limited cost in situations of unemployment, and yet they apparently want more from the New Zealand taxpayer?

Makes my blood boil, Ockors in NZ, get the same benefits as NZ citizens, accident compo etc.

Never call Ockors fair minded no more....... <deleted>.

How many fair minded Australians, really agree with this discrimination?

Boat people who become refugees get everything handed out to them, even more than indigent Australians.

The current OZ government stinks, to put it mildly.

Dunno, but I await Old Croc's comment, an Ockors view.

sorry pete, not well, can't type properly.

would be very easy to trash this typical whinge from our seventh state based on uneven migration numbers alone.

however, nzeders need some silly thing to feel persecuted about so go for it.

perhaps you should stop reading the xenaphobic nz herald

Sorry to hear ya crook, matey.

I forget where I read this...

I read it as summun stirring.... lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4s4XoPxMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4s4XoPxMg

Like that one. And when it finished I saw Ben Fordham's interview with a very scratchy Julia Gillard again - from March this year.

This woman should be in jail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4s4XoPxMg

Like that one. And when it finished I saw Ben Fordham's interview with a very scratchy Julia Gillard again - from March this year.

This woman should be in jail.

On behalf of the victimised kiwis in OZ.

"Couldn't agree more"

THIS IS PRICELESS...............

GAS BILL
Anything managed through bureaucracies!!!.

You will like this! ... And it is a true story!

A man living in Kandos (near Mudgee in NSW, Australia ) received a bill for his as yet unused gas line stating that he owed $0.00.

He ignored it and threw it away. In April he received another bill and threw that one away too.

The following month the gas company sent him a very nasty note stating that they were going to cancel his gas line if he didn't send them $0.00 by
return mail.

He called them, talked to them, and they said it was a computer error and they would take care of it.

The following month he decided that it was about time that he tried out the troublesome gas line figuring that if there was usage on the
account it would put an end to this ridiculous predicament.

However, when he went to use the gas, it had been cut off.

He called the gas company who apologised for the computer error once again and said that they would take care of it. The next day he got a bill for
$0.00 stating that payment was now overdue.

Assuming that having spoken to them the previous day the latest bill was yet another mistake, he ignored it, trusting that the company would be as
good as their word and sort the problem out.

The next month he got a bill for $0.00. This bill also stated that he Had 10 days to pay his account or the company would have to take steps to
recover the debt.

Finally, giving in, he thought he would beat the gas company at their own game and mailed them a cheque for $0.00. The computer duly processed his
account and returned a statement to the effect that he now owed the gas company nothing at all.

A week later, the manager of the Mudgee branch of the Westpac Banking Corporation called our hapless friend and asked him what he was doing
writing cheque for $0.00.

After a lengthy explanation the bank manager replied that the $0.00 cheque had caused their cheque processing software to fail. The bank could
therefore not process ANY cheques they had received from ANY of their customers that day because the cheque for $0.00 had caused the computer to crash.

The following month the man received a letter from the gas company claiming that his cheque had bounced and that he now owed them $0.00
and unless he sent a cheque by return mail they would take immediate steps to recover the debt.

At this point, the man decided to file a debt harassment claim against the gas company. It took him nearly two hours to convince the clerks
at the local courthouse that he was not joking.

They subsequently helped him in the drafting of statements which were considered substantive evidence of the aggravation and difficulties
he had been forced to endure during this debacle.

The matter was heard in the Magistrate's Court in Mudgee and the outcome was this:

The gas company was ordered to:

[1] Immediately rectify their computerised accounts system or Show cause, within 10 days, why the matter should not be referred to a higher court
for consideration under Company Law.

[2] Pay the bank dishonour fees incurred by the man.

[3] Pay the bank dishonour fees incurred by all the Westpac clients whose cheques had been bounced on the day our friend's had been processed.

[4] Pay the claimant's court costs; and

[5] Pay the claimant a total of $1500 per month for the 5 month period March to July inclusive as compensation for the aggravation they had
caused their client to suffer.

And all this over $0.00.

Who employs these idiots?

This story can also be viewed on the ABC website.