Screenshot of Gmail search results showing three email threads with “CQA” for each of the last three years
about once a year I go on real estate dot com dot au, get disgusted at their data quality, give up
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Hey @theguardian.com this email is really poor.
What is the old price?
Why is “membership” unavailable to new members? How is it different from “all access digital” which seems to be $200?
Why make me work to feel confident giving you money?
(Hey it works for sales tax receipts in plenty of places)
Has anyone thought about integrating a lottery into transit smart card systems?
Every touch on is a chance to win!
(Yes I’m Australian how did you guess)
watching the Star Trek high school for young adults show and ahahahahha
Ahhh that’s what that’s called! Our Java forbears have thought of everything haven’t they
I've clicked through about 4 links and yet not found a single image of what the inside of a large signal box looks like.
I enjoyed Project Hail Mary, but it was a little too “Interstellar” and not enough “The Martian” for my taste.
track layout, basically :( youtu.be/3duRRt8OLh8?...
Everything can be solved with ugh effort
Sometimes they put it in the descriptions (not sure about Liam) - but I just haven’t put myself in a mental space to even open a video app when I’m cooking. Maybe I should try hmm
My partner does this thing when cooking where the video just goes on repeat, hoping to pause at just the right movement or being forced to wait for it to loop back around. It hurts
I want Liam’s BEANS sans MOTION
Ugh I understand why… but I really wish my Favourite Short Form Video Content Creator had a WEBSITE where they could put their recipes in TEXT
“Topics” tab of the ABC News app on iOS: Editor's Choice Politics World News Deep Time Watch News Channel live stream Watch News in 90 Seconds Cricket ABC News Quizzes Weather Bushfires Elections Australia Votes Western Australia Elections Federal Elections International Elections All Elections (Continues/scrolls offscreen)
Screenshot of “ABC elections” page in the ABC News app for iOS. Filter Tab bar (presumably scrollable): All Federal ACT NT NSW Mon 2 Feb 2026 South Australia Election Mon 16 Feb 2026 Nepean by-election Mon 23 Feb 2026 Farrer by-election Mon 16 Feb 2026 Nightcliff byelection Thu 13 Nov 2025 2025 Hinchinbrook by-election Thu 4 Dec 2025 (Continues offscreen/scrolling)
Screenshot of the SA elections page, showing results and stories
To find the SA Election results in the ABC News app:
1. Tap “Topics”.
2. Tap “All Elections”, under “Elections” - past the two different links to the commonwealth elections, at almost the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap “2026 South Australian Election” at the top of the list.
Phewf. Logical!
Screen shot of ABC News iOS app showing search results for “SA election”. It’s just stories.
Does nobody at the ABC actually use their app?
Searching for “SA election” doesn’t bring up their SA election page.
69 Exercise of powers under State and Territory laws (1) A Commissioner, staff member or consultant may exercise powers that are conferred on than by any law of a State that relates to transport safety, provided that the law does not provide that such powers may only be exercised by a Commissioner, staff member or (2) A Commissioner, staff member or consultant may exercise powers that are conferred on them by any law of a Territory that relates to transport safety.
Commonwealth not being weird about States challenge: impossible
Offence (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person has been issued with an identity card for the purposes of this section; and (b) the person ceases to be a person who can exercise premises powers; and (c) the person does not return the identity card to the Chief Commissioner as soon as practicable. Penalty: 1 penalty unit. (4) The offence under subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability. Note: For strict liability see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. Defence: card lost or destroyed
I wonder if anyone has ever had to pay the $330/1 penalty unit for not returning their ATSB identity card as soon as practicable, having not lost or destroyed it!
31 Powers conferred on magistrates (1) A power conferred on a magistrate by this Part is conferred on the magistrate in a personal capacity and not as a court or a member of a court. The magistrate need not accept the power conferred. (2) A magistrate exercising such a power has the same protection and immunity as if the magistrate were exercising that power as, or as a member of, the court of which the magistrate is a member. (3) A warrant under this Part in respect of premises in a State or Territory may be issued by a magistrate of another State or Territory. This subsection is enacted to avoid doubt.
