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The Age wrote "On the weekend, thousands of Victorians took to the streets furious with the proposed legislation that will ultimately deliver more accountability and scrutiny and improve a broken system.
"As it stands, Victoria’s chief health officer is given extraordinary powers to detain people, restrict their movement and prevent anyone from entering the state the moment a state of emergency has been declared."
And from the Spectator "Civil liberties have never been Dan’s strong suit as we all discovered during the darkest days of the lockdown. Now he’s got the lawyers up in arms over the Bill, with calls for significant changes being made by the Victorian Bar, the Law Institute, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, the State Opposition and many others besides. Rich listers have even taken to paid advertising to express their anger at Andrews’ idiotic play for more power."
"Is it any wonder? Under the legislation, the premier (in consultation with the unelected chief health officer) would have the power to make a pandemic declaration and to extend it in three-month blocks for as long as the two of them felt it necessary. "
"Additionally, the Bill gives more power to the Health Minister and would bestow on the government (read Andrews) the right to restrict movement, ban public gatherings, close businesses and issue quarantine orders without consultation. "
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Seems the Victorian Bar has had enough.
The Age wrote, "The president of the Victorian Bar has slammed the Andrews government’s new pandemic legislation as “appalling” and claims the government “grossly misrepresented” its consultation with the barristers’ peak body.
"Christopher Blanden, QC, said the new laws, designed to replace sweeping state of emergency powers, would give the Premier unprecedented power with little to no checks and balances.
“Stasi police would have been more than happy with the range of powers if they were given it,” Mr Blanden told The Age. “It’s extraordinary.”
The attack on our democracy is significant, and I go over it here.
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Especially when you look at some of the powers:
■ THE premier would have the power to declare a pandemic if they are satisfied there was a serious risk to public health,
■ PANDEMIC declarations could be renewed for up to three months at a time with no limit,
■ POWER to make pandemic orders would be stripped from the chief health officer and transferred to the health minister,
■ THE power to declare a pandemic would exist even if there had been no cases of a specific disease in Victoria for a period of time,
■ VICTORIANS could face up to two years’ jail or $90,500 in fines for breaching pandemic orders,
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The Atlantic raised some serious questions about liberty in Australia. How long can a democracy maintain emergency restrictions and still call itself a free country?
This should be a hot topic right now, given the risks to Human Rights playing out right now. The ABC ran an article going over just some of the violations, which include from the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic):
- Section 10(c) states that a person must not be subjected to medical treatment without his or her full, free, and informed consent.
- Section 12 states that every person lawfully within Victoria has the right to move freely within Victoria and to enter and leave it, and has the freedom to choose where to live.
- Section 13 states that a person has the right not to have his or her privacy unlawfully or arbitrarily interfered with.
- Section 14 states that every person has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and belief, and that a person must not be coerced or restrained in a way that limits his or her freedom to have or adopt a religion or belief in observance or practice.
What we are seeing play out right now, could very well change the nature of my community for many years to come. Surely its time for a frank and robust debate about what this future looks like.
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Tonights episode I go over why it is silly to #IStandWithDan when his government has stuffed up so significantly.
To follow the clusters in Victoria, this graph details a lot - https://www.covid19data.com.au/clusters-and-outbreaks
Reminder to stay safe and follow advise too. Sure the government stuffed up, but it does not excuse you from being obstuse.
As of 26 July 2020 Victoria has recorded 459 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 8,181.
The overall total has increased by 437 due to 22 cases being reclassified – largely due to duplication.
Within Victoria, 82 of the new cases are linked to outbreaks or complex cases and 377 are under investigation.
There have been ten new deaths from COVID-19 reported since yesterday. They were seven men and three women. Seven were linked to known aged care outbreaks. Of the women who died, 2 were in their 80s, and one in her 70s. Of the seven men, three were in their 70s, two in their 80s, one in his 60s and one in his 40s.
To date, 71 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria.
