World No.1 Novak Djokivic’s entry to Australia on a medical exemption for the Australian Open, his hopes of winning a 4th straight Melbourne Grand Slam appears to be up in flames after he was told his Visa has been rejected.He was held up for several hours at passport control at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne as he was questioned in regards to the legitimacy of his medical exemption and wrongly-filled paperwork.The Australian Border Force confirmed this morning that he would not be allowed to remain in the country, it is expected however that Djokovic and his legal team to challenge the ruling in the courts which will rule his fate for his Australian Open Participation.

The Australian Border Force confirmed this morning that he would not be allowed to remain in the country, it is expected however that Djokovic and his legal team to challenge the ruling in the courts which will rule his fate for his Australian Open Participation.

"NO ENTRY": WORLD NO.1 REFUSED ENTRY BY BOARDER FORCE

World No.1 men&rsquo;s Tennis Player Novak Djokovic has controversially been granted a medical exemption to play at the Australian Open later this month.The Serbian Superstar, winner of the last 3 Melbourne Grand Slams has continually refused to reveal his COVID-19 vaccination status and tonight&rsquo;s decision from the Australian Government and Australian Open organisers has triggered debate not just in the tennis world, but within Australia in General, most of the debate not pleasant.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve spent fantastic quality time with my loved ones over the break and today I&rsquo;m heading down under with an exemption permission. Let&rsquo;s go 2022.&rdquo; Djokovic wrote in an instagram post after the decision was handed.To &ldquo;ensure privacy&rdquo; Organisers have not revealed details of Novak&rsquo;s application, so it&rsquo;s not known on what grounds he applied or qualified.Novak defends his title at the Australian Open which starts January 17th at Melbourne Park.

World No.1 men’s Tennis Player Novak Djokovic has controversially been granted a medical exemption to play at the Australian Open later this month.

"LET’S GO": WORLD NO.1 GRANTED EXEMPTION

This the season of shopping til you&rsquo;re dropping, or at least that's what it should be at karrinyup shopping centre. After all, the centre has just seen a $800 Million redevelopment that should make it the place to be over this jolly season.The new centre brings with it a Western Australia first Lego shop for all the lego fans, as well as an outside dining area and a freshly new Hoyts and Holy Moly for all your holes in one. You can see that the owner of Karrinyup has tried to make this centre feel expensive with the low lighting the light colors but and there is a big but it feels unfinished, which the team at Karrinyup information booth said &ldquo;We had one place just under hoyts decide to pull out and that is why that section is unfinished.&rdquo; and I guess I would not be writing this article if it was just one place that felt unfinished.I heard staff from retail outlets who asked to stay anonymous say &ldquo;The aircon does not work, we have had people out to fix it, but it still does not work&rdquo;. It was not only an issue inside shops but as a centre itself it felt like the glass roof was heating everything up inside, it really made an uncomfortable atmosphere and one that really needed the AC turned up.That was not the only issue as we walked around the centre looking for food and shops to spend some money at, I was left with the need not to shop. In fact I wanted to get out of there as fast as possible.Now just to give you all some insight it was not busy we arrived at 10am and was there for roughly 2 hours. However the centre is missing something. It's like the WOW factor was missing, as we parked in B2 car park and went up the escalator I said to Jason &ldquo;They are missing a massive screen here&rdquo; it would be the perfect place to advertise what&rsquo;s happening in the shopping centre or to just welcome people.Not to mention that where we parked the car there was no clear signage saying how to enter the shopping centre - clearly we found it but for a short period we were walking the wrong way.In another store we spoke to a staff member who said &ldquo;Yeah we can hear the other store's music, they play it so loud.&rdquo; Which tells me that centre management is not caring about the shopping experience of the customers from store to store.Now the low lighting and every shop having that bright neon look felt very industrial. It was like the centre has told them look, we have a new centre and we want it to have this look and feel.As for the outside dining area it&rsquo;s neat and tidy, but not really screaming the wow factor. Let's face it, it&rsquo;s no Carousel Shopping Centre and I think that is the problem. Karrinyup has tried to copy Carousel because that works and they have just missed the mark. If it was not for the Lego shop there would be no need to go to Karrinyup Shopping Center.

The new centre brings with it a Western Australia first Lego shop for all the lego fans, as well as an outside dining area and a freshly new Hoyts and Holy Moly for all your holes in one. You can see that the owner of Karrinyup has tried to make this centre feel expensive with the low lighting the light colors.

1 Star Review - Karrinyup Shopping Center

DRN1 and Albany Pride Incorporated announce 3 year partnership to bring Albany Pride Festival Fairday to the DRN1 United Airways. The partnership will see DRN1 head down to Albany for the next 3 years and broadcast live from Albany Pride Festival Fairday.Albany is about to come alive this February with the most varied and eventful regional Pride Festival in Australia, bringing together the Queer community and their allies from Albany and beyond.&ldquo;DRN1 is proud to be partnering with Albany Pride Incorporated. DRN1 United has been serving Western Australia since November 2020 and we look forward to showcasing regional Pride events, and our partnership with Albany Pride marks the first of such partnerships.&rdquo; Jason Carroll Station Manager - DRN1.DRN1 will promote the Albany Pride Festival Fairday throughout the DRN1 Network each year, and bring our listeners the latest interviews and stories from organisations, businesses and LGBTIQA+ artists that support and are part of the community in Albany and around Western Australia.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re excited about partnering with DRN1 United! We see a lot of synergies: we are both focused on making regional Australia matter and we share our queer culture.&rdquo; - Albany Pride Incorporated President Annie Arnold.Albany Pride Festival goes from the 18th of February to the 27th of February will see an eventful 10 days throughout Albany, with the first event being Retravision Drag Bingo &amp; Games, and finishing with the Wilson&rsquo;s Pride Festival Closing Sunday Sesh on Sunday the 27th from 12 noon.You can Tune into DRN1 or DRN1 United on Saturday 26th of February 2022 from 10am to 2pm to catch all the live entertainment and loads of fun as we broadcast live from Albany Pride Festival. Tune into DRN1 @ <a title="DRN1" href="https://drn1.com.au" target="_blank">https://drn1.com.au</a> Tune into DRN1 United @ <a title="DRN1 United" href="https://drn1.com.au/united" target="_blank">https://drn1.com.au/united</a>Find out more information about Albany Pride Festival @ <a href="https://www.albanypridefestival.com.au" target="_blank">https://www.albanypridefestival.com.au</a>

DRN1 and Albany Pride Incorporated announce 3 year partnership to bring Albany Pride Festival Fairday to the DRN1 United Airways. The partnership will see DRN1 head down to Albany for the next 3 years and broadcast live from Albany Pride Festival Fairday.

Albany Pride Partnership

The glitz and glamour of Broadway is coming to Sandringham on December 11th in a sequin and sparkle-filled spectacular staged by one of Melbourne&rsquo;s most fun dance schools.
Kittens on Broadway will see 100 grown-up showgirls and guys from St Kilda-based Glamour Puss Studios &ndash; as well as a few youngsters &ndash; take to the stage at Sandringham College on 11 December in a celebration of Broadway&rsquo;s best dance numbers.
The extravaganza will feature tap dancing numbers to hits from the best of Broadway musicals, from 42nd Street to Hamilton.
Glamour Puss Principal Gemma Clement &ndash; known in the business as Miss Gemma &ndash; said the show was a perfect way to celebrate the end of lockdown.
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re so excited to be able to perform in front of a live audience again,&rdquo; she said.
&ldquo;Having to rehearse on Zoom for most of the year hasn&rsquo;t stopped our Glamour Kittens from putting together an amazing show that will lift everyone&rsquo;s spirits.
&ldquo;Our shows really do have something for everyone &ndash; fantastic dancing, incredible music and some of the craziest, most creative costumes you&rsquo;ll ever have seen. I guarantee you&rsquo;ll have fun.&rdquo;
Kittens on Broadway is at Sandringham College, 11 Holloway Road, Sandringham, on Saturday 11 December and is suitable for all ages. There are shows at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are available from <a href="https://glamourpussstudios.com.au" data-saferedirecturl="https://glamourpussstudios.com.au">glamourpussstudios.com.au</a>
About Glamour Puss Studios
Glamour Puss Studios has been a mainstay of the Melbourne dance scene for 23 years. The dancers perform regularly around Melbourne, staging shows at venues including the Palais Theatre, the Athenaeum and the National Theatre in recent years. They have also frequently been invited to appear on television and are a regular highlight of the Moomba Parade.
School Principal Gemma Clement, originally from the UK, has been teaching dance to children and adults for many years. She joined Glamour Puss Studios as a student in 2013 and took over as Principal in 2020.
New dancers are always welcome at Glamour Puss Studios in St Kilda, and the first lesson is free. Email Miss Gemma for class information at <a href="mailto:gemma@glamourpussstudios.com.au">gemma@glamourpussstudios.com.au</a>.

The glitz and glamour of Broadway is coming to Sandringham on the 11th of December, in a sequin and sparkle-filled spectacular staged by one of Melbourne’s most fun dance schools. Kittens on Broadway will see 100 grown-up showgirls and guys from St Kilda-based Glamour Puss Studios – as well as a few youngsters – take to the stage at Sandringham College on 11 December in a celebration of Broadway’s best dance numbers. The extravaganza will feature tap dancing numbers to hits from the best of Broadway musicals, from 42nd Street to Hamilton.

Broadway comes to Sandringham

A true legend of Formula 1 Has sadly passed away. Sir Frank Williams was a businessman, race car driver and Formula 1 Founder/team owner of the Williams Formula 1 racing team between 1977 to 2020. The Williams Formula 1 Racing Team won 9 constructors championships and 7 drivers championships whilst Sir Frank Williams was leading the team.The team's first win came at the 1979 British Formula 1 Grand Prix with driver Clay Regazzoni in the Cosworth Powered FW07. Their first constructors and drivers title came in 1980 with Australian Formula 1 Champion and Australian Touring Car Legend Alan Jones.The Williams Formula 1 Team won another 6 drivers titles with drivers such Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve plus a further 8 constructors championships between 1981 and 1997.The saddest event that stands out over his amazing careers was the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994 in the FW16 at Imola, Sir Frank Williams was charged with manslaughter in Italy, but was later acquitted several years after the tragic event.In 2012 Sir Frank Williams announced he would be stepping down from the board of Williams F1 and would be replaced by his daughter Claire Williams, but would continue in the role of team principal. Sir Frank Williams ceased to have any involvement with the sale of Williams F1 in September 2020.Sir Frank Williams used a Wheelchair after becoming a Tetraplegic following a serious car accident in 1986 in the South of France heading to the airport so he could compete in a marathon in London. Sir Frank Williams was travelling with team sponsorship manager Peter Windsor when he lost control of a Ford Sierra saloon car after leaving the Paul Ricard Circuit where testing of the FW11 was taking place.Sir Frank Williams was taken to hospital on the 26th of November 2021, and sadly passed away two days later, on the morning of the 28th of November 2021.R.I.P Sir Frank Williams.

Sir Frank Williams was taken to hospital on the 26th of November 2021, and sadly passed away two days later, on the morning of the 28th of November 2021.

Vale Sir Frank Williams

Tim Paine, captain of Australia&rsquo;s cricket team, has resigned as captain of the team after his involvement in a sex scandal.
Tim Paine is one of the great Australian cricketers of this generation, however his inappropriate off-field antics have cost him the top player position on Australia&rsquo;s cricket team.
Pain was involved in a text exchange with a Female employee of Cricket Tasmania in late 2017.
The bombshell news comes just 2 weeks before the beginning of the ashes.
The 36-year-old was made aware that the text exchange would become public knowledge and chose to step down, but he will still remain a part of Cricket Australia's squad.
"I deeply regretted this texting incident at the time, and still do, I spoke to my wife and family at the time and I'm so grateful for their forgiveness and support."
"I'm deeply sorry for any damage that this does to the reputation of our sport and I believe that it is the right decision for me to step down as captain, effective immediately."
"I do not want this to become an unwelcome disruption to the team ahead of a huge ashes series."

Tim Paine is one of the great Australian cricketers of this generation, however his inappropriate off-field antics have cost him the top player position on Australia’s cricket team.

Tim Paine Sex Scandal

Police have arrested a 13-year-old and 14-year-old in connection to an attempted murder incident that was carried out at Willetton Senior High School.Police say the two adolescent female students had planned the attack for two weeks over the popular chat app Discord. The 14-year-old, who is unknown at this time, brought the 25-cm thick kitchen knife from her home to carry out the attack.The 14-year-old gave the younger assailant the knife to hide in her bag at the start of school to prevent the older student from being caught with it before she was able to carry out the attack.At around 11 am that morning, the younger student gave the attacker the blade, and the 14-year-old child proceeded to go into a meeting she had with her Year Coordinator, who also happened to be the person she was planning to attack.As the meeting finished and the victim turned to leave, that is when the female student turned attempted murder decided to carry out her vicious and calculated attack on the teacher.She inflicted a 1cm deep in the teacher&rsquo;s left armpit area. Police have recovered evidence through messages that the teen student researched where the best place to stab someone would be.Through this research, she decided to either stab the teacher in the neck or in the armpit, the main goal being to sever an artery. Reports state that the teacher is in stable condition and will recover.Police also recovered messages attaining a plan to burn down the school, with the 14-year-old allegedly doing "a large amount of research" about what gas to use and how long it would take to fill a room and catch fire.After the attack, the attacker fled the school but was caught hours later by police. The 13-year-old went to her next class and did not mention a word. She was later interviewed by Police, and the 13-year-old admitted to carrying the knife for the attacker and knowing that the attack was going to happen.Police have stated that the 14-year-old was the &lsquo;driving force&rsquo; behind the attack. The 13-year-old was released on bail, while the 14-year-old is being held in a children&rsquo;s hospital due to mental health concerns.Update Nov 4th: Update By DRN1Students have told DRN1.com.au that they where locked inside their classrooms and was instructed to get to the right side of the room, and away from all windows.Students tell of teachers acting calm and professional, while some students reported that they felt confused about what was happening when this situation unfolded.Students where told that they maybe held in their classroom for session 3 and 4, while police and emergancy secured the area, however students only where locked in for session 3, and they resumed class as normal for session 4.

Police have stated that the 14-year-old was the ‘driving force’ behind the attack. The 13-year-old was released on bail, while the 14-year-old is being held in a children’s hospital due to mental health concerns.

Two school students charged with attempted murder Willetton Senior High School teacher

Australia is likely to not have any major form of international travel even when 80% of the country is vaccinated, however, there are international bubbles planned that would allow Australians to travel to Singapore and some countries in the pacific which include: Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, and the Solomon Islands in late 2022.Australians are dealing with the worst COVID-19 outbreak yet, with the delta-variant wreaking havoc throughout the eastern side of the country. The states that are the most affected right now are Victoria and New South Wales.The Doherty institute&rsquo;s report has outlined a four-stage plan to bring Australia back into the international travel scene. Unfortunately, Australia is currently in the first phase of this four-stage plan, and international travel does not open up until Phase D.The good news is that expats wanting to return home to Australia will be allowed to return without restrictions if they are vaccinated, and once 80% of the country is vaccinated. It also works the other way, as Australians wanting to travel out of Australia will be able to if they are fully vaccinated, but there is no promise of getting back in, and this will only happen once we reach Phase C of the four-stage plan. Phase C is described as the time period where 80% of the country is fully vaccinated. Currently, 40.4% of Australians aged 16 and over are fully vaccinated, so we are quite far away from this being a reality, but it is looking hopeful.The federal budget predicts that borders will remain largely closed until July 2022, and Australians as a whole are not expected to reach the 80% vaccination mark until some time in 2022.

