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Yep seen it too. Theres a green f6 that gets around woolloomooloo area. Sat behind it on the western distributer few weeks back, it just sat in the left lane keeping an eye on everyone. Saw it again tonight near macquarie street in the city. Saw some sort of Honda on easter weekend, it wasnt a honda jazz but maybe one step up from that it terms of size. It pulled over a p plater, there were 4 coppers inside. But the f6 is highway patrol whereas cars like the hondas are coppers driving around looking for anything sus which seems to be a new strategy in Sydney. Had to give a report at burwood police a few months back and saw cops park out front in a falcon and later in a mazda 6.

Eye in the sky Apr 08, 2010 at 07:31 AM ImageThe men in blue are watching over you – even if you have not noticed. The Air Wing of the NSW Police Force commenced aerial speed enforcement along the M4 last week in an attempt to improve road safety. This is the purpose for the mysterious white lines painted along the M4 from the Mamre Road exit. Inspector Timothy Calman, a pilot for the NSW Police Force, said the device was similar to a speed camera. The only difference is, it is not on the ground. “It works over time and distance,” Insp Calman said. “The timer is activated by a Highway Patrol Officer in the aircraft when a vehicle crosses one white line and then deactivated when the vehicle crosses another white line positioned 500 metres away. “If you’re detected as speeding, the number plate of the vehicle is photographed and the owner of the vehicle is sent a fine in the mail. It is all done in the air and there is no involvement from police on the ground.” A number of factors determine how often the aircraft is in the air. “We cover the M4, F3 and the Hume Highway, but the specific sites are rotated depending on weather and other operational factors,” Insp Calman said. The Highway Patrol Officer can only focus the camera on one vehicle at a time. “We may see a vehicle travelling faster than another and decide to focus in on them for 500 metres and then move on to another the next 500 metres and so forth,” Insp Calman said. Insp Calman also explained that drivers may not even know they were being watched. “We fly at 500 to 1000 feet and some motorists may not even know we are in the air. It depends on where we position ourselves. It may be the case that motorists do not see us at all,” he said. Aerial speed enforcement has been introduced in particular areas along busy NSW roads. “The patrol areas were determined by information supplied from the RTA regarding designated black spots,” Insp Calman said. “This is about encouraging motorists to drive safely.” - Connie Agius

The journalist Chris Masters who covers crime for the Telegraph (and ex-four corners reporter) reckons the whole melb war thing was over-hyped. He said theyre wannabe sopranos and in reality 30 murders in 10 years is not such a big deal since organised crime murders in sydney have been at that rate for years.

Most of them havent been built yet so I wouldnt start to worry too much just yet.

DVDfab for sure. Dvdshrink is nothing special, it just reduces the size of a dvd (assuming its larger than 4.3gb) to fit on a blank dvd. Dvdfab does this automatically. Dvdshrink does not remove any encryption or region restriction (so you can watch movies from other countries without having to change the region settings on your dvd player, which you can only do 5 times).I think the company is based on some really obscure island somewhere where there is no international law. For torrents download a program called vuze. Install it with all the default settings. Torrents are basically tiny files that contain information about where the file in question is stored (for instance a movie). It then uses this information to start downloading from other people (seeders) who have this file on their computer. If youre with exetel (and probably others) you have to be careful. There are companies out there that find out who has been "seeding" files (especially video games) and then send legal sounding notifications to the relevant isp's telling them to cut off the user in question. Exetel plays ball with these companies and has a 3 strikes youre out policy. Theres some really easy ways to get around this though, you can pm if you want to know. Make sure you only download your torrents from piratebay. Theres really no other site that comes close. ALWAYS read the comments before you download the torrents and if there arent more than at least 3 comments dont download it. Do NOT download the "toolbar" which is on offer either.. that's something the new owners have included and is bundled with spyware.

