Lauren
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Plant and indigenous plant in your garden. Save a skink. It'll make you feel good.
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Say hello to Jim.
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Say hello to Jim.
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Fantastic news. Vaccines at work. A reminder also to women to not forget to get their pap smear too. I got mine today. Do you know that you can now self administer the test? Something my GP informed me today. #womenshealth
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Fantastic news. Vaccines at work. A reminder also to women to not forget to get their pap smear too. I got mine today. Do you know that you can now self administer the test? Something my GP informed me today. #womenshealth
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This is an outstanding piece, despite the hated scrolling web design.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Water is under pressure in the Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting ...
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is an outstanding piece, despite the hated scrolling web design.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Not sure what checks were put in place post Whitlam, but every PM since has jettisoned their core beliefs on taking office.
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Not sure what checks were put in place post Whitlam, but every PM since has jettisoned their core beliefs on taking office.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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Never has a man so profoundly failed to live up to his log cabin story. Anyone who considers him to be a working class hero has taken the bait.
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Never has a man so profoundly failed to live up to his log cabin story. Anyone who considers him to be a working class hero has taken the bait.
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A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A government that can’t bring itself to tax fossil fuel, big tech or any wealth properly but defunds its critical institutions is not a good government, sorry
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sorry I didn’t get back to you earlier - I didn’t have time to reply when you first contacted me and since then I’ve been crippled by fears that you hate me because I wasn’t immediately available
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
sorry I didn’t get back to you earlier - I didn’t have time to reply when you first contacted me and since then I’ve been crippled by fears that you hate me because I wasn’t immediately available
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A former airline pilot turned safety researcher explains the shocking lack of real-world testing to keep women safe in the air and on our roads.
Plane and car crash testing is still designed to keep men safe. That puts women in danger
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A former airline pilot turned safety researcher explains the shocking lack of real-world testing to keep women safe in the air and on our roads.
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The Department freely admits in these docs that compliance punishments hurt welfare recipients' chances of finding work - then chose to enact harsher punishments against them.
Because that's the whole point of employment services - they can't play dumb on that intent anymore
Because that's the whole point of employment services - they can't play dumb on that intent anymore
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Department freely admits in these docs that compliance punishments hurt welfare recipients' chances of finding work - then chose to enact harsher punishments against them.
Because that's the whole point of employment services - they can't play dumb on that intent anymore
Because that's the whole point of employment services - they can't play dumb on that intent anymore
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Australia please note. #auspol
Donald Trump is astonished that Norway is vastly wealthy, the richest Government in the world, because of the North Sea oil and gas, but the UK with the same North Sea is poor
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Australia please note. #auspol
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The Tiny Bees Powering Giant Eucalyptus Trees! 🐝🌳
Australia's best superheroes are often overlooked! ⭐
Euryglossinae Bees are only found in Australia where over 400 species are pollinating Eucalyptus trees every day! 👊🌸
The catch? They are TINY! Only 3-8mm big! 🤯 (1/2)
Australia's best superheroes are often overlooked! ⭐
Euryglossinae Bees are only found in Australia where over 400 species are pollinating Eucalyptus trees every day! 👊🌸
The catch? They are TINY! Only 3-8mm big! 🤯 (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The Tiny Bees Powering Giant Eucalyptus Trees! 🐝🌳
Australia's best superheroes are often overlooked! ⭐
Euryglossinae Bees are only found in Australia where over 400 species are pollinating Eucalyptus trees every day! 👊🌸
The catch? They are TINY! Only 3-8mm big! 🤯 (1/2)
Australia's best superheroes are often overlooked! ⭐
Euryglossinae Bees are only found in Australia where over 400 species are pollinating Eucalyptus trees every day! 👊🌸
The catch? They are TINY! Only 3-8mm big! 🤯 (1/2)
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"My nan used to say scientists will never catch up to us, we're too old," she says, as rain falls on the dry lake bed known as Lake Mungo.
How ancient knowledge is making modern science sit up and pay attention
How ancient knowledge is making modern science sit up and pay attention
'Scientists will never catch up to us': Ancient knowledge helps drive modern science
From dinosaur footprints to volcanic eruptions, First Nations knowledge is helping to drive modern science.
www.abc.net.au
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"My nan used to say scientists will never catch up to us, we're too old," she says, as rain falls on the dry lake bed known as Lake Mungo.
