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The Guardian
12-08-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
AI and misinformation in crosshairs of Labor's review of its landslide election win
Labor will use a review of its historic 3 May election victory to better prepare for cyber misinformation and artificial intelligence threats in future federal campaigns. The party's national executive has appointed four people to lead a months-long review into the campaign, despite Labor winning 94 seats in the lower house and securing its biggest victory in decades. Submissions from party members will be called for on Wednesday. The former Victorian state secretary Chris Ford, Australian Services Union national secretary, Emeline Gaske, former Western Australian Labor official and 2022 election review co-chair, Lenda Oshalem, and former Albanese government staffer and consultant Moksha Watts will run the process. Sign up: AU Breaking News email Due to be completed by the end of the year, its terms of reference include consideration of key Labor policies, communication and messaging, resonance with voter groups around the country, and pushback on attacks from Peter Dutton and the Coalition during the five-week campaign. It will look at AI and other emerging risks, including misinformation, fragmentation of the electorate, cyber threats, and polling booth safety. The review is also likely to guide Labor's contributions to future debates about electoral reform in parliament. The review team is expected to examine trends in voting behaviour across local, state and national levels, as well as the trend toward increasing early voting, preference flows and demographic shifts around the country. The ALP national secretary, Paul Erickson, the architect of Labor's victory, told Guardian Australia the formal process would help the Albanese government better prepare for the next poll, due sometime around May 2028. 'Labor's 2022 and 2025 campaigns benefited enormously from the work of our two previous campaign reviews,' he said. 'The challenges we face in three years' time will be different, and we will use this review to inform how we engage with the Australian public.' Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion Dutton's campaign tanked with voters, reducing the Liberals and Nationals to just 43 seats. The former opposition leader lost his own Queensland electorate of Dickson and the Coalition will likely need at least two more terms in opposition to be competitive at an election. Labor's review of its 2022 victory was led by Oshalem and former minister Greg Combet. It made 27 recommendations, including calling for a key focus on delivery of election commitments, reconnecting with working-class voters and countering the Greens. Parliament's joint standing committee on electoral matters holds an inquiry into every federal election, and considers submissions from the major parties, members of the public and organisations including the Australian Electoral Commission. The Labor MP Jerome Laxale, who represents the Sydney seat of Bennelong, is set to chair the committee in the new parliament. The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, has commissioned two postmortem reviews to consider the Coalition's loss. The Liberal elders Nick Minchin and Pru Goward are assessing the Dutton defeat and a second review is considering the Liberal party's future structure.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
On this day: 1984 championship; hire Ford as coach; Seminoff, Hoefer pass
On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team won their 15th championship with a 111-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the 1984 NBA Finals, despite a push that got Los Angeles within three points late in the final frame. Forward Cedric Maxwell led Boston with 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, point guard Dennis Johnson added 22 points and 6 boards, forward Larry Bird 20 points, and 12 rebounds, and center Robert Parish 14 points and 16 rebounds. Shooting guard Danny Ainge and forward Kevin McHale chipped in 10 points each off the bench. Advertisement Bird would be named Finals Most Valuable Player of the eighth Finals meeting between the two teams, all of which had been won by Boston. It was also the first title the Celtics had won at home since 1966. Jun 1984; Boston, MA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper (21) takes a shot over Boston Celtics guard Gerald Henderson (43) during the 1984 NBA Finals at the Boston Garden. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 4 games to 3. Mandatory Credit: Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports It is also the anniversary of the Celtics hiring Chris Ford as head coach in the summer of 1990. Replacing Jimmy Rodgers in that role after Rodgers was sacked for a first-round exit against the New York Knicks the previous spring, Ford was elevated from an assistant to take his place. He would be fired in May 1995 due to the team's continued decline that was in truth mostly unrelated to his coaching abilities. "We had all that stuff going on, there was talk of Chris getting fired (months ago), there were a lot of things going on among the players -- it was tough," related guard Dee Brown via the Hartford Courant's Michael Arace. "(Ford) finally got the effort he was looking for (in the playoffs). He's wanted all over the league right now." Ford would coach the Celtics for five seasons, amassing a 222-188 regular-season record and a 13-16 playoff record, good for .541 and .448 winning percentages respectively. DEC 1990: BOSTON CELTICS HEAD COACH CHRIS FORD WATCHES THE ACTION FROM THE SIDELINES DURING THEIR GAME AGAINST THE DENVER NUGGETS AT MCNICHOLS ARENA IN DENVER, COLORADO. Mandatory Credit: Tim Defrisco/ALLSPORT Today is also the day that Adolph Charles "Dutch" Hoefer left us in 1983. The Frankfurt native was born in Germany in 1921 and played collegiate ball at Queens College of New York City and signed with the (now defunct) Toronto Huskies of the Basketball Association of America (BAA - a precursor league of the NBA) in the inaugural season of the league. He'd soon be traded to Boston, where he'd finish his career in 42 games over two seasons with the Celtics, recording 5.3 points per game over that stretch before calling it quits for good -- rest in peace. Advertisement Jim Seminoff also took leave of us for good on this date in 2001. The former USC wing saw his contract sold to the Celtics by the (also defunct) Chicago Stags in the season after Hoefer retired in 1948-49, and Boston was also the last stop of Seminoff's NBA career. He appeared in 123 games total for the Celtics, putting up 6.3 points and 2.6 assists per game. Rest in peace. This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics history: 1984 title; hire Ford as coach; Seminoff, Hoefer pass
