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Have long suspected Peter Khalil MP was a very interesting politician. Asked him to do a lunch interview and I wasn't disappointed afr.com/policy/foreign…

We should never forget the power of accessible public transport. Frequency really does mean freedom for so many in our society. What a beautiful story 🥹 abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…

Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters. grist.org/buildings/how-…

Legendary NYT interview by Geoffrey Hinton

No-one ever talks about how a major revival of monastic life would relieve the housing crisis, not to mention the reduction in emissions as fewer people would need to travel to work

This is the ideal marmot body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

Terrific article from Chris Richardson emphasising that we need to let our cities change. Sydney was not perfected in 1908, and the rules locking so much of our city in amber have almost zero evidence or scrutiny behind them. The least we can do is measure their enormous costs.

Whenever life gets you down, just remember.

As a gay teen in the mid 90s and the only kid out at my high school, being able to find and socialise with other queer young people on the internet was one of the few things that made life bearable. It helped me endure the bullying and the isolation i suffered in school.

The incumbents in every single one of 10 major countries that held national elections in 2024 were given a kicking by voters. This is the first time this has ever happened in almost 120 years of records

If the Trump policy for punishing drug dealers—“everyone who sells drugs, gets caught selling drugs, [is] to receive the death penalty”—had been in effect in the 1970s, we might now have a different HHS.gov secretary-designate. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Average number of cars per household in inner Melbourne; This seems to be dependent on proximity to the city and train/tram lines (overlaid) as well as wealth.

Dictatorships appear stable. Until they don’t.

A pretty damning first five years of Brexit, quantified here rather neatly.

One week after congestion pricing's debut in New York City, bus riders are experiencing faster rides and drivers are sitting in less gridlock at bridges and tunnels. The latest on New York's traffic experiment, with Winnie Hu and Keith Collins nytimes.com/2025/01/13/nyr…

Hard to argue with the WSJ editorial page.

cherry blossoms falling onto the faces of sinners Issa

Buildings too tall, no setbacks, overlooks neighbouring properties, insufficient parking Planning application denied

Trump has done more to increase support for free trade than anyone since Adam Smith.