Carol Andersen
@carolandersen.bsky.social
Adelaide musician & hopeful artist! Definitely to the left of politics & believer in human rights.
Also likes gardening, fountain pen addict & anything to do with science, archaeology etc.
Also likes gardening, fountain pen addict & anything to do with science, archaeology etc.
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Carol Andersen
@carolandersen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Carol Andersen - Saxophone - YouTube
My recent recordings - with #AvrilAngel & The Birds the Bees & Bill Rowse + other projects
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As an introduction - some music stuff from me - youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates
Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates
At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live
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Full report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missing
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Bamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fire
Welcome to our live blog on the latest after a devastating fire broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong. We’ll bring you the latest updates – including from a press conference with Hong Kong police – soon.
Stick with us. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates
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Murray Watt takes the steam out of Nationals Senator Ross Cadell’s request for an “audit” into issues around the BoM website after revealing “it was the Turnbull government” who commissioned the website & signed all the contracts.
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Murray Watt takes the steam out of Nationals Senator Ross Cadell’s request for an “audit” into issues around the BoM website after revealing “it was the Turnbull government” who commissioned the website & signed all the contracts.
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
Watt “I’m sorry to inform you.”🔥 #QT
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Two predictions:
1. The Epstein files will contain a lot of gross stuff, including videos, implicating many powerful people.
2. Absofuckinglutely nothing will happen to them.
🕊️💙🦋
#FeministSky #uspolitics
1. The Epstein files will contain a lot of gross stuff, including videos, implicating many powerful people.
2. Absofuckinglutely nothing will happen to them.
🕊️💙🦋
#FeministSky #uspolitics
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Two predictions:
1. The Epstein files will contain a lot of gross stuff, including videos, implicating many powerful people.
2. Absofuckinglutely nothing will happen to them.
🕊️💙🦋
#FeministSky #uspolitics
1. The Epstein files will contain a lot of gross stuff, including videos, implicating many powerful people.
2. Absofuckinglutely nothing will happen to them.
🕊️💙🦋
#FeministSky #uspolitics
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Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility reut.rs/49lQnWS
Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility
Nearly two dozen people were arrested as faith leaders protested on Friday outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago, authorities said, the latest sign of tensions over the Trump administration's aggressive enforcement push.
reut.rs
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility reut.rs/49lQnWS
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A young friend of mine working in aged care was complaining about this several years ago. He had undergone a fairly rigorous TAFE course & others seem to have just "bought" a course. Good to see those complaints have been taken seriously.
#auspol
A young friend of mine working in aged care was complaining about this several years ago. He had undergone a fairly rigorous TAFE course & others seem to have just "bought" a course. Good to see those complaints have been taken seriously.
#auspol
At least 30,000 graduates lose qualifications in Australia’s vocational education crackdown
Since late 2024, registrations of 11 VET organisations have been cancelled, voiding diplomas, certificates and statements of attainment
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A young friend of mine working in aged care was complaining about this several years ago. He had undergone a fairly rigorous TAFE course & others seem to have just "bought" a course. Good to see those complaints have been taken seriously.
#auspol
A young friend of mine working in aged care was complaining about this several years ago. He had undergone a fairly rigorous TAFE course & others seem to have just "bought" a course. Good to see those complaints have been taken seriously.
#auspol
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Monthly surface air relative humidity anomalies for global land
Global land-averaged relative humidity has decreased over the last 40 years and has remained mostly below average since the early 2000s. In October 2025 it was below its climatological average.
climate.copernicus.eu/precipitatio...
Global land-averaged relative humidity has decreased over the last 40 years and has remained mostly below average since the early 2000s. In October 2025 it was below its climatological average.
climate.copernicus.eu/precipitatio...
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Monthly surface air relative humidity anomalies for global land
Global land-averaged relative humidity has decreased over the last 40 years and has remained mostly below average since the early 2000s. In October 2025 it was below its climatological average.
climate.copernicus.eu/precipitatio...
Global land-averaged relative humidity has decreased over the last 40 years and has remained mostly below average since the early 2000s. In October 2025 it was below its climatological average.
climate.copernicus.eu/precipitatio...
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Meta AI in Facebook - most of the information is irrelevant or inaccurate. It's entirely USA centred so thinks everything is in USA even though they could easily see where the person posting is situated. Even after being corrected or told information is inaccurate it keeps on repeating it!
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Meta AI in Facebook - most of the information is irrelevant or inaccurate. It's entirely USA centred so thinks everything is in USA even though they could easily see where the person posting is situated. Even after being corrected or told information is inaccurate it keeps on repeating it!
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If you use Wikipedia, you might have noticed that it isn't cluttered with annoying ads. They depend entirely on donations to remain free & independent.
Why not toss them a few bucks?
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
Why not toss them a few bucks?
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
donate.wikimedia.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
If you use Wikipedia, you might have noticed that it isn't cluttered with annoying ads. They depend entirely on donations to remain free & independent.
Why not toss them a few bucks?
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
Why not toss them a few bucks?