Carl Williams killed in prison JOHN SILVESTER, THOMAS HUNTER , SELMA MILOVANOVIC, April 19, 2010 - 6:19PM Notorious underworld identity Carl Williams is dead after an attack by two inmates, one wielding part of an exercise bike, in Barwon Prison's maximum-security Acacia unit. Williams, 39, died after he was attacked at the prison just before 1pm, Deputy Commissioner Sir Ken Jones told a media conference this afternoon. Williams suffered severe head injuries then went into cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at 1.47pm. Homicide squad Detective Inspector Bernie Edwards, speaking outside the prison tonight, said the weapon was the "stem of an exercise bike". He was clubbed from behind, Mr Edwards said. Prison medical staff tried to revive him until ambulance officers arrived, however he died at the scene. Carl Williams was all smiles as he posed in court for the photograph he had agreed to before his sentencing. Click for more photos Carl Williams was all smiles as he posed in court for the photograph he had agreed to before his sentencing. Photo: Jason South * Carl Williams was all smiles as he posed in court for the photograph he had agreed to before his sentencing. * Carl Williams and former wife Roberta at the height of the gangland war. * Carl Williams at the funeral of slain underworld figure Andrew Benji Veniamin at the Greek Orthodox Parish of St Andrews in March 2004. * Gangland killer Carl Williams is led into the Supreme Court in December 2004. * Carl Williams has lunch with dad George after a court appearance. * Police arrest Carl Williams on Beaconsfield Parade in Port Melbourne in November 2003. * Carl Williams arrives at court with father George in April 2004. * Carl Williams smiles as he leaves the Supreme Court in June 2004. * Carl Williams and a friend outside court in May 2004. An autopsy will be conducted to see if Williams died as a direct result of the attack or due to a heart attack. There are conflicting reports from police and Corrections officials over where the deadly attack took place. Sir Ken told a media conference Williams was attacked by two prisoners while in the exercise yard. However, deputy corrections commissioner Rod Wise told a separate media conference that the men shared an exercise yard and a day room in the Acacia complex. When asked where the attack took place, he said it did not occur in the exercise yard. Mr Wise said the attack was captured on security footage. Two inmates are being questioned by homicide squad detectives. A prison officer was about 10 metres away when the incident occurred, corrections officials said. Mr Wise said Williams was housed in a unit with two other inmates who have been placed in a secure area. The three men were allowed to associate with each other for six hours a day, between 8am and 2pm, but were not always supervised. ‘‘There are times when they are supervised, there are times when they are not,’’ Mr Wise said. When asked why Victoria’s highest-profile inmate was not under constant guard, he said it was "impractical" to provide that level of protection. He said there was no history of conflict between Williams and the two other prisoners who shared his unit. Mr Wise said it was "a concern" that a prisoner could be bashed to death while in the state’s highest security facility, "but no prison environment is without risk". Mr Wise said Williams was "regularly supervised by staff" but there was no permanent staffing complement in the unit. Prison staff found Williams after the bashing, he said. Sir Ken Jones would not elaborate whether any other prisoners or prison guards were present or whether there was video footage of the incident. He said a ''blunt implement'' used in the attack. When asked whether Williams’s death would affect any ongoing investigations, Sir Ken said while there were a number of suppression orders in place: “I'm not going to rule anything in or out but it doesn’t take a genius to work out there will be an impact and as a result of that I’ve got people working on that.” “Obviously, in view of the history of Carl Williams, we are developing a number of investigations. Sir Ken said questions whether Carl Williams was adequately supervised at the Acacia unit should be left to Corrections Victoria. Asked whether he was disappointed at the prison management of Williams, he said it was too early to criticise any agencies. “We will be looking at any and all complications”. Asked whether he believed Williams’s death had anything to do with a newspaper report today that Victoria Police had paid his daughter’s school fees, he said: “It’s too early to say”. He said that at this stage police are not aware of any threats for the safety of Williams’ family but “we are looking at all possible ramifications”. Police Minister Bob Cameron said the violent death would be investigated by Victorian Police, the State Coroner and the Office of Correctional Services Review in three separate inquiries. "I have had a conversation with the chief commissioner this afternoon and he assured me that no stone will be left unturned to get to the bottom of this murder," Mr Cameron said. "Simon Overland and police got to the bottom of the gangland wars and they will get to the bottom of this," he said. Carl Williams was sentenced to life with a minimum of 35 years in 2007 over four murders during Melbourne's long-running gangland war. Detectives will investigate whether the attack was sparked by reports today that police had paid Williams’ daughter's school fees. Two plainclothes police arrived at the home of Williams’ father, George, in Broadmeadows about 3.10pm. The men, believed to be homicide squad detectives, were let into the property by an unknown man. A friend of George Williams asked a reporter who knocked on the door to leave him alone. Mourners gathered outside the house abused waiting journalists - one flashed his buttocks and said the media was responsible for Williams’ death. One screamed at reporters, accusing the media pack of being ‘‘animals’’. A family friend who said he had known George Williams for 20 years, told waiting media, those gathering at the Williams home ‘‘still don’t know what’s going on’’. ‘‘No one knows. We have not heard anything. I heard it on the news. He had a massive heart attack, that’s what I heard,’’ the man said. ‘‘Now we are getting conflicting [reports]. [George] has not been told anything yet [by prison officials]. They have not come out to see him. The friend said detectives who arrived at the house this afternoon ‘‘just came out to tell him ‘you have got counselling if you need it’, and all this’’. ‘‘We don’t know how Carl died or how it happened. No one knows anything.’’ Asked if George Williams was angry, the man said: ‘‘You work it out. It’s [Acacia unit] supposed to be maximum security, isn’t it.’’ ‘‘[George] will talk to you when he’s ready.’’ When The Age phoned Williams' ex-wife Roberta this afternoon, an unidentified man who answered the call said “f--- off, you goose” before hanging up. All the shutters at Roberta Williams’ Essendon house were closed and no one answered the door. The Age’s Andrew Rule, co-author of the Underbelly books on which the popular TV series was based, said Williams’ killing was ‘‘another episode in a very violent life’’. ‘‘He was lucky not to be killed 10 years ago by the Moran brothers, who are now both dead themselves,’’ he told Radio 3AW. On the question of who killed Williams and how they got the chance, Rule said there is ‘‘a constant threat of opportunism that runs through the minds of violent men in jail’’. Shortly after the news broke this afternoon, underworld figure Mick Gatto said he had heard rumours about Williams' death but that was all he had heard. ‘‘I would rather let dead dogs lie,’’ he said. ‘‘If you hear any more let me know but I would rather not comment on him.’’ He said Williams was ‘‘certainly not’’ a friend. Williams, who gained notoriety for his role in Melbourne’s gangland war, had been on a modified diet and had lost weight since he was sentenced to a minimum of 35 years in 2007 over four murders. He had one daughter, with former wife Roberta Williams. In 2007, he pleaded guilty to murdering Jason Moran in June 2000, Lewis Moran in March 2004 and Mark Mallia in August 2003 and conspiracy to murder Mario Condello in May-June 2004. He had previously been found guilty of the murder of Michael Marshall, killed in October 2003. Williams was denied permission to attend the funeral of his mother, Barbara, at the end of 2008 after he was deemed too much of a flight risk. His father George was released from Barwon Prison in June last year after serving 20 months for drug trafficking. with Adrian Lowe, Robyn Grace, Reid Sexton and AAP

