Flutracking Australia is asking for more participants. They need more families with young children to take part, so consider sharing this with parents, grandparents or carers. https://www.flutracking.net/Join/AE/inv262 I've been a member of FluTracker for the last 10-15 years. It takes less […]

Nice one #netherlands !! ❤ The climate impact of the animal abuse industry does not get enough attention in #australia. Why can't we do this in #canberra ? "Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May […]

So, after about 18 months on the public waiting list my number came up! Today I finally got my dodgy ankle seen to. (Ruptured a ligament about 18 years ago, and found out via MRI there was bits of bone floating around the joint. Hence the pain and reduction in […] [Original post on aus.social]

For decades, NZ pastoral systems were described by agronomists worldwide as a "miracle"...temperate climate, decent soils, and ample rainfall meant that a farmer could keep a pasture in permanent cover with a mix of ryegrass and clover, and get a profitable yield of milk, meat, and fibre by […]

PSA. There are about five large boxes of delicious bread looking for a home at the ANU Food Coop right now. If you are nearby, pop in and take a few. And consider buying something else while you are there! (I bought and ate the last slice of bread pudding) :-) #canberra #anu #food

@signalapp Hi Signal, Thanks so much for enabling backups in the recent update. However I was a bit surprised to learn that the monthly donation I make via PayPal is insufficient for the paid subscription. Why is a privacy focussed app requiring Google Play? […] [Original post on aus.social]

Watching the news. It seems the US response to the Strait of Hormuz being blockaded by Iran us to impose a blockade. Cool and normal. #auspol #hormuz

One of the best kept secrets in #canberra. Al Manoosh in Southlands, Mawson. #lebanesecuisine #lebanon #food

#linkedin Is Illegally Searching Your Computer - Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history. Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and […]

It is during crises, be they pandemics, natural disasters or war, that we see the true nature of Australian society reveal itself. During this so-called 'fuel crisis' (misnamed - it is a crisis of international relations with fuel price symptoms) I have not seen a single billionaire step up to […]

Yet here we are.

In solidarity with #queensland From the River to the Sea. :solidarity: (and by golly I miss the 80s) #auspol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWNb8UeXnZo

The creep of relentlessly improving AI will render so much of the human content on the internet indistinguishable from AI. A prediction: 'Verified human' or AI-free platforms will attract a premium. Human made and genuine human-to-human online communications will be prized. #mastodon will be […]

Crikey reports, as does Green's Senator Shoebridge that the new Israeli Ambassador will be platformed by the media shy 'National Press Club' tomorrow, Tue 31 Mar. This appearance is not on the website, so it will be interesting to see if the NPC reckons they can get away with this. Perhaps the […]

In the urbanist discourse, there's rightly a lot of discussion about barrier-protected bike lanes. But I think there should be more advocacy for dedicated bus lanes as well. #bus #Urbanism #city#bus#cities #UrbanPlanning #Streets #auspol

It's been 0 days since Israel bombed a hospital. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/israel-targeting-medical-facilities-south-lebanon-health-workers

RIP #chucknorris 😥

Just a reminder - while NDIS subsidies are allegedly 'unsustainable' fossil fuel subsidies grew by 9.6% in the last year to $16.3bn. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Now can we start talking more about risks associated with our high reliance on US product and services? "Security experts fear the attack is only the first in a wave of cyber aggression against American companies with a strong retail presence in Australia." […]

Petrol is the new toilet paper. #auspol #iran #FuelPrices

Darling Harbour, Sydney. #Sydney #australia #buildings #architecture #cities #waterfront #nsw

Fair enough really, Telstra has been getting away with murder with its coverage maps. I'm also tired of all its mini-blackspots in big cities, but that's another story. "Telstra is on track to lose about 1 million square kilometres of claimed mobile coverage – an area larger than NSW – under a […]

The Voice of Hind Rajab. It appears to be screening in #canberra for three days only, at Dendy and Palace, this week, and only during the day. Am off to the Palace at 1600hrs to catch today's session before someone complains to AFP and it gets shut down ..... #auspol #palestine #gaza […]

Legends of Mastodon/whatevs, seeking a host for my own website, to possibly host my own mastodon instance, and heck knows what else. I used to use wordpress, thinking of going ghost. Curious about my options, thinking of going with limitless […]

The winner of the FIFA Peace Prize is bombing another country, without stopping the Ukrainian war in 24 hours as promised.