Australians are dealing with the worst COVID-19 outbreak yet, with the delta-variant wreaking havoc throughout the eastern side of the country. The states that are the most affected right now are Victoria and New South Wales.

When Aussies will be able to travel overseas again?

Kalgoorlie is the biggest town in Western Australia&rsquo;s outback, but it is a desolate desert town with a population of 29,000 people, so why is the Mark McGowan government putting $1 million into military-grade CCTV equipment all around the town? It is a town in the middle of the outback, who could they possibly need to spy on with face-scanning CCTV equipment?Experts have warned that Western Australia&rsquo;s medical infrastructure will not be able to handle a delta-variant COVID-19 outbreak, now ask yourself for a second, why in the world would the Western Australian government want to be putting millions of dollars into security equipment in the DESERT when we should be putting millions of dollars into medical infrastructure, incase some-day we happen to have an outbreak of our own, just like the eastern states.Kalgoorlie does have a quite daunting criminal history, and it still does with reports of Bikie gang activity in the town but Kalgoorlie already has CCTV equipment all over the town and the McGowan government has announced that they will deploy 5 specialist police officers into the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region along with the 950 additional police officers they are deploying in the town. So why are we putting so much money and manpower in a desolate desert town with some small-time thugs when we have a massive COVID Outbreak on the other side of the country, why are we not preparing for this?Not only are we wasting money on desert towns, but we are also wasting a total of $52 million dollars on &lsquo;road safety&rsquo; upgrades on the Coolgardie Esperance highway, which is a 350km road network that connects Esperance to Coolgardie, near Kalgoorlie, and we are throwing away another $20.4 million for sealing of shoulders and installation of audible edge lines on Great Eastern Highway, Goldfields Highway, and Coolgardie-Esperance Highway.The WA government is concerned about a COVID-19 outbreak that we would not be able to handle, yet we are wasting $74 million dollars on roads that barely anyone uses and CCTV and police manpower on a desert town that doesn&rsquo;t even need it because it already has CCTV and a police presence. Kalgoorlie&rsquo;s crime rate is higher than WA&rsquo;s average but does that really warrant $1 million dollars into military-grade CCTV equipment and 955 additional police officers in the region? We as taxpayers are standing by and letting this happen when what we need to do is stand up for what is right and tell the McGowan government to put more money into medical infrastructure during a global pandemic instead of putting it towards desert road upgrades and military-grade CCTV equipment in a nearly desolate town that really doesn&rsquo;t even need it.

Mark McGowan government putting $1 million into military-grade CCTV equipment all around the town? It is a town in the middle of the outback, who could they possibly need to spy on with face-scanning CCTV equipment?

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU! WA Government put $1 million dollars into military-grade CCTV equipment in Kalgoorlie

North Korea is the prime example of what Nazi Germany would look like in the modern era, it is a total totalitarian dictatorship, with only one man in power: Kim Jong-Un.North Korea is the most isolated and secretive country on the planet, with a population of about 25.5 million people. However, none of those 25.5 million people are allowed to leave the country, and if you do try to escape the country and you get caught, you will either be sent to a &lsquo;re-education camp&rsquo; according to North Koreans or more formally known as a concentration camp. The other fate you can meet if you are caught trying to escape is death.North Korea or The Democratic People&rsquo;s Republic of Korea are world-famous for their human rights violations. There are thousands of examples of North Korean defectors who tell horror stories of what they have seen in the country. Even if you are not North Korean, you are still not safe. Take the most high profile case of them all, Otto Warmbier, who was an American college student who decided to take a trip to North Korea for fun, but he did not come back home the same.Otto was accused of trying to steal a propaganda poster from the 5th floor of the famous Yanggakdo hotel. At his trial, the North Korean government used security footage from the incident and you could not even make out the perpetrator's face or even skin colour, but he was still sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in a North Korean concentration camp. After being arrested in 2016, Otto returned to America in June of 2017 in a vegetative-like state. He died a week later.The saddest part of it all however, is the suffering of the North Korean citizens. The average North Korean makes $33 Australian Dollars a month, or $25USD a month. There have been widespread famines in the country, the most famous one being in the 1990s where over a million North Koreans died of Starvation.While his people starve, Kim Jong Un was estimated to weigh 136kg in 2020 by South Korean intelligence, making him severely obese. However, Kim has been in the headlines recently for looking a lot thinner than usual. South Korean intelligence has been making claims that in recent years Kim&rsquo;s massive weight has caused him a plethora of health problems.Kim&rsquo;s family has a history of health problems, with his grandfather and founder of North Korea Kim il-Sung succumbing to a heart attack aged 82 in 1994, and his father meeting the same fate, dying of a heart attack aged 69 in 2011. Kim&rsquo;s lifestyle does not give him the best chance for a long life either, being a known cigarette smoker plus being a frequent alcohol drinker. This may explain why Kim Jong-Un is so desperate to lose weight because he does not want to meet the same fate as his grandfather and father before him.

While his people starve, Kim Jong-Un was estimated to weigh 136kg in 2020 by South Korean intelligence, making him severely obese. However, Kim has been in the headlines recently for looking a lot thinner than usual. South Korean intelligence has been making claims that in recent years Kim’s massive weight has caused him a plethora of health problems.

EXPERTS SHOCKED at Kim Jong-Un’s drastic weight loss

The world is not what it once was, over the past 2 years the world has endured a global pandemic while our politicians have botched everything up from, supporting the homeless, supporting frontline workers and supporting the people who lost their jobs. They even stuffed up the vaccine rollout and messaging to the public.
This pandemic has taken families and split them up, made state borders feel like separate countries and made millions of Australians anxious about what the future holds for them. No matter where you looked we saw families losing their life savings, people losing their jobs, businesses failing due to state and federal government mistakes and mismanagement. You only need to take a look at NSW which is currently having an uncontrollable COVID-19 outbreak all because the leaders did not act fast enough and instead wanted to support industries and businesses.
Many businesses were outraged when the NSW premier announced the decision to shut the entire construction industry for at least two weeks. Which now has been going on for around 3 months. An industry that employs over 240,000 locals in a matter of hours had no job, no form of income and was told to go home and stay home.
The lockdowns in NSW and Victoria have shown us how important it is to check in on each other, support each other and make sure that we come together as one. Unfortunately, covid lockdowns only seem to separate and harm that check-in process with domestic violence on the rise in some parts of Australia.
Hayley Foster, chief executive of Women&rsquo;s Safety, New South Wales, has worked in domestic violence support for 15 years and she has been shocked by what she&rsquo;s witnessed in 2020.
&ldquo;2020 will be remembered as the worst year for domestic violence that any of us who are in the sector now have ever experienced,&rdquo; says Foster.
Foster told theguardian.com one of her clients would have a respite from her abusive husband during work hours but he has lost work during the pandemic and is now home all the time.
Financial pressures trigger him &ldquo;into a rage at minor things (like a) child leaving a light on when leaving a room,&rdquo; she says. Her client is scared and the man is drinking steadily, limiting his wife&rsquo;s access to finances and monitoring her phone.
This is just one case out of many that have been reported, and we know that not everyone can speak up and get help where domestic violence is concerned, and it does not just affect women a recent study showed that 1 in 6 men have experienced emotional abuse from a current or ex-partner, while 1 in 16 men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a current or ex-partner.
But we digress. This article aims to make sure that we acknowledge the pitfalls that we are in and to pick up the phone and talk to someone before a hand is raised, a bottle is thrown, or an attempt to take your own life is considered.
In a time that has us all shoving the blame game and saying our leaders are not doing enough to fight the pandemic, our leaders are not showing true leadership and our leaders can go home every night knowing that their pay packet is guaranteed.
While thousands of Australians are left wondering where their next meal will come from, how will they pay the power bill, how will they afford the rent or mortgage, how will they afford to fill up the car. We need to pause and ask are you ok? 
Support Lines: <a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/">Beyond Blue</a> aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma. Call 1300 224 636, 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or email.
<a href="https://www.blueknot.org.au/">Blue Knot Foundation Helpline</a> is the National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. It provides support, education and resources for the families and communities of adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse. Call 1300 657 380, Monday &ndash; Sunday between 9am &ndash; 5pm AEST or via email helpline@blueknot.org.au.
<a href="https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/our-services/helpline/over-the-phone/" target="_blank">Butterfly Foundation's National Helpline</a> is a free, confidential service that provides information, counselling and treatment referral for people with eating disorders, and body image&nbsp;and related issues. Call 1800 33 4673, 8am-midnight AEST / 7 days a week, chat online or email.
<a href="https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/" target="_blank">eheadspace</a> provides free online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12 &ndash; 25 and their families and friends. Call 1800 650 890, 9am &ndash; 1am AEST / 7 days a week, chat online or email.
<a href="https://friendline.org.au/" target="_blank">FriendLine</a> supports anyone who's feeling lonely, needs to reconnect or just wants a chat. You can call them 7 days a week on 1800 424 287, or chat online with one of their trained volunteers. All conversations with FriendLine are anonymous.
<a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/" target="_blank">Kids Helpline</a> is Australia&rsquo;s only free 24/7 confidential and private counseling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 &ndash; 25. Call 1800 55 1800.
<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" target="_blank">Lifeline</a> provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14, text on 0477 13 11 14 (12pm to midnight AEST) or chat online.
<a href="https://mensline.org.au/" target="_blank">MensLine Australia</a> is a professional telephone and online counselling service offering support to <a href="https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mens-mental-health">Australian men</a>. Call 1300 789 978, 24 hours/7 days a week, chat online or organise a video chat.
<a href="https://mindspot.org.au/" target="_blank">MindSpot</a> is a free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, <a href="https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/stress" target="_blank">stress</a>, low mood or depression. It provides online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression. MindSpot is not an emergency or instant response service. Call 1800 61 44 34.
<a href="https://qlife.org.au/" target="_blank">QLife</a> provides nationwide telephone and web-based services for lesbian peer support and referral for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings or relationships. Call 1800 184 527, 3pm &ndash; 12am (midnight) AEST/7 days a week.
<a href="https://www.panda.org.au/" target="_blank">PANDA</a> (Perinatal Anxiety &amp; Depression Australia) supports women, men and families across Australia affected by anxiety and depression during pregnancy and in the first year of parenthood. Call 1300 726 306, 9am &ndash; 7:30pm AEST (Mon-Fri).
<a href="https://www.sane.org/" target="_blank">SANE Australia</a> provides support to anyone in Australia affected by complex <a href="https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-illness" target="_blank">mental health issues</a>, as well as their friends, family members and health professionals. Call 1800 18 7263, 10am &ndash; 10pm AEST (Mon &ndash; Fri), or chat online.
<a href="https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/" target="_blank">Suicide Call Back Service</a> provides 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal. Call 1300 659 467.
<a href="https://www.openarms.gov.au/get-support/counselling" target="_blank">Open Arms &mdash; Veterans and Families Counselling</a> provides 24/7 free and confidential counselling to anyone who has served at least one day in the ADF, their partners and families. Call 1800 011 046. 
<h3>Source:</h3>
Parts of this article was referenced from <a title="ABC" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/male-victims-of-domestic-violence-shame-stigma-support/12495738" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/male-victims-of-domestic-violence-shame-stigma-support/12495738</a>

While thousands of Australians are left wondering where their next meal will come from, how will they pay the power bill, how will they afford the rent or mortgage, how will they afford to fill up the car.

R U Ok?

Let me start by saying that I have been a massive fan of Premier Mark McGowan up until now.Being a resident in Perth is something that I love, but having all my family in Victoria has been tough during these Covid times that we live in. I like most people who have family over east are struggling with these ridiculously tough border closures that we are having to endure and to find out today that I will not be able to spend Christmas with my family this year is a step too far.&nbsp;I am all for keeping WA safe from Covid and love the privilege of being able to live so free, (which should never be a privilege it should be our right). I believe this so much that I have been double vaccinated so I can keep myself safe but more importantly keep others safe.Now I am not saying that I should be able to avoid hotel quarantine when I get back from seeing my family, I&rsquo;m saying that I should be able to at least go see my family because I have taken every precaution to protect myself and others against Covid19. On top of that all my family live in regional Victoria which is expected to have an ease of restrictions as of the 12th of september, which would mean I would be in any high risk locations. As I said, I am more than willing to go into hotel quarantine when I get back, as I am sure many others would be if they were fully vaccinated.I really do believe that 80% vaccination should be the target we need to hit before we can travel freely but for the people who have been fully vaccinated now should be able to enjoy eased restrictions because they went out and did the right thing by being vaccinated.As a government, you cannot expect people to do the right thing without offering something in return for being fully vaccinated and people question whether they have done the right thing by being vaccinated if they are treated as if they haven&rsquo;t.I believe that we have entered a very dangerous place now and I believe that the consequences from the government having this type of control over people could last for many years to come and could be even more damaging to people's rights moving forward.

I really do believe that 80% vaccination should be the target we need to hit before we can travel freely but for the people who have been fully vaccinated now should be able to enjoy eased restrictions because they went out and did the right thing by being vaccinated.

Not my State DADDY anymore!

Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen will not compete any further in the Dutch GP after testing positive to Covid-19 and will be replaced by the team's reserve driver Robert Kubica for the remainder of the event.This comes just days after his announcement that he would be retiring from full time driving at the end of the year.He is currently isolating in his hotel, his team states he is not displaying any symptoms and is in good spirits. and the team also wished him a speedy recovery.This came as qualifying results see Red Bull&rsquo;s Max Verstappen take pole position in the Dutch GP, followed by the two Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.Australian Daniel Ricciardo qualified in 10th place for Sunday night&rsquo;s (AEST) grand prix, after making it through to Q3 while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris was eliminated in Q2.Robert Kubica qualified in 18th position.

Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen will not compete any further in the Dutch GP after testing positive to Covid-19 and will be replaced by the team's reserve driver Robert Kubica for the remainder of the event.

