Protesters have let out a "primal roar" from the steps of Victoria's parliament in the hope Canberra hears them and does more to tackle climate change.
About 100 people gathered outside parliament in Melbourne on Saturday to make a minute-long "primal roar for the climate". It was organised by Rally Extinction, a group demanding the federal government follow the UK's lead in declaring a climate emergency. It also wants to see greenhouse gas emissions drop to zero by 2025. "Our government isn't acting in accordance with what science and history tells us," organiser Shannon Loughnane said. "We have a moral duty to rebel, whatever our politics. History shows us that peaceful civil disobedience is an effective way to bring about change." The latest rally came a week after the protesters lay "dead" in Melbourne's CBD to draw attention to climate change. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/environment/victorians-roar-for-climate-change-action-ng-s-1947218
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AN emergency situation has been declared by Queensland Police as they investigate a suspicious device found outside a Biggera Waters home this morning.
Police declared the exclusion zone, which covers Hollywell Road down to Cawthray Street under the Public Safety Preservation Act about 11.25am this morning after the device was disvocered. Queensland Ambulance units are also on standby at this location. Camera IconAn exclusion zone has been set up encompassing Hollywell Road down to Cawthray Street.Picture: The Courier-Mail, Queensland PoliceSpecialist police forces are on the scene and people are urged to avoid the area. More to come. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/qld/police-investigate-suspicious-device-found-at-biggera-waters-ng-211e61070c3400ccd1c16e22357bc461 5/31/2019 0 Comments Driver pulled over three times in less than three hours then the inevitable happens ...A driver pulled over three times in less than three hours for speeding and attempting to illegally overtake a truck crashed his car in the Clare Valley after boasting to police that he had never been in a smash.
A black Holden sedan was allegedly clocked by police travelling at 160km/h in a 110km/h zone on the Eyre Highway at Koongawa, on the Eyre Peninsula, at 10.30am on Friday. Its driver a 42-year-old Western Australian man was fined for speeding and issued with a six-month instant loss of licence. However, because of the remoteness of the incident, he was permitted to drive for a further 48 hours before the license disqualification would take effect. He took off but was spotted by a motorcycle patrol officer allegedly trying to overtake on a double barrier line on the Augusta Highway at Winninowie just after 1pm. The man was again pulled over and issued with another fine and this time his vehicle was also defected. Only 10 minutes later, at 1.20pm, the car was spotted speeding yet again. It was nabbed doing 127km/h in a 110km/h zone on the Augusta Highway at Mambray Creek. The driver was slugged with another fine. Police say the man was asked why he hadnt listened to the officers when they advised him to slow down and the driver apparently replied that hed never been involved in a crash. His lucky streak was short-lived though. The motorist lost control of his car and smashed into an embankment on the Horrocks Highway at Stanley Flat, in the Clare Valley at 3.30pm. Fortunately, he was not injured but his car was written off. The man was arrested and charged with driving without due care and will appear in the Clare Magistrates Court at a later date. Police urge motorists to drive safely when behind the wheel and to report any dangerous driving behaviour to 131 444. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/sa/driver-pulled-over-three-times-in-less-than-three-hours-crashes-then-the-inevitable-happens-ng-24477ec265158f8160203e7080d1e38b One man is dead and another is in hospital after three separate crashes in 14 hours on SAs roads.
In the most recent, a truck hit a tree near Monbulla in the states South-East just after 7am on Friday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene on Mount Burr Rd, about 13km west of Penola. The driver and sole occupant, a 55-year-old man from Masden in Queensland, was taken to the Mount Gambier Hospital where he remains in a serious condition. He is expected to be flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Traffic restrictions were in place and road users were asked to find an alternate route. It comes after a 71-year-old Berri man died on Thursday afternoon when his vehicle collided with a truck on the Sturt Highway at Holder, near Waikerie, about 5.30pm The man was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. The truck driver, a 50-year-old man from Burton, was not hurt in the crash. And a 70-year-old man is in hospital in a serious condition after he was hit by a truck east of the Adelaide Hills. Camera IconRescue and trauma paramedic Marco Pillen, trauma nurse consultant Nicole Kelly and RAH trauma director Dan are pleading with drivers to make it a fatality-free Friday.Picture: News Corp Australia, Tricia WatkinsonEmergency services were called to Randell Rd, just west of Milendella Rd, in Palmer about 9:50pm on Thursday. Randall Rd reopened to traffic after being closed for several hours overnight. The accidents come after a shocking spate of smashes over the past week, with four people killed in a 72-hour timeframe on Sunday and Monday. Its on top of an already soaring road toll which is now 53, compared with 33 at the same time last year. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/sa/spate-of-road-crashes-continues-with-three-in-14-hours-and-one-dead-ng-e8daa90de88683c57f5b64a051ba370c 5/29/2019 0 Comments Why business leaders and academics say you'll need to reskill for your next jobPredicting our workforces of the future was the theme for this years second QBM and BDO lunch and according to the attendees it is a topic that comes up regularly as businesses of all scales prepare to navigate the challenges of what our jobs will look like a few years from now.
