Dying woman opens up on facing mortality at age 26: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/annaliese-holland-opens-up-voluntary-assisted-dying/106503200

In Australia, it costs about $300 to get the vaccine if you are not yet 65 years of age (yoa; or other special group), despite recommendation to get it from 50 yoa, and growing body of literature pointing to a beneficial effect in reducing the risk of dementia ($300 vs care for dementia ..⚖️)

Fossil fuel subsidies are growing faster than spending on the NDIS. @rodcampbell.bsky.social says it’s time to call out the idea that governments can’t afford to support Australians in need, yet can dish out $31,020 per minute on climate-destroying subsidies. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3PHIcMu

⚠️ Community Notice 13th March 2026 Two blue 'hello kitty' press pills were brought to CanTEST for testing, expected to contain MDMA - actually containing the synthethic cathinone N,N-dimethylpentylone and MDMA instead. Test it before you take it. #cantest

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...

🆕Exploring the Utility and Appropriateness of Dose Thresholds for Issuing of Public Drug Alerts on High-Dose MDMA: A Qualitative Study Jack Freestone, Harriet MacDonald, Stassi Kypri, Brendan Clifford, Krista J. Siefried, Nadine Ezard onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

NDIA rejected a vision-impaired person's request for a $7000 mobility scooter because his inability to drive a car "did not result from low vision" but rather due to laws barring people with low vision from holding a license. Nuts! Went to court, NDIA lost, had go buy the scooter and pay costs.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore. I think this is a cormorant among the pelicans.

IYKYK #KathandKim

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #bestofthemonth. My favourite was a green rosella in an apple tree on #brunyisland Tasmania

Hobart Airport has a bathroom for assistance dogs and it's awesome #Hobart

Unintentionally arty photo from Hobart dock, waiting to head off to Bruny Island.

Favourite Jon Kudelka cartoon. From a time during COVID when Morrison was saying tests shouldn't be free, but really could apply to anything.

Such a sad loss. Loved his art, his sharp humour and piercing insight.

Micro-QuEChERS extraction method optimization for quantification of designer benzodiazepines in forensic postmortem blood samples #JAT #MassSpec academic.oup.com/jat/article-...

Looking for Australian (UTC+10) individuals who would be willing to serve as mentors for the #DisabledInSTEM program as we have two individuals currently without mentors!

My brother wrote a beautiful tribute to our Dad who passed last week — Voy Ilic: nickilicphysio.substack.com/p/a-life-bui...

Just an amazing good news story in the feed for a change.

Spot the wallaby

New case report of the synthetic opioid protonitazene found in vaping product sold as cannabinoids, with chronic use leading to opioid depence. Nitazenes in vapes have previously been reported in Australia. doi.org/10.1080/1556...

A rainbow lorikeet preening itself out front this afternoon. #Australia #Canberra #summer #birds #photography #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #nature #naturephotography #Birding #Ornithology #bird #rainbow #lorikeet

Look into my Eyes Big beautiful eyes and lashes on a #Female #Emu trying to hypnotize me into giving her treats #BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact #Photography

Better checked than wrecked 😘

Medical research matters. It’s great to see the govt give $40 million to FightMND to improve data collection, access to clinical trials and new therapies for motor neurone disease. Neale Daniher is an extraordinary man, and this funding helps cement his legacy. #medicalresearchmatters

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #EyeContact. Blue-faced honeyeater grabbing a drink from a water fountain in Brisbane, Australia.

I wonder whether rare disease organizations will start speaking up. Some disability orgs definitely have. www.wfaa.com/article/news...

For the #birdoftheday trying to catch a photo of some local pheasant coucals, mostly catching photos of tree branches with dark blurs. One day. #birdinabush Australia

Queensland researchers are using a popular pet fish to test rare genetic variants: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/zebrafish-research-helps-children-with-rare-genetic-variants/106243868

Some thoughts on Adelaide Writers' Week and the moment we find ourselves in. It's all just so grinding. rick-morton.ghost.io/the-great-si...

Two rainbow lorikeets at Alexandra Headlands #birdoftheday #feathers&form

The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.

It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years! Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn... Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR... Applications due December 5th!

ooh look everyone i got one of these! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@robcrank68.bsky.social #sideprofiles #birdoftheday Kookaburra mugshot

Two bush stone-curlews have taken up residence in our work carpark. Not the most habitable of environments but they're making do. One is protecting a curlew chick. #birds

Get on board. The @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social is a great and important organisation jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...

Stay safe this Christmas. Visit our last drug checking service of 2025 today in Bristol. 🗓️ 20th December 🕛 12pm - 7pm 📍Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE

Hi friends! Have you met our BFFs at High Alert yet? They're Aotearoa's early warning system for dangerous drugs, and they're an integral part of the national harm reduction squad. We just want to give them a lil' mihi as we go into festival season 🥰 www.highalert.org.nz 1/n

This from the @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social is excellent www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/11/jewi...

This 'Aussie Christmas tree' photo is doing the rounds again - usually without attribution. It was taken by Layn Simpson of Gympie - in his backyard. An excellent snap. I have an invitation to visit next time I'm in Gympie so I'll look forward to that. You can find Layn on Instagram. Worth a follow.

Very sad loss but a life lived with strength, purpose and community www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

#ROIDCheck is a research program keeping Aussies safer - we look forward to discussions regarding its' national sustainability. @uqchsr.bsky.social @griffithcmh.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @abcnewsbot.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Structural identification and metabolic profiling of the new psychoactive substance 2-fluoro-2-oxo-PCPr using NMR and LC-QTOF-MS #FSI www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances #WaterRes #MassSpec www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Curious about one of Europe’s pioneering drug checking projects? 🎥 Check out this @drugreporter.bsky.social feature: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIYj...

For all the raw milk consumers out there doing their own research