So let me get this right.The first workers to be thrown off #JobKeeper by the Morrison Gov are childcare workers. A sector where 95% of workers are underpaid women.This as well as ending free childcare. All when we know women are losing jobs and hours at a faster rate than men.

Finland 🇫🇮 - No homework for primary school children - Equal access for all children. - Higher pay for teachers - Pre school to the age of 7 - Futuristic schools - Modern curriculum = Top of the global education rankings. #Finland #Innovation

A 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for ALL users of the road. As for painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. And for sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via Streetsblog USA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…

That debate was the worst thing I've ever seen & I was in The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Tempting ...

This may be the world's most ambitious public library. #citylabarchive trib.al/dSy8BKK

What if 2020 refuses to concede

If we are going to change the national anthem shouldn't we have a slightly broader conversation than just a few conservative white guys deciding what they like?

A $135 million housing initiative at Oaklands Park is a step closer to construction. Rezoning will allow affordable social housing and other houses on a 20-hectare site. Report in 7NEWS at 4pm and 6pm. 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

Happy National Day of the Sámi People!

“62% of #Copenhagen residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan...there are more bikes (675,000) than people & 5X as many bikes as cars.” Via Los Angeles Times: latimes.com/world-nation/s…

I am so tired of the sociopaths in positions of power.

Being a woman: my "outside" day finishes at sundown. If I haven't taken the dog for a walk/jogged by then, I can't. In the winter, it often means the choice between exercise and work. Today, I had to stop work at 4 to exercise. My husband worked until 6, and is now off for a run.

Standing ovation to end an inspiring & powerful speech by Pat Anderson AO for the 14th Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration hosted by the Don Dunstan Foundation #LODO2021 #dondunstanfoundation #UluruStatement #auspol #auslaw

Big moment: on June 17, Belgium 🇧🇪 and Finland 🇫🇮 jointly became the first EU countries to have vaccinated more of their population than has the United States 🇺🇸, which for a long time led the vaccine race in the West. At current acceleration, they may even surprass UK & Israel

Kabul har fallit. Det har varit sporadisk skottlossning men inga strider. Trafiken står helt still i stora delar av staden, folk sitter fast och vevat ner rutorna för det är så hett. Många går ur bilar och ut ur husen och bara går. Vissa har inget med sig, andra har väskor.

Are you confused about COVID restrictions across the different states? Here's a handy (ahem) guide from the federal government

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Word of the day is the Finnish 'sisu': extraordinary determination and inner strength in the face of adversity.