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4 votes
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A News Corp employee has accused the organisation of a "misinformation campaign" filled with "irresponsible" and "dangerous" coverage of the national bushfire crisis
14 votes -
CES 2020: Uber and Hyundai created a flying electric taxi
2 votes -
Australia's bushfire emergency is being exploited on social media, as misinformation is spread through cyberspace via hundreds of thousands of posts.
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's...
News article: Fires misinformation being spread through social media
This includes a prominent local billionaire, Andrew Forrest, who has pledged $70 million for bushfire relief: "I think there's a multitude of reasons why the fire extent has bene so devastating. I think a warming planet would be part of that — [but] the biggest part of that is arsonists," he said.
13 votes -
Australia’s bushfire catastrophe in photos
7 votes -
Scott Morrison stands by Liberal ad promoting Australian government's bushfire response
Scott Morrison stands by Liberal ad promoting government's bushfire response Here's the advertisement itself: https://twitter.com/ScottMorrisonMP/status/1213330419044638722 For the non-Aussies,...
Scott Morrison stands by Liberal ad promoting government's bushfire response
Here's the advertisement itself: https://twitter.com/ScottMorrisonMP/status/1213330419044638722
For the non-Aussies, and for the Aussies who aren't political tragics like me... the reason everyone's up in arms is that this video has been released by the Liberal Party, not by the Australian government. We can tell by the "Authorised by" statement in the final frame. Government information comes with the Commonwealth coat of arms and says "Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra". Party political advertisements have to be "authorised by" someone within the political party. In other words, this is a political ad, not a government press release. The Liberal Party (not the government!) is promoting itself on the basis of what the government is doing for the bushfires.
Scott Morrison has already been an utter failure during this crisis. He went on holiday after the fires started. He's done as little as possible since he returned. And people have noticed. People have abused him when he turned up to visit their town. People have literally refused to shake his hand (but he grabs their hands and shakes them anyway!).
But, despite all this wrong-footedness, this new advertisement is the most tone-deaf thing he's done (so far!). It reflects his background in marketing. Everything's a message for him. Unfortunately for him, the message here is "I'm using your suffering to promote myself".
Scott Morrison has fucked up yet again.
11 votes -
How big are the fires burning in eastern Australia? Interactive map
16 votes -
Australian government deploys army reservists, third navy ship to support firefighters
7 votes -
Australian navy begins evacuation of beach where thousands had sought refuge from fire
17 votes -
New South Wales and Victoria just jumped 1.8 metres north
10 votes -
New Zealand 'blanketed' by smoke and dust from raging NSW and QLD bushfires
7 votes -
New tourism ad for Australia: "Matesong" featuring Kylie Minogue
I just discovered this new tourist advertisement for Australia. It's sung (mostly) by Kylie Minogue, and aimed directly at a British (English?) audience. As an Aussie, I found a few moments in...
I just discovered this new tourist advertisement for Australia. It's sung (mostly) by Kylie Minogue, and aimed directly at a British (English?) audience.
As an Aussie, I found a few moments in this ad to smile at.
6 votes -
Firefighters in Australia say situation 'out of control' as Prime Minister denies request for emergency aid
14 votes -
Australia heatwave: State of emergency declared over bushfire crisis
18 votes -
Chinese ambassador dismisses Uyghurs mass detention as 'fake news'
9 votes -
The Hornsdale Power Reserve and what it means for energy storage
8 votes -
Qantas selects modified Airbus A350-1000 with additional fuel tank for direct Sydney to London flights beginning 2023
6 votes -
A rural South Australian council is asking a group of high school students for input on how to spend $1 million in drought relief
8 votes -
Australia’s democracy has been downgraded from ‘open’ to ‘narrowed’ in the 2019 CIVICUS Monitor report
9 votes -
Dub FX - Fire Every Day (2020)
3 votes -
There are now traffic cameras that can spot you using your phone while driving
9 votes -
China tried to plant its candidate in Australian Federal Parliament, authorities believe
17 votes -
Would-be Chinese defector details covert campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
15 votes -
Mapping the Australian fires
5 votes -
Photos of Australia’s "catastrophic" bushfires
11 votes -
Australia's labour market is sick
4 votes -
Sweden's central bank sells off bonds from Canadian province of Alberta and parts of Australia over climate concerns
7 votes -
Voter fraud detected in The Guardian's Australian bird of the year poll
8 votes -
NSW fires destroy at least 150 homes, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast communities under bushfire threat in Qld
7 votes -
Australia's idiotic war on porn returns, this time using facial recognition
16 votes -
'They're madly checking their payrolls': The ugly truth of Australia's underpayment epidemic
8 votes -
Australia wants to use face recognition for porn age verification
22 votes -
Jayson from Vegas flies in for final hike up 'symbol of all Australia'
3 votes -
I just took the world’s first twenty hour flight. Here’s what it did to me
19 votes -
The hunt for Asia’s El Chapo
6 votes -
A native plant is exposing the clash between traditional knowledge and Western conventions
8 votes -
The moment of relief I felt was followed by guilt and yes, pity
9 votes -
Australian Water Rocketry group reaches world record 3155ft (961m) from 1150psi carbon-composite water rocket
6 votes -
NSA whistleblower dropped from Australian cyber conference at the last minute
6 votes -
Australia just had a bad flu season. That may be a warning for the US
8 votes -
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen (2019)
3 votes -
US Attorney General and officials from UK and Australia will ask Facebook to halt plans for end-to-end encryption in its messaging apps
10 votes -
Trump pressed Australian leader to help Barr investigate Mueller inquiry’s origins
11 votes -
Marauding cat destroys colony of threatened Australian seabirds
7 votes -
Global climate strike sees thousands join children in Australian climate rallies
11 votes -
The Christian converts who are setting fire to sacred Aboriginal objects
8 votes -
George Pell seeks leave to appeal child sex abuse convictions in High Court
News article: George Pell seeks leave to appeal child sex abuse convictions in High Court Background: How does the High Court decide whether to grant George Pell a final hearing?
4 votes -
Russian propaganda stoking 5G health fears in Australia
16 votes -
Teddy bear fence along Copper Coast Highway poses safety risk to children, South Australia mayors warn
5 votes -
Victorian treaty negotiations move closer as voting opens for First People's Assembly
6 votes