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Sunday, 25 June

01:05

Eine SSD mit SAP-Mitarbeiterdaten ist bei Ebay aufgetaucht. ... "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Eine SSD mit SAP-Mitarbeiterdaten ist bei Ebay aufgetaucht. Die SSD kommt anscheinend aus einem Rechenzentrum der SAP.

Das ist hchst erstaunlich, muss ich euch sagen. Die SAP ist mir bislang als absolutes Compliance-Purgatorium aufgetreten. Selbst als externer Dienstleister muss man da durch "Schulungen" durch, dass man keine USB-Sticks rumliegen lsst, und immer alles verschlsselt wird.

Dass es bei denen also berhaupt unverschlsselte SSDs gibt, und dann auch noch mit Mitarbeiterdaten drauf, ist schonmal bemerkenswert. Dass die dann auch noch jemand aus dem Rechenzentrum einfach so raustragen kann, ist noch bemerkenswerter.

Schlimmer noch:

Man wrde denken, dass die nach dem 1. Vorfall mal ihre Prozesse berprfen. Aber offenbar nicht.

Ich finde das bei so Compliance-Bullshit immer toll, wenn die Firmen gezielt alle Nachteile mitnehmen und sich und ihre Business-Partner grotesk ausbremsen, aber dann die Vorteile gezielt umschiffen. m(

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Saturday, 24 June

19:09

Taxing Times "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Realty Talk

I joined Bushy Martin at Realty Talk to discuss Victoria's new land tax proposals.

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18:45

Former Labor cabinet minister condemns $368b AUKUS deal "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

By Mibenge Nsenduluka June 23 2023 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8245773/former-labor-cabinet-minister-condemns-368b-aukus-deal/

Midnight Oil frontman and former Labor cabinet minister Peter Garrett has again condemned Australias security deal with the United States and United Kingdom, calling the $368 billion agreement costly and risky.

Mr Garrett said the decision to purchase a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines was a huge gamble and should not be allowed to proceed, while speaking at a public forum in Melbourne.

Its the biggest, its the most costly and its the riskiest decision ever taken by any Australian government short of governments committing us to war and should not be allowed, he said on Friday.

He applauded recent backlash from some Labor party members and unions, saying a slew of academic and foreign policy experts also backed the push against AUKUS.

So we are not alone, a basic and a major objection to AUKUS lies in the aspects of the arrangement which see us reversing our foreign policy and defence posture thats been generally in place since World War II, Mr Garrett said.

Were going from a focus of direct defence as it is currently constituted to a concentration on forward defence.

Mr Garrett in March said AUKUS would produce increasing volumes of high-level radioactive waste that would be stored for tens of thousands of years in the Australian environment.

It follows stinging remarks by former Labor prime minister Paul Keating earlier this year.

Mr Keating said the new security deal was the worst international decision since conscription during WWI.

Under the deal, which is part of the AUKUS security arrangement, Australia will command a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines within the next three decades.

A number of Labor branches have been agitating for the government to dump its support for nuclear-powered submarines and AUKUS.

But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government remains committed.

The view of my government is very, very clear and is unwavering in its support for AUKUS, in its support for issues about our national security and about our interests in the defence of this nation, he told reporters on Thursday.

17:22

The Journey to Financial Independence: Tips for Paying Off Debt and Building Wealth "IndyWatch Feed Tas"

To create a debt payoff plan, begin by evaluating your current financial situation. Calculate how much you owe and the interest rate ... Read more

14:27

Thirroul fire brigade celebrates centenary "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

A SPECIAL milestone for Thirroul Fire Station will take place this weekend as it celebrates its first 100 years of operation.

The first firefighters were stationed there in 1923, with the original crew working from a small garage, equipped only with a hose-reel, hose and minor appliances.

In 1924, the Board of Fire Commissioners granted permission for the construction of a new brick fire station, with the building becoming fully operational on the 4th of September of that year.

The station advanced to include an engine-room, recreation room, storeroom and equipment that included several hose-reels, hoses and four scaling ladders.

This facility stood firm for the next 40 years, before a new station was commissioned and officially opened on Saturday 1st February, 1975.

Saturdays ceremony was attended by several dignitaries, including State MP for Heathcote, Maryanne Stuart MP, Wollongong Lord Mayor, Gordon Bradbury, Acting Commissioner Fire and Rescue NSW, Megan Stiffler, Museum of Fire CEO, Belinda McMartin, senior officers from RFS, Ambulance NSW, SES and Aboriginal Elder, Uncle Peter Button.

The highlight of the function was the presentation of a 3rd Clasp National Medal to Captain Hedley Privett, who has been in service at the station for 45 years.

...

11:35

Police Officers Will Not Be Charged Over the Lawyer X Scandal "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

The Lawyer X scandal appears to have become a circus, with the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announcing no criminal charges will be brought against Victorian Police over what the highest court in the land described as atrocious and reprehensible conduct which corrupted and debased the fundamental premises of the criminal justice system all but accusing police of perverting the course of justice.

The decision has heads shaking in Australias legal community and means a jury will not be given the opportunity to decide whether the states police officers engaged in cr...

09:28

Axis of evil had good reasons to block Housing Australia Future Fund "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

I was stunned earlier this week when I heard the federal Greens had been accused of being in an Axis of evil with the Coalition in blocking the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). Sure, the Greens call for rent controls is misguided, but the Greens central critique of the HAFF was sensible. If youre actually going to invest in social housing, which is the Governments intention, the HAFF looks like an ineffective and roundabout way of doing that. It requires the Government to borrow $10 billion to, as the Greens put it, gamble on the stockmarket, with the hope of generating a sufficient return to fund social housing.

Historical data on equity returns versus borrowing rates would suggest the Government could come out ahead in the long-term by following this strategy, but obviously it is risky and its silly to tie social housing funding to the outcomes of investments managed by the Future Fund, which would look after the HAFFs funds. The strategy also couldnt be used on a large scale because the more money the government tries to borrow, and hence the more bonds it needs to sell, the higher its borrowing costs as the market demands higher interest rates before it buy the additional bonds and lends the government more money. As a former Treasury official, I also hate the idea of the HAFF because setting up and running these types of funds absorbs the time of officials which could be better spent. And they complicate the task of public financial management. As Cameron Murray argued in a podcast conversation I had with him a few months ago, if the government wants to fund social housing it doesnt need to set up the HAFF: Odd way to fix housing crisis proposed by Aus. Govt: invest in stocks first w/ Dr Cameron Murray, Sydney Uni.

In my view, the federal government misstepped by adopting this odd policy from the Grattan Institute. It looks like Prime Minister Alabanese had to take charge last week and announce a $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator, which was a real win for the Greens and acknowledgement the HAFF policy was a failure and really was not required after all.

On the Social Housing Accelerator, I should ackno...

01:01

LIMITS everywhere "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

When Nate Hagens says I know things that I cant say in a public podcast, then you know were slouching towards Mordor.

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Friday, 23 June

23:51

A huge winter market is happening in Geelong West this weekend "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

The beloved Piccadilly Market is taking over the Geelong West Town Hall again this weekend with makers, live music, and warming winter vibes as part of its brand-new winter market series.

Following the previous market in May, the market returns to Pakington Street from 10am-3pm for this months edition on 25 June, spotlighting Geelongs most talented makers, from brilliant jewellers and fashion designers to skilled illustrators, artists, and innovative food producers.

Stay up to date with whats happening in and around the region here.

23:30

Crypto City guide to Sydney: More than just a token bridge "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

A full-on crypto scene and heaps of Web3 projects in Australias largest city show Sydney has more to offer than beaches and a bridge.

23:19

Theres a massive sale on genuine Aussie Shepherd Ugg Boots happening in Ocean Grove "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Renowned for its epic furniture and artwork sales, locally-owned Ocean Grove Hardware is launching into winter with its latest sale, offering a range of genuine Aussie shepherd ugg boots at incredible discounts!

Get ready to embrace ultimate comfort and style, for a fraction of the usual price, as you slip your feet into these iconic footwear gems.

Stay up to date with whats happening in and around the region here.

Set against the backdrop of chilly winter mornings and cozy evenings, the sale promises to keep your toes toasty and your fashion game on point. Inspired by the much-loved original and iconic Australian Ugg boot, these authentic Australian Shepherd creates classic footwear with a contemporary edge.

Long been adored for their supreme quality and plushness, now you have the chance to snag them at prices that wont break the bank.

The sale features three iconic designs and a range of colours, catering to all tastes and preferences. Get your hands on mini Uggs at $89 (down from $159), short Uggs at $99 (down from $179) and long Uggs also only $99.

Remember, this sale wont last forever, so grab your chance to experience true comfort and style. Your feet will thank you!

Find Ocean Grove Hardware at 81 The Terrace, Ocean Grove, or give them a buzz on 03 5255 1201.

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22:50

Trades Hall backs campaign for refugees trapped in Indonesia "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

RAC activist Margaret Sinclair reported on the situation for refugees in Indonesia to the executive of the Victorian Trades Hall Council on 23 June. The executive carried the following motion unanimously. Victorian Trades Hall and its affiliates note that 14,000 refugees are trapped in Indonesia, most for eight years and many for ten years or []

The post Trades Hall backs campaign for refugees trapped in Indonesia first appeared on Refugee Action Collective (Vic).

22:00

Future-Proof Inheritance: Why Bitcoin Holds The Keys To My Will "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

This is an opinion editorial by Konstantin Rabin, a finance and technology writer.

Death is not something that many people like talking about all too much, but it is crucial to sit and have a good think about what will happen to all of your earthly belongings when the inevitable eventually happens.

Despite its importance, a 2021 study found that less than half of all adults in the U.S. have a will set up at all. While many are too scared of thinking about it, a large number of people simply feel that they lack the know-how for setting one up or want to wait until they have children before they feel the need to sort out their afterlives.

