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Friends! Romans! Cuntrymen! It is indeed that time again for another serving of AI slop to vaguely describe the TWO JACKS PODCAST! This has been generated by Kimi K2.6 which is an AI model I've never heard of. It's offered with Perplexity Pro which I got for free for some reason. What a golden age of tokens we live in. Can't wait till they actually try to recoup costs on this shit. Enjoy! Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack unpack a striking set of political and cultural fault lines, led by One Nation's polling surge and what it says about protest voting, party decay and Australia's increasingly fragmented political mood. They also take aim at Labor's failure to tell a convincing economic story, debate whether Victorian Labor can survive the year, and argue that Australia's tobacco excise regime has become a textbook public policy disaster.Further on, the conversation ranges across Europe's latest move against Russians linked to the war, the resilience and ingenuity of Ukraine, British politics around Andy Burnham and Reform, and a lively sport finish featuring the Luke Sayers/AFL mess, Fremantle's flag credentials, and England cricket's latest self-inflicted drama.Timeline00:00:25 – Welcome back to The Two Jacks: Joel Hill, aka Jack the Insider, joins Hong Kong Jack and opens with weather chat from Hong Kong before previewing a politics-heavy episode.00:01:43 – One Nation tops the polling: the Jacks examine the headline poll, what a 31 percent primary vote means, and whether a One Nation-dominated conservative bloc is now thinkable.00:03:02 – Protest vote or something bigger? A story from regional Victoria sparks a discussion about grievance politics, capital gains reform, wage policy and why people may vote against their own economic interests.00:04:50 – The “preference cascade” theory: Hong Kong Jack argues voters often keep quiet about taboo political views until they realise the neighbours are thinking the same thing.00:06:52 – A Liberal-One Nation non-compete deal? The pair look at the idea that the Liberals could stop competing in some seats and why that would be a huge sign of weakness.00:08:20 – Cos Samaras' warning: if the Coalition is polling this badly, it is not negotiating with One Nation, it is begging.00:10:37 – Could Nationals simply defect? The discussion turns to whether National Party MPs in regional seats might eventually decide orange ties are safer than blue ones.00:12:46 – Three-cornered politics: Nick Cater's view gets a run as the Jacks argue the shape of the contest is still unfolding and hard to read.00:14:10 – Preferencing One Nation: would the Liberals burn their city vote if they formally put One Nation ahead of Labor?00:16:14 – Labor's messaging problem: Peter Wilkinson's advice prompts a broader argument about how governments need a visible plan, a narrative and a destination.00:18:06 – The Dan Andrews comparison: Joel argues Andrews' strength was simple political communication, while Albanese's government seems unable or unwilling to tell a coherent story.00:21:01 – Budget politics and drift: was there a better path available to Labor, and why has the government struggled to sell even its own reforms?00:23:58 – Productivity, growth and living standards: Hong Kong Jack says the government should have framed the budget around national renewal rather than small-target politics.00:26:14 – One Nation and immigration: the Jacks debate how major parties and commentators should respond without driving more voters into Hanson's camp.00:30:40 – The value of dissent: Duncan McNabb's point about advisors who disagree leads to a broader conversation about whether modern political offices still tolerate honest internal argument.00:33:35 – How do you fight One Nation? They discuss why calling voters stupid or racist is politically useless, even when the commentary class is tempted to do exactly that.00:37:36 – Selling immigration differently: from postwar migration to Vietnamese Australians, the conversation turns to which migration success stories still resonate with voters.00:41:13 – Victoria in trouble: a fresh poll suggests Victorian Labor is in deep strife, while One Nation's rise adds another layer of chaos to the state election.00:42:53 – Should Jacinta Allan go? The Jacks debate whether replacing the Premier now would help, hurt or simply arrive too late to matter.00:46:24 – One Nation's Victorian surge: from almost nowhere to the mid-20s in polling, but without the party structure usually needed to convert support into seats.00:47:40 – Candidate risk and the ground game: why weak party organisation can hurt One Nation at election time, even if the polling looks enormous.00:50:27 – If the Liberals win, then what? The likely debt clean-up and the danger that victory could carry its own political trap.00:52:22 – Illicit tobacco and failed policy: Joel calls Australia's tobacco excise regime one of the worst examples of public policy failure in the country.00:56:40 – The black market takes over: the Jacks argue the war on smoking has instead delivered a bonanza for organised crime.00:59:14 – Should the excise be cut? They weigh the case for slashing prices to drag smokers back into the legal market.01:01:50 – Public health paternalism: a broader swipe at the regulatory mindset behind smoking, gambling and alcohol policy.01:03:17 – Europe gets tougher on Russians: Ursula von der Leyen's latest move leads into a bigger conversation about