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Ex Research Librarian - architecture, urban planning, environment, arch photo.Loves books and reading, book reviews. Esp int - social/public housing. Follows politics everywhere - well to the left. Turrbal land, Brisbane Australia.
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Doesn't make up for the area covered by the 9 gas exploration sites #qldpol #conservation #koalas www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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Review #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

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Pocock says voters have ‘buyer’s remorse’ after Labor approves massive gas development’s 40-year extension

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Check the picture caption in this recent article in Salon - have a laugh ( For those who don't know it's Anthony Pratt) www.salon.com/2025/05/28/a...

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Straight after the election we're seeing fights over making superannuation fairer, efforts to approve more gas and talk about cutting company tax. The election might be over but the fights continue. If you can please donate to @australiainstitute.org.au's end of year fund raising appeal.

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Researchers worked with Indigenous Rangers to map life in 34 estuaries across NSW using environmental DNA - and made a host of unexpected discoveries.

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Read it and weep Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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A different view Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...

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For a laugh at the end of the day

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National Sorry Day acknowledges the strength of Stolen Generations survivors, and gives us pause to reflect on our collective duty to be part of the healing process.

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Definitely worth a read #gaza #foodaid wapo.st/4mvse47

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Armadillos for the win!

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Public pressure works! Keep it going.

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Paying the price for this QLD government. Award judges resign after Queensland state library strips writer’s prize over Hamas tweet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

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ICYMI. Louis Theroux exposes apartheid, crimes against humanity, genocide

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This 👇🏾

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I second this sentiment.

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www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... “Queensland electoral disclosures show the vast majority of the Australian Institute for Progress’s declared donations during the past year have come from the coal industry group Coal Australia.” Fossil fuels cartels are environmental vandals.

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“It’s evil, but it’s nervous evil, they hid this until the last moment possible ..” The Smart Energy Council has a list of programs the LNP party announced they’ll be axing as part of their ‘costings‘ released late on Thursday. The LNP are economic and environmental vandals. #auspol #TemuTrump

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Wonderful and inciteful piece of writing by Shalise Manza Young. #uspol No, Saquon, you can't have it both ways open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Confess to feeling a little nervous about Sat & also my Brisbane electorate. Feels a bit like one of those football matches where your team is fairly comfortably in the lead, so you half relax, & the opposing team sweeps in at the last moment & wipes them out. Not going to happen - is it? #auspol

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Would have thought this would be more talked about #healthcare #cancer

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Great timeline here - it's good to have it clearly spelt out #uspol Trump Puts Putin Over Patriotism open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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A suitably gory round up of Trumps 100 days #uspol www.salon.com/2025/04/29/a...

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Resisting - worth reading #uspol I Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/o...

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If "peace" fails, victory is always an option. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/if-ukraine...

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