@ccarswell.bsky.social
Editor + books + old stuff + Awabakal land + NSW
insidestory.org.au/how-to-disap... this is a great article. Let me point out that major major structural reform has happened in our school system before. In the second part of the 19thC all Australian states abolished all state aid to private schools. #histed
How to disappear a problem • Dean Ashenden
The school system has spent fifty years not fixing one of its central flaws
insidestory.org.au
July 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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“As former ANU chancellor Gareth Evans has argued, there is probably no finer or more enduring expression of the university’s nation-building charter than the Australian Dictionary of Biography.”
The jewel in the crown of the ANU • Tom Griffiths & Mark McKenna
Celebrated by previous vice-chancellors, the Australian Dictionary of Biography and its fellow national project, the Australian National Dictionary, are threatened by university cuts
inside.org.au
July 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“As former ANU chancellor Gareth Evans has argued, there is probably no finer or more enduring expression of the university’s nation-building charter than the Australian Dictionary of Biography.”
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
July 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
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This headline blames women & defines declining fertility as a problem. A smaller global population & footprint on the planet benefits the environment. There is also more individual freedom, women's economic empowerment & less adolescents giving birth. www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...
As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.
www.npr.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This headline blames women & defines declining fertility as a problem. A smaller global population & footprint on the planet benefits the environment. There is also more individual freedom, women's economic empowerment & less adolescents giving birth. www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...
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“You have to hold developers to high standards. You don’t just let anything get built. The answer isn’t to say ‘no’ to everything—it’s to say, ‘Yes, if.’ If it meets our vision. If it improves our public realm. If it creates benefits, not just burdens.”
My @sarasotamagazine.bsky.social interview.
My @sarasotamagazine.bsky.social interview.
Urbanist Brent Toderian Says Tall Buildings Are Not the Problem
“Sarasota has a huge disconnect between the types of developments being built and the actual needs of the community."
www.sarasotamagazine.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“You have to hold developers to high standards. You don’t just let anything get built. The answer isn’t to say ‘no’ to everything—it’s to say, ‘Yes, if.’ If it meets our vision. If it improves our public realm. If it creates benefits, not just burdens.”
My @sarasotamagazine.bsky.social interview.
My @sarasotamagazine.bsky.social interview.
A brilliant analogy of what happens to ideas for change in the Liberal Party, particularly good is: "The rest are trapped by man-made emissions . . ." #meganherbert #womeninpolitics
Can't argue with science.
My cartoon in today's The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
My cartoon in today's The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
July 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A brilliant analogy of what happens to ideas for change in the Liberal Party, particularly good is: "The rest are trapped by man-made emissions . . ." #meganherbert #womeninpolitics
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Pregnant teenage mothers.
Never the boy who impregnated them.
Single mothers.
Never the absent fathers.
Violence against women.
Not violence perpetrated by men.
Language matters.
Never the boy who impregnated them.
Single mothers.
Never the absent fathers.
Violence against women.
Not violence perpetrated by men.
Language matters.
June 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Pregnant teenage mothers.
Never the boy who impregnated them.
Single mothers.
Never the absent fathers.
Violence against women.
Not violence perpetrated by men.
Language matters.
Never the boy who impregnated them.
Single mothers.
Never the absent fathers.
Violence against women.
Not violence perpetrated by men.
Language matters.
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AI lousy, overhyped; Wikipedia, amazing, taken for granted
June 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
AI lousy, overhyped; Wikipedia, amazing, taken for granted
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Dutton got his wish. He will never stand in front of an Aboriginal flag as PM.
May 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Dutton got his wish. He will never stand in front of an Aboriginal flag as PM.
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I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning
April 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning
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One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Australia is the 3rd biggest fossil fuel exporter in the world.
"Norway, which is also a big fossil fuel exporter, they tax their fossil fuel industry and give their kids free university education.
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #qanda #auspol
"Norway, which is also a big fossil fuel exporter, they tax their fossil fuel industry and give their kids free university education.
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #qanda #auspol
April 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Australia is the 3rd biggest fossil fuel exporter in the world.
"Norway, which is also a big fossil fuel exporter, they tax their fossil fuel industry and give their kids free university education.
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #qanda #auspol
"Norway, which is also a big fossil fuel exporter, they tax their fossil fuel industry and give their kids free university education.
