Bearer of weird News

Matt Harvey

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The bearer of weird news is an exploration of the news, both the weirdest news and the weirdest parts of the news you are familiar with.

The world's a weird place, Matt wants to talk about it.

Just for funny is a news quiz. Some of the best, newest, and most interesting comedians and performers are invited to play a quiz about the latest, weirdest news items.

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127 episodes

Matt Harvey And Shaun Micallef Talk the Importance Of Public Television

Recorded during the lock down of 2020 with Channel 31 and 44 looking like they might be taken off the air forever Matt Harvey and Shaun Micallef sit down to talk the importance of public television.

47m
Mar 26
Israel: The Two Song Solution, Coles Working With Palantir, Enhanced Games "Most Inclusive In History!"

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/06/taylor-swift-jet-cease-desist-jack-sweeney https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/green-spaces-are-being-fenced-off-in-sydney-due-to-asbestos-how-did-we-get-here/ory2b9l09 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/groovin-the-moo-cancellation-australian-music-festivals-weve-loved-and-lost/70q1io2n7 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8520791/more-than-1m-claims-outstanding-at-services-australia/ https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/too-far-lgbtqi-indigenous-stickers-banned-in-controversial-change-outlined-in-leaked-woolworths-dress-code-memo/news-story/1e7c1ebc8e6c25964a46ce9f5b1f59a1 https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233090129/china-pandas-san-diego-zoo https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australians-to-have-their-say-on-first-nations-focussed-5-note-redesign/c8onf0ih3 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240223-scientists-in-antarctica-developed-their-own-accent-after-six-months-of-isolation https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/26/mary-poppins-uk-age-rating-raised-pg-discriminatory-language https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/trump-launches-gold-high-top-sneaker-line-a-day-after-350m-court-ruling https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/man-sues-powerball-lottery-win-error https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68238270 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/6/israel-should-be-disqualified-from-eurovision-2024-european-politicians https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/israel-eurovision-song-lyrics-hamas-banned-b2501429.html https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/october-rain-israel-agrees-to-change-controversial-eurovision-song-lyrics/13ikicdrv https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/price-gouging-and-unfair-pricing-practices-report-in-numbers-explained/kpd2hlp90 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/07/qantas-flight-capacity-inflation-rba-interest-rates-rate-hike-actu-price-gouging-inquiry https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-07/allan-fels-price-gouging-report-cost-of-living-crisis/103431866 https://theconversation.com/solving-the-supermarket-why-coles-just-hired-us-defence-contractor-palantir-222883 https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/call-for-coles-woolies-to-sell-off-stores-to-promote-greater-competition-in-sector/news-story/f86a6cbd506955064d25a3f91ca73bcc https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/woolworths-dethroned-australias-most-and-least-trusted-brands-revealed/f1dzxmqun https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/are-frozen-embryos-children-what-the-alabama-ivf-ruling-means-for-fertility-patients/fcmiedzyh https://apnews.com/article/alabama-frozen-embryos-pause-4cf5d3139e1a6cbc62bc5ad9946cc1b8 https://apnews.com/article/ivf-frozen-embryo-alabama-court-7c968cc00201731d7baba5a284655b0d https://apnews.com/article/trump-ivf-abortion-alabama-republicans-8215336740a5963b57bbd970b47bb3a7 https://apnews.com/article/india-chinese-spy-pigeon-f3543790447d4b43d347294e21874bf1 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-42809445 https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/01/31/billionaire-peter-thiel-backs-doping-friendly-olympics-rival---what-to-know-about-the-enhanced-games/?sh=199ef197501f https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/09/australian-swimmer-james-magnussen-enhanced-games-drug-taking https://twitter.com/10NewsFirst/status/1755821026641117663

1h 16m
Mar 25
Birds vs Bald men, Scott Morrison Still Bad At Paperwork, And CLASS WARFARE!

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/24/australias-greatest-sporting-moment-poll-winner-cathy-freeman https://news.artnet.com/art-world/shakira-statue-barranquilla-2415543 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/12/nearly-80-australian-students-say-they-didnt-fully-try-in-latest-pisa-tests https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-08/north-korea-kim-jong-un-40th-birthday-secretive-date/103296408 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/more-civilian-casualties-recorded-in-2023-than-any-year-since-2010-gaza https://www.yahoo.com/tech/amazon-warehouse-told-workers-could-010401213.html https://www.psypost.org/2023/12/the-surprising-connection-between-sarcasm-and-perspective-taking-215230 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/point-scoring-peter-duttons-calls-to-boycott-woolworths-over-australia-day-questioned/xxdu9ueo4 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mickey-mouse-belongs-to-the-people-now-or-does-he/k4mxtsmzf https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/point-scoring-peter-duttons-calls-to-boycott-woolworths-over-australia-day-questioned/xxdu9ueo4 https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/12/19/predictive-ai-human-lifespan-model/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67976042 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/morrison-government-failed-to-hand-over-some-2003-national-security-records-to-archives/7uq82mgrd https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/prime-minister-anothny-albanese-launches-inquiry-into-missing-iraq-documents/uv0lgh4li https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/with-iraq-on-the-verge-of-chaos-cabinet-discussed-involuntary-removal-of-refugees/ufjuenqu2 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/01/howard-government-canada-un-declaration-indigenous-rights https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-09/magpies-swoop-bald-more-often-survey-finds/103297520 https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/23/24048197/amazon-fine-employee-surveillance-france-cnil-gdpr-privacy https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/starbucks-app-dark-side-unspent-payments-900-million-5-years/amp/ https://gizmodo.com.au/2024/01/google-wrote-a-robot-constitution-so-its-machines-wont-kill-you-hopefully/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-23/pm-hints-at-stage-three-expansion/103377882 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/29/david-littleproud-accuses-labor-of-class-warfare-over-stage-three-tax-changes-saying-190000-is-not-a-lot https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/almost-everyone-works-in-a-job-where-most-will-be-better-off-from-the-changes-to-stage-3/ https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dock-tax-cuts-from-increase-to-minimum-wage-employers-say-20240126-p5f0by.html

1h 8m
Feb 26
Crime Maths, Tax Cuts Greater Than Children Lives, Goat - it's whats for dinner.

* NEWS: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-rba-boss-says-haircuts-are-driving-up-inflation-is-it-really-that-simple/9m8aol2fx https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8438193/indigenous-warrior-suggested-as-king-charles-iii-replacement-on-aussie-coins/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-67553958 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/27/dick-smith-criticises-facebook-after-scammers-circulate-deepfake-video-ad https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/nazi-salute-banned-antisemitism-letter-signed-by-former-premiers/103158086 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/1/the-israel-hamas-truce-has-ended-what-we-know-so-far https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/12/2/kissinger-a-war-criminal-with-a-nobel-peace-prize https://www.iflscience.com/well-endowed-bat-becomes-first-mammal-known-to-reproduce-without-penetration-71635 https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/scientists-study-earths-ice-say-committed-disastrous-sea-level-rise-rcna124981 https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/11/20/global-temperatures-briefly-crossed-critical-threshold-for-the-first-time-last-week/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/27/revealed-saudi-arabia-plan-poor-countries-oil https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67508331 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/30/agreement-on-loss-and-damage-deal-expected-on-first-day-of-cop28-talks https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-12-10/percy-island-goats-on-the-menu-to-solve-eradication-problem/103207212 https://fortune.com/2023/11/30/lucid-dream-startup-prophetic-headset-prepare-meetings-while-sleeping/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/new-zealand-scraps-world-first-smoking-generation-ban-to-fund-tax-cuts https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/new-zealand-to-axe-sex-ed-guidelines-in-schools-after-woke-extremism-campaign/tzgrirs32 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-03/greens-move-to-establish-senate-inquiry-into-supermarkets/103179656

1h 11m
Dec 30, 2023
Australia VS Climate Change, Centrelink VS Maths, Bing VS Australia.

* NEWS: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940442/doordash-delivery-delayed-no-tip-warning https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/4/australias-albanese-heads-to-china-touting-consistent-steady-engagement https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-11-03/man-who-jumped-out-at-women-banned-from-gimping-for-five-years https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/norwalk/ct-man-charged-with-using-police-lights-so-he-could-get-to-work-faster/ https://road.cc/content/news/headwind-cycling-event-cancelled-because-its-too-windy-304861 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rates-of-these-stis-are-rising-in-australia-here-are-the-symptoms-to-watch-out-for/lbojewf0b https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/act-greens-member-johnathan-davis-to-resign-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/f5sx2d3ej https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/02/john-howard-multiculturalism-comments-alliance-for-responsible-citizenship-conference-london https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-12/grand-princess-ship-adelaide-covid-19-gastroenteritis/103095704 https://fortune.com/europe/2023/11/20/shakira-agrees-pay-spain-fine-close-16m-tax-fraud-case-avoid-jail-time/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-16/dangerous-dogs-banned-breeds-new-proposed-laws-tougher-penalties/103110766 https://news.artnet.com/news/stuart-semple-anish-kapoor-vantablack-alternative-2386510 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-government-kpmg-consulting/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/02/australia-records-driest-september-since-observations-began-as-fires-rage-in-victoria-and-nsw https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-world-has-endured-its-hottest-12-months-on-record/h81emeyj5 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-to-offer-residency-to-hundreds-from-tuvalu-nation-at-high-risk-from-climate-change/vhrbu93wy https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/11/australia-s-offer-of-climate-migration-to-tuvalu-residents-is-gr https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/15/australian-school-kids-strike-climate-change-action-friday-doctors-note https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/08/australia-high-court-indefinite-detention-ruling-government https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/15/albanese-indefnite-detention-ruling-emergency-legislation https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/ankle-trackers-curfews-for-released-detainees-under-emergency-laws-following-high-court-ruling/jfmi7pxh4 https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/nov/22/labor-immigration-detention-laws-high-court-challenge https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/08/australian-government-border-protection-stats-boats-turned-back https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/30/centrelink-debt-repayments-paused-potentially-unlawful https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/29/brad-pitt-in-a-chicken-suit-and-rating-friends-jobseekers-believed-condescending-courses-required-to-get-payments https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/13/robodebt-royal-commission-labor-accepts-recommendations-in-full-or-in-principle https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103097888 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-mosquito-and-a-nuclear-bomb-why-some-australians-are-struggling-to-get-work/kvizdy4py https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/government-vows-to-re-humanise-services-australia-in-robo-debt-response-20231113-p5ejk1.html https://www.themandarin.com.au/234710-public-servants-set-to-escape-sackings-over-robodebt/ https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/20/centrelink-urged-to-suspend-mutual-obligations-during-periods-of-extreme-heat https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/23/does-australia-exist-bing-search-no-bluesky-mastodon

