Australia News on Jan. 20, 2019

I once saw a guy drink out of the tap which I guess in theory isn’t all that weird because it’s water and they were probably really thirsty but at the time it looked strange since I’d never seen it before.

I also once witnessed a butcher who worked next door walk out of the stalls after taking a massive shit and he didn’t wash his hands...

There’s also been times where the toilets themselves have been terribly designed and once the door was in a really terrible place where it was too close to the taps and made things awkward. One time I was walking out and a random says to me “fucking stupidest place to put a door hey mate”.

What are yours? I’m sure there’s way better stories out there than mine!

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Kelly reference in Red Dead Redemption 2 online. Thank you Rockstar.

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What are your favorite aussie metal (or alike) bands?

Hello, I'm gonna be studying in Melbourne this year and have always been a metalhead! I even had a symphonic metal band for six years back in the days (I still play electric guitar, keyboards and do vocal tho). Would be cool to know about australian based metal bands so I can go to some gigs.

I have a diverse taste for it, I really like symphonic metal like epica, nightwish, hagard, dark moor, rhapsody of fire etc. Folk metal: turisas, mago de oz, koorpiklani, saurom,etc. Some death metal (and its fusions): I can think of children of bodom, eluvietie, imperanon, forest of shadows.. a liittle bit about black metal: some dimmu borgir songs, some behemoth songs.. power metal: sonata arctica, helloween, stratovarius, hammerfall, avantasia, symfonia, and many many more.. and ofc the typical tool, opeth, iron maiden, metallica, pantera, I even like dragonforce which for me have a very distintive sound.

I also like genres like post hardcore/ hardcore that are very technical or that have a "chill" vibe. I am very peeky with the vocals tho since most of them use harsh vocals but if theres a good balance with the music then I love it... Some of them I dont even know which genre they are.. To name a few: Persefone (my fav right now), Monuments, August burns red, periphery, animals as leaders, asking alexandria, we came as romans, tesseract, protest the hero, the contortionist, memphis may fire, sleeping with sirens..

Many are missing but I think I named most of my favorites..

Btw if theres someone who'd like to make a metal band in Melbourne or work remotely (if you have gear to record yourself), shoot me a DM! We could also fusion more genres and still give it that metal feel ;)

Link to some of my covers

Ps: if you could also mention the most common arenas/bars/scenarios where international metal bands usually go, that would be so helpful.

Cheers!

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Weather in Sydeny?

I'm an American, heading to Sydney to enjoy a little vacation. However, I've read online that is unbelievable hot right now and numerous organizations are taking precautions to help people. First, is it true, is it unbearably hot there? Second, is there anything I should pack extra for the extreme heat? I'm coming from a state that currently has 6 inches snow on the ground and is 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

Edit 1: Corrected the spelling, sorry I was on mobile.

Edit 2: Thank you to everyone you gave advice and replied, I appreciate the advice.

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Rocky's Dumb Criminals - Fatbit and Drongo

I'm sure we all love the Ausy classic with Rabbit and Rongo, but I got to experience the real thing first hand here in Rocky, with 'Fatbit and Drongo'.

I'm managing a Motel here, I've seen Fatbit and Drongo around before, they've seen me, they know I've seen them. A few days ago I woke up to the reception having being robbed. So checked the security footage...

Drongo has got in and is in reception carrying the robbers classic tool: a fence paling (he later upgrades this to a knife... just in case). No shirt, no gloves, no disguise of any sort. He goes through various cupboards and gets some cash, lollies, and a decorative bottle of 'colourful things in oil' he thinks is booze.

Two cameras have him clearly, and the split screen security monitor is on the wall beside him throughout, 9 cameras showing, including himself crystal clear in digital HD.

Drongo eventually notices the screen (having looked directly at cameras on multiple occasions). Shit! he turns his back to them, trying to avoid them. 10 seconds later he turns around, but he's super sneaky, there's no way we could identify him now for Drongo is wearing a bandana across his mouth!

Full of renewed confidence in his anonymity he steps centre stage and starts show boating...

5 minutes later he's filled his backpack with top shelf merchandise like: a manicure kit, second hand woman's sneakers, some Pringles, a wireless dongle for a computer mouse (not the mouse that goes with it), and my laptop and Drongo's off out of it...

This is what the external cameras caught...

Drongo is running through the car park... Drongo gets to the street... From the top of the stairs of the house directly across the road, Fatbit turns on a torch, lighting them both up wonderfully. Drongo heads across the road, straight up the stairs, and the dynamic duo head inside... the perfect crime!

About 30 seconds after watching the security replay I'm past their really friendly dog and am 'knocking' on their door. Fatbit is a bit slow... he's not a morning person... but Drongo must be because he heads off for a morning run...

Fatbit (and his under aged? knocked up girlfriend) just have Drongo drop in occasionally, he's nothing to do with them apparently, he lives with his parents across town... I got the important things back from Fatbit (he 'found' them under his house), and the cops later arrested Drongo.

Part two -

Tonight two mystery hooded guys sauntered past reception, one was six and a half feet tall and fat, the other was wiry and walked like a douche, and together they were walking Fatbit's dog. So I went to have a chat...

Drongo headed off for another run,

Fatbit said he was going to have Drongo staying with him they're best buds now...

I phoned the cops to check on Drongo's release conditions... they are coming to pick him up.

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Someone told me she was a Koala today and wanted leaves for Lunch.

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Do you think Australia sends too many of its companies offshore?

A colleague, who had migrated to Australia 10 years ago, quite confidently said to me today that Australia sends too much of its business off shore because it’s fixated on being cheap, i.e. paying less taxes.

Do many Australians share these sentiments, and is it possible to confidently say it without having some leftie upstart accuse you of being, uh, “racist”?

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Help for tourist refund scheme for claiming gst at airport

Hi so i recently got the new macbook air and my sister wants to take it with her to America so that she can claim 10%. So my question is, if she took my old macbook air and used the receipt for the new one, would they be able to tell or would she be able to get away with it and get the tax refund?

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[NP] It's the 21st! So post your random Aussie Photo 21/Jan/2019

In an effort to create a more diverse range of topics on /r/Australia[1] , we'll be trying to add a few different discussion threads to a rotating roster. These are meant to foster good spirited and more importantly light discussion that is apolitical in nature. Photo day was so popular, that we've decided to make it happen on the 21st of every month from here on out. In keeping with this, today's discussion will simply involve posting (and discussing) whatever Australian photo(s) you find enjoyable, whether they're a unique part of Australia's landscape or simply a shot out of your backyard window.

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