PM warns against importing ‘radical ideologies of conflict’ and home affairs minister condemns ‘any indication of support for a terrorist organisation’

Man left voice recording in 64-year-old’s mailbox, outlining how he had been watching her on his mail run, but quit when confronted by his employer

Sky News host and newspaper columnist Peta Credlin has a swag of awards for journalism, a prime time nightly TV show and occupies significant real estate in the Murdoch press twice a week.

In addition to her various platforms, according to evidence heard in the federal court, Credlin has also been described as a “Liberal party mentor”, dispensing advice from the sidelines.

Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming told the defamation trial she brought against the Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, that she has kept Credlin “in the loop, in general, at all times”.

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I've sent them an email to ask for clarity and will update with their response.

Having a read of the food labeling standards (https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-standards-code/legislation) 1.2.2, 2.4, and schedule 10-2 any edible oil is only required to be identified as follows:

(a) The statement of ingredients must declare:

(i) whether the source is animal or vegetable; and

if the food is a dairy product, including ice cream—the specific source of animal fats or oils.

(b) This generic name must not be used for >diacylglycerol oil.

As such it turns out anything labelled as vegetable oil could contain palm oil, which is relatively likely given it's ~36% of global oil trade and the number 1 producer. https://ourworldindata.org/palm-oil

So I recommend that unless you have specific knowledge, if anything has a thick texture at room temp and claims not to be hydrogenated you should assume it is palm oil. Especially if it's quite low in saturated and polyunsaturated fats which is a bit of a coconut oil tell.

RIP to a delicious one.

• A former sinner

nutlex responds: Thank you for contacting us here at Nuttelex and sorry for the late reply as we have been experiencing a glitch with our website.

As a family-owned business, we value your interest in our products.

The main ingredient in our Nuttelex products is premium GMO-free plant oils and depending on the variant (as denoted by the packaging) that can include a combination of Sunflower, Canola, Coconut, and Certified Sustainable Palm Oil.

To manufacture our product the basic steps are as follows: The pure plant oils are warmed to around 40 degrees Celsius, then mixed together with brine (a water and salt mixture) and a very small amount of vitamins, natural flavour and vegetable oil based emulsifier. The total mixture is then rapidly cooled and packed into the tubs that you buy at the supermarket.

With 70% less saturated fat than butter and 50% less salt than regular spreads we work very hard to maintain the integrity of our products and we do pay more for ingredients to ensure we produce a premium product.

There are only a few oils that can be used to make our spreads. Oils like Olive, Coconut and Avocado cannot be used in very high quantities without the addition of binding agents, preservatives, and additives — and we choose not to use these types of ingredients at Nuttelex.

So instead, each Nuttelex variant uses a different combination of GM free vegetable oils, as reflected in the name or image on the product.

In Nuttelex Buttery, the oils used are GM free Australian Canola Oil and certified sustainable palm fruit oil.

In Nuttelex Olive, for example, the oils used are Australian GM Olive Oil, Australian GM free Canola Oil (which adds to the texture & taste) and certified sustainable palm fruit oil (to make the product spreadable). Without the addition of these two ingredients, our spread would remain a liquid as we do not use saturated animal fats, milk solids, soy solids or anything artificial. As we make this blend up ourselves, in line with labelling regulations we must declare it as “vegetable oil” on the label. Unfortunately, we cannot share the oil percentages as it is priority company information as that would reveal our recipe.

In Nuttelex Original, the oils used are GM free Sunflower oil, Australian Canola Oil (which adds to the texture & taste) and certified

sustainable palm fruit oil (to make the product spreadable).

Although we keep up to date with advances in food technology, as yet there are no other oils that we are aware of that will meet our special needs: virtually trans-fat free, GM free, vegan, and free from a wide variety of allergens including gluten, corn, soy, wheat, nut oils and dairy.

Food technology is not perhaps as advanced as you may think, and to make a natural table spread there are not many oils that can be used. As Nuttelex is not only allergy friendly but free of preservatives and additives. Olive oil too can only be used up to 24% (and that goes for every Olive spread in the market) or the spread will not set, while other oils such as coconut are unstable on their own and do not mix with other oils unless extra processing and additives are used. However, when food technology catches up to enable us to use different oils, greater quantities, without having to also use additives, preservatives, or other processes we deem undesirable, you can be assured Nuttelex will be there to deliver it.

