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Kirstie Clements: Arguing with myself about fashion – and still losing
The time we have all spent in isolation has certainly taught us some lessons in terms of fashion. And what we can and can’t do without. Shopping your own wardrobe is the obvious answer when you can’t go to a physical shop, but for anyone who is even vaguely interested
NASA ready to take another shot at launching Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon-9
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX is set for a second attempt at launching two Americans into orbit from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years. The mission’s first attempt on Wednesday was called off with less than
Coronavirus live news: deaths surge in Brazil and Russia as Trump says US is quitting WHO
Afghanistan similarly reports worst day yet; Angela Merkel said she will not attend G7 if Trump insists on holding it. All the developments live Ruby Princess crew member given TB diagnosis Trump announces severing of ties with WHO Coronavirus latest: at a glance
Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’
Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’ Rose Byrne on Gloria Steinem: ‘There’s an incredibly serene quality to her. But it has a real power. She’s actually very tough.’ Photograph: Trunk Archive
Cash in the time of coronavirus: how to get in financial shape for the new normal
Cash in the time of coronavirus: how to get in financial shape for the new normal | Money | The Guardian
Kirstie Clements: Arguing with myself about fashion – and still losing
The time we have all spent in isolation has certainly taught us some lessons in terms of fashion. And what we can and can’t do without. Shopping your own wardrobe is the obvious answer when you can’t go to a physical shop, but for anyone who is even vaguely interested
NASA ready to take another shot at launching Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon-9
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX is set for a second attempt at launching two Americans into orbit from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years. The mission’s first attempt on Wednesday was called off with less than
Coronavirus live news: deaths surge in Brazil and Russia as Trump says US is quitting WHO
Afghanistan similarly reports worst day yet; Angela Merkel said she will not attend G7 if Trump insists on holding it. All the developments live Ruby Princess crew member given TB diagnosis Trump announces severing of ties with WHO Coronavirus latest: at a glance
Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’
Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’ Rose Byrne on Gloria Steinem: ‘There’s an incredibly serene quality to her. But it has a real power. She’s actually very tough.’ Photograph: Trunk Archive
Cash in the time of coronavirus: how to get in financial shape for the new normal
Cash in the time of coronavirus: how to get in financial shape for the new normal | Money | The Guardian
Kin watch in horror as ex stabs NSW woman, 22, in murder-suicide
A Sydney woman has been stabbed to death by her former partner, who also died of stab wounds. Family in the home in Tongariro Terrace, Bidwill, were witnesses to the stabbing about 12.45pm on Saturday, police said. “Some intervened in what was happening,” Detective Chief Inspector Paul Tickner told reporters.
Michael Ennis wants Ben Hunt to become Bench Hunt as the Dragons fail to fire
While the Warriors came back from a two-month break and a camp away from their families looking energised and ready for the rest of the season, the Dragons could barely get out of neutral and Ben Hunt has unsurprisingly copped the harshest criticism.
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BOB CARR. Hidden Reality of Australia-China Relations
The best reading on the state of Australia-China relations is in documents we can’t see. That is, in the cables sent from Canberra to their capitals by ambassadors of Asian nations. They would report how Australia now has no official … Continue reading →
Revolving Doors: want a high-paid job at the bank? Become a politician
Australia’s banking sector is a haven for government ministers, prime ministers, state premiers and a slew of top bureaucrats. Our Revolving Doors investigation into this most mollycoddled of industries begins today. We expose, not those who have “taken the money and run”, but those who have run for the money.
The future of the education system post-COVID-19
There could be great benefits to a more interactive approach to education, particularly for Indigenous communities. read now…
Will Australians buy the “Team Australia” pitch for the Covid tracing app?
The Australian government has announced plans to make a Covid-19 contact tracing app available to all Australians. The privacy and security concerns that inevitably accompany such initiatives are now being debated as the government moves into ‘sales pitch’ mode to convince Australians to download and activate the app. But the
Today’s Commentary from Independent Media
The global economic transformation after COVID-19
The crises of 2020, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, have shown us the true failings of neoliberalism and the need for change. read now…
How JobKeeper is being abused
Workers & unionsJulian StewartIssue 1278AustraliaCOVID-19JobKeeperMay 30, 2020While JobKeeper is a valuable lifeline for ensuring job security for some workers, it is also being exploited by some employers. I am one of those “lucky” casual workers, currently receiving the JobKeeper wage subsidy. I work for an Outside School Hours company and, from
Us or them: Who pays for the pandemic?
