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Accused rightwing terrorist researched recipe for mace and bombs, court hears
Crime – Australia Prosecutors say Phillip Galea’s how-to guide was meant to incite others to be violent
Environment department illegally withholds thousands of FOI pages
The Transparency Project Freedom of information More than 10,000 pages of documents have not been made public, including records
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Cattle company buyout deal reportedly worth $600m
A British investor plans to buy out one of Australia’s largest cattle companies, in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.
Carrie Lam's key speech suspended amid rowdy scenes in Hong Kong legislature – live
Hong Kong leader forced to stop policy address as opponents shout her down LIVE Updated
Accused rightwing terrorist researched recipe for mace and bombs, court hears
Crime – Australia Prosecutors say Phillip Galea’s how-to guide was meant to incite others to be violent
Environment department illegally withholds thousands of FOI pages
The Transparency Project Freedom of information More than 10,000 pages of documents have not been made public, including records
Scott Morrison is a master at shifting responsibility. But even God can't help him now | Richard Denniss
Opinion Welfare Scott Morrison is a master at shifting responsibility. But even God can’t help him now Richard Denniss Without the
Cattle company buyout deal reportedly worth $600m
A British investor plans to buy out one of Australia’s largest cattle companies, in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.
Blood money, superheroes and Bruce Pascoe's knowledge: new Indigenous art – in pictures
The work of more than 1,000 Indigenous artists, including Ryan Presley, Vincent Namatjira, Peggy Griffiths and Jonathan Jones, will go on display this week at Tarnanthi: Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. Artists as young as 15 and as old as 81 have contributed
ASIO swamped by espionage advice demands
Australia’s domestic intelligence agency is struggling to meet demand for advice on spying and foreign interference. Duncan Lewis says heightened levels of espionage and interference – combined with greater awareness of the twin threats – are stretching resources at the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation. Mr Lewis, who authored the
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Is Australia the only first-world colonialist nation lacking indigenous recognition?
Labor’s Linda Burney has said that Australia is the only first world nation with a colonial history that doesn’t recognise first people in its constitution. Does the claim hold up?
Wind energy could supply one third of global power by 2040, says Siemens
Wind energy could supply more than one third of global electric power demand by 2040 and could, in turn, save up to four million lives a year, according to a new study from professional services network KPMG and commissioned by wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
It’s official. Australia has no idea what it’s doing on China.
Australian politicians are slamming China while preparing to sign a free trade deal with a widely discredited administration that is subjugated to Beijing. What planet are they living on? The
“Significant distortion”: Whistleblower Richard Boyle claims watchdog botched its ATO garnishee scandal review
The whistleblower behind allegations the Australian Taxation Office misused its small business debt recovery powers has cast a cloud of doubt over a subsequent tax watchdog review of the claims, arguing the investigation was botched. In a scathing submission to a Senate inquiry into the conduct of the Inspector-General of
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5 ways to tell if a medical article is lying to you
Is Australia the only first-world colonialist nation lacking indigenous recognition?
Labor’s Linda Burney has said that Australia is the only first world nation with a colonial history that doesn’t recognise first people in its constitution. Does the claim hold up?
Priming Everest
The Everest is on the front page of Australia’s major papers for the second year running. And there isn’t even an Opera House-sized controversy to fuel the coverage this time
It’s time we stopped subsidising the dangerous meat and dairy industries
The ethical and environmental case for avoiding meat and dairy is overwhelming. We should be moving to close down those industries, not propping them up with taxpayer handouts. The post
Officer who leaked victim’s address to abusive ex escapes punishment
The ‘landlord of last resort’
It’s estimated at least 1000 children a year are made homeless by WA bureaucracy. If this is an over-estimate, the government might want to say so, because it’s utterly damning.
The glaring flaws of gig economy ratings
In a manipulated market of ‘good behaviour’, what does a five-star rating really mean? The post The glaring flaws of gig economy ratings appeared first on Crikey.
Ten unmasks another winning night
The latest reveal of The Masked Singer made for another night of big numbers. The post Ten unmasks another winning night appeared first on Crikey.
