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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 19h

Completely disgraceful. I was witness to some appalling behaviour and management in the past, but nothing during that time came close the levels of fraud and dishonesty that's been demonstrated over the past several years. Astounding.

Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 21h

One Battle After Another has such an impressive pacing and concise narrative movement. The score, camera movement and performances create an anxious forward momentum that is both stressful and enjoyable. It is funny and tragic in equal measures. Definitely one of the best films of the year.

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 1d

This story is utterly balmy.

Ronni🧂Salt @ronnisalt.bsky.social · 2d

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

I saw this comment on reddit and it sums it up pretty damn well:

The image is of a comment on a reddit thread concerning Bill Burr's decision to cancel a live recording of his podcast. The comment reads: "Let me just say...going to do comedy in Saudi Arabia is kind of fine. I can see the argument to be made for having an exchange of ideas and culture.

The problem is that he was paid to put on a show for the royal dictator whose recent forays with American culture involved his men using a bonesaw and cutting apart a journalist who criticized his regime, and carrying his body out in multiple bags to be disposed of.

This would be like taking an invitation from Putin to go perform comedy at the Kremlin. You aren't exchanging culture. You are being a stooge for a brutal dictator."

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

The Indigenous Data Network (IDN) will hold its first Indigenous Datathon on October 11 and 12, co-located with the biennial International Data Week 2025, one of the world’s leading data events for data science, research, and policy communities www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Indigenous Data Network to hold first Indigenous Datathon

The Indigenous Data Network (IDN) will hold its first Indigenous Datathon on October 11 and 12, co-located with the biennial International Data Week 2025, one of the world’s leading data events for da...

www.unimelb.edu.au

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 2d

New:
Censorship by any other name.
The National Press Club cancelled a speaker, Chris Hedges, who planned to address the mass killing of journalists in Gaza. The mainstream press didn’t report it.
nickfeik.substack.com/p/censorship...

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

It certainly hits different in 2025

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 2d

'Hey friends, loved ones, and extended community,

We are reaching out to you with a humble request for support as our friends make a sudden move out of the country for their safety.'

Solidarity fund for Mark & family:

www.freefunder.com/campaign/hel...

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

This Is like a Veep subplot

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely wild. Half a million is some community sector organisations' annual operating budget, and we're dropping that to get a private contractor to return error riddled LLM print outs. The ways in which these technologies will be used to scam the public will be innumerable.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 2d

Queensland’s information commissioner has warned the Albanese government it should carefully consider key planks of its bid to restrict Freedom of Information laws, adding to mounting questions and opposition on Labor’s transparency crackdown www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit...

www.theaustralian.com.au

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

Not to mention very painful and entirely unbearable for those with pain sensitivities.

Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

Lol. Lmao, even.

Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

Look, I've been on the fence about Mozart for a while now. But after a few listens, I reckon he might be decent at playing the piano.

Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

Damn, I was so sure that thoughts and prayers would work that time... 😮‍💨

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 2d

GAS induced autism?? 😰 /s

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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 2d

“If the new leadership wants to rebuild trust … they need to explain why they think the audited accounts are so misleading … and what future plans they have that are so beneficial they are willing to take an axe to … students, … staff, and … reputation…”

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908473...

A closer look at the ANU books reveals a hard truth about these job cuts

The phantom deficit and a series of cuts by choice, not necessity.

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Jessie L @jessielilley.bsky.social · 3d

“A Sportsbet employee was among a small group of donors who attended the “boardroom dinner” with the minister for regional development, Kristy McBain, on Tuesday night. The dinner was organised by Labor’s fundraising vehicle.”

All they care about is being elected and staying in power.

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Earlier that day, four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 3d

#Breaking | ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences will not face structural changes at this time. No renaming, merging, or disestablishment of areas. Change management appears to have been halted, even walked back completely. It’s unclear the impacts of this announcement on the school of music.

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 3d

Polycule life by necessity.

Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 3d

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

Alt: An audience wearing finely tailored clothes in a theatre erupt with applause and give a standing ovation.

media.tenor.com

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 3d

Former ACT Attorney General charged with grooming a child.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Former ACT politician charged with grooming teen

Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has faced the ACT Magistrates Court, charged with grooming a teenage boy.

www.abc.net.au

Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 3d

@blairwilliams26.bsky.social - DocConnor is an old UNSW Canberra hand by now. I met him back in 2012 & ended up doing my PhD with him. Good friend, great colleague & deeply knowledgeable about all the nooks and crannies of UNSW Canberra. Would love to welcome you with a breakfast & coffee in time!

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Mehreen Faruqi @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social · 4d

Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Wong should hang their heads in shame that they left the safety and fate of heroic Australian humanitarians in the hands of violent war criminals.

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Dija @diaja.bsky.social · 4d

I appreciate the opportunity I have with my work to put my writing skillset to good use. But, it absolutely drains my tank for other writing tasks. I find it so hard to carve out writing time for non-work related purposes at present. 😵‍💫