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Fiona Armstrong

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Eileen O’Farrell @ofarrelltalent.bsky.social @ofarrelltalent.bsky.social · 4d

Support LA & her defenders at @lataco.bsky.social

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L.A. TACO Documentary Project

Support our first-ever documentary series and help us bring Los Angeles’ untold stories to the screen.

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Fiona Armstrong @farmstrong.bsky.social · 14d

Tragic this is even necessary, but what a great initiative, with potential to be applied in so many contexts, populations, and geographies www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/n...

How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened

www.nytimes.com

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 17d

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 17d

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

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mayiparttula.bsky.social @mayiparttula.bsky.social · 17d

What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money
theconversation.com/what-is-the-...

What is the value of Meanjin? We’ve done some calculations – and it’s not about money

New research considers the true value of Meanjin, using publicly available data. The journal has trained generations of Australian writers and editors.

theconversation.com

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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 19d

I played a small role helping evacuate @skateistan.bsky.social staff from Afghanistan when the Taliban took power. Amazing to finally meet Fatima and her son in Australia, 4 years later. She was the brave and inspiring teacher featured in the “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone…” documentary.

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Simon Adams @simonadams.bsky.social · 24d

“The international community must replace cautious incrementalism with unconditional adherence to the moral imperatives, political commitments and legal obligations underpinning” the principle of the Responsibility to Protect #Palestine #Israel www.globalr2p.org/publications...

Urgent Call to Action: International Community Must Uphold the Responsibility to Protect the Palestinian People - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

For nearly two years, Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have been subjected to an unrelenting escalation of atrocity crimes perpetrated by Israel, with little to no reprieve, ju...

www.globalr2p.org

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elfdock.bsky.social @elfdock.bsky.social · 26d

One of the biggest causes of FNP deaths in the NT

A 24-year-old man who hit two Aboriginal pedestrians with his car and sped away, later bragging to his friends he'd run down an "oxygen thief", has been spared actual jail time.

he labelled the crash victims as "dogs" and "n***ers".

Driver who left Aboriginal man to die on Darwin road spared prison time

One man died and another was injured after Jake Danby struck them with his car outside a Darwin shopping centre in 2024, with the driver then sending a series of "disgusting" text messages about the v...

www.abc.net.au

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 26d

Given this is making some waves - here is the piece and you can judge for yourself.

(I'm fine, there are no issues - right wing ecosystem just doing what right wing ecosystem does).

Take care of you - it's rough out there! Ax

amyremeikis.substack.com/p/charlie-ki...

Charlie Kirk died in the America he wanted

I mourn the loss of human life. I feel compassion, empathy and grief at an inexcusable killing. But I find nothing to lionise in his legacy.

amyremeikis.substack.com

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Bad Boy 🔻 of Mandalore 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇾🇪🇮🇷 @dindjarinsway.bsky.social · 27d

Israeli conductor, Ilan Volkov gives an impassioned speech on 11th September, at the Royal Albert Hall to stop the Gaza Holocaust.....
#AllHeroesDontWearCapes
#IlanVolkov
#PromsFestival
#London
#StopGazaGenocide

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Sep 11

Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Layla’s final year of school was disrupted by floods and fires. The toll of climate disasters on children is only getting worse

Exclusive: Unicef-commissioned report shows being unable to finish high school – and the associated wage loss – is the most significant impact of increasingly frequent disasters on young people

www.theguardian.com

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Laura @lucytartan.bsky.social · Sep 10

Big turnout at this morning’s rally against @mupublishing.bsky.social vandalism of Meanjin. @beneltham.bsky.social called for Meanjin’s name and archive to be surrendered so the magazine can be published by someone who deserves to and appreciates the honour

Protesters gathered outside Melbourne University Publishing office at 715 Swanston St

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · Sep 10

How can we make sense of authoritarian politics?

What does the weaking of democratic institutions mean for #PublicHealth?

Find out Mon 15 Sept in Wollongong / Dharawal Country, hosted by @phaa-onehealth.bsky.social & our Political Economy SIG.

www.austph2025.com/workshop
@peterwtait.bsky.social

Political Economy of Health and One Health special interest groups workshop. Democracy and Public Health in a Trumpian world. Monday 15 Sept, 10am-4pm, Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · Sep 10

The victim was aged between 6 and 9. The reporting seems to miss the point that a child cannot consent to sex, so "sexual experience" should be accurately described as "previous rapes". The whole thing is disgusting.

Paedophile argues relevance of girl's 'sexual experience' in appeal bid

A man who sexually abused a young girl in foster care is seeking to quash his conviction in the High Court.

www.abc.net.au

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Fiona Armstrong @farmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy news: Victoria will become the first state or territory in Australia to introduce a treaty with Victoria's First Peoples in parliament today. When the legislation is passed, it will make the First Peoples' Assembly, to be called Gellung Warl, permanent. #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Australia-first treaty with First Peoples to be tabled in Victorian parliament

Victoria's historic treaty is promising to "reckon with the past" and empower the state's First Peoples — and explicitly declares it will not take anything away from the broader community.

www.abc.net.au

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Fiona Armstrong @farmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trump gets booed at the US Open and WTA agrees to seek media blackout 😤. But you can see it here, with Harry Sisson.

Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trump is seriously at risk because the US Open. Harry Sisson captured all the boos and more that the Open agreed they would conceal both. 🤣

youtu.be/0nyuJiqGRgU?...

