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Ohio standoff – latest: Ricky Shiffer may have left final message on Trump’s social platform before being shot in FBI standoff

Ohio standoff – latest: Ricky Shiffer may have left final message on Trump's social platform before being shot in FBI standoff

Eric Trump blames Biden administration after FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago

Law enforcement officers in Ohio shot and killed Ricky Shiffer, 42, after the armed man threatened an FBI field office in Cincinnati on Thursday morning then fled.

After a daylong standoff in a cornfield in Wilmington, Ohio, officers fatally shot Shiffer, who they say resisted negotiations and pointed a gun towards police.

Earlier that morning, officials say Shiffer fired a nail gun and brandished an AR-15-style rifle at FBI agents then fled in his car.

Highway troopers chased the man after finding him at a rest stop, before he eventually abandoned his car and fled into a cornfield, exchanging gunfire with police.

Officers surrounded the field and surveyed it with helicopters and drones for hours.

Police are investigating whether the man had any ties to the January 6 riots at the US Capitol.

Social media accounts appearing to belong to Shiffer indicate he may have been present during the insurrection.

The incident comes as numerous prominent conservatives have trained their ire at the FBI, after the agency carried out a search at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida as part of an investigation into the mishandling of White House documents.

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FBI director calls attack on Ohio agents ‘deeply concerning’

ICYMI: FBI Director Christopher Wray called Thursday’s attack on an Ohio FBI office “deeply concerning.”

“Violence and threats against law enforcement, including the FBI, are dangerous and should be deeply concerning to all Americans,” Mr Wray wrote in a statement to NBC News. “Every day I see the men and women of the FBI doing their jobs professionally and with rigor, objectivity, and a fierce commitment to our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution.”

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Ricky Shiffer being labeled ‘suspected domestic violent extremist’ – report

Authorities have said the Ohio shooting suspect Ricky Shiffer is being labeled as a “suspected domestic violent extremist”, according to a tweet by ABC’s chief investigative reporter Josh Margolin on Friday.

The report cited law enforcement officials who have been briefed on the probe.

Shiffer, who was shot dead by the FBI, allegedly threatened the investigative agency’s office in Cincinnati on Thursday around 9am, firing a nail gun at staff and brandishing an AR-15-style rifle, before driving away.

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Police identify man who threatened Ohio FBI office

ICYMI: Officials have identified Ricky Shiffer, 42, as the armed man who threatened the Cincinnati field office of the FBI.

Officers shot and killed Shiffer after a prolonged standoff in a cornfield near Wilmington, Ohio.

Police reportedly tried to negotiate with the individual and use non-lethal tactics to arrest him, before the 42-year-old raised a gun at officers and was killed, the Ohio State Patrol said.

Graeme Massie12 August 2022 05:11

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Ricky Shiffer: Everything we know about Ohio gunman who attacked FBI

Ohio native Ricky Shiffer was shot and killed by the law enforcement officers on Thursday afternoon after he launched an attack on an FBI field office in Cincinnati.

The 42-year-old suspect was armed with a nail gun and an assault rifle.

Resident of Columbus, Shiffer had reportedly posted a string of violent remarks on his social media account on Truth Social in the recent months leading to the attack.

Josh Marcus reports on everything we know about Ricky Shiffer:

Who is Ricky Shiffer, the Trump-supporting Ohio gunman who attacked the FBI?

Gunman appears to have left trail of violent messages online

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FBI probing Ohio shooter’s social media presence, ties to right-wing extremism – Report

FBI investigators are probing Ohio shooting suspect Ricky Shiffer’s presence on social media platforms, and whether he had any links with right-wing extremism, CNN reported, citing a source.

The officials are also looking into whether the suspect had any connection with any of the groups involved in the Capitol riots and if he was himself involved in the violent attack, reported CNN citing a separate federal law enforcement source.

According to a Truth Social account reported to belong to the shooting suspect, Shiffer referred to making an attempt to storm an FBI office and also urged others online to brace for a war for revolution, the report added.

Harpan Rai12 August 2022 04:46

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Armed man who threatened FBI office in Ohio shot by police

ICYMI: Police have shot and killed Ricky Shiffer, 42, an armed man who threatened an Ohio FBI office on Thursday morning, leading to a prolonged car chase and standoff throughout the day.

Here’s the Ohio State Patrol announcing what happened.