EconomyGraham MatthewsIssue 1278AustraliaCOVID-19wagesinflationpublic sectorMay 30, 2020The Australian economy is set for a significant slowdown in response to the emergency actions taken to minimise the spread of COVID-19. The federal Treasury predicts the jobless rate will climb to 10% by the end of the year, and remain high for years to come.
Reasons behind America’s catastrophic coronavirus death toll
Despite being one of the most advanced nations in the world, America has been hit with the worst COVID-19 death toll. read now…
Nero and the ‘new’ normal
COVID-19 Has Exposed Critical Weaknesses in Global Higher Education
The traditional educational services sector in the United States, and world at large, was not prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, including institutions of higher education, leading to significant disruptions in learning outcomes and budgets. Notified at the last minute, many students found themselves having to pack up their bags and
Covid 19 has hit the economy hard; But where is the Recovery going to come from?
COVID-19 has hit the Australian economy hard. By some estimates the Australian economy will shrink by approximately 7 per cent in 2020. Maybe more. That’s a virtually unprecedented recession.Shutting down workplaces: hospitality and tourism, higher education and some manufacturing: comes at an enormous cost. We can’t put a price on peoples’ lives and
Shrews, harridans and scolds: The double standard outspoken women face
Wren’s Week: Attacks continue as Daniel Andrews is branded a traitor
In another attempt to discredit him, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is being criticised for involvement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. read now…
SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND
What people in other forums are saying about public policy Peace, love and good karma in labour relations? Morrison on skills and labour relations – it’s about “jobs” Morrison’s National Press Club address on Tuesday doesn’t qualify as good reading. … Continue reading →
RAMESH THAKUR. Let’s learn from this pandemic to be better prepared for the really big one
On 26 May, Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said if Australia’s mortality rate matched the UK’s, we’d have had 14,000 Covid-19 deaths. This is just tautological rubbish. It would be just as true and equally pointless to say if Australia’s … Continue reading →
How Covid-19 will change cities
Read moreMay 30, 2020NewsHow Covid-19 will change citiesMax OprayWith Covid-19 restrictions easing, plans are afoot to revitalise Australia’s city centres, even though international students and office workers may never return in the same numbers.
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Kirstie Clements: Arguing with myself about fashion – and still losing
The time we have all spent in isolation has certainly taught us some lessons in terms of fashion. And what we can and can’t do without. Shopping your own wardrobe is the obvious answer when you can’t go to a physical shop, but for anyone who is even vaguely interested
NASA ready to take another shot at launching Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon-9
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX is set for a second attempt at launching two Americans into orbit from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years. The mission’s first attempt on Wednesday was called off with less than
Coronavirus live news: deaths surge in Brazil and Russia as Trump says US is quitting WHO
Afghanistan similarly reports worst day yet; Angela Merkel said she will not attend G7 if Trump insists on holding it. All the developments live Ruby Princess crew member given TB diagnosis Trump announces severing of ties with WHO Coronavirus latest: at a glance
Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’
Rose Byrne: ‘You understand why feminists are furious – we’re still talking about this?’ Rose Byrne on Gloria Steinem: ‘There’s an incredibly serene quality to her. But it has a real power. She’s actually very tough.’ Photograph: Trunk Archive
Cash in the time of coronavirus: how to get in financial shape for the new normal
Cash in the time of coronavirus: how to get in financial shape for the new normal | Money | The Guardian
Kin watch in horror as ex stabs NSW woman, 22, in murder-suicide
A Sydney woman has been stabbed to death by her former partner, who also died of stab wounds. Family in the home in Tongariro Terrace, Bidwill, were witnesses to the stabbing about 12.45pm on Saturday, police said. “Some intervened in what was happening,” Detective Chief Inspector Paul Tickner told reporters.
