Nice dent in his bumper. Hope you reported the driver. Clearly your bright clothes and flashing light weren't enough.

Far out. Glad you're ok.

Free #PublicTransport extended in Victoria until end of May, then half price until end of 2026.
Interesting stat they’ve released: rail (Metro and V/Line) patronage up by about 10% in the first fortnight of April. Shows how close to the edge V/Line has been on capacity.

I have made up a fake Google review for the Straight of Hormuz

At least if the Strait of Hormuz was a cafe you could Google to see if it was open or not

Relevant to both COVID infections and using GenAI services

‘Independent’ group Energy for Australians that ran anti-Labor ads received more than $1m from coal lobby Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the public

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Follow the money 🙄

Having to turn on lights is a shock to this system!

Agree!

Canadian flag. Red maple leaf on a white background flanked by 2 vertical red stripes against a blue sky

Canada has recently changed its citizenship rules and I am eligible by descent. So I thought I'd check out the reasons people apply.

This was the best answer 🤣🇨🇦

It's all about them.....

Yes. Until it's shut down again soon for level crossing removals

Free public transport appreciation post. Needed a stat dec signed so caught a train from Altona to Westona. 17 minutes from when I arrived until the train replacement bus was due to arrive. Might be cutting it fine but no, I made it! Usually don't do short trips because of the cost but this was free

#BREAKING 🚨 Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested over war crimes allegations

The arrest relates to ‘multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners’, Nine reports

Good!

Release David McBride.

Confidential files reveal logging ban push ignored by the Andrews government Shortly after Daniel Andrews came to power in 2014, his government received a stark warning about the environmental and economic consequences of native forest logging.

“Decades of conscious neglect by successive LNP and Labor governments, state and federal, mean that Victoria’s biodiversity is overall in a parlous state.” - me

"The Age sought comment from (Premier) Allan...She did not respond."

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Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand Reduced public holiday services and school holidays heighten pressure on network, leading to overcrowding * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Passengers have been forced to stand for hours and many were unable to board services over Easter as Victoria’s regional train system strained under the combined weight of a long weekend, school holidays and fare-free services. Reports of overcrowding on V/Line services escalated on Friday and Saturday as public holiday timetables reduced services, amid increased demand after the state government introducing free travel during April. Continue reading...

Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand

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Wonder if my ancestors regretted leaving in 1813? Looks idyllic 👌

It kinda’ encapsulates transport in Australia but wild that the 2 main policy responses to an oil shortage are to:
1. Discourage walking and cycling (with free PT), and
2. Encourage driving (by halving fuel excise).
Expensive, populist and ineffective against the real problem.

Can't imagine why there would be shipwrecks! Glad your dad got out for a bit.

Gosh that's not good. Hope he makes a full recovery.

A friend's greyhound did that near a train line many years ago 😱 Thankfully she retrieved it.

Hope you can run fast

Exactly.

‘Car brain’: Queensland government criticised for proposed age, speed and licence limits on ebikes Legislation may limit transport options for people who cannot drive and discourage those seeking relief from the fuel crisis

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#CarBrain indeed

Haha I don't drink alcohol but certainly something celebratory

So Lycra it is!

I'll go on a bike ride for at least 3 hours