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I value science, reason, civility, hope and good humour.
I value science, reason, civility, hope and good humour.
“But it’s only a problem if it’s a problem,” Dr Will Errington said. “Some people can have symptoms of ADHD and get along just fine [without a diagnosis or interventions].”
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Lucia missed social cues. Finding out why changed her life
NSW GPs will soon be able to diagnose ADHD under reforms to make it easier and cheaper for people to get treatment.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
“But it’s only a problem if it’s a problem,” Dr Will Errington said. “Some people can have symptoms of ADHD and get along just fine [without a diagnosis or interventions].”
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In 2016, the former NSW Coalition government loosened land clearing laws and released the NSW Biodiversity Values Map.
In the following eight years, 13,880 hectares of land marked on the map as high-biodiversity were cleared.
In the following eight years, 13,880 hectares of land marked on the map as high-biodiversity were cleared.
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
In 2016, the former NSW Coalition government loosened land clearing laws and released the NSW Biodiversity Values Map.
In the following eight years, 13,880 hectares of land marked on the map as high-biodiversity were cleared.
In the following eight years, 13,880 hectares of land marked on the map as high-biodiversity were cleared.
Land clearing in the state of NSW has undermined decades of investment in river restoration & catchment management, with 33,682 hectares of riverbank corridors cleared between 2010 & 2023, the Wentworth Group of eminent scientists has said.
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‘On extinction path’: Land clearing laws failing native species
An area of high-biodiversity land in NSW equivalent to four Sydney Harbours was cleared between 2016 and 2023, new research says.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Land clearing in the state of NSW has undermined decades of investment in river restoration & catchment management, with 33,682 hectares of riverbank corridors cleared between 2010 & 2023, the Wentworth Group of eminent scientists has said.
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Under NSW state law, councils can require developers building in their area to pay a levy to contribute to the cost of infrastructure – but only that which is deemed “essential”, mostly roads & water systems.
A cap on these contributions was introduced in 2012 & has not been adjusted for inflation.
A cap on these contributions was introduced in 2012 & has not been adjusted for inflation.
February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Under NSW state law, councils can require developers building in their area to pay a levy to contribute to the cost of infrastructure – but only that which is deemed “essential”, mostly roads & water systems.
A cap on these contributions was introduced in 2012 & has not been adjusted for inflation.
A cap on these contributions was introduced in 2012 & has not been adjusted for inflation.
Blacktown City Council, Sydney’s largest in area, is at the forefront of the region’s suburban growth.
But at Friday’s Sydney Summit, CEO Kerry Robinson warned the new greenfield areas were being built with “no pool…no library, there is no meeting hall. Not one.”
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But at Friday’s Sydney Summit, CEO Kerry Robinson warned the new greenfield areas were being built with “no pool…no library, there is no meeting hall. Not one.”
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Greenfield homes, empty streets: The ‘ridiculous’ reality of Sydney’s new sprawl
In some of the city’s fastest-growing areas there will be no pool, no library and no meeting hall as cash-strapped councils struggle to afford essential services.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Blacktown City Council, Sydney’s largest in area, is at the forefront of the region’s suburban growth.
But at Friday’s Sydney Summit, CEO Kerry Robinson warned the new greenfield areas were being built with “no pool…no library, there is no meeting hall. Not one.”
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
But at Friday’s Sydney Summit, CEO Kerry Robinson warned the new greenfield areas were being built with “no pool…no library, there is no meeting hall. Not one.”
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What Bezos has done to the #WashingtonPost in recent years is tragic. It will never recover while he is in control.
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Opinion | An Elegy for My Washington Post
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February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
What Bezos has done to the #WashingtonPost in recent years is tragic. It will never recover while he is in control.
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Danish soldier, Lance Cpl. Soren Teigen, at the front of a huge group of veterans angry at Trump’s comments belittling the sacrifices of NATO allies in recent wars.
“I don’t blame US soldiers in any way — we’ve fought side by side, & we still do…of course it hurts.”
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“I don’t blame US soldiers in any way — we’ve fought side by side, & we still do…of course it hurts.”
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‘We’ve Fought Side by Side’: Danish Veterans March Against Trump’s Comments
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February 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Danish soldier, Lance Cpl. Soren Teigen, at the front of a huge group of veterans angry at Trump’s comments belittling the sacrifices of NATO allies in recent wars.
“I don’t blame US soldiers in any way — we’ve fought side by side, & we still do…of course it hurts.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...
“I don’t blame US soldiers in any way — we’ve fought side by side, & we still do…of course it hurts.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...
Who would forget the NY Post’s “most controversial cartoon that appeared to depict president Barack Obama as a chimpanzee in 2009. The publication…featured two police officers standing over a chimpanzee they had just shot.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Who would forget the NY Post’s “most controversial cartoon that appeared to depict president Barack Obama as a chimpanzee in 2009. The publication…featured two police officers standing over a chimpanzee they had just shot.”
In creating this likely loss-maker, Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch have one-upped a conga line of billionaire businessmen in the procession to curry favour with Donald Trump.
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
In creating this likely loss-maker, Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch have one-upped a conga line of billionaire businessmen in the procession to curry favour with Donald Trump.
Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch celebrated the birth of a “baby” this week – the California Post, a fledgling US conservative tabloid newspaper – sister for the New York Post, cousin to Fox News & the Wall Street Journal.
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Will Murdoch get rewarded for his expensive gift to Trump?
The decision to launch a print newspaper defies industry trends, but it will beef up Rupert Murdoch’s conservative bona fides.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch celebrated the birth of a “baby” this week – the California Post, a fledgling US conservative tabloid newspaper – sister for the New York Post, cousin to Fox News & the Wall Street Journal.
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“The primary fact is not in dispute: Trump & his successors are powerless to stop Asia’s gradual shift away from American primacy & towards some kind of power balance…
Australia’s role in these circumstances is not to pick a side but to back itself.”
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Australia’s role in these circumstances is not to pick a side but to back itself.”
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Trump, Greenland and the end of NATO
ANALYSIS: The US president’s erratic campaign to acquire Greenland forces Europe to strategise for NATO’s demise, and Asia to think about the limits of American power.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:58 AM
“The primary fact is not in dispute: Trump & his successors are powerless to stop Asia’s gradual shift away from American primacy & towards some kind of power balance…
Australia’s role in these circumstances is not to pick a side but to back itself.”
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Australia’s role in these circumstances is not to pick a side but to back itself.”
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Here we go…
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Here we go…
Ok - got it.
The point I was trying to make was that Brooks is rightly horrified by Trump & his cronies - but he was more focused on what he saw as the Democrats failures to counter them than he was with virtually the entire Republican machine that put its weight behind Trump & legitimised MAGA.
The point I was trying to make was that Brooks is rightly horrified by Trump & his cronies - but he was more focused on what he saw as the Democrats failures to counter them than he was with virtually the entire Republican machine that put its weight behind Trump & legitimised MAGA.
January 24, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Ok - got it.
The point I was trying to make was that Brooks is rightly horrified by Trump & his cronies - but he was more focused on what he saw as the Democrats failures to counter them than he was with virtually the entire Republican machine that put its weight behind Trump & legitimised MAGA.
The point I was trying to make was that Brooks is rightly horrified by Trump & his cronies - but he was more focused on what he saw as the Democrats failures to counter them than he was with virtually the entire Republican machine that put its weight behind Trump & legitimised MAGA.
I’m not “STILL saying the left is just as bad as the right” & never have done.
This accusation is not dissimilar to the old chestnut “have you stopped beating your wife? Answer Yes or no!”
This accusation is not dissimilar to the old chestnut “have you stopped beating your wife? Answer Yes or no!”
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I’m not “STILL saying the left is just as bad as the right” & never have done.
This accusation is not dissimilar to the old chestnut “have you stopped beating your wife? Answer Yes or no!”
This accusation is not dissimilar to the old chestnut “have you stopped beating your wife? Answer Yes or no!”
“…But after one cultural moment, voters tend to hunger for its opposite, which in this case means leaders who project integrity, unity, honesty and hope.”
January 23, 2026 at 9:26 PM
“…But after one cultural moment, voters tend to hunger for its opposite, which in this case means leaders who project integrity, unity, honesty and hope.”
And Epstein was a very poor choice to illustrate the catastrophizing of conspiracy theories- because what Epstein clearly did was shocking - & catastrophic for many.
But I think the point we was attempting to make had some basis.
“Right now, the dark passions are ascendant.”
But I think the point we was attempting to make had some basis.
“Right now, the dark passions are ascendant.”
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
And Epstein was a very poor choice to illustrate the catastrophizing of conspiracy theories- because what Epstein clearly did was shocking - & catastrophic for many.
But I think the point we was attempting to make had some basis.
“Right now, the dark passions are ascendant.”
But I think the point we was attempting to make had some basis.
“Right now, the dark passions are ascendant.”
If Brooks has had any association with Epstein, he should most definitely have declared that in the article. And he overlooks the fact that Epstein was initially raised as a wildly wielded weapon by MAGA supporters who had no qualms at all about introducing deranged conspiracy theories.
