Lily ❤️
20/4/1999-20/4/1999
You heal, but you don’t forget.
27 years ago, hospital staff, family and friends saw me through a medical emergency and the hardest day of my life. Thank you.
Today, in some US states, I would be left in the hospital carpark to bleed until staff were sure I was dying. 😥
A political cartoon by Megan Herbert showing an assembly of renewable energy solutions - solar panels, battery storage, high speed rail, electrified truck freight, EVs and charging infrastructure, wind turbines, and bicycles - put together in a shape that resembles a military tank. A different approach to a massive increase in military spending that would increase Australia's security and sovereignty in times of global unrest.
Best defence.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
Angus Taylor,
My mother is rapidly approaching the end of her life, in aged care. This awful time is being made easier by the tender, thoughtful care by people from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. How dare you talk about ‘Australian Values’ & reboot One Nation/Trump bs about migrants.
housing is more expensive now, but also a lot safer. this kind of home was considered cream of the crop in the 1980s
a plump tux cat on her back showing her white fluffy belly with paws sticking out every which way
god grant me the serenity to accept the bellies i cannot safely pat, the courage to pat the bellies i can, and the wisdom to know the difference
The loss of urban greenery is happening in both private and public spaces
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
More than 198,000 tonnes of #batteries reached recycling centres in 2024, mostly lead acid batteries used in petrol and #diesel cars. But end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, like those used in #EVs, are forecast to double by 2030.
Hop around and find out.
In more than half of #US states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY #solar systems.
reneweconomy.com.au/balcony-sola...
“…it will produce about 15% to 20% of the electricity her family uses and save her about $100 per year. Every time Phillips gazes at the device, she said, she’s amazed that “this is just a thing that I plugged in, and I’m generating my own power.””
"The U.S. now experiences a billion-dollar disaster about every two weeks, on average." 😩
As communities struggle to recover from increasingly devastating climate disasters, the Big Oil companies fueling them are making trillions—and paying nothing. We can't afford to let Big Oil off the hook.
There's a call out for amateur astrophotographers to help support space-based missions and science projects!
Jove is an excellent target, and if you can acquire high-quality images from your backyard telescopes, then see the below post for more info.
This is cool community science!
🔭🧪
Three frames. 1. Afro-American mother and and child walking along street, dressed for winter, behind them a silhouette of armed man. Child says, “Momma, who was Jesse Jackson?” Mother says, “He was a leading civil rights activist.” 2. Still walking along street, behind them silhouette of man holding up “ICE OUT” placard. 3. Still walking. Silhouette shows man from frame 1 seizing placard and aggressing man from frame 2. Child says “Momma, what were civil rights?”
Vale Jesse Jackson.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Gorgeous! ❤️⛷️🐕
“Even if he had completed the entire race, Nazgul’s time would not have counted as he is male. And a dog.”
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
“He loved his family, friends, making art in many forms, and firmly calling out political and anti-science bullshit with his typically dry wit and compassion.”
You will be missed Jon Kudelka ❤️😥
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
At school/childcare drop-off and pick-up, many children across Australia are unknowingly being exposed to harmful levels of transport-related air pollution from idling cars.
Tonight, we're launching 'Idle Off', a practical, community-led initiative with @parentsforclimate.bsky.social
RSVP here 👇
$500k of ad inventory for sustainability campaigns. 🍾
Apply at SBS
www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/wp-c...
This is the best most beautiful thing I’ve read in ages! ❤️🥲 Thank you Jackie French
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
@toryshepherd.bsky.social reporting for @australia.theguardian.com
