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Today's headlines include: The U.S. Defence Department (the Pentagon) has announced its reviewing AUKUS – a submarine deal between Australia, the UK, and the U.S. The Fair Work Ombudsman has found Griffith University underpaid thousands of staff by $8.3 million. Donald Trump says the U.S. has reached a “great deal” with China following trade talks with his counterpart, President Xi Jinping. And today’s good news: The discovery of a new dinosaur species has shifted scientists' understanding of the evolution of the T. rex. Hosts: Zara Seidler and Annabel WhitehouseProducer: Emma Gillespie Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBC senior correspondent Jay Gray joins Power & Politics from a confrontation between protesters and National Guard troops deployed by President Donald Trump in Los Angeles, as California's governor accuses Trump of the 'acts of a dictator.' Auditor General Karen Hogan says the estimated cost of Canada's F-35 fighter jet program has gone from $19 billion in 2022 to $27.7 billion in 2024, partly because the Defence Department relied on outdated information. Plus, a former Canadian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and an international affairs expert discuss whether Canada was right to invite controversial international players to the G7 summit next week.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his intention in the Oval Office was for the US to "stand more firmly on our side." During the meeting Trump told Zelenskyy to make a deal with Russia or the US would be out. Former US Defence Department official Jeffrey Price joins the show to discuss the meeting that continues to be felt around the world. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump's advisers are on their way to Saudi Arabia to begin negotiations with Russia to end the war with Ukraine - but Ukraine appears to have been left out of the discussion. European leaders are determined to not get left behind, with an emergency summit set to take place in France between European and NATO leaders. Jeffrey Price, a former US Defence Department official, doubts a deal will be reached without Ukraine taking part in discussions. "There's going to have to be a conversation between the Americans and the Europeans about what kind of a force is going to be available to be able to guarantee any solution, if there is one." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Removal of tampon dispensers in men's bathrooms “will not be tolerated,” Defence Department says The Department of National Defence says it won't stand for members of the Canadian Armed Forces removing or vandalizing the feminine hygiene fixtures now required in men's washrooms. True North has received reports and photos of damaged or removed tampon dispensers and disposal units, which were mandated in all federally regulated male and female washrooms late last year. https://tnc.news/2024/01/15/removal-tampon-dispensers-defence-dept/ You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy By now, everybody knows the World Economic Forum's unofficial slogan: “You will own nothing and be happy.” The concentration of... View Article

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with David Collenette, Julie Dzerowicz and Andrew Rasiulis about Canada's role in NATO as we enter the Washington NATO summit. // Participants' bios - Hon. David Collenette is chair of the NATO Association of Canada. A former member of parliament he served as Minister of Defence and Transportation in the Chretien governments. - Julie Dzerowicz is chair of the NATO Parliamentary Association and the memher of parliament for Davenport - CGAI Fellow Andrew Rasiulis served in the Canadian Armed Forces and in then in the Defence Department where is was responsible for Eastern European affairs. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Read & Watch: - "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present", by Fareed Zakaria: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/763565/age-of-revolutions-by-fareed-zakaria/9780393239232 - "The Prince", by Stephen Maher: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Prince/Stephen-Maher/9781668024492 - "You Never Know: A Memoir" by Tom Sellick: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780062945761/you-never-know/ - "2034: A Novel of the Next World War", by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9781984881250 - "Roads to Oblivion: Triumphs and Tragedies of British Car Makers 1946-56", by Christopher Balfour: https://www.amazon.com/Roads-Oblivion-Triumphs-Tragedies-British/dp/1870979826 // Recording Date: July 4, 2024.

An Australian pilot operating in international waters was forced to take evasive action.  A Chinese military jet detonated flares close to the Navy helicopter as it flew above the Yellow Sea near South Korea.  The Defence Department has described the actions of the Chinese Air Force plane as “unsafe and unprofessional”.  Australian Correspondent Donna Demaio told Mike Hosking that there were thankfully no injuries or damage.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tensions mount as former Defence Minister seeks defence department's legal aid for corruption trial by Radio Islam

Australia's Defence Department has refused a Freedom of Information request about the details of an arms deal with Israel on the grounds that such information "could harm Australia's international standing and reputation," which suggests the details must be pretty damning. Reading by Tim Foley.

The big football game hasn't even kicked off and Marion's voice is already as good as gone. She puts on a show of guts in today's podcast as she joins comedian Jarlath Regan to talk about the week's latest news. Is Taylor Swift working for the Defence Department, is LA about to be washed away and will Tucker get his interview with Putin? Most importantly Donald Trump's attempts to convince the world that he should be allowed do whatever he likes because he was once the President look to be over. In yet another calamitous week for the GOP Mike Johnson ran from the building, Mitch showed his hand and Biden learned how to rattle the man before he throws the football. Come on over to hear the rest of the episode on Patreon. Each and every episode goes up there with big extra chunk of chat and deep dive into the stories of the week. It's also the best way to support the show and get exclusive member only benefits including tickets to live shows, bonus series and the full archive of Irishman Abroad Podcasts. Email a question for Marion to irishmanabroadpcast@gmail.com 

The big football game hasn't even kicked off and Marion's voice is already as good as gone. She puts on a show of guts in today's podcast as she joins comedian Jarlath Regan to talk about the week's latest news. Is Taylor Swift working for the Defence Department, is LA about to be washed away and will Tucker get his interview with Putin? Most importantly Donald Trump's attempts to convince the world that he should be allowed do whatever he likes because he was once the President look to be over. In yet another calamitous week for the GOP Mike Johnson ran from the building, Mitch showed his hand and Biden learned how to rattle the man before he throws the football. Come on over to hear the rest of the episode on Patreon. Each and every episode goes up there with big extra chunk of chat and deep dive into the stories of the week. It's also the best way to support the show and get exclusive member only benefits including tickets to live shows, bonus series and the full archive of Irishman Abroad Podcasts. Email a question for Marion to irishmanabroadpcast@gmail.com

