Podcasts about Brisbane City Council

Gary Hardgrave has shared he thinks the Story Bridge should be returned to the state government in a bid to take pressure off the Brisbane City Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newly revealed documents claim the Brisbane City Council had been urged to replace the footpaths of the Story Bridge and failed to do so over five years ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An independent report commissioned by the Brisbane City Council has revealed the Story Bridge is disintegrating to an extent that it may not be safe within the next two decades. This has sparked discussions about how to fund the restoration. Chair of the Story Bridge Restoration Committee, Nigel Chamier AM, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "We're now 85 years old, and therefore, we're coming to the end, if you like, of the natural life of that bridge. So what we need to do is undertake a very major refurbishment over the years." "The bridge, 15 years off its 100th birthday, needs a lot of work and we want to give it the best possible birthday party. We don't like the idea of giving it a funeral. We can't replace it, we just have to restore it." "So that's what we've got to do. We've got to raise the funds and fix it," Mr Chamier continued. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brisbane City Council has unveiled a $85 million, 20-year plan to transform the flood-prone Kedron Brook into a green lifestyle precinct. Chair of Brisbane City Council's Parks and Sustainability Committee, Councillor Tracy Davis, joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive to discuss the plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nasser provides commentary on Australian politics, including the clash between Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash and Foreign Minister Penny Wong regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and discusses issues of anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination, as well as the Australian Human Rights Commission's (AHRC) definition of anti-Palestinian racism.Nasser gives updates and commentary on the attacks in North Gaza, commentary on the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling on the unlawful occupation of Palestinian lands and Australia's complicity in coal exports totalling an estimated AUD $1.534 million. He also highlights controversies surrounding Disney's latest film Snow White, which stars Zionist actor Gal Gadot, and the cesssation of funding for Queensland Music Awards by Brisbane City Council following pianist Kellee Green being awarded the Jazz Award for her song River To Sea. For info on AHRC, visit humanrights.gov.au.For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. River to Sea performed by Kellee Green. Listen to the entire album. Image: @freepalestinemelb 

Today marks 21 years of LNP rule in the Brisbane City Council, and Labor says some cracks may be starting to show. Opposition Leader in Council, Councillor Jared Cassidy, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "The fundamental approach I think has been eroding, eroding the value for money people used to get from council. "I think the liveability of Brisbane and particularly suburban Brisbane is under threat," Counillor Cassidy continued.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Brisbane City Council has pulled funding and support from the Queensland Music Awards after a composer won the Jazz award for a pro-Palestinian song titled “River to Sea." Kellee Green used her acceptance speech to accuse the federal government of supporting Israel in the killing of "innocent Palestinian men, women, and children." Queensland Holocaust Museum Chair, Jason Steinberg, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "When I listened to the acceptance speech of this, this artist, I felt sick in my stomach because it's another example of the hatred that's left to flourish in Queensland and across Australia from the arts sector, that it's anti-Israel, anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic." "It is absolutely appalling that it was allowed to happen, that it's not being condemned by the organisers." "I commend the Brisbane City Council for making a decision to say no, it's not good enough," Mr Steinberg continued. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Brisbane City Council has confirmed Brisbane sandbag stations and Resource Recovery Centres will close at 8pm tonight. No sandbag stations will be reopened tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Brisbane City Council has confirmed that sandbag stations and Resource Recovery Centres will close tonight at 8pm. Similarly, the Star Casino has confirmed they will close at midnight tonight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kerbside collection has been underway for the past few weeks, but the Brisbane City Council has confirmed it will be suspended until further notice. Civic Cabinet Chair of City Standards, Councillor Sarah Hutton, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "There are a number of suburbs that it is suspended for, so that's Hawthorne, Hemet, Lota, Wynnum, and Lytton, so that's for this week." "And also next week Belmont, Chandler, Gumdale, Manly, Ransom, and Wynnum West." "If you are in those suburbs and you do have items out on the curb, if you can actually bring them in, it would be enormously helpful." "But with this tropical cyclone off the coast, we really need to make sure that safety is the priority," Councillor Hutton continued. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A major bus strike has been postponed after a deal was struck between Brisbane City Council and union leaders. An agreement has been reached with bus drivers to get a 7.35 per cent pay rise over two years which is still well above inflation. RTBU Sectary Tom Brown told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Are my members happy?" "The answer is they will be when they get their money."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bus drivers in Brisbane have returned to work after taking industrial action early this morning as their pay dispute with the Brisbane City Council rages on. The RTBU wants 9 per cent over 2 years, the Council is offering 7 per cent across the same period. Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Our wages bill in council makes up about a third of all of the entire council budget, so you have a significant increase in pay that flows onto rates." "There's no other magic," Lord Mayor Schrinner said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A small Catholic parish in Brisbane’s south is locked in a battle with Brisbane City Council over the fate of a heritage-listed church hall that is falling apart. The parish has said the hall will cost $700,000 to fix and instead wants to demolish it and build a new one. The Brisbane City Council has rejected their bid, arguing the hall has historical and social significance and should be preserved Secretary of the Our Lady Fatima Parish Financial Council, Noel Sweeney, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "It doesn't make any sense to me." "If you just look at the building and think, why would anybody think that there's any heritage listing importance of this building? It's just not."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brisbane bus drivers plan to strike from 4am to 6am on Thursday February 20 as a part of their ongoing pay dispute with the Brisbane City Council. Rail Tram and Bus Union Secretary Tom Brown told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I'm happy to meet in the middle during negotiations." "The sticking point, the point of anger for our drivers, is that the pay rise is not being backdated." "It should have come through in October last year and they're not offering to backdate it until then," Mr. Brown said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4BC listeners have raised concerns that the Brisbane City Council has scaled back on Christmas decorations with some saying you 'wouldn't even know it is Christmas'. Deputy Mayor Councillor Krista Adams told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'we do actually have more decorations by number than we usually have in the mall.' 'But I do think they're probably just a little bit different to last year and everybody has their own opinion of what they like and they're entitled to that opinion. If you really, really, really want to feel that true Christmas spirit, go and celebrate 100 years in the Brisbane Arcade as well. That is spectacular,' Councillor Adams said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The highly anticipated Brisbane Metro has been halted just four weeks after its launch, with the Brisbane City Council in negotiations with the state government over several ongoing teething issues. Brisbane Metro might return next year, but the future of the $1.5 billion project is still uncertain. There has been widespread criticism of the council for running the Brisbane Metro as a trial, but not telling the public. Councillor Ryan Murphy told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Perhaps we've failed in communicating that clearly, I accept that and I apologise to anyone who feels that they've been misled."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Gibson is Principal Engineer in the Water Management Unit of Brisbane City Council, and President of Stormwater Queensland. In this chat, we talk about Mark's passion for volunteering and stormwater - and how they've come together at Stormwater Queensland, and what's it been like (so far) as President. We also took about some of the challenges facing the stormwater industry and what we can do about it. Useful links:Mark on LinkedIn (here)Stormwater Queensland (here) For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Overdrive, where we cover everything to do with motoring and transport from the sublime to the ridiculous. I'm David Brown More of our thoughts, ideas and ramblings are covered on our website, podcast or social media – just search for Cars transport culture Paul Murrell is away traveling, so this program we have three quite different interviews. First up, we'll be talking with Winston Reinboth, who's working on a system that gives you satellite navigation but also fascinating information about local sites as you travel. Next, we'll hit the road to test the ever-popular Mazda MX-5 convertible – an iconic vehicle for driving enthusiasts. And finally, we'll take a closer look at Brisbane City Council's latest public transport innovation – a system that's a cross between a bus and a tram. It's an important step forward, but they might've missed the mark with the name. Subjects Three interviews • We all know that modern navigation systems help us get from point A to point B, but what if we could make that journey more informative and meaningful? Winston is developing a system that combines locational technology with local insights. • Road test the Mazda MX-5 convertible Evoking the joy of motoring with the top down But lack practicality • Brisbane City Council has embarked on a new trial aimed at evolving its road-based public transport network. Silly name but good if you can make it work Contacts Details Web Site: Driven Media: drivenmedia.com.au Podcasts iTunes: Cars Transport Culture Spotify: Cars Transport Culture Or our social pages Facebook Cars Transport Culture Instagram Cars Transport Culture Or YouTube site Cars Transport Culture Search for Cars transport culture Credits And this has been overdrive Thanks to • Winston Reinboth • Evan Jones • Brian Smith • Mazda Australia • Mark Wesley • Bruce Potter for their help with this program. You can get more of our work including longer versions of the program on our website, through our podcasts, or more visual information on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. In all cases search for cars transport culture. Overdrive is syndicated across Australia on the Community Radio Network This program was first broadcast on 7 September 2024 I'm David Brown Thanks for listening