Trump Gets LOUDLY BOOED As Tennis Stunt BACKFIRES

YouTube video by Harry Sisson

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Fiona Armstrong @farmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 7

Incredibly brave and powerful action taken by Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women's Association (AUTWA) to force ⁦‪Kmart‬⁩ to prove it is not sourcing products from factories using forced labour in Western China. Consumers need to know.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Kmart facing legal action over belief it's sourcing products linked to forced labour

Kmart is facing court action by a group who believe some of its products may have been sourced from factories in China linked to forced labour.

www.abc.net.au

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · Sep 7

For context, Alec Coles is CEO of WA Museum (Big WoodCIDE fan)

Screenshot of Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill's LinkedIn post

On the left, image shows Meg O'Neill in the centre, with WA Museum CEO, Alec Coles on her left and Foundation for the WA Museum's Coralie Bishop on her right.
They're posing in front of a display labelled 'Tropical Wonders'

On the right panel, Meg O'Neill's post reads:

"I am delighted to share that Woodside Energy, the Western Australian Museum and the Foundation for the WA Museum have extended our 28-year research collaboration for another five years.

Since 1998 Woodside has supported the Western
Australian Museum's marine biodiversity research off the WA coast.

Through this collaboration more than 700 species new to science have been discovered, including one of my favourites, the bearded velvetfish!

(You can check out this master of camouflage in the wi courtesy of the Western Australian Museum linked •).

Our extension of this collaboration will see targeted research continue along the Gascoyne coast and I can't wait to see what the talented researchers responsible for these discoveries find next!"

There've been 427 positive reactions to her post, 1 comment, 9 reposts

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · Sep 7

The problem being a fair-weather friend of convenience - there when it suits you and absence the rest of the time - is you get a reputation as flakey

The Pacific region keeps calling Australia out.

The Duopoly's destroyed this relationship for decades

www.thenewdaily.com.au/pacific/2025...

Australia to feel the heat at Pacific Island talks

One of the climate justice movement's biggest wins and its influence on major emitters, including Australia, is about to be put to the test.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · Sep 7

A. dangerous time domestically for Amerika ..

Having sacked the professional statisticians measuring economic performance, tRump is starting to find out that jobs are disappearing in Amerika

NOT his fault of course - he'll be looking to blame others as Amerika heads towards potential recession

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Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trump is seriously at risk because the US Open. Harry Sisson captured all the boos and more that the Open agreed they would conceal both. 🤣

youtu.be/0nyuJiqGRgU?...

Trump Gets LOUDLY BOOED As Tennis Stunt BACKFIRES

YouTube video by Harry Sisson

youtu.be

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Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · Sep 7

A self-identified professional scientist using the screenname Mug of Glop also chimed in, saying, “lmao Trump is the absolute weakest b—- in history.”
There’s a reason tennis has sunk to triviality in this country in the last 40 years,” he added. “It’s terrified, condescending management like this.”

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Penny Tangey @pennytangey.bsky.social · Sep 6

He goes: We work constructively with industry.

No you don't. You have no influence on their behaviour. Your researchers tell them the marine environment is precious and they wreck it anyway.

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · Sep 6

🗽 Headed to Climate Week NYC? Drawdown will be there - sharing climate solutions from food to employee action, and unveiling a game-changing new product. 👀 Check out the full schedule and register today. See you in NYC! #climateweeknyc #climateaction

Project Drawdown is headed to Climate Week NYC

Check out events featuring Project Drawdown experts at Climate Week NYC!

drawdown.org

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · Sep 6

Smart banking is green banking! 🧠💵 #BlackRock once positioned itself as a leader in sustainable investing. However one of Europe’s largest pension funds has pulled billions from BlackRock in part because of concerns over the firm's voting record on sustainability issues.

Dutch pension fund pulls €14.5bn from BlackRock over green issues

PFZW’s move follows European backlash against American antipathy towards environmental, social and governance initiatives

www.thetimes.com

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · Sep 5

Turn your space into an Apartheid Free Zone. Contact your local BDS group or fill the form in our website today: bdsmovement.net/afz-registra...

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Apartheid Free Zones network in Japan includes bookstores, art galleries, B&Bs, fair trade shops, offices of lawmakers, university research labs and Buddhist temples.

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Anthony Klan @anthonyklan.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has appointed SIX taxpayer funded staffers.
Investigations reveal the role is costing Australians well over $1 million a year...
theklaxon.com.au/ezmq

Antisemitism Envoy costing taxpayers over $1 million a year - The Klaxon

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — whose family trust is one of the biggest funders of far-right lobby group “Advance” — is being paid more than $1,000 a day and has six staff.

theklaxon.com.au

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Fiona Armstrong @farmstrong.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yes, surely! And what the hell are the media doing referring to his associates as “followers”! FFS. How to hand power to a bunch of ignorant narcissists.

Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · Sep 3

A 4th person has been charged over the attack on Camp Sovereignty. Digression: It seems that Sewell is recruiting and radicalising young men in their 20s. Surely, there's something under the terrorism laws that applies to this? #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

More arrests over Camp Sovereignty attack that left multiple people injured

A man will face court today charged with offences related to the attack on Camp Sovereignty over the weekend. Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell is being held in custody over the incident.

www.abc.net.au

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