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Podunk Weekly Bugle Vol.1 No.8 – Election Result
Podunk - The Friendly Town In this Edition:Mayor Dean East Easy Ride to VictoryPodunk Council Election ResultsMount Podunk Fire Brigade ElectionSteptoe and the Misplaced Antiques Consignment Mayor Dean East Easy Ride to Victory When the votes were counted, Cancellor Péter Popoff was pipped at...
Australian Politics
Greens’ Ending Native Forest Logging 2023 Bill voted down in the Senate
The Australian Senate voted against a Bill proposed by the Greens to end native forest logging federally. By reading the Hansard speeches, it seems that native forest logging is still on the agenda for the Australian Labor Party government, but, like...
Corporate and Event Photography
Ed Kuepper: Sonic Trailblazer of Australian Rock
Ed Kuepper, National Treasure Ed Kuepper’s musical journey is nothing short of legendary. From his trailblazing work as a founding member of The Saints—widely credited with helping to birth punk rock—to the textured, genre-defying sounds of Laughing Clowns and a prolific solo...
Australian Politics
National Parks Association says “it’s time to transition our dying native timber industry”
National Parks Association of NSW says "it's time to transition our dying native timber industry into sustainable plantation timber". NPA is aware of the risks to the endangered koala, the need to create more National Parks, and to transition the unsustainable...
Australian Politics
Report Shows Sharp Rise in First Nations Deaths
Record Number of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Sparks National Outcry Australia is facing its worst year for Aboriginal deaths in custody in nearly half a century, with a new Australian Institute of Criminology report confirming 33 First Nations deaths in 2024–25 —...
Antiques
The Circular Economy: A Sustainable Path Forward
In the quest for sustainable development, the concept of the circular economy has emerged as a transformative model. Unlike the traditional linear economy, which follows a "take, make, dispose" approach, the circular economy seeks to redefine growth by focusing on positive...
Podunk Weekly Bugle
Podunk Weekly Bugle Vol.1 No.4 – Gilfred Debuts Her New ‘do
Podunk the Friendly Town In this Edition:Council Elections Next MonthDonna Cabab and The Italian JobMilburn Drysdale’s Birthday AmbushLeeanne Gilfred Debuts Her New 'doEgg Shortage as Chickens Stop LayingPodunk Arts Collective Meeting Donna Cabab and The Italian Job With her war on Podunk's Soup Kitchen...
Australian Politics
Murujuga Art listed as Australian Cultural World Heritage site
Murujuga World Heritage Listing Sparks Calls to Block Gas Hub Expansion “Today, Australia rewrote the World Heritage listing in the interests of the gas industry.”— Raelene Cooper, Mardudhunera custodian and founder of Save Our Songlines The Murujuga rock art on Western Australia's Burrup...
Formula E
António Félix da Costa wins the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in South Africa
António Félix da Costa wins the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in South Africa with an audacious overtake move - twice Jean-Éric Vergne takes...
Documentary, Street, Photojournalism
The Kiss in Times Square photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt
"The Kiss" photograph, captured by Alfred Eisenstaedt, is one of the most iconic images in the history of photography. Taken on August 14, 1945, known as...
Collectibles
Top 10 Rare Valuable and Collectible Vinyl Records
Collecting vinyl records can be more than just a hobby; it can also be a lucrative investment. Some records have become incredibly valuable due to their...
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Can AI Tools Protect Nature During Infrastructure Development?
Can AI Tools Protect Nature During Infrastructure Development? Infrastructure development is often a double-edged sword. While it brings economic growth and improved living standards, it...
Beetaloo Basin Gas Development – Northern Territory
Beetaloo Basin Gas Development – Northern Territory The Beetaloo Basin Gas Development is one of Australia’s most ambitious and controversial fossil fuel expansions. Located approximately...
Locals protest NSW Forestry logging in Bulga Forest
Save Bulga Forest Today - This is an invitation to join our small community in resisting the logging of our precious Bulga Forest on...
Dorothea Lange’s Pioneering Approach to Portraiture
Dorothea Lange's profound impact on documentary photography and portraiture is indisputable, as her work transcended the confines of mere images to become a vehicle...
Amiga computers online before the internet
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Before websites and the internet, the Amiga computer 'Megadisc' magazine on a 3.5 inch, 880 kilobyte floppy disk was sold by mail order and...
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Art Theft & Fraud
FBI Foils Geronimo’s Headdress Sale
Geronimo was a famous Apache Indian who was known as a great medicine man and spiritual leader. For years, the Apaches, like many Native Americans, fought U.S. troops for the right to remain on their...
Ceramics
Japanese Pottery: Satsuma & Japanese Era Names (Nengo)
The Japanese province of Satsuma gave its name to a variety of wares that were made all over the country and exported all over the world in the latter half of the 19th century. Combining undoubted...
Climate Change
The history of fracking – its a new technology George Mitchell
The fracking technology currently used was invented in 1998 Don't be fooled by the gas industry spin that "fracking has been done safely for decades". This massive world-wide 'gas rush' is happening because George Mitchell figured...
Australian Politics
Fracking for gas in the Northern Territory
The Honourable Justice Rachel Ann Pepper, the Chair of the NT Fracking Inquiry, "emphasised that it was not the role of the Inquiry to recommend whether or not the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory be...
Australian Politics
Press Council rules against Courier Mail opinion writer
20 December 2022 - The Press Council considered whether its Standards of Practice were breached by an article published by The Courier Mail on 24 May 2021, headed “Close loophole that costs innocent lives” in...
Australian Politics
New deaths in custody report released – Australian Institute of Criminology
In 2021–22 there were 106 deaths in custody, 23 more than in 2020–21. The total included 24 Indigenous deaths and 81 non-Indigenous deaths. The Indigenous status of one deceased was unknown. Since the Royal Commission into...
Australian Politics
Meet the Frackers: Gina Rinehart & Lakes Blue Energy
Lakes Blue Energy NL - ASX code LKO Lakes Blue Energy NL intends to frack for unconventional forms of oil and gas in Victoria. Unconventional forms include shale oil, shale gas, and tight gas and typically...
Australian Politics
Meet the Frackers: Qld Gasfields Land & Water Commission
A new "independent" government authority the Gasfields Land & Water Commission was established in 2012 to oversee the new coal seam gas industry in Queensland at the suggestion of deputy Premier Jeff Seeney. "Queensland had successfully managed to...
Earth Care
Fancy a holiday in the gas fields?
In assessing AGL and Panagea Resources’ plans to place gas wells on farms and near residences in the Gloucester Basin and Manning Valley, it is difficult not to conclude that the industrialisation of farmland in...
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Government’s Gas Strategy Challenges NSW Net Zero Goals
In a move that could have profound implications for New South Wales' (NSW) ambitious net-zero targets, the Federal Government recently unveiled plans to extend...
Hasselblad 907X and CFV 100C – A Medium Format Camera Marvel
Hasselblad, renowned for its innovations in medium format photography, has introduced the Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C, a stunning blend of modular design and...
Police Ephemera ° The value of Victorian reward posters
Police posters and paperwork, especially those relating to notorious murder cases, are of interest to anyone concerned with social history or the quirks of...
Gas exploration hits hurdle offshore Sydney to Newcastle
UPDATE: 20 January 2025 - BPH Energy and Bounty Oil and Gas announced that their joint venture application to explore PEP 11 was refused...
LNG producers must make more gas available to manufacturers
Australian LNG producers have to start supplying businesses and households with gas at a fair price under the new Gas Market Code rules made...