Six of these deaths have been linked to aged care facilities.
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Tonights show hits the big Five O. And for such a milestone we go big with the show too. Series regulars Andrew Elsbury and Lisa Heinrichs, join me in discussing my Top 4 reasons Victoria (Australia) Labor sucks.
Here are some articles we touch on in this discussion.
Secrecy over PFAS and other toxins in the tunnel soil:
https://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/news/council-blocked-consulting-community
https://scontent.fmel5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/100050538_138879284394762_6631210156749225984_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=A9TKwoaxDjAAX8HTdSF&_nc_ht=scontent.fmel5-1.fna&oh=b62c8e6b1753aa9f1b73d031599637a4&oe=5EFA9025
Victoria EPA Failures:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-22/scathing-report-into-epa-victoria-finds-unacceptable-practices/12278082
BRI security issues:
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/premier-makes-wrong-turn-on-belt-and-road-20200528-p54xg8.html
https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/victorias-belt-and-road-deal-with-china-raises-concerns/news-story/aa44409627963704373591dd4ff907d1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ToyVWgrO2M
Our most vulnerable:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/28/it-sucks-homeless-victorians-asked-to-help-pay-for-lockdown-hotels
https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/managing-support-and-safety-hubs?section=33489--audit-overview
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China threatened if Australia did not back down from seeking an independent inquiry, it would hurt us. And it looks like that has already started. Meat and Barley exports to China are under a threat.
Don't need to take my word for it, here is some links to check out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toGeXe88qEg
But I do have an idea. Morally we should do this anyway. The Australian government needs to start taxing Chinese made goods, that could easily be made here, to cover the wages difference of paying someone here, as opposed to the poor conditions some Chinese people are forced to work under.
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The Last of Us Part 2 has been leaked online, well the story. After an employee was screwed over, or as Sony suggests, it was a Hack, the outrage has been building. Fans are upset.
Sony has an opportunity, do what the team behind the Sonic film did. Delay the release and course correct. Instead, they are outright attacking the very people they intend to sell their game too.
Insanity.
In this video I go over that.
Some links to check out
https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/1/21244288/the-last-of-us-2-leak-source-sony-ending-ellie-joel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlnXasLxOEg
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In this episode I go over why the recent comments by Tim Pallas should be considered way off base. I use some recent media to highlight that Chinese Government has brought a lot of harm to the world.
Some links to that media -
https://www.3aw.com.au/victorian-treasurer-concerned-by-china-bashing-amid-covid-19-pandemic/
https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/17/china-denies-cover-up-after-wuhan-covid-19-deaths-rise-50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgVbMLoIGV4
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/coronavirus/prime-minister-scott-morrison-urges-australians-to-install-coronavirus-tracing-app-as-china-rejects-cover-up-claims/news-story/5a4fa6162dcfdc01cd538a2b227940c5
So is Tim being a Cuck over China? Would love to know what you think!
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With guests former state politician Andrew Esbury and Boston news correspondent Lisa Heinrichs, we go over the toxic soil and revelations from The Age. With some key take aways from the No Toxic Soil rally, there is a tonne of information in tonight's show (despite the camera malfunction on Lisa).
What did The Age newspaper say, well... "PFAS, from what we read, is one of the most dangerous chemicals around, it seems to last forever.
PFAS is a group of potentially carcinogenic chemicals now considered so hazardous that its prolonged use ultimately shut down the CFA Fiskville training college.
Soil samples in some areas to be excavated for the $6.7 billion projects has shown PFAS levels at between 112 and 2000 times the acceptable amount in drinking water.
Community members fear the PFAS-contaminated soil could leach into the surrounding soil and water if it was dumped at the MBC landfill site."
To get involved, the groups set up to fight this poison are here -
https://www.facebook.com/BacchusMarshSaysNoToToxicWaste/
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In tonights episode, James Hohepa Smith and I discuss the toxic soil proposed for Wyndham Vale and Bacchus Marsh (right next to one of Victoria's major food bowls). We go over the contamination risks as identified by the USA EPA, the harm that can happen and who should be worried.
