“While we’re waiting for the government to catch up, it’s important that we remember that ‘free’ software services often treat the user not as a customer but as the product to be sold.”

Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked Money don't grow on trees I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed There ain't nothing in this world for free I know I can't slow down, I can't hold back Though you know, I wish I could Oh, no, there ain't no rest for the wicked Until we close our eyes for good

Opening of the Lady’s Realm exhibition last night, and what’s in my camera roll? Flamingos 🦩🦩🦩🦩

What did the Venturers get up to tonight? A bit of crate stacking action! @v3ntur3d.bsky.social

The Government privatisation of transcripts to VIQ Solutions keeps unravelling. We now know 13 federal agencies used this company, with contracts totalling more than $20 million, and that thousands of sensitive court files were accessed offshore in India by unvetted workers.

A federal judge in Mississippi has disqualified the attorneys on both sides of a contract dispute after finding that their failure to verify AI-generated research led to fabricated legal citations in court filings.

Oooh! This is pretty much exactly the hypothetical I used in training activists and journalists on digital threat modeling!

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Beach vibes (Inverloch)

FOI to die? Albanese’s nuclear strike on transparency and why we should all be worried. Thanks to @MrRexPatrick for pressing in here michaelwest.com.au/foi-to-die-a... via @MichaelWestBiz

Went out to an undisclosed location - a creek in Queensland's vast Sunshine Coast hinterland - to get a closer look at Australia's incredible, and threatened, spiny crayfish. There are 52 known spiny crayfish species and 36 of them are on the national threatened species list.

"The Trump Administration will begin sending ships to begin pulling up the instruments later this month... The ocean observation system was designed to operate for at least 25 years, meaning the decision would result in the loss of more than a decade of data..." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/c...

❝ Wherever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air Look for me ma, I'll be there Wherever somebody's strugglin' for a place to stand For a decent job or a helpin' hand Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free Look in their eyes ma, you'll see me ❞ youtu.be/1VypaE6kKJ8?...

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New report based on interviews with those sanctioned for their work with the ICC—including individuals in The Hague who now can’t book flights or hotels, and a Palestinian human rights organisation whose website and social media accounts were shut down. coalitionfortheicc.org/news/cicc-la...

I’m imagining the bottom section as a Terry Pratchett footnote 😆

🏔️ UPDATE: Missing climber Dawa Sherpa is found alive on Mt Everest. via Everest Today explorersweb.com/everest-sher...

"To serve, to strive, and not to yield" Congratulations to all The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Australia Gold Level recipients acknowledged at this morning’s reception. Be justifiably proud of your achievements.

“The RSV Nuyina, which has its home port at Macquarie Wharf, is currently not allowed to go under the bridge to reach the nearby refuelling depot at Selfs Point. … the ship must make a 674-kilometre detour to refuel at Burnie in the state's north-west, adding almost $900,000 to its annual fuel bill”

It’s an indoor archery type of evening. 🏹 🎯 @v3ntur3d.bsky.social

A bit of death by Powerpoint today as I work through updating the old 'Vertical: Vertical Rigging Skills Course' presentations to become the new 'Vertical: Trained Participant Vertical (Anchor Skills Theory) Course' presentations. Slide Master templates are good, but not good enough.

Charlie Pickering being on team Avi Yemeni, and anti Grace Tame, highlights a definite @news.abc.net.au trend. Remember that Charlie has just replaced Ali Moore on the Drive program on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne, replacing journalism with satire.

Rescue efforts for two missing men in Laos cave shift to vertical tunnels deep in jungle

From Dr. Victoria V.’ on LinkedIn. 'The skill didn't change. Their capacity did.' The skills don't change. Capacity does. So stop asking why someone isn't dedicated and start getting curious if there is something you don't recognize or know that might be a barrier www.linkedin.com/posts/victor...

3.7m Australians live in poverty, including 757k children under 15. 1 in 3 households experienced food insecurity last year, meaning they stressed about or struggled to put food on the table. Australia's billionaires increased their wealth by almost $50k a minute.

⚡️ Our plan has had this “3 for free” for a while now - program the battery to fill and have white goods (dishwasher, washing machine, etc) run during this window and it has produced savings. Our electricity bill is still $+ in our favour.

Australia’s population clock has ticked over 28 million www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...

❝ Australia’s spy agency issued a stark warning to politicians and public servants last week: do not discuss sensitive or classified information in vehicles. ❞ theconversation.com/are-our-cars...

Share a 1970s TV show you love 📺

Emergency cyber specialists hired to save $726m 2026 census rollout www.canberratimes.com.au/story/925606...

Australia’s next census faces cyber security shortcomings www.cyberdaily.au/government/1...

Hey #Auspol Don’t see Tony Abbott & CPACAus & Advance & One Nation as fragments ➡️ unthreatening. Combine them all with the huge money likely to follow Gina & Murdochs (think private prison corporations in the US 💵💵) around Atlas Network-linked ops. It’s 🫪 lucyham29.substack.com/p/cpac-austr...

Because billionaire media buyouts have worked so well for democracy in the USA & UK theconversation.com/gina-rinehar...

🌈 We all belong here 🏳️‍🌈 ❝ Scouts Australia is inclusive of all regardless of gender, sexuality, race, spiritual beliefs, abilities or socioeconomic status and does not tolerate any form of harm, abuse, exclusion or neglect. ❞

Historic paddle-steamer PS Canally returns to working life with love from volunteers

ABC Melbourne found an unemployed guy literally starving. Their response? Get the minister responsible on the show and demand they explain how this can happen in Australia? No. They've started a Foodbank drive - very kind, but totally avoiding the issue

I wand to remind Australians that it is not normal that in one of the wealthiest countries in the world we have a growing rate of homelessness and families who need food support. Consecutive Govts chose submarines over social wellbeing, they chose mining subservience to sovereign wealth.

Given the background, I'm siding with Patagonia here. You can't "file a trademark application in September to use the brand Pattie Gonia to sell clothing and promote environmental activism," and expect the brand not to react - you've gone from parody to competition.

"The climbers were injured after taking a fall at Denali Pass [...] Three of the climbers returned to camp after the accident. But weather conditions on the mountain did not immediately enable the service to respond by helicopter." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

❄️ ⛺️ The camping fees for Mt Stirling come into effect from tomorrow. As of June 1st, 2026, A per night camping fee is now applicable year-round. www.mtstirling.com.au/activities/s...

Fascinating, and oddly beautiful, story of how an Ithaca cemetery was/is home to a colony of some 5.5 million subterranean bees: but also a sign of how animals have needed to adapt to human presence and action that threatens their own survival. www.wired.com/story/millio...

First of five survivors rescued from flooded Laos cave

"It seems that the #NACC infers its way to exoneration when it deals with departmental secretaries and former prime ministers, but it infers its way to findings of corrupt conduct when it’s an EL1." Kathryn Campbell & Scott Morrison exonerated was the ultimate failure of Brereton's NACC. #auspol

the term ceasefire deal has lost any meaning

Quay, J., Dalziel, B. Living in history: Recognising the challenges for outdoor educators and taking on the pedagogical responsibility (the 2023 Brian Nettleton Lecture). Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s423...

Think I've got to side with Patagonia here.

Like, sorry, but you can't still stuff like this, try to"file a trademark application in September to use the brand Pattie Gonia to sell clothing and promote environmental activism," and expect the clothing and environmental activism company to be like, "That's cool."

This headline is the same story. And of course I wouldn't pretend to say that The Guardian is without political bias, but only one of these two headlines is selectively reframing the story for the exclusive purpose of a political campaign. And it isn't The Guardian.

Between Brereton and Segal, Albanese really does have form for picking folks who don't give a fuck about even trying to take the basics of a public role seriously.

1. Employment services basically exists for the sole purpose of applying unlawful mutual obligations penalties and needs reform. Time to act! 2. Every stakeholder agrees entirely that mutual obligations themselves are a punishment, a massive waste of time and are a barrier to work if anything.