The Wire – Page 238 – 2SEA Southern Community Radio Sapphire Coast NSW

Report investigates preventable deaths of First Nations women in custody

New research from the University of Queensland found many First Nations women who died in custody had not been sentenced, and that the trend is continuing. The research team analysed more than 700 coroners’ inquest reports between 1991 and 2020, finding most of these deaths could have been prevented. The findings also show only two out of 16 …

Report investigates preventable deaths of First Nations women in custody Read More »

Forever Chemicals Found in Aussie Farms

The Wire / By The Wire

PFAS, that have been labelled as ‘Forever Chemicals’ have been found in Aussie farm soils, raising concerns over potential health impacts. Experts believe the PFAS have leached into the soil through Biosolid fertilizers that contain human waste. Image: Image: Shutterstock – Johan Larson Produced By: Jono Wakeley Featured In Story: Ravi Naidu – Laureate Professor …

Forever Chemicals Found in Aussie Farms Read More »

Super Bugs about to be squashed

The Wire / By The Wire

Thanks to the new developments at RMIT, we now look to have an answer to the failing anti-bacterial qualities of Penicillin. With Big Pharma ignoring the perils associated with resistant bugs like Golden Staph, e-coli and Candida, RMIT PhD candidate Priscila Cardoso has successfully developed a new antimicrobial peptide called Priscilicidin. Within 10 years we …

Super Bugs about to be squashed Read More »

Chat GPT English drowns out other dialects

The Wire / By The Wire

The people that have written Chat GPT have not allowed other forms of English into the algorithm. Consequently, it is feared that the forced standardisation will disadvantage those who use other dialects of English forcing them to assimilate to the Chat GPT English model. Mid Atlantic Bland is likely to be the lingua franca of …

Chat GPT English drowns out other dialects Read More »

Senate Committee Grills RBA Chief

The Wire / By The Wire

Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Phillip Lowe, appeared before a senate committee wherein he was grilled on cash rate increases and his conduct over the past months. Governor Lowe stood by his interest rate increases, but relented to his misconduct at the Barrenjoey Lunch affair, vowing to communicate big decisions publicly. This hearing …

Senate Committee Grills RBA Chief Read More »

Caravan Parks Charging ahead

The Wire / By The Wire

The push for more electric vehicles works well for cities, but with the distances travelled in regional Australia, getting around with enough charge can be a real problem. Caravan parks are looking to plug the gap in electricity availability, with handy overnight charging and multiple fast charging bays. They have the space, and are located …

Caravan Parks Charging ahead Read More »

More Cops please

The Wire / By The Wire

The Police Association is taking aim at a broad spectrum of politicians prior to the NSW election. They say that the police to population ratio in Western Sydney is way down, and there needs to be 250 added to effectively police a huge area. With highly publicised gangland shootouts in the area in recent years …

Chinese Spy Balloons floating everywhere

The Wire / By The Wire

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered a second ‘flying object’ be shot down by US Jets over Canadian airspace over the weekend. Joint operations under the NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) agreement seemed to work seamlessly to confront the Chinese airborne threat. If nothing else, it shows how well NORAD works in practice. …

Chinese Spy Balloons floating everywhere Read More »