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Dale Kerrigan [bot]@aussie.zoneB to Australia@aussie.zone · 2 years ago

Straight to the Pool Room #44: Top Posts from Australian Communities

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Straight to the Pool Room #44: Top Posts from Australian Communities

Dale Kerrigan [bot]@aussie.zoneB to Australia@aussie.zone · 2 years ago
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These were the top posts across Aussie Zone at the end of this week

Top 5 from Australia:

  • Weekly Random Thread #44 31-10-2023
  • YouTube Premium family plan price update ($17.99/month -> $32.99/month!)
  • John Howard says he ‘always had trouble’ with the concept of multiculturalism
  • Australian producers to keep prosecco, feta and parmesan as European Union trade deal doomed
  • This Soldier Threatened to Sue Me - Friendlyjordies

Top 5 from Aussie Enviro:

  • Rooftop PV takes a bite out of everyone’s lunch as minimum demand records tumble again
  • Rare white platypus named Bloop stuns researchers as genetic abnormality found
  • Escaping underground: the eerie new age of bushfire bunkers
  • Wildlife friendly netting
  • Beetaloo Basin greenhouse emissions significantly underestimated, climate institute claims

Top 5 from Australian News:

  • Only 2% of freight between Melbourne and Sydney goes by rail – putting Australia’s emissions targets at risk
  • Elderly Aboriginal woman repeatedly dragged across the ground by government-funded security guards
  • Coles subjecting employees to bag checks in crackdown on some of Australia’s lowest paid workers
  • Greens and Coalition slam Australian abstention of United Nations vote for ceasefire in Gaza
  • Major thunderstorm outbreak to deliver much needed rain to Queensland and NSW

Top 5 from Australian Politics:

  • All of Australia’s living prime ministers except for Paul Keating have joined to express their support for Israel

Top 5 from World News:

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    Here’s the top posts from some of our major cities:

    Top 5 from Melbourne:

    • Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 04 Nov 2023
    • Melbourne man Jacob Hersant set to be first person charged with performing Nazi salute under new laws
    • Tap off: Why Melbourne’s public transport system doesn’t need ticket cops
    • Victoria finally has a container deposit scheme. Here’s how to get cash for bottles and cans
    • Instead of pursuing shoplifters, the big supermarkets should use their record profits to prevent food waste | Drew Rooke

    Top 5 from Brisbane:

    • Daily Discussion Thread - Sat Nov 04 2023
    • Greens say no deal with Labor, promise huge rates hike on vacant homes
    • Firefighters in disbelief as thieves ransack depots and steal a fire truck and other vital equipment
    • Council staff thought empty tents where homeless lived were ‘abandoned’
    • Investigation launched after Brisbane ferry service crashes and sinks stationary boat

    Top 5 from Sydney:

    • Daily Discussion Thread - Sun Nov 05 2023
    • Shortlist for Parramatta Light Rail enabling works
    • Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Oct 30 2023
    • Daily Discussion Thread - Sat Nov 04 2023
    • Daily Discussion Thread - Fri Nov 03 2023

    Top 5 from Perth:

    • Matildas demolish Philippines 8-0 in second Olympic qualifier in Perth
    • ‘You’re out of line’: Police officer jailed after assaulting woman during violent arrest
    • Police arrest man over Kings Park and Jacob’s Ladder bushfires in Perth
    • Promise of mini golf glory puts players on course
    • Authorities rush to contain blaze near famous Perth staircase Jacob’s Ladder in Kings Park

    Top 5 from Canberra:

    • Daily Discussion Thread - Fri Nov 03 2023
    • Woman arrested after allegedly running onto tarmac and under plane at Canberra Airport
    • Icons of Lake Burley Griffin reach ‘end of their operational life’ | Riotact
    • Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Oct 30 2023

    Top 5 from Adelaide:

    • Alleged South Australian ‘bicycle bandit’ Kym Parsons to be released on bail for medical treatment

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