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The Australia-Japan 2+2, a meeting of Ministers for Defence and Foreign Affairs of Australia and Japan, will take place tomorrow in Victoria. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said, “Japan is an essential partner for Australia, and our two nations work closely together, including through ASEAN, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Quad, to make a vital contribution to the region's security and prosperity." - 日豪の外務・防衛担当が会談する、日豪２プラス２が明日５日、ビクトリア州で行われます。ペニーウォン外相は、「日本はオーストラリアにとって必要不可欠なパートナーであり、日豪両国はASEAN、太平洋諸島フォーラム、クアッドなどを通じて緊密に協力し、地域の安全保障と繁栄に貢献します。」とコメントを発表しました。

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Show Notes and Transcript Founder, Cambel McLaughlin joins Hearts of Oak to discuss the upcoming, and second Jam for Freedom Festival and he shares his journey as a musician and English teacher.  We examine the roots of the movement that was created in response to COVID tyranny and lockdowns and despite challenges and arrests, Cambel remains dedicated to spreading positivity through music and has received high praise and help from the legends Eric Clapton and Van Morrison. We explore the festival's organisation and artists, featuring the likes of our good friends Right Said Fred and the awesome Five Times August and the many workshops and talks highlighting community spirit and underlining music's role in promoting freedom and unity. In the midst of lockdowns in June 2020, Cambel McLaughlin took his portable drum kit and speaker out to local parks to bring cheer and smiles to Londoners.  This then developed into weekly outdoor free gigs named 'The Outside Jam' until the winter cold stopped them. In December of that year further COVID tyranny and draconian measures increased against musicians and the general population with another lockdown.  Cambel then changed the name of his project to 'Jam for Freedom', his aim being to bring the world's musicians together in a day of solidarity, called the ‘Jam for Freedom Day'.  It was the first of many. After several months of tireless touring around the UK and Ireland with pro-freedom musicians, the project received international recognition from rock and roll great Eric Clapton.  Van Morrison's Rhythm and Blues Foundation also supported their cause, giving funds to upgrade their modest busking rig, but what propelled the project to international awareness was Eric Clapton featuring JFF in his music video for ‘This Has Gotta Stop'.  Cambel instantly received emails from across the world from people wanting to join in, going from having two chapters in Ireland and the UK, to having 15 and growing. Jam for Freedom Festival 2024 August 8th- 11th | St Albans, Hertfordshire See Right Said Fred, Joseph Arthur, Five Times August, Sons of Cream and enjoy 4 days and nights of 150+ liberating performances, workshops, panels, comedy and pantomime plus all-day children's entertainment and activities! TICKETS   jamforfreedom.com/festival Connect with Cambel and Jam for Freedom... WEBSITE            jamforfreedom.com X                         x.com/jamforfreedom Interview recorded  22.5.24 Connect with Hearts of Oak... X/TWITTER        x.com/HeartsofOakUK WEBSITE            heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS        heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA  heartsofoak.org/connect/ SHOP                  heartsofoak.org/shop/ *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com and follow him on X/Twitter twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin  TRANSCRIPT (Hearts of Oak) Hello, Hearts of Oak. I am delighted to have a brand new guest with us today of a musical flavour, which we'll get into that, and that's Cambel McLaughlin. Cambel, thanks so much for your time today. Thank you so much for having me, Peter. Great to have you on, and I've seen, obviously, the second Jam for Freedom Festival is coming up, and obviously people can find it there, jamforfreedom.com, and @JamForFreedom is the Twitter or X handle and that is from the 8th to the 11th of August in St Albans. We'll get into all of that, but I just wanted to make sure the viewers and listeners were aware that all the links are in the description. But if you are around and want to have a great time at three, four days with a great lineup, musical lineup, then go check out the website, have a look and be part of, It looks like an amazing three, four days. And it was Fred Fairbrass actually messaged me and said, hey, you need to have Cambel on. I said, oh, yes, Cambel. I've seen the event last year, Jam for Freedom. So, it's great to have you on, Cambel. But before we get into that, before we get into your arrest in 2021, which is a mark that quite a number of people now carry of standing up against the authoritarian regime. Before that do you want to just give us a little bit of your background introduce yourself before we get on to Jam for Freedom. Yeah, thank you I'm 29 years old I was 25 years old when I started, what then became the Jam for Freedom in 2020. I traveled for a few years playing as a musician working as an English teacher in Australia Japan and on a cruise ship; lived in London. You know, I've kind of been around, really proud of my country, really proud of, you know, what this country means and the freedoms we have and our heritage and just traveling abroad really cemented that as a young man, and so coming back and moving to London in 2018, I think I was about maybe 23, 24, at that time. You know, as I said really, really, proud to be from here and just was like right I'm going to work really hard. I'm going to start focusing on music as well on the side and so I started busking in London and I was doing really well. I was, you know, making a really good bit of change and, you know, it's really rewarding, you know, when you're jumping on the streets busking; it's kind of like the harder you work the better you work, the more money you make, and the crowds were were getting big in Leicester Square in Trafalgar Square which is where I was performing around Christmas time and other times. So, it's really fun, and I saved all my money, and then I put all my savings savings into starting like a weddings band. We filmed everything, you know. I auditioned everybody, we had a really good lineup, you know, loads of different singers and sax players and, you know, it was like a nine-piece band or something like that. And then it was march 2020 and it was just, you know, I was just about to launch it all and then all of a sudden there's this this flu apparently and everything must stop and so that that kind of confused me because I thought this is just a flu right. It's just going to be a couple months, okay, I'll just, you know, work from home or whatever for a bit. Can I throw in, exactly where...exactly t he same issue, we started 20th of February 2020, exactly the same. All these great plans that get burned and you have to start over, so I understand exactly your feeling at that time Yeah, and I just still kept that hunger, you know, I was still like I'm not gonna let this stop me, and so, I started this project called the Outside Jam around June time and it was just basically me going around with all my busking gear in a park in in East London where I lived, and just bringing a party and people would come from from the area and just just party in the park and just, you know, families;it's family friendly. We were just trying to just raise people's spirits we weren't really... I just believed it was just going to be a few months of, you know, people just getting over this little flu and then you know obviously the governments were planning to do a lot more than on that. But then it evolved and we kept doing that every week, and I got musicians from all over London would come in and perform and jam and, you know, people would share the microphones and no one was really getting sick, which was funny. And then as the lockdowns intensified in December 2020, then I changed the name of it to Outside Jam to Jam for Freedom. And then on the day of the so-called lockdowns on December 20th, which was when the whole of the UK was locked down. I was like, no, we're going to, we're going to do jam for freedom. And then I did the first one in a park, same concept, you know, busking musicians coming out, although less musicians wanted to join in at that point, it was just a handful, it was really just one other drummer. So, then I had to learn how to kind of sing a bit. So, it was just me. I was, you know, I was normally the drummer. I was forced into all these different roles that I had never done before. And then I thought, you know what, let's, let's take this a step further. Let's travel across our beautiful country and go wherever we want on the streets in the parks and let's Jam for Freedom there and let's get musicians from all over and let's try and make it international, let's try and make all the countries of the world go out on the streets and Jam for Freedom; let's do it all together on the same day, the same week, let's make a movement. And I just kept pushing for that idea and eventually we did go on a UK tour. We