Prof Geoff Hanmer
@geoff-hanmer.bsky.social
MD of ARINA, an architectural consultancy specialising in buildings and campuses for tertiary education (https://arina.biz). Adjunct Prof Architecture UTS. OzSAGE Director, Ventilation Chair. Thrive researcher (https://thriveiaq.com). Sailor, optimist.
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COVID-19: "As of November 11, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 9 states, and not changing in 18 states."
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
COVID-19: "As of November 11, 2025, we estimate that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 20 states, declining or likely declining in 9 states, and not changing in 18 states."
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
Source: www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
I think we start with the idea that everyone has to have a house and work back from there.
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I think we start with the idea that everyone has to have a house and work back from there.
Captain Chaos. What a pillock. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Trump reverses course on beef tariff as pressure builds over cost of living
Hundreds of food products, including beef and oranges, are now exempted from US trade tariffs, according to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Friday.
www.abc.net.au
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Captain Chaos. What a pillock. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Here's a suggestion: let's create an
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here's a suggestion: let's create an
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
Association for the Abolition of Artsy Acronyms in Academic Applications and Research Groups in the Humanities.
("AAAAAARGH" for short because the full name is too long, and it has a second layer of meaning that beautifully captures the essence of the project...)
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Latest ONS data show 124 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 31 Oct 2025.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Latest ONS data show 124 deaths in England involving COVID-19: w/ending 31 Oct 2025.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
Latest NHS data indicate numbers in hospital down to 1,602 as of 31 Oct 2025.
The virus is still here.
People still being infected.
#LongCOVID disabling.
Need to protect the vulnerable, and improve vaccine access.
State funerals for John Laws and Graham Richardson are a travesty. Are we memorialising all arseholes now or just the most public ones?
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
State funerals for John Laws and Graham Richardson are a travesty. Are we memorialising all arseholes now or just the most public ones?
The Minns idea that building luxury units near the CBD will make housing affordable is like increasing the production of Mercedes with the hope that the price of Toyotas will go down. They are totally separate markets.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Minns idea that building luxury units near the CBD will make housing affordable is like increasing the production of Mercedes with the hope that the price of Toyotas will go down. They are totally separate markets.
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Great news! The govt will finally introduce local content rules for streaming platforms. This is a huge win for Aussie stories, jobs and our screen industry. Proud to have stood alongside actors, creators and so many others who helped push for this outcome. It’s a great day for Australian stories.
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Great news! The govt will finally introduce local content rules for streaming platforms. This is a huge win for Aussie stories, jobs and our screen industry. Proud to have stood alongside actors, creators and so many others who helped push for this outcome. It’s a great day for Australian stories.
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As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
As world leaders meet at COP30 to strengthen climate ambition, the Liberal Party has announced it will abandon Net Zero.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
It’s reckless and out of touch with community.
You can’t claim to accept climate science while walking away from the action it demands.
I’m coming to the realisation that the Parliamentary Liberal Party are not genius material. Angus is living proof that the selection of Rhodes Scholars is not based on intelligence or a capacity for logical reasoning.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I’m coming to the realisation that the Parliamentary Liberal Party are not genius material. Angus is living proof that the selection of Rhodes Scholars is not based on intelligence or a capacity for logical reasoning.
Keating had some good ideas, but many bad ones, and his personality was such that he was unable to take advice. The arrogance he displayed in the 1996 campaign killed the ALP’s chance of victory, consigning them to the wilderness for 11 years, longer than the 8 years following the dismissal.
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Keating had some good ideas, but many bad ones, and his personality was such that he was unable to take advice. The arrogance he displayed in the 1996 campaign killed the ALP’s chance of victory, consigning them to the wilderness for 11 years, longer than the 8 years following the dismissal.
This just shows how out of touch Keating can be. After the loans affair, arresting the GG might just have been a guarantee of total electoral suicide. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Keating reveals he told Whitlam to have Kerr sacked, or arrested
“You’d have to have the soldiers with you for this to happen,” Keating said, warning that the governor-general could have turned to the army for support.
www.smh.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This just shows how out of touch Keating can be. After the loans affair, arresting the GG might just have been a guarantee of total electoral suicide. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Graham Richardson was not a “great Labor figure”. Much needed balance from someone who knew. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson
For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, the Labor senator was the one who got away.
www.smh.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Graham Richardson was not a “great Labor figure”. Much needed balance from someone who knew. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Lloyd told the committee that the merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia was “unprecedented in scale and complexity” This is true, and it is a mystery why these two geniuses were so sure the merger would work, and that it would be beneficial. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Uni vice chancellors grilled over 'unprecedented' merger - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
A senate inquiry into the Australian universities has heard of the "unprecedented" scale of a merger of the universities of Adelaide and SA.
