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Vire apoiador e desbloqueie episódios extras e o grupo secreto no Telegram aqui: https://apoia.se/fabricadecrimes Daniel Morcombe teve uma infância repleta de amor e animais. Em um domingo qualquer ele resolveu ir até o shopping e esperou o transporte público no ponto de ônibus. Quando Daniel não voltou para casa, seus pais começaram uma busca que revelaria o que eles mais temiam...Quer aparecer em um episódio do Fábrica? É muito fácil! Basta mandar uma mensagem de voz por direct no Instagram @podcastfabricadecrimes nós só publicaremos com a sua autorização. Vamos AMAR ter você por aqui :) Hosts: Rob e MariEditor: Victor AssisFontes: THE GUARDIAN. Daniel Morcombe trial: paedophile denies asking friends for an alibi. Disponível aqui. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/daniel-morcombe-trial-paedophile-denies-alibi?CMP=gu_comABC. Daniel Morcombe murder: Ex-wife of accused murderer Brett Peter Cowan testifies in Brisbane Supreme Court. Disponível aqui. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/daniel-morcombe-murder-day-8-court-trial/5272056CASE FILE PODCAST. Case 54, Daniel Morcombe, (2024). Disponível aqui. https://casefilepodcast.com/case-54-daniel-morcombe/BRISBANE TIMES. Inside the police operation that brought Daniel Morcombe's killer to justice. Disponível aqui. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/inside-the-police-operation-that-brought-daniel-morcombes-killer-to-justice-20140314-34qi3.htmlABC. Australian police have used the Mr Big technique to put killers behind bars — but some say the method is 'inherently dangerous'. Disponível aqui. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-28/calls-for-safeguards-on-australian-use-of-mr-big-technique/104523694PERTH NOW. From Perth sting to guilty verdict: How WA cops helped catch Daniel Morcombe's killer. Disponível aqui. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/australia/from-perth-sting-to-guilty-verdict-how-wa-cops-helped-catch-daniel-morcombes-killer-ng-6a8f79430864d64989d3b7a6fce4b951BRISBANE TIMES. Daniel Morcombe sentence: Bruce Morcombe's victim impact statement. Disponível aqui. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/daniel-morcombe-sentence-bruce-morcombes-victim-impact-statement-20140314-34qpk.htmlADELAIDE NOW. Daniel Morcombe murder trial releases pictures of accused Brett Peter Cowan, aka Shaddo N-unyah Hunter. Disponível aqui. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/daniel-morcombe-murder-trial-releases-pictures-of-accused-brett-peter-cowan-aka-shaddo-nunyah-hunter/news-story/bb9efbd4164f7eec90b7b6da80865ae7

K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is one of Australia’s natural wonders and every year, almost half a million people enjoy its wild and sprawling environment. But as visitor numbers swell, the question of how tourists coexist with some of the island’s oldest residents, the dingo, becomes more important. Twenty four years after a nine-year-old boy was fatally mauled by two dingoes on K’gari, strategies to manage the animal - and humans - haven’t stopped attacks from occurring. Today, we speak with Brisbane Times journalist Courtney Kruk on the story of the dingoes of K’gari/ on the danger that can’t be tamed on K’gariSubscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

K’gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is one of Australia’s natural wonders and every year, almost half a million people enjoy its wild and sprawling environment. But as visitor numbers swell, the question of how tourists coexist with some of the island’s oldest residents, the dingo, becomes more important. Twenty four years after a nine-year-old boy was fatally mauled by two dingoes on K’gari, strategies to manage the animal - and humans - haven’t stopped attacks from occurring. Today, we speak with Brisbane Times journalist Courtney Kruk on the story of the dingoes of K’gari/ on the danger that can’t be tamed on K’gariSubscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Mark 10:35-45 Ann Rennie is a Melbourne writer and teacher.  She has a regular column in Australian Catholics and has contributed to The Sunday Age Faith column for the past 25 years.  She has been published in The Age, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, WA Today, Brisbane Times and Madonna. Ann is a former REC and is currently teaching English and RE at Genazzano FCJ College in Kew. Each year she compiles and contributes to the teacher prayer and reflection book published by Garratt Publishing. She writes a monthly column for her parish cluster, as well as the odd film review for Australian Catholics online.  Ann has written a number of books about faith, life and education, most recently Witness, Specialist Moderator - the critical role of the Catholic educator in a changing world written with Dr. Bernadette Mercieca. She is excited to be presenting Small Wonders on Radio Maria Australia. 202.928 every second Thursday. Ann believes in good news and the Good News.

Josie takes Mel all the way back to 2018, when needles started showing up stuck into strawberries all across Australia.  **If you would like to skip the catch up chats, head straight to 29 mins and 40 seconds! Join the ALL AUSSIE HOUR Facebook group Follow All Aussie Hour on INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK Follow JOSIE and MEL on Instagram  Produced by DM Podcasts Show notes: BBC, no byline, September 2018 ABC by Patrick Williams, September 2018 The Guardian by Ben Smee, September 2018 The North West Star by Cheryl Goodenough, July 2020 Daily Mail by Mark Brook, November 2018 ABC by Talissa Siganto, July 2021 Brisbane Times article by Toby Crockford, July 2021 News.com.au by Shireen Khalil, 2020See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Dennien from the Brisbane Times, joined Peter Gleeson on 4BC Drive to explain how the state government's $1 billion plan to upgrade Wivenhoe Dam could lead to the relocation of a highway.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An artist impression of what a redeveloped Queensland Sport and Aquatic Centre could look like has been released to the public by The Brisbane Times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett Phillips is back with another big show chatting to the Australian 12U/14U Claycourt National Champions, a tour recap including Casper Ruud winning the biggest title of his career in Barcelona as we chat with ATP Courtside reporter Candy Reid and ATP Commentator Peter Odgers reflects on Jan Lennard Stuff maiden title in Munich. Brett speaks to Tony Moore from the Brisbane Times about what lies ahead for the Queensland Tennis Centre ahead of the 2032 Olympics Games, a Tennis Victoria State Grade preview featuring Ella Fitcher from Essendon and Lewis Miles from MCC Glen Iris is also on the show and Aussies C rocs captain Matt Barelle joins us from Spain to recap the Senior World Padel Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead.If you've been thinking about upgrading to an Unmade membership, this is the perfect time. Your membership includes:* Member-only pricing for our HumAIn (May 28) and REmade (October 1) conferences;* A complimentary invitation to Unmade's Compass event;* Member-only content and our paywalled archives;* Your own copy of Media UnmadeUpgrade todayFrom Bard to worse during media's cold snapToday:* Is media's deep freeze finally hitting bottom?* Countdown to the end of the Meta money* Digital growth plateaus* What to look out for in the Southern Cross Austereo financial update* Google's image generator Gemini's rogue woke embarrassmentFurther reading:* Brisbane Times: Former digital darling Vice Media to slash jobs, shutter website* Unmade: ‘Very close to the bottom': As bad as it gets (or as good as it gets?) for Nine and ARN Media* Australian Financial Review: Australian media's $70m lifeline ends in months. Meta isn't picking up* Brisbane Times: $1b for journalism at risk in new warning over Google, Facebook* The Australian: Online advertising market spend was $14.7bn in 2023, slowest annual growth since 2020* Sweathead: How brands are using AI* The Verge: How AI copyright lawsuits could make the whole industry go extinct* Unmade: Why Australia's marketers need to worry about the lack of local artificial intelligence lawsToday's episode features Tim Burrowes, Abe Udy and Cat McGinnTime to leave you to start your week.Editing was courtesy of Abe's Audio, the people to talk to about voiceovers, sound design and podcast production.Message us: letters@unmade.mediaToodlepip…Tim Burrowestim@unmade.media This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unmade.media/subscribe

