Global Cooling! Adelaide records coldest minimum temperature in 100 years

If hot weather indicates global warming, why cannot very cold weather indicate global cooling!

Adelaide has shivered through its coldest September morning in a century with several South Australian towns dipping below zero degrees Celsius.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Simon Timcke told ABC Radio Adelaide the city experienced 1.3C at 5:39am on Tuesday.

"In fact, that's the West Terrace site's lowest September minimum temperature on record," he said.

"Pretty significant because it's a very long record there, we've been measuring temperatures there for 100 years or so."

Adelaide's northern suburbs hit a low of -0.2C at Parafield on Tuesday morning, while Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills recorded 1.6C.

The southern suburbs was slightly warmer with 3.5C at Noarlunga.

Mr Timcke said a front late last week brought a cold air mass over parts of South Australia and along with it a string of chilly days.

"With the high pressure system coming in, we haven't really seen a movement of that air mass," he said.

"We have the very cold air over the top of us, we've had clear skies, light winds overnight — all the ingredients for a very cold morning."

Roseworthy, Clare and Loxton experienced temperatures below zero degrees. (ABC News: Bethanie Alderson)

The freezing temperatures in recent days have affected wine grape growers who say they have suffered crop losses due to unseasonable frost.

He said other parts of South Australia including the Murray Mallee, Mid North, Yorke and Eyre peninsulas recorded temperatures in the negatives.

"Renmark, Lameroo, Snowtown, Cummins, Loxton, Kadina, Wudinna, Roseworthy, Keith, Port Pirie, Yunta, Clare all below zero," he said.

"Renmark's been down to -1.9C, -1.8C at Lameroo, Snowtown, Cummins, Loxton.

"Pretty chilly morning so if people are finding it hard to get out of bed this morning, there's a very good reason for it."

But the chill is not here to stay as the high pressure system moves eastward, with Adelaide expected to warm up to 19C and most of the state staying dry.

Mr Timcke said the only exception is a slight chance of showers in the lower South East districts and Kangaroo Island.

"Unusually with that cloud there, not so cold, some of those locations in the South East are some of the warmest places in the state," he said.

"Cape Jaffa, Robe, Mount Gambier all had minimum temperatures around 8 to 9C.

"The clouds persisting overnight stopped the temperatures dropping quite so low down there."

Despite the icy temperatures, swimmers still braved the cold to take a dip at Adelaide's surrounding beaches.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-17/adelaide-coldest-minimum-temperature-100-years/104359014

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Pauline nails it over racist "Welcome" ceremonies

Tony Jones says the AFL has a big problem to address in the wake of the Welcome to Country ceremony which sparked outrage in Sydney.

Brendan Kerin, a cultural educator with Sydney's Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, gave the address before the game between the GWS Giants and Brisbane Lions on Saturday night and said such ceremonies were 'not for white people'.

The frequency of the welcomes has been criticised by some fans, and Mr Kerin addressed that in his speech.

'I'm here this evening to perform a ceremony of Welcome to Country... a Welcome to Country is not a welcome to Australia,' Mr Kerin said.

'Within Australia we have many Aboriginal lands and we refer to our lands as "country". So it's always a welcome to the lands you've gathered on.

'A Welcome to Country is not a ceremony we've invented to cater for white people.

'It's a ceremony we've been doing for 250,000 years-plus BC - and the BC stands for Before Cook.'

The speech saw ripples of laughter emanate from the stands, while high-profile footy figures like Tony Shaw labelled the AFL 'a weak politically correct organisation' in the aftermath.

And Nine's presenter Jones believes that the AFL needs to be firmer in preventing Welcome to County ceremonies from becoming 'personal agendas'.

'I just get the sense there's an outcry of sorts after the Welcome to Country at Saturday night's AFL semi-final in Sydney,' he said on 3AW Melbourne.

'Now whether you agree with Welcome to Country or not, I think football fans show a fair degree of respect. But there's a problem. There's a problem and the AFL must address this.

Pauline Hanson, the One Nation leader, waded into the saga with a scathing attack on social media.

'As I have said in the past, these Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country performances are one of the most racially divisive features of modern discourse in Australia,' she posted on X.

