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2023 LDV eT60 electric ute coming soon to Australia, here’s what to expect

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Post date August 2, 2022
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The Chinese LDV T60 electric ute has just gone on sale in New Zealand. Next stop: Australia. Here’s everything we know so far.

The first electric ute on sale in Australia is on track to be on local roads by the end of this year or from early 2023 – from an unlikely source.

China’s LOV eT60 is destined to beat the titans of the ute category to the electric market in Australia for several years.

But an electric ute from China is already ramping up production.

The Chinese LDV T60 electric ute has just gone on sale in New Zealand where it is called the EVT60.

However, the same model will a slightly different name is due in Australian showrooms within the next six months or so.

Australian pricing for the LDV eT60 is yet to be announced. Early estimates pegged it at about $60,000, which is approximately $20,000 dearer than the equivalent diesel model.

However, these estimates may have been too low given the significant increase in cost of rare earth materials that go into electric-car battery packs.

In New Zealand, the LDV EVT60 is listed at $NZ79,990 drive-away (pictured below), which equates to about $72,000 in Australian currency based on today’s exchange rates – or about 45 per cent more than a top-of-the- range T60 twin-turbodiesel.

The boss of LDV in Australia, Dinesh Chinappa, told Drive: “We are endeavoring to have the LDV eT60 in Australia late this year or early next year, once right-hand-drive production commences.

“While Australian timing and pricing are yet to be confirmed, we are very excited about the future rollout of electric LDV vehicles.”

The LDV eT60 has a maximum electric driving range of 325km from a single charge – compared to 600 to 700km between refills in the diesel variant – based on information published by LDV New Zealand.

Maximum towing capacity for the LDV eT60 electric ute is rated at 1500kg (versus 3000kg for the diesel variant).

However, LDV advises driving range is cut in half when towing at the maximum 1500kg capacity.

Payload for the for the LDV eT60 electric ute is rated at 750kg, the same as the top-end LDV T60 diesel models. Workhorse LDV T60 diesel variants have a payload ranging from 925 to 935kg.

Although it has the appearance of a four-wheel-drive, the LDV eT60 is rear-wheel-drive only for now.

It has a 130kW/310Nm electric motor powered by an 88.6kWh battery pack.

While this battery pack is large by passenger-car standards, the extra weight and capability of the ute (which tips the scales at 2300kg) means driving range is blunted compared to smaller and lighter electric vehicles with a similar energy capacity.

While LDV may seem an unlikely as the first ute in the compact pick-up segment to go electric, the emerging Chinese automotive brand has made big gains in Australia since it arrived in 2014.

Sales of LDV utes and vans in Australia have more than doubled in the past four years, and continued to grow despite the market slowdown during the pandemic.

2023 LDV eT60 electric ute fast facts

Price: $72,000 (estimate based on New Zealand cost)
Engine: Permanent magnetic synchronous motor (rear-wheel-drive)
Power: 130kW
Torque: 310Nm
Driving range (claimed): 325kg
Battery capacity: 88.5kWh
Length: 5365mm
Width: 1900mm
Height: 1809mm
Wheelbase 3155mm
Weight: 2300kg
GVM: 3050kg
GCM: 4050kg
Towing capacity: 1500kg (towing at maximum rate reduces range by 50 per cent)
Payload: 750kg
Tyres: 245/65 R17 highway terrain

2023 LDV eT60 electric ute safety and technology features:

Six airbags
reverse camera
Rear parking sensor
Two ISOFIX child seat attachments
Four-wheel disc brakes
Electric side mirrors
Keyless entry and push-button start
Dusk sensing headlights
Rain-sensing wipers
Apple Car Play and Android Auto
Six-way adjustable driver seat

2021: 15,188
2020: 9323
2019: 6480
2018: 6064
2017: 2580
2016: 1542
2015: 767
2014: 214

Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

Joshua Dowling has been a motoring journalist for more than 20 years, spending most of that time working for The Sydney Morning Herald (as motoring editor and one of the early members of the Drive team) and News Corp Australia. I have joined CarAdvice / Drive in 2018, and have been a World Car of the Year judge for more than 10 years.

Nintendo claims it has ‘no plans’ to raise Japanese prices amid weak Yen

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Post date August 2, 2022
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Nintendo has claimed it doesn’t currently plan to raise the prices of its console in Japan, despite a weak Yen causing other tech giants, such as Apple, to do so.

Economic factors affecting Japan have meant that products such as Apple’s iPhone range are currently 25% more expensive year-on-year. However, none of the console makers have adjusted their RRPs to match the inflation.

