Hird’s got to know this sounds like positioning to get his old job back. #essendon

“Anko sells half of all clothing sold in this country (by number of pieces sold, not by value).” 🤯 au.finance.yahoo.com/news/-10-bil...

The energy transition is real: renewables now top fossil fuels for investment. 2025: $780B in renewables (projected) Past decade: +109% renewables +44% grids/storage +42% efficiency +131% electrification -34% oil -19% gas +13% coal

Nice shout-out to Melbourne, Australia in this … the “coffee first people”

It's official, BYD did a first "Double Tesla Month" in Europe, in Spain in this case 🇪🇸 🚨🚨🚨 you all holding on to your seats? :D ⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging

Heads-up to parents of young kids - If, like me, you occasionally run out of ideas for bedtime stories then chatGPT is great at turning out funny little stories when prompted, and your kids can even make special requests for settings, names and characters etc. Very helpful at end of a long day.

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If this was a typo at +36% it’d still be the biggest gain in this chart … but no, it’s actually +367%. #ev #byd

China surges, BYD breaks records and the ute wars rage on. Australia’s new car market hit 127,437 vehicles sold in June 2025 (up 6.5% year-on-year) thanks to booming fleet demand and a wave of Chinese-built models. #carnews #vfacts2025 #newcarsau #caranalytics #thebeep

Happy winter solstice Melbourne!

I've started a website with simple graphs tracking how the US economy is doing in terms of unemployment, economic sentiment, and inflation. It will be updated monthly as new data come in. Feedback is welcome! #EconSky usbarometer.com

(Partial) policy reversals do not equal uncertainty reversals.

America is already behind in the EV race, so now our politicians are giving up.

If you’re interested in where #lungcancer vaccines are at relative to #melanoma, check out this @togaanz.bsky.social podcast with @gvlongphdmd.bsky.social and Ken OByrne. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/v... open.spotify.com/episode/0OJb...

Cycling is especially good for people with long-running knee problems or health issues. I've been able to do everything I've wanted to, but a clamor of what-ifs were often in the back of my mind.

A generative AI model has been let loose on an entire nation’s health records for the first time https://go.nature.com/4jI9Z9M

Australian factors yes … but hard to ignore impact of Trump’s election win (green line), inauguration (pink) and tariff market crash (yellow) on voting intention. #auspol

Of course there are Australian factors at play here but - wow - Canada and now Australia. Trump is toxic for conservative politicians facing election outside of the US. #auspol

Gamini is on the home stretch in his epic ride for Peter Mac across the nation from Perth to Brissy - he's recently hit 4000kms & joined ABC Radio this morning to chat his love of cycling and his motivation to use it "to do something good for the world".

Feeling really left out because the Trumpet of Patriots has not sent me any text messages at all. #auspol

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen

Don’t be disappointed by turning up at a polling station that does not have #democracysausage. Check your options here: search.app/dMewsmpD4fyq... #auspol #ausvotes2025

A kid-run seedling stall with an honesty box in the street. This is what #melbourne is about. #anzacday

Yay #melbourne! www.islands.com/1837411/unex...

Enjoying a short holiday in Hobart (we used to live here) … 1. It’s still stunningly beautiful. 2. Why did I pack my puffer jacket? #tasmania

This is your prod to stop doomscrolling and go out, get some sun on your face and enjoy the day. The world’s problems will still be here when you get back.

Our PBS is a national treasure. Our research shows the prices Australians would pay if the US had its way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Heart disease/cholesterol medicine: $25 v $968 Depression medicine: $32 v $2,244 Female contraception: $28 v $621

Sums it up nicely.

Gamini Chandrasekara is on an epic 5000km ride across Australia to raise money for cancer research at Peter Mac. Setting off from Perth, he's just passed 500km on his journey to Brisbane. A trek that will take him up to 40 days to complete. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Was a tough night at the MCG sitting surrounded by Hawks fans but this moment got me out of my seat, and made it all worth it. Welcome to Essendon Isaac Kako. Bombers were not blown away and should be better next week.

Really need a distraction from doom scrolling US and global news … and realized AFL footy season kicks off in 32 days. Can’t come soon enough! #essendon #bombers

Just missed it! But big congrats #bluesky on reaching 30 million plus users!

Hope this is not the case, but Trump’s whole “reshuffle the global order” shtick only makes sense as a pretext for giving up Ukraine to Russia with a shrug and “See, we all want things!”. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The Future Is Already Here🌩️🌩️🌩️ enjoy the SILENCE🔊🔊🔊 in Amsterdam❌❌❌ (surprising amount of diesel still around when I ran into Shenzhen ground works a week ago) #amsterdamelektrisch #alwaysbecharging

A perfect day for the beach. #australiaday #victoria

Word of the day is … kakistocracy.

Yay for my home town of #Melbourne! Have also lived in Sydney and Melb has it beat. Have visited: Bangkok - Love it! So vibrant. London - Um … Good public transport? I’ve never been and unlikely to ever visit Cape Town. May visit New York one day (not in next four years though).

📫 New follower notification Me: Oooh wow. This Bluesky thing is taking off! Checks … Liiiizzzzeeee is a quirky gamer soul who follows 4k but has 0 posts. And she does OF. Me: Sigh. Imagines sweaty dude munching a pastry at his keyboard, zero qualms being part of the enshitification army.

Same vibe as when the waitress delivers a baby chino to your table forgetting you said no marshmallow …

My favourite obscure fact about Australia ... You can actually walk between Victoria and the island state of Tasmania as - due to a cartography stuff-up 200 years ago - there is a (very short) land border. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundar... #Australia #Tasmania #Victoria

Here’s a map of Melbourne’s major bike paths, in the style of the London tube map. Helpful to plan trips but best to check the distances involved! Find it online here: melbournebiketrails.yolasite.com#open-modal #bike #Cycle #Fitnesssky

Hey #melbourne cyclists 🚴 🚴‍♀️- Need a handy map of the city’s major bike paths? Check this out: melbournebiketrails.yolasite.com #fitnesssky #cycle #bike

Loving the nostalgic “old ford escort” vibes of the Rivian R3X.

BYD Became 2nd Best Selling Automaker in World in November! cleantechnica.com/2024/12/31/b...

Happy new year to my new Bluesky peeps. May your 2025 surprise on the upside!

Parent warning: You’re now in final hours of nudging your kids into good choices, out of bad choices, with “I wonder if Santa is watching?”.

If your stuff is on a red ship, definitely won't be here by #christmas. If it's on a green ship, probably still not here in time. 🧑‍🎄🎁🎄 www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...

Will never understand how France, home of sugary cakes and butter-filled pastries, has a globally low * and declining * obesity rate. 🥐🥮🍰🧁🤯

Good sci comms writers should encourage authors to flag any text in a press release that over sells their research, and only add simplicity that does not distort noting reporters will further simplify and amplify this.

This is both super cute and captures the experience of young people diagnosed with cancer. (We need more muppets in health and science comms!) ://youtube.com/watch?v=jX5On6u_0OA