Tech is dumbing us down. I know I tend to skim when I look at things on a screen. I read more carefully when reading on paper. youtube.com/shorts/fUy6E...

The Liberals still have a boner for coal 🪨 My budget reply-reply #auspol

MSM coverage of the tax reforms reminds me of the coverage of the super profits tax during Gillard’s reign. And 15 years later, we are still not reaping the benefits of our resources. Coverage like the below would be better. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is a lovely read timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/civil-...

Yuliya Krishchik, textile #artist who stitches the #cosmos, embroidering #stars, #nebulae & #celestial maps into layered fabrics & tapestries. She turns cloth into miniature #universes, where hand-stitched #constellations & shimmering threads map memory, time & wonder @yuliya_krishchik #embroidery

Widow's campaign for stronger gambling regulations after her husband's death Annie Ashton still remembers the moment she discovered her husband had placed over 100 bets a day, in the lead up to his suicide death. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Retractions never get proportional attention. This one should.

Want to be an ally this Mothers Day weekend? Watch 'For Her, With Her, a documentary about the impossible choices women have to make in gendered societal and legal structures. Yes, in our modern, first world country of Australia. 🤔 www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...

Have just started reading this book Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel. Amazing writer - captivates from page 1!

Well, I guess Atlantropa is back! Sort of.

Always love to be reminded of this. A lot of it was hand-stitched too. Really amazing, precise work. Women’s work is so often minimised and forgotten.

Now, this is a book I have to get!

A life well lived And then to go quietly into the night Such a beautiful story vale #JamesValentine Watching S2026 A Year of Living Gratefully - James Valentine in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/austral...

Same deal with maths!

The solution to out-of-control private consulting fees is to provide a public service that eliminates the need for most people to pay for private insurance and related fees out of their own pocket. #MedSky

Our farm is simply exploding with diverse wildflowers and butterflies at the moment, like this holly blue on bluebell. And there's *so* much birdsong. Rewilding doesn't just bring back the wild. It re-floods our own lives with intoxicating natural colour and sound.

Walk along Bells beach. Thought you all will like this in your timeline today. The sea steady and calming.

Sunset. South Melbourne beach. Why I love walking there around sunset. Never disappoints. Always was, always will be!

Two doses are required, 8 weeks apart, so start as soon as you can because the Northern hemisphere outbreak is likely to come our way 👇😱. In states without funded vaccines, it will cost $200-300. Definitely less than the cost of a young life 💔. 2/2 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Was newly in Australia when the Mabo decision came in. Was an electrifying time!

How much personal information do you share on Social Media? Home Affairs research has found that 64% of Australians leave their private information open to cybercriminals. I spoke to ABC News this evening, about how this happens and steps we could take to secure our privacy. youtu.be/3qBYSP9guhg

Finally done! I think I will most likely only wear it on the coloured side. I love how the patterns mimics branding at centre front. Zoom in to have a look. And I had been sad that the centre front pattern would be lost with the binding, but it has actually been enhanced!

Have been doing this since I discovered it!

This is slow going! After much thought and searching, I found the right bias binding for the jacket. On the right is the jacket before binding is applied. Will need to see if I can get more binding. 3m turned out to be insufficient. Far right is the reverse side.

You’re not just watching this. You’re helping expose it. Keep sharing. Keep questioning. Keep exposing. 🌊❄️ Because what stays hidden continues. And what is exposed can change. 📸 Itamar Eyal / Sea Shepherd #AntarcticaSOS #KrillCrisis #StopThePlunder

A friend and I decided to take advantage of the free public transport in Victoria and take a train to Castlemaine. The rest of Melbourne had the same idea!! Getting on was a nightmare of pushing and shoving. After about 5 mins we got off the train and decided to go another day!

The moon this morning as the sky pales with the rising sun! Aren’t we so lucky to live on this beautiful planet

Now I’m seriously worried 😟

This is actually a very smart way to lower demand for petrol. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

I remember getting the BCG vaccine as a child. New vaccine possibilities - I can’t wait! The power of science!

Watching Top End Bub So beautiful Miranda Tapsell is so good 😊 Watching S1 Episode 1 in iview iview.abc.net.au/show/top-end...

Amid the bad news, some good news on tuberculosis - the world's biggest infectious disease killer. 10m cases, 1.2m deaths Two new vaccines are now in the final stage of clinical trials. We currently only have one vaccine, it's 100 years old, and only works in children www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

19km walk along the Bass coast today. The waves were huge. Here are some for your viewing pleasure.

I didn’t read, but this why the CSIRO should be robustly funded, staffed and supported. #AusPol

No comment retractionwatch.com/2026/03/16/u...

I posted this in reply to a conversation about camels in Australia. The video on this page is really worth a watch. It’s only 5 minutes and an exemplar of #AustralianValues. Do yourself a favour.

I hate how math is forced to continuously justify itself by its uses and it can't just be allowed to stand on its own. Humans have done art for thousands of years because that's what humans do. It's the same with math. Humans reason about pretend things that don't matter, and that's okay.

Speaking of sunsets, here’s one. From last Saturday, up at Mt Buller.

A little progress! Have sewn the front pieces together. The flat felled seams are working! Taking this slowly- more mental ruminations before physical labour. Turned out flat felling is easier if the edges are not overlocked. #geometryinaction!

Walk along the Mullum mullum creek today. Was hot and humid with no breath of wind at the beginning! Totally soaked! Luckily there was a zephyr at mid morning! The confluence of the Mullum Mullum and Birrarung was beautiful! Though the pic below is of the Birrarung (I think)🤷🏽‍♀️

now do who funded astroturfing campaigns for those six new Narrabri councillors who fucked the whole thing up. On a completely different topic, I wonder if Joyce still owns properties down the road in Gwabegar. You know the ones on the supposed inland rail route. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

If you’re gripped by the wave of stories giving one side or the other of “AI vs Mathematics”, you may be interested in the tidal flow described in this recent interview with @teorth.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

I know we've just recovered from a recipetineats scandal, but this comment deserves a week in the news, at least!

This brave young woman was a school friend of my niece. The circumstances were so similar that the headline made me think the case was hers. Different town, same story. www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07...

Starting new project. Got some fabric (not much!) which is black and white on one side and colourful on the other. After much deliberation: making a simple, reversible jacket. Fabric frays madly, so more pain to come. Will update thread as I go.

Deck chairs Titanic

Interdisciplinary science and climate change - the need for the future! youtube.com/shorts/p5NrA...

Happy Lunar New year, @liangrhea.bsky.social

Please please university lecturers in all sorts of disciplines, please stop telling people they should be afraid of maths and statistics!

Really, does the ABC always to have to trot out the same old losers? It’s Abbot this time Gah!