Brisbane City Council was allegedly robbed of $330,000 by the e-scooter company Beam Mobility last year. Now, it wants its money back. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian's app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lizzie Eastham and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio's weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.  On this week's show  “Who'd Hire These Guys?”  Lizzie and Sam have applied for a job at the Brisbane City Council.  Vision Australia's own Harmoni Downs and Matt Larney from the City of Brisbane go over the dos and don'ts of applying for a job by going over Sam's phonebook-sized CV and Lizzie's A{-Generated Resume.    Studio 1 welcomes any input from our listeners. If you have any experience or thoughts about issues covered in this episode or believe there is something we should be talking about.  EMAIL: studio1@visionaustralia.org or leave comment on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VARadioNetwork  A big thank you to Harmoni and Matt.  Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.  Studio 1 airs in Darwin and Adelaide 8pm Wednesdays, and 3pm Wednesdays in other states.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor at the UQ School of Economics, John Quiggin, joined Laurel, Gary and Mark to breakdown the 2024-25 Brisbane City Council Budget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please consider supporting Fresh Economic Thinking — Australia's newest one-man think-tank—by upgrading to a paid subscription. Thank you to all my existing paid FET subscribers. You will get the audiobook of The Great Housing Hijack starting later this month via the FET podcast. Your support helps me do things like a recent debate with Kevin Erdmann about “What makes housing more affordable? Public Investment vs. Market Liberalization”. You can watch it here. Right now there is a Senate Inquiry into supermarket prices as well as a much more extensive and detailed inquiry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Supermarkets aren't my highest priority in terms of the cost to consumers from their conduct (superannuation is far more costly - see here and here). But supermarkets nevertheless comprise a large share of household budgets and directly affect choices in our daily lives.One dimension of supermarket competition revolves around location choices. Rules around these choices usually involve town planning regulations that seek to cluster retail activities in a hierarchy of locations.This article is about how town planning rules are used as the basis for often frivolous anti-competitive legal cases, with some detail on a recent case in Brisbane.But the bigger puzzle is this: Why have supermarkets for so long behaved so anti-competitively compared to other retailers or commercial and industrial businesses?It might simply be the case that when there are few ways to innovate your product, you innovate on other regulatory margins to outcompete your rivals (see last week's FET #29 podcast about the electricity pseudo-market). What else is a supermarket to do to make more money? A history of taming supermarket behaviourLook at what has already come out of the initial testimony to the current Senate Inquiry on the topic of preventing competition through location choices.The questions being put to Metcash CEO Grant Ramage during his session were mostly about land banking by Coles and Woolworths.In the context of the supermarkets, land banking is a strategy  where they buy up large areas of land across the country even if they don't have plans (or permission) to build a store there, therefore reducing competition.Mr Ramage was asked about this behaviour by Coles and Woolworths throughout his appearance before the committee, and he agrees that they are engaging in land banking.Senator Ross Cadell gave an example about land banking in the Hunter Valley in NSW, and Mr Ramage agreed that it was an example, where supermarkets can buy a proxy through a developer, gain the centre, and remove the independence.Senator Dean Smith followed up with more questions about land banking by the supermarket giants, and Mr Ramage responded that he didn't think it was "overt or obvious"."It happens under the radar, there is no obligation for the majors to divulge when they acquire property, it's not illegal," Mr Ramage says, adding they notify the ACCC and councils when they see it happening.But this is not the first time that supermarkets have been in the firing line for their anti-competitive conduct. It seems to be the nature of this industry. Brisbane-based property analyst Ross Elliot notes that a senior Westfield executive told him in the 1990s that “we would object to a competitor moving a plant pot if we thought it was in our interests to do so.”In that 1990s era, we were equally concerned about such behaviour. Here's a 1999 review of retail trade practices by supermarkets. It took the view that although there was a lot of consolidation in the sector, there were benefits from economies of scale to consumers. What is interesting to note from a quarter of a century in the future is that the market share of Coles and Woolworths hasn't changed as much as you would think, up from around 55% to 65% (depending on how you count). But there is now no Franklins supermarket chain and we have ALDI doing more than a third of the revenue of Coles today. There was then a 2002 Grocery Inquiry dealing with the behaviour of supermarkets in their contractual arrangements with suppliers. Strangely, in 2003 there was a headline about the Trolley Wars. People were upset that Woolworths and Aldi were outcompeting other grocery stores. This demonstrates that we don't know what we mean by competition. One company comes and outcompetes another and that is uncompetitive. You can't have competition without winners and losers! In that same year, the ACCC took action because of Woolworth's conduct around preventing liquor licences from potential competitors. In 2004, Westfield's Frank Lowy tried to stop a supermarket on Brisbane Airport land near his Westfield Toombul shopping centre, as well as challenging a new shopping centre in Homebush in Sydney. This is a good line from that article:The executive director of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia, Milton Cockburn, disputes the allegations of anti-competitive tactics (Westfield is a prominent member of the council). "Lodging legal action is not anti-competitive. What law says you can't defend the interests of your investors and retailers?" Perhaps Cockburn should have a look at the National Com­petition Council's report on planning and construction laws, which begins: "The major competition restriction in planning legislation is its potential to restrict the entry of new competitors into a market. This may result from ... manipulation of the process by commercial objectors to create delays in decision-making and significant additional costs for potential market entrants."In 2005 the ACCC intervened to stop attempts by Coles and Woolworths leveraging their power to influence the sales of independent grocery stores. Then in 2008, the ACCC conducted an inquiry into the competitiveness of grocery retailers, out of which came an undertaking with Coles and Woolworths to phase out restrictive leases that prevented other supermarkets from leasing within the same shopping centre. During its Grocery Inquiry in 2008, the ACCC identified a practice where supermarket operators would include tenancy terms which may have prevented shopping centre managers leasing space to any competing supermarkets.  This had the potential to impose restrictions on the number of supermarket outlets in centres and consequently fewer options for consumers."Over 700 supermarket leases were identified through the ACCC investigation as potentially restrictive, and this agreement addresses all those existing leases involving Coles and Woolworths, as well as dealing with all future arrangements.  