A NSW teacher is goaded by little shit kids in the classroom to
the point of breaking. The teacher is stood down and charged with
assault. Life rolls on for the little shits who video it and post
it all over the internet. The local community stands up for
the...
New Boxer armoured forward
reconnaissance vehicle which reports say have several technical
issues
Kurrajong NSW
These soldiers patrolling a street have their Steyr rifles at
ready it seems without red Blank Firing Attachments which means
they mean business. The picture was posted on March 20, 2023.
Unfortunately with a lot of Twitter postings there is little
information attached. We have contacted Army Media for comment.
Malka Leifer attending one of many hearings in Jerusalem about
her extradition to Melbourne, Australia where the abuse of school
kids occurred. She was their principal.
Senator Alex Antic dared discuss the catastrophic rise in excess
deaths in sync with the rollout. The censorship industrial complex
is rife and health bureaucrats, politicians and blinkered corporate
media hand maiden journalists dont want you to know !
A new species of spider has been discovered in the Brigalow Belt
in central Queensland.
Researchers at Queensland Museum are the first to describe the
species, naming it Euoplos Dignitas, a nod to the large size of the
spider and the DIG program at Queensland Museum.
Experts are hoping the discovery of this species will help
advance the cause of conservation in the state, as the habitat of
the spider is small, fragile, and at risk from the local
agricultural industry.
Image: Image: Queensland Museum
Produced By: Jono Wakeley
Featured In Story: Jeremy Wilson Research
Fellow at Queensland Museum
Many students will have to start changing their
lifestyles due to the new work-hour cap. During the pandemic, the
restrictions for international students were relaxed and removed
entirely in January 2022 in order to help meet workforce shortages.
But from July 1st 2023, the number of work hours allowed will
be 48 per fortnight, which means 24 per week.
This has caused concern and uncertainty in the
student community because a lot of international students depend on
work income to pay for their expenses, including tuition fees and
living costs. The government argued that they intended to ensure
that international students focus on their studies and will not be
overwhelmed by the demands of work.
A new endorsement model for cosmetic surgery will be coming into
effect soon.
It aims to provide accreditation for qualified cosmetic surgeons
and help improve safety in the Australian cosmetic industry.
While some are supportive of this change, others worry that
unqualified medical practitioners will be recognised as cosmetic
surgeons.
Image: Image: Shutterstock Puhhha
Produced By: Josie Lu
Featured In Story: Dr Chris Rudge Law lecturer
at the University of Sydney, Dr Anoop Rastogi President of the
Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine, and Dr Sally
Langley President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Jayne Persian
[Twitter]. Jayne is an historian and the author of Beautiful Balts:
From displaced persons to new Australians (NewSouth, 2017) and the
co-editor with Evan Smith and Vashti Jane Continue reading
Victoria Police are on a recruitment drive
in 2023 for 500 new officers in 2 years...
A percentage of officers resigned during the
pandemic, as they were not comfortable in assaulting the general
population based on unlawful policies.
To obtain training of the calibre shown in
the illustration above, being a wife basher helps tremendously.
Some officers think that it is acceptable to
assault their wife because they are police officers, where they can
and do get away with this heinous crime.
Breaking: UK to Send Depleted
Uranium Ammunition to Ukraine Russia has previously warned
the use of depleted uranium will be considered an attack by a dirty
nuke | 21 March 2023 | United Kingdom Deputy Minister
of Defense Annabelle Goldie publicly stated today that the UK will
supply Ukraine with depleted uranium (DU) ammunition for some of
the weapons systems supplied by NATO. Russia has previously warned
the use of depleted uranium will be considered an attack by a dirty
nuke and will result in a nuclear response On January 25, this web
site reported that Konstantin Gavrilov, the head of the
Russia Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE) has just publicly thrown down the nuclear gauntlet
to the collective west, in an official statement. Gavrilov said
that he has been instructed by his government to announce: We know
that the Leopard-2 tank, as well as the Bradley and Marder infantry
fighting vehicles, are armed with uranium-core armor-piercing
projectiles, the use of which leads to [radioactive] contamination
of the area, as happened in Yugoslavia and Iraq. If such shells are
delivered to Kyiv, we will consider this as the use of dirty
nuclear bombs against Russia, with all the ensuing consequences.
Tosh-Jake Finnigan as he
appeared on election material that deceived Victorian electors in
2022. The Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party was a vote
harvesting sham set up by notorious election fixer Glenn
Druery.
In 1997, in response to anti-union legislation, 30,000 unionists
marched on WA Parliament, and were ignored. On May Day, directly
across the road from Parliament, aka Bullshit Castle, a site was
pegged and legally claimed by unionists using the Mining Act.
Remarkably, Solidarity Park is now Heritage Protected. The site is
not just historic though, its alive. We ought to keep it
overflowing with our movements.
Comrade, Theres something seriously wrong in the Liberal and
National Parties. Weve been conducting some in-depth research on
their candidates over recent weeks and what weve uncovered is
alarming. Many of their candidates have a history of anti-vax
conspiracies, climate denialism, misogyny, homophobia, and rorting.
Its become clear that...
Morrisons dream, brought to you by the ALP and a mere 368 billion
dollars.
Several
commentators have remarked that, while the mainstream media is
locked in furious agreement with the government over AUKUS and the
trillion dollar submarines (a guess at the final price tag), social
and independent media are telling quite a different
tale.
The whole scheme originates with
Morrison, which should ring alarm bells (did he secretly install
Hillsong cultists in the defence department?), and they ring louder
when we consider that the USA doesnt have the political stability
to promise support through the next two or three decades. A
president called Trump or DeSantis would likely disable the treaty
with budget cuts or dismantle it outright. Similarly the UK
government has no political strength, no social capital, and it has
no economic stability either.
But somehow most members of the
major parties, and mainstream journalists, with a few honourable
exceptions, have swallowed whole the colonial Anglosphere will save
us from the Chinese bullshit, and tumbled over each other to affirm
what a brilliant act of statesmanship Albanese has
performed.
It is by no means sure that this is
what the electorate believes, and notably two former prime
ministers have criticised the scheme, but the difference between
them and Albanese is that Keating...
The NSW election, to be held on
Saturday March 25, uses optional preferencing in both houses of
parliament which means that many votes will be unwittingly
exhausted and wasted.
Click here for our handy upper house voting guide.
Last week, The Echo covered
the importance of continuing
preferencing in the upper house (the Legislative Council), to
ensure not only the party with majority support wins, but to give a
chance to minor party and independent candidates.
Now, lets turn to preferencing in
the lower house (the Legislative Assembly).
There is little chance locally for
minor party or independent party candidates to be elected to the
lower house. Only the major parties, ie Labor, the Greens and the
Liberal/Nationals Coalition, are likely to have successful
candidates locally.
In the Ballina electorate (Byron and
Ballina Shires), we elect a candidate to represent us in NSW
Parliament.
The Greens Tamara Smith has held the
seat for two terms, and has won with preferences from Labor and the
minors.
If you do not preference properly,
there is a chance the Nationals Party candidate could win, as the
Nationals will almost certainly be ahead on the primary vote before
preferences are counted.
Blinky settled into a big Norfolk Island pine on the foreshore in
Manly. Photo supplied
As the trees continue to fall at the hands of
the NSW governments Forestry Corporation in Yarret State Forest,
Blinky the koala has had to abandon his home, it had been chopped
down, and seek a new place to live.
Police calling Blinky about his housing situation in Manly. Photo
supplied
Yarratt is high-quality koala habitat but
Blinky has had to move on. He travelled down the exceptionally
high-quality road (if only we had such good roads in places like
Main Arm!) made by NSW Forestry Corporation who received $60
million of NSW Flood Recovery money.
It certainly made it easier to access the trees
that my family and I were liv...
Today, by the grace of God, I turned 76. For some time, Ive been
hoping it would all end soon, but now I find that I wish I were
16.
So what brought this on? This new desire for youth? Its
all thanks to a scientist named Judy Wood. You may have heard of
her as a kook that came up with a far-fetched theory as to the
means by which New Yorks World Trade Center towers were attacked
on...
Former foreign minister (1988 to 1996) under
a Labor government, Gareth Evans questions the wisdom of the AUKUS
nuclear submarine deal. This comes from the viewpoint of some who
favours the alliance with the United States. Even so, he sees
significant problems in this deal, which are enough to question the
wisdom of going along with it. His words ae important. Evans joins
a growing list, including Paul Keating, Kim Carr, Bob Carr, and
Peter Garrett. They add to the growing tide of opposition. This has
been confirmed by the latest Essential poll. This article was
published as an opinion[piece in The Guardian (21 March
2023).
Love Paul Keating or loathe him, admire or abhor his
invective, he has raised questions about the AUKUS deal which
are hugely important for Australias future and demand much
more compelling answers than we have so far received from
government ministers past or present.
The big three for me are whether, for all the hype, the
submarines we are buying are really fit for purpose; whether an
Australian flag on them really means we retain full sovereign
agency in their use; and if it does not, whether that loss of
agency is a price worth paying for the US security insurance we
think we might be buying.
On any read of Australias defence needs focusing on potential
adversaries capability, not presumed intent a very strong submarine
fleet is a crucial component, along with air, missile and cyber
power. And there is no question as to the greater capability of
nuclear-powered submarines when it comes to speed of movement, time
on distant station and probably though this is contested
detectability. They are a hugely effective asset.
The "Transgender Pride Flag"was created by American 'trans
woman' Monica Helms in 1999. The designer describes it thus: The
stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color
for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional
color for baby girls. The stripe in...
The family of Veronica Marie Nelson, a strong
Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman who
passed away in custody, are calling on the Andrews Government to
implement urgent changes to the state's bail laws and have asked
that these reforms are referred to as Poccums Law.
Poccum was the nickname Veronica received from her
family; as a child they took Veronica out to see a possum in the
tree, and she would pronounce possum as poccum.
Thousands of people continue to be funnelled into
Victorias prisons following knee-jerk amendments to Victorias bail
laws. Since 2018 the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander women in prison has almost doubled, and right now a
staggering 41.9% of people in prison are unsentenced and awaiting a
court hearing or trial.
Victorias bail laws destroy families and communities
and put peoples lives at risk. They have led to a soaring prison
population, even though Victorias crime rates have flat-lined.
The Coronial Inquest into Veronica Nelsons passing
labeled the bail laws a complete and unmitigated disaster. The
Coroner found that the bail laws discriminate against Aboriginal
people, are incompatible with Victorias Human Rights Charter, and
should be changed urgently.
56 organisations in the legal, human rights and health
sectors, including the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, Robinson
Gill Lawyers, Dhadjowa Foundation and the Human Rights Law Centre,
support the familys calls and urge the Victorian government to
immediately implement Poccums Law by:
Removing the presumption against bail.
Granting access to bail unless the prosecution shows
that there is a specific and immediate risk to the safety of
another person; a serious risk of interfering with a witness; or a
demonstrable risk that the person will flee the jurisdiction.
Explicitly requiring that a person must not be remanded
for an offence that is unlikely to result in a sentence of
imprisonment.
Removing all bail offences (committing an indictable
offence while on bail, breaching bail conditions and failure to
answer bail).
My Poccums pleas for help must be heard by all
lawmakers to correct a bail system that is broken.
I want these reforms to be made in honour of my
daughter, Veronica, so lawmakers can always be reminded of how
cruel and inhumane prison can be to our mob.
Any reform falling short of our demands will not be
supported by me, and cannot have my Poccums name associated with
it.
Hi! I am travelling to Australia in May with my Fianc and will
be in Cairns for 6D / 6N in the first week.
We are currently booked at the Hilton Cairns for all 6 nights
but happy to change it up if better.
We are interested in snorkelling, diving (our first time),
nature, wildlife and great experiences (no hiking).
We are open to renting out a car as we both are good drivers and
would like to visit Daintree, Kuranda, Mossman Gorge and also get
our fill of the GBR (hope to visit one of the islands as well).
Please share any recommendations and itineraries for the 6 days!
Any great places to eat are also welcome
The British government will give Ukraine radioactive depleted
uranium ammunition for the tanks it has promised the Kiev
regime.
Alongside our granting of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle
tanks to Ukraine, we will be providing ammunition including armour
piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium. Such rounds are
highly effective in defeating modern tanks and armoured vehicles,
Deputy Defence Minister Annabel Goldie said in an answer to a
Parliamentary question on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunaks government has already pledged 14 of
its Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) to Volodymyr Zelenskys
regime in Kiev. The tanks have been out of production for over 20
years and only 227 remain in service with the British army.
Always wanting more is an operational definition of hedonism. This
brief article is my mea culpa. Inexplicably, I overlooked hedonism
per se as a trait in my psychoscope of the evil superpower elite in
Americas corpocracy.1
In my defense, I did briefly allude to greed as an outgrowth of
ambition.
Why Always Wanting More?
The ancient Greek poet Ovid had an answer, the Goddess of
Plenty. Americas power elite are like Erysichthon, the greedy
timber merchant in Ovids ancient tale. Erysichthon cuts down a
sacred tree, angering Ceres, the Goddess of Plenty. She condemns
him to eat everything in sight including himself after all else had
been consumed.
Well, thanks Ovid, but Id like several other sources to chime in
with their explanations, not that I expect them to be anymore
edifying than you explanation.
The Journalists Answer
I always rely on good journalism as a source for my writings.
Guess what I found? A handbook on hedonism, no less! Its a
step-by-step guide to gluttony. The author is a New York Times
best-selling author.2
I bet it is a best seller among Americas super rich!
The Philosophers Answer
While there must be millions of PhD philosophers on our planet
who think for a living, trying to find them on the Internet is a
chore. The first one I stumbled upon was a philosophers article
entitled The Feels Good Theory of Pleasure.3
In order to read it I would have had to pay $39.95 for a PDF copy!
Had I stumbled upon a case of the greedy writing about greed?
The Psychoanalysts Answer
Whom better to turn to than the guru of psychoanalys...
Hillsong and The Houstons alleged tax fraud and
dishonesty criminal offences
Tax evasion (also known as tax fraud) involves
illegally reducing or eliminating tax liability. This may
involve fraud by lying to
the Australian Taxation Office.
The Criminal Code is expected to provide an integrated and
coherent statement of the major offences against Commonwealth
law.
210323 BBA MEMBERS VOTE NEW EXECUTIVES
NEW DAWN FM NEWS
The Buka Business Association last Friday elected new executives to
oversee the running of the Association for the next three
years.
The New executives are PRESIDENT, JEFFEREY MAGUM Vice
President,MICHAEL TAKAKU, Secretary SALOME RIHATA and Treasurer,
JULIE MOROKO.
The Outgoing President and man who raised the profile of the
Association from nothing in the last five years, ROBERT CRITCHLEY
congratulated the new executives and promised to continue to assist
the Association.
He told a recent BBA meeting that he was very busy with his
operation and needed a break and will not stand for this
election.
New Dawn FM understands that the former BBA President initiated
many activities in his term of President and most times
representing the Business Community in important meetings with the
ABG,Donor partners and Private possible investors.
He and his team also fought to make sure local Business interests
were protected at all times.
The eye specialist who has travelled in last week to Buka have been
conducting eye screening since las week Thursday.
Currently, the team have set up at Family Support Services building
in the Buka General hospital.
This morning patients lined up for eye screening and test and the
eye care team was so busy. So far, the team have seen 40 patients
and are listed for eye surgery
The issue eye specialist team is having now is the delay of
surgical equipment that will be arriving this afternoon from Air
Niugini air cargo.
With the delay, Buka eye test might take five to seven days before
travelling down to Arawa for eye testing there.
According to visiting eye care specialist Dr. David Pahau, these 40
patients who are waiting surgery will undergo eye surgery starting
on Wednesday this week.
Dr. Pahau is encouraging patients who needs eye care to come for
eye test here in Buka before travelling to Arawa next week.
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has
confirmed it is investigating concerns raised about Hillsong
Church. It is unusual for the ACNC to announce who it is
investigating. This does not bode well for Hillsong or the
Houstons.
The eye specialist who has travelled in last week to Buka have been
conducting eye screening since las week Thursday.
Currently, the team have set up at Family Support Services building
in the Buka General hospital.
This morning patients lined up for eye screening and test and the
eye care team was so busy. So far, the team have seen 40 patients
and are listed for eye surgery
The issue eye specialist team is having now is the delay of
surgical equipment that will be arriving this afternoon from Air
Niugini air cargo.
With the delay, Buka eye test might take five to seven days before
travelling down to Arawa for eye testing there.
According to visiting eye care specialist Dr. David Pahau, these 40
patients who are waiting surgery will undergo eye surgery starting
on Wednesday this week.
Dr. Pahau is encouraging patients who needs eye care to come for
eye test here in Buka before travelling to Arawa next week.
190323BOUGAINVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SET GRADUATION DATE
NEW DAWN FM NEWS
The Bougainville Technical College administration has finally set
the Graduation date for 2022 students as Thursday 20th
April,2023.
The date was finally set as the Certificates have finally arrived
from the Headquarters in Port Moresby.
Students and parents have been requested to be at the School on
Wednesday April 19th for the Graduation.
For other information, the following students are requested to go
to the School on Monday March 20th because they will meet with the
Administration on Tuesday 21st March 2023.
These following students are requested to come with their
Curriculum Vitae, Grade 10 and Grade 12 Certificates and
references.
Under Carpentry and Construction we have five students,
MIKE STEWART Male
MANTA JUDE Male
Grady Luke Male
LEMBO MICHAEL Male
Milton Dvid Male
Under Electro Technology we have another five students,
PEREA KENNEDY Male
SAWARAU JOAN Female
TOOSIH HOSEA Male
VERENGA BARRY Male
ITTA VINCENT Male
Under Diploma in Business Management we have four students,
MONFORD MAGUNG Male
DELILAH LAREKAS Female
RIZPAH PATAAK Female
JACKIE RUPAUU Female
200323 Parents building classrooms to support ECC Immaculate
Heart of Mary
New Dawn FM News
Parents of an early childhood school in Buka, are helping to raise
funds to support the schools infrastructure, office and ablution
blocks.
Chairman of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Vincent Kamitz said this
is part of the schools fundraising committee to ensure children are
given best opportunity to learn.
One hundred sixty children attend our early childhood centre and we
extremely appreciate the effort of the parents who contributed
through the K50 coinaton to help build two in one building.
Most early starters begin school here at Immaculate Heart of Mary
ECC, he said.
Kamitz said it was important for the children to sit down on proper
desks to write and learn effectively.
According to head of fundraising committee Maryann Marena the drive
came from seeing her children attending the school with growing
number of children with limited space.
She said she took up the responsibility after being voted and
appreciates the effort of the parents for driving this project
forward.
Marena is appealing to all parents yet to support the coinaton as
the fundraising will end by Friday this week 24th of March, 2023.
ENDS///AK
170323 Speaker of the Fourth Bougainville House of
Representative commended the OBEC
New Dawn FM News
Speaker of the Fourth Bougainville House of Representative
commended the Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner and
team, for returning the writs of two very important
constituencies.
Mr Simon Pentanu said the Nissan and Haku Constituencies 1) Nissan
has a good number of population but because of its location,
becomes difficult to get there.
He said as for Haku, who had the highest number of candidates and a
higher population was important to be represented in
parliament.
I think it is important, we get someone into Parliament at this
time where he can represent the people of Nissan and Haku, he
said.
Mr Pentanu commended OBEC for completing the Parliament contingent
and for a free, fair and accurate elections in Bougainville.
Bougainville Electoral Commission will later return the writs for
the seven reruns of the community government elections to the
Minister shortly.
Mr George Manu has confirmed a successful delivering of the seven
Community Government reruns. ENDS////AK
170323 Nissan and Haku return of writs to Speaker of
Bougainville House of Representatives today
New Dawn FM News
Bougainville Electoral Commissioner George Manu returned the writs
to Nissan and Haku By-Election Constituency at Parliament House
this morning.
The writs were received by the Speaker of Parliament Mr Simon
Pentanu on-behalf of the Autonomous Bougainville Government.
The Bougainville Electoral Commissioner Mr Manu thanked the
Australian Government for assisting the Office of the Bougainville
Electoral Commission to deliver the Nissan and Haku elections
successfully.
Speaker I am here to return both writs for Nissan and Haku
Constituency By-Election issued in January 2023.
This election had a-lot of challenges, we had two deferrals 1)
polling period 2) deferred twice because no money was made
available.
Then just when we went to the polls, we had to suspend polling due
to bad weather.
I, thank the Australian Government for always coming to aid OBEC
providing the chopper, it was expensive but nothing could stop me
from conducting the successful elections, he added.
Manu also thanked the ABG government for providing the initial
funding for both Constituency by-elections.
On receiving the writs Mr Simon Pentanu said it is such occasions
where positive things are happening in the region, where an office
like OBEC has put its time and effort to deliver on those
tasks.
He added that the work of the OBEC in the region is important to
the international, regional and country wide communities where very
positive comments were made, he said. ENDS///AK
Ellen Brown, frequent Corbett Report guest and author of The Web
of Debt and Banking on the People: Democratizing Money in the
Digital Age, joins us to discuss her latest articles on the bank
runs that are leading us toward the event horizon of the
quadrillion dollar derivative black hole.
17032023 EDUCATION MINISTER ADDRESSES THE STAFF MEMBERS.
NEW DAWN FM NEW
Education Minister Hon. Thomas Pataaku addressed the staff members
of the education department at conference room today.
I urge everyone here today on what roles or position you play in
the department you are serving to think out of the box and not be
fogged down with routine activities. Education Minister said.
He was delighted to be back at the ministry because during his last
term serving as the education minister, the department showed
collaborations and accomplishments were done thanks to the staff
members.
Minister told the staff members; he had a meeting yesterday with
the secretary and executives team that he does not want to keep
things within the department in regards to major agendas.
Higher education must not be kept within the department, but
Information on paper must be floated to the cabinet to respond
effectively of what they think is the way forward.
Mr. Pataaku assured the staff members that frame has been set and
all constituency members are to report to President Hon. Ismael
Toroama on independence.
Therefore, same applies to the ABG departments for Independence
Readiness.
I want all of us to work together to make sure serve government to
accomplish goals and most of all produce human resource for the
future of Bougainville. Mr. Pataaku said.
ENDS// AB
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland announced additional
funds to improving black spots in mobile
coverage as part of infrastructure improvements.
She said this would help with closing the gap targets for remote
Indigenous communities.
There are those who would benefit from a break from screen based
slavery and this appears now to be a receding respite on the roads
less travelled.
Image: Image: Shutterstock -Josu
Ozkaritz
Produced By: Amanda Copp
Featured In Story: Michelle Rowland MP Minister
for Communications
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After a ProPublica investigation last year, a group of senators
demanded answers from a real estate tech company that helps
landlords set rents across the country.
The investigation revealed how some of the
nations biggest landlords share proprietary information with
RealPage, a Texas company whose software uses the data to
recommend rent prices for available units. Legal experts say the
arrangement may facilitate cartel-like behavior among landlords,
who could use the software to coordinate pricing.
In
a letter to the Department of Justice, the senators said
RealPage did not provide all the information they had asked for
last November, but the answers the company did give raise concerns
that its YieldStar software may play a role in driving rent
inflation in some of the countrys biggest markets.
YieldStar has been most prevalent in some of the regions most
heavily targeted by corporate buyers and with the highest rent
increases, the senators wrote.
The legislators said that publicly available information shows
the software is used in pricing more than 4 million units,
representing about 8% of all rental units nationwide. RealPage has
so many clients it has access to tr...
The Australian people voted for action on climate change, and
its what the Parliament should deliver by passing the Government's
Safeguard Mechanism reforms, which will reduce emissions by 205
million tonnes by 2030. pic.twitter.com/2NvwrHOczs Chris Bowen
(@Bowenchris) March 21, 2023
DA Bragg pushes through through the swamp (Bragg pic sourced from
NYpost)
Some commentary on the possibility of Trump being arrested
through the actions of DA Alvin Bragg. The title is a parody of the
1989 movie Bill & Teds Excellent Adventures. It is about 3.00
am in New York now on Tuesday am.
by G5
[Email 19 March 2023]
State-sponsored, induced, psychotic self-harm, on the
altar of psychopathic-driven, patho...
Pre-polling is well underway in NSW and a Guardian poll today
showed that Dominic Perrottet is still edging out Chris Minns as
preferred Premier.
Whilst many predict that Western Sydney seats are the ones to
watch, country seats that were previously held by the imploded
Shooters and Fishers party are likely to prove volatile as
well.
Produced By: Roderick Chambers
Featured In Story: Dr Stewart Jackson Senior
Lecturer in the Department of Government and International
Relations, with a specialisation in Australian politics, at the
University of Sydney
Australian Republic Movement Announces Appointment of Co-Chairs
Nova Peris OAM and Craig Foster AM 21.3.2023 A Special General
Meeting held by the Australian Republic Movement this week resolved
to change the ARM Constitution and for the first time in 32 years,
adopt female and male Co-Chairs. As such, the Australian...
The President of China Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow with his
twelve point plan for peace, which will bring an end to the
conflict. Both sides have stated that they are not interested
in a political solution, Russia still wants a total victory and the
Ukrainians refuse to concede any land in a peace treaty.
