It was a pleasure to contribute to this story on the impact of 'cashlessness' on people without housing: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01...#homelessness

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Watching: Saltburn, ha. Eating: nectarines, slurp. Drinking: houjicha. Reading: Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry. Harrowing.

I’m on an interview panel today for positions in other disciplines (I’m an external panellist). I’m learning heaps, it’s great!

Oh, btw, a cat bit my neck yesterday.

Today, I’m finessing a chapter draft. I’ve redone the structure, written some ok transitions and links but need still to ensure there’s a clear argument and to work out the conclusion. But I also need a break from it for a day or three. #amwriting

Hmm today I am reading, in the hope it will help what I’m trying to write. That’s good but it also means that by definition I’m not writing #imonafreakindeadline

Yesterday I was writing, today my brain said, nope.

WTAF Tanya.

GAguardianaustralia.bsky.socialJan 8, 2024 3:04am

Tanya Plibersek blocks Victorian government’s plan to build wind turbine plant at Port of Hastings

Tanya Plibersek blocks Victorian government’s plan to build wind turbine plant at Port of Hastings

Environment minister says ‘large areas of [wetland] will be destroyed or substantially modified’ by the proposal for windfarm development Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Tanya Plibersek has blocked plans by the Victorian government to build a plant to assemble wind turbines for offshore windfarms because of “clearly unacceptable” impacts on internationally important wetlands. Plans to build the terminal at the Port of Hastings – seen as critical for the state’s strategy to develop an offshore wind industry – included dredging up to 92 hectares (227 acres) of the Western Port Ramsar wetland and reclaiming 29 hectares of seabed. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Working on another, partly drafted, chapter today. It’s not as terrible as I believed. #amwriting