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Rikki A

@rikkitweets.bsky.social
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026
If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10/10/2026
Junior doctors work well beyond their rostered hours to treat patients, writes Hayden Stephens. Likewise, casual academics are required to work without proper recognition and pay. This unpaid labour is often treated as incidental. In reality, it is anything but. trib.al/OS1EzXy
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How hospitals and unis normalised wage theft
Australia’s hospitals and universities do very different work, but they share a growing problem: they routinely fail to recognise the hours worked by the people who keep them running.
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 10/10/2026
One Nation have released their Victoria election policy document, one third of which is dedicated to crime. Law experts say the policies are fanciful and would cost many billions of dollars to be implemented. Denham Sadler reports. trib.al/jYIWLg5
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One Nation’s flawed justice system ‘rebuild’
One Nation has released plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility, increase sentences and reduce bail, which lawyers say are unworkable and wildly expensive policies.
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
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Graham Lea @evolvable.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The latest ATO data shows about 2.3 per cent of tax payments were made with credit cards in [FY25], most of them coming from privately owned wealthy groups, and public and multinational businesses.” So… it’s a beat-up that this is hurting small business. So surprise. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
sbs.com.au
How the ATO found itself embroiled in a battle over credit cards that forced a rethink
A decision to stop accepting credit cards for tax bills became an unexpected political flashpoint.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
People are lyke "CEOs get paid a lot by cause thei make the hard decisions" and the hard decisions are replacinge workeres wyth an error-prone plagiarism machyne.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Heads-up! Any time NewsCorpse tries to promote Josh Frydenberg or suggest he should return to federal politics, I like to remind people of his illegal misleading Chinese language corflutes in AEC purple, telling voters the "correct" way to vote. 😠 #auspol #KooyongVotes
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is truly horrifying
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Energy Consumers Australia @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New research shows most (51%) NSW landlords support minimum energy efficiency standards for rental homes, while only a quarter oppose the idea.
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NSW Landlord Attitudes to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Rental Homes | Energy Consumers Australia
Most NSW landlords support minimum energy efficiency standards for rental homes: new research shows the majority of landlords support minimum standards, with only a quarter opposed to the idea. NSW La...
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 07/10/2026
"It is so easy to say the government should be running more surpluses, with strong employment and favourable commodity prices," writes John Hewson. "Nobody seems prepared to say how – what spending should be cut, or taxes increased?" trib.al/fbRFDaW
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Economic myth management
Does the Coalition really want to cut back on initiatives to ease the cost of living? This is a complex area with complex trade-offs that are hard to ‘explain’ to the public.
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What's Wagga's annual rainfall? 'CDC typically undertakes this from rainwater collected onsite'
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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 07/10/2026
h/t to @slack2thefuture.bsky.social for letting me know you can delete the "customer personalization" data in your Amazon account and enter anything you want. Like this.
Fucking with Amazon "customer personalization"
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Dee Madigan @deemadigan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pauline Hanson's daughter is upset that political beliefs might decide whether someone is welcome. Wait until she hears about Pauline Hanson.
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AAP FactCheck @aapfactcheck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The government is not introducing a China-style social credit system linked to digital ID as a requirement to access social media, despite online claims. bit.ly/3VkZJ06
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The Military Emissions Gap @militaryemissions.org · 07/10/2026
Today we launch our annual analysis of military emissions reporting transparency. Here's what we've found: ceobs.org/analysis-rev...
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Analysis reveals weakening emissions reporting amid rising military spending - CEOBS
New UNFCCC Military Emissions Gap data paints a grim picture of obstructive under reporting from countries ramping up their military spending.
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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tony and Wendy from Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group (Dams Heg) respond to todays High Court of Australia decision that “Australia can no longer dig up coal, ship it overseas, watch it drive climate change, and then pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us.”
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 06/10/2026
Status report, “Secondhand AI Thieves” dep’t: Just now got an email from the naughty company discussed here. Watch out for / beware of the schmucks discussed in this post. writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/predat…
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Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/10/2026
Amazon is building 33 data centre buildings at the site of the 'Homer City gas plant' - one of the biggest planned fossil fuelled power stations on the planet. Yet Amazon keeps claiming they're bastions of 'energy efficiency'........
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 06/10/2026
Singles struggle to afford housing as cost of living rises
abc.net.au
Singles struggle to afford housing as cost of living rises
Not only is it harder to afford the cost of living as a single person, it can also be difficult to find an affordable home which meets their needs.
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Chinese software company Shenzhen Qingcheng is being investigated by the Australian privacy commissioner over more than a dozen serious security flaws in the company's app and website used in the glasses for sale in Kmart, Big W Marketplace and Amazon www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Chinese company to face Australian privacy probe over 'pervert' glasses
The privacy commissioner has launched a formal investigation into the Chinese software company behind an influx of cheap smart glasses to Australia.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 05/10/2026
Read more: trib.al/9n7X43c
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Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
24 years on: The inquiry that exposed the children overboard lies pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/20… #Auspol
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24 years on: The inquiry that exposed the children overboard lies
The 2002 Senate inquiry found Peter Reith deceived Australians over children overboard. Cabinet then blocked key staff from giving evidence, leaving crucial questions unanswered.
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Premiership winner Ah Nee Nwe wants to be first Karen AFL player
Seven years ago, Ah Nee Nwe had barely heard of the AFL. Today, the teenager is a grand final winner eyeing a place in history.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Prof. Denim: "COVID can fundamentally alter how your immune system works. It can turn it against you, exhaust it, or leave it unable to keep dormant viruses in check" Source: x.com/DenimFarmer/...
A screenshot of a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) by user Prof. Denim with the handle @DenimFarmer. The post is dated 6:56 PM · Sep 28, 2026 and shows 4,144 Views.