Happy New Year! While Australia was enjoying a peaceful Christmas, Ukraine was not – so why is our Army in the process of destroying 45 perfectly good Taipan helicopters rather than donating them? Ukraine made the request in mid-December and it looks like the government is pretending it hasn't happened. It seems extraordinary that highly capable military helicopters worth $900 million – that the ADF has declared it no longer wants – are being disassembled as a prelude to being buried in landfill. Who is running Australia – the elected Government or the Defence Department? This is a scandal in the making with a lot of detail to come exposing a significant coverup – but the truth will be revealed. What a shame that most people are on holiday – which is what Defence is counting on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Western response to the war in Ukraine surprised the world in 2022 in how unified it was. European leaders and the US stood together in solidarity against Russia's brutal aggression, a rare moment of togetherness amidst other divisions. But in late 2023? Well, the situation is mixed. Increasingly sophisticated military equipment continues to be sent to Ukraine, but will it prove to be the wunderwaffe that so many Ukrainians hope for? And with the political success of far right populists in Slovakia and the Netherlands, is the unity of Europe about to break? What role does the cautious German Chancellery play here? And will the much anticipated US aid package come in time to bolster Ukraine's war effort? In this episode of Power Lines, we answer these questions and more, alongside our guest this week, Justyna Gotkowska. Justyna is the Deputy Director at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) and head of its Security and Defence Department. She primarily focuses on central and Eastern Europe, notably Germany and the Baltic states, and is a regular participant in international research projects, including Think Visegrad, Estonian ICDS, and German DGAP. Check out insights.Kyivindependent.com for more in depth analysis of the War in Ukraine, and follow The Kyiv Independent on Twitter and Facebook, and Instagram to get latest news and to stay up to date with our coverage. You can find Message Heard on our website at messageheard.com, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to never miss a show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The office of Canada's auditor general laid out its concerns with billions in outstanding COVID payouts, two decades of Defence Department inventory woes, and more in a recent commentary. The office's Etienne Matte joins The Hot Room to walk us through it. You can read the report here: https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_202310_00_e_44330.html

First up we are joined by Margaret Pestorius from Wage Peace Australia to talk about their work, that has seen them be recognised internationally as winner of World Beyond War's Organizational War Abolisher of 2023.We preview their fantastic new podcast series Get Your Armies Off Our Bodies, that shares stories against the war machine, from peace campaigns in Australia and around the world.Then we are joined by Hamish McPherson, primary school teacher in regional Victoria and delegate of the Australian Education Union (AEU) and Frances, a secondary school teacher and member of Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free Collective to speak about the work they are doing organising against the military agenda in the school curriculum such as the recently launched Defence Department's Nuclear Propelled Submarine Challenge.AEU members have been passing motions at their branches and are linking up across the country.  To find out more and get a list of simple actions you can take go to the Teachers say NO to defence in schools page on the Friends of the Earth Melbourne website.   

Kathryn Campbell - the senior public servant slammed for her role in the illegal RoboDebt scandal - resigns from her $900,000 dollar-a-year Defence Department job

Kathryn Campbell - the senior public servant slammed for her role in the illegal RoboDebt scandal - resigns from her $900,000 dollar-a-year Defence Department job

American pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett dies aged 96; the Defence Department apologies to a group of soldiers following a pay bungle; and in AFL, Essendon coach Brad Scott admits star defender Jordan Ridley appeared tired and flat in Friday night's clash.

 His Week That Was – Kevin Healy The answer to one of Palestine's secrets revealed at the Lakemba Ramadan night market – Australian-Palestinian activist Amin Abbas Cluster bombs for Ukraine. Australia has signed the treaty banning them, why aren't we protesting against their use? – Richard Broinowski AO (former diplomat, former general manager of Radio Australia, adjunct professor at both Sydney and Canberra universities) For climate change we need peace and an accountable defence department, argues Dr Sue Wareham, President of the Medical Association For the Prevention Of War (MAPW) PNG shifting the goal posts as Bougainville seeks its rightful independence – activist supporting the people of Bougainville for 30 years Vikki John Dr Margie Beavis (of ICAN and MAPW) and why she is the recipient of an OAM at a recent event.  Head to www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday for full access to links and previous podcasts 

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Port Kembla is firming as the Defence Department's preferred location for a new submarine base that will eventually house Australian nuclear-powered boats.

The Defence department has plans to set up a permanent SANDF rapid response unit, which will support the SA Police Service when needed, with a brigade of between 2 000 and 5 000 soldiers. The unit is in response to the public unrest in July 2021 which highlighted the need to strengthen law enforcement agencies, including the SANDF to ensure they are equipped to respond quickly to such incidents. While the idea of a military response unit may appear plausible, concerns have been raised over such a deployment given the brutality unleashed on some communities during the 2020 countrywide army deployment to enforce COVID 19 lockdown regulations. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Brigadier Andries Mahapa, Director of Corporate Communications at the Department of Defence... 

The federal government has defended its decision to make changes to temporary protection visas, as the Defence Department reveals it has boosted its surveillance presence in Australia's top End. The opposition suggests the Defence Department's move signals a concern that the changes could prompt a resumption in people smuggling boat arrivals. - 連邦政府がその短期保護ビザの改正決定を擁護する一方で、国防省はオーストラリア北部の偵察機能を強化したことを明らかにしています。野党は「この国防省の動きはその改正が人の密輸船の到来の再開原因となる恐れがあるという懸念を示している」と言っています。

The federal government has defended its decision to make changes to temporary protection visas, as the Defence Department reveals it has boosted its surveillance presence in Australia's top End.

10-02-2023. Тhe latest news from Australia and Ukraine, Turkey, and from rest of the World. A new report finds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria experience overdoses at a rate three times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. Australian emergency forces depart for Turkey as three Australians are still missing in the region. The debate surrounding the referendum for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has flared again as some argue it is a risk to reconciliation. Defence Minister Richard Marles says the removal of Chinese-made security cameras from Defence Department buildings is not an attack on China More News: sbs.com.au/language/ukrainian - 10-02-2023. Із потоку новин в Австралії, Україні, Туреччині та інших країнах світу. У новому звіті йдеться про те, що абориґени та остров'яни Торресової протоки у Вікторії зазнають передозувань зі швидкістю втричі вищою, ніж некорінні австралійці. Допомога Австралії потерпілим від землетрусу, де троє австралійців вважаються допоки пропалими безвісти. Дебати навколо референдуму за "Голос корінних народів"... Про це і більше слухайте тут: sbs.com.au/language/ukrainian