Graeme Massie12 August 2022 04:03

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Standoff over as Ohio officials probe whether man who threatened FBI had Jan 6 ties: officials

ICYMI: An hourslong standoff between Ohio police and an armed man accused of threatening a Cincinnati FBI field office on Thursday has come to an end, according to local officials.

“Law enforcement operations and response has ended,” Clinton County Emergency Management Agency announced on Thursday.

It’s unclear whether the individual—who allegedly fired a nail gun and brandished an assault rifle at FBI agents, and later shot at police—has been arrested, killed, or otherwise.

Police are now probing whether the man, unofficially identified by two anonymous law enforcement sources in New York Times as Ricky Shiffer, 42, has any ties to the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol in 2021.

Social media accounts appearing to belong to the man indicate he was present in Washington on 5 and 6 January for pro-Trump demonstrations, and claimed to have been present at the storming of the Capitol.

More details to come on this breaking news story.

Standoff over as Ohio officials probe if man who threatened FBI had Jan 6 ties

Status of suspected gunman unclear

Graeme Massie12 August 2022 03:08

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Standoff with man who threatened FBI has ‘ended’: officials

ICYMI: The hours-long standoff on Thursday between Ohio police and an armed man accused of threatening a Cincinnati FBI office has ended, according to county officials.

The Clinton County Emergency Management Agency announced that “law enforcement operations and response has ended. Some operations will continue on-scene,” in a terse update on Thursday evening.

It’s unclear whether the individual was arrested, killed, or otherwise.

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Witness describes watching FBI chase armed assailant

ICYMI: Farmer Rob Thompson was stunned this morning as a blazing police chase sped past his farm in Wilmington, Ohio.

“I thought, since we are by the interstate, that they were just chasing a speeder,” Mr Thompson told New York Times.

But it was far from just a speeder. Instead, officers are still in pursuit of an armed man who allegedly threatened an FBI office in Cincinnati this morning.

The farmer said he wasn’t worried about his safety.

“He could be in the cornfield or a thicket of trees nearby, but they have him contained,” he continued.

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Die-hard Trump fans claim Ohio FBI shootout is a ‘false flag’ attack

Well, that didn’t take long.

The diehard Donald Trump fans on r/TheDonald, a popular (and often NSFW) Reddit page, are claiming that the armed threats against an FBI field office in Ohio today were “staged.”

As NBC News reporter Ben Collins reports, nearly “every top post” on the page at the moment has some version of the conspiracy theory.

Speculation about the FBI has been flying in conservative circles since the Justice Department raid on Donald Trump earlier this week.

Trumpworld informant reportedly told FBI about classified docs at Mar-a-Lago

The search of former president’s Florida residence comes after a FBI source reportedly revealed that the ex-president was concealing classified national defense information from the government he once led

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What Melbourne Airport’s T3 changes mean for Virgin Australia flyers

What Melbourne Airport’s T3 changes mean for Virgin Australia flyers

Melbourne Airport’s ambitious plan to link Terminals 3 and 4 has finally come to fruition, and with it some significant changes for Virgin Australia passengers, including a removal of T3 security – funnelling all via T4 instead – and airside access to the lounge.

The reconfiguration is a key element of the hub’s $30 million transformation, which the airport described as ‘an elevation to the traveler experience’. The project’s centrepiece is an indoor walkway linking the landside departure levels of Terminals 3 and 4.

Among the other enhancements are greater connectivity between the terminals, in addition to smart security technology, also seen at the Gold Coast and Sydney T3. This time-saving tech allows travelers to keep laptops, tablets and liquids in their bags.

Two extra security lanes have also opened to meet increased demand.

As part of the linkway, the Virgin Australia lounge is now located in the secure airside zone, meaning guests will be able to enjoy the facilities right up until boarding, rather than leaving in advance to make their way through security.

Premium screening has also re-opened for Platinum, Gold, Beyond and Business Class passengers from 5-10am weekdays.

Melbourne Airport says its T4 scanners halve the time it takes to go through security.

Melbourne Airport says its T4 scanners halve the time it takes to go through security.

Melbourne Airport CEO Lorie Argus says the upgrade work – which also includes new amenities at T4 – was much needed, with the terminal receiving no significant works in over 20 years.

“One of the biggest pinch points for Virgin guests has been the security check points, and we expect this change will help improve the experience for passengers as they pass through screening,” Argus explains.

“A lack of space means expanding existing checkpoints to accommodate modern technology was not an option, but we think consolidating the screening operation results in a better outcome for passengers.

Here is a map of the new Departures process…

…and also the Arrivals.