Kimi Raikkonen ruled out Dutch GP after testing positive for Covid-19

At least 44 people and counting have been confirmed dead due to flash floods caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida decimating the US&rsquo;s North East. President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in the states of New York and New Jersey after several people perished in basements when trying to avoid the hurricane. US Officials blame the &ldquo;historic&rdquo; weather event on climate change.Record rainfall has caused chaos throughout the city of New York, and a flash flood emergency warning has been issued for the city after streets have been turned into rivers and subway services have been transformed into swimming pools as water flowed from platforms onto the tracks, deeming subway services across New York unusable. The New York City subway transportation system is one of the biggest in the world and is vital to New Yorkers daily lives, with some 5.5 million riders using the system on a given weekday.&nbsp;&ldquo;It was like living in the jungle, like tropical rain, everything is so strange this year&rdquo; a witness told reporters. Ahead of a visit to the southern state of Louisiana where Hurricane Ida mercilessly destroyed buildings and left more than a million homes without power, President Joe Biden issued a statement saying: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re all in this together, the nation is ready to help&rdquo;&nbsp;Flooding cut off access to major roads that are necessary to keep the Big Apple thriving. These major road cutoffs affected districts all over New York including Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. These devastating floods submerged cars and forced the fire department to rescue hundreds of people.&nbsp;&ldquo;The majority of these deaths can be attributed to people who got caught in their vehicles&rdquo; a spokesperson said. Thirteen died in New York City, including 11 people who could not leave their basement, police said. The victims ranged from the ages of two to 86. &ldquo;These are people from working class, migrant and low income families&rdquo; she added.&nbsp;

Record rainfall has caused chaos throughout the city of New York, and a flash flood emergency warning has been issued for the city after streets have been turned into rivers and subway services have been transformed into swimming pools as water flowed from platforms onto the tracks, deeming subway services across New York unusable. The New York City subway transportation system is one of the biggest in the world and is vital to New Yorkers daily lives, with some 5.5 million riders using the system on a given weekday. 

At Least 44 Dead in North East US

There have been reports of multiple people being stabbed in a New Lynn supermarket in West Auckland, New Zealand this afternoon. The suspect was located and shot by armed police. Police say the culprit died at the scene after he injured six people, three of whom are in critical condition in hospital.In a video uploaded to social media, people can be heard warning one another about &lsquo;someone with a knife&rsquo; in the shopping centre. The scene is described as frantic with numerous people running out of the shopping centre trying to escape the crazed lunatic with their lives.&nbsp;New Zealand Prime minister Jacinda Ardren has condemned the attack committed by the man, saying it was a &ldquo;terrorist attack by a violent extremist&rdquo; who was known by authorities. The prime minister continued; &ldquo;What happened today was despicable. It was hateful, it was wrong. It was carried out by an individual, not a faith, not a culture, not an ethnicity but an individual person who is gripped by ideology that is not supported here by anyone in the community&rdquo;At least one person suffered a stab wound, while there are reports that two people have been shot. One witness, a man named Tim, told reporters that he saw an elderly man lying on the ground with a stab wound to his abdomen, and a middle aged woman suffered a stab wound to her shoulder. Another witness, Brittney Denyer, said she was about to enter the shopping centre when police told her to evacuate immediately. &ldquo;People were panicking and there was ambulances everywhere&rdquo; There is currently no known motive behind the attack.(Update 3:24pm) The head of New Zealand&rsquo;s police force says nearby tactical teams did all they could to curtail injuries from Friday&rsquo;s stabbing terrorism attack at an Auckland supermarket, and intervened just 60 seconds after the incident began.New Zealand police commissioner Coster said that there will be questions about whether New Zealand police could have intercepted the attacker before he injured anyone, he reassures the public that the special task force done all they could.&nbsp;The man travelled to his home in Glen Eden in Auckland's south-west to the nearby supermarket in New Lynn and unleashed the attack. The police commissioner also said the Sri-Lankin man was under 24/7 surveillance but said &ldquo;The reality is that when you are surveilling someone on a 24/7 basis, it is not possible to be immediately next to them at all times,&rdquo; Commissioner Coster said.&rdquo;

In a video uploaded to social media, people can be heard warning one another about ‘someone with a knife’ in the shopping centre. The scene is described as frantic with numerous people running out of the shopping centre trying to escape the crazed lunatic with their lives.

Armed man in Auckland Stabbing spree

One of The NBA&rsquo;s premier young stars, Ben Simmons, had a meeting in Los Angeles with the Philadelphia 76ers last week and told co-managing partner Josh Harris, president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, general manager Elton Brand and experienced head coach Doc Rivers that he no longer wants to remain a 76er. The defensive showstopper has also told the 76ers he no longer intends to report to training camp.&nbsp;Ben Simmons trade rumours have been swirling around the league for quite some time now following his lackluster performance in the 2021 NBA Playoffs where the Australian averaged an abysmal 11.9 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game and 8.8 assists per game. Those assist numbers look great on paper but when you look into it, Ben Simmons was the main orchestrator of Philadelphia's offense as the team&rsquo;s premier point guard, and he was terrified to shoot the ball and that's why his assist numbers were so much more inflated than his regular season assist averages of 6.9 assists per game.Philadelphia really needed some extra offense, and they could&rsquo;ve used it with their treasured 1st overall pick but instead, he was nowhere to be found and the entire offense had to be run through Joel Embiid, the team's true star player. Speaking of Embiid, he commented on the Ben Simmons trade rumours, here&rsquo;s what he had to say: &ldquo; Sources &ldquo;Trust me bro&rdquo;!! Stop using my name to push people&rsquo;s agendas. I love and hate drama. I love playing with Ben. Stats don&rsquo;t lie. He&rsquo;s an amazing player and we all didn&rsquo;t get the job done. It&rsquo;s on me personally. I hope everyone is back cuz we know we&rsquo;re good enough to win&rdquo;So as it stands, it looks like Joel Embiid wants to run it back with Ben Simmons and he is sick and tired of all the talk, but personally, Ben Simmons has been in this league long enough now and we have heard time and again about him developing a new jump shot every offseason but it never comes. In the modern NBA a jumpshot is the hottest commodity right now and floor spacing has proved more valuable than ever, which is a value that Ben Simmons does not hold at all, and this lack of an ability to shoot the ball completely prohibits his teams from advancing in the playoffs because when the game slows down in the playoffs and team&rsquo;s make entire game plans against your team&rsquo;s offense, your true fit on the team is always exposed, and Ben Simmons fit on the Philadelphia 76ers has been exposed over and over every single playoffs. Hopefully Ben Simmons can someday develop a jump shot, and we can see the young Australian phenom blossom into the star he is meant to be, because he does have the potential.

Ben Simmons trade rumours have been swirling around the league for quite some time now following his lackluster performance in the 2021 NBA Playoffs where the Australian averaged an abysmal 11.9 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game and 8.8 assists per game. Those assist numbers look great on paper but when you look into it, Ben Simmons was the main orchestrator of Philadelphia's offense as the team’s premier point guard, and he was terrified to shoot the ball and that's why his assist numbers were so much more inflated than his regular season assist averages of 6.9 assists per game.

NBA Star Ben Simmons Wants out of Philadelphia

Popular in the 1970&rsquo;s Abba was at the forefront of music and creating fresh tracks that fans just loved, after the split in 1982 and after 38 years no one ever expected a reunion like this. Abba is back with a little old and a whole lot of new music.With their first two songs that dropped late last night, The songs &ldquo;I still have faith in you.&rdquo; and &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t shut me down&rdquo; have quickly become watched by over 2 million youtube views combined.The new album Voyage comes out November 5th, 2021. A great Christmas gift for any ABBA fan.

Popular in the 1970’s Abba was at the forefront of music and creating fresh tracks that fans just loved, after the split in 1982 and after 38 years no one ever expected a reunion like this. Abba is back with a little old and a whole lot of new music.

Abba is back and ready for the Voyage 

Hiring a party bus could get very expensive, if you get caught drinking and the party bus company you have hired is unlicensed. WA Police has reminded everyone on social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter) that passengers who were caught drinking in cars and party busses will get a $2000 fine.Like many laws not too many people knew about this one and expressed their shock as comments of social media showed just how many people were unaware.It would be a great idea to check with the party bus company before hiring their services and if you&rsquo;re travelling in the car heading out make sure the beers are safely put away before travelling because cracking a cold one could cost you more than a trip away for the weekend.

Like many laws not too many people knew about this one and expressed their shock as comments of social media showed just how many people were unaware.

Party busses Could Get Expensive... If You Get Caught

As many of you may know, there was a tragic incident on the Mitchell Fwy that took the life of a 21yo man on Sunday morning.Over the last three days there have been a number of posts on Facebook regarding what to do on the freeways in the case of an emergency. This very detailed information that was being shared is unknown by a lot of people in Perth.These have information on who to call (Main Roads:138 138) and what to do i.e. Stay in your car with your seatbelt on, wait for emergency crews to arrive so they tow you to a safe location. We have posted this information on the DRN1 facebook page.I find it disgusting that Tuesday afternoon was the first time I had seen a post with this valuable information on the Main Roads Facebook page. It is now 1pm on Wednesday afternoon and I am only now seeing it on news Facebook Pages. The tragic accident happened on Sunday morning.I was speaking with a friend on Tuesday who&rsquo;s brother is a driving instructor and not even he knew about this vital information. I have read the driver handbook at the time I was transferring my licence from Victoria and I don&rsquo;t remember seeing this information written in the pre-school like driver handbook.How is it that our inexperienced young drivers are not taught this whilst learning to drive? How is it that drivers who have been driving for years do not know this information exists? And finally, how the hell does it take Main Roads so long to post this information on their Facebook page?You would think in this day and age where information is so readily available, all people should know this by now. It&rsquo;s a bloody disgrace and it&rsquo;s time that Main Roads get their act together!!!

I find it disgusting that Tuesday afternoon was the first time I had seen a post with this valuable information on the Main Roads Facebook page. It is now 1pm on Wednesday afternoon and I am only now seeing it on news Facebook Pages. The tragic accident happened on Sunday morning.

Main Roads WA Get Your Act Together

A brilliant game of footy at the Adelaide oval on Friday night as Geelong took on Port Adelaide at Home in the first finals game of the weekend.Port Adelaide took out Geelong 12-14-86 to 5-13-43 in a game that was dominated by Port from the first bounce. The tackle pressure throughout the game by Port was elite and Geelong didn&rsquo;t stand a chance against a full strength Port Adelaide.Geelong fans would&rsquo;ve expected better from their team but looked very amature throughout the game.&nbsp;Chris Scott said in his press conference after the game: &ldquo;It was a poor performance, virtually everything that could go wrong did go wrong over the course of the night&rdquo;.&ldquo;A strong part of our game over the years and when we&rsquo;re playing our best, even now it should be a strong part of our game, is we just don&rsquo;t hand the opposition easy goals&rdquo;.&nbsp;&ldquo;There were two parts to that, we made some uncharacteristic decisions to give them really easy looks which always hurts you. And it was uncharacteristic for us how easily Port were able to get the ball from our Forward 50&rdquo;.On the Port Adelaide side, Gun Forward Fantasia has a nagging knee injury but Ken Hinkley says he will be fine to play out the finals with a couple of weeks rest before the next game.Hinkley went on to say: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s big in the overall goal because we get the perfect preparation for what we would like. We haven&rsquo;t had the pre-final bye, so this is a bye I feel like is a bonus and benefit to us, clearly&rdquo;.Port Adelaide are now looking like the favorites for the flag in three weeks time with their game style. If they keep up their running game and tackle pressure like they brought to last nights game it&rsquo;s going to be a massive effort from any team to beat.

Port Adelaide took out Geelong 12-14-86 to 5-13-43 in a game that was dominated by Port from the first bounce. The tackle pressure throughout the game by Port was elite and Geelong didn’t stand a chance against a full strength Port Adelaide.

Geelong v Port Adelaide 2021 Qualifying Final

Tom MacDonald has dropped another diss track, this time taking a shot at all the dummies online, in the song which you can watch the music video above. Tom MacDonald opens up the song with &ldquo;I love the earth, but I don&rsquo;t want to save it.&rdquo; followed by &ldquo;everything is sexist, homophoic or racist.&rdquo;The song which has a great beat, and catchy lyrics will have some of our generation take some pills just to escape it. With huge support by his fan base the song Dummy has only had around 1.4k dislikes, and we can only guess that it&rsquo;s the same people that get upset by lines like: &ldquo;I really hope my son. Don&rsquo;t grow up to be my daughter.&rdquo;, &ldquo;Wokeness has become a way to bully non-violently, And cancel everyone without improving on the life we lead&rdquo; and &ldquo;Call me homophobic just because I think straight (ew)&rdquo; Now is this song woke, or is this song just another attempt of a white rapper trying to stay hip and in trend? You decided.<h3>See full lyrics below.</h3>I love the earth but I don't really wanna save it (what?)Everything is sexist, homophobic, or it's racistWhen life gives us lemons we're supposed to wanna change itBut my generation rather take some pills and escape itSay that I'm transphobic if you wanna but one day I'll be a fatherAnd I really hope my son don't grow up to be my daughterI ain't tryna hurt your feelings, skin should be a little thickerThat's the problem, being honest got 'em triggered (triggered)The kids are getting weaker 'cause they're sheltered by societyPumpkin spice Ativan for seasonal anxiety (woo)Wokeness has become a way to bully non-violentlyAnd cancel everyone without improving on the life we leadWithout the white, there's no black, without the straight, there's no gayWithout the men, there's no women, without the night, there's no dayWithout the idiots, we couldn't laugh at them when they fallSo maybe we need them after allAin't nobody dumber than y'allAin't nobody dumber than y'all (ay yo)I guess you love to be wrongOr you don't have the guts or the balls (ay yo)Dumb, dumb dumb, dumb, dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dee dee dumb dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dumb, dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dee dee dumb dumbI love the earth but I don't really wanna save itEveryone's obsessed with making stupid people famous (yo)If a white boy raps then it's called appropriationBut Beyonc&eacute; does her hair blonde and people say she slayed it (weird)Everybody's outraged, everybody's mad (big mad)Our solutions to the issues don't make no senseIf stairs are the problem, we build wheelchair ramps (uh-huh)We don't cancel feet or persecute the people with legsThe feminists who started their movement would be ashamed of so many thingsThey fought so you could vote not show your butthole on OnlyFansI'm not a bad person 'cause you don't like what I say (yeah)Call me homophobic just because I think straight (ew)I love people even though we disagree (disagree)I wish we could get WiFi signals from a tree (from a tree)Then everyone would plant them and we'd probably save the planet for freeToo bad we only need 'em to breathe (hm, that's true)Ain't nobody dumber than y'allAin't nobody dumber than y'all (ay yo)I guess you love to be wrongOr you don't have the guts or the balls (ay yo)Dumb, dumb dumb, dumb, dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dee dee dumb dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dumb, dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dee dee dumb dumbI love the earth but I don't really wanna save itClassifying people by their sex and race degrades themBut we still say straight white males are the worst of our populationGuess the labels are okay if they're Caucasian (that's right)Our kids are living in their rooms, I swear we barely ever see 'emGo outside sometimes, there's fresh air you could be breathingPut your phones down, play sports, do something illegalGo and meet your families, they're probably nice peopleThese days you're a Nazi if you don't hate the policeThey say that white folks think all Asian people are Chinese (hm)I'm sorry, what kind of white people you mean? (Uh)English, Scottish, German, Swedish, or Greek?And Black Lives Matter is problematic (why?)It excludes anyone without the pigment, it's automatic (okay)I understand all the reasons it happenedBut including all humans is the actual answer (oh no)Ain't nobody dumber than y'allAin't nobody dumber than y'all (ay yo)I guess you love to be wrongOr you don't have the guts or the balls (ay yo)Dumb, dumb dumb, dumb, dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dee dee dumb dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dumb, dumb dumbDumb, dumb dumb, dee dee dumb dumb

With huge support by his fan base the song Dummy has only had around 1.4k dislikes, and we can only guess that it’s the same people that get upset by lines like: “I really hope my son. Don’t grow up to be my daughter.”, “Wokeness has become a way to bully non-violently, And cancel everyone without improving on the life we lead” and “Call me homophobic just because I think straight (ew)”

Tom MacDonald, Dummy!