I welcome the cooperation of Coles and Woolworths in the development of this arrangement."The agreement is in the form of a court enforceable undertaking that has been voluntarily provided by Coles and Woolworths.More interesting for me is this 2010 report by SGS Economics for the Commonwealth Treasury about the planning system as a barrier to entry for supermarkets, and its comments that competition dimensions should not be a factor in planning decisions.Yet courts were still busy with supermarkets trying to delay competition using planning appeals with frivolous legal cases even in 2012, as reported here.Retail analysts say the result is that councils are lumbered with massive legal bills and shoppers face less choice and higher prices. More than 20 appeals against shopping centre and retail plans have been lodged in the Planning and Environment court in the past two years.A 2009 voluntary undertaking by the supermarkets to remove restrictive lease clauses was a positive move for competition. Still, supermarkets were getting similarly effective outcomes with covenants on property when shopping centres were first developed. Here's how that works:"There are a large amount of centres where we are restricted from entering because of covenants," said Aldi's managing director for Victoria, Tom Daunt."It can be an outright restriction on the use of land by a previous owner who might be a developer for a major supermarket. The other case is clauses in leases of major supermarkets which effectively restrict competitors with quite dramatic rent reductions (if a rival becomes a tenant in the same centre)."Covenants on available land and clauses in leases, they are all similar. They are all restrictions of trade."It's honestly quite something to see the frequency of these inquiries. I suspect this behaviour is economically motived in the same way that confusopolies emerge in undifferentiated industries like telephone, electricity, insurance, etc. Because there are no technology margins to innovate, you push hard on regulatory margins instead. Of course, outside of the big two supermarkets, Aldi plays its own game, copying the colours and styles of food brands. The supermarkets have been upset about this. He pointed to similarities between some of Aldi's exclusive brands and national brands such as Bundaberg ­ginger beer, Procter & Gamble's Pantene shampoo, General Mills's Old El Paso taco kits and Kellogg's Special K.To wrap up this whirlwind history, supermarkets use their buying power to influence the actions of both suppliers and shopping centre owners to prevent competition. Fine. But there are also some puzzles. Supermarkets defend their suppliers when it comes to protecting food brands from imitation. But then they also apparently squeeze these suppliers too. How do we reconcile this?Shopping centre owners interfere with new supermarket locations on behalf of supermarkets. But I think this makes more sense because new venues compete with all tenancies and it is common to have turnover-based leases where landlords share in the turnover gains of tenants. Also puzzling is that despite decades of concern about supermarket conduct, and what appear to be fairly aggressive tactics, grocery margins aren't super high and the composition of players in the grocery market has changed quite a bit. There seem to be concerns when supermarkets are very competitive, squeezing down prices from suppliers, and also when they are anti-competitive. I think a lot of the games we are playing here could benefit from clearer economic thinking on what competition really looks like. The point I want to make today is to look at a recent case I'm aware of in Brisbane where the landlord of Woolworth's at Newstead, is challenging a planning approval for a nearby shopping centre. A Brisbane case of supermarket conductA new trend in Brisbane is the mixed-use retail, residential and commercial precinct. One of the more successful, and still yet-to-be-completed projects of this type is in my neighbourhood called West Village, a cluster of eight towers (seven residential and one commercial) above a retail precinct with medical facilities and other uses. The model seems to work commercially and with many large sites with existing low-density retail and industrial uses in Brisbane suburbs, there are now planning strategies and rules that accommodate this type (such as the Suburban Industrial Strategy etc). Another example of this type of project is called Buranda Village, on the site of a dated single-storey shopping centre, which is approved for seven towers (four being residential with around 700 apartments) over a 10,000 sqm retail centre. The flood-ravaged and now under demolition Toombul shopping centre is likely to get a similar treatment when redeveloped. But the project I want to talk about today is called Newstead Green, on the site of a car yard in the booming inner-city suburb of Newstead. It is approved for nearly 800 apartments, a major retail, commercial, showroom and lifestyle centre, the owner of the existing nearby shopping centre with Woolworths as the anchor tenant (AMP Capital, now owned by Dexus) is appealing the decision. You can see the locations of the two sites below.Notice also that on this map the purple, blue, and green shading are all new towers that have been proposed, and the grey are recently completed towers. This area is seriously developing. Thousands of apartments are already approved (including in this project). This seems enough local population to support an extra full-sized supermarket, which normally needs a catchment of about 5,000 people. To be clear, the Brisbane City Council is now defending its planning decision to approve the project. The grounds of the appeal are of course many, but this part jumps out (pages 8-9).i. The economic impact of the proposed development upon Gasworks Plaza will be significant due to the scale of the proposed retail component, its proximity to Gasworks Plaza and the extent of the proposed development's trade area.ii. The retail component of the proposed development seeks to replicate Gasworks Plaza which, given its close proximity to the proposed development, will provide no community benefit in terms of convenience or choice.iii. These impacts will seriously erode the viability and vitality of the retail tenancies at Gasworks Plaza, thereby compromising the function of Gasworks Plaza.iv. Centres provide a focus for public and private investment and community activity. Considerable investment has been made to provide infrastructure, buildings and businesses both within Gasworks Plaza and the adjoining area. This creates a vitality which is central to its function. By diluting economic activity to another location, direct economic impacts will be significant and the benefits intended by City Plan will be eroded to the detriment of the public interest.v. The impact of the proposed development on Gasworks Plaza would exceed 15% of sales.The last point gets to the heart of it. I doubt there will be a 15% effect from today, especially considering the growth of the neighbourhood that will go along with a project of this scale. They are literally saying that the new centre will compete for customers and that they don't like it. Since we know that competition is not a valid argument in planning, this probably won't fly — it will just cost time, money and the resources of the courts.But now to the original question of supermarket bad boys. If there was no supermarket here, but still plenty of retail space, the owner of a nearby shopping centre is unlikely to engage in this type of anti-competitive legal strategy. If it was a new commercial building, owners of nearby buildings wouldn't take these anti-competitive actions. If it was a new industrial project, again, the same. Only supermarkets seem to be this actively engaged in anti-competitive behaviour in all domains, especially around real estate, lease conditions (stamped out by the ACCC), planning and zoning, contract conditions with suppliers, and other regulations.Why?Maybe it happens in the shadows more so in other sectors. But does it? Or are supermarkets just the bad boy because they have no other innovation to offer to increase their profits? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fresheconomicthinking.com/subscribe

