@docbaty
Public prosperity through strategic design, policy and advocacy. Public spaces, public infrastructure, public services, and nature. Co-author: Designing Tomorrow Wangal country Interests include: policy, cycling, bonsai, Design
Yes housing approvals may be poor, but housing construction completions the real measure of any improvement. The rest just land speculation..
& what type of housing proposed?
In Sydney it’s hi-end housing, costly towers & more sprawl - hardly helping make better cities or affordable housing
Albanese (probably): Australia’s contribution to the sinking of an Iranian ship was non-lethal.
My point stands
Got a nice long ride planned tomorrow morning - about 120km up to Brooklyn and back. A few nice climbs; great views; and a beer at the end.
I didn’t think I could care less, but it turns out that wasn’t true.
I wonder how Israel feels about Hegseth declaring this a Christian war
That last part will happen if Labor polls 60% first preferences
Look, one person with the courage to say: “And do you renounce Satan and all his works?” and he might just burst into flames
Two miles wide, maybe
There are just hours left for the thousands eligible for Australia’s largest class action payout to register before the deadline closes www.news.com.au/national/pol...
We've gone from 'We can neither confirm nor deny' to 'They were there, but they only observed' in the space of a day. When do you think we shift onto 'They were there, they participated, but they didn't actually fire the torpedo'?
Rediscovering species once thought extinct is wonderful, but...
"It is sobering to think of what natural wonders and mysteries we might never understand and appreciate because of insufficient funding, yet we continue to spend billions annually on wars." - me
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Great to see this issue in Design getting some attention
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
This smells fishier than a Tasmanian salmon pen
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
📣 Reportedly only 140,000 out of the 480,000 Robodebt class action members have registered to receive additional compensation in the proposed settlement.
If you're eligible, you have until 4pm tomorrow to register with Gordon Legal:
robodebtsettlement.com.au
What’s going on, @support.bsky.team? Marie Coleman AO @mariecolemanao.bsky.social is a former Australian of the Year and a widely respected public servant and journalist. Why has her account been suspended?
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Photo showing the Sydney Cricket Ground under lights
Let’s go Sydney!
I grew up in council housing and so I’m proud today to announce a $100m grant to Kings Grammar for the construction of a new, state of the art polo field. The new field will sit on the site of the old Parramatta High School and significant First Nations country.
Save this for a few years’ time when we’re wondering why a natural spring system has been destroyed
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
Any minute now you'll get the "Everything I did is within the rules of parliamentary expenses" as though that makes it less offensive.
WTF is Russia complaining about here
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
This is interesting if a touch esoteric
www.quantamagazine.org/can-the-most...
I didn’t feel like cleaning the house for book club this month so I announced that Francesca Albanese was going to attend and the police declared it an illegal protest.
Problem solved.
At this point who’d be a literary festival organiser
I can't help but read this as NASA clearing the way for SpaceX's stated ambitions wrt the moon
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Armageddon all my excuses for war mixed up!
Please tell me he's a moderate reformer who has followed a tactic of maintaining proximity to power so as to take just such a chance when it arises.
Just like I ordered these drapes - aren’t they beautiful?
Like Royal Commissions, expert departmental advice is more of a guide or suggestion than something to take seriously.
The data is clear: walking and cycling are good for our health, for the public purse, and for our cityscapes.
That's why @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social continues to push for better active travel infrastructure across our whole city.
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...