'To Lorna Tilley, an #Australian archaeologist who specializes in the way past #societies cared for #people who were #sick or #disabled, the #fact that the baby was buried in a monumental tomb with other children and adults should come as no surprise. "I'm not sure, unless it was a really dramatic case, it would have been thought of as strange," she says. "Most babies, in most circumstances, are looked after."

In fact, the evidence..."

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/17/878896381/ancient-bones-offer-clues-to-how-long-ago-humans-cared-for-the-vulnerable

A #Australian Senate committee has recommended the government & telecommunications industry accelerate the rollout of mobile phone services via the #Starlink network.

Musk famously secretly ordered #SpaceX engineers to switch off the Starlink satellite communications network near the coast of occupied #Crimea in order to thwart a #Ukrainian surprise attack on #Russia ‘s naval fleet, according to a report.

#AxisOfEvil #UScoup #auspol What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-26/senate-committee-report-3g-shutdown-starlink-support/104985932?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

'Free #palestine' bullies tampering with Jewish food in #Australian supermarkets.

This is akin to 1930s #Germany

"One in five #Australian adults hold strong anti-Semitic beliefs, according to a surprising new poll."

"A survey carried out by the Anti-Defamation League found that 46 per cent of the world's adult population – an estimated 2.2 billion people – harbour 'deeply-entrenched anti-Semitic attitudes' – double the number a decade ago."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/australia-politics/article-14281537/Australia-anti-Semitism-jew-hate-crimes.html
#world
#Antisemitism
#Australia
#AUS
@uk
@australia
@histodons

#OnlyFans #model #KayManuel #outed by #Australian #media: ‘It’s a hard #topic to talk about’

One #publication shared her #deadname and several #photos of her as a #teenager – before she underwent #genderaffirmingcare.

#Australian #media has a #record of #outing members of the #LGBTQ+ #community.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #Media #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #DeadNaming #Misgendering #Outing

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/26/kay-manuel-outed-by-australian-media/

So heartbreaking that both #Australian #tourists in Laos, Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have died from methanol poisoning.

Definitely, awful news for all the families and friends of the 6 people now deceased.

The only good to come of this would be for young travellers to take note and always get pre-mixed drinks in a can!

💔💔💔💔💔💔

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-22/laos-nana-hostel-owner-detained-methanol-poisoning/104637204?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web

“A parliamentary committee examining the impact of #SocialMedia on #Australian society has recommended users be given the power to alter, reset or turn off #algorithms, as well as be provided with greater #privacy protections but has stopped short of recommending a #ban on under-16s accessing social media.”

#labor / #Austech / #surveillance <https://theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/18/australian-parliamentary-inquiry-stops-short-of-backing-social-media-ban-for-under-16s>

Birds Galore!

‘Artist’s Collective, 2023–24’
by Joanna Braithwaite

#Birds #Art #JoannaBraithwaite #ArtistsCollective #OilPainting #ThinkingWithAnimals
#Australian #Artists