Ace History Desk – A brief history of denim – and why the ‘perfect pair’ of jeans remains elusive Denim is present in practically every country in the world and is widely adopted as one of the most common forms of everyday attire. Its appeal spans generations and social groups: jeans are worn worldwide by those… Read more: History of Denim & its Environmental & Sustainability Impact on the World

Ace News Desk In short: A king penguin, called Hope, has been spotted by campers on Quagi Beach, near Esperance. It is believed to be the first confirmed sighting of the sub-Antarctic species in Western Australia since 2011. What’s next? The penguin is receiving rehabilitative care at Esperance Wildlife Hospital before it will be released… Read more: Antarctic Penguin Named ‘Hope’ Appears on Remote WA Beach

Ace History Desk – A life’s work in the archives preserved priceless information for Western Australians At her 100th birthday celebrations, staff at the state library of WA celebrated the extraordinary work of Margaret Medcalf, who ensured that some of the state’s most important documents were preserved. Ms Medcalf, who joined the state library’s archives… Read more: AUSTRALIA HISTORY: WA Archive of Priceless Information Preserved

Ace Business Desk – In short: The state government has introduced new legislation to protect a major underground water supply from coal seam gas drilling in southern Queensland. Farmers say the proposed laws will make the situation worse, while industry groups say they will “engage constructively”ABC Rural RoundUp Local News Reports What’s next? The bill… Read more: Australian Farmers Clash With QLD State Government Over Water Basin Laws

Ace Business Desk – When you think about your environmental footprint, what comes to mind first? Maybe the flights you take, the car you drive or whether you choose the train instead. Perhaps it is the plastic you try to avoid, the clothes you buy or the food on your plate. But what about your… Read more: MUST READ: How Banks Affect the Environment & the Role Your Money Plays in It?

Ace Security Desk – How Big Tech and politicians built a digital ID system for everyone while pretending to fight each other. Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are competing to look tough on Silicon Valley. They hold hearings, write bills, and pose for photographs with parents who say their kids’ lives were ruined… Read more: OPINION: How Big Tech & Politicians Provide Or Fail to Provide Security Online?

Ace Business Desk – In short: New research shows Australians do not believe the political system is keeping pace with the threat posed by misinformation, undue influence and political self-interest. More than half of people say they do not feel represented or heard by their politicians. What’s next? Advocates say truth in political advertising, lobbying and… Read more: RESEARCH: Disillusioned voters drive One Nation surge as most Australians feel ignored by politicians

Ace History Desk – End of an era for Tharwa General Store after a century being owned by one family On the edge of the Murrumbidgee River, about 40 kilometres south of Canberra, sits a weatherboard building that has outlasted floods, bushfires, and even a tornado for more than a century. The Tharwa General Store… Read more: STORY: Australias History of Tharwa General Store That One Family Bought in 1926

Ace Business Desk – Company that built highly criticised BOM website wins $16m contract for new site The company responsible for the highly criticised Bureau of Meteorology website overhaul has won a $16 million tender to develop another climate data website for the government. Technology company Accenture Australia, which was also contracted for BOM’s $96 million… Read more: Australias BOM Win Another Contract to Build Climate Data Website at Cost of $1.6 Million

Ace Business Desk – In short:A court has ordered the Victorian government to pay a landowner $27 million in compensation after partially rezoning his property in Melbourne’s west. Victorian government ordered to compensate landowner $27 million over rezoned property 8h ago The land was originally zoned for rural use, but changes in 2010 saw public… Read more: Australia’s Victoria Court Orders Government to Pay Compensation to Landowner After Partial Rezoning in Melbourne

Ace Business Desk – Booking Dot Com under fire as hundreds of complaints lodged with Fair Trading A wild house party with about 200 revellers left holes punched in walls, knives stolen and about $15,000 worth of damage. Joyce Zhang said the damage to her property in south-west Sydney was an ongoing “nightmare” that left… Read more: Australias NSW Fair Trading Complaints Mount Up With Booking Dot Com

Ace History Desk – In short:A palaeontology research team from Flinders University has uncovered a series of ancient footprints along the Eyre Peninsula coastline, indicating thylacines once existed on the South Australian coast. Tasmanian tigers went extinct on mainland Australia 2,000 years ago. What’s next?  The researchers are looking at the Bridgewater Formation across South… Read more: Tasmanian tiger footprints show the carnivorous marsupial once roamed South Australian coast

Ace Food Desk – Australians are eating and growing more blueberries than ever, but questions are being asked about how production of the fruit is being regulated ABC Rural RoundUp Local News Reports Watch ABC TV’s Landline at 12:30pm AEST on Sunday or stream anytime on ABC iview. Growing pains as blueberry industry expands rapidly and… Read more: Australia’s Growing More Blueberries as Appetites Increase

Ace History Desk – In short:A small rustic cabin on the edge of the Antarctic coast has become a popular place to stay for Antarctic expeditioners. Antarctica’s only ‘Hilton’ is a former radio shack at abandoned Wilkes station Affectionately known as the Wilkes “Hilton”, the historical hut was previously used as a radio receiver room… Read more: Australian Antarctica Program: ‘Wilkes Cabin’ a Former Radio Shack the Popular Place to Stay

GlobalWarming & ClimateChange News Desk – There is one sea on Earth that touches no land, and that is because it has no shore The Atlantic Ocean holds a secret: a patch of calm water ringed by swift currents, sitting about 590 miles east of Florida yet never touching land. Known as the Sargasso Sea,… Read more: Unique Climate Engine of the Sargasso Sea Could Endanger Sea-Life & Weather Patterns With Rising Temperatures

Ace News Desk – Researchers have detected vibrations inside a magnetic crystal that split into two distinct motions and carry their own magnetic signal. The finding reveals a direct physical link between heat, sound, and magnetism, connecting three processes that scientists long studied as largely separate. Signals in the crystal Inside a magnetic iron-molybdenum crystal, the… Read more: Crystal Research Study Reveals New Way to Guide Heat & Energy

Ace Food Desk says here’s some delicious food to try with Kindness & Love xx A&M Stuffed dates with three fillings Dates hold a special place on the iftar table, the meal to break one’s fast during the month of Ramadan.  They’re often the first thing eaten after the call to prayer, a tradition that stretches… Read more: Stuffed Dates With Three Fillings To Try Either Creamy, Nutty Or Chocolatey

Ace Business Desk – Space junk is cluttering Earth’s low orbit with high-velocity projectiles and it’s getting worse The galaxy stretches out as a hazy band across a dark south-eastern Australian night sky. All is still, apart from the steady blinking of a high-altitude jet plane. A “star” appears to streak across the sky, then… Read more: AUSTRALIA RESEARCH: Earth’s Low Orbit Cluttered With Ever Increasing Space Debris

Ace Health Desk – Have you ever been to a MyHealth GP clinic, bought weight loss treatments at a health hub or had a telehealth appointment with Blua? If so, you were being treated by an operation owned in part by some of the country’s major private health insurers. Since the pandemic, health insurers have… Read more: OPINION: Australias Health System Is Changing Are They Heading For Two Tier For Rich & Poor?

Ace Business Desk – In short: Kintore locals say a Telstra outage in the community is having major flow-on impacts, causing problems with electricity and the ability to buy fuel and call Triple Zero. Local art centre manager Jaxon Waterhouse says the outage is compounding feelings of isolation as supplies dwindle at the local store.  What’s next? … Read more: Australians Suffering Six-day Telstra Outrage in Remote NT: Here’s What is Known