Australia's first Mormon warned others of Adelaide's wickedness It's been 185 years this month since Australia's first Mormon arrived in Adelaide. He immediately regretted the move.

I remember hearing as a uni student that SA was regarded as a tough post for Mormon missionaries. It seems we started as we meant to go on.
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Bad news: I think you just failed the Voight-Kampff test!

I think it's more likely that they just don't want to.

When I moved from Oz to the US in 2000 I was shocked by the waste. But I soon realised that was part of the system. Using anything twice harms the economy.

The opportunity cost of all this stopping and starting must be huge.

Me earlier this week on Chris Bishop diverting stormwater money to build a walking and cycling bridge his govt had cancelled

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"I only regret that I have but one life to give for my economy."

Congratulations to that happy third.

Cavolo Nero. Dave's rabbit clearly knows its greens.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane

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"Final energy excludes non-energy" Wut?

Life goal: To never be the subject of all four top stories on rnz dot co dot nz

The use of the phrase "asset cycling" seems disingenuous from an advocate for small government.

Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli prime minister and his senior officials are accused of genocide, but Israel firmly rejects this.

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Maybe Australia should ask Canada for help with the emus.

It's an unfortunate phase in human development.

With the Dick Cheney memorial shotgun.

For whatever reason I wasn't vaccinated against measles, and since I work in school, now seemed a good time. A local pharmacy was happy to oblige.

To be fair, that may well be because the position has been abolished.

Picks the highest profile, most popular dems: definitely don't want to be like them! Lol

It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.

It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.

Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
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Two growing tax loopholes that are exploited by the rich – and how to plug the leaks Those on million-dollar incomes should not be able to manipulate the tax system to avoid paying their fair share.

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I'd suggest @grogsgamut.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co @marquelawyers.com.au @kevinbonham.bsky.social

This sounds like the most appropriate thing that has ever happened.

Funding research in NZ has always been hard. But what the government has done to Marsden is truly shameful.

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More than 100,000 march through streets as part of nationwide strike action Workers several sectors walked off the job in increasingly bitter disputes over pay and conditions.

In Auckland we were supported by some amazing singing and drumming.
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Staff cease strike action after generator fails at Nelson Hospital Striking staff returned to Nelson Hospital this morning after a back-up generator failed in a power outage.

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