January 23, 2026 at 8:54 PM
If Brooks has had any association with Epstein, he should most definitely have declared that in the article. And he overlooks the fact that Epstein was initially raised as a wildly wielded weapon by MAGA supporters who had no qualms at all about introducing deranged conspiracy theories.
“Right at the heart of the Coalition’s current problems lies the very regrettable partisan approach the Liberal Party’s leaders took following the Bondi terror attacks on December 14. They were joined by several retired politicians and much of the media.”
Malcolm Turnbull is not wrong
Malcolm Turnbull is not wrong
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM
“Right at the heart of the Coalition’s current problems lies the very regrettable partisan approach the Liberal Party’s leaders took following the Bondi terror attacks on December 14. They were joined by several retired politicians and much of the media.”
Malcolm Turnbull is not wrong
Malcolm Turnbull is not wrong
The Invasive Species Council says: “the shooting lobby have delayed, undermined & stopped effective feral deer control for decades…
If the [Vic] gov’t is serious about protecting wildlife, they need to stop pandering to the shooting lobby.”
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If the [Vic] gov’t is serious about protecting wildlife, they need to stop pandering to the shooting lobby.”
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How ETU shooters foiled a national park
ANALYSIS: The Electrical Trades Union has used its political leverage to keep Victoria’s Central Highlands open for hunting, in the midst of a national backtracking on forest conservation.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The Invasive Species Council says: “the shooting lobby have delayed, undermined & stopped effective feral deer control for decades…
If the [Vic] gov’t is serious about protecting wildlife, they need to stop pandering to the shooting lobby.”
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If the [Vic] gov’t is serious about protecting wildlife, they need to stop pandering to the shooting lobby.”
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I'm not aware that Brooks was ever personally charging towards perdition - I think not.
But there has been a remarkable - indeed alarming - lack of conservative writers & politicians who have been prepared to speak clearly about Trump & MAGA. They have allowed the US to slip rapidly into "perdition"
But there has been a remarkable - indeed alarming - lack of conservative writers & politicians who have been prepared to speak clearly about Trump & MAGA. They have allowed the US to slip rapidly into "perdition"
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I'm not aware that Brooks was ever personally charging towards perdition - I think not.
But there has been a remarkable - indeed alarming - lack of conservative writers & politicians who have been prepared to speak clearly about Trump & MAGA. They have allowed the US to slip rapidly into "perdition"
But there has been a remarkable - indeed alarming - lack of conservative writers & politicians who have been prepared to speak clearly about Trump & MAGA. They have allowed the US to slip rapidly into "perdition"
It is a critical part of every chief executive’s job to anticipate the future. Failing to recognize and adapt to change can be the difference between thriving or disappearing...
But it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid.
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But it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid.
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Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It is a critical part of every chief executive’s job to anticipate the future. Failing to recognize and adapt to change can be the difference between thriving or disappearing...
But it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
But it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
NY Times writer David Brooks - a moderate conservative who has struggled to come to terms with MAGA. (no paywall)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
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Opinion | The Sins of the Moderates
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January 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
NY Times writer David Brooks - a moderate conservative who has struggled to come to terms with MAGA. (no paywall)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
It was the uniquely dangerous blend of nationalism, authoritarianism & militarism that prompted the world to establish new laws governing the use of force after WW II.
Trump ignored those rules in removing Maduro from Venezuela, just as Putin ignored them in Ukraine
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Trump ignored those rules in removing Maduro from Venezuela, just as Putin ignored them in Ukraine
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Opinion | Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Could All See Coming
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January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It was the uniquely dangerous blend of nationalism, authoritarianism & militarism that prompted the world to establish new laws governing the use of force after WW II.
Trump ignored those rules in removing Maduro from Venezuela, just as Putin ignored them in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Trump ignored those rules in removing Maduro from Venezuela, just as Putin ignored them in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Trump withdraws the US from the foundational 1992 agreement by ALL nations for action to reduce the heating of our planet.
He thinks he can bend the laws of #physics to his will.
#ClimateChange
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He thinks he can bend the laws of #physics to his will.
#ClimateChange
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Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
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January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Trump withdraws the US from the foundational 1992 agreement by ALL nations for action to reduce the heating of our planet.
He thinks he can bend the laws of #physics to his will.
#ClimateChange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/c...
He thinks he can bend the laws of #physics to his will.
#ClimateChange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/c...
“When applied to real-world nickel–cobalt–manganese (NCM) battery leachates, the method achieved 99.1 percent purity for nickel and 98.8 percent for cobalt, while maintaining recovery rates above 95 percent.” Wow!
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“When applied to real-world nickel–cobalt–manganese (NCM) battery leachates, the method achieved 99.1 percent purity for nickel and 98.8 percent for cobalt, while maintaining recovery rates above 95 percent.” Wow!