China sent a spy balloon into the United States of America and the Balloon was shot down by Joe Biden. How was this possible for Xi Jinping to get into US airspace?. These electromagnetic pulses are used in war-fare and were once classified documents. A Chinese air defense zone in the East China Sea now includes a controversial area that has long been considered international airspace. The United States has protested the move, and on Thursday a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft flew through the zone in a freedom of navigation operation. The U.S. says the zone is a unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the East China Sea, and it has urged China not to enforce it. Beijing has responded by calling the U.S. operation provocative and saying it will take whatever measures are necessary to protect its territory. So how did a Chinese balloon end up in U.S. airspace? The balloon, which was carrying a surveillance camera, was released on Wednesday from a park in Beijing, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. It was found the next day by a U.S. aircrew on a routine mission in the area, the Pentagon said. The Defence Department has not said how the balloon entered U.S. airspace, but it is likely that it drifted there on the wind. There are affiliate links on this page. If you decide to buy something after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your help! Affiliate links Bandcamp https://stephenshiels.bandcamp.com Webtalk https://join.webtalk.co/7070500 TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/879 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/stephenshiels?fan_landing=true Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/Shiels900/shop?asc=u&ref=account-nav-dropdown Rumble https://rumble.com/register/shiels100/ TEEPUBLIC http://tee.pub/lic/30oqBso3y2Y Canva https://partner.canva.com/jWGqxa Pond 5 https://www.pond5.com/?ref=stephenshiels10&ref=stephenshiels10 Insight Timer https://insig.ht/38e9R6T6kqb Streamyard https://streamyard.com/pal/5933137501356032 Stream Labs https://streamlabs.com/goprime?promo=shielsproductions-6ffd-10 Scribd https://www.scribd.com/g/9tam4n Motion Elements https://www.motionelements.com/?ref=7760NPEPX Routenote https://www.routenote.com/rn/referral/2f966320 Ultreon https://utreon.com/?signup=1&referrer=VJGLN6FnRrS Odysee https://odysee.com/$/invite/8pGAqr4nmoSJmcGKgD8CJu2eRE2DqHfT Fite Tv https://www.fite.tv/invite/yklegew --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-shiels/message

On today's show we discuss with Lt.Col (Ret) Alistair Pope about Defence Department incompetence. GUEST OVERVIEW: Alistair Pope emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland to Perth, WA in 1964. He was selected for Officer Training at Scheyville and graduated as a 2LT in 1967. He served in Vietnam, Indonesia and PNG, and as a sub-unit Commander in 3rd Brigade. Three years after graduating from Army Staff College, Queenscliff, he was promoted to the senior officer rank of LtCol. After 20-years-service he retired from the Australian Army and founded his own business working internationally as a Project Manager in the energy, oil & gas, biotechnology and telecommunications industries until his retirement. Alistair has had 200+ articles published in publications such as The Scheyvillian, Strategy & Tactics, World at War, Modern War and Quadrant Online.

Droneshield's CEO Oleg Vornik joins the program as his company gets endorsed by the U.S. Defence Department and Russia begins using Iranian suicide drones, plus, Netflix beats expectations and cost of living protests erupt across Europe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest from the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins, The Defence Department has launched an urgent investigation into claims Beijing is actively headhunting Australian war pilots to train Chinese armed forces,  Victoria's ambulance crisis has claimed another victim, the T20 cricket world cup has seen its first hat trick of the tournament,James Corden has apologised after a New York restaurant owner revealed the talk show host was the most abusive customer he'd ever encountered, Harry Potter star Tom Felton has revealed that there was some monkey business on the set Chamber of Secrets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of being prepared for life's challenges in terms of having a contingency plan for your business and personal resilience. We emphasise the need to learn from and grow from difficult experiences rather than simply trying to survive them. Helen is not just a survivor of her personal tragedy but an amazing overcomer passionate about inspiring others to successfully navigate their way through whatever crisis life hurls at them. As a registered nurse, she worked in two Accident and Emergency departments in NSW, plus several years of Industrial nursing. On arrival in South Australia, she successfully reinvented herself in the public relations world of corporate communications through the local government arena, the Defence Department for a decade. She has 45 years of experience navigating the complex criminal justice systems of both New South Wales and South Australia. (If you can navigate them, you can navigate anything). She speaks about Navigating Tragic Events – a blueprint for going through and overcoming tragic loss. More and more people experience tragedy across Australia in fire zones and flood-prone areas. Helen's message exudes hope for real and practical overcoming for a future beyond disaster. She knows her blueprint for overcoming crises applies to every business situation. With a lot of heart and resolute clear-mindedness, Helen delivers a committed, passionate message mixed valiantly with unexpected fun, faith and fearlessness. Connect with Helen: https://www.facebook.com/helenglanville60/ https://helenglanville.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-glanville-18966442/ ▼ ▼ Connect with Rose Davidson: Website: https://rose-davidson.com/ Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rosesdavidson Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkingwiththeexperts Leave a Google review: https://g.page/r/CaXk7K3UlEhzEBI/review Leave a review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/talking-with-the-experts/id1549141963 SUBSCRIBE to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkM5n5QJhnNAmUiMzii73wQ FOLLOW on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/talking-with-the-experts Give me 15 minutes of your time, and I'll explain how you can start your podcast, https://calendly.com/rose-davidson/podcast-creation-15-minutes. I look forward to hearing from you. #business #entrepreneur #learnpodcasting #podcastepisode #podcastguest #podcasting #podcastinterview #podcastplaylist #podcasts #podcastskills #podcastshow #rosedavidson #smallbusiness #talkingwiththeexperts #video #vodcast

Plurilock Security CEO Ian L. Paterson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news the company's subsidiary, Integra Networks has announced a purchase order from the Defence Research and Development Canada which is an operating agency of the Department of National Defense. Paterson telling Proactive the company is incredibly proud to have their product DEFEND supporting the Canadian Armed Forces. Paterson also says the Integra Networks will provide DEFEND, as well as a combination of material and services including software licenses and maintenance support services.

The fallout from an incident involving an Australian surveillance aircraft and a Chinese fighter plane threatens to re-ignite tensions between the two countries. The RAAF plane was intercepted by the Chinese fighter during routine maritime surveillance, forcing it to engage in what the Defence Department has described as a dangerous manoeuvre.