Instead of excluding homosexuals, the church should exclude homophobes
Glenn Davies, the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Synod president, has told homosexual people that they should abandon the church.“My own view is that if people wish to change the doctrine of our church, they should start a new church or join a church more aligned to their views –
The month Victoria held its breath
Twenty years ago today, Jeff Kennett’s Liberal premiership of Victoria came to an end. He had led the Garden State’s most radical government for at least a generation, privatising major state utilities, cutting chunks out of the public service and shrinking social spending. Schools across the state had been shuttered,
The Antichrist is a potato
By Grumpy Geezer Yesterday, upon the stair,I met a man who wasn’t there!He wasn’t there again today,Oh how I wish he’d go away! When I came home last night at three,The man was waiting there for meBut when I looked around the hall,I couldn’t see him there at all!Go away,
The Department of the Environment and Energy has been breaching the FOI Act for 10 months now
The Department of the Environment and Energy has been in breach of the Freedom of Information Act for almost 10 months. That’s how long it’s been since it updated its disclosure log, where it is required to list FOI releases within 10 days of the applicant receiving them. Federal departments
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Carrie Lam's key speech suspended amid rowdy scenes in Hong Kong legislature – live
Hong Kong leader forced to stop policy address as opponents shout her down LIVE Updated
Accused rightwing terrorist researched recipe for mace and bombs, court hears
Crime – Australia Prosecutors say Phillip Galea’s how-to guide was meant to incite others to be violent
Environment department illegally withholds thousands of FOI pages
The Transparency Project Freedom of information More than 10,000 pages of documents have not been made public, including records
Scott Morrison is a master at shifting responsibility. But even God can't help him now | Richard Denniss
Opinion Welfare Scott Morrison is a master at shifting responsibility. But even God can’t help him now Richard Denniss Without the
Cattle company buyout deal reportedly worth $600m
A British investor plans to buy out one of Australia’s largest cattle companies, in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.
Blood money, superheroes and Bruce Pascoe's knowledge: new Indigenous art – in pictures
The work of more than 1,000 Indigenous artists, including Ryan Presley, Vincent Namatjira, Peggy Griffiths and Jonathan Jones, will go on display this week at Tarnanthi: Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. Artists as young as 15 and as old as 81 have contributed
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This marmot was probably eaten by that fox, but at least it made for an award-winning photo
Judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award say Yongqing Bao’s image of a Tibetan fox closing in on a marmot “is quite simply the perfect moment”.
Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jerseys after comments about China and free speech
Hong Kong protesters burn and trample jerseys of basketball star LeBron James, following his comments on the NBA’s recent troubles in China.
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many people were drowned in the flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Public broadcaster
Lam to address Hong Kong legislature amid simmering anger
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds copies of her annual policy address. She will outline the proposals on Wednesday morning. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Fast Facts Chief executive expected to outline pro-poor measures including cash handouts, but protesters unlikely to be swayed. Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong’s Chief
Turkey rejects Trump’s call for a ceasefire in Syria: Here’s what you need to know
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump are both facing increasing criticism over the conflict in Syria. Here’s what you need to know.
Turkish-backed forces accused of releasing IS prisoners in northern Syria
Turkish-backed forces are deliberately releasing detainees affiliated with IS from unguarded prison camps in northern Syria, according to several US officials. The claims, reported by Foreign Policy on Monday, directly counter the narrative from US President Donald...
This marmot was probably eaten by that fox, but at least it made for an award-winning photo
Judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award say Yongqing Bao’s image of a Tibetan fox closing in on a marmot “is quite simply the perfect moment”.
Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jerseys after comments about China and free speech
Hong Kong protesters burn and trample jerseys of basketball star LeBron James, following his comments on the NBA’s recent troubles in China.
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many people were drowned in the flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Public broadcaster
Lam to address Hong Kong legislature amid simmering anger
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds copies of her annual policy address. She will outline the proposals on Wednesday morning. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Fast Facts Chief executive expected to outline pro-poor measures including cash handouts, but protesters unlikely to be swayed. Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong’s Chief
Turkey rejects Trump’s call for a ceasefire in Syria: Here’s what you need to know
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump are both facing increasing criticism over the conflict in Syria. Here’s what you need to know.
This marmot was probably eaten by that fox, but at least it made for an award-winning photo
Judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award say Yongqing Bao’s image of a Tibetan fox closing in on a marmot “is quite simply the perfect moment”.
Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jerseys after comments about China and free speech
Hong Kong protesters burn and trample jerseys of basketball star LeBron James, following his comments on the NBA’s recent troubles in China.
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many people were drowned in the flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Public broadcaster
Lam to address Hong Kong legislature amid simmering anger
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds copies of her annual policy address. She will outline the proposals on Wednesday morning. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Fast Facts Chief executive expected to outline pro-poor measures including cash handouts, but protesters unlikely to be swayed. Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong’s Chief
This marmot was probably eaten by that fox, but at least it made for an award-winning photo
Judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award say Yongqing Bao’s image of a Tibetan fox closing in on a marmot “is quite simply the perfect moment”.
Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jerseys after comments about China and free speech
Hong Kong protesters burn and trample jerseys of basketball star LeBron James, following his comments on the NBA’s recent troubles in China.
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many people were drowned in the flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Public broadcaster
This marmot was probably eaten by that fox, but at least it made for an award-winning photo
Judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award say Yongqing Bao’s image of a Tibetan fox closing in on a marmot “is quite simply the perfect moment”.
Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jerseys after comments about China and free speech
Hong Kong protesters burn and trample jerseys of basketball star LeBron James, following his comments on the NBA’s recent troubles in China.