And I have to ask, why would Labor poison Melbourne's food, why would they dump a toxic mess in their heartland?
Especially when you read quotes like this, "The class of chemicals, called PFAS, are in non-stick pans, water-resistant clothes, food packaging and firefighting foam. Nicknamed “forever chemicals”, they do not break down in the environment and accumulate in the human body. Numerous studies link PFAS exposure with cancer, thyroid problems and developmental issues in children."
Some links to check out for yourself -
USA EPA INFO: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas#health
Both 3M (Scotchgard) and DuPont (Teflon) have ceased production of PFOA and PFAS in the USA: https://qz.com/1643554/3m-knew-pfas-was-contaminating-us-food-supply/
Companies deny responsibility for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contamination: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/11/pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals-hearing-3m-dupont-chemours
The Planning Scheme Amendment Process (from Moorabool Shire Council)
The owners of the site propose to request the Minister for Planning to intervene, to prepare an amendment to the Moorabool Planning Scheme under section 20(4) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. Section 20(4) refers to the ability of the Minister for Planning to amend the Planning Scheme without consultation. It is however discretionary on the Minister as to whether consultation occurs and to what extent.
Any person can request Ministerial intervention to prepare an amendment to a planning scheme. The planning practice note ‘Ministerial Powers of Intervention in Planning and Heritage Matters (2004)’ provides criteria that is considered by the Minister in making a decision on whet..
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The top 4 reasons Die Hard IS a Christmas movie, was the theme for tonight's show, but once again we go off track right in front of a live studio audience. With guest's former police officer Ron Fenton and former State MP Andrew Elsbury.
To explore the actual subject further, pop by here - https://metro.co.uk/2016/12/01/10-reasons-why-die-hard-is-the-ultimate-christmas-movie-6295449/
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In tonight's show, and again in front of a live studio audience, we go over our top four things that will cause the Marvel Cinematic Universe to decline. With guest's former State MP Andrew Elsbury, and former police officer Ron Fenton.
If you want to read up on sales of Marvel comics, this article https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/04/marvel-exec-acknowledges-sales-tanking-after-focusing-on-sjw-topics/27748/ details some of the trends at the moment.
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The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have taken a quite deadly turn. In this show, I use footage from on the ground, as well as local reports, to highlight what is happening now. NOTE THAT THIS IS GRAPHIC IN NATURE.
According to the Epoch Times, "According to various media reports, since the protests began in June, the number of reported suicide cases have soared. In the two months following June 12, the number of suicide cases reported was about 10 people in every ten-day period. Then, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 31, the number suddenly rose to 18. And in the following ten days, the number jumped to 49. So far, the total number has exceeded 100, and many of the victims were young protesters, according to various media reports. Needless to say, this is extremely abnormal."
The protests are in response to a bill to allow Hong Kong extradite criminal fugitives to Taiwan and Mainland China. This bill is in response to Hong Konger Chan Tong-kai's murder of his pregnant girlfriend, Poon Hiu-wing while they visited Taiwan. As there is no extradition treaty with Taiwan, the Hong Kong government proposed an amendment to create a mechanism for case-by-case transfers of fugitives.
But many Hong Kong residents saw that as an overreach, weakening Hong Kong's ability to self govern.
To see more of what is happening on the streets of Hong Kong for yourself, the KBS documentary can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DynNx8Yd8tU&t=7s
The full Epoch times article can be found here - https://www.theepochtimes.com/high-suicide-rate-of-hong-kong-protesters-points-to-chinese-regime_3116492.html
USA passes law backing Hong Kong - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/donald-trump-approves-legislation-backing-hong-kong-s-protesters
If you want to read the about the murder that sparked this - https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/23/asia/hong-kong-taiwan-murder-intl-hnk/index.html
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Charlies Angels, Terminator Dark Fate, both went woke, went broke. There was a long list of these in 2019. With Millions lost across the studios. Is Agenda, as opposed to fun, ruining entertainment.