Over the last year or so, I decided to have this will discussion with myself, and after much thinking and many hours of research, the answer for the best method of inheritance to establish in my own will seemed obvious: Bitcoin.

As things stand in the world today, you are bound to end up with issues if you dont set up a will. Lets say that you kick the bucket tomorrow without an inheritance plan drawn up. The first thing that might happen is that all of your assets could be frozen until the courts take their sweet time digging through every detail of your estate. This alone can take from several months to several years, depending on where you live and the assets that are in your name. If you were married and died intestate (without a will), your spouse might end up having to find an executor, which often costs a lot of money, and then comes the months of paperwork and infighting with long-lost relatives who might suddenly start showing up at your doorstep. Along with all of this drama could come the taxman, ready to act as the grim reaper of the assets you leave behind, often taking huge percentages of your life savings.

With all this in mind, setting up your will with BTC can solve many problems for those who you leave behind in the land of the living. I will be going through some of my thoughts on this and explaining exactly why I have decided to set up my will with Bitcoin.

Advantages Of Bitcoin Over Traditional Assets

To me, it all came down to two aspects, with the first being accessibility. With physical assets, you end up having to do more than just paperwork when passing on your property after death. Whether it is gold bars, a cellar of investment-grade whisky or expensive paintings, there is a certain level of expertise needed to move these items from one place to the next and then to look after them properly.

Bitcoin solves this for me. Here you have an asset that doesnt need anything other than a 256-bit long combination to be accessed globally, without your next of kin having to wait months to gai...

Fare rise unexpected "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

The rise to $5 for a single trip and $10 per day for a standard Myki fare is unexpected, given these usually occur in January. The PTUA along with the rest of Victoria has only had a weeks notice of the increase, which is a big jump for most fares. Passengers wont be welcoming the rise, which Continue reading Fare rise unexpected

20:05

Did you know Victoria's on the path to decolonisation? That's nice dear. "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

This time last year, the Treaty Authority Bill passed parliament. In doing so, it put Victoria on the path to decolonisation. pic.twitter.com/GnRuBld3xA First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria (@firstpeoplesvic) June 22, 2023

19:00

THAT AI GENERATED LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICE IN GERMANY "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

On very rare occasions I like to do a blog where I say very little about a topic, and rather, ask the readers of

The post THAT AI GENERATED LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICE IN GERMANY appeared first on The Giza Death Star.

18:06

Get cosy at this pop-up igloo wonderland on the banks of the Yarra "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Looking to embrace that winter chill? Stay warm and cosy at the Winter Igloo Wonderland which has returned to Melbournes The Wharf Hotel for winter.

Taking over the outside area at The Wharf Hotel once again, guests will be able to cosy up beneath a sky of twinkling fairy lights on the banks of the Yarra in your very own private winter wonderland.

Keep up with the latest in entertainment via our website.

From the comfort of your own private igloo, guests can enjoy riverside views while grazing away on share platters and warming up with mulled wine and or an espresso martini.

As for food, theres a shared entree of pretzels, baked brie & honey, dips, radish and heirloom carrots as well as a choice of a main dish. Theres braised lamb shank, bowl of steamed mussels, or forest mushroom gnocchi. Or choose the chicken or eggplant schnitzel, or pan seared salmon.

17:41

Financial security a challenge for regional women "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

A new report launched this week shows how regional Australian women experience living in the region and what economic security they face.

The report, launched by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, took the small town of Seymour as a study case, since its characterised as a forgotten town.

Women in regional areas face more challenges than financial security, such as violence, and low paying jobs.

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Dr Margaret Kabare Senior Researcher at the Brotherhood of St Laurence

First aired on The Wire, Friday 23 June 2023

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17:39

International Women of Engineering Day "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Today is International Women in Engineering Day, raising awareness of the achievements of women in engineering.

Womens participation into these areas are constantly growing, despite still being a male-dominated area.

Image: Chloe Chang with the Pink Nova Rover which won her team silver in the world championships in Utah

Produced By: Netta Finney

Featured In Story: Chloe Chang Engineering student & Co-CEO of Nova Rover team, Monash University, and Dr Elahe Abdi

17:37

New program to support First Nations content creators "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

This week, a mentoring program for First Nations Content Creators was launched to tackle the underrepresentation of this sector.

The program will provide flights and accommodation to events in major cities, tutoring, upskilling and networking opportunities for First Nations content creators.

Story published by Ngaarda Media

Produced By: Conrad MacLean

Featured In Story: Matty Hills Gamilaraay man and TV presenter

First aired on The Wire, Friday 23 June 2023

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17:11

Heres what to expect from Queenscliffs free winter festival Nightide this weekend "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

16:42

Jasmin slept rough last night, but shes not homeless "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Brisbane teenager Jasmin slept outside in the cold last night.

Not because she is homeless, but because she is raising money for homelessness services as part of St Vincent de Pauls annual sleepout, which runs at the same time as the Vinnies CEO sleepout event.

Jasmin shares what it was like to sleep rough for a night and why she got involved.

Image: Jasmin says she is privileged to have a stable home to go to. (Image supplied)

Produced By: Netta Finney

Featured In Story: Jasmin High school student, and Kevin Mercer CEO of St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland

First aired on The Wire, Friday 23 June 2023

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16:34

Australias Top Chefs and hospitality legends headline Taste Port Douglas 2023 "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Taste Port Douglas returns for its seventh edition from 1013 August this year, delivering a smorgasbord of culinary masterclasses, signature dinners and unique dining experiences across the idyllic Far North Queensland (FNQ) resort destination.

Presented by the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Taste Port Douglas is one of Australias premier culinary events, showcasing the regions best produce over a four-day, action-packed program of exceptional cooking, unforgettable dining experiences and the opportunity to learn from some of the industrys most talented chefs and producers across Australia.

Keep up with the latest food and booze news across the region here.

16:17

Make Your Own Ramen at this Japanese Izakaya and Bar on Geelongs waterfront "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Tender meat and soft noodles bathing in the juices of a belly-warming broth. Is there anything more satisfying than a clean slurp of ramen? No, we dont think there is

How about an authentic venue whereby you could choose your own ramen adventure, from the broth and noodles to the toppings and extras?

Already earning a solid reputation for its soul-warming ramen served with flair and integrity, Tomodachi Izakaya is now offering a Make Your Own Ramen experience at their waterfront venue for winter.

Keep up with the latest food and booze news across the region here.

At Tomodachi 2.0, as it has been nicknamed, diners can now enjoy their own creations of tenderly-cooked ramen on Geelongs stunning waterfront. Starting from just $8, theres no need to pick a standard ramen from the menu. Instead, you simply choose your broth and noodle, choose your toppings and then add extras if you so desire.

You can choose from egg noodles or Udon noodles, while broths range from Tonkotsu (pork broth), Spicy Tonkotsu and Yuzu (green citrus pepper), to Miso (soy bean broth) and Seafood broth.

Toppings span everything from tofu, prawns and scallops, to Karaage chicken, pork ribs, and calamari, among other options, while extras include bamboo, spring onion, half egg and fungus.

15:10

The Labor Party Victorian state conference and AUKUS "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

By Greg Bailey , Jun 21, 2023, https://johnmenadue.com/the-alp-victorian-state-conference-and-aukus/

An attempt by certain Labor affiliated left-wing unions to put a motion critical of AUKUS at the recent ALP Victorian State Conference was deferred by factional bosses even before it was put. That it was deferred tells us as much about the hierarchy ignoring the rank and file of the party as it does about the massive folly that is AUKUS.

On the weekend of 17-18 of June the Victorian branch of the ALP held its state conference attended by over six hundred delegates, the first one since 2019. Previous conferences had been postponed because of COVID, but also because of federal intervention as a response to branch stacking. Tension had already been built up because some left-wing unions had announced they would ask for a vote against AUKUS, being just the latest of other prominent ALP members and past ministers who have come out strongly against it.

The Age, the AFR and the Guardian began reporting on this four days before the conference began, speculating on who would control the factions and what would happen to the AUKUS motion which had the potential to embarra...

The Labor Party Victorian state conference and AUKUS "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

By Greg Bailey , Jun 21, 2023, https://johnmenadue.com/the-alp-victorian-state-conference-and-aukus/

14:56

Tulip Restaurant and Austins Wine join forces for unique dining experience Tulip in the Vines "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Off the back of Mulita BBQs month-long pop-up residency at Austins Winery, the beloved Moorabool Valley winery has announced that Tulip Restaurant, a renowned establishment in Geelongs dining scene, will be the latest kitchen residency at their cellar door.

Hailed Tulip in the Vines, the exciting collaboration will bring together the exceptional modern Australian cuisine of Tulip Restaurant and the exquisite wines of Austins winery for an unparalleled dining five-week experience.

Keep up with the latest local food and booze news here.

Taking over Austins Wines new drinking destinations, located on Austins family-owned vineyard in their celebrated dining experience under the guidance of Manager Dan Ford and Chef Mike Jaques, recipients of a prestigious chefs hat in the esteemed Good Food Guide 2023. The experience will run exclusively for lunch every Friday to Sunday throughout the residency.

Here, guests will embark on a culinary journey as Tulip showcases their seasonal menu, expertly crafted to highlight the finest seasonal ingredients and local produce. Guests will have the opportunity to indulge in an array of delectable dishes that will showcase the regions best produce and pair perfectly with Austins Wines.

The menu will feature a range of exquisite offerings, including roasted and pickled pumpkin, complemented by pickled walnuts and mustard greens; succulent ham hock served with a zesty horseradish, shallot, and parsley sauce; and freshly shucked oysters accompanied by vibrant green tomato and radish.

There will also be tender confit duck leg served on a bed of radicchio, enhanced with the subtle sweetness of burnt pear.