fundraised a little bit of money to get a motor home that a few of us could could sleep in and shower in, because at that point there was no... You couldn't even go to a hotel, right, to even, you know, you couldn't book in hotels anywhere. So, we did that and from December, then it's the tour kicked off in January, and then it's just been going on for like three years or three and a half years I suppose and then we have got international chapters now and people are Jamming for Freedom on in different countries and 15 international chapters. And it's just kind of developed into this festival where we really want to celebrate musicians that are free-thinking individuals and creatives and positive change makers and thinkers and workshop hosts and comedians. And that's what we have at our festival this year so it's a massive lineup. Sounds a world away from busking. Do you ever miss the simplicity of just going out busking and just doing that yourself? Yeah, it was funny. I mean, when I was always busking, I did feel a bit like, because, you know, you're playing the popular songs, you're playing, you know, the Hollywood trendy stuff. It always felt a bit like, I don't want to play this forever. I want to write my own music. I want to make, you know, make something different. And so... I couldn't really go back to it now, because it doesn't feel right to me. But I mean, yesterday, no, it wasn't yesterday, two days ago, we did a gig in support of Press Freedoms and Julian Assange. So, we played outside the courtroom there and we kind of just freestyle. So, we might play like another Brick on the Wall by Roger Waters and then we might just adjust the lyrics, you know, about certain things. So yeah, I mean we kind of, we might, use old songs and then freestyle it, so we kind of have that element of what busking was and the simplicity, but we just kind of bring it and adjust it, I suppose. mean it it sounds like a very natural thing for a musician to want to share their music but obviously uh 2021I've I followed it and you got arrested. What was your crime? Yeah, so that was part of the UK tour um and that was in February 2021, that was our first UK tour with the motor home, and I got arrested and accused. I mean there was there was a few hundred people of us in a park having a good time and I think it was it was organized. It wasn't organized by me, but it was organized, I don't know, maybe a few days before: everyone let's go to this park in East London and West London. And so I turned up there with some amps and my drum kit and an Irish guitarist called Alan and some other musicians jumped on, and it was just me and a few other people that I had personally invited, but I got arrested and accused of organizing the whole thing, which I didn't, and then I went to court and I was like: "I didn't do it all I just, I just posted about it the night before, hey, let's jam for freedom here." And then it got stamped on me. So yeah, that was really sad because, well it was a bit eye opening because, you know, the reason, one of the reasons I started Jam for Freedom is because of my scepticism of, you know, governments and their, corruption and what they're doing to Europe and what they've done to the world and what what they're still doing. It was kind of like: oh, yeah, I was right, you know, because the judge was interrupting me. He wouldn't let me finish. He was saying, oh did you write your speech? Did you write your, I can't remember what it's called, your testimonial, you know, my defence or something. Yeah, your statement your defence. My statement, you know, did you write that? Oh, because I was quoting as well, previous, like law suits or litigation which proved that it wasn't a crime which was all valid and he was interrupting me and telling me: oh that's not relevant. And even even quoting like the English constitution and talking about the right to petition which is in the commonwealth countries. You know, you have a right to protest and that supersedes, you know, all the other laws to a degree, right? As long as you're not disturbing peace, which I wasn't, you know, we, I just, I didn't organize it. At the end of the day, whatever they were accusing me of, it wasn't true, but they just slapped cut on me and I got fined. They tried to fine me for 10 grand, but we got it reduced down to about 700 odd quid. You know, I still got a criminal conviction for jamming in a park with like five other people for about half an hour. You know, and but, you know, it just just happened that a few hundred people had already organized and planned to go there before even the the music was was on the schedule. It's bonkers, that court appearance it's bonkers, because uh it's what we've seen certainly over the last four years, it's the establishment looking down. And I mean, how dare you, or able to put something together in your defence? You're just a pleb and you're speaking to someone in the system, in the criminal system, who is of a higher echelon in society. I think we've seen that attitude across the board in the last four years. Yeah, yeah. Well, it's just kind of ingrained in... You know, that kind of culture and, you know, the imperialist ideas. You know, you have to, squash the rebellions, but I don't really, you know, I don't really care about what they think and how they view me and what their views are because, you know, I believe that what we do is, is far more powerful, far more beautiful, you know, and, and it's a celebration, and you know you can't you can't stop it. You can't stop us celebrating and having a good time and connecting and spreading the truth. Yeah. It's just it's never going to stop me and you know they can be whatever they want to be. It doesn't matter. We're going to keep going. Well, let me bring up, this is the, there we go. That is the poster with a lot happening, and you've packed a heck of a lot in. And you can just see that, obviously, August 8th to the 11th. Let me repeat that, in St Albans. And all the, if you go onto your Twitter page or the website, everything is there. But I mean tell us about the event, tell us about what you want to happen, maybe your experiences from the first event, what you've learned. Tell us about the the first one, what was that like and what were your takeaways from it I mean our schedule this year is incredible. You can jump on our website and we've got the whole schedules there, four pages of four different days, you know, there's over 150 different artists and performances and pantomime, comedians, panellists, workshops, every morning and much more, so jump on there and you can see that poster in detail. Yeah, it was all, I mean I did festivals in my garden growing up. I don't have a big garden, it's just like the council house garden, but my mum was really, really kind and let us all get together. So, I've always done festivals since I was a teenager, and I just love that energy of just people getting together that maybe wouldn't have like hung out before. But they're just kind of like, you know, meshing and they're kind of just getting on sharing a beer. I just I like seeing unity and peace in the world. I think we all do, really. And so yeah, it's been on my mind to to put on a festival for years and then with Jam for Freedom happening it was part of my my plan; okay I'm going to put on festival as soon as I can to celebrate what we're doing. And last year we did it for the first time. It sold out, it was it was amazing. It was very challenging, we worked for many months to kind of get everything sorted in time and, you know, fly in a guests and organize their travel and organize accommodation and organize, you know, there's so many things that are going on. It could have been a lot better. We did hire... We hired a production team and they put a main stage together, which didn't work essentially. And we were like, you know, you're going to come and fix this. And they were like: yeah, and then they were like, oh, actually we're going to refund you. And then I took them to court, because they didn't give me a refund. I mean, they had really good testimonials and clients. I don't know what the hell happened. Took him to court twice and I won on both hearings and they were then, they were then hit with two county court judgments, but they didn't pay me any refund or any compensation and it was a lot of money that they owed me. So, I had to kind of shoulder all of that responsibility and that difficulty. But we had an amazing volunteer team an amazing team that we kind of put together like in the moment like right okay we're going to make a new stage in this in this marquee and we you know we basically adapted to the whole situation but obviously when stuff like that happens we had delays but uh this year we've got Right Said Fred's chosen production team who they've worked with on tours, and they've worked with massive artists like number one chart and topping artists. And they're called Absolute Audio Hire. So, they're managing the whole production this year of the main stage, which is where all the big stuff happens. And then we've got an amazing production team that's going to help run the second