To see the results yourself, check out Box Office Mojo for the two I discuss
Charlies Angels - https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1476625921/?ref_=bo_hm_rd
Terminator Dark Fate - https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6450804/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
And if you are interested on how to fix story telling, Blake Snyders Wiki is here - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Snyder
A bit from the link "The title Save the Cat! was coined by Snyder to describe a decisive moment when the protagonist decides to risk their own life to save another. His inspiration for this was the movie Alien, where Sigourney Weaver's character Ripley saves a cat named Jones. Snyder writes that, "It's the scene where we [first] meet the hero", in order to gain audience favor and support for the main character right from the start. In the opening scene of the movie, Frequency, for example, Frank Sullivan, played by Dennis Quaid, is the veteran firefighter who jumps into a manhole to save two workers from a gas explosion. Prior to his death-defying rescue, his chief warns, "Frank, you're not going to make it. There's not enough time." Frank, a true hero, does not seem overly alarmed. This is what he does. His concern is primarily for the men below as he confidently jokes, "What, miss the World Series? Not a chance." From this moment on, the audience is fully invested in Frank's well-being and rooting for him to succeed."
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IGN reports “We love Star Wars,” Benioff and Weiss said. “When George Lucas built it, he built us too. Getting to talk about Star Wars with him and the current Star Wars team was the thrill of a lifetime, and we will always be indebted to the saga that changed everything. There are only so many hours in the day, and we felt we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix projects, so we are regretfully stepping away.”
What does this mean for the brand. I go over the implications and as to what could be behind Bob Iger's moves here.
9 reasons 'Game of Thrones' season 8 was a huge disappointment - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/reasons-game-of-thrones-season-8-disappointment-character-development-anticlimax-2019-5?r=US&IR=T
Why Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a Complete Cinematic Failure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ECwhB21Pnk
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Freedom of speech is under threat in Australia. It shocks many to hear, Aussies do not have a bill of rights. In fact, the Australia Government voted down a proposal for one in 2017.
The media has launched a campaign to raise awareness of journalism under threat. #Yourrighttoknow asks "When government keeps the truth from you, what are they covering up?"
You have a right to know what the governments you elect are doing in your name. But in Australia today, the media is prevented from informing you, people who speak out are penalised and journalism that shines a light on matters you deserve to know about is criminalised. This needs to change. 87 per cent of Australians value a free and transparent democracy where the public is kept informed. Sadly, only 37 per cent believe this is happening in Australia today^. Australians have been slowly losing their right to know how their government operates and about issues that affect their families and finances. For the last 20 years, the federal government has been issuing tighter and tighter laws on what information is shared with the public.
https://yourrighttoknow.com.au/
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I go over in a lot of detail, town planning in a growth area sense. I go over the power the Victorian State Government has over councils, and how the VPA sets blueprints via PSPs.
Some links I used -
https://www.theage.com.au/national/kennetts-blitz-a-decade-on-20040425-gdxqdy.html
The Wyndham Planning Scheme can be found here - http://planningschemes.dpcd.vic.gov.au/schemes/wyndham
And Council has been raising health concerns for ages too - https://202020vision.com.au/media/41933/env-design-plus-heatlh-inquiry.pdf
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Tonight I present 3 items that suggest Daniel Andrews is either a liar, or has lost control of the State of Victoria.
The changes to rubbish collection is the first of these, highlighting that just a year after saying it would not happen, it is. The others are more disappointing, especially the discovery at the site of the toxic fire 14 months ago...