What's happening in property investing news this week in Australia? It's time to find out! We remove all the fluff to bring a neatly packaged news show, designed to keep you on the ball as an Australian Property Investor. Let's see what's making property news headlines this week in Australia.

Dimity Brassil first recorded her mum's life story in 2018. She was spurred into action following the death of both her father and sister in a relatively short period and it dawned on her one day that she would never hear their voices again. So, Dimity decided to sit down with her mum, Anne, and capture her voice telling her story - before it was too late. Dimity and Anne worked together to create A Lasting Tale. Little did they know they would create a movement empowering a generation of older Australians to share their lifestories with their own loved ones. Five years on, A Lasting Tale has evolved into a professional interview service for people with a lifetime of stories to share. The service has 40 professional journalists recording private audio life stories for families Australia-wide. They have recorded 1,500 humble yet heroic life stories of everyday people. A Lasting Tale now has a free mobile app and works with retirement villages, palliative care providers, libraries and community organisations. They also run specialist life story intergenerational programs in aged care. Dimity is an alumni of the May Cohort of the Media Masters Academy and she has been kicking massive Media and PR Goals since she finished the course just a few months ago. In Dimity's own words, she came into the course knowing she had to get comfortable with self-promotion (but it felt icky and unnatural), she wasn't getting the results her business needed to grow by Meta ads alone and she knew she needed to build massive trust and credibility in her brand before people would part with such a personal purchase and invest in her business to tell a loved ones story. It's safe to say Dimity has done all that times 1000% and her business has exploded since finishing the course. In the last month alone, Dimity and a Lasting Day have been featured in: Womens Agenda The Good Weekend (SMH, The Age, WA Today, Brisbane Times) Sunday Life (SMH, The Age, WA Today, Brisbane Times) 89 local online news services through Australian Community Media servicing regional, rural and remote Australia The Canberra Times, The Newcastle Herald, The Illawarra Mercury (through ACM) The Land Starts at 60 online publication ABC Radio Upper Hunter ABC Radio Goulburn Murray ABC Radio Shepparton 2GB Sydney...and she's booked to do an interview on Sunday for ABC Radio Melbourne. Completing the Media Masters Academy course created an incredible "Aha" moment in Dimity's business journey, where she realised she never had to self-promote again to grow her business and gain valuable brand awareness, because she learned how to get the media to do that for her. This is Dimity's story.

This week we speak with passionate wife, mother and grandmother, Robyn Everingham, who has made the commitment to being a ‘Super Alive Centenarian'. She's been researching, exploring and trying out ways to improve her physical and cognitive health with apps and tech. And today we talk about her journey and very personal lessons learned along the way about measuring key health metrics, being curious in her use of health apps; and having a good attitude to her health and longevity. Here's some key points in our conversation. Please note, you can listen to this show as a podcast, but it is also available to watch on Youtube! 3.20  Tell us about your curiosity and your sense of purpose. Robyn talks about her journey to prioritise personal development in every stage of life. 3.51 Life is about squeezing the juice out at every angle according to Robyn4.20 Robyn wants to live to 100. She talks about why she believes she can and what she's doing to achieve this. And we find out WHY Robyn wants this. 5.45 Robyn's three keys to enable her to live to 100 and talks about her passion for fitness and hiking6.00 passion for hiking around the world, and her favourite trails in the US and the UK, including her recent trip to the UK hiking. 7.10 Robyn discusses what led her to wanting to understand longevity better7.20 How she got into riding on Peloton, and the competitiveness and inspirational community she sees on the Peloton app that keeps her hungry. 9.15 Her husband's health scare and atrial fibrillation and how they have led her on a journey to better monitor heart health metrics, and what she's learned personally about it over time. 10.00 What is atrial fibrillation and what has Robyn learned about measuring and monitoring as the partner of someone who suffers it. 11.15 Heart rate variability (HRV) and measurement, what it is and how to measure it in real life and why Robyn monitors that for her own health. 12.25 Her own learnings about HRV and stress and keeping her system in homeostasis. 14.50 Her experience with intermittent fasting. 15.30 Robyn is concerned about strength as she ages. And she tells us what she does regularly to try and prevent a decline in her strength and fitness. She also talks about the differences between hers and her husband's health programs. 17.40 What does Robyn do for cognitive health. She discussed why she chose Lumosity to test out as an app and how she's used it to improve her problem solving skills.  You can read more about this on this article on Robyn's blog Age with Attitude here. 20.00 We discuss how long Robyn has been working on her health and longevity and trying out tech. 20.44 The things she's learned form others and international markets about the use of functional health tech globally, and her real experience of monitoring her own numbers. 21.20 What does Robyn measure regularly? HRV, VO2 Max, Body Composition and what is she learning. 23.25 - Our Fast Five!Important Disclaimer: The information provided in this video/podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as medical or financial advice. Viewers are advised to consult with qualified professionals for personalized guidance on medical or financial matters. We do not assume any responsibility for actions taken based on the content of this video. Please seek expert advice from licensed medical practitioners or financial advisors for your specific needs.How to Have an Epic Retirement is now in bookstoresIt's been an exciting week. This week we've sold Amazon Australia out of books! The team at Hachette assure me they'll be back in stock within days though. And in the meantime, you can place your order through Booktopia here or pick up a copy at any major bookseller, including Big W, Collins, QBD, Dymocks, Harry Harthogs and many other stockists which you can see on my website here. Find out more about How to Have an Epic Retirement, the book, here. THIS WEEK'S EPIC RETIREMENT NEWSLETTER - IN CASE YOU MISSED ITLAST SUNDAY'S SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ARTICLECan you afford to retire now? Whether you're coming up to retirement or envisioning it in your distant future, the prospect can be daunting – often due to one issue: money.As we approach the years when retirement is the logical next step, the question on everyone's mind is, “can I afford to retire now?” I'm going to take a deep dive into how we answer that question, as individuals, because the decision is a personal one that requires you to think about and understand the crucial aspects of retirement readiness.Read the whole article here in the Money Section of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Brisbane Times. Tell me your stories, join our communityI'm super-keen to tell real stories of people living their own epic retirements. If you have a story to tell, please reach out. I'd love to chat. If you haven't already, join our Facebook group to be a part of interesting conversations about retirement, with other pre and post retirees. Media coverage of How to Have an Epic RetirementI've been battling to keep up with the posting of stories that have been in the media in the last week or two about How to Have an Epic Retirement. I have truly been blessed with the most enormous media interest. Many thanks to all the media who have talked about the book. If you'd like to listen to some of the radio shows that have featured the book, or see our appearance on the Today Extra, or read the excerpt that featured in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, simply visit our website here. I'll keep adding stories and clips as they come in. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.epicretirement.net

