@chrisosett.bsky.social
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Health care professionals are being urged to be vigilant after a resurgence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been reported across New South Wales and Victoria.
https://buff.ly/4hthWhA
https://buff.ly/4hthWhA
January 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Health care professionals are being urged to be vigilant after a resurgence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been reported across New South Wales and Victoria.
https://buff.ly/4hthWhA
https://buff.ly/4hthWhA
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Researchers at Monash University have isolated the electrical activity of single neurons from recordings of human vagus nerves and identified a subset that have cardiovascular function.
https://buff.ly/4awH2tT
@aceofdaves.bsky.social
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@aceofdaves.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Researchers at Monash University have isolated the electrical activity of single neurons from recordings of human vagus nerves and identified a subset that have cardiovascular function.
https://buff.ly/4awH2tT
@aceofdaves.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4awH2tT
@aceofdaves.bsky.social
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Governments talk big about national security, but when it comes to the vital practicality of having enough fuel reserves to see us through an emergency, they've failed. The risks have been wargamed for years, but no effective solutions put in place. #FOI #auspol
Home fuel security falls short as 'war-game' report reveals weaknesses
A report on an emergency exercise released under Freedom of Information reveals how Australia's dependency on imported fuel could leave it vulnerable to geopolitical tensions.
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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December 17, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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If Gina owned the sun,
Dutton would support solar.
#auspol #nuclear #renewables #energy #fossilfuels #ClimateAction
Dutton would support solar.
#auspol #nuclear #renewables #energy #fossilfuels #ClimateAction
December 10, 2024 at 6:07 AM
If Gina owned the sun,
Dutton would support solar.
#auspol #nuclear #renewables #energy #fossilfuels #ClimateAction
Dutton would support solar.
#auspol #nuclear #renewables #energy #fossilfuels #ClimateAction
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Best things about Australian High Court judges...
* No-one has a clue who they are
* No-one knows how many of them there are
* Must retire at age 70 before anyone finds out...(see above)
* No-one has a clue who they are
* No-one knows how many of them there are
* Must retire at age 70 before anyone finds out...(see above)
December 10, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Best things about Australian High Court judges...
* No-one has a clue who they are
* No-one knows how many of them there are
* Must retire at age 70 before anyone finds out...(see above)
* No-one has a clue who they are
* No-one knows how many of them there are
* Must retire at age 70 before anyone finds out...(see above)
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As a former submariner, I can say you really can’t pick and choose which bits of science and engineering you’re prepared to accept. Yet that’s the fantasy in Peter Dutton’s scams on energy policy, climate change and more. Political fraud. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Peter Dutton’s bid to politicise top science agency is ‘absurd’, former CSIRO energy director says
Glenn Platt tells Guardian Australia that the opposition leader had a ‘lazy’ response to report that undermines science
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:49 PM
As a former submariner, I can say you really can’t pick and choose which bits of science and engineering you’re prepared to accept. Yet that’s the fantasy in Peter Dutton’s scams on energy policy, climate change and more. Political fraud. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Environment Minister was asked to reconsider the #climate impacts of three major mines - and sided with the coal companies.
These are MAJOR coal mines, that would have a combined area that covers most of Greater Sydney.
Our update here:
australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr... #auspol
These are MAJOR coal mines, that would have a combined area that covers most of Greater Sydney.
Our update here:
australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr... #auspol
December 4, 2024 at 5:41 AM
The Environment Minister was asked to reconsider the #climate impacts of three major mines - and sided with the coal companies.
These are MAJOR coal mines, that would have a combined area that covers most of Greater Sydney.
Our update here:
australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr... #auspol
These are MAJOR coal mines, that would have a combined area that covers most of Greater Sydney.
Our update here:
australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr... #auspol
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We must be close to an election — people are talking about the fast train between east coast capitals again — Here's Me in 2016:
December 2, 2024 at 5:51 AM
We must be close to an election — people are talking about the fast train between east coast capitals again — Here's Me in 2016:
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FOI data from the Inspector of the NACC - Shane Dowling's FOI request - The below 3 pages show that the NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton wrote to the NACC Inspector to warn the Inspector about complaints regarding Robodebt. It show Tweets by Ronni Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social 1/2
December 2, 2024 at 10:53 PM
FOI data from the Inspector of the NACC - Shane Dowling's FOI request - The below 3 pages show that the NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton wrote to the NACC Inspector to warn the Inspector about complaints regarding Robodebt. It show Tweets by Ronni Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social 1/2
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How the fuck do we live in a world where Rupert Murdoch moves seamlessly from bending the truth, lying by omission, doing both-sides bullshit & gaslighting readers to outright paid-for lies & it isn’t front page fucking news everywhere else?
#NewsCorpse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#NewsCorpse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | Adam Morton
Readers led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:10 AM
How the fuck do we live in a world where Rupert Murdoch moves seamlessly from bending the truth, lying by omission, doing both-sides bullshit & gaslighting readers to outright paid-for lies & it isn’t front page fucking news everywhere else?
#NewsCorpse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#NewsCorpse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"If diesel were to run out, food would quickly run out .. medicine".
Fuel Emergency response plan finally out after 150k year long FOI battle by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Rex wargames an oil shock #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/fuel-securit...
Fuel Emergency response plan finally out after 150k year long FOI battle by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Rex wargames an oil shock #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/fuel-securit...
Fuel security. What happens if the bowsers start to run dry? - Michael West
Will the government save in a fuel security emergency? The Federal Government's plan has been made public, and it's not comforting.
michaelwest.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 9:26 PM
"If diesel were to run out, food would quickly run out .. medicine".
Fuel Emergency response plan finally out after 150k year long FOI battle by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Rex wargames an oil shock #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/fuel-securit...
Fuel Emergency response plan finally out after 150k year long FOI battle by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
Rex wargames an oil shock #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/fuel-securit...
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Here's me. "Australia’s duopoly is cruel, captured, and must be destroyed"
Australia's duopoly is cruel, captured and must be destroyed - The Shot
Parliamentary politics cannot save us - but we might be able to save parliamentary politics. The ALP and the Coalition cannot be trusted.
theshot.net.au
December 3, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Here's me. "Australia’s duopoly is cruel, captured, and must be destroyed"
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"The grid was under pressure because of coal, not because of renewables...failure of unreliable coal highlights the pressing need for reliable, clean & cheap renewable power."
Important piece from Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority. 👏
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Important piece from Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority. 👏
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Argument against clean energy is an argument for blackouts
It is a race against time with the grid under pressure because of coal’s failure not too many renewables, writes Matt Kean.
www.afr.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:42 AM
"The grid was under pressure because of coal, not because of renewables...failure of unreliable coal highlights the pressing need for reliable, clean & cheap renewable power."
Important piece from Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority. 👏
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Important piece from Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority. 👏
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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Australia just had its warmest spring on record with a mean temperature anomaly more than 2°C above the 1961-90 average.
Here's the full story: www.weatherzone.com.au/news/austral...
Here's the full story: www.weatherzone.com.au/news/austral...
December 2, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Australia just had its warmest spring on record with a mean temperature anomaly more than 2°C above the 1961-90 average.
Here's the full story: www.weatherzone.com.au/news/austral...
Here's the full story: www.weatherzone.com.au/news/austral...
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Subs and secrets: Will Australia choose AUKUS or sovereignty? https://johnmenadue.com/subs-and-secrets-will-australia-choose-aukus-or-sovereignty/ #auspol
Subs and secrets: Will Australia choose AUKUS or sovereignty? - Pearls and Irritations
In this webinar Quentin Dempster asks three analysts and close observers to unpack AUKUS and what it means for Australia.
www.facebook.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Subs and secrets: Will Australia choose AUKUS or sovereignty? https://johnmenadue.com/subs-and-secrets-will-australia-choose-aukus-or-sovereignty/ #auspol
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Ron Greentree - a well known planet destroyer and has been for years.
