Australian living near Brisbane. Cis-het married cat lady, retired web developer, vigorously pro-choice atheist and feminist. My train station is Lawnton, I shop at Warner, and I have a potato for a federal MP.
Diagnosed at 60 as #ActuallyAutistic. Strong opinions, many interests, boring AF. I don't get out much
My pronouns are she/her. My cats are Shula (black) and Jana (tortie).
@anathema_device on Mastodon
Scott Morrison rejects he misled government over Robodebt (thenewdaily.com.au)
Hopefully this means it will be a full trial with an outcome unbiased by media (www.theguardian.com)
How widely do you define Brisbane when you're talking to people who live outside the SEQ region?
Do you strictly interpret 'Brisbane' as the BCC area, or will you tell people you live 'in Brisbane' when you're just shy shy of Caloundra, Ipswich, or Toowoomba? I will always call Redcliffe, 'Brisbane', even though it was established long before Brisbane, but exclude Ipswich, but I don't have any good reason for either....
OC A beautiful winter afternoon in Shorncliffe
Man dies in late-night e-scooter accident in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley (www.theguardian.com)
The man’s death – after falling off the vehicle and hitting his head – is one of a growing number of e-scooter fatalities around Australia
Peter Dutton showed “all the empathy of a rock” in responding to Robodebt
The education minister, Jason Clare, said opposition leader Peter Dutton had shown “all the empathy of a rock” in responding to Robodebt....
'Chermy'? 'Fess up, which one of you made that Wikipedia edit?
Full program for 2023 Brisbane Festival revealed
More than 1,000 events and performances will bring the city to life as part of this year's Brisbane Festival with one of the festival's biggest shows transforming an entire warehouse....
Police repeatedly punched driver following head-on crash in Brisbane, video shows (www.theguardian.com)
Footage of the altercation appears to show an officer hitting the driver while he was inside a vehicle
We tried to tackle the AFL's last great taboo. The code got defensive (www.abc.net.au)
OPINION: BRISBANE – THE CITY THAT’S ALSO A FOREST.
"But if (as these overpaid Olympics planners and marketing ‘experts’ are insisting) Brisbane ‘needs’ to develop a straightforward, easily-summarised narrative about what makes us special and different from a thousand other cities around the world, we should start by recognising that we are already Australia’s greenest...
Where do you get your Brisbane news?
Inspired by this earlier post, where do you get your news? I refuse to read the Courier Mail, obvious the Brisbane reddit is NBG now, the Brisbane Times is a Fairfax rag and has much more southern content than Queensland, and very little truly Brisbane reporting....
OC What's your favourite thing about living in Brisbane region?
Anger at Andrew Forrest's mining company's decision to switch off mobile coverage (www.abc.net.au)
Labor MPs incensed by letter they say contradicts Queensland’s stated reason for suspending Human Rights Act (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Guardian Australia obtains legal letter that appears to cast doubt on some of the state’s key justifications
'Worst case scenario, we close': The cost of gentrification for West End's small traders (www.abc.net.au)
West End used to be populated by thespians and proletariats, but locals say gentrification has priced them out.
‘Disinformania’ has taken over the internet - can ‘no’ voice opportunists maintain control of an unleashed far right flank? | Van Badham (www.theguardian.com)
Yes campaigners get baited by bad-faith provocations, while some in the no camp point directly to this online madness confusing the too-time-poor-for-politics...
Try not to have a baby or anything else at Caboolture hospital :(
Queensland mum alleges doctor wrongly told her she may have miscarried via letter as Caboolture Hospital faces litany of complaints....
Anglican Church sacked Headmaster over compensation to child sexual abuse victims (archive.md)
I’m not usually one to share links, but my old school’s Headmaster (Dr Paul Browning at St Paul’s School) is in a little bit of trouble with the Anglican church for compensating child sexual abuse victims from incidents in the 80s/90s. As he started in 2008, those victims technically weren’t his problem but he refunded...
Man filmed being punched by Queensland police officer charged with drink driving (www.theguardian.com)
The 25-year-old also charged with obstructing police, assaulting police and resisting a public officer after incident in Brisbane
NT coroner hears Zachary Rolfe attended domestic violence call-outs before Kumarn Rubuntja's murder in Alice Springs (www.abc.net.au)
Body-worn-camera footage of former NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe has been shown to the coronial inquest into the death of a high-profile anti-violence campaigner.
OC Cold, ain't it?
I don't hate winter, but I keep forgetting I need to wear clothes. It's like, "I'm freezing! Why am I freezing?", and then I remember I'm still in my underwear :)
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It took me ages to work out the difference...