Peter Tait
@peterwtait.bsky.social
And not care and compassion either.
The AMA NT rejects the NT government ban on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones for under 18s, saying it has been made on the basis of politics and not science
December 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And not care and compassion either.
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The Bondi massacre, antisemitism and criticism of Israel have become tightly entangled in public debate. Context matters if fear is not to harden into blame, writes Jack Waterford.
#auspol #Bondi #antisemitism #MiddleEast #media
#auspol #Bondi #antisemitism #MiddleEast #media
This one’s on Netanyahu, not Albanese
The Bondi massacre sits within a wider international context that has reshaped public attitudes to Israel, antisemitism and protest, complicating how grief, fear and responsibility are understood in Australia.
johnmenadue.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Bondi massacre, antisemitism and criticism of Israel have become tightly entangled in public debate. Context matters if fear is not to harden into blame, writes Jack Waterford.
#auspol #Bondi #antisemitism #MiddleEast #media
#auspol #Bondi #antisemitism #MiddleEast #media
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A good piece:
“The danger after Bondi isn’t only that we ask the wrong questions but that we answer them too quickly. Symbolic policymaking may reassure anxious electorates, but it rarely improves security outcomes.”
www.smh.com.au/national/aft...
“The danger after Bondi isn’t only that we ask the wrong questions but that we answer them too quickly. Symbolic policymaking may reassure anxious electorates, but it rarely improves security outcomes.”
www.smh.com.au/national/aft...
After Bondi, we crave certainty – but quick fixes are dangerous
We won’t make Australia safer with rapidly conceived solutions for the massacre. They could make us less safe.
www.smh.com.au
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A good piece:
“The danger after Bondi isn’t only that we ask the wrong questions but that we answer them too quickly. Symbolic policymaking may reassure anxious electorates, but it rarely improves security outcomes.”
www.smh.com.au/national/aft...
“The danger after Bondi isn’t only that we ask the wrong questions but that we answer them too quickly. Symbolic policymaking may reassure anxious electorates, but it rarely improves security outcomes.”
www.smh.com.au/national/aft...
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RANZCP: Australian and New Zealand governments must take a careful, clinically grounded approach to decisions about puberty blockers, with the mental and physical health of children and adolescents placed at the centre of all policy and service decisions.
December 22, 2025 at 6:09 AM
RANZCP: Australian and New Zealand governments must take a careful, clinically grounded approach to decisions about puberty blockers, with the mental and physical health of children and adolescents placed at the centre of all policy and service decisions.
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As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
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NSW Premier Minns is intending to criminalize peaceful public opposition to genocide.
If his aim is 'social cohesion', this action will deliver the opposite. #nswpol #auspol
If his aim is 'social cohesion', this action will deliver the opposite. #nswpol #auspol
Minns fails to understand that real democracy requires concerned citizens demonstrating against inhumanity, genocide, apartheid, colonialism and misuse of power. A Labor Premier must not sacrifice democratic rights on the altar of ill informed, short term, knee jerk reactions.
December 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Jim Chalmers has done a good job of managing the small stuff but Australians need a treasurer thinking much bigger than “what would Sussan Ley say about that?” Our preoccupation with the size of the deficit has blinded us to the huge opportunities we face www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
The fight Chalmers has to have
ANALYSIS: Having finally persuaded most voters that it is the better economic manager, Labor is well placed to pursue an obvious solution to the problems to come.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Jim Chalmers has done a good job of managing the small stuff but Australians need a treasurer thinking much bigger than “what would Sussan Ley say about that?” Our preoccupation with the size of the deficit has blinded us to the huge opportunities we face www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
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"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896.
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896.
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Few issues unite progressive and conservative voters. Ending corruption is one of the few exceptions.
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Few issues unite progressive and conservative voters. Ending corruption is one of the few exceptions.
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Read Helen Haines' full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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☀️ Heatwave Alert ⚠️
Heatwave conditions are predicted for large parts of Australia this week. Extreme heat is known as Australia's 'silent killer', so it’s important to take steps to protect your health.
Read our heat and health fact sheet to learn more: www.dea.org.au/heat_and_hea...
Heatwave conditions are predicted for large parts of Australia this week. Extreme heat is known as Australia's 'silent killer', so it’s important to take steps to protect your health.
Read our heat and health fact sheet to learn more: www.dea.org.au/heat_and_hea...
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
☀️ Heatwave Alert ⚠️
Heatwave conditions are predicted for large parts of Australia this week. Extreme heat is known as Australia's 'silent killer', so it’s important to take steps to protect your health.
Read our heat and health fact sheet to learn more: www.dea.org.au/heat_and_hea...
Heatwave conditions are predicted for large parts of Australia this week. Extreme heat is known as Australia's 'silent killer', so it’s important to take steps to protect your health.
Read our heat and health fact sheet to learn more: www.dea.org.au/heat_and_hea...
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ANZJPH research reaches 1.1M+ readers each year.
In 2025, our papers didn’t just get cited - they influenced policy debates, supported advocacy and made headlines on issues from kids’ e-scooter injuries to diet, vapes and vaccination.
8 standout articles (including a special issue) 👇
In 2025, our papers didn’t just get cited - they influenced policy debates, supported advocacy and made headlines on issues from kids’ e-scooter injuries to diet, vapes and vaccination.
8 standout articles (including a special issue) 👇
Eight ANZJPH articles that made headlines in 2025 : Intouch Public Health
Here are eight standout journal articles that shaped public health conversations in 2025.
intouchpublichealth.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
ANZJPH research reaches 1.1M+ readers each year.
In 2025, our papers didn’t just get cited - they influenced policy debates, supported advocacy and made headlines on issues from kids’ e-scooter injuries to diet, vapes and vaccination.
8 standout articles (including a special issue) 👇
In 2025, our papers didn’t just get cited - they influenced policy debates, supported advocacy and made headlines on issues from kids’ e-scooter injuries to diet, vapes and vaccination.
8 standout articles (including a special issue) 👇
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We're a founding member of the Aust Gun Safety Alliance, which has issued a joint call for urgent firearm reform following the Bondi tragedy.
We must build on the original lifesaving framework from 1996, and address its current shortcomings.
www.gunsafetyalliance.org.au/updates/gun-...
We must build on the original lifesaving framework from 1996, and address its current shortcomings.
www.gunsafetyalliance.org.au/updates/gun-...
Gun Safety Advocates Support a Ten-Point Plan for Firearm Reform
Australia’s leading public-health, community-safety and firearm-harm prevention organisations today issued a joint call for urgent reform of Australia’s firearms laws...
www.gunsafetyalliance.org.au
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 AM
We're a founding member of the Aust Gun Safety Alliance, which has issued a joint call for urgent firearm reform following the Bondi tragedy.
We must build on the original lifesaving framework from 1996, and address its current shortcomings.
www.gunsafetyalliance.org.au/updates/gun-...
We must build on the original lifesaving framework from 1996, and address its current shortcomings.
www.gunsafetyalliance.org.au/updates/gun-...
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Sunday's Pol.is session video, more information, share text idea and the Pol.is survey all available in the top tab here: bit.ly/3XZgr32.
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Sunday's Pol.is session video, more information, share text idea and the Pol.is survey all available in the top tab here: bit.ly/3XZgr32.
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Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Two men.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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What the everloving fuck is this
They wonder why people think government is a sick joke
Nah, we won't stop funding fossil fuels, or stop gambling ads, or regulate AI. We'll do an unworkable and idiotic social media ban for kids...
Oh and here's a pile of cash for private equity because Tim Tams.
They wonder why people think government is a sick joke
Nah, we won't stop funding fossil fuels, or stop gambling ads, or regulate AI. We'll do an unworkable and idiotic social media ban for kids...
