Dr Jamie Chapman

@chapmanhisto.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Human Anatomy, Histologist extraordinaire, science communicator, living in lutruwita Hobart. I stand with Ukraine and President Zelensky.

The wait for PFAS test results could soon be measured in hours, not days. Our researchers have successfully trialled a mobile laboratory that can detect "forever chemicals" in soil and water on site, providing an early indication of contamination within six hours: utas.au/PFAS_testing

Mobile lab (van)

Yes, all going well, we see. A stadium we can't afford but don't worry - those getting rid of those "excess" 1.7k jobs will fix things. Oh, and all the back-end staff at schools that totally won't shift the administrative burden to already overburdened teachers. FFS. Useless.

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Government to slash 1,700 jobs as Abetz looks to rein in Tasmanian spending: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/tasmanian-state-budget-2026-cuts-and-debt/106695336

Front page today. The median rent for a room in a Tasmanian sharehouse is now unaffordable for singles earning the full-time minimum wage. Let me repeat that. *A room in a share house* is now unaffordable on a full-time wage. This is storming the barricades time, people. #auspol #politas

Small article on the front page of today’s Mercury. 

Heading reads: Rent is right out of reach

Byline: Rob Inglis

Text reads: The median rent for a room in a Tasmanian sharehouse is now unaffordable for singles earning the full-time minimum wage as Hobart's vacancy rate languishes at an all-time low of 0.2 per cent, an alarming new report has found. Anglicare Tasmania's Rental Affordability Snapshot measures whether people on low incomes can afford a rental in the private market by examining all rental properties listed on realestate.com.au and Flatmates.com.au ona specific weekend in March every year.
Released on Thursday, the 2026 snapshot showed there were just 770 properties available during the period in question.
FULL STORY, PAGE 4

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Funding for frontline FDSV services is still only 80% of what the sector has spent a decade calling for. That's 1 in 5 women being turned away. If this government can afford to hand $368b to Trump for AUKUS submarines, why can’t they afford to fully fund women and children’s safety?

There has been good work done to bring violence against women into the spotlight and encourage women to seek help. But if that help is not there because there isn’t enough funding, we are condemning women to homelessness, violence or death.

This week, advocates gathered in Parliament House to demand the government make women’s safety a priority in the lead up to International Women’s Day and fully fund frontline services. The Greens proudly and loudly back those demands.

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Check out our recent episode, featuring the winners of our STEMM Solutions competition for girls, femme, and non-binary students in Years 10 to 12 across Tasmania. Their ideas show how young people are thinking of solving local challenges and reimagining the future of STEMM 🔭🧪🌿 (2/2)

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

So, question to the void: Can Minnesota State Prosecutors collect evidence for the murder of Ms Good, interview and record witness statements, perform forensics, etc... and then pass that on to the DoJ when the next President is elected (assuming 49 doesn't preemptively pardon the murderer)?