Matthew Wakefield
@genomematt.bsky.social
Ovarian & rare cancer researcher wehi_research and unimelb thewomens Knowledge leaks through the gaps between disciplines. He/Him
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JP Morgan Chase, the #1 global financier of fossil fuels between 2021 and 2024, has had to cancel its Sydney fun-run due to a heatwave
www.bankingonclimatechaos.org?bank=JPMorga...
www.bankingonclimatechaos.org?bank=JPMorga...
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
JP Morgan Chase, the #1 global financier of fossil fuels between 2021 and 2024, has had to cancel its Sydney fun-run due to a heatwave
www.bankingonclimatechaos.org?bank=JPMorga...
www.bankingonclimatechaos.org?bank=JPMorga...
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So who's going to actually *rebuild* liberal democracy? www.thebulwark.com/p/america-ne...
America Needs a Project 2029
The road back from here will be harder.
www.thebulwark.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
So who's going to actually *rebuild* liberal democracy? www.thebulwark.com/p/america-ne...
The timing of applause from some generals this week may be the most consequential moment for world democracy in recent memory.
September 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The timing of applause from some generals this week may be the most consequential moment for world democracy in recent memory.
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The Albanese government is being urged to make it mandatory for listed firms and other large companies to post their financial results digitally after it was revealed such reporting had not happened once in the 15 years of the current voluntary system’s operation www.afr.com/companies/pr...
Australia urged to follow Britain, US and EU with digital financial reporting
In 15 years of voluntary digital reporting in Australia, it hasn’t happened once, while successive federal governments have ignored calls to make it mandatory.
www.afr.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Albanese government is being urged to make it mandatory for listed firms and other large companies to post their financial results digitally after it was revealed such reporting had not happened once in the 15 years of the current voluntary system’s operation www.afr.com/companies/pr...
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Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw. Researchers discovered you could use malformed URLs to grab .env files and steal OpenAI or Gemini API keys. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/719617/...
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw
Microsoft has patched the flaw
www.theverge.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw. Researchers discovered you could use malformed URLs to grab .env files and steal OpenAI or Gemini API keys. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/719617/...
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If your kid is eligible for the HPV vaccine I strongly encourage you to start it now (just two shots)
August 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
If your kid is eligible for the HPV vaccine I strongly encourage you to start it now (just two shots)
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Truth. I produced a podcast on why boys should receive the #HPV ‘cervical cancer’ vaccine a few years ago. tl:dr it also protects men against throat #cancer, anal & penile cancers. Imagine! A vaccine that prevents cancers! 💯❤️ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
August 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Truth. I produced a podcast on why boys should receive the #HPV ‘cervical cancer’ vaccine a few years ago. tl:dr it also protects men against throat #cancer, anal & penile cancers. Imagine! A vaccine that prevents cancers! 💯❤️ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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One EV. $500 earned in three days.
We’ve wrapped the early results, key takeaways, and what’s coming next in Australia’s first residential V2G trial.
amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
We’ve wrapped the early results, key takeaways, and what’s coming next in Australia’s first residential V2G trial.
amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
Amber Electric
amber.com.au
August 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
One EV. $500 earned in three days.
We’ve wrapped the early results, key takeaways, and what’s coming next in Australia’s first residential V2G trial.
amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
We’ve wrapped the early results, key takeaways, and what’s coming next in Australia’s first residential V2G trial.
amber.com.au/blog/lessons...
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It’s not that we didn’t know about the impending climate crisis 50 yrs ago, or that we couldn’t have done anything to avoid it, we knew about it, and scientists came up with tons of good ideas, it’s just that a tiny group or rich & powerful people refused to do anything about it.
July 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It’s not that we didn’t know about the impending climate crisis 50 yrs ago, or that we couldn’t have done anything to avoid it, we knew about it, and scientists came up with tons of good ideas, it’s just that a tiny group or rich & powerful people refused to do anything about it.
