Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaKaz Cooke @kazcooke.bsky.social · 8hShout out today to all the hospital cleaners, operating theatre techs, nurses, anaesthetists, pathologists, radiologists, front desk staff & surgeons - everyone in our health system. So much skill & dedication; so much kindness. 1027645 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 3hThat building in the photo is 7 stories high, not really a tower? 000 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 3hLooking at the people in the photo they will very soon come to regret it 120 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaPaul Dutton @pdutts68.bsky.social · 7hTo the colonial patriarchy, come take your trash out! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...abc.net.auInquest hears missing schoolgirl's skull used as ashtray at pubAn inquest into the disappearance of Marilyn Wallman hears that a piece of the schoolgirl's skull was kept in a shed and used as an ashtray before it was handed over to the police. 3197 0
Reposted by Geriatric Petuniastretchandpost1.bsky.social @stretchandpost1.bsky.social · 6hAll the while, my kids in a public school have 1 toilet that's functional. Appalling. I wish the government would stop propping up the private system and fully fund public schools. 1134 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaRandom Sarah @random-sarah.bsky.social · 5hNo, he only stopped when, after taking it to the pub for a laugh with his mates about using a blakfulla skull for an ashtray, someone reported it to police and they took it from him. 1114 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaJessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 5hAnyone who could so casually do something like this surely has more skeletons in his closet. He should never again have a moment’s peace or rest. 2256 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 4hWhat are you supposed to do at the event with that whole pineapple 😁 000 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaSuey @sueysueysuey.bsky.social · 6hAt an event & the catering is epic 8381 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 4hNapoleon Perdis data breach affects 340,000 of the cosmetics company's clientsabc.net.auCosmetics company data breach affects 340,000 clientsNapoleon Perdis says customer names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and purchase histories have been accessed in the data breach. 043 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaKristin Carao @mikaelakristin.bsky.social · 8hWheee! Listening to the #Top100AustralianBooks right now! Radio National's Top 100 Books - ABC Radio National share.google/3gVpKvh2WT7s...share.googleRadio National's Top 100 Books - ABC Radio NationalRadio National's Top 100 Australian Books is here. Vote for your favourites and listen on Sat 17 and Sun 18 October as we count down your votes. 3117 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4hGoogle signs a deal to remove 20,932 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere. That is 0.07% of their unadjusted emissions in one year (2025) 09551 0
Reposted by Geriatric Petunia3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 7hFantastic youtube.com/watch?v=OQ19...youtube.comThe 360° Painting That Transports You to 1880s ScheveningenYouTube video by The Odd We See 022 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 5hWe will condemn Italy's action and accuse it of antisemitism 000 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaWhy is a woman still not safe @treemuseums.bsky.social · 10hWhat's happening in Australia #auspol 244 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaRaymond Wilton @raymondwilton.bsky.social · 6hmichaelwest.com.au/robodebt-on-... Palantir has been lobbying the Government to control the National Disability Insurance Scheme”s (NDIS) data, potentially exposing Australia’s most vulnerable. Claudia Weisenberger reports.michaelwest.com.auRobodebt on Steroids. Palantir eyes NDIS - Michael WestThe Government has secretly put Palantir into its automated decision system inside the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) 11616 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaSallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 6hKaleen, Taylor areas. Hopefully he’s found soon. 031 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaJessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 6hWhat angers me most, is Labor could have ended AUKUS as soon as they won Office and would likely have not lost votes for it. Unless I'm in an echo chamber. I'd love to see a pool on it. 042 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 5hThrow shit before you move not after. Honestly I don't know what is wrong with me but I always get inspiration to throw things away while unpacking 070 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaGFRE @guildford.bsky.social · 6h'He said he initially thought what he found was an Aboriginal person's remains.' ”Oh I know!, I can use it as an ashtray" 162 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaEvery Sydney Station @sydneystations.bsky.social · 6hAUSTINMER, 69km from Central, is a cute little station serving Wollongong's northern suburbia. Its two platforms each have heritage weatherboard buildings in the typical NSW style. They both had waiting rooms, presumably only unlocked in morning peak when it's staffed. No departure boards. (1/3) 2182 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 6hIf this is what they do to American journalists in public.... 