A Canberra man arrested in spectacular circumstances last month, after police seized more than $10 million in assets and cash, has appeared for the first time in the ACT Magistrates Court.
Key points:
Mr Talwar was arrested as a part of a joint AFP-FBI investigation
Police seized eight ACT properties, four luxury cars and more than $1 million in cash
Police allege Mr Talwar laundered money and cryptocurrency from the sale of personal identification information, illegal goods and scams
Karan Talwar, 35, is facing three charges of dealing with property reasonably suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
Police allege Mr Talwar laundered money and cryptocurrency through complex transactions from the sale of personal identification information, illegal goods and scams.
It is alleged he has accumulated a significant number of assets with the money he has made.
Police have seized eight Canberra houses, four cars, luxury goods including handbags and more than $1 million in cash.
Four high-end cars were seized by police. (Supplied)
Police also targeted 28 bank accounts and about $600,000 in cryptocurrency.
At the time of the arrest, police searched two homes and a storage unit seizing documents and devices as well as cash.
Mr Tulwar was identified as part of an international investigation into money laundering involving the FBI.
He did not enter a plea and will return to court next month.
Mr Talwar (left) is on police bail after he was arrested last month. (ABC NewsEmma Thompson)
Motorola just announced a brand-new Razr foldable smartphone. Unfortunately, it’s only coming to China for now, so US fans will have to stick with the Galaxy Z Flip 4 or the older Motorola Razr for small folding devices. Of course, Motorola could decide to release it in the US later, and we’re hopeful that it does because it looks like a solid device.
The new Moto Razr 2022 features the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, so performance should be stellar. It’ll be available in configurations with 8BG RAM and 256GB of storage or 12GB RAM and 512GB of storage.
There’s also a 6.7-inch OLED display with a matte finish that looks attractive. On the outside of the phone is a 2.7-inch Quick View display that lets you see notifications and other information without opening the main display. Motorola also added a cool Flex View feature that enables you to fold the phone so it stands independently. This could be handy for taking photos or videos of yourself since the phone won’t fall over while you’re not directly interacting with it.
As for the camera, the new Moto Razr includes a 50MP instant focus camera with optical image stabilization (OIS).
Motorola didn’t announce a price for the Chinese version of the phone, though it did say that it would launch in China today, Aug. 11. Releases outside of China weren’t even mentioned, so we’ll have to see what the future holds in terms of getting our hands on the slick-looking device.
Casper Ruud is the biggest name left in the Montreal Masters but the world No. 7 has landed in hot water after a bizarre code violation in his 6-7 7-6 6-4 win over Roberto Bautista Agut.
The thrilling clash took more than three hours to finish but at the end of the first set, which Ruud lost in a tie-breaker, he took a bathroom break.
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Rather than needing to use the amenities however, the Norwegian just wanted a change of clothes.
When he returned however, umpire Fergus Murphy told Ruud he was in violation of the rules because he didn’t go to the bathroom.
While it was just a warning, it was a bizarre scene as Ruud tried to get his head around the umpire’s instructions.
Ruud: “What, but I used it to change my clothes?”
Murphy: “You have to go to the bathroom as well. That’s the rule,”
Ruud: “But if I need to change my underwear, what do I do? Do it on the court?
Murphy: “No, no, you can do both. It’s called a bathroom break.”
Ruud: “But if I need a change of clothes, what do I do?”
Murphy: “Yeah, I know that man but the rule is covered by the bathroom break rule. You can change your clothes but you have to go to the bathroom when you say you’re going to the bathroom.
Ruud: “But I didn’t say I was going to the bathroom, I said I was going to change my clothes.”
Murphy: “No I heard that.”
Ruud: “My socks, my underwear, my shorts, my t-shirt.”
Murphy: “That is covered by the bathroom break rule.”
Ruud: “Ok, well next time I take it, I’m going to go to the bathroom I just go into the toilet.”
Murphy: :You have to go to the bathroom, that’s your business. But when you don’t go I have to give you a warning for not going, that’s why I’m explaining it.”
Ruud: “So what is it, like a $3000 fine or something?”
Murphy: “I have no idea about that.”
Murphy then gave Ruud an official unsportsmanlike conduct warning.
The ATP’s rule book states “Unsportsmanlike conduct is defined as any misconduct by a player that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the success of a tournament, ATP and/or the Sport.”
Fines generally go along with the code violations and the unsportsmanlike conduct violation “shall subject a player to a fine up to $20,000 for each violation” — although it’s unlikely to be a full $20k.
