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Tassie Devil

@tassiedevil.bsky.social
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Slightly grumpy older dame living in southern Tasmania/lutruwita. Voracious reader of crime novels and occasional knitter. Politically left leaning. #auspol #politas

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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 11h
This is horrific and so inhumane. I am not saying she didn't do something equally horrific, but surely commuting her sentence to life imprisonment should have been enough.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 16h
The number of football players from all codes who end up with MND is quite staggering. Based on the Wikipedia list I was reading the other day, football players seemed to represent more than 50% of cases. Don't let your kids play football unless it's soccer.
abc.net.au
Wallaby who overcame cystic fibrosis to play rugby diagnosed with MND
Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who defied cystic fibrosis to play international rugby, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17h
“Biggest improvement in housing affordability for 40 years”
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 16h
Richard Flanagan, spot on as usual. We are marching head first into a disaster. #auspol
deepcutnews.com
The great betrayal? AI imperialists and Albanese – Richard Flanagan
The Albanese government is opening the floodgates to American AI corporations
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Gnome De Plume (Sista Cate Ruth) ♿🎃👻💀🧛🏽‍♂️ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 18h
If the mining industry is so bloody lucrative, why does the public purse keep bailing them out? Why is socialism ok when its the rich benefitting from it? #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
$200 million package announced for Bell Bay Aluminium smelter
The Commonwealth and state governments say the future of the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter has been secured, with a power deal reached and a $200 financial package announced.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 16h
This is fucking disgusting.
abc.net.au
Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms
At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 17h
It will have to be the Woolworths mayonnaise for those of us in Tasmania then.
theguardian.com
Australia’s cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, Choice test finds
Two supermarket home brands claim equal first while the worst-ranked condiment has double the sugar content of almost all the other products
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 17h
I know even modest homes cost too much these days, but are these huge houses really necessary?
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 17h
Could the fact that Australia has the largest houses in the world also be part of mortgage stress? Why are we building such mammoth houses? Our first home back in 1985 was a modest, plain house with three small bedrooms. No garage, no rumpus room, no ensuite, no landscaping, no curtains or carpet.
abc.net.au
Calls from mortgage-stressed home owners double as pressures pile up
A free Victorian service that helps home owners facing mortgage stress has been forced to temporarily close its books, as interest rate rises and inflation bite.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 17h
The media: "Young people can't afford their first home. It's a crisis." Also the media: "House prices are falling. It's a crisis." FFS! #auspol
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 17h
#birdoftheday #birdofthemonth Yellow-tailed black cockatoo.
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo sitting on tree branch.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 18h
Sorry, but rich families not being able to source au pairs is hardly a crisis. In reducing immigration we must prioritise skilled immigrants. Kids missing out on after-school activities or "therapies", whatever they are, isn't the end of the world.
abc.net.au
'Hundreds' of au pairs stuck outside country amid visa delays
Australian families who rely on au pairs are facing ongoing uncertainty amid working holiday visa processing delays.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 18h
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We have known this was coming for a while now. I suppose it's not a surprise with only around 25% of 18 to 64 year olds getting a Covid vaccine anyway. Eligibility is still broader than the UK. Omitting health and aged care workers from receiving a free vaccine is very concerning, though.
australianpharmacist.com.au
Fewer Australians will qualify for free COVID-19 vaccines from October - Australian Pharmacist
COVID-19 vaccines move onto the NIP this week. Who is now eligible for a funded vaccine and what should pharmacists tell patients who aren’t?
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's no surprise that Netanyahu knew Hamas was planning an attack. He wanted it to happen. He sacrificed Jewish lives to satisfy his own agenda. They were "collateral damage" in his plan to rid Israel of the Palestinians by whatever means necessary. #GazaGenocide
abc.net.au
Netanyahu was warned of October 7 Hamas attack, reports say ahead of election
With only weeks to go until elections in Israel, an unrelenting stream of well-sourced, detailed stories has suddenly appeared, documenting multiple failures by Benjamin Netanyahu to heed warnings of ...