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has been caught lying to the Australian people, this time when Sky News Host Tom Connell asked &ldquo;So you had no role in that particular unit being involved?&rdquo; John Barilaro replied &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve actually made it clear Tom, I&rsquo;ve said &lsquo;absolutely not&rsquo;. For you to be asking that question is an indictment on your level of journalism.&rdquo;Court documents that have now been listed and made public, now show that John Barilaro did in fact have dealings with the Fixated Persons Investigation Unit for months leading up to the arrest of Jordan Shanks producer Kristo Langker.In a recent youtube video posted by Jordan Shanks (friendlyjordies), he shows a witness statement by John Barilaro which seems to recount events differently to what he said to Tom Connell. Which now raises doubts over what other so-called &ldquo;truths&rdquo; has Mr Barilaro said that are in fact lies or misleads the public and the public office that he serves.In a NSW Police witness statement which has been published in a Youtube Video by Jordan Shanks, the statement reads:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/August/P90A-JohnBarilaro.png" alt="Witness Statment - John Barilaro" width="100%" />Point 24. &ldquo;About 8:30 am on Wednesday 2 December 2020, I met with Detective Sergeant McQUEEN and Detective Senior Constable LJUBOJEVIC at my office where I reported the matter. My Chief of staff, Siobhan Hamblin organised four (4) of the videos I mentioned above to be copied to USB&rdquo;Mr Barilaro also claims in the statement that he rents the property on AIRBnB, while Jordan Shanks says he booked it on STAYZ.Now you may think that Mr Barilaro made a simple mistake when answering Mr Connell&rsquo;s question, but as you can watch for yourself in the video above it seems John Barilaro had multiple times to re-think his answer and answer the question honestly. It will now be a matter from Jordan Shanks lawyer to see if they include the footage to demonstrate to the court that Mr Barilaro seems based on the Sky News footage alone to lie to the public on matters of public interest.&nbsp;The use of the Fixated Persons Investigation Unit which when launched in 2017 the NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller referred to the unit were people who are &ldquo;obsessed about issues, ideals or individuals&rdquo; and are &ldquo;plotting acts of violence&rdquo; or &ldquo;capable of acts of terrorism&rdquo;.It has now also been reported that the NSW Law enforcement conduct unit is now also investigating the arrest and use of the unit as a number of complaints have now been filed with them regarding the use of the unit to arrest a producer of a youtube channel.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/August/LawEnforcementUnit-JohnBarilaro.png" alt="NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Unit" width="100%" />The question we know have to ask, is will NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Unit find that the use of the Fixated Persons Investigation Unit was the &ldquo;wrong&rdquo; department to be handling this, and even if they do find that it was a breach of the units powers what would that mean for the court case in front of the NSW court?

In a recent youtube video posted by Jordan Shanks (friendlyjordies), he shows a witness statement by John Barilaro which seems to recount events differently to what he said to Tom Connell. Which now raises doubts over what other so-called “truths” has Mr Barilaro said that are in fact lies or misleads the public and the public office that he serves.

John Barilaro caught out!

Tributes have flowed in for The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts who has sadly passed away peacefully surrounded by family overnight (Australian Time).&nbsp;Concerns for Watts&rsquo; health arose earlier this year after announcing he was sitting out The Rolling Stones 2021 US No Filter in order to recover from an undisclosed illness.A spokesperson told Variety &ldquo;Charlie has had a procedure which was completely Successful, but his doctors this concluded that he now needs proper rest recuperation&rdquo; The spokesperson went on to say &ldquo;with rehearsals starting in a couple of weeks it&rsquo;s very disappointing to say the least, but it&rsquo;s also fair to say no one saw this coming.&rdquo;Watts was often ranked with Keith Moon, Ginger Baker and a handful others as a premiere rock drummer, respected worldwide for his muscular, swinging style as the band rose from it&rsquo;s scruffy beginnings to international stardom.Watts joined the band in 1963 and remained over the next 60 years. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are the other two longest serving and essential members of The Rolling Stones.<h2 style="text-align: center;">R.I.P Charlie Watts</h2>Join Jase and Sean on Driving U Home today at 4pm as we pay tribute to Charlie Watts with a selection of Rolling Stones songs.

A spokesperson told Variety “Charlie has had a procedure which was completely Successful, but his doctors this concluded that he now needs proper rest recuperation” The spokesperson went on to say “with rehearsals starting in a couple of weeks it’s very disappointing to say the least, but it’s also fair to say no one saw this coming.”

Charlie Robert Watts: 02/06/1941 -24/08/2021

A Victorian police officer has been seen handing out fines left, right and center at anyone that might be in the slightest breach of COVID-19 rules that the Victorian government Health officer has brought into effect under the emergency health act.&nbsp;A couple who was shopping at what appears to be Coles in Victoria, have been handed two lots of fines for apparently removing a mask too soon after leaving a shop. It is unclear what rule the couple may have been breaking. However the sergeant has made it clear that she does not care. Sergeant Weir on film saying &ldquo;I get paid for this&rdquo;, and that she does not care. In fact if you look at the video above supplied by Rebel News and hosted by Avi Yemini it is clear that the police sergeant car is sitting focused at watching people entering and exiting the shops.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/August/VICPoliceCar.png" width="100%" alt="Victoria Police Car" />The couple insists that they were wearing their mask inside the shop, and the husband pulled off his mask as he exited a supermarket in Greater Geelong. It&rsquo;s unclear when the female who also got a ticket pulled off her mask.The area of Geelong which has not recorded a single covid-19 infection since the beginning of 2021, has many asking why they need to wear a mask if the virus has not been active in the area for months.The youtube video which was published in July 2021 has the couple filming Sergeant Weir. &ldquo;Whilst you're filming me. I just want you to know that I&rsquo;m also filming.&rdquo; Sergeant Weir is heard saying. The sergeant then asks for ID from both of the couple which the couple comply with and state &ldquo;But like you can confirm that we had the masks on til the door&rdquo; the female is heard saying. Sergeant Weir then follows and is heard saying &ldquo;I can confirm that I sat there and watched you both walk out without your masks on.&rdquo; The female then says &ldquo;I want to see that.&rdquo;The interaction with the sergeant is one that makes thousands of people both in Victoria and around the country wonder ain't the police meant to serve the public? Doesn&rsquo;t a simple friendly reminder to this couple say guys, can you please put your mask on while in the area, suffice. Like we understand that the cost of the pandemic is huge but these fines handing out left and right won't make a difference. All it does is empowers people to show hatred toward the police and shows a misuse of power by a Victorian Police officer.&nbsp;To the end of the video, which we engage you to watch the full video and judge for yourself if this officer was right or wrong, could this of been handled better by Sergeant Weir and what standard does this show other police officers, that it is ok to speak down to the public, to abuse and intimidate the public.It&rsquo;s unclear if the couple was able to contest their tickets, but what is clear is that this police officer Sergeant Weir needs better communication skills, and to understand that it&rsquo;s the taxpayers that pay her not the government and if the Victorian police want people to trust them it&rsquo;s time that Victoria Police officers say enough is enough and realise that this type of behaviour is not what the people of victoria expect from their police officers.

A couple who was shopping at what appears to be Coles in Victoria, have been handed two lots of fines for apparently removing a mask too soon after leaving a shop. It is unclear what rule the couple may have been breaking. However the sergeant has made it clear that she does not care. Sergeant Weir on film saying “I get paid for this”, and that she does not care.

"I Get Paid For This" - Sergeant Weir Victoria Police

The Australian Government has failed the people who have supported us when we invaded their lands to fight a fight that was not our doing. With the war on terror now coming to an end, one which saw no women's rights be given only to be taken away once the media stops covering the ongoing story. We hear of a family who was told by the Australian government that they must send their VISAs by post.It leaves me to wonder WFT, why in this day and age with all the shooting and the current developments happening in Afghanistan. Are the Australian government not helping the people and families that helped us invade and communicate with the locals?&nbsp;Why are we leaving on Aug 31, 2021 with little ways to support the people that will be left behind? Why are we standing by and letting the Taliban take over this country? Why because it&rsquo;s easier to pull out than to keep fighting for the rights of the people that Australian soldiers went to help.We may have been there to fight the war on terror, to kill Osama bin Laden, but over the 20 years that's 7253 days. We created hope, we gave women and children the right to go to school, to have a job, to do what they wanted to. We gave them what every American and Australian woman has freedom, only for it to be taken away, when times got too tough.This story is about Nasir &mdash; who only wants to be identified by his last name. Nasir served as an interpreter for ADF soldiers based near Tarin Kot between 2009 and 2013 and has since resettled in Australia.Lawyers for Nasir said the Australian authorities required his family to send their visa documents in the post.&nbsp;With the family finding that impossible because of the current situation in Kabul, Afghanistan. The family has turned to the United States of America (the land of the free) for support and help, and even with limited documents, US soldiers were willing to put them on an evacuation flight."The Americans were aware that these people were the family of an Australian interpreter and they agreed to evacuate them as they had a feeling they were in danger," Nasir told the ABC AustraliaNasir&rsquo;s extended family who were also evacuated by the US were a member of an AFL interpreter killed in the line of duty.But as we have seen to many times Australian Government failures, we are witnessing another systematic problem. When you help us, Australia turns our back on you.

Why are we leaving on Aug 31, 2021 with little ways to support the people that will be left behind? Why are we standing by and letting the Taliban take over this country? Why because it’s easier to pull out than to keep fighting for the rights of the people that Australian soldiers went to help.

Australia leaves Afghans hanging

Clive Palmer is back at it again, with his legal team getting ready to charge to the high courts of Australia and sue the Western Australian government over what Mr Palmer claims is a potential breach of the Australian Constitution.What is he on about? Mark McGowan said on the Friday the 13th of August, that he will mandate that people coming from &ldquo;hot spots&rdquo; to at least have had their first covid-19 vaccination. This after research has shown that the current vaccines do not seem to be as effective against the delta version of the virus.&nbsp;In a statement, Mr Palmer claimed the requirement was in breach of section 117 of the constitution."By restricting free movement of Australian citizens within Australia and creating an island-within-an-island, the WA COVID-19 eradication strategy is unconstitutional," Mr Palmer said in an emailed statement from his United Australia Party.As of Tuesday 17th of August the Western Australian government will make NSW a high-risk state.Thus making it a requirement that anyone granted an exemption to come to Western Australia from NSW to show proof that they have had at least one least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and a negative COVID test in the 72 hours before departure.Mr Palmer claims that this is unconstitutional and discriminates against the people of NSW."People from NSW have contacted me saying that they don't want to be vaccinated as a result of the side effects of the vaccine," Mr Palmer stated.According to TGA there have been 48,000+ adverse side effects. (see image below)<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/August/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-safety-report-12-08-2021.jpg" alt="https://www.tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-safety-report-12-08-2021" width="100%" />Mr Palmer, a former federal MP, said he had briefed his team of solicitors and will start High Court proceedings within the next 14 days against Mr McGowan and the WA government."The WA government continues to introduce extraordinary legislation into its Parliament," he said."Mr McGowan's policies in no way reflect the pushback against compulsory vaccinations of workforces that we are seeing by the big mining companies amid a major labour shortage in the state."Labor is destroying the WA economy and the rights and freedoms of its people."Mark McGowan has no regard for the Australian constitution or for what it stands for."The High Court said it had not received any documentation or notification from Mr Palmer.Source: <a title="National Geographic" href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-is-delta-more-infectious-and-deadly-new-research-holds-answers" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-is-delta-more-infectious-and-deadly-new-research-holds-answers</a> <a title="TGA" href="https://www.tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-safety-report-12-08-2021" target="_blank">https://www.tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-safety-report-12-08-2021</a>

"By restricting free movement of Australian citizens within Australia and creating an island-within-an-island, the WA COVID-19 eradication strategy is unconstitutional," Mr Palmer said in an emailed statement from his United Australia Party.

Clive Palmer to sue WA

A young boy is in hospital today fighting for his life after being hit by a four-wheel drive traveling on Bindi Bindi-Toodyay road, near the intersection of Coondle Drive, about 11.20am on Monday.The 10 year old boy was riding his bike along the road when the four wheel drive struck the boy.A Rescue helicopter flew to the nearby Toodyay Oval and medically evacuated the injured child to the Perth Children&rsquo;s Hospital.The driver of the four wheel drive is assisting police in their investigation.

A young boy is in hospital today fighting for his life after being hit by a four-wheel drive traveling on Bindi Bindi-Toodyay road, near the intersection of Coondle Drive, about 11.20am on Monday.

10 year old hit by four wheel drive

Over the last 48 hours people in Australia have seen and heard some horrific pictures beaming into our lounge rooms. As US forces were sent into Kabul to evacuate US ambassadors and other staff members who have helped the US in the past 2 decades.Pictures beamed into our living rooms on ABC 24, which not only are confronting to watch as adults, but are heartbreaking to see so many people be trapped with the military nowhere to be seen.US president Joe Biden says he stands by US withdrawal from Afghanistan. &ldquo;The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated&rdquo; US President Joe Biden said at his press conference &ldquo;If anything, the developments of the past week reinforce that ending US military involvement now was the right decision.&rdquo;According to people close to Mr Biden he had to follow through with an agreement made by the former US president Donald Trump, under which US forces would be out of the 20-year war by May of this year.<h2>What&rsquo;s next for the people of Afghanistan?</h2>Afghanistan is already a humanitarian disaster, according to reports on the ground of Afghanistan hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and are heading to the border hoping to escape. Others are left to fend for themselves. In the last 24 hours we have seen Afghanistan media remove all female presenters from the TV, a sure sign to come that the Taliban way of life may return where women should not be seen in public, and that young girls don&rsquo;t get schooling.As for US involvement in Afghanistan Mr Biden has said &ldquo;I stand squarely behind my decision&hellip; After 20 years, I&rsquo;ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces.&rdquo;But now the world looks and will judge Mr Biden as well as all those presidents that sent thousands of US troops and over the 20 year war saw close to 2000 US Military die while fighting what many are saying was not our place to begin with.Questions will also be asked of Biden about what strength have the US Military given the Taliban since according to Biden the US government spent over a Trillion US dollars on a war that they did not win. A war that was not worth standing up for when the time got tough.

US president Joe Biden says he stands by US withdrawal from Afghanistan. “The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated” US President Joe Biden said at his press conference “If anything, the developments of the past week reinforce that ending US military involvement now was the right decision.”

Kabul falls, as Taliban claim peace in Afghanistan.