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW farmer fined record $1m for wiping out critical koala habitat for private airstrip larger than Sydney airport
Ronald Greentree and his company Auen Grain cleared 1,262 hectares of land home to 30 threatened species, NSW government says
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Ron Greentree - a well known planet destroyer and has been for years.
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this.
They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australians are being corralled to take the side of a genocide https://johnmenadue.com/australians-are-being-corralled-to-take-the-side-of-a-genocide/ #auspol
Australians are being corralled to take the side of a genocide - Pearls and Irritations
The biggest worry (frustration?) is that the average reader has little time to investigate the veracity or falsity of headlines.
www.facebook.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Australians are being corralled to take the side of a genocide https://johnmenadue.com/australians-are-being-corralled-to-take-the-side-of-a-genocide/ #auspol
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A great article by @maggieperry.bsky.social on how the government's social media ban will really hurt young people who can't find connections in their local communities
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
How the social media ban harms children
The government’s plan to prevent under 16s using social media will not protect them – instead it will cut off many vulnerable and isolated children from vital online support communities.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 30, 2024 at 8:04 PM
A great article by @maggieperry.bsky.social on how the government's social media ban will really hurt young people who can't find connections in their local communities
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
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Very good article defining the sh*t world of fascism’s schadenfreude in-group unifying sheer joy in total unfairness, double standards, constant lies/deceit, grifting and inflicting false reality DARVO style abuse at their pro democracy out-groups. All of which is normalised by main media in general
Managing editor Michelle Pini sums up top examples of Macquarie Dictionary's defining new Word of the Year 2024: enshittification.
5 Top enshittification picks for 2024
~ @michellepini.bsky.social
independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
5 Top enshittification picks for 2024
~ @michellepini.bsky.social
independentaustralia.net/business/bus...
5 Top enshittification picks for 2024
Managing editor Michelle Pini sums up top examples of Macquarie Dictionary's defining new Word of the Year 2024: enshittification.
independentaustralia.net
November 28, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Very good article defining the sh*t world of fascism’s schadenfreude in-group unifying sheer joy in total unfairness, double standards, constant lies/deceit, grifting and inflicting false reality DARVO style abuse at their pro democracy out-groups. All of which is normalised by main media in general
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I replaced the word "coal" with "meth" in a bunch of talking points from coalition politicians and you know what, it makes about the same amount of sense.
Standing up for communities who rely on meth.... We have the clean meth... Meth is good for our economy etc etc.
#auspol
Standing up for communities who rely on meth.... We have the clean meth... Meth is good for our economy etc etc.
#auspol
November 30, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I replaced the word "coal" with "meth" in a bunch of talking points from coalition politicians and you know what, it makes about the same amount of sense.
Standing up for communities who rely on meth.... We have the clean meth... Meth is good for our economy etc etc.
#auspol
Standing up for communities who rely on meth.... We have the clean meth... Meth is good for our economy etc etc.
#auspol
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"The Israeli war machine is in hyperdrive". Inside the IDF's recruitment program for young Australians.
Yaakov Aharon reports
#lonesoldiers
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/lone-soldier...
Yaakov Aharon reports
#lonesoldiers
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/lone-soldier...
Lone Soldiers. New Australian IDF recruits due to arrive in Israel in January - Michael West
Despite it being illegal to recruit soldiers for foreign armies, recruiters are hard at work enticing young Australians to join the IDF.
michaelwest.com.au
November 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
"The Israeli war machine is in hyperdrive". Inside the IDF's recruitment program for young Australians.
Yaakov Aharon reports
#lonesoldiers
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/lone-soldier...
Yaakov Aharon reports
#lonesoldiers
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/lone-soldier...
