Hey Blurtstars
It's been two weeks since our last show and we've lots to cover.
In Banter we'll chat about the Hollywood actor's strike, Trump Watch, Taylor Swift, Trans Awareness week.
In our first segment we get into some Good News.
And we finish off with Across The Dutch and we will see why New Zealand is flapping about.
Tune in and find out on https://www.youtube.com/@thenewblurt7773, with Wencee and the Kegsta.
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Banter
Transgender Awareness Week is from 13 - 19 November 2023. Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is celebrated on 20 November. For more information visit the official webpage here →
The Hollywood actors strike has come to an end after four months negotiating with the studios. The Australian movie industry also need to negotiate their own deals to protect their rights and IP. Follow the story here →
BBC News | Actors' strike ends: Which films will resume production
8th November will forever be remembered for the big Optus fail. A near full business day outage cause many issues across the nation when mobile, landline and broadband services went offline from 4am →
ABC News | What caused Optus's nationwide outage, and how long was it down for? Here's what we know
Trump Watch
We covered the latest news about the various federal cases against the former US president →
BBC News | Donald Trump: Legal experts see uphill battle in fraud case
Guardian News | Trump unleashes outrage at court clerk online barely an hour after gag order paused
Good News
This weeks’ Good News comes from Queensland.
A chance meeting at a Local Government conference lead to half sisters to meet for the first time →
ABC News | These sisters would never have met had it not been for a kind word at a work conference
And on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, a father and son who are eco-warriors, cleaning up the Noose River, found a lost and very expensive watch. They managed to find the owners →
ABC News | On a clean sweep of Noosa River, eco-warriors find $30,000 vintage watch
Across The Dutch
Who won the Bird of the Century? With the help of British John Oliver, US talk show host, a massive 350,000 votes were counted to determine the New Zealand bird of the century →
Official New Zealand Bird of The Century webpage
And the winner is....pūteketeke
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New Zealand has gone to the birds again