Jo the Neenish TartMar 31

I was a first-in-family (plus regional and low socioeconomic) uni student. I'm forever grateful for my teachers, who believed in me and made me believe I had as much right to a university education as anyone. They are why I chose a career in public education.

It concerns me that nowadays other shit things like the housing crisis and cost of living could deny would-be first-in-family students these opportunities.

https://theconversation.com/mum-and-dad-both-finished-school-in-year-10-how-to-help-first-in-family-students-graduate-from-uni-279323

#TheConversationAU #University #CozzieLivs #FirstInFamily #Studying #Education

‘Mum and Dad both finished school in Year 10’ – how to help first-in-family students graduate from uni

For students in our study, university was not simply about finding a job, but about changing their life trajectories.

The Conversation
Jo the Neenish TartMay 11, 2025

I wish the medication shortage had been more of an election issue. Lots of people are struggling to get their scripts filled for a variety of conditions.

My son is doing well academically and emotionally right now, but every month I dread going to the pharmacy to be told they're out of his Concerta. Last month it was three chemists before I got some - the last one they had.

Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?
https://theconversation.com/why-doesnt-australia-make-more-medicines-wouldnt-that-fix-drug-shortages-255766

#auspol #Medication #ADHD #Concerta #Ritalin #methylphenidate #TheConversationAU

Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?

Boosting Australia’s ability to make pharmaceuticals sounds like a great way to ease medicine shortages. But there are simpler, cheaper options we could try first.

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Seasiders2Dec 8, 2022
When the preacher intones the words, “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”, he speaks of an understanding just emerging - if these scientists are to be believed.
https://theconversation.com/the-oldest-dna-ever-found-reveals-a-snapshot-of-a-vanished-world-196044
#science, #prehistory, #dna, #TheConversationAU
The oldest DNA ever found reveals a snapshot of a vanished world

DNA frozen for 2 million years paints a picture of an extinct ecosystem.

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Sharon NathaniNov 13, 2022
here’s a short piece I wrote a little while ago after the budget came out re #CreativePartnershipsAustralia and the #AustraliaCouncil. Will anyone really care if CPA is subsumed? http://ozphilanthropy.com/2022/10/28/the-budget-and-creative-partnerships-australia/. Thanks to Jo Caust for her critique in #TheConversationAU and #artshub.
The Budget and Creative Partnerships Australia

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