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Dunno how he managed to do that - fell asleep maybe? Made for an interesting commute to work today with that closed off.

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A man was killed when he hit a barrier and rolled his ute on a Brisbane road.
The 32-year-old man, from Orange in NSW, was driving through the Granard Rd exit of the Ipswich Mwy in Rocklea about 3.20am on Thursday when he crashed.
Paramedics were called but the man was declared dead at the scene. No one else was in the car and no other cars are believed to have been involved in the crash.
A forensic crash investigation is underway.
The Granard Rd exit on the Ipswich Mwy was closed amid the investigation.

In short:

• Live sheep exports by sea will be phased out over the next four years, after laws banning the trade passed parliament on Monday.
• Earlier in the day, opponents met with the prime minister to request a Senate inquiry into the legislation.

What's next?

• WA Premier Roger Cook says he will continue to negotiate for additional support for farmers affected by the laws.

Sky News and other similar conservative whinge rags are already posting the anti-Labor and anti-Greens headline as a response.

Personally I think its great news. Keep the value add in Australia (processing), and remove the cruelty of long ship travel followed by questionable processing practices in other countries.

In short:

• Queensland's LNP opposition wants to increase the cap on poker machines that can operate at clubs with more than two premises.
• The gaming machine cap for a club licensee with three or more sites is 500, but the LNP wants to lift that to 700.

What's next?

• The LNP is taking the policy to the looming October state election, arguing that the proposal would benefit smaller clubs facing closure.

... Don't these statements contradict each other?

-> Applies only to businesses with more than two premises

-> benefits "smaller clubs"

???

Also I love the related stories:

You never see a song called "Northside Rocks", that's all I'm saying 😎

This year’s series was the first to be played across three games, in a milestone acknowledged by Maroons captain Ali Brigginshaw after the match. “We’ve wanted this for so many years, and finally, for both teams, we’ve been able to achieve it,” she said.

First ever decider, and a sell out crowd to boot

Women's footy is on the up and up.

Mayor Adrian Schrinner says property owners would now need appropriate planning approvals, body corporate support and a 24-7 property manager for short-term rentals

Hard to argue tbh.... Is there a negative to something like this I'm not aware of?

Personally I think Airbnb is the stupidest thing going. You pay more than hotel rates, to live in a house you have to clean and tidy yourself and then pay cleaning fees on top, and its often a hassle if anything goes wrong as there's no responsible party you can approach - Airbnb shrug their shoulders, and the host just hides behind a mobile number they can conveniently turn off.

Have used them a couple of times in the past purely because we had pets and I hated it.

tl;dr - fuck "reality" tv

In the reality TV production process, after the casting of villains and the baiting for villainous behaviour, comes the editing.

It's in the post-production suite that a villain edit can truly come to life.

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The editor says there are a few techniques to achieve these characterisations. The simplest one is being selective in what gets included.

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The second technique editors use is amplification — finding a moment amongst what the editor calls the "boring crap" that can be boosted into a storyline.

In the show, it's spun as a major conflict.

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And then, the drama is further enhanced with a technique called "frankenbiting".

Like Frankenstein creating his monster, editors will mix together unrelated elements from the footage to make their own beast.

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When the show finally goes to air, the final phase of a villain edit begins: controlling the narrative.

Now, program makers try to ensure that no narratives that contradict the edit make it into the media.

"They would remind me in a very threatening way before every single media interview that I had signed a [non-disclosure agreement]," Olivia says.

This becomes a problem for Olivia, because when the show goes to air, the backlash is swift.

Cheaper electricity, less emissions and ready by 2035 are some of the Coalition’s core promises on nuclear energy, but are they backed by evidence?

tl;dr - no

An ode to the greatest suburb in Brisbane

In short: Queensland has a range of roadside cameras to detect offences such as speeding, mobile phone use, and not wearing a seatbelt.
The government has significantly revised how much it expects to make from cameras with revenue in 2023-24 tipped to fall $94 million short.
What's next? The cameras are now projected to make $409 million in 2023-24, followed by $465.8 million in 2024-25.

Brace yourself for a reduction in tolerance. Government relies on that speed camera income so if there's a shortfall they'll stop dropping the percent tolerances until we hit the 1kph over fines they hand out in Victoria.

Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?

The answer to the question is obviously "yes".