#harmminimisation #prevention Why do people use drugs ? In this blog, Dr Kat Daley, Associate Director, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University argues for preventative mental health approaches to drug related harm powertopersuade.org.au/blog/…

Truly extraordinary that this did not get more attention then or now. What an indictment on us as a country.

🧵 I had a tour of the new "Making home" complex in Melbourne CBD today. Council own property turned into transitional housing for the city homeless. 50 studio apartments with first 5 people moving in next week. Complex has ground level wrap around services like primary health

RT @PatrickLenton: Literally going against all expert advice, taking a tough stance on something unenforceable so they can continue to be s…

Gone is a genocidal president too hypocritical to admit it. And in comes a genocidal president who wears it as a badge of honor.

How on earth did primary schools manage to function before they could send parents 4 notifications a day on a very mediocre app?

Incredibly generous colleague too 👏👏

In the years I’ve been making Stuff The British Stole, the biggest lesson for me has been how much history hides behind politeness—polite plaques, polite speeches, polite monarchs. I don’t have Lidia Thorpe's life experience, and it’s not appropriate for me to offer commentary on her actions. But let’s be clear on one thing: the British Empire was not a polite enterprise. Like most, it was built on conquest, power, and, yes, things were truly stolen. Many things that have not been returned or in some cases even acknowledged. It was not a polite empire.

RT @sahouraxo: Israel is literally wiping out apartment buildings in Beirut tonight. Let that sink in—residential buildings full of Lebane…

RT @TheLyonsDen: BEIRUT: Israel has bombed one of main water channels from Litani River. Thousands hectares now without irrigation. Will ca…

Looking forward to this. The best conference for critically informed alcohol and other drug research.

RT @taylenarare: update: the lebanese health minister just announced that israel’s attacks on lebanon led to 1873 deaths and 9134 injured.…

I find it so amusing that Rupert Murdoch could only persuade ONE of his children support to support his political views 😂

Fave bit from this banging op-ed by @ebony_bennett

Vic Police inciting violence, msm misreporting it - they planned a public subsidised weapons fair in middle of Melbourne in middle of a genocide ... what the hell were they thinking? #DisruptLandForces #auspol

The level of accepted corruption in our political and justice systems is disgraceful. This occurs without consequence over and over theguardian.com/australia-ne…

If the gov't want to improve the mental health of young people, they could invest in internet safety, education about privacy, bullying prevention, youth workers in schools, or most radically, they could consider funding mental health services adequately. newmatilda.com/2024/05/24/si…

Teenagers are too young for social media, and also apparently too young to protest for what they believe in. But 10-year-olds apparently can understand criminal responsibility.