14:09

Bones and Jones new album Love You is a refreshing change-up from the much-loved outfit "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Bones and Jones have been onto a pretty winning formula since day dot, so if they never changed their style and just continued to rehash the bluesy folk-rock stylings of their first few releases, we wouldnt even be mad wed be stoked.

But lucky for us, the Bellarine-based outfit wanted to offer up something new with their newest release Love You, migrating into a world of psychedelic synth tones, lap steel harmonics and swaggering rock and roll riffs.

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

Essentially, the band are heading in the direction that so many of us were hoping for after the group dropped Reckless and we are here for it.

Arriving as the first of many surprises, opener Oh Day sees the groups vocalist Jasper Jolley adopt a hazy, subdued nature to his delivery, imbuing dreamlike qualities akin to the likes of Sufjan Stevens or Fleet Foxes. Be The Best Man At My Wedding further differentiates the groups sound, adding layers of garage-rock dissonance through its use of deftly organised lap steel guitars and rapid-fire drumrolls.

The real gems on the album, however, are Aint It Hard and Jump Rope, which see the group deliver some of their most ambitious and adventurous pieces yet, with Tom Maschios exploration of synths propelling the group sound to ethereal new heights.

All in all, Love You is a refreshing change-up from the much-loved and fast-rising indie rock outfit.

Release: Bonsai Records

Label: 23/06/2023

You can stream Love You here.

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14:00

Steps to Help You Choose Your Dream Wedding Dress "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Your wedding day is one of the most magical moments youll ever experience, and finding your dream wedding dress is an essential part of making it perfect. With so many options available, the process can seem overwhelming at first. But fear not!

In this article, well guide you through 7 steps to help you select your dream wedding dress, ensuring you feel confident, beautiful and radiant on your special day. Lets dive in.

Start Early

Trust us, theres no such thing as being too prepared. We recommend allowing yourself around 10 months before your wedding date to find your dress. This gives you time to visit all the wedding dress shops youre interested in and explore all your options without having to rush to make that all-important final decision.

Before booking any appointments, start your search online or with bridal magazines. This can be a great source of inspiration to narrow down what youre looking for, and help you keep up to date on all the latest styles and trends that are released every season.

Consider the Time and Place of Your Wedding

Knowing what the time and place of your wedding will be can go a long way in helping to streamline your search and avoid wasting your time. If youre planning a wedding (destination wedding) on the beach, then you can probably rule out a dramatic ball gown with a flowing train and detailed embellishments. If youre getting married in a church, youll probably want to avoid anything too casual or non-traditional.

When it comes to the weather, the majority of fabrics are suitable year-round, especially if the majority of your wedding will be taking place indoors. However, fabrics like linen and organdy are more suited to warmer weather and white velvet and brocade and more suited to the wintertime.

Set a Budget

Wedding dresses come in a wide variety of prices, so its important that you establish a budget before you begin your search. Be realistic and dont forget to consider all the other expenses in your wedding budget, as well as all the extra costs that can come on top of the initial price of your wedding dress including alterations, accessories, undergarments and hair and makeup.

By setting a clearly defined budget from the get-go, youll narrow down your options quickly and help yourself make a choice that aligns with your financial plan.

Bring Backup

When selecting who to invite wedding dress shopping with you, pick carefully. Try to bring people whose opinions you value the most and will give you h...

13:38

Relive the golden age of rock music in the Barossa Valley with Odyssey Festival, the ultimate tribute event "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

<p>Celebrating the bands and iconic songs you grew up with, Odyssey Festival is taking over the ground of Peter Lehmann Wines in the heart of the Barossa Valley this October.</p> <p>Taking place on Saturday 21 October 2023, <a href= "https://odysseyfestival.com.au/">Odyssey Festival</a> brings together some of Australias premier tribute bands performing the golden era of music for one day only.</p> <p class="p1"><b><i>Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews </i></b><a href= "https://fortemag.com.au/music/"><span class= "s1"><b><i>here</i></b></span></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <p>Across the day, youll be transported back to a time when rock music was young by Australias most dynamic, exciting, and successful tribute bands: Echoes of Pink Floyd, Killer Queen Experience, Dreams: Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks Tribute Show, and the Ashes To Ashes: David Bowie Experience.

Australias largest-scale Pink Floyd concept act <a href= "https://fortemag.com.au/live-echoes-of-pink-floyd/">Echoes of Pink Floyd</a> will be there, playing all of Pink Floyds biggest smash hits, as well as some lovingly hand-picked deep album cuts designed to please the most committed of hard-core fans, while Brisbane-based group Killer Queen Experience (who have sold-out shows in UK, Norway, Singapore, Russia, India, and Australia) will be dedicating their finest set to Britains regal rock quartet, Queen.</p> <p>Rounding out the lineup, DREAMS will take you back to re-live one of the legendary bands and performers of the seventies and eighties, Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks; and Ashes To Ashes: The David Bowie Experience will bring the spirit of the legendary, the iconic, the revolutionary, David Bowie to the Barossa.</p> <p>The festival will kick off at 2pm and bus transportation is available for an extra fee.</p> <p><strong>Re-live the golden age of rock music with the <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/odysseyfestivalau">Odyssey Festival</a> at Peter Lehmann Winery on Saturday, October 21, 2023. You can purchase tickets to the festival <a href= "https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/odyssey-festival/148953?skin=OF23"> here</a>. </strong></p> <p>The post <a href= "https://fortemag.com.au/relive-the-golden-age-of-rock-music-in-the-barossa-valley-with-odyssey-festival-the-ultimate-tribute-event/" rel="nofollow">Relive the golden age of rock music in the Barossa Valley with Odyssey Festival, the ultimate tribute event</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fortemag.com.au" rel= "nofollow">Forte Magazine</a>.</p>

12:35

Relive Thy Art Is Murders blistering 10 year anniversary shows for Hate ahead of their appearances in Ballarat and Geelong next week "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Its been a few months since Thy Art Is Murder rained Hate down on the Forum Theatre and us here at Forte Mag are still thinking about it on the regular.

As the monumental 10-year anniversary show for the groups breakthrough release Hate, it was a celebration of fans old and new, with a sold-out crowd of adorning punters flooding the Forums mosh to create one of the wildest receptions wed ever seen.

Thy Art Is Murder

Wednesday June 28
Volta, Ballarat, VIC

Thursday June 29
Barwon Club, Geelong, VIC

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

Crowd surfers were flying over the barrier at a rapid rate, pyrotechnics were surging into chaotic walls of fire, and Thy Art Is Murder had the crowd in the palm of their hand as they tore through Hate from start to finish. It was truly an unforgettable night for the lucky few who managed to score tickets.

But luckily for the fans that didnt, its now available for everyone to witness, with the deathcore heavyweights gifting the full multi-cam experience on Youtube for free as a thank you to fans for all the support over the last decade.

And with live audio mixed by Will Putney, and video direction by Neal Walters, the Decade Of Hate live video isnt just the standard Youtube...

12:23

Its official Byron has the highest rate of rough sleepers "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

A recent count of rough sleepers in NSW recorded 1,623 people compared to 1,207 people last year, with 300* of those people in the Byron Shire.

The count showed that regional areas are particularly affected with not only Byron Bay, but the Clarence Valley, Eurobodalla, and Coffs Harbour joining City of Sydney in the five areas with the highest increase.

Homelessness NSW CEO Trina Jones said in the coldest recorded June in 13 years people are bedding down on streets, in tents and park benches because they dont have a safe place to call home. This should not be happening in one of the wealthiest places on Earth.

The rising cost of living and a dire shortage of affordable rental homes is fuelling a homelessness crisis across NSW.

Frontline services overwhelmed

Frontline services are so overwhelmed they can only help half the people who present to them and must make heartbreaking decisions about who to turn away.

For the local count Byron Shire Council worked alongside the NSW Department of Communities and Justice to carry out the street count in the early hours of 23 and 24 February 2023.

The Byron Shire recorded the highest number of people sleeping rough in the state, ahead of City of Sydney which recorded 277 rough sleepers.

Heartbreaking but no surprise

Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon said this is heartbreaking but not really a surprise given the housing emergency of the last few years, exacerbated by Covid and the floods. We have an urgent and immediate need for assertive outreach services and supportive housing options in the Byron Shire.

We are hopeful that the NSW State Government can find money and resources to address the challenges facing some of the most vulnerable members in our community.

We cannot solve homelessness without more housing, its that simple.

Homelessness NSW today said that the government must lift funding for homelessness services and build more social housing after the annual street count found a 34 per cent rise in rough sleeping.

Trina Jones said Homelessness NSW acknowledges the governments commitment to drive homelessness numbers down and urge it to invest in the programs that work in the September budget.

An end to street sleeping

We can end street sleeping but we need to invest in what works. The Together Home Program supported over 1,000 people off the streets into safe homes. Its funded for those currently in the program until next year but doesnt have the resources to accept new people into the program.

We are calling on the NSW Government to embed this program in an ongoing way to support people to access a safe home with support to keep it.

The government....

11:58

2SER Radio on The Palestine Laboratory "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

The Fourth Estate is a weekly media show on community radio 2SER (based in Sydney but broadcast around Australia).

Its host, veteran journalist Monica Attard, interviewed me about my new book, The Palestine Laboratory, and tackled the personal, my evolution on Israel/Palestine, boycotts and mass surveillance:

The post 2SER Radio on The Palestine Laboratory appeared first on Antony Loewenstein.

10:16

Annual nature poetry competition is off and running for 2023 "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

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THE annual nature competition, Poem Forest has already seen 677 submissions and the same number of seedlings planted to provide tree canopy cover.

The national prize, created by Red Room Poetry and delivered in partnership with Wollongong City Council, invites students and teachers across Australia to submit nature-themed poems and see them come to life with a tree planted for each, creating a forest of poems across the Illawarra for future generations.