Last night, in a remote property in a rural area about 300 kilometres west of Brisbane, Queensland police shot dead three people. It came after an ambush at the location left two police officers dead, as well as a member of the public. The six deaths in the Western Downs region make the incident among the most fatal in the states' recent history. Today, Sean Parnell, Editor of The Brisbane Times, joins Chris Zappone to explain what happened.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last night, in a remote property in a rural area about 300 kilometres west of Brisbane, Queensland police shot dead three people. It came after an ambush at the location left two police officers dead, as well as a member of the public. The six deaths in the Western Downs region make the incident among the most fatal in the states' recent history. Today, Sean Parnell, Editor of The Brisbane Times, joins Chris Zappone to explain what happened.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cases of a rare tropical disease called Japanese encephalitis has been discovered along Australia's east coast in recent weeks. The disease is rarely fatal, however two people have died in Australia this week after contracting it. There are a number of confirmed cases in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, with some of those cases in intensive care. Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times health and science reporter Stuart Layt joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the outbreak that the federal Health Department has declared an "incident of national significance." Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cases of a rare tropical disease called Japanese encephalitis has been discovered along Australia's east coast in recent weeks. The disease is rarely fatal, however two people have died in Australia this week after contracting it. There are a number of confirmed cases in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, with some of those cases in intensive care. Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times health and science reporter Stuart Layt joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the outbreak that the federal Health Department has declared an "incident of national significance." Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland is in the midst of a major flood emergency as warnings are issued from Bundaberg to the border. The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted major flood levels to rise in Brisbane as well as Ipswich and despite a break in the torrential rain, waters are expected to continue rising for a number of days. Rainfall totals between 400 and 800 millimetres have been recorded across Brisbane and Ipswich over the past four days, causing widespread and significant flooding. So far seven deaths have been recorded in Queensland during the flooding emergency, and in New South Wales, where the weather system has now moved, a man is missing in Lismore. Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times editor Sean Parnell joins Nathanael Cooper to tell us how locals are coping and when the water will subside. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland is in the midst of a major flood emergency as warnings are issued from Bundaberg to the border. The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted major flood levels to rise in Brisbane as well as Ipswich and despite a break in the torrential rain, waters are expected to continue rising for a number of days. Rainfall totals between 400 and 800 millimetres have been recorded across Brisbane and Ipswich over the past four days, causing widespread and significant flooding. So far seven deaths have been recorded in Queensland during the flooding emergency, and in New South Wales, where the weather system has now moved, a man is missing in Lismore. Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times editor Sean Parnell joins Nathanael Cooper to tell us how locals are coping and when the water will subside. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean joins Scott each week to discuss the big news topics and stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk increased her popularity in last year's state election, largely due to her handling of the first half of the pandemic which saw the state left relatively unscathed by the virus. But as the border arrangements caused economic struggles throughout the state and left families unable to see each other, has that popularity remained intact? Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times editor Sean Parnell joins Nathanael Cooper to bring us up to speed from the other side of the border. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each week Sean chats with Scott about what's making news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk increased her popularity in last year's state election, largely due to her handling of the first half of the pandemic which saw the state left relatively unscathed by the virus. But as the border arrangements caused economic struggles throughout the state and left families unable to see each other, has that popularity remained intact? Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times editor Sean Parnell joins Nathanael Cooper to bring us up to speed from the other side of the border. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The commission was set up in July to examine the higher rate of suicide and attempted suicide among serving and former members of the Australian Defence Force. So far, the commission has received more than 800 submissions and according to the counsel assisting the commission a common thread has already appeared in those they have examined. They included bullying, the treatment of women, sexual assaults, physical assaults, better protection for younger members, better support after deployment, and better support for members after they leave the service and adjust to civilian life. The first days of the commission's public hearings have heard harrowing testimony from the family of members of the Defence Force who have taken their lives. Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times reporter Toby Crockford joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the first week of the commission. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each week, Sean and Scott discuss what's making news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The commission was set up in July to examine the higher rate of suicide and attempted suicide among serving and former members of the Australian Defence Force. So far, the commission has received more than 800 submissions and according to the counsel assisting the commission a common thread has already appeared in those they have examined. They included bullying, the treatment of women, sexual assaults, physical assaults, better protection for younger members, better support after deployment, and better support for members after they leave the service and adjust to civilian life. The first days of the commission's public hearings have heard harrowing testimony from the family of members of the Defence Force who have taken their lives. Today on Please Explain, Brisbane Times reporter Toby Crockford joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the first week of the commission. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Going to Scotland first we read in The National: “Scottish school pupils plan national day of action over climate change”; From the Guardian its: “Rich countries not providing poor with pledged climate finance, analysis says”; And from ABC News it's: “Climate change solution could come from 'electrifying everything', Australian inventor Saul Griffith says”; A couple of days away is a workshop to introduce the Australian Government's Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program: “Black Summer bushfire recovery grants”; And from the People and Parks Foundation: “We are all a part of nature, and nature connects us all”; “Circular stories” from Monash University: “A better T-shirt”; From Energy it's: “UK preps for energy prices to soar after grid fire in Kent”; “Practical Steps To Prepare For Climate Change” comes from Medium; The United Nations alerts readers to: “Glasgow Climate Change Conference”; From The New York Times reader discover: “This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan”; Another United Nations event: “Food Systems Summit 2021”; “Climate change to deliver suburban house price pain: RBA”, according to The Brisbane Times; Mike Foley writes in The Brisbane Times: “‘Higher ambition': Moderate Liberals urge government to raise climate targets”; And from The Guardian: “Big tech's pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds “; America All-In tells us: “Blueprint 2030”; Frank Duffy writes in The Guardian: “We tried to transition to green jobs, but the bosses are closing our car factory down”; From the Climate Council it's: “Rising to the challenge: addressing climate and security in our region”; Wired asks the question: “What Is ‘Fire Weather,' and Why Is It Getting Worse?”; Yale Climate Connections tells readers: “Initiative aims to create a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty”; A second story from Yale Climate Connections: “Can the economy afford NOT to fight climate change?”; Climate Conscious asks the question: “ Could Our Arsenal of Nuclear Power Help Stave Off the Climate Crisis for Good?”; Shelley Fagan writes on Medium in the story headed: “The Climate Change Conversation No One is Having”; Again, from the Guardian: “‘Climate crisis on our shores': Mediterranean countries sign deal after summer of fires”. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Justin Winters (pictured) is the co-founder of One Earth and the writer behind the piece: "Protecting cultural and biological diversity is central to solving climate change"; Halllie Golden writes on The Guardian - "Lawsuit challenges Biden plan to sell oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico"; From The Melbourne Age we hear from Mike Foley - "Urban Australia pays: Barnaby Joyce names his price for net-zero commitment"; Another co-founder of One Earth, Karl Burkart that - "Enough with the ruin porn. It's time for climate advocacy to move in a new direction"; Inside Clean Energy reports - "Inside Clean Energy: In California, the World's Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger"; In another story from Inside Climate News, Bob Berwyn writes - "In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America"; CNN says - " After Ida's remnants kill dozens in the East, NYC mayor says cities need to prepare differently for increasingly intense storms"; The Saturday Paper reports - "Why your current car may be the last fossil-fuel vehicle you own"; Another Medium story tells readers - "Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change"; "Gladstone has Queensland's worst air quality", according to Stuart Layt from the Brisbane Times. Here we are told "Eat Meat, But Without Crippling Climate Anxiety"; Enrique Dans tells us - "The heat wave lottery: we're all losers"; And, finally, there is the review by Jéssica Oliveira of the book, "Uninhabitable Earth". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