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to dispatch the Tokyo Games toward the finish of an initial function shorn of glamour and eclipsed by a pandemic, yet celebrated as a snapshot of worldwide expectation.Prior on Friday, a solicitation from Tokyo 2020 coordinators to push back Osaka's initial match of the Olympics from Saturday to Sunday was allowed in front of the initial service, energizing hypothesis that the four-time terrific hammer champion, who is making her Olympic introduction on home soil, may light the cauldron.The little girl of a Japanese mother and Haitian-American dad, Osaka was brought into the world in Japan however moved to the US when she was three years of age.Recently, refering to her psychological well-being, Osaka pulled out from the French Open, uncovering subsequently that she had "experienced long episodes of melancholy" since winning her first great hammer title in 2018. She later additionally pulled out from Wimbledon.The function attracted to a nearby around 12 PM in Japan as a stupendous light show enlightened the Tokyo night sky.The strange conditions of the Games' blind raiser - in contrast to some other past opening function - gave a brief look at what is to come throughout the following 16 days with the Covid pandemic set to pose a potential threat over procedures.While opening functions of the Olympics are typically organized before stuffed stands, observers were kept away in Tokyo. All things being equal, many lined the wall around the city's National Stadium for the duration of the day, while others accumulated external the setting to dissent.

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to launch the Tokyo Games at the end of an opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic, but celebrated as a moment of global hope.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in opening ceremony

The federal court ruled in favour of younger generations' right to be protected from climate harm.The legal battle between the Minister of Environment Susan Ley and eight highschool students was sparked by the proposed extension of the Vickery coal mine in NSW.&nbsp;A global first; the students, their legal representation, 86-year-old legal guardian Sister Brigid Arthur and the independent environmental experts won the case against the minister.&nbsp;The case was filled on the 8th of September 2020 during the peak of &lsquo;School strike 4 climate&rsquo; protests that were held nationally.&nbsp;<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/June/02062021/SignwithSign.jpg" alt="Protest sign attached to sign" width="300" height="225" />Back in Perth, Extinction Rebellion protesters gathered in front of Parliament house on Thursday afternoon with signs in support of the climate change legislature.&nbsp;The group of climate supportive grandparents shared concerns for future generations.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/June/02062021/protesters_2_credit_Anthony_Collins.jpg" alt="Photo Supplied by: Anthony Collins" width="100%" />Credit: Anthony Collins&ldquo;The future is rather bleak if we don't do something now,&rdquo; said the activists.&nbsp;They regularly sit along the verge of parliament house during climate change discussions in hope to open public discussion on the matter.&nbsp;<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/2021/news/June/02062021/sign_credit_Neelam.jpg" alt="Photo Supplied By: Neelam Dajee" width="100%" />Climate change activist, and <a href="https://350.org/" target="_blank">protest organiser</a> Anothny Collins gathered outside Dumas house on Friday morning.The protest was held in response to the proposed Scarborough gas field project.Major miners, BHP and Woodside planned to expand the current Pluto gas processing facility in the Burrup facility.&nbsp;&ldquo;A decision to approve Scarborough gas would result in over a billion tonnes of new greenhouse gases being emitted. This would show that the climate action portfolio has no substance and is nothing but a name,&rdquo; says Mr Collins.As part of the global <a href="https://www.industry.gov.au/policies-and-initiatives/australias-climate-change-strategies/international-climate-change-commitments#:~:text=Under%20the%20Paris%20Agreement%2C%20Australia,below%202005%20levels%20by%202030." target="_blank">Paris agreement</a> of 2016, governments cannot agree to any more fossil fuel projects if the goal of zero net emissions by 2050 is to be met.&nbsp;Mr Collins says, &ldquo;after learning just 36 hours ago that the Environment Minister could sign off on Scarborough gas at any moment, we felt the need to show the community opposition that exists to this project as soon as possible,&rdquo;. Credits: Photos in this article are credtied to Anthony Collins and Neelam Dajee

The federal court ruled in favour of younger generations' right to be protected from climate harm. The legal battle between the Minister of Environment Susan Ley and eight highschool students was sparked by the proposed extension of the Vickery coal mine in NSW. The case was filled on the 8th of September 2020 during the peak of 'School strike 4 climate' protests that were held nationally. Back in Perth, Extinction Rebellion protesters gathered in front of Parliament house on Thursday afternoon with signs in support of the climate change legislature.

Kids kick climate ass

To all men,Again I turn on the news and find another story of domestic violence in Queensland. A man was arrested and released by police only to go and burn down the house his former partner and mother-in-law were in. Thankfully both women were ok.Hearing these stories on a weekly basis is a joke. Laws are not enough to protect women and they certainly don&rsquo;t go far enough to put these lowlives in prison and away from harming the women laws should be there to protect.Men have no right to think they own, control, can emotionally or physically harm a woman in any way.&nbsp;Breaking a woman down to the point where she feels worthless, hopeless, not worthy of being a woman is as weak as a man can be.&nbsp;Breaking a woman down to the point where she is scared to wake up in the morning, fears conversation, can&rsquo;t talk to their friends, has no life outside of an abusive relationship, fears for her life if she speaks out makes you so much less of a man than anything else.Real men know unconditional love for their family, provide for and protect their family, share a 50/50 partnership and most importantly never lay their hands on any member of their family.Real men know how to call domestic violence out when they see it or hear of it. Real men won&rsquo;t stand for the rights and protection of all women being taken away from them.The reason I write this is because beautiful strong women are why I am here. Both my grandmothers, my aunties, my sister, my nieces and the most beautiful women of them all who brought me into this world, my Mum.&nbsp;Without these women I would not be in the position to call domestic violence out through my role in the media and I will always stand by all women because of the beautiful strong women in my life.

Hearing these stories on a weekly basis is a joke. Laws are not enough to protect women and they certainly don’t go far enough to put these lowlives in prison and away from harming the women laws should be there to protect.

Dear Men

Fremantle&rsquo;s Mojos bar is set to open this Friday with an amazing lineup of local artists.The set list includes Seychelles native <a href="https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/grace-barbe-afro-kreol">Grace Barb&eacute;,</a>an icon for the Afro- Kreol alternative seggae scene in Perth.&nbsp;Second on the list is <a href="https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/bexx">BEXX</a>, an electronic dance music artist who is &ldquo;passionate about women forging a path in the electronic/production industry&rdquo;, says triple J.&nbsp;One indie-pop pick for the night is <a href="https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/joan-giants">Joan and the Giants</a>, a four piece band who are here to deliver soulful harmonies lanened with raw emotion. &nbsp;The <a href="https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/green-pools">Green Pools</a> performance aims to tickle the alternative folk itch you've been watching to scratch all year.Following <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-03/mojos-co-owner-andrew-ryan-to-leave-over-prior-conduct-at-bar/100047684">Andew Ryan's</a> departure last month, Mojos has been closed for six weeks.As the anticipated reopening approaches, Amber Jean Hatton has been appointed as the new Programming Director of Mojos bar Fremantle.Hatton says she will be responsible for &ldquo;all programming, booking and promotion of live music&rdquo;.She says &ldquo;we&rsquo;re committed to creating a safe and inclusive culture that brings music lovers together.&rdquo;&nbsp;In an exclusive interview with The Project, Australian artist Deena Lynch talks about her experience with sexual assault in the Australian music industry.&nbsp;She recalled an early incident where she told one of the alleged offenders about the other making her uncomfortable and he said, &ldquo;that&rsquo;s what he is like. That's normal behaviour when he is intoxicated, don&rsquo;t worry about it&rdquo;.In the interview she says the intimate nature of the Australian music scene makes it difficult for people to defend themselves if the perpetrator is someone with the power to end their career.&nbsp;&ldquo;They can make one call and destroy your entire career.&rdquo;

In an exclusive interview with The Project, Australian artist Deena Lynch talks about her experience with sexual assault in the Australian music industry. She recalled an early incident where she told one of the alleged offenders about the other making her uncomfortable and he said, "that’s what he is like. That's normal behaviour when he is intoxicated, don’t worry about it".

Me too Mojos, ME Too

Grindr users beware, &ldquo;Armadale Detectives are investigating two serious assaults that are linked to the use of an online&nbsp; messaging application.&nbsp;Both victims, a man in his 40s and a man in his 50s, communicated with someone via the same messaging application and arranged to meet at an address in Gosnells,&rdquo; Western Australia Police Force&rsquo;s Media unit said in a statement.According to the media release the first incident occurred on Monday 22 of March 2021 at around 1am in the morning, with the second attack happening on Monday 29 of March 2021 at around 3am. The two victims were contacted via the gay dating/hookup app Grindr which is a very popular mobile phone app that allows anyone to create a profile with no verification of who they are.Both attacks have been linked to the same house in Gosnells, &ldquo;The house was under construction and there were several men there.&nbsp;In each instance the victims were assaulted,&rdquo; the police said.One of the victim aged 57-year-old told media that one of the attackers said to him &ldquo;we&rsquo;re going to teach you a lesson.&rdquo; While another attacker swung at him with a baseball bat.The police are asking anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in Margaret Street at the time of the attacks or has dash-cam&nbsp; footage of the area at the time or has any information about the incidents to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000&nbsp; or report online at <a href="http://www.crimestopperswa.com.au">www.crimestopperswa.com.au</a> &ldquo;Detectives would like to remind the public it is important to be vigilant when it comes to personal&nbsp;safety and the risks associated with meeting strangers in isolated areas after engaging with them,&rdquo; the police said.Police have urged that if there was anyone else who has been a victim of a similar attack, they can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. The WA police have also pointed to their resource for advice on online dating.This comes a day after Federal Government report has recommended that social media services like Facebook, Tinder, Grindr, Twitter and Google start requiring all users to verify their online profiles with 100 points of ID, a call that has been meet with scepticism from the IT community. With one person going by the online name of Robert Wills said &ldquo;What about all those wallets are stolen each week, just because you have an ID does not mean that they are who they claim they are.&rdquo; While on the other side victims of online bullying and trolling have called the move a step in the right direction by holding people accountable for their social media posts and messages.

Grindr users beware, “Armadale Detectives are investigating two serious assaults that are linked to the use of an online  messaging application. Both victims, a man in his 40s and a man in his 50s, communicated with someone via the same messaging application and arranged to meet at an address in Gosnells,” Western Australia Police Force’s Media unit said in a statement.

Gay Perth Bashing

Live 3D virtual reality (VR) streaming platform,&nbsp;<a href="http://inverse.live/" target="_blank">http://inverse.live</a>, supported by Music Victoria and the Victorian Music Development Office, is calling out to Victorian musicians and performing artists to apply for a first-of-its-kind Music VR Backers Fund,&nbsp;created to aid export of Victoria&rsquo;s music talent to the world through immersive technology.Applications for the Music VR Backers Fund open on 3rd March via&nbsp;<a href="http://inverse.live/bbf/" target="_blank">http://inverse.live/bbf/</a> and close on the 28th March, 2021. The Music VR Backers Fund&nbsp;is the first industry grant to offer Victorian musicians the opportunity to connect with fans worldwide through live 3D VR technology, empowering them to diversify their income and to transcend not only the physical limitations of COVID-19 restrictions but enable fans to experience live music like they never have before.&nbsp;Each eligible entrant will be judged by an independent panel of leading Victorian music figureheads from Music Victoria&rsquo;s Artist Advisory and COVID Recovery Advisory Groups, including:<ul><li>Ben Wiesner (Box Hill Institute)</li><li>Dave Newington (Granite Consulting)</li><li>Elise Peyronnet (Melbourne Music Week)</li><li>Eyal Chipkiewicz (The Boite)</li><li>Kylie Auldist (Artist)</li><li>Peta Petidis (Muso)</li><li>Tim Curnick (Artist/Producer)</li></ul>The Music VR Backers Fund is open to all Victorian musicians and performing artists from all genres, with a total of twenty grants available. Each successful applicant will receive a $2,500 cash grant to live stream in virtual reality a bespoke performance from Australia&rsquo;s first made-for-VR venue in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner city, Project Redstone, as well as other iconic live performance venues in Melbourne. &nbsp;Each performance will be live streamed through Inverse&rsquo;s&nbsp;Virtual Reality platform around the world during an inaugural Beyond Boundaries VR Festival, to commence April 2021.&nbsp;According to Darren Vukasinovic, Founder of Inverse, each successful applicant will receive one-to-one coaching and support on VR stagecraft, to ensure the Beyond Boundaries VR Festival is an experience like no other.&nbsp;&ldquo;The Beyond Boundaries VR Festival will be the crescendo of the Music VR Backers Fund, where fans from all over the globe will be invited to virtually attend &lsquo;in person&rsquo; and encounter all the facets of a live music festival &ndash; audio, visual, ambience and energy of the space &ndash; in ways that transcend the live music experience. &nbsp;&ldquo;Through the Music VR Backers Fund and the Beyond Boundaries VR Festival, each artist will connect with domestic and overseas fans unable to attend gigs in person, as well as reach new audiences in unique and groundbreaking ways through the fast-growing global VR headset market, who are hungry to explore exciting new immersive experiences,&rdquo; concluded Vukasinovic.Music Victoria and the Victorian Music Development Office are proudly supporting the inaugural Music VR Backers Fund as they look to grow and evolve the Victorian contemporary music industry.&ldquo;Innovative and driven by new technology, this initiative demonstrates what is possible for the future of live music, starting right here in Victoria. The Beyond Boundaries VR Festival will put the artists in focus and support their creative vision, thanks to the teams at Inverse and Moon Mother Productions,&rdquo; said VMDO General Manager, Katie Stewart.

The Music VR Backers Fund is open to all Victorian musicians and performing artists from all genres, with a total of twenty grants available. Each successful applicant will receive a $2,500 cash grant to live stream in virtual reality a bespoke performance from Australia’s first made-for-VR venue in Melbourne’s inner city, Project Redstone, as well as other iconic live performance venues in Melbourne.

