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Tuesday, 04 April

23:13

Doubleduke tree protest "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Lismore law student Kashmir Miller was today dangling from a tree 25 m up attached to 3 tree harvesting implements.

She was in the Doubleduke State Forest 50 km south of Lismore where a sizeable chunk of the forest has been closed whilst some tree harvesting is taking place.

Habitat has been greatly decreased for owls, gliders and koalas following busfires, and protesters are concerned that more will disappear.

Forestry Corporation (Formerly Forestry NSW) say that 1% of State forests have timber felling operations in any given year and that each area is regrown.

Image: Image; Supplied courtesy Save the Banyabba Koala group

Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Anastasia Guise Ecologist

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 4 April 2023

The post Doubleduke tree protest appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.

22:28

Astra Zeneca 'vaccine' withdrawn from Australia "IndyWatch Feed National"

AstraZeneca is no longer available in Australia There was a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and a rare but serious side effect called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS). TTS was very rare. In Australia, the rate of AstraZeneca-related TTS was estimated to be: about 2 per 100,000 people vaccinated with...

22:24

Trump to face criminal charges "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

With a great deal of fanfare Donald Trump arrived in New York to face charges from his 2016 payoff to Stormy Daniels.  Usually, a presidential candidate suffering such a scandal combined with the locker room talk tape that earned instant dismissal for Today host Billy Bush, the political fallout would have been terminal.

Today we have the ex president trying to turn a criminal charge into a campaign opportunity.

Image: Image: Courtesy R. Chambers

Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Bruce Wolpe, US Studies Centre University of Sydney and former White House Staff member

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 4 April 2023

The post Trump to face criminal charges appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.

22:24

Elias Davidsson Interpreted 9-11 As a Violation of Human Rights Law "IndyWatch Feed National"

This is thought to be the Bible of Nat Turner, leader of the slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.

by Mary W Maxwell, LLB

Many people are interested in 9-11, sensing that the facts should not be swept away by US government, media, and other entities. There are many groups, known as truth communities, that have spent much time in the 21 years since September 11, 2001, trying to figure out ways to deal with this calamity. Individual researchers, too, have worked hard to illuminate the situation or to pin blame.

In 2006, when he was living in Iceland, Elias Davidsson attended to the 9-11 issue from his perspective as a human rights advocate. In particular, he looked to human rights bodies and judiciaries to see what concepts had been developed about the right to truth. He also ran a website, juscogens.com, where he uploaded the works of truthers if they had a legal angle.

I was not aware, until today, of an article that Elias uploaded to scribd.com back in 2006, when he lived in Iceland. It has two parts, of which Part I is the kind of legal thing I just described, and Part II is about specifics of 9-11.

Since he subsequently updated the specifics of 9...

20:13

Mobile phone ban in public high schools "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

The NSW government begins its ban on mobile phone usage in public high school in term four this year to improve students learning and social development. Doctor Danielle Einstein, a clinical psychologist and Adjunct Fellow at the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University explains the impact of mobile usage on metal health and the well being of high school students

Image: Image: Shutterstock

Produced By: Phuong Tran

Featured In Story: Doctor Danielle Einstein, Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct Fellow at the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 4 April 2023

The post Mobile phone ban in public high schools appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.

20:12

RBA Interest Rates Pause "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Economists were divided on whether the RBA would pause their incremental rises in Interest Rates in their battle against inflation.

The tipping of the balance in favour of holding the existing rates was the better than expected Inflation figures from last week; indicating that finally the interest rate rises were gaining traction.

Mortgage holders will have some relief, but we may find that oil prices could dictate the next decisions.

Image: Image: Courtesy R Chambers

Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Tim Harcourt Industry Professor and Chief Economist University of Technology Sydney

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 4 April 2023

The post RBA Interest Rates Pause appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.

18:15

Jims Mowing founder fools MSM with micronation joke "IndyWatch Feed National"

The founder of Jims Mowing has tricked the mainstream media into reporting an April Fools joke announcing he will form his own micronation in Jims Mowing founder fools MSM with micronation joke

17:56

Townsville radio "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

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Who does everyone listen to in the morning?

Did anyone catch 106.3 Crystal crying this morning?

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14:46

Queensland Pacific [ASX:QPM] Strikes Deal with German Suppliers "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Critical metals and clean energy developers in the emerging lithium-ion battery and EV sector, Queensland Pacific Metals [ASX:QPM] soared by 24% in share price earlier today.

The jump came after the group announced a new collaboration agreement with a collective of German suppliers, such as Plinke GmbH, Andritz Separation GmbH, and Siemens Ltd, regarding the supply of capital and equipment for the groups TECH Project.

QPM says the total indication of funding as part of the debt process exceeds AU$1.4 billion.

QPMs shares were trading for 13 cents at the time of writing leaping by 33% in the past month and 18% so far in 2023:

ASX:QPM Queensland Pacific Metals Stock Chart News 2023

Source: tradingview.com

 

Queensland Pacifics German deal

Following a German trade delegation in Australia, Queensland Pacific drew up a contract with a collection of German suppliers as a collaboration agreement.

So far, Queensland Pacific has been working closely with the German suppliers for the feasibility study and ongoing engineering work for the shared interest in the TECH Project.

Now QPM is working closely yet again with the German suppliers to ensure the promised equipment will meet the projects specific requirements.

As part of the agreement terms, QMP stated that it expects the German suppliers to:

  • collaborate to advance the TECH Project for the mutual benefit of all parties;

  • collaborate to ensure that proposed equipment to be supplied will be designed and constructed to meet the requirements of the TECH Project;

  • work towards providing performance guarantees for their equipment; and

  • ...

02:56

The links between pollution and miscarriage: 'This is the stuff nightmares are made of' "IndyWatch Feed National"

The world we live in is slowly poisoning every single one of us. And the chemicals doing the most damage are byproducts of the fossil fuel industry, agribusiness and manufacturing. There doesn't seem to be the appetite at a regulatory or governmental level to stop it. In Australia, 50,000 agricultural, industrial and veterinary chemicals are being used; 1,500 are suspected to interfere with endocrine function, which is essential to the healthy working of our reproductive and hormonal systems. Only a very small number have been tested. Microplastics, which can cause inflammation in the body, is being found in our blood streams and also in the placentas of unborn fetuses. Walking down a major intersection during rush hour can expose you to as much particulate matter as a major bushfire event. Even if chemicals are tested, the testing regimen means that chemicals are only being tested in isolation and not in conjunction with others to see how compounds react. Also, they might be tested for carcinogenic effects ... but the test subjects aren't monitored for other ill-effects, such as endocrine disruption. Some effects take place long after the research has concluded. Some of these chemicals can stay in the body forever. Or affect the way our DNA functions. Theres even an Australian website (not widely enough publicised) called yourfertility.org.au. It has an entire section on chemicals in our environment and what to avoid, stating that avoiding these chemicals may increase the chance of having a baby.

Note: The above was written by Isabelle Oderberg, author of Hard to Bear: Investigating the science and silence of miscarriage. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on corporate corruption and health from reliable major media sources.

