We did it once in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre - showed true leadership re preventing gun violence. Then, govs let it slide some, under pressure from gun-lovers, and now, having paid the price, we're stepping up again. Take heed Amercia.

At this tender, painful moment in the life of my country and hometown, this is the voice I choose to amplify. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXQ4...

The hero is named Ahmed al Ahmed.

Oh, God, the hide.

Brillant (and hilarious) review. Literary criticism that boldly expresses how many of us outcasts living in the shadows of society experience Trent Dalton's wildly lauded and rewarded fiction (not that I have read any since BSU, and even that I couldn't finish).

Not just an opportunity lost to make game-changing social progress ensuring protection against this and the next (potentially worse) pandemic (by maintaining good, honest public health education and advancing public/business clean air initiatives etc); it's an opportunity squandered and spat on.

The “new normal” for Australia in the last few years is around +6% on the pre-pandemic baseline – worse than even the UK (see below). Even out to June this year (as variant evolution slowed) it was still running at +5% annually. Are there any lessons we could learn from NZ? 🧵

Also, I always wonder how First Nations people in the US feel at 'Thanksgiving.'

I'll never understand why there isn't more activism about gov wastage of tax payer $, given there is so much of it. This is a clear cut and outrageous case, but it's also been happening endemically in the Centerlink and aged care systems, with middlemen 'providers' fleecing the system.

The obvious is proven over and over again. Stop messing with a virus that damages the immune system. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

The price of letting a pandemic steam on with near no mitigations or public health messaging in place. To quote: 'Taiwan offers certification incentives to businesses to improve air standards, offering a model Australia could adopt.' codeblue.galencentre.org/2025/03/20-d...

If you have a few dollars to spare, I invite you to join me in donating to this beyond-worthy cause. Sulala is the only animal rescue org operating in Gaza. chuffed.org/project/1377...

😂 No. You can’t solve the health fall out from uncontrolled circulation of a novel virus and a poorly managed pandemic by flogging people harder to get back to work. #BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

These past years, I have felt very vindicated in my decision to return to Australia after living in NYC - when I had the opportunity to get a green card and stay for the rest of my days. But I'm reminded right now of why NYC is where I would want to be had I stayed in the States.

Massive loss of opportunity that society has back peddled on literally one of the only good things to have come from SARS-2 - the WFH pivot. More 'hybrid' jobs than there used to be, but few totally remote and fierce competition for those there are because, like the headline says, many ppl want it.

Excellent news. Please note that seriously smart virus experts continue to take seriously smart preventive measures to avoid contracting a novel virus that affects every system in the body, sometimes chronically and/or catastrophically. So people (like me) out in public masking are in good company.

Please remember to put water out for animals if you're in the affected areas and you can, and keep an eye out for heat-stressed animals - if you come across any, call WIRES.

Well, this is a sad, and at least somewhat avoidable, development.

It's not too late to start masking again It's not too late to start cleaning the air It's not too late to prioritize your long term health and the health of your community It's not too late to show solidarity with disabled and vulnerable people Disability... a minority group you can join anytime

I became a vegetarian 40 yrs ago (increasingly wholefood plant-based since). This reduces my carbon footprint, is far kinder to other beings who suffer unspeakably in becoming 'meat', and grants many health benefits (e.g., perfect blood pressure and cholesterol). And it's delicious. #goplantbased

First, do no harm.

The organizers of the UN event for healthy indoor air used a canary on all their materials and gave everyone canary pins. Why? Canaries detect dangerous substances in the air of coal mines. We all need to be like canaries and warn about the dangers of unhealthy indoor air due to COVID and climate.

About bloody time Albanese and Co grew some spine, but it must now be backed by sanctions and other serious moves.

'Heartbreaking' like it's some kind of unavoidable tragedy. It's wilful, human made carnage. Shark nets, like so much we do, should not be a thing.

Boo hiss. They will not be happy until the ocean is completely depleted and devoid of life, but also they can't sell what people don't buy. #goplantbased

A reminder a 48th woman has just been killed in 2025 90% by male violence A woman every 5 days Almost all are men they know, partners/ex/family Family home remains most dangerous place for a woman A national emergency that needs all men to speak up & act together to end this

Oh my. YES. Represent!

I urge all Australian freelance journalists to complete this survey as @withmeaa.bsky.social builds momentum for greater respect within the industry, so we're not just an endlessly exploitable pool of cheap labour. Last meeting had close to 200 (!) on the call form.jotform.com/251618654922...

This is what the audience for a Long COVID conference looked like today. Notice anything? 😷

Next stop, sanctions.

Another in a long, long, long and utterly indefensible list of war crimes

1. I've said exactly this for quite some time. Expanding on Adrian's @sillyputty78.bsky.social point on X / Twitter here, Covid-19 has three distinct characteristics as a disease that enables it to be denied at a societal level.

"What do we know about the Covid-19 virus 5 years on?" "The growing body of research suggesting that for several months after a Covid infection, people become more vulnerable to other infections and there can be lingering effects on the heart, cardiovascular system and the brain." #COVIDisNotOVER

Derrick Kardos died of complications of #LongCovid on July 18th. Let his words sink in.

Unnameableforceoflovespeed. Not living in my hometown currently but there in spirit today.

I know people are tired of living in the pandemicine and want to believe that covid is just a cold or stomach bug, but that doesn’t change the fact that covid is still actively killing and disabling people with heart, brain, lung, gut and other terrible permanent conditions.

I've got one word for you (that was a Kath & Kim joke): My Humps.

Inconvenient truth.

Well, this is a good outcome.

If the bloated, obscenely entitled minority whinging loudly get to squash the tentative shoots of tax reform, it will put the nail in the coffin of decency in Australia for good. The majority who want it and know it's necessary need to be just as vocal. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Though I know most are clocked off, for those who are open to a friendly reminder this virus can be deadly and disabling (WHO: 290,000-650,000 die from flu a year; COVID's killed over 5 million in the past 2), and you're allowed to take precautions. theconversation.com/theres-a-new...

Writer and artist friends: there's still time to donate to this fundraiser. All proceeds go to established charities, e.g., established charities: Medecins Sans Frontieres, UNRWA, Olive Kids and Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. airauctioneer.com/authors-and-...

More alerts were these came from guaranteed unless we change track pronto.

COVID Incubation Period: Key Facts and Guidelines "COVID is at its most contagious from 2 days before symptoms appear to 3 days after they start" "People with high viral loads or more severe symptoms are more contagious than those with low viral loads and can stay contagious for more than 10 days"

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

Give them what they need, Minns, and throw in air purification systems for all public hospitals while you're at it.

Or better yet, invest in promoting alternatives and phase gas out.

PEN America gets an overdue dose of hard and heinous truths. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/susa...

A well-rounded wholefood plant-based diet does wonders for so many conditions. And it's way less cruel.