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George H. D. Walker
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science, technology, research, math, urban farms;

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Original Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Original Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes
In 1982, a young Mac developer turned Jobs into a UI designer—and accidentally invented a new technique.
arstechnica.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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CERN reaffirms its commitment to environmentally responsible research with the release of its 4th Environment report

Find out more: home.cern/news/news/ce...
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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OpEd for The Sat Paper
Albanese is right - democracy does need defending, including on our own shores. That's why I submitted an application to obtains a copy of the Briggs Review into 'Jobs for mates' (it's been 2 years since it was commissioned). I'm still waiting and not holding my breath.
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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During a trip to Edinburgh, Ambassador Susanne Baumann presented the German-British Friendship Award to David Scrimgeour, George Laidlaw, Robert Main and Gray Allan in recognition of their longstanding commitment to 🇩🇪🇬🇧 relations, particularly in the field of town twinnings.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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✨ Every year on or around yesterday’s Saint Martin’s Day, Germans celebrate the Roman soldier turned saint who shared his cloak with a beggar freezing in the cold.

A common tradition is a lantern walk for which children make paper lanterns, walk through town and sing songs.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Oh man! If only they thought of investing in prevention of disease.
Australia invests a minuscule amount in preventive health compared to countries like UK and Canada. In the meantime 2/3s of adult aussies are overweight or obese
October 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Editorial: In almost 30 years Pauline Hanson has never built a proper party structure. Politics is a business for her and she sells to the lowest common denominator. She has stuck with a winner on immigration, trading Asians for Muslims as the market required. satpa.pe/coRqUCR
The rise and rise of Pauline Hanson
Late last week, Pauline Hanson was a guest at Donald Trump’s Halloween party. She went as herself.
satpa.pe
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Australia is home to extraordinary biodiversity but faces mounting pressures.
The Australian Academy of Science has made a crucial submission to government on implementing Australia's Strategy for Nature 2024–2030. Read the submission:
https://bit.ly/3Lu5jIB
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Hello

Revise the textbooks: New type of magnetism confirmed
youtube.com/watch?v=D0st...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda...
"--telekinetically writes a message--"

(Rotation makes magnets hover)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtDt...
Mysterious Green Glow on Mars is Not An Aurora, New Study Finds

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Revise the textbooks: New type of magnetism confirmed
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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After the Dismissal, Gough Whitlam agreed to an interview with Paul Bongiorno and began by declaring: “There has been a coup d’etat. You know, in Italian: a colpo di Stato.” He went on to speak of an illegitimate seizure of power. satpa.pe/psq8Koh
An Australian coup: Reflecting on Whitlam’s dismissal
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November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Read ALP National President Wayne Swan's full speech on the 50th Anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government at the link below 👇
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Some acai berry lovers in Brazil for this week’s U.N. climate summit are in for a surprise when they taste the fruit popular around the world in smoothies and breakfast bowls.
Traditional acai berry dishes surprise visitors to Brazil climate summit, no sugar added
Some acai berry lovers in Brazil for this week’s U.N. climate summit are in for a surprise when they taste the fruit popular around the world in smoothies and breakfast bowls.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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📴 Writing a story on the social media ban?

🔦 Chat to today's #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT @melodytaba.bsky.social from @sydney.edu.au

🤳 Melody is an expert in digital health literacy and young people

🔎 Contact details here: buff.ly/hKrf30o
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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“I always kept score by a simple measure: were ordinary people better off when I stopped than when I started?“—President Bill Clinton

Support our impact → clintonfoundation.org?form=donate_...
April 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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This year’s Christmas pavlova. Made using my grandmother’s Women’s Weekly Cookbook recipe, as always.
December 26, 2024 at 7:16 AM
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My pretty yellow orchid is flowering! 😊
June 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Welcome news that inflation has fallen to 2.1%👇
Very welcome new inflation numbers are a powerful demonstration of the progress Australians have made together. Quarterly and monthly, headline and underlying, goods and services inflation - all down. #auspol #ausecon
July 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Great to hear from ALP National President Wayne Swan and Emma Comer MP at our Politics in the Pub event today!
October 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Hello

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VpP...
Stunning Study finds Error in Nobel Prize Discovery

Paper here: academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...
Strong progenitor age bias in supernova cosmology – II. Alignment with DESI BAO and signs of a non-accelerating universe

The 2011 Nobel Prize in . . .

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Stunning Study finds Error in Nobel Prize Discovery
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The 2011 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded for the discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating based on data from supernovae. A new analysis now looks at a larger data set & finds that the Nobel Prize winning conclusion doesn't hold up.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VpP...
Nobel Prize Discovery Incompatible With New Data
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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These are the biggest reforms to Australia’s environment laws in 25 years.

Our laws must protect nature, give industry clarity, and ensure communities have a real say.

I’ll work in good faith with the Government to get this right.

theconversation.com/labors-envir...
Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise
Labor’s long-awaited environmental reforms do represent progress. But ambition levels have been dialled back and much depends on the detail.
theconversation.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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On Remembrance Day we honour those Australians who have suffered or made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country, and we acknowledge the sacrifice of their families.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Across Australia, at the same time, we pause and pay tribute, to ensure that the over 103,000 Australians who have lost their lives in service to our nation will never be forgotten.

Lest we forget.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Lest we forget.

Today, we honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

I was honoured to lay a wreath at the Kew Remembrance Day service.

Representatives from my office were also very proud to lay a wreath at the Camberwell service.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM