Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade

Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.

Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social

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Here's some interesting answers from the article, social media can be beneficial to autistic/neurodivergent teens who feel isolated in life. Many teens reckon the under 16s ban won't work (source: ABC (australia)

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A sad affair for such an important place of history. Libraries need librarians!!

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Males (Average daily number) Indigenous Non-indigenous 2022 3,881.7 270.8021887 2023 4,119.4 266.419147 Sep-24 4,454.5 263.0404971 Dec-24 4,518.3 259.3942345 Mar-25 4,652.8 265.7101833 Jun-25 4,715.1 269.4114629 Sep-25 4,717.3 267.8862789

The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
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yup, so disappointing…

I wonder if this will deter people from going into city by choice (for xmas shopping, events, etc)?

Humans will NEVER colonize another planet. Never.

If we can’t even agree to do the minimum to keep Earth habitable, there’s no way in hell we’ll cooperate to make another planet habitable.

Yes but that’s the point where you diverge from what it means to be socialist, to practice socialist principles. You might (arguably) start off as socialist but then core values change in order to be able to genocide…

The right information from the beginning would’ve been helpful. It’s airborne, and they knew it was. Community health providing everyone with respirators to wear and teaching how (and why) to wear them. People still don’t understand. A mask is not a respirator.

Ugh, read that as: ai ‘Knuckles’ Gore

The result of voting to avoid something instead of voting to be represented

This year? The US has been a wrecking ball for the rest of the world particularly South America and the Middle East for *decades*

YES & as if the countries being pushed backwards (UK, Australia) who had pretty good healthcare systems aren’t being influenced/lobbied by American multinationals who want a stake in it. The US gets involved in everyone’s business then complain when people from elsewhere comment on their business

Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists fears pregnant women will not take paracetamol when they need it and suffer harm from unmanaged fever after the Trump administration made unfounded claims linking it to autism. They encouraged women to talk to their doctor rather than rely on the White House announcement on Tuesday, which they described as “not a no-harm scenario”. Continue reading...

Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women

“It’s in our breath” being hidden by all the bad faith in this article. Typical of HS

Yeahhh I can’t ever consider him ever truly leftist. (Many still confuse centrist liberal with left)

Please… tell me about the (current) ‘extreme’ left?

Nothing about him is left? He’s a self-confessed conservative

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If you haven’t read it, the below (great) thread speaks to this very phenomenon:

Statement or no statement, there’s no way in hell this decision is financial

as an american enduring a fascist takeover, looking across the pond, it really seems to me like keir starmer is a fascist pretending to be a liberal so that he can advance longstanding fascist goals with the approval of polite society

They posted something supposedly by him the other day—only two lines—and it *still* didn’t sound like him

Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem Pfizer's JN.1 vaccine has been the only option available to Australians since the start of the year. Here's what happened to the other brands, and why experts say choice matters when it comes to vacci...

Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem
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every year they say the same thing

I feel sorry for us, actually

New rules will radically change the way we use the internet in Australia – and not just social media | Sam Floreani A new age verification code will soon apply to search engines, with huge implications for privacy and inclusion

new writing from me about age verification and content moderation beyond social media. with endless thanks to @kgt.bsky.social @drwaus.bsky.social @katha.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social Zahra Stardust @lucinda-nelson.bsky.social whose research and advocacy continue to inform my thinking

A very poignant thread from Lexi Alexander. Please take a moment to read it.

Oh fantastic, thank you! Yes the one I go to has HEPA filters but windows don’t open 😕

Can I ask what dentist you attend?

Yes! Disappointing. Wanted a decent N95 in black