Phil Stubbs

Bye bye X. (Better when it was Twitter.) I’m bailing out. Obvious reason viz. Elon.

Lawrence is deservedly burning down the media including MSNBC for their coverage of Trump

Fascinating interview with makers of the 'Fantastic Machine' @jdrrr @RadioNational Thanks

Strong southerly wind just hit us here in Congo (South Coast NSW). Temperature dropping quickly. It's come earlier than forecast. @NSWRFS #RFS #fireAustralia #NSW

@NickGrimm Thanks for your stories on the hot weather and potential bushfires. Particularly ones with advice on getting ready.

“Australia is embarking on its largest ever defence contract so that it can take the fight to China, yet there is no obvious reason to do so, and nobody asked us to do so.” Read an extract from Sam Roggeveen’s book The Echidna Strategy: mnth.ly/nUQayLM

Traffic evaporation is a real outcome of sustained policy choices. Paris has reduced traffic by 40% in one decade and it’s a far more livable city because of it.

Australia's south has continued to dry out, with much drier-than-average totals in July. (Source: @bom_au)

@dallaskilponen I miss Wylie’s. Enjoy. Say hello to Boots the cat.

The Coalition could lose the next six elections because Millennials and Generation Z voters aren’t shifting towards conservatives as they get older, prompting five Liberal MPs to urge the party to transform its relationship with younger Australians. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

"Nobody uses the cycle lanes." "Most cyclists don't stop at red lights." Meanwhile, in London:

"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea." ~ Karen Blixen

Cycling in Sydney keeps growing... - up 18% in the last year for peak hour bike trips across the WHOLE council area, not just cycleways - on some cycleways, like Bourke & Castlereagh, bike trips up 40%+ in a year #SydneyCycleways #BetterStreets news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/articles/sydne…

.@JEChalmers You've just announced spending $360 billion on submarines. Now saying we have to tighten our belts .@RNBreakfast Why isn't this questioned?

That was a wonderful story by @marylouvince on @RadioNational AM this morning - about Aussies helping refugees. Made you proud to be Australian. The audio was great - abc.net.au/radio/programs… abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0…

90's music - should there be a renaissance? Here are 200+ of the best songs of that era - that shows actually it was pretty good. open.spotify.com/playlist/45ciP…

Last year, the Australian government allowed $11.6 billion in subsidies for fossil fuels - more than 50 times the yearly budget of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency smh.com.au/environment/cl…

From @profmiketoole & myself. Thanks once again @theage & @smh @BurnetInstitute COVID exploits our year of living dangerously theage.com.au/national/victo…

Here's my music list for December - the Best of the 1970s. Did I miss anything? open.spotify.com/playlist/6TrPY…... (This is part of my College of Advanced Education course on popular music - for my son.)

A quarter of our car journeys are under two miles, creating congestion, pollution, danger and more. When more of us can cycle all of these problems are reduced and everyone wins. For short journeys, #BikeIsBest