1h 10m
Dec 11, 2023
Priests Aren't Employees, Who are the best white people?, Lady Frogs Playing Dead.

* NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-19/indigenous-groups-reject-peter-dutton-royal-commission-calls/102999030 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-21/victoria-police-nazi-salute-offence-new-laws/103005966/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unesco-virtual-museum-stolen-cultural-objects-2374871 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8383839/the-truth-is-out-there-australia-accused-of-treating-ufo-threat-as-a-piss-take/ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/24/asia/hong-kong-us-politician-charged-over-gun-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-30/luis-rubiales-kiss-womens-world-cup-banned-three-years-fifa/103041992 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-30/former-prime-ministers-join-to-condemn-hamas-israel-solidarity/103039764 https://fortune.com/2023/10/26/bud-light-ufc-sponsorship-ufc-mma-dana-white-dylan-mulvaney/ https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-cash-containers-scheme-launch-as-planned-despite-concerns/9c02a134-1e1b-4db7-9fac-e5354c9bf707 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/20/instagram-palestinian-user-profile-bios-terrorist-added-translation-meta-apology https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/20/high-court-to-rule-on-catholic-churchs-liability-for-abuse-committed-by-paedophile-priests https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/30/qantas-accc-case-response-fees-cancelled-flights https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-30/qantas-sold-customers-ghost-flights-airline-defends-accc-case/103039154 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/20/russian-south-african-and-us-athletes-get-rushed-australian-citizenships-ahead-of-2024-olympics https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/24/ai-risk-climate-crisis-google-deepmind-chief-demis-hassabis-regulation https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-murky-world-of-illicit-arms-did-hamas-get-its-hands-on-north-korean-weapons/p47akis5y https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/28/australia-abstains-from-un-resolution-calling-for-truce-in-gaza-prompting-criticism-at-home https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/26/wong-acknowledges-widespread-suffering-stops-short-of-describing-israels-gaza-siege-as-collective-punishment https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/humza-yousaf-gaza-government-scottish-scottish-government-b1113544.html https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ireland-increases-funding-for-palestinians-amid-calls-for-ceasefire-1541285.html https://news.artnet.com/art-world/david-shrigley-da-vinci-code-1984-2385902 https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/11/06/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-visitors-blame-lighting-apefest-severe-eye-burn-unprotected-exposure-ultraviolet-rays-photokeratitis/ https://www.npr.org/2023/11/05/1210734128/research-finds-female-frogs-play-dead-to-avoid-mating-with-males https://apnews.com/article/bird-renaming-american-ornithological-society-aee0f0b0d1cc9ae3326bc44a2d1f55e8 https://www.newsweek.com/colombia-goes-war-pablo-escobar-hippos-1840818

1h 4m
Nov 20, 2023
Who really killed Tupac, Who To Blame For Israel Vs Palestine?

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/09/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-liberal-party-apologises-postal-ballots https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-cricket-comeback-motorsports-gone-what-cold-be-in-and-out-at-the-olympics/w0uylfggy https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/27/former-tinder-ceos-startup-to-fight-loneliness-with-ai-chatbot-gets-backing-by-sequoia/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egyptologists-chambers-pyramid-2369026 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/bob-katter-only-names-men-as-alternatives-for-king-charles-on-australias-coins/ezghjr40m https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-post-scraps-paper-attempted-delivery-cards-for-some-customers/893wl6oet https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/06/donald-trump-us-nuclear-submarines-potentially-sensitive-information-australian-billionaire-anthony-pratt https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/who-killed-tupac-diddy/ http://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/10/9/what-does-israels-declaration-of-war-mean-for-palestinians-in-gaza https://l.smartnews.com/p-EgwiL/wyG8OG https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2023/oct/12/australia-news-live-julian-leeser-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-gaza-israel-protests-rally-palestine https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-airstrikes-cabinet-beb1fa2b9e4ede6cf4568dd6c86ff11a https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1234/509734/Egypt/Foreign-Affairs/Egypt-warns-of-grave-consequences-from-escalating-.aspx https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/now-is-not-the-time-to-talk-de-escalation-says-israeli-diplomat-in-australia/1y7zkhtib https://www.wired.com/story/x-israel-hamas-war-disinformation/ https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-misinformation-fact-check-e58f9ab8696309305c3ea2bfb269258e https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/rios-latest-rock-shelter-damage-highlights-need-aboriginal-voice-advocates-say-2023-10-03/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/07/png-threatens-to-send-refugees-back-to-australia-unless-it-pays-up-to-48m-in-expenses

1h 2m
Oct 31, 2023
The great Panda recall!, Ben Roberts-Smithing your reputation, The Nobel prize for Phallus

* NEWS: https://fortune.com/2023/09/25/tinder-launches-500-per-month-option-dating-app-elite-match/ https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/new-method-for-purifying-drinking-water-could-be-used-in-disaster-zones/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/museum-accused-of-stealing-from-other-cultures-now-wants-help-finding-stolen-artefacts/ewx3024rc https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66866577 https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-guest-says-foreign-born-americans-represent-real-challenge-survival-republic https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03043-0 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/clive-palmer-ads-question-what-comes-after-the-voice-20231004-p5e9px.html https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/kfc-penis-drawings-shock-auckland-father/WEYUHCUE6RDEPGRCOAXPT4UEFI/ https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/21/sheep-eat-100kg-cannabis-greece/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8363257/abc-tries-to-end-defamation-case-due-to-few-readers/ https://apnews.com/article/europe-climate-court-hearing-portugal-children-activists-9bfbd337aa0e8e8b0078c574c526ad00 https://apnews.com/article/neanderthals-denisovans-genetics-dna-disease-e49cb7d939cfe5d583e7ed0af8751784 https://fortune.com/2023/10/02/china-panda-diplomacy-loan-recalled-decoupling/

51m
Oct 16, 2023
Cereal to sexy for breakfast time, Space drugs, Robots with guns

* NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-15/dymocks-confirms-1-million-customers-details-leaked/102863820 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66850821 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/asx-markets-business-live-news-23-08-2023/102700608 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-woman-has-no-idea-why-1-000-condoms-were-shipped-to-her-house-1.6560612 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66859080 https://apnews.com/article/france-macron-riots-video-games-nahel-merzouk-4a243cfd6e23c3c56d3351af4ab4ed08 https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/02/smart-chastity-cage-emails-passwords-location/ https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-youth-summit-lauren-boebert-beetlejuice-christian-values-2023-9 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/08/services-australia-staff-centrelink-robodebt-apology https://www.theswedishtimes.se/articles/qantas-wrongfully-fired-1700-workers-court-demands-compensation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/19/bear-raid-krispy-kreme-alaska-doughnut-truck https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/cocaine-is-set-to-overtake-oil-to-become-colombia-s-main-export https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/09/13/mass-may-outlaw-attaching-guns-to-robots/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/18/scott-morrison-says-he-stepped-down-as-prime-minister-perth-sermon-encounter-city-church https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-first-legal-accuses-kelloggs-of-illegal-diversity-policies https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/17/federal-government-could-pay-millions-in-compensation-over-asylum-seeker-data-breach https://www.businessinsider.com/artist-paid-empty-frames-take-the-money-run-ordered-repay-2023-9 https://gizmodo.com/space-pharmaceuticals-varda-regulations-faa-1850850528

58m
Sep 29, 2023
The voice is an advisory board!