This means that currently, based on conversion against the US Dollar, consoles are roughly $100 cheaper in Japan than anywhere else.

A new report by Bloomberg asked the three video game titans if they planned to increase the price of their machines any time soon. While Nintendo said it has “no plans” to increase the price of the Switch, Microsoft declined to comment. Last week, Sony also refused to be drawn on whether the PS5 could face a similar increase.

Like in many regions, scalping is a problem in Japan. This is exacerbated by the fact that several retail stores in the country are openly advertising that they’ll buy new PS5s from consumers for almost double the price, creating huge demand. Around the launch of the console, players could only purchase a PS5 if they were selected by a lottery.

While console availability seems to have become less of an issue in some regions, the PS5 is still elusive for many, despite it being over a year and a half since launch.

Last month, Reality Labs announced plans to increase the price of its Meta Quest 2 VR headset by $100, a decision it attributed to rising manufacturing and shipping costs.

Forrester analyst Glenn O’Donnell told CNBC in May that he expected chip prices to rise about 10-15% in the year ahead.

“Chipmakers face their own increasing supply issues that are exacerbated by the Ukraine war… and demand remains high while supply remains constrained,” he said. “Energy prices are also on a tear, including electricity. Chipmaking requires an enormous amount of electric power.”

“Margins are already tight on such products, so they have no choice but to raise prices,” O’Donnell said.

Syed Alam, global semiconductor lead at Accenture, also told CNBC “products that use more advanced chips such as GPUs (graphics processing units) and high-end CPUs (central processing units) are likely to go up in price.”

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Newcastle Knights drop David Klemmer for bust-up with coach, trainer

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Post date August 2, 2022
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“It didn’t get to me, so that in itself tells probably says I don’t how much was there or what wasn’t there,” O’Brien said. “It didn’t get through to me to make any decision on. Whether it was stopped from David’s end, or it was just an inquiry. I think it’s dead and buried at the moment.”

The Knights have been in freefall with pressure mounting on O’Brien to avoid being the fourth coach sacked before the season is out.

Meanwhile, Jake Arthur returns to the halves for Parramatta with Mitchell Moses sidelined for up to a month with a broken middle finger.

The coach’s son was subjected to boos when his name was read out on the big screen a fortnight ago at CommBank Stadium, but has been backed by his teammates to handle whatever comes his way.

“He’s played there [in the halves] before, he’s a really good defender and a competitor and that’s what we love about him,” Eels hooker Reed Mahoney said.

Stephen Crichton has been named in the centers for Penrith ahead of Saturday’s clash against Canberra, but will be given until kick-off to make sure his left ear, which underwent emergency plastic surgery last week, is at no risk of splitting.

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Flood inquiry receives scathing contribution from Bundjalung Nation for forthcoming independent report

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Post date August 2, 2022
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Indigenous community leaders on the New South Wales far north coast say the emergency response to this year’s flooding disaster ranged from unprepared and uncoordinated to non-existent.

The Bundjalung Nation Flood Response Report was released to the public today after earlier being submitted to the Independent Flood Inquiry.

Some of the community leaders’ key findings included:

The emergency response was under resourced, unprepared, uncoordinated, and simply non-existent for many,
Woefully inadequate planning and environmental systems were not informed by First Nations science, cultural knowledge, and data; and
There was a lack of First Nations people and voices in government structures.

Woman in beige dress holds a report. — Currie Country Group’s report co-author Arrabella Douglas.(ABC North Coast: Bruce MacKenzie)

Report co-author Arrabella Douglas from the Tweed-based Currie Country Group was among those to speak at the release ceremony today.

“We have come together because we are black first,” she said.

“We are worried and concerned about our Aboriginal communities, and we are prepared to stand up and do it because if we don’t we know we will be overlooked.”

Woman in red top and black glasses holds a report — CEO of the Bogal Local Aboriginal Land Council Rebecca Woods.(ABC North Coast: Bruce MacKenzie)

Rebecca Woods from the Bogal Local Aboriginal Land Council struggled to contain her emotions as she spoke about the situation in nearby Coraki where about 60 people are still living in tents after their homes were inundated.

“We’ve still got people living in temporary accommodation solutions with no real strategy,” she said.

a man cleaning up inside a house after floodwater damage — Dale Bolt cleaning up inside a house after floodwater damage at Cabbage Tree Island.(ABC News: Rani Hayman)

The community’s report made more than a dozen recommendations including:

Improve planning, flood mitigation, and environmental mapping processes by incorporating local First traditional Nations owners’ knowledge,
Improve emergency responses during and after natural disasters, and ensure First Nations voices are driving decisions,
Ensure crucial infrastructure is disaster-ready for future events; and
Build the capacity of Aboriginal organizations to function and respond in times of natural disaster.

