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Kat
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We are not what we think
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anneberra.bsky.social
I hate this decision.
Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after tragic death of Canadian tourist Piper James
Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Along the river today en route to connection day
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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jbau.bsky.social
Australia’s “free” and “universal” healthcare really just means:

- If you’re rich you can access preventative healthcare, medications and surgery whenever you want.

- If you’re poor we’ll patch you up in hospital after the fact and send you back home with the same underlying health issues.
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
All is not forgiven for crimes against usability, accessibility or common sense, but I do appreciate Apple adding Brave to default browser and search options.
January 16, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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ingridm.bsky.social
very important concerns🔥🔥🔥
Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 Submission 14 Submission to the Review of the Exposure Draft Legislation: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 Dr David Brophy, University of Sydney I refer to Section 80.2BF of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026, the intent of which is to criminalise "publicly promoting or inciting racial hatred etc." In particular, I refer to paragraph 249 of the Explanatory Memorandum, which states: 249. New subparagraph 80.2BF(1)(b)(ii) is intended to include dissemination of ideas which assert that one group, distinguished by race, colour, national or ethnic origin, is inherently superior or inferior to another, ideas promoting exclusion, segregation or denial of rights based on race, colour or national or ethnic origin or encouraging contempt, hostility or dehumanisation of those groups. I am concerned that a law prohibiting the dissemination of such ideas will capture within its scope ordinary and mainstream forms of support for Israel As is well known, Israeli laws and policies are routinely criticised —by UN bodies, human rights organisations, and scholars as differentiating rights on the basis of nationality or ethnicity. A prohibition extending to the "dissemination of ideas... promoting exclusion, segregation or denial of rights based on race, colour or national or ethnic origin" would therefore place supporters of Israel in the position of having to defend whether their political views fall foul of the proposed provision, even when those views are expressed in good faith and through lawful democratic advocacy. This risk is heightened by the fact that support for Israel is not limited to abstract expressions of solidarity but often entails endorsement of specific legal and political structures: Israel's self-definition as a Jewish state; its constitutional order; its citizenship and immigration laws; and its security regime in the occupi…
January 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Did apple fire all their designers and let AI loose on IOS?
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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ellipsus.com
We're kicking off deGoogle month with a deep-dive into Google's long and messy relationship with privacy and user data.
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Degoogle day ahoy
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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kattekrab.bsky.social
Nominations are open for Australia’s Open Government Partnership Forum until 30 Jan - www.ag.gov.au/integrity/au...
www.ag.gov.au
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Belated solstice sparkle; celebrating light grass these long days
December 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Phew - finally quit Spotify. In the end it was easy. Still haven’t really landed on new music platform.
December 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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benwinters.bsky.social
obligatory plug of this piece @kara-williams.bsky.social and I wrote a few months ago explaining the stakes of policymaking with vague/improper ideas of what AI means

consumerfed.org/specific-ter...
December 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
You don’t have to be in the UK to find this useful look at how we talk about money fascinating podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
Why The Media Is Looking At Economics All Wrong | James Meadway | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 17/12/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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riacheyne.bsky.social
This one's going on the reading list too: on "how disabled people can achieve meaningful control over archival collections that document their history and struggles," using Manchester’s Disabled People’s Archive as a case study. In the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice.
Who Owns Our History? Archiving the Disabled People’s Movement
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1540329e135">This article examines how disabled people can achieve meaningful control over archival c...
www.scienceopen.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Rooftop glimpses from new place
Bottom half: Mid distance flat rooftops, solar panels seen from above and behind, corrugated panelling rusted edging. The base of a silo fills top right side. Trains inferred from electrical infrastructure from the middle to the top left side, low rise greenery edges fencing which cars parked mostly face head on. A flat scene from a zoomed distant vantage Terracotta brick wall mostly seen from a slight angle. Edge of asbestos roofing nearby Eroded speckles grey asbestos roofing of small scale warehouse peaks, diagonally across frame Textured roof again, this time 2 air vents with rusted hats poke out from classic Aussie roof, asbestos strips along the joins. Two darkened windows pop from a plain white wall in the background. Foreground: a single blurred vertical wire 1/3 in from left
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Last Aussie bird count day for 2025. Rain stopped play for a while there: strong finish with 5 Australian magpies
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Haven’t encountered so many dragonflies in a garden as this morning, circling the veggie patches. Curious what the attraction was?
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
Before & after 15 minutes first pass, hand removing asthma week with gardening gloves and mask. Realised this week that I assume multiple passes at most things: first to make progress quickly and build momentum which in turn helps build focus& flow for sustained effort to complete detailed work.
October 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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asherwolf.bsky.social
All of these suggestions put the onus to navigate medical misogyny back on patients. But it’s the industry that needs to change
australia.theguardian.com Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Sep 15
‘You are worthy and deserving of help’: six practical ways to navigate medical misogyny
‘You are worthy and deserving of help’: six practical ways to navigate medical misogyny
Two-thirds of Australian women have experienced gender bias or discrimination when seeking healthcare. Here’s how to advocate for yourself if a doctor dismisses your concerns * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email KZ Barton will never forget the night in her early 20s when searing abdominal pain landed her in hospital. Every signal from her body was telling her something was extremely wrong. “When you experience pain that severe and you don’t understand it, you feel like you’re dying,” the Melbourne-based teacher and author says. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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oaf.org.au
The FOI Amendment Bill 2025 makes it harder to hold govt to account: bans anonymous requests, adds a “transparency tax” fee, and expands secrecy. Parliament must reject it.

👉 www.oaf.org.au/2025/09/08/2...

#RightToKnow #FOI #auspol
“Strengthening” FOI or sabotaging It? Why we oppose the FOI Amendment Bill 2025
The Albanese Government has introduced the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025, presented as a reform to “strengthen” the FOI framework. According to the Attorney-General’s press release, the…
www.oaf.org.au
September 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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marquelawyers.com.au
This is it in a nutshell: firing at a hospital to take out a camera is a war crime, no question and no defence, but the media don't even recognise what they're normalising anymore.
August 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
ACMI screening the exquisite In the Mood For Love www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/moo...
In the Mood for Love (2000) | Fri 29 Aug 2025
Celebrate Chinese Valentine's Day (乞巧节) with Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in one of the most romantic films of the 21st Century in glorious 4K.
www.acmi.net.au
August 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
k-a-t-s-k-a.bsky.social
‘She had to describe a forest, so I asked her to close her eyes and picture one, and tell me what she could see. Oh, we didn’t need to do that, she told me. We could just ask AI to make one.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ChatGPT has its uses, but I still hate it – and I’ll tell you why | Imogen West-Knights
It’s bad for the planet and could make many jobs – including mine – obsolete. But my loathing runs deeper than that, says writer Imogen West-Knights
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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maximumwelfare.bsky.social
Everyone involved in this needs to repay whatever public money was involved in full. Deloitte, the DEWR Secretary's salary for any time in commissioning it, all of you.

This must be referred IMMEDIATELY to both the Australian Public Service Commission and the NACC.
August 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM