Prof Geoff Hanmer
@geoff-hanmer.bsky.social
MD of ARINA, an architectural consultancy specialising in buildings and campuses for tertiary education (https://arina.biz). Adjunct Prof Architecture UTS. OzSAGE Director, Ventilation Chair. Thrive researcher (https://thriveiaq.com). Sailor, optimist.
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COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 20 November 2025
🔹Active cases: 230 (+22.9%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 38 (+18.7%)
🔹Resident cases: 179 (+22.6%)
🔹Staff cases: 51 (+24.3%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 403 (+1)
@SamRaeMP
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
🔹Active cases: 230 (+22.9%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 38 (+18.7%)
🔹Resident cases: 179 (+22.6%)
🔹Staff cases: 51 (+24.3%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 403 (+1)
@SamRaeMP
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 20 November 2025
🔹Active cases: 230 (+22.9%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 38 (+18.7%)
🔹Resident cases: 179 (+22.6%)
🔹Staff cases: 51 (+24.3%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 403 (+1)
@SamRaeMP
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
🔹Active cases: 230 (+22.9%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 38 (+18.7%)
🔹Resident cases: 179 (+22.6%)
🔹Staff cases: 51 (+24.3%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 403 (+1)
@SamRaeMP
www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
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It’s been over 2 years since the late Peta Murphy’s inquiry into online gambling advertising & how it affects problem gamblers. Since then, Australians have lost $60 billion to gambling.
Australians need a government with the will and the courage to protect them from gambling harms.
Australians need a government with the will and the courage to protect them from gambling harms.
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It’s been over 2 years since the late Peta Murphy’s inquiry into online gambling advertising & how it affects problem gamblers. Since then, Australians have lost $60 billion to gambling.
Australians need a government with the will and the courage to protect them from gambling harms.
Australians need a government with the will and the courage to protect them from gambling harms.
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🎧 Housing podcast, my chat with @tonygroves.bsky.social (no paywall, starts with 60 seconds of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey)
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The Seven Stages of Housing Crisis Grief
Podcast Episode · The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · 21/11/2025 · 36m
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November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🎧 Housing podcast, my chat with @tonygroves.bsky.social (no paywall, starts with 60 seconds of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey)
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Health Secretary a leading cause of hypertension. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Health Secretary a leading cause of hypertension. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Every single person in the Trump cabinet is devious and crazy. This one thinks that passengers need deportment lessons rather than compensation when their plane is late. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
Sean Duffy Wants You to Stop Wearing PJs on the Plane
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Every single person in the Trump cabinet is devious and crazy. This one thinks that passengers need deportment lessons rather than compensation when their plane is late. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
Let’s not forget the 32 people Trump has had blown up on boats in the Carribean, the Americans he was happy to starve, and the people that will die if he invades Venezuela. He is a killer, just like MBS. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low | Jodie Ginsberg
Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Let’s not forget the 32 people Trump has had blown up on boats in the Carribean, the Americans he was happy to starve, and the people that will die if he invades Venezuela. He is a killer, just like MBS. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The reason that “no one has attempted this before” is that it’s a dud idea. The merger will end up costing about $2.5B but will not attract one extra dollar to SA. The VC’s told the previous parli enquiry the merger would be a snack, but now they’ve changed their tune. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Nothing like Adelaide uni merger 'has been attempted in Australia before'
The co-vice chancellors of the new Adelaide University says the mammoth task of merging two universities has its own complexities.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The reason that “no one has attempted this before” is that it’s a dud idea. The merger will end up costing about $2.5B but will not attract one extra dollar to SA. The VC’s told the previous parli enquiry the merger would be a snack, but now they’ve changed their tune. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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“During covid” is right now.
#DuringCovidIsRightNow #COVIDisNotOVER @pot8um.bsky.social
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#DuringCovidIsRightNow #COVIDisNotOVER @pot8um.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“During covid” is right now.
#DuringCovidIsRightNow #COVIDisNotOVER @pot8um.bsky.social
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#DuringCovidIsRightNow #COVIDisNotOVER @pot8um.bsky.social
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COVID-19: "As of November 11, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 9 states, and not changing in 18 states."
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
COVID-19: "As of November 11, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 9 states, and not changing in 18 states."
