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Stuart Palmer

@spalm.bsky.social

Professional engineer. Recovering academic. Working with data to improve work safety in Victoria. Opinions my own. https://stuartpalmer2.github.io/spalm/index.html

398 Followers  |  181 Following  |  5,763 Posts  |  Joined: 19.07.2023  |  1.987

Latest posts by spalm.bsky.social on Bluesky

James Packer thinks Dan Andrews is human filth. A nepo baby that has halved the worth of his dad's inheritance, yelling at a retired politician whom, like all retired politicians, we should never have to hear from again. Good discourse.

25.11.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Now I want Cheezels.

25.11.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

24.11.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 12075    πŸ” 2036    πŸ’¬ 2259    πŸ“Œ 2621
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Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...

Every day this government is more of a disappointment thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

25.11.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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I remember my union tried to get members to campaign for Labor this election on the basis of Peter Dutton promising to cut our jobs - I wonder what our officials think about that now

25.11.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 4
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Former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell paid more than $400,000 in severance Former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell received a severance package of more than $400,000 after resigning in September.

Former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell paid more than $400,000 in severance: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-25/genevieve-bell-paid-more-than-400000-in-severance/106051834

25.11.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He genuinely didn't mean to get caught.

25.11.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You will still be correct.

25.11.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fair Work shake-up: gig workers secure pay rise and protection

πŸ“’ In a landmark agreement hailed as world-leading, the Transport Workers Union, Uber, and DoorDash have put forward a minimum standards deal for Australian gig workers to the Fair Work Commission today. This major reform guarantees food delivery riders a 25% wa...
πŸ‘‰ Report issues, make suggestions

25.11.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.

A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

25.11.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 492    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10

Lux-on; Lux-off.

25.11.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alt Text: View of the Collins Square building from Monash City Campus building.

25.11.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paying Nauru billions to break international law for us

25.11.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

There was a young lady named Bright,
Whose speed was far faster than light;
She started one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.

25.11.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Popped up just yesterday I think.

25.11.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

DECRA success rate is the lowest in 14 years, since 2012 (1st year the scheme ran).

What a pathetic system we have for supporting new ideas, new people…

DE26: 13.1%
25: 17.9
24: 19.6
23: 15.0
22: 19.7
21: 17.1
20: 16.0
19: 17.2
18: 16.3
17: 16.7
16: 16.4
15: 14.3
14: 13.6
13: 15.6
12: 12.8

25.11.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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my "not a blacklist" shirt has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my shirt

25.11.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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'Extraordinary' housing values crush home ownership dreams Home prices have risen by almost 50 per cent in the past five years, with more than a decade now needed to save for a standard 20 per cent deposit for a house in most capital cities, according to a ne...

Housing in Australia is unaffiordable mainly because it has been the official and explicit policy of every government for a generation that dwelling prices must always rise www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

25.11.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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excuse me..

25.11.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
A big dish of beef chow mein.

A big dish of beef chow mein.

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's

25.11.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Citing the IPA is more egregious than having your plagiarism slop machine just pull invented references out of its electronic arse.

25.11.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Citing the IPA is more egregious than having your plagiarism slop machine just pull invented references out of its electronic arse.

25.11.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol, I was checking citations for accuracy (for the obvious reason) and realised they cite the IPA as a source in arguing against too much AI regulation

24.11.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I get so many reports about how businesses need to adopt AI quicker in Australia and the tone is becoming increasingly desperate.

24.11.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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BOM Says $96 Million Website Bill Actually Only $35 Million When Converted to Celsius β€” The Shovel β€œThere are many different units of measurement, but for some reason people seem to be fixated on Australian dollars"

β€œThere are many different units of measurement, but for some reason people seem to be fixated on Australian dollars"

24.11.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
Headline from The Age
Joyce dines with Hanson after burqua stunt
Showing her cooking something on a  small electric grill

Headline from The Age Joyce dines with Hanson after burqua stunt Showing her cooking something on a small electric grill

BREAKING
Pauline Hanson posts pictures of another desperate stunt. This time to appeal to cookers

24.11.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns Providers report a median operating loss of nearly 4% in the last financial year – with losses totalling about 12% over five years

β€œNot-for-profit disability services that support some of the most vulnerable Australians are being forced to close & exit the national disability insurance scheme because of untenably low price caps for NDIS services, one of the architects of the scheme warned”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

24.11.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby

White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby https://theonion.com/white-house-reclassifies-nursing-as-hobby/

24.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1975    πŸ” 400    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 22

The Bevenant.

25.11.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cashing in?

25.11.2025 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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