stage. So, that was really challenging, but, you know, what could I do? You know, I hired a company, paid them a lot of money, and they scanned me and I took them to court. Then they folded their company and went into administration. So, you know, it's just all these things. The site we used as well, they didn't, take care of the site. We tried to take them to court, but they had already closed their company and they were scamming people. And it was just, yeah, it was just a shame. But our new site has, it's got, it's got tons of space, it's, it's got enough for 5000 people, but we're keeping it nice and intimate about 500 people. And it's gorgeous. It's got like a river running through it. It's a stone's throw from London and like Luton and Heathrow Airport. So, it's super accessible for guests from all over. So, yeah, but it was an amazing time. Overall, it was, you know, I've got so many emails like this was amazing. Best festival ever. I can't wait to come back. You know, most people have come back from last year and we're just getting through our last tickets now. But test that organizational side, because I've been an events coordinator back donkeys ago and organized fairly sizable events, but when you look at the number of individuals you have participated; it's one thing to organize a conference with maybe six or eight speakers during the day. You've got a whole page full and and that's a world away from simply doing the music,now you've got all the organizational side you have to arrange, and I think that most people when they come to that they have no idea really of the work that goes on behind the scenes. So, I'm sure whenever it was finished you were; it's happened, it's done, I can put my feet up now. Yeah, I was proud of it, you know, you have that stress, but you have the the pride that you've done it I mean. I guess from playing on, it kind of what, I'm a bit seasoned for the pressures and the stress from from playing on. The streets and having police follow you and trying to arrest you, and you know, to stay calm and deal with that pressure. I mean we had gigs when there was like 24, 27, riot police vans just encircling us, and you know, it becomes a bit of a military operation, because you have to kind of work out; right okay how long can we play for before we think they're going to come and come at us. "Okay, let's keep let's do one more song, and you know, okay, you've got that drum, you've got that speaker, you know, you're ready to go if we need to beeline out of here, and we've we've done that stuff, so it becomes like, you know, it became kind of like second nature to deal with that pressure. Also, these these musicians that we work with. I mean, I know most of them, like I've played with them. I toured with them, you know, I know them all like and I have an amazing volunteer team and, like amazing stuff that have worked with me and talk with me and toured with these artists. So, there's loads of cross-pollination with all these musicians from across the world, Of course, England and the UK that we all kind of know each other. And we all kind of  have got used to that pressure of of the Jam for Freedom gigs, and kind of everything goes on with it, but but yeah; as well as well with the speakers. You know, I mean, we've done like almost 500 well over 500 shows across the world and that's led to all these different people that I've met and slept at their houses and on their sofas and their spare rooms and, and they're all part of the festival. Like amazing staff who worked with me, tour with me, So, it's a real massive community of people from America, Ireland, Europe, etc. I we've got some Australians coming that are just happening to be in England this year that have done Jam for Freedom shows. Yeah, it's intense, but at the end of the day it's a beautiful experience and it's a beautiful community, and yeah, I just hope that hope you guys can all come. We've got really limited tickets now, so jump on, and get the last shoe. Yeah, 100 percent, we're doing this just a day before it goes out, but certainly I'll repeat: everyone one go and and get tickets and make sure you're you're part of that. Tells about the people you've met, I mean I've, to me, actually the last four years learning experience for me, media, you're obviously doing these massive events, and it's all about the people you meet, and they're phenomenal people who maybe wouldn't have crossed before, because you're doing one area and they're moving a different area, traditionally, you may not have crossed paths, but because of what we've faced the last four years, it's kind of standing shoulder to shoulder people who you may not agree with everything, but actually there's a lot you can work together on. And that issue of freedom, free speech, freedom to assembly, all of that. I mean, yeah, let us know some of those some people like I, you've obviously got the Fred's there, and I remember thinking this is surreal on the phone chatting to Fred or Richard; on and on. I think this is just the strangest experience. But this is what I think the last four years have opened up. Yeah, definitely. I mean, I was busking on the streets in central London. So, you know, I was getting a lot of people following me on social media and I think I had like Pixie Lott, who's an English singer. She like been tweeting my video or something, but yeah, it wasn't any, you know, I'm just I'm a lad from a council house, and I don't have any famous family or anything, so I mean, having tea with Eric Clapton at his house, that was pretty, that was pretty wild, because I'm kind of nervous, you know mean; like I'm just like this is just; his wife and in meeting his family, and because he, put us... So, Eric Clapton if people don't know, he used to we well we used to do loads of live streams, so our shows we'd live stream across the world in the lockdowns and people would tune in and, you know, give them a bit of hope and something to enjoy and sometimes they'd pop down, and you you know, be part of the live stream. Eric was following our live streams and when he saw what happened to us in Hyde park one time when the police ambushed us and damaged some of our equipment and pushed people over and it was I think it was in march maybe it was April 2021, so he was watching that, he donated to help us repair some equipment and then we had a car that was donated; a little people carrier a little cheap cheapo vehicle. There was a problem with that, it got written off, then I said: Eric can we borrow a van or something and yeah he lent us a tour bus basically um so I went and met him got the tour bus um you know he was just he's just a big fan of us and he was writing music whilst watching our live streams he wrote like the guitar solo to wherever all the rebels gone which he did with van Morrison. Yeah, I mean that was that was pretty cool to have like Clapton be a fan of what we do and you know. Hang out with him and go to a studio. Completely unexpected, you know, because I'm a drummer, and his drummers, and the drummers that he played with are like people I based all my playing on. So yeah, I mean there's others as well I mean just when we when we go when we go on tour and and i remember state when we went into Edinburgh and we do our gig and then we go halfway through: by the way we don't have any work to stay tonight could someone put us up, you know. And it just always worked, and so I just never thought, I know, I don't need to plan, where I know I know someone's got a spare room or sofa, and this couple put us up and the woman; beautiful house, they, you know, so we got the proper like Scott's hospitality, it was just, we were so blessed. You know, the wife was a an ex-head teacher still teaching and then the husband was like an oil rig engineer kind of supervisor type role, you know, he would I don't know, you know, they were smart, really, you know really smart people, and that was the thing is, we'd meet all kinds of people, you know, from all walks of life that, you know. Perhaps I wouldn't have really kind of got on with or maybe had much common ground with, but all of a sudden we had this common ground because we were all in it together to spread that message out there on the streets and in the parks and have a good time when the police would come up to me and go: excuse, you know, in my ear, when I'm playing in Edinburgh, there's a video of it. And the police policeman comes up and he goes: can you, I need you to ask people to social distance. And I go, that's not my job, mate. Freedom! Just keep going. You know, we're all in it together. We're all just, just having a good time. So yeah, it's been fascinating and you know, you do meet tons of people on the road and and you know the Assange show a couple days ago, you know, I saw people I hadn't seen in a couple of years. It's a really nice community, so yeah, good on us all for for getting out there and meeting people when we were supposed to just stay in and as one of my friends, well I was not a friend anymore, he said: I should just sit inside and just eat some biscuits. I'm like no, I'm going outside, I'm gonna go on a tour mate. Yeah screw that