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
I think we start with the idea that everyone has to have a house and work back from there.
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I think we start with the idea that everyone has to have a house and work back from there.
Captain Chaos. What a pillock. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Trump reverses course on beef tariff as pressure builds over cost of living
Hundreds of food products, including beef and oranges, are now exempted from US trade tariffs, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday.
www.abc.net.au
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Captain Chaos. What a pillock. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Here's a suggestion: let's create an
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here's a suggestion: let's create an
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
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Latest ONS data show 124 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 31 Oct 2025.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Latest ONS data show 124 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 31 Oct 2025.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
State funerals for John Laws and Graham Richardson are a travesty. Are we memorialising all arseholes now or just the most public ones?
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
State funerals for John Laws and Graham Richardson are a travesty. Are we memorialising all arseholes now or just the most public ones?
The Minns idea that building luxury units near the CBD will make housing affordable is like increasing the production of Mercedes with the hope that the price of Toyotas will go down. They are totally separate markets.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Minns idea that building luxury units near the CBD will make housing affordable is like increasing the production of Mercedes with the hope that the price of Toyotas will go down. They are totally separate markets.
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Great news! The govt will finally introduce local content rules for streaming platforms. This is a huge win for Aussie stories, jobs and our screen industry. Proud to have stood alongside actors, creators and so many others who helped push for this outcome. It’s a great day for Australian stories.
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Great news! The govt will finally introduce local content rules for streaming platforms. This is a huge win for Aussie stories, jobs and our screen industry. Proud to have stood alongside actors, creators and so many others who helped push for this outcome. It’s a great day for Australian stories.
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As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
I’m coming to the realisation that the Parliamentary Liberal Party are not genius material. Angus is living proof that the selection of Rhodes Scholars is not based on intelligence or a capacity for logical reasoning.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I’m coming to the realisation that the Parliamentary Liberal Party are not genius material. Angus is living proof that the selection of Rhodes Scholars is not based on intelligence or a capacity for logical reasoning.
Keating had some good ideas, but many bad ones, and his personality was such that he was unable to take advice. The arrogance he displayed in the 1996 campaign killed the ALP’s chance of victory, consigning them to the wilderness for 11 years, longer than the 8 years following the dismissal.
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Keating had some good ideas, but many bad ones, and his personality was such that he was unable to take advice. The arrogance he displayed in the 1996 campaign killed the ALP’s chance of victory, consigning them to the wilderness for 11 years, longer than the 8 years following the dismissal.
This just shows how out of touch Keating can be. After the loans affair, arresting the GG might just have been a guarantee of total electoral suicide. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Keating reveals he told Whitlam to have Kerr sacked, or arrested
“You’d have to have the soldiers with you for this to happen,” Keating said, warning that the governor-general could have turned to the army for support.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This just shows how out of touch Keating can be. After the loans affair, arresting the GG might just have been a guarantee of total electoral suicide. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Graham Richardson was not a “great Labor figure”. Much needed balance from someone who knew. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.smh.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Graham Richardson was not a “great Labor figure”. Much needed balance from someone who knew. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Lloyd told the committee that the merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia was “unprecedented in scale and complexity” This is true, and it is a mystery why these two geniuses were so sure the merger would work, and that it would be beneficial. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Uni vice chancellors grilled over 'unprecedented' merger - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
A senate inquiry into the Australian universities has heard of the "unprecedented" scale of a merger of the universities of Adelaide and SA.
www.indailysa.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Lloyd told the committee that the merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia was “unprecedented in scale and complexity” This is true, and it is a mystery why these two geniuses were so sure the merger would work, and that it would be beneficial. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
How will high density apartments, which are very expensive to build, boost affordability? We need a new paradigm, built around WFH, to break out of the current mess. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Planning isn't the only reason Australia isn't adding enough homes, builders say
The building industry is reporting a lift in approvals and new home sales, but says planning delays and skilled labour shortages are holding back construction, amid calls to unlock higher density deve...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How will high density apartments, which are very expensive to build, boost affordability? We need a new paradigm, built around WFH, to break out of the current mess. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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'Developers are in it for the profits'.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
'Developers are in it for the profits'.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.