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AJ Sadauskas

@jaystephens @ketanjoshi.co And then we have Australia's next great city, Parramatta.

It's a city that, roughly once a year, has a harbour...

This from Parramatta City Council itself: "From the earliest days, the changeable nature of the Parramatta River, and other waterways, has brought with it the risk of flooding.

"Today, our CBD is one of the most flash-flood affected areas in the country. Our challenge is to live with the river in all its various conditions."

cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/en

And this from a top State Emergency Service official in 2019:

"A senior SES official has warned that Parramatta's CBD could be overwhelmed by a flash flood in as little as nine minutes, giving residents little time to evacuate.

"George Jeoffreys, senior manager for risk reduction and avoidance at the NSW State Emergency Service, cited the difficulty of predicting flash floods."

smh.com.au/national/nsw/nine-m

You had parts of Parramatta's CBD flood in 2020:

abc.net.au/news/2020-02-10/par

And 2021: smh.com.au/national/parramatta

And 2022: 9news.com.au/wild-weather/weat

And 2024: abc.net.au/news/2024-04-05/nsw

And earlier this year: abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/nsw

And of course there's pressure to put new high-rise developments right on the river edge: smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney

www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.auFlooding | City of ParramattaWe can't stop flooding but together we can keep our community safe. Learn more about Council's flood management work.
#parramatta#UrbanPlanning#urbanism
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EndemicEarthling

Brisbane council pulls funding from music awards after winner gives anti-genocide acceptance speech.

web.archive.org/web/2025033109

If being anti-genocide is criticised as 'divisive', then being pro-genocide is being normalised, which is itself a crime under international law.

The Guardian · Music industry figures rally behind Queensland music award winner after pro-Palestine controversyBy Kelly Burke
#Auspol#Qldpol#CancelCulture
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sortius

Yet another arts event being destroyed by child killing genocidal fascists that call themselves Israelis. Of course the garbage people that we vote in decided to start up.

Remember: Israel has deliberately murdered 1000 civilians since they reneged on the ceasefire to save Netanyahu from prison.

Yep, 1000 civilians dead to save a fascist from prison, but saying "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is almost a crime in this country:

theguardian.com/music/2025/mar

The Guardian · Music industry figures rally behind Queensland music award winner after pro-Palestine controversyBy Kelly Burke
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Matthew Rimmer

Albanese says federal EPA will not be ‘same model’ as earlier one he promised but didn’t deliver theguardian.com/environment/20
Detail not yet clear about new nature watchdog plan, which comes after previous attempt drew backlash from Western Australia #auslaw #auspol #EPBC

The Guardian · Albanese says federal EPA will not be ‘same model’ as earlier one he promised but didn’t deliverBy Dan Jervis-Bardy
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Anthony David

A number of my friends and acquaintances are dawning to the realisation that the world will not be going back to how it was a few months ago.
We are in a seismic shift in alignments: economically, geopolitically, and militarily.

The US is hurtling in a new direction and is proving once again, that it is not a reliable partner.

#geopol#uspol#auspol
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Yuchen Pei
I'm not a fan of billboard Chris but this is ridiculous censorship

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/disturbing-canadian-activist-billboard-chris-fined-800-forcibly-removed-from-brisbane-mall-for-antipuberty-blocker-sign/news-story/bf370df0fd2e1aaf04903260b470c574

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A Canadian father who campaigns against irreversible gender dysphoria treatments for children has been fined and arrested in Brisbane, in what has been described as a “worrying attack on freedom of expression”.

Chris Elston – better known online as Billboard Chris – was standing in Queen Street Mall with a sign stating “children cannot consent to puberty blockers” when he was approached by a Brisbane City Council worker who accused him of obstructing people’s movement.

The council worker went on to issue Mr Elston with an $806 fine for “obstructing or unreasonably disturbing any person lawfully using a mall”, a claim the activist calmly insisted was untrue.  

Mr Elston’s sign reflects current Queensland law, after the state government issued a directive banning puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for new patients suffering gender dysphoria earlier this year.

After refusing to comply with the directive to remove his sign and leave the area, Mr Elston was approached by multiple officers from Queensland Police, who informed him that continuing to remain would lead to him being arrested and charged with “contravening” the move-on direction.

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