I loved this piece.
"When I was younger, I thought courage meant being fearless. Now I realize it means being afraid and moving forward anyway. Watching the rabbits made that clear. They did not leap because they felt safe. They leapt because staying put was not an option."
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Read. When you feel powerless, when you feel overwhelmed, when you find yourself doom scrolling, when you are bored. Just read. It's one of the most empowering acts. Read.
Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal
Children under 2 hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with RSV, according to a new study.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Everyone needs to shout this.
One ancient tree can be home to thousands of species—insects, birds, fungi, plants. Reducing it to ash isn't clearing land; it's demolishing an entire city of life. That is ecocide. #Biodiversity #Forests
Seems troubling.
More troubling would be the idea that the Administration might have bombed Iran without expecting this.
"Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal."
• Hospitalised children under 2 with COVID-19 had higher severe illness risk than RSV
• Ventilators: 39% of COVID ICU babies vs 16% with RSV
• Deaths: 2.9% COVID vs 0.4% RSV among hospitalised infants
He actually said Australians being on the sub is "one of the big pluses behind the Aukus arrangements". What the fuck are we doing
Of course, the only people who will suffer (apart from the bureaucrats and ministers if they miss their budget savings targets) will be the people who use the NDIS having the biggest reform since it began thrust on them in this way. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/r...
📣 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
She helped design the aged care reforms, including the IAT tool. Now she is living their failures hellocare.com.au/she-helped-d...
The newly amalgamated Adelaide University brings utter shame upon itself in its first months of operation.
In a statement following this shocking act, it risibly claims it is a place where "exchange of ideas can happen freely".
Not if the ideas include a defence of the remaining Gazans, it seems.
Cancelling an event with Francesca Albanese is an act of cowardice on the part of Adelaide Uni. Universities must be places that foster rigorous debate & exchange of ideas, not a vehicle for the whims of a conservative administration. Where's the courage?
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
David Shoebridge asks if any Australian troops were used in the US submarine attack which blew up & sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Penny Wong says for “operational & security reasons” this cannot be disclosed. #auspol
Ah yes, cutting funding to Muslim groups because of a social media post by the far-right Australian Jewish Association. The textbook definition of social cohesion
Last year, 50 Australians were serving on US attack submarines, and that number was on the rise.
The Albanese Government must answer whether Australian troops were used in this attack.
If we don't want to be involved in this war, withdraw Australian troops.
Best evidence yet that GLP-1 drugs reduce the risk of substance abuse, from >600,000 US Veterans with T2 diabetes across alcohol, nicotine, opioid, cocaine, cannabis @zalaly.bsky.social
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
By both of us supporting Trump's illegal war.
Read my piece in the New Daily on why I think it's time to recognise gambling as a ‘public health matter’ 👆
Tonight Carlton and the Swans will kick off the third AFL season since the Murphy report unanimously recommended a comprehensive ban on gambling ads.
Once again, our screens and stadia will be polluted with wall-to-wall gambling advertising, a normalised part of sporting culture in Australia.
New in the BMJ: Our study of 600,000 people found GLP-1 drugs associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer overdoses, and reduced addiction risk across alcohol, opioids, cocaine, cannabis, and nicotine.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
@albomp.bsky.social
Canada, then Denmark, now Spain, do you maintain that we share values with the US bully?
#CancelAUKUS
#AusPol
Guess who stopped smoking after 20 years after starting a GLP-1 in September? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Screenshot of a The Sick Times article titled “Two new books help children understand how Long COVID impacts their family members,” written by Heather Hogan and published March 4, 2026. The image shows a children’s book cover titled “Long COVID Transformed My Sister into a Turtle,” featuring a cartoon turtle wearing headphones and sunglasses, with bookshelves in the background.
Two new books help children understand how Long COVID impacts their family members
🔹Long COVID Transformed My Mommy
🔹Long COVID Transformed My Sister into a Turtle
Portions of the books proceeds will be donated to the Bateman Horne Center and advocacy groups Long COVID Kids and Long Covid Families
Put more simply: were there any Australians on the US submarine that just attacked and sunk an Iranian ship in international waters? Does the Australian government know the answer?
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...
So – was the submarine that sunk the Iranian warship a Virginia class? Did it visit the Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling in WA on its way to its Indian Ocean deployment? If so, did any Australian crew join the submarine?
Was Australia involved in the operation off Sri Lanka?
In Senate Estimates in October, the Chief of the Australian Navy said:
“At present there are more than 50 Australians serving on US fast-attack submarines based out of Pearl Harbor. We won’t go into precise numbers, but, suffice to say, that number is growing.”
As part of the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal, Australian crew are now embedded on US-flagged Virginia-class submarines. One defence report from November 2025 noted that “one in 10 crew members” on US nuclear-powered attack submarines “is Australian”.
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...
Is Australia already involved in the US and Israel's illegal war on Iran?
This morning, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that a US submarine sunk an Iranian ship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Public ed is good for social cohesion. Public funding for religious private schools divides us.
It's extremely depressing how our system & pol leaders encourage a belief that sending your kids to private, esp "Christian" schools gives them a better future. We need pride & investment in public ed
