Amanda B
@amandaxb.bsky.social
Former Libriarian so understandably obsessed with trivia. Grateful to live on Ngunnawal land Australia.
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Property prices are up 78% since 2020, so the decline to date has erased only one year of gains. And it’s made the market more affordable for first-home buyers.
This chart tells you everything you need to know about the downturn in property prices
theconversation.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Property prices are up 78% since 2020, so the decline to date has erased only one year of gains. And it’s made the market more affordable for first-home buyers.
Attention @davidpocock.bsky.social. maybe ask those AI bosses attending today's hearings about AI theft & fraud happening right now.
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors.
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
"It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
October 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Attention @davidpocock.bsky.social. maybe ask those AI bosses attending today's hearings about AI theft & fraud happening right now.
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Sigh
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
September 30, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Sigh
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As we mark a century since the birth of reforming SA Premier Don Dunstan his cookbook reminds us a of his broad and expansive political ideas. #DonDunstan #reform #SouthAustralia #AusPol #Democracy #Change #Cookbook #Asia
Don Dunstan’s cookbook and the lost ambition of social democracy
One hundred years ago Don Dunstan was born and 50 years ago, in October 1976, the then South Australian premier published a cookbook. It sounds like a charming eccentricity of the era. It was actually a small expression of a much larger political idea.
pearlsandirritations.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
As we mark a century since the birth of reforming SA Premier Don Dunstan his cookbook reminds us a of his broad and expansive political ideas. #DonDunstan #reform #SouthAustralia #AusPol #Democracy #Change #Cookbook #Asia
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“We cannot remain silent while Palestinian children are being starved, maimed and killed by the actions of Israeli authorities and military forces”.
500+ health professionals defy AHPRA in open letter on Gaza
Nobel laureate among signatories who declare that silence on the slaughter of Palestinian children is a "failure of our ethical obligations”
www.deepcutnews.com
September 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
“We cannot remain silent while Palestinian children are being starved, maimed and killed by the actions of Israeli authorities and military forces”.
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Well, here goes. I tried to keep it contained. Ridicule is what we use to fight institutional hostility. Make no mistake, that's what this is. rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-l...
Deliver Us, Lord, From Ridicule
On Friday, Defence deputy secretary Celia Perkins began her evidence before a senate inquiry into asset sales by the department and Australian military with an embarrassing manoeuvre.
'In closing, I ...
rick-morton.ghost.io
September 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Well, here goes. I tried to keep it contained. Ridicule is what we use to fight institutional hostility. Make no mistake, that's what this is. rick-morton.ghost.io/deliver-us-l...
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“Studies have previously shown an association btwn tree cover & public health outcomes.
The new study is novel bc it tracks how the tree canopy expands or contracts in response to development, natural disasters & other forces, &how those changes in turn appear to correlate to communitywide health”🛟🧪
The new study is novel bc it tracks how the tree canopy expands or contracts in response to development, natural disasters & other forces, &how those changes in turn appear to correlate to communitywide health”🛟🧪
August 28, 2026 at 2:20 AM
“Studies have previously shown an association btwn tree cover & public health outcomes.
The new study is novel bc it tracks how the tree canopy expands or contracts in response to development, natural disasters & other forces, &how those changes in turn appear to correlate to communitywide health”🛟🧪
The new study is novel bc it tracks how the tree canopy expands or contracts in response to development, natural disasters & other forces, &how those changes in turn appear to correlate to communitywide health”🛟🧪
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Crown Sydney has been fined $1.75 million after a 16-year-old boy was granted entry to the casino's gaming areas on 19 occasions, given silver membership status, and illegally served free alcohol. The boy also visited The Star Sydney three times.
Sydney's Star and Crown casinos fined after 16yo gambled multiple times
Crown Sydney has been fined $1.75 million after a 16-year-old boy was granted entry to the casino's gaming areas on 19 occasions, given silver membership status, and illegally served free alcohol. The boy also visited The Star Sydney three times.
www.abc.net.au
August 19, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Crown Sydney has been fined $1.75 million after a 16-year-old boy was granted entry to the casino's gaming areas on 19 occasions, given silver membership status, and illegally served free alcohol. The boy also visited The Star Sydney three times.
