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Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 19h

Australian activists who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla claim Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, personally threatened to “gas” them.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/shut-the-f...

'Shut the f--k up or we'll gas you' – Australian flotilla activists allege direct threats from Israeli minister

Australians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla claim Israeli soldiers sexually assaulted them in captivity

www.deepcutnews.com

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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 19h

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Oct 16) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

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Emerge Australia @emergeaustralia.bsky.social · 1d

Preparing for medical appointments can be tough with #MECFS or #LongCOVID—especially with brain fog or PEM. 🧠
Emerge Australia offers tools and tips to help you communicate with your doctor.
Explore here: zurl.co/Se4ST

Cartoon graphic of a doctor, calendar, notebook and two people comforting one another. "Worksheet for Medical Appointments".

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Nour Haydar @nourhaydar.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to hosting the 2025 Sydney Peace Prize Lecture next month.

Jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will be in Sydney to accept the award this year. 👇🏽

Sydney Peace Foundation @sydneypeace.bsky.social · 2d

Thrilled that @nourhaydar.bsky.social will hosted the Sydney Peace Prize on 6 November Sydney Town Hall

events.humanitix.com/2025-sydney-...

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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha @thellpsx.bsky.social · 1d

Hi, I'm not really here ever but I have A WHOLE ASS MID CAREER SHOW AT TANGLED ART GALLERY in Toronto you can see in person til 10/31 and online one of three ways: Rosa Robot tour - robot tour that you can drive from your computer independently calendly.com/tangledarts/...
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This Body Keeps Me Up At Night: (Rosa Robot) - Tangled Art + Disability

This Body Keeps Me Up At Night: 30 Years of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaSeptember 19 – October 31, 2025this body keeps me up at night is a mid-career retrospective of disability justice writer, cu...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Australia: "56% of Australians suffering from long COVID still had persistent symptoms 6 months after their initial infection, according to a new study from the Australian National University (ANU)"

Source: archive.md/Sphmm

Half of long COVID patients show symptoms after 6 months

Newstime Media
October 15, 2025

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bikemelbourne.org @bikemelbourne.org · 1d

Once again, for those up the back:
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A 30 kph residential speed limit improves safety with little effect on travel times

Reducing residential speed limits from 50 kilometers per hour to 30 kph would significantly boost bicycle riding safety without majorly affecting car trip times, a study has found. The findings come a...

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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 1d

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Oct 15) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2d

"Millions infected in Germany. Flu, cold or corona?"

Germany reports 7.5 million new respiratory illnesses each week.

During Oktoberfest, over 6 million visitors gather in crowded, poorly ventilated tents in Munich—creating ideal conditions for viruses to spread rapidly.

Pretty sure it’s COVID.

Millions infected in Germany

Flu, cold or corona?

Status: 13.10.2025 07:54

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Danielle Binks @daniellebinks.bsky.social · 2d

‘Diary of a Young Doctor: Notes from the Genocide in Gaza’ by Ezzideen Shehab

• Out 10 November 2025 • links for preorder ➡️ linktr.ee/readerswrite...

A powerful eyewitness account of the genocide in #Gaza by an extraordinary young writer and general physician. #FreePalestine

How did we come to this? How did we become a people the world no longer believes are fully human? Is it because our blood is too cheap? Or is it because the world has learned to look, and then to look away? If so, then it is not we who have lost our humanity. It is you.

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De Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.bsky.social · 2d

I just love cycling in the fall!

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 3d

"Centrelink payments are still hundreds of dollars a week below the poverty line. It’s no wonder poverty is rising. People can’t keep up when the basics are unaffordable and support has been frozen in real terms"

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

#AntipovertyWeek

Critics say Labor government has failed to raise payments and help alleviate poverty

Kristin O’Connell, a spokesperson for the Antipoverty Centre and a disability support pension recipient, said the Labor government’s failure to raise payments had made things more difficult for those with low incomes.