This week we're joined by Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate Yassmin Abdel Magied. Nie and Natty listen in as Yassmin reads through an op-ed she wrote for Brisbane Times in 2012 titled How racist are we? . Looking back, Yassmin reflects what it's like to grapple with the expectation of expertise on racism as a person of colour, and how her own plans and career aspirations changed in the face of these expectations. Yassmin also talks to Natty and Nie about the ways that islamophobia and anti-blackness have intersected in her lived experience, and the shock of moving to London, experiencing majority black events and communities, and learning first hand about the plantain wars. It's a beautiful, moving and often hilarious conversation that shows the beauty of growing up and allowing yourself the room to move and grow at any age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bridie Jabour is the opinion editor of Guardian Australia. She has previously worked as a journalist for NewsCorp and Fairfax, where she has reported on social affairs, politics and regional issues. She has worked in the Canberra press gallery and was a reporter for Brisbane Times after starting her career at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Queensland. She writes commentary on feminism, inequality, and pop culture, and appears regularly on The Drum, Triple J and ABC Radio Sydney. She is the author of the novel The Way Things Should Be, but today we are discussing her new non-fiction collection of essays Trivial Grievances.  Our interview starts at 19 minutes.  Michelle recommends True Crime Story by Joseph Knox A transformation of the thriller genre which blends fiction with the style of true crime in a compulsively readable murder mystery.  Caitlin recommends This One Is Ours by Kate O'Donnell  A powerful, passionate and beautiful young adult novel to escape in.  In this interview, we chat about:  How Bridie's friends and family helped her celebrate the book launch despite it coinciding with the start of Sydney's latest lockdown The summer holiday ‘filler' opinion piece that went viral and led to Bridie writing Trivial Grievances How Bridie's career as a journalist influenced her writing style and the essay/memoir style of the book Did the premise of millennial malaise stand up in the writing of the book? The terrifying car crash Bridie and her family were involved in just after she finished writing the book and what it taught her about living How Bridie became a journalist and how that influenced her publishing journey, including some of the things that surprised her about the industry compared to life in the newsroom A *brilliant* tip for finding an agent for your work Books and other things mentioned I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton Dirty John (TV series) Red Dragon Jane the Virgin The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell Follow Bridie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bkjabour/ (@bkjabour) Follow us on Instagram https://ww.instagram.com/betterwordspod (@betterwordspod) Trivial Grievances is available now.  Please note that Caitlin's job at HarperCollins Publishers did not affect our decision to invite Bridie to be a guest, we're delighted to have her and hope you enjoy this episode. Michelle also read a PR copy 

Bridie Jabour is the opinion editor at Guardian Australia. She has previously worked as a journalist for NewsCorp and Fairfax, where she has reported on social affairs, politics and regional issues. She has worked in the Canberra press gallery and was a reporter for Brisbane Times after starting her career at the Gold Coast Bulletin in Queensland. Bridie writes commentary on feminism, inequality, and pop culture, and appears regularly on The Drum, Triple J and ABC Radio Sydney. She is the author of the novel The Way Things Should Be. With the release of 'Trivial Grievances', Joel sat down with Bridie to discuss overcoming existential crises, going viral, finding joy in living an ‘ordinary' life, near death experiences, and more. *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Books mentioned in this podcast: Bridie Jabour - 'Trivial Grievances': https://bit.ly/3weKcfP Host: Joel Naoum Guest: Bridie Jabour Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Phil Lutton speaks to Dwayne about Brisbane being close to being confirmed as hosts of the 2032 Olympic Games.

