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Paul Wallbank

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Weasel word wrangler. Freelance journalist and comms guy. Described by a former Aussie Prime Minister as 'a brain damaged dickhead'.

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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 18d

The AI has already started making its presence felt on the executive team, sending out a 500-word email about “leveraging holistic verticals for client-centric uplift” that no one has fully read but everyone agreed “sounded important.”

theshovel.com.au/2025/10/07/a...

AI That Generated Fabricated Deloitte Report Promoted to Partner — The Shovel

Deloitte has promoted the artificial intelligence system responsible for fabricating a government report, citing “unparalleled efficiency, strategic vision, and the ability to work weekends without co...

theshovel.com.au

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 21d

If you need a harsh but fair editor, you know where to call.

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 22d

Another cartoon where I complain about technology? Yes please! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dear computer boffins please stop trying to fix problems I don’t have | First Dog on the Moon

I don’t want AI in anything and certainly not everything please stop asking

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 22d

20 more naps and you have a novel!

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 24d

Jane Goodall is the kind of person that every flag in the world should be flown at half-mast for.

The type of hero that we should inspire young people to look towards.

Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 24d

"Anyone proposing a master class on changing the world for the better without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall." by Mireya Mayor
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human

Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.

theconversation.com

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 26d

Gawd. Did my first half marathon in ages and now I want to die.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 26d

I still reckon you were mugged by him.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 26d

Hopefully you'll get to it this year.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 27d

Partly the curfew and partly logistics. For many airlines, having an early arrival into Australian airports and getting out by lunchtime is the optimal use - it's similar in Melbourne which doesn't have a curfew.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 27d

Bummer. I was hoping you were asking about Communists, or at least US Republicans. There's too many reds under our beds.

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · 28d

What type of reds are you referring to?

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 22

Slightly less secure than sticky notes on the front door of Trump Tower

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 22

Both are horrible organisations

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 21

Last footy game of 2025: Grand Final Day at BISP.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 18

Experts claim bullshit generation will increase 5X in 2025

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 17

Sydney shining this afternoon.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 15

A container ship on Sydney Harbour. Something you don't often see these days.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 13

Grand final day.

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oh dear. There goes the weekend

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 7

It was a good episode

Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 5

Time to up the dose then

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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · Sep 3

so called 'affordable' housing is a scam. build more public housing

'Melbourne 'affordable' housing tenants face 17 per cent rent increase'

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

'Affordable' housing tenants face $55 per week rent increase

A year after they moved into an "affordable" apartment in a new public-private housing development in inner Melbourne, Alix and Tiarn were told their rent would increase by 17 per cent. They say their...

www.abc.net.au

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 3

Back in my happy place. Hopefully we'll see North Sydney pool reopen sometime in our lifetimes.

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 3

At a corporate event where every one of the speakers - six so far - has been a middle aged male. I'm wondering how this happens in 2025.

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Paul Wallbank @paulwallbank.bsky.social · Sep 1

They are in the sun now