Has anyone else had this??

Ford gets tax dollars for brakes ANDREW HEASLEY April 15, 2010 TAXPAYERS are once again backing the local car industry, after Ford Australia and the federal and state governments announced a $31.8 million ''investment'' package to shore up component manufacturing for car brakes and engines. The funding package will add 50 jobs to Ford's Geelong component casting plant, and secure the 100 jobs already there. An injection of $20 million (partly from Ford itself and partly from the Victorian government) will see Ford upgrade the plant to make a million brake discs a year under a three-year deal with Bosch Chassis Systems, a supplier to the car industry. It effectively means Ford-made brakes will appear in rivals' cars, as well as Ford's own, though Bosch declined to say which customers they would supply with the brakes. A separate federal government grant of $11.8 million, announced concurrently, will help Ford with the research and developments costs for the next generation of engines for the Falcon and the Territory. Ford is making a ''cleaner'' version of its venerable in-line six-cylinder engine to meet stricter Euro IV emissions standards. The new engine will be fitted to cars from June, and Ford will cast the V6 block for the 2.7-litre turbo-diesel engine for the Territory, due in showrooms next year. The funding secured work to be undertaken here that otherwise would have been lost to China, said Ford Australia chief executive Marin Burela. ''We have a future moving forward,'' Mr Burela said. ''It means we will retain in Australia the skills and know-how that are vital for the ongoing strength of our industry.'' Premier John Brumby would not disclose how much of the $20 million was being contributed by Victorian taxpayers, beyond describing it as ''significant''. ''It's a contribution that generates jobs, keeps this casting plant operating into the future and contributes to overall employment prospects in the Geelong region,'' Mr Brumby said. Federal Industry and Innovation Minister Kim Carr said that the car industry had stayed afloat at a time when many were predicting its demise. ''The truth of the matter is that the Australian automotive industry has come through the worst crisis in generations,'' Senator Carr said. ''At a time when the world has been cutting back, Australia has been winning new investment.'' It's a turnabout in prospects for the plant, which looked grim when Ford announced the end of its straight-six engine, a decision that was reversed in November 2008, soon after Mr Burela took the reins at Ford Australia. ''It's no secret we were looking at a range of options for the plant, including new ownership. However, after careful consideration we have a growth plan that takes the plant to full capacity and, importantly, creates new jobs at Ford,'' Mr Burela said. The $20 million investment will also help pay for environmental upgrades to the plant to recycle more water and metal, reduce the demand for electricity and sell sand used in casting to cement makers, rather than send it to landfill. Source: The Age

that's where my money is. Funny thing is about 4 years ago I watched this blue xr6t with the number plate BIONIC boot it for at least a few K up Parrammatta rd (sydney). Must have been going at least 50km over in late arvo traffic. I always wondered if it was him.