The main text of the post reads:
"COVID can fundamentally alter how your immune system works. It can turn it against you, exhaust it, or leave it unable to keep dormant viruses in check."
In the top left, the profile picture displays a circular, black-and-white portrait of a man smiling. To the right of the display name is a small icon of a microscope. In the top right corner of the post, there are standard platform icons, including a crossed-out circle and a three-dot menu icon.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Long COVID can cause persistent gut problems, including diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation and IBS. Around 22% report GI symptoms and 10% diarrhoea. Possible causes include immune activation, gut barrier disruption and microbiome changes, but more research is needed. #LongCOVID
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Post-COVID Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: A Focus on Persistent Diarrhea
Persistent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection include diarrhea, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, constipation, nausea, and other disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs), but these ...
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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OpenAI has apologised for hacking Australia’s Medicare statistics system in a blog post that revealed the intrusion was broader than first known.
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In May I covered three datacentre projects across Australia that local communities were fighting back against. Two of the three have now been scrapped. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Libs have been close to these nutters for years. They put a special section in the Workplace Relations Act just for the Brethren (that said they didn't have to deal with unions because on religious grounds..........)
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
UN AI scientific panel: “There is no assurance that humans can reliably keep AI agents under control today, particularly as they become more capable, harder to monitor and better at finding loopholes or hiding their activity” #auspol
theguardian.com
OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI race
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Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
De video waarvan Meta niet wil dat je ‘m ziet
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 23/09/2026
An $800 rent debt can become an eviction, followed by a far more expensive homelessness crisis. Simple, early interventions could keep people housed while Australia tackles its housing shortage, Fabian Webber writes. #auspol #Homelessness
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Preventing homelessness: pay the small bill before the big crisis
Sometimes preventing homelessness is as simple as clearing a rent debt or arranging housing before someone leaves hospital. While Australia tackles its housing shortage, practical early interventions could stop people losing their homes tomorrow.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 23/09/2026
Connected vehicles can be hacked, posing risks for safety and privacy.
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Worried about your car being hacked? You should be – no matter where it was made
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Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hoe vinden Meta-medewerkers hun eigen Meta-bril? (Samen met @bitsoffreedom.eurosky.social)
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 22/09/2026
When Lachlan Murdoch and WIN Television owner Bruce Gordon’s joint bid to take over Network Ten was thwarted by American media giant CBS in 2017, the two men found another way to get what they both wanted… trib.al/nTmIeYP
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Inside the Murdoch television deal driving One Nation
A content deal that came out of frustration when Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon failed to take over Network Ten is now pushing regional voters to Pauline Hanson.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 22/09/2026
No evidence of a 'wage-price spiral' in Australia, says RBA board member
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ANALYSIS: No evidence of a 'wage-price spiral' in Australia
There is no evidence of runaway wage growth emerging in Australia, says RBA board member Iain Ross
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Dr Ingrid M🪁 @ingridm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
when governments fund community legal centres and women’s shelters and public housing and income security, survivors can do the rest. The last thing we need is handwringing from the minister about victims not picking up the phone. Fuck off. We know. Fund the services, not the ad campaigns.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 22/09/2026
Woman tells court of 'painfully real' impacts of sexually explicit deepfake images
abc.net.au
Teen tells court of 'painfully real' impacts of explicit deepfake images
A young woman who had sexually explicit deepfake images shared online by 20-year-old William Yeates has told a court the impacts have been "painfully real".
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says
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AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says
RBA governor says AI is ‘great white hope’ but its adoption is so far adding to inflation, rather than economic growth The Reserve Bank governor said AI could be a bubble and there was no evidence it is making the economy more efficient, as the Albanese government claims the technology will solve Australia’s economic malaise. Ahead of an expected interest rate rise next week, Michele Bullock also said the slump in house prices was deeper than others in Australia’s recent history. Continue reading...
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 22/09/2026
As the PM calls for climate “bravery” at a global summit in New York, NSW regulators prepare to sign off on a major new coal mine extension described as a “carbon bomb” reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-coal-pr…
reneweconomy.com.au
Biggest coal project lines up for approval as Albanese calls for "bravery" in climate action
As the PM calls for climate "bravery" at a global summit in New York, NSW regulators prepare to sign off on a major new coal mine extension described as a "carbon bomb."
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Rikki A @rikkitweets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
'admitted to the Brownlow win being a relief after being denied for so many years as a favourite, even saying he had given up trusting in betting markets' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Brownlow simply latest chapter as Daicos continues rewriting AFL history
Nick Daicos's stardom has always had an inevitability to it, and his maiden Brownlow Medal triumph is the latest example of him fulfilling his immense promise.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 21/09/2026
Deaths forecast to outpace births in Australia for first time in Intergenerational Report
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Statistic in Intergenerational Report spells challenge for Australia as it ages
Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought. But the major political parties are currently in a race to cut the greatest source of resilience against that trend: migration.
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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 21/09/2026
The ABC's attempt to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking has led to it making One Nation — a party that won't even let the broadcaster into its press conferences — the new opposition. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/21/a...
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How the ABC is helping One Nation become the 'real' opposition
Blame the broadcaster's attempts to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking.
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Always a Difficult Earth Girl🐬🐨🐋🦘🦈 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the 'old days', it was called 'cheating', when 'someone else' did your homework for you. " ... the study of more than 26,000 students in grades 7 to 12 ... found AI use lifted homework scores by 18% & improved completion times by 30%. But it lowered monthly exam scores by 20% within 6 months."
abc.net.au
Warning for brain health over offloading deep-thinking skills to AI
A study has found AI use lifted homework scores and completion rates but also led to a drop in exam performance. Neuroscientist James Vickers says there are clear problems with offloading mental labou...
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