I had not noticed the alt text and you are right, it’s great. We rate dogs is often great.

Australian psychologists have to do Masters. It’s not Commonwealth Supported so they start at $30k. Then there is the AHPRA membership at $450, and the fact that post graduate students don’t get travel concessions. But sure, any one can become a psychologist in Australia.

I love it but I don’t think it was me at the event today.

I was born on Kaurna country and I live on Wurundjeri Country. Sovereignty was never ceded. Treaty and voice now.

As usual it’s very individual. Stimulants might help me concentrate or make my brain skitter all over the place twice as much as usual. It can depend on the stimulant and the time of month for me.

Thanks!

Gender inequity 'baked into the system' for Medicare rebates, doctors' group says Women's health specialists say gender bias in rebates for medical procedures is costing women more money and disincentivising women's health practitioners.

The gender bias in healthcare in Australia is systemic. So much so that its built into the payment system. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04...

Hydrate or die straight 🤣

Not fact checked but it sounds like a level of cooperation much needed across the globe.

Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN finds A UN committee finds Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on Nauru even after they were granted refugee status.

The UN recognition is good, but it feels like a bit of a ‘No Sh1t?’ moment. We knoew 20 years ago it was a human rights violation. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

I’m a big fantasy reader and I’m not interested in romance. Look up NK Jemisin. She writes incredible highly intelligent fantasy that tackles, race, power, trauma and inter generational trauma. And is still about magic and how you use it.

That’s my issue with Bluesky right now. It doesn’t feel like the sort of space I can post gardening or family pictures. I don’t know how to make it private because when I checked the settings it pretty much said the aim of the platform was to be public. That’s fine, just not what I want.

Ouch

Ok that kinda blows my mind.