Francis Lynch
@francis-lynch.bsky.social
living on Whadjuk Noongar boodja (Perth, Australia). community, social justice, people, planet
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“Here’s what we found:
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
theconversation.com
August 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
“Here’s what we found:
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality.
The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
Reposted by Francis Lynch
Bike-centric cities are living cities. You won't reget it.
“The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’”
How Paris beat the car
Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model
www.ft.com
July 30, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Bike-centric cities are living cities. You won't reget it.
Makes good sense to me - build the right infrastructure, and people will use it
#urbancycling #activetransport
bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/202...
#urbancycling #activetransport
bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/202...
Queensland study makes compelling case for separated bike infrastructure
A major Queensland study using Bicycle Network's Artificial Intelligence Road Surveys (AIRS) data has shown that separated bike infrastructure in new housing developments is heavily used across demogr...
bicyclenetwork.com.au
July 16, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Makes good sense to me - build the right infrastructure, and people will use it
#urbancycling #activetransport
bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/202...
#urbancycling #activetransport
bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/202...
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“The attraction of these automobile beefcakes is the road dominance they represent. It’s about empowering the individual above everyone else” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social
Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
June 29, 2026 at 4:46 AM
“The attraction of these automobile beefcakes is the road dominance they represent. It’s about empowering the individual above everyone else” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social
Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
The energy transition has to keep going fast
https://cstu.io/92aa79
https://cstu.io/92aa79
The real risk in Australia’s energy transition isn’t going too fast – it’s going too slow
The transition is going to happen. Our choice is whether we design rules around consumers and new technology, or cling to a model built for coal and gas that will soon be irrelevant.
cstu.io
June 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The energy transition has to keep going fast
https://cstu.io/92aa79
https://cstu.io/92aa79
We have increasing experiences in Australia of "weather whiplash", where two extreme weather events quickly follow each other. We need to support communities to be better prepared and supported. The work by Australia reMADE is a good starting place - https://cstu.io/35969a
https://cstu.io/9dd01f
https://cstu.io/9dd01f
Scorching heatwaves, torrential rain – all in a matter of days. It’s not just bad luck
Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.
cstu.io
June 26, 2026 at 5:00 AM
We have increasing experiences in Australia of "weather whiplash", where two extreme weather events quickly follow each other. We need to support communities to be better prepared and supported. The work by Australia reMADE is a good starting place - https://cstu.io/35969a
https://cstu.io/9dd01f
https://cstu.io/9dd01f
It's a pity the oil and gas industry can't afford to pay for diesel or pay any more tax
https://cstu.io/86a88d
https://cstu.io/86a88d
The oil and gas sector had the highest profit margin of any industry in 2024-25
Each year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) puts out its 'Australian Industry' figures, providing a detailed snapshot of how different sectors of the economy are performing. This year’s figures cover the 2024-25 financial year. And...
cstu.io
June 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
It's a pity the oil and gas industry can't afford to pay for diesel or pay any more tax
https://cstu.io/86a88d
https://cstu.io/86a88d
"Fact-checking remains important. But voters are guided by their heads and their 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀. Especially in a post-truth world, politicians must appeal to both."
https://cstu.io/2ebed3
https://cstu.io/2ebed3
Fact-checking is good journalistic practice. But it will do nothing to stop the rise of Pauline Hanson
Post-truth politics means emotions trump facts. The major parties would be wise to remember this when trying to combat the rise of One Nation.
cstu.io
June 25, 2026 at 7:50 AM
"Fact-checking remains important. But voters are guided by their heads and their 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀. Especially in a post-truth world, politicians must appeal to both."
https://cstu.io/2ebed3
https://cstu.io/2ebed3
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Right now I'm in the epicentre of the heatwave, in southwest France, where the brutality of the heat has ground life to a halt. And I have to keep reminding myself: this is only the beginning.
June 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Right now I'm in the epicentre of the heatwave, in southwest France, where the brutality of the heat has ground life to a halt. And I have to keep reminding myself: this is only the beginning.
Europe is breaking heat records — and it's only the start of summer. 🌡️
The UK is hitting 40°C, France has recorded its hottest day ever, and Italy has issued red alerts across 16 cities.
For leaders, this is more than a weather story. Extreme heat quietly erodes focus and decision-making
The UK is hitting 40°C, France has recorded its hottest day ever, and Italy has issued red alerts across 16 cities.
For leaders, this is more than a weather story. Extreme heat quietly erodes focus and decision-making
Europe heatwave live: UK braces for record-breaking temperatures; Italy issues red alert for 16 cities
Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the Netherlands
cstu.io
June 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Europe is breaking heat records — and it's only the start of summer. 🌡️
The UK is hitting 40°C, France has recorded its hottest day ever, and Italy has issued red alerts across 16 cities.
For leaders, this is more than a weather story. Extreme heat quietly erodes focus and decision-making
The UK is hitting 40°C, France has recorded its hottest day ever, and Italy has issued red alerts across 16 cities.
For leaders, this is more than a weather story. Extreme heat quietly erodes focus and decision-making
The moral argument for addressing climate change doesn't seem to be enough - maybe more litigation can help
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisis
Ten people affected in different ways by extreme weather are taking a case against the federal government to the UN
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The moral argument for addressing climate change doesn't seem to be enough - maybe more litigation can help
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Francis Lynch
Good grief.
The share of people on working age payments is historically low.
The share of people on working age payments is historically low.
In which the ABC's national work reporter uncritically reports that sick leave entitlements are a form of income support equivalent to welfare payments.
The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by two million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health.
May 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Good grief.
The share of people on working age payments is historically low.
The share of people on working age payments is historically low.
Reposted by Francis Lynch
"The US is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal govt is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.
...It’s the antidemocratic weaknesses in our system that created the vulnerabilities that let this happen"
...It’s the antidemocratic weaknesses in our system that created the vulnerabilities that let this happen"
The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
"The US is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal govt is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.
...It’s the antidemocratic weaknesses in our system that created the vulnerabilities that let this happen"
...It’s the antidemocratic weaknesses in our system that created the vulnerabilities that let this happen"
Reposted by Francis Lynch
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start. Governments are a bit like that, too. It’s not that they don’t see the fire before the smoke, it’s...
thepoint.com.au
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Been rather dispiriting how much ink has been spilled by the gallery on MP expenses, while the report into mutual obligations has been pretty much ignored. @amyremeikis.bsky.social is on it #ThePoint (what is The Point? It’s not news, but it SHOULD be)
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism.
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism - ABC listen
The United States has long been famous for its world leading universities. But in the face of research funding cuts, government attacks on free speech, DEI and the right to protest, and the persecutio...
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism.
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
(Where I ask the question, what would George Orwell or Hannah Arendt expect of us?)
Thanks @natashamitchell.bsky.social from Big Ideas at @RadioNational in Australia for broadcasting this. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
reneweconomy.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
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Wonderful record Everald. We need more people like you. As an 84 year old with a comfortable life, my main issues are housing, health, child care and age care. I worry for all those affected by those things.🙄😢😊
At #Parliament in Canberra. Have two days of intensive meetings on my 127th visit since 1958.
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Wonderful record Everald. We need more people like you. As an 84 year old with a comfortable life, my main issues are housing, health, child care and age care. I worry for all those affected by those things.🙄😢😊
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An Australian Human Rights Act would make our lives better by putting human rights at the heart of laws and government decisions.
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
An Australian Human Rights Act would make our lives better by putting human rights at the heart of laws and government decisions.
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...
Legislating Human Rights Acts from Whitlam to Now Report shows why the Albanese Government should make an Act a reality.
More: www.humanrightsact.org.au/news-events/...