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Venues in Cairns showing the Ashes live Cairns
Just wondering if anybody knows of any venues in/around cairns (pubs, sports bars) where my friends and I can go and watch the ashes live, thanks!
Wildlife from Cairns to Port Douglasish Cairns
Hi, I will be in Cairns/Port Douglas early September. I am seeking to hopefully see some an abundant of wildlife while I stay night or day. Can you recommend me any areas that I can maybe see Kangaroos or Whale Sharks?
Im also looking into a Great Barrier Reef snorkel boat outing. If you can recommend me a good company to take us to a good spot to snorkel/scuba. Thank you in advance.
Ive lost power in cairns north. Anyone else in other suburbs? Anyone know if genesis sportsworld has power?
The Perilous Dangers of Artificial Intelligence 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
AI experts say that AI could potentially start new cults, become an influential propaganda machine, disseminate misinformation and fake news, incite widespread public distrust of the media, thus corrupt free speech, and can ultimately defenestrate democracy.
Today, the Australians for Artificial Intelligence Safety Group created an open letter calling for the Australian government to take AI safety seriously and regulate the industry.
Despite calls around the globe and mounting concerns of the real-world harms that AI contributes to, a spokesperson for Australians for AI Safety Group said Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, dismissed these warnings stating they are darkly negative. Members of the government, then, are not taking the catastrophic or existential risks of AI seriously, unlike other countries including Singapore and the UK. Singapore has created the AI Verify Foundation, working to develop AI testing tools to enable safe and responsible AI. Similar safety-focused government labs are proposed in the UK. Australia is yet to propose a national lab of this kind.
The Wires Bianca Mulheron spoke with Professor Peter Vamplew, an expert in information technology at Federation University on the increasing dangers of Artificial Intelligence.
Produced By: Bianca Mulheron
First aired on The Wire, Friday 21 July 2023
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Volunteering Queensland announces second State of Volunteering in Queensland report 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Over 75% of Queenslanders formally and informally were engaged in volunteering work in 2020, that is 3 million people. And this week, Volunteering Queensland has announced it will be undertaking the 2023 State of Volunteering in Queensland Report to explore and better understand the current state of the sector post Covid-19.
This report is a follow-up from the first report in 2021, which was the States first in depth study of the nature, scale and value of volunteering in Queensland..
Three years on, post COVID-19 shut-downs, a catastrophic SE Queensland natural disaster, and significant changes to our volunteering eco-system, finding the health of the sector is more vital than ever, and speaking with The Wires Aryana Mohmood about this is Rikki Anderson, Project Manager for the State of Volunteering in Queensland Report.
Produced By: Aryana Mohmood
Featured In Story: Rikki Anderson, Project Manager for the State of Volunteering in Queensland Report
First aired on The Wire, Friday 21 July 2023
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As my first arrival, beach visit it seems I stumbled upon either, a plain old nudist beach, or could it be more ...? I do love a nudist beach. Not so keen for anything more.
The secret to affordable meals providing relief amid soaring energy prices 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Despite the Federal Governments intervention in the energy market, customers will see their electricity prices soar by as much as 25% depending on their region. With breaking news of impending gas shortages due this winter, Australians are in desperate need of alternatives to using gas for heating and cooking.
Surprisingly air fryers have become a beacon of affordability to Aussies, as they use significantly less power than conventional ovens. While pressure cookers are inexpensive and allow families to use cheaper ingredients, meals can be ready within 20 minutes music to the ears of many time-poor families.
The Wires Aryana Mohmood spoke to Emma White, Food Technologist and Founder of the Why Meat Co. about how appliances can help beat the cost of living and provide simple money-saving meals that Aussies can make at home.
Produced By: Aryana Mohmood
Featured In Story: Emma White, Food Technologist and Founder of the Why Meat Co.
First aired on The Wire, Friday 21 July 2023
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Book about medicinal bush launched to learn more about Barngarla 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Today a new book about medicinal bush called Wardlada Mardinidhi was launched in Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Written by Galinyala Barngarla woman Evelyn Walker and Professor Ghilad Zuckermann, the book gives the Barngarla community another resource to know about native plants in the Barngarla language .
The Wires Eduardo Jordan spoke with Evelyn Walker to find out more
Produced By: Eduardo Jordan
Featured In Story: Galinyala Barngarla woman, Evelyn Walker
First aired on The Wire, Friday 21 July 2023
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TIL Gurambillbara is the original name for Townsville Townsville: Why not call it Cityvillage?
https://www.2gb.com/bloody-confusing-indigenous-names-on-departure-signs-at-airport/
According to this article.
However it doesnt give any detail or reference, does anyone have anything to add?
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Putting genomics under the microscope with international congress 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
This week, the International Congress of Genetics and Genomics
kicked off in Melbourne to discuss how genomics can help our
health.
A new national centre called the Australian Alliance for Indigenous
Genomics, (ALIGN), was also launched this week bringing benefits of
genomics medicine to First Nations Australians.
With different genomics projects, scientific and First
Nations communities will have a deeper insight into common diseases
like diabetes and cancer.
The Wires Isaac Brogan asked Lead of ALIGN and Professor of
Indigenous Genomics at the Australian National University, Alex
Brown about the work ALIGN will do
Produced By: Isaac Brogan
Featured In Story: Alex Brown Lead of ALIGN and Professor of Indigenous Genomics at the Australian National University, and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 20 July 2023
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Collaboration with farmers key in conserving native ecosystems in agricultural landscapes 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Australia has one of the worlds highest rates of deforestation.
Less than 5% of native vegetation remains on roadsides and private properties in South Australias York Peninsula, according to a new study.
In a bid to boost conservation in agricultural landscapes, researchers are calling for drastic changes to land management strategies to retain native ecosystems and prevent biodiversity loss. The study, between university of South Australia and Kangaroo Island Research Station frames a lens on empowering collaboration between farmers and regional communities by identifying barriers that obstruct preservation.
Produced By: Emma Wotzke
Featured In Story: Bianca Amato University of South Australia Researcher and PhD student , and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 20 July 2023
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Traditional Owners rejoice as court overturns plan for Kimba nuclear waste dump 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
We won it for our grandparents, an echo of Bungarla Elder, Dawn Taylors sentiment, following the outcome of a six-year fight for Traditional Owners on SAs Eyre Peninsula.
What has been described as a David and Goliath case reached a victorious peak for Barngarla people with the Federal Court in Adelaide ruling in their favour, overturning the federal governments decision to build a nuclear waste dump near Kimba.
As reported by the Guardian, justice Natalie Charlesworth said the court would uphold an application by the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation due to apprehended bias and pre-judgement by former Coalition resources minister Keith Pitt.
So, what does this victory mean for Barngarla people?
Produced By: Emma Wotzke
Featured In Story: Aunty Dawn Taylor respected Bungarla Elder , Dave Sweeney Australian Conservation Foundation Nuclear Policy Analyst , and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 20 July 2023
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Time for action: empowering women in STEM 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
The Diversity in STEM
Review is an annual report recommending ways the
government can support women to feel more accepted and comfortable
in STEM related careers.
One group who has contributed to this report is Girl Geek
Academy, which encourages girls and women of all ages to recognise
their importance in the world of STEM. They conducted their own
research for the report.
The Wires contributor from RTRFM Fiona Bartholomaeus asked Girl
Geek Academy CEO and founding member Sarah Moran, what inspired her
to create the organisation?
Produced By: Fiona Bartholomaeus
Featured In Story: Sarah Moran Girl Geek Academy CEO and founding member , and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 20 July 2023
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What is the best place to watch the Matilda's vs Ireland game tonight? Cairns
Up from Melbourne for the week and I earlier today realised that the Matildas are playing their World Cup opener against Ireland tonight.
A very quick scan of Facebook doesn't tell me that any of your local pubs are advertising that they're showing the game, other than PJ O'Brian's, which is obviously an Irish pub.
So does anyone have any ideas on where I might potentially be able to watch the game, or what pubs might be showing it etc?
Any advice would be great.
COME ON AUSTRALIA!
Anyone else think it's kind of stupid to have the show start half way through the week (starts wednesday- ends friday) That leaves only one day for students and workers to be allowed to visit the show without missing days off school/work. Anyway, only short cause yeah, have a nice day yall
Wind power subsidies costing $40B, pushing up power prices whistleblower follow the money www.cairnsnews.org
Welcome to wind power which needs coal fired power and billions in subsidies to operate. Now electricity consumers know why costs are going through the roof, all started by the Liberals, a partner in the Lib/Lab duopoly, controlled by Deep State, UN, and WEF. Will you keep voting for them? There are many Australians who []
Russian counter-offensive started, moving on Kupiansk www.cairnsnews.org
What will Zelensky do with Australian PM Albaneses gift of Bushmaster armoured cars now? From Frontnieuws Kiev will experience nightmarish days on the Lyman-Svatovo-Kupiansk axis. The Russian army intercepted the Ukrainian offensive and launched its own counter-offensive with Kharkiv as the final target. Ukrainian defenses have collapsed in several places, Warnews24/7 reports . Kiev is []
Medical tyrants at AHPRA face D-Day in historic High Court appeal www.cairnsnews.org
By TONY MOBILIFONITIS THE High Court of Australia is about to rule on an alleged deceitful legal con job perpetrated by the State Government of Queensland and the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), that took away the medical license of Dr William Bay of Queensland on August 16th, 2022. But on July 4th, Dr []
All the rage Paulie Stewart 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Punk band the Painters and Dockers front man Paulie Stewart has lived a life of jagged contrast.
