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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 1d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 13h

Six former U.S. Surgeons General have issued a joint warning saying RFK Jr.’s actions “are endangering the health of the nation.”

www.thedailybeast.com/surgeons-gen...

Surgeons General Unite to Torch RFK Jr. in Unprecedented Warning

Six agree Kennedy is a “profound, immediate” danger to the health of Americans.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 13h

Love them all but in times like this I feel we need more exuberant dinosaurs www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#birdoftheyear #teamcassowary

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 7d

Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security

Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy

www.eff.org

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 2d

Calling young people aged 14 and under! The Guardian is looking for your 250-word pieces of writing about nature and landscape for the Young Country Diary. Entry here (and published diaries will be paid): www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their autumn encounters with nature

www.theguardian.com

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 3d

💚 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I used to think birds made life worth living only for those of us obsessed with them. Now I know the truth

It wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I realised birds could have a powerful significance even for people who weren’t bird-nerds like me

www.theguardian.com

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 3d

EXCLUSIVE: In correspondence seen by the Guardian, Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her removal from the Gaza aid flotilla, including insufficient food and water.

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺 @kerryjaggers.bsky.social · 4d

And daylight saving has started in Australia 😅. Confusion reigns.
(Image via SBS News.)

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Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 6d

I love Australian magpies. 😁

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 6d

A Canberra man has captured footage of the dramatic moment a magpie plucked his earphone from his ear.

Swooping magpie plucks earphone from cyclist's ear

A Canberra man has captured footage of the dramatic moment a magpie plucked his earphone from his ear.

www.abc.net.au

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 8d

It’s a fantastic story, but for sure the story underneath mattered more. A really shameful time in some parts of British journalism. All credit to the Guardian for pursuing it.

Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 13d

If you enjoyed #TheHack tonight here’s why the story mattered….

Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 18d

Robert Redford, me, Toby Jones - and a reporter who found corruption in his own backyard. Thoughts on the coming ITV drama, The Hack www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 13d

If you enjoyed #TheHack tonight here’s why the story mattered….

Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 18d

Robert Redford, me, Toby Jones - and a reporter who found corruption in his own backyard. Thoughts on the coming ITV drama, The Hack www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

Me, Toby Jones and a timely reminder of why we need a free press

A new drama on the phone-hacking scandal shows us journalism at its worst, but also how reporting can make real change

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 8d

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”The commission revealed at the inquiry it had not consulted with the creative industry or modelled either the impact of that recommendation or the benefit the industry injects into the economy.”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Productivity commission under fire for failing to consult Australian artists about copyright issues around AI recommendations

Productivity Commission under fire for failing to consult Australian artists about copyright issues around AI recommendations

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 10d

There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 10d

I remember following this story at time but it’s even more gobsmacking than it appeared then theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Friday essay: new revelations of the Murdoch empire’s underbelly – from The Hack’s real-life journalist

The Hack’s real-life counterpart Nick Davies has reissued his book on the phone-hacking scandal. Its new afterword casts more light on the Murdoch company’s behaviour.

theconversation.com

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WHO @who.int · 10d

Today is International #SafeAbortion Day.

Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.

As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.

Abortion should be regulated like other health services so that women and girls can access safe, timely and respectful care.

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 13d

IPCC’s 2023 Synthesis Report shows:

There are tried & tested policy measures that can work to achieve deep emissions reductions & climate resilience if they are scaled up & applied more widely.

#IPCC #ClimateReport

Explore the findings 👉 bit.ly/SRYRpt23

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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 10d

There were just four protesters on the sidewalk near the Ice field office Trump claimed was “under siege”. One, wearing a chicken costume and draped in an American flag, held up a sign that read: “Portland Will Outlive Him.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon

Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’

www.theguardian.com

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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 10d

Had a v interesting chat with the creator of this petition last weekend about fast fashion, emissions, sustainability and embracing the circular economy. Read it and sign! chng.it/27znRcLGLR

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

PETITION FOR REFORM IN AUSTRALIA'S FASHION AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY

chng.it

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 12d

27 September is the official birthday of the railway.

This history of the railway timeline explains.

#Railway200

History of rail

Railway 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway

railway200.co.uk

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David Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 11d

Fluoride in Qld drinking water became a political weapon. Premier Anna Bligh set a target of getting the state to 90% coverage by 2012. Then came Campbell Newman who passed the issue to each council to decide. Gympie is the latest to remove it. #qldpol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Experts alarmed as Qld council votes to remove fluoride from water supply

Gympie scraps fluoride from its water supply and becomes the third region in Queensland to reject the practice in just over a year.

www.abc.net.au

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 11d

Feel very fortunate I’ll be able to see this in Brisbane www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘It’s important to have it here’: Archie Moore’s astonishing Venice Biennale-winning artwork comes home to Brisbane

The Bigambul-Kamilaroi artist’s monumental installation, featuring a family tree stretching 65,000 years and a memorial to Indigenous deaths in custody, opens in his home state after making history ov...

www.theguardian.com

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 11d

Such a short sighted decision 🦷 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Queensland politicians are washing their hands of one simple health measure

Attacks by Queensland Opposition Leader Steven Miles against Premier David Crisafulli over fluoride this week are more than hard to swallow after another local government's decision to stop adding the...

www.abc.net.au

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 12d

Wikimedia Foundation joins the fight for library digital rights! 🎉

@wikimediafoundation.org has signed onto the 4 Digital Rights of Memory Institutions, affirming memory institutions' rights to Collect, Preserve, Lend & Cooperate in the digital age.

➡️ www.internetarchive.eu/2025/09/26/w...

Wikimedia Signs Statement Supporting Digital Rights of Memory Institutions - Internet Archive Europe

The global Our Future Memory campaign to secure digital rights for libraries, archives, and other memory institutions has gained another powerful ally. Wikimedia, one of the world’s leading champions ...

www.internetarchive.eu

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Ginny Barbour @ginnybarbour.bsky.social · 12d

Yup:
“Awareness and skepticism remain your best defense.”

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 12d

⚠️ Scammers are upgrading their tactics using AI deepfakes to mimic your boss or loved ones, fake job offers & more.

Stay safe: enable 2-factor authentication, verify unknown numbers through trusted contacts, and never click sketchy links.

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Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies

Technology has supercharged fraud. The ruses are ancient, but the tools scammers use are cutting edge.

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Cool Down @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social · 12d

The Fossil Free Declaration is a way for fans, athletes and sports organisations to build power against polluting sponsors in sport.

Join the call for clean sport. 👇 7/7

The Fossil Free Declaration — Cool Down

Launched by the Cool Down - Sport For Climate Action Network, the Declaration is a pledge for sports organisations, athletes, and fans to demonstrate climate leadership by rejecting sponsorships and c...

www.cooldownclimate.org

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