The govt will of course do exactly as the gas lobby asks them because they are massive cowards

Yes the apocalypse is coming! But which one? | First Dog on the Moon An animal uprising? False vacuum decay? It won’t be fun but it seems fair

How woud Guardian readers prefer the world to end? I asked them... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I thought hell would freeze over before I agreed with the pope. But in a world riven by cruelty, that day has finally come | Rebecca Shaw It’s a relief to see the pontiff decrying brutality, because it seems most current world leaders lack the necessary spine

Ok that’s better, anyway i had a little rant www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Taylor has only 'vibes and fumes'. no answers on migration You can’t solve today’s problems with racism. Beyond the short-term sugar hit, people see through what the Liberals are saying.

Angus Taylor falling back to the tired dog whistle tactic of claiming migrants for the system Coalition governments put in place

www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Racism IS the policy

If only there was some way of making these jobs more appealing to workers… but no, there isn’t. It’s just not possible. They MUST be grueling and low pay. There is no alternative

Figure 1. Bicycle share of trips in New York City, London, Paris, and Berlin, 1990–2023. Note: the actual years vary slightly by city, as follows: New York: 1990,2000, 2010, 2019, 2022; London: 1993, 2000, 2010, 2019, 2022; Paris: 1990, 2000, 2010, 2017, 2023; Berlin: 1992, 1998, 2010, 2018, 2023. The percentages shown in thegraphic refer to the bicycle share of all trips, all trip purposes, based on travel surveys for each city. Sources: City of Paris, 2000–2023; City of Berlin, 2003–2025;Kalender,2012; NYCDOT, 2018–2023; Pucher, Parkin, et al.,2021; TfL, 2000–2023.

This paper compares trends in cycling levels, cyclist demographics and cycling injury risk in NewYork, London, Paris and Berlin, before and after the COVID pandemic. We explore these trends inthe context of changes to policy and infrastructure before, during, and after COVID. We based ouranalysis on data from published reports, open-data portals, government websites, travel surveys,and information provided by transport planners in each city. Cycling levels in NYC, London, Paris,and Berlin increased over the three decades prior to COVID (1990–2019). As a percentage of dailytrips, bike mode share rose from 0.6% to 2.2% in New York, from 1.2% to 3.7% in London, from0.4% to 5% in Paris, and from 7% to 18% in Berlin. Cycling rates have continued to increase sinceCOVID. By 2023, bike mode shares had risen further to 3% in NYC, 4.5% in London, 11% in Paris,and 19% in Berlin. Cycling became safer in all four cities over the period 2005 to 2023, withdeclining per-trip fatality and injury rates. More and better cycling infrastructure has been acornerstone of pro-cycling efforts, especially cycleways separated from motor vehicle traffic (pro-tected bike lanes). Bike parking and bikesharing systems have expanded and improved. Car restric-tions and traffic calming have complemented pro-bike measures, for example, using infrastructureand enforcement to reduce traffic volumes and speeds in residential neighborhoods. Long-termpolitical support as well as cycling advocacy organizations have been critical to the introductionand continuation of pro-bike policies and the necessary financial investments.

Truly wild research on the change in bike mode share in NYC, London, Paris and Berlin.

Between 2000 and 2023, Paris went from 1 out of every 100 trips being on a bike to *one out of 9!*

Many people, including credible researchers, would have told you that that *could not* happen.

We cannot celebrate tinkering when it comes to gambling reform. Labor’s response falls tragically short | David Pocock What the Albanese government is proposing is not evidence-based, and it will not reverse the normalisation of gambling among young people After more than 1,000 days without a response to the landmark Murphy report into the harms of online gambling, and growing pressure from advocates, experts, the crossbench and from within his own caucus, Anthony Albanese last week released his government’s response. The prime minister’s response falls tragically short of the suite of measures Peta Murphy and her multi-party committee identified. These measures, implemented in full, could genuinely stop the harm that a deluge of gambling advertising is having, especially on children and young men. That is not what Albanese has announced. Continue reading...

We cannot celebrate tinkering when it comes to gambling reform. Labor’s response falls tragically short | David Pocock

Ouch. I’m trying my best… 😢

Confidential report found former home affairs boss Michael Pezzullo was ‘reckless’ in engagement with Liberal powerbroker Previously unreleased report obtained via freedom of information battle says Pezzullo exceeded ‘boundaries of normal public service practice’

Shocked, I tell you. SHOCKED.
Confidential report found former home affairs boss Michael Pezzullo was ‘reckless’

Read this and weep. Literally

Early signs are that the ban is not working. Knock me over with a feather 🙄

Totally cool and normal country

The evidence shows nicotine-based vapes are likely to cause oral and lung cancer. We just don’t yet know how many cases it will cause.

👉 Read the full report: theconversation.com/stronge...

'Out of the pocket of taxpayers': Unis spend $1.8b on consultants and contractors Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs.

Consultancies have been accused of infiltrating universities and wasting scarce public funds on questionable advice about cutting courses and jobs.

Don’t forget all the admin

*and nobody else drives at the same time you do

Would love for Tip no 1 to have been “demand smarter urban design that allows for genuine alternatives to driving your car everywhere”, but alas…

Watch as the ALP does absolutely nothing in response

Australia takes the bronze!

Shit

Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed The final report into the Centrelink debt recovery process that wreaked havoc on the vulnerable is not the full-stop many wanted. It has not restored the trust that was so fundamentally broken * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The whistleblower’s message landed just before Christmas. It was 2016, now a distant memory. Continue reading...

Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed

He doesn’t hold a hose, mate

Geez. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel now

Morrison one of the six referred to anti-corruption commission Sarah Basford Canales Sarah Basford Canales Former prime minister, Scott Morrison, was one of the six people robodebt royal commissioner, Catherine Holmes, referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The final report, released this morning, found two officials – Mark Withnell and Serena Wilson – had engaged in serious corrupt conduct. The report found the other four, however, did not. The other four names referred to the Nacc included Morrison, Kathryn Campbell, Annette Musolino and Catherine Halbert. Morrison’s failure to realise the bureaucratic advice was misleading, the report found, was due to both the social services and human services departments failing to advise him and other ministers that new laws were needed. Campbell was one of two named by the Australia Public Service Commission in 2024 after it found 12 public servants, including Campbell and former department head Renée Leon, breached the code of conduct 97 times during their involvement in the robodebt program.

NACC's new report finds that two of the Robodebt Six engaged in serious corrupt conduct www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Up to $1.4 billion in medical research remains unused under government cap Researchers say securing funding has become increasingly tough, with many left with no choice but to spend a disproportionate amount of time applying for grants.

In 2014 Ross Gittins described the MRFF as an accounting trick (www.smh.com.au/business/med...) to hide deficits rather than fund more medical research. How right he was www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

They could make the system much more efficient by just releasing documents by default. I wonder if they will consider that option 🤔

What a cool guy. Cool and normal

See how your trial goes. If it seems to be working, we could maybe try evaluating it across institutions.

Nice idea. I like it. I’ll be interested to hear how it goes and what students think of it