Love these fun things you find in legislation obliquely trying to work around /something/
6 Application outside Australia This Act extends to acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia, unless the contrary intention appears.
Division 2—Requirement to attend before ATSB 32 ATSB may require persons to attend and answer questions etc. (1) Where the ATSB considers it necessary to do so for the purposes of an investigation, the ATSB may: (a) require a person to attend before the ATSB and answer questions put by any person relating to Catters relevant to the investigation; or (b) require a person to produce specified evidential material to the ATSB.
(5) A person to whom a requirement is given in accordance with this section must not: (a) fail to attend before the ATSB in accordance with the requirement; or (b) refuse to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the ATSB to do so; or (c) refuse or fail to answer a question lawfully put to the person; or (d) fail to produce to the ATSB the specified evidential material in accordance with the requirement. Penalty: 30 penalty units. Note: Self-incrimination is not an excuse for failing to answer a question. See section 47. (6) Strict liability applies to the element of the offence against subsection (5) that the requirement is given in accordance with this section. (7) A person who attends before the ATSB in accordance with a requirement under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is entitled to be paid, in relation to that attendance, fees and allowances for expenses fixed by, or calculated in accordance with, the regulations.
37 Occupier to provide Chief Commissioner with facilities and assistance The occupier of premises in relation to which an investigation warrant is being executed must provide the Chief Commissioner and any person assisting the Chief Commissioner with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of their powers. Penalty: 30 penalty units.
That’s a good point - at least in terms of motivation. The act applies world wide! :p
Seems like there’s pretty broad powers, especially if they get a warrant. Where the line on “reasonable” assistance is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, and 30 penalty units ($9.9k) isn’t so much.
www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A01102/...
(and of course I’m not expecting you to answer them!)
1: I can even imagine it being something benign/stupid, like site induction or workshop schedules not lining up
A quick search indicates ATSB can compel release of information (which then can’t be used in court), but maybe this is beyond that.
Yet again Bluesky losing my partially composed post when I switch apps :(
(iOS)
well there are questions at both ends:
- why doesn’t the manufacturer want to cooperate (or if they “want” to, why doesn’t they feels they “can’t”?).
- if we assume that cooperation can’t be compelled, why not?
Of course, if it *can* be compelled, why wasn’t it?
They put him back in the same room again and he hadn’t been sleeping well. Turns out they had actually fumigated the room after the 2nd time but either didnt tell him or he didn’t believe them.
There’s one in WA where a train driver rammed an iron ore train into the back of another one. No injuries or damage tho. Background factors include him getting bitten by white back spiders TWICE in his employer provided room - requiring medical attention and time off work.
Also damn people stop crashing your light aircraft into the ground :s
Seems like the vast majority or reports are in this category
To ensure the integrity of the material evidence and to provide independent oversight, ATSB personnel were required to be present for the Australian manufacturer’s examination and testing of the throttle body. However, Rotec Aerosport would not permit ATSB personnel to be present and therefore, the NTSB elected not to proceed with the testing. As no further involvement has been requested, the ATSB has closed this investigation. Last Updated 22/04/2024 Aircraft Details Manufacturer Amateur Built Aircraft Model Sonex Registration N920MB Serial number 1145 Sector Piston Damage Substantial
Skimming through ATSB reports (as one does) and this jumped out at me.
The manufacturer refused supervision of their examination of one of their products that was involved in an incident and then… the NTSB and ATSB just said “ok”?
www.atsb.gov.au/publications...
Exits for the bros I guess.
May as well fund something useful that can outlive the company.
I’m imagining arguments about FBT exemptions for, for example, health care workers. Maintaining that status quo seems easy - allow those people to claim income tax deductions.