* NEWS: https://apnews.com/article/twitter-x-logo-blue-bird-musk-0689e9a5c3a217afc2fbefeaf0e6d8a8 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/taliban-spokesman-endorses-twitter-threads-1234785692/ https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-wedding-package-jokes-memes-indonesia-1811064 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/plane-maths https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/switzerland-returns-fragment-of-statue-of-ramesses-ii-to-egypt/48639358 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66101852 https://news.sky.com/story/ancient-worms-revived-after-46-000-years-12929066 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-sides-with-china-russia-in-bid-to-sink-pacific-nations-climate-plan-20230630-p5dky1.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-27/woodside-threatens-to-sue-climate-activists-over-stink-bomb/102649682 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/pocock-seeks-to-impose-duty-of-care-on-australian-government-over-climate-harm https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/25/world/gulf-stream-atlantic-current-collapse-climate-scn-intl/index.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-12/elder-bid-indigenous-access-to-age-pension-federal-court/102592840 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-05/peter-dutton-voice-to-parliament-yes-no-vote-referendum/102797582 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rigged-voting-and-invalid-constitution-busting-some-of-the-most-common-voice-to-parliament-referendum-myths/kbizqci4b https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/01/film-maker-martin-mcdonagh-calls-no-campaign-rightwing-swine-for-using-scene-in-voice-ad https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/john-farnham-did-not-get-paid-for-lending-youre-the-voice-to-campaign-friend-says/zu62eih5k https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-update-union-studios-break-off-amptp-1235585993/ https://gizmodo.com/sag-aftra-ai-actors-strike-amptp-ceos-likeness-image-1850638409 https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/ai-art-copyright-ineligible.html https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-approves-more-coalmining-while-recording-its-hottest-winter-on-record/49vkmf8ns https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/july-2023-is-hottest-month-ever-recorded-on-earth/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/06/australias-export-of-fossil-fuels-like-selling-drugs-to-maintain-lifestyle-former-top-fire-chief-says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/12/sydney-wakes-to-another-day-of-hazard-reduction-burn-smoke-haze-and-air-quality-warnings https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/pocock-seeks-to-impose-duty-of-care-on-australian-government-over-climate-harm https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/westernplains-breakfast/david-pocock-duty-of-care-bill/102683974

1h 5m
Sep 17, 2023
Epiosde 52 - The Robodebt sealed section, the most hotly anticipated sealed section since the death of Cleo magazine.

* NEWS: https://www.9news.com.au/national/national-anti-corruption-commission-186-online-reports-first-four-days/4fd16741-8981-4d95-813c-c8d83a681643 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66129215 https://l.smartnews.com/p-Ksq4Y/40cMYF https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7eejg/supreme-court-rules-companies-can-sue-striking-workers-for-sabotage-and-destruction-misses-entire-point-of-striking https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/01/white-house-cautiously-opens-door-to-study-blocking-suns-rays-to-slow-global-warming-ee-00104513 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300921456/39yearold-man-charged-over-lego-thefts-spanning-months https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-woman-gets-30-years-prison-criticizing-neom-megacity-twitter-2023-6 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/university-head-backs-radical-switch-to-free-education-20230620-p5di1u.html https://www.theage.com.au/education/australia-s-happiest-students-are-not-at-sandstone-universities-20230704-p5dlj6.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/cartier-boss-with-7-5bn-fortune-says-prospect-poor-rising-up-keeps-him-awake-at-night-10307485.html https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jun/30/uk-super-rich-beware-pitchforks-torches-unless-they-do-more https://www.marketwatch.com/story/imf-puts-blame-on-greedflation-for-rise-in-prices-5b565289 https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/oecd-report-shows-corporate-profits-contributed-far-more-to-inflation-in-australia-than-wages/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/07/robodebt-royal-commission-final-report-what-did-it-find-and-what-will-happen-next https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/rotten-from-the-start-morrison-tudge-and-porter-are-forever-shamed-by-robo-debt-20230706-p5dm75.html https://michaelwest.com.au/whatever-the-robodebt-royal-commission-finds-it-is-perfectly-clear-kathryn-campbell-must-go/ https://theconversation.com/robodebt-royal-commissioner-makes-multiple-referrals-for-prosecution-condemning-scheme-as-crude-and-cruel-209318 https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2023/07/07/robodebt-report/ https://apnews.com/article/germany-highway-toll-compensation-scheuer-eaea4b0d3ddc5fa21c0c595629394c6a https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/08/pwc-to-repay-800000-for-work-on-robodebt-after-damning-royal-commission-report https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/11/debt-collectors-face-calls-to-return-116m-retrieved-under-unlawful-robodebt-scheme https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-08/robodebt-royal-commission-political-populism-policy-culture/102575450 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/10/will-scott-morrison-resign-robodebt https://www.9news.com.au/national/robodebt-report-dutton-stands-firm-in-refusing-to-ask-morrison-to-resign-over-robodebt-report/7f73a220-034b-4de9-977d-67b2205287a6 https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/sharks-consider-revoking-morrison-s-no-1-ticketholder-tag-over-robo-debt-saga-20230709-p5dmvb.html https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/former-ministers-can-bill-taxpayers-to-challenge-robo-debt-findings-20230706-p5dm72.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-08/qld-robodebt-scheme-government-royal-commission-peter-dutton/102081464 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/08/peter-dutton-concedes-individuals-made-mistakes-on-robodebt-but-warns-against-trial-by-media https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/07/how-the-coalition-collaborated-with-friendly-media-to-silence-robodebt-victims https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2023/07/06/robo-debt-breaking-news#mtr

1h 17m
Jul 20, 2023
Coup for Hotdogs, The Drugs Olympics, Baby Boomers: The Zoo Animals of generations

* NEWS: https://www.ibtimes.com/russian-analyst-says-use-nuclear-weapons-can-stop-world-war-3-human-extinction-3702756 https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/sad-news-as-iconic-chocolate-discontinued-after-93-years-c-11037411 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/86-year-old-returns-george-orwells-1984-to-portland-oregon-library-65-years-late/ https://www.insider.com/san-diego-man-crowns-himself-sultan-of-micronation-slowjamastan-2023-6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuadoran-woman-who-knocked-on-coffin-during-own-wake-dies-bella-montoya/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-06-07/parthenogenesis-virgin-birth-american-crocodile/102440852 https://www.insider.com/abandoned-underground-city-derinkuyu-turkey-photos https://www.livescience.com/animals/monkeys/primates-have-been-masturbating-for-at-least-40-million-years https://nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/dad-jokes-help-childrens-development/ http://go.newsfusion.com/science-news/item/8826534 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/elon-musk-said-cisgender-will-be-considered-a-slur-on-twitter-heres-what-the-word-actually-means/7np4tcapr https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/04/titan-sub-implosion-details-safety-oceangate-experts https://apnews.com/article/berlusconi-dead-obit-italy-bda1a23620d36a03395a9e2f11e34c0f https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/27/sport/jolien-boumkwo-hurdles-shot-put-spt-intl/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/24/australian-entrepreneur-plots-enhanced-games-for-drug-taking-athletes https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/who-is-russian-mercenary-chief-yevgeny-prigozhin/na98q1v21 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/13/queensland-state-budget-2023-speech-announced-delivered-by-qld-treasurer-cameron-dick https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/pentagon-ufo-investigation-uk-help/ https://theconversation.com/alien-spacecraft-allegations-suggest-the-pentagon-has-approved-conspiracy-theories-about-itself-207205 https://au.news.yahoo.com/young-aussies-face-prospect-of-new-levy-to-pay-for-ageing-boomers-010130846.html https://apnews.com/article/boris-johnson-partygate-parliament-lockdown-report-84e0990fa7e58bcb488efbf6c6a5d141 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/19/boris-johnson-faces-loss-of-westminster-pass-as-mps-back-partygate-report https://theconversation.com/grave-misconduct-gladys-berejiklian-corruption-report-should-put-all-public-officials-on-notice-208668 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/icac-hands-down-gladys-berejiklian-report/d98cd9y12 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/28/lobby-firm-proposed-structure-to-allow-stuart-robert-to-profit-from-government-contracts-parliamentary-committee-told

1h 3m
Jul 09, 2023
Some people left behind, Morrison's new job, Child labor bonanza

* NEWS: https://consequence.net/2023/04/half-vinyl-buyers-record-player-study/ https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/new-website-for-tenants-to-rate-landlords-is-exploding-in-popularity-ontario-founder-says-1.6373279 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/24/the-proclaimers-song-im-gonna-be-removed-coronation-playlist-anti-royal-views https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/austin-school-shooting-uvalde-texas-17909064.php https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/victorian-opposition-age-of-criminal-responsibility/102253634 https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/dead-birds-get-new-life-new-mexico-researchers-develop-taxidermy-bird-drones-2023-04-13/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-nra-transgender-health-care-1234715275/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-28/prolific-dutch-sperm-donor-jonathan-meijer-ordered-stop-court/102281806 https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvx47/republicans-worried-police-dogs-legal-weed https://www.axios.com/2023/05/02/pornhub-utah-block-social-media-age-verification https://apnews.com/article/porn-age-verification-utah-8f8f4960ad1ec4afc5d59fd7d34c3b9d https://www.dailydot.com/debug/vpn-searches-skyrocket-pornhub-bans-utah/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/05/03/mcdonalds-child-labor-violations/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/country-kids-solve-labour-shortage-jugiong-jam-factory/102181710 https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/morrison-wins-washington-security-gig-20230505-p5d66a https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/28/23702992/ai-nuclear-weapon-launch-ban-bill-markey-lieu-beyer-buck https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/23/new-zealand-pm-hails-biggest-in-a-generation-australian-citizenship-reforms-for-kiwi-residents https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-09/federal-budget-2023-winners-and-losers/102287782 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/05/labor-to-scrap-coalitions-punitive-parentsnext-scheme-from-next-year https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/09/commonwealth-rent-assistance-has-no-effect-on-australias-housing-affordability-anglicare-says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/04/australians-in-dehumanising-poverty-unable-to-afford-pads-or-tampons-inquiry-says https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/where-have-all-of-australias-atms-gone/355xvc5z5 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-just-dont-eat-surge-in-australians-sinking-into-extreme-poverty-new-report-finds/qsgg8q5in https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/05/09/2023-federal-budget-jobseeker-youth-allowance-austudy/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-18/peter-dutton-lift-jobseeker-threshold-e61institute-research/102356264https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/18/australian-economy https://www.themonthly.com.au/the-politics/rachel-withers/2023/05/10/let-them-eat-surplus https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/11/peter-dutton-opposes-labors-jobseeker-boost-and-doubles-down-on-migration-attacks-in-budget-reply

1h 7m
May 31, 2023
Italy at war with the King's English, AI At war with everyone, Fox News at war with the truth.

