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Chris Minns says Labor should ‘arm wrestle’ with One Nation
Chris Minns He was also asked how Labor should respond to One Nation’s rising poll figures. “We should get into arm wrestling,” the New South Wales premier told Sky.
People have the right to vote for One Nation if they wish. And if they think they are the best antidote or the best medicine for what is plaguing the state or the country, that is exactly what they will do. Our job is to convince them otherwise and tell them that this is our plan for the future.
Minns said Australians were “going through an incredibly difficult time” and there were “concerns” about the level of immigration after the pandemic. But he rejected her inexplicable calls for “monoculturalism” rather than multiculturalism.
The populist right or far-right movement has swept Brazil, Argentina, the USA, Hungary, Italy, perhaps France, perhaps England. Therefore, it would be quite naive not to think that this will affect us here as well.
One of my biggest complaints about what Hanson said is that if you’re for multiculturalism, you’re also for Sharia Law, multiple marriages… this is complete nonsense. This is not the opinion or the lived experience of people who live in Sydney, who grew up in Sydney… I don’t support sharia law or any of these crazy ideologies in a place like Australia, but I do believe multiculturalism works.
Drone technology won’t be ‘foolproof’ but must ‘mitigate risk’, NSW premier says
New South Wales premier Chris Minns said the state government’s expansion of shark surveillance was in response to a decline in the number of people visiting beaches amid a spate of shark attacks.
Appearing on Sky News on Sunday, he said people had been rattled by the recent attacks.
We are now in such a situation that… Even in the winter, we have seen a decrease in the number of people enjoying our beaches and the Pacific Ocean. So we know we want to take action… It won’t be perfect. We can’t promise it won’t lead to further shark attacks in the future, but we think it will reduce the risk.
Minns also reiterated his opposition to culling great white sharks to prevent future incidents, which some in the community have called for following the attack on Leah Stewart in Coogee.
They are a protected species. They’ve been a protected species since the 90’s and I’m not convinced this will work. I mean, the distances these sharks travel are huge. We can’t kill a few and send a message to the rest…
I think it’s different for bull sharks. They’re mainly found in our estuaries… We’re specifically looking at an audit of the number of sharks in Sydney Harbour. We want to keep people safe, especially when there are more people in the water.
Chris Minns unveils shark-detecting drone technology that will patrol NSW beaches year-round
Shark-detecting drone technology will be deployed in New South Wales throughout the year under a state government investment it says will be the largest expansion of aerial shark surveillance in the world.
The state government on Sunday announced $34 million in additional drone support, including the use of artificial intelligence, to expand coverage along Sydney’s beaches and the state’s coast.
Approximately 70 beaches will be monitored 365 days a year, with priority given to areas with higher user numbers and where shark incidents are more common.
This expanded monitoring will begin on July 1 and cover all Sydney beaches throughout the year, increasing from 26 to 38. There will also be two SharkSmart listening stations in Sydney harbor to alert swimmers to the presence of tagged sharks.
Prime minister, Chris MinnsHe said people should “feel confident” when visiting the state’s beaches.
While no one can promise there won’t be shark interactions, this investment is about putting more eyes in the sky so we can detect sharks earlier and give people a clear warning when they’re in the water. More drones in the air means we have a better view of what’s going on offshore and a better view of them.
Welcome to Sunday, June 28
Good morning, my readers.
His Caitlin Cassidy We’re here with you this Sunday morning, kicking things off with a major expansion of the New South Wales state government’s shark-detecting drone technology after concerns grow about an increase in shark bites in Australia.
The prime minister of the state, Chris MinnsHe has just appeared on Sky News, where he launched the program following the shock shark attack at Sydney’s popular Coogee beach.
Let’s get started.
