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    Who would win in a fight between 100 men and 1 gorilla? An evolutionary expert weighs in

    If you don't know history, you are bound to repeat it, and those close cousins of ours could still have more to tell us about who we are. Knowledge is never wasted.
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    One Door Closes: The Tech Guy – Dr Al

    I spent 8 years in the regular Army when National Service was in. I was a CMF Lieutenant(Prob) to start with and became a Captain later on when I ran into few problems with senior officers who did not think Army protocols applied to them. A certain Major reprimanded two Captains at the same time...
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    BEAUTIFUL WORDS

    Worrying about a problem does not fix the problem, doing something does. If you can't do something about the problem forget it as worrying will only make it worse.
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    New camera trial aims to catch drivers in the act–are you breaking this rule?

    The people that should see these will be so close to the car in front, they will never see them.
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    New camera trial aims to catch drivers in the act–are you breaking this rule?

    Be positive. If there are enough crashes they will. I hope you don't get involved.
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    New ban risks costing Australians $140,000, experts express fear

    With the profit the banks are making and the dividens they are paying, I really think the banks can handle it.
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    WATCH: 90-year-old grandma's fiery reaction to fashion trends

    Madonna tried to bring back the bullet bra.
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    ANTIQUE AUCTION

    They weren't from the knackery, I hope.
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    Shocking theatre attitude exposed: Are you making this unforgivable mistake with your snacks?

    Hearing the rattle of various lolly papers in the movies is bad enough, but to do it in live theatre shows no manners whatsoever. I don't know what sort of parents this person had, but they were certainly lacking in thoughts for others.
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    Millions of Aussies set for a cash boost—here’s what it could mean for you

    I have not seen one bit about disabled ex-service people. There are still a few of us around and, unfortunately, do not have a very loud voice.
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    General Discussion Thread 05.05.2025

    A14, I had a Saturday morning job in a classy men's wear store. it was the best job I ever had as I taught me so much about dealing with people. First thing when I arrived was to sweep the footpath in front of the store then clean the big display windows of grubby kid finger prints, then inside...
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    ‘It’s not that hard’: Mum slams mispronunciations of daughter’s name–can you get it right?

    I had no trouble with it, but then I have taught myself to look at names and work out how to pronounce them. We have got and will get more non-English names as the years roll on.
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    ‘It’s not that hard’: Mum slams mispronunciations of daughter’s name–can you get it right?

    Get used to it Aussies, as we get more migrants, we will get more difficult names to pronounce. They are mostly difficult to pronounce at first glance, but with a little patience most will come out right.
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    'Honestly very gross': Homeowner spots intruder in her home multiple times!

    Why does a show home make a difference? He was trespassing. One of the younger "entitled" group.
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    Trump jokes about becoming pope as internet erupts with reactions

    Of course it won't, so why is everyone getting their knickers in a knot over it?
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