* NEWS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-sue-rapper-afroman-for-humiliation-and-loss-of-reputation-after-he-used-footage-of-home-raid-to-make-new-music-and-videos/ https://share.smartnews.com/fhMLT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/24/drugs-and-alcohol-do-not-make-you-more-creative-research-finds https://share.smartnews.com/oc29X https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hogwarts-legacy-patch-out-now-with-performance-and-stability-improvements/1100-6511548/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/01/uk-cat-cull-was-considered-early-in-covid-crisis-ex-minister-says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/09/australia-four-day-work-week-labor-greens-senators-support https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/17/covid-19-origins-raccoon-dogs-wuhan-market-data https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/19/daniel-andrews-says-nazis-arent-welcome-as-victorian-government-considers-further-action-following-salutes https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/covid-vaccines-infertility-antivax-gettr-social-media-1234697898/ https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/news-corp-encourages-staff-to-try-chatgpt-forms-ai-taskforce-20230307-p5cq5e https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-06/ken-wyatt-quits-liberals-over-voice-to-parliament-stance/102197862 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/not-bru-shetta-the-italian-bill-that-would-ban-the-use-of-english-and-mispronunciation/iunjzyarg https://english.almayadeen.net/news/technology/buzzfeed-to-use-ai-to-write-its-articles-after-firing-180-em https://futurism.com/bing-ai-names-enemies https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/microsoft-limits-bing-ai-chats-to-5-replies-to-keep-conversations-normal/ https://futurism.com/the-byte/bing-ai-shuts-down-asked-feelings https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102195610 https://apnews.com/article/france-retirement-age-strikes-macron-garbage-07455d88d10bf7ae623043e4d05090de https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/22/french-president-emmanuel-macron-breaks-silence-after-overriding-parliament.html https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/482847/Iran-condemns-France-s-brutal-suppression-of-rallies-over-pension https://apnews.com/article/france-retirement-age-constitutional-7b104135e43250d1eb3617230738a6bb https://www.9news.com.au/national/lab-grown-diamond-industry-rises-in-popularity-amid-cost-of-living-crisis-melbourne-victoria-australia/bff7bb71-0bec-49dd-bc06-e8c0bde2c130 https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/tv/rupert-murdochs-son-lachlan-accused-brother-james-of-leaking-lines-to-succession-writers-3429483 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/27/rupert-murdoch-deposition-dominion-lawsuit-fox-news https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-trial-trump-2020-0ac71f75acfacc52ea80b3e747fb0afe https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tucker-carlson-issues-vague-statement-002733710.html

1h 7m
May 05, 2023
Stop everyting a flag is broken!, These are my recessions, Newscorp downsizing - good!

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/11/australian-intelligence-agency-advised-departmental-discretion-on-using-chinese-equipment-14-months-ago https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-03/taiwan-calls-for-restriction-on-claw-machines-amid-addiction/101926068 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-09/google-parent-company-loses-100-billion-in-shares/101950476/ https://time.com/6256529/bing-openai-chatgpt-danger-alignment/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/pauline-hanson-wants-australians-to-fund-her-youtube-series-by-buying-her-rum/zfoya8ejn https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/19/woolworths-expands-self-checkout-ai-that-critics-say-treats-every-customer-as-a-suspect http://go.newsfusion.com/science-news/item/8661091 https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlson-says-us-should-use-armed-force-liberate-canada-trudeau https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-high-court-backs-mans-right-walk-naked-street-2023-02-03/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/minns-to-be-next-nsw-premier-after-voters-savage-liberals-20230324-p5cuvx.html https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-today-january-2023-inflation/card/to-save-money-maybe-you-should-skip-breakfast-fSd6mz0miaAPhUFb2jgy https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/10/news-corp-australia-job-cuts-one-in-20-staff https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australias-offshore-detention-policy-to-be-extended-amid-calls-for-asylum-seeker-royal-commission/o6xy1lyxz http://www.asrc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/offshore-processing-mythbuster-2012__.pdf https://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/news/cruel-costly-and-ineffective-failure-offshore-processing-australia https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/operation-sovereign-borders-offshore-detention-statistics/6/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/28/stuart-robert-said-we-will-double-down-after-being-advised-robodebt-was-unlawful-inquiry-told https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/06/malcolm-turnbull-tells-robodebt-inquiry-i-did-not-turn-my-mind-to-the-legality-of-the-program https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/06/us-economy-recession-signals-lipstick https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8054911/rba-wants-workers-to-accept-pay-cut-to-save-economy/ https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2023/02/10/australians-make-return-online-piracy/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/whats-behind-the-cost-of-living-crisis-a-new-report-points-the-blame-at-corporations/dyrs6ukt4 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-this-man-moved-into-a-skip-bin-to-avoid-soaring-rental-prices/5e0jkdy7d

1h 0m
Apr 03, 2023
Dodging responsibility for Robodebt, A tale of two drunk cities, Countdown To Doomsday

* NEWS: https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/kmart-responds-heated-australia-day-complaint-030438171.html https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/outsiders/kmarts-antiaustralia-day-push-is-antimigrant/video/f150c8ad7a0fc36af596b1eb2c923bed https://apnews.com/article/sweden-government-e0542960cfe612350af6051ef878396d https://www.nme.com/news/music/pink-floyd-fans-criticise-woke-dark-side-of-the-moon-rainbow-logo-3384591 https://share.smartnews.com/yQ9iE https://www.science.org/content/article/two-research-teams-reverse-signs-aging-mice https://share.smartnews.com/3PLMw https://share.smartnews.com/FEJgb https://share.smartnews.com/5L7aQ https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/michael-bay-charged-killing-pigeon-denies-allegations-italy.html https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2023/01/18/nick-cave-ai-copy-chatgpt/ https://share.smartnews.com/cu6Yg https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/24/doomsday-clock-at-record-90-seconds-to-midnight-amid-ukraine-crisis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-25/trades-the-govt-will-pay-you-to-study-in-2023/101888906 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-19/victorian-parliament-decriminalises-public-drunkenness-tanya-day/13172136 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-17/public-drunkenness-decriminalisation-victoria-police-powers/101861744 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-24/nt-prime-minister-expected-in-alice-springs-alcohol-crime/101885740 https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/robo-debt-scheme-legal-advice-based-a-vibe-royal-commissioner-20230130-p5cggd https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/whose-doing-was-it-what-weve-learned-from-the-robodebt-royal-commission https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/rates-of-people-dying-in-prison-and-police-custody-rising/lzfybuk20 https://michaelwest.com.au/pwc-and-the-robodebt-royal-commission-whats-the-scam/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/31/alan-tudge-former-adviser-rachelle-miller-robodebt-royal-commission https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8066789/ex-tudge-adviser-to-front-robodebt-inquiry/ https://www.9news.com.au/national/treasurer-warns-flood-disasters-to-cost-australian-economy-billions/19b69f29-ee14-41c0-822d-1a7f890e849b

1h 7m
Feb 22, 2023
Digital Piracy Legal in Belarus, Sending Bodies Through the mail, Democracy update.

* NEWS: https://share.smartnews.com/HGAxa https://www.npr.org/2022/12/05/1140696560/oxford-word-2022-goblin-mode https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63458467 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/word-of-the-year-why-is-teal-significant-and-what-is-a-bachelors-handbag/3dlojw6fr https://www.newsweek.com/dog-shot-man-dead-1762692 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/nov/29/australian-politics-live-albanese-dutton-labor-coalition-scott-morrison-climate-economy-energy-housing-weather-nsw-qld-vic?page=with:block-638553d48f0846bfec6ac159#block-638553d48f0846bfec6ac159 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/25/court-finds-clive-palmers-queensland-coalmine-will-harm-future-generations-in-landmark-climate-ruling https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/parliament-censures-scott-morrison-over-secret-ministries/101714426 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/cyber-black-market-shows-medibank-optus-hack-just-the-surface/101700974 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/workplace-bill-set-to-pass-senate-after-government-reaches-deal-with-david-pocock/g68yrt21o https://share.smartnews.com/UBLGJ https://amp.smh.com.au/national/morrison-joins-advisory-board-of-rupert-murdoch-backed-think-tank-20221130-p5c2mi.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/29/world/bats-death-metal-growls-scn-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/29/tech/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy/index.html https://apnews.com/article/oddities-california-los-angeles-8b6f255888d6ff4977e6f37674925101 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4727326 https://share.smartnews.com/KpSXz https://share.smartnews.com/PuYTB https://www.npr.org/2023/01/09/1147549845/gptzero-ai-chatgpt-edward-tian-plagiarism https://share.smartnews.com/QaWWK https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/13/asia/new-zealand-tobacco-ban-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/why-is-the-name-of-mcdonalds-new-menu-item-so-divisive/dkppo3123 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64271922 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/claim-election-fraud-and-face-a-14000-fine-the-new-plan-to-stop-a-brazilian-style-riot-here/g1b4s6y4b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/megan-hess-sentenced-colorado-funeral-home-owner-accused-selling-body-parts/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/26/australias-tourism-body-wants-to-lift-working-holiday-visa-age-limit-to-50 https://polishnews.co.uk/belarus-legalizes-pirated-movies-music-and-software-from-unfriendly-countries/

59m
Jan 29, 2023
Saudi Diplomatic immunity, Climate Reparations, Trump Hates the constitution?

