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Australia’s election result echoes that of Canada. Should its policies as well?

Tue, 6 May 2025 12:05:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-election-result-echoes-that-of-canada-should-its-policies-as-well/>

"Australians were casting their votes as I began to write this, and even before
the thumping Labor victory emerged from left field, the parallels with Canada’s
recent election were already clear.

Raina MacIntyre's book Vaccine Nation celebrates vaccines. It's also a warning

Tue, 6 May 2025 12:04:42 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-27/vaccine-nation-public-health-gains-warning-covid-pandemic/105103190>

'Professor Raina MacIntyre was waiting quietly in the emergency department of a
busy hospital last year when she overheard a conversation she'll never forget.

'Meadowscaping': The people turning their lawns into meadows

Tue, 6 May 2025 12:02:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250425-meadowscaping-the-people-turning-their-garden-lawns-into-wild-meadows>

'When Sara Weaner Cooper and her husband bought their first home in
Pennsylvania, they knew they didn't want a perfectly manicured front lawn like
their neighbours. They wanted something that was more than just turf – a

Stuck in the Middle with Masking: Playing the Long Game in a Short-Sighted Age

Tue, 6 May 2025 12:01:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://whn.global/stuck-in-the-middle-with-masking-playing-the-long-game-in-a-short-sighted-age/>

"“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right…”

That line plays in my head more often than it should—especially when I’m the

Dance Your PhD 2025 Winner | Insights into oral chemesthetic perception by Dr. Sulo Roukka

Tue, 6 May 2025 11:59:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOa6GJ6_les

'Let the burning heat and icy coolness lead you into the fascinating world of
chemesthesis and dance. This multi-sensory dance video is inspired by the PhD
thesis "Insights into oral chemesthetic perception: A focus on food-related

Australia lays out red carpet for rapid green energy transition. Can Labor seize the moment?

Tue, 6 May 2025 11:58:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-lays-out-red-carpet-for-rapid-green-energy-transition-can-labor-seize-the-moment/>

"What an opportunity Australia has before it.

The thumping victory to Labor, unimaginable just months ago, or even while

Queensland government exploring how to preserve historic shipwreck sites

Tue, 6 May 2025 04:26:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-04/preserving-historic-shipwrecks-queensland/105238108>

'The wreck of the SS Yongala is a diver's Disneyland.

After sitting on the ocean floor for more than 100 years, the 110-metre wreck

Cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies more than $900bn, study finds

Tue, 6 May 2025 04:25:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/05/cost-of-emissions-from-five-major-australian-resource-companies-more-than-900bn-study-finds>

"Five of Australia’s biggest fossil fuel producers could be on the hook for
hundreds of billions of dollars in damages after a US research team developed a
method to link individual companies to specific climate harms and put a dollar

Letters from an American: May 4, 2025

Tue, 6 May 2025 04:23:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-4-2025

"In an interview aired today on NBC News’s Meet the Press, reporter Kristen
Welker asked President Donald J. Trump if he agreed that every person in the
United States is entitled to due process.

We talk a lot about being ‘resilient’. But what does it actually mean?

Tue, 6 May 2025 04:22:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-talk-a-lot-about-being-resilient-but-what-does-it-actually-mean-245256>

"In a world with political polarisation, war, extreme weather events and
increasing costs of living, we need to be able to cope as individuals and
communities.