One such entry is from Olivia at Austinmer Primary School:

I went for a stroll, in a gorgeous wood.
It had little creatures. I stared, and I stood,
For this was a beautiful sight,
I stayed there and watched through the night.
The wood had some flowers, and oh, they smelt good.

Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said its important to involve children in sustainability initiatives like Poem Forest.

The trees these kids are planting will grow and provide shade for their future homes, businesses, and recreational areas as well as supporting our native wildlife, he said.

Its time for local young people and teachers to grab a pen and get writing. The learning...

10:03

Catholic priest pleads guilty to sexually abusing his 72nd victim "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

An Australian former Catholic priest previously convicted of child sexual abuse pleaded guilty this Thursday to sexually abusing a 72nd victim, the Associated Press reported. Gerald Ridsdale, 89, is currently serving a 39-year sentence for abusing children between 1961 and 1988 while he worked as a Roman Catholic priest in Victoria. He began serving his []

10:00

Will DARPA Make a Travel Adapter for Human Body? "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Another day, another bit of great news, folks. Everyones favorite agency, DARPA, is promising to develop a "travel adapter" for the human body. The travel adapter, intended for "warfighters," is supposed to play a magical trick on biology and program the soldiers sleep cycles at will, as well as disinfect food and water in the soldiers belly in real time. The miracle is going to be a transient and non-genetic "implantable or ingestible bioelectronic carrier."

Certainly, nothing can go wrong, and the proof is this very professionally done image on their website that shows us how one can "program" physiology by adjusting a slider in an app. This image alone is a masterpiece of seduction, selling the appealing-but-totally-fictional concept of getting "something for nothing," as if pulling it out of a magicians hat.

Betraying the Soldiers

Before we get down to the nitty-gritty of DARPAs ADAPTER program yes, the name of the program is acronym but they also call the device an "adapter," DARPA word weavers are crafty like that! I want to express my indignation at the entire vampire-like model of sacrificing human beings to senseless wars.

These wars are fought primarily to make a small crew of shameless people obscenely rich, and the biggest "beneficiaries" of the cruelty dont fight in those wars themselves, just organize the dark business of shedding other peoples blood.

Such betrayal! A lot of people on the ground join the military for noble reasons. Yes, some join out of desperation, to lift themselves out of poverty but many join for very sacred reasons, out of courage, to protect their own.

And then those brave young people get dragged into treacherous carnage, maimed in body and spirit, and sometimes experimented on (here is one pre-2020 example of the U.S. military experimenting on its soldiers, here is another, and we know what happened with COVID "vaccines").

Bioweapon Experimentation on Soldiers

Here is a phenomenally frank 2015 paper titled, "Science wars How much risk should soldiers be exposed to in military experimentation?"

The paper argues that because the warfare is shifting toward the use of bioweapons, it is appropriate to experiment on soldiers as they have already agreed to risk their lives for the benefit of the state:

09:42

Police appeal for information on man wanted on outstanding arrest warrant "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

POLICE are appealing for information from the community to locate a man wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for breaching his reporting obligations.

Brendan Puckeridge, aged 27, is wanted by virtue of outstanding warrants relating to a revocation of parole offence and for failing to comply with his reporting obligations.

Wollongong police have conducted numerous inquiries into his whereabouts but have been unable to locate him.

Puckeridge is known to frequent the Wollongong, Balgownie and North Wollongong areas as well as surrounding suburbs. He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 175cm tall, of medium build, with brown eyes, brown hair and is unshaven.

Anyone who may have seen Puckeridge or knows of his whereabouts is urged to contact police.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or the Crime Stoppers website. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to re...

09:07

Like the Hydra: Strategic incapacitation fails to decapitate the climate movement "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Zelda Grimshaw is a lifelong campaigner for peace, earth and human rights and a UN observer of the ballot for independence in East Timor in 1999, covers the recent actions by blockade Australia and the rise of the use of the law to attack basic rights in Australia (Pearls and Irritations 22 June 2023).

On 19 June 2022, NSW Police Forces Strike Force Guard launched their infamous strategic incapacitation operation targeting Blockade Australia. The Colo Raids saw over a hundred police with dogs, motorbikes, trucks, cranes, and helicopters swoop down on a rural property where the climate group had gathered.

Forty-three activists were arrested that day and over the following fortnight in connection with Blockade Australias Week of Climate Resistance in Sydney.

One year later to the day Blockade Australia burst back onto the scene of Australian climate activism with three simultaneous actions at major ports on the east coast. Like the hydra, we are back threefold. You cannot decapitate the climate movement they stated in a press conference as they announced their return.

Photo from Blockade Australia

Melbourne, Brisbane, and Newcastle ports were blockaded on Monday 19 June by activists suspended on monopoles, bipods and tripods across roads and rail bridges to the export facilities.

On Tuesday 20 June, Blockade Australia struck again, with simultaneous closures of the Melbourne and Brisbane ports. A single activist on a climbable structure has proven to be the favoured method of the radical group, and the tactic has successfully caused chaos at the economic pinch points the group targets.

This is in line with the stated aim of Blockade Australia: to build a political movement that can physically resist Australias planet destroying operations with disruptive and targeted action that shuts down the everyday functioning of this machine.

Blockade Australias return, in larger numbers and across three locations, evidences a rare determination. The repression experienced in June 2022 and subsequently would give pause to many. Strategic incapacitation is a policing technique that aims to smash the organising ability of a group of people, such that the group can no longer function.

To this end, Strike Force Guard laid serious charges, such as conspiracy, affray, assault and...

08:03

D-Day for fire ants a global super pest "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

A group known as the The Invasive Species Council say that fire ants are a global super pest and they are migrating beyond the southern Queensland outbreak and threaten life as we know it across Australia.

An alliance of environment, agriculture, industry and land management groups, The Invasive Species Council are calling for urgent action on Australias fire ant outbreak and say the insects are heading toward D-Day, when on 13 July, Australias agriculture ministers will be meeting face-to-face for the first time since the COVID pandemic.

Fire ants will be on the agenda.

One of the biggest environmental threats

Invasive Species Council fire ant campaigner, Reece Pianta, says fire ants are one of the biggest environmental threats facing Australia. The prospect of Australian governments giving up on fire ant eradication is truly terrifying.

Mr Pianta says fire ant invasion across Australia will be worse than the cane toad. They can kill people and wildlife and cause billions of dollars in lost agricultural production every year.

It doesnt matter if you are in Perth or Penrith, the whole of Australia will be invaded if fire ants are not eradicated.

They will undermine everything, making our sporting fields, schools, beaches and backyard barbecues unsafe. They will also threaten our food security by destroying crops and livestock.

Fire ants closing businesses, parks, schools, and sports grounds

Fire ants are already closing businesses, parks, schools, and sports grounds in southern Queensland. They will cause billions o...

06:40

Domain forecasts new highs in these cities "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Price forecasts

Domain reported its house and unit prices forecasts for the coming 2024 financial year.

Sydney is expected to lead the market higher over the next 12 months, with a shortage of stock being a key driver of the market momentum.

Here's the summary:

Source: Domain

And here are the numbers:

Source: Domain

The full Domain report is here.

...

03:00

Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at the Crossroads: Mary Boyle Interviews Jay Joseph "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

In 2004 I was interviewed by Craig Newnes for The Psychologist, a journal published by the British Psychological Society. The occasion was the publication of my first book, The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology Under the Microscope. Upon publishing my fourth book, Schizophrenia and Genetics: The End of An Illusion (2023), psychologist/author Mary Boyle invited me for a new interview to discuss the book and the changes that have occurred in behavioral science genetic research since 2004. Marys questions, and my answers, are found below. Jay Joseph

Mary Boyle: Jay, you were interviewed in 2004 about your book The Gene Illusion. It was a detailed critique of genetic research on schizophrenia, IQ and criminality and you concluded that there was little if any scientifically valid evidence in support of genetic influences on human behavioral differences. Your latest book, Schizophrenia and Genetics: The End of An Illusion has just been published. It, and your many other publications, show that a lot has happened in psychiatric and behavioral genetics research over the last 20 years. Well be talking about what has and hasnt changed and whether your earlier conclusion still stands. But first, tell us how you became interested in this area and what keeps you engaged with it.

Jay Joseph: I became interested in the genetics of schizophrenia topic as a U.S. clinical psychology graduate student in the mid-1990s. The arguments fascinated me, and because I saw the genetic argument as weak, it was stunning to hear that the debate had been largely closed in favor of genetics by the 1980s. My desire to learn more about genetic research led me...

00:36

US lawmaker demands answers from SEC on docs related to Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

The chair of a U.S. House oversight subcommittee said all of the documents the SEC had provided on Sam Bankman-Fried's charges and arrest had been publicly available at the time.

00:24

Security updates for Thursday "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Security updates have been issued by Debian (avahi, hsqldb, hsqldb1.8.0, minidlna, trafficserver, and xmltooling), Oracle (.NET 6.0, .NET 7.0, 18, c-ares, firefox, kernel, less, libtiff, libvirt, python, python3.11, texlive, and thunderbird), Red Hat (c-ares, kernel, kernel-rt, kpatch-patch, less, libtiff, libvirt, openssl, and postgresql), Slackware (bind and kernel), SUSE (bluez, curl, geoipupdate, kernel, netty, netty-tcnative, ntp, open-vm-tools, php8, python-reportlab, rustup, Salt, salt, terraform-provider-aws, terraform-provider-null, and webkit2gtk3), and Ubuntu (bind9, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, and linux-ibm).

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23:53

New SA Bill to increase wombat protection after a decade of burrow destructions "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Content warning: the following contains reference to animal suffering and cruelty.

A local wombat advocate said thousands of wombats are buried alive each year. Legislation enacting greater protections for wombats passed the South Australian parliament last week following a decade-long fight from advocates to prevent burrow destruction.

