Laura Bloom
@LauraBloomify
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I no longer use this platform. Find me on Bluesky @laurabloomify.bsky.social
Byron Bay
Joined June 2010
Lovely tribute to the work of my father, Grahame Murray Budd, who died recently. @TheAustralian @saveourmarinelifeAus #HeardIsland #ANARE Last surviving member of the Heard Island expedition: Grahame Budd https://t.co/t7pU1NNG9r via @YouTube
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Such a good article. Thank you.
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By now, Australians know ‘free’ healthcare is not really free. Easing the cost of parking would be a practical way of helping patients
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
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Jack’s mother thought he was being looked after. He died desperate and alone
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Jack died in the Blue Mountains the day after his birthday. For his mother Renee, it was the tragic end to years of pain that should never have happened.
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Donald Trump just posted a photo of himself as the Pope. It's full-on lunacy at this point.
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🚨NEW: Bishop Thomas Paprocki slams Trump for posting an image of himself as the Pope: “This is deeply offensive to Catholics, especially during this sacred time that we are still mourning the death of Pope Francis” RETWEET to thank @BishopPaprocki for standing up to Trump!
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I can tell you from 2 decades working in NFPs that the charitable sector isn't funded by billionaires, it's funded by ladies called Dorothy in their 80s. It isn't the rich who support the poor, it's the poor. And that's where progressive taxation comes in. #auspol
Won't someone please think of the billionaires!! Why should they pay tax when there's a perfectly good system of 'the poors' begging them for money? #auspol
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50 Shades of Caramelisation. LOL. A lovely read from one of my favourite series.
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The couple met doing advocacy work and have been dating for almost a year. Now they appreciate the good times together, and help each other through the bad.
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Why isn't Penny Wong even mentioned in this article? Voted Australia's most popular politician not too long ago, the omission seems pretty odd. There’s an obvious successor for Albanese. The Libs face a tougher choice
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Election results trigger, or subsequently lead to, leadership resets. Even in the turmoil of a campaign, players will also have their eyes on the future.
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It took me 9 years to understand this, I’ll teach it to you in 3 minutes. Here are 10 uncomfortable truths about life... 1.
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Kerry Greenwood is such a legend. I'll never forget how happy I was when I discovered the comfort and inspiration of a Phryne Fisher novel. Kerry Greenwood, author behind Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, dies at 70
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The beloved novelist and lawyer was best known for her Phryne Fisher novels, a historical crime series set in Melbourne.
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I wish people understood this. As the primary carer - for a long time - of a high & complex support needs young man, it often feels like no one gets it. https://t.co/lr3dGrF2aG
theguardian.com
Emma Heming Willis, who is primary carer for the actor since his dementia diagnosis in 2023, says there is ‘a broader story’ to tell about their plight
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Thinking of folks in my beloved Northern Rivers right now.
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Evacuation centres have been set up, flights cancelled and schools closed as the category 2 storm moves towards land.
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It’s clear that Trump is an agent of Putin. All US allies should be alarmed
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With the US president parroting Putin talking points, America’s allies must rethink their security strategies.
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‘A privilege’: What 15-year-old Charlie and other young carers want you to know
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There are more than 390,000 carers under 25 in Australia, but their work often goes unnoticed, and advocates say more support is needed.
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My absolute nightmare: 499 crimes: Cab driver caught on CCTV abusing, ripping off passengers with disabilities
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The scale of alleged fraud and other criminality in the taxi industry has outraged leading judges as well as consumer and disability advocates.
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“A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute,” the prominent German weekly Die Zeit wrote in an editorial. https://t.co/yatKwsdqIe
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A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
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An important announcement: I’ve just discovered that rosefinches exist.
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Thank you #BillShorten. Changed my family's life. And the lives of the people we employ - 100% of our plan goes to them - and they pay tax.
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Bill Shorten has hailed the NDIS jobs boom as an achievement as big as Medicare. But economists say it might be a drain on the economy and the federal budget.
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