New tools are already helping scientists like Dr Claire Mason, from CSIROs Data 61, predict what those challenges might be. What we know about technology is in most cases it is not going to completely wipe out an occupation. It will change what a human worker does on that job, Dr Mason says. The beauty is employers are telling us what they want in a given role. We are using machine learning to classify job ads by location, occupation and what skill words they are using. Now we can tell you, over time, not just how demand for workers is changing but how the skills required from those workers is changing. Managing director of recruitment company Troocoo Liana Callaghan sits at an intersecting point between employers and employees and sees how the unpredictability of the future impacts on both. Camera IconQBM/BDO boardroom lunch: (Lto R) Tanya Johnson, Scott Millar (sitting), Cristian Ulloa, Dr Claire Mason (sitting), Courtney Norris, Janice Elsley, Kasey O'Sullivan, Rosemary Stockdale, Liana Callaghan (sitting), David Fagan, Phil Johnson (sitting) and Mary Campbell.Picture: News Limited, Mark Cranitch.It is a little bit scary with graduates coming through because we dont know what those future roles are or the capabilities and skill sets we need to develop in them, she says. Change readiness is critical now as a skill set in most roles, from CEO to receptionist, because businesses are changing so quickly from an employee perspective. According to Suncorps head of talent Tanya Johnson the ability to re-skill will be an important trait for employees and the company has started a program to foster it. We know were going to be a multi-generational, culturally and gender diverse workforce, based in all sorts of locations because technology is going to enable that. Well be working side-by-side with machines. Our Future Ready program is for people who are loyal to the organisation, have been there a long time and are the right fit but the role they worked in has changed. If we can retrain them in a skill we are struggling to find on the market then theres a fit for both the organisation and the employee. TAFE Queensland CEO Mary Campbell, whose organisation trains about 120,000 students across 58 locations from Torres Strait to Mt Isa to the Gold Coast, says the institutions welding educators recently pivoted to focus on aluminium skills to prepare for the expected influx of future jobs from the luxury boat sector rather than traditional welding. It is a big job catering to so many needs, but we work closely with industries to break that down to industry requirements. Because of our size and scope it can be very place-based, she says. QUT adjunct professor and author David Fagan said the future of work was a bigger issue than the business sector could solve alone. This is not just an enterprise issue, this is a society issue, said Fagan, author of Has The Luck Run Out? and Wake Up: The Nine Hashtags of Digital Disruption. At a political level, politicians need to talk about this more and demonstrate there is a plan we can buy into. I dont see the public policy discussion on what is work in the future and how are we going to get there. As a country we need to be better at that. Tanda executive Phil Johnson, whose company specialises in payroll automation for casual workforces, said the rigid divide between vocational and university education pathways needed to be jettisoned. The general assertion that almost everyone agrees on is universities should become closer to TAFE. Students should be doing more practical things and getting experience in the real world, he says. Camera IconNao, a humanoid robot, on displayed during the exhibition on "Robots" in Paris in April.Picture: AFP, Francois Guillot/AFPThats something policymakers can look at, removing that (white collar versus blue collar) line and stop putting people into either box. Thats obviously where we need to go in the future because we talk about a transient workforce that needs to do multiple different things. Head of the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation at Griffith University Professor Rosemary Stockdale says universities are only one part of the solution. There are an enormous number of programs we run in the university to help students become work-ready. Employability is now one of our KPIs, she says. People come to us with their graduates and say, they cant do this, but quite simply were not training them to do their job, thats not our role, were training them for an industry and training them for the world. For BDO human capital partner Cristian Ulloa there needs to be a stronger focus on emotional intelligence. At time it doesnt feel like to me that the educational institutions are focusing on the behaviours that allow us to be successful, he says. We tend to focus on the content that allows organisations to be successful but really, in this day and age, the content is going to continually change. Ive not seen a degree that speaks to the need for people to be more emotionally intelligent. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/qld/why-business-leaders-and-academics-say-youll-need-to-reskill-for-your-next-job-ng-8a8bc305813111e58c0c9db0306396e9 5/29/2019 0 Comments Chris Yarran jailed: former footy star receives five year sentence for meth-fuelled rampageFormer Carlton star Chris Yarran has been described as a poster boy for the devastating effects of methamphetamine on the community as he was jailed for five years over a violent drug-fuelled one man crime spree.
Yarran terrorised drivers and repeatedly punched and head-butted a police officer during a crime spree that started in Alkimos and ended in the city centre in November. The former AFL player said his life at that point had been reduced to two objectives obtaining and using methamphetamine a sad reality Judge Linda Petrusa said was not unique. Methamphetamine is often referred to as scourge on society and you, Christopher Yarran, can now be considered one of its poster boys, she said. Yarrans three-hour rampage started about 7.20pm on November 9 after asking his grandparents 63-year-old neighbour for a lift to his sisters house. He directed the man to pull over in an Alkimos carpark and demanded he get out, dragging him by the wrists and arms. The 28-year-old drove the stolen car through traffic lights at the intersection of Reid Highway and Mirrabooka Avenue, crashing into two cars. Yarran then left on foot and tried to steal the cars of two people who stopped to help at the scene. He continued along Mirrabooka Avenue, where he attacked a man in his 40s and stole his car. When police found the stolen car on Hill Street in Perth, and observed Yarran to be acting erratically, he got out of the car and tried to flee. He charged at a police car and after being tackled to the ground by Constable Josh Gammon-Carson, he repeatedly head-butted and punched him, trying to steal his gun and taser. Even a shock by a taser could not subdue Yarran, with his rampage only ending when members of the public came to assist the officers. Camera IconChris Yarran is taken to hospital following the rampage, left, and police officers restrain him earlier, right.Picture: 7NEWS / Alto Dos NavegantesThe constable, who was in court today for the sentencing, was left needing surgery to a knee injury sustained during the arrest. Defence lawyer Terry Dobson today detailed Yarrans tragic past, saying he began using methamphetamine in 2014 while playing at Carlton and there was some upheaval at the club. It quickly took over, he said. Yarran spent some time in rehabilitation in 2015 before his retirement from the game after signing with Richmond but retiring the following year. It was in 2017, Mr Dobson said, that his life spun out of control, as he dealt with the Tigers premiership win which he was not a part of. The court was told he experienced a sense of loss as by that point he was playing with Swan Districts Football Club not at the elite level. His emotional turmoil was compounded with the deaths of his niece and cousin, former Fremantle Docker Shane Yarran. From that point on, his abuse of meth sky-rocketed, he said. He saw no point, almost in life. Mr Dobson said Yarran reached the point where he wanted to take his own life. Eight references were handed to the court, including Yarrans former coach Mick Malthouse and former Carlton captain Chris Judd, which Judge Petrusa said described Yarran as a shy man dedicated to his sport. Judge Petrusa said Yarran was a one man crime spree. It is more by good luck than good management that you did not cause more harm than you did, she said. You left a trail of devastation for friends and strangers alike. Judge Petrusa said Yarran was living the dream doing what you loved at the highest level while at Carlton. Your dream, however, began to fall apart at the end of 2014, when you started to use, and a number of friends left the club and you felt alone, she said. You attempted to make a fresh start at Richmond but that did not happen. Judge Petrusa said while Yarran had suffered loss and distress, it does not give you the right to inflict pain on others. Yarran, whose sentence was backdated to November 9, must serve three years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole. He was also ordered to pay $500 to cover the damage of the car he stole and crashed. Outside court, Mr Dobson said he had spoken to Yarran and said he had taken the sentence well. Yarran was supported by his mother and partner in court, and Mr Dobson said he was blessed to have them. Mr Dobson agreed Yarrans story was a classic example of methamphetamine taking over a life and the consequences are just enormous. Mr Dobson said Yarrans mental state had improved since being in custody. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/court-justice/chris-yarran-jailed-former-footy-star-receives-five-year-sentence-for-meth-fuelled-rampage-ng-b881215841z As a valued reader of The Courier-Mail, here is an exclusive look at tomorrows front and back pages tonight.