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AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy
On The Listening Post this week: The pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets – your medical records. Plus, science journalists and their sources. AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy Put yourself in the shoes of the NHS,
Trump is winning the political spin game
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC [File: AP Photos] Donald Trump has somehow survived an overwhelming flood of political scandals, legal battles, accusations, the Russia investigation, impeachment, and
Remembering my father's Biafra: The politics of erasing history
Nigerian troops entering Port Harcourt during the Biafran War in 1968 [File: Getty Images] This is how my father remembered it. The year was 1966 and he, a bright and ambitious boy of 13 or 14 (no one could be sure because the European missionaries did not issue
'Cynical': Critics slam Italy's amnesty for undocumented migrants
Migrants in Naples held some of the first street protests after the easing of the lockdown [Courtesy of Movimento Migranti e Rifugiati Napoli] Naples, Italy – A partial six-month amnesty for Italy’s undocumented migrants was announced this month in a move described by some as “a watershed moment” in the country’s
France, UK, Germany 'regret' US end to three Iran nuclear waivers
Iran is enriching uranium up to 4.5 percent in violation of the nuclear deal limit [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters] France, Germany and the United Kingdom have criticised a United States decision to end three of its four sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons
UK charity services: Volunteers see sharp rise in need for help
Coronavirus numbers in the United Kingdom may be heading lower, but charities say they are seeing a sharp rise in people needing their services. Many were already struggling to get by before the pandemic. Now, volunteers are trying to help parents with babies who cannot afford nappies, and others going
AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy
On The Listening Post this week: The pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets – your medical records. Plus, science journalists and their sources. AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy Put yourself in the shoes of the NHS,
Trump is winning the political spin game
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC [File: AP Photos] Donald Trump has somehow survived an overwhelming flood of political scandals, legal battles, accusations, the Russia investigation, impeachment, and
Remembering my father's Biafra: The politics of erasing history
Nigerian troops entering Port Harcourt during the Biafran War in 1968 [File: Getty Images] This is how my father remembered it. The year was 1966 and he, a bright and ambitious boy of 13 or 14 (no one could be sure because the European missionaries did not issue
'Cynical': Critics slam Italy's amnesty for undocumented migrants
Migrants in Naples held some of the first street protests after the easing of the lockdown [Courtesy of Movimento Migranti e Rifugiati Napoli] Naples, Italy – A partial six-month amnesty for Italy’s undocumented migrants was announced this month in a move described by some as “a watershed moment” in the country’s
France, UK, Germany 'regret' US end to three Iran nuclear waivers
Iran is enriching uranium up to 4.5 percent in violation of the nuclear deal limit [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters] France, Germany and the United Kingdom have criticised a United States decision to end three of its four sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons
AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy
On The Listening Post this week: The pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets – your medical records. Plus, science journalists and their sources. AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy Put yourself in the shoes of the NHS,
Trump is winning the political spin game
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC [File: AP Photos] Donald Trump has somehow survived an overwhelming flood of political scandals, legal battles, accusations, the Russia investigation, impeachment, and
Remembering my father's Biafra: The politics of erasing history
Nigerian troops entering Port Harcourt during the Biafran War in 1968 [File: Getty Images] This is how my father remembered it. The year was 1966 and he, a bright and ambitious boy of 13 or 14 (no one could be sure because the European missionaries did not issue
'Cynical': Critics slam Italy's amnesty for undocumented migrants
Migrants in Naples held some of the first street protests after the easing of the lockdown [Courtesy of Movimento Migranti e Rifugiati Napoli] Naples, Italy – A partial six-month amnesty for Italy’s undocumented migrants was announced this month in a move described by some as “a watershed moment” in the country’s
AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy
On The Listening Post this week: The pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets – your medical records. Plus, science journalists and their sources. AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy Put yourself in the shoes of the NHS,
Trump is winning the political spin game
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC [File: AP Photos] Donald Trump has somehow survived an overwhelming flood of political scandals, legal battles, accusations, the Russia investigation, impeachment, and
Remembering my father's Biafra: The politics of erasing history
Nigerian troops entering Port Harcourt during the Biafran War in 1968 [File: Getty Images] This is how my father remembered it. The year was 1966 and he, a bright and ambitious boy of 13 or 14 (no one could be sure because the European missionaries did not issue
AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy
On The Listening Post this week: The pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets – your medical records. Plus, science journalists and their sources. AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy Put yourself in the shoes of the NHS,
Trump is winning the political spin game
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC [File: AP Photos] Donald Trump has somehow survived an overwhelming flood of political scandals, legal battles, accusations, the Russia investigation, impeachment, and
Remembering my father's Biafra: The politics of erasing history
Nigerian troops entering Port Harcourt during the Biafran War in 1968 [File: Getty Images] This is how my father remembered it. The year was 1966 and he, a bright and ambitious boy of 13 or 14 (no one could be sure because the European missionaries did not issue