Music VR Backers Fund

According to leading property stylist Justine Wilson, Autumn 2021 is going to be all about adding layers to your home in warm tone accents of chocolate, terracotta, rust, orange and coral. Lighting, updating outdoor spaces and adding greenery should also be on the priority list. The founder of Vault Interiors suggests keeping it simple by changing the light bulbs, installing an umbrella to make the most of outdoor spaces, or clipping branches from changing trees to disperse in pots and vases through the home. &ldquo;As we head into the cooler months, we ultimately spend more time indoors so it&rsquo;s a great time to refresh your interior spaces to be both cosy and inviting. With many of us spending more time at home these days also, investing in sprucing up your home will be money well spent, and create an inspiring place to enjoy,&rdquo; advises Justine. Justine Wilson&rsquo;s top Autumn styling tips and trends for 2021: Add layers to your home: This means adding extra rugs, such as sheepskins or layer rugs on top of each other for added depth. Add blankets and throws plus extra plump cushions to your living and bedroom room spaces, this will create warmth and texture. Faux fur, wool and thick fabrics like velvets are great materials to up the cosy /snuggly factor. Add warm tone accents: When it&rsquo;s cold outside you want to visually warm up your interiors so opt for rich earthy tones which are also bang on trend and echo the changing leaves and colours of nature. Colours like chocolate, terracotta, rust tones, mustards, coral or orange tones are a great way to achieve this. Consider new scatter cushions, pop coloured artwork, or accessories like books, vases and candles in these tones to add a hint of warmth and to dress up your spaces. Lighting: Lighting is a great way to battle the changing seasons, as the light fades earlier, consider adding extra floor or table lamps to your home. Ambient light always creates an inviting ambience. Also, consider swapping your cool tone bulbs to warm white for additional glow. If you don&rsquo;t have enough space to inject additional lamps, opt for candles. Candles in hurricane vases or grouped in a large cluster on a tray are perfect for this season and look really pretty also. Outdoor spaces: Don&rsquo;t overlook your outdoor spaces as we head into autumn, the weather can still be nice enough to enjoy a dinner party or bask in the remaining sun. Ramp up the lighting by way of candles, lanterns or fairy lights. Consider installing umbrellas, pergolas or shade cloths to help to protect from the elements. Invest in an outdoor heater or add an outdoor fire pit for magical autumn evenings with friends and family. Add greenery: Adding fresh flowers or large leafy green stems in the cooler months is a great way to keep things fresh. It&rsquo;s an inexpensive way to inject colour and life into your home. Large vases of clipped branches from changing trees are a beautiful way to reflect the seasons and bring the outside in. Plants can be brought into key areas to add a decorative element and also assist with oxygen flow in the room. Fresh flowers on your entry tables or coffee tables will certainly add beauty, colour and create a visual focal point. For more styling tips go to their new website: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vaultinteriors.com.au/">www.vaultinteriors.com.au</a>

Autumn 2021 is going to be all about adding layers to your home in warm tone accents of chocolate, terracotta, rust, orange and coral.

2021 - Autumn home styling tips

I&rsquo;m an ordinary Arab living in Australia, and I&rsquo;m writing down some of my thoughts with a mixture of emotions. It all started when I learned from various media platforms about the atrocities committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, including the torture and killing of Afghan prisoners of war and even the killing of Afghan civilians. These violent and bloody words make it hard for me to believe that these inhuman acts were committed by soldiers from a country that preaches fairness, democracy, freedom and the maintenance of international order.Since 911, Arabs, including those of Arab descent in other countries, have been passively labelled &ldquo;Terrorists&rdquo;. Under the propaganda and advocacy of western society, countless innocent Arabs like me have been subjected to all kinds of unfair discrimination in our lives. As such media coverage continues to spread, a natural hostility to the Arab world is slowly spreading in the west. The brutality of the Australian military in Afghanistan is an extreme manifestation of this hostility.In fact, Arabs like me in Australia are often discriminated against simply because of our race, which makes our lives very inconvenient and even disappointing, and some have already left the country. I once read a thought-provoking report. Although Australia is a land of opportunity, it is not suitable for Muslims and Arabs, read the headline. The report focuses on how a Doctor from the Arab world was repeatedly turned down for a job in Australia because of his Muslim status. Disheartened, the Doctor left Australia silently. It also notes that many Australian companies are ruthless in rejecting job applicants whose names are Mohammed or Abdullah. I often read in the media about many public places in Australia where Muslim or Arab people, such as subway stations and restaurants, are openly discriminated against by other ethnic groups, and even verbally and physically abused.Living in Australia, I have some knowledge of the country&rsquo;s legal system and, like most Western countries, it is not only immoral but illegal to screen job applicants based on their race. In Australia, however, such behaviour seems to have become the default setting. As one of the largest immigrant nations in the world, Australia has always preached its inclusiveness, its freedom, and its democracy, while we were concerned about the attitude of Australian society toward us. However, what happens to US Muslims and Arabs in Australia speaks volumes about the fact that what the Australian government, and even the people of other races, their commitment is only superficial or a means of self-consolation.In fact, we Muslims and people from the Arab world love peace and freedom. Our religious beliefs and value systems should not be equated with a few extremist groups and radicals and terrorism. The misunderstanding of us is a mistake made by many Western countries. However, the cost of such mistakes is borne by people who love life. I believe that when we build a truly understanding and inclusive society, there will be no more hatred and killing; people of different faiths and values can truly live, grow and find our own position in the land of Australia.

Since 911, Arabs, including those of Arab descent in other countries, have been passively labelled “Terrorists”. Under the propaganda and advocacy of western society, countless innocent Arabs like me have been subjected to all kinds of unfair discrimination in our lives. As such media coverage continues to spread, a natural hostility to the Arab world is slowly spreading in the west. The brutality of the Australian military in Afghanistan is an extreme manifestation of this hostility.

Australia's so-called "democracy" is not for Muslims?

Across ten nights Fringe debutant, Yasemin Sabuncu, is set to share her story, while poking fun of her fully sick chronic illness in The Illest. The innovative, one-woman show follows Yasemin as she explores life as a second generation Muslim Australian, impacts of multiple near-death moments, healing in Byron Bay and studying in Los Angeles.This off the wall comedic journey takes you through Yasemin&rsquo;s experiences with; ayahuasca and shamans, near death experiences, looking for healing in Byron Bay, surviving her own Ground day, and her lust for an authentic life all back dropped with a lifelong battle with chronic illness. Truly a performance to help as all manage our outlook towards the hard-times we face.Join Yasemin as she advocates for the illest people, including herself.This heart-warming, hard-hitting, glitter-filled comedy presents a painfully poignant look at illness and approaches we can take to the unexpected hurdles in life.&nbsp;&ldquo;There&rsquo;s still too much stigma, lack of support and misinformation about things like endometriosis, mental health, disability and ADHD. It&rsquo;s my aim to entertain, make people laugh and create dialogue about these issues that affect millions of Australians.&rdquo; she says.&ldquo;I like to dance between the fine line of tragedy and comedy in subversive ways. My work is a celebration of life, even when things don't work out how you planned or wanted. It's about how I turned adversity into alchemy and a life with meaning.&rdquo; she says.Yasemin&rsquo;s near death experience in the back of an ambulance encouraged her to follow her dreams of performing, and planted the seed of inspiration for The Illest.&nbsp;&ldquo;I was gasping for air, having a seizure; and I thought &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t want to die without fully expressing myself&rsquo;. I still had so much to do. I promised myself to step up my life and return to comedy even though it didn&rsquo;t seem sensible&rdquo;Tickets are limited, on sale now at <a target="_blank" href="https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/yasemin-sabuncu-the-illest-af2021">adelaidefringe.com.au</a>

Across ten nights Fringe debutant, Yasemin Sabuncu, is set to share her story, while poking fun of her fully sick chronic illness in The Illest. The innovative, one-woman show follows Yasemin as she explores life as a second generation Muslim Australian, impacts of multiple near-death moments, healing in Byron Bay and studying in Los Angeles.

Life affirming ‘The Illest’ set to debut at Adelaide Fringe

Brandon Anderson is back with his song toxic masculinity a song about fitting men into a box, a box that you don&rsquo;t fit into it you are judged and looked down upon. The song will have you wondering about the core message of the song, is it about judgement from white straight men, or is this a song about how white masculine men get to run the world while judging others and tearing a country to pieces. The video has imagery of guns and white working class men doing the robot.As I read the lyrics line by line I can see the artists pain, he is sick of seeing guns sold in America and landing in the hands of white men. White men who think that it&rsquo;s their constitutional right to bare arms.You can tell this song is about the US capital riots, which saw thousands of white men and woman storm the national capital and make senators run for safety. We saw policeman be killed that day and the artist is wondering why do we protect these people. He says in the song &ldquo;We never let them fail, but if we do, we&rsquo;ll post the bail.&rdquo; A call that speaks so clear to the fact that many of the people that stormed the capital building where granted bail by local state based judges only to have them over-turned by federal judges.Take a look at the video and let us know what you think.

New song Toxic Masculinity - Brandon Anderson, we talk about the song and wondering is he talking about the capital riots.

New Song Toxic Masculinity - Brandon Anderson

Voice actor Harry Shearer has voiced over 100 voices for the hit TV show The Simpson&rsquo;s dating back to when he joined the cartoon family back in 1989. Reports swirling around the web this afternoon are saying that part of Disney&rsquo;s reshuffle and purchase of the Fox brand, the mouse has decided that only black people can voice black characters.Harry Shearer came out in an interview a few years ago and said &ldquo;Every time an actor plays a, actor male or female plays a part they're playing somebody that they are not.&rdquo; He went on to say &ldquo;So if you apply that rule strictly um, where really out of a job&rdquo;.Disney made the decision after the show said white actors would no longer provide the voices of non-white characters, following particular criticism of Hank Azaria's voiceover of Apu.Harry Shearer who has also voiced Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner will no longer be allowed to voice Dr Hibbert, with that role now going to Kevin Michael Richardson. While all reports are saying that Mr Shearer&rsquo;s will stay to continue lending his voice to Mr Burns, Ned Flanders and Principal Skinner, it&rsquo;s only a matter of time before he is shown the door completely.Disney has been in the firing line lately with a number of politically correctness issues with the company having to give warnings before some of the companies biggest cartoons such as Dumbo, Peter Pan and Jungle Book all getting a new warning stating &ldquo;This programme includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures, These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.&rdquo;Other Disney films to receive a new warning include The Aristocats, which has a cat in &ldquo;yellow-face&rdquo; playing a piano with chopsticks. Lady and the Tramp, which has several instances of racism and cultural stereotyping, also carries a warning.Simpson fans have hit out on social media saying how disgraceful this is, with some saying that this is racist, as it&rsquo;s a cartoon. While on Sky News Liz Storer said &ldquo;What an utterly ridiculous move by the work brigade.&rdquo; She went on to say &ldquo;That literally firing a white guy who&rsquo;s voiced this character for over 30 years. Fox fired him for being white let&rsquo;s face it that&rsquo;s why he no longer has this role and it bears mentioning again speaking to the irony bart Simpson&rsquo;s character is voiced by a woman but of course it doesn&rsquo;t matter because&hellip; Bart&rsquo;s character is a white male.&rdquo; Liz Storer continued to say &ldquo;As long as it&rsquo;s only white males being fired white males being voiced by a woman it really doesn&rsquo;t matter.&rdquo; This has many people concerned that Hollywood has gone a little crazy with Liz Storer saying &ldquo;Hollywood is turning itself inside out at the moment that was literally announced this guy being stepped down from that role was announced the day after they came out announcing that a black actress Jody I forget her last name will be playing in Anne Boleyn in a miniseries coming up. Now you and I both know that Anne Boleyn was very white, she was very English.&rdquo; Storer continued to say &ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter as long as it&rsquo;s white people being de-platformed it&rsquo;s perfectly fine."

Harry Shearer came out in an interview a few years ago and said “Every time an actor plays a, actor male or female plays a part they're playing somebody that they are not.” He went on to say “So if you apply that rule strictly um, where really out of a job”.

Disney fires voice-actor for not being black.

In a special sit down with Ivan Leung from WAMN News, Ivan told DRN1 how Facebook had made his news channel a stable in Western Australia with over 20,000 followers tuning into his news headlines, press conferences and live streams.&ldquo;We give our viewers live and raw information.&rdquo; Mr Leung said, he went on to say &ldquo;Television is monolog&hellip; The web and Facebook is a very interesting thing.&rdquo; When talking about Facebook Mr Leung said &ldquo;The success formula last year, when we were starting through the pandemic&hellip; When other journos I know were working from home, they do rely on our service.&rdquo; Facebook played a huge roll for media companies just like WAMN News. Being able to bring breaking news to thousands of people at once, which allowed Facebook users to get the latest news without leaving the platform. &ldquo;During the bushfires&hellip; We had to extend our news&nbsp; service to half hour.&rdquo; Mr Leung said.&nbsp;While Facebook covered the cost to deliver it to the end user allowing media companies to keep cost low and only need to pay for the original broadcast to Facebook media servers a cost that Facebook did not charge them but rather their internet provider.While it&rsquo;s now been two days without Australian or international news content on Facebook, users have become creative with screenshots of news articles, posting links on twitter which then they share to Facebook. It&rsquo;s unclear if this is what the new way of getting news content on Facebook will be, or if Facebook will come to an agreement with the Australian government.In Facebooks deference if the law passes they only have two options, pay for the news content that they don&rsquo;t control, own or scrap from the web and that owners of these media companies voluntarily upload to Facebook, or remove news media from their platform.You can watch WAMN News on Youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/wamnau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/user/wamnau</a>

Ivan Leung from WAMN News sits down with DRN1 to discuss how his business has been affected by Facebook banning news media on their platform.

WAMN News Facebook Page Deleted

Australian&rsquo;s woke up to a very different style of the social media platform Facebook today. With news and media companies having their Facebook page removed. In a statement released on <a href="http://facebook.com">facebook.com</a> the company said &ldquo;The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content.&rdquo; Facebook went on to say &ldquo;News makes up less than 4% of the content people see in their News Feed.&rdquo;Questions now on what classifies as news is being called into question with some government pages as well as Facebook&rsquo;s own page being banned here in Australia. Pages for DFES, SA Health, Victoria Health pages and others no longer being able to be accessed on Facebook. While pages like 10 News Perth somehow did not get struct by the Facebook delete hammer. Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said the removal of some government health pages was a "big issue of concern"."Anything that removes credible and reliable information sources in the midst of a global pandemic is beyond regrettable and needs to be fixed," he said.In Western Australia political personalities seem to also be classified as news/media with the opposition leader Zak Kirkup receiving the same treatment as news organisations and being removed from the platform. It is unclear at this stage if Zak Kirkup is upset about his Facebook being classified as news.While media companies are all kicking and screaming and telling Australian&rsquo;s that we are unhappy and angry that Facebook has removed news media companies from a platform that is a private company that you as a person and/or business have to sign up to use. The question I ask is are we? Like really do you want your news feed full of crappy news?People connected to me in Facebook are saying how they love the fact news media is not allowed in Facebook. After all should we get our news from a social media site?At the end of the day, either Facebook will unblock these pages or risk the Australian government forcefully banning the service from Australia. So to the people who think Facebook is being a bully by blocking media companies just watch our government and media companies as they have been trying and in some cases succeeding (Google V Media) bullying large successful companies when their media/news companies have been on a downward spiral for some time now.

Facebook deleted News Media pages, and also deletes themselves? Is facebook doing the right thing? Or are media companies being greedy? After all they opt in to use the platform.

Facebook Delete News

WA Police and the state of Western Australia is offering a reward of up to 1 million dollars for information that leads to the capture of the shooter from last Saturday night's shooting at Perth Motorplex.
&ldquo;Our government stands with the police to bring the person responsible for this crime to justice.&rdquo; Michelle Roberts (WA Police minister) said. &ldquo;Today our government is announcing a reward of up to 1 million dollars for information about that killing on the weekend. It is an unprecedented reward for a crime of this nature.&rdquo;
The reward is likely to come from the recent 30 million dollars seized by WA Police. &ldquo;That money could be the money used to pay this reward.&rdquo; Michelle Roberts (WA Police minister) said.&nbsp;
&ldquo;This was a credible disturbing incident&rdquo; Brad Royce said. A reward of up to $1 million dollars is on the table &ldquo;We want them behind bars.&rdquo; Police minister said &ldquo;and rather than delay... The reward our best opportunity is to offer that opportunity first up.&rdquo;
Concerns over just who can claim the reward was also said by the WA Minister of Police &ldquo;There maybe some prospect of some immunity from prosecution providing that the person that comes forward isn&rsquo;t the actual main perpetrator.&rdquo; she went on to say &ldquo;This is a crime that can not go unpunished. The offender needs to be brought to justice.&rdquo;
The reward which has WA tax payers worried has &ldquo;The premier and the government's support.&rdquo; Michelle Roberts&nbsp; (WA Police minister) said.
If you have information that could help WA Police please call crime stoppers on 1800 333 000&nbsp;

“Our government stands with the police to bring the person responsible for this crime to justice.” Michelle Roberts (WA Police minister) said. “Today our government is announcing a reward of up to 1 million dollars for information about that killing on the weekend. It is an unprecedented reward for a crime of this nature.”