idea. I think we've seen a lot of information coming out about the totalitarian regime that we all live under and so you watch individuals giving giving speeches, I mean, I know you've got Tess Lawrie coming in. I've watched her many times and had her on, but then it's kind of a departure into then looking at comedians and how comedy is used to engage and then looking at how music is used to engage and maybe, I'm kind of thinking more information, so this is about a speech or a presentation that's kind of my background in politics and all of that, but this is something very different. Give us an insight of how music then, I guess, captures people in a in a completely different way than standing up and maybe doing a presentation which we think well, that's where you get a message across. Yeah, yeah. I think it can all be part of the same, you know, it's all part of the same like kind of sphere I suppose. I mean, I guess when I've, you know, being really proud of my country and being a patriot and, you know, and spending time listening to videos and history and hours and hours of reading, you know, that kind of gives me that foundation of going, you know what, Jam for Freedom is a good idea and I'm going to do it, you know, back in 2020. So, having that foundation of of that kind of knowledge, and you know, I'm always learning you know, you never know enough do you, but I think that the festival itself is it's kind of a celebration of what how, you know, that that is how Jam for Freedom started. It started from knowing what; knowing good knowledge, wanting to know more, wanting to do the right thing, wanting to stay healthy, through watching speeches and reading panels and reading books and presentations and stuff. And then the music is really that kind of icing on the cake, just, you know, so to speak, the cherry on top ,and so yeah we need the whole thing. The really good thing about our festival program is it's curated in a way so that in the mornings you have the workshops; which is yoga, Falun gong, which you might know about is censored in in communist china. So, we have all these kind of like... We're trying to bring like indigenous ideas and and kind of really will help people relax and get healthy so you've got that in the morning um and then it goes into the panels, and then kind of in between the panels there's a break and then some of the music start so you can see all the panels you can do all the workshops and then you can still have like six seven eight eight, nine hours of live music and partying, you know, approximately, it might be a little bit, you know, around that timeframe. So you can have all of it, you know, and if you don't want to watch maybe one of the panels, well, there's an act on, there's an opera singer on, or there's, you know, you don't want to watch one of the live acts, you know, that's a different flavour. You can just watch some comedy. You know, we've kind of curated it in a way so that you can fit in as much as possible, that you could basically see 90% of it. And not miss not miss any of it. Yeah so, that's my view on it and that's what we're bringing this year. I want to finish off on on the issue of finance, because we live in a world where people are used to getting things for free whether it's media, news, interviews music, people now expect everything free and it's interesting in having that conversation with people to point out that actually everything has a cost. And obviously putting on a festival like this, it doesn't come free unless someone owns a huge castle and wants to put it on on their ground to pay for it, that there are a lot of costs to put it on. Just finish on that, because I think it's important that we, who believe, in actually freedom buy into it. And that does mean buying into it with the money we have available, as well as our time and publicizing these events. Yeah absolutely. Yeah, know, where you put your money is where you put your vote in in effect, to the society that you want to build, and you know, in your children's future. So yeah, support Hearts of Oak and support you know all the great causes that that that are close to your heart because it helps build a better world, and yeah, it is expensive to do what we do you know and to do what you do Peter, you know, with your studio and, you know um you know all the costs attached to it same with the festival it's a huge expense. But you know we keep costs as low as possible and, you know, the food and drinks affordable, and whatever you know, the ticket the tickets support the musicians: pay for their pay for their travel, pay for their costs, pay for the, you know, comedians pay for the panellists, pay for the workshops, and in the morning and and everything, you know. So you know you're you're in effect supporting people that support you that support a better world, um and we need to strengthen that and we need we need to be unafraid of creating an alternative economy that um can can rival the mainstream economy um and I've always championed that I've never been afraid to think that and you know even before I was doing jam for freedom One Christmas, I think it was 20 the Christmas 2019, I challenged myself and I said: right, every gift I buy for my family members is going to be made in the UK and I don't know how much spent, 300, 400 pounds or something, you know, on all these gifts for my family, and I found it all. The sheepskin shoes made in Devon, you know, the soaps made in in England, the socks made in Yorkshire etc etc. So I've always been a champion of like. kind of, that you know that we can build our own economies that we can put our money where our mouth is. With Jam for Freedom, this is a British institution I suppose, it's a British idea, it started here, support it, it's grown across the world, and you know, we're in talks to-do other festivals in in other countries, but yeah, support it, help us grow, and yeah, put your money where your mouth is guys. It will come back to bless us all and bless the future. Yeah, I'm sorry one more question, but last one about; so people are thinking of turning up, they're thinking actually, I have kids, I don't know if they can come, I don't know if I can just come for the day, or if I can stay there, camp there, kind of what's the deal with some of those practical questions that people may have? Yeah, we have day tickets. We have camping tickets. We have tickets for people that live local and want to just pop in each day. We have spaces for camper vans, motorhomes. There's a massive campsite for tents. We have glamping options. So, if you just want to come and have a tent all built for you with a proper bed and, you know, it's kind of like a hotel. It's like a hotel, they're beautiful, that's all there. We do free tickets for children under 12, um and if you're a carer um of someone that's disabled then you can come for free you just need to send us an email and then we'll just confirm it all so we do loads of free discounted tickets and we have a discount code as well for the last 100 tickets which are on sale now and that code is FINAL100, I believe. FINAL100, yeah. You can find that on our social media. And join our mailing list as well, because we do loads of shows. And we did a really fun show a couple of days ago for Assange in London. And we do a lot of fun, free shows as well. Although, I've got a baby now, and I don't live in London anymore. So, it's kind of like I live up north. So, it's kind of logistically not as easy to put on all the free shows that we used to, the last couple of years, but yeah, we're trying to do more. We do other stuff, look we're sponsoring The Better Way fair which is run by world council for health, and we're putting on some bands there we're running a stage, and we've got another gig in Ipswich as well at an organic pub. So, get on our mailing list and you can see more, but yeah please do support the festival, come along, come and get the final tickets, support Peter and Hearts of Oak. and if you've got any questions just drop us an email drop us a message, because we'd love to have you part of the festival. Wonderful. I hope to see people there. Make sure the viewers and listeners go jamfreedom.com. Put your details down there so you can be kept up to date with what is happening, not just the festival, but everything else. And do come and be a part of that in St. Albans, just north of London. Easy to get to, as Cambel said. And it's the 8th to the 11th. 8th to 12th or 8th to 11th? What is it? 8th to the 11th? Yeah, 8th to the 11th. Yeah, 8 to 11. Wonderful, Cambel thank you so much for coming on and sharing love what you're doing. It's exciting bringing people together, like-minded people, and being able to I guess connect together which is what we've been told is bad and you cannot do over the last four years and it's great to see something so against what we were told to do and something so natural and normal for all of us. Cambel, thanks so much for your time today. Thank you Peter Yeah, jamforfreedom.com, check out all the artists, you can listen to their music as well and see the full schedule, so we'll see you soon. Thank you so much Peter.

ANU graduate Dr Yoshinori Kosaka, a Sydney-based part-time researcher for Nanzan University in Japan, believes that we need to uncover the truth around the campaign to build a better future for the three countries involved- Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea. - 南山大学人類学研究所で非常勤研究員を務めるシドニー在住の小坂恵敬（よしのり）さん。研究の傍ら、豪州・日本・パプアニューギニアの友好のためにも、あまり語られないニューギニア戦線に関心を持って欲しいと考えています。

Culture/reverse culture shock (Australia/Japan). No more timetables at subway stations?! Word of the day.

In a "game-changing" defense strategy all about tackling the "China concerns," the Pentagon is teaming up with its most trusted allies in the Indo-Pacific for a fresh security pact. The race for the 2024 White House is zooming in on Taiwan. Two candidates highlight their policies toward Chinese aggression, if they get elected. Inside China, fierce competition and dwindling rewards are challenging ride-share drivers. As China's job market shrinks, a surge of newcomers is now eating into the paychecks of full-timers. A major overseas lender is facing a domestic debt bomb: China's total local debt hits a whopping $23 trillion. Can China contain the crisis? Or will it boil over? ⭕️ Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

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China in Focus

In this episode David and Winston continue their conversation concerning the fleets of Pacific nations. The questions under investigation include: Are light carriers effective at power projection? Are frigates genuinely effective in modern naval warfare, or are they inferior to destroyers? Is the Taiwanese Navy disadvantaged through it's reliance on patrol boats? What is the quality of these Navies like? How well would these three nations be able to cooperate in a conflict?Find us on:Website                Official website of David Murrin - Global ForecasterTwitter                  @GlobalforecastrYoutube                David Murrin - YouTubeIf you have any questions that you would like David to answer on the podcast, please email David through his website. If you like our content, please to follow us and leave a review.Support the show

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On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International. Topics: — House passes National Defense Authorization Act that's $45 billion higher than Biden administration request as all eyes on whether Senate will follow — Long-term impact on military discipline of reversing DoD's covid vaccination requirements that drove hundreds from uniform — Omnibus appropriations and debt ceiling talks stall raising fears of prolonged continuing resolution, and late 2023 borrowing limit battle — Senate power dynamic as Sen. Kirsten Sienama changes affiliation from Democrat to Independent — Turkey makes further demands in exchange for blessing Finland and Sweden's NATO membership — Analysis of Biden administration's decision to trade WNBA and Olympic star Brittney Griner for convicted arms merchant Viktor Bout — As America and France bolster their alliance, implications of Poland's demands Germany pay $1.3 trillion in World War II reparations — Beijing backtracks on strict covid lockdowns in the wake of unprecedented nationwide demonstrations — China strikes strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia as Riyadh embraces Huawei technology despite US pressure to shut Chinese 5G gear — Update on AUSMIN and AUKUS, and whether Japan might join pact that includes US, UK and Australia — Japan's decision to join British-led effort to develop Tempest next generation fighter that includes Italy and Sweden — Outlook for Iranian regime after violent demonstrations and suggestion morality police would be abolished — Binyamin Netanyahu shifts further right as be prepares his new Israeli government

Australia and the US invite more cooperation with Japan, in a bid to stand up to a rising China.

Australia and the US invite more cooperation with Japan, in a bid to stand up to a rising China.

After a month away, Allan and Darren try to make sense of a big month of news. They start with the Chinese Community Party's 20th Party Congress, where President Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented 3rd term as leader, and (somewhat more surprisingly) was completely successful in elevating loyalists to the Party's inner leadership circle. Is China just a ‘normal' authoritarian country now? Next, in what is arguably the most significant policy decision affecting US-China relations in decades, the Biden Administration has imposed sweeping new controls on the export of semiconductors and other advanced technologies to China. These are perceived to be ‘force multipliers' and thus necessary to curtail China's military development. The issue is that they are also widely used in commercial technologies, and Beijing will thus perceive this as economic “containment”. Allan talks through the implications for Australia and Darren offers his cost/benefit analysis of the policy. Finally, the past month has also been extremely busy in Australian foreign policy! Allan and Darren opt to focus on Japanese PM Kishida's visit to Australia and the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation that resulted. Allan explains the history of bilateral cooperation, while Darren uses the Declaration to (begin to) give some form to a theory of Australian foreign policy under the new government. We thank Atikah Mekki for audio editing and Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant links Scott Waldron, Darren J. Lim, Victor Ferguson, “Exploring the Domestic Foundations of Chinese Economic Sanctions: The Case of Australia”, China Brief 22(18), October 4, 2022: https://jamestown.org/program/exploring-the-domestic-foundations-of-chinese-economic-sanctions-the-case-of-australia/ Darren Lim and John Ikenberry, “China and the logic of illiberal hegemony”, Security Studies (forthcoming): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4244377 Andrew Nathan, “China's changing of the guard: Authoritarian resilience”, Journal of democracy 14(1), 2003: https://www.cecc.gov/sites/chinacommission.house.gov/files/documents/hearings/2004/CECC%20Hearing%20Testimony%20-%20Andrew%20Nathan%20additional%20PDF%20-%206.3.04.pdf Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the Special Competitive Studies Project Global Emerging Technologies Summit, 16 September 2022: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/16/remarks-by-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-at-the-special-competitive-studies-project-global-emerging-technologies-summit/ Darren Lim and Victor Ferguson, “Conscious decoupling: The technology security dilemma”, China Dreams (China Story Yearbook 2019): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3484171 Zack Cooper, “he fundamental tension in Biden's national security strategy”, Channel News Asia, 29 October 2022: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/us-biden-national-security-strategy-russia-china-asia-3030556 Isabella Keith, “11 November 2022: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs”, Australian Outlook, 11 November 2022: https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/11-november-2022-the-week-in-australian-foreign-affairs/ Australia-Japan Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, 22 October 2022: https://www.dfat.gov.au/countries/japan/australia-japan-joint-declaration-security-cooperation Anthony Albanese and Kishida Fumio, Opening remarks – Australia Japan Leaders' Meeting, 22 October 2022: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/opening-remarks-australia-japan-leaders-meeting Everything everywhere all at once (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once Michael Wesley, “The war in Ukraine: implications for Asia”, Lowy Interpreter, 28 October 2022: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/war-ukraine-implications-asia George Packer, “Ukrainians are defending the values Americans claim to hold”, The Atlantic, 6 September 2022: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/10/ukraine-invasion-civilian-volunteers-survival/671241/ Jason Bordoff and Meghan O'Sullivan, “Green upheaval: The new geopolitics of energy”, Foreign Affairs Jan/Fen 2022: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2021-11-30/geopolitics-energy-green-upheaval ChinaTalk podcast (on export controls, see episodes on 11 Oct and 4 Nov) Trade Talks podcast, Ep 170, “National security, semiconductors, and the US move to cut off China”, 2 November 2022: https://tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/170-national-security-semiconductors-and-the-us-move-to-cut-off-china/ The Prince (podcast), Bonus: 20th party congress, 31 October 2022: https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2022/10/31/bonus-20th-party-congress

This week, Eliza "interviews" Geraldine about her article in the respected journal "Australian Foreign Affairs". In it, Geraldine argues that America - not China - will be Penny Wong's greatest challenge in office. Geraldine cites the fact that America doesn't take too kindly to criticism, or the suggestion that Australia might go its own way in terms of foreign policy. Also this week, Eliza discusses Elizabeth Strout's devastating new novel "Lucy by the Sea". And Geraldine sings in a Puccini choir. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation at the Facebook page "LDC Podcast" or email ldcpodcast1@gmail.com Messa Di Gloria - Puccini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDDsuvOK5-g Penny Wong: Testing herself and AustraliaAustralian Foreign Affairs https://www.australianforeignaffairs.com/journal More on the Australia - Japan security deal https://www.afr.com/world/asia/australia-s-anzus-style-defence-pact-is-new-territory-for-japan-20221023-p5bs52 Lucy by the Sea: A Novel Elizabeth Strout https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706911/lucy-by-the-sea-by-elizabeth-strout/ NYT review of Lucy by the Sea https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/books/review/lucy-by-the-sea-lucy-barton.html Nick Bryant on England's political chaos https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/the-westminster-sitcom-has-a-new-male-lead-pass-the-popcorn-20221027-p5btmx.html

After 46 years of ex-pat life, Gary Lynch returned to his "home," Sydney, Australia, where he now resides. I was fortunate to run into my B&B mate at TAC during his visit, and we had an amazing time reconnecting. Gary's sense of humor and generosity have a special place in my heart, and it was fun getting some jabs in over lunch! Gary spent his entire career in the pharmaceutical industry, beginning as a pharmacist and moving on to retail and export sales. When we met, he was Head of Asia Pacific at Covance, and his daughters were my students at the I CAN Gymnastics classes.

