Paula 🌹
@paularose.bsky.social
artist | always curious | pro-transit & accessibility | resiliency | nature lover
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
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As the population ages, the RBA’s interest rate policy is no longer fit for purpose
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As the population ages, the RBA’s interest rate policy is no longer fit for purpose
High rates of outright home ownership combined with tax-free super insulate older Australians from mortgage rate fluctuations.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
As the population ages, the RBA’s interest rate policy is no longer fit for purpose
theconversation.com/as-the-popul...
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Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
The November monthly temperatures have been released and 2025 looks set to be the 2nd hottest year on record.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
Remember when warming apparently stopped in 1997?
That is more than 0.5C ago.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Just a reminder the media org that has been trumpeting that it cares about kids and their futures and wants social media banned is the same that worldwide has been running climate change disinformation and lies, ensuring the kids will live in a worse world
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“Australia led the world expanding its oil and gas industries between 2015-2024” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s two years since we were told ‘the age of fossil fuels will end’. When will Australia get prepared for what’s coming? | Clear Air
The decline of the coal export industry could come even faster than expected, and we need to do more to manage the economic risks
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Australia led the world expanding its oil and gas industries between 2015-2024” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia’s peak mental health groups didn’t want the teen social media ban, but they’re ready for its consequences
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/t...
Australia's peak mental health groups didn't want the teen social media ban, but they're ready for its consequences
Despite the government making a mental health argument for the teen social media ban, leading experts have grave concerns about its impact — a case that's been bolstered by new research.
www.crikey.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Australia’s peak mental health groups didn’t want the teen social media ban, but they’re ready for its consequences
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/t...
"I think changing the Centrelink couple clause is a way to allow women to be financially independent from their partners … they should be seen as individuals in their own right,"
December 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"I think changing the Centrelink couple clause is a way to allow women to be financially independent from their partners … they should be seen as individuals in their own right,"
How News Corp drove Labor's rushed social media ban
Was it about kids? Or was it about a scare campaign and a federal election?
www.deepcutnews.com/p/how-news-c...
Was it about kids? Or was it about a scare campaign and a federal election?
www.deepcutnews.com/p/how-news-c...
How News Corp drove Labor's rushed social media ban
Was it about kids? Or was it about a scare campaign and a federal election?
www.deepcutnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
How News Corp drove Labor's rushed social media ban
Was it about kids? Or was it about a scare campaign and a federal election?
www.deepcutnews.com/p/how-news-c...
Was it about kids? Or was it about a scare campaign and a federal election?
www.deepcutnews.com/p/how-news-c...
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The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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The alternative to nurture a critical thinking human, with emotional intelligence, seems unpalatable to those in power.
The 'ban' is for 'login'. The data is available to all, just the same.
www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...
The 'ban' is for 'login'. The data is available to all, just the same.
www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...
Finland trains six-year-olds to spot fake news – and they might be better at it than you
Finnish schools have made media literacy a key part of education, equipping even six-year-olds with the skills to spot fake news and online manipulation.
Finland has consistently ranked as Europe’s m...
www.helsinkitimes.fi
December 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The alternative to nurture a critical thinking human, with emotional intelligence, seems unpalatable to those in power.
The 'ban' is for 'login'. The data is available to all, just the same.
www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...
The 'ban' is for 'login'. The data is available to all, just the same.
www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
36 Months accused ban critics of being paid off by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up sponsorship deals, eyeing global expansion and coming up with its own AI tool to sell.
www.crikey.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
‘Everyone got paid’: How Wippa’s pro-teen social media ban group cashed in on its success
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/3...
When climate risk hits home, people listen: Local details can enhance disaster preparedness messaging
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
When climate risk hits home, people listen: Local details can enhance disaster preparedness messaging
A subtle change in how climate risk is communicated—mentioning a person's local area—can significantly increase attention to disaster preparedness messages, according to a new study by researchers at ...
phys.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
When climate risk hits home, people listen: Local details can enhance disaster preparedness messaging
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
"I think there's room to rehash the conversation around how social media, for people of marginalised backgrounds and especially racialised teens, is a place to find connection in a largely white and colonial country"
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
The Real Cost of Australia’s Social Media Ban on Youth
Australia’s social media ban claims to protect kids, but it cuts marginalised teens off from community, news and safety — while ignoring real solutions.
missingperspectives.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"I think there's room to rehash the conversation around how social media, for people of marginalised backgrounds and especially racialised teens, is a place to find connection in a largely white and colonial country"
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
missingperspectives.com/posts/social...
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Australian values versus political capture
Dave Pope 2024
Dave Pope 2024
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Australian values versus political capture
Dave Pope 2024
Dave Pope 2024
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Australian values
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Australian values
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Authorised by the Department for Rearranging Deckchairs
youtu.be/ZxRB5qWphJE?...
@thejuicemedia.com
Regulate toxic algorithms?
Enforce duty of care?
Nah, ban kids
Don't apply un-Australian values
AUKUS subs
back fossils
abandon ABC, CSIRO, BOM
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Australia is quietly rolling out age checks for search engines like Google
Just as Australians are adjusting to the idea of having their ages checked for social media, age assurance rules are being applied to search engines and many other corners of the internet.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
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I agree. It was about appearing to do something. The real issue is the big social media companies being completely derelict in enforcing any standard of civil conduct.
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I agree. It was about appearing to do something. The real issue is the big social media companies being completely derelict in enforcing any standard of civil conduct.
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The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
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For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise.
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise.
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
Source: archive.md/9AqXz
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Australia’s social media ban comes out of the cult of self-help books. Dodgy research and rich false gods preaching about the ills of contemporary society. Yet structural issues aren’t addressed.
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young people
From nascent policy idea in one state to passing federal parliament in just days, it has been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 December
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Australia’s social media ban comes out of the cult of self-help books. Dodgy research and rich false gods preaching about the ills of contemporary society. Yet structural issues aren’t addressed.
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia, this is embarrassing.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Australia’s world-first under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education theconversation.com/the-under-16...
The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support
We know that Australian children’s civics education is at an all-time low. The government’s social media ban may make this worse.
theconversation.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Australia’s world-first under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education theconversation.com/the-under-16...
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A big feature of hating the poor, is people wildly overestimating how much help is available to the poor, and the quality of that help.
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
This is my local women's shed every week they get donations to make hampers for people doing it tough. Aldi thought this was acceptable
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A big feature of hating the poor, is people wildly overestimating how much help is available to the poor, and the quality of that help.
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
They imagine welfare is an easy to get, comfortably livable income, or imagine we eat well off charity, when irl rich donors commonly use charity to offload waste
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This is my local women's shed every week they get donations to make hampers for people doing it tough. Aldi thought this was acceptable
December 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is my local women's shed every week they get donations to make hampers for people doing it tough. Aldi thought this was acceptable
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Batteries are going to get a lot cheaper
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Batteries are going to get a lot cheaper
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Gas won't
California invests big in battery storage leaving rolling blackouts behind
California now has around 14GW / 50GWh of utility storage and another 3GW of domestic and commercial storage
www.latimes.com/environment/...