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My latest for Australian Community Media ... "Guys, it's us. We're the problem and we can't afford silence any more"
Swans bans: Guys, it's us. We're the problem and we can't afford silence any more
The link between sport and violence is one we can't ignore.
www.canberratimes.com.au
August 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
My latest for Australian Community Media ... "Guys, it's us. We're the problem and we can't afford silence any more"
'Means so much to me': A different side of Bluey is taking centre stage
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Means so much to me': A different side of Bluey is taking centre stage
Historic Bluey episodes featured at Garma Festival have delighted viewers of all ages, with a special guest in attendance.
www.sbs.com.au
August 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
'Means so much to me': A different side of Bluey is taking centre stage
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Horrible to hear this.
Greyhounds bound for Australia as New Zealand racing ban takes effect
At least two chartered flights carrying up to 150 greyhounds are set to fly to Australia's eastern states, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.com
August 1, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Horrible to hear this.
This is both hilarious and terrifying.
Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It.
Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This is both hilarious and terrifying.
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From ‘Outstanding’ and a good reminder that investing in the arts is a win-win, not a lose-lose, proposition.
April 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM
From ‘Outstanding’ and a good reminder that investing in the arts is a win-win, not a lose-lose, proposition.
Australian born US-based, cartoonist Pat Oliphant has passed away. His cartoons appeared in The Advertiser when I was kid, but he gained fame and success in the US. I particularly loved his use of a little penguin-like creature offering acerbic comments on the scenes he drew.
Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90
The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Australian born US-based, cartoonist Pat Oliphant has passed away. His cartoons appeared in The Advertiser when I was kid, but he gained fame and success in the US. I particularly loved his use of a little penguin-like creature offering acerbic comments on the scenes he drew.
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One way of seeing climate change in action is looking at 1200 year continuous data from Japan about cherry tree blossoming.
July 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
One way of seeing climate change in action is looking at 1200 year continuous data from Japan about cherry tree blossoming.
Quote of the day re Nigel Farage byelection where the only other declared candidate is a comedian calling himself Count Binface: "If he [Farage] wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him," finance minister Rachel Reeves said on X.
July 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Quote of the day re Nigel Farage byelection where the only other declared candidate is a comedian calling himself Count Binface: "If he [Farage] wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him," finance minister Rachel Reeves said on X.
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“Adult-literacy scores have also dropped: Nearly 30 percent of American adults cannot paraphrase or make inferences from a multipage text. In 2017, that number was less than 20 percent.”
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
www.theatlantic.com
July 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
“Adult-literacy scores have also dropped: Nearly 30 percent of American adults cannot paraphrase or make inferences from a multipage text. In 2017, that number was less than 20 percent.”
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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To disable, open Instagram app, tap your profile then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Scroll down to the Sharing & reuse tab. Here is a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
“As part of this update, public Instagram profiles are now automatically opted into being fodder for generative AI remixes. All someone has to do is tag your account’s profile in a prompt—if it’s public—and they can use Meta AI to generate an image using your likeness.”
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.
www.wired.com
July 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
To disable, open Instagram app, tap your profile then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Scroll down to the Sharing & reuse tab. Here is a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
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Didn’t realise this was possible: you can opt out of gambling ads on SBS On Demand. Log into your account, tweak your preferences, done in under a minute. Feels like a small workaround while the Federal government drags its feet on a proper ad ban. #auspol #EndGamblingAds
July 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Didn’t realise this was possible: you can opt out of gambling ads on SBS On Demand. Log into your account, tweak your preferences, done in under a minute. Feels like a small workaround while the Federal government drags its feet on a proper ad ban. #auspol #EndGamblingAds
So looking forward to this! Global grooves and big conversations at WOMADelaide
www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...
www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...
Global grooves and big conversations under the trees at WOMADelaide - CityMag | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Part music festival, part global gathering, WOMADelaide blends headliners, discoveries and big ideas into one unmissable long weekend.
www.indailysa.com.au
February 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
So looking forward to this! Global grooves and big conversations at WOMADelaide
www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...
www.indailysa.com.au/citymag/cult...
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This is great💯💯
My course syllabi now contain a link to this document, "why Professor Holliday Doesn't Use Generative AI". Feel free to share/repurpose or just check out the links for your own reference. It won't stop some of them, but I want students to know why. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI”
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI” This is a (very) incomplete list of journalistic and scholarly sources that provide information about limitations and documented drawbacks of variou...
docs.google.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This is great💯💯
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ACOSS and Economic Justice Australia statement opposing the arrest warrant measure: www.acoss.org.au/media-releas...
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ACOSS and Economic Justice Australia statement opposing the arrest warrant measure: www.acoss.org.au/media-releas...
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