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High rents or HECS debts [don’t] cause mental illness. Mental health is complicated, and the report is careful not to make that claim.

Please sign and share this petition from the Australian Institute:

The article shares ‘some ways to make space for your feelings and find connection and support.’ Various organisations and resources are mentioned which can help.

While most Australians receive the bulk of their income as wages or salaries, much of the increase in wealth for high net worth individuals comes from the rising value of assets they already own. Increases (or decreases) in the value of these assets are known as unrealised capital gains (or losses).

Super Consumers research estimates about 15.7 million people do not have a binding death benefit nomination, meaning their super fund can decide who inherits their accumulated super and any insurance when they die.

This is not something our electoral system is designed to account for. There is nothing stopping a bunch of Zionists from registering a political party called ‘Free Palestine’ and direct all their preferences to a cause at complete odds with what voters expect they will be supporting.

The prize pool is $6,000 across three categories and five age groups.

Farmers and wildlife groups have found barn owls breeding, hatching and fledging in large numbers in WA’s Midwest and Wheatbelt regions.

According to GetUp:

It’s considered a temporary payment to help people look for work, or cover costs when they are unwell.

Wildlife carers and clinics – now required to don personal protective equipment and undertake strict cleaning and quarantine measures when dealing with other wild birds injured by cars, in dog and cat attacks or entanglement – have been calling on the state government for support.

Dugongs are classified as vulnerable, not endangered, but with all the threats posed by people and climate change to the Great Barrier Reef, these gentle marine mammals need all the help they can get.

Some relatively good news from NSW for a change.

Highlighting this story for opinions. If you’re familiar with neo-Nazism and deradicalisation experiences, there might not be anything new here.

The Minns government is set to introduce new laws into New South Wales parliament, so that the power NSW police has to require people to provide access to their digital devices, in order to a facilitate scan and download of their content on execution of a warrant and at threat of prison, is available during more routine arrests, roadside stops and other lawful detentions.

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Why should people care? Butterflies are part of the living fabric around us. Adult butterflies contribute to pollination. Caterpillars feed birds, spiders and other insects. When butterflies disappear, it can signal the plants, grasslands or woodlands once visited by butterflies are also changing.

Don’t forget National Science Week is coming up. It features more than 2,000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres. Have a look in the link at what is on near you. Most events and activities are free!

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Yesterday I asked the AZ community why so many people would want to buy these glasses other than for pervy and malicious purposes. Thank you to those who responded. I wasn’t flooded with ideas for helpful uses though.

The corporate watchdog has issued its strongest warning yet about the risk of offshore prediction markets.

I live in place in which I am delighted by the presence of many native birds. So terribly sad about their possible loss.

Which wildflower deserves to win?

Australian reviews

Three boys accused of attacking and killing a Melbourne man who rescued a teenager from a machete attack have pleaded not guilty to murder.

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Gershom’s experience reflects a much bigger shift in Australian agriculture. Rather than employing workers directly, many growers rely on labour hire contractors to recruit and supply seasonal workers during harvest.

Photo collage created from pictures taken at a funeral for a koala:

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As wild bird infections increase, the poultry industry needs to be supported in implementing biosecurity procedures, and strategic surveillance is needed for both farms and wildlife.

The webinar is co-hosted by GetUp and Friends of the Earth

My preferred method is to weight votes according to age: voters below, say, 30 would receive a more heavily weighted vote, voters 30 to 60 would get a less weighted vote, and those over 60 would retain their current single vote. For argument’s sake, you could multiply the vote of under-30s by 1.3 and that of 30- to 60-year-olds by 1.1. People’s ballot papers could be distinguished by colour – under-30s get blue, 30s to 60s green and oldies red – to make counting easier on election night.

“I remember when I went to an exclusive event through a betting company, that was hosted in a rental on the canals of the Gold Coast.