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The Kimba nuclear waste plan bites the dust. Here's what went wrong and how to do better next time

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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The federal government has scrapped plans to build the nation’s first radioactive waste storage facility on farmland near Kimba in South Australia.

Key Points: 
  • The federal government has scrapped plans to build the nation’s first radioactive waste storage facility on farmland near Kimba in South Australia.
  • That’s because the “decide and defend” model, where a government decides to put radioactive waste somewhere and then attempts to defend it against the community, hasn’t worked anywhere.
  • Those countries still don’t have any process for long-term management of radioactive waste.
  • The only way to manage our radioactive waste is to engage the community from the start.

Stacking the deck

    • The traditional owners had not been consulted – in fact they were specifically excluded from the consultation process.
    • On Thursday morning, Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King told the House of Representatives she would not challenge the Federal Court decision.
    • King noted the amount of radioactive waste will keep growing, and said her department has begun work on alternative proposals.

Consulting traditional owners is crucial

    • If buried under a few metres of earth, the radiation reaching the surface is not much above normal background levels.
    • Anywhere we want to store radioactive waste in Australia is the traditional land of a group of Indigenous people.
    • Read more:
      There's a long and devastating history behind the proposal for a nuclear waste dump in South Australia

What should happen next?

    • The idea of shifting intermediate-level waste from Lucas Heights to another temporary store 1,700km away is particularly silly.
    • There’s no obvious reason it would have been better in a temporary store at Kimba than in the current temporary store of Lucas Heights.
    • Read more:
      Australia hasn't figured out low-level nuclear waste storage yet – let alone high-level waste from submarines

Looking ahead

    • But they also held out an olive branch to the federal government, recognising the waste problem hasn’t gone away.
    • ACF looks forward to constructive dialogue with the Albanese government to help develop a new and responsible approach to radioactive waste management in Australia.

Andy Menzies Joins Talkmap® as Chief Revenue Officer

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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DALLAS, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Talkmap is proud to announce the addition of Andy Menzies as their Chief Revenue Officer. With decades of experience in the software industry, Andy brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Talkmap team. As CRO, he will be responsible for sales, marketing, customer success, indirect channels and delivery. 

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Talkmap is proud to announce the addition of Andy Menzies as their Chief Revenue Officer.
  • With decades of experience in the software industry, Andy brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Talkmap team.
  • In addition to his primary job functions, Andy has been recognized for his commitment to team motivation, equality & diversity in the workplace.
  • "We are thrilled to have Andy join our company as our Chief Revenue Officer," said Tim Moss, CEO of Talkmap.

Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics.

Key Points: 
  • Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics.
  • His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past.
  • Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on the present – most recently, in the form of the robodebt royal commission report.
  • Leaving aside the independently wealthy Malcolm Turnbull, Morrison is the first prime minister originally elected to parliament under the post-2004 superannuation arrangements for politicians.
  • Of course, former prime ministers receive many other goodies, such as office facilities and free travel, but that does not earn them a living.
  • He has been shopping himself around and seems to imagine a future on the lecture circuit.
  • That is potentially a nice little earner for an ex-leader, as Tony Blair and Bill Clinton have shown.

Menzies Aviation Selects WNS to Transform their Finance Shared Services

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, today announced that it has been selected by Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, to transform their global finance shared services organization.

Key Points: 
  • WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, today announced that it has been selected by Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, to transform their global finance shared services organization.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230628063911/en/
    WNS will enable Menzies Aviation to transform their financial activities by improving accuracy, efficiency, scalability, security, and process standardization, while reducing the cost of operations.
  • The shared services model will leverage WNS’ travel and logistics expertise, robust portfolio of F&A solutions, and differentiated automation capabilities.
  • “We are looking forward to sharing the benefits from partnering with WNS to help transform our global finance and accounting shared services.

The Liberals are the fifth iteration of Australia's main centre-right party. Could the Voice campaign hasten a sixth?

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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Party stability on the progressive side of politics, and repeated party reconfiguration on the conservative side of politics, is a marked contrast in the history of Australia’s two-party political system.

Key Points: 
  • Party stability on the progressive side of politics, and repeated party reconfiguration on the conservative side of politics, is a marked contrast in the history of Australia’s two-party political system.
  • That history is relevant now, as the Liberals find themselves in the electoral wilderness, and as a schism emerges over its stance on the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to the Australian parliament.

A party of many iterations


    In contrast to the Australian Labor Party, which predates Federation in 1901 and has existed continuously since, the Liberal Party was formed in 1944 and formally launched in 1945. It is the fifth iteration of the main vehicles through which the centre-right has sought federal parliamentary representation. Federally, the Liberal Party’s genealogy is:
    • They were the Deakin-led Protectionist Party, the Free Trade Party (later renamed the Anti-Socialist Party) and the Labor Party.
    • In 1909 the Protectionist Party and Anti-Socialist Party united to create the Commonwealth Liberal Party to compete with Labor, ushering in the “two party” era.
    • The next two iterations saw the main anti-Labor party unite, from opposition, with Labor breakaways to form a new party.
    • In 1931, the Nationalist Party opposition and Labor defector Joseph Lyons and his allies joined to form the United Australia Party (UAP).

Could the Liberal Party be reborn again?