The timing of the visit is raising questions as three days ago
Vladimir Putin was accused of war crimes and has a warrant out for
his arrest.
Every Stakeholder in the conflict knows that China cant mediate
a peace deal but the question remains as to why is the President of
China talking to a freshly accused war criminal?
Image: Image: Shutterstock: plavi011
Produced By: Dominic Giles
Featured In Story: Dr Sonia Mycak, Research
Fellow at the Australian National University Centre for European
studies., and Dr Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National
Security and Strategic Studies at Curtin University Perth.
Since most of us are used to having access to clean water, we
tend to take it for granted. We dont think twice about leaving the
tap on or taking a really long shower. More concerningly, some of
us dont even think about the financial and environmental
consequences of wasting water on a daily basis.
If we want to save money and preserve this natural resource, we
need to be more efficient with our use of water.
Luckily, there are many ways to reduce water usage. Even the
smallest change can have a big impact on reducing your overall
water consumption.
In this blog post, well explore some of the best ways to save
water.
Install Low-flow Faucets and Showerheads
Installing low-flow faucets and showerheads is one of the most
effective ways to reduce water usage. Low-flow
faucet aerators limit the amount of water being used by around 2 to
4 litres per minute.
This can help you save a significant amount of water with
everyday tasks like washing dishes, brushing your teeth, and taking
a shower.
Use a Dishwasher
You should also consider using your dishwasher more often as
opposed to always washing your dishes by hand. Not only will this
make the process easier and quicker, but it can also help you
reduce water usage significantly.
Dishwashers typically use one-eighth of an average kitchen taps
flow rate, meaning theyre much more efficient when it comes to
conserving water. Additionally, dishwashers are also better at
killing germs than hand washing since they produce hotter water,
which helps to effectively sanitise your dishes. So, the next time
your kitchen is full of dirty dishes and
cutlery, go for the dishwasher instead of the sponge.
Turn Off the Tap When Youre Not Using It Each time you brushyour teeth, shave, or shower, think
about the amount of water youre wasting. Do you have the tap on
full blast while you scrub those pearly whites? Do you leave the
shower on for too long while its heating up? All these seemingly
harmless habits can waste a lot of water over a long period of
time. Wasting heated water is also a significant concern as it can
add to your utility bills and increase your personal carbon
emissions.
Moving homes in the near future? If so, one of the first things
on your checklist should be to find a reputable, trustworthy
removalist company to help make your move as
smooth and easy as possible.
Unfortunately, theres a fair share of removalists out there that
you have to watch out for. But, as long as you do your research,
you should be able to avoid some of the common problems associated
with moving. What are these problems? Lets break them down
below.
Missing Items
No matter how organised you are with packing and labelling your
boxes, if you and your movers arent on the same page then theres a
very strong chance that youll end up losing or at least temporarily
misplacing some items.
Moving days are almost always chaotic and stressful, so you
might not even realise something is missing until days later. All
this time having passed can make finding your items incredibly
difficult, especially if you were working with movers who were
unprofessional or untrustworthy.
Reliable
Removalists will safeguard all of your possessions big
and small and have a tried and tested plan in place to move
everything safely and securely. To achieve this, theyll need to be
organised, experienced and have strong communication skills, all
important attributes of a good removalist.
Damaged Possessions
One of the most common moving-day problems is damaged
furniture and smaller items, with inexperienced
movers dropping, scratching or bumping your furniture or boxes
around and leaving them tattered or even broken.
As long as you take the time to research your moving
company before you hire them, you shouldnt run into this
issue. There are even many removalists who specialise in moving
fragile, high-value items such as pianos and antiques. You can also
protect your most valuable items by working with a removalist
company that offers storage solutions, so that you can keep these
items out of the way during the mess and stress of moving day.
Insufficient Space
Some moving companies dont do appraisals before moving day, or
dont put in the effort to properly...
The world's climate scientists have issued what one expert said
is a "final warning" before global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees
Celsius. Key points: The IPCC says it's "unequivocal" that climate
is changing as a result of human activity At present, between 3.3
and 3.6 billion people are living in places...
The traditional theory of human evolution is predicated around
humans having an ancient chimp/ape ancestry. Way back a chimp-like
mummy and daddy had children that were genetically so different, of
particular concern is the suturing on the skull exclusive to
hominids. All apes and monkeys have no sutures, but instead a rigid
sagittal keel that runs across the top of the skull which means
that their skull size remains static. But the inconsistencies do
not stop there, by our count there are at least another seventeen
genetic/skeletal/facial/muscular points of difference that
challenge any shared ancestry.
Granted be it ever so improbable, there could be an infinitesimal
chance these two non-sutured parents carried a genetic abnormality
that gave rise to suturing, but it just doesnt end there. By our
count there are seventeen other distinct genetic deviations from
every ape/monkey norm, and just the sheer volume of these
contradictions leads on to one inescapable conclusion: our ancestry
and that of the monkeys/apes have nothing in common. It just did
not happen, simply because it just isnt one species of apes but
every animal on this planet that obeys the same rules of evolution
and genesis. While we break all the ru...</p> </div>
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From the Sydney Morning Herald Senior Labor MPs on board the
zero-emissions campaign bus on Tuesday include Penny Sharpe and
Rose Jackson, with the latter playing DJ (Harry Styles so far
dominating the morning playlist). The bus was back on the road
about 11.30am, but travelling media and Labor staff...
International Red Cross Says 2 Kidnapped Staff
Freed in Mali
By SAM MEDNICK
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) Two aid workers with the
International Committee of the Red Cross were freed in Mali on
Monday, the organization announced.
The staff members were released unharmed but the organization
would not disclose the employees identities or the circumstances of
the abduction.
We are relieved to find our colleagues safe and sound. They will
be reunited with their families as soon as possible, said Antoine
Grand, head of the ICRC in Mali. The staff were kidnapped earlier
this month in the countrys north between the towns of Gao and
Kidal, part of the country riddled by jihadi violence linked to
al-Qaida and the Islamic State group thats killed thousands in the
last 10 years.
The ICRC said it has been operating in Malis north region for
more than 30 years and said it will continue its humanitarian work
in the country.
Jihadi groups have been abducting hostages for ransom as a way
to fund their operations and expand their presence. There is no
indication that ICRC paid a ransom for the release of their
employees.
At least 25 foreigners and untold numbers of locals have been
kidnapped in the Sahel the vast, semi-arid expanse below the Sahara
Desert since 2015, according to the Armed Conflict Location &
Event Data Project. Several foreigners remain captive according to
the organization, including Rev. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a German
priest kidnapped in Malis capital Bamako in November.
Others still detained include Australian doctor Ken Elliott and
Romanian national Iulian Ghergut, who was abducted from a mine in
Burkina Faso and has been held since 2015.
The kidnapping of humanitarian staff by armed groups is usually
done to interrogate them and make sure the aid group is doing is
what they say theyre doing.
Violent extremist groups engage in kidnappings for several
reasons, and is very much based on local realities and needs, as
well as the level of influence they have...
Defence has contracted Rheinmetall Defence Australia to deliver
and support 211 Boxer 88 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) for
the Australian Army.
This is a significant Army capability that will enhance the
safety, security and protection of Australian troops for the next
30 years. The Boxer CRV will replace the Australian Light Armoured
Vehicle, which has seen extensive operational service since its
introduction in 1996.
The Boxer CRV will operate in a range of environments, from the
littoral environment of our near region, to contested complex urban
environments. The high levels of protection, firepower and mobility
provided by the vehicle will enable sustained operations, varying
from peacekeeping to close combat.
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has delivered the first 25 Boxer
CRVs (known as Block I vehicles) to Defence. The Block I vehicles
were built and assembled primarily in Germany and underwent final
integration and acceptance testing in Australia.
With a deliberate period of transition, the remaining Boxer CRVs
(known as Block II vehicles) will be built and assembled in
Australia, under a gradual ramp down in Germany and ramp up in
Australia. This will enable progressive technology transfer of the
manufacturing techniques and assembly line processes to Australia
during this period.
The Resident Project Office in Hamburg continues to support the
delivery of the cap...
March 21, 2023: The
Times of India has reported that India issued termination
notices to 68 countries for Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)
with a request to renegotiate on the basis of the model agreement
formulated in 2015.
These 68 BITs were based on a 1993 model which had been amended
in 2003. Alarmed at actions taken against it using the
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provision in these BITs,
the Indian government developed a new model for investment treaties
in 2015. India has a further six BITs under the old model, but
these are not yet open for a notice of termination. There are two
BITs negotiated since 2015, on the new model, and these are in
force.
Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
said the government has signed a host country agreement with the
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) for establishing a regional
office in India. His Ministry is now working with the United
Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the PCA
and other agencies to develop their capacity to manage
international arbitration challenges.
Under the
2015 model, the controversial Most Favoured Nation clause was
removed, and the scope of National Treatment and Fair and Equitable
Treatment clauses is considerably narrowed.
Although ISDS which allows investors to initiate international
arbitration against states and thereby bypass domestic courts
entirely has been retained, access to ISDS comes only
after the exhaustion of the relevant domestic courts for
the resolution of an investment dispute.
The 2015 model provides an exhaustive list of economic,
environmental and social measures which are exempt under the
treaty. This includes taxation, intellectual property rights and
measures to protect macroeconomic stability.
The current move to terminate 68 BITs follows a 2016 attempt to
terminate 57 BITs. The India-Australia BIT was terminated by India
on March 23, 2017, but it has an extraordinary grandfather clause
that means its provisions apply to investments made before that
date for another 15 years.
The Indian Adani coal company threatened to use ISDS to sue the
Australian government if its investments made before the
termination were harmed by government regulation.
The Interim Australia India Economic Partnership Agreement
signed in 2022 did not have an Investment Chapter and so did not
contain ISDS. AFTINET is...
Fascinatingly, many Useless Eaters seem more au fait with the
monetary aspects of the Great Reset than they do the Depopulation
Agenda by Experimental Lethal Injections.
All over the world now, the winds of monetary change are felt to
be rising.
Countries presently interested in joining the BRICS grouping
include: Indonesia, Mexico, Argentina, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, UAE,
Egypt, Iran, and the front-runner, (formerly French) Algeria.
Reports by the Toowoomba
Chronicle revealed Harrison was highly respected in the local
community.
By TONY MOBILIFONITIS
PEOPLE in the town of Warwick and others across Australia are
wondering why police used a sonic torture device and strobe lights
against the political adviser and constitutional historian Steven
Harrison, found dead with a gunshot wound to the head.
The Queensland Police Ethical Standards Division will be
investigating the shooting. Why the devices were used against
Harrison, who posed no threat to anyone but was anonymously
reported to be carrying a sawn-off shotgun in his backyard, will be
noted with much interest.
Harrison was well known and well respected by people in Warwick
who organised a public memorial service for him on the Friday after
his death on Tuesday morning. Harrison had impaired eyesight and
lived on a disability benefit. He was an adviser for the Australian
Federation Party and was also known as a kind and devout
Christian.
Many concerned people will also be wondering if Harris...
From CNN: Three of the 10 people facing murder charges
in the death last week of a 28-year-old
Black man at a Virginia mental health facility were
security guards at the hospital who watched and then participated
in the fatal smothering, the prosecutor told CNN Friday.
The victims family wants
answers as to how a promising musician having what they called a
mental health crisis ended with him dying and why no one stood up
for him and kept him from being killed.
The county prosecutor said
seven law enforcement deputies, joined by the hospital workers,
smothered him to death while restraining him.
Ive never seen anything
like this, Commonwealths Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill said,
referring to unreleased video that shows the mans death.
Baskervill said the
hospital security guards passively watched the alleged smothering
but eventually joined in and piled on top of the victim along with
the deputies . . .
What are
attorneys saying?
Family attorneys say Otieno
posed no threat to the deputies.
Civil rights attorney Ben
Crump, who is working on behalf o...
ULMWP calls on international community to seek
conflict resolution in Papua
News Desk Susi Air Pilot Hostage
20 March 2023
Jayapura, Jubi The United Liberation Movement for
West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the international community to pay
serious attention to the escalated violence that continued to occur
in Papua, or internationally known as West Papua.
Randongkir said the TPNPB action was an effort to draw
world attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Papua, and to ask the
international community to recognize the political independence of
West Papua, which has been occupied by Indonesia since May 1, 1963.
Negotiations for the release of the Susi Air pilot are ongoing but
TPNPB does not want the Indonesian government to intervene in the
negotiations.
Randongkir said that in the past week, there had been
armed conflict between TPNPB and TNI in Puncak Papua, Intan Jaya,
Jayawijaya, and Yahukimo regencies. This shows the escalation of
armed conflict in Papua.
According to Randongkir, since 2018 there have been
more than 67,000 civilians displaced from conflict areas such as
Intan Jaya, Nduga, Puncak, Puncak Jaya, Yahukimo, Bintang
Mountains, and Maybrat regencies. They left their hometowns to seek
refuge in other areas.
On March 16, 2023 the local government and the
military began evacuating non-Papuans in Dekai, the capital of
Yahukimo Regency, using military cargo planes. Meanwhile, the
indigenous people of Yahukimo were not evacuated from the city of
Dekai, Randongkir said in a press release received by Jubi on
Saturday, March 18, 2023.
ULMWP assessed that the evacuation of non-Papuans was
part of the TNIs preparation to carry out full military operations.
This has the potential to cause human rights violations. Past
experience showed that TNI, when conducting military operations in
Papua, did not pay attention to international humanitarian law.
Today 21 March is world Harmony Day and the big day in a week of
activities, where we celebrate the gifts brought to all of us by
people from diverse Backgrounds. This year the theme is everyone
belongs. Harmony Day origin can be traced back to south Africa,
where on this date in 1960, police fired live ammunition into a
crowd of black people in a black township called Sharpeville, who
were demanding the abolition of the pass laws. These laws had taken
away their right of freedom of movement. Sixty-nine unarmed people
were killed. Images of what happened reverberated around a shocked
world.
Photo from The Journalist context matters: Burying
the Sharpeville dead.
The killing became known as the Sharpeville Massacre. It gave
rise to the global anti-Apartheid movement, and this contributed
hugely to the advancing the cause against racial intolerance
everywhere.
Less than a decade later the United Nations proclaimed March 21
the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination.
Intolerance still exists in some quarters. It is usually often
more subtle than it once was. The fact that it exists shows the
cause not yet completely won. at the same time, there are good
reasons to celebrate the achievements.
Australia is a good example. The diversity of peoples is
building a new nation with a unique and exiting multicultural
culture. We are much better off for it. Hasnt this change
brought about a greater depth and variety of what we eat, enriched
overall culture and lives?
I remember what it was like when I first arrived in this country
as a youngster. Because of my surname, I was called a Dago. This
meant Italian. Although not Italian, I know something of what the
Italians went through. I know how intolerance invited derision and
sometimes violence. Italians were accused of being a threat to the
Australian way of life.
Those who still feel threatened and insist multiculturalism is a
policy thrust on them, dont yet realise that the term is only a
description for what Australia has been since the arrival of the
First fleet. The emergence of a multicultural identity can be
traced back to the goldfields on the 1850s and the Eureka
upris...
In Menindee, New South Wales, millions of dead fish have been
found in the Darling River. Local authorities and scientists say
the die-off event is likely due to high temperatures and low oxygen
levels as water from recent floods recedes.
The dead fish are primarily bony herring, or bony bream, and
also include murray cod, carp, golden perch and silver perch.
These fish deaths are related to low oxygen levels in the water
(hypoxia) as flood waters recede, the New South Wales Department of
Primary Industries posted
on Facebook. Significant volumes of fish including Carp and
Bony Herring, nutrients and organic matter from the floodplain are
being concentrated back into the river channel.
According to the Department of Primary Industries, the area has
experienced widespread flooding. As the flood waters recede, oxygen
in the water depletes. The situation is worsened by a local heat
wave, which causes fish to require more oxygen, but the warmer
water holds less oxygen.
The department noted that bony herring population tends to boom
during floods and often then sees significant decrease as flood
waters recede, especially as this species is more vulnerable to low
oxygen levels and high temperatures. Similar incidents happened in
2018 and 2019,
Reuters reported, where thousands of fish died from extreme
temperature changes and poor water quality.
The region has been dealing with high temperatures and flooding,
and residents are now grappling with the sight and smell of dead
fish in the local river.
Weve just sort of started to clean up, and then this has
happened, and thats sort of youre walking around in a dried-up mess
and then youre smelling this putrid smell. Its a terrible smell and
horrible to see all those dead fish, said local resident Jan
Dening,
as reported by NBC News.
Locals are also concerned about potential health impacts of the
dead fish in the river.
The stink was terrible. I nearly had to put a mask on, local
nature photographer Geoff Looney told NBC News. I was worried about
my own health. That water right in the top comes down to our...
Dictatorships, third world countries, tyrannies and the death of
America are Donald J Trump's latest refrains on Truth Social, which
get repeated widely on Twitter, Facebook, along with many other
social media sites......Donald Trump is now calling on his
supporters, on Republicans and anyone else to protest in the
streets over his impending soft arrest(surrendering in person to an
indictment regardless of the severity of the charge).
Trump wants the country to rage and protest in the streets over
the fact he has to answer for crimes, for his crimes, albeit
crimes(The Stormy Daniels affair and hush money cover-up) that are
very minor in the scheme of things.
Donald Trump is getting his MAGA base all frothy and threatening
over these minor criminal charges against him, a crime he is 100%
guilty of, he had the tryst, cheated on Melania, with
Stormy, he had Michael Cohen pay off Stormy to keep her
silent, then Trump through financial accounting tricks used
donated campaign funds to pay the hush money, he ran the payments
through the Trump organization and even claimed it as a tax
deductible business expense....
That is the crime for which he must answer to next week, in
person.
An indictment means, for Trump, a quick pre-arranged
arrest and, just as quick, a prearranged release from
custody....Trial date(s)and appearance dates scheduled.....These
crimes, even when Trump is found guilty will not result in ANY
prison time and still Trump deems this action as grounds for
mass protests and mayhem in the streets......(gimmee a fucking
break, oh the humanity, Trump having to answer for crimes, fucking
snowflake)
Here is what Trump has bleated in the last few
hours....(The all caps are Trump's doing)
Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields has published an
article titled "We are not above criticism but these attacks go too
far", tearfully rending his garments over criticisms his paper's
three-part war-with-China propaganda series "Red Alert" has
received from former Prime Minister Paul Keating and from ABC's
Media Watch.----The whole article is Shields moaning about the way
Keating raked Australian war propagandists
Just wanted to share a link for a discord group I made.
I made a post before inquiring about any kind of club for playing
chess in Cairns, but it seems there aren't any real options. I
would like to try a grassroots effort, so if you are someone who is
perhaps interested in playing some over the board games, then feel
free to join and hopefully we can arrange something.
(L) Lord Milner, Photo: Londonremembers.com (C) stained glass
windows at Canberras War Memorial (R) Cover of Andrew Gibbs
book With Winston Churchill at the Front
by Mary W Maxwell, LLB
Please play this game with me for a moment. Pretend there is a
bloke named Johnny living in Blandland. He knows of a very
rich man in his country. Johnny goes to him and says he has heard
that the chemical rubi will soon be needed by everyone and he knows
of the only land where rubi is found. He offers to do all the
violence necessary to take ov...
PRESS RELEASE MOIRA DEEMING LIBERAL MP WESTERN METROPOLITAN
REGION Personal statement: I have been informed that there will be
a vote in the Liberal Party room to determine whether I should be
allowed to remain or be expelled from the Parliamentary Party. Let
me clear I have done...
When Australia vassal be thy name assumed responsibilities for
not only throwing money at both US and British shipbuilders,
lending up territory and naval facilities for war like a gambling
drunk, and essentially asking its officials to commit seppuku for
the Imperium, another task was given. While the []
Coalition forces in Afghanistan, including Australian Special
Forces acted under instruction from the Coalition to engage in
missions to kill high value targets who appeared on a sanctioned
liquidation list - the Joint Priority Effects List (JPEL). These
were high value targets, Directly Participating in Hostilities
(DPH). The parameters for...
Hi I am a researcher from the University of Sydney. We are
recruiting participants to better understand lived experience of
individuals with an eating disorder who are on prescription
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Victoria Police have been covering up crimes of people in
positions of authority, especially their 'bosses' you know those in
government, since their inception in 1853.
NEVER forget that the colonys criminals (albeit better behaved
ones), instead of 'honourable' people, were recruited by the
government to become police officers, where they have evolved into
a more formidable (criminal) force.
Today its very difficult to get an officer charged by our
corrupt legal system.
Even if the police get caught by the serfs committing criminal
offences, their brethren in the judicature will exonerate them of
any alleged wrong-doing.
Those who arent are the scapegoats, only for display purposes
to give the serfs the illusion that justice exists.
It seems that police have been covering for Monseigneur Day
from Mildura with regards to child abuse.
As the saying goes: We investigated ourselves and found we did
nothing wrong.
Heres Deputy Commissioner of the day, Neil OLoughlin to the
rescue.
I've been looking on the Townsville Facebook page, with no luck.
I might try my luck here. Would anyone have or know somebody, with
a nice car to take to formal?
Weve reached the final week of the campaign, and many of you
will read this email while on pre-poll or the doors, speaking to
voters and persuading them to choose Labor and a Fresh Start for
NSW. Its been a hectic campaign and we know that when youre working
this...
By now, everyone has heard the news that the ICC wants Putin to
answer for his heinous war crimes. The reason given for his
summons? He helped relocate children from the Donbass to Russia and
put the orphans up for adoption with church families.
Internally, it made for good PR.
I find it hilarious that the ICC decided to
hang their hat on the kidnapping children thing.
Like their big time international war criminal and genocide
proponent is a 38 year old former children's guitar instructor
married to a priest. It boggles the mind pic.twitter.com/zqFqWG9Aqt
But, youd never hear about it in the West, because the media is
controlled by the you-know-whos and the various spook agencies, who
are themselves also largely taken over by you-know-whoish
interests.
Undoubtedly, this marks an escalation. No negotiations are
allowed with a country led by an Amalek
war criminal. Putin is now officially Gadaffi, Milosevic, and
Hitler. Lets hope, for Russias sake at least, that things turns out
better for him.
Heres what Strelkov thinks:
A day has passed since the media informed us that
the Hague freaks issued a warrant for the arrest of Putin. Frankly,
at the beginning I had a mixed feeling from this news: 1) bad (no
matter how I personally feel about the personality of the person
who is our president we have no other (we are being punished for
our sins). And as regards the insulting warrant this is a spit not
only on him, but also on Russia (which, alas, he is being allowed
to lead); 2) at the same time, the timid hope has revived again
that at least fearing the same fate of Gaddafi, this will stir
things up a little This is, of course, unjustified optimistim. At
the moment there is no proof for this hope in just a day, loyal
officials, deputies and journalists of all stripes managed to
convince me that the authorities are stronger than ever in their
implacable cretinism and we can only hope for their enlightenment
immediately before the end of Putins career a la Gaddafi when for
us (and for them too) it will be too late. (Well, that is, I havent
lost all hope, but so far there is nothing to be optimistic
about).
Strelkov makes the same argument that I did recently. T...
An analysis of the rising inflation and concurrent collapse of
Silicon Valley Bank proved that more than 186 banks in the U.S. are
at risk of a similar shutdown if depositors decide to withdraw all
funds.
A recent wave of climate protests has been sweeping through
Australia this past week, including a march through Brisbanes Queen
Street Mall.
The protest was led by student organisations including Socialist
Alternative and UQ and QUT student union, who were pushing against
major coal and gas projects which they say would greatly exacerbate
the effects of climate change.
The Wires Nicholas Powell spoke to organisers and protesters
about the event and how different generations are reacting to the
changes.
Image: Brisbane climate activists: Photo
by Nicholas Powell
Produced By: Nicholas Powell
Featured In Story: UQ Student Union Environment
Officer, Laura Nolan, UQ Student Union Environment Officer, Ella,
and Extinction Rebellion climate activist, John Sheridan
Australians have shown themselves to be a
resilient lot over recent years. But behind such a broad statement,
the reality also is that 1 in 4 Australians are currently
experiencing feelings of loneliness and isolation, which is why
making connections with our neighbors and local community so
important and this is what Neighbours Every Day is all
about.
Neighbours Every Day is Australias year-round
celebration of community by encouraging all of us to build
respectful and supportive relationships with their community every
day.
This Sunday, March 26 is Neighbour Day, and to
talk about the importance of connecting with our neighbors, The
Wires Aryana Mohmood spoke with ABC TVs Gardening Australia and
environmental educator, Costa Georgiadis
Produced By: Aryana Mohmood
Featured In Story: ABC TVs Gardening Australia
and environmental educator, Costa Georgiadis
Australian students have been found to be using
AI software ChatGPT to write whole university assignments, and this
has spread concern about how AI will threaten current university
policies.
ChatGPT works by scanning the web in real time
and writing text in a human-like manner to any prompt given to it
by the user.
Many universities hold opposing responses to
the use of AI technology, with some considering it to be cheating,
others are encouraging the integration of this software and
proposing policy changes to allow for it.
