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Chain “… and the night man walked on the moon*” Part 3

CHAIN 1971 (Photo courtesy of Philip Morris) At age sixteen, Matt Taylor would frequent a fish shop near his house in Springhill, Brisbane. The fish shop...

CHAIN “… and the night man walked on the moon*” Part 2 of 3

    CHAIN LIVE (c. 1969 from Chain Live back cover left to right:  Glyn Mason (guitar/vocals), Warren "Pig" Morgan (electric piano), Phil Manning (guitar/vocals), Barry Sullivan...

CHAIN “… and the night man walked on the moon*” Part 1 of 3

  The Long-Haired Cricket League (c. 1970 Cricket team photo courtesy of Roger Taylor:  left to right back row: Arthur, Barry ‘Big Goose’ Sullivan, next to...

The Foreday Riders: 50 years of blues music

The University of The Blues I interviewed these gentlemen, Ron and Jeff King, about their 50 years as blues musicians and the Sydney blues scene...

BluesTone Part 2 of 2

The Station Hotel is approx. 5.6kms from Flinders Street Station. Built in 1910, people still today reminisce about the Melbourne musicians who played there....

BluesTone Part 1 of 2

"Those Things We Value" The first time I met, filmed and heard Geoff Achison perform was at “The Bank" in Warragul in 2014. The pub...

JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS: An Antithesis between Australian media and culture – Part Three of Three

If the issue of visibility is a critical factor in racial segregation as Byrne suggests, then, I suggest, by extension Australian television platforms are...

JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS: An Antithesis between Australian media and culture – Part Two of Three

The rest of the bus journey to Alice Springs was hassle free and the transvestites kept to themselves after the "pillow" incident. We arrived...

JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS: An Antithesis between Australian media and culture – Part One of Three

  I would give you a date but nothing has changed. Stay tuned until The End. I met Ben, a handsome guy who sat in the...

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Mazin Grace by Dylan Coleman

This book is biographical. It’s a slightly fictionalised story of her mother’s childhood. Some of the names have been changed to give people some anonymity. To me, this is a very important book. It’s great for white folks to understand how we’ve wronged entire communites. But it’s...

Three in five Companies Implemented a Sustainability Strategy in 2024: Euromonitor International

Source: Euromonitor Sustainability Claims Tracker, covering 25 markets Upgraded Euromonitor Passport Sustainability platform helps businesses track performance of claims, understand consumer sentiment and craft effective sustainability strategies Passport Sustainability covers 11 industries, 25 global markets, 50 product categories and more than 70 sustainability claims Findings include 20% of all sales globally in 2023 were of […]

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS AUSTRALIAN CYCLISTS EMBRACE LOCAL BIKE COMMUTES TO WORK, REAPING HEALTH AND COST-OF-LIVING BENEFITS

New research* by the International Workplace Group reveals the majority (72%) of Australian bike riders are more likely to cycle to work if they had access to a workspace or office close to home.    The majority (74%) of Australian bike riders are aware they could save between $100-$4,999 per year by making cycling to work […]

SCAPE AUSTRALIA ACHIEVES SECTOR FIRST IN SUSTAINABILITY

Scape Leicester Becomes First Purpose-Built-Student-Accommodation to Achieve World Leading Certification Scape, Australia’s largest owner and operator of purpose-built-student-accommodation (PBSA), has become the first in the sector to achieve a world-leading 6 Star Green Star Design and As Built (v1.3) rating by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). An efficient, all-electric 14-storey, 10,500 square-metre building, that runs on 100 […]

AI driving data centres to the edge

By Joe Craparotta, Vice President, Cloud & Service Providers, Pacific Zone at Schneider Electric In the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has surged forward like a digital renaissance, echoing the rapid and transformative rise of the Internet in the late 1990s. It has revolutionised industries and redefined our daily lives with extraordinary speed – and its […]

A major leap in the evolution of biodiversity markets as Accounting for Nature® takes over NaturePlus® Standard

Nature and biodiversity markets worldwide have taken a crucial step forward with Accounting for Nature® taking on the role of independent administrator of the NaturePlus® biodiversity standard. The NaturePlus® scheme consists of management projects dedicated to improving the environmental condition of ecosystems, habitat and threatened species. The NaturePlus® Standard provides the rules for the operation of projects and how conservation outcomes […]

Victorian households could save thousands with introduction of new Solahart Smart Home Energy Project Government initiative paves the way for a more accessible...

Eligible Victorian homeowners can access up to $2,400 off the installation of smart solar technology and efficient water heating solutions. This includes, for the first time, Solahart PowerStore® – Australia’s first solar-smart electric water heater complete with a Solahart Home Energy Management System (HEMS). Available from 9 October 2024, the savings follow the recent inclusion of Solahart’s […]

Bentley Systems Partners with Google to Bring Powerful Geospatial Context and Capabilities to Infrastructure

Collaboration enables use of Google 2D, 3D geospatial content within Bentley’s applications and platforms to deliver actionable insights to infrastructure professionals Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced a strategic partnership with Google to integrate Google’s high-quality geospatial content with Bentley’s infrastructure engineering software and digital twin platform to improve the way infrastructure is […]

The Perfect Gift

With only ten or so weeks until Christmas allow us to ease your gift-giving worries with a Native Shop gift card, perfect for any occasion! Give the gift of choice and let your loved ones select their desired plants, seeds and accessories. Perfect for Birthdays, Mothers day, Fathers day, Christmas, Anniversaries, Engagements, House warming gifts […]

FedEx Launches FedEx Import Tool: A Game-Changer for Australia’s Import Sector

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, announced the launch of the FedEx Import Tool, an innovative solution that uses advanced technology to address the increasing complexities of international trade in Australia. This automated single-window solution will transform the import process and provide greater visibility on the overall end-to-end experience […]

Hyundai Motor Group and Singapore Strengthen Joint Research in Sustainable Energy and Manufacturing Solutions

Hyundai Motor Group and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore collaborate in the field of hydrogen energy and advanced energy system The partnership aims to advance towards carbon neutrality through joint research with world-renowned NTU HMGICS, NTU and A*STAR to establish a tripartite Corporate Lab Program for collaborative research in AI, robotics and 3D printing Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has […]

WTTC launches ‘Together in Travel’ to empower Small and Medium Enterprises in the global Travel & Tourism sector

Global initiative aims to strengthen support for SMEs and foster sustainable growth The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched ‘Together in Travel’ at its 2024 Global Summit in Perth, Western Australia today, a unique initiative aimed at providing support and resources to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the global Travel & Tourism sector. […]