At Nuttelex we know where our ingredients are grown, how they are processed, and we stand by their purity and nutritional value. We have built our business on continually pushing the envelope of what is possible when it comes to creating healthy plant-based foods.

Nuttelex strongly supports sustainable farming and preventing damaging practices. We purchase our vegetable oils from only Australian Members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). And we are also Members of the RSPO as it is the growers and manufacturers who together need to make a sustainable future by certifying that members commit to certain standards of production. (We are registered on the RSPO website where you can see our certificates of what we purchase). We also pay a premium for our sustainable palm oil because we believe that is the responsible approach.

The Healthy Alternative is not just a slogan – it’s been part of our DNA at Nuttelex since our early beginnings. From refusing to add bright colouring to our products in the 1930s (an act of the dairy lobby to distinguish it from butter) to pioneering the use of vitamins in the 1940s, at Nuttelex we have always welcomed new possibilities. Continuing this tradition with the first salt-reduced, cholesterol-free & dairy-free alternative to be sold nationally in the 80’s, to removing all GM ingredients from our spreads in the noughties and more recently, with the introduction of the very first Australian-made palm oil-free spread - Nuttelex Zero.

Hope this information is of help,

With Senator David Shoebridge & lawyer Eddie Lloyd.

David McBride, a military lawyer, was convicted and imprisoned for his disclosures to the ABC, Australia's national broadcaster, regarding serious misconduct by the country's Special Forces in Afghanistan.  

On the very day McBride was sentenced, Australia's Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles, belatedly released an unclassified 3-year report from a body called 'The Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel'. He claimed that the release had been delayed, pending advice from the Office of Special Investigator, on whether the report “would, or could reasonably be expected to prejudice legal proceedings - specifically current and future war crimes prosecutions”.

The panel was to look into how cultural and professional reforms were being implemented in the Australian military, as had been the case for four years, and then in accordance with recommendations laid out in the 2020 Brereton Report, an inquiry into alleged crimes, including war crimes, committed by some Special Forces between 2005 and 2016. Brereton recommended that 19 soldiers be investigated by police for the "murder" of 39 Afghan prisoners and unarmed civilians, and the cruel treatment of two others. Besides McBride, only one soldier has been prosecuted to date, and oddly enough, McBride's case was neither cited as “current” by the Minister of Defence, nor by the Oversight Panel. Nor has its lengthy report had much attention from the media.

Investigation finds that the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of personal information and to protect personal information from unauthorised disclosure

The report: https://ovic.vic.gov.au/regulatory-action/investigation-into-the-use-of-chatgpt-by-a-child-protection-worker/

Investigation into the use of ChatGPT by a Child Protection worker

In December 2023, the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) reported a privacy incident to the Office of the Information Commissioner (OVIC), explaining that a Child Protection worker had used ChatGPT when drafting a Protection Application Report (PA Report). The report had been submitted to the Children’s Court for a case concerning a young child whose parents had been charged in relation to sexual offences.

Despite its popularity, there are a range of privacy risks associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. Most relevant in the present circumstances are risks related to inaccurate personal information and unauthorised disclosure of personal information.

After conducting preliminary inquiries with DFFH, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner commenced an investigation under section 8C(2)(e) of the Privacy and Data Protection (PDP) Act with a view to deciding whether to issue a compliance notice to DFFH under section 78 of that Act.

OVIC’s investigation considered whether the Department took reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of personal information and to protect personal information it holds from misuse, as required by the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and Information Privacy Principles 3.1 and 4.1.

The full investigation report:

https://ovic.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DFFH-ChatGPT-investigation-report-20240924.pdf

I assumed it was well known.

“We also allege that in many cases both Woolworths and Coles had already planned to later place the products on a “prices dropped” or “down down” promotion before the price spike, and implemented the temporary price spike for the purpose of establishing a higher “was” price.

Direct audio link. (To conveniently allow listening at higher speeds if your device supports that.)

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Source.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/22774303

The state is grappling with the legacy of a surgeon who allegedly mutilated an Aboriginal man's remains.