Mary Gatenby
@vandiemenland.bsky.social
Tasmanian. Let’s hope things get better…
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The Age and Sydney Morning Herald have scrubbed references to Gaza and Palestine from their version of a Walkleys speech given by Kerry O’Brien last week.
The Age and SMH removed Gaza references from Kerry O'Brien's Walkleys speech
www.crikey.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald have scrubbed references to Gaza and Palestine from their version of a Walkleys speech given by Kerry O’Brien last week.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Which one should I munch on, the blue or red snack? 😋
A Southern Right Whale, estimated to be around 18 meters long and weighing 80 tons, caught on camera. Stunning.
These whales are relatively harmless and they are known to interact with humans.
Amazing creatures.
#southernrightwhale #sealife
A Southern Right Whale, estimated to be around 18 meters long and weighing 80 tons, caught on camera. Stunning.
These whales are relatively harmless and they are known to interact with humans.
Amazing creatures.
#southernrightwhale #sealife
September 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Which one should I munch on, the blue or red snack? 😋
A Southern Right Whale, estimated to be around 18 meters long and weighing 80 tons, caught on camera. Stunning.
These whales are relatively harmless and they are known to interact with humans.
Amazing creatures.
#southernrightwhale #sealife
A Southern Right Whale, estimated to be around 18 meters long and weighing 80 tons, caught on camera. Stunning.
These whales are relatively harmless and they are known to interact with humans.
Amazing creatures.
#southernrightwhale #sealife
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While I was researching men's fashion in the 1970s for the Gunnawah sequel I'm currently writing, I came across this atrocity
The polyster shirt-suit
I've seen it, so you all have to as well now
Don't know how popular this look was in the Riverina in 1975, so mercifully, it may not be included
😬
The polyster shirt-suit
I've seen it, so you all have to as well now
Don't know how popular this look was in the Riverina in 1975, so mercifully, it may not be included
😬
August 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
While I was researching men's fashion in the 1970s for the Gunnawah sequel I'm currently writing, I came across this atrocity
The polyster shirt-suit
I've seen it, so you all have to as well now
Don't know how popular this look was in the Riverina in 1975, so mercifully, it may not be included
😬
The polyster shirt-suit
I've seen it, so you all have to as well now
Don't know how popular this look was in the Riverina in 1975, so mercifully, it may not be included
😬
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Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Thomas Deininger uses plastic waste to create sculptures,or should I say,works of Genius!!!!!!
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Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
August 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
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In 2023-24 Australia collected more than four times more from HECS repayments than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.”
- Richard Denniss, Executive Director
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.”
- Richard Denniss, Executive Director
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
July 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In 2023-24 Australia collected more than four times more from HECS repayments than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.”
- Richard Denniss, Executive Director
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.”
- Richard Denniss, Executive Director
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
ABC news - get real…
July 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
ABC news - get real…
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The first hors d’oeuvre I was offered at the Australia and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine conference dinner tonight was…Beef Wellington. 😬
July 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The first hors d’oeuvre I was offered at the Australia and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine conference dinner tonight was…Beef Wellington. 😬
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France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants due to heatwave
To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a higher temperature. However, this process can threaten local biodiversity if water is released which is too hot.
www.euronews.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
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It’s amazing how fast they can build a concentration camp: “Alligator Alcatraz”— but they can’t manage to fix a levee, fund a hospital, or get clean water to poor communities.
July 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It’s amazing how fast they can build a concentration camp: “Alligator Alcatraz”— but they can’t manage to fix a levee, fund a hospital, or get clean water to poor communities.
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If you wanted to make a statement that could be seen from a long way away, a good start might be a golf course, a drone and some Round-Up. Just thinking aloud. #fucktrump
June 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
If you wanted to make a statement that could be seen from a long way away, a good start might be a golf course, a drone and some Round-Up. Just thinking aloud. #fucktrump
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Israel does not have a Hamas problem.It has a Palestinian problem because Israel since 1948 has stolen and occupied vast areas of Palestine, including Gaza. JM
#auspol #israelpalestine
#auspol #israelpalestine
More than 600 Australian Jews say 'no' to war in Gaza
More than 600 Jewish Australians have signed a statement calling on Jewish community and religious leaders to speak out against the atrocities of the Netanyahu Government in Gaza.
johnmenadue.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Israel does not have a Hamas problem.It has a Palestinian problem because Israel since 1948 has stolen and occupied vast areas of Palestine, including Gaza. JM
#auspol #israelpalestine
#auspol #israelpalestine
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A great piece about a great book. Heartbreaking, all the same. Brava @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
My mother was a famous feminist writer known for her candour and wit. But she was also a fantasist who couldn’t be bothered to spend time raising me
When Fear of Flying, her autobiographical novel about women’s sexual desires, came out in 1973, Erica Jong was suddenly big news. But growing up as her only child, I had a very different experience
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A great piece about a great book. Heartbreaking, all the same. Brava @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Great read from Richard Flanagan on the AFL stadium. Original budget $375 million, now $1.86 billion, for just 7 games a year, in breach of all planning and heritage laws, opposed by 70% of Tasmanians. Truly unconscionable by the AFL.
#auspol
#afl
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20890/...
#auspol
#afl
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20890/...
Tasmania in crisis over billion-dollar AFL stadium
The Tasmanian Liberal government is in crisis and a snap election likely to be called as the premier clings to plans for a stadium that will bankrupt the state.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
June 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Great read from Richard Flanagan on the AFL stadium. Original budget $375 million, now $1.86 billion, for just 7 games a year, in breach of all planning and heritage laws, opposed by 70% of Tasmanians. Truly unconscionable by the AFL.
#auspol
#afl
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20890/...
#auspol
#afl
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/20890/...
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Gil McLachlan shaping up to be the next premier of Tasmania
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Gil McLachlan shaping up to be the next premier of Tasmania
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A beautiful photo of a meteor moving fast through the sky. Honestly, it could be a great phone wallpaper.
#Space #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Photographer #Photography
#Space #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Photographer #Photography
June 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A beautiful photo of a meteor moving fast through the sky. Honestly, it could be a great phone wallpaper.
#Space #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Photographer #Photography
#Space #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Photographer #Photography
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This👇🏽
#Tasmania
#Tasmania
@tasmaniafc.bsky.social ought to stand down on the socials for a few days. An AFL-owned entity is advising our elected representatives how to vote, not on the stadium but on who controls the state. It's on the nose and people won't forget it.
June 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This👇🏽
#Tasmania
#Tasmania
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Tasmanians! Take note: this is how much stadium you get for your money in Texas. #nostadium #taspol
June 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Tasmanians! Take note: this is how much stadium you get for your money in Texas. #nostadium #taspol
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From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
May 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
From A Balcony Over Jerusalem to A Bunker in Kyiv: huge thanks to the booksellers particularly BookPeople for selecting Balcony Over Jerusalem as one of the best Australian books of last 25 years. Your support for me & other Aussie authors hugely appreciated by us all. Thank you!
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I can't believe how drip-pilled this sounds, but the ABC's obsession with "What went wrong with the Liberals" is getting absurd. Nearly a month after the election and Four Corners is dedicated to it? What about what the actual government is doing? Or not doing?
May 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I can't believe how drip-pilled this sounds, but the ABC's obsession with "What went wrong with the Liberals" is getting absurd. Nearly a month after the election and Four Corners is dedicated to it? What about what the actual government is doing? Or not doing?