Judith
@judithblackwell.bsky.social
Retired NSW lawyer and librarian. Commitment to social justice and left politics. Husband, children, grandchildren,books,garden, cat, volunteer.
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Yep... and Northern Beaches Council advising them all the way..and rate payers will pick up the bill for restoring the beach! Tragic!
@wendyharmer.bsky.social
And so it continues this is heartbreaking 💔
And so it continues this is heartbreaking 💔
January 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Yep... and Northern Beaches Council advising them all the way..and rate payers will pick up the bill for restoring the beach! Tragic!
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Michelle Rowland has cited a UK study in support of the teen social media ban. But a co-author, an expert from Oxford University, says his research doesn’t support the ban and that the govt has “misunderstood” the paper
- by Cam Wilson
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
- by Cam Wilson
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
The communications minister cited a study in support of a teen social media ban. Its co-author disagrees
University of Oxford professor Andrew Przybylski says the government has 'misunderstood the purpose and findings of our research'.
www.crikey.com.au
November 20, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Michelle Rowland has cited a UK study in support of the teen social media ban. But a co-author, an expert from Oxford University, says his research doesn’t support the ban and that the govt has “misunderstood” the paper
- by Cam Wilson
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
- by Cam Wilson
#auspol #socialmediaban
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/20/t...
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It disgusts but doesn't surprise me, that #Labor is putting this so-called 'reform' forward.
Anne Twomey pulls it apart 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Anne Twomey pulls it apart 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sneaky, excessive and unjustified: why Labor’s electoral reforms are vulnerable to constitutional challenge | Anne Twomey
A political donor will be able to donate up to $640,000 in a year. How is this taking the money out of politics?
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:50 PM
It disgusts but doesn't surprise me, that #Labor is putting this so-called 'reform' forward.
Anne Twomey pulls it apart 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Anne Twomey pulls it apart 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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He identifies the "Diploma Divide": "High-school-educated people die eight years younger than college-educated people, on average.
"There is a chasm dividing American society, and it is defined primarily by education levels.
"I learned that this chasm didn’t just happen. It was created."
"There is a chasm dividing American society, and it is defined primarily by education levels.
"I learned that this chasm didn’t just happen. It was created."
November 17, 2024 at 6:56 AM
He identifies the "Diploma Divide": "High-school-educated people die eight years younger than college-educated people, on average.
"There is a chasm dividing American society, and it is defined primarily by education levels.
"I learned that this chasm didn’t just happen. It was created."
"There is a chasm dividing American society, and it is defined primarily by education levels.
"I learned that this chasm didn’t just happen. It was created."
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I need the Macquarie Dictionary to come here so “Musklings” can be in word of the year contention.
There is something deeply amusing about musklings coming here and realizing there’s no algorithm to boost their rage bait, which was their main advantage.
November 18, 2024 at 11:44 PM
I need the Macquarie Dictionary to come here so “Musklings” can be in word of the year contention.
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Jobkeeper :
More than 100 religious organisations qualified for the emergency wage subsidy despite seeing little financial impact from last year's COVID-19 economic shock.
Figures from ATO show about 3,500 religious entities received a total of $627 million in JobKeeper payments.
More than 100 religious organisations qualified for the emergency wage subsidy despite seeing little financial impact from last year's COVID-19 economic shock.
Figures from ATO show about 3,500 religious entities received a total of $627 million in JobKeeper payments.
Calls for religious organisations to repay JobKeeper millions
Dozens of Australia's biggest churches and other religious institutions pocketed millions of dollars in JobKeeper payments while remaining in the black during 2020, research shows.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Jobkeeper :
More than 100 religious organisations qualified for the emergency wage subsidy despite seeing little financial impact from last year's COVID-19 economic shock.
Figures from ATO show about 3,500 religious entities received a total of $627 million in JobKeeper payments.
More than 100 religious organisations qualified for the emergency wage subsidy despite seeing little financial impact from last year's COVID-19 economic shock.
Figures from ATO show about 3,500 religious entities received a total of $627 million in JobKeeper payments.
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A question for Bishop Bird, of Ballarat, who instructed his lawyers to go all the way to High Court to avoid paying damages to a complainant of child sexual abuse on basis that priests aren’t technically employed by his diocese:
Did your priests accept JobKeeper during COVID pandemic?
If so, why?
Did your priests accept JobKeeper during COVID pandemic?
If so, why?
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 AM
A question for Bishop Bird, of Ballarat, who instructed his lawyers to go all the way to High Court to avoid paying damages to a complainant of child sexual abuse on basis that priests aren’t technically employed by his diocese:
Did your priests accept JobKeeper during COVID pandemic?
If so, why?
Did your priests accept JobKeeper during COVID pandemic?
If so, why?
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Could everyone possibly share this in the hopes I can connect with my Twitter followers and those I follow too?
Most happy to return the favour as we all try to rebuild our networks ❤️
Many thanks in advance for help 🙏
Most happy to return the favour as we all try to rebuild our networks ❤️
Many thanks in advance for help 🙏
November 12, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Could everyone possibly share this in the hopes I can connect with my Twitter followers and those I follow too?
Most happy to return the favour as we all try to rebuild our networks ❤️
Many thanks in advance for help 🙏
Most happy to return the favour as we all try to rebuild our networks ❤️
Many thanks in advance for help 🙏