The commentators were laughing at the situation.
“It’s seems a little ridiculous that you almost have to fake going to the bathroom,” one said.
The bizarre scenes were not lost on fans who were stunned by what they had seen.
However, others pointed to it being a 10-minute break when players are allowed “a maximum of three minutes once they have entered the toilet” and “two minutes for a change of attire in addition to the three-minute toilet break”.
In Ruud’s defence, the court was some way from the locker room.
Ruud, who has won three titles so far this season, is the highest seed still remaining in the tournament.
After the break and the warning, Ruud bounced back to take out the second set in another tense tie-break.
But in the deciding set, both meant had to head to the locker rooms after a 69-minute interruption as thunderstorms passed over the area at 1-0 to Bautista Agut in the third.
He said time in the locker room was the perfect antidote for a game which had gone slightly stale as he battled the Spaniard.
“Thanks to the weather gods,” he said. “It was a tough battle, the first two sets, two hours 20 minutes of good intensity.
“But I was feeling it a bit in the legs, it was tough to find my intensity. The rain gave me time to breathe and regain some energy.”
Ruud wrapped up a long afternoon on his fourth match point, ending with 54 winners and 39 unforced errors.
“I’m still surviving, there will be another match tomorrow and I’ll try to survive it,” added the seventh-ranked Ruud, who is the top target remaining after the second-round exits of Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas .
He’ll play Canadian sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who dispatched Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4.
Sydney barrister Perry Herzfeld, SC, acting for Lambourne, told the court the circumstances of the case were “extraordinary” and officials attempted to deport Lambourne on Thursday on a Fiji Airways flight, triggering a standoff between the airline and the government. The airline took the view that it would not board Lambourne without his consent from him in light of the court order on Thursday.
“The government then took the position that if Fiji Airways didn’t board him, the aircraft wouldn’t be permitted to leave at all,” Herzfeld said. The flight eventually departed without Lambourne on board, but he was escorted by police to a hotel where he was detained.
“We now understand that the government has, despite this court’s order, continued to try to arrange Justice Lambourne’s deportation, this time via a Solomon Islands flight scheduled for over the weekend,” Herzfeld said.
The court heard that President Taneti Maamau, acting as immigration minister, made a second deportation order after the court’s orders on Thursday on the grounds that Lambourne had been “declared a threat or risk to security”.
Monoo Mweretaka, Kiribati’s Deputy Solicitor-General, appeared in court on behalf of the Attorney-General and was grilled about why Lambourne was declared a security risk.
Court of Appeal Justice Peter Blanchard, a former New Zealand judge, said: “Might I say that what you are doing to Mr Lambourne has more potential to adversely affect Kiribati’s international wellbeing, judging by what I’m reading in international papers, than anything Mr Lambourne’s done.
“Nothing you’ve said so far comes close to convincing me that the government has got a case here. You may be able to produce one by next Friday.”
Asked why Lambourne could not reside at his home until the hearing next Friday, the Deputy Solicitor-General said: “You have to understand that Mr Lambourne’s wife is the leader of the Opposition, and there are supporters that always come to the house.
“We believe that once we put Mr Lambourne in the house, there would be something… going [to] happen.”
Blanchard replied: “So, the government’s motivation is, in fact, political?”
“No, no, no,” Mweretaka replied.
“Why did you mention the fact that his wife was leader of the Opposition?” Blanchard said.
Mweretaka said that “people always come to the house, so we don’t want any problem”. He alleged Lambourne was also breaching a recent visitor visa condition by working in Kiribati. Herzfeld said the allegations made against his client were “not accepted”.
The Court of Appeal – Blanchard, Rodney Hansen and Paul Heath – ordered on Friday that Lambourne be released on bail on the conditions that he resides at home and not visit the courthouse at Betio before next week’s hearing.
The court said it was “reasonably arguable” that any deportation under existing orders issued by the government would be unlawful, an issue that will be determined finally after next week’s hearing.
The court made clear that its previous order preventing Lambourne’s immediate deportation applied to the most recent deportation order. However, it is not clear whether the government will attempt to deport Lambourne over the weekend in defiance of that order.
The Attorney-General suspended David Lambourne as a judge in May, citing unspecified misconduct grounds.
The High Court presently is not functioning in Kiribati after the government also suspended the nation’s chief justice, distinguished New Zealand judge William Hastings, in late June. Hastings was due to hear a legal challenge by Lambourne to his suspension of him.
The government had previously sought to stop Lambourne re-entering the country from Australia but he returned this month on a visitor visa.
