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Small thinker. This is not LinkedIn.
Canberra
Joined April 2009
Public debate in the streets of Canberra (video via r/australia)
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I'm still gobsmacked that @samanthamaiden masterminded an epidemic of sexual harassment just so she could get a better office.
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Labor leader @ABarrMLA embraces his husband Anthony Toms as ACT Labor claims a sixth successive election victory #ACTVotes2020 .📷 @Selby_Cameron
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@Cobratate If someone asked me about grandiosity delusions of someone on a bipolar high, I'd show them this video.
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I know this isn't LinkedIn. But just one post . I graduated today with an award for the top master's performance. A victory for mature-age students everywhere. This means nothing for my career but I have an excess of joy, hence this post.
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Correcting this morning's reads:. * "issued an apology" - apologised.* "held a consultation with" - consulted.* "engaged in a planning process" - helped plan.* "committed to review the policy framework settings" - nothing. Learn to love simple verbs.
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Scott Morrison didn't kill off the hazard-reduction myth when given the opportunity just then, meaning he's again pit himself again fire chiefs, who've tried to extinguish those claims.
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Northbourne Ave's 40km speed trap catches some of the Convoy to Canberra crowd (image via r/canberra).
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So many marginalised people, who have made grand promises and left no room for retreat. I fear a tragedy this weekend.
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I don't live in Melbourne or play badminton. But join me in writing to Banyule council to support this planned badminton centre because of these insane objections. Badminton causes graffiti, "disruptive car meet-ups", smoking, litter and danger to children?. (via r/melbourne)
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Just putting it out there. Maybe the government's polling poorly because . it's not governing well?. Maybe it's not about the leader? #LibSpill #Libspill2 #LibSpill3.
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👋 Big hi to the protesters at ABC Canberra; sorry most of us are working from home.
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The outbreak in Canberra is ripping through young people. Teens and twentysomethings dominate the cases detected so far. (This chart shows 62 of the 67 current active cases.)
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Imagine if, more than year after setting up national cabinet, we still didn't have a uniform way of reporting COVID-19 cases.
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#BREAKING: Three new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Canberra, after the initial case announced earlier.
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Just looked at my 9yo's schoolbook. Teacher corrected his writing - from 'carrying' to 'carryed' 🤔.
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#BREAKING: Canberra household electricity bills will fall by 1.25% over the coming year (~$23 a year on average). The price regulator says savings from the ACT's long-term renewable energy contracts "more than offset the increase in wholesale electricity costs".
Why Canberrans' electricity bills are unlikely to rise when other Australians' power costs are soaring.
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Belconnen post office manager Bradley Stanhope presents the area's new outbound mail stamp.
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Yeah sex is cool. But have you ever pulled out a weed and removed the entire root structure without a single bit left in the soil?.
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TIL the ACT Govt collected 7,000 more mattresses than expected in 2019-20 — because people dumped them due to (a) "bushfire smoke damage" and (b) extra spring-cleaning during the COVID-19 lockdown. The ABC says this story is too boring to broadcast, so you can enjoy it here.
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Someone on Reddit was whinging about this Qantas food (which looks great). Why does air travel turn people into entitled twats?
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My daughter has moved from a quinoa-belt primary school to Campbell High, and says fewer kids' lunches are wrapped in beeswax cloth. (Hi Campbell parents! 👋). This is for those who say there are no significant demographic differences across Canberra.
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You've heard of the Red Rooster line, the cultural trenchline between Sydney's haves and have-nots. Let me present the Canberra equivalent: the Kingsley's Chicken Crescent. 🧵.
Always debate about the exact definition of Western Sydney: I present the Red Rooster Line (S. Hill an obv. outlier)
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I risk my life every day when I reverse my normal-sized car out of a car park, unable to see a thing because I'm surrounded by gigantic urban truck things.
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Police found this loaded, modified rifle in a vehicle at the protest against vaccine mandates in Canberra this morning. Details:
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Today's my last day at the @canberratimes. I'm in my 15th year here; it's time for something new. It's been ridiculously fun. Thanks to you tweeps who helped me over the years. (And I include abuse, which is just another form of feedback.).
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To every ABC employee responding to *that* reply-all email, I've just reported you to People & Culture and formally requested that your pay be docked.
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@NEOM Can journalists who live in The Line report critically on Saudi affairs without fear of assassination?.
