The Hon David Littleproud MP
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management
Queensland’s Fraser Border has won the Minister’s Award at this year’s Science and Innovation Awards announced in Canberra
His research uses augmented reality and advanced sensing to assist meat processing workers and increase yields
He receives an additional $22,000 in Australian Government funding to develop his project and deliver benefits to the Australian meat processing sector
Queensland engineer Fraser Border has today been recognised for his efforts in developing ‘superhuman’ vision for meat processing workers that takes the guesswork out of where the fat ends and the lean beef starts.
if it is the failure of the left to deliver this.
Yes I agree with you, the left has been way too timid on this. To be fair a UBI would be a
dramatic reform and any govt would consume a great deal of political capital getting it over the line. And until this past few post-COVD months there has never been a Labour govt in a strong enough position to do this.
But the ground has shifted – it s my sense that NZ right now would be more receptive to the idea than at any time in my life.
Perhaps the most pernicious effect of our conventional targeted benefit welfare (and the one that personally first clued me into the whole idea of a UBI over 20 yrs ago) is what happens when you try to transition
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It is a sad statistic many Queenslanders might not be aware of - drivers aged over 60 make up 24.5 per cent of licence holders, however they account for approximately 32.6 per cent of road fatalities.
As part of a renewed focus on seniors driving and road safety, the Ipswich crime prevention office will be holding free seminars for residents over the age of 60 who hold a current Queensland driver’s licence in Esk, later this month.
Ipswich District Crime Prevention Coordinator Sergeant Nadine Webster, who is facilitating the sessions, said the number of seniors involved in road trauma was “sadly quite high”.