Thomas-M. Stein
@tmsstein.com
About science, research, nature, and IT. Exploring politics, human rights, and social justice. Thought seeker. Dr.-Ing, MSc, BSc.
Wiradjuri Country, NSW, Australia.
https://tmsstein.com
Wiradjuri Country, NSW, Australia.
https://tmsstein.com
Alan Kohler looks at what’s happening in the market and how immigration policies have left Australia with rising demand for housing and not enough tradies to construct them.
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Alan Kohler on why we need 117,000 more tradies | ABC News Daily podcast
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November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Alan Kohler looks at what’s happening in the market and how immigration policies have left Australia with rising demand for housing and not enough tradies to construct them.
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No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
No hurry.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Halloween in Australia
November 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Halloween in Australia
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Injunctions on data leaked on the dark web only serve to try to limit media coverage and harms consumers more than help - scammers are still going to access it anyway and people deserve to know what's out there. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Knee-jerk corporate responses to data leaks protect brands like Qantas — but consumers are getting screwed
When courts ban people from accessing leaked data – as happened after the recent Qantas data breach – only hackers and scammers win
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November 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Injunctions on data leaked on the dark web only serve to try to limit media coverage and harms consumers more than help - scammers are still going to access it anyway and people deserve to know what's out there. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
You guys look sad. #wealth #economy #money
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October 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes
Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes
Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters demanded payment in return for preventing the stolen data of nearly 40 companies from being shared
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Hackers say they have leaked the personal records of 5 million Qantas customers on the dark web, after a ransom deadline set by the cybercriminals passed.
The airline is one of more than 40 firms globally caught up in the hack, reported to contain up to 1 billion customer records. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes
Injunctions like these ultimately don’t protect the real victims — Qantas customers — they protect the company. They hide the breach, evade responsibility, and shut down public discussion and accountability.
As the clock counts down to the deadline the Qantas hackers have threatened to publish their data on, how much will the court injunction actually help the breach victims (which includes me)? www.troyhunt.com/court-injunc...
Court Injunctions are the Thoughts and Prayers of Data Breach Response
You see it all the time after a tragedy occurs somewhere, and people flock to offer their sympathies via the "thoughts and prayers" line. Sympathy is great, and we should all express that sentiment…
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October 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Injunctions like these ultimately don’t protect the real victims — Qantas customers — they protect the company. They hide the breach, evade responsibility, and shut down public discussion and accountability.
Beautiful morning and clean air - After some light overnight rain
October 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Beautiful morning and clean air - After some light overnight rain
Housing supply without controlling demand suggests National Housing Accord won't fix affordability
By Alan Kohler
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By Alan Kohler
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Australia has a $127,000 housing affordability question
The national project to fix housing affordability is off to a slow start but, from deposit schemes and negative gearing to immigration and construction delays, the reasons are complex.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Housing supply without controlling demand suggests National Housing Accord won't fix affordability
By Alan Kohler
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By Alan Kohler
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The BlueSky butterfly has received a lot of accolades lately, and I love it!
It has grown significantly and has become an increasingly important player. So far, it feels like a real alternative—at least for me.
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It has grown significantly and has become an increasingly important player. So far, it feels like a real alternative—at least for me.
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November 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM
The BlueSky butterfly has received a lot of accolades lately, and I love it!
It has grown significantly and has become an increasingly important player. So far, it feels like a real alternative—at least for me.
(... a thread 🧵)
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It has grown significantly and has become an increasingly important player. So far, it feels like a real alternative—at least for me.
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It’s about time the UN Headquarters were moved to a truly sovereign UN territory - free from host state influence, interference, or restriction- ensuring unimpeded access and guaranteed protection by the international community.
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s about time the UN Headquarters were moved to a truly sovereign UN territory - free from host state influence, interference, or restriction- ensuring unimpeded access and guaranteed protection by the international community.
Some fact checking on US President Trump's UN speech. A speech full of false claims.
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Trumps Rede voller Falschbehauptungen bei UN-Vollversammlung
US-Präsident Trump hat seine Redezeit bei der UN-Vollversammlung deutlich überzogen - und dabei viele Falschbehauptungen aufgestellt. So sprach er mit Blick auf den Klimawandel unter anderem von "Schw...
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September 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Some fact checking on US President Trump's UN speech. A speech full of false claims.
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Adequate housing was recognized as part of the right to an adequate standard of living in article 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...
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The human right to adequate housing
Housing is the basis of stability and security for an individual or family. The centre of our social, emotional and sometimes economic lives, a home should be a sanctuary—a place to live in peace, sec...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Adequate housing was recognized as part of the right to an adequate standard of living in article 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...
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Report of the Age Assurance Technology Trial. Conclusions and detailed analyses of a range of age assurance technologies assessed. Commissioned and funded by the Australian Government, published by Age Check Certification Scheme, 2025, 10 vols., 1150 pp. (free online).