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Hey BlurtstarsThis week On Blurt Around The World:* What happened at the Brisbane City Council election on 16 March?* Harmony Day. What is it?* Giant sheep* World record for wearing jock hats!!On Trump Watch we will see if Trump has the cash to pay his half a billion fine, spoiler he can't ! :)On Reality Check we will fact check nuclear power and claims made by the opposition. Also, we'll fact check LNP claims that utes will go up $15,000 or more if the ALP introduce a fuel efficiency "tax".And to round off the show, we will have some Good News. A couple of paid their wedding from collecting cans. And happiness index and Finland winning again!!So, let's get on with the show!!Tune in and find out more on https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773, with Wencee and the Kegsta.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thenewblurt.substack.com or contact us at blurtstar[at]gmail.com.Blurt Around The WorldQueensland council elections were held on 16 March 2024. The one Wencee is focused on is the Brisbane City Council and where the Greens landed. Prior to the election the Greens were confident in a big swing towards them and gaining several new seats. One was retained (The Gabba), one gain (Paddington) and one in the balance (Walter Taylor) →Brisbane City Council Election 2024 ResultsHarmony Day is celebrated on 21 March. It was originally started in Australia in 1999 by PM John Howard and then expanded to Harmony Week by Scott Morrison. Here are some links about Harmony Day, UN End Racism campaign and the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 →Australian Government Dept of Home Affairs | Harmony WeekParliament of Australia | Harmony Day - a celebration of cultural diversityUnited Nations | End Racism DayBritannica | Sharpeville Massacre 1960Montana man from USA used sheep tissue and testicles to breed giant sheep to be able to sell to private hunting reserves →AP News | Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preservesSt Louis City Museum sets world record for the most number of people wearing jocks (underwear) on their head →UPI | Missouri museum takes world record for wearing underwear as hatsSt Louis Today | Photos: City Museum sets world record for people wearing underwear on their heads on 314 DayTrump WatchCan Trump pay his record civil case fine for lying about the value of his properties? What happens if he can't? Find out more here →Politico News | Trump can't post $464M bond in New York civil case, lawyers sayPay Up Trump countdownHomeworkWe discussed Sanyo on last weeks' show. It was founded in 1947 and was acquired by Panasonic →Wikipedia - SanyoReality CheckThe Australian federal government, ALP, has proposed a long awaited fuel efficiency standard for fuel powered vehicles entering the country. As usual, the LNP, are claiming this amounts a new “tax” by the ALP when there is no tax. A tax, by definition, is a mandatory charge that collects revenue for the government. The new fuel efficiency standard will be a framework for vehicle manufacturers to ensure better fuel efficiencies and be penalised if they don't or be able to buy credits from other manufacturers → ABC News | Peter Dutton says Labor's proposed fuel efficiency standards constitute a ute or family car tax. Is that correct?Australian Government | Cleaner, Cheaper to Run Cars: The Australian New Vehicle Efficiency StandardOnce again nuclear energy is being talked about in Australia to replace fossil fuel energy. And once again, there are lots of lies and deception going on. The Australian “news” is claiming that majority of Australians would back a nuclear power plant. For more information about the viability of nuclear energy as a power source in Australia read the following links →ABC News | Nuclear power in Australia — a silver bullet or white elephant?The Australian | Most Australians would back a move to small scale nuclear powerInternational Energy Agency | HistoryWhy was the International Energy Agency set up? Because of 1973's oil crisis | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)Good NewsA Dubbo couple raise over $11,000 for their wedding by reaching out to the community to collect cans and in return for 10 cents for each can. Here's how they did it →ABC News | Return and Earn recycling scheme refunds pay for Dubbo couple's dream weddingYouTube | Crushing Aluminum Cans - you've been doing it WRONGWho are the happiest countries in the world? Once again, the Finns come out on top at number 1. Find out why and how they do it here →Good News Network | For World Happiness Day, Finland Wants to Bring 5 Winners to World's Happiest Country – Crowned 7 Years in a RowFollow us on our socials:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blurtstar/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blurtstar/Twitter - @BlurtNewThreads - https://www.threads.net/@blurtstar This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewblurt.substack.com

