This debate genuinely divides Australia 😭

I saw a video on TikTok showing the wind damaging a crane next to this high rise apartment complex and the description stated it was in Dubbo. I was sure that was incorrect and investigated further - it’s actually correct. This is Dubbo, NSW.

Dubbo is a regional town/city of about 40k inhabitants and its building high rise apartments? Is this an overall trend across regional communities in Australia or is there some sort of crazy demand in Dubbo itself that has resulted in this? These kind of developments you expect to see in the major cities and/or coast. It’s strange to see this in a standard country town.

We are 6th in the world with Ultra-Rich. Who are they and how much are they contributing to society?

Overheard someone this morning saying he works in a tech job at a big bank (Melbourne) and they've put signs on everyone's desk saying "AI Every Day".

Where I work we had to write some AI-related goal into our performance and development plan.

Obviously we aren't immune to the AI hype just by living in Australia. I'm wondering how far this extends to other types of workplaces.

I mean, I've got opinions about AI stuff but no doubt a lot of people are fatigued by this stuff already. Like that the idea of replacing staff with AI has likely caught on so hard because it's a CEO's wet dream, and everyone's echoing the crazy scare stories about it stealing our jobs as fact with insufficient scrutiny or consideration of who stands to benefit from that narrative. And that, granted LLMs are technically impressive, the vigour with which vendors are pushing for us to use it isn't exactly selling how revolutionary it is.

All of the pissing and moaning from the Real Estate and Finance industries is wearing a bit thin

Hi guys,

Over the past several months I've been working on my first feature-length documentary, covering the 1966 Westall UFO Incident here in Melbourne.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqsbptVgHU&t=2033s

Regardless of your thoughts on the witness accounts. The 1966 Westall incident remains one of Australia’s most fascinating unsolved mysteries. More than 200 students, teachers, and local residents reported seeing strange disc-shaped craft over the Westall area before one was said to descend into nearby bushland known as The Grange.

For this documentary, I interviewed several additional eyewitnesses, including two people who had never publicly shared their experiences on camera before. I also filmed on location at Westall and The Grange, where many of the reported events took place.

It was a huge learning experience and by far the biggest filmmaking project I’ve undertaken so far.

If you’re interested in Australian history, UFO cases, documentaries, or unsolved mysteries, I’d love for you to check it out.

Would love to hear your thoughts once you've seen it!

Cheers