Jacquie Doucette has undergraduate degrees in Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy and has worked for Canada's Defence Department, both in uniform and as a civilian, for 40 years. We discuss: There's more to life than just a job and a desk [02:00] A podcast that's beyond retirement [04:15] We can make more money but we can't make more time [07:50] The challenges of creating your own structure [10:24] The thin line between freedom and responsibility [12:53] When you finally find out what you want to do with your time [15:20] What to do when income is not part of the equation [17:49] She knows there's more to life than a job... and more to retirement than just leaving a job. With Beyond Retirement, she's hoping to shed some light on other paths people have taken in their journeys away from the corporate world, to share with her listeners and her clients a variety of ways to lead rewarding and fulfilling lives outside that 9-5 world. Learn more about Jacquie at https://beyondretirement.ca/ (https://beyondretirement.ca).

Ryan Christian from The Last American Vagabond joins us to talk about the illusory nature of the mainstream narratives surrounding just about everything these days. We talked about the CIA and Defence Department connections to Maxar Technologies, the aquisition of Getty Images by The Carlyle Group and how they craft narratives with the likes of AP and Reuters. They have all contributed to the conflict in Ukraine and the misery of the civilians living there. ++RYANS LINKS: WEBSITE ROKFIN ++HTKASC LINKS: ++WEBSITE: www.howtokillasacredcow.com  ++ROKFIN: https://www.rokfin.com/howtokillasacredcow  ++YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKes11sC16N zpTC7Xcu9bLw ++APPLE PODCASTS: http://bit.ly/HowToKillASacredCowPodcast  ++INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/howtokillasacredcow/  ++FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/HowToKillASacredCowFB  ++TWITTER: http://bit.ly/HowSacred  ++BITCHUTE: https://bit.ly/3fN8HLc  ++SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3yyL8OA  ++ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@HowToKillASacredCow:8 

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The Defence Department has condemned a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a powerful laser at a RAAF aircraft World leaders warn of worldwide effects of a Russian invasion of Ukraine An associate of Jeffrey Epstein found dead in a Paris jail The first season of Game of Thrones prequel 'House of the Dragon' - has wrapped filming   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Defence Department has condemned a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a powerful laser at a RAAF aircraft World leaders warn of worldwide effects of a Russian invasion of Ukraine An associate of Jeffrey Epstein found dead in a Paris jail The first season of Game of Thrones prequel 'House of the Dragon' - has wrapped filming   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Defence Department has condemned a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a powerful laser at a RAAF aircraft World leaders warn of worldwide effects of a Russian invasion of Ukraine An associate of Jeffrey Epstein found dead in a Paris jail The first season of Game of Thrones prequel 'House of the Dragon' - has wrapped filming See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summary by Peyton Smith Hour 1, segment 1: Last Wednesday, Toronto Police(TPS) shot and killed a 70 year old man. A gunsmith, Roger Kotanko, was shot once in the neck and three times in the chest.This happened on a rural road near Port Dover in Norfolk County, which is 150 KM outside of TPS jurisdiction. The Norfolk County OPP wasn't even alerted.So many unanswered questions in this story, which Mike unpacks and analyzes.-----------------------------------------Mike flips through the daily Washington Times media update.-----------------------------------------Hour 1, segment 2: A little Nazi talk.Responding to allegations, Canada's Defence Department is investigating whether Canadian troops trained Neo-Nazi's in Ukraine.Keep in mind that this happened in 2019, when media in both the U.S. and Canada were slavishly labeling the "orange man" who was in the White House as a Nazi.Also, in 2017, news came out that the current Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland's grandfather was a Nazi propagandist.Freeland was Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2019, and would've had direct purview over what went on in the Ukraine.Quite interesting.Mike gets into all this with in depth analysis.https://americanuckradio.com/current-events/canada-checks-whether-its-soldiers-train-ukrainian-neo-nazis/---------------------------------------Enjoy all this, and more, in a very informative and compelling hour 1 from Mike.Hour 2, segment 1:(AUDIO) Tough guy Trudeau lambastes the Conservative Party of Canada for not setting a good example with their vaccine stance. ---------------------------------------(AUDIO) A listener submitted a clip alleging that the Red Cross doesn't want blood donations from vaccinated individuals, which is not the case. ---------------------------------------(AUDIO) Canadian labor board issues a cease and desist order on dismissing workers over refusing vaccines.-----------‐---------------------------The White House is telling businesses to ignore the 5th district stay on Biden's vaccine mandate.https://americanuckradio.com/current-events/white-house-tells-businesses-to-proceed-with-vaccine-mandate-despite-court-ordered-pause/----------------------------------------(AUDIO) CNBC attempts to further the employee vaccine marketing campaign.----------------------------------------According to the CEO of Pfizer, people who spread vaccine "misinformation" are criminals.https://americanuckradio.com/current-events/people-who-spread-misinformation-about-covid-19-vaccines-are-criminals-says-pfizer-ceo/-----------------------------------------(AUDIO) A John Bowne report about how the left is losing the CRT narrative.-----------------------------------------Hour 2, segment 2:(AUDIO) Our friend, Kevin Annett, is working with tribal leaders to issue an arrest warrant for the Pope if he makes a tour of Canada.Find out more here: https://republicofkanata.ca/2021/11/06/breaking-news-saturday-november-6-2021-indigenous-nations-in-canada-will-aid-in-the-arrest-of-pope-francis-coalition-of-traditional-elders-issues-order-barring-pope-from-entering-their-territori/-----------------------------------------(AUDIO) Third dose necessity of Covid vaccine under scrutiny, according to Global News.https://americanuckradio.com/current-events/third-dose-necessity-of-covid-19-vaccine-under-scrutiny/-----------------------------------------Not everyone who collapses or who develops heart inflammation is a victim of a vaccine, as Mike points out.https://americanuckradio.com/current-events/german-newspaper-highlights-unusually-large-number-of-soccer-players-who-have-collapsed-recently/------------------------------------------Enjoy all this, and more, in a wonderful hour 2 from Mike.

