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Louise Edwards

Louise Edwards

@ledw.bsky.social

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Academic, Asia-China-Australia

Louise Edwards FHKAH is an Australian sinologist. Her work has focused on women and gender issues in China and Asia. As of 2022, she is Emeritus Professor of Chinese History at the University of New South Wales and an honorary professor at both the Australia-China Research Institute and the University of Hong Kong. .. more

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Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social · 3d

As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.

A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 4d

Trump is destroying the rules of international behaviour. Australia can – and must – act now | Allan Behm

Trump is destroying the rules of international behaviour. Australia can – and must – act now | Allan Behm

Australia has a long history of diplomacy and peacekeeping when things go pear-shaped. We need to saddle up again Donald Trump has commanded a precision military operation against a neighbour he didn’t like. Venezuela’s president was abducted and is now in detention from which he is unlikely to emerge. But Trump’s short-term tactical success has come at the expense of the complete destruction of the rules of international behaviour. Things were already bad. They have now gone pear-shaped. Global lawlessness prevails. That’s a massive price for the international community to pay, since it licenses other powers – Russia and China in particular – to act in the same way. Russia has already. And China may well be tempted to. Trump’s determination to dominate the western hemisphere implicitly invites Xi Jinping to do the same in the eastern hemisphere. And it confirms the licence already extended by the US to Israel. Continue reading...

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Esther Anatolitis @anatolitis.bsky.social · 4d

“The fascists did break down Varoufakis’s door. They did take his father, and countless more, never to be seen again. Now, they are knocking on ours.” My response to Raise Your Soul by @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social in the latest Australian Book Review: www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/c...

Esther Anatolitis reviews ‘Raise Your Soul: A personal history of resistance’ by Yanis Varoufakis

Things can turn very quickly, my mother says. Be careful who you associate with. Με όλους και με κανέναν. With everyone and with no one. Watch what you do and what you say because they’re always watch...

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Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · 4d

Completely unsurprising that the Ley Opposition does not consider anti-LGBTIQ+ hatred (or other forms of prejudice like ableism or misogyny) to be as serious, or worthy of a response, as racial and (some forms of) religious hatred.
#auslaw #auspol
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Coalition doesn’t ‘need to see’ sexuality protections in hate speech reforms, says Ley

The opposition leader says reforms to the country’s vilification laws must be focused solely on Islamic extremism and antisemitism.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

Embroidery by the first UK hunger striking suffragette, Scottish artist Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864-1942) #womensart

Embroidery featuring a central standing female figure in a long dress surrounded by stylised birds and standing on a flower covered mound

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Overlizard @aitch-el.bsky.social · 5d

Precisely. No-one is telling the sotry of pre-Chavez. Nor of the relentless US sanctions on Venezuela; nor of the platforming of Venezuelan wealthy elites complaining.

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National Justice Project @njpjustice.bsky.social · 5d

Racism is rampant in our newsfeeds, comment sections and online spaces.

If you see racism on social media or online, don’t just keep scrolling: take action! Screenshot and report it using the Call It Out mobile or web App, paper or digital forms, or by phone.

For more info visit callitout.com.au

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 5d

Is the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme facilitating modern slavery?

@mhharrington.bsky.social speaks to experts, community leaders & ni-Vanuatu former PALM workers in the first episode of this four-part mini-series on the guestworker scheme. #auspol

🎧 theaus.in/4sr1vbV

Photo of ni-Vanuatu men in the back of a Toyota ute
PALMED OFF, Episode 1 | Modern slavery in Australia?
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

Louise Edwards @ledw.bsky.social · 6d

thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

The Venezuela Crisis: Australia needs to do much more than issue a general “Get-Well” card

The abduction and subsequent arrest of the President of Venezuela is a dramatic re-statement of America’s dominance of the western hemisphere and its willingness to do whatever it takes – including de...

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 7d

In 1887, British forces kidnapped & exiled the King of Opobo in today’s Nigeria. British Palm oil traders had persuaded the government that the tariffs he imposed restricted their profits. It was a milestone in the Scramble for Africa and indirect rule by Britain.

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Antislavery and the Original ‘Scramble for Africa’, 1807-1879

Keynote Lecture for 140 Years Beyond the Berlin Conference, Africa Centre and SOAS Friday 12 December and Saturday 13 December 2025 Alan Lester Most British imperial historians have tended t…

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 11d

#OtD 31 Dec 1918 radical doctor, lesbian, @IWW supporter and abortion provider, Marie Equi, was found guilty of sedition in the US for unfurling an anti-war banner. Sentenced to three years in San Quentin prison, she served one and a half. More info: workingclasshistory.com/2018/12/02/e...

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China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social · 12d

Not a non-story, but keep in mind that a month of oral contraceptives usually costs between 20-150 RMB ($3 - $22) and can be bought online without a prescription and delivered free.
10-50 ($1.25 - 7.20)/dose for emergency contraception.
And 计划生育 offices seem to still send free pills and condoms.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16d

Climate change will create jobs, but rebuilding what’s been destroyed is not progress, writes co-CEO Richard Denniss in The Point.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Read the full op-ed➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251203-rebuilding-after-climate-chaos-creates-jobs-but-isnt-economic-progress

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17d

Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart

Illustration of a standing white girl with a drum surrounded by a border of Holly and with musical notes underneath

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 18d

My first paper on disinformation just published. I argue that disinformation should be understood in pragmatic terms (e.g., changing content to influence choice) not epistemic terms (e.g., inducing inaccurate beliefs). You can view with this link. Spoiler in title.

link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

Disinformation is for degrading the value of information, not confirming falsehoods

link.springer.com

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AusPoast @daryltractor.bsky.social · 18d

Incredibly moving interview with Sydney philosophy professor Peter Slezak, son of Holocaust survivors.

