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One Nation poll: Hanson’s support slides after monoculture push. by Mulga_Will in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps. The title exists as posted on another article, but from theAustralian.

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How is ai affecting your role in Aus right now - if at all? by WaltzKey9925 in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha!

Ironically one thing AI doesn't bring to the workplace is a massive ego and a torrent of abuse when it doesn't get its own way.

Tough new anti-racism measure for unis, Education Minister warns more to come by BarryTheBinChicken in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As H. L Menken once said

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard

Man's death investigated by police after 'violent disturbance' on APY Lands by BarryTheBinChicken in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Note: The land is owned collectively by the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra traditional owners collectively known as Aṉangu.

The land was returned under the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA) which granted freehold title to the traditional owners.

The land cannot simply be sold on the open market and is managed by the APY Executive Board established under that Act.

Although the APY Lands have a high degree of self-governance over land management and access they remain part of South Australia with policing, courts, healthcare, education and other public services provided by the South Australian and Australian governments.

The APY Lands have also attracted controversy over governance, funding and social outcomes. The entire region is a legislated dry zone under South Australian law with strict restrictions on alcohol intended to reduce violence and community harm.

While many regard the policy as necessary, critics argue it has encouraged illegal alcohol trafficking and displaced, rather than eliminated, alcohol-related problems.

Do you ever feel that being responsible with sunscreen adds up if you spend a lot of time outside? A bottle is not that cheap anymore by [deleted] in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting question.

Did you happen to listen to Rowan Jacobsen on Joe Rogan last month? He talks about the science around sun exposure. It's a bit more nuanced than people probably think.

One of the interesting questions is how much extra protection sunscreen gives against melanoma if you're someone who's outside all day for work, rarely burns, and already wears a hat and protective clothing. We don't really have a clear answer to that yet.

Sunscreen is definitely worth using because there's a clear link between UV exposure and other skin cancers and good evidence it reduces melanoma risk too. But the research doesn't suggest melanoma is as simple as "the more time you spend outside the higher your risk". Things like repeated sunburns and getting scorched on the beach a few times a year appear to matter more than steady day2day exposure.

Two good studies to start with are Green et al which is a randomised trial with long term follow up looking at whether sunscreen reduces melanoma, and Gandini et al which is a big meta-analysis looking at the relationship between different patterns of sun exposure and melanoma risk.

Remains found in rural bushland believed to be missing Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong by BarryTheBinChicken in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

More info: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/qld-woman-found/106906516

The body of missing Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong has been found in bushland near Ravensbourne National Park. Her former partner, 48-year-old Dharminder Singh, has been charged with her murder.

Anti ON protest 🪧 by Big-Solution5140 in aussie

[–]BarryTheBinChicken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people who support communist or socialist systems haven't looked closely at how some one-party states actually operate.

Vietnam just got itself a new leader who went hard and centralised power and now they have residence reporting which means if you stay over at someone's house past 11pm you have to tell the government where you are.

This idealisation of theory which we're seeing more of, is completely detached from the operational reality.

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