Ootz
@ootz.bsky.social
Internet safari guide in critical thinking.
Chronic illness hero & renaissance person.
There is valid and reliable research and there is not.
Living on Bama Bulmba in the wet tropics. Citizen of planet Earth.
Chronic illness hero & renaissance person.
There is valid and reliable research and there is not.
Living on Bama Bulmba in the wet tropics. Citizen of planet Earth.
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Power gouge: how AGL and Origin are milking monster profits from battling families
December 11, 2024
australiainstitute.org.au/post/power-g...
December 11, 2024
australiainstitute.org.au/post/power-g...
Power gouge: how AGL and Origin are milking monster profits from battling families
New research from The Australia Institute shines a light on how much the nation’s two biggest energy retailers are gouging from Australian consumers.
australiainstitute.org.au
December 19, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Power gouge: how AGL and Origin are milking monster profits from battling families
December 11, 2024
australiainstitute.org.au/post/power-g...
December 11, 2024
australiainstitute.org.au/post/power-g...
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How long are we going to keep subsidising these palaces of privilege?
December 7, 2024 at 8:20 PM
How long are we going to keep subsidising these palaces of privilege?
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Australia’s revolutionary social media ban on the under-16s won’t work, is misdirected and looks to be another sign of its political leaders kowtowing to Rupert Murdoch’s unhealthily dominant News Corp, writes @economist.com
www.economist.com/asia/2024/12...
www.economist.com/asia/2024/12...
Australia wants to lead the big tech crackdown
It is more likely to be an example of how not to go about banning social media
www.economist.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Australia’s revolutionary social media ban on the under-16s won’t work, is misdirected and looks to be another sign of its political leaders kowtowing to Rupert Murdoch’s unhealthily dominant News Corp, writes @economist.com
www.economist.com/asia/2024/12...
www.economist.com/asia/2024/12...
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How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:30 PM
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My column on the GDP figures showing the economy growing slower than anytime since the 1990s recession
“What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong”
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
“What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong”
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong | Greg Jericho
It’s time the reserve started undoing the damage it’s done before even public spending can’t keep the economy growing
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:20 PM
My column on the GDP figures showing the economy growing slower than anytime since the 1990s recession
“What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong”
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
“What do the latest GDP figures tell us? That the RBA is still getting it very wrong”
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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This is absolutely BRILLIANT.
The Finnish gov knows that educating its kids to critically think so they can understand the concept of actual fake news will protect its democracy.
The Aust gov needs to consider adding this type of leaning to the Aus curriculum.
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
The Finnish gov knows that educating its kids to critically think so they can understand the concept of actual fake news will protect its democracy.
The Aust gov needs to consider adding this type of leaning to the Aus curriculum.
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
edition.cnn.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:54 AM
This is absolutely BRILLIANT.
The Finnish gov knows that educating its kids to critically think so they can understand the concept of actual fake news will protect its democracy.
The Aust gov needs to consider adding this type of leaning to the Aus curriculum.
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
The Finnish gov knows that educating its kids to critically think so they can understand the concept of actual fake news will protect its democracy.
The Aust gov needs to consider adding this type of leaning to the Aus curriculum.
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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I came here for different viewpoints but abuse, sealioning, and dunning Kruger gets a block
November 30, 2024 at 1:15 AM
I came here for different viewpoints but abuse, sealioning, and dunning Kruger gets a block
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The Australian government rushed through legislation to ban under 16s from using social media - a measure widely criticised by experts.
But after 18 months they haven't been able to implement a total ban on gambling ads to protect children - a measure almost unanimously supported by experts.
🤷♀️
But after 18 months they haven't been able to implement a total ban on gambling ads to protect children - a measure almost unanimously supported by experts.
🤷♀️
November 29, 2024 at 8:03 PM
The Australian government rushed through legislation to ban under 16s from using social media - a measure widely criticised by experts.
But after 18 months they haven't been able to implement a total ban on gambling ads to protect children - a measure almost unanimously supported by experts.
🤷♀️
But after 18 months they haven't been able to implement a total ban on gambling ads to protect children - a measure almost unanimously supported by experts.
🤷♀️
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"It is, however, increasingly clear that many current interpretations of net zero CO2 emissions, if
applied globally, are not consistent with the goal of halting the rise in global temperatures."
Absolute bombshell of a paper. No subsitutes for ending fossil fuels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
applied globally, are not consistent with the goal of halting the rise in global temperatures."