How ancient knowledge is making modern science sit up and pay attention
How ancient knowledge is making modern science sit up and pay attention
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Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives
The Australian state of Victoria has taken a historic step towards reconciliation, passing the nation’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners.
After two days of debate, the upper house of Victoria’s parliament passed the statewide treaty bill without amendment by 21 votes to 16, just before 9pm on Thursday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria
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Well, the police seem to be the only ones undecided about whether this was racial hatred related violence from THE NEO NAZIS, ffs.
Federal Police criticised for failing to pursue hate crime charges after Camp Sovereignty attack
The Australian Federal Police continue to defer responsibility for classifying the attacks on Camp Sovereignty as a hate crime, Senator Lidia Thorpe says.Earlier this month, more than 20 federal cross...
nit.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Well, the police seem to be the only ones undecided about whether this was racial hatred related violence from THE NEO NAZIS, ffs.
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Israel is bombing tents again with F35 jets.
They commit genocide with impunity.
There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day.
They must be held to account.
Speak up. Take action.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
They commit genocide with impunity.
There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day.
They must be held to account.
Speak up. Take action.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Israel is bombing tents again with F35 jets.
They commit genocide with impunity.
There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day.
They must be held to account.
Speak up. Take action.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
They commit genocide with impunity.
There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day.
They must be held to account.
Speak up. Take action.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
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Shameful. 12 First Nations people have died in NSW custody this year - the highest annual total ever.
These are not just ‘profoundly distressing’ statistics.
This devastating loss of life continues Australia’s history of colonial violence through the ‘justice’ system.
These are not just ‘profoundly distressing’ statistics.
This devastating loss of life continues Australia’s history of colonial violence through the ‘justice’ system.
October 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Shameful. 12 First Nations people have died in NSW custody this year - the highest annual total ever.
These are not just ‘profoundly distressing’ statistics.
This devastating loss of life continues Australia’s history of colonial violence through the ‘justice’ system.
These are not just ‘profoundly distressing’ statistics.
This devastating loss of life continues Australia’s history of colonial violence through the ‘justice’ system.
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History repeating itself.
The colonial governor tore up the treaty Batman agreed with the Wurundjeri.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The colonial governor tore up the treaty Batman agreed with the Wurundjeri.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Victorian Liberals will scrap Australian-first Treaty within 100 days if elected
The Victorian Liberals will scrap the state's proposed Treaty agreement with First Peoples' if elected. The opposition had previously withdrawn support for the proposed agreement, which is set to be d...
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
History repeating itself.
The colonial governor tore up the treaty Batman agreed with the Wurundjeri.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
The colonial governor tore up the treaty Batman agreed with the Wurundjeri.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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So, in Victoria, Centrelink sends you off to sweep railway carparks and pick up rubbish to "improve employment prospects."
Yet, the Victorian Magistrates' Court sentences offenders to do the same work as a Community Work Order (a sentence), same time, same place, as punishment for breaking the law?
Yet, the Victorian Magistrates' Court sentences offenders to do the same work as a Community Work Order (a sentence), same time, same place, as punishment for breaking the law?
October 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
So, in Victoria, Centrelink sends you off to sweep railway carparks and pick up rubbish to "improve employment prospects."
Yet, the Victorian Magistrates' Court sentences offenders to do the same work as a Community Work Order (a sentence), same time, same place, as punishment for breaking the law?
Yet, the Victorian Magistrates' Court sentences offenders to do the same work as a Community Work Order (a sentence), same time, same place, as punishment for breaking the law?
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2 years ago I would have bet good money on the fact that most people will react like this to a live streamed genocide and forced starvation...now we're desperately passing videos of unicorns like this around in the family chats...so we don't lose complete hope in humanity
October 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
2 years ago I would have bet good money on the fact that most people will react like this to a live streamed genocide and forced starvation...now we're desperately passing videos of unicorns like this around in the family chats...so we don't lose complete hope in humanity
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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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Give Greta the Nobel Prize...
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Give Greta the Nobel Prize...