Melbourne Airport says that “under the (T3) reconfiguration, domestic travelers will have more time to relax inside restaurants and retailers before boarding their flights.”

We’d suspect they’ll have less time if they have to walk from the T3 check in desks through to T4 for security screening and then walk back to T3 again – especially if their Virgin Australia flights are departing from the higher-numbered gates 7 through 10 at the top of the T3 pier.

One Melbourne-based frequent flyer told Executive Traveler that he expects that even with the T4-T3 walkway located behind security, that could come close to a 10-minute walk.

The new parents' room at T3.

The new parents’ room at T3.

That said, there are several upgrades to love, including:

  • a more streamlined exit point in arrivals to “intuitively guide guests to outdoor transport options”
  • upgraded bathrooms at T3, which include all gender areas, adult change rooms, and assistance animal relief spaces
  • a parent’s room featuring “interactive full-length walls so children can play and stay entertained while their guardians tend to other needs.”

As previously advised to executive traveler by a Melbourne Airport spokesperson, Virgin passengers with only cabin bags should check in online or via the Virgin app and head straight to T4, while also pointing out that some Virgin flights depart from T4.

What about Virgin’s promised T3 Premium Entry?

Interestingly, many of these changes – including the inter-terminal walkway and the relocation of T3 security to T4 – were first announced in December 2017 in partnership with Virgin Australia, with work scheduled to begin in 2018 for completion by 2020.

However, those plans included a “kerbside Premium Entry for Virgin Australia’s Business Class guests and Platinum and Gold Velocity frequent flyers, including dedicated check-in, bag drop and security screening features and direct access to the Virgin Australia Lounge.”

The original plan for T3 included private security screening and direct lounge access for Virgin Australia's premium passengers.

The original plan for T3 included private security screening and direct lounge access for Virgin Australia’s premium passengers.

This would replicate the kerbside Premium Entry facilities at Virgin’s Sydney and Brisbane domestic terminals, although both of those remain closed at the time of writing.

Contacted for comment, a Virgin Australia Group spokesman told executive traveler “Our plans to deliver a Premium Entry at Melbourne Airport remain under review amid the global pandemic.”

“We are committed to working with airports to deliver the world-class Virgin Australia guest experience and we welcome Melbourne Airport’s investment in the Terminal 3 transformation.”

Additional reporting by Chris Ashton.

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David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveler and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

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PACE to deliver first Gen3 Supercar chassis at Sandown

PACE to deliver first Gen3 Supercar chassis at Sandown

The PACE Gen3 chassis which became the prototype Ford Mustang

PACE Innovations will deliver its first Gen3 chassis to a Supercars team later this month at the Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint.

Brad Jones Racing will take delivery of the chassis, one of 16 that the Gold Coast-based engineering firm is constructing.

PACE is one of four such builders for the start of the Gen3 era in 2023, the others being Triple Eight Race Engineering, Walkinshaw Andretti United, and Erebus Motorsport.

“The first car is completed and is a Brad Jones car,” PACE owner Paul Ceprnich told Supercars’ official website.

“It’s completed here and awaiting delivery; it’s going to probably go in the Supercars truck to Sandown.”

PACE built the chassis for the prototype Gen3 Ford Mustang which most recently cut laps alongside its Chevrolet Camaro counterpart at The Bend Motorsport Park on the day after last month’s race event at the South Australian circuit

It will also produce those which will be raced by Ford homologation team Dick Johnson Racing.

General Motors homologation team Triple Eight is producing eight chassis, those being two each for itself, Team 18, and PremiAir Racing, plus two spares, while WAU and Erebus have received chassis kits from PACE.

As revealed by Speedcafe.com, the chassis went through a late redesign to achieve an increase in the width of the engine bay which will accommodate either the 5.7-liter GM powerplant or 5.4-liter Ford Coyote.

Triple Eight has proclaimed that it is ahead of scheduled on building cars, while Supercars expects the field to have all of its Gen3 hardware delivered by December.

While the grid is set to remain at 25 cars next year, there will be a more even split on brand lines given Walkinshaw Andretti United’s remarkable switch from General Motors to Ford, as revealed by Speedcafe.com.

The Clayton outfit (two cars) joins Dick Johnson Racing (two), Tickford Racing (four), Grove Racing (two), and Blanchard Racing Team (one) in the Blue Oval ranks, making a total of 11 Mustangs racing on a regular basis.

The balance will be the 14 Camaros, of Triple Eight, Team 18, PremiAir, Erebus (two), BJR (four), and Matt Stone Racing (two).

