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Sunday, 21 May
21:32
Timberline Helicopters (USA) Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk N563DJ Pops into Charleville Airport - Plus More! Central Queensland Plane Spotting
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On Tuesday 9 May, N563DJ was due to continue to Darwin in the Northern Territory. It is believed that it will continue to its final destination in Indonesia in the coming days.
Of interest, the refurbished ex-US Army Blackhawk has been operating during the Australian bushfire season out of Scone with locally-based Pay's Helicopters as "Helitak 260". Pay's Helicopters has been in partnership with Idaho-based Timberline Helicopters since 2016. Under the agreement, a refurbished UH-60A Black Hawk has been used extensively in firebombing operations across regional New South Wales.
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Saturday, 20 May
20:38
New South Wales based Amateur-built Bearhawk 4 Place Model B VH-TGN Departs CQ Back to RAAF Base Richmond - Plus More! Central Queensland Plane Spotting
On Saturday 22 April, the visiting New South Wales based Amateur-built Bearhawk 4 Place Model B VH-TGN finally departed Central Queensland, looking to head back to RAAF Base Richmond where it seemingly is operated by the RAAF Richmond Gliding Club.
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09:16
Peter Dutton spot on. "IndyWatch Feed National"
Excellent point. VOTE NO! #PerthNews #QLDPOL pic.twitter.com/7yZXsNvU5d JILL (@1Swinging_Voter) May 19, 2023
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Friday, 19 May
17:32
Banksia Hill Detention Centre on the spotlight News - Fraser Coast FM 107.5
The Banksia Hill Detention Centre is in the spotlight, after a Greens State Senator delivered more than 50 letters written by the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA to the States Upper House.
The letters allegedly contain formal complains of children detained in the centre about the misconduct and abuse from the Youth Control Order.
Produced By: Frank Bonaccorso
Featured In Story: Dr Brad Pettitt Greens Member from the Legislative Council in WA
First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023
The post Banksia Hill Detention Centre on the spotlight appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.
17:31
Anthony Albaneses first year as PM: yay or nay? News - Fraser Coast FM 107.5
Its been a year since Anthony Albanese became Prime Minister after an intense political campaign.
While the Labor government has achieved some goals this year, there are many challenges ahead.
Produced By: Eduardo Jordan
Featured In Story: Amanda Copp National Radio News Political Reporter in Canberra
First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023
The post Anthony Albaneses first year as PM: yay or nay? appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.
17:31
Roundtable on cleaner energies for First Nations communities News - Fraser Coast FM 107.5
This week, First Nations communities got involved in a community roundtable about energy transition in Alice Springs.
The Federal Government and State and Territory Energy Ministers committed last year to co-design and implement a First Nations Clean Energy Strategy under the National Energy Transformation Partnership.
This will help to reduce the costs of electricity for those First Nations remote areas, where the price is one of the highest across Australia.
Produced By: Martin Davies
Featured In Story: Karrina Nolan Executive Director of Original Power and Yorta Yorta woman
First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023
The post Roundtable on cleaner energies for First Nations communities appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.
17:30
CARM women face discrimination at work: research News - Fraser Coast FM 107.5
Recent research from the Diversity Council of Australia reveals how culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women experience discrimination at work, locking them out of leadership roles.
Two thirds of the participants felt they had to act white to get ahead.
Often workplace gender equity initiatives fail to consider the different life experiences and needs of women, not giving all women the opportunity of a leadership role.
Produced By: Netta Finney
Featured In Story: Lisa Annese CEO of Diversity Council of Australia
First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 May 2023
The post CARM women face discrimination at work: research appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.
15:17
A Couple of Nice Corporate Bizjets Spotted at Emerald Airport - Poolhurst Pilatus PC-24 VH-VTF & Special Mining Services EMB-505 Phenom 300E VH-UYX - Plus More! Central Queensland Plane Spotting
On Tuesday 9 May, a nice pair of corporate bizjets were spotted visiting Emerald Airport.
13:20
Anti-protest laws in SA must be blocked "IndyWatch Feed National"
The Human Rights Law Centre is calling on the South Australian Legislative Council to block proposed anti-protest laws that were rushed through the House of Assembly by the Malinauskas Government. If passed, the laws would undermine the ability of everyone in SA to exercise their freedom to peaceful protest.
The Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public Places) Bill 2023 (SA) could see people hit with fines of up to $50,000 and three-month jail terms, merely for blocking a footpath. It disproportionately criminalises peaceful protests, for instance people handing out pamphlets about gambling harm in front of a shop in Rundle Mall, or workers gathering on a footpath to demand better pay and conditions.
In the last five years, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland have all passed anti-protest laws which impose severe penalties on people for engaging in peaceful protest. South Australias proposed anti-protest laws would carry the harshest financial penalties in Australia.
David Mejia-Canales, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre said:
Two days after the Malinauskas government told gas corporations that the state is at their service, the SA Government is making good on its word by rushing through laws to limit the right of climate defenders and others to protest.
Australias democracy is stronger when people protest on issues they care about. But the SA Governments knee-jerk action in response to peaceful climate protestors at an annual fossil fuels conference, is yet another attack on peoples right to protest.
The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy; from First Nations land rights to the eight-hour workday - protest has been crucial to achieving many important social changes.
This knee-jerk reaction by the South Australian government will undermine the ability of everyone in SA to exercise their right to peacefully protest, from young people marching for climate action to workers protesting for better conditions. The Legislative Council must reject this Bill.
Background
On Wednesday morning, Extinction Rebellion protesters suspended themselves from a bridge and closed traffic for 90 minutes.
By Thursday afternoon, the SA Government, with support from the opposition passed changes to the Summary Offences Act, which currently imposes a $750 fine and no jail time.
Photo credit: Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Thursday, 18 May
18:22
Casteism recognised as racial discrimination in Australia but how to fight it? News - Fraser Coast FM 107.5
Last month was Dalit History Month, marking the struggles for justice of Dalits a group that is severely oppressed by the caste system, which traces back to Hindu scriptures.
The month marks the birthdays of Dalit icons Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, and literary leader and anti-caste reformer Jyotirao Phule.
Both led the fight to abolish the caste system in the 1900s, but Dalits as well as Adivasis, and other caste-oppresed people have continued to face persecution, violence and marginalisation.
There have been reports of rising casteism in Australia, with the Human Rights Commission recognising it as a form of racial discrimination at the end of last year.
The Wire speaks with academic and filmmaker Dr Vikrant Kishore about his experiences of casteism here and how it can be challenged.
Image: Thenmozhi Soundararajan via Wikimedia Commons
Produced By: Anisha Pillarisetty
Featured In Story: Academic and filmmaker Dr Vikrant Kishore
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 18 May 2023
The post Casteism recognised as racial discrimination in Australia but how to fight it? appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.
17:40
Oil and gas conference sparks major outcry for climate concern News - Fraser Coast FM 107.5
Environmental experts have expressed concern about the South Australian Governments support for fossil fuels as the industrys annual conference wraps up today in Adelaide. According to the ABC, SAs Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis.. speaking at the conferencesaid there would be no net zero without gas backing up intermittent renewable energy sources.
This has come amid multiple arrests as protestors many from Extinction Rebellion oppose this get together of oil and gas industry heads
Image: Image courtesy of: Matt Hrkac
Produced By: Nicky Page
Featured In Story: Councillor Climate Council, Andrew Stock, Extinction Rebellion SA activist Anna Slynn , and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 18 May 2023
The post Oil and gas conference sparks major outcry for climate concern appeared first on Fraser Coast FM 107.5.
Sunday, 07 May
13:17
Everybody Knows, Part 9: What, Pray Tell, Justifies a Suppression Order? "IndyWatch Feed National"
by Mary W Maxwell, LLB
Dear Readers, the Russell Pridgeon case is moving fast. He was arrested in October 2018 and for two years it moved too slow but as of February 2021 he was committed for trial. The trial will begin on June 5, 2023 at the Brisbane District Court. I am very hopeful that the charges will be dropped before then. Already 5 of the 7 charges have been withdrawn. The two remaining have to do with conspiracy.
This is not to say that success is guaranteed. Dr Pridgeon thinks he may end up doing the Jailhouse Rock for many years. So he needs your support, please. In the article at hand, I discuss yet one more illegal trick of the authorities, this time concerning a suppression order. It is described in Pridgeons book,...