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You need it to not be cloudy, for starters 😆
But even if it's not cloudy, light pollution can also be an issue, so it might help to head further out of the city (see: https://darksitefinder.com/map/?i=/%234/-37.84/144.94)
Basically, if you can't see the stars, you can't see the aurora.
The only equipment that can help you 'see' it better would be taking a long exposure with a camera.
EDIT: Apparently you're going to want to see some red on the map here: https://seetheaurora.com/live-data
 source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=8709502339094581 group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/auroraaustralia --- EDIT: Apparently you're going to want to see some red on the map here: https://seetheaurora.com/live-data
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It’s also been fascinating to see people siding with her outside of the owner class.
Only the people she owns, right?
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I am a little surprised he is suing though, he sounded more bemused than upset at the time and I thought it would be something they’d just put behind them after the backflip and investigation from the MSO.
Gillham said at the time that he was "grateful" the incident had "put the plight of Palestinian journalists in the spotlight" (source). So I think it's possible he's using the opportunity of legal action to generate publicity for the issue.
The potential chilling effect that the MSO's actions could have on artists less able to defend themselves also makes it worth pursuing.
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No worries!
Also, the location for this Sunday's rally has changed (negotiated with police this afternoon). It will now be at Hyde Park (still 1pm Sunday).
www.abc.net.au
> **In short:** > > Two pro-Palestinian events planned for Sydney this long weekend have been confirmed as going ahead. > > Earlier this week, NSW Police applied to the state's Supreme Court to prohibit the events out of safety concerns. > > Outside the NSW Supreme Court today, following the hearing, organisers said police chose to withdraw their application to prohibit the protest. NOTE: The location has changed, and the rally will now start at Hyde Park.
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Where do you get that info? I’m trying to find but searching online just gives me zionist news like abc and so on.
Most Australian Palestine activist groups seem to use Instagram as their main channel for announcements.
Here's the Instagram account for Palestine Action Group Sydney which has details for their upcoming events: https://www.instagram.com/palestineactiongroup/
Many events are aggregated on the APAN (Australian Palestine Advocacy Network) website, but many are also left off it: https://apan.org.au/events
The APAN site also has a list of local groups, but again I'd caution that it's not a complete list: https://apan.org.au/local-groups/
I imagine mods don’t allow support for protests, even though I thought lemmy would be the ideal place to post about this.
I don't think this is true of the mods on this instance, but they might not want it in certain communities. Probably the individual city comms (e.g. !sydney@aussie.zone ) are the best place for posting about upcoming rallies, or maybe !australianpolitics@aussie.zone ? So long as it's not an overwhelming amount of posts that's drowning out everything else I wouldn't expect the mods to have a problem with it.
I thought of making a topic about it but i fear i might just get banned, since my previous post against military wasn’t exactly well received.
People responded strongly in the comments there, but from what I've seen I doubt the mods/admins thought you were breaking any rules or doing anything bannable.
You can probably just message the mods and ask, they don't bite 🙂
www.abc.net.au
> **In short:** > > Decades after it was dropped, a World War II American bomb has detonated in Japan. > > Video shows the moment the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport, throwing dirt and asphalt high into the sky. > > **What's next?** > > More than 80 flights were cancelled but no one was injured, with regular service at the airport expected to resume on Thursday.
> Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday was larger, more complex and involved more advanced weapons than the strikes in April, experts say, putting greater stress on missile defences and allowing more warheads to get through.
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Can we get some more informative titles? 🙃
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Such bullshit, the cops can fuck right off.
Also, all the media outlets I've seen are reporting the event on the 7th as a "rally" or "protest", when it's a candlelit vigil. You can argue that it makes no difference from a public safety perspective, but for many people it would colour their perception of the event. Why haven't the media mentioned it in their reporting? This headline doesn't even mention the rally on the 6th, which is the main rally and march.
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I wish anyone at the ABC had the guts to publish a headline as accurate as that.
