Joel Werner

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it's really funny to imagine going back to January when people were tipping a Peter Dutton to be PM and telling someone "actually he's going to lose so badly that it splits up a stable, governing political partnership that's existed for the better of a century"

i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation

When @AlboMP acknowledged country last night….. that was the fucking best.

From obedience to choice: A Chinese migrant's first real vote in Australia I remember my first vote in China — three candidates, three ballot boxes and voting slips. There was just one thing missing and in Australia, it's everywhere.

"And for new Australians like me, it is the quiet proof that democracy — for all its flaws, frustrations, and noise — is still something worth believing in."

Love this piece from @bang.xiao.au

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

I can't set a stopwatch on my Google Home anymore. I used to be able to. Why can't I now? 🤬

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

I wonder what sort of licensing fee Open AI paid Studio Ghibli to build the database that trained Chat GPT to be able to generate images in their style so accurately it must've been HUGE right? Right? RIGHT? 🙄

Fact: No matter how we generate electricity, Australia needs new and upgraded transmission lines.

Scrapping our Rewiring the Nation plan is a reckless and dangerous thing to do.

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This is astonishing. Does anyone know the US journo who backed up the Sky News reporter? Massive props to him.

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

WORK WITH ME! We’re making a new show. It’s a narrative history pod/vodcast. I’m looking for a sharp writer with production chops. Is that you? Hit me up.

careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50465...

Left out guy at the party meme with caption “They don’t know I’m the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.”

The electorate feels more divided and more disengaged than ever. Really enjoyed the podcast this week... the usual suspects... @lenoret.bsky.social @miketicher.bsky.social and @bridie.bsky.social chatting through how these fractures may shape the election campaign:

Roses are red
Violets are blue

Oh cool! Nice to be reminded about this tiny, invisible creature whose sting hurts worse than death.

(I bet someone already has a blurry screenshot from s2e8 that they're now convinced has Cobel owning 3x Bodega cats in her 20s)

It's time for the weekly game of BBALL REFERENCE or SEVERANCE CLUE! 🤨

Peter Dutton took publicly funded flights to Sydney on days of NRL grand finals, records show Guardian analysis reveals opposition leader also claimed for flights on days of a rugby tournament and, like many Labor MPs, a Matildas World Cup game

Politicians often say they haven’t broken any rules when they use taxpayer $ to attend sporting events.

Reminder: politicians made these rules & could change them at any time to better reflect what most 🇦🇺ns expect of their elected representatives.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Just a normal, nice Australian charity doing normal, nice charitable things.
And definitely not an Australian charity promoting the erasure of a people and/or ethnic cleansing.
Because that would be wack.

republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory

democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus

it's pretty fucked that if you want to make a map of wind conditions using BoM data for reporting/journalism purposes you have to pay thousands of dollars

Prolific blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies dies at 88 James Harrison of Australia, whose blood had a rare antibody, donated 1,173 times over six decades, potentially saving millions of lives. He said he hoped someone would break his record.

An Australian man credited with saving more than 2 million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88.

www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...

So lovely to see razor sharp science journo slash excellent human @carlsmithaus.bsky.social here! 👋 Go follow him already!

General Practice healthcare in Australia is so completely broken.

Congrats mate! Hugely deserved.

Legendary ABC chief election analyst Antony Green to step down The ABC's 2025 federal election coverage will be the last to feature Antony Green AO in an on-air role, with the chief election analyst stepping down after more than 30 years.

For a long time I've joked that Antony Green is immortal and will never retire.

He is sharp, fast, funny, and it has been such a privilege to have a front row seat to the master at work for so long.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Nice thread here. Antony was also an important voice for democratic reform. His advocacy for transforming the broken Senate voting system into what we have now — one of the best and fairest voting systems in the world — was vital. Will be missed!