The Greens Bill will ensure it is explicitly illegal to kill wombats while adding greater protection to the species burrows in zoned areas.

Image: Image courtesy of: Photwik BYSA-4.0

Produced By: Emma Wotzke

Featured In Story: Brigitte Stevens Founder, Wombat Awareness Organisation , Tammy Franks MLC Greens SA, and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday, June 22 2023

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21:21

Palestinian girl killed by Israeli sniper mourned by family who witnessed shooting "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Palestinian girl killed by Israeli sniper mourned by family who witnessed shooting

Sadeel Naghniyeh, 15, died after being shot by an Israeli sniper in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday. Her nine-year old brother witnessed the shooting

Leila Warah Thu, 06/22/2023 - 12:21

Sadeel Naghniyeh in Jenin government hospital after being fatally shot (Supplied)

Sitting in the living room of her home in the Jenin refugee camp, metres away from where Israeli forces killed her 15-year-old cousin, Mallak Naghniyeh choked back tears as she tried to explain how much Sadeel Naghniyeh meant to her.

Sadeel was like my little sister. We went everywhere together. Whenever she needed something, I was by her side. She was a beautiful, patient soul, Mallak, who is also 15, told Middle East Eye.

Sadeel was on her way to visit Mallack, who lives next door, when an Israeli sniper shot her in the head as she stood in the driveway she shared with her uncles family.

Like everybody else, she was filming. She sent me a video of a military jeep. That was the last message I got, Mallak said. The two Palestinian girls had been messaging throughout Mondays Israeli army raid on Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.

I heard screaming outside, Mallak said, struggling to speak without crying. So, I called Sadeel to check in, but my mum answered and told me Sadeel had been shot in the head."

20:15

A greater number of native plants could boost declining bee population study finds "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Its no secret that bees help the environment and play an integral role in the ecosystem.

Now, a researcher from Curtin University has found the presence of plants and bee hotels can boost the number of urban bees, after a decline of the species over the last years.

The Wires contributor from RTR FM, Fiona Bartholomaeus asked Ecologist at the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University Dr Kit Prendergast: why theres a decline in the urban bees population?

Image: Image courtesy of Flickr-Louise-Docker.

Produced By: Fiona Bartholomaeus

Featured In Story: Dr Kit Prendergast Ecologist at the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University, and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday, June 22 2023

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19:37

Self-advocacy a vital tool in the face of surging early-onset bowel cancer rates "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Rates of bowel cancer in adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15-24 years have soared by 266% over the past three decades, according to Bowel Cancer Australia.

A medical researcher says self-advocacy is paramount with a new study revealing a perceived age bias as a major barrier to diagnosis.

The recent research highlights that younger people may spend between three months and five years seeing multiple doctors before they receive a diagnosis, with many suggesting they are overlooked for bowel cancer because of their age.

This month is Bowel Cancer Awareness month The Wire spoke with chief Investigator of the study, Dr Klay Lamprell to find out more.

Image: Image courtesy of Pexels-kindel-media

Produced By: Emma Wotzke

Featured In Story: Dr Klay Lamprell chief Investigator of the study Research Fellow Australian Institute of Health Innovation, at Macquarie University., and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday, June 22 2023

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19:29

Tasmania: recipe book project underway "IndyWatch Feed Tas"

Our assignment to collect recipes and photograph food preparation for the forthcoming community and school garden recipe book and website

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18:30

After-dark festival Lightscape is illuminating Melbournes Royal Botanic Gardens this winter "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

From Friday 16th June Sunday 6th August 2023, attendees will be mesmerised at Lightscape by an eight-metre sphere filled with over 20,000 moving LEDs, singing trees and a flickering fire garden amongst colour-changing installations, soundscapes and large-scale illuminated sculptures. They can also experience the new two-kilometre trail around the lake and celebrate the beauty of nature after dark.

Melburnians are also encouraged to rug up and grab a bite to eat at the food trucks and bars at the Lightscape Welcome Zone or at The Terrace along the trail.

The Lightscape changes are joined by the addition of new interactive digital maps. Visitors will be able to scan the QR codes on-site and navigate their way around the Gardens, using the dot to find where they are and see whats nearby.

Stay up to date with whats happening within the regions art scene here.

18:19

"IndyWatch Feed Enviro.au" "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Consortium News, June 21, 2023

When Vladimir Putin was recently asked about the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of Ukraine, an understanding of back-alley Russian slang was needed to understand his response.

.During the June 16 discussion period of the plenary session of the 2023 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian leader was asked about his views on the potential use of nuclear weapons in the context of the ongoing Ukrainian conflict.

This use of nuclear weapons is certainly theoretically possible, Putin bluntly answered.

Putins answer reflected long-standing Russian nuclear doctrine, which postulates the use of nuclear weapons in the case of an existential threat, nuclear or otherwise, to the survival of Russia.

Putin then sought to put the audience at ease. But we, firstly, do not have such a need, Putin noted, and secondly, the very factor of reasoning on this topic already lowers the possibility of lowering the threshold for the use of weapons. This is the first part.

What came next was classic Putin. The second is that we have more such weapons [i.e., tactical nuclear weapons] than the NATO countries. They know about it and all the time they persuade us to start talks on reductions.

Putin paused, before shrugging and, with a half-smile, saying Khren Im.

Putin paused, before shrugging and, with a half-smile, saying Khren Im.Khren Im is a Russian slang term derived from the word horseradish (khren), thus a literal translation of the phrase used by Putin would be horseradish them. But khren closely resembles a more salty term .. khren Im is understood to mean F*ck them.F*ck them, you know? Putin said, to the obvious mirth of the audience.

The them in the horseradish reference made by the Russian president is the United States. Two weeks prior to Putins man-in-the-street reaction, on June 2, U.S. President Joe Bidens national security advise...

17:48

The Australian Border Force is looking for puppy foster carers in Geelong "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

The ABF Detector Dog Program (DDP) is calling on communities in the Melbourne and Greater Geelong area to help protect the borders by fostering their cuddly future heroes.

Since 1969, Australian Border Force (ABF) detector dogs have played an important role in protecting Australia from prohibited imports and exports. The DDP has evolved significantly since its inception and is continually striving to improve its breeding, development, training and deployment methods.

Stay up to date with whats happening in and around the region here.

The Detector Dog Program has a network of over 200 volunteer foster carers who are integral to the development of future detector dogs. Pups are fostered out to safe and loving homes from nine weeks of age while foster carers enjoy the rewarding experience of raising a pup, providing them with social and environmental experiences which grow their confidence and independence in preparation to become working dogs.

Now, volunteers are being sought in Melbourne and Geelong to welcome a puppy into their home for 12 months while its assessed for suitability to become a detector dog.

The ABF is searching for foster carers in Melbourne and Geelong to help raise our puppies until they are old enough to start their training, Australian Border Force shared on socials this month.

17:21

The new world-class Queenscliff Ferry Terminal honoured at Victorian Architecture Awards "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

A stunning addition to the Bellarine, the new Queenscliff Ferry Terminal building has been awarded a commendation in the Public Architecture category at the Victorian Architecture Awards, Friday 16 June.

The new terminal development was shortlisted for three categories in the State awards including Urban Architecture, Public Architecture and Regional Prize.

Stay up to date with whats happening in and around the region here.

Dating back nearly 100 years, the Victorian Architecture Awards recognised best practices in the field and inspire others to positively shape communities through architecture. With multiple categories, the awards are a celebration of architecture in all its forms, showcasing its ability to respectfully combine community, history and innovation.

Located in Wadawurrung Country, Melbourne architect Franco Fiorentini and his team at F2 Architecture designed the impressive building, which nestles into the coastline, drawing shapes from the surrounding environment and historic buildings.

The sweeping arches frame the stunning views to Swan Island in the north, and Port Phillip Heads to the south. The elongated wings extending from the roof line offer shelter from the elements and resemble the multiple species of stingray that inhabit Port Phillip Bay.

The interior of the new facility is light and airy featuring dramatic three-metre-high ceilings and stunning feature lighting. It houses a concierge counter and retail gift store on the ground floor, along with a modern restaurant.

The first floor features a pa...

16:33

A FIFA Womens World Cup Fan Festival is taking over Fed Square in July and August "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

For the first time in a Womens World Cup, Federation Square is set to transform into the Melbourne FIFA Fan Festival, where fans, spectators and visitors alike will be able to enjoy the matches, atmosphere and entertainment of the FIFA Womens World Cup 2023.

Running from July 20 August 20, Melbournes FIFA Fan Festival will provide a vibrant destination to celebrate the very best womens football in the world. Here fans will be able to catch all the matches on the big screen and enjoy a programme of live music, entertainment, panel discussions, family fun activities, and a full food and beverage offering.

FIFA Fan Festival Opening Dates

Thursday 20 July Thursday 3 August
Saturday 5 Sunday 8 August
Friday 11 Saturday 12 August
Tuesday 15 Wednesday 16 August
Saturday 19 August Sunday 20 August

Keep up with the latest in local news and entertainment here.

Supplied. Photo by Johannes Simon FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

The music lineup for the huge program includes the likes of Indigenous Australian singer Sycco, and Australian singer-songwriter Samantha Jade, as well as a huge entertainment lineup of Melbourne DJs, vocalists, drummers and dancers.

Across the month, attendees can also expect an array of community and cultural groups from Melbourne, including the citys very talented Melbourne buskers and football tricksters. The FIFA Fan Festival will also include sustainable workshops for kids who can make their very own football, a panel discussion featuring former, capped and future Matildas, plus offer a suite of interactive experiences with activations such as a penalty shootout simulator, and a reaction goalkeeper gam...

