Parents are paying $2500 to falsify vaccine records. It’s endangering babies like Riley "parents are boasting about paying anti-vaccine doctors & nurses to falsify Medicare records to enrol their children in childcare & fraudulently claim government payments" apple.news/AHVxo9q-_Tb2...

Our government has looked away from ongoing deaths on Covid for years whilst we are told to continue to wash hands only for a predominantly airborne virus. It’s also not just the UK but a wider global issue. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

New Zealand gov. warned about COVID causing mental health problems over two years ago. Please note this is from the Māori government. www.facebook.com/UniteAgainst...

EV fast chargers pose health threat as ‘pollutant hot spots’, but there's a solution "filters in the air inlet to prevent particulate matter from entering the unit, as well as filters to prevent resuspended particles from re-entering the atmosphere" www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/ev-...

Traffic pollution kills more people than car crashes in Australia – study www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/tra...

This Winter Habit May Be Killing Thousands "Despite being used by only 2% of US households as a primary heat source, wood burning accounts for...21.9% of wintertime PM2.5 emissions...PM2.5 exposure causes an estimated 4.9M deaths per year globally" indiandefencereview.com/winter-habit...

Nipah virus Prof Power: “That amplification process is a little more challenging than COVID or a respiratory virus, which is just spread through sneezing” Imprecise language seems to mislead readers that Covid is just spread by sneezing thenightly.com.au/society/heal...

Inpex under investigation after suspected sulphur dioxide exposure leaves worker in hospital "That is particularly concerning given I raised concerns last year about reporting culture onsite, with employees fearing the consequences of speaking up." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Exactly!

Destroy PFAS – down to the tiniest airborne particles "While new technologies claim to destroy 99.99% of PFAS, this doesn’t always account for the emission of airborne particles. ...researchers has devised...methods to help prevent harmful emissions" www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...

For the USAians: When it happens, there's a song ready to roll. youtu.be/XDkhzVw0yBs?...

What is life like in Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities? "people will need multiple air purifiers in their home India has 6 of the 10 most polluted cities globally ...shortening the life expectancy of its residents by as much as 12 years" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

#robhirst opposite Ashfield Station, Sydney

Health warning issued as Melbourne blanketed in smoke Another unhelpful article about treatment for bushfire smoke. Should've mentioned more things to do to PREVENT problems: Wear N95 & use air purifier Displaying an ineffective mask is misleading www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Submissions close 29/1/26 re NSW Parl inquiry re indoor air quality: (a) impacts on: (i) health (ii) productivity/economic output (iii) work health/safety (iv) equity of access to public services/spaces (b) indoor air quality standards & monitoring (c) solutions 1/2

"Experts Call For N95s To Replace Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread" www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Scientists Tried to Spread The Flu "days locked in a small hotel room with people actively infected with the flu...Yet not a single person caught influenza. the high level of air recirculation caused by fans may have disrupted clouds of virus-laden air" www.sciencealert.com/scientists-t...

Wildfire Smoke in Late Pregnancy Tied to Autism Risk "The strongest association was observed among mothers exposed to more than 10 days of wildfire smoke during the final three months of pregnancy. In that group, children had a 23% higher risk of autism" www.miragenews.com/wildfire-smo...

COVID-19 is still a major issue in aged care. I guess old, frail people dying is just one of those things in the government's view of the world. There have been no improvements to reduce transmission since the pandemic started in residential care facilities. Now we'll be totally in the dark.

Oil companies are planning to triple plastic production, as the world moves away from hydro carbon energy. Fuck 'em

Aramco have acquired a majority stake in chemicals + plastics firm SABIC, + bought into huge Chinese plastics + chemicals projects from Korea to Texas, with the aim that production of plastics 'would drive nearly half of oil-demand growth by mid-century': www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Air pollution may be linked to increased risk of motor neurone disease, our new study indicates "being exposed to air pollution over the long term, even at the fairly low levels...was linked to a 20–30% higher chance of developing motor neurone disease" theconversation.com/air-pollutio...

There’s a tuberculosis outbreak at an Amazon warehouse in the UK. Sick leave? Respiratory protection? Building ventilation? State of workers T cells? We *must* accept respiratory protection as part of our “new 💩 normal”. www.unilad.com/news/world-n...

Measles alert after positive person visits pharmacy, hospital If masks were mandatory in healthcare, the above headline would not be necessary www.westernweekender.com.au/2026/01/meas...

Gov to launch first ever WA Preventative Health Strategy "Prevention is the most powerful tool we have to improve health outcomes" Mandatory N95s in healthcare would reduce Hospital Acquired Infections & hence ambulance ramping www.wa.gov.au/government/m...