The Court of Appeal noted in its judgment on Friday that the Kiribati President attempted on Thursday to “recall, vacate and nullify” Lambourne’s appointment in 2018 as a High Court judge and to reappoint him for a term that expired on June 30 last year. The court said it doubted whether this was a valid use of specific power in the Constitution.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said the government was “aware that suspended High Court Judge David Lambourne was served with a deportation order on 11 August and asked to leave Kiribati.
“DFAT is in direct contact with Mr Lambourne and officials from the High Commission in Tarawa are providing consular assistance. Due to our privacy obligations we cannot disclose further details.
“Our High Commission in Kiribati is continuing to monitor the situation closely and has sought further information from the government of Kiribati.
“The broader issues between the Government of Kiribati and its judiciary are matters for the government of Kiribati to resolve, consistent with its constitutional and legal processes.”
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“If the governor was to stand down now, it would be a disaster for the country because we have got an extraordinarily challenging period ahead,” he said. “It’s all about making difficult decisions and that requires a significant amount of experience in the job.”
Dr Lowe has spent 42 years at the Reserve Bank, to the top job in 2016. He is well regarded among his global peers and a popular successor to ex-governor, and now Macquarie Group chairman, Glenn Stevens.
“We have one of the best central bank leaders globally,” said George Boubouras, head of research at K2 Asset Management. “Unlike the Clash song, he should stay, and there will be no trouble.”
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has launched a major review of the Reserve Bank’s inflation target, monetary tools, board structure, accountability and culture.
Mr Hogan said the Reserve Bank’s board should be held accountable and step down. The board consists of nine members, six of them appointed by Treasury.
It is also the opinion of Bob Cunneen, chief economist at MLC. He agrees that fresh minds are needed to challenge the Reserve Bank’s beliefs and assumptions.
“The lesson of the last year has been that monetary policy hasn’t been very responsive to the inflation risk and the board hasn’t had the critical thinking skills to question the RBA governor and deputy governor,” he said.
Mr Cunneen believes the most senior board members should step down.
controversy
Forward guidance, deployed as part of yield curve control, was a de facto commitment that interest rates would not be increased for three years after the onset of the pandemic.
The unconventional tool policy involved pegging the three-year government bond rate – then 0.1 per cent – to the overnight cash rate target. It was underscored by formal guidance reinforced by the governor in policy decisions.
Mr Hogan has long held the view that forward guidance was a dangerous instrument because it gave the community a sense of false certainty.
He argues that the board failed the Reserve Bank and Australians by not pushing back on this pledge.
not alone
Other economists and fund managers are more forgiving, arguing that the RBA’s misjudgment was “common” in monetary policy.
“They underestimated the strength of the labor market, wages and inflation,” said Su-Lin Ong, RBC Capital Markets’ chief economist. “But are they alone? Hasn’t everybody revised up their inflation forecast globally?”
The US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank also long held the view that inflation was temporary before conceding error. Central banks have become warier of making too many predictions about the future.
Dan Siluk, portfolio manager at bond fund manager Kapstream Capital, said that suggesting the whole Reserve Bank board needs an overhaul is too far-fetched.
He appreciates that it was a tumultuous period. “It’s not a job that anyone craves,” he said. “I can’t say the RBA has not done worse than its peers.”
Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist for PGIM in New York, detected a misconception about how central banks have acted. “It’s like the Keynesian line: ‘When the facts change, I change my mind’,” said Mr Tipp.
well ahead
He said the market simply made the mistake of hearing what it wanted to hear.
In reality, he said, the commitment was only to keep rates low until the economic objectives were fulfilled, which happened sooner than expected. The central bank’s focus is the economy, not bond trader happiness, he added.
Even so, following the 180 degree shift in rates, traders have reported lower turnover in volume and liquidity in Australian swap markets in the last six to nine months.
For others, the passage of time will cast the Reserve Bank in a more positive light.
“They seem to be delivering more sustainable outcomes compared to the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand whose economies have amplified challenges,” said Mr Boubouras. “The RBA has served the Australian economy well.”
Mr Hogan is advocating for the return of less transparency in policymaking.
I have argued that before 2007, when the global financial crisis hit, central banks used opaque language on purpose, so they could not be accused of getting things wrong.
Mr Hogan said central banks must project confidence no matter the circumstances. “What we need to see from central banks is less transparency and more accountability,” he concluded.
Just a quiet little week this week, but some fun still to be had. There’s actually below 30 games out this week, which is rare but all of them are not equal.
