We relocated to Western Australia for a school term in Jan and thought we’d make ourselves useful by covering some local shitfuckery with help from local talent, so we’re stoked to have folksinger, writer, educator and all-round WA legend Lucy Peach guest-hosting our latest episode! ✨

From Sue Barrett Why I've Stopped Using ChatGPT - And Why This Concerns All of Us open.substack.com/pub/suebarre...

This is what it really comes down to. Masks are a reminder the pandemic isn’t over. 🔹COVID is airborne 🔹Each infection carries cumulative risk 🔹Long COVID has no cure 🔹The pandemic isn’t over 🔹Wearing a mask is still one of the best ways to protect yourself and others Stay informed. Stay safe.

Tough game 😌

Australian artist Margaret Preston, 'Bird of Paradise' 1925, woodblock print #womensart

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Australia: "New National Project to Improve Care for Australians Living With Long Covid" Researchers at University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute have launched a national project to deliver effective care and improved health outcomes for patients with long-Covid.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

Hey #medsky here is an important resource! if you’d like to support further efforts: www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

Demon Goes Dutch! Third time's the charm for Alex de Minaur, who finally lifts the trophy on Rotterdam after runner-up finishes in 2024 & 2025. The Aussie scores a surprisingly straightforward 6-3, 6-2 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, who had come in on an 8-match win streak.

Angus knows the seams to frack! Bloody brilliant🦘🦘🦘 #auspol youtu.be/4SJat4CbDo0?...

So at the beginning of the pandemic I said it would take about 5-7 years for people to figure stuff out using heuristic learning methods. I am a crystal ball.

Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#politas #taspol www.themonthly.com.au/february-202... What an absolute shitshow. From $50-60 million to $90 million, then $375 million, then $493 million.

Yes, yes and yes.

Davis cup also on Nine right now in Australia. Love the traditional blurry footage, and Leyton shouting 'Come On!!!' over the noise of the raucous crowd.

Adrian Mannarino wins 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Martin Damm The error from Damm on the 2nd break point at 4-5 in the 3rd will undoubtedly haunt him, should've been back to 5-5, but in the end Mannarino serves it out to make the Final at home in Montpellier. 📸 Tennis Channel App

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1789

I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.

A depressing but essential read.

I hope it is his last match. Retirement has got to be looking good.

In theory, from now Z will choke.

Alcaraz needs to do a deal with the devil asap and win this.

What if we end up with That Guy v Novax in the final?

Will this match ever end?

With Olivia Gadecki & John Peers winning the Mixed Doubles title, Australia has had a homegrown champion in at least one event every year since 2011.

So, you know how it's impossible to find a site with entry lists for upcoming ATP *and* WTA events without wading through some sketchy betting site? Well, I went and built one. It's simple. But, it's clean and easy to navigate. Bookmark & share! entries.ticktocktennis.com

It’s getting hotter thanks to climate change. Seriously though what will it take? | First Dog on the Moon

Five quick hits: Stan the man cracks a can as the Australian Open swelters: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/australian-open-day-seven-quick-hits/106264454

Sinner is pumped!

Brilliant.

Surely this should be higher.

The Coldest 100 returns to Bluesky this Saturday with 100 Australia-adjacent musical oddities, atrocities and curiosities. Listen at your own peril ☠️ #coldest100 #hottest100

Lots of excitement backstage at the Coldest 100. Kick-off at noon AEST #coldest100 #hottest100

Sad household linen related news. The last of my grandmother's embroidered pillowcases just ripped. In regular rotation here for at least 25 years. 1960s Irish linen, that stuff LASTS. At least I still have her fancy white tablecloth reserved for 🎄lunch.

Stan Wawrinka is indeed The Man. What a match!

The stress watching this Wawrinka match is taking years off my life.

Usually, when people ask how I am doing I will say “that apart from the state of the world I’m doing fine,” but if I am being honest I do not understand I truly do not understand how it is possible to be doing fine given the state of the world.

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a library in possession of a good Jane Austen biography, must be in want of some googly eyes.'

All my aurora apps are pinging at once even though it is still daylight here. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Facts.

We couldn’t possibly change the date. It’s just not something we do.

I will miss the industrious way in which Stan bustles about the court

Storm Warning Riding high on the best singles results of her career back in 2024, Storm Hunter ruptured her achilles tendon and faced an uncertain future. Having already returned to doubles success, the Aussie is making a return to form in singles, surprising Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, 6-4, 6-4.

Summer of tennis: Media ditches traditional Aussie MCG measurements for tennis courts. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

9now is streaming every match www.9now.com.au/australian-o...