Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey
@diannrh.bsky.social
Advocate for principled leadership, equality & organisational integrity; Lecturer, Activist & Author of books on Democracy, Leadership and Gender Equality; Love all things creative, especially writing fiction. https://aclw.org/ https://animaginarium.com
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
"A study publishd in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts culd result in more than 14 millin deaths,including more than 4.5 milln childrn undr age 5, by 2030"
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"A study publishd in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts culd result in more than 14 millin deaths,including more than 4.5 milln childrn undr age 5, by 2030"
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
"A study publishd in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts culd result in more than 14 millin deaths,including more than 4.5 milln childrn undr age 5, by 2030"
apnews.com/article/myan...
"A study publishd in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts culd result in more than 14 millin deaths,including more than 4.5 milln childrn undr age 5, by 2030"
apnews.com/article/myan...
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After years of failed attempts, Australia’s environmental laws are finally getting an overhaul. But will they stop the damage done to nature?
Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
After years of failed attempts, Australia’s environmental laws are finally getting an overhaul. But will they stop the damage done to nature?
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard highlights that employers need to prioritise workplace safety as it isn’t optional
99% of employers have a policy, but only 60% of Boards review i and only 75% of employers collect data on prevalence, and of those, 24% don't provide the data to their Board.
99% of employers have a policy, but only 60% of Boards review i and only 75% of employers collect data on prevalence, and of those, 24% don't provide the data to their Board.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard highlights that employers need to prioritise workplace safety as it isn’t optional
99% of employers have a policy, but only 60% of Boards review i and only 75% of employers collect data on prevalence, and of those, 24% don't provide the data to their Board.
99% of employers have a policy, but only 60% of Boards review i and only 75% of employers collect data on prevalence, and of those, 24% don't provide the data to their Board.
'Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows, but Australn women still earn $28,000 less than men
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
‘Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows but Australian women still earn $28,000 less than men
Western Australian employers reported the biggest pay gap and Tasmanian employers the smallest, but all states reported an improvement, study finds
info.wgea.gov.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
'Progress is happening’: gender pay gap narrows, but Australn women still earn $28,000 less than men
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
WGEA's 2024–25 Gender Equality Scorecard urges employers to prioritise workplace safety so everyone feels safe & respectd
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/sti...
Scorecard:
info.wgea.gov.au/e/854423/lia...
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The confronting data exposing the patterns behind gendered violence deaths last year.
Thus year isn’t looking any better 🤬
#TooManyMen
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Thus year isn’t looking any better 🤬
#TooManyMen
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
A national shame: The data behind the killing of women in Australia
An analysis of data by the ABC shows 69 women were killed in instances of gendered violence last year in Australia. All but 10 were killed by someone known to them.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The confronting data exposing the patterns behind gendered violence deaths last year.
Thus year isn’t looking any better 🤬
#TooManyMen
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Thus year isn’t looking any better 🤬
#TooManyMen
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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David Speers “what does it mean to be a Liberal today?”
Niki Savva “I don’t think anybody knows”🔥 Savva at her brutal best, says Libs are “disintegrating before our eyes” & that their internal war on Net Zero is not over, with Hastie claiming they may “become extinct” #Abcinsiders
Niki Savva “I don’t think anybody knows”🔥 Savva at her brutal best, says Libs are “disintegrating before our eyes” & that their internal war on Net Zero is not over, with Hastie claiming they may “become extinct” #Abcinsiders
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
David Speers “what does it mean to be a Liberal today?”
Niki Savva “I don’t think anybody knows”🔥 Savva at her brutal best, says Libs are “disintegrating before our eyes” & that their internal war on Net Zero is not over, with Hastie claiming they may “become extinct” #Abcinsiders
Niki Savva “I don’t think anybody knows”🔥 Savva at her brutal best, says Libs are “disintegrating before our eyes” & that their internal war on Net Zero is not over, with Hastie claiming they may “become extinct” #Abcinsiders
US senators slam Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan, crafted by Trump adminstrn & the Kremlin
w/o Ukraine’s involvement
“It rewards aggression. This is pure and simple. There’s no ethical, legal, moral, political justification for Russia claiming eastern Ukraine”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
w/o Ukraine’s involvement
“It rewards aggression. This is pure and simple. There’s no ethical, legal, moral, political justification for Russia claiming eastern Ukraine”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
US senators slam Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan as rewarding aggression
A group of American senators critical of President Donald Trump panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference in Canada
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
US senators slam Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan, crafted by Trump adminstrn & the Kremlin
w/o Ukraine’s involvement
“It rewards aggression. This is pure and simple. There’s no ethical, legal, moral, political justification for Russia claiming eastern Ukraine”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
w/o Ukraine’s involvement
“It rewards aggression. This is pure and simple. There’s no ethical, legal, moral, political justification for Russia claiming eastern Ukraine”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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In a move that will send transphobes spinning Victoria has announced it is making it Free for Trans & gender diverse people to change their gender on a birth certificate.
Labor’s Natalie Hutchin says money should not be an obstacle to having documents reflect someone’s gender.✅
Labor’s Natalie Hutchin says money should not be an obstacle to having documents reflect someone’s gender.✅
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In a move that will send transphobes spinning Victoria has announced it is making it Free for Trans & gender diverse people to change their gender on a birth certificate.
