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Occasional wanderer finding interesting things. Dog walker.
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This is so insane. Public education needs a massive boost, not cuts. Almost all non-gov schools are religiously affiliated in some way- why are we outsourcing education to religious orgs? Education is compulsory- we should have pride in and strengthen our secular public schools, not undermine them.
Labor during the election: “we’ll fully fund public schools”
Labor after the election: “actually we meant private schools soz”
Labor after the election: “actually we meant private schools soz”
October 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This is so insane. Public education needs a massive boost, not cuts. Almost all non-gov schools are religiously affiliated in some way- why are we outsourcing education to religious orgs? Education is compulsory- we should have pride in and strengthen our secular public schools, not undermine them.
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Photo of photographer Lee Miller, a member of the London War Correspondents Corps, joined the Allied forces during the liberation of Western Europe in 1944. Image by D.Sherman, 1945 #WomensArt
July 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Photo of photographer Lee Miller, a member of the London War Correspondents Corps, joined the Allied forces during the liberation of Western Europe in 1944. Image by D.Sherman, 1945 #WomensArt
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Pure joy: the Australian pub choirmaster who flipped the script on America’s Got Talent
Pure joy: the Australian pub choirmaster who flipped the script on America’s Got Talent
Astrid Jorgensen, whose show has helped unite audiences in a divided USA, says singing in a group is a ‘fast track to community’
Viewed from the outside, at least, far from united, the states of America appear irreconcilably divided.
Which may explain why Astrid Jorgensen, a 35-year-old choir director from Brisbane who honed her skills at the pub, has just toured the States to sold out shows and seen her US reality TV appearance go viral. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Pure joy: the Australian pub choirmaster who flipped the script on America’s Got Talent
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One of the most privatised education systems in the world - and this would entrench privilege even more.
A two-tier system - bloated edifices for the rich and the rest can go to Scrapheap High.
Appalling
A two-tier system - bloated edifices for the rich and the rest can go to Scrapheap High.
Appalling
Private school fees are currently GST free, and now the Libs want to make them tax-deductible??
June 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
One of the most privatised education systems in the world - and this would entrench privilege even more.
A two-tier system - bloated edifices for the rich and the rest can go to Scrapheap High.
Appalling
A two-tier system - bloated edifices for the rich and the rest can go to Scrapheap High.
Appalling
Vale Shakespeare
www.watoday.com.au/national/unf...
www.watoday.com.au/national/unf...
‘Unfailingly big-hearted and generous’: Beloved Herald cartoonist John Shakespeare dies after cancer battle
Shakespeare’s shy smile and boundless kindness were woven into the fabric of the newsroom, and his loss will be felt deeply by generations of staff and readers.
www.watoday.com.au
June 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Vale Shakespeare
www.watoday.com.au/national/unf...
www.watoday.com.au/national/unf...
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Sad new: John Shakespeare, my long time friend and colleague at the Sydney Morning Herald, who had retired after 39 years at the paper, died peacefully at home last night with his wife and son by his side. He was unwaveringly gracious and sanguine in the face of his prognosis, and loved by so many.
June 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Sad new: John Shakespeare, my long time friend and colleague at the Sydney Morning Herald, who had retired after 39 years at the paper, died peacefully at home last night with his wife and son by his side. He was unwaveringly gracious and sanguine in the face of his prognosis, and loved by so many.
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Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves
Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves
Experts think the clever birds learned the technique by watching people and then trying it themselves
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Sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have worked out how to operate drinking fountains, with footage showing the white birds gripping and turning the handle before leaning in for a sip.
Researchers set up camera traps and recorded the birds taking turns at a drinking fountain in western Sydney. Scientists observed more than 500 attempts over 44 days and revealed the birds were successful about 46% of the time.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Cockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex moves
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This graph is remarkably straightforward.
Today the total profits and labour costs etc for Australian industry sectors for 2023-24 was released.
It is quite revealing which sectors get the favourable treatment such as $215bn gift from the govt of free gas to sell....
It is quite revealing which sectors get the favourable treatment such as $215bn gift from the govt of free gas to sell....
May 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This graph is remarkably straightforward.
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"Dear government, don't be terrible."
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.
www.abc.net.au
May 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Dear government, don't be terrible."
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If Australia kept reducing emissions at the pace we did during the lockdowns, we would have gotten to net zero in 2030, instead....
May 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
If Australia kept reducing emissions at the pace we did during the lockdowns, we would have gotten to net zero in 2030, instead....
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For those who need to know.. let me fill in the blanks
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For those who need to know.. let me fill in the blanks
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Imagine if our health minister said he wanted to spend more after meeting with public health experts. Or the climate minister said he wanted to spend more after meeting with climate scientists…no chance
But defence…
Defence spending never causes budget deficits or high interest rates #climate
But defence…
Defence spending never causes budget deficits or high interest rates #climate
May 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Imagine if our health minister said he wanted to spend more after meeting with public health experts. Or the climate minister said he wanted to spend more after meeting with climate scientists…no chance
But defence…
Defence spending never causes budget deficits or high interest rates #climate
But defence…
Defence spending never causes budget deficits or high interest rates #climate
hahaha "Everyone expects the bickering exes to get back together – maybe not because they’re an irresistible, perfect love match, but because both sides have too much to lose in the divorce." Joss Butler
The Ross and Rachel of Australian politics are still on a break – but the Coalition will probably give things another go
The Ross and Rachel of Australian politics are still on a break – but the Coalition will probably give things another go
The Liberals and Nationals will likely get back together – not because the bickering exes are a perfect match, but because there’s too much to lose in the divorce
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Take the Taylor Swift songs off your Spotify queue, put the ice-cream back in the freezer and hold fire on the angry diary entries: the Liberals and Nationals might not be breaking up after all.
The extraordinary conscious uncoupling of the Liberals and Nationals, their plans to go their separate ways and work on themselves, lasted exactly 48 hours and 30 minutes – the time between 11.45am on Tuesday, when David Littleproud said he needed time to think, and 12.15pm on Thursday, when he told a hastily-convened press conference that he was willing to give things another go. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
hahaha "Everyone expects the bickering exes to get back together – maybe not because they’re an irresistible, perfect love match, but because both sides have too much to lose in the divorce." Joss Butler
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The names of Australia’s seasons are Flood, Fire, Drought
May 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The names of Australia’s seasons are Flood, Fire, Drought
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Looks like Labor is about to approve the North West shelf gas expansion, which among bad news for the planet and WA energy costs is terrible for the nearby Murujuga rock art - which is so old, it has one of the first known depictions of the human face
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australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
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May 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Looks like Labor is about to approve the North West shelf gas expansion, which among bad news for the planet and WA energy costs is terrible for the nearby Murujuga rock art - which is so old, it has one of the first known depictions of the human face
australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/woodsid...
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Another day, another cultural institution failing to defend artists & their freedom of expression, this time the rescinding of a Fellowship to First Nations author Karen Wyld. State Library of Qld is the latest to capitulate in the face of pressure from News Corp & politicians dancing to its tune.
May 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Another day, another cultural institution failing to defend artists & their freedom of expression, this time the rescinding of a Fellowship to First Nations author Karen Wyld. State Library of Qld is the latest to capitulate in the face of pressure from News Corp & politicians dancing to its tune.
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Um....WTAF, UK? I thought this was an American thing?
"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss"
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer
New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs
observer.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Um....WTAF, UK? I thought this was an American thing?
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Niki Savva has praised Labor’s 2025 “campaign genius” Paul Erickson saying that if Labor holds onto the seat of Calwell which looks likely, “that will be the first time since 1966 that an incumbent government has not lost a single seat in an election…” #ABCInsiders
May 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Niki Savva has praised Labor’s 2025 “campaign genius” Paul Erickson saying that if Labor holds onto the seat of Calwell which looks likely, “that will be the first time since 1966 that an incumbent government has not lost a single seat in an election…” #ABCInsiders