I would say 'mods won't like it', but the sidebar for this comm doesn't actually have any rules so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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It's because we've hitched our wagon to the U.S. and we're not allowed to say or do anything that'll piss them off. It'll only get worse with AUKUS, and arguably that's the point of it - to lock us in to dependence and obedience to the U.S.
www.yahoo.com
> Officer Kenneth Franco drew on his "twelve hours of narcotics training" and discovered the facility was using more electricity than nearby stores, the lawsuit said. > > "Officer Franco, therefore, concluded (the facility) was cultivating cannabis, disregarding the fact that it is a diagnostic facility utilizing an MRI machine, X-ray machine and other heavy medical equipment -- unlike the surrounding businesses selling flowers, chocolates and children's merchandise," the suit said. > Disregarding a sign warning that metal objects should be kept well away, one officer wandered near the machine "dangling a rifle in his right hand," the lawsuit said. > > "Expectedly, the magnetic force of the MRI machine attracted the LAPD officer's loose rifle, securing it to the machine," the suit said. > > Instead of seeking expert advice on how to retrieve the weapon, one officer decided to activate the emergency shutdown button. > > "This action caused the MRI's magnet to rapidly lose superconductivity, leading to the evaporation of approximately 2,000 liters of helium gas and resulting in extensive damage to the MRI machine," the suit said. > > The officer then retrieved his gun, but left a magazine full of bullets on the floor of the MRI office, the suit says.
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Labor and the Coalition have had a stronger response to this handful of flags and posters than they have to Israel killing 20,000+ kids.
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Sub to Schwartz media if you’ve got the dosh btw. One of the few Aussie media orgs that still does real maintstream journalism.
The owners of Schwartz Media are zionists and it has been under boycott by Palestine activists for a while.
It’s on a list here: https://palestinetoolkit.org/hold-institutions-accountable/media-and-arts/#boycott-schwartz-media
This article also gives some background: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/24/statements-from-the-soul-zionism-indigenous-sovereignty/
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The designation is particularly ridiculous considering it was the US that ran a campaign of terrorism against Cuba: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mongoose
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I assume you mean the approvals, not the protestors
www.abc.net.au
> **In short:** > > A joint statement from a group of countries, including the United States, France, and Australia, called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border to provide space for diplomacy. > > Lebanon Prime Minister Najib Mikati publicly threw his support behind the plan, which he said "would put an end to this dirty war". > > **What's next?** > > Senior US security officials expect Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formally accept the plan when he speaks at the UN General Assembly on Friday. --- ### EDIT: This article has since been updated... New headline: **'Netanyahu rejects international call for immediate 21-day ceasefire across Israel-Lebanon border'** New summary: > **In short:** > > A group of countries, including the United States, France, and Australia, have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border to provide space for diplomacy. > > Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati has publicly thrown his support behind the plan, which he said "would put an end to this dirty war". > > **What's next?** > > Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says reports of an imminent ceasefire are incorrect, saying he "did not even respond" to the ceasefire proposal and has instructed the IDF to keep fighting with full force.
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I'm wondering where on earth he's getting the "$70,000 loss" figure from. House prices in Sydney are not down from 2017...
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Just put archive.is/ in front of the URL, e.g. https://archive.is/https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-unimpressed-with-ukraines-victory-plan-ahead-of-biden-zelensky-meeting-23e87bff
- Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/national/property-investors-fear-forced-sales-under-negative-gearing-changes-20240925-p5kdju.html - archive.is snapshot: https://archive.is/y99nH --- The corporate media wasting no time on the fear campaign...
reneweconomy.com.au
> The Albanese government has given the green tick to three major thermal coal mine expansions in New South Wales, in a move that critics say lays bare the blatant disregard of climate change in Australia’s federal environmental laws. > But it is the “reckless disregard” for the effects of catastrophic climate change that has been the most jarring, with the three projects estimated to lock in as much as 1.5 billion tonnes of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions – more than double Australia’s total annual emissions.
www.abc.net.au
> **In short:** > > A group of Rising Tide protesters have stopped and climbed onto a coal train at Sandgate near Newcastle. > > The group is protesting over federal approval of three coal mine expansions in NSW. > > The company behind one of the expansions says it will support hundreds of regional jobs.