the Ukraine war and Russian displacement.01:04:30 – Ukraine's ingenuity: the Jacks discuss low-cost drone warfare, battlefield adaptation and why Ukraine has confounded predictions from the start.01:07:25 – Pressure inside Russia: Putin's security paranoia, economic strain and the social cost of a long war all come under the microscope.01:09:57 – UK politics watch: Andy Burnham, Reform, Restore Britain and what the right-wing vote split could mean.01:12:28 – AFL mess: the Luke Sayers saga, draft affidavits, the AFL integrity unit and a governing body that seems determined to make things worse.01:15:53 – On-field footy is still thriving: despite the suits, the AFL product keeps selling, and Fremantle gets a big wrap as the form side of the competition.01:18:13 – England v New Zealand: a dodgy wicket, an underwhelming contest, and why Australia may not fear Ollie Robinson all that much.01:20:14 – Ben Stokes and the nightclub curfew saga: England's leadership drama deepens after a night out turns into another avoidable mess.01:23:37 – Is Stokes near the end? The show closes on England's captaincy issues, Stokes' physical decline and whether he will even make it to the next Ashes.01:32:55 – Wrap-up: the Jacks preview next week's likely topics, including UK by-elections, and sign off.Episode info blurbJack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack dive into One Nation's extraordinary polling surge, the Coalition's flirtation with preference deals, Labor's chronic messaging failures and the warning signs flashing in Victoria. They also tackle Australia's exploding illicit tobacco trade, Europe's tougher line on Russia, the war in Ukraine, Andy Burnham's chances in Britain, AFL governance chaos and another very English cricket mess.
CROSS UK is Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures in UK. CROSS is a confidential reporting system which allows professionals working in the built environment to report on fire and structural safety issues. These are then published anonymously to share lessons learned, create positive change, and improve safety. Find out more about the safety information we provide below.This initiative in the space of fire safety is lead by Neil Gibbins and Peter Wilkinson, who are my guests today. We go through the ideas behind the institution and the reasons why we need it. We discuss the confidentiality and all the layers of protection of the reports, and the bias of the issues brought up. This includes the strict “no blame policy”. We also go in deep into some more interesting, representative reports published by cross (out of 99 published on fire so far!).Please join CROSS UK newsletter and check their repository here: https://www.cross-safety.org/uk----The Fire Science Show is produced by the Fire Science Media in collaboration with OFR Consultants. Thank you to the podcast sponsor for their continuous support towards our mission.
Welcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade.Today's edition features journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste, who became a global figure of attention in 2014 when he was held captive by Egyptian authorities for more than a year on baseless terrorism accusations.Why Peter Greste is chasing a media freedom lawPeter Greste wears many hats - former foreign correspondent, journalist, academic, activist, press freedom advocate and author. He was hailed as an icon for press freedom around the world when he and two Al Jazeera colleagues were imprisoned in Egypt on bogus charges.Along with a journalism teaching role at Sydney's Macquarie University, his mission now is to bolster journalism in Australia through his role as executive director of the Alliance for Journalists' Freedom.In conversation with Unmade's Tim Burrowes and Seja Al Zaidi, Greste discusses Australia's lack of a fully democratic press, how he coped with being locked in a claustrophobic Cairo prison cell, the foibles of the Australian Press Council, AI's impact on journalism and why he believes would-be journalists should not focus on the craft at university.“Superficially, I think that our press is reasonably free. If you scratch beneath the surface, what you realise is that Australia has some of the most restrictive legislation on earth when it comes to media freedom,” Greste says.“We are the only country in the democratic world that doesn't have press freedom or freedom of speech written into its constitution in any meaningful sense. It's implied in our constitution through what's called the implied right of political communication, but even that is contested. So without any local, domestic equivalent of the American First Amendment, which guarantees press freedom and freedom of speech, what we've seen is all sorts of national security legislation that both directly and indirectly intrudes on the ability of journalists to do their jobs. It criminalises a lot of otherwise perfectly legitimate journalistic investigation.”The Alliance for Journalists Freedom was founded by Greste, communications consultant and former journalist Peter Wilkinson, and lawyer Chris Flynn with the aim of a Media Freedom Act to better protect reporting in Australia. The Alliance recently received a $500,000 donation via independent outlet Crikey following its victorious defamation defence against Lachlan Murdoch.“What our Media Freedom Act would do is inject a positive obligation to consider media freedom at every stage of the judicial process and the bureaucratic process,” he says.