WA POLICE : 1 MILLION DOLLAR REWARD

This year, we have seen major breakthroughs not only throughout Australia, but the world. With rallies focused on racial and gender equality, now is not the time to stop climbing the wall into a new age world of acceptance and understanding to land back into an area of oppression and judgement. Just when you think the twist and turns of discrimination was over, someone goes live on radio and brings it all back up again. Basil Zempalis, also recently known as The Lord Mayor of Perth announced live on his 6PR breakfast radio show ‘if you have a penis, you are a man’ Upsetting a large portion of the Perth community, specialising in members of the LGBTQ+ family. The news comes shortly after the announcement of the first ever LGBTQ+ boxing tournament rumoured to be hosted in Sydney in 2023. However, this isn’t the first time the Lord Mayor himself has come out and offended a large portion of his state and country - just a month ago, he also announced that he would ‘forcibly remove’ homeless people from the streets of the CBD. Only weeks after getting inducted as the Lord Mayor of Perth, Zempalis is now not only under fire from every angle for his bigotry comments made on the morning show, but also for then offering a $100 retrovision voucher to any Transgender radio listener to share their thoughts - so not only did he offend a large portion of the 6PR’s listeners he then also chose to take it a step further by patronising them for a quick cash fix. Transfolk Chairman Hunter Gurevich weighed into this situation by stating he has no intention of accepting any apologise from the Lord Mayor himself until the Breakfast show host ‘confronts the damage his comments can and have done’ 6PR have announced, that while he was contracted to their station during the broadcast, the company have also decided to begin distancing themselves from Zempalis and announcing also that their employees are are regularly trained to ensure community standards and expectations are met at all times. Since the show, Basil Zempalis has spoken to well known Perth LGBTQ+ news site stating ‘if anyone was offended that was not our intention’ The statistics of the Transgender deaths this year is more than 30, ranking the largest this year the deadliest one their community has seen.So now it begs the question - What can broadcasting companies further put in place to ensure their hosts know the guidelines and community expectations that are needed to be met during a live show?

This year, we have seen major breakthroughs not only throughout Australia, but the world. With rallies focused on racial and gender equality, now is not the time to stop climbing the wall into a new age world of acceptance and understanding to land back into an area of oppression and judgement. Just when you think the twist and turns of discrimination was over, someone goes live on radio and brings it all back up again.

Basil Zempalis - "If you have a penis, You're a man"

Infused with a high energy dance beat the song Rain by Western Australian band Basic Desire will have you dancing in the rain. The lyrics which have me asking is this song about a long lost lover or something more deep. Paulina Caine said “It’s about losing someone who was your whole world. You can still see them hear their voice in your dreams…”  The song has fans saying “Beautiful song. So dramatic. Thank you Basic Desire” - Aussie Entertainment and “gorgeous voice 💗💗💗 Thank you for sharing 💗💗” - Art Unik  One fan who goes by the name Basia said “This is such a unique song and you have a very unique voice. Shame it's not on the radio!” Well Basia, we hear you and we have been in touch with the artist to get a copy of the song for airplay. However until then please enjoy the video.

Infused with a high energy dance beat the song Rain by Australian Basic Desire will have you dancing in the rain. The lyrics which have me asking is this song about a long lost lover or something more deep.

Review: Basic Desire - Rain

Whether you believe in climate change or not, there is no doubt that this years fire season is bigger and more fierce than others before. While PM Scott Morrison was living the life in sipping cocktails in Hawaii, parts of Australia was alight with fires in NSW, VIC, WA and other states. While NSW has most likely been hit the hardest this year and many are saying it is because of state laws that don’t allow back burning due to greenies and tree huggers. We have a PM that instead of taking action which he as PM of our country can do and set federal laws he has been sitting back drinking cocktails thinking that he deserves a foreign holiday. While some people believe he has earnt the break, you need to ask yourself if your house was on fire would you come back from your holiday? I think most of us would be back ASAP. But our PM who has the Australian Airforce at his beck and call decided not to board the PM aircraft when the fires started being out of control but also waited 2 days until shit hit the fan after 2 volunteer firefighters died on Friday when they were crushed by a falling tree. The PM Scott Morrison has been heard saying these fires are a state issue and not a federal one. But maybe he should take a look at our former PM Tony Abbott he has been volunteering to help fight these fires. While PM Scott Morrison has been caught saying “I don’t hold the hose”. You’re meant to be the leader of our wonderful country and instead, you’re saying your too good to stand with firefighters on the front line. There are so many people who are volunteering to fight these fires and they are not asking you to jump on the front line Mr Morrison they are asking you to do your job and be a leader. Mr Morrison has also come under fire because he believes that volunteer firefighters should not be paid. "We will always rely around the country on our volunteer forces, whether it's on fires or surf lifesaving or anything else," he told 2GB. "But, you know, right now, the Commissioner has reminded me that they need to focus on the operational effort and not be too distracted by those issues at the moment." he continued to say. Mr Morrison only cares about money, let’s be real as PM he gets just over $520,000 per year tax-free, this does not include bonuses like travel allowances for him and his family who have use of private aircraft and any mode of transport he required (or believe he requires). Mr Morrison has on many occasions but big business before the Australian people and here he has been shown to do it again. The question is do you as Australians believe that Mr Morrison did the right thing by leaving Australia when history shows that our fire season comes between November and January each year? Is this the type of PM that you want a PM that does not care about Australians but instead about spending taxpayers money on lavish holidays in other countries - where the bloody hell are you…

The PM Scott Morrison has been heard saying these fires are a state issue and not a federal one. But maybe he should take a look at our former PM Tony Abbott he has been volunteering to help fight these fires. While PM Scott Morrison has been caught saying “I don’t hold the hose”. You’re meant to be the leader of our wonderful country and instead, you’re saying your too good to stand with firefighters on the front line.

PM Scott Morrison should step down

It’s time we all sit back and have a look at how we drive. Everyone had at least once made a mistake when driving, some with bad consequences and others we can laugh about. For example, I reversed into a car at a set of traffic lights because I was in a hurry, not thinking and looking for the quickest way to get where I was going which ended up costing me more time because I was having to exchange details. This brings me to my first point on safety. Are we at a point with our own self-importance and cars being safer to drive have we lost the ability to think about other road users because if we can save time then our days can be more productive or we can socialise more with our friends? Can we ever get to the point where we don’t drink drive, use our phones and avoid distraction. People say yes we can by having driverless technology, Harsher penalties and/or education but none of these will truly fix the problems because we don’t have the infrastructure nor will everyone be able to afford a car that is fully autonomous. Harsher penalties will never work because there will always be people with total disregard for the law, alcoholics will always drive and the same with drug users will always get behind the wheel of a car. Lawmakers in any country will never be able to fully legislate stupidity or dickheads because these people will always exist so maybe we need to weed out the alcoholics and drug users before they first get a licence and may be mandatory testing for people who are known to have issues with these things every 2yrs. Education again works only for people who are willing to learn and not for dickheads or idiots. I was watching dashcam videos on youtube whilst researching for this opinion piece and couldn’t believe how many people got so angry at other drivers who made honest mistakes. I get that these are often expensive and a massive inconvenience but first and foremost concern should be making sure no-one is injured because damage to a car can be repaired so why do people automatically react with aggression about their car being damaged or their day being ruined instead of everyone's safety. I get people can suffer shock after an accident or can be injured but that doesn’t make any aggression right. It would be different if an accident was caused by someone driving like a moron which gives people a reason to be angry and rightly so. People make mistakes and 9/10 times people aren’t out to hurt other drivers, they have made a silly mistake which unfortunately has big consequences. I do not get why road rage has become such a thing and being polite by letting someone in front is so bad. I had a women, go absolutely bat shit crazy at me because I let someone merge in front of me which meant dropping my speed about 5-10kms to allow them in and this woman stuck her head out the window to yell and scream at me because I was holding up traffic supposedly. What makes anyone’s day more important than the other drivers because we all have somewhere to go otherwise we wouldn’t be driving. I think we all need to take a look at ourselves and put safety first when we drive but also be able to differentiate between mistake and stupidity so the road toll decreases, make road rage a thing of the past and remember that no matter what any distraction i.e. phones, your favourite song, putting on your lipstick or having a conversation with a person you may be travelling with is less important than someone getting hurt or even worse losing their life. We all have families to get home too and no-one wants anyone who drives to get a knock on the door from a police officer saying that their loved one has died in an accident. Everyone at some stage has been affected by a road accident in their lives and we all need to think about our actions when we drive because one day you or your family may have that knock on the door.

Lawmakers in any country will never be able to fully legislate stupidity or dickheads because these people will always exist so maybe we need to weed out the alcoholics and drug users before they first get a licence and may be mandatory testing for people who are known to have issues with these things every 2yrs. Education again works only for people who are willing to learn and not for dickheads or idiots.

Please stay safe on the roads.

We live in a democratic society where we have freedom to express ourselves freely, honestly and in many different ways but have we come to a point where protesting has become out of control from the sides of the protestors and the police who are involved to keep public order. Let’s first look at it from the side of a protestor who believe strongly in their views about abortion, climate change, same-sex marriage, mining to name a few. Yes, these are very important issues and if you look at same-sex marriage bill that was past through parliament on the 09/12/2017 which paved the way for people like myself and my partner to be married. This shows that when protesting is done properly it can work and in this case worked very well. Then you look at protests in the recent past that have seen violent circumstances arise from people being very passionate about what they believe in becoming involved in situations that these normal everyday people would never usually get themselves involved i.e. being violent towards others because they want to get a point across or interrupting normal everyday life by holding up the majority of the community who do not see their views in the same manner. Although the protestors opinions do matter to everyone it does not mean they can block people from going about their business of socialising, earning a living and going about their normal daily lives. And to see protestors becoming violent or abusive to get their point across to me makes what they say irrelevant because I’m not focusing on what they are protesting about, I am focusing on the people getting hurt because that becomes more important than their message. I think it’s time for the protestors to take a step back before their message gets lost in all the hatred and dissatisfaction coming from the general community who want to go about their business without having to plan their days around whether they can go into a capital city or sporting events such as the Melbourne Cup because one day the general population will fight back and that could lead to things that we don’t ever want to face or hear about on any news channel in the country. Now we can look at how the police are handling things at events like the IMARC convention held in Melbourne this week. I’m all for the police being able to do their jobs in a fair and lawful way but I must say the vision you see on news programs over the last 3 days does not look good at all. Yes, they are dealing with a huge amount of protestors this year, more than any other I can remember. But that does not mean that they forgo upholding the law differently when dealing with these protestors compared to the fair and lawful way they would normally deal with the community when any other crime is committed. Violence from the people who are expected to protect the community doesn’t wash with me at all and police need to look at how they can protect you and me who don’t want to go out and express our views but also allow protestors to express their passionate beliefs in a safe and fair manner without being injured by the police who are supposed to stop harm coming to anyone be it protestors or not. Let me finish by saying both sides have now gone too far and views expressed by protestors and police who defend their actions on news channels have been lost behind bullshit that is people getting hurt on both sides and it is not good enough from all parties involved.

We live in a democratic society where we have freedom to express ourselves freely, honestly and in many different ways but have we come to a point where protesting has become out of control from the sides of the protestors and the police who are involved to keep public order.

Lost Beliefs

When you think of Dami Im your first thought might be a girl who can do no wrong, with the powerful vocals, songs that tell a story and a Twitter following of over 49,000 devoted #DamiArmy Fans. While Dami Im has had many successes in her music career from winning the 2013 X Factor Australia, having ARIA number one album, number one single for the song alive in 2014 as well as being nominated for four awards at the World Music Awards (World’s Best female artist, World’s Best Live Act, World’s Best Entertainer of the Year and Worlds Best Song (Alive)). What many don’t realise is the struggles that this powerhouse has had to overcome. In an interview in 2017 with SBS Australia, Dami talked about how she got bullied for not being born in Australia. You see Dami Im was born in Seoul, South Korea and migrated with her parents to Australia when she was nine years old. In the interview with SBS Dami said “Other people go through really tough racism, For me, I’ve been pretty lucky most of the time. “I’ve only noticed discrimination after being on television and being known. On social media people have said some unfair comments, things like, ‘Go back to your country, China’. I’m not Chinese. “It affects me a little while when I read that, but then I realise there are tonnes of other people who aren’t like that and that’s how I got to be where I am today because there are so many other people who would support me rather than discriminate. “When I came here as the little Korean girl, I never expected myself to arrive where I am today and live out my dreams. It’s going so much better than I ever hoped for.” With that experience, Dami Im is back with her first Independent Single Crying Underwater it is about something many can relate to about feeling sad and isolated but each day putting on a mask for other people. “There is so much pressure in today’s society to always look happy, so we end up feeling like we’re not allowed to talk about how we really feel.. Just like you’re crying underwater where no one can see you crying”. Co-written with Michael Tan and produced by Andy Mak, Dami wrote majority of the song sitting at her piano at home where she feels the most comfortable. For more Dami Im news catch her on Fresh7@7 on the 1st of November when she joins Russell on an exclusive part 1 of the interview talking about her latest music and what she has been up to recently in South Korea. You can Buy Dami Im new song Crying Underwater here (<a href=”https://orcd.co/dami_crying_underwater” =”_blank” title=”Buy Crying Underwater”>https://orcd.co/dami_crying_underwater</a>) Read the full story here - <a href=”https://www.sbs.com.au/news/go-back-to-your-country-china-south-korean-born-dami-im-s-first-day-in-australia” title=“Go back to your country china south Korean born Dami Im” target=”_blank”> https://www.sbs.com.au/news/go-back-to-your-country-china-south-korean-born-dami-im-s-first-day-in-australia</a>

When you think of Dami Im your first thought might be a girl who can do no wrong, with the powerful vocals, songs that tell a story and a Twitter following of over 49,000 devoted #DamiArmy Fans. 