Director and producer Jenny Shi joins Dave, Kin, and Diana to talk about her feature-length documentary Finding Yingying. Finding Yingying is about the life and death of Zhang Yingying, a Chinese visiting student at University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne, who was kidnapped and murdered June 9, 2017. The film poignantly focuses on Yingying and her family, challenging traditional crime narratives, and interlaces Asian American issues such as media representation, school funding, sexual violence, and bridging cultural gaps. Finding Yingying premiers December 11. For more information, go to www.findingyingying.com. join the Escape From Plan A Patreon at www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Finding Yingying (https://twitter.com/YingyingFilm) Jenny Shi (https://twitter.com/jiayanjennyshi) Professor Kin Cheung (https://twitter.com/ProfKinCheung) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Student visa rule change unfair, foolish, by Kin Cheung: https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-international-students-cheung-20200714-nrpcalcqdzblbjvqulqjnkzrwa-story.html Revisionist History, what's wrong with the LSATs and how to improve higher ed: http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/32-the-tortoise-and-the-hare Man Who Killed Korean Woman 'just felt like it,' Brisbane Times: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/man-admits-killing-korean-woman-in-queensland-20180806-p4zvrl.html Annie Le's article on petty crime at Yale: https://www.webcitation.org/5jnWl6Nsz?url=http://bbs.yale.edu/images/B10_1.pdf Norcal Rapist Trial just concluded. Convicted on all counts! Should receive life in prison. Sentencing next month: https://www.kcra.com/article/norcal-rapist-trial-verdict-roy-waller-nov-18/34715221 Three University gynecologists sexually assaulting Asian students at USC, UCLA & Columbia, each over 30 years of abuse. -USC: https://nextshark.com/usc-gynecologist-george-tyndall-target-chinese-students/ -UCLA: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/us/university-of-california-settlement-gynecologist/index.html -Columbia: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/us/columbia-university-ob-gyn-robert-hadden/index.html SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

The Prime Minister has asked leading health officials to prioritise agreeing on a national coronavirus hotpot definition so he can use the advice to pressure the state premiers to open their borders. Mr Morrison intervened on Thursday on behalf of a 26-year-old Canberra woman who flew to Queensland too late to say goodbye to her dying father and was then locked in hotel quarantine on the day of his funeral. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is facing increasing backlash over the incident in light of the arrival of Hollywood actor Tom Hanks who is currently quarantining in a privately hired hotel with other members of his crew. In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by the Brisbane Times's political reporter Lydia Lynch to discuss how Queenslanders are feeling about the border wars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister has asked leading health officials to prioritise agreeing on a national coronavirus hotpot definition so he can use the advice to pressure the state premiers to open their borders. Mr Morrison intervened on Thursday on behalf of a 26-year-old Canberra woman who flew to Queensland too late to say goodbye to her dying father and was then locked in hotel quarantine on the day of his funeral. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is facing increasing backlash over the incident in light of the arrival of Hollywood actor Tom Hanks who is currently quarantining in a privately hired hotel with other members of his crew. In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by the Brisbane Times's political reporter Lydia Lynch to discuss how Queenslanders are feeling about the border wars. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Aquatic mystery enthusiast Josie talks Mel through the nightmarish story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, two American divers who were left behind by their dive tour boat on QLD's Great Barrier Reef in 1998. Wine pairing: a not-tart rosé from The Hidden Sea Wines.Want to avoid the zest? Skip to 32:30.Credits:All That's Interesting by Kara Goldfarbhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/tom-eileen-lonergan The Baton Rouge Advocate by John Wirthttp://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2022842.html The Guardian by David Ficklinghttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jul/23/2The New York Times by Tony Horwitzhttps://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/01/movies/film-dying-at-sea-probably.html The Spokesman-Review by Keith O'Brienhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/aug/25/open-water-brings-kins-pain-to-surface/ The Brisbane Times by Drew Cratchley and Paul Osbornehttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/ten-years-on-reef-mystery-remains-20080123-ge9l6l.html Reddit post in r/UnresolvedMysteries by MythicSquirrel1https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9kxjur/unresolved_disappearance_tom_eileen_lonergan_lost/ Casefile Case 133: Tom & Eileen Lonerganhttps://casefilepodcast.com/case-133-tom-eileen-lonergan/ 20/20 on Investigation Discovery: Vanished Down Underhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-faZE1ZJ6QAs always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Zac Masters interviews Rachel Lane. Rachel is the Principal of Aged Care Gurus and co-author with Noel Whittaker on “Aged Care, Who Cares?” and "Downsizing Made Simple". Rachel oversees a national network of financial advisers dedicated to providing quality advice to older Australians and their families. Stay tuned at the end of the show as we let you know how you can win a copy of her book, Downsizing Made Simple. In this episode we talk about: - Aged Care - Downsizing and 'Right-sizing' - Problems faced in the aged care sector - Pension Loan Scheme - And much more! More about Rachel: Rachel Lane is Australia's aged care guru. Her engaging explanations of the ins and outs of financing retirement living and aged care are embraced by thousands of readers of the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne's Age, and the Brisbane Times and she frequently speaks on radio and television. She has co-authored a number of books including the best-seller Aged Care, Who Cares? with finance expert Noel Whittaker who she has again teamed up with recently to write “Downsizing Made Simple”. Rachel has specialised in retirement living and aged care for more than 15 years and holds a Masters in Financial Planning which included a thesis on the financial drivers of consumers and operators in aged care. Website: https://agedcaregurus.com.au/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thewealthcollective/message