Links to articles in this:
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/it-s-the-future-fortnightly-bin-collection-happening-for-years-20181024-p50bm1.html
https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Services/Waste-Recycling/New-waste-and-recycling-services
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/more-work-done-in-china-on-new-trains-for-melbourne-as-delays-mount-20191011-p52zxe.html
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theage.com.au%2Fnational%2Fvictoria%2Ftoxic-waste-stockpile-found-in-rubble-of-burnt-down-warehouse-20191020-p532fy.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3H3t_PC6gPJlTiCO5KtLk0CZ58jIgzs9ZnGh-WUpxh0RV6L1W5rZrakR0&h=AT2R0PYzFkGCiam28xlRLbg1gbB_THFozcjQEgrjTWcLF2u-oqM9HNU6Alw6IvB6OMvjG-v3NcRHLBONH0BpfnlZQ-HaKExbsGCeKteLbs7SlZvZlZfwfePvfu_qIE5b8g0
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-26/red-dye-causes-water-pollution-of-stony-creek/11551818?fbclid=IwAR19vdZj_hK8x9xTcxmjX0rwoeiEgOD_n2InNnm2DgLgD5mvBTUNxavgdkM/
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Activision Blizzard banned a esports pro player and stripped him of prize money, as he spoke out for a free Hong Kong.
From Vice, "Outrage at Activision Blizzard is mounting after the company suspended Hearthstone pro Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai for declaring his support of Hong Kong’s protest movement. Fans are mad, U.S. politicians are angry, and there’s evidence that even Blizzard’s employees are upset.
"United States Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) both tweeted their condemnation of Activision Blizzard’s actions on Tuesday. “Blizzard shows it is willing to humiliate itself to please the Chinese Communist Party,” Senator Wyden tweeted. “No American company should censor calls for freedom to make a quick buck.”
Some articles on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoeCRHP9AG0
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/blizzard-blitzchung-hong-kong-china-hearthstone-boycott-outrage-2019-10/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FuxsoqHaCs&t=196s
If you are interested in the petition - https://www.gamersforfreedom.com/
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We need jobs. As the ABC said "Wyndham — located in Melbourne's sprawling south-west along the highway between Melbourne and Geelong — experienced one of Australia's largest population increases between 2011 and 2016, according to government statistics, adding 65,000 people in just five years."
By 2016, people working in the area grew to 61,909 but people in the area who work grew to 217,118, leaving a total jobs deficit of almost 155,000.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-12/jobs-boom-in-cbds-leaves-a-long-commute/11198142
And yet some changes to the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Facility currently under construction, were announced on the eve of the AFL grand final. A spot that is to provide some local job relief.
"The design of the Cherry Creek facility has been revised [scaled down from around 240 to 140 beds] to deliver a more specialised facility that focuses on staff safety and reducing re-offending among Victoria’s most complex and challenging young males aged 15-18 years." https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/building-a-safer-and-more-secure-youth-justice-system/
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Australia certainly was involved in the Russian/Trump story, thus the calls for investigations. Actual Impeachment though is something new. I do not believe Nancy Pelosi is only going after Trump. The story around Joe Biden and his son Hunter is too controversial for the mud to simply slide off.
From the Guardian,
"Donald Trump called Scott Morrison to ask for help in an investigation aimed at discrediting the Mueller inquiry, and Morrison agreed to assist.
The call, first reported by the New York Times but confirmed by the Australian government, happened shortly before the Australian prime minister flew to the US to visit Trump last week. White House sources also confirmed the report, the Australian ABC reported.
According to two officials with knowledge of the call, Trump asked Morrison to help the US attorney general, William Barr, find evidence for a review into the Mueller inquiry."
But Why?
And who does the impeachment stuff benefit in reality?
As a bit of background - https://www.npr.org/2019/09/24/763502822/what-were-the-bidens-doing-in-ukraine-5-questions-answered
The Democrats want to know whether Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. But Trump claims the real issue is Biden and his son Hunter Biden and what they did in Ukraine a few years ago.
"The one who's got the problem is Biden," Trump told reporters on Monday at the United Nations.
"Biden did what they would like to have me do, except one problem: I didn't do it. What Biden did is a disgrace. What his son did is a disgrace."
