Marta Balan
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Love books and nature 🦘🦉🐕🦜🕊️🌳🌿🍂
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Andrew Gardiner
about 4 hours ago
If the last three days demonstrate one thing, it's that the right (via the media) controls the narrative in this country. Or, as Matt Golding puts it:
#bondibeach
#auspol
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Guardian Australia
about 10 hours ago
Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban
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Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban
Environmentalists say proposed temporary suspension of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides ‘doesn’t go far enough’ * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Commonly available rat poisons pose unacceptable risks to native wildlife, according to a government review that has stopped short of recommending a blanket ban on the products, to the consternation of animal advocates. The long-awaited review of first- and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides – FGARs and SGARs – has recommended the cancellation of some products, but a large array of waxes, pellets and blocks could continue to be sold to consumers subject to stricter labelling and conditions of use. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/17/common-household-rat-poisons-found-to-pose-unacceptable-risk-to-wildlife-as-animal-advocates-push-for-ban?CMP=aus_bsky
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The Cathy Wilcox
about 17 hours ago
Two men. My @smh cartoon.
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4 days ago
American customs. Today’s Age cartoon.
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9 days ago
Gift-giving
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Victoria Fielding
12 days ago
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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Josh Taylor
13 days ago
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/...
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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
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/04/thirsty-work-how-the-rise-of-massive-datacentres-strains-australias-drinking-water-supply?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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The Cathy Wilcox
20 days ago
Barnaby out. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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20 days ago
#BlackFriday
and the rest.
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20 days ago
barnaby
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The Cathy Wilcox
22 days ago
Insult to injury. My @smh cartoon.
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The Cathy Wilcox
21 days ago
The “debate”. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The Chaser
22 days ago
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?"
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22 days ago
excuse me..
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The Cathy Wilcox
28 days ago
Good luck! My @smh @theage cartoon.
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28 days ago
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
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about 1 month ago
deathbed
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about 1 month ago
The Coalition meet to finalise their official climate policy. Today’s Age cartoon
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about 1 month ago
Liberals landing on Net Zero. The Age
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about 1 month ago
I would think removing a target represents not knowing where you’re going. Peter Baddeley, Portland The Age, letters
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about 1 month ago
“No net zero by 2050 shall pass…” The Age
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about 1 month ago
electable /ɪˈlɛktəbl/ adjective (of a politician or party) having the qualities which make election likely or plausible.
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about 1 month ago
Liberal Transitioning
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The Cathy Wilcox
about 1 month ago
Who’s in the room? My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Eric Topol
about 1 month ago
The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
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Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingualism-and-extending-healthspan
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about 1 month ago
Sussan Ley’ss frontbench.
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about 1 month ago
Moderate Liberals breeding program. The Age
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about 1 month ago
Political lost property, The Age
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The Cathy Wilcox
about 1 month ago
Gift horse. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The Cathy Wilcox
about 1 month ago
No hurry. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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about 1 month ago
half mine
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about 1 month ago
zeronet
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Wendy Harmer
about 2 months ago
OMG, the Nationals' stance on renewable energy makes them a laughing stock. That's if you get your laughs from an idiotic cult of climate deniers, fools and grifters. Like the Ouroboros... the mythical snake that eats itself in a death spiral.
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about 2 months ago
Up next on BBC One…
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Robert Reich
2 months ago
A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing. And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power. When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
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The Australia Institute
2 months ago
Add your name to the petition to fix the PRRT ✍️
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the...
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✍️ SIGN: Demand the gas industry pays its fair share. Fix the PRRT!
The government collects more money from HECS than it does from the PRRT. Australians are missing out on important revenue for public services while gas companies make record profits. We need to inc...
https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
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2 months ago
Use it or lose it. The Age
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David Pocock
2 months ago
We don’t have a gas shortage, we have a gas export problem. Santos are gaming the system and pushing up the price of gas paid by 🇦🇺 households & industry. We don’t need new projects, we need to reserve uncontracted export gas for 🇦🇺 now!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Why Santos is behind your soaring electricity and mortgage costs
It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/why-santos-is-behind-your-soaring-electricity-and-mortgage-costs/105885202
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The Cathy Wilcox
2 months ago
The lights on the hill. My @smh @theage cartoon.
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The Chaser
2 months ago
It's the topic everyone in Canberra is talking about and now thanks to ChaserBet, you can win big on this bizarre story!
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Breaking: María Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize
María Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-mar%C3%ADa-corina-machado/105879576?utm_source=abc_news_app
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Scott Hamilton
2 months ago
Watching 4 Corners on Gambling endemic in AUS. I am ashamed of the Albanese Gov for not implementing the Peta Murphy Report ‼️‼️‼️
#auspol
#StopGamblingAdvertising
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Losing Streak
Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/losing-streak/105859060
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Agnes Mack
3 months ago
David Pope in Canberra TImes
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3 months ago
Singtel’s inability to pay income tax despite tens of billions of dollars in revenue over recent years has renewed attention both on the company and the corporate tax system
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3 months ago
“I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.” Jane Goodall
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3 months ago
Peace for Gaza is not a real estate opportunity. Rod Ryan, Grovedale The Age, letters
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