Marta Balan
@martasb.bsky.social
Love books and nature 🦘🦉🐕🦜🕊️🌳🌿🍂
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Gift-giving
December 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Gift-giving
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Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Predictably, News Corp have ignored teachers’ pleas for them to stop pitting schools against each other by publishing uncontextualised rankings. Since they’ve ignored this, I’m sharing the list of Australia’s most untrusted brands. News Corp number 8 - should be higher! A toxic stain on Australia.
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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/...
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
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/...
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Barnaby out.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Barnaby out.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Insult to injury.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The “debate”.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
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excuse me..
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
excuse me..
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Good luck!
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Good luck!
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Something is wrong when the government doesn’t sufficiently fund the CSIRO, yet continues to increase subsidies for fossil fuel producers.
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
Annie Wilson, Inverloch
The Age, letters
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The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon
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Liberals landing on Net Zero. The Age
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Liberals landing on Net Zero. The Age
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I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going.
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going.
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
Peter Baddeley, Portland
The Age, letters
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“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…”
The Age
The Age
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…”
The Age
The Age
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electable
/ɪˈlɛktəbl/
adjective
(of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.
/ɪˈlɛktəbl/
adjective
(of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
electable
/ɪˈlɛktəbl/
adjective
(of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.
/ɪˈlɛktəbl/
adjective
(of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.
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Liberal Transitioning
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Liberal Transitioning
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Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Who’s in the room?
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
erictopol.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
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Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.
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Moderate Liberals breeding program.
The Age
The Age
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Moderate Liberals breeding program.
The Age
The Age
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Political lost property, The Age
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Political lost property, The Age
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Gift horse.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Gift horse.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.