The brother of East Timor Balibo 5 Channel 7 sound recordist Tony Stewart, the deep injustice felt by the callous treatment by then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam at the time of the event has never left younger brother Paul.
Paulie joined the band he still tours with but along the way also became a journalist, met Bill Clinton, got Keith Richards to sing There Was a Redback on the Toilet Seat, supports an order of Nuns in East Timor (whom he regularly visits), was a friend of Father Bob and most recently almost died of a diseased liver, whereupon he wrote his memoir All the Rage.
The Painters and Dockers were a band with an edgy reputation from the 70s on and now they have clocked up 40 years and are on an anniversary tour. They will be at the Factory Theatre 29th July.
Produced By: Roderick Chambers
Featured In Story: Paulie Stewart Author, Musician, Journalist
First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 19 July 2023
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Stunning documentary on the Swedish King 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
In an unprecedented coup of access to any Monarch, Karin af Klintberg assembled a documentary on King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. He was the youngest monarch to ascend a throne at age 27 over 50 years ago.
Director and creator Karin af Klintberg had sent thousands of emails to finally spend many hours with the King in interviews over an extensive 2 year period. Gustaf did not like much of the constant photography and public engagements that a King had to endure, and was regarded as somewhat reclusive, so the achievement of this film is unlikely to be surpassed.
The King [Kungen] is part of the Scandinavian Film Festival starting today.
Produced By: Roderick Chambers
Featured In Story: Karin af Klintberg Director The King
First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 18 July 2023
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Indigenous Smi fight for the river 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Opening the Scandinavian film festival, Gothenberg Festival winner Let the River Flow follows the story of a Smi girl drawn into a protest in Norway 40 years ago.
Indigenous Smi people wanted to preserve a nomadic way of life that fitted in with the seasons and followed the Reindeer. The Government down in Oslo however had plans for an essential river that would be dammed and the country lost to the Smi.
Director and creator Ole Giver found that in the course of making the movie that in fact he too had Smi heritage
Produced By: Roderick Chambers
Featured In Story: Ole Giver Director Let the River Flow
First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 19 July 2023
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Lobbying in Australia 4YOU 98.5FM Capricorn Community Radio
Lobbying groups are part of the democratic prosses in this country, yet the rules surrounding how they operate are vague at best. Lobby groups will have a more public presence this year leading up to the voice referendum, with multiple organisations on both sides ramping up their campaigns.
Lobbying is usually done behind closed doors, so this more public showing of lobbying is a good time to see how much sway Lobbyists have in parliament and what happens when they overstep their boundaries.
Produced By: Dominic Giles
Featured In Story: Dr Lindy Edwards, Researcher of Australian politics specialising in Political Lobbying and Political Economy UNSW
First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 19 July 2023
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Gardening the reef and behaviour change "IndyWatch Feed Enviro.au"
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 468 is Fiona Sutton Wilson, CEO of the Australian arm of Earthwatch Institute, a global environmental NGO.
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Helicorp (Toll) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopters (Agusta) AW139 Helicopter VH-XIU Arrives into Rockhampton Airport as "Rescue 902" "IndyWatch Feed Qld"
Seemingly on a deployment to Rockhampton Airport for upcoming
joint military exercises, on Monday 3 July,
Helicorp (Toll) Leonardo S.P.A. Helicopters (Agusta) AW139
helicopter VH-XIU was spotted arriving from Townsville as "Rescue
902".
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Cirrus Design Corp. SF50 Vision Jet N616TS Spotted at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport - Plus More! "IndyWatch Feed Qld"
On Friday 30 June, Cirrus Design Corp. SF50 Vision Jet wearing the American registration marking of N616TS looked to fly into Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport from Nambucca Heads (New South Wales) before it then departed to Cairns.
