"Don't upload your ID unnecessarily anywhere on any platform," says government MP Josh Burns says on the ABC's teen social media ban special.

The law requires platforms to require at least one option for age checking other than ID, but IDs will likely be required for many.

Every day we stray further from god or something idk

Press: @kristinhersh.bsky.social interviewed by Neva Chonin for Option magazine, November 1996 issue. Pictures by Michael Sexton. From Scott Hamilton’s collection, sent by Sona Avakian.

they are very pretty

'Rusty Stream and White Pebbles,' was painted in the late autumn of 1921, a year after Félix Vallotton chose to spend his winter months in Cagnes. Used to the low, grey skies of Normandy, he was struck by the brilliance of the light in this part of France.

“I honestly thought I’d be inundated,” the PM said at a press conference today, staring at his phone’s empty notifications screen. “Not even a scam text pretending to be Australia Post”.

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probably a few million dollars

Conflating criticism of Israel with hatred of Jews ‘quite audacious’, lawyer for Sydney academics tells court

University of Sydney and two academics facing racial discrimination case after colleagues accuse them of racist hate speech #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

probs only in Japan

so good!
I had Kimba sneakers and a rubber stamp set…we spent a fair bit of time in Japan when I was a kid, they’ve got all the cool stuff :)

I told my dermatologist that women are buying expensive collagen pills, powders and 'gummies' because they think it will put more collagen into their skin. (Because lies.) This is the face she made before a short lecture about digestive juices & how amino acids behave and what and good lord.

🤣

awww Kimba ☺️

🚨We're officially launching “Bear to the Rescue” this Friday 17th October at 4:30pm, at Fullers Bookshop, Hobart!📕🥳

Expect all the usual tomfoolery – face-painting, costumes, animal fun times & themed snacks - as well as a special appearance from the Tasmanian Story Dogs. Hope to see you there! 🐨🐶

An aging radio star and an ad guy pushed through the worlds first teen social media ban.

Backed by Newscorp and the LNP.

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ciccone youth - addicted to love (robert palmer)
#musicsky

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With US science & research tanking, an independent CSIRO, weather bureau and medical/science grant systems in Australia are more crucial than ever. #csiro #bom #sciencesky
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3 The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
2 The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
1 The The - Infected

Today is the last day of voting #ABOTY

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As promised last night, at the cost of many burrs in my bare feet I moved my rig a few metres to the left of the tree to get tonight's Milky Way shot Oct 13/25. Limping back to the path I though pic 2 was worth a shot on right of the tree, centred on Altair if i remember right.

'Dream of love' av Selynn Lee (@selynndraws på IG)
#dyremandag

‘night bluesky

#Vancouver #musicsky

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age yourself with a movie you saw in a theatre as a kid

(ok, not when it first came out, I’m not that friggin’ old…been slightly terrified of brooms ever since though)

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