One trend we’ve noticed a bunch of games from certain companies who are basically spitting out clones, and the game titles are keyword stuffed for better SEO some how? We’ll be trimming those titles because really? You might as well make a game called Aardvark and get it to the top of listings that way.
New release highlights: Cult of the Lamb of course looks very good, we’ll have a Switch review shortly. Two Point Campus and Arcade Paradise are two management/simulation games in the same week. If you’re into those you’re being spoiled!
✚ Amazing Pets Bundle – $15.00 ✚ Arcade Paradise – $30.00 ✚ Bit Orchard: Animal Valley Extended Edition – $2.95 (Usually $12.30) ✚ Book Quest – $8.40 (Usually $10.50) ✚ Car Racing Highway Driving Simulator – $7.99 ✚ Cat Slide Tiles – $6.00 ✚ Cleo – a pirate’s tale – $18.75 ✚ Comic Coloring Book Complete Edition: SKETCH – $2.78 (Usually $34.80) ✚ Cult of the Lamb – $37.50 ✚ Cyber Protocol Prologue – Free Download ✚ EXTREME BIKE X – $10.26 ✚ Japanese NEKOSAMA Escape The Sento – $6.74 (Usually $13.49) ✚ Jeopardy! PlayShow – $35.00 ✚ Knight’s Castle – Medieval Minigames for Toddlers and Kids – $4.99 (Usually $9.99) ✚ Laboratory Rat Escape Simulator Pro – $7.00 ✚ Last Threshold – $6.49 (Usually $7.49) ✚ Little Noah: Scion of Paradise Special Edition – $29.95 ✚ Lost-in-Play – $30.00 ✚ origami hero games 2D Platformer Collection – $6.29 ✚ Pets in Action Bundle – $15.00 ✚ Promo Pack 2×1 – $8.00 ✚ Sakura MMO – $14.99 ✚ Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle Legendary Edition – $44.95 ✚ Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey- – $59.99 ✚ Super Bullet Break – $27.00 (Usually $30.00) ✚ Super Glow Puzzle – $8.99 ✚ Two Point Campus + Bonus Content – $59.99 ✚ Viki Spotter: School – $5.25 (Usually $7.50) ✚ Viki Spotter: Space Mission – $7.50
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The first stop on Serena Williams’s farewell tour came to a quick end as she fell 6-2, 6-4 to Belinda Bencic in the second round of the Canadian Open, a day after announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.
Williams arrived on the court to a standing ovation and had the full support of the capacity crowd throughout the 77-minute match but was unable to conjure up the old magic that helped her lift three titles in Canada.
“It’s been a pretty interesting 24 hours… I’m terrible at goodbyes. But, goodbye Toronto,” an emotional Williams told the crowd. “I always had amazing times here both on and off the court. I’ll be coming back just as a visitor to the city but otherwise it’s been remarkable.”
After the match, Williams was presented with team jerseys of Toronto’s NBA and NHL teams for her and her daughter, who was in attendance, as well as a bouquet of flowers that she carried off the court while wiping back tears.
Prior to the match, a tribute video was played featuring comments from tennis pioneer Billie Jean King, current players like Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu as well as ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky and highlights of Williams’s Canadian triumphs.
The highly-anticipated match was played a day after 23-time grand slam champion Williams revealed in a Vogue article that she was “evolving away from tennis” and planned to retire from the sport she has dominated for over two decades.
Olympic champion Bencic saved the lone break point she faced in the opening set and broke Williams twice to jump ahead 5-2 but the Swiss 12th seed then needed five set points to clinch the opening frame.
In the second set, Bencic got the one break she needed to go ahead 4-3 when Williams struck a double-fault and the Swiss never looked back as she sealed the match on her serve when Williams sent a return long.
“It was a lot of emotions obviously,” Williams said about how it felt to take the court. “I love playing here, I’ve always loved playing here. I wish I could’ve played better but Belinda played so well today.”
Up next for Bencic will be Spanish eighth seed Garbine Muguruza, who was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi.
Among the others reaching the last 16 of the tune-up event for the US Open were world No 1 Iga Swiatek, defending champion Camila Giorgi, Coco Gauff, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka.
Confidential interviews with staff at the NSW parliament have lifted the lid on what a report has described as a boozy, predatory boys’ club.
Almost 450 people working at the parliament were interviewed as part of the review by former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.
The report reveals how the offices of certain MPs and ministers are known to be “hotspots”, ruled by aggressive and abusive elected members who bully, micro-manage and gaslight staff, with devastating consequences.