The 2022 Sandown event kicks off on Friday, August 19.

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Floods and frozen lamb risk for inland NSW

Floods and frozen lamb risk for inland NSW

Forecasters have warned of possible renewed flooding of rivers in central inland NSW and issued a warning for sheep graziers that new lambs are at risk of freezing this weekend.

A flood watch is in place for multiple catchments including the Namoi, Macquarie, Bogan, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, Murray, Mirrool Creek, Culgoa, Narran and Darling areas on Friday.

Forecasters believe there is a particular risk of major flooding of the Macquarie River at Warren, northwest of Dubbo, Jordan Otara from the Bureau of Meteorology told AAP on Friday.

Mr Otara said while showers across central NSW had not been torrential, recent heavy falls in some catchments, coupled with dam releases, had led to river heights staying high.

“As much as the flood peaks have necessarily gone through the river system in many areas, it’s the renewed flooding – so floodwaters are not necessarily going down below the minor flood level,” the senior meteorologist said.

“Basically we’re seeing those peaks essentially being long lived due to dam releases and other factors that come into play for how the river levels are reacting.

“It’s slow moving (rainfall), associated with water already on the ground, so more of a sustained flooding event.”

The Namoi and the northern end of the Gwydir River were also expected to receive substantial falls and moderate flooding was expected on Friday, Mr Otara said.

The Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers also had the potential to flood, but Mr Otara said the risk had lessened as rainfall totals did not reach forecast highs on Thursday.

A warning has also been issued to sheep graziers to look out for baby lambs, as a mixture of plunging temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected on Saturday in the Tablelands and Snowy Mountains districts.

“When new lambs are born, and they are exposed to those conditions, there is a heightened risk that (they) cannot live through these sort of temperatures due to the wind-chill factor,” Mr Otara said.

The weather bureau was continuing to monitor the lamb risk, which was currently confined to southern NSW.

The bureau routinely issues warnings related to lambs across late winter and spring.

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Trump hires prominent Atlanta attorney for election probe

Trump hires prominent Atlanta attorney for election probe

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney known for defending famous rappers to represent him in matters related to the special grand jury that’s investigating whether the former president illegally tried to interfere with the 2020 election in Georgia.

Drew Findling’s clients have included Cardi B, Migos and Gucci Mane, as well as comedian Katt Williams. His Twitter bio of him includes the hashtag #BillionDollarLawyer and his Instagram feed of him is filled with photos of him posing with his well-known clients.

His most recent Instagram post, dated two days after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in late June, says his signature of him is committed to “fighting to restore a woman’s right to choose, which has been destroyed by the Supreme Court,” suggesting his personal views of him do n’t align with those of Trump’s Republican Party . I have offered to defend anyone charged under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law free of charge.

After Trump insulted basketball star LeBron James’s intelligence in an August 2018 tweet, Findling called Trump the “racist architect of fraudulent Trump University” in a tweet and ended the post with “POTUS pathetic once again!”

The Findling Law Firm said in a statement released Thursday that it has been hired, along with attorneys Jennifer Little and Dwight Thomas, to represent Trump.

Findling said in an emailed statement that he is a “passionate advocate against injustice” and will “strongly defend” Trump.

“I may differ politically from many of my clients, but that doesn’t change my commitment to defend against wrongful investigations,” Findling said. “In this case, the focus on President Trump in Fulton County, Georgia is clearly an erroneous and politically driven persecution and along with my office and co-counsel, I am fully committed to defend against this injustice.”

Little, a former prosecutor, said in an emailed statement that the attorneys were “handpicked” on Trump’s behalf and that “the composition of our team only adds to the integrity of his defense.”

“A politically diverse group of attorneys with differing perspectives have all come to the same conclusion — there have been no violations of Georgia law,” she said. “We as a team look forward to vigorously defending our client and the Constitution.”

Thomas said he has extensive past experience in special grand jury investigations and is serving as a consultant. Other lawyers who have clients who are connected to the investigation have also reached out to him, he said, but he declined to name them.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation early last year, and the special grand jury was seated in May at her request.

Willis has confirmed since the early days of the investigation that she’s interested in a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. During that conversation, Trump suggested Raffensperger could “find” the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss in the state.

“All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump said during that call. “Because we won the state.”

Willis last month filed petitions seeking to compel testimony before the special grand jury from seven Trump associates and advisers, including former New York mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and US Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. And she has said that she is considering subpoenaing the former president himself.

