In late January, our director Skadi Tirpak spent several days in Sydney, gaining first-hand insight into how the city is continuing to shape its cycling network. The visit offered a snapshot of Sydney’s direction, combining major infrastructure upgrades with thoughtfully designed local routes.

Saw the film "Voice of Hind Rajab" last night. Join me in donating to the Hind Rajab Foundation. mailchi.mp/hindrajabfou...

"Covid Left Lasting Rise in Deaths in Rich Countries, Study Shows" "The pandemic left a lasting increase in mortality in most rich nations that has yet to fully unwind, according to an analysis of data from 34 countries." Source: archive.md/GrBAz

Brought to you by the fossil fuel companies and successive governments approving more and more global heating projects with zero regard to consequences #auspol

Heatwaves kill more Australians than floods, fires and cyclones combined. If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are. Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them? Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet...

Glad the Westgate tunnel fixed traffic in #MelbsWest

“But it’s also that this land, this beautiful Aboriginal land, was not made to hold such grief. It can, and it does, but it shouldn’t have this burden thrust upon itself.” @jordanas.bsky.social on the logic of violence that permeates Australia.

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Dec 17) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

Australian C19 Weekly Update - 12th December 2025 Note: Cases recorded are from PCR testing only. Actual cases are significantly higher. Data from: nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/ Thanks to @angiecibisdesign for the design! 1/4

The COVID-19 iceberg. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. Reported cases only show a fraction of what’s really out there, but they still give us some sense of what’s going on. #COVID19iceberg #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp😷

Ughhhhh Knew this would happen and it's not great especially when trying to pass the joggers. I've also discovered that some of the expansion joints are so rough they set my bell off when I ride over them. #Veloway

Guide: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/disabled-peo...

New 57 tram engagement proposing changes to accommodate G class trams. Includes some consolidated tram stops but lacks tram platforms for some reason. Bonus protected bike lanes proposed for Victoria and Queensberry Streets. engage.vic.gov.au/route-57-nor... #melbourne #cycling

Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Dec 4) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have an Extreme forecast today.

Australia: "COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection related mortality across the majority of 2023-2025." #COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne

Australia: Deaths due to acute respiratory infections. Published: 28 November 2025 🔸Registered deaths by 31 October 2025 🔹2025 - COVID: 2,004 🔹2025 - Influenza: 1,385 🔹2025 - RSV: 506 Source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/h...

Japan: Flu spreading faster this year. Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week. Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Spain may bring back indoor face mask rules as flu and COVID cases surge. Health leaders will meet on Dec 3 to decide whether masks should again be required in hospitals, health centers, and possibly other crowded indoor venues like cinemas or theatres to help reduce transmission. archive.md/2ySDF

In Melbourne, the grass pollen forecast for today (Sunday, Nov 30) is Low. Learn more on our App: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

It’s not that I think everything is about COVID, but COVID keeps getting ignored — even though it’s still a major health issue in an ongoing pandemic.

Dr. Michael "Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost."

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Friday, Nov 28) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

How attractive are the Department of Transport's "gardens" at Sneydes Rd and Hoppers Lane Werribee? These should replenish the seed in the soil for at least the next 200 years 🙄🤦‍♀️

Just a reminder: COVID isn’t a seasonal virus — it circulates all year round.

Please don’t look away. We can’t turn our backs on genocide. At the very minimum we have to bear witness mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...

Our NDIA submission calls for flexible, person-centred #NDIS supports so people with less visible disabilities like #MECFS and #longcovid aren’t excluded. Read more here: zurl.co/Pe72D#NDIS#MECFS#longcovid#AssistiveTechnology #Inclusion

I have a couple of questions I'm hoping someone who's self-published on Amazon recently could help answer. It's to help me better identify suitable books for the website. 1. Can you change the publication date to an *older* date? e.g. if you add the book today, could you set the pub date to 2020?

By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but also into familiar ableist horror tropes.” Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.

garbage racist nonsense from a govt with no vision for anything beyond maintaining their own power, coveted for no reason beyond the basest self-serving hackery

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Monday, Nov 24) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

Senator Fatima Payman says her staff are struggling to cope with an inundation of online Islamophobia - and that the PM has ignored her requests for help www.deepcutnews.com/p/fatima-pay...

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Friday, Nov 21) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

On regional train heading to Dja Dja Wurung Country (Castlemaine) and #airQuality is not so good 15mins into the journey...

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Nov 20) is Low. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

"Kardell Lomas and her baby should still be here. And her family have every right to fight for justice, both in the coroner’s court and beyond." essential reading from Dr Amy McQuire www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health ministers expressing white-hot anger over a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a funding deal honoured." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Nov 19) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Tuesday, Nov 18) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen#Melbourne#pollenNote: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today.

Just think about what we have let onto Australian city streets with no requirement for additional training of drivers, no additional speed restriction in built up areas and no regular testing on licence renwal Maybe thats why pedestrian death rates have increased www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Moreover, these hideous monstrosities do not meet passenger car safety standards.

Doing some research for my next novel, and google AI just recommended a Master thesis for me to read.... Umm, google, I wrote that thesis. And it certainly does not match the search words I just used. (No, I don't rely on AI summaries for research)

In Melbourne, the grass pollen forecast for today (Monday, Nov 17) is Low. Learn more on our App: https://airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen

Okay so this is a small thing but has anyone noticed the price of ebooks has exploded recently? In many cases new releases are just as expensive as the print books? What is going on here?

It’s wild that so many people would rather keep getting sick in an ongoing pandemic — risking immune damage and becoming more vulnerable to other illnesses — than simply wear a mask. 😷 Source: x.com/grumpygremmy...

If we redesign Melbourne as below, going to need a lot of bulldozers. Draw a circle from approx Sandringham to Camberwell to Coburg to Sunshine. Bulldoze most of the single family houses inside and outside the ring, build 4-6 story apartment buildings inside the ring.

💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.” We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.

heartbroken that the incredible Alice has died. will post some links to amazing threads etc of her work. she was funny, fierce and completely committed to the liberation and community of disabled people below are her words, via Elea

"As disabled oracles, we continue to build and create on the knowledge and dreams of our ancestors. They left their mark on the planet as will we. After we’re long gone, we will show up in other ways." Alice in 2020 at the Assembly of the Future disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/08/14/m...