Ben is joined by Maggie Perry from 6 News Australia to discuss the results of council elections and by-elections in Queensland. We mostly focus on the Brisbane City Council results, and also touch on the results of the two state by-elections and other local council elections. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support. This podcast is sponsored by Zencastr. Use my special link to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.

When you have a major national crisis caused by the shortage of a key product, you take steps to facilitate an increase in the provision of the thing that's in short supply. Right? And that would logically involve providing incentives to the people who supply the commodity that's scarce - or otherwise creating conditions that make it easier for them to create more of that commodity. You would, wouldn't you? Well, you would think so in a sensible world, but that's not what happens in Australia. Not in the housing market, where the opposite happens. Federal, state and local governments keep making decisions that make the rental shortage worse and the general under-supply of new dwellings worse. In the housing market, there are two things that have a serious under-supply: there's a shortage of new homes being built and there's a shortage of properties available for rental. Many people think it's the same thing – that you fix the rental shortage by building more homes, but that's NOT the solution.  They are two separate (although related) issues and both problems are getting more and more serious because politicians keep making them worse. We need to build a certain number of new dwellings each year in Australia to keep up with population growth, fuelled in part by overseas migration, and the formation of new households. In recent years, Australia has fallen well SHORT of the numbers of new dwellings needed, for a host of reasons. The Federal Government has an ambitious target of 1.2 million new homes in five years but there is no chance of this being achieved. One of the key reasons that we WON'T build enough new homes is because state and local politicians keep making it harder and more costly to create new dwellings. We already have a situation where UP TO HALF of the cost of creating a new house-and-land package is government taxes, fees and charges.  Studies have shown that the taxation component of a new house ranges from 35% in cities like Brisbane and Melbourne, up to 50% in Sydney. Politicians keep tinkering with the design of new dwellings – in theory, to make them safer, or more accessible, or more environmentally friendly – but every time they change the rules affecting the construction of new homes, they make them more expensive. That's the affordability problem in a nutshell. All levels of government using the housing industry as a cash cow and milk it for revenue through a range of taxes, fees and charges. And they keep making dwellings more expensive with supposedly well-intentioned new rules. They also contribute to the shortage of new homes and the higher cost of new homes by taking people resources out of the home building industry to build headline-grabbing new infrastructure projects. Many big real estate projects, such as high-rise apartment developments across Australia, have been scrapped because the developers can't get the tradespeople they need or the materials they need, and because the costs are SO HIGH that building those projects is not financially viable. In the ACT, the Territory Government has introduced new rules for the personal liability of directors of dwelling providing entities, including not-for-profit organisations like community housing providers. These rules are so severe that it is likely to cause a mass exodus of builders and community organisations from the ACT, thereby worsening the housing shortage there. Here's one of the consequences of these poorly drafted laws: if you join a board of a community housing provider today, and they have a house that was built five years ago and it has defects, you can now be held personally liable for the costs even though you were not on the board when it was built. This has come about in Canberra because the Greens, the most destructive force in Australian politics, have a share of power in the ACT government and they regard anyone involved in the housing industry as the enemy. Make no mistake, if you own a business or if you are an owner of investment real estate, the Greens regard you as something close to a criminal who needs to be squashed. They are obsessed with the notion that property investors are all rich bastards who own 10 or 20 properties and are monstering their tenants and ripping off the tax system. This is patently and blatantly false, but the Greens are not interested in hearing any alternative viewpoints. They are the petulant brats of Australian politics. And I'm pleased to observe that, despite all their posturing and grandstanding, the Greens failed to have any impact on the election for the Brisbane City Council, the biggest LGA in the nation, or on the two state government by-elections held in Queensland at the same time. There's no doubt that the serious and unprecedented shortage of rental properties across Australia has been caused by political decisions that have made investment ownership less and less attractive. Vacancy rates have been falling steadily for the past five years to the current unprecedented low levels – and you can chart the decline in the number of available rental properties with a series of state government decisions which have made ownership onerous and caused more and more investor owners to sell up and get out. Australia's best real estate analyst, Simon Pressley of Propertyology, confirms that there have been 20 major state government legislations in recent years, all of them detrimental to the owners of investment properties. He points out that the Australian population has increased by 3 million in the past eight years – but, in that time, the number of homes available for rental has DECREASED 58%, and the number of homes listed for sale has DECREASED by 36%. Those are incredible numbers which explain, in simple terms, the seriousness of the shortage crisis. And the politicians – mostly state governments – who have caused this dire situation are still doing it. They continue to make decisions and pass laws which make it worse. They keep slamming the people who are the source of the product that's in short supply. Investors who own in Victoria are selling up and getting out in large numbers, because Victoria is by far the most unfriendly state in Australia for property investors. They have increased existing taxes on owners and they have introduced new taxes on the people who supply the product that's in short supply. There are big increases in land tax, a new absentee owner surcharge, a new short-stay accommodation levy and a new vacant residential land tax on empty homes. There's also a new construction code which increases the costs of new dwellings and there are restrictions of rental increases. James Kirby, wealth columnist for The Australian newspaper, commented on 15 March that the taxation nightmare imposed by the State Government was the reason why Melbourne is the worst-performing residential property market in the nation. As a result of these measures, in just one month, the vacancy rate in Melbourne dropped from 1.5% to 1.0%, a huge change in such a short time frame. And, believe me, it will get worse. But it's not just Victoria. Every state and territory has made changes that shift the power balance to tenants and/or increase the costs of owners, causing more and more investors to sell. South Australia has recently launched changes to its tenancy laws.  The political statement says: “New rental laws have been passed by the Parliament of South Australia to improve protections for tenants WHILE BALANCING THE RIGHTS OF LANDLORDS.” That's the political rhetoric. Here's the reality:  there are 17 major changes, all shifting the balance to tenants. For example, reduced rental bonds, a ban on rental bidding, restrictions on what you can ask tenants when they applying to rent your property, limits on rent increases, new rights to tenants to sub-let, new penalties on landlords for various breaches (but none for tenants), restrictions on ending tenancies, more rights to tenants in disputes, the notice period to end tenancies increased from 28 to 60 days, a limit on inspections by your property manager, you can't refuse pets, and new rights to tenants to make modifications to your property. And the measures which balance the rights of the property owners? Well, there are none. And that, in simple terms, is why we have a chronic rental shortage which has no end in sight. It keeps getting worse, because state governments keep making it so.

Sam Kerr is a reverse milkshake duck. Emerald and Tom do a vibe check on the upcoming Brisbane City Council local election and Steven Miles' texting SCANDAL (8:36). Next they check out this week's developments in the fight for housing, with Greens proposing new public investment and Max Chandler-Mather speaking at National Press Club (23:20). Finally, a call to action (56:41). ---------------------------------------- Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU New Patreon ep with Jesse Noakes talking forced evictions and homeless out now.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU Links - If you live in Brisbane, VOTE!!!!!!!! https://vote.greens.org.au/  Watch the full video of Max Chandler-Mather at National Press Club - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9PZevNcplo  Go to a Palestine protest, meeting or other event https://apan.org.au/events/ BDS Australia - Check your super fund is not funding Israel's apartheid and genocide https://bdsaustralia.net.au/check-your-super/  Remember we've announced we're doing a live show in Naarm/Melbourne on Saturday April 6th at 1:30pm at the Comedy Republic https://www.comedyrepublic.com.au/event/38:304/38:910/  We're coming back to MEANJIN/BRISBANE!!! We're doing a live show at Good Chat Comedy Club on Saturday April 27th at 2pm. Tickets on sale now:  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/serious-danger-w-emerald-moon-tom-ballard-live-in-brisbane-tickets-843371164857  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in to 4BC Breakfast with Laurel, Gary & Mark every weekday from 5.30am-9am. Laurel Edwards, Gary Clare and Mark Hine will keep you updated on the latest news and talk Brisbane, along with a soundtrack of classic tunes.  On the show today: a health update for Princess Kate, wrapping up the Brisbane City Council debate yesterday and the Lions prepare for a flag tilt in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben is joined by Alexis Pink from community radio station 4ZZZ and Andrew Messenger from the Guardian Australia to discuss the upcoming council elections across Queensland and the two state by-elections to be held on the same day. We discuss the Brisbane City Council campaign and then touch on a number of other interesting council races and the by-elections. Andrew's article about uncontested council races. This podcast is supported by the Tally Room's supporters on Patreon. If you find this podcast worthwhile please consider giving your support. This podcast is sponsored by Zencastr. Use my special link to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.