Dr Marcus Hellyer, Senior Analyst at ASPI (Australian Security Policy Institute - focusing on Defence economics and military capability, joins Michael regarding Australia’s Defence Department being warned that its spending on contractors risks eating into its acquisition budget and demoralising its own workforce.   Also discussed is reports that the Australian Defence Department is examining the Type 214 submarine produced by Germany's TKMS, even though a French designed fleet is due to begin entering service in the 2030s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weekend saw the one year anniversary of the quarantine system that has now entered all our lives - MIQ. You’ll remember it started in February 2020 with a fleet of campervans on a Whangaparaoa Peninsula Naval base housing a couple of hundred Kiwi refuges from Wuhan. Then New Zealanders were asked to self-isolate, which we proved to be spectacularly unreliable at, so a government mandates and monitored quarantine system was initiated in mid-April 2020 It has been a huge undertaking.  MIQ involves 4500 rooms around the country in 32 hotels. 130,000 New Zealanders have passed through.  There have been 850 cases of Covid 19 in the facilities including 95 active cases right now. There are 4000 staff.  They have delivered 9.1 million meals and snacks, and conducted more than 900 swabs each day. Brigadier Jim Bliss says MIQ had grown into a "massive logistical exercise which runs incredibly smoothly and has served our country very well". He also says what MIQ has achieved is beyond belief And that on the whole is true, but that has not stopped many saying that the process is bad and the government is useless.  Criticisms have included that the government’s lack of business experience has contributed to MIQ’s weaknesses. This despite the system’s oversight coming from the Defence Department which has some of the highest skill levels of logisitic planning in our economy. All this is in the pursuit of accountability which is very important.  But sometimes the people holding the government to account need to be held account themselves. National’s MIQ spokesperson Chris Bishop said that National’s policy would be a purpose built facility and not the 32 hotels currently co-opted. So easy to say and so easily parroted on talkback radio but why does no-one ask him what that means. Is it one facility to cope with the 6000 residents we house every week? Because that is a very large facility.  Very large indeed.  And with a very large price tag. In the billions. Is it only for the active cases which are currently housed at jet Park and which is our most dedicated facility?  In which case we have it already, in essence. It’s a call that I would take so much more seriously if I could see that some serious thought had gone into it. It’s happened all through this year.  David Seymour last week congratulated the government on instituting a trans-Tasman bubble but claimed it was six months too late.  Which is a nonsensical statement as Australia didn’t even have an internal travel bubble six months ago. It’s the same as the National Party election policy that travellers must be tested 72 hours before departure.  A policy adopted by the government eventually. From the moment it was announced I was asking the question on how you police that in another country you have no sovereignty over and how do you ensure there isn’t a black market in dodgy tests. Which has proven to be devastatingly accurate. When we look back on this year of Covid fighting we will see a long string of reckons and crackpot ideas that were not held to account.  Not just from the government but from the opposition and media critics as well 

In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Jamie Watson, the Founding Director of the Common Mission Project Australia. Prior to joining the Common Mission Project, Jamie spent more than 30 years working with the Defence Department in Australia. As an operator and a researcher, Jamie has gained unique insights into the application of novel solutions to complex problems. Having held strategic Defence science liaison roles within Australia and the United States, he has extensive experience in translating problem statements into research and development activities. Jamie is an experienced innovation instructor, coach, and mentor. He is driven by an insatiable appetite to deliver meaningful outcomes to beneficiaries. He holds tertiary qualifications in Maritime Engineering, Technology, and Urban Planning. In our discussion, Jamie talked to me about: Bringing together university students, government sponsors and lean methodology to solve big problems The importance of getting cross-disciplinary inputs to solving problems Drilling down to the real problem - beyond the presenting symptoms Listen to the podcast to learn more. Show Notes and Blog The Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Liberal staffer plans to ask police to investigate allegations she was raped at Parliament House; Aged care facilities prepare to begin COVID vaccinations for their residents and workers; And alarm as the Defence Department extends a deal to store highly sensitive data with a Chinese owned company.

A former Liberal staffer plans to ask police to investigate allegations she was raped at Parliament House; Aged care facilities prepare to begin COVID vaccinations for their residents and workers; And alarm as the Defence Department extends a deal to store highly sensitive data with a Chinese owned company.

A former Liberal staffer plans to ask police to investigate allegations she was raped at Parliament House; Aged care facilities prepare to begin COVID vaccinations for their residents and workers; And alarm as the Defence Department extends a deal to store highly sensitive data with a Chinese owned company.

A former Liberal staffer plans to ask police to investigate allegations she was raped at Parliament House; Aged care facilities prepare to begin COVID vaccinations for their residents and workers; And alarm as the Defence Department extends a deal to store highly sensitive data with a Chinese owned company.

The allegations of serious war crimes by Australian special forces contained within the Brereton Inquiry report mean some change is necessary even as justice takes its course. But should Parliamentarians involve themselves more in Defence and military oversight, as Andrew Hastie MP suggests, or could this politicise the military and cast it into the culture wars? Could adverse findings about a ‘warrior culture' lead to something useless in its place? And could a ‘black armband' view of our country and its military record imperil the venerated place of the Australian War Memorial in Australian life and remembrance? Co-hosts Scott Hargreaves and Chris Berg are joined by former Defence Department employee, Andrew Bushnell, for this discussion. They also revisit the omnishambles that is South Australia's response to its ‘pizza box' coronavirus cluster. What does the panic tell us about Governments' capacity to manage science, public health and known unknowns? The panellists also discuss their culture picks, including the disappointing Hillbilly Elegy on Netflix, Gotham, the monumental history of New York's early years, and Based on a True Story, the new and brilliant ‘memoir' by SNL alumnus, Norm McDonald.

Sean has almost 20 years experience in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and is a certified NLP Trainer. Sean has trained and presented to Multi-National Corporations, the Education sector, Defence Department and the Fitness Industry. He has worked with the medium and small enterprise and franchise business structures. We got to talk about immersing ourselves into gratitude through all of our senses.Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/Here's Sean's website: http://emergencetraining.com.au