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The journey to Civic from every house in Canberra. The median drive takes 16 minutes 5 seconds.
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I'd watch a reality TV show about Australia's handful of Auslan interpreters, shot to national prominence by 2020's ongoing disasters. A show that exposes which signers are the divas; the love stories; the machinations behind who signs for the PM and who gets stuck with the ACT.
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FFS, Canberra. 💨 Smoke.❄️ Hail.🔥 Fire.🌪️ Now dust. I'm no biblical scholar but I'm pretty sure the next plague is coronavirus.
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Hi Canberra. A pannier bag like this one fell off my bicycle today, somewhere in the bush between Hackett and Campbell. It contained something pretty valuable to me. If you found it, please get in touch 🙏🏼
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Lot of people out there saying Ken Behren is an APS6. He's an EL1.
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"Lifeline #Canberra has made the tough decision to close the doors to the bookfair today. The situation at EPIC has deteriorated overnight and safety is our No.1 priority.". It's asking for donations:
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I promised this a while back — a detailed chart showing population density changes in Canberra (2011, 2016 & 2021):
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Having left the ABC, I can now speak my mind. *Checks new workplace social media policy*. Never mind.
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Some personal news: thrilled to announce I'll be the ABC's Narooma correspondent henceforth.
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Many buildings and objects are heritage-listed in Canberra, but not one of these is on the register.
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🚨 The farmers market at EPIC has been cancelled this weekend due to safety concerns. Statement incoming.
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I hear people who work with fossil fuel saying on the radio they had no warning/consultation re efforts to minimise their industry. The warnings have been constant and unavoidable for at least 25 years, right?.
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The sizes of houses going up in inner Canberra suburbs is insane. A complete failure to manage finite land effectively for the public good.
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The IGA supermarket in Bombala, a tiny village 2½ hours south of Canberra, is refusing to sell groceries to out-of-towners "to protect our local community and staff" from shortages of essential goods. (ht @Griffiths_John)
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Put the content aside. A reporter writes about what an ex-reporter said, and how other reporters and media workers responded. Seriously, journalists, no one cares about our opinions, nor should they.
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A perfect mix of housing in this suburb: plenty of townhouses, apartments and stand-alone houses, too. The problem? This is Taylor, far out on Canberra's fringes. Density should be growing in inner suburbs like Ainslie, O'Connor, Forest, Griffith, Reid, etc.
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Wow, they finally did it: a pedestrian crossing in Lonsdale St🦓
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.@pocockdavid is likely to become the first territory senator from a minor party. Only 1.4% of the ACT Senate vote has been counted, but Pocock has more votes than the Liberals. With a strong Greens vote, he'll likely be elected. Labor's @SenKatyG is likely to be re-elected.
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Just heard an ACT policeman say "people", before quickly correcting himself: "sorry, persons".
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~50 illegally parked SUVs on Antill St every Saturday morning. Killing the beautiful trees on the median strip @actgovernment
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🚨 Warning: The Oz just pointed out that renewables are cheaper than coal. Warning: The Oz just pointed out that renewables are cheaper than coal 🚨 #ausecon ping @frankjotzo.
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If you're in Canberra, check whether you're in a bushfire-prone area (more of the ACT than you might think).#AustraliaOnFire #AustraliaBushfires #nswbushfire.
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I'm about to start work at Australia's best university (@anucecc) … in the lowest-level-academic role it's possible to hold. I'll be teaching stats to engineering students so they engineer better. I'll also keep my day job.
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@FairDinkumCap @samanthamaiden @actgovernment I needed to know; I'm obsessed with Sam Maiden and this is much easier than going through her rubbish like usual.
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I'm late to this, but the Federal Court granted @OzraeliAvi leave to serve discovery orders on Twitter's Irish and US offices, so as to reveal @PRGuy17's identity. Twitter's response will have . implications.
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The ACT will decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs, such as acid, mushrooms, ice, heroin, etc. This is the second of @PetterssonMLA's drug law reforms after his bill led to decriminalised cannabis in 2019.
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Put aside reflections on politics and heritage. Renaming this place 'Queen Elizabeth II Island' is idiocy because no one, other than officious officials, will ever call it that.
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Wow. Very early, but there seems to be a big swing to the Government in the south. With 44.9% of Brindabella votes counted, there is a:.- 7.5% swing to Labor.- 5.6% swing to Greens .- 3.1% swing AWAY from Liberals. #ACTVotes2020.