4BC Afternoons Host Sofie Formica joins Brekky to wrap up the Brisbane City Council debates at the Queensland Media Club yesterday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this weeks episode Michael loses it at a fans girlfriend during Ring In With Your Rings. We learn about Matts birth during the dream diary segment. The boys attempt to eat oysters for "Fussy Little Boys" And Dakota demands that Brisbane City Council take action towards climate change during the prank call. -- S**t Talk 0:00 - 14:37 Sponsors 14:38 - 19:48 Bong Break 19:49 - 20:08 Matt's Dream Diary 20:09 - 30:14 Fussy Little Boys 30:15 - 41:55 Ring In With Your Rings 41:56 - 1:01:54 Bong Break 1:01:55 - 1:02:14 Trauma Trivia 1:02:15 - 1:15:15 How Famous Are We 1:15:16 - 1:22:20 Prank Call 1:22:21 - 1:28:17 -- We understand that our podcasts are quite out there so if you are easily offended it's probably best not to listen... we're joking... usually. Go to manscaped.com and get 20% off + free shipping with the discount code: FULLYACTUAL20 #manscapedpod​​ #manscaped​ https://www.manscaped.com/?fbclid=IwA Go to Athletic Greens via this link to receive a FREE 1 year supply of immune supporting vitamin D and 5x FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do it visit: https://www.athleticgreens.com/fullyactual #AthleticGreens #AG1 If you would like to enter our "voicemail segment," feel free to call or text us on 0466602303 If you want to support us as well as watch our weekly vlog episodes sign up to our website! Its free. for the first 21 days so you can see if you like the content. Thank you precious rings - https://welcome.universityofmarcheal.com Here's the link to our other social channels if you want to see us being silly billies on other platforms - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/martyandmichael Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/martyandmic... TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/martyandmichael Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey BlurtstarsWe have a great show tonight. On Green There, Done That, we have a special guest, Charles Druckmann, Greens candidate for the upcoming Brisbane City Council election in March. We will go into why he has thrown his hat in the ring, how he will help his constituents if elected and many other things.As usual, we will chat about the latest news happening around the world.So, let's get on with the show!!Tune in and find out more on https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773, with Wencee and the Kegsta.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thenewblurt.substack.com or contact us at blurtstar[at]gmail.com.Green There, Done ThatOn 16 March 2024, there will be Brisbane City Council elections across the 26 wards. On tonight's show we have Charles Druckmann, Greens candidate for the Pullenvale ward which is located in the inner west suburbs of Brisbane. We have a candid chat about why he is running and what he will offer to the people of Pullenvale if he wins the election →Greens | Official Greens page for Charles DruckmannABC News | Brisbane City Council Election 2024 GuidesABC News | Brisbane City Council Election PreviewABC News | Antony Green's summary of the Pullenvale wardBlurt Around The World6th February is Waitangi Day in New Zealand. What is it? Here are some links to read or listen to get educated →Waitangi Day - Rā o Waitangi | History of Rā o WaitangiHalf Arsed History Podcast | EPISODE 293: THE TREATY OF WAITANGIABC News | Aotearoa New Zealand's Waitangi Day through the eyes of Pacific peopleA French professional photographer often wondered why there was an obsession for taking selfies. He came across the Skinner box, which scientists use to study rats. So the photographer, Augustin Lignier, designed a Skinner box for rats to take selfies. Here are the results →New York Times | Our Rodent Selfies, Ourselves YouTube | Kea Parrot destroys carThe creator of the endless scroll in apps was Aza Raskin →GQ Magazine | He Created Your Phone's Most Addictive Feature. Now He Wants to Build a Rosetta Stone for Animal LanguageThe Grammy awards were awarded on 4 February 2024 with Taylor Swift becoming the first artist (of ANY gender) to win four (4) Album Of The Year awards besting Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder who each won three (3) Album Of The Year awards →ABC News | Grammys winners list 2024: boygenius, Killer Mike, SZA top awards count, Taylor Swift scores Album of the Year and Billie Eilish wins Song of the YearMAGA supporters going ape s**t with Taylor Swift fans saying that this years' USA elections will be rigged because of Taylor →Politico | MAGA World Is About to Meet Taylor Swift's Fandom. It Won't Go Well.Follow us on our socials:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blurtstar/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blurtstar/Twitter - @BlurtNew This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewblurt.substack.com

Newington College weirdos say NO GIRLS ALLOWED! Emerald and Tom look at the Nine scandal using AI on a photo of Vic senator Georgie Purcell. Is a person to blame or SOCIETY? And what's this about duck hunting? Then former councillor and Greens Lord Mayor candidate for the Brisbane council Jonathan “Jonno” Sriranganathan joins, direct from the public library. What are his plans for taking over Brisbane and making it into woke-topia? What can we do to help? Finally, a call to action. ---------------------------------------- Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAUSubscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU Links - Read more about the Greens campaigns for Brisbane City Council on Jonno's website: https://www.jonathansri.com/key_priorities    Donate to the mayoral campaign: https://www.jonathansri.com/donate Follow Jonno on socials -   Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jonathan_sri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonno.sri YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jonnosri/videos  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan_sriranganathan/ Short documentary “Jonno” by Zach Sullivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj-YCAVz9Yc  The actual duck hunting news - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/29/victoria-government-duck-hunting-ban-rejection-criticism  Cam Wilson on the AI scandal - https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/01/adobe-photoshop-generative-ai-women-politicians/  Email your Federal MP and Senators asking them to reinstate funding to UNRWA, and instead support measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, including cutting military support to Israel: https://apan.org.au/action-reinstate-unrwa-funding/  Serious Danger Merch!!! - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAUSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big Lamb solves the generation gap. Emerald and Tom are joined by Jenny Leong, state MP for Newtown - the only Greens MP to win more than 50% of the vote! They talk through Israel's hearing at The Hague after accusations of genocide by South Africa, and other important topics like the Wokeworths Campaign To Destroy Australian Values. Then a look ahead at 2024, the upcoming elections (notably Brisbane City Council) and Jenny's goals for the year. Finally, a call to action. Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAUSubscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Links - Support South Africa's case against Israeli genocide at the ICJ - https://apan.org.au/support-south-africas-icj-case/   Jenny Leong - https://www.jennyleong.org/  https://twitter.com/jennyleong  SOME LIKE IT (LESS) HOT - COMEDY FUNDRAISER FOR MANDY NOLAN feat. TOM BALLARD  Come and laugh help raise some cash to turn Richmond Green on Wednesday January 24th @ Mullumbimby Ex Services Club Tickets here - https://www.mandy4richmond.com/some_like_it_less_hot  LIST OF RALLIES ON INVASION DAY AROUND THE COUNTRY - https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/invasion-day-rallies-protests-australia-january-26/  More on the ANTAR website https://antar.org.au/issues/survival-day/events-listing/  Serious Danger Merch!!! - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAUSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has slammed the ABC for a “death over dishonour” press release which he found incorrectly implied the Federal Court was trying to force journalists to reveal confidential sources in a defamation case against a former soldier. Qantas Loyalty boss Olivia Wirth has resigned from the embattled airline, five months after being passed over for the top job. Average prices for Uber's rideshare and delivery services could rise by up to 85 per cent as a result of the federal government's proposed shake-up to workplace rules, the company has claimed. Brisbane City Council will axe projects and slash services as part of a major $400m spending cut in the face of a budget blowout. Fire investigators are pouring over the burnt wreck of Stirling Village in Adelaide after a huge blaze swept through the shopping centre on Sunday, causing at least $15 million damage.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A female student had a seizure and was rushed to hospital after using a vape while a male student who also used a vape at another school collapsed and “struggled to breathe”.  Hundreds of Brisbane homeowners were left stunned by mystery letters from Brisbane City Council warning their houses could be purchased and turned into parklands at a time the state grapples with a housing crisis.  The parents of a Gippsland footballer who took his own life last week say his mental health started to deteriorate after suffering a concussion in his teenage years.  A new cash bonus of $20,000 will be offered in 2024 to entice first-year teachers to the SA bush. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aussies feeling the pinch have been urged to go easy on the heating this winter, as a leading energy comparison organisation warns of rising energy bills to come ahead of the colder months.  A NSW school Covid cleaning program costing the state government more than $30m a term and labelled “questionable” by a disease expert has been scrapped after it was raised by The Daily Telegraph.  Brisbane residents can celebrate the lowest rate rise in the South East after Brisbane City Council announced a record $4.3bn budget focusing on cost-of-living relief and transport infrastructure.  Police stations are closing at night as officers are diverted to tackle youth crime, with more resources employed than those used to combat Melbourne's infamous gangland war.  More than $130m will be in the SA budget for virtual health care in a bid to free up hospital beds, unclog emergency departments and ease ambulance ramping. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians are reluctant to ask questions about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament for fear they will be branded as racist.A  man has sued the state government, claiming he turned to crime  because the authorities ignored  more than 50 reports of harm when he was a child.State and federal green energy schemes will add $330m to Victorians' home power bills in the coming year, government documents reveal.Brisbane City Council will slash the entry rate to all public pools to a flat rate of $2 per person as part of a cost of living-focused budget due to be handed down on Wednesday.Traditional a la carte dining for small groups is being thrown on the backburner in favour of fixed-price menus as restaurateurs grapple with escalating business costs and staff shortages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this first of three conversations between Peter Westoby and Richard Warner we scaffold the conversation acknowledging that the two cooperatives we work for - Community Praxis Co-op and Nundah Community Enterprise Co-op - are celebrating their 25th year anniversaries. We link the celebration with the 50th anniversary of E. F. Schumacher's Small is Beautiful (1973) - 'economics as if people matter'. Richard then shares the story of the co-op, moving from: - the micro-level of stories/listening to people's lived experience, - to the mezzo-level of a small group of people living with cognitive and intellectual disabilities experimenting informally with work, - through to the macro-level of structuring and registering a formal cooperative - and being a catalyst for social procurement with Brisbane City Council. From small, to nearly a $2 million annual turnover and 50+ people employed (35 with cognitive and intellectual disabilities), the co-op is an inspirational story of social enterprise developed 'by the people'. For further details check out: https://www.communitypraxis.org/ (and particularly the Community Enterprise Initiative link) and also www.ncec.com.au/.

