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BinChicken24 @binchicken24.bsky.social · 6h

#WildOz #wildflowers

Blue is not a colour often seen in flowers, but some of our wildflowers are stunning blue, these are a few blue beauties from my corner of WA.

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BinChicken24 @binchicken24.bsky.social · 7h

#WildOz #Orchids #wildflowers

These azure orchids are not common in my area, but they are my favourite of the sun orchids.

Azure orchid, blue/mauve flower with darker blue stripes on the petals and tips of the petals.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing like frank and fearless advice while speaking truth to power...

Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing/depressing stuff in #Estimates.

Productivity Commish Chair Danielle Wood has been muzzled by the Government.

Once a fierce critic of fossil fuel subsidies, now "not able to give an opinion" #auspol
www.afr.com/politics/fed...

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BinChicken24 @binchicken24.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, that's nothing like it .

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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 1d

politics, really everything is group chat drama now

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Nick Evershed!? @nickevershed.bsky.social · 1d

this is a good story but it shows that people still fundamentally misunderstand LLMs - there is no "working properly", they're inherently probabilistic models. hallucinations aren't a bug, they're a fundamental part of language models. these aren't fact machines!!!

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

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Possum @pollytics.bsky.social · 1d

The bemusing part of this is even though the Qld coal fleet is youngest in the country, they won't last to the 2040s. The Qld government knows this - but throwing red meat to their idiot wing and their donors is an aesthetic I suppose.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Australia's Queensland reverses policy, pledges to keep using coal power reut.rs/42BhtoJ

Australia's Queensland reverses policy, pledges to keep using coal power

Australia's Queensland state government said on Friday it would run coal power plants at least into the 2040s, reversing a previous plan to pivot rapidly to renewables and in turn making national emissions reduction targets harder to achieve.

reut.rs

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BinChicken24 @binchicken24.bsky.social · 1d

Now we are the quarry of the world, and still think America is gonna save us if we are in trouble, and still give them billions for no subs. Australia, the stupid country. ALP cutting funding for the CSIRO as well, just like the LNP.

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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 1d

This could have been Australia, but thanks to John Howard, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, the Minerals Council and the BCA, we wasted nearly 20 years subsidising gas and coal instead. What a waste.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

China ≠ just coal plants and solar exports. The deeper shift: electrifying everything it can. Strategic, because China relies on imported fossil fuels. Coal is still king in the power mix—for now. But the balance is changing year by year.

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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 1d

Truly, we are living in the dumbest timeline

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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 1d

A slap on the wrist behind closed doors undermines the case put forward by Finance that the culture of PwC is all cleaned up, which was their justification for allowing PwC back into the fold of government contracts. #auspol

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BinChicken24 @binchicken24.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Penny, but my guess is that the duopoly LNP and ALP are very keen to get this legislation passed, and as usual, anything thing that harms the poor and vulnerable is ok with both of the duopoly parties. The punishment is the point, the cruelty and lack of rights for the poor, IS THE POINT.

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Flyintheointment @flyintheointment.bsky.social · 1d

Everyday I thankgod I’ve never have to rely on the Australian social security system for any reason… I’d commit suicide week one

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livesarah.bsky.social @livesarah.bsky.social · 1d

Less and less the ‘lite’…

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Break like the wind @breaklikethewind.bsky.social · 2d

Labor is LNP Lite.

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Rod Moffatt @politikarma.bsky.social · 2d

Whole notion of a ‘targeted compliance framework’…like ‘mutual obligation’ is an offensive nihilist neoliberal construct

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Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 2d

DEWR sought an assurance report on the Targeted Compliance Framework. They got it. It told them clearly that the TCF could NOT be assured. And yet the government continues to administer this unlawful system so it can suspend income support payments for bullshit reasons.

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

“A Sportsbet employee was among a small group of donors who attended the “boardroom dinner” with the minister for regional development, Kristy McBain, on Tuesday night. The dinner was organised by Labor’s fundraising vehicle.”

All they care about is being elected and staying in power.

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Earlier that day, four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 1d

Australian newspapers are reporting only the ceasefire, not Israel’s violation of it. The bombing hasn’t stopped but that’s an inconvenient truth.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

Says something that in an article on engineering wonders of the modern world, the second thing mentioned for Australia is a mine
www.smh.com.au/traveller/in...

Five of Australia’s grandest designs
Snowy Hydro, NSW
This 70-year-old hydroelectric scheme – now being vastly expanded – comprises 16 dams, nine power stations and 225 kilometres of tunnels and aqueducts. You can most easily see parts of it near Lake Eucumbene and Lake Jindabyne. The Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre in Cooma covers its operation and the latest construction projects and it offers a virtual flight over the dams and lakes. See snowyhydro.com.au

Kalgoorlie Super Pit, WA

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

No surprise that despite majority community support we still don’t have a ban on gambling advertising when the Albanese government accepts money from companies like Sportsbet for their fundraising.

When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 1d

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Corruption watchdog head 'consulted' for ADF inspector general 11 times

Paul Brereton and Labor politicians had previously stated he had stepped away from the body and resigned as assistant inspector-general of the ADF prior to taking on the top integrity job.

www.abc.net.au

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

New:
Censorship by any other name.
The National Press Club cancelled a speaker, Chris Hedges, who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.
nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

Here's my primer on Americans: they're weird, and usually think they are the only country in the world.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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BinChicken24 @binchicken24.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, but so many in this country are brainwashed about sport, and fossil fuels, so there is little hope of the government taking any sort of stand on anything important. The only way to change this is to vote out the duopoly. This is Australia, so boring.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My girlfriend is supportive as a partner, but completely baffled by my love of sports | Rebecca Shaw

It’s very difficult to explain your sporting woes and joys to someone if they don’t understand the base level appeal

www.theguardian.com

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