As regional powers in the Indo-Pacific, Australia and Japan have much to gain from increased bilateral cooperation and increased interaction through ‘minilaterals' such as the Quad. Strategic forces are pushing the states closer together, and Australia relationship with Japan has never been closer. This is demonstrated by the ‘Special Strategic Partnership' between the states and the recent signing of an historic Reciprocal Access Agreement. How can the two countries deepen their relationship in a time of strategic contestation? How can they better use diplomatic, trade and security policy tools to deal with new challenges? And how might cultural and people-to-people links be further developed? Opening remarks by Mr Shimada Junji, Consul-General of Japan in Melbourne. Panel: Snr Associate Professor Stephen Nagy (Department of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan) Professor Nick Bisley (Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University) Professor Kaori Okano (Japanese Studies, La Trobe University) Assoc. Professor Rebecca Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia)(Chair) Recorded on 4 April 2022.

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The leaders of Australia and Japan have signed a historic defence treaty that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says would contribute to a secure and stable Indo-Pacific as China expands its military and economic clout in the region. The treaty called the Reciprocal Access Agreement was signed during a virtual summit between Morrison and his Australian counterpart, Fumio Kishida on Thursday. Morrison called the signing of the RAA a pivotal moment for Australia and Japan that will form an important part of the two countries' response to the uncertainty they now face.

The leaders of Australia and Japan have signed a historic defence treaty that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says would contribute to a secure and stable Indo-Pacific as China expands its military and economic clout in the region. The treaty called the Reciprocal Access Agreement was signed during a virtual summit between Morrison and his Australian counterpart, Fumio Kishida on Thursday. Morrison called the signing of the RAA a pivotal moment for Australia and Japan that will form an important part of the two countries' response to the uncertainty they now face.

The leaders of Australia and Japan have signed a historic defence treaty that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says would contribute to a secure and stable Indo-Pacific as China expands its military and economic clout in the region. The treaty called the Reciprocal Access Agreement was signed during a virtual summit between Morrison and his Australian counterpart, Fumio Kishida on Thursday. Morrison called the signing of the RAA a pivotal moment for Australia and Japan that will form an important part of the two countries' response to the uncertainty they now face.

①Australia and Japan sign landmark defense treaty. University of Bath Professor Timo Kivimaki analyzes its ramifications over Asian stability. ②North Korea confirms hypersonic missile test launch. Dr. Zhao Tong with Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy says it brings new risk to nuclear non-proliferation on the Korean Peninsula. ③ China's FAST telescope detects interstellar magnetic field. Professor Quentin Parker with U. of Hong Kong explains the significance.

World News in 7 minutes. Thursday 6th January 2022.Transcript at: send7.org/transcripts Please help to support the podcast by giving what you would spend on a cup of coffee just once a month at send7.org/supportToday: Kazakhstan unrest. Australia Japan treaty. Serb leader sanctioned. Italian mafia capture. French president criticized. Lithuanian emergency. Cameroon spectators. Kenya curfew. Brazil president discharged. US voting bill. US twins.Send your opinion or experience by email to podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at send7.org for us to broadcast. Please help to support the podcast by giving what you would spend on a cup of coffee just once a month at send7.org/supportWith Juliet MartinSEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, this podcast is for you. Transcripts are totally free and can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it. For more information visit send7.org/contact

In this episode, National Defense brings you a special report on how the United States, Japan, India and Australia are teaming up against China as members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad.

This week on Policy, Guns and Money's Bigger Picture series, Peter Jennings speaks to His Excellency Shingo Yamagami, Ambassador of Japan to Australia about the Australia-Japan strategic relationship. They discuss the evolution of Australia-Japan trade, defence and people-to-people ties, and Japan's perspective on AUKUS, the Quad and the strategic outlook in the Indo-Pacific. Guests (in order of appearance): Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings H.E. Mr Shingo Yamagami: https://www.au.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/about_ambassador_profile_en.html Background music: "Salt Lake Swerve - Chillout Remix" by Maarten Schellekens - via the FreeMusicArchive.org

If you have ever wondered how your interests might intersect with a legal career, then this is the episode for you. My guest is Celeste Koravos, not only is she a lawyer but a certified engineer and skilled Japanese linguist. How did she create a unique career with her varied interests and talents? Listen to find out! If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Head over to Apple Podcasts to leave a review and we'd love it if you would leave us a message here! In this episode you'll hear: How Celeste combined law with engineering and Japanese to become a uniquely skilled lawyer How she used her maternity leave to experiment with combining a “real life MBA” with her love of coffee How Celeste took responsibility for her career by asking for and getting an international placement that was not on the list The differences in the legal systems and laws in Japan and Australia The importance of contributing to your community in any way you can even when you are “busy” Celeste's top tips for your legal career The importance of horizontal versus vertical relationships Her favourite podcasts, books and other fun facts About Celeste Celeste Koravos is a Senior Commercial Counsel, Asia-Pacific, at Maxeon Solar Technologies. As President of Australia Japan Society of Victoria she is also passionate about contributing to the bilateral Australia-Japan relationship, building relationships, connecting people and creating new value. In early 2021, Celeste worked as the Director, Directions at COVID-19 Legal at Victorian Government Department of Health. Prior to that she was Legal Counsel at Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd, advising various business divisions and group companies in Australia and New Zealand. She also has extensive private practice experience in leading Australian and international law firms in Melbourne and Tokyo where she advised on complex construction, engineering and large-scale infrastructure projects. Celeste is also a qualified civil engineer (first class honours) with industry experience including BHP Billiton (coal bed methane), Exxon Mobil (gas and power marketing) and ARRB Group (traffic and transport). Celeste enjoys interfacing technical, legal and commercial aspects of projects. Connect with Celeste LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/celestekoravos/ Website: https://ajsvictoria.org.au/ Links T-Site Bookstore https://store.tsite.jp/daikanyama/ Seven types of ambiguity by Elliot Perlman https://www.amazon.co.jp/Seven-Types-Ambiguity-Elliot-Perlman/dp/1594481431 Connect with Catherine Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/oconnellcatherine/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawyeronair Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catherine.oconnell.148 Twitter: https://twitter.com/oconnelllawyer

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Octopus Energy Founder & CEO Greg Jackson joins me on the Tech Talks Daily Podcast. Greg is inspired by giving customers the best experience at the cheapest price-point possible to drive the green energy revolution. We discuss how technology is reinventing the energy industry and tackling climate change. For years, the energy industry has been running on the software equivalent of floppy disks, but through the application of technology, Octopus Energy is bringing energy into the present day, innovating in the space through their tech platform - Kraken – to provide affordable and clean energy to millions across the globe with an unrivalled focus on the customer experience. Described as ‘Amazon of energy' Octopus Energy are a global disrupter bringing energy towards a greener future. They currently serve 2.2 million customers with renewable, clean energy which their technology allows them to do cheaper and much more efficiently than anyone. They also license their technology to their competitors around the globe in USA, Australia & Japan reaching 15 million homes and currently growing at 100k per month.