* NEWS: https://gizmodo.com/digital-ads-nba-milwaukee-bucks-cream-jerseys-1849791166 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/nov/11/split-in-half-fake-space-saving-christmas-tree-argos https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/wtf/time-traveller-universe-kept-in-a-massive-jar-by-creator-584294.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/nasa-space-launch-system-rocket-takes-off/101661222 https://www.news.com.au/world/south-america/brazils-reclusive-bolsonaro-has-a-skin-infection-cannot-wear-pants/news-story/6fece6ead07493a12d30200b7846ab7b https://gizmodo.com/donald-trump-homeland-security-report-antifa-portland-1849718673 https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/09/business/adidas-kanye-west-yeezy-line/index.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/police-decency-checks-at-mardi-gras-parade-under-scrutiny-20221110-p5bx0u.html https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101638472 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/super-richs-carbon-investment-emissions-equivalent-to-whole-of-france https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-could-go-bankrupt-lose-billions-next-year-musk-tells-staff/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2022/11/19/cbs-news-suspends-all-activity-on-twitter-in-light-of-the-uncertainty-surrounding-platform-under-musk/ https://apnews.com/article/scrabble-dictionary-new-words-2effc5627acb3974388b092ebc556cdb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-08/bridget-mckenzie-gaetjens-report-sports-grants/101627502 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/14/preference-whisperer-glenn-druery-falls-for-animal-justice-partys-victorian-election-sting https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/27/change-or-die-moment-victorian-liberals-facing-worst-primary-vote-share-in-70-years-matthew-guy-stands-down-as-leader https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-pantone-color-subscription-fee/ https://apnews.com/article/biden-business-lawsuits-journalists-jamal-khashoggi-49f3e4ce88aa21bf2ba603dcbb32277f https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-john-kerry-climate-and-environment-18f6e5cb8183c59ceaf0cf2408842e6c https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/20/historic-loss-and-damage-fund-adopted-at-cop27-climate-talks https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/19/chris-bowen-on-cop27s-urgent-fight-if-were-not-trying-to-keep-to-15c-then-what-are-we-here-for https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/cop27-agrees-to-historic-loss-and-damage-fund-to-compensate-developing-countries-for-climate-impacts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/08/albanese-blasts-dutton-over-demand-australia-rule-out-compensating-other-countries-for-climate-crisis https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/03/politics/trump-constitution-truth-social/index.html

59m
Dec 19, 2022
COP27 Climate sucide pact, Robodebt "Legally insufficient", Workplace exploitation round up

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/02/australian-workers-at-global-company-to-trial-four-day-week-after-success-of-new-zealand-pilot https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/columbia-study-finds-mass-school-shootings-are-not-caused-mental-illness https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63471923 https://www.psypost.org/2022/10/cannabis-use-does-not-increase-actual-creativity-but-does-increase-how-creative-you-think-you-are-study-finds-64187 https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/parisian-undertaker-aims-introduce-bicycle-hearse-france-2022-11-03/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/11/05/twitter-launches-8-a-month-blue-check-days-after-musks-promise-but-its-a-bumpy-ride/?sh=43ec74bf3080 https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/idle-musk-twitter-monty-python-b2217256.html https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/05/n-korea-fires-more-missiles-as-u-s-flies-bombers-over-south-00065286 https://amp.9news.com.au/article/f65d77bc-5597-4e4c-8a35-6a7738a70202 https://www.sciencealert.com/mouse-study-suggests-a-surprising-link-between-nose-picking-and-alzheimers https://share.smartnews.com/AeZCY https://www.9news.com.au/national/cop27-un-climate-conference-egypt-australia-among-worst-rich-nations-fair-share-climate-funding/60f35fe6-0f94-40f7-87a5-eafa5da2fa0c https://share.smartnews.com/GMBtx https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/qld-royal-commission-robodebt-inquiry-commonwealth/101596246 https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/05/a-shameful-chapter-how-australias-robodebt-saga-was-allowed-to-unfold https://theglobalherald.com/news/robodebt-leader-was-nominated-for-australia-day-award-abc-news/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/02/robodebt-royal-commission-legal-doubts-centrelink-welfare-debt-recovery-scott-morrison-backing-inquiry-hears https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/wanted-for-robodebt-crimes-morrison-tudge-robert-and-co,16814 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/robodebt-royal-commission-official-says-she-failed-to-tell-scott-morrison-scheme-could-be-unlawful https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/11/05/robo-debt-liberals-knew-it-was-illegal-before-it-started https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-crowd-mp4-141330756.html?guccounter=1 https://theconversation.com/the-robodebt-scheme-failed-tests-of-lawfulness-impartiality-integrity-and-trust-193832 https://www.moreechampion.com.au/story/7978913/robodebt-victims-told-to-borrow-to-pay/ https://amp.theage.com.au/national/victoria/domino-s-told-franchisees-to-pay-workers-less-than-award-rate-court-hears-20221102-p5buu1.html https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/melbourne-uni-to-repay-another-22m-in-wage-theft-scandal-20221102-p5buzb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-02/hospitality-businesses-in-brisbane-underpaying-staff/101603332 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/deliveroo-enters-voluntary-administration/101661932 https://www.afr.com/technology/gig-economy-laws-coming-in-first-half-of-2023-20220904-p5bf9k

1h 0m
Dec 07, 2022
Nuclear News (not the war), Vic Liberals Get A Pre-election rebrand, Standing Up To Gina Rinehart

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/22/australian-companies-to-face-fines-of-50m-for-data-breaches https://share.smartnews.com/XmZ3d https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/24/labors-rorts-and-waste-audit-to-deliver-10bn-in-savings-to-federal-budget https://www.psypost.org/2022/10/pornography-is-not-to-blame-for-erectile-dysfunction-according-to-new-research-64109 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/act-decriminalises-small-amounts-of-illicit-drugs-heroin-cocaine/101552008 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7958198/steve-irwin-currency-circulating-in-alice/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/24/nevada-new-face-slapping-league-ufc-dana-white https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/woman-exempted-from-union-membership-due-to-religious-beliefs-1.6617261 https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-iran-agrees-ship-missiles-more-drones-russia-defying-west-sources-2022-10-18/ https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/10/17/u-s-to-penalize-iran-third-parties-for-missile-sales-to-russia-00062075 https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/starbucks-sued-accusing-unionized-workers-assault-kidnapping-2022-10-17/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn7vy/amazon-tells-drivers-to-look-out-for-four-legged-customers-day-after-driver-is-mauled-by-dogs-dies https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/28/dont-criticise-us-australian-monarchist-league-defends-welcoming-hanson-and-deves-as-speakers https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/27/peter-dutton-uses-federal-budget-reply-speech-to-attack-governments-missed-opportunity-to-help-australians-in-need https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/voters-turn-on-major-parties-but-labor-retains-election-winning-lead-20221027-p5btf4.html https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/politics/bizarre-details-in-election-ad-supporting-victorian-premier-dan-andrews/news-story/53ce6bad4a922619e189da7496460beb https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/28/nsws-matt-kean-comes-to-town-spruiking-the-victorian-liberals-progressive-credentials https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/victoria/victorian-opposition-promises-free-school-lunches-under-300-million-plan-20221030-p5bu1l.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/09/all-day-public-transport-travel-for-2-in-victorian-liberal-election-pledge https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/2-a-day-public-transport-fares-under-victorian-opposition-pledge-20221009-p5bo9n.html https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/matt-guy-pledges-to-bring-back-law-to-allow-religious-schools-to-discriminate-against-lgbt-staff/217570 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/03/moira-deeming-pictured-alongside-liberal-colleague-at-anti-abortion-zoom-meeting-during-melbourne-lockdown https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/29/in-the-past-matthew-guy-dismisses-concerns-over-new-victorian-liberal-candidates-attacks-on-transgender-rights https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/climate-target-sceptic-and-anti-safe-schools-teacher-on-matthew-guy-s-liberal-team-20220724-p5b420.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/29/australia-drops-opposition-to-treaty-banning-nuclear-weapons-at-un-vote https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/china-tensions-taiwan-us-military-deploy-bombers-to-australia/101585380 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-01/gambling-advertising-messaging-reform/101603768 https://www.rte.ie/sport/world-cup-2022/2022/1027/1331655-australia-players-release-statement-criticising-qatar/ https://www.sportingnews.com/au/soccer/news/socceroos-hypocrisy-piers-morgan-world-cup-protest-qatar-2022/xfkrbg4lzsn4vag5jqn3ghc9 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-24/netball-australia-hancock-prospecting-explainer/101569486 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/netball-australia-sponsorship-deal-visit-victoria-hancock/101596136 https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/netball-sponsorship-gina-rinehart-dawn-fraser-warns-may-withdraw-other-sponsorship/5318d0f0-56cd-4687-90f4-25e38bf627f2