In addition to representing high-profile musical artists and other entertainers, Findling successfully defended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill in a racketeering trial that threatened to end his law enforcement career. Hill was acquired in 2013 on 27 felony charges in an indictment that accused him of using his office for personal gain.

Findling is currently defending Hill against charges in a federal indictment accusing him of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency’s custody by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours.

He also defended Mitzi Bickers, a former Atlanta city official was the first person to go to trial in a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall under former Mayor Kasim Reed. A jury earlier this year found Bickers guilty on charges including money laundering, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery. Findling said they plan to appeal.

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2022 BYD Atto 3 electric SUV arrives in Australia

2022 BYD Atto 3 electric SUV arrives in Australia

After a number of delays, new Chinese electric car brand BYD’s first shipment of mass-produced cars for Australia has docked, ready for customer deliveries.

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The first customer examples of the 2022 BYD Atto 3 electric SUV have arrived in Australia ahead of customer deliveries in the coming weeks.

Celebrating via social media the arrival of the first shipment, BYD’s local distributor EVDirect says customers will be contacted when their Atto 3 is in Australia “to begin the purchase and delivery process”.

“There’s been a lot of press this week about why Australia is so far behind in electric vehicle adoption,” said EVDirect managing director and CEO Luke Todd in a social media post, referring to a recent confidential industry report on electric cars, obtained by Drive and The Sydney Morning Herald.

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“Whilst others have been debating and waiting, EVDirect and BYD have been getting on with the job of building high quality affordable EVs for Australian families, and I’m proud to say the first truckloads of BYD Atto 3s are now rolling out across Brisbane and shortly thousands more across the country.”

Prices for the Atto 3 start from $44,381 plus on-road costs – or from $44,990 drive-away, if you live in Tasmania (which has greater on-road cost concessions than other states). Orders placed today could see delivery before the end of the year.

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The first BYD Atto 3 SUVs to arrive are Extended Range models – which have accounted for more than 90 per cent of orders – with the cheaper Standard Range variant to follow later this year.

EVDirect says the Atto 3 will be followed by two more models – the smaller Dolphin (or, possibly, Atto 2) hatchback, and larger Seal (or potentially Atto 4) sedan – slated to open for orders before the end of 2022, ahead of Deliveries beginning in 2023.

BYD cars will be sold and serviced in Australia through a network of 12 showrooms – spread across all states and territories except the NT – operated by dealer group Eagers Automotive.

EVDirect first expressed plans to distribute BYD vehicles in Australia in early 2021, with a planned wide-scale launch towards the end of that year.

However, delays saw the company sell only about 60 vehicles in Australia in 2021 – a previous-generation people mover and van – with orders for BYD’s first mass-produced Australian model not opening until February 2022, and deliveries this month (August 2022).

To read more about BYD’s launch in Australia, click the links below.

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The mysterious $300,000 sculpture coming to an iconic Melbourne freeway

The mysterious $300,000 sculpture coming to an iconic Melbourne freeway

Victoria’s Peninsula Link will be home to a new $300,000 sculpture, with Australian artist Natasha Johns-Messenger unveiled as the latest recipient of the Southern Way McClelland Sculpture Commission.

Since 2013 the commission has seen large-scale works installed along two sites on the Peninsula Link highway near Mornington. Specific details of her project by her, titled compass 23are under tight wraps but Johns-Messenger told The Age how she always draws inspiration from where her artworks will be installed.

Australian artist Natasha-Johns Messenger in her studio.

Australian artist Natasha-Johns Messenger in her studio.Credit:Justin McManus

“I was thinking about how once upon a time we had navigational forces like the stars,” said the artist. “Now we’ve got our phones… I think people rely so much on the virtual that we don’t really know which way north is half the time. ”

As can be gauged from its title, compass 23 is interested in direction and the work will reflect its location by the Cranbourne Road exit ramp with curved forms echoing the freeway itself.

“I’m not supposed to reveal exactly what it is, but to give you a taster it’s a subtle line drawing intervention in space, using the sky as a voluminous form,” she said.

Johns-Messenger’s works have been exhibited around the world, including at Netherlands’ Escher in Het Paleis, the Australian Center for Contemporary Art and La Biennale di Venezia. This is her largest single structure to date, and its location brought about its own challenges. “You have to think about the audience hurling through space, essentially, instead of in a gallery where they can contemplate and look in a very different way.”