Oh and here's a pile of cash for private equity because Tim Tams.
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What the everloving fuck is this
They wonder why people think government is a sick joke
Nah, we won't stop funding fossil fuels, or stop gambling ads, or regulate AI. We'll do an unworkable and idiotic social media ban for kids...
Oh and here's a pile of cash for private equity because Tim Tams.
They wonder why people think government is a sick joke
Nah, we won't stop funding fossil fuels, or stop gambling ads, or regulate AI. We'll do an unworkable and idiotic social media ban for kids...
Oh and here's a pile of cash for private equity because Tim Tams.
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If you're in Canberra, make sure that you visit @MOAD for the always-excellent Behind the Lines exhibition of the best political cartoons of the year.
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
Behind the Lines 2025
Our annual exhibition of political cartooning.
moadoph.gov.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you're in Canberra, make sure that you visit @MOAD for the always-excellent Behind the Lines exhibition of the best political cartoons of the year.
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
A fun, yet incisive look at the year, stripped back to the real issues that made an impact this year. #auspol
moadoph.gov.au/visit/whats-...
Indeed.
Assuming you mean the thrust of the piece that the tech billionairres are taking over using their AI?
Assuming you mean the thrust of the piece that the tech billionairres are taking over using their AI?
This is one of the most confronting things I've read in recent memory.
Despite the title, it's not about the environmental impacts of AI - it's about extreme tech oligarchy.
Does anyone have an argument or three to refute it? It seems logical to me.
open.substack.com/pub/theturni...
Despite the title, it's not about the environmental impacts of AI - it's about extreme tech oligarchy.
Does anyone have an argument or three to refute it? It seems logical to me.
open.substack.com/pub/theturni...
You forgot to mention how much water AI consumes.
I used to think climate change posed the biggest threat to the existence of humankind. Now, I think AI is more likely to wipe out the majority of humans, faster than climate change will.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Indeed.
Assuming you mean the thrust of the piece that the tech billionairres are taking over using their AI?
Assuming you mean the thrust of the piece that the tech billionairres are taking over using their AI?
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Doing what governments won't for ourselves, ourselves.
On extending our concept of direct action
What would it mean to become the rising tide?
in-between-days.ghost.io/becoming-the...
What would it mean to become the rising tide?
in-between-days.ghost.io/becoming-the...
Becoming the Rising Tide
The unintentional three week hiatus in publishing here at In Between Days, and the consequent further delay in finishing the promised piece on the necessity and limits of left populism, are (largely) ...
in-between-days.ghost.io
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Doing what governments won't for ourselves, ourselves.
Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...
✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: End Government Secrecy
Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. But the Labor Government’s proposed changes to freedom of information laws threaten ...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...
Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...
✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: End Government Secrecy
Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. But the Labor Government’s proposed changes to freedom of information laws threaten ...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Australians have a right to access government information and to understand how decisions are made on their behalf. I just signed this @australiainstitute.org.au petition calling to end government secrecy: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_governme...
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The ACT’s restorative justice program isn’t “soft” – it works. New evidence shows better outcomes for victims and sharply reduced reoffending in domestic and sexual violence cases, writes Andrew Fraser.
#RestorativeJustice #DomesticViolence #CriminalJustice #ACT #JusticeReform #EvidenceBasedPolicy
#RestorativeJustice #DomesticViolence #CriminalJustice #ACT #JusticeReform #EvidenceBasedPolicy
Brave ACT shows restorative justice for sex offenders can work
A major Australian Institute of Criminology evaluation shows restorative justice in the ACT has improved victim wellbeing and significantly reduced reoffending in domestic and sexual violence cases.
johnmenadue.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The ACT’s restorative justice program isn’t “soft” – it works. New evidence shows better outcomes for victims and sharply reduced reoffending in domestic and sexual violence cases, writes Andrew Fraser.