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"I've wondered ever since, where is that video? Was he lying? Does it exist? I know everyone's very focused on lists, right? You know, where are the lists. But my question is, what's in all those files that the government has, the DOJ has?" Stacey Williams joins @timmiller.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"I've wondered ever since, where is that video? Was he lying? Does it exist? I know everyone's very focused on lists, right? You know, where are the lists. But my question is, what's in all those files that the government has, the DOJ has?" Stacey Williams joins @timmiller.bsky.social
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major statement from PM Albanese on Gaza, Australia's strongest condemnation yet:
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
July 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
major statement from PM Albanese on Gaza, Australia's strongest condemnation yet:
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
"The situation has gone beyond the world’s worst fears"
"Israel’s denial of aid and the killing of civilians, including children, seeking access to water and food cannot be defended or ignored"
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It's pretty simple: Australia doesn't need to approve more gas projects to keep the lights on. That's just a fossil fuel industry talking point.
Read Ketan's full article: australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Read Ketan's full article: australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Australia’s Gas Use On The Slide
The Federal Government has released a new report that includes projections of how much gas Australia is set to use over the coming decades. There is no ambiguity in its message: Australia reached peak...
australiainstitute.org.au
July 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It's pretty simple: Australia doesn't need to approve more gas projects to keep the lights on. That's just a fossil fuel industry talking point.
Read Ketan's full article: australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
Read Ketan's full article: australiainstitute.org.au/post/austral...
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There's something pretty interesting in the federal government's gas projections
Turns out, Australia’s gas consumption actually peaked years ago, and it's projected to keep falling.
🎙Ketan Joshi, Senior Research Associate
@ketanjoshi.co #auspol
Turns out, Australia’s gas consumption actually peaked years ago, and it's projected to keep falling.
🎙Ketan Joshi, Senior Research Associate
@ketanjoshi.co #auspol
July 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
There's something pretty interesting in the federal government's gas projections
Turns out, Australia’s gas consumption actually peaked years ago, and it's projected to keep falling.
🎙Ketan Joshi, Senior Research Associate
@ketanjoshi.co #auspol
Turns out, Australia’s gas consumption actually peaked years ago, and it's projected to keep falling.
🎙Ketan Joshi, Senior Research Associate
@ketanjoshi.co #auspol
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Conversely, normal decent people suffer from "pluralistic ignorance" -- because the assholes are so loud & ubiquitous, decent people don't realize that most other people share their decency. They don't realize they're in the majority.
July 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Conversely, normal decent people suffer from "pluralistic ignorance" -- because the assholes are so loud & ubiquitous, decent people don't realize that most other people share their decency. They don't realize they're in the majority.
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"Australians should be well informed about the role Pine Gap plays in global intelligence. Has it played a role in the Iran bombings, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine? Is it the 'eyes' on China on behalf of the US?" | John Hewson http://satpa.pe/3rxyIDL
Australia needs a national debate on defence
satpa.pe
July 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"Australians should be well informed about the role Pine Gap plays in global intelligence. Has it played a role in the Iran bombings, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine? Is it the 'eyes' on China on behalf of the US?" | John Hewson http://satpa.pe/3rxyIDL
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🚨The Catholic Church has failed to notify police of abuse allegations against one of its most senior figures – despite claiming to have done so over a week ago.
NSW Police confirm "no notification" regarding Sydney's powerful Opus Dei Bishop... theklaxon.com.au/cz69
NSW Police confirm "no notification" regarding Sydney's powerful Opus Dei Bishop... theklaxon.com.au/cz69
Church hasn't reported abuse claims: NSW Police - The Klaxon
The Catholic Church’s Sydney Diocese has failed to report to NSW Police allegations of abuse involving one of its most senior figures, despite “disclosing” the matter a week ago.
theklaxon.com.au
July 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🚨The Catholic Church has failed to notify police of abuse allegations against one of its most senior figures – despite claiming to have done so over a week ago.
NSW Police confirm "no notification" regarding Sydney's powerful Opus Dei Bishop... theklaxon.com.au/cz69
NSW Police confirm "no notification" regarding Sydney's powerful Opus Dei Bishop... theklaxon.com.au/cz69
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Patricia Arquette says US isn't 'safe for tourists' and calls to cancel the Olympics
Patricia Arquette says US isn't 'safe for tourists' and calls to cancel Olympics
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette has issued a warning to tourists worldwide, declaring that the United States is no longer a safe space for them and calling for the 2028 Olympics, planned for L...
www.irishstar.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Patricia Arquette says US isn't 'safe for tourists' and calls to cancel the Olympics
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Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
July 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
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A first for Australia!
The Snow Centre & BioGrid Australia have launched a secure, cloud-based platform (Aridhia DRE) to fast-track immune health research.