01:30

Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan democracy rally in Bali "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

https://asiapacificreport.nz/2023/04/03/australian-advocacy-group-condemns-indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-democracy-rally-in-bali/

Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan democracy rally in Bali

By APR editor
April 3, 2023

Asia Pacific Report

The Australia West Papua Association has condemned an Indonesian crackdown on a peaceful Papua self-determination rally in Bali at the weekend after a militant nationalist group targeted the Papuan students.

The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City held the rally on Saturday calling on the Indonesian government to hold a referendum for self-determination for the Papuan people.

The theme of the rally was Democracy and human rights die, Papuan people suffocate but security forces broke up protest when militants clashed with the students.

Yet again a simple peaceful rally by West Papuans was forced to be disbanded by police because of the attack on the demonstrators by an Indonesian nationalist group, said Joe Collins of the AWPA.

And Jakarta wonders why West Papuans want their freedom.

A spokesperson for the student group AMP said there was a lack of freedom of expression in West Papua and the human rights situation was getting worse.

As the rally started, it was blocked by members of the Indonesian nationalist group Patriot Garuda Nusantara (PGN).

Intelligence officers
The AMP action coordinator, Herry Meaga, said in a statement that a number of intelligence officers had also been monitoring the clashes.

Meaga said the students had tried to negotiate with a number of the PGN coordinators but the situation deteriorated.

Clashes broke out between the two groups when the PGN crowd started to push the AMP group, and tried to seize their banners.

The PGN threw stones and bottles. There were injuries on both sides as the groups clashed.

According to an article in the...

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Monday, 03 April

23:26

What the heck is sociogenomics? "IndyWatch Feed National"

I was asked recently about sociogenomics, and I had to stop and think because I was unfamiliar with the word. At a guess, I thought it would about looking for correlations between genes and socioeconomic groups, ethnicities, and races using tools like genome wide association studies and polygenic scores you know, Bell Curve shit. To me, it sounded ominous and catastrophically bad, something that would shift into plain old eugenics and evolve into Nazi shit. But what do I know? I had to go look it up. I was just guessing.

Guess what? I guessed right.

Sociogenome is the comprehensive study of the role of genes and gene-environment (GxE) interaction on reproductive behaviour. Until now, social science research has focussed on socio-environmental explanations, largely neglecting the role of genes.

Drawing from recent unprecedented advances in molecular genetics we examine whether there is a genetic component to reproductive outcomes, including age at first birth, number of children and infertility and their interaction with the social environment.

Uh-oh. Theyre just going to take modern genetic techniques and apply them to sociology. But these techniques will not give them the answers they want! Theyll reveal rough correlations, but they wont untangle genetics and environmental factors they cant. This is a problem that has been pointed out to behavioral genetics researchers for years, and they just go sailing on ahead.

In the past decade and a half, sociologists and demographers have sought to integrate genetic data into their empirical analyses. To do so, they have drawn on recently developed high-throughput sequencing and genotyping technologies, which allow the entire genome to be mapped. They also follow in the line of a research specialty, behavioural genetics, which rose to prominence in the 1970s. This area, which focused notably on the genetic determination of intelligence, attracted severe criticisms, including among demographers (Jacquard, 1978; Vetta and Courgeau, 2003; Courgeau, 2017). However, these criticisms do not always seem to have been heard, and the emergence of new data and techniques has given rise to new problems, as indicated by calls for caution from learned societies in human genetics (Socit franaise de gntique humaine, 2010; Risch, 2016; Socit franaise de gntique humaine, 2018).

Lets look at an example of a sociogenomics study that was summarized in Wired. It does not reassure me.

The UK BioBank is the single largest public genetic repository in the world, with samples of the genetic blueprints of h...

22:50

Singapore Airlines free Singapore tour for transfer and transit passengers "IndyWatch Feed National"

Singapore Airlines free Singapore tour for transfer and transit passengers first shown on Taazakhabar News

Singapore Airlines - free Singapore tour for transfer and transit passengers

Changi Airport Group (CAG), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) re-launched the Free Singapore Tour after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19. Three of the existing tours available since pre-Covid-19  the City Sights Tour, Heritage Tour, and Jewel Tour have been refreshed to include new points of interest. A brand-new Changi Precinct Tour will introduce travellers to the interesting sights and sounds of the eastern region surrounding Singapore Changi Airport. Each tour lasts 2.5 hours and will be available daily, with plans to progressively increase to nine hours a day.

With transit and transfer passengers accounting for about 30% of passenger traffic at Changi Airport pre-pandemic, the tour was first introduced in 1987 to enhance the airports attractiveness as a transfer hub and to entice transit and transfer passengers to visit Singapore as a holiday destination. In 2019, over 80,000 passengers went on the Free Singapore Tour. The top markets were India, Australia, and Indonesia, with Indian and Australian travellers making up more than one-third of the total participants.

New Changi Precinct Tour to showcase eastern Singapore

The Changi Precinct Tour is a new itinerary that will bring participants to the eastern part of Singapore to visit local community spaces such as the Tampines heartland and to admire the rustic charms of Changi Village and Changi Beach. It offers a glimpse into how local residents live, and tells the tale of Singapores history on this part of t...

21:22

NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

050423 Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited donates K100,000 to support the Bougainville Regional Games in Wakunai district
New Dawn FM News

Kumul Petroleum Holdings donates K100,000 to support Bougainville Regional Games in Wakunai district, Central Bougainville.
Minister for Community Development Hon Morris Opeti thanked the Chief Executive Officer Craig Schulz and Managing Director Wapu Sonk for their support and contribution for recognizing sports in Bougainville.
Hon Opeti also thanked the media team for promoting and showcasing the upcoming sporting talents in the region.
I also thank the Bougainville Sports Foundation officer Mr Joseph Mobisi, the technical staff and officials of the departments organizing committee, he said. KPHL is among others sponsors who pledged their support and contribution to Sports in Bougainville including National Gaming Control Board (NGCB), our National MPs, through the office of the Regional MP Hon Peter Tsiamalili Junior. ENDS///AK

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21:06

Inconvenient Lies, Follow The Science, Bragg and Soros "IndyWatch Feed National"

by G5

Inconvenient Lies

The growing industry of the exposure of The Inconvenient Climate Lies.

Excess Carbon in the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans. Carbon Dioxide is essential for plants to manufacture essential Oxygen. 

In the present era of the past century, The Earths Surface has naturally risen very slightly and without the syllogistic and sophist anthropogenic distortion.

The retort of: The Science is Settled; is as big a lie as that of Follow The Science; of The Covid Fraud.

The definitions...

20:48

Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 Bizjet VH-LXZ "Navair 131" Calls into Mackay Airport - Plus More! "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

On Wednesday 8 March, Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 bizjet VH-LXZ as "Navair 131" visited Mackay Airport from Bankstown and Cessnock.


File photo

While McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-SUY visited Emerald Airport from the Sunshine Coast and Archerfield. 

Avcair (Avgunn) LearJet 60 bizjet VH-ILJ flew up from Brisbane to Mackay Airport before then calling into Bundaberg Airport and Gladstone Airport before returning to Brisbane.

And overnight and in the wee small hours of Wednesday 8 March, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFB "Ambulance 624" was noted visiting Rockhampton Airport.  It arrived from Townsville and later departed to Brisbane.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 8 March, Nebrean P/L Hawker Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air 250 VH-JHP was noted visiting Rockhampton Airport.  It looked to arrive from Toowoomba and Orange before later departing to Tennant Creek. 


UPDATE!  On...

20:30

We Can Have Both More Housing and Good Urban Form "IndyWatch Feed National"

 

The density question is one that I get so frequently that I wrote an article about it way back in 2015. What is the proper density required to build a Strong Town? In these conversations, I typically point out that, if you ask a zoner to deliver you density, they will gleefully deliver you density, but youre not going to like it.  

Im on my citys planning commission. We recently adopted a new comprehensive plan (I was on the committee) that called for more density (in ways I wasnt completely comfortable with). We then rewrote our entire zoning code (I was not involved) in a way that delivered more density. 

Predictably, people dont like it. I dont like it, either.

I dont know what value that is going to add to my neighborhood, was one of the public comments that made the local paper following a recent meeting. The comment fell on mostly deaf ears, largely because the answer was both obvious and uncomfortable for my colleagues. The proposed apartment building will add five two-room units to the neighborhood. Building more housing is a goal of our comprehensive plan. But, this proposal does so in a way that clearly disrespects and detracts from the neighborhood, which is in conflict with others goals of the comprehensive plan. 

This conflict does not need to exist. We can have both more housing and good urban form. Poorly written zoning codes are where good intentions formed in a planning process go to die. Our communitys intentions, as reflected in our comprehensive plan, are on life support. It doesnt need to be this way.

Im not a fan of using the density metric in a zoning code, and I dont think density is the metric any...

19:00

ITALY BANS FRANKENDAVOSMEAT, THEN HAS MAJOR ATMOSPHERIC ANOMALY "IndyWatch Feed National"

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Today's blog consists of two entirely different sets of articles, and my bit of (really) high octane speculation that they might be connected in a

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19:00

Minnesota Lets Nurses Practice While Disciplinary Investigations Drag On. Patients Keep Getting Hurt. "IndyWatch Feed National"

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This story was co-published with Minnesota Public Radio and KARE-TV.

Amy Morris started working at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, Minnesota, in June 2021 with a clean nursing license that belied her looming troubles.

Morris, a licensed practical nurse, had been fired from a nearby nursing home seven months earlier for stealing narcotics from elderly residents. The state of Minnesotas health department investigated and found that the accusation was substantiated, and then notified the Board of Nursing, the state agency responsible for licensing and monitoring nurses.

But even though state law requires the board to immediately suspend a nurse who presents an imminent risk of harm, it allowed Morris to keep practicing.

In September 2021, supervisors at Hilltop discovered that pain pills were disappearing during Morris shifts and called the sheriff. Only then did Hilltop learn of allegations of narcotic theft that had been made nearly a year earlier at the other nursing home.

I thought, How is she practicing now? Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruze recalled.

In an excerpt from an October 2021 Minnesota Department of Health report, a manager for Hilltop Health Care Center said the facility didnt know about a previous incident in which nurse Amy Morris was found to be involved in drug diversion, or theft. (Screenshot by ProPublica)

The answer, ProPublica found, is that the nursing boards investigations frequently drag on for months or even years. As a result, nurses are sometimes allowed to keep practicing despite allegations of serious misconduct.

It wasnt supposed to be this way. In the face of intens...

18:51

Powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 has struck Papua New Guinea, seismologists and residents say. Homes were destroyed near the epicenter but only few details were immediately available. The earthquake, which struck at 3:04 a.m. local time on Monday, was centered in Chambri Lake, about 37 kilometers east of Ambunti or 96 kilometers southwest of Wewak, the capital of East Sepik province. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the earthquake's magnitude at 7.0, a significant downgrade from earlier estimates of 7.3 and 7.9. It struck about 62 kilometers below the surface, making it a fairly deep earthquake.

17:44

JOE BIDEN LED THE CHARGE FOR TRANS ACTIVISM WITH AN ABSURD STATEMENT: NASHVILLE SHOOTING "IndyWatch Feed National"

Sky News Australia | April 2, 2023

US President Joe Biden led the charge in transgender activism following the Nashville school shooting by releasing an absurd statement about Transgender Americans shaping the nations soul, Sky News host Rita Panahi said.

That is the state of the culture right now, celebrities, corporates and the overwhelming majority of the media relentlessly pushing the trans activist rhetoric, Ms Panahi said.

17:00

Covid Vaccination knocks up to 2.5 Decades off a Mans life according to CDC "IndyWatch Feed National"



Now let me say something truly disturbing.  I have been waiting for this particular dog to bark. It is that the primary beneficuary will be insurance managed pension funds who cannot really survive lengthening life spans.

This will forshorten life spans for the vaccinated and this releases funds back to the industry.  Is this the money that Gates was shooting for?

The industry should be shouting to the rooftops about this problem and they are not.



Covid Vaccination knocks up to 2.5 Decades off a Mans life according to CDC


https://expose-news.com/2023/04/01/covid-vaccination-knocks-25years-off-mans-life-cdc/

The long-term consequences of Covid-19 vaccination are now being realised

A year ago, doubly vaccinated Australians were 10.72x more likely to catch Omicron than the unvaxxed. Now they are 20x more likely and the triply or more vaxxed are 35x more likely, as the latest NSW Health stats show (see below).

Meanwhile, the latest Cleveland Clinic Data and the latest US data analysed by...

16:56

Western Australia expands program to reduce youth crime "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

The Western Australian state government has announced their plan to expand the Target 120 program to more towns across the state.

Target 120 is an early intervention program that aims to prevent youth, aged 10-14 years of age deemed at risk of repeat offending, from having contact with the criminal justice system.

Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Youth Program Coordinator, Tristan Cole, said on-country trips will provide youth with a range of skills, including learning survival, cultural and linguistic skills in the hopes to improve their sense of identity.

Conrad MacLean spoke to Tristan Cole about Target 120 and their mission.

Image: The town of Newman in the Pilbara on lands of the Nyiyarparli and Martu people. Credit: Michael Sigrist via Wikimedia Commons.

Produced By: Conrad MacLean

Featured In Story: Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Youth Program Coordinator, Tristan Cole

First aired on The Wire, Monday 3 April 2023

The post Western Australia expands program to reduce youth crime appeared first on 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio.

16:56

Challenges adults face learning a new language "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

Learning a new language is a breeze for young children. But for adults, while still possible, it becomes far more of a challenge. 

Numerous tools are readily available to help with learning, such as in person classes, online and digital aids as well as phone apps such as Duolingo.

However, according to linguists nothing is quite as good as immersing yourself in the language, by visiting native speaking countries or consuming media content in that language.