15:56

Mystic Park unveils highly anticipated debut album Silver Lining, delivering a sonic journey like no other "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

Mystic Park, the groundbreaking musical project led by the acclaimed Shann Lions, renowned as the frontman of Bendigo roots rockers Four Lions, has finally unveiled their highly anticipated debut album, Silver Lining.

Thriving with creative freedom, Lions latest musical creation defies conventions with its unique synth-heavy and sporadic sound, setting it apart from anything else in the current music scene.

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

With Four Lions, Lions has been earning his stripes in the local music scene with the bands trademark classic rock combined with textbook pop structures, featuring cascades of chiming keyboards that play off against tasteful guitar riffs, offset by powerhouse vocals.

Now, Lions goes beyond the boundaries of traditional songwriting, putting his considerable songwriting and instrumental chops on full display. Not only did he pen all the tracks, but he also played most of the instruments on the album, showcasing his exceptional versatility, virtuosity, and natural experimental flare within this solo project.

In Four Lions although I write the majority of the songs, the instrumentation is shared; though with this record I played guitars, bass, piano, synth, melodian, harmonica and vocals. It was just Finn Keane (co-producer) and I set up running from one instrument to the next, Lions explains.

Four Lions is more measured; this was on the fly even with my writing as we were recording for some songs like the end section of Wall Of Ice was inspired and written on the spot after binging on John Coltrane.

With his signature vocals leading the way, Lions, aka Mystic Parks, debut album Silver Lining serves as a remarkable musical chronicle, delving into Lions personal journey over a transformative six-month period.

Against a cosmic musical backdrop that seamlessly merges art rock, chillout, and alt-country, Mystic Park takes listeners on an unexpected and wholly unique sonic odyssey across 10 impressive tracks filled with self-aware lyrics and meticulous guitars that meld seamlessly into the surrounding synth lines.

As a whole, the album draws from an eclec...

14:12

AFL and Geelong Great Gary Ablett Jnr is auctioning his 2009 Premiership Guernsey for Charity "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

This year, to kick-start his international aid movement, one of AFLs greatest players of all time, Gary Ablett Jnr has partnered with Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers and is auctioning his 2009 match-worn AFL Premiership Guernsey which is expected to break records. All proceeds are being raised for a charity close to Garys heart, Compassion Australia, with bidding starting at just $1.

In match-worn condition, the iconic guernsey has not been washed since game day with the Geelong Football Club more than 10 years ago and is expected to attract thousands of bidders around the country.

Stay up to date with whats happening in and around the region here.

For a player, considered by many to be the greatest of all time, this jumper holds additional value, as 2009 marks the season Gary was awarded his first Brownlow medal, joining an elite group of players to win a Brownlow medal in a premiership-winning year.

I am honoured to be working with Lloyds Auctions in supporting such a worthy cause in auctioning my 2009 AFL premiership guernsey and pass it down to a new custodian to enjoy. I also look forward to the experiences we have on offer for people to purchase as part of raising funds for Compassion Australias Mums and Babies appeal, Gary Ablett Jnr says.

14:01

Pentagon: $6.2 BILLION in Ukraine Aid Missing Due to Accounting Error "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

The nation was distracted by the 24/7 news coverage about the submarine that went missing while cruising around to see the Titanic. It seems that there is always a big news story put forth on days when undesirable information is released. We know the entire conflict in Ukraine was planned many years ago (see: The Plot to Seize Russia). We know that Biden is in bed with Ukraine bought and paid for. Now, the Pentagon is admitting that due to accounting errors they LOST $6.2 BILLION!

Did the money go to contractors? Politicians? Ukraine? The government refuses to say. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh explained that they originally thought $3 billion went missing, but the figure they are admitting to the public is closer to $6.2 billion. We have confirmed that for FY23, the final calculation is $3.6 billion, and for FY22 it is $2.6 billion, for a combined total of $6.2 billion, Singh said. These valuation errors in no way limit or restricted the size of any of our PDAs or impacted the provision of support to Ukraine, she added as if taxpayers think that we arent doing enough for a foreign nation when America is a desperate state.

Everyone should be outraged. That is a HUGE sum of money that this indebted nation cannot afford to misplace. This entire situation reeks of corruption. If this happened under Trump, there would be a never-ending investigation from every angle. If you or I paid a penny less on our taxes, they would hunt us down with the full force of the law. That money was taken from hardworking Americans who pay their taxes. No taxation without representation is a faraway dream. WE DESERVE ANSWERS.

The post...

14:00

Is Putin Bluffing on Redlines? Ask Putin. "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

On June 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with war correspondents and military bloggers for a question and answer session at the Kremlin. One war correspondent asked Putin "a question about the notorious red lines." Addressing Putin, he said, "Clearly . . . we are at war not just with the Kiev regime, but with the so-called collective Continue reading "Is Putin Bluffing on Redlines? Ask Putin."

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13:45

Instant Warhol: The exclusive exhibition of pop culture polaroid portraits from Andy Warhol coming to Ballarat "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

In a massive coup for the 2023 Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Instant Warhol will be exclusive on show, bringing a collection of 59 original Polaroid portraits of famous artists, performers, the influential and Andy Warhol himself to regional Victoria.

Arriving in Ballarat from 26 August to 22 October, Instant Warhol is a fascinating insight into the pop culture icons obsession with people, their charisma, and the fleeting nature of fame. The exhibition is a Ballarat International Foto Biennale exclusive and is only available to be seen during the Festival in Australia.

Keep up with the latest in regional art and local events here.

Andy Warhol was a devotee of the Polaroid, taking thousands of photographs between 1958 1987. His snaps were both social documents and art; many of the images of people you see here were later turned into Warhols famous silk screen prints.

Instant Warhol will arrive in Ballarat in an intimate collaboration with the Brant Foundation in New York, and will show us Warhols understanding of the superficial nature of celebrity in American society, his obsession with the people behind the personas, and the fleeting nature of fame. Many of the more than 50 images show the line and expression of famous faces including Mick Jagger, Liza Minelli, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton, many of which would later be translated into Warhols iconic screen prints.

The exhibition is a fascinating social document of a time when celebrity, grittiness in the art world, New York, the Factory, Studio 54 and an expanding media scape were reimagining art, music, and popular culture.

Vanessa Gerrans, CEO of Ballarat International Foto Biennale described the intimate collaboration similar to reading Warhols diaries.

These original Polaroids captured a moment in time and went on to identify our culture, our art form, our view of celebrity. Warhol was the inventor of the superstar and its fascinating to take a moment to absorb these tiny snaps within our fast and furious scrolling world, she says.

People of all ages will enjoy this exhibition and mini-series of popular culture.

Instant Warhol will be on display at Art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street North. Ticketed.

Ballarat International Foto Biennale is on from 25 August...

12:30

Whats the best measure of the Qld Govt budget balance? Net Operating Balance vs Fiscal Balance "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

On Tuesday night I was on a panel discussing the Queensland state budget at an Australian Taxpayers Alliance (ATA) event held at the Paddington Tavern. One of the points discussed was the spin regarding the biggest-ever surplus for Queensland of $12.3 billion in 2022-23, even though the Net Operating Balance, the budget balance favoured by the government and reported by the media, swings into a $2.2 billion deficit next financial year, which is the financial year the 2023-24 state budget is actually for (Figure 1). And, after that, there are only small surpluses projected over 2024-25 to 2026-27 for the Net Operating Balance. Furthermore, there is another measure of the budget balance, the Fiscal Balance, which tells a different story, of substantial budget deficits over the budget forward estimates.

At the event, among other issues, we considered which is the most appropriate measure of the budget balance, the net operating balance or the fiscal balance?

The Net Operating Balance is the difference between revenue and expenses from transactions, that is operating expenses including wages and salaries and purchases of other goods and services. It also includes depreciation to account for the consumption of capital goods (e.g. from wear and tear) in the current period.

In contrast, the Fiscal Balance includes all current period capital expenditures in its calculation, not just depreciation. It is calculated as the Net Operating Balance less Net Acquisition of Non-financial Assets (i.e. which is more-or-less total capital spending less depreciation). Because the Net Acquistion of Non-financial Assets is typically positive, the Fiscal Balance is generally lower than the Net Operating Balance. For example, in 2022-23, Queenslands Net Operating Balance is expected to be $12.3 billion, but the Fiscal Balance is expected to be $6.8 billion, because net capital expenditures are expected to be around $5.5 billion.

At the event, I said that from the perspective of judging the state governments impact on aggregate demand and potentially inflation, as well as understanding the governments need to borrow and accumulate debt, the Fiscal Balance is the most appropriate budget balance measure. ATA Chief Economist John Humphreys also expressed his preference for the Fiscal Balance over the Net Operating Balance, given its the closest to the underlying cash balance which is the preferred measure of the federal governments budget balance.

Over the budget year and forward estimates, from 2023-24 to 2026-27, fiscal deficits (i.e. Fiscal Balance deficits) are expected to total $25 billion. Incidentally, over this period, genera...

11:44

Display of solidarity for Rainbow Storytime at Thirroul Library on Saturday "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

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SUPPORTERS will show a display of solidarity for Rainbow Storytime at Thirroul Library on Saturday.

Organisers expect over 100 to attend in support of the event, with music, colourful clothes, games, chalk drawing and hopscotch.

Local queer parent, Renata said rainbow storytime is an event where children get the perfect mix of learning, diversity and fun.

Local supporters will meet outside the library to demonstrate our support for the storytime event, our library workers and the broader Illawarra LGBTQIA+ community, Renata said.

This isnt the first time that queer allies, friends and supporters have come together to support a local rainbow storytime event. In 2019, hundreds gathered at Wo...

11:25

Earl Sweatshirt announces Australian headline tour this October "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

What can we say, except SICK! Earl Sweatshirt, the Californian rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer, is heading to Melbourne for a show at the Northcote Theatre on October 17. This announcement comes with the reveal of his headline tour scheduled for October 2023, which will see him stop off in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Auckland.

