Listening to the lovely Jacaranda Flute Collective at the Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering Qld dinner

What is happening with Virgin Australia these days? Yesterday Melbourne -Sydney flights cancelled today Sydney -brisbane flights cancelled. What is the point of loyalty any more? Are they trying to race Qantas to the bottom for service?

Not 'a tragedy ' but a heinous crime. Why do they always say ' but he was a nice/fine/decent.. man? No! He was a murderer
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I see #qantas is actually the new Jetstar weighing every piece of hand luggage before going thru security. And making you check it if just grams over & even for a Dash8 flt where you'll gate check it anyway.

This is so worrying
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We at ⁦Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering⁩ are calling for net zero by 2035. It’s a massive challenge and it’s what we need if we’re going to cap emissions at a liveable level. We have the technology: let’s do this. #netzero #climateaction theguardian.com/environment/20…

ATSE calls for greater ambition in reducing carbon emissions #climatechange #ATSE abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2…

🌎 ❌ We are crossing more and more planetary boundaries.

Today, six boundaries are crossed. Two more are closing in on transgression.

Decisive policy action can change this as we have shown with the recovery of the ozone layer.

Read more: buff.ly/3Znyu2P

Yesterday, I had the great privilege of contributing to a dynamic roundtable discussion on 'Boards and Directorships: What Makes a Diverse and Inclusive Board?' Hosted by the brilliant Kylie Walker Kylie Walker, CEO of ATSE, this event brought together a passionate group of…

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are underway. Warmer and drier conditions have already been forecast for spring and summer for parts of Australia. Details: bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

More @qantas #qantas irritation. 'Special Gift' of FF points or status credits, but you only had 6 days to respond. Yet again all they've managed to do is irritate me because I didn't get around to claiming the offer in less than a week. Counterproductive much??

If Peter Dutton had given bipartisan support to the Voice, there would be no division, no 'no' voices using racial hatred to oppose Voice, no emboldening of racism amongst 'no' trolls. If Dutton had done the right thing, so much pain for Aboriginal people could have been avoided.

Brilliant clarity

Check out our President, Dr Dr Katherine Woodthorpe #voteYES AO FTSE, in this morning's The Sydney Morning Herald article!🤩

She called for changes to be made to HSC scaling to avoid students turning away from high-level math as a way of preserving a good ATAR.➗

🔗 Read more here: smh.com.au/national/nsw/m…

It was such a good session

Prime Minister Albanese has announced that the Voice referendum will be held on October 14 2023. We strongly support the establishment of a constitutionally recognised Voice to Parliament as a step towards reconciliation.

Our statement on the Voice: atse.org.au/news-and-event…

Devastating news but climate scientists have been warning about this for decades
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Thank you Jagadish for this thoughtful article about the importance of science

Meet #FellowFriday Prof Andrew Blakers FTSE! 👋

He is a solar energy innovator and is driving the transition to a renewable future. 🌱

☀️ Read more from Prof Blakers on how solar power is propelling us toward a cleaner, greener world:
theconversation.com/limitless-ener… ourANU Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics at ANU

They knew. Government after government, year after year. Those bastards who waved lumps of coal around in parliament have got away with this. Cheered on by a compliant media and corporations making big cash off our resources.