ELDER STATESMAN A POWERFUL taxpayer-funded indigenous commission run by elected Elders would have a say over Federal legislation and launch investigations into departments under secret laws drafted by new Minister Ken Wyatt. The Courier Mail has learned Indigenous Australians Minister Mr Wyatt has provided Scott Morrison with his plans of a new indigenous-led bureaucracy that reviews government policies, activates taskforces and probes complaints about agencies. ILL FIX THE JET SOUTHS coach Wayne Bennett insists he will fix James Roberts, declaring the fallen Broncos centre is the attacking X-factor that can help the Rabbitohs to a premiership. Breaking his silence on Roberts mid-season move from the Broncos to the Rabbitohs yesterday, Bennett insists the dumped NSW Origin ace is not a spent force and will regain his matchwinning mojo because of their trust. Roberts turbulent career at the Broncos ended yesterday when Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold signed off on his release. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/qld/ministers-plan-for-indigenous-commission-ng-2f6cda68f67aed6d4cc099fb472fe67a Hollywood superstar Cate Blanchett swapped the glamour of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for a stint of hard work in wintry Adelaide this week where she is producing and starring in a TV series, Stateless.
Less than a fortnight ago Blanchett, who in 2018 headed the Cannes jury, attended the closing ceremony in Cannes wearing a dramatic red and black outfit by Alexander McQueen and standing hand-in-hand on the red carpet with Hollywood royalty Kristen Stewart and Lea Seydoux. Camera IconCate Blanchett steps off the Stateless film set in Adelaide.Picture: SuppliedLate last week Blanchett arrived in Adelaide to co-produce and star in an immigration drama that has spent more than four years in development. Blanchett was pictured in Adelaide dressed down in a purple and pink pastel tracksuit with a cigarette in hand, being sheltered by a crew member holding a Bunnings umbrella. Camera IconJury members Khadja Nin, president Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart, Lea Seydoux, Ava DuVernay, Chang Chen and Denis Villeneuve at the closing ceremony and screening of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival.Picture: Supplied, Tristan Fewings / Getty Images.Camera IconCate Blanchett attends the closing ceremony and screening of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals.Picture: Supplied, Andreas Rentz / Getty Images.Blanchett who initially planned to direct the series, is co-producing Stateless for the ABC with her husband Andrew Upton and will star in the six-part series inspired by the wrongful detention of mentally-ill Australian woman Cornelia Rau. In 2005 Rau was discovered in high security in the former Baxter Detention Centre near Port Augusta after absconding from a mental health facility in Sydney. Once her identity was known, she was flown to Adelaide for psychiatric treatment and later received a $2.6 million for wrongful detention. The subject of immigration detention has been broadened to follow four people caught up in the system at a time of heightened focus on border security and protection. Blanchetts high-profile co-stars are UK actor Dominic West (Wired), Australian actors Asher Keddie (Offspring), Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaids Tale) and Jai Courtney who returns to South Australia after filming Storm Boy in the Coorong in 2017. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/sa/cate-blanchett-looks-unrecognisable-while-filming-stateless-in-adelaide-ng-5d37fb157cbb93390013551f1af71a1e 5/28/2019 0 Comments Maroons legend Corey Parker's message to Broncos duo Joe Ofahengaue and David FifitaWhen Joe Ofahengaue and David Fifita run out onto Suncorp Stadum next Wednesday, there will be one Queensland legend who will be prouder than most.