Jono says goodbye to Brisbane City Council in true Jono fashion. Emerald and Tom go through the fairly unremarkable results of the NSW election (6:09), before they are joined by former editor of The Monthly, Nick Feik (25:58) to unpack the Greens-Labor safeguard deal. Is it bad? Yes. Should the Greens have agreed to it? Wellll……. Finally, a call to action (1:07:16). Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like psychedelic-assisted therapy, whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand's small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Links - Follow Nick Feik on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NickFeik  Nick's article about the safeguard feal for The Monthly - https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/march/nick-feik/great-stock-n-coal-swindle  Tom's Stand Up For Refugees gig @ MICF - https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/stand-up-for-refugees-a-benefit-for-the-asrc  Donate to funeral costs for Aubrey Donahue, the 27-year-old Aboriginal man killed by police in Mareeba last week - https://www.gofundme.com/f/aubrey-jo-donahue  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAUSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pro's and con(s) of investing in a different state, how Granny Flats have officially been allowed as of right in Brisbane City Council, what the true criteria should be when it comes to picking the right property manager & how a shed in Sydney is renting for $1000 per month!   Get in touch alexf@jlf.com.au | jamesf@jlf.com.au   All views and opinions discussed are that of the hosts. They do not endorse reliability or accuracy of their information. Not for commercial use. 

To close out their time live at the Brisbane leg of Good Things, Max and Sam chat with Brisbane legends Regurgitator. They dive deep into everyone's hometown, Brisbane, talking about seeing Powderfinger at the Paddo, how you could rent a spot in the Valley, and their attempt at an Olympic anthem.Discover more new music and hear your favourite artists with 78 Amped on Instagram, on Facebook.

Free tampons for women, but what do blokes get!?! Emerald and Tom are joined by the Greens councillor for the Gabba Ward of the Brisbane City Council, Jonno Sriranganathan. They discuss the recent leaks of Queensland Police being racist nazi scum (8:44) and Jonno's mention in the leaked recordings. Then they move on to the upcoming Victorian state election (41:52) - the Greens exciting polling, nasty attacks from Labor, and how to grow thick skin as the party expands. Finally, a call to action (53:31).  Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU  New Patreon episode just released - Tom and Emerald review Greens memes and some shit takes in the media. Is Joe Hildebrand getting dumber!? https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse. Call to action - It's Victorian election week! Volunteer if you can https://victoria.greens.org.au/volunteer  VOTE BELOW THE LINE PLEASE (Glenn Druery story - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/17/glenn-druery-preference-whisperer-leaked-video-cfmeu-labor-greens-victoria-state-election-2022)  https://www.jonathansri.com/  https://twitter.com/jonathan_sri  https://www.facebook.com/jonno.sri  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio royalty is in the house! Sydney breakfast host Amanda Keller joins us live in the studio for a game of Quick Draw. A man in Brisbane has won a fight over the Brisbane City Council over a giant digital billboard… of us! How do you want to die? A popular radio DJ died doing what he loved… by being on-air! Plus, a man who pretended to be dead for 321 days scored his first extra role on CSI as a dead man!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DRAG QUEEN FREE SPEECH CASE FINALLY GOES TO COURT Three days of hearings from November 28-30 have been scheduled in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal in the case of Dwayne Hill and Johnny Valkyrie versus Lyle Shelton. The backstory is this. In early 2020, two drag queens sued me for “vilification”. SHELTON'S alleged crime was to write a blog that highlighted that these drag queens were promoting genderfluid ideology to children and that they were “dangerous role models” after they appeared at a drag queen story time event for children at a Brisbane City Council library. The drag queens made a complaint to the Queensland Human Rights Commission alleging that SHELTON'S post was vilification because it incited hatred, severe ridicule and serious contempt towards them. This is just my opinion. The Slippery Slope Spotify J Fallon Apple Music J Fallon Spotify J Fallon YouTube The Slippery Slope Apple Podcasts The Slippery Slope YouTube The Slippery Slope Stitcher --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-fallon/message

Picture this, you've taken a nice, well deserved break in sunny Byron Bay or the cosy Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. But the thing is, if you're staying in an Airbnb house, that home has most likely been taken out of the rental market for locals. Brisbane City Council is now putting pressure on home owners who use short-stay accommodation websites like Airbnb and Stayz.

