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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 5h

Australians are warned of 'disaster season' – what is that?

The Minister for Communications says Australians need confidence in emergency Triple Zero system before the coming “disaster season”.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 5h

Australians are losing the will to fight – here's what that tells us

A study measured the willingness of Australians to fight for their country if under attack. Just 52 per cent of Australians said "yes".

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 5h

Qantas customers' data leaked to dark web after cyber attack

Hackers have released personal data from Qantas customers onto the dark web, following a cyber attack in July.

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Nobody hates trees more than coastally adjacent narcissists. Here’s how we should deal with them | First Dog on the Moon

Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😒 "Our National tree is a stump"
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A deterrent is one thing but I want revenge!

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

Even more annoying machines? Guardian readers share their most frustrating technofoibles | First Dog on the Moon

Apple maps thinks people can drive through my backyard!

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Billionaire Hands off Public Policy!

Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

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Tesla's chair is in charge of our tech future - but it should be us shaping policy

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

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A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowly

It has taken over 20 years, and the ICC is under intense pressure, but this week’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is a major win for international law.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all

A new discovery could reshape how we interpret the fossil record of humans and their closest relatives.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

Today’s AI hype has echoes of a devastating technology boom and bust 100 years ago

AI is showing some of the hallmarks of another technology’s rapid rise and fall back in the 1920s. These are the lessons we could learn.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

Richard Robson was struck by an idea in 1989. Decades later, his story shows the importance of fundamental science.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

Trump on a coin? When Julius Caesar tried that, the Roman republic crumbled soon after

More than 2,000 years ago, the depiction of living leaders on Roman coins caused similar ructions. It came at a time when the Roman republic was in trouble.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

Trump’s tragedy: the US becomes an autocracy and the presidency, a dictatorship

Blood-and-soil style violent nationalism infuses everything the Trump administration is doing.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a ‘strangle contract’, with Israel holding all the cards

These types of ceasefires are highly coercive agreements that enable the more powerful party to force the weaker party to agree to whatever they want.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

Increased sentence for lone man who appealed Pelicot verdict

A French appeals court handed a stiffer 10-year sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot.

Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials

Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

Good news everybody...
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Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 22h

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UNI Global union calls on BNP Paribas to cut ties with occupied Palestinian territories

BNP Paribas; occupied palestinian territories; illegal settlements

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

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The empty horror of Robert Jenrick

We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

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Rebuilding Gaza: don’t sideline Palestinian scientists, say experts

Researchers warn against ‘top down’ solutions as ceasefire is agreed in the first phase of a peace deal.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

Places to avoid?
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Revealed: The top 10 best retirement locations in Australia for 2025

Orange in NSW took the crown as the top retirement location for 2025. It has a median dwelling price of $665,000.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

How Taylor Swift made the world obsessed with Hugh Grant's wife

People around the world are suddenly obsessed with actor Hugh Grant's wife, thanks to Taylor Swift and an embarrassing mix-up.

We tracked 72,000 NSW public school students over a decade and found 19% had been suspended or expelled

Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

Comment: we should not look to the US for examples. That's how we got into this mess in the first place. Some things don't translate I guess.
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Suspending or expelling a student should be a last resort. But our study shows it is more common than it should be in NSW public schools.

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Jane H @themothershipau.bsky.social · 1d

Grattan on Friday: Will the Liberals hold firm in the fight over freedom to find information?

A little under a year ago, Michelle Rowland, who was then communications minister, had to make a humiliating retreat, she now might just have to make another