Professor Asha Rao
@asharao.bsky.social
Passionate Mathematician; cybersecurity expert; enjoy sewing, cooking, gardening, walking. 2019-2020 Superstar of STEM, Inductee 2021 Victorian Honours Roll of Women
More “missed opportunities “ by Queensland Police
Despite police being called to their home several times by neighbours who heard him yelling at her, the two – victim and perpetrator – were seen by police as “just as bad as each other”.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians | Amy McQuire
The refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
More “missed opportunities “ by Queensland Police
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An article from @sydney.edu.au about today’s significant event #NSWPremiersPrizes news-opinion.sydney.edu.au/link/id/zzzz...
Nalini Joshi named 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year
Trailblazing mathematician Professor Nalini Joshi has been awarded the top scientific accolade in NSW for 2025.
news-opinion.sydney.edu.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
An article from @sydney.edu.au about today’s significant event #NSWPremiersPrizes news-opinion.sydney.edu.au/link/id/zzzz...
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Bill was drunk when he was released from the watch house and handed the document outlining Gail’s allegations
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Gail Karran recorded the savage beating that killed her. Shocking new evidence reveals how police failed her
Exclusive: A secret audio device recorded Bill Karran raping, hitting and choking his wife of 30 years – immediately after he was released, drunk, from a Queensland watch house
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Bill was drunk when he was released from the watch house and handed the document outlining Gail’s allegations
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police took no steps to notify Gail that her allegations had been disclosed to Bill, to advise her of his release from custody or to check on her
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Missing Opportunities“ seems to be the motto of the Queensland Police!
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“Missing Opportunities“ seems to be the motto of the Queensland Police!
Preferential voting:
Kevin Rudd puts it best. “Which of these schumks do I dislike the most? which schumk do I dislike the second-most… and so on!”
Watching S1 Episode 3 People Power in iview https:// iview.abc.net.au/show/annabel-crabb-s-civic-duty/series/1/video/DO2441H003S00
Kevin Rudd puts it best. “Which of these schumks do I dislike the most? which schumk do I dislike the second-most… and so on!”
Watching S1 Episode 3 People Power in iview https:// iview.abc.net.au/show/annabel-crabb-s-civic-duty/series/1/video/DO2441H003S00
Annabel Crabb's Civic Duty: S1 Episode 3 People Power
Democracies operate according to rules, but they also change. Sometimes at the hands of visionary or power-hungry leaders, sometimes in response to external forces, and sometimes as a result of people...
iview.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Preferential voting:
Kevin Rudd puts it best. “Which of these schumks do I dislike the most? which schumk do I dislike the second-most… and so on!”
Watching S1 Episode 3 People Power in iview https:// iview.abc.net.au/show/annabel-crabb-s-civic-duty/series/1/video/DO2441H003S00
Kevin Rudd puts it best. “Which of these schumks do I dislike the most? which schumk do I dislike the second-most… and so on!”
Watching S1 Episode 3 People Power in iview https:// iview.abc.net.au/show/annabel-crabb-s-civic-duty/series/1/video/DO2441H003S00
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I can’t watch it again but if you haven’t seen it, Black Cockatoo Crisis is on NITV now.
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I can’t watch it again but if you haven’t seen it, Black Cockatoo Crisis is on NITV now.
8:56pm. Sun has definitely set!
So, is this the Aurora?
The clouds are rolling in ☹️
But that’s Melbourne!!
So, is this the Aurora?
The clouds are rolling in ☹️
But that’s Melbourne!!
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
8:56pm. Sun has definitely set!
So, is this the Aurora?
The clouds are rolling in ☹️
But that’s Melbourne!!
So, is this the Aurora?
The clouds are rolling in ☹️
But that’s Melbourne!!
Not Aurora Australis but the twilight sky is just as beautiful.
Hoping I can see the Aurora in a few minutes.
Hoping I can see the Aurora in a few minutes.
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Not Aurora Australis but the twilight sky is just as beautiful.
Hoping I can see the Aurora in a few minutes.
Hoping I can see the Aurora in a few minutes.
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Also, if you'd like to get yourself a copy of Tiny Moments of Joy, you can find it here. (Huge thanks in advance for buying author direct and helping us keep this writing business going.)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
Tiny Moments of Joy | Swashbuckler Press
Delightful moments captured from people watching in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
www.swashbucklerpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Also, if you'd like to get yourself a copy of Tiny Moments of Joy, you can find it here. (Huge thanks in advance for buying author direct and helping us keep this writing business going.)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
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Here's feed refresher: teaching an octopus to play piano... youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
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November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Here's feed refresher: teaching an octopus to play piano... youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
Scammers will always make use of unfortunate events.