LGBTIQ+ Conversion Therapy has had a long and controversial history, and incredibly, is still legal in South Australia. It seeks to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation or even their gender identity, which is said to have major impacts on LGBTIQ+ people. All this leads to the question, should this practice be banned? We spoke with Equality Australia CEO Anna Brownabout the practice and why it's so detrimental to the LGBTIQ+ community. Nat Cook from SA Labor also had a chat with us about her push to outlaw the practice. Meanwhile, it's an issue that you may not have heard about, but it's having an impact on a number of people around Australia. PFAS chemicals have reportedly been used by the Defence Department in its firefighting foam on bases for training, which is reportedly leading to major drops in nearby property prices as well as health concerns. Joshua Aylward from Shine Lawyers gave us the lowdown on a class-action lawsuit coming up against the Department of Defence. Also on the show, the Coronavirus situation continues to worsen in Victoria, with a few scares for us here in SA too. We take you through the latest on the pandemic with special guests Professor Nikolai Petrovsky and Dr Anne-Lise Chaber, as well as brighten the mood with some Heaps Good News. Listen in! Wavelength, sparking the convos about Adelaide you should be having. Listen live every Monday at 6pm ACST on Fresh 92.7, the Fresh website, or the Fresh app! Fresh website: https://fresh927.com.au/ Follow Fresh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fresh927/  Follow Fresh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fresh927/  Follow Fresh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fresh927  Hosts: David Simmons Reporters: Amila Dedović, Hamish Kearvell, Sam Talbot & Anthony Cox See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Article By Jerome R. Corsi, PhD on corsination.com https://corsination.com/covid-20/ Coup de Grâce How COVID-20 Will Use Fauci Patents To Deliver a Devastating HIV-1 Attack to the Intestines Preceding a SARS Attack to the Lungs Dr Corsi hypothesizes COVID-20 re-engineering will be complete when a third element from HIV-1 research leading to patents bearing Fauci’s name will be added: namely an attack involving the mechanism whereby integrin α4β7 is incorporated into the  envelope of HIV-1 virions that becomes functionally active as it binds with MAdCAM-1 allowing the HIV-1 pathogen enters the body through the high endothelial venules in the intestinal mucosa. Independent, UK Leaked Snowden docs show for first time that DNA test verified identity of Osama bin Laden’s body https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/leaked-snowden-docs-show-for-first-time-that-dna-test-verified-identity-of-osama-bin-laden-s-body-8790831.html "The Associated Press said they had submitted Freedom of Information requests asking for these data the day after bin Laden’s death was announced, but almost a year later in March 2012 they were told the Pentagon could not locate any of the files. In July AP reported that the US’s top special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, had ordered military files about the raid purged from Defence Department computers and sent to the CIA, where they more easily could be shielded from ever being made public." The problem is OBL's DNA could have been found in many places, and Boris has revealed that OBL was merely captured in Pakistan, was transported to Libya for interrogation in the Benghazi compound, and was subsequently turned over to Putin for disposal. Tune in Monday through Friday at 11:00am EDT for another show. Visit our sister website, http://www.theprayerfulpatriot.com dedicated to faith and prayer. https://www.patreon.com/jeromecorsi/ https://www.subscribestar.com/jerome_corsi/

EPISODE #331 EMP EVENT Richard welcomes a senior policy analyst in the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defence Department to discuss the likelihood of a catastrophic electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event taking down the electrical grid of the United States. Guest:  F. Michael Maloof, a former senior security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defence, has almost 30 years of federal service in the U.S. Defence Department and as a specialized trainer for border guards and Special Forces in select countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. While with the Department of Defence, Maloof was Director of Technology Security Operations as head of a 10-person team involved in halting the diversion of militarily-critical technologies to countries of national security and proliferation concern and those involved in sponsoring terrorism. Maloof has also been a special Washington correspondent for The Detroit News, a reporter for a specialized newsletter at U.S. News & World Report and Washington correspondent for The Union Leader in Manchester, NH. Currently, he is the senior reporter in WND's Washington bureau.  He is the author of A Nation Forsaken: EMP: The Escalating Threat of an American Catastrophe. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!   Life Change and Formula 13 Teas  All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO!  More Energy!  Order now, use the code 'unlimited' and your first purchase ships for free. C60EVO.COM The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60.  Buy Direct from the SourceUse the Code RS1SPEC for special discount. Ancient Life Oil Organic, Non GMO CBD Oil.  Big Relief in a Little Bottle! The Ferrari of CBD products. Strange Planet's Fullscript Dispensary - an online service offering hundreds of professional supplement brands, personal care items, essential oils, pet care products and much more. Nature Grade, Science Made!  

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The US House Judiciary Committee begins deliberations today on the articles of impeachment against U-S President Donald Trump.  Voting is expected in a matter of days by the committee and by Christmas in the full House of Representatives. If approved, the charges would then be sent to the Senate, where the Republican majority would be unlikely to convict Trump, but not without a potentially bitter trial just as voters in early presidential primary states begin making their choices.  In their announcement yesterday, House Democrats declared Trump betrayed the nation with his actions toward Ukraine.  US President Donald Trump's long-promised wall along the U-S-Mexico border has hit a new snag. A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Trump administration from using $3.6-billion in Defence Department funding that was diverted from 127 military construction projects to build the wall. The Justice Department says it will appeal the ruling.   Guest: Karen Kataline Host of Spouting Off talk show in Colorado Guest: Brian Kennedy President, Can-Am Consulting in San Diego, CA

Up to 40,000 people across Australia will seek compensation from the Commonwealth over land contamination from chemicals leached from Defence Department bases into nearby properties and waterways. Residents and businesses claim the contamination has left them trapped in devalued properties with water they can't drink or land they can't fully use. It will be the largest ever open class action in Australia.