She said in a statement the group had regularly heard from people who say “life has gotten harder since the Albanese Government came to power”:

Centrelink payments are still hundreds of dollars a week below the poverty line. It’s no wonder poverty is rising. People can’t keep up when the basics are unaffordable and support has been frozen in real terms. …

There’s no such thing as a responsible budget that keeps people in poverty. If you’re proud of balancing the books while people go hungry, you’ve lost sight of what good government means.

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cubbieberry @cubbieberry.bsky.social · 2d

And this week is also National #CarersWeek #NCW25

Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 3d

"Centrelink payments are still hundreds of dollars a week below the poverty line. It’s no wonder poverty is rising. People can’t keep up when the basics are unaffordable and support has been frozen in real terms"

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

#AntipovertyWeek

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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 2d

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Tuesday, Oct 14) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 2d

for #antipovertyweek, listen to and prioritise the voices of those that actually live in poverty - 1 in 7 folks is not a small number

www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Poverty in Australia increases to 1 in 7 people: new report

The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new report released today, at the start of Anti-Poverty Week.

www.unsw.edu.au

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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 2d

despite the very significant poverty for disabled and sick folks, and exclusion from employment, they are left out of the latest ACOSS poverty analysis [ref previous post]

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Costs of Living With Disability in Australia: Accounting for Variable Disability‐Related Deprivation in Poverty Measures

It is widely acknowledged that disability is both a cause and effect of poverty in Australia, yet there are significant gaps in evidence to frame relevant policy solutions. In particular, income-only...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3d

"As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?"

We let COVID rip for years and it smashed everyone’s immune systems. Now flu, RSV and other viruses hit harder — being “sick year-round” is becoming the new normal. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

archive.md/jzMX8

As the Flu Surges in Asia, Could Getting Sick Year-Round Be the New Normal?

by Miranda Jeyaretnam Reporter

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cubbieberry @cubbieberry.bsky.social · 3d

On #WorldCargobikeDay #ICBF2025
pitstop refuel for 3-wheeled #Nihola #cargobike

A 3-wheeled #Nihola #cargobike parked in front of cafe service door with red brick facade

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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 3d

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Monday, Oct 13) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

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Emerge Australia @emergeaustralia.bsky.social · 3d

Applying for the DSP with ME/CFS or long COVID? 📝
Emerge Australia has a free self-paced module with tips, a doctor’s letter template and live Q&A sessions to help you apply.
Learn more: zurl.co/Nfzcq

"Free self-paced DSP module. Learn how to put your best DSP application together. Link in caption." Smart phone with webpage open to Emerge Australia's DSP module "Applying for the DSP"

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3d

People Say COVID Infections Are Worse This Year.

"Razor sore throat, fevers, chills. Some social media users are claiming that their current COVID-19 infections are more severe than previous COVID infections; some even claim it’s the worst they’ve ever felt."

Source: archive.md/DB2uM

People Say COVID Infections Are Worse This Year. Here's What Doctors Think.

By Jillian Wilson
Oct 12, 2025, 07:00 AM EDT

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Emerge Australia @emergeaustralia.bsky.social · 3d

Have you explored our resources for carers yet?

Click the link to access these helpful tools tailored to carers of people with #mecfs & #longcovid

zurl.co/aixex

#carersweek

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Melbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 5d

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Saturday, Oct 11) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

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Diversity Arts Australia @diversityartsau.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Quick Arts Opportunities & Events Shout-Out - Open to culturally diverse artists:

> MDA Symposium | On 13 Oct 2025 | 📍WSU Parramatta

> Cinespace Writers' Room Training Program | Apply by 18 Oct 2025📍 Footscray, Maribyrnong

linktr.ee/DiversityArt...

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Diversity Arts Australia @diversityartsau.bsky.social · 6d

🎤 Join racial literacy expert Odette Kelada in conversation with artist Dianne Jones & Dr Lilly Brown as they explore racial literacy as a tool for social justice.

🎟️ FREE tickets: bit.ly/Imagine-Firs...

Imagine First Nations led by GARUWA & Shifting Ground

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