53m
Nov 19, 2022
Selling The Barrier Reef To Disney, Mutual Obligations work around, greenwashing and sportswashing

* NEWS: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/15/23405389/att-illinois-23-million-investigation-bribe-corruption https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/brain-cells-in-dish-taught-to-play-pong-drunk-dishbrain/101529862 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11277223/amp/Senator-Jacinta-Price-slams-end-Centrelink-cashless-welfare-card-Theyre-gonna-destroy-lives.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-12/apple-to-withhold-its-latest-employee-perks-from-unionized-store https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/government-considers-sending-troops-to-train-ukrainian-forces-after-appalling-russian-attack-on-kyiv/v0otzlpwk https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/victorian-mp-tim-smith-pockets-15000-of-taxpayer-money-following-dui-incident/news-story/1aa1da07d00acd6fdacfe88617c2a28f https://metalshout.com/rammstein-banned-viagogo-reselling-concert-and-tour-tickets/ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-pacific-is-destined-to-vanish-as-earths-continents-meld-into-a-new-supercontinent https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/14/new-zealand-pulls-funding-for-school-sheilah-winn-shakespeare-festival-citing-canon-of-imperialism https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/historic-deal-struck-to-see-victorian-treaty-negotiations-with-first-nations-groups-begin-next-year https://www.vox.com/world/2022/10/18/23409881/united-kingdom-liz-truss-trussonomics-political-crisis-explained https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/05/aldi-underpaid-employees-who-were-asked-to-start-15-minutes-early-judge-finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/18/bureau-of-meteorology-australia-weather-name-style-change-bomshell-bom https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-set-aside-least-30-its-land-mass-protect-endangered-species-2022-10-04/ https://thewest.com.au/news/environment/new-funding-to-turn-around-reef-health-c-8613357 https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/07/one-nation-australian-christian-lobby-global-project-against-hate-extremism/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7929659/accc-to-crack-down-on-greenwashing/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/cop27-hillknowlton-pr-greenwash-egypt/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03186-6 https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/10/08/exclusive-leaked-burke-speech-sets-stakes-welfare-reforms https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7409555/protect-our-democracy-labor-greens-back-truth-in-political-advertising-laws/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/26/liberal-party-opposes-labors-truth-in-political-advertising-and-spending-cap-laws https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/dutton-to-avoid-victoria-as-guy-and-colleagues-scrub-liberal-branding-20221024-p5bs95.html https://www.crikey.com.au/2021/11/18/tiktok-users-anti-scott-morrison-content/

46m
Nov 03, 2022
Trussonomics, Optus Hack, AI Art, Syrian Repatirates

* NEWS: https://futurism.com/turtle-female-global-warming-climate https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-turns-to-nfts-to-spread-terror-message-11662292800 https://mashable.com/article/sims-4-incest-bug-update https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/19/near-persistent-natural-disasters-placing-intense-pressure-on-australian-defence-force https://futurism.com/the-byte/churches-shameware-apps https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2022/09/27/hanson-racist-abuse/ https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-intend-to-legislate-labor-considering-caps-on-election-spending-and-public-funding-20220922-p5bk7r.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/30/liberal-party-emails-supporters-claiming-labor-wants-to-give-noncitizens-voting-rights https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/the-all-new-2-coin-thats-skyrocketed-to-3000-in-value-since-the-queen-died-c-8380609 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63105522 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/13/arrogant-star-found-unsuitable-to-hold-casino-licence-in-new-south-wales-by-independent-inquiry https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/gunman-opens-fire-school-russias-izhevsk-russian-media-cites-local-police-2022-09-26/ https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/2022/10/3/the-russians-fleeing-putins-military-draft https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-soldiers-told-use-sanitary-products-first-aid-uk-mod-2022-9 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/09/prized-picasso-unharmed-after-extinction-rebellion-activists-glue-hands-to-painting-in-melbourne https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/02/anti-corruption-body-could-examine-scott-morrison-over-coalitions-sports-rorts-labor-suggests https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/personal-finance/fair-work-commissions-decision-to-raise-minimum-wage-comes-into-effect-for-some-industries-c-8490231 https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/1/23332684/ai-generated-artwork-wins-state-fair-competition-colorado https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/22/labour-considering-abolishing-house-of-lords-if-it-wins-next-election-leaked-report-reveals https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/1/23378515/uk-financial-crisis-pound-truss https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/20/liz-truss-urges-world-leaders-to-follow-uk-with-trickle-down-economics https://www.indy100.com/amp/general-election-petition-liz-truss-2658371092-2658371092 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/03/treasury-minister-universal-credit-claimants-forced-work-for-dole-chris-philp https://share.smartnews.com/gb3Es https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/australians-in-syria-to-be-brought-home-by-federal-government/101495094 https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/-australian-s-in-syrian-camps-very-concerning-karen-andrews-/101495538 https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/operation-guardian-delivers-specialised-protection-optus-customers https://www.9news.com.au/national/optus-data-breach-update-more-than-two-million-customer-identity-details-exposed/b92b17d9-fc77-430b-94ca-21def7fea61d https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/optus-data-breach-full-page-ads-newspapers-deeply-sorry/101493700 https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7928633/optus-data-breach-how-applying-for-a-credit-report-may-help-stop-identity-fraud/ https://theconversation.com/optus-says-it-needed-to-keep-identity-data-for-six-years-but-did-it-really-191498 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/no-replacement-of-passport-needed-for-those-affected-in-cyberattack-says-optus https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/passport-numbers-breached-in-optus-hack-don-t-need-to-be-replaced-20221013-p5bpjb.html

52m
Oct 26, 2022
Queen Elizabeth dead!, Australian news round-up

* NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-08/china-encourages-public-to-help-with-national-security-with-cash/101134964 https://www.techradar.com/news/china-is-doubling-down-on-linux-with-new-project https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/reaching-out-more-appreciated-than-assumed/ https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/jun/08/court-rules-minister-cant-strip-dual-nationals-of-australian-citizenship-for-suspected-terrorism https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/09/mafia-drop-homosexuality-gay-ban-drag-queen-son-lady-godiva-italy/ https://www.newsweek.com/hot-dog-eatery-offers-free-drinks-proof-vasectomy-snip-shake-viral-tiktok-1723043 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61896180 https://lawsuit.org/general-law/republicans-have-an-obsession-with-transgender-pornography/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/2022/jul/01/qantas-ditches-sky-news-from-airport-lounges-as-abc-takes-flight-on-90th-birthday https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/129218356/aaron-gilmore-needs-to-pay-his-bills-before-running-for-council-parents-say https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-08/victoria-police-transport-harassment-reporting-service/101219576 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61976350 https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/daily-avocados-improve-diet-quality-help-lower-cholesterol-levels/ https://news.sky.com/story/island-of-wet-wipes-has-changed-the-course-of-the-thames-as-government-considers-ban-12639847 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jul/04/fox-oan-newsmax-lawsuits-election-fraud-claims https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/26/scott-morrison-received-token-payments-for-speeches-and-plans-to-join-global-lecture-circuit https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/welfare-payments-to-increase-by-largest-margin-in-decades/o5oowadlo https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-politics-dutton-quotes-fact-idUSKCN1L80W8 https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-09-05/free-range-egg-farmers-cant-meet-demand-as-caged-eggs-phased-out/101402406 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-04/adelaide-woman-forced-to-give-up-pet-in-rental/101298136 https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/coalition-wont-support-a-union-induction-at-the-border-for-migrant-workers/video/f5efa1b0e7c901f4de2e1cd0ab4f6182 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/21/nsw-government-suggested-children-as-young-as-10-could-work-off-1000-covid-fines https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/this-business-body-says-children-as-young-as-13-could-be-used-to-help-solve-labour-shortages-in-australia/suki8dw2q https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/03/scientists-create-worlds-first-synthetic-embryos https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/science/3604519-dallas-based-startup-plans-to-revive-the-extinct-tasmanian-tiger/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/07/opposition-calls-for-australia-to-develop-missiles-warning-lucky-country-era-is-over https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/australia-could-be-the-saudi-arabia-of-clean-energy-powering-the-world-20220825-p5bcnk.html

54m
Sep 30, 2022
Sentient AI, Australia & New Zealand a super country, Cost-of-living news