Absolute bombshell of a paper. No subsitutes for ending fossil fuels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks - Nature
Nature - Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks
www.nature.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:37 AM
"It is, however, increasingly clear that many current interpretations of net zero CO2 emissions, if
applied globally, are not consistent with the goal of halting the rise in global temperatures."
Absolute bombshell of a paper. No subsitutes for ending fossil fuels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
applied globally, are not consistent with the goal of halting the rise in global temperatures."
Absolute bombshell of a paper. No subsitutes for ending fossil fuels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I think I'll just retyre...
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I think I'll just retyre...
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
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Comment under SMH/Age article...
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
November 27, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Comment under SMH/Age article...
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
"There are really no good reasons left to vote for either of the major parties any more: Both of them beholden to narrow business interests and not working in the best interest of the Australian population overall" #auspol
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Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
And stay have some respect for others. Remember why you left the dead bird 🐦⬛❌
Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 AM
And stay have some respect for others. Remember why you left the dead bird 🐦⬛❌
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ABC viewers have been calling for the return of #TheDrum for months. An outstanding panel discussion program, led by intelligent, informed, articulate & attentive hosts who listened to their guests! It provided a platform for expert commentary on important issues. But ABC Mgmt isn't listening. 😔
November 26, 2024 at 1:27 AM
ABC viewers have been calling for the return of #TheDrum for months. An outstanding panel discussion program, led by intelligent, informed, articulate & attentive hosts who listened to their guests! It provided a platform for expert commentary on important issues. But ABC Mgmt isn't listening. 😔
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The big parties govern by which lobbyists is pissing in their pocket. While community chosen reps govern for benefit of their electorate. 🤞for more “hung” governments.
imagine if behind the curtain, the ACCC was just coles + woolies, and they decided to give themselves big fat taxpayer grants and to squeeze aldi + IGA out of the market!
…well, labor + the coalition are doing something very similar to indies + minor parties.
it basically #FinancialGerrymandering.
…well, labor + the coalition are doing something very similar to indies + minor parties.
it basically #FinancialGerrymandering.
"Labor & Coalition politicians are rushing through legislation without proper scrutiny, that will deliver tens of millions of dollars in additional public funding for the major parties, while tilting the playing field against independents & minor parties."
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
November 26, 2024 at 8:02 AM
The big parties govern by which lobbyists is pissing in their pocket. While community chosen reps govern for benefit of their electorate. 🤞for more “hung” governments.
Nature’s odd ball in many ways - the foreign world of funghi.
November 26, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Nature’s odd ball in many ways - the foreign world of funghi.
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Vaccines save lives. Anti-vaxx propaganda kills. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Vaccines save lives. Anti-vaxx propaganda kills. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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One of yesterday's Rising Tide arrestees, Grant Howard is a considered, gentle and heroic person. And a coal miner who wants a just transition to a world without coal mines. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Grant is a coal miner. He’s been arrested for protesting against coal exports
A coal miner for 44 years, Grant Howard was among 170 people arrested at the Rising Tide blockade of the Port of Newcastle.
www.smh.com.au
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM
One of yesterday's Rising Tide arrestees, Grant Howard is a considered, gentle and heroic person. And a coal miner who wants a just transition to a world without coal mines. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Mass bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in early 2024 was the most severe and most widespread yet recorded - surpassing 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2022.
The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Mass bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in early 2024 was the most severe and most widespread yet recorded - surpassing 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2022.
The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Of course.
Only for commercial reasons - nothing to do with the well-being of kids.
Now watch them launch their own kids targeted media #auspol
Only for commercial reasons - nothing to do with the well-being of kids.
Now watch them launch their own kids targeted media #auspol
November 26, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Of course.
Only for commercial reasons - nothing to do with the well-being of kids.
Now watch them launch their own kids targeted media #auspol
Only for commercial reasons - nothing to do with the well-being of kids.
Now watch them launch their own kids targeted media #auspol
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"a year after her death, the recommendations of the brave Peta Murphy with multi-partisan support showed us a path forward, but our government caved in to vested interests."
Tim Costello on the government's failure on gambling advertising reform. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tim Costello on the government's failure on gambling advertising reform. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What has happened to gambling reform under Labor? It’s simple – the government has been cowed by vested interests | Tim Costello
A year ago, at Peta Murphy’s funeral, I felt sure her legacy would be honoured. Now it seems any gambling ad reform has been squibbed
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:48 AM
"a year after her death, the recommendations of the brave Peta Murphy with multi-partisan support showed us a path forward, but our government caved in to vested interests."
Tim Costello on the government's failure on gambling advertising reform. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tim Costello on the government's failure on gambling advertising reform. #auspol
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...