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The title lord mayor has been used in Australia since the early 1900s. But is it outdated?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The title lord mayor has been used in Australia since the early 1900s. But is it outdated?

ABC  

Sydney residents will go to the polls on Saturday to vote for the city's lord mayor – a title that echoes the country's ties to the British monarchy. Australian Catholic University associate professor and historian Darius von Guttner said the title of lord mayor in Australia came from traditions imported from Great Britain. Adjunct professor at the Australian Centre for …

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Sir Keir Starmer urged to get a grip on online hate amid riots crisis
5 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer urged to get a grip on online hate amid riots crisis

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer is being urged to get a grip on online hate as Britain's riots crisis sparked calls for social media bosses to be held 'criminally liable' for vile content. Sir Thomas warned that issuing fines to some of the world's richest companies for tolerating 'harmful material' on their social media platforms was 'not enough'. Sir Thomas called for …

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The physics of music
2 years, 6 months ago

The physics of music

ABC  

Robyn Williams: And so the ABC has turned 90. John Hopkins: The actual qualities that one is looking for of course are beautiful sound, good communication on the stage, that's a very important thing, particularly with playing intricate modern music because without that you've got really an uphill battle because players tend not to believe that they see and think …

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The physics of music
2 years, 6 months ago

The physics of music

ABC  

Robyn Williams: And so the ABC has turned 90. John Hopkins: The actual qualities that one is looking for of course are beautiful sound, good communication on the stage, that's a very important thing, particularly with playing intricate modern music because without that you've got really an uphill battle because players tend not to believe that they see and think …

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Pressure on Priti Patel over inquiry into resignation of London police chief
2 years, 6 months ago

Pressure on Priti Patel over inquiry into resignation of London police chief

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Labour MP has written to Priti Patel to demand the …

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AltNews founder Pratik Sinha demands high resolution image from 1904 after his lies get caught
4 years, 1 month ago

AltNews founder Pratik Sinha demands high resolution image from 1904 after his lies get caught

Op India  

After a report by OpIndia called out lies peddled by self-proclaimed ‘fact-checker’ Pratik Sinha, he has become extremely irritated. Divorced from reality.” Sinha had reverse-searched an image shared by TrueIndology and had claimed that since the photo by Getty Images does not mention the word ‘snow’, TrueIndology’s claims are wrong. TrueIndology’s claim was based on the original image in the …

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Britain's ex-consul general in New York casts doubt on duke's alibi
5 years, 1 month ago

Britain's ex-consul general in New York casts doubt on duke's alibi

Daily Mail  

When you’re accused of having sex with a teenager trafficked to the home of a billionaire paedophile with whom you spend extended periods, it pays to have a rock-solid alibi. It is during the Duke's three day visit to New York that Mrs Roberts claims he had sex with her in an upstairs bedroom of Epstein's mansion Prince Andrew can …

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Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 20,000 extra officers will fail ‘unless half a million apply to join police’
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 20,000 extra officers will fail ‘unless half a million apply to join police’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Priti Patel denies that Boris Johnson politicised police in Yorkshire speech “You can’t just …

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