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‘I think the major parties need a kick in the nuts’: How ‘Punter’s Politics’ stormed Parliament House
Politics tamfitronics It was a topical week for Punter Konrad*, aka Punter’s Politics, to visit Parliament House — though perhaps they all are.The 35-year-old influencer, who aims to make politics accessible to the “average punter”, came to make a point about lobbying laws, having secured one of thousands of orange passes that give lobbyists free rein — passes sponsored by politicians, with no way of knowing who sponsored whom. “If you can’t beat them, join them!” he posted, inviting followers to buy a message for an MP of their choosing.The self-titled “punter’s lobbyist” spent Monday presenting crossbenchers, including David Pocock, Jacqui Lambie and Zali Steggall, with Punter-branded “bribes” — to “remind them that they serve the punters, the average Australian and not the corporate lobbyists”. By Tuesday his pass had been suspended, following a run-in...
Do you think you’re ‘depressed’ or ‘anxious’? We speak to mental health professionals about self-diagnosis, Lifestyle News
Lifestyle To mark World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, AsiaOne shines the spotlight on mental health advocates and looks at how Singaporeans cope with mental health issues in their lives.Feeling anxious is different for everyone.Some of us might have trouble sleeping or concentrating, others might experience heart palpitations.So we head online in search of answers and realise what we're experiencing happens to match symptoms of an anxiety disorder.But where exactly is the line where anxiety, a normal human emotion, becomes an anxiety disorder, a clinical issue?Do we use words like "anxious" or "depressed" too casually as adjectives when describing our emotions?AsiaOne spoke to two mental health professionals, James Chong and Gwendolyn Tui, about individuals heading online for answers regarding their mental health, resulting in the misuse of clinical terms in daily speech and in self-diagnosis.Lifestyle...
‘I think it was hard not to watch that rocket lift off without thinking, That’s my rocket and that’s my crew.’ How the NASA astronauts bumped from SpaceX’s Crew-9 watched their ride launch without them
NASA Space Technology Two astronauts who were supposed to be in space right now say they are still glad to be part of the ground team.Until recently, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were assigned to SpaceX's Crew-9 mission. But their Crew Dragon spacecraft left without them on Saturday (Sept. 28) after their seats had to be reassigned in August to bring home two other NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station (ISS)."I think it was hard not to watch that rocket lift off without thinking, 'That's my rocket and that's my crew,'" Cardman said during the launch broadcast on NASA+, formerly NASA Television, of the Crew-9 astronauts who did leave Earth: NASA's Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos."It makes me feel very connected to this...
Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
Top Stories Tamfitronics Top Stories Tamfitronics Make it a habit! Get the Slate Quiz in your inbox every weekday. Welcome to Slate’s weekly news quiz. It’s Friday, which means it’s time to test your knowledge of the week’s news events. Your host, Ray Hamel, has concocted questions on news topics ranging from politics to business, from culture to sports to science. At the end of the quiz, you’ll be able to compare your score with that of the average contestant, as well as that of a Slatester who has agreed to take the quiz on the record. This week’s contestant is staff writer Henry Grabar. Can you ace the quiz and beat Grabar? Good luck! The original 86 area codes...
