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Jul 20, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
🧵: Wondering how to navigate the current surge of COVID cases and latest health advice?

Our experts have you covered with these pieces to help you and loved ones stay safe and informed.

1. What parents need to know about vaccines for kids under 5:
theconversation.com/covid-vaccines… 2. These experts suggest you make a COVID plan before you get sick.

Here’s how:
theconversation.com/6-steps-to-mak…
Jul 19, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
🧵: 5 key findings from the State of the Environment Report

1. Australia’s environment is generally deteriorating.

There was an 8% increase in the number of threatened species between 2016 and 2021. An image of a leadbeater possum. Text on image reads: 1,918. 2. Climate change threatens every ecosystem.

The intensity and frequency of extreme weather events are changing.

Over the last five years, extreme events such as floods, droughts, wildfires, storms, and heatwaves have affected every part of Australia. An image of a bushfire on a roadside. Text on the image read
Nov 15, 2017 5 tweets 3 min read
#Australia should have same-sex marriage legalised by #Christmas after an overwhelming 61.6% “yes” vote in the voluntary postal ballot, to 38.4% for the “no” side.
#marriagequality #samesexmarriage
#YesForEquality
Let's look at the numbers #thread
theconversation.com/australians-vo… After the decisive result, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared it was now up to parliament to “get this done”, as the result triggered celebrations across the nation by the supporters of change.
Nov 13, 2017 5 tweets 5 min read
#HotTip High level interpersonal + problem solving skills are what will make you employable in a digital world.

#Thread #education

theconversation.com/demand-for-peo… In 1986, the largest group of workers was in occupations classified as skill lvl 4 (roughly equivalent to a certificate II or III). Nowadays, the largest group of workers is in the highest (skill level 1) category - occupations requiring a bachelor degree/higher qualification.
Sep 25, 2017 9 tweets 5 min read
We all want to know this right - does my #cat really love me? And if not, WHY?
#Thread
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theconversation.com/curious-kids-h… Cats can’t tell us how they’re feeling, but if we watch their behaviour closely we can work out a lot.