Corey Parker, who played 19 Origins for the Maroons, has witnessed first hand the young Brisbane duos rise to one of rugby leagues biggest stages. Parker played alongside Ofahengaue for the final two years of his career at the Broncos, while Fifita was coached by the champion lock forward in the Queensland under 18s. Live stream the 2019 NRL Telstra Premiership on KAYO SPORTS. Every game of every round live & anytime on your TV or favourite device. Get your 14 day free trial > Im really excited to see those guys get a go, Parker tells foxsports.com.au. Joe Ofahengaue has really earnt that jersey. Ive had a lot to do with Joe, I played with Joe. We played together in the grand final in 2015. He spent the second year of his first grade career sort of toiling away. He spent a lot of that time in reserve grade. Hes faced some challenges for a young kid. His partner, she went through her battle with cancer at a young age which is tough to deal with. For him to play the type of footy hes been playing, its just a real credit to where hes at, both in maturity wise and also on the playing field hes earnt his spot. Camera IconJoe Ofahengaue at the Queensland State of Origin teams Fan Day in Charleville. Pics Adam HeadPicture: News Corp AustraliaFor Fifita, its been a rapid rise, with the 19-year-old having played just 22 NRL games. The Souths Acacia Ridge junior will make history when he becomes the first player born in the 2000s to play Origin. I coached Dave Fifita in the under 18s Queensland team, so to see his transformation hes on the big stage. Hes only played a handful of games, Parker says. Theyll know theyre playing a game of rugby league next Wednesday because Origin is a different beast, and until youre involved in it, you can hear everyone talk about it, but you just dont have any idea. Its why you play the game of rugby league. Payne Haas could be in a sky blue jersey for the next 15 years and theres no reason why Joe and Dave cant do the same. Camera IconBroncos teammates Joe Ofahengaue and David Fifita will make their Origin debuts for Queensland in game one.Picture: News Corp Australia, Adam HeadQueensland coach Kevin Walters has already labelled this series as a war and Parker doesnt expect it to be anything but as it always has been. The workhorse played a part in five Maroons series wins, so he knows whats needed to clinch the shield. Origin is, even when I was playing and we had so much success, its three games based on moments, Parker says. The games are so close, barring one or two games that maybe blew out here or there, there were one or two point wins that decided the series. Itll be no different this year, Ive got no doubt. Itll be decided by moments and who comes up with those moments is yet to be decided but thats the difference between win and losing Origin games. Its the effort youre willing to put in, the sacrifice make and the price youre willing to pay as an individual. Theres a price that has to be paid whether its physically, mentally or both and everyones different but everyones going to asked to pay a price at some stage. If youre willing to pay a price, youll have some success. https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/rugby-league/maroons-legend-corey-parkers-message-to-broncos-duo-joe-ofahengaue-and-david-fifita-ng-ae65bbe7478a840cf9bbb679c34666fd A New Zealander who was drunk and stoned when he rolled his ute on a West Australian country road, flinging a German woman from the vehicle and killing her, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Michael Brian Hilton, 33, drank up to nine beers plus a shot of spirits, and shared cannabis with Sarah Hurt before attempting to drive 32km from Perenjori Hotel to the Morawa farm where they worked and lived in November 2017. They planned to stay at the tavern overnight but decided to leave after a dispute with locals over Hiltons $2100 Chase the Ace lottery win, the District Court of WA heard on Tuesday. The father-of-one bought six more beers to drink as roadies before departing but cant recall consuming them. Just 2km into their journey, he crossed onto the wrong side of the road, hit gravel, veered back onto the road then hit gravel again before rolling up to five times, leaving skid marks for 210 metres. Ms Hurt, 25, died at the scene. Hiltons blood alcohol reading, taken about five-and-a-half hours after the crash, was 0.095 but would have been higher if taken earlier. Judge Stephen Scott noted Hilton had three drink-driving convictions, the most recent about 19 months before the fatal crash when his blood alcohol reading was 0.109. Your record does you no favour, Judge Scott said. He said it demonstrated Hilton had a cavalier attitude to the dangers of drink driving and had not learnt his lesson. It should never entered your mind to drive the vehicle, the judge said. Hilton will be eligible for parole after serving two-and-a-half years behind bars. He will then be disqualified from driving for three-and-a-half years. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/court-justice/michael-brian-hilton-jailed-for-killing-sarah-hurt-while-driving-drunk-stoned-ng-b881213616z |