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Let's talk Sydney! Week of November 17 2025
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Discussion Thread 🐓 Monday 17 November 2025
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City of Sydney Set To Review Busking Rules After Performers' Backlash
https://cityhub.com.au/city-of-sydney-set-to-review-busking-rules-after-performers-backlash/93
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Police detonated a ‘stinger’ grenade at a Melbourne protest. Now two activists may sue over their injuries
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/police-detonated-a-stinger-grenade-at-a-melbourne-protest-now-two-activists-may-sue-over-their-injuries25
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The average Australian generates about 22kg of e-waste yearly. An estimated 23 million phones sit idle in drawers
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/how-to-recycle-old-mobile-phones-computers12
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WA Labor senator opposed to proposed reduction of speed limits on unsigned roads
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/labor-senator-opposed-reducing-speed-limit-on-unsigned-roads/105997390WA Labor senator Glenn Sterle has criticised a proposal to reduce speed limits on unsigned roads.
It suggested default speed limits could be reduced to 70, 80 or 90km/h.
More than 11,000 submissions were received during public consultation on the proposal.
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Legal experts, civil libertarians warn the NSW government is 'eroding' the right to protest
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/nsw-protest-laws-eroding-right-to-protest-say-legal-experts/1060063246
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What are your favourite guides and resources for environmentally-conscious shopping?
I've just moved to a new place last month and now have storage space to bulk buy this Black Friday. When I started looking for certain items, especially ones associated with health and wellbeing, I was quickly disgusted by the amount of blatant greenwashing and I was surprised to see some technically recyclable products are currently recommended to not be recycled by local council. ... read full post
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Australia is selling arms at a weapons fair in Dubai. Are they destined to be used in Sudan atrocities?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/australia-dubai-international-airshow-defence-weapons-arms-fair-sudan-uae3
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Tucker Time: Sun 16 Nov 2025
What's everyone eating today?
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Data WA - collection of statistics and data about Western Australia
https://data.wa.gov.au/Found this data trove today. ... read full post
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Stop talking about the Coalition on climate
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0msadImMJLlU2hKHVecdXK11
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Tetra-pak Question
Questions first, explanation underneath, ... read full post
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Daily Discussion Thread - Sun Nov 16 2025
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Networking Event: Lethal Humidity and Human Survival: The Urgent Case for Real Zero - YouTube
https://youtu.be/C_iu03k9fO4This event centers on Pacific voices and scientific insight to spotlight lethal humidity as a growing threat to human survival. It explores cascading impacts of extreme humid heat on health, food and migration, and calls for urgent global action to achieve Real Zero emissions and protect communities in a rapidly warming world. ... read full post
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Discussion Thread 🐬 Sunday 16 November 2025
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Ultra cheap e-commerce platforms Temu, Shein selling products made from Chinese cotton despite the high risk of links to slavery, Australian Human Rights Institute says
https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/national/forced-labour-risk-in-shein-and-temu-products-made-with-chinese-cotton/news-story/7f37417ae0351328c8daa20aac7159399
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what australian stores sell good soup mugs?
Something not plastic, handle doesn't heat up, microwave and dishwasher safe?
i was able to get the perfect soup mug at bigw on clearance a year ago but have not found anything decent since. no kmart, bigw, target, nothing.
any luck?
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good architecture
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Mango chicken curry
https://www.ausport.gov.au/nutrition/recipes/chicken_with_mangoI used to love this one, a very mild fruity curry. Fine for kids. ... read full post
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Amyl and the Sniffers shout Melbourne live music venues $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/amyl-and-the-sniffers-massive-bar-tab-after-fed-square-cancel/10601295429
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Did anyone catch Amyl and the Sniffers last night?
I didn’t.
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Bloody hell – not again
https://heraldonlinejournal.com/2025/11/14/bloody-hell-not-again/4
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Tucker Time: Sat 15 Nov 2025
What's everyone eating today?