In The Boys Episode 4 Frenchie, Hughie and find The Female in a noodle shop and she is silent but massively powerful. We discuss it all in the podcast this week. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QXkOL9KBYp5sn0FISTNez You can listen to this episode on Spotify The bloody arrival of The Female The Boys Episode 4 "Female of The Species" Synopsis Based on the Comic Series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson Developed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Episode Written by Craig Rosenberg Episode Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye (as Fred Toye) As Billy Butcher persuades CIA Deputy Director to take the threat of Supes entering the Defence Department seriously; Vought International use Queen Maeve and Homelander to deal with a hostage situation on a plane over international waters to demonstrate their value in the defence of the USA. However, some of the Seven fare less well as Kevin, aka The Deep, deals with fishy insecurities that lead to a daring breakout from Oceanland that ends in a dirty Dolphin eating tarmac and the potential loss of sponsorship for Kevin. Meanwhile, The Boys to act on Popclaw’s Intel they delve further into A-Train’s involvement in the illicit exchange of Compound V. In Chinatown they track down where he supplies the substance, but also come across The Female. Held captive and jacked-up on compound V her butcher skills are all too evident as Frenchie opens her cell. With her escape Frenchie, Butcher and Mother’s Milk race against A-Train to find The Female, while Hughie Campbell is ordered on a date with Starlight by Butcher in order to clone her mobile phone and gain more Intel on the Supes and Vought. With The Female sedated rescued from the grasp of A-Train, the airline hostage situation high above the Atlantic turns from a happy-ever-after rescue to a botched rescue. Homelander and a reluctant Queen Maeve abandon the passengers to their grim fate after their intervention goes badly wrong and the plane crashes into the sea. In the aftermath, Homelander covers-up the true events, turning the tragedy into a win for Vought International and the need for Superheroes in the armed forces. Our talking points for this episode We're changing it up for the boys as each of the hosts choose their moments for each episode. In "The Boys Moment" we chat about the protagonists of this episode.For "The Seven Moment" we discuss what stood out about the antagonists this time."Other Outstanding Moment" is our place to talk about anything else. We'd love to hear about your favourite moments, any thoughts, theories and Easter eggs that you see in the episodes that we might have missed. Email us at feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com with either an MP3 recording of your thoughts or an email for each episode. Subscribe to TV Podcast Industries If you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love. Next Time on The Boys Thanks so much for joining us for this episode of The Boys on TV Podcast Industries. We'll be back with our discussion of The Boys Episode 5 " Good for the Soul " next Wednesday the 14th of August. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries Date Recorded: 06/08/2019Date Published: 14/08/2019MP3, 72.14 min. 112kbps, 58.0 MB All images and audio clips are copyright of Amazon Prime TV and their respective copyright owners. No infringement is intended.

In The Boys Episode 4 Frenchie, Hughie and find The Female in a noodle shop and she is silent but massively powerful. We discuss it all in the podcast this week. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QXkOL9KBYp5sn0FISTNez You can listen to this episode on Spotify The bloody arrival of The Female The Boys Episode 4 "Female of The Species" Synopsis Based on the Comic Series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson Developed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Episode Written by Craig Rosenberg Episode Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye (as Fred Toye) As Billy Butcher persuades CIA Deputy Director to take the threat of Supes entering the Defence Department seriously; Vought International use Queen Maeve and Homelander to deal with a hostage situation on a plane over international waters to demonstrate their value in the defence of the USA. However, some of the Seven fare less well as Kevin, aka The Deep, deals with fishy insecurities that lead to a daring breakout from Oceanland that ends in a dirty Dolphin eating tarmac and the potential loss of sponsorship for Kevin. Meanwhile, The Boys to act on Popclaw’s Intel they delve further into A-Train’s involvement in the illicit exchange of Compound V. In Chinatown they track down where he supplies the substance, but also come across The Female. Held captive and jacked-up on compound V her butcher skills are all too evident as Frenchie opens her cell. With her escape Frenchie, Butcher and Mother’s Milk race against A-Train to find The Female, while Hughie Campbell is ordered on a date with Starlight by Butcher in order to clone her mobile phone and gain more Intel on the Supes and Vought. With The Female sedated rescued from the grasp of A-Train, the airline hostage situation high above the Atlantic turns from a happy-ever-after rescue to a botched rescue. Homelander and a reluctant Queen Maeve abandon the passengers to their grim fate after their intervention goes badly wrong and the plane crashes into the sea. In the aftermath, Homelander covers-up the true events, turning the tragedy into a win for Vought International and the need for Superheroes in the armed forces. Our talking points for this episode We're changing it up for the boys as each of the hosts choose their moments for each episode. In "The Boys Moment" we chat about the protagonists of this episode.For "The Seven Moment" we discuss what stood out about the antagonists this time."Other Outstanding Moment" is our place to talk about anything else. We'd love to hear about your favourite moments, any thoughts, theories and Easter eggs that you see in the episodes that we might have missed. Email us at feedback@tvpodcastindustries.com with either an MP3 recording of your thoughts or an email for each episode. Subscribe to TV Podcast Industries If you want to keep up with us and all of our podcasts please subscribe to the podcast over at https://tvpodcastindustries.com where we will continue to podcast about multiple TV shows we hope you'll love. Next Time on The Boys Thanks so much for joining us for this episode of The Boys on TV Podcast Industries. We'll be back with our discussion of The Boys Episode 5 " Good for the Soul " next Wednesday the 14th of August. Derek, Chris and John TV Podcast Industries Date Recorded: 06/08/2019Date Published: 14/08/2019MP3, 72.14 min. 112kbps, 58.0 MB All images and audio clips are copyright of Amazon Prime TV and their respective copyright owners. No infringement is intended.

Welcome to La Trobe University’s Clever Conversations. In this episode, we introduce you to The La Trobe Debates – a new series of discussions between those with genuinely different points of view, about some of the most pressing and polarising issues Australians now face. This series is convened by the University’s Ideas and Society program. Shortly, you will hear from Hugh White and Clive Hamilton, who are two of the most important voices on Australia’s relationship with China. In this one-hour debate, they will discuss the potential threats China poses to Australian security, and what Australia’s China Policy should be. Hugh White is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University. He has been an intelligence analyst, a journalist, a senior staffer to Defence Minister Kim Beazley and Prime Minister Bob Hawke, a senior official in the Defence Department, and the first Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Clive Hamilton is professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University. He was the founder, and for 14 years, executive director, of The Australia Institute. Held in association with La Trobe Asia, the following debate is moderated by La Trobe University international relations scholar, Dr Bec Strating.

Andy and Dave discuss research from Neil Johnson, who looked to the movements of fly larvae to model financial systems, where a collection of agents share a common goal, but have no way to communicate and coordinate their activities (a memory of five past events ends up being the ideal balance). Researchers at Carnegie Mellon demonstrate that random search with early-stopping is a competitive Neural Architecture Search baseline, performing at least as well as “Efficient” NAS. Unrelated research, but near simultaneously published, from AI Lab Swisscom shows that random search outperforms state-of-the-art NAS algorithms. Researchers at DeepMind investigate the possibility of creating an agent that can discover its world, and introduce NDIGO (Neural Differential Information Gain Optimization), designed to be “information seeking.” And the Electronics and Telecomm Research Institute in South Korea creates SC-FEGAN, a face-editing GAN that builds off of a user’s sketches and other information. Georgetown University announces a $55M grant to create the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). Microsoft workers call on the company to cancel its military contract with the U.S. Army. DeepMind uses machine learning to predict wind turbine energy production. Australia’s Defence Department invests ~$5M to study how to make autonomous weapons behave ethically. And the U.K. government invests in its people and funds AI university courses with £115. Reports suggest that U.S. police departments are using biased data to train crime-predicting algorithms. A thesis on Neural Reading Comprehension and Beyond by Danqi Chen becomes highly read. A report looks at the evaluation of citation graphs in AI research; and researchers provide a survey of deep learning for image super-resolution. Bryon Reese blogs that we need new words to adjust to AI (to which Dave adds “AI-chemy” to the list). In Point and Counterpoint, David Sliver argues that AlphaZero exhibits the “essence of creativity,” while Sean Dorrance Kelly argues that AI can’t be an artist. Interpretable Machine Learning by Christoph Molnar hits version 1.0, and Andy highlights Asimov’s classic short story, The Machine that Won the War. And finally a symposium at Princeton University’s Institute for Advanced Studies examines deep learning – alchemy or science?  

