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Tasmanian. Refugee from that other place. Keeping up-to-date with Covid, Auspol and tennis.
Can't wait for this. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/ground-...
Ground Up: Tasmania’s stadium saga becomes ABC comedy series
Ground Up will take aim at Tasmania’s bid for an AFL team…
pulsetasmania.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Can't wait for this. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/ground-...
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A helpful map of cricket positions so people can pretend they understand cricket
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A helpful map of cricket positions so people can pretend they understand cricket
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Stop getting seriously ill everyone!!
You can start by masking of course
Seriously, all elements of health are already stretched so there is not a lot to cut
How about we tax gas companies etc and inject funds into the system instead?
You can start by masking of course
Seriously, all elements of health are already stretched so there is not a lot to cut
How about we tax gas companies etc and inject funds into the system instead?
'Beyond belief': Albanese tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Stop getting seriously ill everyone!!
You can start by masking of course
Seriously, all elements of health are already stretched so there is not a lot to cut
How about we tax gas companies etc and inject funds into the system instead?
You can start by masking of course
Seriously, all elements of health are already stretched so there is not a lot to cut
How about we tax gas companies etc and inject funds into the system instead?
Seals, dolphins, lobsters, birds... How many other creatures have to be impacted before this industry cleans up their act?
Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...
▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/tasmani...
Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises
The mounting wildlife death toll at a southern Tasmanian salmon farm will be investigated as part of an audit of the company’s sustainability accreditation. Eight cormorants were found dead in July an...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Seals, dolphins, lobsters, birds... How many other creatures have to be impacted before this industry cleans up their act?
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Loud and clear.
It’s not going to be enough to shrug as we reluctantly watch AI inveigle its way into every corner of our lives. It will require people and institutions to actively refuse it, while pointing out what of ourselves we trade away for its apparent convenience.
It’s not going to be enough to shrug as we reluctantly watch AI inveigle its way into every corner of our lives. It will require people and institutions to actively refuse it, while pointing out what of ourselves we trade away for its apparent convenience.
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Loud and clear.
It’s not going to be enough to shrug as we reluctantly watch AI inveigle its way into every corner of our lives. It will require people and institutions to actively refuse it, while pointing out what of ourselves we trade away for its apparent convenience.
It’s not going to be enough to shrug as we reluctantly watch AI inveigle its way into every corner of our lives. It will require people and institutions to actively refuse it, while pointing out what of ourselves we trade away for its apparent convenience.
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New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
Bottom Dollar
On the shady practices of 1xBet, and its rapidly growing presence across tennis.
www.benrothenberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New:
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
On 1xBet, the strange and shady company which has become rapidly more visible across tennis in 2025 despite *many* reasons for tours, tournaments, and federations to steer clear of its mess.
Lots of odd details here, free for all to read at Bounces:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/1xbet-tenn...
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Heads up extreme wealth enthusiasts - do you know how much is a trillion dollars? No you don't nobody does! Read this cartoon to find out... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What do you need to do to ‘earn’ a trillion dollars in this economy? | First Dog on the Moon
Look at all those zeroes – look at them!
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Heads up extreme wealth enthusiasts - do you know how much is a trillion dollars? No you don't nobody does! Read this cartoon to find out... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Reddit and Kick included in the list of platforms required to ban under 16s. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Reddit targeted by Australia’s under-16s social media ban as list of platforms grows
Popular platform added to list of companies required to restrict access for children, along with video streaming site Kick
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reddit and Kick included in the list of platforms required to ban under 16s. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Read this. If you’ve fully processed what SARS-CoV-2 does (you still wear a respirator), you can handle the next couple decades of famine & more.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Read this. If you’ve fully processed what SARS-CoV-2 does (you still wear a respirator), you can handle the next couple decades of famine & more.
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Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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On Monday, I'm talking with an expert about ***indoor air quality***. This is a subject I've been meaning to cover for years. Very interested in the overlap between this & pandemic prevention, climate change, economic justice, etc.
What are your questions about indoor air quality?
What are your questions about indoor air quality?
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On Monday, I'm talking with an expert about ***indoor air quality***. This is a subject I've been meaning to cover for years. Very interested in the overlap between this & pandemic prevention, climate change, economic justice, etc.
What are your questions about indoor air quality?
What are your questions about indoor air quality?
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Happy Halloween everyone.
#WorldBollardAssociation 👻
#WorldBollardAssociation 👻
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy Halloween everyone.
#WorldBollardAssociation 👻
#WorldBollardAssociation 👻
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Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, installation with Azores crocheted lace #WomensArt
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, installation with Azores crocheted lace #WomensArt
About time!
Daniil Does It!
After 882 days, Daniil Medvedev is an ATP champion once again.
The former world #1 and US Open champion snaps a streak of 6 straight losses in finals, holding on to defeat Corentin Moutet, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Still in the hunt for the ATP Finals, he now heads to Vienna!
After 882 days, Daniil Medvedev is an ATP champion once again.
The former world #1 and US Open champion snaps a streak of 6 straight losses in finals, holding on to defeat Corentin Moutet, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Still in the hunt for the ATP Finals, he now heads to Vienna!
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
About time!
This is why I still mask.
Long Covid is having an enormous impact on society.
This article suggests that 1 in 7 people now have #LongCovid
theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
This article suggests that 1 in 7 people now have #LongCovid
theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
Long COVID is more than fatigue. Our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson’s
Long COVID isn’t just a bunch of lingering symptoms. A new study shows it can stop peoole doing what they want to do, and need to do.
theconversation.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is why I still mask.
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Repeat infections make matters worse, while vaccination reduces risk of long COVID in kids. 3/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study
Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes
after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking
paediatric long COVID to multisyst...
www.thelancet.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Repeat infections make matters worse, while vaccination reduces risk of long COVID in kids. 3/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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“Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today.” - we really have created an enormous problem, yet don’t seem ready to face it. 1/
“I’m battling with the school because they don’t believe anything is wrong with Dakota. They don’t believe he has long Covid. They don’t believe long Covid exists.”
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today.” - we really have created an enormous problem, yet don’t seem ready to face it. 1/
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Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Words to live by.
All exercises causing tremendous exertion of the bodily powers are more or less dangerous; although we may not feel the effects at once, we may in after years.
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Words to live by.
The news you didn't know you needed
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Australian wins with a jaffle at World Porridge Making Championship
An oatmeal-filled jaffle made by a Melbourne food stylist and flavoured with Bundaberg Rum and bananas wins over judges in Scotland.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The news you didn't know you needed
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Australia’s climate compared to other countries
October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Australia’s climate compared to other countries
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Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.