The Wires Kailah Rushton spoke to University of
Queensland professor, Brian Lovell to find out more
Image: courtesy of Andrew Neel |
Pexels
Produced By: Kailah Rushton
Featured In Story: University of Queensland
professor, Brian Lovell, and University of South Australia
lecturer, Vitomir Kovanovic
The Australian Governments announcement to
create a path to permanent residence for Temporary Protection and
SHEV visa holders has been welcomed by refugee advocate groups.
However, the fate of thousands of other refugees and asylum seekers
in Australia remains uncertain.
The changes fall short of anacross-the-board solutionfor all
31,000 people subject to the TPV and SHEV regime. So, while there
have been changes, the TPV structures remain
intact.
Approximately 12,000 people who hadnt yet been
issued a TPV or SHEV will continue to live in
limbo.
The Wires Aryana Mohmood spoke with Migration
Community Engagement Practitioner, Rebecca Lim, to find out
more.
Rebeccas book Does Australia Love
Its Neighbour: Lived Experiences of Queenslanders Working with People
Seeking Asylum, is available for purchase.
Image: Image courtesy of Alex Dugquem |
Pexels
Produced By: Aryana Mohmood
Featured In Story: Migration Community
Engagement Practitioner, Rebecca Lim
On Saturday the 18th of March, the Brisbane
community joined the Black Peoples Union and Treaty Before the
Voice Members in protesting against the voice to
parliament.
While support for the Voice is widespread, some
sections of the population both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal have
dismissed the Voice as inconsequential, arguing the focus should
instead be on establishing a treaty.
Activists and protesters argue a Voice will
lead only to talk, and the real goal should be a law that
guarantees the civil rights of First Nations peoples.
The Wires Chloe White attended the rally and
spoke with protesters and organisers of the event.
Image: Protest against the voice members |
Courtesy Chloe White
Produced By: Chloe White
Featured In Story: Sam Watson | BPU Member , Em
Randall | BPU Member , Uncle Koko | Member of the Treaty Before
Voice movement , and Afrida | Supporter and Protester
UPDATE - from The Australian. Former SAS trooper Oliver Schulz,
41, was arrested in regional NSW on Monday morning and was expected
to face local court later in the day. It will be alleged he
murdered an Afghan man while deployed to Afghanistan with the
Australian Defence Force, the AFP...
Sometimes, comfort and routine can prevent us from blossoming
into the best person that we can be. After a while, many of us get
used to wearing the same jeans and jacket every time we go out.
While theres nothing wrong with wearing simple outfits, changing
up your style every once in a while might actually do wonders for
your self confidence.
In this blog, were going to discuss five fun and easy ways to
change your style.
Hair Extensions
If you want to know what you look like with longer hair, you dont
have to wait for it to grow out anymore.
Hair extensions
are a great, low commitment way of changing up your hairstyle. With
the added length you can begin experimenting with styles like dutch
braids, high ponytails, updos and so on.
This temporary accessory can be used to figure out what
hairstyle suits you without having to commit too much time and
effort into growing out and maintaining your real hair.
There are also a wide variety of coloured
extensions, ranging from blonde to fuchsia pink. This is a
great way to try out different highlights and to see what suits
your natural hair colour and your overall style.
Experiment With Jewellery
Jewellery has been used for many different purposes throughout
history. Theyve been used as status symbols, spiritual artifacts,
mediums of artistic expression and so on.
As a result of jewellery being a prominent part of many cultures
throughout the ages, there is now a diverse range of jewellery
designs available in stores all around the world.Nowadays, plenty
of online stores on Etsy and other sites sell a lot of jewellery
with innovative designs that arent available in most retailers.
Some designers put a modern spin on traditional jewellery but
plenty of manufacturers still maintain the original aesthetics. So,
if you want to represent your own culture within a modern outfit,
jewellery is a great way to do so.
Change Your Makeup Routine
Clothes and accessories arent the only things that contribute to
your look. Your choice of ...
Lies come in all shapes and forms, where
some are blatant and others are 'white' ones.
Also a common lie is one of omission, where this is the case with regards to a
so called 'arrest' warrant against USSR President Vladimir
Putin.
Rupert Murdoch's 'investigative' journalists
stated that there has been an arrest warrant issued for Vladimir
Putin from the ICC (International Criminal Court).
BUT, those so called 'investigative'
journalists' (deliberately) forgot to mention how invalid this so
called 'warrant' really is.
The ICC is not a 'real' court but rather an
organisation or tribunal with very limited jurisdiction.
IT is based on consent from its signatories
only where those who have not signed up the court cannot issued
with any lawful instruments to make executable warrant valid.
Currently, Russia, illustrated in orange was
a signatory that withdrew its signature
consent.
Ukraine depicted in yellow, indicates that
it is a signatory, where there is no formal ratification, keeping
in mind that Crimea is an (allegedly) autonomous republic in the
south.
Papua New Guinean employers are bracing for a fierce battle to
attract and retain skilled workers.
Students
at the University of Papua New Guineas School of Medicine and
Health Sciences. Credit: Australian Government
While the skills base in PNG has improved significantly since
the construction period of the countrys first LNG project, which
peaked in 2012, employers and recruiters are already witnessing a
new war for talent in anticipation of PNGs next gas project,
Papua LNG.
We will be doubling our team in PNG. Thats reflective of the
growth we see coming on the horizon, Kristine Berry, Managing
Director of recruitment company Peopleconnexion,
tells Business Advantage PNG.
Its growth across the board; from hospitality through to senior
executives, to sales, and a lot more technical specialist
roles.
Filling the void
Employers are already struggling to find staff for key
specialist roles.
Were operating with over 20 vacancies including maintenance and
automation engineers thats where we have big gaps, says Ed
Weggemans, Managing Director of SP Brewery.
Finding good skilled people has been a bit of a challenge for
us, agrees Hulala Tokome, Country Director of Puma Energy. Tokome
notes, however, the country has an abundance of unskilled
labour.
While recruiters typically start by trying to match employers
with skilled Papua New Guinean workers, hiring offshore talent can
be equally tough, given global skills shortages. The Australian
labour market, which has historically supplied many skilled workers
to PNG, is super tight and super expensive, says Berry. Her company
has expanded its skills search globally: We are bringing people
from everywhere in the world to PNG.
We shouldnt be importing unskilled or semi-skilled labour. But,
unfortunately,...
Huh. That was interesting. Having previously blessed Sydney,
Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide with her presence, the fifth leg of
Posie Parkers publicity tour took place in Melbourne on the steps
of the Victorian Parliament on Saturday. Along with a posse
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Plenty of Bush Stone Curlews on the ground in Townsville (lately
breeding in gardens close to my door) but less often caught
overhead in daylight. Above, one of 36 or so put to flight as I
sploshed the other morning across Rowes Bay Lagoon, part of
which backs onto my retirement village.
Even less common, mud crab - getting crabby about camera lens being
thrust in its face on the same morning.
Rather better looking (unless you're into crabs) and always
sounding joyously alive, Varied Honeyeater in pink cl...
Heres Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto saying Moira
Deeming will be sacked from the Liberal Party because she has an
association with people who promote Nazi views. Its a slur that is
equally outrageous and false. He looks stressed. @MoiraDeemingMP
pic.twitter.com/kF8eRQrBZP John Ruddick (@JohnRuddick2) March 19,
2023
If I asked you what the signs of a toxic relationship were, what
would you say? Most of us would likely name off something obvious,
like abuse or something to that effect, but at the end of the day,
the signs of a toxic relationship arent always so overt or even
expected.
Being in a toxic relationship can be draining, and destructive,
and can change who you are as a person. No one walks away from a
toxic relationship unscathed, even if the damage is just slight.
With that being said, the signs arent always obvious. Below, I will
go over 7 signs of a toxic relationship.
1. Contempt.
Contempt is what happens when you begin tearing your partner
down, or vice versa, in passive-aggressive ways. Based on the
research, this habit is the number one predictor of relationship
failure. Examples of contempt are mocking your partner while they
are in another room, snide remarks, or merely feelings of complete
disdain towards your partner.
2. Lack of support.
In a toxic relationship, there is no support. Instead, both
partners are always at odds with one another. Rather than building
each other up, they are too busy tearing each other down.
3. Control/obsession.
It is not cute or healthy for control and obsession to be the
main theme in a relationship. When one or both partners begins
blowing up the others phone because they didnt answer back within a
few minutes, there is a problem. Other examples of this may be if
your partner wont allow you around certain people, stalks you down
when you arent around one another, or refuses to let you have any
time apart because you might cheat.