Grey-haired man in short with indigenous print. — Chris Binge, CEO of the Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council.(ABC North Coast: Bruce MacKenzie)

Chris Binge, who helped to rescue more than 200 people from Cabbage Tree Island at the peak of the crisis, urged the government to take note.

“If government can’t keep up with us we will do what needs to be done because that’s the sort of people we are,” he said.

“Leadership is about listening, it’s about learning from what’s happened and also what didn’t happen.

“Don’t feel sorry for us, stand beside us.

“Walk with us, let us guide you on a journey that will change your lives, because we want to be the people changing our lives for us.”

Tags bundjalung, cabbage tree island, flood, report, response, submission

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Rep. Lee Zeldin by 14 points ahead of Nov. 8 election: Poll

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Post date August 2, 2022
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A new Siena College poll shows Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul with a 14-point lead over Republican nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

“Hochul dominates in New York City, leading by nearly 50 points, while Zeldin has slim 3-point leads both upstate and in the downstate suburbs,” pollster Steven Greenberg said.

Political experts say a pathway to victory for Zeldin requires winning at least 30% of the vote in Democrat-dominated New York City while winning big in the surrounding suburbs and upstate.

The incumbent governor is up in every demographic category based on race, age and income in the survey of 806 likely voters conducted July 24 to July 28.

Women are favoring Hochul by a whopping 26 points while Hochul and Zeldin have 46% support each among men.

While 36% of New Yorkers believe the Empire State is heading in the right direction, just 19% say they same about the country – an all-time high that could help Republicans like Zeldin campaign on such issues as historically high inflation.

Gov. Kathy Hochul dominates in New York City, leading by nearly 50 points.

New Yorkers are split on Democratic President Joe Biden, who is rated as favorable and unfavorable by 46% of respondents to the Siena poll.

The results of the poll are similar to a separate survey released Tuesday morning by Emerson College Polling, which showed Hochul with a 16-point edge over Zeldin, with similar margins separating the candidates in New York City and other regions of the state.

While Zeldin appears to be falling short of his electoral targets, he appears better positioned at this point in the race compared to other recent GOP nominees.

A 2018 Siena poll showed Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican, was 22 points behind Democratic incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo weeks after they won their respective party primaries, held in September that year.

lee zeldin — NY State Congressman and 2022 candidate for governor Lee Zeldin has slim 3-point leads both upstate and in the downstate suburbs.

“While Democrats have taken the last four gubernatorial elections, Zeldin’s current 14-point deficit matches the closest Republicans have come in those races, when Andrew Cuomo defeated Rob Astorino 54-40% in 2014. In August 2014, Cuomo led Astorino by 32 points , 58-26%,” Greenberg said in the press release.

But Zeldin has ground to make up if he wants to replicate the success of George Pataki, the last Republican to serve as governor.

Republican challenger George Pataki led Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo by 3 points statewide – with an 11-point edge in New York City – in an October 1994 poll conducted by The New York Times/WCBS-TV News ahead of Pataki’s upset victory over the three-term incumbent that November.

Other GOP candidates on the statewide ticket in November 2022 appear to face even longer odds than Zeldin of becoming the first Republican to win a statewide election since Pataki won his third term in office in 2002.

United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading in his race.

US Sen. Chuck Schumer and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli have 21-point leads in their respective races against Republican nominee Joe Pinion, a former Newsmax host, and banker Paul Rodriguez, according to the Siena poll.

State Attorney General Letitia James is 14 points ahead of commercial litigator Michael Henry in her own reelection bid.

Hochul has raised more than $34 million in her bid to become the first woman to get elected governor after taking over last August for ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals.

Campaign finance disclosures filed in mid-July show her with $11.7 million on hand to spend for the campaign ahead compared to $1.6 million for Zeldin.

handguns — Hochul has advocated for stricter gun control after a major Supreme Court decision last month.

In recent months, she has campaigned heavily on abortion rights and gun control following controversial decisions by the US Supreme Court that might be weighing down Republicans’ chances in the Empire State this November.

“Although a small majority of Republicans support the Dobbs decision, it is opposed by 89% of Democrats, 60% of independents, and at least of 62% of voters from every region, age group, gender, and race,” Greenberg said in reference to the recent SCOTUS decision on abortion.

