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ICYMI: Our entire Four Corners story, Christian Brothers Inc, is here. I am posting the YouTube so our international viewers, including those in Ireland, can watch. Thank you to everyone who sat down with us for this important story. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1M-x...

Racism and extremist rhetoric have no place in modern Australia and cause real harm. That said, I believe we do ourselves a disservice by seeking to ban groups that espouse such vile actions and speech. Education, sunlight and critical thinking are healthier. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

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It's long past the time we change how we show respect for each other. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

Absurdism 101 When will Captain America turn up to fight the fascists?

Fossil fuel companies spent over $100M/year selling the "carbon footprint" idea. Let's replace it, with a new model for collective action: "the carbon wave." Here's a sneak peek into my book, a carbon wave calculator + book tour dates. Would love to see you IRL! electricnotes.news/p/how-big-ca...

This sux! I assumed NASA would be successful. At least they're going to learn a few things for the next time. Kudos for having a crack. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

This is a risk humanity must not take! All research ...and worse development MUST be banned! global consensus is needed now! www.abc.net.au/news/science...

The NDIS changes were debated in Parliament last night and I made a point of giving voice to a family that would be impacted by the proposed reforms. Yes reform is needed, but not like this. This bill will be detrimental for many NDIS participants and unless it's amended I will oppose it. #auspol

Australia has waited 21 years for a Human Rights Act – what is Albanese waiting for? https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/australia-has-waited-21-years-for-a-human-rights-act-what-is-albanese-waiting-for/ #Auspol

For the past couple of months we have been working on this investigation into the NACC’s leadership. What we found was alarming and does not reflect well on the NACC.

Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months phys.org/news/2025-10...

Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-u... #Science #Sustainability #Innovation #GoodNews

Unsurprisingly the details show we have invested billions of dollars in the Australian gas industry. It's about time we get a fair return on our investments. In future we should be the banker and issue bonds to facilitate. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

NDIS Dep CEO John Dardo details the botched process to stop fraudulent NDIS payments under the LNP before Labor put in fraud prevention protocols. Dardo “Those basic things that you’d expect in a risk based system, they didn’t exist.”💥 Libby Coker “It was like an ATM”🔥 #auspol

We could at the least have an adult conversation. Our finite resources belong to us and more importantly to our descendants we owe them a country they can thrive in. This path is theft of their future prosperity. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Upcycling wind turbine blades:- a step towards correcting the anti-renewable energy whingers www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Appalled but not surprised to see govt caving to the gas companies. This just makes me more determined to go harder on our campaign to get a fair return on our gas through a 25% tax on gas export revenue. Head to ourgas.com.au to add your voice. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Looking up. There are times at work I get to see aesthetic symmetry in otherwise brutal structures.

Scientists tested whether AI would accept a fake medical paper about a made-up illness. The paper even contains a statement that it is fake Within weeks major AI systems began repeating the invented illness as if it were real. Worse still, it got cited by others 🧪🦠 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I saw the most amazing sunrise this morning while watching the subtle colour changes I mused how lucky we are in Australia to see such sights.

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Had a fascinating chat with Richard Cooke about the cultural impact of Wikipedia on its 25th birthday. Richard wrote the brilliant essay on Wikipedia, "The Last, Best Place on the Internet":

We've said it before, and we'll say it again (and again). All workers deserve a fair wage.

The battery storage industry in the U.S. has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years, surpassing its most aggressive targets to become one of the largest new sources of power on the grid.

Brilliant article... Additionally the Kakadu Plum is one of many native Australian super foods that surpass and will usurp alternatives from around the world.

FYI...not appropriating This situation has a surreal element Absurdism is my take. (Grateful people aren't resorting to nihilism)

Interesting article www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

‘DEWR had been working to “hide the scale of this problem’ — more evidence of our punitive govt payment systems relying on someone to push back HARD B4 they do anything @australia.theguardian.com @asherwolf.bsky.social @grogsgamut.bsky.social @crikey.com.au

I hope this blood test for cancers is proved to be reliable. Early diagnosis early treatment improves survival rates.

The Ojibwe tribe is fighting to preserve manoomin, a wild rice in northern Wisconsin that’s under threat from a pipeline, climate change, pollution and invasive plant species.

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

South Park used its first new episode in two years to openly ridicule President Trump and Paramount, their own parent company. The episode, titled “Sermon on the Mount,” parodies much of the president’s first six months, portraying him literally in bed with Satan. https://trib.al/OFG0bcg

Given no one has been held accountable in the 2 yrs since Robodebt RC the sobering takeaway is: If you're a member of the elite & you screw over innocent people there'll be no consequences for you. Robodebt RC reforms ‘pronto’ independentaustralia.net/life/life-di... @michellepini.bsky.social

Magnificent images! Congratulations to all who have made this happen.

This is a big step as so far only crossbenchers in Vic, NSW and ACT have taken steps to introduce private members’ bills. Victims of clergy abuse were devastated by the court’s acceptance last year priests weren’t employed by the church, but effectively, by god, so church not vicariously liable.

I’m begging you: take some time out of your day to explore this newly released map of our universe. 🤯 This interactive site shows JWST’s view of the COSMOS-Web field, containing more than 800,000 galaxies spanning 98% of cosmic time. Its actually mindblowing 🧪🔭 cosmos2025.iap.fr/fitsmap.html

Umm this is the coolest thing ever. An interactive map of our universe, with the raw JWST data and SED plots for hundreds of thousands of galaxies. Free for anyone to explore 🤯 🔭🧪

I think a global UBI is essential and will become a basic human right.

Minns Govt has promised to get political parties out of the postal vote process in NSW state elections. AEC says this is the number one source of complaints across the country. Opportunity for the Albanese Govt to follow suit for national elections. australiainstitute.org.au/post/postal-...

Seeing this from another country it's hard to discern whether this is accurate, but it's important to me that people are able to protest against actions they believe are detrimental.

Bluesky backlash misses the point

The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster

This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…