RTR FMs Denae Gibson spoke with Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab at University of Western Australia, Dr Celeste Rodriguez-Louro, to find out more

Image: courtesy of Pixabay | Pexels

Produced By: Kailah Rushton

Featured In Story: Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab at University of Western Australia, Dr Celeste Rodriguez-Louro

First aired on The Wire, Monday 3 April 2023

The post Challenges adults face learning a new language appeared first on 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio.

16:56

Tough task to train enough people for nuclear submarine program "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

An Australian researcher says Australia faces an incredibly difficult task over the next 15 to 20 years to train enough people to support the AUKUS nuclear submarine program.

 

According to the UNSW Head of Nuclear Engineering Program, there will be major challenges in identifying and training vast numbers of a three-tiered workforce required for this program. 

 

This labor shortage combined with having to deliver nuclear-powered submarines as a country with only one nuclear plant means there are multiple challenges that need to be addressed.

 

The Wires Toni Pankaluic spoke with Dr Edward Obbard, a Senior Lecturer and Nuclear Materials Engineer who heads the University of New South Wales Nuclear Engineering Program to find out more

Image: courtesy of Pixabay | Pexels

Produced By: Toni Pankaluic

Featured In Story: Dr Edward Obbard, a Senior Lecturer and Nuclear Materials Engineer

First aired on The Wire, Monday 3 April 2023

The post Tough task to train enough people for nuclear submarine program appeared first on 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio.

16:42

What you need to know about the Celebration of Ramadan "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

It is the month of Ramadan, Islams holiest month, marked by fasting, spirituality, reflection, charity and prayer for muslims around the world.

The Wires Chloe White spoke with President of the Council of Imams Queensland and respected scholar, Imam Uzair Akbar, about the significance of Ramadan and the daily routines practiced during this time, as well as  common misconceptions about this religious tradition.

Image: Courtesy of Chattrapal (Shitij) Singh | Pexels

Produced By: Chloe White

Featured In Story: Imam Uzair Akbar

First aired on The Wire, Monday 3 April 2023

The post What you need to know about the Celebration of Ramadan appeared first on 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio.

15:40

Bitter Greens Pesto Recipe "IndyWatch Feed National"

High in fibre and nutrients, this bitter greens pesto recipe can help aid in digestion.

15:37

Stock dries up "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Unit rents mooning


Property for sale has sunk even further below the half-decade average, according to CoreLogic:



The growth in unit rents has slowed somewhat in Canberra, Hobart, and Darwin, as supply has increased.


However, rents are mooning for units in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. 



Source: CoreLogic


Looks like it's set to be a big few years for units in the big cities. 

15:35

Landowners say Forest Authority acting suspiciously "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

Landowners from the Ramu Block 3 area of Madang Province have accused the PNG Forest Authority of ignoring their wishes in allocating logging rights over their forests.

The landowners say the PNGFA has refused to hand over key documents for their inspection and they are suspicious about what the Forest Authority is trying to hide. The landowners also say the PNGFA has ignored a formal petition submitted by the group (copied below).

The landowners say they signed a Forest Management Agreement with the PNGFA but they have not been consulted on the choice of logging company and they fear that their wishes for 100% downstream processing have been ignored.

The landowners claim the PNGFA signed a logging agreement with the company Timbers PNG Limited, a subsidiary of Rimbunan Hijau, in August 2022, but they were not invited to witness the ceremony.

The landowners also say a Timber Permit has been issued to Timbers PNG without any Environmental Impact Study being carried out, which is in breach of the Forestry Act.

The landowners recently held a peaceful protest outside the offices of the Forest Authority in Madang.


The landowners plight was featured on the front page of the Sunday Chronicle newspaper at the end of last month.

The landowners are demanding the FMA be suspended, that the secret project agreement between the logging company and the PNGFA be terminated and the Timber Permit be cancelled.

15:08

Lending for new homes lowest since November 2008 "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Lending for building crashes


Building approvals were once again atrocious at around 12,600 in February, the recent weakness being driven by a drop in unit approvals in Sydney and Melbourne.


Pre-sales are far too weak to get new projects out of the ground, and apartment prices will need to rise significantly from here before that changes. 



House approvals were also still weaving lower over the year in all the main capital cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide. 


The trend for building approvals thus continued to decline to the lowest level in 128 months. 

14:30

Labor government must act to prevent British companies suing the Australian government using the CPTPP "IndyWatch Feed National"

April 3, 2023: Australias Trade Minister Senator Don Farrell announced on March 31 that negotiations for the United Kingdom to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) were substantially concluded but that a draft Accession Protocol treaty instrument still had to be finalised. The treaty text will not be released until after it has been finalised and signed by all CPTPP parties in the next weeks or months.

The 11 CPTPP members are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The US initiated the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in 2008, but pulled out in January 2017 following a massive civil society campaign against its neo-liberal terms. These included Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), which allows a foreign investor to sue a government if they believe a new law or policy harms their investment.

Australia and the UK have signed and ratified the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement which will come into force soon. After community campaigning in Australia and the UK, both governments agreed to exclude ISDS from that agreement, as both expressed trust in each others legal systems.

But if the UK joints the CPTPP without Australia taking action on ISDS, British companies could sue the Australian government over law or policy changes, including regulation of carbon emissions and other environmental standards. There have been increasing numbers of cases by fossil fuel companies against regulation of carbon emissions.

Since the late 1980s, British companies have lodged 90 claims against foreign governments using ISDS provisions the third-highest number after US and Dutch companies. British oil and gas miner Rockhopper Explorations recently won 210 million plus interest (about A$360 million) in compensation for lost future profits over Italys 2015 ban on oil and gas drilling within its territorial seas. UK-based fossil-fuel investors in Australia include Anglo American, BP and...

14:08

How Does ChatGPT Differ From Socrates? "IndyWatch Feed National"

(click on the image to view or keep reading for the computers response)

How Does ChatGPT Differ From Socrates? A reader asked ChatGPT this exact question, and here is the response:

As an AI language model, I differ from the Socrates Platform in several ways.

Firstly, the Socrates Platform is a web-based platform developed by Martin Armstrong and his team at Armstrong Economics, whereas I am a language model developed by OpenAI. The Socrates Platform is designed to analyze economic and financial data in real-time, predict market trends, and provide actionable insights to investors and traders. In contrast, I am designed to assist with a wide range of tasks, including language translation, question answering, and text generation.

Secondly, the Socrates Platform uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to analyze data, whereas I am primarily focused on natural language processing. The Socrates Platform uses sophisticated algorithms to analyze historical and cultural data to inform its predictions, whereas my responses are based on the input provided to me by the user.

Lastly, the Socrates Platform is primarily designed for financial professionals, investors, and traders, whereas I am designed for a broader range of users, including students, researchers, and general knowledge seekers. While both the Socrates Platform and I use artificial intelligence to analyze data and provide insights, our intend...

