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Michael Gardner

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Existing at the intersection of people and technology. In Melbourne, Australia. He/Him, Father, Husband If you ask for donations, I will block you. This isn't the place for that.

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Vera Kober Art @vera-kober-art.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My art flower
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 21/09/2026
I ended up writing a blog pulling apart Alan Kohler's piece on trams.
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Kohler on trams
Alan Kohler does some terrific finance reporting, helping making complex concepts simple. But I think he missed the mark on this opinion piece on trams last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhzxtR5J7RQ He's missed some of the history, which is vital to understanding where we are now. Let's go through some of what he said. "When Melbourne was laying [...]
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 05/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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After five brutal years of Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls need our help – and I have a plan | Gordon Brown
Even in the face of appalling repression, girls yearn to fulfil their educational potential. We must set up a global fund to help them, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 03/08/2026
Arguably it was the $10b North East Link cost blowout that delayed Airport Rail. Better assessment of major projects before they start, including benefits and costs, is vital. Read our letter in The Age today.
Victorians recall with regret the Allan government’s announcement postponing the Airport Rail project. It was in the same 2024 budget that affirmed a $26 billion price tag for the North East Link, after its $10 billion blowout was revealed in December 2023. It doesn’t take much imagination to conclude the one followed directly from the other.
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When it comes to stopping fiscal and environmental loss from big projects, there really only is one right time, and that’s at the original decision to proceed or not. For these decisions to serve the public interest it’s necessary that they tick all the ‘process’ boxes but as we’ve seen, not sufficiently enough.
There must be a transparent assessment of their merits, including in comparison to good-faith alternatives.
Tony Morton, president, Public Transport Users Association
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Every Sydney Station @sydneystations.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Has hell frozen over? You know metro has been a smashing success when even the Northern Beaches wants one
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 18/05/2026
Learning the #piano for the last year and a half, I’m astounded by process of learning, the tangible, physical and mental process of learning. Lately I’ve found that speaking the name of a note in my head as I look at it is helping me remember the notes and identify them faster.
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 18/04/2026
Back on BSKY.app after a long break, here to chat, say hi and meet strangers until they don’t appear like strangers any more.
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a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a clipboard and says hi everybody .
ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a clipboard and says hi everybody .
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 12/11/2025
Here’s a great article by Dan Vallone over at the American Institute for Boys and Men about how veterans groups build connections among boys and men. It’s a very interesting idea and one I’d like to pursue in my local setting (not for veterans per-se, but for boys and men).
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Bands of brothers: How veterans groups build social connections among men and boys
Veterans embody “no one gets left behind,” showing how service and community can fight men’s loneliness and build lasting connection.
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 09/11/2025
This is a good, enlightening interview of Chris Hedges by Antoinette Lattouf.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 07/11/2025
"For essentially the last 25 years every single resources minister, bar one, has left Parliament and gone to work for the resources industry." - Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025 @larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 07/11/2025
Here’s a great article that introduces you to ACT - how to tolerate annoying things. It also has some great follow up reading and resources to help you go deeper.
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How to tolerate annoying things | Psyche Guides
Hassles are part of life, but the way we react often makes them worse. ACT skills can help you handle them with greater ease
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 07/11/2025
There’s some really strange priorities in our planning system right now.
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 05/11/2025
What's the single biggest driver of the housing crisis? According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules. A must-read. 👇
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 05/11/2025
My goodness that’s a long time. I hope there’s no loan costs being paid while they wait.
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 04/11/2025
I think we’ve become so accustomed to saying no with regards to planning that that there’s a whole section of society that simply stopped asking the question in the first place. Let alone why not??
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 31/10/2025
“Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo charging.” - Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025 @larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social
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Dr Richard Denniss @richarddenniss.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251... Australian gas exports are displacing renewables not coal, great piece by @ketanjoshi.co on @thepointau.bsky.social
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Australian gas exports don’t cut coal overseas, and here are the charts to prove it
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Listen to the bloke unable to stop his right hand from moving
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 27/10/2025
City of Melbourne has taken FIVE years to plan *one* affordable housing project. Melbourne cannot afford these delays. It's time to get on with it.
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 26/10/2025
It just turns out that upzoning expensive areas works?
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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 24/10/2025
Sorry my friend. We know how this plays out. Years of roadworks disruptions, and then the new lanes will up with traffic within a year or two, and you're back to square one. Ultimately to keep cities moving efficiently, we need to get more people out of cars. Full story: www.theage.com.au/na... ($)
The Age report: Bonnici, who has lived in the Melton area his whole life, said that the state government had promised upgrades to the road for years. “We’d just like an upgrade to this freeway. It needs to be a minimum of four lanes … We’re expecting a massive upgrade, not just a Band-Aid fix,” he said.
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Public Transport Users Association @ptua.org.au · 22/10/2025
50 years ago, #Melbourne trains mostly ran every 20 minutes in the evening. Our population has almost doubled since then... but in 2025 they run FEWER evening services, mostly every 30 minutes. Time for State Government to fund #MoreServicesNow
Images of Jonathan Swan, incredulous, trying to understand. Glen Waverley timetable from 1974 showing evening trains every 20 minutes. Glen Waverley timetable from 2025 showing evening trains every 30 minutes.
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Robyn D - Difficult Woman @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
#Music time!
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Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 19/10/2025
Overly broad application of heritage restrictions: ❌ make housing more expensive ❌ make our neighbourhoods older & less diverse We need to let our neighbourhoods change with the times!
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16/10/2025
New Australia Institute research reveals that QLD has missed out on almost $400 million after Adani sold discounted coal to Indian companies. ‘It’s time Australian governments started charging for Australian resources and stopped giving them away for free.’ @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 15/10/2025
Victoria's new rental reforms are a good step forward. But let's be clear: in a housing shortage, renters have little bargaining power. We need to build more homes AND have robust regulations to truly empower tenants.
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Mike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
FromFB: ♥️
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Doug Cameron @dncameron.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Keating makes the point that Labor should spend some political capital. My wish list: Be brave. Ditch AUKUS. Stop worshiping the “market” Fix CGT and -ve gearing. Tackle poverty reduction Housing as a human right. Establish a modern Housing Commission. Build public Housing. .
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 14/10/2025
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 14/10/2025
First they came for Brighton and I didn't speak up because I was not rich...
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 14/10/2025
Great to see the Victorian Government grandstanding for more housing.....
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Truck Fump CO @truckfumpco.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This is some of the best messaging I’ve seen so far from the Democratic Party. Please forward far and wide. @indivisible.org @indivisiblenoco.com @indivisible-co.bsky.social NOCO #copolitics @hcrichardson.bsky.social Hold the line - @hickenlooper.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 28/09/2025
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China made me ashamed of my body. Cuba taught me to love it | Psyche Turning points
In China, I was used to treating my body like a problem. In Cuba, everyone seemed at home in theirs
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 27/09/2025
youtu.be/nQFytGuLD74?...
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Karijini National Park Western Australia
YouTube video by Jed Boucher
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 22/09/2025
It's too early to judge the success of Victoria's planning reforms based on permit statistics before the first Townhouse Code-enabled permit was likely even approved!
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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 11/09/2025
Ten-day subdivisions send clear signal: Victoria can move fast and build things. You love to see it.
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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The U.S. Secretary of Energy.
Sec. of Energy, Chris Wright:

“Even if you wrapped the entire planet in a solar panel, you would only be producing 20% of global energy.
One of the biggest mistakes politicians can make is equating the ELECTRICITY with ENERGY!”
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Pauline Hanson has exploded in the #Senate after Nick McKim said he’d wear the Palestinian flag in parliament, saying it’s “shameful & disgusting!” Hanson “It shows exactly where his loyalties lie…not with Australia!” This you Pauline?👇🤔
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Jörg Tittel @newjorg.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I watched this three times in a row. Harrison Ford is a treasure. I hope he’s enjoying his restored toilet seat.
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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 20/08/2025
The same reason we never get truly effective on-road priority for buses and trams.
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 03/08/2025
stephango.com/ramblings
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If you're remote, ramble
A lightweight way to add ambient social cohesion for remote teams.
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Michael Gardner @getmg.dev · 01/08/2025
If 90% of success in life is showing up, the other 10% depends on what you’re showing up for. – Woody Allen Reading War and Peace, one chapter a day for a whole year (361 chapters). Great idea. I exercise 5 days a week for 20 minutes. This shows the power of just showing up a little bit each day.
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My year of slow-reading War and Peace | Psyche Notes to Self
Reading a chapter a day of War and Peace shows how a manageable, regular habit can build into a much bigger accomplishment
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Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au · 29/07/2025
We don't quite have the US-style inner-city vs (outer) suburban culture war confected for political purposes. But perhaps M Guy is giving it a red hot go.🤢 "(Campbell Arcade) is just another location in #Melbourne for us to go and get mugged by people who are out on bail" www.youtube.com/watc...
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Experts call for work on the Suburban Rail Loop to be halted | 7NEWS
Pressure is piling on the Allan government to reveal the opening date for the Metro Tunnel. It comes as the premier digs in her heels on another rail project despite hundreds of fresh objections. Subscribe and set 🔔 » https://7news.link/YTSubscribe | For the latest Australian news and breaking
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Julie Bee🐝🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @junebug1925.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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Larissa Waters @larissawaters.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Adani was given free reign by both major parties to open up dangerous thermal coal mining in the Galilee basin. They got grants, they got royalty holidays, they got favours and public money, and in return, Australians get nothing. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Despite $22bn promise, Adani has paid zero corporate tax in Australia and experts think it won’t ever pay a cent
Adani’s Australian assets regularly report annual losses despite strong revenue, in part due to big related-party payments
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Two more gas projects win Fed Environment approval in the last 40 days. They sure are locking it in #auspol Zacharias Szumer reports michaelwest.com.au/more-gas-lab...
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More gas. Labor amps it up past twenty fossil fuel approvals - Michael West
Two more offshore oil and gas projects have been approved in the last 40 days, bringing Albanese's fossil fuel approval tally to 20.
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cvm in pvb @cvminpvb.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
#booksky
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