Suck sh*t to them. They've got the whole country conned. Maybe if they spent half the amount of effort/money on producing a good vehicle rather than on marketing this wouldn't have happened. VY Late model camira was the worst car I ever had. Im still amazed how many people drive commos and actually think theyre good.

lol..

Wow they DO exist! I bet they're a collector's item. I'd be putting that in a frame. Those farkers probably hand out about 2 of those every century They're tighter than a nun's ...

Matter of time before they find a clever way to operate them without the warning signs. They're only putting up the signs so no one moans too loud, but getting rid of the signs is when the real $ start coming in. On a side note, was at the intersection where the 'Safety Camera' in Habberfield is. I literally saw it go off 3 times in around 30 seconds, and the cars didn't look like they were much over the limit, maybe only 5-6km. And it wasn't flashing a bright white light like a few months back, it was the low-key red 'blink' you see on the digital cameras. Does anyone know if it catches the motorists heading towards the city, or is it just in the opposite direction?

Mobile speed cameras are back JOSEPHINE TOVEY AND DEBORAH SNOW March 29, 2010 THE state government has bowed to pressure from police and road safety experts and reintroduced mobile speed cameras as part of a $170 million effort to reduce the road toll. The package, to be announced by the Minister for Transport, David Campbell, this morning, includes a $50 million safety audit of six main highways, $50 million worth of repairs and upgrades to areas with a high level of crashes and an increase in speeding fines of 5 per cent. But it is the reintroduction of the cameras that is the most politically sensitive part of the package for the embattled government. In January the Herald revealed that Assistant Police Commissioner, John Hartley, had written to the government advocating the release of the cameras. These cameras can be covertly operated by civilian contractors working from unmarked cars parked by the side of the road. Motoring groups such as the NRMA advocate ''high visibility'' measures that are well advertised to motorists. In an effort to stem a backlash from motorists and head off claims of ''revenue raising'', the government will make the possible locations of the new cameras well known through the Roads and Traffic Authority website. The Herald also understands that cars operating the units will be marked. According to Mr Campbell, six cameras will begin operating at mobile units across the state from July 19. They will be placed on roads with a ''known crash history''and the roads will be listed and updated on the RTA website every three months. The chairman of the Pedestrian Council of Australia, Harold Scruby, said making drivers aware of camera locations was a ''cop-out''. ''The campaign in Victoria has been 'anywhere any time','' he said. ''Here it will be: we're going to tell where and when so you can be prepared.'' However, he welcomed the package as a significant step forward for road safety in NSW. In Victoria, a government website lists all the 2500 sites where its 30 mobile cameras might be on any given day. In another attempt to soften the impact of the cameras, there will be a one-month period of grace in which motorists caught speeding by a mobile speed camera will receive a warning but not an infringement. It is understood they will not be operated by police but by the RTA or civilian contractors. It is not known whether the government will increase the number of cameras from six but Mr Campbell said the cam- eras would be operating for 12,200 hours a month by July next year. The Deputy Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety in Victoria, Ken Lay, said 30 cameras operated for 9000 hours a month in that state. This suggests that more cameras will be needed to reach the NSW target. ''In Victoria the mobile speed cameras are the centrepiece of our road safety campaign. We know that they work and we know that they save lives,'' Mr Lay said. In NSW last year 46 per cent of fatalities involved speeding and last week the state notched up its 100th fatality since the start of the year. Mr Campbell said the government intended to get motorists to slow down everywhere - not just near cameras. "I would be thrilled if these cameras didn't collect one cent - it would mean motorists are getting the message that speeding is not OK," Mr Campbell said. A study in 2003 by the Monash University Accident Research Centre found a significant reduction in accidents following the full implementation of a well publicised, covert mobile speed camera program. The highway safety audit - another platform of the package to be announced today - will initially target the Great Western, Mid Western and Mitchell highways, with audits also planned for the Oxley, Sturt and New England highways. Other measures include $45 million worth of funding to local councils to fix their unsafe roads, and $4 million for pedestrian fencing at pedestrian crash hotspots.

Technically all pictures uploaded to facebook belong to them so there's nothing you can do about it anyway.

Will have to check these out. Sick of the iphone, too unreliable. Plus I just found out literally everything you type into one (emails, passwords, bank account info) is stored on it for up to 12 months.