Dami Im - Crying Underwater

Is climate change real? A personal look. This article is based on my own opinions along with some facts. Let me start with the protests going on in Perth at the moment and perhaps the world that wants zero carbon dioxide emissions. How do these emissions affect the earth? Well according to brianly.com “The increase in carbon dioxide emissions affect the earth's natural cycle of temperature change by increasing the average temperature of the Earth. CO2, together with other greenhouse gases are important in maintaining the Earth's overall temperature. They absorb energy then re-emit this energy. However, too much of these gases would make the temperature of the Earth like Venus since more energy are being emitted. And without these gases, the Earth would have a very low temperature. Specifically, for carbon dioxide, it maintains the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere. Consequently, the range of the greenhouse effect to the Earth.” If I go by this information then yes too much is not good for us how-ever not enough carbon dioxide is just as bad for this planet’s survival. We are the makers of our own survival and we allowed ourselves to get in this situation. However, there is always hope. Yes, I am sure that industry can lower emissions how-ever I do not put all the blame on them. How many of us like to sit at home without air-conditioners on in summer or heaters in winter. How many destroy our atmosphere by knocking down trees just so that you can have a home and backyard. Once upon a time if you brought land and wanted a house on it you were only to knock down the area where your house would be built but now they destroy every tree in the suburb that they want to establish. Trees help us to live they breath in our carbon dioxide and give us the vital oxygen we need to sustain life, but destroying trees they can not help us get rid of the carbons we emit. Yes, we need to lower them but at the same time, how many of these protestors would like to go back the way things were before the industrial revolution. Do they really think things would be different, there would still be more people living on this planet and there would still be fires lit to keep us warm and let us not even go into the sanitary conditions? So yes let industry take some of the blame but let’s not forget who wanted textile, coal, petrol ( oh yea let’s go back to walking no more cars, How many of these protestors own at leat car putting out their own carbon emissions). I am not a “greenie” I like my car but I also like my trees, my bush (which is becoming fewer and fewer due to more people and more cars which need roads to run on). We need to get things on an even keel and all of us realise that everything we do and every move we make leaves a carbon impression on this planet even in death when we decompose we still leave carbon footprints. So no we can’t have zero carbon emission EVER unless we all stop breathing then and only then would this planet we call home have a chance of surviving. So to all the protestors be careful very careful of what you wish for ZERO CARBON = DEATH.

Is climate change real?  A personal look. This article is based on my own opinions along with some facts. Let me start with the protests going on in Perth at the moment and perhaps the world that want zero carbon dioxide emissions

Dear Extinction Rebellion Protesters

Billie Eilish has just released the music video to the much waited fan fair for All Good Girls Go To Hell.

The music video which features Billie Eilish opens with an angel falling from the heaven above, then lands in what seems to be tar like substance which Billie slowly drags her body out of.

What makes this one of the most interesting music videos I have seen for a long time, is the special effects that had to be used towards the end of the video, where the angel wings seem to turn to bat like wings.

While this is only being really picky, you will notice either the quality of the special effects budget might of all been used up in the first half of the video as the bat like wings don't stay centered as she walks away from the camera. But that's just me being REALLY PICKY. The song itself is one of struggle and a song I feel we all can realate to in one way or another. Checkout the video below.

We review Billie Eilish has just released the music video to the much waited fan fair for All Good Girls Go To Hell.

Billie Eilish All Good Girls Go To Hell (Music Video Review)

Dozens are feared dead after a fire swept through a dive boat overnight off the Southern Californian Coast.

Four bodies have been recovered with injuries consistent to drowning according to Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Mather Kroll.

The vessel known as the Conception burst into flames around 3am Monday morning (local time) and searchers are still looking for more than two dozen people. It is believed there were 39 people on board of which 5 were crew members that dived into the water soon after the fire started at dawn.

“The crew was actually already awake and on the bridge and they off” said Rochester. Coast Guard Petty Officer Mark Barney has stated that two have suffered minor injuries. 34 other people were asleep below deck when the fire started and it is feared that they may not have been able to escape.

When the fire began a distress call was made to the Coast Guard, parts of the message were inaudible but a man was heard saying “ Mayday Mayday… I can’t breathe.”

“ Can you get back on board and unlock the boat?” a L.A Coast Guard dispatcher asked and followed with asking if there was an “ escape hatch for any of the people onboard”,

The crew members voice could not be understood when the dispatcher asks “ You don’t have any firefighting gear at all? No fire extinguishers or anything?”

The “Great Escape” a vessel that was nearby rescued crew members that jumped from the boat. When queried if the crew had tried to help the others on board Mr Rochester said “ I don’t have any additional information!”

The Conception was a 20 -metre commercial scuba diving vessel and was on the last day of a labor day week-end cruise to the channel Islands when she was engulfed anchored 18 metres of the Santa Cruz coast her bow is still visible above the waterline as she sank 64 feet.<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/news/fire37839.jpg" alt="Firefighter - Santa Cruz coast">

According to the “Truth Aquatics” website the vessel was equipped with rafts and life jackets for up to 110 passengers and exits on the port, starboard and bow that provide “easy water entry”.

Relatives are still waiting to hear news of their loved ones with one woman who was at the harbour saying “my son was on that boat”. While at the same time Mr James Kohl (pictured below) was waiting at the gate waiting on news of his 58 year old brother who was a cook on the Conception.

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/radiomedia-images/news/oldman-camera.jpg" alt="old man stairing through gate - Santa Cruz coast">

Complaint by a cyclists saying that she was “attacked” by a magpie while riding her bike in Bella Vista Sydney resulted in the Hills District Council telling her the magpie had been “removed“

Inferno Engulfs Conception

A complaint by a cyclists saying that she was “attacked” by a magpie while riding her bike in Bella Vista Sydney resulted in the Hills District Council telling her the magpie had been “removed“.

 I have just received an email advising that the magpie had now been removed, so hopefully that area will now be safe” the cyclist wrote on a private face book group. We don’t know if she knew that by “removing”, the magpie  that it had actually been killed by t he Council.

The post caused fury from Animal lovers on other community pages. “I am so angry right now that I won’t even comment,” wrote one person on face book.

The following is this reporters personal feelings.

It is Springtime and magpies are nesting, this is when magpies usually swoop because they are protecting their nests and young, surely it is not to hard to avoid an area where you know maggies are nesting during this period.

Maybe if people reported nesting magpies to their local Councils the Councils could place warning signs or even better maybe the person who sees it could make up their own warning sign to warn other people.

WHY IS IT OKAY FOR HUMANS TO PROTECT THEIR YOUNG BUT NOT OTHER CREATURES?

Council Kills Australian Icon

It was third time lucky for a trainee pilot who landed a plane at Jandakot airport on Saturday. The trainee pilot had only had three lessons when his instructor fell unconscious.

Mr Sylvester told air traffic control “ I’m trying to keep him up but he keeps falling down”, when asked by air traffic control if he knew how to operate the plan Mr Sylvester replied “ This is my third lesson”.

The operator then told him “We’re tracking where you are at the moment”. He went on to say "You're doing a really great job. I know this is really stressful. But you're going to do an amazing job and we're going to help you get down to the ground, OK?"

The controller then talked the trainee pilot down which took over 50 minutes. The owner of the flying school Chuck Mc Elwee said "This could have gone way, way bad," he said.

"But everything worked out right, and it worked right, mostly because of the cooperation of the tower, the fact that he was a student — that he was dedicated and he knew what he was doing and he pulled it off — and that my flight instructor went up to the tower and they all worked together."

Mr McElwee praised Mr Sylvester’s wife by saying “ She was a rock, let me tell you, she held it together all the way along the line”.

Mr Sylvester has received his first flying solo certificate even though this was more than likely not the way he expected to earn it.

Mr Sylvester told air traffic control “ I’m trying to keep him up but he keeps falling down”, when asked by air traffic control if he knew how to operate the plan Mr Sylvester replied “ This is my third lesson”

Third Time Lucky - pilot lands

Ross Lyon has been sacked as coach for the Fremantle Dockers.

President Dale Alcock said in a statement “Fremantle has not made the finals for the past four years. This isn’t acceptable to the board, the players, and most importantly to our supporters.” He went on to say “We need high performance and consistency at all levels of the club, so we need to change and evolve”.

David Hale assistant coach will coach the final game of the season.

Alcock went on to say “ Its’ clear for a number of reasons that as a club we haven’t achieved as we should. The board has a duty to act in the best interest of it’s supporters and members. As a result, the club requires a new coach and CEO,…. The search for a new coach and CEO starts today.”

Ross Lyon has been sacked as coach for the Fremantle Dockers. President Dale Alcock said in a statement “Fremantle has not made the finals for the past four years. This isn’t acceptable to the board, the players, and most importantly to our supporters.”

Anchors Away For Ross Lyon

Sydney police received a call at about 2PM today of a man wearing a balaclava and wielding a large butcher’s knife in the vicinity of King St.

He shouted “Allahu Akbar” and challenged police to “fucking shoot me in the head”.

He has since been identified as a 21-year-old man from Marayong.

The man stabbed a 41-year-old woman in the back in what appears to be a random attack.

Three members of the public engaged and restrained the “clearly dangerous” man, using a chair and a milk crate, near Wynyard railway station.

Emergency services and police responded and the man was soon arrested.

Then police discovered the body of a 21-year-old woman in an apartment on Clarence St.

The man was found to have terrorist information on a USB drive about mass casualty crimes overseas, including in North America and New Zealand.

However he has no known links to terrorist organisations.

Police said the man had a long history of mental health issues, and they were investigating reports he absconded from a mental health facility in recent days.

21 year old man balaclava and wielding a large butcher’s knife in the vicinity of King St. He shouted “Allahu Akbar” and challenged police to “fucking shoot me in the head”

Sydney Under Attack

Mr Paul Bennet had been spent 10 days at Royal Perth Hospital when he asked his friend Mr Aaron Premier to bring him his “ stuff “ and his friend took him literally and brought him his suitcases which contained a home-made bomb, a gun and ammunition.

The hospital had to close three wards while the bomb squad dealt with it, needless to say Mr Paul Bennet was charged.

With Friends like this you really don’t need enemies.

Paul Bennet had been spent 10 days at Royal Perth Hospital when he asked his friend Mr Aaron Premier to bring him his “ stuff “ 

With Friends Like This...

A five year old Berlin boy got so cross with his father for running two red lights that he called the emergency number to report him. When the operator answered the call the boy told her “ Papadrove twice through the light when it was red- You must lock him up” . According to a police face book post the officer “ persuaded him to drop his demand that we send a car around”, the operator explained to the boy that the number was to be used for emergiencies only and “enlightened Papa about the road traffic regulations.

When the operator answered the call the boy told her “ Papadrove twice through the light when it was red- You must lock him up”

Papa You Did Wrong

A young boy just 6 yrs old from France visiting the Tate Modern in London is currently in a stable but critical condition in hospital suffering from a “ deep bleed to his brain and fractures to his spine, arms and legs after being thrown from a 10th floor balcony at the Tate Modern.

The young boy was thrown 30 meters by a 17 year old who didn’t even know the victim, the 17 year old has been charged with Attempted murder by the London Police.

6 year old french tourist currently in a critical condition after being thrown form the tenth story.

6Year Old French Tourist Injured

A 61 yr old mother is the first to Use the new Assisted Dying Act in Victoria.

Ms Kerry Robertson was diagnosed with Breast cancer back in 2010, the cancer gradually spread into her lungs, bone and brain. In March this year Ms Robertson decided to cease treatment for the cancer after it had invaded her liver and the side effects of the treatment could not be managed. After completing the Assisted dying process which took almost a month Ms Robertson was given her medication by the Statewide Pharmacy which end her life she took the medication the day she received it. Ms Robertson had been struggling with severe pain for a long time.

According to her daughters who were present at the time the whole procedure was quick. They said that her death was “ Beautiful and Peaceful”.

To be eligible for the act you must meet Victoria’s strict Criteria such as : be over 18, be an Australian citizen or permanent resident; and reside in Victoria for at least 12 months.

The person must have decision-making capacity in relation to Voluntary assisted dying  and the person must be diagnosed with a disease, illness or medical condition that is incurable; and is advanced, progressive and will cause death; and is expected to cause death within weeks or months, not exceeding 6 months and is causing suffering to the person that cannot be relieved in a manner that the person considers tolerable.

These are just some of the Act there a lot more that has to be done before a patient is given this medication. You can find out more by reading the Voluntary assisted Dying Act 2017 No. 61 of 2017

A 61 yr old mother is the first to Use the new Assisted Dying Act in Victoria

Bendigo Woman First Victorian to use new Assisted Dying Act

In less than 24 hours America was once again sent reeling in shock to hear of more mass shootings.

Between two separate incidents 29 people were left dead and further 56 lay injured. The two shooters were both in their early twenties and both were carrying assault style weapons.

On Saturday a 21 yr old opened fire in a Walmart store in El Paso 6 Mexican Nationals were killed. Mexico’s Foreign Minister said that “it’s urgent that we take corresponding action against weapons”.

On Sunday a 21 yr old opened fire near or at Ned Pepper’s bar killing his 22 yr old sister and eight others, he will never get to face a trail as he was fatally shot by police.

On Monday President Donald Trump tweeted “ the flags at the white house will be lowered today through Thursday August 8th ….”

 “Today, I authorized the lowering of the flags to half mast at all Federal Government buildings in honor of the victims of the tragedies in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

However what can America do about these mass shootings when they federal laws such as the Brady’s Act which tells when you are not allowed to carry a gun but the States have laws that are called open carry laws . Generally the states fall open one of four categories which are , Permissive Open Carry States- allows you to carry a gun without a permit or license, Licensed Open carry states- Allow gun owners to carry firearms openly only after they are issued a permit or license, Anomalous Open Carry States- carrying a gun may be generally lawful under state law, but local governments may pass their own gun laws that may be more restrictive than the state’s laws and Non- Permissive Open Carry States- carrying a gun openly is against the law, or is legal only in Limmited circumstances (e.g. While hunting ) or when legally used for self-defense.

When you have a Permissive open carry State that allows any-one of any mental capacity to own a gun surely you are asking for trouble.

This reporter really does believe God Protect America because it certailnly can’t protect itself with the current gun laws.

In less than 24 hours America was once again sent reeling in shock to hear of more mass shootings. Between two separate incidents 29 people were left dead and further 56 lay injured. The two shooters were both in their early twenties and both were carrying assault style weapons.

America Shocked By Back To Back Shootings

Channel Ten’s biggest news and current affairs show The Project seems not to be running so smoothly when the camera’s are off.

Last week Peter Helliar took a dig at Lisa Wilkinson during the show s 10’th anniversary. Lisa was escorted out of the set by crew members.

It’s been said that ‘resentment’ and ‘nasty barbs’ regarding Lisa Wilkinson is fueling the flames and continue to cause issues for the producers and the network.

“There’s been a level of resentment for months about her [Lisa’s] role, because she really isn’t a team player, and I think that sentiment boiled over on the night,” an alleged Channel Ten source told Woman’s Day.

“Lisa is highly sensitive regarding her public profile and, while she tried to keep relationships civil off camera, she is furious that her co-hosts are allowing nasty barbs to continue on air,” they said.

RadioMedia (DRN1) attempted to contact Channel Ten, The Project and Lisa Wilkinson for comment.Image: The cast of Channel Ten's The Project. Photo: Instagram/lisa_wilkinson

The Project TV crew Lisa Wilkinson and Peter Helliar buttheads. Members of the crew at The Project TV had to escort Lisa Wilkinson off the set last week.

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