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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · 18d

Read the last chapter first

ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 9

it's public until you are told you are trespassing. Chat to the doorman and he may take you upstairs into the other side of the dome.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 9

Cuz, t's open all day every weekday.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

This is bad news for Melbourne photography and the city

u24usa.bsky.social @u24usa.bsky.social · Sep 4

Innovative Australian Photography Festival Announces Closure

The city of Melbourne, pictured, will no longer host the PHOTO Australia festival. PHOTO Australia, an ambitious photography festival that displayed large-scale prints in public spaces, has announced it is permanently closing. PHOTO…

Innovative Australian Photography Festival Announces Closure

The city of Melbourne, pictured, will no longer host the PHOTO Australia festival. PHOTO Australia, an ambitious photography festival that displayed large-scale prints in public spaces, has announced it is permanently closing. PHOTO Australia was held in Melbourne in 2021, 2022, and 2024, featuring over 400 photographers and attracting over 600,000 visitors. Notable artists included Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, Zanele Muholi, and Ryan McGinley. The festival installed large prints around the city, coupling it with gallery shows and community events. In a statement posted to the PHOTO Australia website, the organization trumpeted its achievements.

n24usa.com

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

No, it's not is it. Several media reports highlighting possible external funding grants to meanjin.. I can't isolate those sorts of payments from public accounts.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

Ok, that's interesting. I don't think seperating something like MUP into a cost centre is a problem. It depends on what performance criteria are put in place. I'd be surprised if the mission of MUP was profit.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

You seem upset that a video title contained the various topics covered in that video.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

There are bound to be other funding sources, donations, bequests, etc. Although government funding for Meanjin had been challenging (if it existed at all).

I'd love to see $ on income by MUP publication. Nothing likely to come close. Nor should it have to. The financial argument is laughable..

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

seeing as MUP is an expensive business, funded my Melbuni....

Meanjin looks like it was one of the most profiable elements, as in one of lowest loss making.

If financial viability is what the MUP board want, then how can they justify keeping the doors open at all?

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

screaming out for a hyphen

ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

Yes, that certainly appears to be the case.

In fact, the directors of MUP signed off on the accounts and claim the business is a going concern; the auditors agreed. The only event they noted after the end of the reporting period was entering into a new sales and distribution partnership.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

according to Melbourne Iniversity Publishing's latest annual report. The uni of Melbourne provides $220,000 in funding for Meanjin, on top of the $1M they provided MUP for other activities. In Note 4a of their accounts, Meanjin subscriptions earned MUP $112,790

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

as per their 2024 annual report page 132, and if the 200K pa figure to run Meanjin is accurate, yes, you get a free dinner. about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/ann...

2024 Annual Report

about.unimelb.edu.au

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Sep 4

don't use em dashes in morse code.

ziz @chriszissiadis.com · May 16

Postal votes received when up by around 80... Not sure if that's the batch they were waiting for...

ziz @chriszissiadis.com · May 16

2 recent updates without changing any information I can see...

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · May 16

Yeah heard that, want to believe it - but not sure how anyone would know

New numbers half hour ago. 206 now, no change to postal received.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · May 16

getting within 100 votes will force a recount. I'm not sure of postals received has been updated today, if not, still a chance for Zoe to get up.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Apr 16

Was so happy when I saw him next to Josh

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Apr 7

If only you could calmly walk back typing boo-boos

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Apr 7

Her main corflute image shows her standing on a suburban train platform, i knew something was up when i saw that, i demand to see her myki receipts!

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Feb 27

every property flipper does this, it's the only pro argument for stamp duty as it's often the only 'tax' levied on these sorts of people.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Feb 27

Is that Cabinet?... think it is, i've clocked some hours there, not for years though.

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ziz @chriszissiadis.com · Feb 22

I've setup a simple feed of BlueSky photography from Melbourne Australia bsky.app/profile/did:...

Feed is filtering out NSFW and Florida :D posts

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Glynn Lavender @glynnlavender.bsky.social · Feb 18

Under the bridge

#blackandwhite #melbourne #australia #model #photography

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