'Australians are sick and tired of them. They are sick of being told Australia is not their country, which is what these things effectively do.

'Welcomes and acknowledgements deny the citizenship and sovereignty held equally by all Australians and they need to stop.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-13855395/Tony-Jones-outlines-problem-AFL-address-Welcome-Country.html

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My name is Monica Smit, and this is my story

On October 31st 2020, I was arrested three times in one day while working as an independent journalist at a protest in Victoria, Australia. Victoria has since been correctly labelled the ‘worse locked down state in the world’. I was on the ground at a protest reporting on a significant period in our history. I had a big following and was openly critical of the current government’s restrictions around the so-called pandemic.

I accused the police of unlawfully arresting me three times in one day. I was offered $15,000 to walk away and let it go. I said no because I wanted my ‘day in court’. I wanted to use my story to highlight the injustices that many Victorians personally experienced during 2020-2022. Despite the risks, I went all the way. I represented myself in a 13-day trial that spanned over 7 weeks.

The government’s team consisted of two barristers and two solicitors in the court room full-time every day of the trial. On the other side was me standing on my own, sometimes with a McKenzie friend, and supporters in the audience.

The trial itself was the most stressful thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. The emotional and mental energy needed to pull this off far exceeded my expectations. On top of that, I had to pay around $1,500/day to the courts every day for the use of the room and resources.

Despite all the difficulties, I did my best and I am pleased with my efforts. I convinced the court that TWO out of the three arrests were unlawful. What a victory hey?

Well, that’s what I thought until the judge only awarded me only $4,000 in damages.

Oh boy. I was offered $15,000 to avoid court! I won the case by 66.66667%. Instead of celebrating my win, I had to spend the night preparing to fight tooth and nail to avoid paying for the government’s legal costs.

How is this fair?

On Thursday 12th September, I won my case against the government. TWO out of the three arrested were found to be unlawful. On Friday 13th September I was ordered to pay over $240,000 to cover the cost of the government to lose to an inexperienced self-represented citizen.

I represented myself and won against an experienced team of barristers and lawyers. I got the public vindication I was seeking…but then I was punished for the pleasure of daring to seek justice.

I don’t view success in monetary terms. For me, it was always about using my voice to speak for those without a voice. Thousands of Victorians were abused during those times and don’t have the resources to pursue justice for themselves. The offer of $15,000 did not have justice attached to it in any form whatsoever. It was tax-payers money to shut me up and go away.

I would never do that, and I don’t care what the consequences are. The ‘safe option’ is never the right option for me.

So, I guess you could say that in this case, the price of justice was $240,000?

How can justice be available to everyone if it cost that much to get it?

Well, it’s simple…”Justice is NOT available to everyone. In fact, it’s available to hardly anyone at all”

Every single person at the bench and bar tables in that court room got paid every single day, except for me!

I paid to be there, I paid to have my voice heard, I paid to represent myself.

I PAID TO WIN…I PAID FOR JUSTICE!

I never thought this could happen. I feel blind sighted, and a little naive, that I thought I could seek justice and walk away unscathed. Who was I kidding? Ever since I opened my mouth and created a decent platform over 4 years ago, I have been punished over and over…and there is no end in sight.

Luckily for me…I can handle this! I was born a little crazy. The right amount of crazy to deal with these insane mental hardships. I have a supportive family and friend network, I have blind faith in God and I just go with the flow. It’s how I am, and I thank God every day for giving me the strength to keep laughing punishment in the face.

A year after this incident, I was punished again by being arrested and charged with incitement. I was given bail conditions that could have been written in Communist China. They wanted me to shut down my business which had 6-7 staff members and hundreds of thousands of members. The website that I ran got over 5 million unique (?)views that year and they wanted me to shut it down! I refused to sign those draconian bail conditions and was sent to maximum security prison, in solitary confinement, to await the appeal of the conditions. I won the appeal and was let free. I pleaded “not guilty” and soon after they dropped the charges. I will be suing them for that regardless of the difficulties I faced in this recent trial.

I truly think the ‘system’ needed to do this to me in order to discourage people from pursuing public vindication like I did. I refused to take a deal outside of court and they needed to make an example out of me. They need others to fall in line and if they don’t, they’ll be punished just like Monica Smit was. I think that they want to scare me from pursuing my next court case.