Earl Sweatshirt Australia and New Zealand

October 16 Metro Theatre, Sydney
October 17 Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
October 19 Princess Theatre, Brisbane
October 21 Powerstation, Auckland

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

Earl Sweatshirts popularity is evident from his impressive streaming numbers, with over 55 million combined streams in Australia and New Zealand alone. His hit singles, including Riot!, Chum, Shattered Dreams, Sunday featuring Frank Ocean, Inside, and Hive featuring Vince Staples and Casey Veggies, have garnered him a dedicated fan base.

In addition to the headline tour, Earl Sweatshirt will also grace the stage at the Yours & Owls Festival in Wollongong, NSW on October 15. The festival is renowned for showcasing a diverse range of talented artists, and Earls performance is sure to be a highlight.

Earl Sweatshirts musical journey began at the young age of 14 when he started sharing his self-made tracks on SoundCloud under the name Sly Tendencies. He gained recognition after being discovered by Tyler, The Creator and joining the rap collective Odd Future. At just 16 years old, he released his debut mixtape, Earl, which received critical acclaim. Two years later, his debut studio album, Doris, further solidified his position in the music industry.

Known for his introspective lyrics and unique production style, Earl Sweatshirt has continued to evolve as an artist while remaining culturally relevant. His recently released fourth studio album, SICK!, has been hailed as his most artistically rewarding work to date.

Catch him at Northcote Theatre on October 17.

The post Earl Sweatshirt announces Australian headline tour this October appeared first on Forte Magazine.

11:00

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7DT(BBJ) A36-002 "Envoy 43" Calls into Mackay Airport "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

On Saturday 20 May, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7DT(BBJ) A36-002 was spotted visiting Mackay Airport.

The RAAF VIP 34 Squadron aircraft looked to arrive from Canberra and Sydney and then later depart Mackay Airport and return to Sydney (and then Canberra on Sunday 21 May).

Of interest, A36-002 was heard to be flying as "Envoy 43".

Photo taken by Jake Weir

10:46

Link "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

Starting this week, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is conducting the amphibious Exercise Sea Explorer along the coast of North Queensland.

Defence image...

On Monday 19 June, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ship HMAS Adelaide (III) (L01), along with the Bay-class landing ship HMAS Choules (L100), were spotted in waters off Bowen.

On Wednesday 21 June, an Australian Army Boeing CH-47F 'Foxtrot' Chinook helicopter was spotted completing operations along with Bowen foreshore.

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10:00

Walking Backward Boosts Your Memory "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 8, 2018.

Researchers from Londons University of Roehampton suggest people who walk backward perform better on memory tests than those who stand still or walk forward. If you are looking to inject new energy into your exercise routine, you might want to try walking or running backward. Beyond the physical benefits to your body, exercising backward may boost your brain power, balance and more.

Walking Backward Shown to Boost Your Memory

In a study published in the journal Cognition,¹ researchers from the University of Roehampton (UR) in London have found walking backward can boost your memory. After inviting 114 volunteers to watch a video featuring a woman having her handbag stolen, participants were asked questions about what they saw. Upon completion of the video:

One subset of the group was asked to walk forward 30 feet (9.1 meters)
A second subset was told to walk the same distance backward
People assigned to the control group were told to stand still

Based on their responses to 20 questions about the events in the video, the group that walked backward answered, on average, 10% more of the questions correctly than the control group and those who walked forward. All five variations of the experiment, including one in which the forward or backward movement was simulated, yielded similar effects.

In each scenario, the participants walking backward consistently got the most answers right. These outcomes resulted in the team of researchers, led by Aleksandar Aksentijevic, Ph.D., senior lecturer in psychology at UR, suggesting the experiment is an indication that a link between the concepts of 'time' and 'space' are essential to the way our minds form memories.²

It's a partial vindication of this idea that time is really expressed via space, Aksentijevic told the Daily Mail.³ That said, he suggests more studies are needed to unravel the mysteries of why motion, real or imagined, has the potential to improve our memory.

'I am sure that some of this work could be useful in helping people remember things, but how [that will be possible] is a question [needing] more research, he noted.⁴

Walking Backward Shown to Improve Cognitive Control, Balance

A 2009 b...

09:57

Meet the cover-up NSW Police public servant spin-doctor who censored the word Taser "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

This is Liz Deegan, the $360k a year Executive Director of NSW Police Public Affairs. Shes not a police officer nor is she experienced in law enforcement - but she does believe she has a right to mislead the public. Deegan was the one who authorised the

09:13

Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball from Gomez announce Australian tour "IndyWatch Feed Tas"

<p><p>Gomez fans rejoice! Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball from the infamous British band from Southport are returning to Australia this September.</p> <p>Following a successful run of the country as a duo in 2022, Ben & Ian are back with new songs plus all the favourites from the Gomez years. The tour will kick off in September at Eltham Hotel, and take to Brisbane, Perth, Fremantle, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Wollongong, and Pambula for Wanderer Festival before finishing up in Sydney in October.

Ben Otterwell & Ian Ball Australian Tour

Wednesday 13 September Eltham Hotel</p> <p>Thursday 14 September The Zoo, Brisbane</p> <p>Friday 15 September Imperial Hotel, Eumundi</p> <p>Saturday 16 September Rosemount Hotel, Perth</p> <p>Sunday 17 September Mojos, Fremantle</p> <p>Tuesday 19 September The Gov, Adelaide</p> <p>Thursday 21 September Altar, Hobart</p> <p>Friday 22 September Meeniyan Town Hall</p> <p>Sunday 24 September Brunswick Ballroom, Melbourne</p> <p>Tuesday 26 September The Espy, Melbourne</p> <p>Wednesday 27 September Northcote Social Club, Melbourne</p> <p>Thursday 28 September Lizottes, Newcastle</p> <p>Friday 29 September La La Las, Wollongong</p> <p>Saturday 30 September Wanderer Festival, Pambula</p> <p>Monday 2 October The Great Club, Sydney</p> <p><b><i>Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews </i></b><a href= "https://fortemag.com.au/music/"><span class= "s1"><b><i>here</i></b></span></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <blockquote class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <p> </p> <div style="display: flex;"> <div style= "background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex;"> <div style= "background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style= "background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style= "display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style= "color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;"> View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"> <div>...</div> </div> </div> </blockquote></p>

08:40

Link "IndyWatch Feed Vic"

<p>It may still be months away but organisers of Wollongongs two-day party Yours & Owls have been busying themselves getting plans in place for the festivals 2023 edition, announcing a wildly exciting lineup to <span style="font-weight: 400;">help the festival christen their new all-weather home for the next three years, The University of Wollongong</span>.</p> <p>Having only <a href= "https://fortemag.com.au/yours-and-owls-announce-new-festival-location-for-2023/">just announced its 2023 dates last month</a>, revealing its new home and the new date of October 14 & 15th, 2023, Yours & Owls Festival is keeping up the hype, delivering a damn fine lineup, welcoming international artists back for the first time since 2020!

The festival will be headed up by the likes of Platinum-selling, Helpmann and multiple ARIA Award-winning Chet Faker, Aotearoas introspective ethereal pop duo Broods, SAFIA, Vera Blue, Hip-Hop royalty Hilltop Hoods, and genre-bending British artist Bakar.</p> <h3>Yours & Owls Festival Lineup 2023

Bakar
Broods
Chet Faker
Descendents
Earl Sweatshirt
Golden Features
Hilltop Hoods
Hobo Johnson
Lil Tjay
Masego
Meg Mac
Ocean Alley
Oliver Tree
Peach Pit
SAFIA
Vera Blue
Angel Du$t
DICE
EKKSTACY
Fazerdaze
Forest Claudette
James Marriott
KiNG MALA
Pacific Avenue
Phony Ppl
Redhook
Royel Otis
RVG
Shagrock
Sorry
Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers.
Teenage Dads
The Grogans
The Rions
The Terrys
The Vanns
Tia Gostelow
Wallice + heaps more

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews </i></b><a href= "https://fortemag.com.au/music/"><span class= "s1"><b><i>here</i></b></span></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <p>Other acts include the legendary Descendents, Grammy-nominated prodigiously gifted writer, lyricist and producer Earl Sweatshirt, everyones favourite producer and mesmerising beat maker, Golden Features, and Sacramento spoken word poetry, punk, folk, rapper Hobo Johnson.</p> <p>Theres also New York heartthrob Lil Tjay, Jamaican-born, American-raised, multitalented musical wizard Masego, Sydney powerhouse vocalist Meg Mac, psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley and platinum-selling vocalist, producer, writer, director, and performance artist Oliver Tree, Vancouver quartet Peach Pit, Canberras most successful electronic pop trio and festival favourites Safia and ARIA nominee and APRA Award Winner Vera Blue, plus heaps more!</p> <p><strong>Also on the lineup:</strong></p&g...

06:40

Will former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian face criminal charges for her perjury? NSW ICAC to deliver corruption report on 29-6-23 "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and others such as former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro could be looking down the barrel of criminal charges next week as the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption []

06:00

Human Rights Law Centre intervenes in landmark whistleblower protections appeal "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

The Human Rights Law Centre has been granted leave to participate as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in a landmark appeal as part of the ongoing unjust prosecution of whistleblower Richard Boyle.

Boyle, who is being prosecuted after blowing the whistle on unethical debt recovery practices at the Australian Taxation Office, had sought immunity under the federal public sector whistleblowing law, the Public Interest Disclosure Act.

In March, Judge Kudelka of the District Court of South Australia ruled that Boyle was not immune from prosecution.

The judgment was the first consideration of the scope of the protections for Australian whistleblowers. Boyle has been charged in relation to allegedly unlawfully gathering documents and recording conversations as part of his whistleblowing which took place first internally, then to the tax ombudsman and then, as a last resort, to the ABC, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Judge Kudelka ruled that the key protection in the PID Act only applies to the act of blowing the whistle, not related preparatory steps.