Several jurisdictions around the world, such as the US states of California and Colorado, have legalised cannabis, also known as marijuana. In Australia, the Australian Capital Territory will become the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise recreational cannabis use on the last day of January 2020. What are the pros and cons of cannabis legalisation? To help us answer this question, we’re joined this episode by Dr Stephen Thornton of BG Economics, a Brisbane-based economic consulting firm specialising in the economics of social issues.Use these timestamps to jump right to the highlights:1:15 – overview of cannabis laws in US, Canada, and Australia8:30 – why cannabis was banned in the first place – the Reefer Madness moral panic 12:00 – Stephen notes ex-Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has declared the war on drugs has failed13:00 – economic consequences of prohibiting cannabis19:30 – Stephen mentions cannabis price data are available via http://www.priceofweed.com/; Stephen has noted that, based on Price of Weed data,  the black market price of cannabis in the non-legalised countries of Australia and UK is higher than the average price in Canada/California (approx. $200.00/ounce), with Australia approx. 40% higher and the UK approx. 25% higher32:50 – discussion of Stephen’s preliminary cost-benefit analysis of legalising Cannabis in Queensland, The Economic and Social Benefits and Costs of Legalising Recreational Cannabis in Queensland, which received a couple of media mentions (e.g. this Brisbane Times article)40:20 – discussion of US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s view on cannabis (e.g. see House panel approves of marijuana decriminalization, but it faces a long, hard road)43:40 – Stephen mentions Australian Senate inquiry on Current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in Australia44:30- reference to share price surge of CannPal, which is developing medicinal cannabis-based products for pets This episode was recorded on 6 January at the Adept Economics office, Spring Hill, Brisbane. Australia. 

The Sandman Panel Van Murders with True Crime Island...On July 5th, 2012, Cindy Masonwell and her husband Scott Maitland flew from Mt Isa to Cairns, in far north Queensland, to pick up their HJ Holden Sandman Panel Van. The couple loved their sweet ride and entrusted a mechanic named Brandon Peter Macgowen to restore it at a local workshop. They would never be seen alive again. This is the story of the Sandman Panel Van murders.Become a Bloody Murder Patron (for as little as $1 per month, which you cancel at anytime) and have access to dozens of Patron only episodes (including our whole first season!) with new patron only content added every month!Go to https://www.patreon.com/bloodymurderLevels $5 and over go into our monthly merchandise draws and get FREE stickers and hand-made Barney Badges!See our website! bloodymurderpodcast.com for all our social media links, contact details, a gallery, fabulous merchandise (check out our new Bloody Murder SHOES! and now STICKERS and BACKPACKS and DUFFEL BAGS!!) and much much more.Wanna buy us a drink? Here's a donate link.True Crime Nerd Time, a segment on Bloody Murder, needs your help because it stars you! We want you, our listeners, to submit your recommendations for anything true crime related! It could be books, TV shows, movies, documentaries, exhibitions, graphic novels, art, music etc. So send us your brief story (we’ll read it out) or record your story (it can just be a recording on your phone, and we’ll play it!). We will also publish it on our website. Keep it to about 2 mins please or 200 words. Email here! bloodymurderpodcast@gmail.com. Oh and if you give us your postal address we'll send you some stickers as a reward!Aussie As: The Randy HandymanSandman Sources: Doctor details grisly injuries found on dead Cindy Masonwells and Scott Maitland to Cairns court, Caitlin Drysdale, The Cairns Post, August 21, 2014, Cairns double-murder: Brandon Peter MacGowan jailed for killing Scott Maitland, Cindy Masonwells, Kirsty Nancarrow, abc.com.au, Aug 29, 2014, Murder victim's friends mourn, Shelley Strachan, The Gympie Times, July 17, 2012, Tragedy of a Holden van, Derek Barry, North West Star, July 26, 2017, 30 years jail for Qld double murderer, Cleo Fraser, the Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2014, Double-murder accused Brandon MacGowan 'no killer', court told, Cleo Fraser, Brisbane Times, August 29, 2014, Wayne Maitland fears sinister forces behind disappearance of Cairns couple Scott Maitland and Cindy Masonwells, Peter Michael, CourierMail, July 13, 2012, Court Documents, R v MacGowan, [2015] QCA 185, Residents open hearts - and wallets, Roz Fisher, Farm Online, 25 Jul 2012, Crown prosecutor: Execution ‘clean, clinical and efficient’ Cairns court told during murder trial over death of Cindy Masonwells and Scott Maitland, Caitlin Drysdale, The Cairns Post, August 28, 2014Randy Handyman Sources: Tradie caught in sex act on job speaks out after being exposed, Lottie Tiplady-Bishop, news.com.au, October 15, 2019. “I'm Not A Randy Handyman!”. Plumber caught having sex with man’s wife says he’s ‘not proud’ of romp, Lottie Tiplady-Bishop, news.com.au, October 14, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a difference between being beaten and bruised, and being beaten but hungry for another shot. Can the Pies knock the reigning premiers out of the finals this Friday night? And how far can the Demons' momentum take them? Also this week, the Hawks are out of the finals in straight sets, but there's still plenty of optimism around the club. Plus, we talk the AFL's grand final entertainment choices, rule changes for 2019, whispers out of the umpiring department and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first episode of the podcast, Camille and Ella discuss the double-headed season four opener for Halt and Catch Fire, as well as spitballing what the season ahead(as well as the end of the show) may hold. We have grave concerns for Joe's phone bill. Ella is a journalist and critic of anything pop culture and arts as well as a student. You can read in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Junkee, SBS, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor. Images copyright AMC Networks.

In the fourth episode of the podcast, Camille and Ella discuss the fifth episode (halfway!!) of the fourth season of Halt and Catch Fire. There's really only one thing we can talk about...what the hell is going on between Donna and Cameron? Ella is a journalist and critic of anything pop culture and arts as well as a student. You can read in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Junkee, SBS, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor. Images copyright AMC Networks.

In the fifth episode of the podcast, Camille and Ella discuss the sixth episode of the fourth season of Halt and Catch Fire. We know we talked about Donna and Cameron last week, but this week we do the deep dive we keep alluding to. Strap in. Ella is a journalist and critic of anything pop culture and arts as well as a student. You can read in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Junkee, SBS, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor. Images copyright AMC Networks.