Well, it won’t work!

I am very skilled at finding silver linings. My experience will highlight the injustice within the justice system. How can someone win their case but pay over $240.000 for the pleasure of winning? It’s so shocking that it will inevitable get noticed. I have complete peace that I did my best and had pure intentions. I put the rest in God’s hands. I know that there is reason for this. I’m not sure exactly what yet…but I will one day.

If I had a clean win, maybe there would be less to learn from this. Maybe it would have less of an affect. I’m not sure…but I must believe there is a reason this has happened. I am humbled and will spend a lot of time reflecting on things I could have done differently and how this will affect my future actions.

In conclusion, I got exactly what I wanted; I got public vindication, I got my time in court, I won! I will pay a hefty price for it, but it was worth it.

I refuse to engage in fear tactics with the authorities. I recognise that most people have lifestyles that restrict them from taking on risks like this, but I don’t. That’s why I’ve chosen to be the person who takes risks on behalf of others. I have the support, I have the character, and I will never lay down, shut up or be hushed.

This experience has only strengthened my resolve. I cannot wait to see how this changes my life in a positive way. Luckily…I kind of enjoy the anticipation and I feel like it’s my calling to put myself out there on behalf of others.

Thank you everyone for your support and prayers along the way.

Note - I willnot be conducting a fundraiser for this. I am confident God will look after me and I will be able to figure this out.

https://monicasmit.substack.com/p/what-is-the-price-of-justice

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Mona's Ladies Lounge discrimination case heads to Tasmania's Supreme Court amid appeal to reinstate ladies-only space

The ladies in navy are back and they have taken their fight to exclude men from the Ladies Lounge at Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) to the Supreme Court.

About 70 women dressed in navy blue power suits and pearls walked in slow motion along Salamanca Place to the Supreme Court in Hobart this morning.

The court is hearing an appeal by Mona against an order by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) to allow men to enter the Ladies Lounge at the museum.

Instead of permitting men entry, Mona closed the lounge after the tribunal's decision.

The lounge is a small space within the museum surrounded by velvet curtains which contains artwork and lounges. Only people who identify as being "ladies" were allowed in.

Last year, New South Wales man Jason Lau visited the museum and was denied entry to the lounge.

Mr Lau successfully argued in TASCAT that his entry denial was discriminatory.

In court on Tuesday, Mona's lawyer, Catherine Scott, argued the Ladies Lounge was a "flipped universe" designed to promote equal opportunity by providing men with the experience of discrimination as experienced by women throughout time.

"That's its purpose, that's its reason for being," Ms Scott told the court.

She told the court women were not treated equally, were subject to gender-based violence, paid less than men and were "less respected, less valued and less powerful than men".

Kirsha Kaechele, the Ladies Lounge curator and wife of the museum's owner, David Walsh, argued in the tribunal that gender bias was "so entrenched that we don't even see it".

The court heard that denying Mr Lau entry to the lounge shone a spotlight on the experiences for women who have been excluded from various spaces.

Ms Scott told the court the intent of the lounge was "women, you can come in, men can't and go away and think about why".

She said Mr Lau "did participate in the artwork in the way that it was intended."

Ms Scott concluded her case quoting Taylor Swift: "If I was a man, then I'd be the man."

Lounge won't 'address structural inequality,' court told
Mr Lau was not in court and is being represented by Greg Barns, SC.

Mr Barns described Mr Lau as "extraordinarily articulate" and set out his argument clearly, arguing that Mona's intended goal for the Ladies Lounge was "vague and lacking context."

Mr Barns argued Mona had not made it clear as to how the specific space, the lounge, would address equal opportunity.

He said TASCAT's decision was reasonable.

Mr Barns argued that if Mona was allowed to exclude men from the lounge, "it could mean that, for example, a person or group could cordon off Salamanca Place to make a point about disadvantage".

"I don't think there is any dispute that there is disadvantage of women," Mr Barns told the court.

But he questioned how the specific space, the lounge, could address this disadvantage.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-17/mona-ladies-lounge-appeal-supreme-court/104358998

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