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No idea how many people will turn up tomorrow but this'll be a Long March for some (esp. those wounded by the police's sonic death ray).
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Another one of those weird stories about young Australians being "addicted" to welfare when:.— almost all dole recipients are middle-aged.— % of people on welfare* is at its lowest level in decades.(* Excluding family benefits, childcare subsidies, etc)
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In the context of a cyclist dying in a road collision, have you ever said words to the effect of:. 🛑 "Cyclists shouldn't be on the road'.💰 "Cyclists should pay rego".💀 "Cyclists have a death wish". If so, fuck you. You are miserable, inhumane and evil.
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~1% of Canberra-Sydney travel is by rail. A relatively small investment could speed up this route (designed for steam engines) and get passengers on-board .via @jamesglenday.
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I was always jealous of the very few kids I knew who went to World Expo 88 in Brisbane yet, to this day, I've no idea what happened there.
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Canberra's still getting cases but there are positive signs — we seem to have smothered the spread of COVID-19 among strangers.
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These changes undermine the principles of cabinet government. Each department should advise only one cabinet minister, so that the cabinet discussion is balanced by competing points of view. Australia is drifting away from this model via @BWorthington_.
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#BREAKING: I'm ditching journalism, for now. The world doesn't need to see scenes like this ⬇️. From next week, I'll be working on what has been described as the great moral challenge of our generation.
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🔬 Because of massive demand and staff shortages, the ACT will not conduct "tourism tests" at its main testing sites between 11am and 3pm today. Garran and Mitchell will only be used to test close contacts, people with COVID-19 symptoms or returned international travellers.
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Yass is pretty small yet it has three rival Facebook noticeboards. I'd love to know the history of bickering that led to this.
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A new era is about to begin in Canberra. A single topic will emerge that will crush all other topics, and dominate small talk in the capital for years to come.
From 8pm 2 December London Circuit, between Edinburgh Ave and Constitution Ave, will temporarily close to support the raising of London Circuit and the extension of light rail. The two north-western cloverleaf ramps will also close permanently. More:
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Entrepreneurs of Canberra: please build thermal baths. Perhaps overlooking Lake Burley Griffin.
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I don't know how many times public servants need to hear it, but:. Government information is public by default unless there are grounds to exempt it from disclosure. Not the other way around. I can't imagine being so frightened of my own shadow.
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Nope. This is an awful comparison.
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ABC staff have received seven emails, each from a candidate for the staff-elected board director vacancy. The formatting in most of the emails is a disaster.
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APS5? EL1? No, these classifications are dead. It's the end of Canberra society as we know it. You will no longer have clear guidance on whom to date, lunch with, live with, etc.
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I have blocked this ad SEVEN times in the past 15 minutes. Unsure what Elon meant when he said his main focus was on eliminating bots (note the account is verified).
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@elonmusk @danielhoughton @anothercohen @iamharaldur Given you didn't call him a pedo guy, it's clear you're growing as a person. Put down the pitchforks, folks.
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The central ACT seat of Canberra became Labor vs Greens this election, but:.🔴 Labor won every booth on a two-party-preferred basis (so I had to distort the colour scale).🟢 The Greens' support is super-concentrated — they remain an inner-north party
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Harris Farm Markets are opening in Canberra this weekend . out at the airport. A great day for all those who love roadside strip malls that can only be accessed by cars.
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#FraserAnning got 1 vote in each of:. - Cleveland.- Toowoomba.- Bundaberg.- Warwick.- Emerald .- Home Hill.- Bluff.- Boyne Island.- Gin Gin.- Waterford West.- north Centenary Heights.- Riverside.- Babinda.- Kalkadoon.- Pentland.- St George.- central Gympie. 0.0007% of Qld votes.
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@SharriMarkson The media should scrutinise this public (ly funded) institution. But the imbalance of scrutiny directed towards Meghan is bizarre. And one can't defend the thousands of repulsive comments about her that media outlets publish. The @DailyMailUK especially.
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Canberra supermarkets have apparently gone absolutely apeshit. Dudes. Seriously.
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Angus Taylor's unusual speeches. This from 5½ years ago (in The Public Sector Informant):
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Just interviewed an ACT public servant and learned that the correct terminology for Lonsdale Street is "strategically gritty".
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