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Watch the video podcast here. A Bit About Christina Christina started off working in the Defence Department as a management analyst, so her job entailed a lot of technology. She then got married to a marine, so that trajectory changed for her as they needed to move around for his work. Christina got a job in tech support at a bank and whilst she was working there she got to know some of the programmers who told her about Homestead. This caught her interest and so, in 1997 she built her first website. She then decided to make websites and although she didn’t have any experience, not many people did at the time. She loved it and knew she could do it from anywhere and so she founded GlobalSpex in 1999. She now has four virtual contractors based in Argentina, India and the two in the US. The GlobalSpex Niche Christina's customers are typically in engineering, energy and healthcare. Her "thing" is problem-solving, so she attracts those types of customers who have that analytical brain and appreciates analysis and research. She would never call herself a web-designer - she is a problem solver and a consultant. Christina wrote a great blog post for WP Elevation because she got so fed up with people telling her that her services are too expensive when they could create something cheaper and more easily with Squarespace or Wix. The blog explains that it's not about the website, it is about the right colours, the right codes, the right things to say in the right place. Check out the link to this post in the link section below - it's a great one. So how does Christina have that 'client fee' conversation with potential clients? She doesn’t tell them why her services are more expensive, she takes them down the path by asking them questions. Such as, “What kind of shipping are you going to have?” “How are you going to measure that?” “What’s your merchant?” Most of these questions are things that they have never thought about and have no idea. They realise that this isn't their thing, there is a lot involved and usually, they won’t want to deal with it. What Are the Challenges of Having Your Own Business? For a long time, Christina didn’t value her own skills and wasn’t compensated for it. When she became a WP Elevation member, it helped her to stand up for herself and to stop undervaluing her services. She changed the prices of her care plans which increased her recurring revenue. When you’re starting out it’s hard to charge more but each person has to find what makes them special. It will take a little while to figure out what you’re really good at, but once you do you can then get compensated for that. When the customer comes back and gives you good feedback it helps your confidence. You're always going to have doubts and everyone has imposter syndrome no matter how skilled they are, but you need to keep learning the tools, researching, and tweaking along the way. As you grow and expand you can start outsourcing the things that you don't like doing. You're going to have trial and errors to find the right person and it is never going to be perfect. Christina says that she has been through many contractors and has refined the trial process more and more each time and you work out the type of people that you work best with too. Her advice is, to be honest with the contractor and tell them how you work, what your processes are and ask if they can work this way. Try not to feel bad if it isn't working out and remember that it is business, gently tell them it isn’t working and move on. The Worries Christina is a mum with a husband who works long hours, so she is juggling a lot and sometimes things get missed. However, she has gotten better because she has built so many systems and processes to minimise those panic moments. She has templates and checklists to help with the overwhelm. Christina uses TeamWork which she says has been invaluable to help keep a track of what everyone in the team is doing. She also uses Process Street, email templates in Google drive, and is currently building an intranet so that all of the tools are in the one place. They track the milestones of a project so that they can get back to the client and tell them that they won't make the deadline if they don’t get the content to them by a particular date. Scope Creep and Communicating with Customers GlobalSpex has an onboarding process for customers with emails that go out, an initial meeting and then weekly phone calls. Christina documents everything so if they come to her with a change that is beyond the scope, she puts that in an email. It needs to be in writing because they forget or they don’t realise that they're breaking the scope. Balance Christina has a 16 and a 10-year-old and a husband that works a lot, so how does she balance it all? She says that she doesn’t balance it! There are days when she needs to be with the kids and days when she needs to work. They are quite independent and wash their clothes and do the dishes which helps. They take vacations together and she can go with them anytime and work anywhere. She doesn’t believe in balance, there is no such thing! What Next for GlobalSpex? There is so much change going on in the area of digital marketing so Christina is trying to pull away from custom design websites. She is trying to look at the bigger picture of generating revenue for the customer. She doesn't want to separate PPC, email marketing and SEO; they are part of the whole package to get more customers. Christina says that you need to find the right contractors and the right customers who also understand that. They come in with their own viewpoint of what they need, so you need to educate them. Advice for the Newbies At a local meetup recently a young guy who had just got into WordPress attended. His first question was “How do I make money?” Christina's advice was this: Always have a contract. Set your boundaries and let the customer know from the very beginning about the process and how they should best be communicating with you. Figure out what piece of it you really love and focus on that. Hone in on it, become really good at it and get known for it. “Find the thing” that will be your point of difference. Once you have the knowledge in this area your confidence comes across to the client. Christina's Favourite Tools Christina's tools that she can't live without are: Beaver Builder Premium Yoast - she is taking some of their courses at the moment to dive into it deeply. Zapier

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In Episode 3, Rodney Borgnine catches up with Dr Jellgood after he has made another startling occupational U-turn, this time working for the British Government as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Defence Department. In a revealing interview, Jellgood talks about his support for conscription, warns of the very real threat to time and space posed by Stephen Hawking, explains why all nuclear warheads should be kept in the warehouses of Argos, and goes into disgusting detail about the Prime Minister’s misshapen testicles.

In 1971, the New York Times published one of the most important leaks in US history - 7000 pages of top-secret Defence Department documents known as the Pentagon Papers. The Papers were leaked by a Pentagon analyst called Daniel Ellsberg in an attempt to end the Vietnam War. He tells his story to Witness. (Photo: Daniel Ellsberg in the 1970s Credit: Hulton Archive / Getty Images)