Francis Lynch
@francis-lynch.bsky.social
living on Whadjuk Noongar boodja (Perth, Australia). community, social justice, people, planet
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Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too. It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism.
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism - ABC listen
The United States has long been famous for its world leading universities. But in the face of research funding cuts, government attacks on free speech, DEI and the right to protest, and the persecutio...
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism.
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Australia is set to issue its one millionth refugee visa since 1947 - people who’ve made an incredible contribution to our country and the world
'My dream to come here': Refugees tell their stories as milestone looms
Australia is set to issue its one millionth refugee visa since 1947 in the coming weeks, in a humanitarian program that grew directly out the ashes of World War II.
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Australia is set to issue its one millionth refugee visa since 1947 - people who’ve made an incredible contribution to our country and the world
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
reneweconomy.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
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Wonderful record Everald. We need more people like you. As an 84 year old with a comfortable life, my main issues are housing, health, child care and age care. I worry for all those affected by those things.🙄😢😊
At #Parliament in Canberra. Have two days of intensive meetings on my 127th visit since 1958.
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Wonderful record Everald. We need more people like you. As an 84 year old with a comfortable life, my main issues are housing, health, child care and age care. I worry for all those affected by those things.🙄😢😊
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An Australian Human Rights Act would make our lives better by putting human rights at the heart of laws and government decisions.
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
An Australian Human Rights Act would make our lives better by putting human rights at the heart of laws and government decisions.
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
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Unless one is a climate denier, the evidence says govt should be subsidizing e-bikes WAY MORE bsky.app/profile/sfro...
Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace:
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model
Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...
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July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Unless one is a climate denier, the evidence says govt should be subsidizing e-bikes WAY MORE bsky.app/profile/sfro...
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Gdańsk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz opened the @Velo-city-conference.com with these words: “The way here is not revolution. It’s peaceful evolution.”
After an inspiring week I list five takeaways for supporting the cycling revolution in my first Zag Daily contribution.
zagdaily.com/featured/fiv...
After an inspiring week I list five takeaways for supporting the cycling revolution in my first Zag Daily contribution.
zagdaily.com/featured/fiv...
June 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Gdańsk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz opened the @Velo-city-conference.com with these words: “The way here is not revolution. It’s peaceful evolution.”
After an inspiring week I list five takeaways for supporting the cycling revolution in my first Zag Daily contribution.
zagdaily.com/featured/fiv...
After an inspiring week I list five takeaways for supporting the cycling revolution in my first Zag Daily contribution.
zagdaily.com/featured/fiv...
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Paris & @annehidalgo.bsky.social are praised for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get nearly enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’re doing is common sense.
They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.
They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.
June 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Paris & @annehidalgo.bsky.social are praised for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get nearly enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’re doing is common sense.
They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.
They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air & cooling the city.
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Upright is a much more pleasant way to ride
Upright bikes have been a game-changer for urban biking around the world since they first “exploded” outside of Europe — I wrote this with @modacitylife.com back in 2014, “In Praise Of The Upright Bike” back when we were still spreading the word in those early years. www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/e...
May 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Upright is a much more pleasant way to ride
Makes sense to me
“So the paradigm shift underway in our power system is from the economics of baseload and peaking, to renewables and firming”
“So the paradigm shift underway in our power system is from the economics of baseload and peaking, to renewables and firming”
“There is no going back:” AEMO bids goodbye to baseload grid and spins high renewable future
AEMO says there is “no going back” to a baseload and peaking power system, but for the moment prefers spinning machines over battery inverters for system security.
reneweconomy.com.au
May 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Makes sense to me
“So the paradigm shift underway in our power system is from the economics of baseload and peaking, to renewables and firming”
“So the paradigm shift underway in our power system is from the economics of baseload and peaking, to renewables and firming”
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Wow! Biggest increase in cycling in the City of London since records began💥
🚲139,000 people cycling a day
⬆️ 50,000 more than 2022
⬆️Cycling up 70% since 2017
⬇️Motor traffic down 34%
Building cycleways is working! Inspo for @citywestminster.bsky.social next door? 😍
More info: bit.ly/3RzS4FY
🚲139,000 people cycling a day
⬆️ 50,000 more than 2022
⬆️Cycling up 70% since 2017
⬇️Motor traffic down 34%
Building cycleways is working! Inspo for @citywestminster.bsky.social next door? 😍
More info: bit.ly/3RzS4FY
April 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Wow! Biggest increase in cycling in the City of London since records began💥
🚲139,000 people cycling a day
⬆️ 50,000 more than 2022
⬆️Cycling up 70% since 2017
⬇️Motor traffic down 34%
Building cycleways is working! Inspo for @citywestminster.bsky.social next door? 😍
More info: bit.ly/3RzS4FY
🚲139,000 people cycling a day
⬆️ 50,000 more than 2022
⬆️Cycling up 70% since 2017
⬇️Motor traffic down 34%
Building cycleways is working! Inspo for @citywestminster.bsky.social next door? 😍
More info: bit.ly/3RzS4FY
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Policy of the Day: Truth in Political Advertising
9 out of 10 Australians (89%) support Truth in Political Advertising laws, according to our new research.
South Australia and the ACT have had truth in political advertising laws for years. Now for Australia! #auspol
9 out of 10 Australians (89%) support Truth in Political Advertising laws, according to our new research.
South Australia and the ACT have had truth in political advertising laws for years. Now for Australia! #auspol
April 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Policy of the Day: Truth in Political Advertising
9 out of 10 Australians (89%) support Truth in Political Advertising laws, according to our new research.
South Australia and the ACT have had truth in political advertising laws for years. Now for Australia! #auspol
9 out of 10 Australians (89%) support Truth in Political Advertising laws, according to our new research.
South Australia and the ACT have had truth in political advertising laws for years. Now for Australia! #auspol
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Things that *should* be a big issue in the Australian election but sadly won't be:
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
March 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Things that *should* be a big issue in the Australian election but sadly won't be:
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
- Climate change (even though our election was delayed by massive floods)
- Indigenous rights
- Inequality
- Poverty
- Our treatment of asylum seekers
- {NEW!} Our relationship with the US
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History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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March 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
March 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Our regular reminder that when we’re driving, we’re not stuck in traffic.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
March 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Our regular reminder that when we’re driving, we’re not stuck in traffic.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
We ARE traffic.
That’s a product of our individual choices, as well as our collective choices, including who we choose to give massive city-building powers to and the choices they make with that power.
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It's our budget special this week! Watch the #SundayShot for expert analysis from panellists @grogsgamut.bsky.social and @nickihutley.bsky.social and interviews with @squigglyrick.bsky.social and @theacoss.bsky.social's Cassandra Goldie.
We'll likely know the election date by then too...
#auspol
We'll likely know the election date by then too...
#auspol
March 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
It's our budget special this week! Watch the #SundayShot for expert analysis from panellists @grogsgamut.bsky.social and @nickihutley.bsky.social and interviews with @squigglyrick.bsky.social and @theacoss.bsky.social's Cassandra Goldie.
We'll likely know the election date by then too...
#auspol
We'll likely know the election date by then too...
#auspol