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tomquinn.bsky.social
Just catching up on this from last week.

There were 33 First Nations deaths in custody last year.

First nations people killed by structural racism and neglect.

Obscene and an utter disgrace.
‘Deaths, after deaths, after deaths’: Indigenous deaths in custody reach their highest level since 1980
Natasha Ugle says ‘nothing has changed’ since her husband Wayne’s death in 2023, as a national report found 33 First Nations peoples died in custody last year
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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scottlimbrick.bsky.social
ruining your life to sell 1,000 copies of a book may seem bad in america. in australia this is the best possible outcome
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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sickandtiredaus.bsky.social
Please sign the petition calling on the Premier to:

- Abandon plans to absorb VicHealth into the Department of Health.
- Keep VicHealth as a stand‑alone, independent, fully funded health promotion agency to provide advice, support community-based work, and lead policy development and research.

3/4
Sign the Petition
Keep VicHealth Independent and Strong for a Healthier Future #SaveVicHealth
www.change.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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joshtaylor.bsky.social
Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.

Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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stucupid.bsky.social
Here's some interesting answers from the article, social media can be beneficial to autistic/neurodivergent teens who feel isolated in life. Many teens reckon the under 16s ban won't work (source: ABC (australia)
We asked respondents to tell us how they felt about the ban. All answers were anonymous. Here's what they said: "What happens to the children with mental health issues, disabilities or even living in remote areas? Social media can be the difference between having human connection and going without. Children who cannot go through school hallways without being called slurs and harassed use social media as a haven where they can find a community which provides support and understands their daily stressors." — Anonymous, 16 "I go to an online school in Adelaide, everyone here relies on social media to literally make and keep friends. The ban is created by neurotypicals for neurotypicals. I'm 16 so the ban doesn't "affect" me, however I haven't always been 16 but I have been a young person with mental health issues, I have been a young person who's been bullied and I have always and always will be a neurodivergent person who knows and has to deal with the struggle of making friends. The ban doesn't take into account ALL young Australians." — Anonymous, 16 "Many autistic teens, such as me, use social media to make friends. This ban will just prevent them from socialising, especially if they do not have any other means of contact. I do not think this ban will last." — Anonymous, 14
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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cathyinoz.bsky.social
Please consider signing this petition to keep our beautiful State Library functioning as a library, not merely a wedding venue.
A sad affair for such an important place of history. Libraries need librarians!!

c.org/4bz6swT7XN
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Save the State Library of Victoria!
c.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
Males (Average daily number) Indigenous Non-indigenous 2022 3,881.7 270.8021887 2023 4,119.4 266.419147 Sep-24 4,454.5 263.0404971 Dec-24 4,518.3 259.3942345 Mar-25 4,652.8 265.7101833 Jun-25 4,715.1 269.4114629 Sep-25 4,717.3 267.8862789
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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davidho.bsky.social
Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.

If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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australia.theguardian.com
Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women
Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women
TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists fears pregnant women will not take paracetamol when they need it and suffer harm from unmanaged fever after the Trump administration made unfounded claims linking it to autism. They encouraged women to talk to their doctor rather than rely on the White House announcement on Tuesday, which they described as “not a no-harm scenario”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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self.agency
as an american enduring a fascist takeover, looking across the pond, it really seems to me like keir starmer is a fascist pretending to be a liberal so that he can advance longstanding fascist goals with the approval of polite society
loucalvey.bsky.social Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · Sep 3
‘Starmer plans electronic ID cards for all to help stop UK boat migrants’

I can’t believe this nonsense is back again. A Trojan Horse policy that hoodwinks all of us into accepting deeply problematic ID cards that won’t remotely impact asylum numbers.

inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer plans electronic ID cards for all to help stop UK boat migrants
Prime Minister chairs emergency meeting with ministers to discuss use of digital ID cards
inews.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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toshiakima.bsky.social
Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem
Pfizer's JN.1 vaccine has been the only option available to Australians since the start of the year. Here's what happened to the other brands, and why experts say choice matters when it comes to vacci...
www.sbs.com.au
August 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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floreani.bsky.social
new writing from me about age verification and content moderation beyond social media. with endless thanks to @kgt.bsky.social @drwaus.bsky.social @katha.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social Zahra Stardust @lucinda-nelson.bsky.social whose research and advocacy continue to inform my thinking
New rules will radically change the way we use the internet in Australia – and not just social media | Sam Floreani
A new age verification code will soon apply to search engines, with huge implications for privacy and inclusion
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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longhair.bsky.social
A very poignant thread from Lexi Alexander. Please take a moment to read it.
July 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
Making a 5-second AI video requires more energy than running a microwave for an hour
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 22
So…about AI’s energy use…

“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
That's a long time in the microwave.
mashable.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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instanterudite.bsky.social
Overdue. But a start.
May 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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dec0l0nize.bsky.social
What Creighton Leigh said, damn it!
screenshot of facebook post that reads: Creighton Leigh I don't talk about COVID much beyond masking these days because it's pointless. Y'all grown. But man, I wish folks kept up with long COVID info, because the way I just sat through a long COVID discussion on vascular dementia, dementia and cancer? You couldn't not offer me 40 billion dollars, cash money, to go anywhere unmasked. Y'all are risking your lives while living in a country that doesn't fund research or COVID vaccines. There's not one person I trust unmasked. There's not a person who comes into my home without a mask. I dont get it. Your brains are dying. Free radicals are forming faster. Man. A mask could save your life longterm and you won't wear one. There is not one face I wanna see that badly.
May 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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liamhogan.id.au
Nothing demonstrates the decline in public virtue more than the contrast between David McBride, who exposed Australian war crimes, who is behind bars, and Ben Roberts-Smith, who committed the war crimes, who is not
May 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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grogsgamut.bsky.social
Plibersek had a deal done. Albanese scrapped it. Lobbying didn’t scrap it. The Prime Minister chose to dump it and his minister.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Plibersek praised nature positive deal with Pocock and Greens as ‘critical’ before PM scrapped it, documents reveal
Correspondence released under freedom of information shows the importance minister placed on agreement
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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rocketpilot.xyz
The Labor leadership responding gracefully to Liberal party losses, but very ungracefully to Greens losses, really demonstrates who they think the real enemy is hey
May 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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emilymayo.bsky.social
“They never knew I was there.” We do now. The state of this. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Trump campaign chief claims he visited Australia to advise Liberals at start of election campaign
Exclusive: Chris LaCivita, Trump’s presidential campaign co-manager, tells undercover reporters he advised on ‘structural issues’ related to Peter Dutton; the Coalition denies LaCivita was involved in...
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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pettylobster.bsky.social
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
Twitter post/pohoto from JK Rowling who sits on what looks like yacht, taking a puff of what looks like a cigar. She holds a cocktail close to her face and looks smug as fuck. Text on tweet: I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights. Text on screen: our.moral.imperative British billionaire JK Rowling has posted several gloating tweets today after the UK Supreme Court ruled that only 'biological women' legally count as women, excluding trans women from legal protections and safeguards. Rowling's vicious smear campaign against trans people in Britain has been going on for several years now and has played a major role in cultivating the extremely hostile and toxic environment that exists in the country towards trans people, particularly in the name of liberal 'feminism'. @fight_for_a_future @rowllingofficial
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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instanterudite.bsky.social
At some point the Board and Management of Creative Australia are going to have to accept the inevitable and resign. When you've lost the confidence of your staff and the community you ostensibly serve, your positions are untenable.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Embattled Creative Australia boss served angry letters from staff and 600 literary figures amid Sabsabi fallout
Letters from staff expressed ‘complete lack of confidence in your ability to lead this organisation effectively’ and fears over participating in external inquiry
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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leeleearnold.bsky.social
“The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality. The rich should be taxed more, and the revenue used to improve the lives of the poor.” George Monbiot #auspol

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM