Tassie Devil
@tassiedevil.bsky.social
Slightly grumpy older dame living in southern Tasmania. Voracious reader of crime novels and occasional knitter. Politically left leaning. #auspol #politas
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More political instability caused by stadium. Bad policy combined with a lack of political integrity - a recipe for failure. He won’t be re-elected. #nonewstadium
Hobart stadium backflip sparks row in Shooters, Fishers, Farmers party
Key figures in Tasmania's Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party have quit following new MP Carlo Di Falco's backflip on the Macquarie Point Stadium project.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
More political instability caused by stadium. Bad policy combined with a lack of political integrity - a recipe for failure. He won’t be re-elected. #nonewstadium
10/10 for me. Perhaps I do watch too many crime shows and documentaries.
Fingerprints, fibres and DNA: Do you know forensic facts from fiction?
Forensics has provided the biggest breakthrough in criminal justice in the last century. It's also become the perfect subject matter for TV crime shows. But do you know forensic facts from fiction? Ta...
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
10/10 for me. Perhaps I do watch too many crime shows and documentaries.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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When ED's are in crisis, patients with physical issues are seen first. Our public hospitals need dedicated mental health facilities.
Mental health patients' emergency waits surge again
New data shows some patients with serious mental health conditions have been waiting more than 23 hours for a bed in emergency departments.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
When ED's are in crisis, patients with physical issues are seen first. Our public hospitals need dedicated mental health facilities.
Organisers estimated 8k plus attendance. I don't think it was that many, but Tas Police have said 1500. Well, it was certainly more than 1500. So, the government and pro-stadium media have latched on to that number and are running with it. #politas
Just home from the rally. Great turnout. Estimated attendance 8 - 10,000. #nostadium
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Organisers estimated 8k plus attendance. I don't think it was that many, but Tas Police have said 1500. Well, it was certainly more than 1500. So, the government and pro-stadium media have latched on to that number and are running with it. #politas
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November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Oh no. Another bushwalker dies in Tasmania's wilderness.
NSW bushwalker found dead in Tasmanian wilderness
The body of a bushwalker has been recovered from Tasmania's south-west this afternoon after being discovered by another bushwalker at one of the state's most challenging mountain peaks.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Oh no. Another bushwalker dies in Tasmania's wilderness.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Just home from the rally. Great turnout. Estimated attendance 8 - 10,000. #nostadium
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Just home from the rally. Great turnout. Estimated attendance 8 - 10,000. #nostadium
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November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Why would anyone travel to the US right now for any reason? The US is a place to boycott.
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull the World Cup from Democrat-run cities—adding controversy to what should be a boost to tourism.
US Tourism Eyes A World Cup Boon—But Trump’s Threats To Pull Games From Democrat-Run Cities Drives Uncertainty
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull the World Cup from Democrat-run cities—adding controversy to what should be a boost to tourism.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Why would anyone travel to the US right now for any reason? The US is a place to boycott.
I am only 157cm, my husband is 168cm. Worse for boys and men I think. My husband told me how awful it was for him during his school years. He let all that go. He's never let his short stature hold him back. His closest mates are all at least 180cm tall. This type of surgery sounds drastic.
Inside the hidden online world convincing some men to lengthen their legs
Videos spruiking limb-lengthening are targeting the insecurities of young men, promising the luxury of height. The bone-breaking surgery comes with huge risks, and some botched procedures are being fi...
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am only 157cm, my husband is 168cm. Worse for boys and men I think. My husband told me how awful it was for him during his school years. He let all that go. He's never let his short stature hold him back. His closest mates are all at least 180cm tall. This type of surgery sounds drastic.
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Tasmania’s stadium plan means a billion for footy, nothing for housing https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/analysis/tasmanias-stadium-plan-means-billion-footy-nothing-housing #auspol
Tasmania’s stadium plan means a billion for footy, nothing for housing
Critics of the proposed new footy stadium say the projected debt of $1.8 billion over 10 years would mean reduced or no funding for essential state infrastructure. Solomon Doyle reports.
www.greenleft.org.au
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Tasmania’s stadium plan means a billion for footy, nothing for housing https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1443/analysis/tasmanias-stadium-plan-means-billion-footy-nothing-housing #auspol
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November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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I won't hold my breath. #auspol
Brave policy can be great politics.
With brave climate leadership, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare and Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann. #auspol
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With brave climate leadership, Anthony Albanese could leave a lasting legacy similar to Bob Hawke with Medicare and Paul Keating with compulsory superannuation, says former South Australian Premier Mike Rann. #auspol
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November 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I won't hold my breath. #auspol
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Stadiums and arenas paid for by the public benefit one group and one group ONLY. The owners of sports franchises. Taxpayers NEVER get anywhere near the promised ROI.
There are multiple studies supporting these facts.
There are multiple studies supporting these facts.
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Stadiums and arenas paid for by the public benefit one group and one group ONLY. The owners of sports franchises. Taxpayers NEVER get anywhere near the promised ROI.
There are multiple studies supporting these facts.
There are multiple studies supporting these facts.
Boris Johnson agreed with the sentiment that "Covid is nature's way of dealing with old people." The callousness and disregard for the lives of the vulnerable was awful. Not just from him either.
UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry.
Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said earlier government action could have avoided the 23 March 2020 lockdown and potentially saved about 23,000 lives in the first wave.
Source: archive.md/cswMJ
Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said earlier government action could have avoided the 23 March 2020 lockdown and potentially saved about 23,000 lives in the first wave.
Source: archive.md/cswMJ
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Boris Johnson agreed with the sentiment that "Covid is nature's way of dealing with old people." The callousness and disregard for the lives of the vulnerable was awful. Not just from him either.
GP visits are also dropping because finding a GP that doesn't have closed books is getting harder. People are giving up on that continuity of care. Bulk-billing rates are only a part of the issue. We need more GPs, particularly in rural and regional areas. #auspol
GP visits dropping by 10,000 a day, as cost pressures mount
Medicare figures quietly published online show bulk-billing has not improved from a year ago, despite billions being tipped into the scheme. As out-of-pocket costs rise, GPs are delivering 10,000 fewe...
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
GP visits are also dropping because finding a GP that doesn't have closed books is getting harder. People are giving up on that continuity of care. Bulk-billing rates are only a part of the issue. We need more GPs, particularly in rural and regional areas. #auspol
Better ideas here than a daft, money-hungry stadium. Unfortunately, with a government still stuck in 1950s thinking, stuff like this won't happen any time soon. #politas
The case for turning Tasmania into Australia’s 'pilot state'
Tasmania offers the ideal testing ground for innovative experiments that ciuld help solve Australia - and the world's - future problems.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Better ideas here than a daft, money-hungry stadium. Unfortunately, with a government still stuck in 1950s thinking, stuff like this won't happen any time soon. #politas