“Support for the new law expanding eligibility requirements to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon – background checks with character references and firearms safety training courses – is through the roof with all demographic groups,” he added about new state laws passed following another ruling striking down long time New York rules on carrying concealed weapons.

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2023 Volkswagen Amarok specs released ahead of showroom arrivals next year

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Volkswagen has outlined specifications for the new Amarok – model-by-model – ahead of showroom arrivals in early 2023.

2023 Volkswagen Amarok specifications for Australia
Five models: Amarok, Life, Style, PanAmerica, Adventure
Four turbo engine options: two four-cylinder diesels, one V6 diesel and one four-cylinder petrol
Engines have same outputs as the shared Ford Ranger – but manual gearbox available, unlike Ranger
Four-cylinder diesels available on three base grades, V6 diesel is available on three highest grades, four-cylinder petrol on top model
Prices to be announced later this year

Specifications for the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok have been released for Australia ahead of local showroom arrivals early next year.

Volkswagen dealers have today received detailed specification charts to help customers place reservations for the new Amarok well ahead of launch.

Customer orders placed today for a 2023 Volkswagen Amarok in Australia will be “pending price and test drive”, which means buyers can back out of the deal if needed.

“Since the Amarok was globally revealed four weeks ago, Volkswagen dealers have been beset by inquiries and customers attempt on placing deposits,” Volkswagen Australia Commercial Vehicles Director Ryan Davies said in a media statement.

Many Ford Ranger customers are also considering the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok – given both vehicles are twins under the skin and share the same mechanicals and capability, but have different designs and certain unique features.

The second-generation Volkswagen Amarok was jointly developed with Ford – and is built on the Ford Ranger production line in South Africa. Australia-bound Ford Rangers are sourced from Thailand.

Given the lengthy delays already being reported for the new-generation Ford Ranger, some customers in the queue are weighing up making the switch to a new Volkswagen Amarok.

Information shared with Volkswagen dealers in Australia today – and confirmed by the company as being accurate – show there will initially be five model grades.

The new models are listed as Amarok, Life, Style, PanAmerica, and Aventura.

There are four engine options: single-turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel (125kW/405Nm), a twin-turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel (154kW/500Nm), a single-turbo 3.0-litre V6 diesel (184kW /600Nm), and a single-turbo 2.3-liter four-cylinder petrol (222kW/452Nm).

The single-turbo 2.0-liter diesel is available with a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.

The twin-turbo 2.0-liter diesel and single-turbo 3.0-liter V6 diesel are available with 10-speed automatic transmissions, however the four-cylinder has part-time four-wheel-drive hardware, whereas the V6 has full-time four -wheel-drive hardware.

The single-turbo 2.3-liter petrol is backed by a 10-speed automatic and permanent four-wheel-drive hardware.

All transmission options now have low-range modes, which was absent on the original Volkswagen Amarok.

There are six driving modes: Normal, Eco, Slippery, Snow/Sand, Mud/Rut, Tow/Haul.

One manual transmission variant will be available on the base Amarok grade, while the Ford Ranger line-up is now automatic only.

The four-cylinder diesel engines are available on the three base grades (Amarok, Life and Style), while the V6 diesel is available on the three highest grades (Style, PanAmerica, and Aventura).

The single-turbo 2.3-liter four-cylinder petrol engine is available only on the flagship Aventura.

Most variants of the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok range come with a full suite of safety systems – including a center airbag and crash avoidance systems – marking a pole vault leap in technology compared to the original Volkswagen Amarok.

However, conspicuous by its absence: blind zone waring and rear cross-traffic alert are not available on the cheapest Volkswagen Amarok – even though this tech is standard on even the cheapest Isuzu D-Max, Mazda BT-50 and Ford Ranger utes.

And in the information shared so far, rear cross-traffic alert is not listed. We will update this story once we can clarify which models – if any – will have this helpful technology.

The absence of key safety tech on even the most basic Amarok is an unusual oversight given Volkswagen appears to be taking a premium position compared to the latest Ford Ranger; for example all models have LED headlights, whereas Ford perseveres with halogen lamps on its workhorse variants.

Australian prices for the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok are expected to be announced later this year – ahead of showroom arrivals early next year – but the details listed here will help customers place orders and compare features across rivals, including the new-generation Ford Ranger.