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Report - Age Assurance Technology Trial
Report Report volumes Key findings Datasets Case Studies Part A – Main Report Part A – Main Report This document presents the official report of the Age Assurance Technology Trial, offering a comprehe...
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September 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Report of the Age Assurance Technology Trial. Conclusions and detailed analyses of a range of age assurance technologies assessed. Commissioned and funded by the Australian Government, published by Age Check Certification Scheme, 2025, 10 vols., 1150 pp. (free online).
ageassurance.com.au/report/
ageassurance.com.au/report/
Enshittification, products services decline in quality over time (German)
c’t uplink - der IT-Podcast aus Nerdistan: Enshittification: wenn gute Produkte und Webdienste verhunzt werden | c’t uplink
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c’t uplink - der IT-Podcast aus Nerdistan: Enshittification: wenn gute Produkte und Webdienste verhunzt werden | c’t uplink
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Enshittification: wenn gute Produkte und Webdienste verhunzt werden | c’t uplink
Die Google Suche lieferte mal treffgenaue Ergebnisse und dezente Werbung, Facebook vernetzte Freunde und Familie und Streaming-Dienste wie Netflix und Amazon Prime erlaubten unkompliziert legal Filme ...
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September 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Enshittification, products services decline in quality over time (German)
c’t uplink - der IT-Podcast aus Nerdistan: Enshittification: wenn gute Produkte und Webdienste verhunzt werden | c’t uplink
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c’t uplink - der IT-Podcast aus Nerdistan: Enshittification: wenn gute Produkte und Webdienste verhunzt werden | c’t uplink
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Key stakeholders in Australia’s social media age assurance trial frozen out amid media leaks and resignations
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Key stakeholders in Australia’s social media age assurance trial frozen out amid media leaks and resignations
Trial’s advisory board may not see the final report until communications minister releases it in the coming weeks
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August 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Key stakeholders in Australia’s social media age assurance trial frozen out amid media leaks and resignations
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“Those excuses, to me, are exactly that, excuses. It is my opinion that that motion wasn’t voted on because, at the time, it would have passed … there was a deliberate attempt by the Chancellor to obfuscate, to distract and to deflect from that motion.”
Will Burfoot
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Will Burfoot
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UPDATED: Chancellor Julie Bishop allegedly stopped university council from holding vote to pause Renew ANU | Region Canberra
CONTENT WARNING: This story mentions suicide and pregnancy loss. Story updated to include response from ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop. Australian…
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August 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
“Those excuses, to me, are exactly that, excuses. It is my opinion that that motion wasn’t voted on because, at the time, it would have passed … there was a deliberate attempt by the Chancellor to obfuscate, to distract and to deflect from that motion.”
Will Burfoot
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Will Burfoot
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Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen uses a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened her. @drdemography.com
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ANU academic Liz Allen tells the Senate Education and Employment Education Committee that she's been "bullied into near suicide"
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen uses a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened her. @drdemography.com
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Shirtloads of Science: Have I been Pwned? With Troy Hunt (438)
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Shirtloads of Science: Have I been Pwned? With Troy Hunt (438)
In this episode, we’re joined by Troy Hunt, Australian online security consultant, creator of Have I Been Pwned, and one of the world’s leading voices on data breaches. He breaks down the key dif...
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August 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Shirtloads of Science: Have I been Pwned? With Troy Hunt (438)
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Very calming morning walk along the beach. Looking across the bay. Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia
July 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Very calming morning walk along the beach. Looking across the bay. Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia
Beautiful Banksia at the NSW South Coast
July 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Beautiful Banksia at the NSW South Coast
Wild and beautiful sunset - Central New South Wales
June 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Wild and beautiful sunset - Central New South Wales
'America has become a bewildering blend of the ridiculous and the deadly serious, and the implications of this for Australia are profound.' by Alan Kohler @alankohler.bsky.social
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The United States has proven itself an incomprehensible and unreliable ally
We've done quite well maintaining a wary, non-trusting trade relationship with China. We need the same with the United States.
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June 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
'America has become a bewildering blend of the ridiculous and the deadly serious, and the implications of this for Australia are profound.' by Alan Kohler @alankohler.bsky.social
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Great episode again. The Sunday Shot!
June 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Great episode again. The Sunday Shot!
Excellent piece by Laura Tingle.
“After 45 years watching politics, here's my last wish for this government and its big mandate:
‘Dear government, don't be terrible.’”
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“After 45 years watching politics, here's my last wish for this government and its big mandate:
‘Dear government, don't be terrible.’”
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After 45 years watching politics, I’m signing off with a final wish
Putting aside the Coalition, let's focus on the new government: the one that has won an exceptionally large number of seats and which is probably already doing stuff that's affecting us voters.
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May 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Excellent piece by Laura Tingle.
“After 45 years watching politics, here's my last wish for this government and its big mandate:
‘Dear government, don't be terrible.’”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
“After 45 years watching politics, here's my last wish for this government and its big mandate:
‘Dear government, don't be terrible.’”
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...