It's the second last week of Halt and Catch Fire ever, a fact we're actively avoiding. In the seventh episode of the podcast, we talk about the show shifting gears once again to create a mournful, human masterpiece in 4x08 'Goodwill'. It asks the question the show has from the very beginning: how do you put a human in a box, to capture what it is capable of in a machine? Ella is a journalist, critic, and student from Brisbane, Australia. You can read her in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Sydney Morning Herald, Junkee, SBS, The Age, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor from Quebec, Canada. Images copyright AMC Networks.

In the third episode of the podcast, Camille and Ella discuss the fourth episode of the fourth season of Halt and Catch Fire, which is named after the the 1994 Winter Olympics Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan incident. Who's Halt's Tonya and Nancy? We've got a few ideas... Weirdly, we're discussing this the day after a film about Tonya Harding premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to a barnstorming reception, so kudos to Halt for preempting this resurgence. Ella is a journalist and critic of anything pop culture and arts as well as a student. You can read her in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Junkee, SBS, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor.

In the second episode of the podcast, Camille, Ella, and Alex discuss the third episode of Halt and Catch Fire's fourth season, as well as how the show has changed its characterisations of Joe and Donna. Ella is a journalist and critic of anything pop culture and arts as well as a student. You can read in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Junkee, SBS, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor. Alex is a film and television graduate and arts programmer. Images copyright AMC Networks.

Major things have happened on Halt and Catch Fire this week, and in the sixth episode of the podcast we discuss 4x07 'Who Needs a Guy?', the tragedy at hand, and try reroute ourselves after this shook our foundations. Grab the tissues. Ella is a journalist, critic, and student from Brisbane, Australia. You can read her in publications like Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Little White Lies, Junkee, SBS, Brisbane Times, Metro Magazine, Screen Education, and Kill Your Darlings. Camille is a history graduate and aspiring film editor from Quebec, Canada. Images copyright AMC Networks.

Danielle Cronin is editor of the Brisbane Times, who is leading the Fairfax Brisbane team in their local and regional journalism efforts in Queensland, Australia. In this episode, we caught up with Danielle to about her career to date (particularly her time at the Press Gallery), how Brisbane Times became a market leader in Queensland and, the overall state of Australian media.   Support the show.

Time2Choose rally took place in Sydney on March 24 Saturday 2018. Speakers include: Nathan Leslie, Aunty Shirley, Charlie Prell, Anne Kennedy and Sally Anne Brown.Chris Pavilidis - ECCV Chairperson - The Emerging Aging Event and the up coming ECCV Conference. Arika Walu - Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance - Robbie Thorpe from Blak 'n' Deadly 3CR has a qucik chat to Arika as she Introduces the forum.Stolenwealth Games Update: The  Stolenwealth Games protests are happening over the next ten days to highlight ongoing issues of inequality and genocide. Ruby Wharton from (WAR) Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance spoke with Lily McKenzie from the Brisbane Times as they stopped the Commonwealth Games baton relay passing through the Spit at Southport on the Gold Coast during a peaceful protest yesterday afternoon. Over the next two weeks the protest camp will be a at Broadbeach ( Gold Coast), It will be a central hub throughout the games for demonstrations, public forums and discussions, as well as workshops for cultural sharing and resistance concerts when the sun goes down  https://www.facebook.com/WARcollective/ Tony Birch in conversation with Claire Land (@ClaireLand) - Author of Decolonising Solidarity - about her new book and working as an ally from the Black GST Forum  which was held at the Melbourne Museum on Sunday 21st February 2018....

Writer Ella Donald chats with House Conspiracy's Jonathan O'Brien about real life and the internet and how they're becoming more and more the same thing.   Ella Donald is an arts and popular culture journalist and critic from Brisbane. Her work regularly appears in the UK-based film magazine Little White Lies in both print and online editions, and also can be seen in publications like The Guardian, Vanity Fair, SBS, Junkee, Brisbane Times, Kill Your Darlings, and Screen Education. She’s been writing professionally since she was 15, editing and co-owning the popular website FashionOfGlee.com, which was profiled by various outlets including Tumblr and received worldwide press and recognition from publications including Elle and fashion houses like Kate Spade. With backgrounds in film and television, dance, theatre, photography, and music, she has written extensively on these topics, as well as covering celebrity, popular and youth culture, social and cultural issues, technology, and fashion from both an industry and audience perspective. In 2016, she participated in the Melbourne International Film Festival Critics Campus. She is available for all your trivia team needs (for a fee, of course).   See more of Ella: houseconspiracy.org/ella-donald   Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jack and Joel are joined in the studio by return guest Michelle Azevedo. They have an in-depth discussion on mining and environmental policy at Jack's behest, try to work out whether commenters on the Brisbane Times can read, and Joel introduces a new segment.

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:41 Chiropractor Cracks Baby's Spine More on the story that doctors condemn. A shocking video of a crying FOUR-DAY-OLD baby having her back cracked by a chiropractor has gone viral online. 0:11:48 The Rotten Thread of Conspiracy Theories This week Australia stopped to remember the Port Arthur massacre of 1996. Sadly but predictably, conspiracy theories continue to dog the friends and family of those lost. 0:25:20 Vaxxed Amid World Immunisation Week, a film by a frontman for the anti-vaccination movement is being rolled out in US cinemas. From the Brisbane Times.