Best to double and triple check!
Best to double and triple check!
Queenslanders warned about 'disaster chasers' targeting storm-hit homeowners www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Retiree’s close call with potential ‘disaster chasers’ prompts warning
When three men turned up on Geoff Wilson's doorstep offering to check his roof for damage he took them up on it. But a requirement that the repairs must be done by a builder of their choice put him on...
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Scammers will always make use of unfortunate events.
Best to double and triple check!
Best to double and triple check!
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Queenslanders warned about 'disaster chasers' targeting storm-hit homeowners www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Retiree’s close call with potential ‘disaster chasers’ prompts warning
When three men turned up on Geoff Wilson's doorstep offering to check his roof for damage he took them up on it. But a requirement that the repairs must be done by a builder of their choice put him on...
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Queenslanders warned about 'disaster chasers' targeting storm-hit homeowners www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.
So proud of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
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India rejoice in first Women’s World Cup triumph as South Africa fall short
India won their first Women’s World Cup as the hosts held off South Africa by 52 runs in the final, sparking scenes of joy in Navi Mumbai
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So proud of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
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It's one month until Australia's internet will drastically change. Here's what I'm doing to cover it:
(PS: I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an article come out, instead of than hoping that an algorithm will serve it to you: camwilson.beehiiv.co...)
(PS: I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an article come out, instead of than hoping that an algorithm will serve it to you: camwilson.beehiiv.co...)
November 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's one month until Australia's internet will drastically change. Here's what I'm doing to cover it:
(PS: I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an article come out, instead of than hoping that an algorithm will serve it to you: camwilson.beehiiv.co...)
(PS: I’ve set up a mailing list to send out an email when I have an article come out, instead of than hoping that an algorithm will serve it to you: camwilson.beehiiv.co...)
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I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
November 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage.
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country.
#CommitToALivingWage
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183 million email accounts including passwords leaked back in April
Urgent alert issued to anyone who uses Gmail
Urgent alert issued to anyone who uses Gmail
Urgent alert issued to anyone who uses Gmail
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
183 million email accounts including passwords leaked back in April
We need more goats!
“Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
When it comes to fire hazard reduction, could this method actually be the GOAT?
Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We need more goats!
“Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Goats are low-maintenance weed clearers, meadow mowers and bush bashers – and they might just be the secret weapon to future bushfire season preparedness”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Can we stop with this, please? <waves at all of it>
Are you smarter than a 12th grader? Relive HSC anxiety with a quiz based on this year’s maths exam
Are you smarter than a 12th grader? Relive HSC anxiety with a quiz based on this year’s maths exam
Social media complaints about this year’s HSC maths exams labelled the papers as ‘brutal’ and an ‘absolute horror’. Are you up to the test?
Some HSC students were reduced to tears while sitting this year’s mathematics exams.
“Someone I know is literally crying because it was too hard,” a student wrote on a Facebook forum about the Standard 2 paper. “Real sista, real,” came a reply. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Can we stop with this, please? <waves at all of it>
First harvest from my mulberry bush
@liangrhea.bsky.social
Only one plant, but it will me at least 4 or 5 punnets if I remember to keep the water up.
Earlier this year than normal.
@liangrhea.bsky.social
Only one plant, but it will me at least 4 or 5 punnets if I remember to keep the water up.
Earlier this year than normal.
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
First harvest from my mulberry bush
@liangrhea.bsky.social
Only one plant, but it will me at least 4 or 5 punnets if I remember to keep the water up.
Earlier this year than normal.
@liangrhea.bsky.social
Only one plant, but it will me at least 4 or 5 punnets if I remember to keep the water up.
Earlier this year than normal.
I was at #CyberCon2025 and heard this live.
Fascinating and terrifying in equal measures!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fascinating and terrifying in equal measures!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘I lost 25 pounds in 20 days’: what it’s like to be on the frontline of a global cyber-attack
The security chief of SolarWinds reflects on the Russian hack that exposed US government agencies – and the heart attack he suffered in the aftermath
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I was at #CyberCon2025 and heard this live.
Fascinating and terrifying in equal measures!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fascinating and terrifying in equal measures!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“Mathematics is everywhere”
This evening’s ABC Gardening Australia 😀
This evening’s ABC Gardening Australia 😀
October 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“Mathematics is everywhere”
This evening’s ABC Gardening Australia 😀
This evening’s ABC Gardening Australia 😀
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Major study finds tooth decay in Queensland children has declined since water fluoridation expanded www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Major study outlines benefit of water fluoridation as Qld councils opt out
The findings are released as more Queensland councils opt out of water fluoridation and amid rising rates of misinformation.
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Major study finds tooth decay in Queensland children has declined since water fluoridation expanded www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...