Home insurance bills are soaring as climate risks grow. The government should step in. The Actuaries Institute of Australia has just confirmed what many Australian households already know – home insurance is increasingly unaffordable. #auspol #insurance johnmenadue.com/home-insurance…

I just ran the numbers. My car insurance has gone up 63% from last year. Something isn't right. Yes, I know insurance has gone up in general but I understand that it's normally about 20% or so. Time to give my insurance company a call!

Wonderful. The Bird Photographer of the Year contest winners have been revealed. Here are the best images abc.net.au/news/2023-09-0… via ABC Australia

In his new book, ‘Ten Trips', clinical neuroscientist Andy Mitchell takes on the ever-evolving industry around psychoactive drugs, and explains why Michael Pollan’s seminal book is ready for an update trib.al/kywWc8f

Tabitha, Tabitha Tabitha Carvan, how I'm enjoying "This is not a book about Benedict Cumberbatch". It was sitting on my bookshelf well before your appearance on Chat 10 Looks 3 but that reminded me. Even then I waited too long. What an inspiring & fun treat.

In the second part of our series from a News of the World whistleblower, Byline Investigates reveals how Rupert Murdoch’s ex-Sunday tabloid falsely made it look like Prince Harry attended a coke-fuelled polo party.

I repeat my call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed. Everyone must assume their responsibilities. This is a moment of truth. History will judge us all.

Singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson called for passage of proposed legislation that would curb the use of unauthorized AI deepfakes and voice clones, and she also told lawmakers that “we need to keep humanity in art. We cannot lose that” deadline.com/2024/02/lainey…

"Religious fundamentalism offers a creed without history, without scholarship, without depth, without context, and yet its phenomenal growth confirms that it meets community needs and anxieties far more than do mainstream churches or mosques." -Barry Jones satpa.pe/F5Rcpsj

Excellent synopsis from Hilary Whiteman at CNN cnn.com/2024/03/03/aus…

Thread of before and after photos 🧵 1. Chichen Itza in 1892 and now

#qldvotes #abctv please show me a map, not the big board

#squashausopen Weaver beat Hamy 3:0

#SquashAO #squashausopen All the excitement at Southbank tonight! Coll v Gawad

#squashausopen #SquashAO #mensfinal "Oh my Gawad", tension midway through the third game - a request to stop play to change his socks... Disallowed.

#SamPangTonight why does it appear that Jack Thompson is sitting so much lower than Sam - can't guests be seated at the same level as the host?

Amplify this far and wide. Never give your details to a political party for a postal ballot. It’s just a data-harvesting tactic.

Go 🌏 Zali Steggall MP calling out the way media keeps referencing who backs the independents but not who backs the major parties #insiders

Spending as much time as possible listening to #classic100 #classic100piano this weekend. 🙌 🎉 ABC Classic

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