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry."
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #qanda #auspol
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A major cause of rising house prices has been increased demand from investors.
Our research shows restricting negative gearing to newly built housing and scrapping the capital gains tax discount would reduce speculation and allow more first home buyers to get into their own home.
Our research shows restricting negative gearing to newly built housing and scrapping the capital gains tax discount would reduce speculation and allow more first home buyers to get into their own home.
April 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A major cause of rising house prices has been increased demand from investors.
Our research shows restricting negative gearing to newly built housing and scrapping the capital gains tax discount would reduce speculation and allow more first home buyers to get into their own home.
Our research shows restricting negative gearing to newly built housing and scrapping the capital gains tax discount would reduce speculation and allow more first home buyers to get into their own home.
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Everyone raised on the AP Style Guide is having a moment with this one, thank you @ellecordova.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Everyone raised on the AP Style Guide is having a moment with this one, thank you @ellecordova.bsky.social
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Always remember - budgets are about choices
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
March 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Always remember - budgets are about choices
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
‘Coal Australia CEO Stuart Bocking arguing — apparently with a straight face — that we “cannot afford a minority government propped up by a crossbench of vested interests, particularly those funded by big renewables”’
Who’s afraid of a hung parliament? Joel Fitzgibbon, Joe Hockey, the clubs lobby, the coal lobby, Woodside, Hancock Energy...
It’s revealing who is putting in the most effort to avoid one:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/20/2...
It’s revealing who is putting in the most effort to avoid one:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/03/20/2...
Who’s afraid of a hung parliament?
It’s revealing who is putting in the most effort to avoid one.
www.crikey.com.au
March 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
‘Coal Australia CEO Stuart Bocking arguing — apparently with a straight face — that we “cannot afford a minority government propped up by a crossbench of vested interests, particularly those funded by big renewables”’
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For the record, Joe Hockey is a defence lobbyist who stands to make millions from defence contracts with the US and other allies. To just describe him in interviews as a former US ambassador and not his CURRENT vested interest role is not just irresponsible, it's lying.
March 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
For the record, Joe Hockey is a defence lobbyist who stands to make millions from defence contracts with the US and other allies. To just describe him in interviews as a former US ambassador and not his CURRENT vested interest role is not just irresponsible, it's lying.
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A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A brilliant Banksy.
Common sense at last: More knob controls in cars to make them safer.
February 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Common sense at last: More knob controls in cars to make them safer.
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"The question ‘how do we pay for it’ only seems to come up when the government spends money on things that help low and middle-income earners,"
writes @grogsgamut.bsky.social in his latest column for @australia.theguardian.com.
#auspol
writes @grogsgamut.bsky.social in his latest column for @australia.theguardian.com.
#auspol
It’s time we asked: what is the cost not just to the budget, but to society, when the richest are helped to get richer?
The question ‘how do we pay for it’ only seems to come up when the government spends money on things that help low and middle-income earners
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"The question ‘how do we pay for it’ only seems to come up when the government spends money on things that help low and middle-income earners,"
writes @grogsgamut.bsky.social in his latest column for @australia.theguardian.com.
#auspol
writes @grogsgamut.bsky.social in his latest column for @australia.theguardian.com.
#auspol
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
Show some guts @albomp.bsky.social and start funding public schools properly now. Should it really take 10 years? I’ve got an idea how to fund it: stop all taxpayer funding of private schools. #stopfundingprivateschools www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
The sacrifices these parents are making as private school enrolments boom
Australian schooling is changing, with more than 1.5 million students now attending private schools, new data reveals.
www.abc.net.au
February 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Show some guts @albomp.bsky.social and start funding public schools properly now. Should it really take 10 years? I’ve got an idea how to fund it: stop all taxpayer funding of private schools. #stopfundingprivateschools www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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Nikki Savva knows how politicians think, especially the Liberal party versions. She absolutely destroys #temuTrump Peter Dutton here and rightfully takes aim at our local media for the lack of scrutiny on the bloke. Fantastic column.
February 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Nikki Savva knows how politicians think, especially the Liberal party versions. She absolutely destroys #temuTrump Peter Dutton here and rightfully takes aim at our local media for the lack of scrutiny on the bloke. Fantastic column.