...
“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to
power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have
leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must,
and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.”
— From J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Tel Aviv hit by rockets fired from Gaza by Josef Federman
Scenes From the Worldwide Student Climate Strike Rolling Stone
As the climate warms, heat is building on politicians to respond
As the federal election nears, public concern over global warming is the highest in more than a decade. But will that bring Australia's climate action back on track?
Students striking for climate action are showing the exact skills employers look for - The Conversation
Future leaders shame adults with their vision
These "kids" brought tears to my eyes.Is it because they are so articulate and savvy? Is it because I am ashamed that I have left it up to them to do what us "adults" should have done?
Malcolm Turnbull warns 'idiocy' of federal colleagues is damaging Gladys Berejiklian - The Age
'A lot of people are getting things wrong': Tax chief warns property investors
'A lot of people are getting things wrong': Tax chief warns property investors
Cutbacks in local news leave many communities in the dark
'Disgusting': Morrison slams Senator's comments on Christchurch massacre
Scott Morrison has led a swift and strong repudiation of Queensland Senator Fraser Anning, who linked Muslim immigration to the terror attack carried out at two mosques in New Zealand by suspected far-right extremists.
For this item, let’s turn it over to Poynter’s Kristen Hare:
On Thursday, the Solutions Journalism Network announced
$150,000 toward a six-newsroom collaborative project in Charlotte, North
Carolina. The Charlotte Observer, La Noticia, WCNC, QCity Metro, WFAE
and QNotes will work together with two area institutions to cover the
affordable housing crisis in Charlotte. That kind of local news ecosystem, with
outside funding, “is by far one of the most solid ways to start developing a
culture of collaboration in a city or a region,” said Stefanie Murray, director
of the Center for Cooperative Media.
“For centuries, senders used folds, slits, and wax seals to guard correspondence from prying eyes.” Early blockchain.
A new analysis released by OpenTheBooks.com found 66 agencies spent $97 billion last September, the final month of fiscal year 2018. The end of the year taxpayer-funded spending spree included contracts with Coors, millions on iPhones, furniture, and CrossFit equipment.
“In the final month of the fiscal year, federal agencies scramble to spend what’s left in their annual budget,” OpenTheBooks.com said. “Agencies worry spending less than their budget allows might prompt Congress to appropriate less money in the next fiscal year. To avoid this, federal agencies choose to embark on an annual shopping spree rather than admit they can operate on less.”
Resulting government expenditures included $4.6 million on lobster tail and crab; $673,471 on golf carts; $1.7 million on pianos, tubas, and trombones; $9.8 million on workout and recreation equipment; and $7.7 million iPhones and iPads.
A Wexford Leather club chair cost taxpayers $9,241. The government spent $293,245 on rib eye, top sirloin, and flank steak.
Firefox Send, send.firefox.com. “Send is a free encrypted file transfer service that allows users to safely and simply share files from any browser. Additionally, Send will also be available as an Android app in beta later this week. Now that it’s a keeper, we’ve made it even better, offering higher upload limits and greater control over the files you share…” Send offers end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires.
They all fell over, fears of massive DDoS denied
What today links Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram – apart from being run by monopolistic personal data harvesters?
Climate
risk disclosure escapable no longer
AFR, 14 March 2019. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board are stepping up the profile of their jointly written guidance around emerging risks. Climate risk is no longer a sustainability issue and only has to meet the definition of "materiality" to require disclosure. The Chair of the AASB noted that the new AASB guidance deals only with what should be included in the financial statements which are audited & would mean that auditors "will be asking some interesting questions" of directors and others involved in the preparation of financial statements.
AFR, 14 March 2019. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board are stepping up the profile of their jointly written guidance around emerging risks. Climate risk is no longer a sustainability issue and only has to meet the definition of "materiality" to require disclosure. The Chair of the AASB noted that the new AASB guidance deals only with what should be included in the financial statements which are audited & would mean that auditors "will be asking some interesting questions" of directors and others involved in the preparation of financial statements.
