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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 1h

Hang on @publichealthaus.bsky.social! #Tobaccoindustry rapidly switching from deadly cigarettes to safer, smoke-free nicotine options & you’re trying to stop them! That’s insane! Smoking now plummeting in young people thanks to nicotine vapes etc! @jamomartin.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · 2h

Fewer people are now #smoking, but the epidemic is not over yet.

1 in 5 adults are still #addicted, says WHO.

"The #TobaccoIndustry is fighting back with new nicotine products, aggressively targeting young people.”

WHO urges action to help people quit.

Read the report: shorturl.at/EUPCM

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Dr Alex Wodak AM @alexwodak.bsky.social · 1h

When nicotine demand so strong & you ⬆️restrictions legal supply, all you do is switch supply from legal to illegal. Neo-prohibition doesn’t work. Try some harm reduction-that really works @jamomartin.bsky.social @aliveadvocacy.bsky.social @drbfreeman.bsky.social @ianamossyd.bsky.social

a-cosh.bsky.social @a-cosh.bsky.social · 13d

Time to Shut the Shops: Experts Call for Fewer Tobacconists

A new editorial in the @anzjph.bsky.social highlights the urgent need to reduce the number of tobacco and nicotine retailers in Australia.

Anita Dessaix | @drbfreeman.bsky.social | Raglan Maddox | Emily Stone

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1h

Thailand Struggles with Influenza Outbreak — Over 700,000 Cases and 61 Deaths.

"With the number of influenza patients in Thailand surpassing 700,000 and 61 deaths reported, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) in Thailand has issued an emergency alert."

Source: archive.md/n8JAE

Over 700,000 Cases and 61 Deaths: Thailand Struggles with Influenza Outbreak

by Lee Kyungho
Pubilshed 14 Oct.2025 14:56(KST)
| 출처 : 아시아경제 | https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2025101414564020245

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1h

Save UTS Public Health School and strengthen health education intouchpublichealth.net.au/save-uts-pub...
cc @croakeynews.bsky.social

Save UTS Public Health School and strengthen health education : Intouch Public Health

Public health education is not an optional extra.

intouchpublichealth.net.au

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 1h

At Origin Energy AGM today Knitting Nannas, @parentsforclimate.bsky.social Anti Poverty Centre, @swelteringcities.bsky.social and NSW Conservation Council calling on Origin to stop their gas expansion and gas exports driving up temperatures and Australian’s energy Bills.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 1h

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 1h

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 1h

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told #Climate

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 9h

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How COVID-19 Might Be Tied to Other Respiratory Disease Outbreaks

This Medical News story discusses the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and recent increases in other respiratory diseases.

jamanetwork.com

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 6h

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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 20h

#ClimateCrisis

STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP‼️ YOU TOO, AUS ‼️

Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 21h

Not homes.
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 1d

Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 10th lowest on record (JAXA data)

• about 120,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,440,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,540,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 3,080,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between August and November by looking at the decadal average line positions.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest challenge is convincing people that things could be different and that their actions matter.

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Up to 300,000 will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Up to 300,000 Australians will be on aged care waitlist by 2030 under new changes, modelling shows

Expert is forecasting a shortfall of more than 171,000 in-home packages by next June, to grow by about 30,000 places each year

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 12h

Everyone wants to lower the cost of health care, right? Giving a combined MMR shot to kids lowers health costs, because you're just paying for one injection/one clinic, not three. Also, every $1 spent on vaccination programs saves up to $44.
immunizationevidence.org/summary/vacc...

Vaccines have a high return on investment, every $1 spent on vaccine programs returns up to $44 – VoICE

immunizationevidence.org

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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · 22h

The scariest thing about Halloween? The plastic waste! 🎃

Help protect the health of our planet by going plastic-free this Halloween.

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Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends @knitnannassyd.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve any spare coins left in your jar please give to support this court challenge.

Our government should be responding to warnings about environmental and biodiversity collapse instead of protecting corporate greed and destructive. But here we are 🪨⛏️

Environmental Justice Australia @envirojustice.bsky.social · 2d

EJA lawyers have just filed a Federal Court challenge to Woodside’s North West Shelf Extension on behalf of the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Read more 👇
envirojustice.org.au/legal-work/c...

The North West Shelf extension case

Taking the Environment Minister to court over his approval of Australia’s largest, longest operating and most polluting gas project.

envirojustice.org.au

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 1d

Savings from rooftop solar, home batteries and EVs create room for more climate action, including a carbon price, Grattan report says.

reneweconomy.com.au

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

The good people at @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social have launched a new newsletter, FRESH AIR, covering "The latest insights, research, and stories driving the fight for cleaner air worldwide"

mailchi.mp/a4e83aa53203...

Fresh Air | A New Health Policy Watch Newsletter

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 17h

"Decarbonisation will be too disruptive, we shouldn't bother"

"Climate activists are too disruptive, they should be locked up"

Meanwhile...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

On the same day that the government carefully avoids inconveniencing the uber wealthy,
they completely ignore new evidence that 1 in 7 Australians, and 1 in 6 kids, are now living in #poverty.

Labor priorities. #RaiseTheRate #inequality #auspol
povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/poverty_in_a...

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Captain Quoll @kudelka.bsky.social · 23h

It’s the Murray and Albo show! Watch two gutless dickheads unnecessarily sacrifice irreplaceable rainforest and species out of sheer laziness and spite.

Newspaper article describing the latest act of unnecessary vandalism.

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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 16h

Healthy indoor air is a proven prescription for public health that can help fortify our buildings and enhance people’s health, protecting against respiratory diseases and illnesses, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.

resources.wellcertified.com/press-releas...

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 1d

The evidence in observed data and modelled projections shows that delaying renewables does not save money: It prolongs high prices and entrenches fossil fuels.

reneweconomy.com.au

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Burnet Institute @burnetinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

"It really can only take one traveller to start an outbreak like we've seen in WA," said Burnet Institute public health researcher Milena Dalton.

She urged anyone born during or after 1966 to ensure they have two documented doses of the measles vaccine.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Measles cases from unknown source climbing in WA

Health authorities say they are not able to trace WA's latest measles cases to a source, meaning they cannot tell how far the virus has spread.

www.abc.net.au

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