Is #projectmushroom down, Eric Holthaus? Am getting a bad gateway message, and searches for you, me and others on it yield nada.

The ⁦The New York Times⁩ really pulling out all the stops to provide variety!

Our first edition for 2023 is out! A happy and informed new year to all.

“There is something the ‘No’ camp doesn’t understand – or if they do, they are worse than I think. We will never get this opportunity again..” Marcia Langton on the Voice thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/… via The Saturday Paper

The tireless Karen Middleton has an exclusive on the unreleased report on Australia’s vaccination program. Essential reading. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/… via The Saturday Paper

My thoughts on how Elon Musk got in a position to lose $200 of net worth in 2022 (and yes, I know it’s ‘just’ a paper loss) for The Saturday Paper. TL;DR: bad governance and a bit of founder’s syndrome - as well as crummy markets.

Chalmers isn’t opposed to markets, only “those that are poorly designed”— John Hewson cuts through the criticism of the Treasurer’s essay in The Monthly thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/… via The Saturday Paper

Essential reading in @SquigglyRick’s top-notch series on the Robo-debt inquiry. How the heavy machinery of government and the media has been used against the vulnerable. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/… via The Saturday Paper

The power of electric vehicles!

Pretty brazen #spyballons over #Melbourne this morning. One of theme’s even pretending to be sponsored by one of the wine brands China has imposed tariffs on. So brazen!!

Review copy arrived Down Under! Looking forward to diving in (sorry not sorry) ⁦PeterGleick(closed)⁩

Jack Dorsey on not being able to fix twitter: “Ultimately the failure was not having dual class shares.” Ah yes, the old ‘can’t build a successful business unless I can force my ideas on its owners’ defence.

In seperate, unrelated (seriously, been meaning to post this for a over a day) news: there’s a special place in hell for people who put their dog’s shit in (especially newly emptied) garbage bins.

This surely has to be the govt sending up a trial balloon to see if it floats or falls. This can’t seriously be an actual policy already set in stone. Then again, if you need a trial balloon to find that out…#auspol

The #ClimateCrisis becomes a tourist trap bbc.com/news/av/world-…

Adding EmilyCBarrett’s handle to her excellent article!

Ahead of her Australian tour, economist Mariana Mazzucato spoke about the cost of living and how confident governments can inspire innovation… and kick their addiction to consultancies thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy/2… via The Saturday Paper

People are attached to their cooktops, in a way they are not to their water and space heaters. Thus the right to cook with gas has become a major battlefront in the ongoing, politicised climate wars, writes Mike Seccombe. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environme… via The Saturday Paper

A thoughtful piece from Chanel Contos: “Looking at the resolutions from the national cabinet meeting, it feels as if the government scraped the surface of intervention… I implore it to go further.” thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/20… via The Saturday Paper

Excellent editorial by The Saturday Paper’s EmilyCBarrett on improving access to childcare in Australia