Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
Edited footage of protesters chanting "gas the Jews" at the rally outside the Sydney Opera House in October was shared on social media, but NSW Police said an extensive investigation found no evidence of it happening.
After Nine blamed an 'automation' error in Photoshop for producing an edited image of Georgie Purcell, I set out to find out what the software would do to other politicians.
Looks like it does do the thing Adobe claimed it wouldn't after all.
Still poor form from Nine for using it in the first place, and for not catching it in the editorial process. But seems this is just another reminder this week of the biases of generative models.
The disgraced police officer son of former senator and NSW premier Kristina Keneally has avoided jail time for fabricating evidence that put an innocent man behind bars.
The national broadcaster will be represented by Seyfarth Shaw, which has a decades-long reputation of anti-union practices in the US, to act in the Fair Work Commission matter involving journalist Antoinette Lattouf.
Housing costs, rental or purchase, are only resolved by supply and ending real estate's position as an investment vehicle.
That means large scale public housing investment to the point that it actively devalues property on a capital value bases. Rental yields are already a poor investment on their own. That leaves the "just park the money" crowd with a simple choice: sell now or watch it depreciate.
Victoria’s oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with “just white kids on the cover” and claimed that the chain would stop stocking “woke agenda” content that divided people....
Exclusive: the NSW environmental regulator has known for more than a decade that contaminated soil fill might have been used in childcare centres, schools and parks
Prominent neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been stopped by police at a Sydney train station and ordered to stay away from Australia Day celebrations in the City of Sydney.
While we continue to provide arms, manpower, and any modicum of diplomatic legitimacy to war criminals engaged in at least one of three of the most dire crimes against humanity, these protests remain relevant to our country and governments.
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State (www.theguardian.com)
Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities....
No evidence of antisemitic chant at pro-Palestinian Sydney protest, police find (www.sbs.com.au)
Edited footage of protesters chanting "gas the Jews" at the rally outside the Sydney Opera House in October was shared on social media, but NSW Police said an extensive investigation found no evidence of it happening.
Adobe Photoshop's AI tools put women politicians in bikini bottoms and their male colleagues in suits (www.crikey.com.au)
After Nine blamed an 'automation' error in Photoshop for producing an edited image of Georgie Purcell, I set out to find out what the software would do to other politicians.
Daniel Keneally served 15-month intensive correction order after being found guilty of fabricating evidence (www.abc.net.au)
The disgraced police officer son of former senator and NSW premier Kristina Keneally has avoided jail time for fabricating evidence that put an innocent man behind bars.
ABC hires 'notoriously anti-worker' US law firm, Seyfarth Shaw, in Antoinette Lattouf unlawful dismissal case (www.abc.net.au)
The national broadcaster will be represented by Seyfarth Shaw, which has a decades-long reputation of anti-union practices in the US, to act in the Fair Work Commission matter involving journalist Antoinette Lattouf.
Create a race to the bottom in the rental market
Not sure if this counts as politics or not; let me know....
Victorian government under fire from animal rights advocates over expected rejection of duck hunting ban (www.theguardian.com)
Ban on recreational duck hunting recommended by Labor-led inquiry tipped to be shot down as Jacinta Allan meets with ministers
Victoria’s Robinsons Bookshop apologises after owner’s call for more ‘white kids’ on book covers (www.theguardian.com)
Victoria’s oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with “just white kids on the cover” and claimed that the chain would stop stocking “woke agenda” content that divided people....
Watchdog failed to act on contamination risk despite ‘damning’ asbestos findings (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: the NSW environmental regulator has known for more than a decade that contaminated soil fill might have been used in childcare centres, schools and parks
Neo-Nazis confronted by Sydney police, banned from Australia Day events (www.smh.com.au)
Prominent neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been stopped by police at a Sydney train station and ordered to stay away from Australia Day celebrations in the City of Sydney.
Support for Australia Day celebration on January 26 drops: new research (theconversation.com)
New polling shows a significant drop in support for January 26 in just two years.
Residents sue the Victorian government over public housing demolition plans (www.abc.net.au)
Who is Australia's gender neutral bathroom?
You know how people make jokes about Thatcher and Regan’s graves being gender neutral bathrooms?...
Victorian government agreement with Israeli defence ministry ‘highly unusual', analyst says (www.abc.net.au)
Victoria quietly signed an agreement with Israel's defence ministry a year ago, deepening the state's ties with an increasingly controversial partner.
Cairns watch house worker sounds alarm over ‘massive deterioration’ in children’s physical and mental health (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: anonymised notes reveal concerns about injuries, self-harm, security incidents and sickness in overcrowded cells
Prime minister hints at expansion of stage 3 tax cuts to benefit lower-income earners (www.abc.net.au)
After the voice defeat, we can never again allow politics to suspend the cause of Indigenous justice – Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan (www.theguardian.com)
A hundred days on from the unsuccessful referendum, it’s time to rebuild momentum for the rights of First Nations people
‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology (www.theguardian.com)
Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Melbourne CBD as Port of Melbourne blockade enters third day (www.abc.net.au)
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