Happy to report that about a year after getting a mate to communicate using Signal instead of WhatsApp, we just today made the progression to securing our emails via pgp. 🥳 He was already using Thunderbird as his email client, and although just a few clicks it was a James Bond meets Bill Gates […]

I assume the organisers of the Canberra Writers' Festival are praying to all the festival Gods that ACT Labor and/or ACTPol take offence and crack-down on something in order to provide a similar boost in patronage. 🙏 "On March 1, Louise Adler will be talking to Randa Abdel-Fattah on stage at a […]

Enjoying (with many others inside the venue) a solidarity lager at Dissent Bar. #canberra #dissent #auspol #goodvibes #peace #censorship

There is more to media literacy than casting a questioning eye over what outlets publish, and how they write it up. Just as revealing is the ideological bias expressed by editorial decisions to not even refer to certain events. Note the worst of RiotACT pro-establishment bias continues under […]

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/social-media-life/2026/02/17/ai-caricatures-warning I thought we knocked this bullsh*t on the head years ago when FB was asking people to upload photos of themselves in order to train its AI to estimate what you would look like in 10 years time. "It is […]

Social cohesion, not. Amy Remeikis. #auspol https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2026/02/11/social-cohesion-protest-herzog

The Albo govt could burn political capital doing good and necessary things. But instead it creates this unholy mess. Alienating everyone. Fairly confident this incident will define his Prime Ministership. #auspol #herzognotwelcome #herzog #canberra #australia #israel #freepalestine #endthegenocide

Garema Place, 5.30pm, Mon 9 Feb. #herzognotwelcome Be there. Bring friends! Of course, it is obvious that Albo's judgement, the Governor General's weakness, pointless Labor backbenchers like Alicia Payne and insiders like Katie Gallagher are also being protested […] [Original post on aus.social]

Can't get enough of the Liberal Party? Need more circular discussion about the utterly pointless Coalition? Then the ABC is for you!! PK is conducting her afternoon Liberal Party show now for those that follow these things. #auspol #LiberalPartyofAustralia #abcnews #australia

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115991716008786969 There's a whole thread here that's important. This didn't start, _even for white people_, with Good and Pretti. This goes into how it's been going long and how it's come together. #uspol #uspolitics #Politics #minnesota #fascism #fuckice […]

#ice #Fascism #alt

Invasion Day. And the annual reposting of an Australian classic. Babakiueria (1986). 30 min. Reminder PSA - Garema Place from 0930hrs for those in #canberra. March to Tent Embassy. #invasionday #australiaday #auspol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtz4hH2z7A

Finally took the plunge and tested out Matcha. At Ujin, a newish place in Civic, #canberra. Having flashbacks to the wheatgrass trend of about 20 years ago. #matcha

Sharing for those in #canberra with a Windows laptop and are keen to escape the subscriptions, the AI and the default to surveillance capitalism. Time to make the change to #linux ? Check it out on Saturday at Dissent Bar, 1400-1700hrs […]

Sharing for those in #canberra with a Windows laptop and are keen to escape the subscriptions, the AI and the default to surveillance capitalism. Time to make the change to #linux ? Check it out on Saturday at Dissent Bar, 1400-1700hrs […]

The #adelaide Fringe (I will always know it as the #adelaidefringefestival) began as both a snub to the overpriced snobbery and gate-keeping of the 'official' arts community, and a forum for the excluded. So, is it too short notice for the #adelaidefringe to rise to the challenge of the times […]

Escaping the heat by seeing a fillum at the Palace in #canberra. Seems like everyone else had the same idea! 😝

#australia ABC breathlessly reporting on the Venezuela action as 'capturing' Maduro and not 'kidnapping' or 'abduction'. And the 'toppling of the Maduro regime' while the govt remains firmly intact. The reflexive pro-US obedience, and obvious partisan bias is disturbing. #auspol #abc […]