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Just minding my own business while the world tries to incinerate itself.

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Elaine Johnson@elainejohnson.bsky.social · 15h ago

What a day! Our clients Wendy and Tony have just won the first ever climate case to be heard by Australia’s highest court! Such a privilege to have been able to represent them in this landmark case, which will reverberate around the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine

Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says

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The Shovel@theshovel.bsky.social · 2d ago

Friends of the dickhead, who believed his car made other cars look “like little bitch hatchbacks”, say he is quietly wishing he had a little bitch hatchback right now. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/03/18/d...

Dickhead With Ute Taller Than Himself Not So Fucking Smug About It Now — The Shovel

An Australian man who bought an American pick-up truck the size of a two-storey townhouse because he thought it would make him look tough, has pulled his head in a little after realising he may be spe...

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Daniel James@mrdtjames.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sitting in a hospital (I’m all good), but wondering which 2/3 of the staff here, that are almost all from overseas wouldn’t be let into the country under the opposition’s immigration cuts.

The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2d ago

"If either party was genuinely concerned about energy prices or the cost of living, we would not be talking about fracking in the Northern Territory. Nor would we be talking about nuclear energy. We would be talking about properly taxing those gas giants." trib.al/YxNEihU

The Coalition’s ‘chainsaw’ climate policy

I am no stranger to the spiral of doom that inevitably follows a skim of the morning headlines. Perhaps that is a burden this privilege of youth must carry – the emotion in the immediacy of the world’s crises. Even so, the headlines of Wednesday, September 23 packed a visceral punch.

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The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2d ago

The first Community Pharmacy Agreement, a political compromise forged in crisis, has calcified into business as usual. Despite the billions of dollars spent on pharmacy remuneration each year, there hasn’t been a comprehensive study of dispensing costs since 1989. trib.al/DoTnFmw

The secret power of the Pharmacy Guild

Our health system is under growing strain. Universal health insurance was created for a much younger Australia: when Medibank began in 1975, fewer than one in 10 Australians was 65 or older. Today, it is almost one in five.

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The Saturday Paper@thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2d ago

“What we’re witnessing is nothing more than a shock and awe lobbying approach by US tech, designed to swamp government decision-making,” former Industry Minister Ed Husic says. “The imbalance is massive.” trib.al/GsP0eDs

Exclusive: The former staffers influencing government on AI

In an interview with The Saturday Paper, Anthony Albanese asserts his relationship with AI executives – at the same time as the companies ramp up their lobbying.

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Hey Japan!@hey-japan.com · 3d ago

Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens in Minato, Tokyo, hosts an autumn programme of traditional performing arts from 31 October to 3 November, with Edo-style juggling, top spinning, and Odawara festival music, plus volunteer-led garden tours.

Members of an Odawara festival music group in blue happi coats and white headbands play taiko drums and other percussion at last year's event, with pine trees and a pond in the garden behind them and the group's banner on the left. Provided by Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association