RT @WheatWatcher: Organic cropping doesn’t work at large scale In 2022, I wrote a piece about the Sri Lankan policy of banning synthetic f…

1939 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain met Hitler and came back to England with a “peace in our time” agreement that history has judged as a monumental failure. Trump runs risk of similar outcome appeasing Putin. I f he has any eye on history he needs to step carefully.

If Gov buys rest of Rex except planes then lease new ones. It will not suv It will not succeed with stuffed planes.

REX has a fleet of 57 SAAB 340b’s that are no longer produced & have an average age of 30.2 years. We must have a regional airline but Rex management have run it into the ground. Buying a fleet of clapped out planes will crash. Tell receivers will take everything else except plan

Ugly lightning strike sign of what is to come. The Australian What hyperbolic rubbish. I have a brother in law was struck twice in a paddock near Wagga 20 years ago.

Seven arrested over alleged sexual abuse ‘claim farming’ scheme that police say netted more than $1bn Guardian Will require massive investigation to identify legitimate claims.

I think we do need to delete entire agencies, as opposed to leave part of them behind,” said Musk,- Guardian This type of hubris could collapse Government.

Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies- Guardian Inefficiency in bureaucracy is a given but without external audit how do you know which bits are crook. Run the risk of sacking wrong people.

What the hell is going on. Spoke to a person today from a Solar Power company that spoke fluent understandable English. I said to him mate are you sure you are in the right industry. The Indian people get stroppy when you say you can’t understand them.

Both prioritise economic appeasement over bold action. Both treat voters like idiots – dangling election-time goodies hoping to buy their way to power. And both continue to tinker around the edges rather than telling the truth or having the guts to rebuild the system. Menadue

In the upcoming federal election, there is no real choice. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party have become virtually indistinguishable, offering voters nothing, but well-rehearsed sound bites, nothing to believe in, nothing to fight for, and certainly nothing to get excited abo

And, so far as the SES is concerned, McKay doesn’t take the trouble to consider its turnover rate which, at around 8% including age retirements, doesn’t suggest a retention problem and may well be unhealthily low.- John Menadue

McKay (ANU ) described as a visionary, influential and inspiring leader…delivering extraordinary results within complex global environments. Unfortunately, his riposte to Jacqui doesn’t quite match the Crawford boostering for what he’s delivered is a load of waffling piffle.

Do Musk’s actions amount to a coup. They argue this is not a coup in the classic sense of a takeover of the physical centres of power. Rather, it’s a seizure of digital infrastructure by an unelected group seeking to undo democratic practices and violate human rights. Conversati

Indigenous children are 11 times more likely to be removed by child protection systems than non-Indigenous children. Indigenous babies aged under one are at greatest risk. Communities concerned that child protection systems are creating “another stolen generation. Conversation

The changes include disclosure of donations in real time or near-real time, and a series of caps on spending, The cap on each candidate in an electorate would be $800,000, while a party’s national spending would also be capped. At the moment there are no spending caps.- conversat

The government agreed to increase threshold above which donations must be disclosed from $1000 to $5000. Currently is $16,900. In addition, it has boosted the cap on individual donations to a candidate or party from the earlier proposed $20,000 to $50,000. Conversation

Breaking the Indigenous family violence cycle in New England New England Times An important initiative 12% of population but 46% of DV incidence. If this can help reduce that will be a great step forward.

Australia’s Tesla sales have plummeted. Is Elon Musk to blame? - New Daily He sure is, those with an environmental bent to buy EV & batteries don’t like Trump & Musk bromance.

Industry minister points at big business over 'plummeting' research investment in Australia- abc So much for the smart country. The big companies who pay stuff all tax should be charged a research levy. They strip the nation of wealth but leave nothing in return,