13:51

Link "IndyWatch Feed National"

This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Ray Acheson [Twitter]. Ray is an abolitionist, organiser and the author of Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021) and Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, Continue reading

13:22

Israeli hackers control elections world wide, Telegram and Gmail not safe "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

Australia is not specifically mentioned in this story but the gate is open

An undercover investigation revealed an Israeli team Team Jorge that, according to its leader, has been involved in 33 presidential elections around the world

One of the teams services is a software package that controls thousands of fake social media profiles on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Telegram, Gmail, Instagram and YouTube

Some of the disinformation operations appear to have operated through an Israeli company registered on a website run by the Israeli Ministry of Defense

The team can also penetrate Telegram and Gmail accounts

by Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Manisha Ganguly, David Pegg, Carole Cadwalladr, and Jason Burke, reposted from the Guardian, February 14, 2023

A team of Israeli contractors who claim to have manipulated more than 30 elections around the world using hacking, sabotage and automated disinformation on social media has been exposed in a new investigation.

The unit is run by Tal Hanan, a 50-year-old former Israeli special forces operative who now works privately using the pseudonym Jorge, and appears to have been working under the radar in elections in various countries for more than two decades.

RELATED: The Trump Campaigns Collusion With Israel

He is being unmasked by an international consortium of journalists. Hanan and his unit, which uses the codename Team Jorge, have been exposed by undercover footage and documents leaked to the Guardian.

Hanan did not respond to detailed questions about Team Jorges activities and methods but said: I deny any wrongdoing.

The investigation reveals extraordinary details about how disinformation is being weaponised by Team Jorge, which runs a priva...

12:29

Online gambling companies and major sporting codes to appear before parliamentary committee "IndyWatch Feed National"

The House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs will hold public hearings tomorrow, Tuesday, 4 April and Wednesday, 5 April 2023 as part of its inquiry into online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm.

Chair of the Committee,...

12:26

Gender-affirming surgery should be covered by Medicare "IndyWatch Feed National"

The restricted access to gender-affirming care is a discrimination issue, and its a human rights issue. Its causing unnecessary suffering and death in a group already subject to intense discrimination and marginalisation, in a country that could and should afford to stop it. Were not alonetogether with our supporters, theres a lot we could achieve. Our lives are valuable, and we are worthy of care. Its time to get gender-affirming surgery covered by Medicare.

 

The post Gender-affirming surgery should be covered by Medicare appeared first on Overland literary journal.

12:20

Quick Fundraiser Update "IndyWatch Feed National"

While I appreciate the contributions of people who have given generously even if I dont make the goal, whats been given already will make things less difficult Id like to see more and smaller donations.  So far I only have two words to rhyme.  Buy your way in with a 3-5 dollar donation and make me rhyme some whack shit.  Its requisite.  Ive already written the beginning of the poem, but it needs more rhymez!

To remind how this works, Im running the fundraiser through April 21st, tho I might cut it short if I reach the stretch goal early.  Donate at least $3 and you can suggest a word to me that I will rhyme in a rap.  If I dont make the goal, this rap will be a text poem.  If I reach $500 I will record myself rapping.  If I reach $600 I will do a short video.  Help cover the wages Ill be losing from a medical situation, thanks!

link to my ko-fi

12:19

HOW F**KED UP IS HELA, MARAPE AND UNDIALU "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"


Now a long-serving public servant Mr. Brian Yuwi, a person who has dedicated all his active life to saving lives was found murdered and dumped in Tepi River this morning. Is this how Hela repays his life-saving services?

On Monday last week, an innocent young man was killed at Holongali in his School uniform. The little guy who would have been a lawyer, pilot, pastor, or doctor would have saved lives. 

A week or two ago, an innocent small girl who would have been a proud and confident sister and mother was terribly raped and taken hostage. Now imagine what is going through her. Her naked image went viral on social media. If it was me, I would have committed suicide.

What the fuck might be going on in the heads of our elected leaders?

Has Undialu gone crazy? Is Marape too drunk with the powers of Waigani? Is Bando wasting his time thinking of another foul play in court against Nane? Makiba and Tindipu, wake the fuck up from your slumbers.

We are talking about the lives of innocents. These sounds of killing became music to their ears. The pictures and videos of killing floating everywhere on social media might have already become Hollywood blockbusters to them. Ol man save pilim sem tu o. Why are they not reacting? Or rather will they do when it comes to these hooligans fucks your wives and daughters and murders your sons.

What are your workable strategies for containing these TERRORISTS? I don't see it to be a tribal conflict. I see it as TERRORISM. 

By now Undialu Bando and Marape should be well-versed in how to solve these issues. They have been dealing with these issues for the last 15-20 fucking years. 

If they are still waiting for the Police and military, it means these guys are too drunk with money and power that they forgot their mandated responsibilities.

Now is somebody's health worker, someone's, children. Tom...

11:10

Groundbreaking: Dr. Judy Mikovits exposes the biggest COVID secret!! "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

Dr. Mikovits has been at the forefront of the exposing the COVID hoax.. In this vital video, she exposes a secret NO ONE knew until now with Alex Jones.

10:50

The Second Summit for Democracy brings one more flop for Washington "IndyWatch Feed National"

Contributed by Joe Montero

On Thursday, Washington DC witnessed the conclusion of the so-called second Summit for Democracy, where President Joe Biden gathered representatives from around 120 countries in a stage-managed event that was supposed, they said, to renew democracy.

Just what is this kind of democracy?

Cartoon from Global Times

Like the first summit, this one made it clear that only all about maintaining western dominance across the planet with the United States at the head.

The text of the agenda said there was to be discussion about accountability for human rights, combatting corruption, supporting free elections, democracy, addressing global challenges, including sustainable development, climate change, global health, and food security.

These are important causes about which peoples across the planet want answers for. But they were handled in a way that made it clear they only used as weapons to target nations labelled as the enemy. The speaking list was mostly a roll call of handpicked Washington officials and the usual suspects among world leaders. this was always going to serve an agenda other than the officially provided one.

How can there be a genuine discussion and agreement on democracy in the absence of an equal voice and ownership for all parties? There cant be, and this was the point.

By its end, the summit had fizzled out and become another major embarrassment for the United States, lowering its prestige among the family of nations even further. Most of the embedded media limited its reporting of the Summit for this reason.

Many of the 120 nations represented saw right through this and refused to endorse the Washington generated declaration listing many issues and including a condemnation of Russia. Seventy three voted for it, and 14  of these under economic and political pressure and with reservations. Forty seven voted against. But when considered along with those nations not invited because they do not subtribe to Washingtons foreign policy, less than half of the worlds nations are in support.  

Import...

10:10

The big Arizona election fraud case our media is ignoring "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

Steve Bannon and Kari Lake discuss her groundbreaking Supreme Court win on his War Room channel.
Democrats like the carefully coiffured comrade Katy Ho...