2023 Volkswagen Amarok model range

Amarok 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel manual 4×4
Amarok 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel auto 4×4
Amarok Life 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel car 4×4
Amarok Style 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel auto 4×4
Amarok Style 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 diesel auto 4WD
Amarok PanAmericana 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 diesel auto 4WD
Amarok Aventura 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 diesel car 4WD
Amarok Aventura 2.3-litre turbo petrol car 4WD

2023 Volkswagen Amarok standard features (base model):

Single-turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel (125kW/405Nm) with six-speed manual or six-speed auto
Part-time four-wheel-drive
17-inch alloy wheels
Electric folding side mirrors
LED headlights
tail gate lock
10-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
8.0-inch digital instrument cluster
AM/FMradio
Four-speaker sound system
Wireless phone charging
Single-zone climate control (air conditioning)
Six-way manual driver seat adjustment
vinyl flooring
Electric power steering
Mechanical differential lock
Emergency call function
autonomous emergency braking
Adaptive (radar) cruise control
Lane-keep assist
Eight airbags (including center and driver knee)
Tire pressure monitors
Rear-view camera
Rear parking sensor

2023 Volkswagen Amarok Life adds, or replaces with (vs Amarok):

Twin-turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel (154kW/500Nm) with 10-speed auto, part-time four-wheel-drive
Body-coloured bumpers, mirror caps, door handles
Six-speaker sound system
Electronic parking brake
LED fog lights
Heating and puddle lamps for side mirrors
Locking wheel nuts
Power locking on tailgate
Eight-way manual driver seat adjustment
Rear privacy glass
Leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear selector
Front and rear floor mats
carpet flooring
Automatic headlights
Rain-sensing wipers
Front parking sensors
Blind-spot monitoring
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
Two front recovery hooks

2023 Volkswagen Amarok Style adds, or replaces with (vs Life):

Twin-turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel (154kW/500Nm) with 10-speed auto, part-time four-wheel-drive
Optional single-turbo 3.0-litre V6 diesel (184kW/600Nm) with 10-speed auto, permanent four-wheel-drive
18-inch alloy wheels
Matrix LED headlights
12-inch infotainment touchscreen
In-built satellite navigation
12-inch digital instrument cluster
10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
Eight-way manually-adjustable front passenger seat
‘Premium’ cloth upholstery
Dual-zone auto climate control (air conditioning)
Sensor key entry and push-button start
ambient interior lighting
Chrome rear bumper
Drop-in tray-liner
sports bar
Insulating windscreen
Ambient cabin lighting
Thatcham alarm system
360-degree camera
Automatic park assist

2023 Volkswagen Amarok PanAmerica adds, or replaces with (vs Style):

Single-turbo 3.0-litre V6 diesel (184kW/600Nm) with 10-speed auto, permanent four-wheel-drive
18-inch black alloy wheels
X-design front bumper (black)
Side mirror caps, bumper highlights, door handles in black
LED tail lights
Sports bar and side steps in black
Soft tonneau covers
roof rails
Spray-in tray liner
panamerica decals
Leather seat upholstery
Leather dash top
Leather door accents
Eight-speaker premium sound system
10-way electric front seat adjustment (driver and front passenger)
Black roof lining

2023 Volkswagen Amarok Aventura adds, or replaces with (vs PanAmericana):

Single-turbo 3.0-litre V6 diesel (184kW/600Nm) with 10-speed auto, permanent four-wheel-drive
Optional single-turbo 2.3-liter four-cylinder petrol (222kW/452Nm) with 10-speed auto, permanent four-wheel-drive
21-inch alloy wheels
X-design front bumper (chrome)
Side mirror caps, bumper highlights, door handles (chrome)
‘Sail plane’ sports car (body colour)
Electronic roller shutter cover
Side steps (chrome)
Electronic roller shutter
Drop-in bed-liner
Leather seats
Leather dash top
Leather door accents

2023 Volkswagen Amarok color choices

Frozen White
Agate Black (metallic)
Blue Lightning (metallic)
Carbonized gray (metallic)
Lucid Red (metallic)
Moondust Silver (metallic)
Diffused Silver (metallic)
Moroccan Blue (metallic, unique to Volkswagen)

2023 Volkswagen Amarok key highlights (not previously available)

10- and 12-inch infotainment screens
8.0 and 12-inch digital instrument clusters
Premium audio system
LED headlights (previously bi-xenon)
Matrix LED headlights
Puddle lamps in the side mirrors
Ambient cabin lighting
Leather dash top
Wireless phone charging
Sensor key with push-button start
WiFi hotspot
Electric power steering
electric parkbrake
Eight airbags (include knee, center and rear seat coverage, up from four airbags previously)
autonomous emergency braking
Speed sign recognition
Adaptive (radar) cruise control
Lane-keep assistance
Blind spot monitoring
360-degree camera
Trailer sway control

Fortnite XP glitch allows players to level up rapidly

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Post date August 2, 2022
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New Fortnite glitch allows players to gain XP rapidly (Image via GKK/YouTube)

Fortnite XP glitches offer a quick and easy way to level up the Battle Pass. They allow players to gain a lot of XP by simply joining the Creative mode and performing a few actions.

The best thing about these bugs is that players can gain XP passively. After joining the map and interacting with a few objects, they can simply leave the game on and gain thousands of XP without doing anything.

In this article, we will reveal the latest Fortnite XP glitch, how to perform it and how much XP you can gain from it. Please keep in mind that using glitches can get your account suspended by Epic Games, so use them at your own risk.

Fortnite XP glitch allows a great way to passively earn XP

Popular YouTuber GKK recently released another video that reveals a new Fortnite XP glitch.The content creator is well known for posting various bugs in the popular video game, from XP-boosting variants to game-breaking ones.

To use the latest XP glitch, you will have to enter the Creative mode and enter this map code: 7018-7683-0020. When joining the map, you will have to wait 10 minutes before using any XP buttons, so please be patient.

After 10 minutes have passed, you need to interact with the green button that is found inside the tree in the northwest corner of the map. When you interact with it, you will be teleported to a new area called the XP Shop. In this area, you will have to interact with another green button. It is labeled AFK XP button and is found in the room with tomato heads.

Right after interacting with the AFK XP button, you need to interact with the big button in the middle that will teleport you back to the main area.

This time, don’t go inside the tree, but rather behind it. When you get there, you will see a wink sign in the corner; this is where you need to use any emote from your inventory. Once done, you will be able to interact with the invisible button that will teleport you to another secret area.

This area is where you will finally start getting benefits from the Fortnite XP glitch. It has two invisible buttons, in two opposite corners of the room, that reward players with a lot of XP.

The gains vary from one player to another. Some have reported gaining thousands of XP per minute, while some acquire just a few hundred or thousand. Either way, this is a great way to passively level up the Battle Pass.

Does Epic Games ban players for using Fortnite XP glitches?

Using glitches is against the game’s Terms and Conditions. However, Epic Games doesn’t usually ban players who use Fortnite XP glitches. Despite this, it’s important to mention that there is still a risk of going after them.

If you do intend to use the Fortnite XP glitch, it should be kept as a secondary method of leveling up at best. Your primary method should always be playing matches, either in Creative or Battle Royale game mode.

By playing matches and actively earning XP, you might not have to worry about having your account banned or suspended.

Tags Esports Socials, Feature, fortnite battle royale, Fortnite Chapter 3

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GWS next coach, Mark McVeigh press conference, comments about players, interview for the job, candidates, latest

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Post date August 2, 2022
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AFL 360 co-hosts Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson have defended Greater Western Sydney caretaker coach Mark McVeigh’s passionate post-match press conference.

McVeigh drew criticism from some within the AFL world for his withering take on many players’ performance during the 73-point Sydney derby loss, which he labeled “embarrassing” and accused players of “checking out”.

The interim coach interviewed for the position on Tuesday, but Whateley was puzzled by those who took issue with McVeigh’s post-match comments.

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“I’ve been really surprised by the reaction to his condemnation of a pitiful performance by a team in a big game,” he said.

“If you’re going to be the coach, if you’re going to live the role of the coach, you have to impose these standards and be prepared to tell these home truths.

“As I understand it, this was all said behind closed doors before it was said publicly and the real feedback was player-to-player; they drilled each other. Then he gave public voice to that.”

Robinson was of the view that, if anything, McVeigh’s honesty publicly could help him in his bid to become the side’s permanent senior coach, saying “I would’ve put that in my offering of ‘I want to coach, here it is, what have you got? I’ve got that.’”

McVeigh, 41, has been an assistant coach at the Giants since 2015.

His longevity at the club, Whateley said, meant his comments were within reason.

“He’s got long-term relationships with these players, I don’t think any of that would’ve been damaged,” he said.

“If he’d gone ‘Do you know what? This is the end of the season, I’m the interim coach, lets just leave that’, I’d be going ‘mate, you can’t be a coach’.”

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Redfern’s National Center for Indigenous Excellence set for closure

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Post date August 2, 2022
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A parliamentary inquiry recommended redeveloping The Block under Aboriginal ownership and control.