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Safety is also the number one consideration. “That’s why it took a long time to develop something that was very simple, but that still had the same weight of ideas,” she explains. “Normally I use mirrors in my work to talk about and extend space – with this you can’t easily use mirror surfaces and reflective surfaces on the freeway because it’s too confusing for viewers.” For Johns-Messenger, however, limitations are an opportunity. “They send you back to the drawing board as an artist, and you have to think harder and create through the problem.”

compass 23 will be replaced lover flower by John Meade with Emily Karanikolopolous. After four years along the freeway, the sculptures are relocated to McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery. It means that audiences will have the opportunity to engage with the works in an entirely different way – something that Johns-Messenger kept in mind during the development of her design de ella. “Sections of it face north, south, east, west, and in the sculpture park [the work] will also face the direction of north from the same angle.”

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David King’s All-Australian side for 2022

David King's All-Australian side for 2022

David King has named his All-Australian team for the 2022 AFL season.

The North Melbourne champion has made some brave selections, picking Geelong’s Mark Blicavs and Collingwood’s Josh Daicos on the wings.

It sparked a conversation with All-Australian selector Kane Cornes on SEN Breakfast.

“My wings are Mark Blicavs and Josh Daicos,” King said.

Cornes reacted: “Does Blicavs play wing?”

King replied: “He does, yes, he has regularly.

“He’ll start on the wing and he’ll roam from there, whether he goes forward, takes over a bit of ruck, goes behind the ball for support, or tags the opposition’s best player.

“He’s such a versatile guy, he is the wingman for me.”

Cornes: “He’s been more of an on-baller / back-up ruckman / tagger than a wingman, hasn’t he?”

King: “From the wing. He’s starting on the wing.”

Check out King’s side below:

Defense

“My back six is ​​Tom Stewart, Steven May, Adam Saad, Dan Rioli, Sam Taylor, Brayden Maynard with the seventh defender being Jack Sinclair on the bench.”

Center and wings

“Mark Blicavs, Clayton Oliver, Josh Daicos.”

forwards

“Would you have a problem with Shai Bolton, Charlie Curnow, Christian Petracca, Jeremy Cameron, Tom Hawkins, Charlie Cameron?”

followers

“Tim English, Touk Miller, Andrew Brayshaw.

“I think English has been a terrific ruckman this year.”

bench

“Marcus Bontempelli, Patrick Cripps, Lachie Neale and Sinclair.”

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Watch to Kingy go through his side below:





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McDonald’s hit with $250m wage theft claim for allegedly denying workers breaks

McDonald’s has been hit with a wage theft claim of up to $250 million over allegations it has denied paid breaks to more than 250,000 workers across Australia.

The case, which has been launched in the Federal Court claim by union SDA, will be one of the biggest in Australian history if it is successful.

The claim is being made against the fast food giant itself and 328 McDonald’s operators across the country.

A union has launched legal action against McDonald’s. (Morgan Hancock)

The SDA is alleging the workers were not informed of their entitlement to an uninterrupted 10-minute break when working four hours or more, as is set out under the Fast Food Award.

The union is alleging that the workers not being given their breaks was “systematic and deliberate”.

SDA secretary Gerard Dwyer said McDonald’s attention to detail with its products made it unbelievable the breaks were missed by accident.

“Across their restaurants, McDonald’s demands consistency,” he said.

“They make sure each restaurant can put two beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

“It’s simply not believable that these breaks weren’t denied on purpose.

“McDonald’s has the capacity and the responsibility to ensure they’re giving workers all their entitlements.”

JBS customers include supermarkets and fast food outlet McDonald's, who could be impacted by supply line shortages if the impact of the cyberattack lingers.
The international fast food chain has hundreds of stores across Australia. (Getty)

He said the reasons behind the lawsuit were even bigger than just compensating the workers involved.

“It’s about sending a clear message that this systematic exploitation of young workers will not be tolerated,” he said.

The SDA has said it has been investigating the issue for two years.

McDonald’s has said it “intends to fully defend the claim” in a written statement.

“McDonald’s believes its restaurants complied with applicable instruments, provided rest breaks to employees and were consistent with historic working arrangements,” the statement reads.

“We are very mindful of our obligations under applicable employment laws, including the former enterprise agreement and the Fast Food Industry Award, and continue to work closely with our restaurants to ensure employees receive all correct workplace entitlements and pay.”

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Texas Gov. challenges NYC mayor, buses migrants to Big Apple

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is sending migrants to New York City in response to record-breaking immigration on the southern border.