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many people were drowned in the flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Public broadcaster
Lam to address Hong Kong legislature amid simmering anger
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds copies of her annual policy address. She will outline the proposals on Wednesday morning. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Fast Facts Chief executive expected to outline pro-poor measures including cash handouts, but protesters unlikely to be swayed. Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong’s Chief
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This marmot was probably eaten by that fox, but at least it made for an award-winning photo
Judges of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award say Yongqing Bao’s image of a Tibetan fox closing in on a marmot “is quite simply the perfect moment”.
Hong Kong protesters burn LeBron James jerseys after comments about China and free speech
Hong Kong protesters burn and trample jerseys of basketball star LeBron James, following his comments on the NBA’s recent troubles in China.
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many people were drowned in the flooding after scores of rivers burst their banks. Public broadcaster
Lam to address Hong Kong legislature amid simmering anger
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds copies of her annual policy address. She will outline the proposals on Wednesday morning. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters] Fast Facts Chief executive expected to outline pro-poor measures including cash handouts, but protesters unlikely to be swayed. Hong Kong, China – Hong Kong’s Chief
Turkey rejects Trump’s call for a ceasefire in Syria: Here’s what you need to know
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump are both facing increasing criticism over the conflict in Syria. Here’s what you need to know.
Turkish-backed forces accused of releasing IS prisoners in northern Syria
Turkish-backed forces are deliberately releasing detainees affiliated with IS from unguarded prison camps in northern Syria, according to several US officials. The claims, reported by Foreign Policy on Monday, directly counter the narrative from US President Donald...
Business & The Economy
Data risk in visa privatisation
The federal government’s controversial plan to privatise parts of the visa processing system would lead to greater data security risks and could adversely impact the nation’s inflows of skilled migration, the Opposition has said. Labor this week called on...
Timber, a material with a bundle of challenges, all worth it
The Fifth Estate last week moderated a panel on timber at an event at timber 25 King Street, Brisbane, the 10-storey timber office building. The event was organised by Bates Smart and Aurecon as part of the Brisbane Open House program. Following is a report based on...
Off grid greenhouses made possible with ClearVue Technologies’ generating glass
Western Australian company ClearVue Technologies is getting into the all-important food game, partnering with an Israeli agtech company to build a self-sustaining greenhouse in Israel. The collaboration with Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies will...
BECODE is the new tech business tackling fire safety compliance
Building and compliance talk in the industry and media has been dominated by flammable cladding. But a new tech start-up aims to address the bigger picture issues of fire safety and BCA compliance. BECODE is the brainchild of a group of Building Code of Australia...
Jobs news: Better Building Finance, Uber, Arcadis, Herron Todd White
Robin Mellon has joined Better Building Finance, part of Sustainable Australia Fund, as part-time NSW program adviser. Founded in 2015, the organisation facilitates Environmental Upgrade Finance for councils, lenders and businesses, helping these clients “borrow...
New meets old: Cob houses enter the twenty-first century
A marriage of new and old wall materials using earth and plant fibre has won the first prize in the category “Connecting Green, Blue and Grey” at the European Commission’s RegioStars Awards in Brussels, as part of the European Week of Regions and...
Environment
Origin grilled over NT fracking plans, insists on track for 1.5°C scenario
The Origin Energy board has insisted that the company is taking sufficient action to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions footprint, and has challenged shareholder activists to meet with the company to discuss outstanding issues,during an at-times fiery annual general meeting on Wednesday. Origin has faced growing
Mojo Power signs long term contract for new solar farm in Victoria
Energy retailer Mojo Power says it has signed a long term contract to take the output of a new solar farm in north-west Victoria, a 7.4MW (AC) solar facility that will be developed by Suntech and is due to be completed early next year.
Why network operators will take thousands of customers off the grid
We constantly hear that the future of electricity will be distributed and democratised, thanks to the new suite of technologies such as rooftop solar, battery storage, demand management and electric vehicles that literally delivers power and controls into the hands of consumers. But what exactly does this
Coming of age: How will Germany’s renewable energy pioneers fare in the free market?
Starting in 2021 and throughout the 2020s, many of Germany’s pioneer wind turbines, solar PV installations and biogas plants will stop receiving fixed feed-in tariffs, meaning many gigwatts in renewable capacity may be shut down if they can’t find a new business model
Narrabri CSG project dammed as “fairy-tale” that won’t cut gas prices
A leading environmental organisation has hit out at a proposed mega-expansion of gas extraction in New South Wales’ north-west, saying the project is too expensive to lower gas prices and suggested that developer Santos should not be trusted to act in the interests of domestic gas users.
Elon Musk hints at wild “cybertruck” electric ute design
The Driven When Elon Musk presents Tesla’s all-electric pickup (or rather, ute in Australia) in November, the auto world may just get a bit more than it bargained for. We’ve been keeping tabs on the developments around Musk’s pet electric ute project since he first mused to