I did a heap of research online into this a while back and usually it doesn't conclude favourably for the motorist. There's a lot of traffic lawyers who take advantage and drum up hope for the motorist for no other reason than money. There's several guidelines highway patrol are meant to follow when doing speed checks (not using them when it rains; while their vehicle is moving; on a steep hill; when their field of vision is obscured), but it doesn't matter. Pointing out all the things the officer was doing wrong doesn't mean you weren't speeding. And like it or not, magistrates typically aren't impartial with these matters. They've usually made up their mind before you've opened your mouth. At the end of the day, the cop and the magistrate are both paid by the same employer. Road Traffic Law "Q&A" - Motorcycle Council of NSW Also, I tried to see if there's anyway you can subpoena an officer into providing a read out of the lidar since that shows the speed, time, date and distance of officer to your vehicle; but I think there's no way you can?? If this is the case then it's criminal. There are now some cases in victoria where police have been fining motorists falsely by showing them 'retained readings' (readings from someone caught previously) and booking them accordingly. Drivers disputing speeding fines - Today Tonight The readings from the lidars should be uploaded to an independent server at the end of each shift in case the motorists chooses to dispute the fine. Either way good luck.

Absolutely. In India if you handed them $1000, not only would they print you up a valid licence right there and then, they would invite you to their house afterward and throw a party in your honour.

So true.

Girl, 15, first to be charged under police chase law NICK RALSTON March 25, 2010 - 4:14PM A 15-year-old girl has become the first person charged in NSW under new police pursuit laws after allegedly leading officers on a 30-minute chase in the state's central west. Police allege they attempted to stop a white Suzuki Swift speeding on Victoria Street in Dubbo last night. It took three attempts using road spikes before the car came to a stop after its tyre came away from the rim, police said. The girl was charged with driving in a dangerous manner and engaging in a police pursuit, the new police pursuit law enacted seven days ago, which carries up to a three-year jail term. "Police were absolutely astounded to find that the driver of the car was a 15-year-old girl who had other juveniles in the car with her," police said. "She will now be the first person charged under the new police pursuit laws and she will face a potential three years in jail. "These laws were enacted to send a very strong message that fleeing from police is illegal and dangerous." The new laws were announced after Skye Sassine, 19 months, died on New Year's Eve when two alleged armed robbers fleeing police crashed into her family's car. The 15-year-old girl will appear in Dubbo Children's Court on May 3. The passengers have been released pending further investigations. Debate has been reignited around police pursuits following the deaths of four people, including a young family last weekend. Canberra couple Scott Oppelaar-Mills, 33, and Samantha Ford, 29, and their four-month-old baby boy were killed when a stolen car being chased by police ploughed into their car on Saturday night. The driver of the stolen Mazda 626, Justin Williams, 23, who was disqualified and had a record of car theft, died in Canberra Hospital. I didn't know they used road spikes in Aus..?

That's just ridiculous how much of a markup there is when they get here. Like the gtr 35

Yep. Practically melted the pirellis for a grand total of about 60 seconds fun recently.

I know. That's what I said in the first place. I said if you get RBT'd while driving a stolen car there's no certainty they'd know it was stolen since they don't do any check up on the vehicle usually. They just want to know if you've been drinking. He lost his gall when he saw the blue and red lights and created that terrible situation. At least if he held his nerve he stood a chance of getting through with no incident. On a side note, what kind of a society would it be if police never chased criminals when they did something wrong? lol, then everyone would complain about cops being gutless when they dont chase the bad guys since "something bad might happen" when we chase them.

Depends how you lost your licence I think. In your case you've been disqualified by a court (im guessing) which means your licence is completely canceled. Im pretty sure a court order has nothing to do with the demerit point system so I think you would have to go back and do your P's. With getting the licence from another state I think up until recently the NSW-WA databases weren't connected but they have been since late last year (was gonna try the same trick). Unfortunately youve gotta cop it sweet. And in case you try driving around in a car that's not registered to you to avoid detection, in Vic theyve started using facial recognition on drivers' faces to see whether there's any known issues with them. So could be a matter of time before it rolled out elsewhere. It's better to put up the white flag on this one.

The crazy thing is he might not have got pulled over in the first place. It said police were doing 'traffic stops' in Queanbeyan, that means they were doing RBT's?? If so, do they even do rego checks on the cars they stop? I know they write down the plates but I dont think its checked out till later. He shat his pants and gunned it which is what made them give chase. Go and kill a young couple and their newborn baby and for what? To impress his girlfriend that he's a 'bad boy' who can steal a car. Farkin idiot