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Why is EVERY OTHER COUNTRY BETTER THAN OURS.

No. That's not a typo. We are NOT the greatest country EVER on earth.

FAR from it....
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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The government must stand up for affordable healthcare — protecting the PBS and ensuring no Australian pays more for essential medicines.
Trump flags tariffs of 200pc on pharmaceuticals, 50pc on copper
Donald Trump flags a possible 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals — one of Australia's biggest exports to the US — and says copper could be hit with a 50 per cent levy.
www.abc.net.au
July 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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A provenance analysis has shown that the Matarrubilla stone, a 2-tonne megalith in Spain, was transported by boat more than 5300 years ago.
Prehistoric Spanish people transported 2-tonne stone by boat
An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the monument’s builders must have had advanced seafaring technology
www.newscientist.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Australians have a lot to be proud of, including our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The US drug companies want to water it down, and we need our elected leaders to be brave in defending it. In an increasingly dangerous world, we will need leaders to be braver than they have been for decades
April 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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While SE QLD braces for cyclonic conditions, Spud is at a fundraiser - likely for his political campaign -at Hemmes’ mansion.

While Hemmes’ credentials r questionable, Dutton’s r more so, considering he accused Albo of “campaigning & not governing” during a crisis

🙄

Hypocritical pot-kettle, much?
March 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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March 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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I cannot imagine the distress of being held in an emergency department for five days, no matter how good the medical professionals are in that ED www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Patient with hallucinations waits in Sydney hospital ED for five days amid psychiatrists dispute
Some people experiencing psychotic episodes have waited days at an inner-city hospital emergency department, according to a source
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social

Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.

Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM