Melinda Standish
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Melinda Standish
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Education designer/developer at University of Tasmania and otherwise gardening #nipaluna #lutruwita
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Phew! Glad to have landed here. Greetings from #lutruwita / #tasmania 🧡
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Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
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The flotilla represents the best of humanity—ordinary people stepping forward where governments have failed. The Labor government must break its silence and publicly support and protect this humanitarian mission.
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Since 2022, Australia’s screen industry has shrunk by 60%. Streamers make $4B here, pay less than 1% tax, and invest little in local stories. I’ve launched a petition urging the govt to mandate investment in Aussie content by 30 June 2026.

www.change.org/p/save-austr...
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Israel has completely lost. It just doesn't know it yet
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Australia must cut connections with Israeli film agencies. More than 2300 film workers, artists and other Australians have signed this petition demanding revocation of our coproduction treaty with Israel. chng.it/MKgsMckd8Y
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The little Meanjin collection that I helped bring into the world as editor. Just a fragment of its 85-year catalogue. What an act of bone-stupid arrogance to kill it.
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This is not ok.
Wow! Bendigo Writers Festival (15 - 17 Aug) is making guest speakers sign a last-minute agreement to not mention Israel's genocide of Palestinians. Writers who care about human rights are cancelling. Any writer/guest still thinking of appearing should seriously reconsider. Stand up! Refuse to comply
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The war in Gaza has killed 186 journalists as of Aug 11, 2025. This is the highest number ever recorded in any war. 🚨

It is more than the total journalists killed in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, the Yugoslav Wars, and Afghanistan combined. ⚖️📸💔

#HumanRights #PressFreedom
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I discussed the conflict in Iran on ABC radio yesterday. Possibility of a ceasefire is obviously a good sign of de-escalation. But the Aus Gov’t prioritising our relationship with US over international law is deeply worrying. #politas #auspol
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Really fucking disgusting reporting on the Gaza genocide by the ABC this morning. Endless shit about Hamas and hostages. Barely congruent with the reality of this slaughter and the fact Israel was always going to (again, again, again) conquer more territory and ethnically wipe Palestine.
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The majority of Australians now support a more independent foreign policy, according to new Institute polling.

"Australians are really concerned about what's happening in the US."

"I think it's a direct response to Trump & what he is doing," says @emmashortis.bsky.social.

🎧 theaus.in/4m32r2U
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My festival of schadenfreude continues tomorrow morning with the ceremonial reading of the Murdoch press and in particular The Australian.
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It beggars belief that the Premier has criticised independent economist Dr Nicholas Gruen for simply doing his job, and doing it thoroughly, by consulting widely on the proposed stadium. #auspol #politas
Stunning! Luck you Fergus
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Time to scrap Marinus Link and have conversation with Tasmanians about how we might use industrial closure/energy surplus here to benefit Tasmanians. Electrify transport and agriculture would be a start. #politas