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Science and learning enthusiast and leader - exploring freedom and playfulness within education. Technology helps us to be human.

Hobart, Tasmania
Joined July 2010
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Replying to @KamalaHarris
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“Climate records have been broken with alarming regularity in recent years, but the events of 2023–2024 were exceptional even when accounting for recent climatic trends.” nature.com/articles/s41612-0…
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Don't miss the Questacon travelling exhibition "Fascinating Science" this week in the Burnie, Queenstown and Smithton libraries. Be challenged to unlink loops, play music on milk bottles, build a pyramid puzzle and so much more.
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Open now, the Questacon "Fascinating Science" exhibition at the Hobart and Rosny libraries. Be inspired by science that happens in everyday life. Learn about logic, balance, fluids, illusions and mathematical puzzles.
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Open now, the Questacon "Fascinating Science" exhibition at Glenorch, Bridgewater and New Norfolk libraries. Be inspired by science that happens in everyday life. Learn about logic, balance, fluids, illusions and mathematical puzzles.
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Winners of the 2024 Tasmanian STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Excellence Awards were announced this week at a celebratory event at a ceremony at the University Club in Hobart. inspiringtas.org.au/2024/11/…
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Scientists and researchers throughout Australia have partnered with comedians for this hilarious and insightful event about Antarctica. Click the link below for tickets and for more info! inspiringtas.org.au/event/fu…
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🚨Once again, we are sending out a Red Alert. 📈The #StateOfClimate Update confirms that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record—hotter even than 2023, which smashed all previous records. 🎥Press Conference from #COP29: unfccc.int/event/wmo-state-o…
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“The sad truth is that when a woman is killed by her partner her death has a much better chance of being branded a national disgrace if she is young, good looking and white. And that in itself is also a national disgrace.” #MediaWatch
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Must say I preferred the world when the worst a mad entrepreneur could do was invent a weird little car and give kids an affordable introduction to computers.
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'morning sweetcheeks..@FinancialReview
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Explore solar systems, battery storage, smart home technologies, energy-efficient windows, retrofitting for comfort, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, scooters and much more. Click below for more info: inspiringtas.org.au/event/en…
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BREAKING: $350m deal to fully fund all Tassie Public Schools brought forward to January 2026.
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Well well well… ‘Australia to review all 66 military export permits to Israel approved before Gaza conflict’ Incredible work on this by @danielhurstbne who pursued this through FOI whilst other journos just swallowed the government's lines theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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We'll miss you Elon
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My column for @TheNewDailyAu: Australia's bullshit climate policies. "It’s partly because Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin and Rupert Murdoch electrified this fence in 2010 and everyone is still frightened to touch it, but there’s more to it than that." thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2…
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