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The company will find somewhere in Sydney's west to build it, where the residents don't have the wealth and enough clout to be listened to. #datacentres
abc.net.au
Controversial Sydney data centre project pulled amid community anger
A controversial proposed data centre has been withdrawn by its developer after it became a flashpoint amid growing opposition to the AI infrastructure development across the country.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Tasmanian Liberals are no friends of the arts, culture, or the sciences. They only care about the three "effs." Forestry, fish-farming, and football. #politas
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let's put a whopping huge data centre near his house. Piss off Sheridan, you Murdoch shitweazle. #auspol
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Many of these bedrooms aren't spare rooms at all. They are often used as offices, hobby rooms, guest rooms. They are not unused rooms in most cases.
abc.net.au
Soon-to-be empty nester wants to rent out rooms but put off by tax
In some countries, homeowners can take in boarders with a tax-free threshold to incentivise renting out spare rooms.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I read this and think of my Dad widowed in 1970. I was 9, my sister 5, with three older brothers. No grandparents, as they were all deceased, no such thing as childcare. Dad started working nights, leaving my oldest brother at 22 in charge. Eventually, a neighbour became our child carer.
theguardian.com
‘I can’t be the mum I want to be’: why does parenthood feel so impossible for millennial mothers?
Women today are more educated, more employed and more engaged in childcare than generations before them. Is there any way out of the total overwhelm?
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#birdoftheday #pairs Tasmanian Native-hen chicks aka the "turbo chook."
Photo of a pair of Tasmanian Native-hen chicks.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
She has certainly duped a few people. These aren't surprising revelations. #auspol
abc.net.au
'Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes
Former One Nation candidates reveal they’re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thoughts and prayers.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
AI is going to replace your job, Clare. You will be surplus to requirements. As for AI's solution to an ageing population, it will probably suggest everyone 70 plus be exterminated. #auspol
abc.net.au
A gloomy outlook is why Australia can't afford to write off AI
Australia may want AI to live up to its promise, but has just experienced how easily things can go wrong. The challenge now is figuring out how to harness one without getting blindsided by the other.
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dear World Media, Stop calling them "settlers". They are colonising, violent invaders. apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com
Far-right settlers divert West Bank spring water as Israel backs heritage site takeovers
Israeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most riveting thing I've seen all week
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SIMON PEGG impersonating all four Beatles in 10 seconds. Seriously impressive.
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DAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Felix Ellis is catching up to Eric Abetz as Tasmania's worst politician. What a pillock. #politas
abc.net.au
Tasmanian Liberals to have conscience vote on banning conversion practices
Premier Jeremy Rockliff confirms the conscience vote on the issue as Liberal MPs Felix Ellis and Michael Ferguson say they will be voting "no".
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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The Shovel @theshovel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“The idea that people could have a choice about what’s in their news feed is basically communism,” a White House spokesperson said. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2026/09/24/a...
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If this had been done by a Chinese AI organisation, there'd be a lot more outrage and fuss. There might even be a 4 Corners investigation. It's an American company, though, so the Australian government will just express grave concern and move on. #auspol
abc.net.au
Australia to pursue AI guardrails after unprecedented OpenAI breach
OpenAI's delayed reporting of an autonomous agent breaching a government website has strengthened Australia's push for tougher AI safety and disclosure rules.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Science, the arts and libraries facing forced job losses. One doesn't need to be smart to kick a football, I guess. Change the rego plates to "Tasmania, the dumb state." #politas
abc.net.au
'Researcher of the Year' to be sacked as part of cost cutting
Not even the Premier's STEM Researcher of the Year 2025 can avoid a Tasmanian departmental job-cutting drive.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Concern? How about arrest the f*cker?? Cripes. If you or I hacked Medicare, the AFP would bash down our doors. AI does it? Oopsies! I am concerned! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he told chief executive he was disappointed it had taken company ‘way too long’ to inform government of breach
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This! 👇
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 24/09/2026
Chinese EVs are under scrutiny over spying and hacking fears. But cybersecurity risks extend to all connected cars, and Australia needs universal protections rather than a new China scare, Peter Newman writes. #auspol #ElectricVehicles #Cybersecurity
pearlsandirritations.com
Chinese cars under the bed: a new and dangerous conspiracy
Chinese electric vehicles have become the focus of a new security scare, but connected cars from every country carry cybersecurity risks. Australia needs stronger protections without allowing fear of China to derail the clean energy transition.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Angry Anderson is dead and I can't say I'm sorry to hear it.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
75 years. How wonderful. Hubby and I are approaching 44 years. Just another 31 to go.
abc.net.au
'Yes dear': Mal and Marge's secret to 75 years
Mal met Marge at the cinema in the late 1940s, and couldn't believe her cheek when she stole his seat and then his heart.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interesting that men stay at home quite a while longer than women.
abc.net.au
Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, survey shows
Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, a new survey reveals.
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Tassie Devil @tassiedevil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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