“Recognising Palestine was the right thing to do - in fact it was long overdue. How on earth can that be connected to two mass murders who commit an atrocity?”

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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 24d

The ambiguous intimacy of the census: women workers sort through forms in the French census office in Paris in 1911 (Gallica, BnF) 🗃️

b&w photo shows two women sitting with their backs to the viewer, reading papers they're holding in front of themselves. Walls are lined with wooden pigeonholes. Stacks of paper are in the foreground.

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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 27d

It's unfortunately quite tricky to find now in Australia, but Maria Ressa's Seeds of Terror from 2011 has a look at Mindanao and how the area became such a terrible hotspot in the 90s/00s. A very helpful background imo.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 27d

It’s never too late to support reading. Evidence shows targeted interventions can lift literacy skills for older students too, writes Callula Killingly. #auspol #education #literacy

It's never too late to help students learn to read – even in high school

Many students with reading difficulties are missed after the early years. New evidence shows targeted, evidence-based support can still make a real difference well into high school.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 27d

Despite the spin, US submarine production is nowhere near its targets – putting Australia’s AUKUS plans, and the promised Virginia class subs, in serious doubt, writes Peter Briggs.
#auspol #AUKUS #defence

AUKUS meets reality – what's not in the AUSMIN Media Release (Part 1)

Despite official assurances, the US submarine program is falling well short of its own targets, raising serious doubts about whether Australia will ever receive the Virginia class submarines promised under AUKUS.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 27d

ATAR scores grab attention, but teachers remain underpaid, overburdened and taken for granted in Australia’s education system, writes Allan Patience. #auspol #education #teachers

Australia’s teachers – undervalued and overburdened

As ATAR scores dominate headlines, the work of teachers remains largely invisible. They are central to education and social cohesion, yet underpaid, overworked and routinely taken for granted.

johnmenadue.com

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 28d

As 2025 ends, P&I Editor Catriona Jackson reflects on a year shaped by political turmoil, global conflict and the search for real leadership. From Canberra to Gaza to Washington, the stakes could not be higher. @catrionajackso1 #AusPol #GlobalPolitics #PublicInterestJournalism

Message from the Editor

As we hurtle towards the chaos of Christmas, we are taking a moment to reflect on the high and lows of 2025, and what it all means for 2026.

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · Dec 12

The latest AUKUS review lands without public release, yet the signals are clear. Australia keeps funding US submarine capacity while gaining no real guarantees on sovereignty or delivery timelines, writes Binoy Kampmark.
#AUKUS #AusPol #ForeignPolicy

The Colby Review, AUKUS and lopsided commitments

The Colby review of AUKUS highlights how deeply Australia has tied itself to US strategic priorities while offering little clarity on what Canberra receives in return.

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Overland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social · Dec 11

“Perhaps it is unsurprising, then, that anti-Arab sentiment and xenophobia are not confined to the past, or to Cronulla.”

Megan McElhone addresses revisionist histories of the Cronulla Riots, twenty years on.

Contending with Cronulla Riots revisionism, twenty years on - Overland literary journal

Rather than writing revisionist histories of the Cronulla Riots, we need to contend with the racism and xenophobia the riots were founded upon. The mob ultimately achieved its aim, with Middle Eastern...

overland.org.au

Louise Edwards @ledw.bsky.social · Dec 10

Where in the world are wealth and income most unequal?

The richest 10 percent of the world's population owns three-quarters of all personal wealth.

Louise Edwards @ledw.bsky.social · Dec 10

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Henry Matsumoto (1879-1934) Valet, Actor, Businessman

Henry Matsumoto, undated photo. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: SP42/1, C1931/3848. This article was originally published in On Stage, the online journal of Theatre Herit…

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · Dec 9

#OtD 9 Dec 1947 the Rawagede massacre was carried out by Dutch colonial troops in Indonesia, who executed 431 people: nearly every male aged over 15 in the village of Rawagede (now Balongsari). None of the killers were prosecuted stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1088...

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casey briggs @caseybriggs.com · Dec 9

We're looking for an Election Researcher to help prepare election materials & cover election results. You’ll help manage key databases, produce research materials, and dive into electoral research. This is a unique elections and data role at ABC News

Full details: careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50515...

ABC Careers - Job Details - Election Researcher

Apply now Job no: 505156 Work type: Contract Full Time Location: Sydney Categories:

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Louise Edwards @ledw.bsky.social · Dec 7

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Trade meets geopolitics in Australia’s northern neighbourhood • Melissa Conley Tyler & Emilie Hung-Ling

With Indonesia expected to be among the world’s five biggest economies by 2050, the government is finding new ways to lift trade and investment

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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · Nov 28

Zhao Leji’s visit should have been about diplomacy and Australia–China relations. Instead, media coverage fixated on security threats and missed the point entirely, writes John Queripel. #China #Australia #Diplomacy #Media #ForeignPolicy

A Chinese visit, a security panic, and a silent media

The visit of China’s third-ranking leader should have prompted serious discussion about diplomacy and economic relations. Instead, Australia’s media fixated on security theatrics and fed a familiar cycle of fear.

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