106242 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 9hParking 😁. But true, if parking is sorted (or Saturday morning buses - never happening) I think most of the people would be fine running along Martians 110 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaWhy is a woman still not safe @treemuseums.bsky.social · 10hWhenerever I'm reminded of how many men view women as not fully human, this articles historical descriptions come to mind- "Men were the default humans and the gender that every human would be if something hadn’t gone wrong." On dating advice and men – Going Medievalshare.googleOn dating advice and menOf late I have noticed that ever since that one sex trafficker guy got himself arrested there has been a recurrent theme down the old discourse mines: who on the left is talking to young men about … 165 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaCheck Tan @chequers7.bsky.social · 10hMy first Around The Bay tomorrow. Doing the newbie 50km ride. SHARE THIS MESSAGE: "It's tomorrow! I'm taking on a fundraising challenge to raise $500 for Beyond Blue in United Energy Around the Bay 2026. aroundthebay26.grassrootz.com/beyondblue/c... Thankaroundthebay26.grassrootz.comCheck Tan in United Energy Around the Bay 2026 244 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaMaralyn Parker @maralynparker.bsky.social · 10hCranbrook School, a private school charging fees of up to $50,000 a year, just bought Martin Sharp’s residence for about $25 million. It takes $7million of public money every year - that it does not need! School funding in Australia has become a farce 719761 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaJosh Bornstein @joshbornstein.bsky.social · 10hAlthough it is hard to find any news coverage here , France is in the midst of a major revolt that commenced with students protesting the degradation of their education. Other groups have joined with the students.It now rivals the French protest movement of 1968. Today a massive protest is planned. 15419 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10hRepublican politicians are *obsessed* with schoolchildren coming home a different gender because of pro-trans teachers, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS. But they are completely indifferent to schoolchildren not coming home *at all* because of guns, WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME! 277106953452 1
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaRex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 9hI requested a Govt Dept’s #FOI Procedure Manual. The Dept released it to me, EXCEPT for the part that describes what happens AFTER the Minister is sent a copy of the decision but BEFORE the applicant is sent a copy of the decision. 🤷♂️ #skullduggery #auspolmichaelwest.com.auYes, Minister! Can a Minister interfere with FOI disclosures? - Michael WestThe Department of Industry unclear about the purpose of the FOI Act and its (four) Ministers' right to veto the release of a document. 36726 1
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaThe Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social · 9hWhen olives are one of your last agricultural resources, how incredibly cruel to have them destroyed by “settlers” for no other reason than to make your life there unliveable. While beating up a foreign photo-journalist. Aided and abetted by Israeli soldiers. 26467199 1
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaDavid Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Claims of the continued silencing of Indigenous voices. The Brisbane sign was budgeted to be refurbished with Indigenous design. Then Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie changed the South Bank Corporation board. The Crisafulli government denies any responsibility. #qldpol 13212 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaDavid Marler @qldaah.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Queensland's unions begin to mobilise against the industrial relations laws of Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie saying they're designed to silence workers & discourage workcover claims. Those who defy the anti-strike laws will face $4,550 fines. #qldpol 43024 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaMargaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 16/10/2026MapQuest continuing to demonstrate they're the good guys in the US surveillance state. 053 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Kinda wild that there have been wild protests going on in Albania for months set off by a corrupt Kushner luxury resort project and there has been barely coverage of it here 🇺🇸 and Trump never gets asked about it. 348134605244 0
Reposted by Geriatric Petuniaparanormal mattivity @windows98support.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I’m sure this will mean that Netflix, YouTube Premium, Prime Video, and Disney+ will be available for free and without adverts, right? Because it would be ridiculous to expect me to pay twice for a service, just because the BBC needs some more money for the transphobia and racism machine. 1232080 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 16/10/2026To paraphraze: The only reason they are not doing is that they don't want to 1132 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaMelissa @artistaffame.bsky.social · 16/10/2026So what did mark butler have to say about not raising welfare payments ? “Competing priorities” was the excuse. The single biggest thing they can do right now with the biggest impact is to raise payments to the poverty line 912942 0
Reposted by Geriatric Petuniasallylawry @sallylawry.bsky.social · 16/10/2026www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10... The CEO of the CBA earns an estimated 9 million Maybe we could find out how much the following abc employees earn: Hugh Marks ? Base 1 million Executives ? David Speers ? Gareth Hutchens? Sarah Ferguson ? Patricia Karvelas ? Why the veil of secrecy ?abc.net.auReserve Bank governor paid $1.2 million as RBA workers fight real wage cutsRBA governor Michele Bullock received total remuneration of $1.22 million in 2025-26. 12110 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaRoss Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Remember, kids. When you do something against the law it’s a crime (bad, puts you in prison), but when they do something against the law it’s merely unlawful (whoopsie here’s a sideways promotion and a raise). 43110 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Walking up the hills. It doesn't require concentration like more complicated exercises, but it still exhausts me enough. Plus if a hill is in nature. When I was in bad shape the walk from Darling Harbour to Town Hall would do the trick. If you are in good shape you would need more serious hill 130 0
Reposted by Geriatric PetuniaHorrificallie @grissallia.bsky.social · 16/10/2026This is literal enshittification per @doctorow.pluralistic.net’s definition. “Agree to these terms or have your business presence disappear overnight.” 36834 0
Geriatric Petunia @klodovik.bsky.social · 16/10/2026This could be about One Nation, like for like www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBen Jennings on Reform UK’s council candidates – cartoonNigel Farage defends the party’s proceedures after its would-be councillors made racist, violent comments on camera during ITV’s undercover investigation 041 0