In 2006, the ILSC – set up to help Indigenous people acquire land after the Mabo judgment – bought the old Redfern Public School from NSW for $16 million. A few years later it opened the NCIE to create a place where “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples can access opportunities to achieve excellence”.

As Redfern gentrified, the center has become a hub for the local Indigenous community.

It’s home to Redfern Youth Connect, Tribal Warrior and the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy, to name just a few. Elders use the pool and gym alongside kids learning to swim. Teens are given tutoring and taught hospitality skills. Parents rely upon it for out-of-hours care.

One estimate found that, for every dollar spent on the centre, it created three times as much value for local Aboriginal people.

Shane Phillips, the chief executive of Tribal Warrior, which empowers the community through connection to culture and family, said the hub had changed lives. He has watched it help young men, who were at risk of a life of crime, embrace work and sport.

“This has given us a place to come to,” he said. “And what happened was, organically, other stuff grew. Kids became employed. Kids became invested in it. There are so many other spinoffs. Ace [Redfern] gentrified, the footprint of our people has been diluted out.

“This is the last bastion. We don’t want to be diluted out of here, too.”

Local children rely upon the National Center for Indigenous Excellence for after-hours careCredit:Rhett Wyman

But the corporation, which has struggled with its own internal turmoil in recent years, must divest the land it buys to Indigenous communities. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council approached it, unsolicited, about the Redfern site a few years ago.

An agreement was made to divest the land to the council. That has angered members of the local Redfern community such as Margaret Haumono, the co-founder of Redfern Youth Connect, who said local organizations should have been allowed to make a pitch, too.

But the chief executive of the land council, Yuseph Deen, told the rally that the council had only intended to take on the property, not the business, which makes a loss of more than $2 million a year. From April, however, it was clear the ILSC wanted to divest both.

Deen said the council could not afford to cover the losses. It pushed for a three-year period in which the corporation would subsidize the business until the council could work out a better business model.

“Unfortunately after the last meeting we had here last week, the negotiations with the ILSC broke down over what an adequate envelope of funding would keep the doors open,” Deen said.

He wanted to keep the center open and would call for expressions of interest for “a reputable and capable delivery partners to take over the running of the fitness and aquatic center… we’ll move heaven and earth to keep this space open for community ”.

A former chief executive of the National Center for Indigenous Excellence, Clare Ingrey, described what the center meant to the community. “A big beautiful space where Aboriginal people… could come and see and feel Black excellence around them”.

“You did not need to achieve Blak excellence at the NCIE because you were already Blak and deadly when you walked through those gates.”

However, Ingrey was critical of the corporation’s management. “It became apparent that despite every effort by the NCIE, the parent company that gave it life was intent on winding it down and handing over the site to NSWALC as an empty space void of the soul that is the NCIE,” she wrote in a Facebook post.

“As sad as I am to learn of the fate of the NCIE I am not shocked. The ILSC’s handling of the divestment of NCIE is deserving of an independent inquiry so that the lessons learned are never repeated.”

Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, described the center as the beating heart of Redfern’s Aboriginal community. “I strongly encourage the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council to work together to find a solution,” she said on Twitter.