Here are some of the findings detailed in the report:
‘It’s a bit of a boys’ club’
Some of the comments described a sexist culture pervading the parliament, where MPs are heard making lewd comments about female colleagues and staff.
“It’s a bit of a boys’ club. There’s sexting in the parliament,” one staff member said.
“Conversations in front of junior members of staff about which staff member the MPs would like to have sex with.
“Like locker room talk. I was shocked.”
Another woman surveyed said there was a power imbalance and it was commonplace for MPs to use their position to manipulate and abuse young staff.
“It’s very normalized, the MP and chief of staff sleeping with junior staff,” she said.
“I did not observe coercion but there was absolutely taking advantage.
“It felt like the 1970s, old rich white men employing these beautiful young women in their 20s.”
Another respondent said some MPs only hired females who were good-looking and under a certain age.
“It seems to be an approach to increase your chances of sex by hiring the ‘right stock’.”
One woman described how the MP she worked for would remark on the appearance of women in the office.
“Some days you would walk into the office and they would make a comment that was inappropriate, such as ‘Jeez, your boobs look good in that’.”
One female policy advisor said there was a culture of women being assigned organizational roles while men dealt with the policy work.
The report found one of the key drivers of the abuse was the power imbalance between parliamentarians and their staff.(AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
“Male staffers would constantly take credit for the work of women advisors.
“Even as a policy advisor, MPs would ask me to do a coffee run when they would never have asked a male policy advisor to do so.”
She described the pay gap between male and female staffers as “outrageous”.
Only 57 per cent of women surveyed said they felt safe working in the parliament at night compared with 80 per cent of men.
Offices a hotspot for bullying
Some MPs and ministers’ offices in the parliament are described as “well-known hotspots” for bullying with a revolving door of staffers.
The report says people leave these offices traumatized and “nothing changes.”
Staff described a leadership lottery where the culture of the office was dependent on the particular MP or minister.
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‘Please leave the NSW Parliament’: Women Minister calls out workplace harassers
“There are some MPs that are known to be the worst office to work in,” one respondent says.
“Some MPs just don’t have any boundaries at all.”
One unnamed MP’s office is reported to be “well-known” as the worst of the bunch.
“They enjoy bringing grown men to tears. Employees are bullied, traumatized and no legitimate action can be taken.”
One staff member said they were in tears most days and were told they would get used to it.
“The party knew and turned a blind eye.”
Another staff described the culture of his office.
“In a nutshell, my MP is highly emotional, super-aggressive, rude and abusive towards staff.
“To give you some examples, they will walk into the office and won’t acknowledge or talk to you at all, go straight to their office and just shut the door.”
power imbalance
The report found one of the key drivers of the abuse was the power imbalance between parliamentarians and their staff.
One employee described a reign of terror.
“You are expected to work being bullied and harassed, being yelled at, getting up in your face, hanging up the phone on you, being threatened with being sacked.
“People fear they will lose their job if they speak up but you end up losing really good people anyway because they leave — they say it’s just not worth it.”
Some offices were described as “dysfunctional” with staff feeling like they were constantly “walking on eggshells”.
The report found a sexist culture existed within the NSW parliament.(AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
“If you make a mistake, you get told off in a very adversarial manner, get sworn at and told that you are shit at your job.”
Another employee spoke about staff being treated as “chattels” that could be discarded at the whim of the MP.
“In my experience, if you have two people working together for 16-hour days and one of those people has the power to tell the other to do whatever they want them to or it could be the end of their job, it takes a strong person to not abuse that power.”
The heard report that MPs are at the top of the hierarchy and are not held accountable for their behavior at all.
“Staff are at the bottom and have few, if any, rights.”
Another employee reported a “toxic” work environment where the elected member pitted staff against one another.
“They can do whatever they want, whenever they want. That’s the part I can’t handle,” the person said.
“These people write laws that abuse can’t occur in society but it goes on in parliament.”
The leadership style of some MPs was described as “aggressive”, “punitive” and “bullying”.
In the staff survey, 60 per cent of the workforce agreed that the hierarchical nature of parliament made it difficult to call out unacceptable behaviour.
Win-at-all-cost mindset
There was a view among many MPs and staff that the adversarial nature of the parliament plays a role in the culture of the institution.
Some expressed skepticism that change could occur in such an environment.
“I would say the culture as a whole is very hierarchical, exclusionary, brutal and elitist.
