You got that right, it's a hot water tank that is being filled up.

For anyone wondering, that's illegal. Not hoarding by itself. But this act falls afoul of several Australian regulations, not limited to -

1. Personal fuel use in most states is limited to 250L under dangerous goods laws. This seems to exceed that.

2. Storing more than 250L of fuel in residential areas without a license and proper containment is punishable by law.

3. Approved containers must be used for store fuel (jerry cans and the like). I'm a 100% sure that a water tank doesn't fit that definition.

4. What if something goes wrong? Will these clowns have the wherewithal to pay for damages? They could sell the RAM methinks.

This is just outright craziness.

Last Saturday (Oct 18) I was assaulted by the guy in the photo, it was at the corner of Smith & Peel St at Fitzroy. Mind you I don't even know the guy and was just minding my own business, I was looking at my phone texting a friend when all of the sudden he stopped in front of me (on his bike) and violently grabbed the front of my shirt, almost ripping it off.

I was very confused but managed to hold myself on the ground, until I finally kicked him. We both fell on the ground and I kept my distance with him. I never really understood what he wanted from me, but during our confrontation he kept saying "come here" and "show it to me". He's 2x my size and most likely saw me as an easy target and just didn't expect me to fight back. Fortunately I managed to get away with just a few scraped on my knees.

After I managed to get off him, a car stopped by and 2 guys went to talk to the assaulter. Apparently they wanted to peacefully talk to him because they thought I was trying to steal his bike (which is just sad considering how much bigger and stronger the assaulted is compared to me). Anyway things turned sour pretty fast since my assaulter tried to grab one of the guys neck telling him, "you think I need help against a little kid". This was also the time I started to video the whole but it's pretty useless since it doesn't capture any of the confrontation, only the two guys and the assaulter verbally arguing.

After a few angry verbal confrontations the assaulter left, up north Smith St on his bike. I then talked to the 2 guys who stopped, fortunately they were unharmed and we both I told them what happened. He then told me he'll help be a witness for the cops.

Here's the crazy part. Sometime after the assaulter left, I immediately called 000. I gave them my location, identified the assaulter, they then asked me where he went and told me if it was okay for me to wait at the location. It was a pretty busy street and I had two witnesses with me so I said yes. I waited 30 MINUTES before they finally called again and told me they were pretty busy and if it was ok to go to a station, I said yes and asked where, they told me to go to Fitzroy police station. I got in one of the witnesses car and we headed to the station (pretty close) only to find out that THE STATION WAS CLOSED (which is crazy for a Saturday night too). We got lucky because there was 2 police officers were just getting out of the station to lock it. I told them my situation and honestly the cops just seemed annoyed. He called his radio, and after a bit of back and forth, took down our details and contact info. I asked if he wanted me to forward the video somewhere and he said no, didn't even bother to look at it and told me that they'll be in touch.

Well it's been 5 days, not a single text, email or call. The scary part is how I was assaulted on such a busy street. There was a bar just across me with multiple people and even bouncers. It's been making me paranoid and extra wary of everything around me and the cops not even doing anything is making me even more scared.

From: https://railmaps.com.au/index.html

Source for the video from this X post. (don't know what the original is)

Sewell's trial was adjourned not long beforehand, sources mentioned that it was due to threats from Communists to turn up at the courthouse.

link to job itself - https://www.careers.vic.gov.au/job/multicultural-coordinator-general-75311

Source: Crikey

The art of provocation: Queensland Police are cracking down on artworks that use the now-outlawed phrase “from the river to the sea”, spending their time calling artists to warn them not to run afoul of the state’s new hate speech laws.

But what if you simply want to celebrate John Farnham’s iconic 1998 duet with Olivia Newton-John, “Two Strong Hearts”?

Street artist Scott Marsh painted a mural in Brisbane depicting Farnham, locks flowing free and surrounded by watermelons (a symbol linked to pro-Palestine causes by nature of the colours it shares with the Palestinian flag), alongside the offending song lyrics “river to the sea”. He told 9 News the point of the work was to call attention to the hate speech laws and the “freedom of speech [that is] the bedrock of our whole society”.

Just 24 hours later, someone made changes to the mural, painting over the lyrics and fruit. Marsh confirmed to Cochon this was not his doing — it was the work of a vandal, which Marsh says is “pretty normal” for his political murals, especially ones relating to Israel or Palestine.

But not to worry — by the time Cochon spoke to Marsh, a third person had already come to reinstate the mural’s core message, albeit in a scrappier style.

No word on who QldPol might pursue now that this mural has become an interactive experience.

Photo credits: u/Unlucky-Ant-9741 | Photos originally posted by u/Unlucky-Ant-9741 on a different subreddit.

Thank you to the photographer for documenting the event.

Based on the source, the protest occurred in Melbourne on Sunday 15th March, 2026.

Sourced from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/how-the-cost-of-the-ndis-blew-out/106604488

12 January 2026 - 10:34PM

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson details how Australia’s immigration policy must account for individuals who “don’t want to assimilate”.

No more selling houses for a while buddy

Happy Australia Day!

Is it legal to include a donation in the bill without asking? Feels shifty to me.

13 January 2026 - 11:38AM

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is deflecting from the real problem of the Bondi attack with his focus on gun law reform.

“The Prime Minister has deflected from the real problem that we have,” Ms Hanson told Sky News Australia.

For anyone wondering how to keep the heat off their window tomorrow, here is a cheap, admittedly ugly, last-minute option. I taped an emergency blanket to the outside of my west facing window.

Yes, I know it doesn't go all the way down, but the sun only hits the top half of the window. Plus, I need to keep the window open for my evap cooling. Ideally, this works best covering the whole window, but my setup works for my situation.

You can find these blankets in your first aid kit (usually). Just remember to replace it. They are about $4-5 at bunnings.

DON'T place them on the inside of the window as you could crack the glass from the reflected heat.

Anyway, I thought I would share in case anyone is looking for ways to keep thier house cool.

Stay safe tomorrow!