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Another downtown Knoxville restaurant is closing. This time, a barbecue fixture
Knoxville is losing another downtown restaurant. Sweet P's Downtown Dive announced May 29 it will close the doors of its downtown restaurant at 410 W. Jackson Ave. on Father's Day, June 15. The Knoxville barbecue restaurant's second location, in Fountain City, will remain open at 3029 Tazewell Pike, according to a news release, and catering operations will continue. 'We are so grateful to our many customers who have supported us over the past 10 years,' owner Chris Ford said. 'And I personally am proud of our hard-working and dedicated staff.' The restaurant cites a decline in business as the reason for closing, which Ford said stems from tougher competition in the downtown restaurant scene. 'Today, there are many more places to eat in downtown Knoxville than there were when we opened a decade ago,' he said in the new release. The barbecue restaurant is the latest in a string of Knoxville restaurant closures. In the past month, other long-established Knoxville eateries have closed their doors, including The Landing House and Frothy Monkey. This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Sweet P's barbecue will close its downtown Knoxville restaurant
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Several' Downtown Restaurants in Knoxville Forced to Close
The rising costs associated with operating a restaurant have become too much for many business owners around the country to bear, and multiple establishments are set to close their doors this summer in one major college town. Business can be especially hard when restaurants don't see the influx of customers throughout the entire year, and the loss in business has proven to be too much for a number of eateries in Knoxville, Tennessee. South Press, a coffee shop that served as a welcoming space for many LGBTQ members of the local community, announced that it would be closing in late June. Frothy Monkey, another coffee shop with multiple stores around Tennessee, closed its location on Gay Street last month. Barbecue restaurant Sweet P's Downtown Dive is also set to close in a few weeks, and its owner says competition in the area is the reason. 'Today, there are many more places to eat in downtown Knoxville than there were when we opened a decade ago,' owner Chris Ford told NBC 10 News. Michele Hummel, executive director of the Downtown Knoxville Alliance, says that the number of restaurants closing is not typical. "About 5 years ago or so, I know we saw a pop of closures," Hummel said, likely pointing to restaurants forced to end business due to the pandemic. "Typically, we'll just have one or two here and there. It's something you don't like to see." Another restaurant owner, Zach Land, cited the rising costs of ingredients as a major factor for the rise in closures. "A case of eggs was $20 six months ago. Now they're $70,' Land said. He owns the Asian restaurant Landing House in South Knoxville, which recently closed after eight years. 'Chicken and beef and everything, it's all gone up. The margins on restaurants are so slim to begin with, and they get slimmer every time something goes up.' The list of restaurants in Knoxville that are either set to close or have already done so includes coffee shop Golden Roast and tapas restaurant Babalu. Despite the closures, some owners are reflecting positively on the memories they have of the communities they served in Knoxville. "I am so proud of the lives we've changed for the better. It has truly been a gift to be able to hold the space for you," said South Press owner Joslynn Fish. "We have the next 29 days to make memories together, make art, laugh, and strengthen the ties that bind. I love you all so, so, so much." 'Several' Downtown Restaurants in Knoxville Forced to Close first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 3, 2025
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sweet P's closing downtown Knoxville location
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After 10 years in business, an iconic Knoxville barbeque restaurant is set to close. Sweet P's Downtown Dive location is set to permanently close after service on Father's Day, June 15, 2025. While the barbeque restaurant at 410 W. Jackson Avenue will be closing, Sweet P's Uptown Corner in Fountain City will continue to operate, along with the catering kitchen at that location. Babalu on Gay Street closing for the second time A release from Sweet P's shared that business at Sweet P's Uptown Corner has increased in recent years, but business at the Downtown Dive has fallen. Additionally, owner Chris Ford pointed out that there has been an increase in competition in the downtown restaurant business. 'We are so grateful to our many customers who have supported us over the past 10 years,' Ford said. 'And I personally am proud of our hard-working and dedicated staff.' Ford also shared that he is reaching out to fellow restaurateurs to seek out opportunities for employees at the Downtown Dive. Inspector finds off temperatures, no sanitizer at Chinese restaurant in Morristown Sweet P's was initially founded as a catering operation in 2005. Ford, a former musician and leader of rock bands Gran Torino and Tennessee Power & Light, started Sweet P's when he left the music business. The first Sweet P's restaurant opened in 2009, as Sweet P's Barbeque and Soul House in South Knoxville. The location closed down in 2021, the same year Sweet P's Uptown Corner opened on the corner of Tazewell Pike and Jacksboro Pike. Sweet P's is the second restaurant in downtown Knoxville to announce it would be closing its doors in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, Babalu announced that it would be closing for the second time after nearly a decade on Gay Street. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
