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Brian Wilson

@ietsystems

Broadcast journalist - Nine News, 3AW. Specialist in aviation, maritime, emergency management, business, infrastructure & travel ietsystems.com.au

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Thousands of CFA Firefighters, many who battled the blazes last summer WILL NOT BE EXEMPT from the Victorian Government Emergency Services Tax. Criteria was quietly Gazetted late last Friday requiring at least 1 year's service. Any firefighter with an outstanding or late Council rates

Thousands of CFA Firefighters, many who battled the blazes last summer WILL NOT BE EXEMPT from the <a href="/VicGovAu/">Victorian Government</a>  Emergency Services Tax.  
Criteria was quietly Gazetted late last Friday requiring at least 1 year's service.  Any firefighter with an outstanding or late Council rates
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Important gathering of the ⁦CFA⁩ tribes last night. Discussed unresolved issues in the rise of lithium battery incidents, aircraft, incident m’ment & a very early starting dangerous fire season (likely the worst in 40 years) Also lots of concerns over reduced CFA funding

Important gathering of the ⁦CFA⁩ tribes last night. Discussed unresolved issues in the rise of lithium battery incidents, aircraft, incident m’ment &amp; a very early starting dangerous fire season (likely the worst in 40 years)

Also lots of concerns over reduced CFA funding
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Don’t even think of doing this nonsense unless you want your bags offloaded and sent to some far away third-world location. Passengers already suffer enough on an aircraft - they don’t need things like this, (or prancing CC doing stand up, yobbos who don’t use deodorant and

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Frightening situation developing in BC. …..(and a wake-up call especially for Victoria as the forecast conditions are akin to the lead up to Ash Wednesday) Kind thoughts to those on the fire-grounds, 80-90km/h winds will make this an impossible battle

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800 EVs onboard a RoRo bound for Mexico. Thermal runaway event in one car started a non-stoppable chain reaction - crew evac’d - ship still on fire 450kms south of Alaska Lithium batteries are good until they’re not! ⁦3AW Melbourne⁩ ⁦9News Australia⁩ ⁦The Age

800 EVs onboard a RoRo bound for Mexico. Thermal runaway event in one car started a non-stoppable chain reaction - crew evac’d - ship still on fire 450kms south of Alaska 

Lithium batteries are good until they’re not!  ⁦<a href="/3AW693/">3AW Melbourne</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/9NewsAUS/">9News Australia</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/theage/">The Age</a>⁩
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Massive boost for skipper Tom Slingsby & the AUS crew with actors Hugh Jackman & Ryan Reynolds buying a different kind of celebrity yacht! The Flying Roo is on top of the SailGP leaderboard heading into this weekend’s races in New York. The down-under theme adds Bonds undies

Massive boost for skipper Tom Slingsby &amp; the AUS crew with actors Hugh Jackman &amp; Ryan Reynolds buying a different kind of celebrity yacht!  
The Flying Roo is on top of the <a href="/SailGP/">SailGP</a> leaderboard heading into this weekend’s races in New York.
The down-under theme adds Bonds undies
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Appears that Facebook Meta carried a sponsored (i.e. paid) advertisement from a ransomware scammer today. Offending ad has now been removed, but Meta is silent on the issue. ACCC eSafety Commissioner

Appears that <a href="/facebook/">Facebook</a> <a href="/Meta/">Meta</a> carried a sponsored (i.e. paid) advertisement from a ransomware scammer today. Offending ad has now been removed, but <a href="/Meta/">Meta</a> is silent on the issue.  <a href="/acccgovau/">ACCC</a> <a href="/eSafetyOffice/">eSafety Commissioner</a>
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Victorian Minister for Local Government Nick Staikos MP (Nick Staikos) yesterday told a Parliamentary hearing that the controversial Emergency Services Volunteer Levy was included in the ‘Black Saturday’ Bushfire Royal Commission recommendations!! Manipulating His Honour’s (Justice

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Shut down of Jetstar Asia is a prudent move for Qantas not least being the reallocation of 12 A320’s to Dom & Short Regional Ops. Operating out of T4 at Changi is challenging especially for transit pax alongside the rising competition from the likes of Scoot & other mainland

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In breaking news an Air India plane has crashed after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad [AH MED ABAD] bound for London's Gatwick Aiprort It is understood that 240 pax & crew were onboard the Boeing 787 - social media vision showing thick smoke rising from the

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Where do your eggs come from? - this super-powered "Chook Tracker" high definition webcam has just been launched. Created by the tech wizards at Captivaction. sunnyqueen.com.au/chooktracker/

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CFA volunteers, homeowners, businesses, farmers & even Councils will be rallying today to oppose the Victorian Government Emergency Services "Volunteer" Tax. A large rally at Ballarat & another at Newham, will hear how 93% of the $$ raised will fund existing government depts, leaving

CFA volunteers, homeowners, businesses, farmers &amp; even Councils will be rallying today to oppose the <a href="/VicGovAu/">Victorian Government</a> Emergency Services "Volunteer" Tax.  
A large rally at Ballarat &amp; another at Newham, will hear how 93% of the $$ raised will fund existing government depts, leaving
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Today marks 60 years of presenting radio news around Australia for our t'riffic colleague Denis O'Kane Always on point with what's happening & never afraid to ask the hard questions of pollies, personalities and perpetrators! Congratulations DoK! 3AW Melbourne 2GB Sydney 4BC Brisbane

Today marks 60 years of presenting radio news around Australia for our t'riffic colleague <a href="/DenisOKane3AW/">Denis O'Kane</a>  
Always on point with what's happening &amp; never afraid to ask the hard questions of pollies, personalities and perpetrators! Congratulations DoK!  <a href="/3AW693/">3AW Melbourne</a> <a href="/2GB873/">2GB Sydney</a> <a href="/NewsTalk4BC/">4BC Brisbane</a>
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“Costs are shared between the VIC government and Victoria Police” really means that the long suffering Victorian taxpayers are yet again footing the bill. Why are Victorian taxpayers paying to fly in Māori elders for the swearing in of Victoria’s Police Commissioner

“Costs are shared between the VIC government and Victoria Police” really means that the long suffering Victorian taxpayers are yet again footing the bill. 

Why are Victorian taxpayers paying to fly in Māori elders for the swearing in of Victoria’s Police Commissioner