Here are ten ways to feel part of space even if you can't be an astronaut. (Post from 2019; some of these are a bit dated now) 🧪 🔭

UV light could reduce respiratory infection in aged care "GUV...a complementary measure — enhancing, rather than replacing, established practices such as surface hygiene, social distancing, & vax" Bit suss - No mention of ventilation or air purifiers insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/2/how-u...

"To a lawyer trained in occupational safety regulation or human rights litigation, this is not an academic disagreement. It is a warning that existing standards may now be legally indefensible" www.businessupturn.com/trade-policy...

Experts Call For N95s To Replace Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread Prof A Finkel: "It’s like no one has shown a benefit from parachutes or lead aprons. We don’t have to prove that parachutes are a good idea if you fall out of a plane.” www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Public health collapsing "Even a well-resourced welfare state cannot absorb a continuously rising disease burden...If COVID alone is eroding population health...the implications for countries actively dismantling public health infrastructure are grave" www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Reduce your microplastics exposure "For hot drinks...a reusable cup made of stainless steel, ceramic, or glass, as these materials do not shed microplastics ... plastic-lined paper cups generally shed fewer particles than pure plastic cups" theconversation.com/takeaway-cof...

Simple ways to reduce your exposure to microplastics around the home "choosing different materials such as metal water bottles, wooden utensils & glass containers. If you do have plastic water bottles, avoid leaving them in a hot car or direct sunlight" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Thousands of alcohol products still without 'mandatory' pregnancy warnings, study finds Covid also lacks pregnancy warnings, that should be mandatory www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Eyes of the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, show little ageing Aha!! That's what Don's after www.abc.net.au/news/science...

NHS runs on 'sheer resilience' during winter Replace "resilience" with "ignorance" as NHS/BBC facilitate statements like: "healthy people can do their part through practicing good hand hygiene which can prevent the spread of winter viruses, flu & norovirus" www.bbc.com/news/article...

Widely used pesticide (Chlorpyrifos) linked to more than doubled Parkinson’s risk From 1 Oct 2025, illegal in Oz www.uclahealth.org/news/release...

Using numerical modeling, researchers determine portable air cleaners remove most particles below ~5 microns, deposition removes most above 10 microns. Ventilation plays minimal role at 0.5/h air changes, but starts to equate to air cleaner at 2 /h. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Food Insecurity and Adverse Social Conditions Tied to Increased Risk of Long COVID in Children www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/new...

‘Forever chemicals’ may triple risk of fatty liver disease in adolescents "Adolescents are particularly more vulnerable to the health effects of PFAS as it is a critical period of development and growth" www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/01...

What Malaysia needs to tackle for healthcare "976 healthcare workers...in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, who had Covid-19...revealed that 49.2% had long Covid. ...lower self-rated job performance & lower absolute presenteeism, with higher economic loss" www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/he...

Absurd that Orana Estate in Melbourne wins prize for planting trees to reduce heat, while negating their efforts by letting dark roofs dominate thereby adding 10 degrees to the temp. Everyone (ABC Journo, Local Gov, Developers etc) seem oblivious www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

You can be part of this change, by making a submission to the NSW Government’s Inquiry into Clean indoor air, which was announced by Dr Cohn at the conference. Submissions from organisations and individuals are invited.

At our conference late last year, Dr Amanda Cohn joined us to speak about the future of indoor air - and the opportunity we have right now to reshape how we think about public health, inclusion and the air we share.

Exercise slows cancer "After 30 min of exercise...a sharp rise in glucose use by skeletal & cardiac muscles—& a drop in glucose absorbed by tumors ...when muscles are active, they grab the glucose first, leaving cancer cells with less fuel" www.futura-sciences.com/en/how-exerc...

COVID Brain "That best friend gets sick about 4x a year now & is bed ridden for 1-2 weeks every time, & keeps getting covid — & is less able to make logical arguments & more given to emotional tirades" www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Measles Alert Issued For Sydney Airport & Western Sydney An infected person was at "Blacktown Hospital emergency waiting room from noon on December 29 to 6am on Dec 30" Long time to be in ED, but as no one masks, the wait times will only get longer cityhub.com.au/measles-aler...

May the year ahead include integrity, kindness, and logic that includes society valuing clean air and protecting one another from airborne viruses.

Research ties China's smog clean-up to hotter & drier conditions in Australia Climate experts agree it is imperative to reduce the pollution, but acknowledge it will likely increase heating & extreme weather in the South Asian region. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Long COVID and the concealment of pandemic harm "new infections are generating 224,000 to 890,000 Long COVID cases per week (in the US)." www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Drinking Water "up to 90%...were removed by the boiling & filtering process, though the effectiveness varied based on the type of water. ... most people can do it with what they already have in their kitchen" www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-sur...