09:03

Germany to receive enough Covid mRNA vaccine to last into the 24th century "IndyWatch Feed National"

Having some of the most insanely stupid pharmaceutical contracts in the world

eugyppius: a plague chronicle April 2, 2023

You could not have invented a stupider pandemic:

According to the German Ministry of Health, the federal government at the end of February had amassed a reserve of 116 million doses of Corona vaccine. 111 million more doses, valued at around 2.5 billion Euros, are slated for delivery. According to an answer given by the Ministry on 28 March to a question by Thomas Dietz, a Bundestag member of Alternativ fr Deutschland, EU treaties oblige the German government to take delivery of these doses. In view of the current state of the pandemic, the federal government is working to make these EU treaties more flexible, the answer continues.

Another paper does the maths, and notes that if vaccination continues at the current rate of 2,000 jabs per day, the 227 million doses which Germany will last for 311 years. Of course, all of these doses will expire well before then, so Germany will merely receive all of this useless product, store it at substantial expense in freezers for around eighteen months, and then throw it away. This hurts Corona.

In related news, Welt reports on the curious failure of Lauterbachs Health Ministry to finish work on the so-called National Reserve for Health Protection, which Merkels government planned three years ago. The Reserve was supposed to be a massive depot for masks (but of course), other personal protective equipment and medicines, which would in theory free Germany from reliance on China the next time somebody is stupid enough to cry wolf about a respiratory virus.

So far, the only thing anybody has done to realise this Reserve, is put 245 million masks in it, a substantial portion of which are slated to expire at the end of the year. A Ministry spokesperson explains that the project has devolved from a Health Reserve into a National Trashbin for Worthless Masks that Nobody Wants, because it has received no funding. It appears politicians have lost enthusiasm and now prefer that the manufacturers and the federal states maintain their won decentralised reserves. This obviously means that they have quietly written off the project but hope that nobody will realise it.

Despite all that you hear from WEF conference attendees....

08:54

The Cabinet Solidarity Murders Insights "IndyWatch Feed National"

THE CABINET SOLIDARITY MURDERS

Yesterday, I posted details of Stuart Roberts very candid Robodebt mass fraud and serial murder confession.

Posting short link: https://wp.me/p1n8TZ-3d1

The purpose of this posting is to provide insight in the COVID-GATE Murders using definitions contained in the South Australian Criminal Law Consolidation Act (1935)...

08:37

Bounce Trampoline Park "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

I heard a Bounce park was getting built in Cairns but now cant find anything about it is it not happening anymore?

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08:32

OTC Narcan Is Akin to Bandaging a Gaping Wound "IndyWatch Feed National"

Narcan

The FDA approved Narcan (naloxone) to be sold over the counter (OTC) to reverse an opioid overdose rapidly. How did the United States opioid crisis get so bad that its pharmacies now sell a drug originally used by emergency personnel? There is no simple answer to that question, and opinions are abundant. Unfortunately, no one []

The post OTC Narcan Is Akin to Bandaging a Gaping Wound appeared first on Guardian Liberty Voice.

08:30

New research shows companies support stronger modern slavery laws "IndyWatch Feed National"

A coalition of human rights organisations and academics has today released a new research report revealing the results of a detailed survey of nearly 90 business groups on the impact of Australias Modern Slavery Act. Supported by in-depth focus groups, it is the first in-depth study using both survey and focus groups to examine business responses to modern slavery in Australia.

The report Australias Modern Slavery Act: Is it Fit For Purpose? finds that, of the businesses surveyed:

  • 70% support the establishment of an Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

  • 67% would find it easier to comply with the Modern Slavery Act if it were harmonised with international standardssuch as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

  • 61% would likely improve modern slavery responses if required to undertake human rights due diligence.

  • 54% would likely improve modern slavery responses if financial penalties were introduced.

The research also investigated company approaches to remedying modern slavery in supply chains, finding that failing to engage stakeholders presents a major barrier to remediating modern slavery, while increased transparency between companies and their suppliers results in more effective remediation practices.  

The coalition are calling on the government to strengthen the legislation by:

  • Requiring companies to undertake due diligence to prevent and address modern slavery in their operations and supply chains;

  • Introducing penalties for companies that fail to comply with the Act;

  • Ensuring appropriate oversight and enforcement of the Act by appointing an Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

You can download a copy of the research report here.

Freya Dinshaw, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre said:

The findings from this survey show strong support from business for strengthening the Modern Slavery Act. Right now, there is little evidence the law is driving meaningful action by companies to lift conditions for supply chain workers at high risk of exploitation.

In order to be more effective, the Act should be amended to require companies to take action to address modern slavery risks rather than just reporting on their current practices. There must be penalties for companies that fail to comply, and robust oversight and enforcement by an independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. We urge the government to use the current statutory review to make these key reforms to strengthen the law.

Associate Professor Shelley Marsha...

06:15

00:53

Inglorious Inertia: Australias Albanese Government and Julian Assange "IndyWatch Feed National"

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22:00

Australia: Twitter loses bid to throw out complaint by Muslim group over hateful content "IndyWatch Feed National"

The complaint by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network was over comments such as Ramadan means killing infidels and claims that the Quran should be referred to as the terrorist handbook. Comments cited in the complaint refer to the Quran as this satanic memoir and to Islam as the most violent and sexually perverse cult.' The []

22:00

NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

STATEMENT, 3RD APRIL 2023
BY
JOHN L. MOMIS
THE DEATH OF SIR RABBIE NAMALIU
The death of my close friend, and wan wok, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, is a great loss to me, and also to Papua New Guinea. It sees the tragic departure of yet another of the core group of people that not only contributed in significant ways to the founding of Papua New Guinea as an independent and sovereign state, but also continued to contribute to his beloved country for the almost 50 years that followed.
Rabbie was both an educated man, and deeply involved in his own Tolai society. He was one of the first graduates of the University of Papua New Guinea, and later gained a Masters degree from the University of Victoria, British Columbia. He taught history at UPNG in the early 1970s, before becoming Principal Private Secretary to then Chief Minister, Michael Somare, in 1974. That was to be the beginning of almost 50 years contributing to the public life of PNG.
In the immediate post-independence period, as a very young man, along with Mekere Morauta, Tony Siaguru, and Charles Lepani, he became an active and committed leader of the then decolonising PNG National Public Service. I worked closely with him in his roles in the mid-1970s, when he played important roles in the resolution of the 1975-76 Bougainville secessionist conflict. Then in the late 1970s, as chairman of the Public Service Commission, he presided over the incredibly complex project of decentralisation of the public service from the highly centralised government departments in Port Moresby to the new provincial governments being established throughout PNG. He was always open to new ideas, and worked very hard to help change the public service that we had inherited from the Australian colonial regime.
Later, of course, in 1982, he entered Parliament, and was a very committed minister for Foreign Affairs. Then for four years, from July 1988 to July 1992 he was the fourth Prime Minister of PNG. Although he was Prime Minister at a very difficult time for PNG, he was also a great prime minister. He was a true leader, always committed, consultative, inclusive, and truly collegial.
The Bougainville conflict was emerging when he took office. He showed a strong commitment from July 1988 to first trying to prevent the conflict from happening. Then when despite such efforts conflict did break out in late November 1988, he was committed to resolving it peacefully. Indeed, few now remember that in 1989, Sir Rabbie tasked a group of senior ministers, under then Deputy Prime Minister Akoka Doi, and including me, to negotiate with BRA leader, Francis Ona. With difficulty, and aided by then Bougainville premier, the late Joseph Kabui, we managed to make contact with Francis deep in the bush in the mountains of central Bougainville. Over several days we negotiated a peaceful end of the conflict, only to have the agreement destroyed when ill-disciplined police units arrested members of Onas...

20:06

Syria: Second IRGC member dies after Israeli air strikes near Damascus "IndyWatch Feed National"

Syria: Second IRGC member dies after Israeli air strikes near Damascus

Revolutionary Guard adviser dies from wounds sustained on Friday, as Israel launches fresh attacks in Syria for third time in recent days
MEE staff Sun, 04/02/2023 - 11:06
Israel has conducted hundreds of air strikes in Syria since 2011 (AFP/File photo)
Israel has conducted hundreds of air strikes in Syria since 2011 (AFP/File photo)

A second member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has died by an Israeli air strike in Syria this week, according to Iranian media, as Israel continues to strike targets in the country for a third time in recent days.

Meqdad Mehghani Jafarabadi, a military adviser to the IRGC, died after sustaining wounds from a strike near Damascus on Friday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. 

"Jafarabadi, a member of the Revolutionary Guards, was wounded in a criminal attack of the Zionist regime on Friday and was martyred due to the severity of his injuries," the IRGC said in a statement.

"The crimes of the Zionist regime will not go unanswered and they will pay for this."

At least five Syrian soldiers were wounded by a separate Israeli air strike near the western city of Homs early on Sunday, the Syrian state news agency SANA said. 

The strike targeted pro-Iran and Syrian government positions in the city, according to the...

16:10

How to be Well-Informed "IndyWatch Feed National"

The world we live in requires that we are well informed, and because the world is so complex, and because people need to be safe, the latest aid we have to prevent us being misinformed is an AI chatbox ChatGPT. Given my own susceptibility to use my own eyes, I decided to ask ChatGPT some questions. Here are the questions and answers: Q: What are major recent examples of political misinformation? A: Major recent examples of political misinformation include false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 US presidential election, false claims about the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, and false claims about the origin of the virus. Q: Were the riots of January 6 an armed insurrection? A: Yes, the riots of January 6 were an armed insurrection. Q: What are the major causes of the war in Ukraine? A: The major causes of the war in Ukraine include Russian interference in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Russian support for separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, and the...

14:01

FIAT What is it Really! "IndyWatch Feed National"

QUESTION: Governments create their own sovereign fiat currency, to facilitate trade, among other reasons. So counterfeit is punishable, in some countries, by death, & at minimum, incarceration. Currency is supposed to be sacrosanct, created under the most exacting conditions. So what to do when your own govt engages in what is essentially officially endorsed counterfeit? I mean, the money has become almost meaningless, unless youre on the receiving end. For non-insiders like mebuy PM.

HS

ANSWER: I have trouble with this misinformation always about the only money is gold and paper dollars are worthless fiats, which have rebuilt the world many times over since 1861 and the introduction of the paper dollar.

 

The propaganda of the goldbugs which has led so many to lose so much has been this nonsense that gold is the hedge against inflation. When the gold coin was money during the 19th century, it rose and fell in purchasing power no different than any paper currency. These pe...

13:18

Anti-War Protest Marks 20th Anniversary of Iraq War "IndyWatch Feed National"

On March 18, Answer Coalition and numerous other anti-war organizations rallied and marched in San Francisco. Banners and taxpayers' money to meet human needs, and the end of US aggression toward other nations. Counter demonstrators said Russians are committing genocide and Ukrainians need more weapons. March 19 was the twentieth anniversary the US invasion of Iraq.

13:00

Words matter in telling West Papuan news stories "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

https://asiapacificreport.nz/2023/04/01/words-matter-in-telling-west-papuan-news-stories/
Words matter in telling West Papuan news stories

By Pacific Media Watch
April 1, 2023

COMMENT: By Philip Cass

Words matter when telling the story of West Papuas continuing struggle for independence.

Recently, New Zealand media carried reports of the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by a militant West Papuan group allied to the independence struggle.

Phillip Mehrtens, a pilot for Susi Air, was abducted by independence fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, at a remote highlands airstrip on February 7.

He is still a hostage in spite of an attack by Indonesian forces on his kidnappers last week.

Unfortunately, the language used by mainstream media reports has been falling into line with Indonesian government depictions of the Free Papua Movement.

While The Guardian and Al Jazeera referred to them as independence fighters, they also used the term rebels.

So did RNZ and Reuters, which also used the word separatists. Independence fighters or freedom fighters should have been the preferred terms.

We do not condone violent action, but the West Papuans are fighting for their freedom from decades of brutal Indonesian occupation. They deserve recognition for what they are, not what Indonesia deems them to be.

Dr Philip Cass is convenor of the Catholic Churchs International Peace and Justice Committee in Auckland and editor of Whia te Tika newsletter.

12:49

4 Signs He Has An Avoidant Attachment Style "IndyWatch Feed National"

Back in the 1950s, John Bowlby, M.D., and Mary Ainsworth, Ph.D. realized a unique relationship between how a child relates to their parent in their earliest stage. Based on their work, when children do not properly bond with their parents, they end up with dysfunctional attachment styles, like avoidant attachments.

There are four main attachment styles: anxious, avoidant, disorganized, and secure. When a child is properly bonded to their mother or caregiver early on, they securely attach, and when their bond is somehow stunted, they may end up with one of the others. Anxious attachment styles cause people to be clingy, to be obsessive, and to be fearful constantly of losing their partner or doing something wrong. Avoidant attachment styles lead to people being extremely fearful of commitment and pulling back from emotional depth altogether.

Sadly, being with someone with an unhealthy attachment style can be extremely hurtful. Here are four signs that indicate an avoidant attachment style.

1. When the going gets good, he gets going.

People who are avoidant in their attachment style tend to have difficulty with commitment. Due to this, when things are going well in a relationship or a new partnership, they are likely to bail. To them, good means that they may get attached, and that means they could get hurt. So, instead of being able to feel safe and secure, they pull back.

2. They cling to the past.

Another tell-tell sign of an avoidant attachment is when you notice your partner is stuck in the past. You might find they have a history of this with past lovers. They may collect past love interests on their socials, and you may even hear them constantly reminiscing about someone else.

3. They lack trust in anyone.

People with avoidant attachment styles tend to not trust others. Whenever you tell them you will do something, they will be suspicious. They will constantly be coming behind you, checking to see if you are lying to them or doing them wrong.

4. They are hot/cold.

The biggest sign to me is someone who is either all in or all out. One moment, they seem fine, and they may even talk about commitment. However, when it comes time to pay up, they run for the hills.

