kerr

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Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings in c/climate@slrpnk.net
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HRT, contraceptive pills to cost less in $573m major women’s health pledge (archive.md)
 

For menopausal women, the hormone replacement therapies Prometrium, Estrogel and Estrogel Pro – or estradiol and progesterone – will go on the PBS for the first time in 20 years. About 150,000 women using those treatments currently pay up to $670 a year, but this will come down to $380, a saving of $290.

Contraceptive pills Yaz and Yasmin, which are used by 50,000 women and typically cost $380 a year, will be the first new oral contraceptives added to the PBS in more than 30 years. Government subsidies will bring them down to $126 a year, or $31 for concession cardholders, saving $254. Both changes will come into effect on March 1.

Great that this isn’t an election pledge. It’s coming in on March 1!

Meta Shatters Lobbying Record as House Passes TikTok Ban: Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor TikTok in c/technology@lemmy.world
What SF books did you enjoy the most in 2024? in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Both are brilliant!

What SF books did you enjoy the most in 2024? in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t like Prophet Song either. The mother character’s inability to do anything kinda bogged the whole story down for me.

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What’s Brisbane’s handover from LA going to look like? (aussie.zone)
 

It’s only 4 years away! And surely the Chats have to play?

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Budget Night Thread (aussie.zone)
 

Let’s party!

Cubic millimetre of brain mapped in spectacular detail in c/science@beehaw.org
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago

That is amazing.

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Coles paper bags have been shrinkflated (aussie.zone)
 

1L juice for comparison. You guys got these at your local? First time getting them in Brisbane. I use the paper bags for collecting recycling so the new size sucks for this.

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Hottest 100 Chat Thread (www.abc.net.au)
 

Let’s party!

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Oli the cat completes Sydney to Hobart yacht race to fanfare at dock, after a week at sea (www.abc.net.au)
 

Your good news story for today. 🐱⛵️

New Stray in c/cat@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does not look happy! Hope she’s a keeper :)

under siege in c/cat@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Their faces say “but we haven’t had any food in like… hours!”

Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists in c/science@beehaw.org
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

This is how Silo started. Just saying.

fuck Adobe and fuck their licensing in c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anyone got a good Illustrator replacement for SVG and vector creation?

Thank you to those that recommended the library for SF in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Good to hear!

Do you know of any obscure useful websites? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microwave Watt?? Converts cooking instructions to whatever your actual microwave is (mine’s a shitty 700w beast so I have to add about 50% cooking time to most things). http://www.microwavewatt.com/

Have any of you found Kindle unlimited worth it for science fiction? in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
[–] kerr@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

For sure, good luck!

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Man dies from snake bite after trying to uncoil it from friend's leg (Mackay) (www.abc.net.au)
 

Queensland Ambulance says his symptoms suggest it was a highly venomous brown snake

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