ABC Classic will mark 50 years on air this Saturday 24 January with a special all-day broadcast celebrating five decades of Australia’s leading classical music network. artsreview.com.au/abc-classic-...

Lovely piece by @jessharwoodart.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Another local transmission of measles in Sydney.

We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone

You will mourn and we have ways of making you mourn.

Morning all. Latest research shows changes on MRI brain to even those who had mild COVID infections and who were considered fully recovered. No thank you. I quite happen to like my brain. #COVIDSafe

"The Australian Government has made a decision to no longer publish data about COVID-19 cases in Australian residential aged care facilities on a weekly basis." @healthgovau.bsky.social @markbutlermp.bsky.social

A new exhibition in Western Sydney interrogates Australia's enduring love affair with the pool.

I knew Dame Marie Bashir for decades.When my 89yo FiL was dying and knew he would be awarded an OAM for 40yrs servce to Vinnies, I asked if she would do a bedside presentation at his nursing home.She stayed for 3hrs, holding his hand, honouring him before all the residents and staff.A gem of a human

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What I find striking about this study of >700K older (65+) surgical patients is that only 11.7% had a 'routine' postop recovery. The majority (56.4%) had slow recovery and a significant fraction (21.9%) ended up chronically dependent. Our preop discussions need to be more honest about this. #MedSky

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All we want is someone to visit my mum a couple of times a week, help her clean, cook her lunch and make sure she has a shower. That’s it. Why is this so hard?

Apparently my mum is approved for Commonwealth home support not Support at home. I’m in a Monty Python sketch.

OMG this rain... the house is leaking in places I didn't know we had places! Got a wheelie bin under the light fixture at the bottom of the stairs...which are now like running like a waterfall. Didn't plan on an indoor water feature!

#SundayRose #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #Gardening #PhotoHour #Photography

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Lessons from Wales, for improving Australians' health and wellbeing www.croakey.org/lessons-from...

There might be an incoming storm.

Grateful to the AMA for showcasing our communication work, and the opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come. www.ama-assn.org/public-healt... #MedSky

More voices standing up.

Looks like we're in for a weekend of wild weather (can't help but get out in it, if only briefly😊).

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Beautiful and highly scented Winter Sweet. Looking a little bedraggled. #FlowersOnFriday #flowers #Bloomscrolling

Home help up from $11.50 to $30 I’ll be expecting a better job than the half hearted effort I usually receive for that fee .

Sometimes what we’ve come to know & expect is changed by a surprise. Eg on my morning walk I was surprised to see a couple of jacaranda trees in my neighbourhood still flowering (SE Qld). It’s not common for January & I haven’t seen any on campus at UQ flowering or along Maiwar.

It's #purpleFriday and #fernfriday 160126

The world is paralysed by strategic blindness A failure to accept that the fundamentals have changed The global order is upended and this is a period of historical discontinuity Trends of the past are not predictive The influence of individuals is more impactful than structural forces

I admit to an immediate 'oh that'll never happen' response to this recommendation. But surgeons didn't start routinely wearing masks while operating until the 1920s-we breathed all over pts before that. So, change may be hard, but let's follow the evidence. #MedSky www.ausdoc.com.au/news/experts...

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NSW WATCH AND ACT South of Bowral North of Nowra Exeter Bowral Robertson SES is advising people in the following area(s) to STAY INDOORS due to heavy rainfall, damaging winds, giant hailstones, flash flooding Next update: Thursday 15 Jan 8:00 pm

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 15 Jan 2026 From 5 Jan to 11 Jan 2026 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.8% (-0.7%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4 🔹COVID: 616 (+10.2%) 🔹Influenza: 1,304 (-14.4%) 🔹RSV: 371 (+15.2%) Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

to all you amazing and wonderful people in this space who wished me happy birthday at 65 today - I am so utterly grateful and thankful and humble - your thoughts go way further than you know - just want to say always keep an eye out for anyone in your circle who may be slipping - they need you ..

On ABC Radio Melbourne right now, saying Great Ocean Road currently closed between Apollo Bay & Lorne, but that there’s reports police are turning cars back even closer to Geelong. (If you’ve ever driven this beautiful road, you’ll recall signs warning of falling rocks etc). #WyeRiver

Severe Thunderstorm Warning DAMAGING LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS LARGE HAILSTONES HEAVY RAINFALL Sthn Tablelands Snowy Mountains parts of Illawarra Sth Coast Central Tablelands NW Slopes and Plains CW Slopes and Plains SW Slopes Upper Western ACT A VERY DANGEROUS STORM IS OCCURRING SOUTHEAST OF COOMA

You too An! Quite a bit of gotterdammerung going on today, particularly in Victoria and Southern NSW

The Great Ocean Road is closed in both directions between Skenes Creek and Wye River due to flooding. The entire area was evacuated less than a week ago due to fires.

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New data has revealed there were 5.9 million physical items — including books, CDs and DVDs — checked out of Brisbane libraries in 2025.  #books #libraries #museums #galleries

IFOLOGY - a conditional apology that shirks blame or fault. “I’m sorry if…” #neologism

It’s that time of year when we all have a clear out of stuff we don’t need. For those living in the Almshouse in the Hall between 1373 and 1900, you didn’t have that much room for clutter. This small niche is where all your worldly possessions would have been stored.

I'm working on a collection of Tudor wills atm, and the inclusion of even small, apparently inconsequential, items demonstrates just how valuable possessions were and, sometimes, how few people had.

BOM radar for Canberra is down again. ABC reports that technicians "are hoping to restore it this week". Just take your time, BOM. Don't worry about Australia's national capital. We'll be ok. 😠

A woman (50s?), idly looking through a bric-a-brac stall, says to a friend: "Do ya reckon cooking dried sage works for smudging your house?" Her friend nods thoughtfully: "Yeah, but I'd do a bit of shouting too just in case it's not strong enough. Just to be sure." (3)

A man (60s?) suddenly bursts into tears while standing at a lookout point over a stunning view of sea and mountains. A couple (70s?) nearby ask if he's okay and he says: "My wife loved this place, I lost her this year." They ask if he'd like to share a cup of tea with them. He accepts. (2)

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Not only does #Wally love cheese, she is also quite partial to figs. (We often find her under the fig tree netting, helping herself.) Just need a bit of prosciutto & she’ll be all set 😂

Wizard news.