David Balding

Labor's scheme to inflate house prices and further reward property owners is a fail, but there is a big gap in Green's housing policy: we need both more public and social housing and reform of zoning/heritage to stop them being used to block new homes in good areas.

03.11.2025 22:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Subsidising gas is not the answer - tax gas exports and get on with rolling out renewables.

30.10.2025 00:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

✍️ ADD YOUR NAME: Phase out fossil fuels Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.

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20.09.2025 01:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year. Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...

Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...

15.09.2025 08:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Cover image of the Annals of Human Genetics Centenary Special Issue

📢The Annals of Human Genetics marks 100 years!🎉

Our Centenary Special Issue reflects on the journal’s history while celebrating recent advances and current investigations in human genetics, from statistical #genetics to #genomic medicine.

🔗 Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14691809...

18.08.2025 10:02 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Very flawed analysis, 1st preferences tell us little. In Australia 55% preferred Lab to LNP, in UK we just don't know due to crap voting system, but likely much less than 50% preferred Lab to Con. Also, if we didn't have preferential system, people would have to vote differently.

05.08.2025 22:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Recent Statistical Innovations in Human Genetics We review three areas of human genetics that have been developed in the past few decades, in which statistical innovation has made a crucial contribution with recent important advances and the potent....

An Early View: A newly published review by Prof @dbalding.bsky.social and Dr Speed surveys major statistical advances in human genetics. From coalescent theory and #GWAS to evolving approaches in forensic DNA, this timely reflection explores the past, present, and future of the field.

30.06.2025 09:31 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Zoning and planning reform is the most important systemic change needed to deliver additional supply, other reforms also needed.

14.06.2025 01:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Australia Must Act on AI Risks Now | Australians for AI Safety Join our open letter calling on the Australian Government to take decisive action on AI safety before the 2025 Federal Election.

I just signed the Australians for AI Safety open letter calling for responsible AI governance in Australia. Join me in supporting this important cause: www.australiansforaisafety.com.au/letters/fede...

27.03.2025 06:24 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

The School of Mathematics & Statistics, UniMelb seeks a scientist in Machine Learning in Omics to lead research in statistical methods for omics.

📍 MIG | 📅 By Apr 11

🔗 jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91945...

#MachineLearning #Omics #DataScience #HigherEd #Mathematics #Statistics

18.02.2025 03:20 — 👍 3    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

How did Shakespeare envision our times so well!

25.01.2025 03:17 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0