www.indailysa.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Lloyd told the committee that the merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia was “unprecedented in scale and complexity” This is true, and it is a mystery why these two geniuses were so sure the merger would work, and that it would be beneficial. www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
How will high density apartments, which are very expensive to build, boost affordability? We need a new paradigm, built around WFH, to break out of the current mess. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Planning isn't the only reason Australia isn't adding enough homes, builders say
The building industry is reporting a lift in approvals and new home sales, but says planning delays and skilled labour shortages are holding back construction, amid calls to unlock higher density deve...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
How will high density apartments, which are very expensive to build, boost affordability? We need a new paradigm, built around WFH, to break out of the current mess. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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'Developers are in it for the profits'.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
'Developers are in it for the profits'.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
Developers are destroying literally everything on their ways, from urban planning to nature preservation n now our universities. With the help of their politicians, their destruction has no boundaries.
"This may be reflected across contents, delivery and details in program naming, which have all been designed to optimally meet the needs of industry and future employers," a spokesperson for the university said.”
Nothing about students. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Nothing about students. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Students, teaching staff face challenges amid Adelaide University merger
From late next month, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia will begin to cease operations and transform to become Adelaide University. But as the clock ticks, some students...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"This may be reflected across contents, delivery and details in program naming, which have all been designed to optimally meet the needs of industry and future employers," a spokesperson for the university said.”
Nothing about students. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Nothing about students. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
And yet Minns wants more of these. The solution is definitely a problem. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Starting a family, Mohammed bought his dream home. Two kids later, he still can’t move in
These Sydney apartments were meant to house thousands. Instead, they sit empty as would-be homeowners’ dreams are shattered.
www.smh.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And yet Minns wants more of these. The solution is definitely a problem. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Yes, 4 years later WSU has been caught in this trap and the result is that 400 staff will lose their jobs. You can take it as read that the genius responsible will not be held to account; he’s moved on. theconversation.com/why-universi...
Why universities may come to regret the costs of City Deals and private sector ‘solutions’
A capital funding squeeze led universities to seek new ways of developing their campuses. It now appears city CBDs and developers might do better out of those deals than universities.
theconversation.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Yes, 4 years later WSU has been caught in this trap and the result is that 400 staff will lose their jobs. You can take it as read that the genius responsible will not be held to account; he’s moved on. theconversation.com/why-universi...
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VCs across state owned universities are behaving as though they are the owners. Wish like old times after scandals, senior roles would be willing to step down from their positions. No shame!
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
VCs across state owned universities are behaving as though they are the owners. Wish like old times after scandals, senior roles would be willing to step down from their positions. No shame!
Who could have predicted this? Actually, quite a few people did. When are we going to take COVID seriously? I know everyone was traumatised by the pandemic, but ignoring it now multiplies the harm. www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and ...
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Who could have predicted this? Actually, quite a few people did. When are we going to take COVID seriously? I know everyone was traumatised by the pandemic, but ignoring it now multiplies the harm. www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
If you are wondering why WSU are in such dire financial straits, reading this article may clarify things. Ex VC Barney Glover really believed in the developer finance model having done the same thing at CDU and then at WSU with Charter Hall and Walker Corporation. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
‘A very curious deal’: The $340m uni campus with a $1.8b price tag
Property developer Lang Walker gave generously to Western Sydney University. His company stands to gain far more.
www.smh.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If you are wondering why WSU are in such dire financial straits, reading this article may clarify things. Ex VC Barney Glover really believed in the developer finance model having done the same thing at CDU and then at WSU with Charter Hall and Walker Corporation. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
The problem with economists is that they propose simple solutions to complex problems. The cost per sq m of taller housing is higher. Is it possible for the geniuses behind this report to consider this, or the flawed assumption that more supply leads to lower prices? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Simple city zoning change could lower rents, house prices, report finds
Rents and house prices would be 12 per cent lower than otherwise within a decade if all capital cities are rezoned to allow three-storey buildings, a report finds.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The problem with economists is that they propose simple solutions to complex problems. The cost per sq m of taller housing is higher. Is it possible for the geniuses behind this report to consider this, or the flawed assumption that more supply leads to lower prices? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Matt tells me tomorrow's #SIZZLETOWN will be a 'Steelbook Edition'. Not sure how that works with a podcast, but Jason Statham will be on hand to explain. www.sizzletownpodcast.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Matt tells me tomorrow's #SIZZLETOWN will be a 'Steelbook Edition'. Not sure how that works with a podcast, but Jason Statham will be on hand to explain. www.sizzletownpodcast.com