#Australians

Do not download the contact tracing app set up by @StuartRobertMP. This govt has a TERRIBLE track record on data protection, particularly when it comes to our health data, and
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Some gutless racists attacking the home of Chinese Australians. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that racists are also stupid, spraying graffiti about the #coronavirus on a house in #Melbourne
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At the moment the best spin on the Australian Vaccines (non) rollout is that, statistically speaking, it has been so slow that few people have been put at whatever risk
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I still don't think the world has a good idea of how severe Australia's media racism is.https://twitter.com/PPantsdown/status/1267654927205101568 Australia's racist cartoonists are the visible tip of a big xenophobic iceberg. Th
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A reminder: culture is worth 5% of the GDP, $111billion. More than agriculture. The arts are central to culture and alone are worth $4.8billion. They employ hundreds of thousands of
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The #bushfiresRC report has landed, will thread some of it below Absolutely huge (600 page) document, a comprehensive and forensic account of an unprecedented summer across Australia. There are 78
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ASWG Whitepaper on Facial Recognition released. Increasing support, but also polarisation among Australians. Key recs:- improved digital literacy education- more responsible reporting- consultative legislation- forebearance on any rolloutsh
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THREAD: Lancet comment on eliminationSo, ICYMI there's a Lancet comment piece doing the rounds, shared by several prominent proponents of Zero Covid, comparing countries that opted for elimination, to those
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How racist is Australia?A (case study) thread Allow me to begin with an excerpt from @StephenKing's 1996 serial novel "the green mile" Tldr: a prison guard is curious about a
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I haven’t read enough history to say this with authority, so correct me if this is untrue. This is in the context of the History we are taught in our
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You are not more or less Asian or Australian than another person due to your race, ethnicity, place of birth, migration story, class, gender, & other identity markers. We are
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About 70,000 #MedicinalCannabis prescriptions have been issued by Australian doctors over the past 4 years. But @healthgovau officials have told @AuSenate #Estimates the true number could be much higher -
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Despite Covid killing just 0.001% of Australians, the state of Victoria is currently under one of the most oppressive lockdowns in the world. Suicide deaths since March are 6 TIMES
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Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announced a $60M mental health package for Victoria (in addition to Commonwealth funding previously announced). Funds going to 4 key areas:Thread. 1/ 1) Front line services,
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So let me give you the perspective of a data scientist on this survey rather than the media pundits interpretation. At any point, ask questions along the way, this isn't
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what ur favorite animal says about you based on personal experience if ur favorite animal is a dog either you're basic, or an extrovert, or a veteran, or someone who's
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