Took this shot on a street corner in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the other day. Iron lace and street art in the midst of winter.
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Tim Richards
@timrichards@aus.social
Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia.
Rail travel expert, current books on sale include Heading South and Ultimate Train Journeys: World. My book The Kick of Stalin's Cow is a travel narrative about post-communist Poland. I also have a novel out in ebook form, Mind the Gap.
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This was well put:
"At a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. For those of us lucky enough to own homes (or at least, half-own them with a bank), having that security threatened in any way, feels, well, threatening.
"But a home is not just a wealth-accumulation vehicle. It is a base, a sanctuary where we can raise children, and from which we can put down roots in a community. Housing security is the bedrock of all functional, happy societies. Civil society is impossible without it. If younger generations can’t trust that they will be able to achieve it, they won’t trust much else either."
#housing #auspol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-million-dollar-property-question-no-one-wants-to-answer-20260703-p60cdj.html
The Sydney Morning HeraldThe million-dollar property question no one wants to answerAt a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. But only if you look at property as purely a wealth-accumulation vehicle.Hear hear. I must email my Labor MP to add pressure to this campaign.
"Australian authors who successfully sued artificial intelligence giant Anthropic for covertly scraping their work are urging the government to stand its ground against lobbying from the sector to weaken domestic copyright laws."
#auspol #ai https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/write-us-a-cheque-australian-authors-musicians-want-ai-forced-to-pay-for-using-their-work-20260701-p60bn9.html
The Sydney Morning HeraldWrite us a cheque: Australian authors, musicians want AI forced to pay for using their workSenator David Pocock has accused the government of entertaining the idea of weakening copyright laws for AI giants.