* NEWS: https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/2022/announcement-07-21-2022.html https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/elephant-kills-woman-india-tramples-corpse-b2099464.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/23/failure-to-pardon-women-persecuted-as-witches-in-scotland-prolongs-misogyny https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/09/miles-franklin-nominated-novelist-apologises-for-plagiarising-nobel-laureate-without-realising https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/California-cyclist-chased-by-zebra-17233852.php https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/12/fish-leather-lionfish-sustainable-invasive-species https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/13/how-to-your-husband-writer-sentenced https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/15/fastest-growing-black-hole-of-past-9bn-years-may-have-been-found-australian-led-astronomers-say https://www.huffpost.com/entry/galapagos-tortoise-fernanda-species-thought-extinct_n_62a24ff2e4b0cf43c846834a https://futurism.com/neoscope/creeps-might-steal-celebrity-dna https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/17/23172915/elon-musk-spacex-letter-fired-legal-protected-speech-nlrb https://www.wired.com/story/how-scientists-preserved-a-440-pound-blue-whale-heart/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/22/amazon-debuts-a-fully-autonomous-warehouse-robot/ https://retailwire.com/discussion/there-might-soon-be-no-one-left-to-work-at-amazon/ https://deadline.com/2022/06/google-agrees-to-pay-out-118-million-to-former-1235043474/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/blake-lemoine-lamda-sentient-artificial-intelligence-google_n_62a5613ee4b06169ca8c0a2e https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine/ https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105552435/google-ai-sentient https://www.wired.com/story/prominent-ai-ethics-researcher-says-google-fired-her/ https://www.wired.com/story/computers-are-learning-to-read-but-theyre-still-not-so-smart/ https://www.wired.com/story/google-search-advancing-grade-reading/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/sentient-google-lamda-feels-like-a-typical-chat-bot/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/17/google-ai-ethics-sentient-lemoine-warning/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-06-08/snoop-dogg-blunt-roller-got-a-raise-because-of-inflation?2 https://www.ign.com/articles/squid-game-reality-show-netflix https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-14/side-salad-waste-costing-pubs-during-rising-cost-of-groceries/101149752 https://theconversation.com/gig-economy-ride-hailing-and-takeaway-firms-may-not-survive-the-cost-of-living-crisis-184581 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/20/just-eat-takeaway-is-exploring-a-sale-of-grubhub.html https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/travis-kalanick-response-uber-files https://www.icij.org/investigations/uber-files/uber-global-rise-lobbying-violence-technology/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-response-uber-files-leak https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-company-scandals-and-controversies-2017-11#october-2018-saudi-murder-of-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-raises-questions-about-uber-funding-47 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/14/uber-lyft-threaten-to-suspend-service-in-california-that-may-backfire.html https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/785037245/uber-received-nearly-6-000-u-s-sexual-assault-claims-in-past-2-years https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-prime-minister-new-zealand-prime-minister-announce-new-zealanders-could-be-given-voting-rights-in-australia/08318e82-819a-41cc-8ca1-36da51869584 https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/murdoch-media-ban-a-tall-tale-from-across-the-tasman/ https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/we-dont-want-people-to-be-temporary-residents-forever-albanese-flags-major-changes-for-new-zealanders-in-australia/news-story/89d55f6a16079db7df89e12be109def5

59m
Jul 31, 2022
Corrupt Drivers licenses, Gun problems and solutions, LNP not learning

* NEWS: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/guide-dogs-victoria-ceo-resigns-after-josh-frydenberg-endorsement-20220531-p5apze.html https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/1/23149784/elon-musk-tesla-remote-work-leaked-email-40-hours https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vampire-technique-longevity-young-blood-b2091428.html https://mashable.com/video/tim-hortons-app-privacy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-01/mark-speakman-proposes-400-fine-or-drug-possession/101119034 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/02/coalition-scrapped-recovery-plans-for-176-threatened-species-and-habitats-in-one-of-its-final-acts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/01/minister-republic-twilight-queen-reign-good-opportunity-next-for-australia https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-just-set-a-new-record-for-data-transmission-speed https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/big-wage-rises-would-do-australians-more-harm-than-good-20220601-p5aq4b https://www.insider.com/north-korea-covid-kim-jong-un-immortal-potion-love-vaccine1-2022-5 https://www.techspot.com/news/94708-multiple-security-flaws-emerge-australian-digital-driver-licenses.html https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/jun/08/boris-johnson-pmqs-conservative-leadership-keir-starmer-latest-updates https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2022/jun/09/why-would-boris-johnson-want-to-bring-back-imperial-units https://www.businessinsider.com/driver-who-had-tesla-on-autopilot-in-crash-manslaughter-trial-2022-5 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/queens-platinum-jubilee-marked-in-australia/9pm1j3nb1 https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/08/uk/david-attenborough-knighted-gbr-scli-intl/index.html https://theconversation.com/pas-de-souci-the-french-war-on-saying-no-worries-168878 https://junkee.com/hollie-hughes-climate-change-luxury/332507 https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/06/02/biden-administration-cancels-5point8-billion-in-student-loans-more-borrowers-could-see-relief-soon.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/us/brooklyn-subway-shooting-gun-lawsuit-glock/index.html https://www.axios.com/2022/05/31/right-wing-misinformation-machine-buffalo-uvalde-shootings https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/billy-long-blames-abortion-uvalde-shooting-1361870/ https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102660499/biden-gun-control-speech-congress https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/05/27/fact-check-most-mass-shooters-ages-18-19-texas-school-shooting-uvalde-robb-elementary/9933032002/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/09/us-house-passes-gun-control-bill-faces-defeat-senate https://apnews.com/article/kathy-hochul-new-york-gun-violence-government-and-politics-shootings-2af4ea8d1ed084d712de16db47b2bd6e https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-17/sa-corruption-in-driver-licensing-industry-icac/101074906 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/01/pork-barrelling-should-be-banned-and-grant-process-overhauled-report-for-icac-says https://www.afr.com/politics/berejiklian-says-controversial-grants-program-was-pork-barrelling-20201126-p56i79

55m
Jul 01, 2022
Post election fall out, diversity for the win

* NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/14/fish-fingers-containing-russian-whitefish-still-on-sale-across-uk https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-nasa-wants-to-send-nude-illustrations-into-space-180980103/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61424869 https://canberraweekly.com.au/us-president-joe-biden-says-country-must-act-on-mass-shootings/ https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101181842/nra-trump-speech-guns-banned-houston https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mcdonalds-opened-in-russia-32-years-ago-the-fast-food-giant-is-now-leaving-the-country-for-good/7cukwdhpd https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/australias-first-dog-toto-albanese-gets-a-twitter-account/fe57xbojf https://www.9news.com.au/national/crown-resorts-shareholders-unanimously-agree-to-accept-takeover-bid/52c79b66-2bc3-4fc6-b9d8-6492bc500d55 https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-can-predict-people-s-race-from-medical-images-and-scientists-are-concerned https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/why-tesla-was-kicked-out-of-the-sp-500s-esg-index.html https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/new-york-agency-accuses-amazon-pregnancy-disability-discrimination-2022-05-18/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5q4d4/amazon-makes-union-organizer-pick-up-cigarettes-alone-in-parking-lot https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-16/new-zealand-emissions-reduction-cleaner-cars/101071636 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/election-2022-scott-morrison-loses-albanese/101087832 https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2022/05/23/climate-action-world-reactions-election/ https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/federal-election-2022/2022/05/21/scott-morrison-steps-down-after-conceding-defeat/ https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/federal-election-2022/2022/05/23/josh-frydenberg-concede-kooyong/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-24/peter-dutton-only-candidate-liberal-leader-sussan-ley-deputy/101094524 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/18/defence-personnel-not-allowed-to-speak-about-climate-unless-they-go-through-peter-duttons-office https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/refugee-advocate-shane-bazzi-wins-appeal-in-peter-dutton-defamation-case/az9vdxzxj https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2022/may/23/mark-mcgowan-says-peter-dutton-a-conservative-extremist-who-doesnt-fit-modern-australia-video https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/26/tanya-plibersek-apologises-unreservedly-for-comparing-peter-dutton-to-voldemort https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-27/federal-election-live-labor-majority-nationals-leadership/101102002#live-blog-post-1211652917 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC5_eehl1PI https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/23/barnaby-joyce-signals-nationals-could-drop-support-for-net-zero-emissions https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/23/peter-dutton-to-lead-liberals-as-nationals-consider-replacing-barnaby-joyce-over-net-zero-stance https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/watershed-moment-parliament-makes-important-diversity-gains-20220523-p5anon.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-got-what-we-deserved-recriminations-flow-after-keneally-defeat-20220522-p5ango.html https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/dai-le-rejects-suggestions-shes-ineligible-for-australias-parliament-due-to-section-44/l7g34cynw https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-29/brisbane-greens-mp-stephan-bates-profile/101108894 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-25/peter-dutton-to-be-next-liberal-party-leader-karen-andrews-says/101097074

42m
Jun 06, 2022
Election 2022 special

* NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-06/brt-finfluencer-crackdown/100965298 https://www.popsci.com/environment/crocodiles-feral-hogs/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/andy-warhol-marilyn-monroe-dipytch-b2075399.html https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220413-not-only-viagra-brazil-military-also-bought-penis-implants-says-lawmaker https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/wa-mp-ken-wyatt-believes-politicians-need-pay-rises/news-story/4eea02d7b77abe220ddda1c0270f549b https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/russia-dirty-money-uk-bill-browder-b2068309.html https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/01/sydney-olympics-were-bought-to-a-large-extent-said-australian-official-john-coates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/27/pms-office-wont-release-any-texts-with-qanon-friend-arguing-they-would-not-be-official-documents https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-10/greens-zero-extinction-plan-environment-policy/101051522 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/09/unattributed-attack-ads-targeting-labor-on-chinese-language-wechat-fuel-fears-of-misinformation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/06/aec-investigates-fake-election-signs-suggesting-independent-candidates-are-greens-members https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/queensland-lnp-candidate-referred-to-afp-over-allegations-he-used-a-false-address-on-his-nomination-forms/a60dt7vqk https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/04/emails-reveal-one-nations-last-minute-scramble-to-find-candidates https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-12/one-nation-candidate-website-donations-for-freedom-candidates/100982564 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/10/barnaby-joyce-directs-new-england-preferences-to-one-nation-candidate-living-in-brisbane https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/may/08/federal-election-2022-live-anthony-albanese-scott-morrison-leaders-debate-nine-campaign-politics https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/this-is-the-only-state-that-is-banning-a-newspaper-to-prisoners/vo9efd00o https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/06/malcolm-turnbull-says-australians-are-voting-with-their-feet-to-support-teal-independents https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/09/climate-limit-of-1-5-c-close-to-being-broken-scientists-warn https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/more-than-half-a-million-homes-across-australia-will-be-uninsurable-by-2030-due-to-climate-change-report-warns/gtrb60q0q 

48m
May 20, 2022
Olympic Mascots, Amazon Unions, And buying a house.

* NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-07/changes-to-oz-lotto-in-victoria/100972928 https://www.audacy.com/kluv/latest/teen-loses-nipples-after-spraying-two-cans-of-axe-on-them https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/15/volunteer-hackers-fight-russia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/04/nsw-to-ban-public-display-of-nazi-flags-and-swastikas https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-oscars-ban-664346ac2d2441939764f35be2d8026b https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/push-to-follow-overseas-lead-and-lower-voting-age-to-16-gains-momentum-20220401-p5aa3o.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-08/craig-kelly-uap-leader-egged/100978638 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-06/tom-tates-spiritual-adviser-warned-of-demonic-stronghold-at-hota/100964428 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-10/federal-election-live-may-21-scott-morrison/100960362 https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/03/21/un-chief-australia-holdout-climate-action/ https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/dutton-flood-funds-flow-to-unregistered-group-with-links-to-office-20220325-p5a7xt.html https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zurich-insurance-removes-z-symbol-after-letter-used-show-support-ukraine-war-2022-03-26/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60979656 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/katherine-deves-pledges-to-fight-for-free-speech-despite-receiving-death-threats-over-transgender-comments/783bn4q3i https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-misspoke-scott-morrison-responds-after-stumble-over-jobseeker-payment/iub155il5 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/scott-morrison-names-anne-ruston-as-new-health-minister-if-his-government-is-reelected/2ehr4461l https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-04/brisbane-olympics-mascot-2032-koala-ibis-south-east-qld/100962404 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-04/qld-pest-controllers-report-spike-in-rats-snakes-after-floods/100958648 https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/centrelink-recipient-charged-2500-for-365-fridge-004135863.html https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-new-york-staten-island-labor-unions-e1393ab1f503571a93d1c835d9df6331 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/05/amazon-banned-words-list-union-internal-app https://www.9news.com.au/national/cyber-criminal/f528d7c2-841b-4a57-be6c-5148613c0fab https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/22/australia-internet-outage-15000-major-news-and-government-websites-affected-by-au-error https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/jacqui-lambies-secret-deal-with-scott-morrison-to-release-refugees-revealed/news-story/524ac244ae1e0f54a132039a9d9a39f4 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/25/australia-new-zealand-refugee-deal-everything-we-know https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/federal-budget/scott-morrison-and-ally-langdon-clash-over-rent-relief-after-federal-budget-delivered/news-story/2e8208699dddcdfd9dc383d38e5055e7 https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/a-burden-for-everyone-to-share-scott-morrison-holds-out-hope-of-some-rent-relief-for-businesses-944707/ https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/buying/scott-morrison-says-it-was-hard-for-him-to-buy-his-first-house-with-jenny/news-story/cec2b2f7b5049324d0059340b11906ba

48m
May 08, 2022
Dutton GoFundme, Russia war news, Cost-of-living Bribe news

* NEWS: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2308977-people-are-bad-at-spotting-fake-linkedin-profiles-generated-by-ai/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60495730 https://www.9news.com.au/national/tasmanian-tiger-could-be-deextinct-through-major-scientific-breakthrough/268fbe6c-0990-4e9a-9d98-5a21bd8dabfe https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10592555/Sarina-Russo-Australias-50th-richest-woman-defiant-telling-flood-victims-exercise.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/09/carbon-dioxide-removed-from-air-carbon-offset-market-report https://nz.news.yahoo.com/plant-based-meat-could-off-053934686.html https://futurism.com/derelict-rocket-smashed-moon-experts https://futurism.com/humpback-whale-not-endangered-list https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/19/us/robot-dogs-us-mexico-border-patrol-cec/index.html https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/15/belgium-approves-four-day-week-and-gives-employees-the-right-to-ignore-their-bosses https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/02/labor-questions-whether-peter-duttons-fundraiser-breaches-queensland-laws https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/peter-duttons-gofundme-is-coalition-indifference-writ-large,16101 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/09/nsw-floods-scott-morrison-to-declare-national-emergency-during-lismore-visit https://amp.smh.com.au/national/senate-launches-inquiry-into-politicisation-of-research-grants-20220213-p59w08.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-15/audit-office-accuses-federal-grant-program-favouring-coalition/100830062 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-03-11/gender-pay-gap-bot-international-womens-day-twitter/100898172 https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/feb/25/ukrainian-woman-sunflower-seeds-russian-soldiers-video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/feb/26/you-have-your-own-country-russian-soldiers-reprimanded-by-elderly-civilian-video https://www.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fukraine-tank-fuel-russia-kyiv-b2024003.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/feb/26/you-have-your-own-country-russian-soldiers-reprimanded-by-elderly-civilian-video https://www.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fukraine-tank-fuel-russia-kyiv-b2024003.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/27/bp-russia-rosneft-ukraine/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/14/us-official-russia-seeking-military-aid-from-china https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-03/us-launch-kleptocapture-taskforce-what-is-an-oligarch/100878508 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/very-probable-that-swiss-will-freeze-russian-assets-president-2022-02-27/ https://qz.com/2133634/the-taliban-is-calling-for-peace-in-ukraine/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/boris-johnson-vladimir-putin-ben-wallace-volodymyr-zelensky-ministry-of-defence-b2032240.html https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/28/comparethemarket-meerkat-ads-tv-ukraine-russian-aleksandr-orlov https://www.nationalworld.com/news/world/western-companies-operating-russia-nestle-marks-spencer-burger-king-trading-decision-explained-3618377 https://www.axios.com/slack-disconnecting-russia-customers-bbac4f2b-37cf-47a9-bfff-66c41337e47f.html https://theathletic.com/news/fifa-suspends-russia-from-international-football/Ae9BqnybtSVb/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/canadas-ontario-province-orders-russian-liquor-off-store-shelves-2022-02-25/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/05/visa-and-mastercard-will-both-suspend-operations-in-russia https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-say-russia-closures-will-cost-50-million-per-month-2022-3 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-06/some-goldman-sachs-employees-moving-out-of-russia-to-dubai https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-will-not-allow-lethal-weapons-ukraine-transit-its-territory-fm-2022-02-28/ https://futurism.com/bored-ape-ukraine https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/03/16/russia-oligarchs-fossil-fuel-sanctions/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/sanctions-russian-billionaire-viktor-vekselberg-nt-beetaloo/100921108 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/federal-budget-one-off-payment-cost-of-living-pressures/100921202 https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2021/nov/16/australias-wage-crisis-wont-be-solved-until-workers-are-adequately-paid-for-their-productivity https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/07/20/australia-has-the-worlds-highest-minimum-wage https://www.michaelwest.com.au/how-to-win-on-wages-lessons-from-australia-and-abroad/ https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/remember-when-australia-had-the-worlds-best-economy,12577

1h 18m
Mar 28, 2022
Newscrop school of "journalism", Australia corruption index, Russia starting war

* NEWS: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/27/22904174/studio-ghibli-theme-park-japan-opening-date-november-1 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-11/nsw-gladys-berejiklian-new-job-at-optus/100822356 https://tottnews.com/2019/03/14/google-calico-solving-death/ https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-orders-apparent-new-system-banning-internet-content-2022-01-29/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/05/nadine-dorries-proposes-law-to-rein-in-streamers-after-shocking-jimmy-carr-joke https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/spotify-2-billion-market-cap-neil-young-joe-rogan-1235166798/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/furry-panic-is-the-latest-dumb-gop-attack-on-public-schools https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/naplan-analysis-shows-no-difference-between-public-private-schools-20211224-p59k16.html www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-gestapo-b2011749.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marjorie-taylor-greene-gazpacho-gestapo-b2011749.html https://go.newsfusion.com//science-news/item/8121009 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/swinburne-calls-in-debt-collectors-after-overpaying-its-casual-staff-20220204-p59tr9.html https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/porn-blocks-reddit-google-age-verification-uk-online-harms-b2010311.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-11/russian-art-gallery-security-guard-draws-eyes-on-painting/100822178 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-14/zali-steggall-defends-john-kinghorn-family-donations/100827784 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/new-zealand-plays-macarena-on-repeat-to-flush-out-protesters-1.5778945 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-60371895 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/dragon-hits-out-at-scott-morrison-for-covering-their-song-to-humanise-himself https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/end-to-income-test-would-deliver-grey-army-of-workers-seniors-20220209-p59uzt.html https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/chinese-spies-attempted-to-install-labor-candidates-in-federal-election-20220211-p59vmj.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-09/asio-threat-assessment-dating-apps-foreign-spies-covid-protests/100817850 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/24/australian-government-buys-copyright-to-aboriginal-flag-in-20m-deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/australia-records-its-worst-ever-score-on-anti-corruption-index-after-decline-to-match-hungarys https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/09/anger-after-news-corp-and-google-australia-set-up-journalism-academy-at-university-business-school https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/14/russia-sending-thousands-more-troops-to-ukraine-border

1h 5m
Feb 25, 2022