Dentist found guilty in wife’s death on African safari

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Post date August 2, 2022
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A wealthy dentist accused of fatally shooting his wife in the heart with a shotgun at the end of an African safari was found guilty of murder and mail fraud on Monday. A jury of six men and six women reached the verdict for Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph following a three week trial and a day and a half of deliberations. Rudolph, 67, was charged with foreign murder in the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph in Zambia as well as mail fraud for cashing in $4.8 million in life insurance claims in what prosecutors describe as a premeditated crime. Some of the money was paid out of Colorado so he was tried in Denver federal court. He faces a maximum term of life in prison or the death penalty when he is sentenced in February. Rudolph maintained his innocence and the two adult children he had with his wife sat in court to support him during the trial. One of Rudolph’s defense attorneys, David Markus, said they would appeal his conviction of him. We believe in his family,” he said outside court. The defense suggested Rudolph’s wife of 34 years, a nervous traveler, shot herself while trying to pack a shotgun in a hurry as they prepared to return from Zambia to the United States in 2016. But prosecutors countered that evidence showed that it was impossible because the wound to her heart came from a shot fired from 2 to 3.5 feet (60 centimeters to 1 meter) away. The couple’s longtime hunting guide, Mark Swanepoel, told investigators that Rudolph had unloaded the shotgun the day before the fatal shooting, but Rudolph testified that he could not remember if he had or not. When he returned home to Phoenix days later, Rudolph said he put the shotgun in his garage, not wanting to look at it. Then sometime in 2018, as he was preparing to sell his house and before he found out the FBI was investigating his wife’s death, he said he took the gun apart, put it into two cardboard boxes and paid a man cash to haul it away with along with other trash. Prosecutors also Rudolph’s girlfriend and the manager of his Pittsburgh-area dental franchise, Lori Milliron, of lying to a federal grand jury and being an accessory. She was accused guilty by the same jury Monday of being an accessory after the fact to murder, obstruction of a grand jury and two counts of perjury before a grand jury. She was found not guilty on three other counts of perjury. Rudolph waved to Milliron as he was led out of court and back to jail after not having any interaction with her in the courtroom in previous days. Milliron will remain free with an ankle monitor until she is sentenced. Prosecutors alleged that Rudolph decided to kill his wife to regain control over his life de ella after Bianca Rudolph asked for more say in the couple’s finances and demanded that Milliron be fired. Rudolph said his wife de él agreed to have an open marriage and the defense argued there was no financial incentive for Rudolph, who was worth about $15 million at the time, to kill his wife de ella. Investigators in Zambia and for the insurers concluded her death of her was an accident. Prosecutors noted that Rudolph hung up on an insurance investigator who tried to speak with him and declined to participate in a voluntary interview with an FBI agent. Colorado’s US Attorney Cole Finegan thanked the FBI for traveling around the world to collect evidence and interview witnesses in the case and said he hoped the verdict brings some peace to Bianca Rudolph’s family. “Bianca Rudolph deserved justice,” he said.

DENVER (AP) —

A wealthy dentist accused of fatally shooting his wife in the heart with a shotgun at the end of an African safari was found guilty of murder and mail fraud on Monday.

A jury of six men and six women reached the verdict for Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph following a three week trial and a day and a half of deliberations.

Rudolph, 67, was charged with foreign murder in the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph in Zambia as well as mail fraud for cashing in $4.8 million in life insurance claims in what prosecutors describe as a premeditated crime. Some of the money was paid out of Colorado so he was tried in Denver federal court.

He faces a maximum term of life in prison or the death penalty when he is sentenced in February.

Rudolph maintained his innocence and the two adult children he had with his wife sat in court to support him during the trial. One of Rudolph’s defense attorneys, David Markus, said they would appeal his conviction of him.

“We believe in Larry. We believe in his family of him, ”he said outside court.

The defense suggested Rudolph’s wife of 34 years, a nervous traveler, shot herself while trying to pack a shotgun in a hurry as they prepared to return from Zambia to the United States in 2016.

But prosecutors countered that evidence showed that it was impossible because the wound to her heart came from a shot fired from 2 to 3.5 feet (60 centimeters to 1 meter) away.

The couple’s longtime hunting guide, Mark Swanepoel, told investigators that Rudolph had unloaded the shotgun the day before the fatal shooting, but Rudolph testified that he could not remember if he had or not.

When he returned home to Phoenix days later, Rudolph said he put the shotgun in his garage not wanting to look at it. Then sometime in 2018, as he was preparing to sell his house and before he found out the FBI was investigating his wife’s death, he said he took the gun apart, put it into two cardboard boxes and paid a man cash to haul it away with along with other trash.

Prosecutors also accused Rudolph’s girlfriend and the manager of his Pittsburgh-area dental franchise, Lori Milliron, of lying to a federal grand jury and being an accessory.

She was found guilty by the same jury Monday of being an accessory after the fact to murder, obstruction of a grand jury and two counts of perjury before a grand jury. She was found not guilty on three other counts of perjury.

Rudolph waved to Milliron as he was led out of court and back to jail after not having any interaction with her in the courtroom in previous days. Milliron will remain free with an ankle monitor until she is sentenced.

Prosecutors alleged that Rudolph decided to kill his wife to regain control over his life after Bianca Rudolph asked for more say in the couple’s finances and demanded that Milliron be fired. Rudolph said his wife agreed to have an open marriage and the defense argued there was no financial incentive for Rudolph, who was worth about $15 million at the time, to kill his wife.

Investigators in Zambia and for the insurers concluded her death was an accident. Prosecutors noted that Rudolph hung up on an insurance investigator who tried to speak with him and declined to participate in a voluntary interview with an FBI agent.

Colorado’s US Attorney Cole Finegan thanked the FBI for traveling around the world to collect evidence and interview witnesses in the case and said he hoped the verdict brings some peace to Bianca Rudolph’s family.

“Bianca Rudolph served justice,” he said.

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