“What we've done is written a clause that says that if you are producing journalism according to a set of professional standards, then you deserve the right to be assumed by the courts to deserve protection in law, and that it's up to the investigating agencies, whether it's ASIO or the Australian Federal Police or any other of the agencies, to show the courts why you have failed in your obligation to live up to professional standards.”Greste, a part-time professor of journalism at Sydney's Macquarie University, also expressed concerns about the pace of evolution the media industry is experiencing compared to changes to what is being taught to undergraduate students.“The craft skills that you need are changing so quickly that those skills are best left to the news organisations themselves. In my view, what's more important are the critical thinking skills, the literacy skills, the civic education, the understanding of politics, the understanding of the way the law works, the way the courts work,” he says.“It's the ability to critically think about stories and analyse them and place them in context in Australian politics and society. That's what makes good journalists. Everything else is window dressing.”Audio production was courtesy of Abe's Audio, the people to talk to about voiceovers, sound design and podcast production.Message us: letters@unmade.mediaHave a great day. 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
The engineering and construction industry is at a tipping point: How can we foster long-term growth in uncertain times? How do we navigate technology-driven disruption and meet the challenge of net zero emissions? Peter Wilkinson author of The Steel Ceiling: Achieving Sustainable Growth in Engineering and Construction, highlights current issues facing businesses in the engineering and construction sector in Australia and outlines what it takes for business to withstand the economic test of time with a goal to transform business capability in the engineering and construction industry.
Hello everybody and welcome to this week's episode of the Crushing It In Construction podcast, I'm Jordan Skinner, I'm your host, and this week I'm chatting with Peter Wilkinson from SamWilko Advisory. Peter's been in and around the construction game for over 30 years and today he helps business leaders and senior managers by building business capability In bid management and project development. Now I wanted to have Peter on the show today because, he has a new book coming out and it's launching in September. It's called The Steel Ceiling, Achieving Sustainable Growth in Engineering and Construction. And in this book, he tackles all sorts of different issues like culture, organizational structures, leadership and something that he calls the four pillars that are key to a thriving and sustainable business. In this episode we talk about these things in more depth. There's a lot of valuable information in this podcast so let's get into the show!CONTACT DETAILS:Peter WilkinsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilkoadvisory/ Website: https://samwilkoadvisory.com/Book Pre-Order: https://samwilkoadvisory.com/the-book/Jordan SkinnerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-skinner-685439178/Website: https://moonshotmedia.com.au/
In Episode 24 of Null & Void we discuss, much to Tony's displeasure, Manchester United's 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool and Andy takes a break from trying to be James Bond to look at the T20 Cricket World Cup and England's fantastic start. Our guest section reunited Tony and Andy with their former sports co-presenters Peter Wilkinson and Suzanne Turner, who were both present when Null & Void first began!
In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider Podcast, we speak with Peter Wilkinson, chair of Wilkinson Butler and Managing Director of Wilkinson Group. As a crisis & recovery expert, Peter has achieved successful outcomes including cyber-security attacks, sexual abuse/harassment, media attacks, industry restructures, product recalls, court cases and judicial inquiries, pollution spills, extortion/blackmail, and countering damaging industry or activist campaigns. In this episode, we speak with Peter about some of the common mistakes organisations make when navigating a crisis.
In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider Podcast, we speak with Peter Wilkinson, chair of Wilkinson Butler and Managing Director of Wilkinson Group. As a crisis & recovery expert, Peter has achieved successful outcomes including cyber-security attacks, sexual abuse/harassment, media attacks, industry restructures, product recalls, court cases and judicial inquiries, pollution spills, extortion/blackmail, and countering damaging industry or activist campaigns. In this episode, we speak with Peter about some of the common mistakes organisations make when navigating a crisis.
In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider Podcast, we speak with Peter Wilkinson, chair of Wilkinson Butler and Managing Director of Wilkinson Group. As a crisis & recovery expert, Peter has achieved successful outcomes including cyber-security attacks, sexual abuse/harassment, media attacks, industry restructures, product recalls, court cases and judicial inquiries, pollution spills, extortion/blackmail, and countering damaging industry or activist campaigns. In this episode, we speak with Peter about some of the common mistakes organisations make when navigating a crisis.