“I mean you only have to look at how members behave towards each other in question time and how such behavior is celebrated to see how that culture is set from the top, which then flows down to staff and others in parliament.”
Another staff member agreed: “The environment of the bear pit in the Legislative Assembly chamber sets the tone for the whole parliament.
“All the qualities of being a fighter are great in an MP but terrible in a boss.”
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The win-at-all-costs mindset common in politics can prove detrimental when it comes to the workplace.
“The environment which we work in which is largely about bringing your opponents down and doing anything to get ahead, it does not sit well with a working environment that is supportive, empathetic, fair or equal.”
drinking culture
Alcohol was a contributing factor in some of the reported incidents, particularly when it came to sexual harassment.
The report found there was a “drinking culture” in the building with MPs and staff drinking in the staff bar and in offices.
“MPs make lewd comments, especially at drinks.”
Young staff often felt pressured to join in.
“There’s people drinking between sitting sessions. It gets out of control sometimes.
“You wouldn’t get away with it in any other workplace.”
Of the MPs surveyed, 68 per cent agreed that drinking alcohol during work hours was seen as acceptable.
Aldi’s pop-up truck is serving up delicious dumplings for the bargain price of $1.44 – but you’d better get in quick for this one night only offer.
Sydneysiders can get their hands on the bargain feed down at Aldi Bankstown Central car park tonight only, Friday, August 12 from 5pm to 7pm.
Hungry patrons will score a box of six Urban Eats dumplings for just $1.44 – which works out to just 24 cents per dumpling.
Offerings include fan-favorites Prawn Gyoza and a delicious new seasonal addition to the range, Chicken Dumplings.
There is a maximum of 4 serves per person, and it will be a card-only venue.
Research commissioned by Aldi shows that almost half (46 per cent) of Aussies are paying between $15 and $20 on a takeaway food order per person, at least $13.56 more than the cost of a serving from Aldi’s dumpling range.
“At a time when consumers are feeling the pinch, it’s rewarding to provide an option for people to still enjoy their Friday night rituals when they shop with us” Andrew King, frozen food buying director for Aldi, said.
“The Aldi Dumpling Truck demonstrates how good food doesn’t have to hurt your pocket.
“You can dish up quick, delicious and affordable Friday dinners at home for less than $1.50 a serve.
“We are so proud of our curated convenience range of frozen food items that have been developed by our trusted supplier partners and are a firm favorite with our customers for good reason.”
All proceeds from the Aldi Dumpling Truck will be donated to Aldi’s national charity partner, Camp Quality, a charity that brings positivity, fun and laughter back into the lives of kids facing cancer.
The Aldi Dumpling Truck will be pitched up at Aldi Bankstown Central, Chapel Rd, on Friday, August 12 from 5pm to 7pm, while stocks last.
Maximum of 4 serves per person. Cards only, no cash accepted.
Unity, a game engine developer, recently announced that they had signed a multimillion contract with CACI International, a company partnered with the US government. CACI Internation supplies the United States with surveillance technology for its military branches and Customs and Border Protection (CBP.)
The three-year deal is Unity’s largest yet, with the company aiming to produce “digital simulation technology” for the United States, alongside aerial surveillance technology. “Through this relationship, Unity will help the government define human-machine interfaces or HMI for aerospace applications and beyond,” Marc Whitten, senior VP at Unity said in an earnings call. “These applications demand an interactive, robust user experience very much like games.”
In the written report, Unity called the partnership the “single largest digital twin solutions deal for Unity to date,” with the company aiming to use Unity’s 3D engine for “future systems design and simulation programs across the US Government.” Previously, Unity has partnered with the US Defense Department to create 3D visualizations of “plane runways attacked by live munitions,” according to Bloomberg.
This has caused some concern among employees at Unity, with many of them questioning why a video game company is shifting towards designing tools for war. Speaking to Waypoint last year about the US Defense Department contract, several Unity employees spoke out about the game development tools they designed being used by the military.
A drafted memo was leaked from Unity, which detailed instructions on how to address the issue, such as instructing managers to use the word “government” instead of “military”, or that nothing the company is doing “will be used in live warfighting. ” The memo went on to instruct employees to avoid mentioning “any projects that involve the use of simulated or virtual weapons or training to harm another person.”
While Unity attempted to downplay the involvement with the US military, an employee reached out to ask if the company could name any projects that did not involve the Department of Defense. Unity could only respond with a single project.
Unity has been in the news a lot recently, from their CEO calling developers ‘f*****g idiots’ for not monetizing their games, to Unity stock crashing after a merger with an advertising company.