'Cynical': Critics slam Italy's amnesty for undocumented migrants
Migrants in Naples held some of the first street protests after the easing of the lockdown [Courtesy of Movimento Migranti e Rifugiati Napoli] Naples, Italy – A partial six-month amnesty for Italy’s undocumented migrants was announced this month in a move described by some as “a watershed moment” in the country’s
World News
AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy
On The Listening Post this week: The pandemic gives big tech firms a chance to access the holy grail of datasets – your medical records. Plus, science journalists and their sources. AI and our health data: A pandemic threat to our privacy Put yourself in the shoes of the NHS,
Trump is winning the political spin game
In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC [File: AP Photos] Donald Trump has somehow survived an overwhelming flood of political scandals, legal battles, accusations, the Russia investigation, impeachment, and
Remembering my father's Biafra: The politics of erasing history
Nigerian troops entering Port Harcourt during the Biafran War in 1968 [File: Getty Images] This is how my father remembered it. The year was 1966 and he, a bright and ambitious boy of 13 or 14 (no one could be sure because the European missionaries did not issue
'Cynical': Critics slam Italy's amnesty for undocumented migrants
Migrants in Naples held some of the first street protests after the easing of the lockdown [Courtesy of Movimento Migranti e Rifugiati Napoli] Naples, Italy – A partial six-month amnesty for Italy’s undocumented migrants was announced this month in a move described by some as “a watershed moment” in the country’s
France, UK, Germany 'regret' US end to three Iran nuclear waivers
Iran is enriching uranium up to 4.5 percent in violation of the nuclear deal limit [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters] France, Germany and the United Kingdom have criticised a United States decision to end three of its four sanctions waivers allowing work on Iranian nuclear sites designed to prevent weapons
UK charity services: Volunteers see sharp rise in need for help
Coronavirus numbers in the United Kingdom may be heading lower, but charities say they are seeing a sharp rise in people needing their services. Many were already struggling to get by before the pandemic. Now, volunteers are trying to help parents with babies who cannot afford nappies, and others going
Business & The Economy
JobMaker: sloganeering won’t fix a VET system gouged by profiteers
Scott Morrison’s JobMaker plan unveiled to the National Press Club this week, was high on catchy slogans but won’t fix Australia’s “ideologically damaged” Vocational Education Training (VET) system, writes Mackenzie Institute’s Bruce MacKenzie.
Mike Baird
Are Australians paying for secret US weapons tests at Woomera?
Australian taxpayers will fork out close to $1 billion for the Woomera Range Complex upgrade, used by the ADF, the US and UK. With revelations that the US military denies Australia access to computer source code needed to operate key components in our war-fighting equipment, Michelle Fahy investigates the real
On how the all-electric, net zero horse has already bolted
News from the front desk: Last week, the Morrison government unleashed its technology roadmap on Australia, starring natural gas in a leading role. It didn’t take long for people to start protesting the pro-gas sentiment pushed by the government and its...
Loseby launches people’s choice in architecture awards and welcomes construction reforms
In between chipping in to help with refining two new bills designed to reform the NSW construction sector in ways that NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler says show strong “intellectual leadership”, Kathlyn Loseby is now shepherding architects out...
GPT’s sustainability agenda on track & why energy efficiency is the new black
The world is still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic but GPT Group’s sustainability agenda has barely hit a speed bump. As the property giant made clear in its annual sustainability report, released two weeks go on 15 May, the company is working...
Environment
Ausgrid seeks thousands of NSW homes to join expanded virtual power plant
One Step Off The Grid New South Wales electricity network company Ausgrid has launched the second phase of its household battery-based virtual power plant, bringing two new project partners on board – ShineHub and Evergen. The new phase of the VPP scheme follows up on the success of
Angus Taylor says higher emissions targets ‘not necessarily good policy’
Federal energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor has said that the Morrison government had no interest in setting ambitious climate change targets, but would rather set targets the government knew it was already able to meet. Speaking to an online event organised by the Carbon Markets Institute,
Graph of the Day: US renewables beat coal in 2019, for first time in 134 years
The United States of America’s annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded that from coal for the first time since before 1885, according to the Energy Information Administration. The EIA said on Thursday that the outcome reflected both the continued decline of US coal power generation over the
Time to tweak an old idea to stimulate investment in wind and solar “highways”
In December 2019, we projected household electricity price reductions of up to 20% over the next three years. Our forecasts were based upon modelling showing that substantial additional supplies of low-cost renewable energy entering the market would reduce wholesale electricity prices. Since then, wholesale electricity prices have fallen
Regional Queensland solar feed-in tariff raised by 0.2% for 2020–21
The Queensland Competition Authority has been directed to determine the 2020–21 solar feed-in tariff for regional Queensland. We have employed the same ‘avoided cost’ methodology used to calculate the feed-in tariffs since 2014– 15. This methodology aims to ensure that customers with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems receive a
The regulatory fail on “system strength”, and how it nobbles wind and solar projects
The Korean zinc refiner and large scale solar operator Sun Metals has delivered an eviscerating assessment of Australia’s energy regulations, saying key measures introduced to deal with “systems strength” issues are poorly designed, lack transparency and add unnecessary costs to new projects. And they have caused new investment