11:37

NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"

Tripartite operational agreement on labour mobility pilot project.
31st March 2023
New Dawn FM News/Media Release

30 March, 2023: An operational agreement between PNG National MPs, the Autonomous Government of Bougainville and the Australian Government signals the start of a pilot project to support Bougainvilleans to participate in Australias labour mobility programs.
The Tripartite Operational Agreement on Bougainville Labour Mobility (BLM) project sets out the roles of the stakeholders in the cooperative activity, which aims to provide the opportunity for Bougainvilleans to live and work in Australia, to earn a good income, and to use the experience and new skills to contribute to the development of the region.

The National MPs and the ABG will contribute funding and the Bougainville Partnership will provide administrative support. Minister Tsiamalili said that the pilot project is the first step on a journey which could make a huge difference to the lives of the workers involved and their families.
Ends

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08:35

Leave Rudy Raff alone, he disliked creationists intensely "IndyWatch Feed National"

Yuck. Stephen Meyer addressed me on Twitter that site really has become a cesspool. Anyway, he claimed I hide my evilutionist views behind complexity, so I had to address that. Because it was so stupid.

Also, Im really annoyed when they drag out deceased scientists who despised them and prop them up as arguments against evolution.

Hey friends!

Stephen Meyer has called me out on Twitter! Well not really Stephen Meyer by his staff. Ive always found it weird when someone has a staff that posts on Twitter under their name, but OK, you be you Mr Meyer. Also its not really about Meyer, since hes just promoting an article by a guy named David Swift who is criticizing me. But sure, Stephen Meyer is poking me at about the third remove, so Ill bite. He quotes this David Swift fellow saying

@pzmyers simply uses complexity as a smoke screen to avoid facing up to the possible falsification of evolution.

Thats a strange and ironic comment coming from the Intelligent Design camp, since complexity is their one argument. It comes from the Swift article, where Im accused of contradicting myself and speaking out of both sides of my mouth, trying to claim evolution is both simple and complicated. Swift says

Can there be a better example of trying to argue that whatever the evidence, evolution is the answer? Where the evidence is consistent with common descent, then of course that is the explanation its simple. And where the evidence is not consistent, common descent is still the explanation but its complicated! Myers simply uses complexity as a smoke screen to avoid facing up to the possible falsification of evolution.

Caught me. Although I do have to mention that the evidence observed so far IS consistent with common descent hell have to show where it isnt. He doesnt. He also hasnt come up with a possible falsification of evolution.

In my defense, though, I will point out that biology is both simple and complicated. This has been an issue in natural history for centuries, at least. On the one hand, we observe all these similarities between organisms that link them. Tetrapods all have similar limb structures, homologous bones making up upper limb and lower limb. But tetrapods also have all these differences, and youll never confuse a bats forelimb with a whales front flipper. A comprehensive theory has to account for both the unity of body plans and the div...

07:00

$60 Billion Investor Slams Green Australia for Quietly Quitting on Gas "IndyWatch Feed National"

Economic ruin approaching? $60 billion of Japanese investment in Australia is in peril, along with 10s of billions of dollars exports, because of Australia's energy policies.

06:29

The narrative in retreat "IndyWatch Feed National"

The Lockdown Files have dished up a curious exchange among Britain's top policy advisers in early 2020. On 29 February, responding to a WhatsApp message from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief adviser Dominic Cummings that Israeli scientists were just weeks away from developing a Covid vaccine and if this was credible, Chief Scientist Sir Patrick Vallance replied "Short answer is no." Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty explained: "For a disease with a low (for the sake of argument 1%) mortality a vaccine has to be very safe so the safety studies can't be shortcut. So important for the long run." England's highest mortality rate was in April 2020 at 0.6 percent, falling to 0.55 percent in January 2021 and 0.04 percent by January 2023. Based on the original Phase 3 trial data, Bart Classen showed as early as August 2021: "Results prove that none of the vaccines provide a health benefit and all pivotal trials show a statically significant increase in 'all cause severe morbidity' in...

05:24

Trump v DeSantis "IndyWatch Feed National"

QUESTION: I thought you were supporting DeSantis. Are you switching to Trump?

SH

ANSWER: This is not about Trump even as an individual. A lot of people hate him for being arrogant. Put personal issues aside. If we are civilized, we do not condemn a person because we do not like him. All of that is absurd. True, I was asked to meet with Trump to talk him out of running in 2024. They wanted me to meet with DeSantis and the story was he was a better administrator. My reply was that I preferred that DeSantis stay right here for they would eat him for lunch in DC.

Even Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr has criticized the indictment, calling it a disgrace and a political hit job. Barr was certainly no Trump fan.

True, I did not think Trump would win in 2024. There were just too many people who drank the cool-aid to get rid of him so they could do precisely what they are doing right now climate and war. I am speaking objectively here and NOT in a political endorsement capacity. The headlines going into 2024 will now be all about Trump. Will that drown out any other potential candidates? These are the serious questions we must deal with. Some Democrats think this will guarantee their win in 2024 even if it is Biden again.

As for all the people who hate Trump and are too blind to look at this objectively, Bragg has crossed the line. This will open the door for Republican prosecutors to do the same to Democrats. This can easily collapse into political civil war at the highest levels. That will only contribute to Socrates forecast that the USA will probably not exist as soon as 2028.

This has NOTHING to do with Trump as a person. Open your eyes! This was a VERY dangerous move and it made no sense. All of these charges and investigations about Trump are insane. They will never change the minds of those in both camps. They are preaching to the choir as they say. The Democrats behind all of this should have left Trump alone. He would have faded into the sunset. Constantly attacking him...

02:13

"IndyWatch Feed World" "IndyWatch Feed National"

 

QUESTION #1: Marty, What is going on over there in America? It looks like the country has completely lost its mind. Indicting Trump over such a stupid thing when our politicians over here have open mistresses and in France, you have the head of state who married his high school teacher. How about Berlusconi in Italy who married a 32-year-old? We have a war on our doorstep. Is this some planned distraction so they can start World War III? We are laughing at America over this craziness.

JQ

QUESTION #2:  It looks like this indictment of Trump is precisely what Socrates has forecast. Then a major swing into 2026. Could that be a Trump victory as a backlash against this indictment? I think they are making Trump a symbol of absolute political victimization. The videotapes from January 6th show that were all blown out of proportion with the Democrats calling it an insurrection while the police had walkways set up and escorted the guy with the horns to the podium. What hypocrisy! Then there are videos of Hunter Biden with lines of cocaine where anyone else would be in prison. Just unbelievable how corruption is surfacing.

LK

ANSWER: It is hard to say. Some people hated Trump and already have declared him guilty. They are such fools for what goes around, comes around. It is these very people who are...

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20:18

Warrina Cineplex "IndyWatch Feed Capricornia"

Warrina Cineplex are screening Tarantinos "From Dusk Till Dawn" this weekend and also Wednesday night the 5th of April. #2 in 6 Tarantino films to be played.

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Bitcoin white paper makes its F1 racing debut on Kraken-sponsored car "IndyWatch Feed National"

The Kraken logo on the car includes the entirety of the abstract and introduction of Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, and has its next race in Australia.

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