The video recordings of the three sessions are open to the public until the 31st of July, 2021. - テーマは東日本大震災。７月31日まで３つのセッションが一般に公開されています。

A Yidaki (didgeridoo) decorated with Japanese traditional lacquer- Urushi, has been gifted to the Japanese community in Perth, from the University of Aizu in Fukushima. And given the honour to play the instrument was a contemporary Yidaki player, Sanshi. - オーストラリアのイダキ（ディジュリドゥ）奏者で、ヨォルゴ族からアボリジニネームを授かった、サンシこと三枝芳隆さんに、世界最古といわれる管楽器について聞いてみました。

*THE MARCH PODCAST GIVEAWAY IS ON NOW! Leave a rating and review on your favourite listening platform then come back here to claim your People Stuff Journal* www.zoerouth.com/podcast-giveaway *** No matter which country you’re in, leadership skills are always needed What leadership frameworks can help us when we lead across different countries and cultures? Seasoned leader Melanie Brock shares her leadership insights from businesses in Japan and Australia. Our world needs more bridges of understanding. Factionalism, nationalism, partisanship have created huge rifts in cultures and between countries. Melanie Brock is an Australian who has lived and worked in Japan for over thirty years now. She has learned how to navigate two worlds and help people see each other better. In this interview, we explore the differences in leadership between Australia and Japan. Why you should listen: leadership skills and frameworks vary across countries

*THE MARCH PODCAST GIVEAWAY IS STILL ON! Leave a rating and review on your favourite listening platform then come back here to claim your People Stuff Journal. Plus a chance to win one of the five grand prizes.* No matter which country you're in, leadership skills are always needed What leadership frameworks can help us when we lead across different countries and cultures? Seasoned leader Melanie Brock shares her leadership insights from businesses in Japan and Australia. Our world needs more bridges of understanding. Factionalism, nationalism, partisanship have created huge rifts in cultures and between countries. Melanie Brock is an Australian who has lived and worked in Japan for over thirty years now. She has learned how to navigate two worlds and help people see each other better. In this interview, we explore the differences in leadership between Australia and Japan. Why you should listen: leadership skills and frameworks vary across countries How Japanese culture values belonging and community and how that affects social norms How community-oriented values drive consensus-based decision-making: pros and cons of each leadership framework Why applying the basics of etiquette is a good first start in other cultures, but it's not the only leadership skill to be mindful of We explore leadership values and frameworks that vary country to country The changing expectations of young Japanese that will have huge impacts on business: from commitment to company and country to commitment to family first The relationship between older and younger generations in mentorship: the Senpai and Kohai relationship as a critical leadership framework Australian values that sustain Melanie overseas: boots and all, get on with it, muck in, get stuff done.

The invasion of Australian ruled Papua New Guinea in 1942 by the Japanese presented a direct threat to Australia and to Supreme Commander in the South West Pacific Douglas MacArthur's plans to retake the Japanese held Pacific. The tenuous fighting across the Owen Stanley mountain range by the retreating Australian 'diggers' was one of the most desperate and savage campaigns of the war in rain drenched jungle conditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Policy, Guns & Money, Brendan Nicholson and Peter Jennings discuss Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent visit to Japan to meet with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the in-principle Reciprocal Access Agreement. They discuss the significance of the agreement and what it signals about the two countries’ future engagement in South East Asia and the Pacific regions. Anastasia Kapetas speaks with Robert Glasser, ASPI Visiting Fellow and former Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction about the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. They discuss the report, which was released in October and included 80 recommendations, and offer their thoughts on the report’s efficacy in helping Australia prepare for future natural disasters. Dr Huong Le Thu speaks with Moe Thuzar, coordinator of the Myanmar Studies Program at the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, about the November 8 elections in Myanmar. They discuss the election process, National League for Democracy’s victory and what it means for the future of Myanmar and the region. Mentioned in this episode: https://naturaldisaster.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/royal-commission-national-natural-disaster-arrangements-report Guests: Brendan Nicholson: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/brendan-nicholson Peter Jennings: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/peter-jennings Anastasia Kapetas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/anastasia-kapetas Robert Glasser: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/robert-glasser Huong Le Thu: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/huong-le-thu Moe Thuzar: https://www.iseas.edu.sg/about-us/researchers/moe-thuzar/ Music: "Knowpe" by Noir Et Blanc - via the YouTube Audio Library. Image: Wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Japan_(1).jpg

Today on The Leaders' Brief - South and central Asia Public policy director of Facebook Ankhi Das who had come under fire after Wall Street Journal published a report accusing her of allowing political bias in the social media platform tended her resignation. Ajit Mohan, Facebook India's Managing director and Vice president credited Ankhi Das as instrumental for the growth of the company for the past 9 years.  The Indian Parliament recently amended and introduced new laws allowing all Indian citizens to buy land in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Before August last year, the state enjoyed autonomy under article 370 of the Indian constitution, a provision under which banned sale of land rights to non-Kashmiri citizens. Veteran Kashmiri leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah, and Mehbooba mufti, have expressed their disdain via tweets, saying that the decision would harm small landowners in the state.  Australia is joining the USA and Japan in their undersea fibre optic cable project for the Micronesian archipelago, Palau. The three strategic partners are financing close to $30 million as part of their new Trilateral Partnership which oversees infrastructural investment to the cable project. About egomonk: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedInegomonk is a global intelligence platform delivering asymmetric outcomes by bringing organizations closer to the communities they want to serve and the leaders they wish to influence. If you wish to collaborate with us then email us at contact@egomonk.com.

Anyone who has followed or met Melanie Brock knows she is a champion of women's rights stemming from a desire to highlight the strengths of Japanese women who rarely get attention as well as an expert in international business relations in Japan. Melanie Brock is a well-respected CEO, consultant, translator, writer, and speaker. She has excelled at creating ties between Australia and Japan over her long career. In this video we have a lively discussion of her current projects with SEGA Sammy where she is on the board, Koalatachi supporting Australian animal support and good community work after the bush fires, promoting the good work of women in Japan via her Celebrating Women of Japan project, highlighting gender equity issues in lack of representation in Japan and Australia, talking about CSR projects and sustainable business models, promotion of reconstruction in Tohoku and appreciation of dialects and deeper connections in rural Japan. We also talk about some of the great ideas in community support in Japan she has highlighted on her website during the COVID19 crisis which inspires us all! Find out more about Melanie Brock: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=e29S79fPvNA&redir_token=pN4Cm_5SZNdXse5svU-9KI-fWFZ8MTU5MTQ5NDEzMEAxNTkxNDA3NzMw&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.melaniebrockjapan.com%2F (https://www.melaniebrockjapan.com/) Support this podcast

Story 1: Liquid Hydrogen in Norway. Story 2: Italian company SNAM doubles hydrogen blend volume. Story 3: Australia and Japan sign a join statement of cooperation on hydrogen and fuel cells.