This episode contains material used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
The State Government has ripped the band aid off, saying no to the AEC plan for tens of thousands of jobs in an area that drastically need them.
Per the ABC "Wyndham — located in Melbourne's sprawling south-west along the highway between Melbourne and Geelong — experienced one of Australia's largest population increases between 2011 and 2016, according to government statistics, adding 65,000 people in just five years.
According to 2011 census figures, the area had 43,401 people working in the area, spread across most industry categories. Compare that to the 161,577 people who reported they lived in the area and worked.
This left Wyndham with a jobs-to-workers deficit of almost 118,000 in 2011, forcing many to commute and work elsewhere."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-12/jobs-boom-in-cbds-leaves-a-long-commute/11198142
Links to PSPs -
https://vpa.vic.gov.au/project/aviators-field/
https://vpa.vic.gov.au/project/east-werribee-employment-precinct/
This episode contains material used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
Concerns have been raised about the number of volunteers the CFA has attracted, with the total number at the lowest it has been in a decade.
Nine News reported "The state's Country Fire Authority missed its target of 39,400 volunteer firefighters in the 2018/19 financial year, with 34,380 registered, according to a copy of its latest annual report leaked to the Herald Sun."
"The leaked report also showed the CFA wage bill ballooning by $100 million over three years. The force's annual salary costs grew to $319 million in 2018/19, up from $288 million on the previous year."
This episode contains material used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
In this episode, government decision making and their "fixes", and another attack on free speech or wrong-speak. I pretty much rant about the need for East Werribee too. Especially with government planning, with affordable homes as far away from where they are needed.
As some background -
Dr Henry also noted poor-quality infrastructure that had led to congested major cities unable to deal with the fastest population growth in the developed world and wide-scale cases of environmental degradation, including the "unsustainable and environmentally damaging water usage in the Murray-Darling basin". He said governments over the past decade had claimed to have fixed many of these problems when the truth was the opposite.
A case for East West Link - "The Eastern Freeway is pumping enormous volumes of traffic into arterial roads and suburban streets. As traffic bursts at the other end of the pipeline into different channels, the results prove chaotic. Without a tunnel, Carlton’s streets act like a bottleneck on traffic moving from the eastern suburbs to critical destinations such as the airport, industrial zones and the port of Melbourne. Melbourne needs improvements to its public transport infrastructure. "
Against: East West Link - "Proponents of the road claim it will relieve congestion along Alexandra Parade and the Eastern Freeway. How can this be the case when the majority of the freeway’s traffic is headed for the CBD (not west) and its traffic volumes are, by the government’s own modelling, projected to significantly increase once the road is constructed? It is claimed that the road will take traffic off local, inner suburban roads. How could this possibly be true when the likely cost to use the road will simply encourage more of the same ‘rat-running’?"
Solar Industry in crisis, due to state government police. And Naplan, the findings when it comes to Year 3 and Year 9 students.
Workers are being laid off and solar businesses are closing their doors in Victoria. The situation to date:
- The Vic solar rebate was paused in April. Sales dropped off as buyers waited for its return.
- The program re-opened on July 1 but paused two days later as the quota for the month (3,333 rebates) was met. Many missed out.
- Sales have plummeted again as Victorians wait for the next round.
- It may remain like this for months to come.
- The stop-start nature of the rebate could kill the Victorian residential solar industry; or a good part of it.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz58Z9zUXvs
In 2019, nearly 97% of Year 3 students across Australia met or exceeded the national minimum standard, whereas this figure drops to 82.9% for Year 9 students. The NAPLAN website explains that the national minimum standards are “a snapshot of typical achievement” and warns that students who do not achieve them “are at risk of being unable to progress satisfactorily at school”.
- https://theconversation.com/naplan-results-show-year-3-students-perform-better-than-year-9-in-writing-and-its-a-worrying-trend-122541
This episode contains material used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
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