Buckingham Place is in damage control after Harry and Meghan's shock interview with Oprah.The bombshell segment revealed the couple's experience with the rest of the royal family.A number of shock allegations were laid in the interview, including racism within the royal household.Top Australian Public Relations expert Peter Wilkinson told Heather du Plessis-Allan Buckingham Palace should refrain from making any comment - for now."Just sit back and wait and see where the main themes come from."The racism theme may vanish, but there are other themes that may emerge that really do need addressing."LISTEN ABOVE
In the second episode, we'll hear from digital strategy and transformation expert, Ian Patterson; former Deloitte equity partner, and now a non-executive and In Touch member, Peter Wilkinson; and Tom Ilube, founder of the African Science Academy, which is In Touch's chosen charity.
Dr. Peter Wilkinson explains how the Plenary Council to be held in 2020 and 2021 came to be organized, who will participate in the Council, and the hopes of the lay Faithful in its outcome. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catholic-church-reform/message
Session ‘Sepsis Is a Devastating Disease: Listen to the Survivors and Those Bereaved’ from the 2nd World Sepsis Congress. This is a Roundtable Discussion by People Affected by Sepsis and Family Members. Featuring Carl Flatley, Elkhatim Elyas Mohamed, Fiona Gray, Idelette Nutma-Bade, Peter Wilkinson, and Ray Schachter as chair. More info: www.worldsepsiscongress.org
My guest today is Peter Wilkinson, who has a wealth of experience. Peter and I met a few weeks ago and I enjoyed every minute with him, such was the value he shares. And as you'll hear, he doesn’t chase catastrophe, catastrophe chases him. Here's Peter: I also wanted to let you know about a very special group of people at Pockets of Brilliance. You might remember them from Episode 38 with Michelle Oberg, she is one of those special people at PoB. They are a team of Research and Implementation specialists who have spent decades synthesising their method for helping clients navigate challenges such as safety, change and engagement. The most exciting bit is that they are now teaching others to do this for themselves, which is the same approach we take here at Safety on Tap to helping you learn, grow and improve. They are launching their 1 day change accelerator in Brisbane on 26 July 2017, which teaches you their method. If you want to check it out head over to https://pobrilliance.com/5iapproachandevents/ you can learn more and register. I'm going, so it would be great to see you there! [activecampaign form=5]
Youngsters. In the show this time, Dr. Stuart Lumsden [10:35 - 23:41] talks to us about young stellar objects, Prof. Peter Wilkinson [00:52 - 10:28] tells us about MUST, the Manchester University Student Telescope, in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered [33:23 - 41:48] by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
Youngsters. In the show this time, Dr. Stuart Lumsden [10:35 - 23:41] talks to us about young stellar objects, Prof. Peter Wilkinson [00:52 - 10:28] tells us about MUST, the Manchester University Student Telescope, in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered [33:23 - 41:48] by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
In this podcast N°110 I propose to you the second part of the Live interview I recorded with Chris Bailey from The Saints when he came to Marseille last year in October with his drummer Peter Wilkinson to perform the new album “Stranger” they co-wrote with two members of the French band H-Burns : Renaud [...]
In this podcast N°109 I have the great pleasure to propose to you a Live interview with Chris Bailey from The Saints. Chris came to Marseille October 13th with Peter Wilkinson his drummer in The Saints to promote during a French tour the new album “Stranger” they recorded with Renaud Brustlein and Antoine Pinnet [...]
Borough Market, in south east London has been, and is, a food phenomenon. It took off in the 1990s, riding in the wake of the BSE outbreak that had led to a new interest in the source of our food. As it developed it looked as though a few seedy acres on the south bank of the Thames were going to give us, for the first time in decades, a market as good as the very best in France, Spain or Italy. And Borough's influence stretches beyond London: it served as a model for other local authorities for what a market could be, and how it could regenerate communities and areas. Even supermarkets imitated its ranges as urban wealth reached rural pockets. But the market's success has latterly been overshadowed by criticisms that it has lost its way, catering now for tourists not local cooks, and introducing rising tariffs on traders that some say threaten their businesses. Sheila Dillon charts the rise of the market with some of its founders, and asks the Chair of Trustees for the Borough Market, Peter Wilkinson, has this nationally important market lost its way? Producer Rebecca Moore.