Ahead of his trial in October, Boyle appealed to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of South Australia. At a callover last Friday, Justice Doyle granted leave to the Human Rights Law Centre to make submissions and set the appeal down for 9 August.

Kieran Pender, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, said:
Richard Boyles appeal will determine the strength of protections for all Australian whistleblowers, given similar provisions exist in almost all Australian whistleblower protection laws. It is a vitally important test case with significant implications for truth and transparency in this country.

Boyle faces the spectre of jail for blowing the whistle on government wrongdoing whistleblowing that has been vindicated by several independent inquiries.

By exposing human rights abuses, government wrongdoing and corporate misdeeds, whistleblowers make Australia a better place. The Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC should fix the law and establish a whistleblower protection authority, to ensure that whistleblowers are protected, not punished.

The Human Rights Law Centre has briefed Perry Herzfeld SC, Michelle Hamlyn and Hannah Ryan. National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery is acting for the Centre in the proceedings, led by partners Eve Thomson and Christopher Beames, senior associate Jade Tyrrell and associate Claudia Boccaccio.

Media contact:
Thomas Feng
Human Rights Law Centre
Media and Communications Manager
0431 285 275
thomas.feng@hrlc.org.au

03:00

Composting Is Becoming Mandatory in NYC Heres What You Need to Know "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

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Composting Is Becoming Mandatory in NYC Heres What You Need to Know (Maria)

The author writes, New York Citys mostly plant-based, health-minded Mayor Eric Adams just surprised his 8.5 million constituents who all have big opinions about their city by announcing that composting will become mandatory in all five boroughs in the coming year. Climate-conscious consumers who already recycle began asking: How will that work? The answer is composting will work, and already has begun to.

Secession Talks Emerge in One Northern California County. Is a New State a Possibility? (Reader Steve)

From The Sacramento Bee: When considering the possibility of a 51st U.S. state, places like Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico are likely some of the first to spring to mind. But what about a sparser alternative, nestled between California and Nevada, with prime views of Lake Tahoes southern shore? A new proposal, put forth by a resident and supported by at least one former county leader, would have El Dorado County secede from California and become its own state.

A Historic Week and How to Talk About It (Al)

The author writes, Lots of us have Trump fatigue and perhaps even news fatigue from the last few days, but it would be a mistake to become numb to the unprecedented nature of the current moment.

What Does the West Really Know About Xis China? (Sean)

From Foreign Affairs: Insights into decision-making in Beijing are harder to get than t......

00:08

INTERVIEW: Jason Liosatos Why Are BBC Attacking Independent Media? "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

The BBCs underhanded and dishonest tactics used to discredit and defame members of the independent media.

In this episode of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio which aired on June 19, 2023, Patrick talks with UK-based author, artist, and antiwar activist Jason Liosatos, about his recent experience being targeted in a hit-piece by the BBC and its new self-styled disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring from BBC Verify, and her embarrassing series Marianna in Conspiracy Land where she set out to paint residents of Totnes, England as a cauldron of extremism and harmful ideas. Jason reveals the BBCs underhanded and dishonest tactics they use to discredit and defame independent media people, as well as their desperate efforts to conceal all of their own embarrassing fake news and propaganda, enabling wars based on fake claims and real disinformation. All this and more. Listen:

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00:05

Capitalist Hegemony in Psychedelic Medicine "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Excitement around psychedelics continues to grow with thousands set to attend the Psychedelic Science conference in Denver this week. Proponents in the psychedelic space have promoted a strategy to focus on the medicalization to gain wider societal acceptance. But this could lead psychedelics to come under greater control, ensuring that they serve as profitable tools to maintain the status quo.

Illustraiton of a pill bottle with a mushroom growing out, surrounded by pills.

The Quest for Mainstream Acceptance: Magical Individual to Societal Healing

Today, in the effort to win mainstream acceptance of psychedelics, there are a number of voices in the room. Among them, the loudest are the ones who individualize illness through the medical lens while seeking legitimacy through access to powerful medical institutions, civil society, and the corporation in a proclaimed quest to heal those suffering in our society. We see anything from features in Forbes about 20-something tech billionaires microdosing to increase productivity, to 60 Minutes interviews with U.S. Iraq war veterans who report being cured from PTSD, to miracle stories of ketamine working with the poor and formerly incarcerated. Ironically, as this piece is being published, a number of these voices will be discussing and debating the path of the psychedelic renaissance at Psychedelic Science conference, taking place June 1923 and being marketed as the largest conference on psychedelics in history.

Organizationally, some of the best-known names in the psychedelic space are the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the for-profit System Fail 23 mental health company Compass Pathways, and the nonprofit Usona Institute. Many inside these organizations often promote a course of thought claiming psychedelics in and of themselves can heal anything from PTSD to societal conflict. Its as if there is a search for a balm, a real-life soma, to dissociate from the horrors of race and class. For many, psychedelics are the answer to this search.

Of those who believe p...

Wednesday, 21 June

20:30

Whats the Sweet Spot For Building Housing Inexpensively? "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

I recently shared a graph on Twitter and got a whole bunch of varied reactions. Twitter is a good place for quickly road-testing ideas and framings to see how theyre understood and what people push back against.

The point I was trying to make was a simple one about the costs of building new housing. Countless American cities are in need of much more housing for their residents, and a reasonable question to ask is, Whats the cheapest way to produce it? To answer that, we need to understand how development costs work.

I have a rough conceptual diagram, without hard numbers attached to it, that I use to illustrate the way the height and complexity of a residential building intersects with the cost of but first, let me actually break it up into two separate diagrams: one that shows how the cost of land for new housing changes with density, the other that shows how the cost of construction itself changes.

(For the purposes of this article, were going to ignore various forms of prefab or manufactured housing. They deserve a lot of considerationjust not here and not now.)

Land Cost vs. Density

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20:29

PODCAST LIVING IN DENIAL WITH JASON WOODFORTH "IndyWatch Feed Qld"

I am joined on the podcast today 21/06/2023 by Jason Woodforth from Brisbane to break...

19:19

Will Artificial Intelligence Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem? "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

James E. Hanley from the American Institute for Economic Research writes

I was recently told that humanity is rapidly advancing toward solving the socialist calculation problem. I wasnt told why, but around the same time, economist Daron Acemoglu suggested that artificial intelligence could be the solution. To get literary, perhaps we are on the verge of creating the Machines, the artificial intelligences that plan the global economy in Isaac Asimovs short story, The Evitable Conflict (which became the last chapter of his book, I, Robot.) The Machines perfectly calculate the needs of humanity and organize the economic order to best provide for them, in keeping with the first law of robotics, that a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm.

Given Asimovs insistence that the Machines were mere calculators of unimaginable speed, not super-brains, artificial intelligence could be a further step beyond Asimovs robotic brains. So could artificially intelligent Machines, at last, prove the central planners right?

No, they could not, and Ill answer the question in three ways. First, its theoretically impossible because the problem is about information generation, not the calculation of given information. Second, even if sufficient information existed to do the calculations, human incentives would always tinker with the Machines programming, biasing their performance. Third, if the machines escaped the biasing control humans, their interests would not necessarily be congruent with humanitys interests.

The Machines cannot solve the calculation problem because the real problem for central planning is not calculating existing data, but getting the data to calculate. As economist Michael Munger recently wrote, theres not a calculation problem, but a data generation problem. The calculations are supposed to direct economic activity, but the necessary data, which reveal the values of differing uses for resources, do not come into existence except as a consequence of that economic activity.

And when it is generated, it is only fragmentary, with much of it hidden in the minds of the econo...

19:11

Are We Going to Win? - Questions For Corbett "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Today James answers the question he received most often from the attendees of The Better Way conference in Bath: are we going to win this thing? Get ready for a bigger answer than you're expecting and a homework assignment of your own.

19:00

Transcription tool Otter unveils an AI chat tool to help you in meetings "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

The new bot can help you catch up with anything you missed in a meeting, or even draft a follow-up email.

Users of the meeting transcription tool Otter will soon have access to an AI-powered assistant that can answer questions about the content of their meetings.

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17:29

Unlock the Power of List Brokers: Expert Tips for Effective Marketing Campaigns "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

There are 4 billion people who use email daily. Out of that, 99% check their emails at least once a day, with 58% clicking on the big M as soon as their eyes open. Believe it or not, some even check their email 20 times a day- answers why email marketing is at its peak and is expected to surge in popularity even more in the near future.

You are all set to start your email marketing campaign. But who would you send your emails to? Got a reality check? Building your email list is indeed one of the toughest tasks out there. Even the most persuasive email copy can be swept aside if you send it to someone who has no interest in your service.

The good news is, compiling an email list that surprises you with its ROI has become easier than ever before with email list brokers. List brokers are companies that curate lists of email addresses of businesses and consumers, tailored to your target audience. In brief, they provide you with a list of people you should mail to get success in your marketing campaign.

But how to spot the right broker? Is that enough? Whats next? Given below are some expert tips that are meant to guide you from finding the perfect broker to writing a killer email copy to analyzing the success of your campaign. Read till the end and champion the process.

1. Find a Suitable List Broker To Get a Targeted Email List

We have already introduced you to them. Now lets find out how to get hold of the list broker who suits your needs the best.

Talk to people in your circle, browse the net, and conduct your research to make a list of brokers who appear potent enough to generate the results you desire.
Visit their websites, communicate via mail or calls, and shortlist a few of them based on their response.
Assess the following:-

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17:27

Department of Health and Social Care written question answered on 20 June 2023. "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Greg Knight Conservative, East Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publicise the scope and timing of the proposed consultation on proposals to expand water fluoridation in the North East; what steps he plans to take to encourage participation in that consultation; and if he will make a statement.

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