Tony Moore is a senior reporter at Brisbane Times. He was one of the original team recruited to work at Fairfax Media's new online news outlet when it was launched in 2007, and today he remains one of only a couple of reporters who has worked at Brisbane Times since its inception. Before that role, though, Tony has enjoyed a long career as a journalist in Queensland. I first met him about a year ago, when I sent an email to ask whether he'd be open to sharing one of his sources with me for a story I was working on. This type of request can go either way, as some journalists are extremely protective of their sources and wary of sharing with their workmates, let alone a freelancer like myself, but the fact that Tony welcomed me with open arms says a lot about his character. We met at his home in the inner-city suburb of West End on a Friday afternoon in March, when he and his Brisbane Times colleagues happened to be on strike for the day, in solidarity with their colleagues in Sydney and Melbourne, after Fairfax Media announced plans to cut 120 full-time equivalent jobs from newsrooms at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. We began by speaking about what these job losses will mean for consumers of Australian journalism, before moving on to discuss Tony's early interest in environmental sciences, and the link he has noticed between science and journalism; his early years working at The Queensland Times in Ipswich, where he saw the rise of an influential figure in Australian politics from up close; the character traits he has observed about the young reporters who excel in this business; why he lost the ability to speak for several months, and how he overcame this affliction; and how a long-running series of stories led to the funding of a major Queensland infrastructure project. Tony came to Fairfax Media and Brisbane Times after working at The Queensland Times in Ipswich where he worked as a reporter, chief of staff and deputy editor over 14 years. At Ipswich he started affairs with the Ipswich Motorway, southeast Queensland's population growth and how Brisbane and Ipswich needed to play nicely together. They are affairs which continue to this day, though he is yet to tell his wife and two daughters, who are more interested in netball, basketball, circus and the rebuilding of the Brisbane Lions. Tony is a cricket tragic who realised early in his career that being straight-driven for six was less than encouraging for a Brisbane swing bowler. It took a ceremonial hip and shoulder bump to end his career as a young ruck-rover spreadeagled along the boundary fence at Wests at Chelmer. He remembers The Stranglers and Xero at Festival Hall, The Birthday Party at Souths Leagues Club and the Royal Exchange Hotel when it was a Triple Zed venue. Dimly. Tony was born and still lives in Brisbane, went to Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University. Show notes and links to what was discussed in this episode: http://penmanshippodcast.com/episode-21-tony-moore/ Tony Moore on Twitter: @eastTMoore Penmanship on Twitter: @PenmanshipAU penmanshippodcast.com

John Birmingham is an author, columnist and freelance journalist. Since I began venturing into freelance journalism six years ago, John has loomed large in my life. At first, I admired him from afar by devouring his autobiographical books, including his cult classic He Died With A Felafel In His Hand and its sequel, The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco. I read his journalism in magazines like The Monthly, his online columns on Brisbane Times, his cannabis travelogue Dopeland and his collection of essays with the memorable title, Off One’s Tits. All of that writing was rooted in reality. In 2010, I also read one of John’s fiction titles, After America, and I leveraged my interest in that release, and in John’s work in general, into a short feature article for The Big Issue that same year. That’s where I first met John Birmingham: as a young freelancer interviewing him for a national magazine. I was thrilled by this opportunity, because I was essentially being paid to interview one of my favourite Australian writers.  In 2015, John remains a giant of the literary scene, a true chameleon who can jump between fiction and non-fiction, short-form and long-form, with enviable ease. He’s an outrageous talent and I’m honoured to consider him a freelance colleague and a friend. He’s someone who has seen and done it all, as far as Australian writing is concerned, yet he maintains a freakishly prolific output and a young man’s hunger for the craft. For me, he remains a source of inspiration as dependable as the tides.  Our interview took place at John’s home, in the inner-east suburb of Balmoral on a Tuesday morning in April . He led me downstairs to his writing room, which features an enormous floor-to-ceiling book shelf stacked with titles and a couple of awards he’s earned over the years. John kicked his dog out of the room so she didn’t stink up the place, and we settled into comfortable chairs opposite one another for a conversation which touches on his upbringing in Ipswich, Queensland; his early interest in writing, which led him to manually copy some of his favourite writers line-by-line; his move from journalism into fiction writing, and his short-lived job as a producer for the national television program A Current Affair.  John Birmingham has published lots of books. So many that he sort of loses track of them. He wrote features for magazines in a decade before publishing He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, working for Rolling Stone, Playboy and the Long Bay Prison News amongst others. He won the National Award For Non-Fiction with Leviathan: An Unauthorised Biography of Sydney. He started writing airport novels because they were more fun. His most recent series of books that improve with altitude are the Dave Hooper novels. He blogs at cheeseburgergothic.com.  Show notes and links to John’s writing discussed in this episode: http://penmanshippodcast.com/episode-3-john-birmingham/ John Birmingham on Twitter: @JohnBirmingham Penmanship on Twitter: @PenmanshipAU penmanshippodcast.com

Amy Remeikis is Queensland state political editor at Brisbane Times. Amy’s role sees her covering Queensland’s political machinations from Parliament House during sitting weeks. She’s a journalist with serious skill and dedication to the task of holding Queensland’s politicians to account. As a feature writer, I’m far removed from the demands of daily reporting, so I was thrilled when Amy agreed to speak with me and offer her insights into this aspect of the news media. Our interview took place in April in Amy’s living room at her home in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane’s inner north. For someone who had been at work for the previous 12 hours, she was remarkably chipper, as she sipped on a cup of peppermint tea while perched on a bench. Our conversation touches on political press conference etiquette; the delicate task of performing what’s known in the media business as a ‘death knock’; moving away from journalism to teach English in South Korea; Amy’s Lithuanian heritage, and the emotional task of writing about her father as he slowly dies before her eyes. Amy Remeikis has been in and out of journalism since 2001, working in radio (moderately successfully) and television (very unsuccessfully) before finding her groove in the written word, working for newspapers and now, online. Nominated for a Young Walkley Award as a police reporter at a regional daily, Amy has since covered almost every round, and until she became the only reporter to be mentioned in Campbell Newman's concession speech earlier in 2015, she was most famous for doing the Conga with Clive Palmer. Show notes and links to Amy's writing discussed in this episode: http://penmanshippodcast.com/episode-2-amy-remeikis/ Amy Remeikis on Twitter: @AmyRemeikis Penmanship on Twitter: @PenmanshipAU penmanshippodcast.com

This podcast did not die with any variety of middle eastern food in it's hand. It was, in fact, delicious. This podcast episode features stand-up comedian and stand-up guy, Nick Morgan Moore, host of the Gentleman's Militia, plus, the-man-who-is-word-perfect John Birmingham, author of many things, but in particular, blogger at Cheeseburger Gothic and the Brisbane Times, podcaster at Spartacast, and author of a book you've probably read before, ever heard of He Died With A Felafel In His Hand? Listen to the other 28 Thing Committee meeting s by subscribing on one of these podcast thingies.