Significant climate changes are taking place all over the world. Volcanic and seismic activity is growing, anomalous phenomena of nature are increasingly observed. In the cycle of programmes "Urgent News" volunteers of ALLATRA TV cover climatic events on the planet as well as real ways of solving these problems, show examples of the creative unification of people. In the 7th episode eyewitnesses from the events of Ecuador, Australia, China, Japan and Canada talk about climate disasters in these regions of the planet. Climate change is the obviousness of today. In the program "Се грядёт. It is coming" on ALLATRA TV it is said that that the entire world community is able to solve any issues related to climatic cataclysms only through the consolidation into one close-knit family. People must be people. The community of people based on the highest universal human qualities is able to overcome any trials and gain much more - that supreme value which lies beyond this visible world - spiritual Freedom. Watch the program on the link to ALLATRA TV https://allatra.tv/en/video/rost-vulkanicheskoj-aktivnosti-ekstrennye-novosti-klimata-7 The report “On the Problems and Consequences of Global Climate Change on Earth. Effective Ways to Solve These Problems” https://allatra.org/en/pages/climate

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: As a reward for good behavior, we’ve dispensed with wittering on about us and gone straight into the news. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: - The last of the Delta IV mediums. - India’s Vikram lunar lander failure. - ESA move a satellite to avoid crashing with a SpaceX satellite. - NASA award funding for a Lunar Gateway pathfinding cubist. - Australia & Japan commit to supporting NASA’s moonshot, Project Artemis. - NASA place orders for the first of possibly 12 Orion moon capsules. Main news stories: A roundup of Elon Musk’s Herculean benevolent/malevolent efforts to get giant phalluses on Mars. The Debate: Court is in session for the fifth and final round of advocacy to get a winner from your top ten historic space missions. This month Judge Damien presides over arguments between the International Space Station and the Pioneer missions. Q&A: With the news of a near collision between a SpaceX and an ESA satellite, does that mean more satellite collisions in the future? From our good friend Noah Kraus in Bremen Germany. http://www.awesomeastronomy.com Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

The Discussion: As a reward for good behavior, we’ve dispensed with wittering on about us and gone straight into the news. The News: Rounding up the space exploration news this month we have: The last of the Delta IV mediums India’s Vikram lunar lander failure ESA move a satellite to avoid crashing with a SpaceX satellite NASA award funding for a Lunar Gateway pathfinding cubesat Australia & Japan commit to supporting NASA’s moonshot, Project Artemis NASA place orders for the first of possibly 12 Orion moon capsules. Main news stories: A roundup of Elon Musk’s Herculean benevolent/malevolent efforts to get giant phalluses on Mars. The Debate: Court is in session for the fifth and final round of advocacy to get a winner from your top ten historic space missions. This month Judge Damien presides over arguments between the International Space Station and the Pioneer missions. Q&A: With the news of a near collision between a SpaceX and an ESA satellite, does that mean more satellite collisions in the future? From our good friend Noah Kraus in Bremen Germany.

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Michael Kaufman's newest book, The Time Has Come: Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution, is a stirring call for men to step up for women's rights, as well as a poignant analysis of what on earth is going on with gender equality today.  Michael has been a prominent figure in promoting social justice and women’s rights for decades. He sits with Ben in Toronto for a timely and insightful conversation about why men should do more, what they have to gain, and how to get it done. About the Guest Michael Kaufman, PhD, is a writer, advisor, and keynote speaker whose innovative approaches to engage men and boys in promoting gender equality and transforming men's lives has taken him around the world over the past four decades. He has worked extensively with the United Nations and with governments, non-governmental organizations, corporations, trade unions, and universities. Michael is also the co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign, the largest effort in the world of men working to end violence against women. He is a senior fellow at Promundo in Washington DC and co-writer of the State of the Worlds' Fathers Report. He is a member of France's G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council. In 2017 he was awarded Canada's Meritorious Service Cross. His work in the UN system, including with UN WOMEN, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, IFAD, and UNESCO has taken him to New York, Rome, Paris, Beijing, Katmandu, Ankara, Geneva, Nairobi, Jakarta, and Delhi. He has worked with numerous NGOs including OXFAM, International Red Cross, Save the Children, and Amnesty International, as well as with governments on six continents. He wrote the training program on sexual harassment used by tens of thousands of staff at the United Nations. His latest book is The Time Has Come. Why Men Must Join the Gender Equality Revolution. He is the author or editor of eight other books on gender issues, on democracy and development studies, and two novels, the award-winning, The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars and the anti-war tale, The Afghan Vampires Book Club. His articles, which have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and journals around the world, have been translated into Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, Hungarian, Turkish, and Arabic. He has worked across Canada and the United States; in Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, and Russia); Latin America and the Caribbean (Mexico, Chile, Jamaica, Trinidad, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador); Africa (Namibia, Kenya, South Africa): Asia and Australia (Japan, China, South Korea, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand.) Michael previously taught at York University in Toronto where he was Deputy Director of the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean. He lives in Toronto, Canada, is married, and has a grown daughter and son. Learn more about Michael or follow him on Twitter (@GenderEQ). The Quote of the Week "Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance." - Kofi Annan

Tim sits down with Continental Cycling Team Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum teammates Ben Hill and Torataro Nishi. Recorded from their new home in Slovenia, in this podcast the boys discuss Ben's controversial appointment to the prestigious role of house captain, the recently completed Tour De Tochigi, wet training rides, food and upcoming races and holding down a washing machine. With plenty of laughs, and insight, there is sure to be more coming from these three.

This only guest this episode is the love found between the two hosts, and this week the guys discuss Fergie’s national anthem, Adam’s trip to Australia & Japan with Adam Devine & almost fighting a Kangaroo, and a brand new round of “WHAT WOULD ADAM BELIEVE!” Enjoy this episode and follow everybody on TWITTER @ALNPodcast, @AdamRayComedy, and @FunnyBrad!

On 7 February Professor Akiko Fukushima of Aoyama Gakuin University and the Tokyo Foundation addressed the Lowy Institute on the future of the Australia-Japan security partnership. Her visit comes at a moment of high anxiety and uncertainty in alliance relations and regional security for the Asia-Pacific region. Changes of leadership in Washington and Manila, as well as China’s increasing presence in the South China Sea, are motivating US allies to consider new axes of stability to promote steady leadership, uphold a rules-based regional order, and reduce security concerns. Following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Australia, Professor Fukushima examined how, as like-minded allies and bilateral partners, Australia and Japan can cooperate for peace and security in the Asia-Pacific. Professor Akiko Fukushima is a Research Fellow at the Asia International Centre and a Senior Fellow at the Tokyo Foundation. She has a Master’s degree in International Economy and International Relations from: Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in International Public Policy from Osaka University. She has previously held roles as Director of Policy Studies at the National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) and as Senior Fellow at the Japan Foundation. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of the EU-Asia Centre in Brussels and co-editor of Global Governance magazine. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia and is a member of Prime Minister Abe’s Advisory Panel on National Security and Defence Capabilities. This event is kindly sponsored by the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Despite much fretting from the Australian strategic commentariat, over the last decade Japan and Australia have developed a security partnership second only in depth to their respective alliance relationships with the United States. Under Prime Minister Abbott and Prime Minister Abe, the partnership has and likely will continue to deepen and broaden.