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Eastern Grass Owl on the decline around the Sunshine Coast "IndyWatch Feed Qld"
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Regional economic divergence podcast chat w/ Rob Sobyra, Construction Skills Qld "IndyWatch Feed Qld"
Ive reported on how the economic recovery has seen large falls in unemployment rates across Queensland, including in most regions (see Remarkable turnarounds for Townsville, Mackay, and Cairns). But I need to acknowledge that employment growth is still overwhelmingly in the South East* as it has been for several decades now (Figure 1). Jobs and people are becoming more concentrated in the South East, and the pandemic doesnt appear to have stopped that trend. Robert Sobyra of Construction Skills Queensland CSQ) has done some great research on this phenomena (see Why Regions Are Falling Behind And What To Do About It), and I spoke with him about his research, which covers the whole of Australia, on the latest episode of my Economics Explored podcast. You can listen on major podcasting apps including Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. A lightly edited AI-generated transcript of the conversation is available on the Economics Explored website.
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Remarkable turnarounds for Townsville, Mackay, and Cairns "IndyWatch Feed Qld"
In my upcoming Brisbane Club presentation on Tuesday, one chart Ill show is of selected Queensland regional unemployment rates, highlighting how the economic recovery generally and a booming mining sector have translated into some extraordinarily low unemployment rates in some regions. Regions such as Townsville, Cairns, and Mackay are experiencing rates of unemployment far below highs experienced last decade (see the chart below). The improvement in my hometown of Townsville is particularly remarkable.* The ABSs estimate of the 12-month moving average unemployment rate for Townsville in July was 2.9%. Compare that with unemployment rates of 11-12% five years ago.
In a small number of regions, unemployment rates remain high, most notably Logan-Beaudesert and Queensland Outback, and Wide Bay (see chart below). I suspect this is partly related to the disproportionate numbers of disadvantaged people living in these regions, including Indigenous and low-skilled, long-term unemployed people. Structural change, including a declining manufacturing sector and mechanisation in agriculture reducing the need for on-farm labour, are also probably relevant. You can find the data behind this chart in the Queensland Government Statisticians Offices handy Regional Labour Force briefing.
One thing to keep in mind is that, while the numbers make sense in terms of what we know has been happening in state and regional economies, there is a large degree of uncertainty regarding the figures or point estimates to use the jargon. The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey and the ABS would only be surveying, at most, a few hundred households in many of the regions for which data are presented. Ill aim to examine the size of the sampling errors in a future post.
Finally, if youd like to attend the Brisbane Club Economics in Conversation event on Tuesday 6 September from 5pm Im speaking at, alongside former state government finance minister Rachel Nolan and current shadow Treasurer David Janetzki, then please let me know and I can arrange it with the Club. Tickets are $65, but there will be plenty of drinks and finger food, as well as some great...
2022 Grant Recipient Announced! "IndyWatch Feed Qld"
CONGRATULATIONS TO SHERYN BRODIE, RECIPIENT of the 2022 Ric Nattrass Research Grant! Sheryn is currently undertaking her PhD at James Cook University in Townsville, and she describes her research below.
For my PhD research, I am using environmental sound recordings to investigate the chorusing patterns of a community of frogs in North Queensland. Acoustic monitoring is an important method for studying frogs in their habitat males are highly vocal, and their calls give away their location and breeding intentions. Sound recorders designed for recording automatically and continuously in the field are now cheaply available, and this allows us to record the natural vocal behaviour of animals continuously at multiple locations and over longer time frames. This increased scale of acoustic data provides opportunities for studying the chorusing behaviour of whole communities of frogs over seasonal time scales and beyond. Long-duration sound recordings can easily be collected, so the current challenge is how to analyse the vast amounts of audio and extract useful data on the species of interest.
Sheryn Brodie, recipient of the 2022 Ric Nattrass Research Grant. Photo provided by Sheryn Brodie.
I have a large set of sound recordings made at several frog breeding sites at Hervey Range, near Townsville. Every night over a 19-month period (including two wet seasons) I captured the chorusing of 17 frog species. Recording at 6 sites resulted in more than 33,000 hours of audio this would take one person working full-time about 17 years to listen to!
Using these recordings, the aims of my project are to: (i) investigate computer-aided methods to extract data from long-duration recordings that can be used to answer ecological questions; (ii) describe the chorusing patterns of a community of frogs in a tropical savanna and investigate the main environmental drivers; and (iii) investigate the acoustic interactions and potential impacts of the invasive cane toad on the acoustic behaviour of native frogs.
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