    • Holding the Liberal Party together has since become established as the benchmark for Dutton’s success or failure as opposition leader.
    • This is either a low bar or it’s a sign that the Liberal Party is indeed at risk of breaking apart.
    • Howard and conservative Liberal leadership successors since demanded the selling out of principled centrist policy positions as the price of moderates’ inclusion in cabinet and shadow cabinet.
    • The party become less and less reflective of mainstream Australia even as some visible moderates survived and rose through the ministerial ranks.
    • Former prime minister Scott Morrison’s misogynistic handling of sexual violence allegations concerning Liberal Party figures followed.
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      Will a preoccupation with party unity destroy the Liberal Party?

Will a preoccupation with party unity destroy the Liberal Party?

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The original Liberal Party was created from a fusion of the Protectionist and Free Trade parties in 1910.

Key Points: 
  • The original Liberal Party was created from a fusion of the Protectionist and Free Trade parties in 1910.
  • It was officially named the Liberal Party, with Alfred Deakin as its leader, in 1913.
  • Lyons “knew how to win elections” said former National Party prime minister, Stanley Bruce, but was bereft of policy initiative and struggled to maintain party discipline.
  • It would take wholesale party reform and a revitalisation of the liberal message, led by Robert Menzies, for it to re-emerge as the Liberal Party that won government in 1949 and held office for 23 years.
  • Is current intra-party contention of a scale that saw the implosion of the UAP and the creation of the modern Liberal Party?
  • The republic issue, championed by Labor prime minister Paul Keating in the 1990s, looked likely to cause division with the Liberal Party.
  • Indeed, Howard used the occasion to underline, as he often did, that the Liberal Party was a “broad church”.

Menzies Completes Successful LAX Pilot Program of Mullen Class 1 EV Cargo and Passenger Vans

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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(NASDAQ: MULN ) (“Mullen” or the “Company”), an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, today announces successful close of the 60-day commercial EV pilot program for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation (“Menzies”) and Loop Global Inc. (“Loop”) at Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”).

Key Points: 
  • (NASDAQ: MULN ) (“Mullen” or the “Company”), an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, today announces successful close of the 60-day commercial EV pilot program for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation (“Menzies”) and Loop Global Inc. (“Loop”) at Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”).
  • Menzies operates in 250-plus airports in 58 countries, providing ground, air cargo and fuel services to commercial airports and airlines.
  • During the pilot, Loop provided EV charging infrastructure and fleet operations software to service the Mullen electric vans through its electric vehicle fleet-as-a-service (“EVFaaS”) program.
  • Successful pilots such as this demonstrate how companies can scale their fleet operations with commercial EV offerings from Mullen,” said David Michery, CEO and chairman of Mullen Automotive.

Menzies Aviation Selects Wipro to Transform Its Air Cargo Services

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology services and consulting company, announced that it has been selected by Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to transform its air cargo management services.

Key Points: 
  • Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology services and consulting company, announced that it has been selected by Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to transform its air cargo management services.
  • Wipro’s revolutionary cargo handling product was architected using cloud-native technologies and will address all of Menzies’ needs, as well as those of the broader air cargo industry.
  • Omkar Nisal, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Wipro Limited, said: “Wipro is delighted to partner with Menzies Aviation, a global powerhouse in aviation services.
  • We are excited to deliver a modern, contemporary cargo handling solution architected on latest technologies that will support Menzies’ air cargo transformation and growth plans.

SAL Saudi Logistics Services and Menzies Aviation Sign MoU to Collaboratively Deliver World-class Passenger Handling Services for Low-cost Carriers at Saudi Airports

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Friday, January 27, 2023
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SAL Saudi Logistics Services and Menzies Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a comprehensive study on delivering best in class passenger handling services for Low-cost carriers at Saudi Arabia airports.

Key Points: 
  • SAL Saudi Logistics Services and Menzies Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a comprehensive study on delivering best in class passenger handling services for Low-cost carriers at Saudi Arabia airports.
  • SAL Saudi Logistics Services is the market leading air cargo handler in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and recently obtained a license to provide passenger handling services in Saudi airports from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), enabling the company to continue offering high quality, professional logistics services at the Kingdom's airports.
  • Menzies Aviation is the world’s largest aviation services company with operations at more than 250 airports in 58 countries.
  • Emphasizing the importance of the agreement with Menzies, Mr. Faisal AlBedah, Managing Director and CEO of SAL Saudi Logistics Services, stated: "This MoU will enable SAL to utilize Menzies’ global capabilities and expertise.

Mullen Automotive, Loop Global and Menzies Aviation Pilot New Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure at Los Angeles International Airport

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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BREA, Calif., Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Mullen Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN ) (“Mullen” or the “Company”), an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, announces a pilot program for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation (“Menzies”) and Loop Global Inc. (“Loop”) at Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”).

Key Points: 
  • BREA, Calif., Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Mullen Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN ) (“Mullen” or the “Company”), an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, announces a pilot program for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation (“Menzies”) and Loop Global Inc. (“Loop”) at Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”).
  • Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, is piloting Mullen Automotive electric vans and Loop Global charging infrastructure across its operations at LAX as it looks for innovative solutions to support its ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2033.
  • Loop will provide EV charging infrastructure and fleet operations software to service the Mullen electric vans through its electric vehicle fleet as-a-service (EVFaaS) program.
  • Working together with Menzies and Loop providing a full EV ecosystem solution is a great opportunity for Mullen.”