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Could New Zealand be headed for its own Robodebt episode?
2025-06-07 03:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Robodebt scheme is remembered as one of the biggest public policy scandals in modern Australia but there are fears history could repeat itself across the Tasman.New Zealand's conservative government is currently trying to expand the use of "automated decision-making" in the welfare system as part of a concerted effort to rein in public spending.But critics fear the reforms will take crucial decisions about vulnerable people out of the hands of humans and allow algorithms to determine who receives benefits.Salvation Army social policy advocate Ana Ika understands the government wants to be more efficient "but efficiency comes at a cost"."This cost has human lives and those are human lives the Salvation Army sees every day," she said.New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development has moved to allay concerns, arguing the technology will make the welfare system easier for people."Any decision to decline a benefit will always be made by a staff member," deputy chief executive of organisat...
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Lady Gaga brings fan to tears with message after warm Coachella moment
2025-06-06 11:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Lady Gagabrought a fan to tears during the pop star's headline-grabbing Coachella set on Friday.Serena Foster was able to hand the singer a black bouquet of fake flowers when Gaga came up to the crowd control rail during the concertThe headlne slot had already left fans feeling 'unsettled'as Gaga took to the stage for a jaw-dropping performance at theCoachellaValley Music and Arts Festival in Indio-with some fans likening the visuals to a 'satanic ritual'.In an emotional TikTok video taken after she left the festival, Serena explained that she actually brought two bouquets and initially planned to 'give her both, but I just handed her one, so now I have matching flowers.'She began to cry as she recalled that 'Its been my dream since I was 14 years old to give Gaga something that she would take from me. I know thats crazy, but its always been a dream, and literally tonight, Gaga, you took my flowers from my hand and Ive had dreams of that since I was like 14, 15 years old.'Overcome...
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Taylor Swift Reveals What Owning Her Masters Means for Future 'Taylor's Version' Albums, Including Reputation
2025-06-06 02:45:05| Spiritual Career Counseling
NEED TO KNOWTaylor Swift revealed the fate of Reputation (Taylor's Version) after announcing she'd bought back all her mastersThe star said that while her debut album is entirely re-recorded, she has yet to complete "a quarter" of ReputationSwift said there will, however, be a time "for the unreleased vault tracks from that album to hatch" When Taylor Swift ended her social media hiatus with the surprising news that shed regained control of her masters, her fans were thrilled for the pop superstar. Indeed, Swifties had been anticipating an announcement for some timeand it wasnt that one. Though the acquisition marked the end of a nearly six-year saga for Swift, one question still lingered: Where is Reputation (Taylors Version)? Since 2021, the Grammy winner, 35, has been releasing re-recorded versions of her first six albums in order to own the masters, as the original versions were sold without, she said, her knowledge or approval. Fearless (Taylors Version) came first in April 2...
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