4. You are always trying to change each other.
Toxic relationships arent always toxic people. In fact, a toxic
dynamic can be born when two people just simply arent right for one
another. When this happens, a toxic push/pull begins to take place,
in which both partners are always trying to get their needs met by
someone who simply cannot meet them.
5. Dishonesty.
Dishonesty is toxic, plain and simple. While we may all say a
little white lie here and there, when one or both partners is
always lying, it reaches a toxic level.
6. Denial.
One major sign of toxicity is denial. Do you find yourself
constantly making excuses for your relationship? If so, then its
likely toxic.
7. Walking on eggshells.
If you are always having to walk on eggshells, to avoid setting
your partner off, then you are likely in a toxic relationship. No
one should have to hold back how they really feel, If you cannot
express a different opinion in the presence of your partner because
you fear retaliation, your relationship is toxic.
Valentina Petrillo, a male runner who self identifies as a
woman, breaks the record and wins his 8th women's title in Italy
pic.twitter.com/xtI8hKdN93 Edwin (@Edwin07011) March 19, 2023
In place of reflection and reform, our leaders have committed to
an ever-greater intermeshing of Australian and American forces:
what is referred to in contemporary military double-speak as
interoperability. The new AUKUS framework has largely extended the
surrendering of our sovereignty and capacity for independent
defence decision-making to the American Empire.
When Net Zero obsessed Aussie Federal and State Governments
announced large scale electricity grid extensions to service
renewable energy installations, they forgot to talk to the land
owners.
This morning, over a coffee at my local, I paged through The Age
newspaper. The headline: Japan Does Nothing As Australian
Kids Snatched (below) and double-page spread above
Japan does nothing as 82 Australian kids abducted.
This is The Age online
report:
An investigation by The Age, The
Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minute...
Despite the long-term time frame of the strategy, there is no
reference so far to inequality in the region or to human rights,
labour rights or environmental standards.
The strategy will not take the form of a legally enforceable
trade agreement, but is likely to be a series of Memoranda of
Understanding to increase Australian trade and investment in the
region. The strategy will include topics like supply chains, green
economy/environment, agriculture and digital trade. These will sit
alongside trade agreements like the Australia-ASEAN-NZ FTA and the
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The
AFTINET submission argues that the strategy should include the
Governments goals consisting of justice and equality, sharing
the benefits of increased trade and investment, and the need to
reduce carbon emissions.
The submission notes that seven of the ten ASEAN countries are
also involved in the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF). This is
also not a traditional trade agreement. However, human rights,
labour rights and environmental standards are included in the
negotiating goals, even if it is not clear how they will be
implemented.
The submission provides evidence of deficits in both commitments
and implementation of human rights and labour rights in some ASEAN
countries, and serious violations, including imprisonment and
unlawful killings in Myanmar, Cambodia, the Philippines, and
Indonesia (West Papua).
The submission recognises that ASEAN trading partners include
developing countries and least developed countries and that they
will require cooperation and support to implement these standards
over time, including specific support from Australias Official
Development Assistance programs.
These commitments should ultimately be incorporated into legally
enforceable trade agreements with the same access to dispute
settlement as other chapters in those agreements.
Australias relationship with Papua New Guinea continues to be
tainted by racism inherent in Australia's predominantly
European society. In many respects, Australia has its doors closed
on Papua New Guinea, be it in politics, economics, business, or in
social and cultural domains such as sports.
Australia treats PNG at a different level of cooperation
characterized by racially discriminatory attitudes, which is very
unbecoming of regional power. It is pretty difficult for a PNG
native to enter Australia and access its goods and services which
other Pacific Islanders can do with ease.
Some examples of incidents that come to mind are;
Papua New Guineans are not at all considered for taking up
citizenship in Australia. In other words, PNG remains the least
considered country by Australia for awarding citizenship.
In 2022, there were only 2 native Papua New Guineans, apart from
a mixed parentage, playing first-grade rugby in the NRL despite the
fact that PNG has a feeder club in Hunters to NRL. On the other
hand, other Pacific Islanders are recruited in big numbers,
although they don't have a feeder club like PNG does.
We can give Australians visas on arrival yet they cannot
reciprocate. Visa processing for PNG is done in another foreign
country away from PNG despite the fact that Australia has the
biggest embassy in PNG. Currently, the Australian embassy in Fiji
serves visas for PNG citizens traveling to Australia.
We contribute a small number of Seasonal Workers yet under
strict conditions whereas other Pacific Islanders are recruited in
big numbers minus the restrictions applied on PNG
citizens.
Business Conferences for PNG Businesses are conducted in
Australia rather than in PNG exploiting and depriving PNG of
much-needed income created from such events.
Almost 50 years of Australias Aid has seen little or no impact
on the development prospects for PNG as the boomerang aid money
continues to be systematically channeled back to
Australia.
It's quite a technical speech from the RBA's Assistant Governor
- you might like to give it a miss if monetary policy isn't your
thing. ...conditions in global bond markets have been strained
recently following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in the United
States. Volatility in Australian financial markets...
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing an enormous
backlash against his attempt to force through a rise in the
pension age from 62 to 64. Facing the possibility of a loss in the
parliament, Macron used the controversial and unpopular 49.3
special powers, which provide the means to avoid a vote. This time
he faced the prospect of some of his Renaissance party members
crossing the floor.
These powers have been increasingly used since the government
lost its majority in the last election in June last year.
Protests against the latest move to increase he pension age were
immediate. French citizens hit the streets, and they have gone on
since without letup. In some Cases, notably in the capital
Paris, police moved in with batons and shields, and used teargas
and water cannon. Similar scenes have been seen in other major
cities like Rennes, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, and Bordeaux.
France pension protests
Video from CNN News
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Unions have vowed to keep on fighting to protect pension rights
that they had fought for in the past.
Justifying the move, Prime Minister lisabeth Borne told the
lower house of parliament, known as the National Assembly:
We cannot bet on the future of our pensions and this reform is
necessary,
Most French do not agree.
Macron Has threatened to dissolve the Assembly and call new
elections. The threat is not likely to materialise because there is
a very good chance he would lose.
Protests sweep France after pension reform is
forced through by Macron.
21st
December 2021 a totial of 2,238 had died from covid-19
Good news at last but not for the 261
families of the lastest victims of the illegal importation of
COVID-19. The death toll has slowed down for the moment, but will
soon reach and then pass 20,000.
A well-selected Channel 9 team at the oval table reflects the
correct amount of bias. The panel was factually misinformed and
full of speculation to deflect the real story of the Train
family.
Lobby Team from West Papua assures Dalesa of same focus
for full MSG Membership
By Len Garae
Mar 18, 2023
Papua Merderka Leaders of Chiefs Councils of Port Vila Town, Silae
Vanua and Tabumamele, Chairman Dalesas Executive and Mr.
Rumakiek
By Len Garae
The highest ranking lobby team from all regions
of West Papua made up of high chiefs say they and their people
support United Liberation Movement of West Papuas (ULMWP) sole
application for full membership in the Melanesian Spearhead Group
(MSG).
The team has delivered an assurance to the Chiefs, Government,
Civil Society and people of Vanuatu that their people support
ULMWPs application word for word.
The confirmation was made in its first discussions with the
Chairman of Vanuatu Free West Papua Association (VFWPA), Mr. Job
Dalesa and his Executive in Port Vila this week.
They delivered the message following a similar extensive tour of
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji with the same appeal
seeking all forms of support from each Melanesian country to
support ULMWPs application for full membership of MSG this
year.
The assurance by the team that it is carrying the wishes of the
people of Mainland West Papua has been welcomed by Chairman Dalesa
and his group since it has erased any rumour of disunity by
different groups concerning the ULMWP application for full
membership of MSG, at this time of the countdown towards the MSG
Summit in Port Vila by mid-year.
This was the thorn which was understood to have continued to
deny all ULMWPs applications in the past.
Now what this amounts to is a heart throbbing desire for all
chiefs backed by a prayer by all churches throughout Melanesia, for
all member countries of MSG to grant ULMWP full membership of its
God given right to claim its empty chair in the Melanesian
body.
The team from West Papua is led by ULMWP Secretary General, Rex
Rumakiek, who is based in Australia.
Mr. Rumakiek has been a constant campaigner for West Papua
freedom since the 1970s when Vanuatu was still a British/French
colony.
Each time you brushyour teeth, shave, or shower, think
about the amount of water youre wasting. Do you have the tap on
full blast while you scrub those pearly whites? Do you leave the
shower on for too long while its heating up? All these seemingly
harmless habits can waste a lot of water over a long period of
time. Wasting heated water is also a significant concern as it can
add to your utility bills and increase your personal carbon
emissions.
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