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
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Source: The Guardian
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ABC executive who sacked Antoinette Lattouf paid $836,000 for eight-month employment, annual report shows
Chris Oliver-Taylor’s remuneration exceeded by former managing director David Anderson’s $1.2m package, broadcaster says
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Source: The Guardian
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So it will be Andrew formally known as Prince
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So it will be Andrew formally known as Prince
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Could you please share this for us. Free concert 50 piece concert band. Huge for Gippsland
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Could you please share this for us. Free concert 50 piece concert band. Huge for Gippsland
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Australia’s top 6 Aged Care Providers, some with foreign ownership, posted enormous profits…taking advantage of AUD $2.17Billion in Australian taxpayer funded subsidies, using various loopholes, corporate structures and discretionary trusts rotavirus paying their fair share of tax” August 2022.
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Australia’s top 6 Aged Care Providers, some with foreign ownership, posted enormous profits…taking advantage of AUD $2.17Billion in Australian taxpayer funded subsidies, using various loopholes, corporate structures and discretionary trusts rotavirus paying their fair share of tax” August 2022.
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"A dangerous bubble that's sure to pop". @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social checks the numbers on AI & crypto
- and real world conequences
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/dangerous-bu...
- and real world conequences
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/dangerous-bu...
"Dangerous bubble sure to pop". Wall Street has AI crash in the wings - Michael West
“Keeping perspective” is Michael Pascoe’s mantra. He writes that AI mania has not just warped perspective, it risks blowing up reality.
michaelwest.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"A dangerous bubble that's sure to pop". @michaelpascoe01.bsky.social checks the numbers on AI & crypto
- and real world conequences
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/dangerous-bu...
- and real world conequences
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/dangerous-bu...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"Australia is also the first nation to surpass 1 GWh of utility battery capacity per million people, launching it into a league of its own, far ahead of China and the United States, each with less than 400 MWh per 1 million people."
Australia becomes world’s third-largest utility battery market
Australia has overtaken the United Kingdom to rank behind China and the United States in utility-scale battery capacity, with 14 GW/37 GWh of projects at or nearing financial close.
www.pv-magazine.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I keep reading about old people getting forgetful & here am I trying to sort out music for the 5 bands I am currently playing with & making sure I have all the right equipment for tonight's gig. When does this "forgetful" thing kick in? #Musicians
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I keep reading about old people getting forgetful & here am I trying to sort out music for the 5 bands I am currently playing with & making sure I have all the right equipment for tonight's gig. When does this "forgetful" thing kick in? #Musicians
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#ClimateCriminals, #NeoLiberalism and #Fascism Vs #IndigenousRights and The Voice, #Australia - #auspol #AdvanceAustralia #AtlasNetwork
🚨The "No" campaign against the Indigenous Voice was a fossil fuels-led sham.
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
"Advance" major spreader of fossil fuels lies before federal election: ARC study - The Klaxon
The group that ran the “No” campaign against the Indigenous Voice was one of the biggest spreaders of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the federal election, a major study has found.
theklaxon.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#ClimateCriminals, #NeoLiberalism and #Fascism Vs #IndigenousRights and The Voice, #Australia - #auspol #AdvanceAustralia #AtlasNetwork
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🚨The "No" campaign against the Indigenous Voice was a fossil fuels-led sham.
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
"Advance" major spreader of fossil fuels lies before federal election: ARC study - The Klaxon
The group that ran the “No” campaign against the Indigenous Voice was one of the biggest spreaders of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the federal election, a major study has found.
theklaxon.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🚨The "No" campaign against the Indigenous Voice was a fossil fuels-led sham.
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
A major ARC study finds "Advance" a was massive spreader of fossil fuels propaganda ahead of the May federal election.
One of biggest impediments to fossil fuels = Indigenous rights.
theklaxon.com.au/9w0g
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More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
www.pbs.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
He should not have to "defend" anything, he just gave the correct figures!
#auspol
He should not have to "defend" anything, he just gave the correct figures!
#auspol
Head of ABS defends debunking far-right ‘mass migration’ claims after censorship accusations
Chief statistician David Gruen says bureau did not censor anyone and is ‘trying to take the side of truth’ after misuse of overseas arrivals figures
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
He should not have to "defend" anything, he just gave the correct figures!
#auspol
He should not have to "defend" anything, he just gave the correct figures!
#auspol
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The rate at which the atmospheric concentration of CO2 is growing jumped to its highest level ever, in 2024
pretty bad shit!!!!
wmo.int/sites/defaul...
pretty bad shit!!!!
wmo.int/sites/defaul...
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The rate at which the atmospheric concentration of CO2 is growing jumped to its highest level ever, in 2024
pretty bad shit!!!!
wmo.int/sites/defaul...
pretty bad shit!!!!
wmo.int/sites/defaul...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Hey USA people - are you OK with this? Because if he was a leader of any other country they'd be up in arms over this!
Hey USA people - are you OK with this? Because if he was a leader of any other country they'd be up in arms over this!
As Trump's wealth skyrockets, accusations of conflicts of interest mount
Donald Trump's wealth has skyrocketed since his return to the White House nine months ago, leading to accusations that he is profiting from the presidency.
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Hey USA people - are you OK with this? Because if he was a leader of any other country they'd be up in arms over this!
Hey USA people - are you OK with this? Because if he was a leader of any other country they'd be up in arms over this!
When you're having a party in Adelaide & the neighbours sit & listen to the music!
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
When you're having a party in Adelaide & the neighbours sit & listen to the music!