#RestorativeJustice #DomesticViolence #CriminalJustice #ACT #JusticeReform #EvidenceBasedPolicy
#RestorativeJustice #DomesticViolence #CriminalJustice #ACT #JusticeReform #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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Climate change will ‘create’ lots of jobs, eg 2000 extra jobs to process the claims from Brisbane floods
Time for new thinking re what kind of jobs we want, not just how many…building new gas & coal doesn’t just cause disasters it diverts workers from useful tasks thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Time for new thinking re what kind of jobs we want, not just how many…building new gas & coal doesn’t just cause disasters it diverts workers from useful tasks thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Rebuilding after climate chaos 'creates jobs', but isn’t economic progress
Climate change will create jobs, but rebuilding what’s been destroyed is not progress.
thepoint.com.au
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Climate change will ‘create’ lots of jobs, eg 2000 extra jobs to process the claims from Brisbane floods
Time for new thinking re what kind of jobs we want, not just how many…building new gas & coal doesn’t just cause disasters it diverts workers from useful tasks thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Time for new thinking re what kind of jobs we want, not just how many…building new gas & coal doesn’t just cause disasters it diverts workers from useful tasks thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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What action do we want our MPs to take in 2026?
CAPaD is offering the chance to have a conversation with them about that.
1st step, December 14, introduction to Pol.is (a tool to help communities collect and prioritise ideas).
Find out more and register at canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
CAPaD is offering the chance to have a conversation with them about that.
1st step, December 14, introduction to Pol.is (a tool to help communities collect and prioritise ideas).
Find out more and register at canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What action do we want our MPs to take in 2026?
CAPaD is offering the chance to have a conversation with them about that.
1st step, December 14, introduction to Pol.is (a tool to help communities collect and prioritise ideas).
Find out more and register at canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
CAPaD is offering the chance to have a conversation with them about that.
1st step, December 14, introduction to Pol.is (a tool to help communities collect and prioritise ideas).
Find out more and register at canberra-alliance.org.au/event/
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Residents' concerns over the proposed Tarago incinerator should be taken seriously, PHAA member and @anu-iceds.bsky.social researcher @peterwtait.bsky.social tells ABC.
"Newer facilities had not yet operated long enough to determine whether stricter regulations made them safer." shorturl.at/QKoq0
"Newer facilities had not yet operated long enough to determine whether stricter regulations made them safer." shorturl.at/QKoq0
Sydney's rubbish leaves farmers feeling like 'second-class citizens'
Farmers near Tarago in southern New South Wales fear a proposed waste-to-energy incinerator could threaten their health and livelihoods.
shorturl.at
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Residents' concerns over the proposed Tarago incinerator should be taken seriously, PHAA member and @anu-iceds.bsky.social researcher @peterwtait.bsky.social tells ABC.
"Newer facilities had not yet operated long enough to determine whether stricter regulations made them safer." shorturl.at/QKoq0
"Newer facilities had not yet operated long enough to determine whether stricter regulations made them safer." shorturl.at/QKoq0
COPout: where fossil fuel entities delay action.
Wrapping an eventful first week at COP30 – from health announcements to geopolitics and flooded corridors www.croakey.org/wrapping-an-...
Wrapping an eventful first week at COP30 – from health announcements to geopolitics and flooded corridors www.croakey.org/wrapping-an-...
Wrapping an eventful first week at COP30 – from health announcements to geopolitics and flooded corridors
Introduction by Croakey: Health Day at the COP30 global climate negotiations brought many initiatives likely to be of interest to
www.croakey.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
COPout: where fossil fuel entities delay action.
Wrapping an eventful first week at COP30 – from health announcements to geopolitics and flooded corridors www.croakey.org/wrapping-an-...
Wrapping an eventful first week at COP30 – from health announcements to geopolitics and flooded corridors www.croakey.org/wrapping-an-...