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Australia is eyeing a world‑first ‘fair and reasonable’ test for data collection and privacy
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:32:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Kerbside EV chargers must be treated like traffic lights to smooth electric car take-up, study finds
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:31:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thedriven.io/2026/09/01/kerbside-ev-chargers-must-be-treated-like-traffic-lights-to-smooth-electric-car-take-up-study-finds/>
"Policymakers should decide the location and quantity of new kerbside electric
vehicle charging sites much as they would traffic lights, tailoring them to
needs determined by consulting local residents and councils, a leading energy
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The collapse of a mountainside triggered Nepal’s devastating floods. As the region’s mountains heat up, it won’t be the last
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:30:59 +1000
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The amazing life of 101-year-old art warrior Ce Roser: ‘We made noise. We closed the streets’
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:30:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/sep/22/ce-roser-painter-101-uk-women-in-the-arts-foundation>
"In January of 1971, the American art historian Linda Nochlin published a
landmark essay,
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? It was a
provocation and a call to arms that was to send shockwaves through the arts
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Eight ingenious homes for wildlife around the world
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:29:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260918-eight-ingenious-homes-for-wildlife-around-the-world>
“Wildlife has long made its home in our buildings around the world, whether
that's swallows fashioning their nests in the eaves, or geckos getting
comfortable in the cracks of an exterior wall. Now animal-friendly designers
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Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://gizmodo.com/thing-2-0-this-creepy-cute-robot-walks-on-its-fingers-2000815604>
"Snap, snap. There’s a new member of the Addams-inspired robotics family, and
it’s got a very unusual way of getting around. Shaped like a disembodied hand
and walking on its own fingers, this quirky robot brings Thing to life in a
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Macquarie’s huge gas export gamble puts more than investors at risk
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:35:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/macquaries-huge-gas-export-gamble-puts-more-than-investors-at-risk/>
"Macquarie Group began life in Sydney in 1969 with just three employees. Today,
Macquarie is one of Australia’s most powerful financial institutions, operating
across 30 markets globally, and boasting more than A$700 billion in assets
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Research shows ethics education teaches kids right from wrong. Why can so few students access it?
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:34:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/research-shows-ethics-education-teaches-kids-right-from-wrong-why-can-so-few-students-access-it-281231>
"How important is it that kids learn to tell right from wrong?
Businessman and former university chancellor David Gonski recently called for
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Some of Australia’s biggest companies are planning for an unbearable climate future
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:33:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/some-of-australias-biggest-companies-are-planning-for-an-unbearable-climate-future-290234>
"Even as unprecedented fires and heatwaves rage across Europe, scientists track
the retreat of Antarctic sea ice and a supercharged El Niño system heads our
way, Australia’s largest companies are forecasting business-as-usual in a much
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Sex Workers Versus the Algorithm
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:33:07 +1000
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https://www.theflytrapmedia.com/sex-wor/
"“I did not get into porn to format .pdfs,” says Lauren Kiley, a sex worker,
long-time
Flytrap patron, and the person first on my Rolodex when I want to
talk to adult performers about their work. I had some questions for her that
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