Real-time global collaboration
Safe, seamless data access
🔗 www.wehi.edu.au/news/austral...
#ImmuneHealth #MedTech #Research
The Snow Centre & BioGrid Australia have launched a secure, cloud-based platform (Aridhia DRE) to fast-track immune health research.
Real-time global collaboration
Safe, seamless data access
🔗 www.wehi.edu.au/news/austral...
#ImmuneHealth #MedTech #Research
June 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A first for Australia!
The Snow Centre & BioGrid Australia have launched a secure, cloud-based platform (Aridhia DRE) to fast-track immune health research.
Real-time global collaboration
Safe, seamless data access
🔗 www.wehi.edu.au/news/austral...
#ImmuneHealth #MedTech #Research
The Snow Centre & BioGrid Australia have launched a secure, cloud-based platform (Aridhia DRE) to fast-track immune health research.
Real-time global collaboration
Safe, seamless data access
🔗 www.wehi.edu.au/news/austral...
#ImmuneHealth #MedTech #Research
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Also how about the ABC stops hiring senior people from commercial media & other bullying cultures who may not ever understand or truly care about the tradition & importance of public broadcasting or how to be steadfast in the face of demanded favours. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A campaign of complaints about Antoinette Lattouf put the ABC under pressure – and it buckled | Alan Sunderland
The world these days is filled with those who seek to influence public interest journalism. The role of senior managers is to stoutly resist that pressure
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Also how about the ABC stops hiring senior people from commercial media & other bullying cultures who may not ever understand or truly care about the tradition & importance of public broadcasting or how to be steadfast in the face of demanded favours. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“it's time for Australia’s universities to stop #greenwashing companies like Woodside...to cut all ties with the fossil fuel industry as they did with the tobacco industry.” @rodcampbell.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au #ClimateCrisis #auspol
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
Time to end university greenwashing: The Australia Institute - The Australia Institute
The role of Monash University in greenwashing the activities of Woodside and other fossil fuel companies has been revealed by journalist Royce Kurmelovs in climate-focused publication Drilled and Crik...
australiainstitute.org.au
June 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“it's time for Australia’s universities to stop #greenwashing companies like Woodside...to cut all ties with the fossil fuel industry as they did with the tobacco industry.” @rodcampbell.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au #ClimateCrisis #auspol
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...
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Hey Australian genetics/genomics friends: the OurDNA Symposium will be in Sydney on 14 August, just before the HGSA meeting. Learn more about inclusive recruitment for genomics and get a preview of the OurDNA variant browser! events.humanitix.com/ourdna-sympo...
OurDNA Symposium 2025: Partnering for impact
The OurDNA Symposium brings stakeholders together for important conversations about building the foundation for equitable genomics in Australia.
events.humanitix.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Hey Australian genetics/genomics friends: the OurDNA Symposium will be in Sydney on 14 August, just before the HGSA meeting. Learn more about inclusive recruitment for genomics and get a preview of the OurDNA variant browser! events.humanitix.com/ourdna-sympo...
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In vivo CAR T cell generation to treat cancer and autoimmune disease | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In vivo CAR T cell generation to treat cancer and autoimmune disease
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies have transformed treatment of B cell malignancies. However, their broader application is limited by complex manufacturing processes and the necessity f...
www.science.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In vivo CAR T cell generation to treat cancer and autoimmune disease | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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If you blinked, you may have missed it. Hurricane #Erick made landfall on the Mexican coast as a major hurricane early Thursday.
It broke records for so early in the season. 80 mph intensification in 24 hours and earliest landfall on the Pacific side of Mexico.
It broke records for so early in the season. 80 mph intensification in 24 hours and earliest landfall on the Pacific side of Mexico.
June 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
If you blinked, you may have missed it. Hurricane #Erick made landfall on the Mexican coast as a major hurricane early Thursday.
It broke records for so early in the season. 80 mph intensification in 24 hours and earliest landfall on the Pacific side of Mexico.
It broke records for so early in the season. 80 mph intensification in 24 hours and earliest landfall on the Pacific side of Mexico.
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When people said that there was a gas rig right next to the 12 Apostles, I really didn't expect it to be *this* close to the 12 Apostles.
What the fuck!
What the fuck!
June 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
When people said that there was a gas rig right next to the 12 Apostles, I really didn't expect it to be *this* close to the 12 Apostles.
What the fuck!
What the fuck!