In our recent chat with artist Debra Hood, she spoke about how one of her artworks of Brisbane was used as a wrap for one of the CityCats - the iconic vessels that transport people along the Brisbane River.. You've seen the CityCats in Bluey - in episodes like Spy Game and Ice Cream. Debra mentioned how much she'd like to see some Bluey wrapped CityCats - in both Bluey and Bingo versions. One Brisbane mum was way ahead of us though! Madonna Stephens lives in the riverside suburb of Hawthorne and saw first hand the devastation following the Brisbane Floods of 2022, in particular the damage to the CityCat fleet. As a way of inspiring Brisbane kids, helping them recover after the floods and to bring in tourist revenue, Madonna has suggested that we do indeed wrap some of our beloved CityCats in Bluey and Bingo attire. Madonna currently has a petition before Brisbane City Council, asking that council look at this option - you can https://epetitions.brisbane.qld.gov.au/petition/view/pid/1128?fbclid=IwAR0jfKiUENVq_BwZfHW596jUUzRHy0WD4s6-CIbpNWBCBvtt_HqCISYBasY (sign the petition here) (active until June 1, 2022). Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family. Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on https://www.facebook.com/blueysbrisbane (Facebook) and https://www.instagram.com/blueysbrisbane/ (Instagram) - @blueysbrisbane

Hi Everyone, Thanks for tuning in to Season 4 Episode 11!   • On this episode Ethan from TOTTnews.com joins me to discuss the recent flooding along the Eastern seaboard of Australia. Coincidentally the same areas that were burned buy the 2019 bushfires. • What's the connection? CLARA - Consolidated Land And Rail Australia. Highspeed Rail network with new sustainable "Smart Cities" interspersed along the way. • Ethan discusses his new video in which he goes into an in-depth explanation of what it all means and lays it out for you to make the connections. (https://youtu.be/uwB-N4ssmIc)   • I discuss how back in Season 2 Episode 6 we talked about the Australian Bushfires and the CLARA connection. And in that video from January 19th 2020 I said "That could be the next thing that drives them off the land. We burned them out. Now lets flood them out".   • The WEF (World Economic Forum) has agents infecting all levels of government around the world. Here in South-East Queensland where we're based the very person in the key position of Cheif Planner for the Brisbane City Council is a member of the WEF! Specifically the Global Future Council on Cities of Tomorrow! • We also discuss the non-existent financial relief for the bushfires as well as the flood recovery. • The ADF (Australian Defence Force) being caught out simply shooting PR videos during the flood effort instead of organising genuine aid. • The discussion also takes somewhat of a philosophical turn as well towards the end. Is it time to change your life? • NEW STUBBY COOLERS AVAILABLE NOW! Enjoy a "Conspiracy Beery" with friends and start the conversation. 2 stubby coolers for $10 (inc Postage. Australia only). See images below! Pay via my PayPal account and make sure your postage details are in the payment details. http://paypal.me/LeeMaddox79  or Direct Bank Transfer. Please contact me to arrange: editor@realnewsaustralia.com Remember the Bonus Content shows are available now to all Patreon supporters for just AU$7 a month! Now 33 Bonus shows are available just for those who see value in what we do. Including a 5 part series on the Port Arthur Massacre, The Electric Universe with Physicist Wal Thornhill,  The Moon Landing Hoax & The Titanic Conspiracy!   Instead of donating money to a charity that most likely won't pass on your full donation to whomever needs it, why not sign up as a patron over at our Patreon account for all the bonus content and extra podcasts! https://www.patreon.com/RealNewsAustralia   PayPal donations can be made me here at RealNewsAustralia.com to help pay for costs associated with bringing you this show if you don't want any extra bonus content for your support.   As always make sure you subscribe and give us a 5 star rating on iTunes with a nice little review to help us out! Please consider sharing on social media to ensure we reach a bigger audience!    We're relying on YOU!   Links:  https://www.patreon.com/RealNewsAustralia - Join Today!   http://paypal.me/LeeMaddox79- Support today!   https://thecalmstorms.bandcamp.com/track/drop-the-fear - NEW INTRO SONG LINK!   https://tottnews.com/2022/03/07/adf-staging-social-media-pr/ https://tottnews.com/2019/12/05/australian-bushfires-conspiracy/ https://youtu.be/uwB-N4ssmIc    

In this episode of CISO Talk, James Azar hosts Grae Meyer-Gleaves, CISO at Hollard Insurance joins the show to talk about the cybersecurity talent pipeline and how internal training is critical to fill cybersecurity job gaps. Grae talks about attitude, problem solving and hard work as well as sharing the complexity on the supply chain. Grae shares how education, awareness and training are creating cyber resiliency within the human workforce.   Tune in to this amazing podcast and make sure to subscribe and comment Bio: Over 20 years experience across multiple industries in ICT leadership, consulting and management. Specialising in information security, risk management, business continuity, disaster recovery, infrastructure and architecture. Held senior positions with leading Global and Australian organisations such as Allianz, Fortinet, Westpac, QGC – A BG-Group business, BoQ, Data#3, Brisbane City Council and Wesley Mission Queensland. Career started with the Australian Army. Recent achievements include: • Implementation of full lifecycle threat and risk management for 3rd parties. Assessment, contracts (cyber terms) and attestation; • Establishment of an ANZ Security Operations and Intelligence Centre; • Gamified education and awareness programs including traditional supporting elements; • Leadership & management teams of people during crisis and incidents; and • Established and grown IT Risk, Compliance and Security teams & capabilities. Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graem/   CISO CONVERSATION WEBINAR SERIES:  https://mailchi.mp/cyberhubpodcast/whistic-webinar     The Practitioner Brief is sponsored by: KnowBe4: https://info.knowbe4.com/phishing-security-test-cyberhub  Whistic: www.whistic.com/cyberhub Whistic Solarwinds survey: https://www.whistic.com/solarwinds     **** Find James Azar Host of CyberHub Podcast, CISO Talk, Goodbye Privacy, Tech Town Square, Other Side of Cyber and CISOs Secrets James on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-azar-a1655316/ James on Parler: @realjamesazar Telegram: CyberHub Podcast ****** Sign up for our newsletter with the best of CyberHub Podcast delivered to your inbox once a month: http://bit.ly/cyberhubengage-newsletter ****** Website: https://www.cyberhubpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPoU8iZfKFIsJ1gk0UrvGFw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CyberHubpodcast/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyberhubpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyberhubpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyberhubpodcast Listen here: https://linktr.ee/cyberhubpodcast   The Hub of the Infosec Community. Our mission is to provide substantive and quality content that's more than headlines or sales pitches. We want to be a valuable source to assist those cybersecurity practitioners in their mission to keep their organizations secure.