MARK KENTWELL: Yeah Mark Kentwell, MK, Kenny K and I organize the scaling and vision side of the business. PAUL FARRELL: For those of us fortunate enough to buy or sell a home, agents are the gatekeepers to the market.

But this is one of the first times we’ve seen Federation agents operating in the Klingon Empire. And we get a lot of Klingon action in this novel, which capably weaves together the various interpretations on the race we’ve seen through the years. Oh, and did I mention that this novel also features the Orions for good measure? Feel free to improve the article, but do not remove this notice before the discussion is closed. For more information, see the guide to deletion. NATASHA MANN: A lot of its enshrined in law in terms of what the maximum value of the fine can be. So that really is a matter for the politicians to change the law in that respect. ANTONIA MERCORELLA, CEO, REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE OF QUEENSLAND: This is an area where consumer protection is absolutely essential. It's people's life savings that are going into this. Of course, this is not the first novel since Simon & Schuster renewed their novel license in 2018 to further some of those storylines: Christopher L. Bennett’s The Higher Frontier featured characters he had created for previous Star Trek novels set in the Motion Picture era.PAUL FARRELL: But NSW Fair Trading inspectors are doing their best to keep real estate agents honest. we're joining them in the middle of a week-long blitz. PAUL FARRELL: I mean, some might say that indicates that that's a far too friendly relationship, getting tip-offs like that, what would you say to that? Mainstream republicans and some academics have disputed what impact agents and informers actually had on the IRA’s capacity to carry on its campaign. Edwards’s valuable research does reveal important intelligence failures, and the turf wars between Special Branch, the army and MI5… Edwards’s thesis is not that the IRA was infiltrated and betrayed into defeat; its campaign could have continued with diminishing effects for some years. Rather it is that the intelligence war played a decisive role in strengthening those in the IRA leadership who wanted a ceasefire.’ The “ truth decay” caused by misinformation has taken hold of the world during the digital age, eroding civil discourse, causing political paralysis, and leading to public uncertainty and disengagement. With so much noise, people are taking the easy route of simply reaffirming their own biases with the information that they consume. The most recent and prevalent of these issues lies in COVID-19 vaccine trust, with many people on both sides of the issue finding information that simply reaffirms their own beliefs, as opposed to engaging in civil conversation with each other.

MARK KENTWELL: It's no wonder that people from all around Australia and locals alike are trying to get their piece of coastal real estate action that's close to the city of Newcastle. ZED NASHEET: Obviously with the interest rate rise that's just gone up we've you know everything gets slowed down, I'm happy to take an offer of 2.4 million in writing if you like. You can't do that? That's OK would you go 2.3 million? Kohn, M. (1965). Social class and parent-child relationships: An interpretation. American Journal of Sociology, 68, 471–480.CHAD DUNN: Look I think we were surprised, I know talking to different sales agents, they were surprised as well because I think on face value, they weren't informed that there was what could be perceived as a conflict of interest and I think as long as clients are informed that there is that conflict of interest to a degree, I think then problem solved.

CHRISTINE SHAW, REAL ESTATE AGENT: Christine Shaw real estate agent from Canberra. Our industry is all about trust. I believe the legislation should be improved, so that consumers have greater protection.Recruited by British Intelligence to infiltrate the IRA and Sinn Féin during the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles, they were 'agents of influence'. With codenames like INFLICTION, STAKEKNIFE, 3007 and CAROL, these spies played a pivotal role in the fight against Irish republicanism. Now, for the first time, some of these agents have emerged from the shadows to tell their compelling stories. Agents of Influence takes you behind the scenes of the secret intelligence war which helped bring the IRA's armed struggle to an end.