Covid’s ‘knock-on’ impact sends HE attainment back to 2012 levels
Poor health blamed as full-time employment also down among young Australians, according to longitudinal surveys
"The proportion of 24-year-old(s)...rating their own health as “excellent” or “very good” fell from 65% 2012 to 43% in 2024. Twelve per cent said their capacity to work or study had been undermined by poor health or disability, up from 6% in 2012." www.timeshighereducation.com/news/covids-...
03.11.2025 01:17 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Solar Sharer: Bowen wants retailers to offer free electricity for three hours in middle of every day
Now we are talking @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social 👏👏👏
‘Electricity retailers will be required to offer free power to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day, when rooftop solar generation is at its peak’ #SolarSaves #auspol
reneweconomy-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/reneweco...
04.11.2025 00:12 — 👍 31 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 0
First Venezuela, and now Nigeria. A pattern seems to be emerging, with Trump wanting to start wars with leading oil producers.
02.11.2025 22:32 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Lest We Forget—
There is only one activity depicted here that our so-called "leaders" ... people like @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social ... objected to and it's not the activity depicted left of screen—it's the one on the right. #auspol #GazaGenocide
02.11.2025 20:42 — 👍 62 🔁 25 💬 2 📌 0
American Nazis in DC are shouting what they previously were merely saying out loud. (The "quiet part" has not been the quiet part for years, by the way.)
03.11.2025 04:04 — 👍 1106 🔁 357 💬 51 📌 19
Screenshot of an article from The Hamilton Spectator titled “Opinion | Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm.” The subheading reads, “Governments, in the interest of maintaining the status quo, seem to be misleading people and hoping for the best.” Published October 30, 2025. Below the headline is a photo showing people walking indoors — some wearing face masks, others unmasked — highlighting differing attitudes toward COVID-19 precautions.
"Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm"
"Governments, in the interest of maintaining the status quo, seem to be misleading people and hoping for the best."
Source: archive.li/aKlzJ
02.11.2025 23:16 — 👍 214 🔁 62 💬 0 📌 5
I was leafletting recently in a deprived area. I saw several Reform U.K. posters. Farage is a con man who will do nothing to improve the lives of anyone who votes for this company which is masquerading as a party. The BBC and other media outlets are responsible for giving him a platform.
02.11.2025 22:52 — 👍 440 🔁 96 💬 27 📌 7
No costume needed. Horror show!
03.11.2025 08:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
03.11.2025 05:38 — 👍 1626 🔁 459 💬 65 📌 32
Failing in regard to Covid-19 means failing in fundamental principles of leadership.
Applies to all figures of all parties.
No exceptions, no excuses.
#COVID19 #leadership
03.11.2025 00:02 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
The Nationals have sold out Australian farmers for 30 pieces of Gina's silver.
03.11.2025 02:28 — 👍 61 🔁 17 💬 4 📌 0
Moore Park South
Greater Sydney Parklands invites you to share your ideas on plans for a new public park and golf offer within Moore Park.
To solve heavy traffic problem that they've created, NSW gov will remove majority of our mature trees for lightrail n trains in a few years.They have a track record of performing the exact same in 2016 Anzac Parade n in North Sydney. Say NO #nswpol
www.centennialparklands.com.au/mooreparksouth
03.11.2025 02:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Headline from The Independent reads: “‘I’ve stopped being eligible for the Covid vaccine and I’ve caught it three times in six months.’”
Below, a woman with blond hair in pigtails is sitting on public transport, wearing a teal N95-style mask that says “open image in gallery.” She has blue eyes and is dressed in a colorful blue-green shirt. The caption notes she is 27-year-old Ella Halpern-Matthews, who has had half a lung removed and suffers from chronic chest infections, saying her health condition has made her feel “cut off from society.”
UK: ‘I’ve stopped being eligible for the Covid vaccine and I’ve caught it 3 times in 6 months’
27-year-old Ella wears a high-quality mask and avoids crowded, poorly ventilated places like the London Underground, yet has caught Covid 3 times since her last booster.
Source: archive.li/VGoQ1
02.11.2025 22:03 — 👍 154 🔁 37 💬 7 📌 7
Sarah Hanson-Young has ripped into Optus CEO Stephen Rue after he admits it took him hours to notify ACMA & the government that people had died from their 000 outage
SHY “It took you hours to do that”
“You called the CEO of Singtel almost straight away didn’t you?”🔥 #Estimates
02.11.2025 22:55 — 👍 153 🔁 60 💬 8 📌 1
Here is the head of the FDA calling the Omicron variant "omi-cold" and "nature's vaccine."
At the peak in January 2022, it sent just under 1,000 kids to the hospital every single day.
02.11.2025 18:28 — 👍 45 🔁 14 💬 4 📌 0
Horrified by a toilet but not the millions of starving children who are now paying for it.
02.11.2025 07:24 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
What he said: 💯 🎯
01.11.2025 18:55 — 👍 48977 🔁 13385 💬 1040 📌 576
Australian wholesale electricity prices are falling. So when will power bills stop rising?
The cost of generating power is definitely getting cheaper but the savings may take time to flow through
‘“Solar customers consistently have lower bills, about 18% less than non-solar customers, even though they consume more electricity from the grid,” a report by the ACCC says. “Customers with solar and battery systems pay even lower bills.”’
#SolarSaves #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
02.11.2025 03:48 — 👍 38 🔁 18 💬 5 📌 2
Gina's has become used to sulphur and methane through her mining activities so Trump doesn't bother her.
Here, she's showing a list of precious metals that she can thieve for him wearing an oversized doyley and Che Guevara beanie
02.11.2025 07:30 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Gina is expected to fly all of the Nationals in her private jet to her mansion to thank them for their services to the electorate of Rinehart. #auspol
02.11.2025 06:59 — 👍 68 🔁 20 💬 6 📌 3
YouTube video by Fight Club
Steven Seagal
When Steven goes camping, the bears have to hide their food."
youtube.com/shorts/Cb6Fj...
01.11.2025 04:48 — 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
This AI image misses his usual makeup.
01.11.2025 12:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dear Universe,
Please stop giving all the money and opportunities to truly awful, evil and destructive individuals, perhaps start focusing on the people who actually give a shit about facts, nature, climate, wellbeing, sustainability, children, housing, education, and each other.
Regards.
01.11.2025 08:18 — 👍 857 🔁 138 💬 36 📌 7
JD Vance’s half-brother Cory Bowman, the Republican candidate for mayor of Cincinnati, is facing questions over where he actually lives and whether he may have committed voter fraud — a hot-button issue for GOP candidates across the U.S. — in his own election
01.11.2025 02:17 — 👍 23 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
Right! They should shut up or adopt children from orphanages.
01.11.2025 10:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Disappointed in some of the people, not the world.
The rise of right wing extremists is scary and dangerous
I'm anti fascism, extremism, war
I like the usual things
Life-long Democrat 🌊 NYC pizza-rat. Resistor! donald trump is temporary, JUSTICE has a much longer arc! 🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️🌈
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I follow most all dogs, only tolerate cats, sorry. Old asshole, don't follow music, movies or TV. Hate Fox. Retired engineer. Love F1.
Now follow all bunnies and trying for all doggies. My master is a 9 yr old beagle.
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Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of echoesoftheunknownpodcast.com. Coffee addict. New York/Florida.
Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.