Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialThe Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 31/01/2025Health care professionals are being urged to be vigilant after a resurgence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been reported across New South Wales and Victoria. buff.ly/4hthWhA 011
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialThe Medical Journal of Australia @mja.com.au · 01/02/2025Researchers at Monash University have isolated the electrical activity of single neurons from recordings of human vagus nerves and identified a subset that have cardiovascular function. buff.ly/4awH2tT @aceofdaves.bsky.social 031
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Governments talk big about national security, but when it comes to the vital practicality of having enough fuel reserves to see us through an emergency, they've failed. The risks have been wargamed for years, but no effective solutions put in place. #FOI #auspolabc.net.auHome fuel security falls short as 'war-game' report reveals weaknessesA report on an emergency exercise released under Freedom of Information reveals how Australia's dependency on imported fuel could leave it vulnerable to geopolitical tensions. 139337
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialGlen Le Lievre @lelievre.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Heat map More cartoons and gifs on Patreon patreon.com/glenlelievre #ClimateChange 14726
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialPeter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 10/12/2024If Gina owned the sun, Dutton would support solar. #auspol #nuclear #renewables #energy #fossilfuels #ClimateAction 2128781
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialWendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Best things about Australian High Court judges... * No-one has a clue who they are * No-one knows how many of them there are * Must retire at age 70 before anyone finds out...(see above) 24491101
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 10/12/2024As a former submariner, I can say you really can’t pick and choose which bits of science and engineering you’re prepared to accept. Yet that’s the fantasy in Peter Dutton’s scams on energy policy, climate change and more. Political fraud. #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comPeter Dutton’s bid to politicise top science agency is ‘absurd’, former CSIRO energy director saysGlenn Platt tells Guardian Australia that the opposition leader had a ‘lazy’ response to report that undermines science 27840
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/12/2024The Environment Minister was asked to reconsider the #climate impacts of three major mines - and sided with the coal companies. These are MAJOR coal mines, that would have a combined area that covers most of Greater Sydney. Our update here: australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr... #auspol 1115972
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialDan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 02/12/2024We must be close to an election — people are talking about the fast train between east coast capitals again — Here's Me in 2016: 47550102
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialKangaroo Court of Australia @kangaroocourt.bsky.social · 02/12/2024FOI data from the Inspector of the NACC - Shane Dowling's FOI request - The below 3 pages show that the NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton wrote to the NACC Inspector to warn the Inspector about complaints regarding Robodebt. It show Tweets by Ronni Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social 1/2 17361157
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialMFWitches @mfwitches.bsky.social · 03/12/2024How the fuck do we live in a world where Rupert Murdoch moves seamlessly from bending the truth, lying by omission, doing both-sides bullshit & gaslighting readers to outright paid-for lies & it isn’t front page fucking news everywhere else? #NewsCorpse www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | Adam MortonReaders led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage 932686
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024"If diesel were to run out, food would quickly run out .. medicine". Fuel Emergency response plan finally out after 150k year long FOI battle by @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social Rex wargames an oil shock #auspol michaelwest.com.au/fuel-securit...michaelwest.com.auFuel security. What happens if the bowsers start to run dry? - Michael WestWill the government save in a fuel security emergency? The Federal Government's plan has been made public, and it's not comforting. 96427
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialDavid Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Here's me. "Australia’s duopoly is cruel, captured, and must be destroyed"theshot.net.auAustralia's duopoly is cruel, captured and must be destroyed - The ShotParliamentary politics cannot save us - but we might be able to save parliamentary politics. The ALP and the Coalition cannot be trusted. 1281005420
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/12/2024"The grid was under pressure because of coal, not because of renewables...failure of unreliable coal highlights the pressing need for reliable, clean & cheap renewable power." Important piece from Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority. 👏 www.afr.com/policy/energ...afr.comArgument against clean energy is an argument for blackoutsIt is a race against time with the grid under pressure because of coal’s failure not too many renewables, writes Matt Kean. 9292123
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialBen Domensino @bendomensino.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Australia just had its warmest spring on record with a mean temperature anomaly more than 2°C above the 1961-90 average. Here's the full story: www.weatherzone.com.au/news/austral... 53716
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialIndependent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2024Subs and secrets: Will Australia choose AUKUS or sovereignty? johnmenadue.com/subs-and-secrets-wi… #Auspolfacebook.comSubs and secrets: Will Australia choose AUKUS or sovereignty? - Pearls and IrritationsIn this webinar Quentin Dempster asks three analysts and close observers to unpack AUKUS and what it means for Australia. 022
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialRonni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Ron Greentree - a well known planet destroyer and has been for years. The fine isn't big enough for destructive vandals like this. They think they own the earth. Prison would work a lot better. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comNSW farmer fined record $1m for wiping out critical koala habitat for private airstrip larger than Sydney airportRonald Greentree and his company Auen Grain cleared 1,262 hectares of land home to 30 threatened species, NSW government says 1251604419
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialIndependent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2024Australians are being corralled to take the side of a genocide johnmenadue.com/australians-are-bei… #Auspolfacebook.comAustralians are being corralled to take the side of a genocide - Pearls and IrritationsThe biggest worry (frustration?) is that the average reader has little time to investigate the veracity or falsity of headlines. 22015
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialA/Prof Charles Cranfield @charlescranfield.bsky.social · 30/11/2024A great article by @maggieperry.bsky.social on how the government's social media ban will really hurt young people who can't find connections in their local communities www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...thesaturdaypaper.com.auHow the social media ban harms childrenThe government’s plan to prevent under 16s using social media will not protect them – instead it will cut off many vulnerable and isolated children from vital online support communities. 415546
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialSteve Moskal @samoskal.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Very good article defining the sh*t world of fascism’s schadenfreude in-group unifying sheer joy in total unfairness, double standards, constant lies/deceit, grifting and inflicting false reality DARVO style abuse at their pro democracy out-groups. All of which is normalised by main media in general 083
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialParker @parkerishere.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I replaced the word "coal" with "meth" in a bunch of talking points from coalition politicians and you know what, it makes about the same amount of sense. Standing up for communities who rely on meth.... We have the clean meth... Meth is good for our economy etc etc. #auspol 1154
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024"The Israeli war machine is in hyperdrive". Inside the IDF's recruitment program for young Australians. Yaakov Aharon reports #lonesoldiers #auspol michaelwest.com.au/lone-soldier...michaelwest.com.auLone Soldiers. New Australian IDF recruits due to arrive in Israel in January - Michael WestDespite it being illegal to recruit soldiers for foreign armies, recruiters are hard at work enticing young Australians to join the IDF. 63271186
Reposted by @chrisosett.bsky.socialRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 29/11/2024And, from your Govt’s perspective, it was worth spending $150K or your money to stop you seeing 👇 what a media release might look like 👇 after the Governor-General declares a liquid fuel emergency … 2/3 #FOI #auspol 1184