Labor’s Natalie Hutchin says money should not be an obstacle to having documents reflect someone’s gender.✅
Labor’s Natalie Hutchin says money should not be an obstacle to having documents reflect someone’s gender.✅
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We need to give Ukraine maximum support. That’s the only way to get Putin to the negotiating table.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We need to give Ukraine maximum support. That’s the only way to get Putin to the negotiating table.
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It is abhorrent that the President just threatened death upon members of Congress.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It is abhorrent that the President just threatened death upon members of Congress.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.
Israel kills at least 28 Palestinians in wave of Gaza ‘ceasefire’ attacks
Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.
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Labor urged not to ‘go soft’ on gambling ads after reports the government may resist a total ban
Labor urged not to ‘go soft’ on gambling ads after reports the government may resist a total ban
Crossbenchers and gambling harm advocates criticise suggestion the long-delayed recommendation may not happen due to under-16s social media ban
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Crossbench politicians and gambling harm advocates have urged the Albanese government to follow through on the late MP Peta Murphy’s long-delayed recommendation to ban wagering ads, amid media reports Labor may baulk at putting major restrictions on television and online promotions.
The Australian Financial Review reported on Thursday the government may not pursue a total ban on online gambling ads, partly due to the under-16s social media ban helping stop children seeing digital advertisements. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Labor urged not to ‘go soft’ on gambling ads after reports the government may resist a total ban
Prof Amanda Kirby remembers the forgotten heroes of neurodiversity
"who paved the way quietly, often without recognition or understanding," as we mark UK Disability History Month
"as we talk about inclusion, accessibility, and equity, we stand on their shoulders."
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"who paved the way quietly, often without recognition or understanding," as we mark UK Disability History Month
"as we talk about inclusion, accessibility, and equity, we stand on their shoulders."
www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/n...
Neurodiversity 101: Disability History Month- lost heroes and heroines
The forgotten heroes of neurodiversity As we mark UK Disability History Month, it’s a time to celebrate progress but also to pause and remember those who paved the way quietly, often without recogniti...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Prof Amanda Kirby remembers the forgotten heroes of neurodiversity
"who paved the way quietly, often without recognition or understanding," as we mark UK Disability History Month
"as we talk about inclusion, accessibility, and equity, we stand on their shoulders."
www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/n...
"who paved the way quietly, often without recognition or understanding," as we mark UK Disability History Month
"as we talk about inclusion, accessibility, and equity, we stand on their shoulders."
www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/n...
Family that used potentially asbestos-contaminated coloured sand want clear action
"Pretty much every house that has kids has got some of the sand in their yard, I should think,"
'I'd like to see the government allow free testing for people who collect samples.."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Pretty much every house that has kids has got some of the sand in their yard, I should think,"
'I'd like to see the government allow free testing for people who collect samples.."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Woman told to cordon off backyard, access to house, after using coloured sand
A Canberra mother who used coloured sand to celebrate Diwali in her backyard wants more help from WorkSafe ACT after being advised to cordon off the area, a thoroughfare to her home, and call an asbes...
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Family that used potentially asbestos-contaminated coloured sand want clear action
"Pretty much every house that has kids has got some of the sand in their yard, I should think,"
'I'd like to see the government allow free testing for people who collect samples.."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
"Pretty much every house that has kids has got some of the sand in their yard, I should think,"
'I'd like to see the government allow free testing for people who collect samples.."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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If you're looking for Christmas recipes, ideas or just a glorious snapshot of life in Australia on Christmas Day, then this thread is for you
Thank you so much to everyone who chimed in and contributed here
🙏🏽 ❤️ 🎄 🙏🏽
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Thank you so much to everyone who chimed in and contributed here
🙏🏽 ❤️ 🎄 🙏🏽
bsky.app/profile/ronn...
Good morning lovely ones
Your help and suggestions please for Christmas lunch+nibbles
We will have 4 meat eaters (not into old-fashioned roasts though) and 2 vegetarians and 1 vegan. The other 5 couldn't care less either way
Help-yourself mixed platters? Bowls of salads?
Much thanks 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 😰
Your help and suggestions please for Christmas lunch+nibbles
We will have 4 meat eaters (not into old-fashioned roasts though) and 2 vegetarians and 1 vegan. The other 5 couldn't care less either way
Help-yourself mixed platters? Bowls of salads?
Much thanks 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 😰
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you're looking for Christmas recipes, ideas or just a glorious snapshot of life in Australia on Christmas Day, then this thread is for you
Thank you so much to everyone who chimed in and contributed here
🙏🏽 ❤️ 🎄 🙏🏽
bsky.app/profile/ronn...
Thank you so much to everyone who chimed in and contributed here
🙏🏽 ❤️ 🎄 🙏🏽
bsky.app/profile/ronn...
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As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?
That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’.
thepoint.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As if carbon offsets weren’t a big enough fraud…welcome to the world of ‘biodiversity offsets’…sure the idea failed dismally in NSW but Murray Watt is keen to have a crack…
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
what could go wrong?
Just even more extinctions i suppose…#climate #nature
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
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Almost two out of three corals across popular tourism spots at the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo reef died after an unprecedented marine heatwave hit the Western Australia region, scientists have said.
The areas in Ningaloo’s northern lagoon had undergone a “profound ecological simplification” with coral species that were keystones to the habitat among those killed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
School exemptions to discrimination law leave religious LGBTQIA+ teens unprotected
"Albanese promisd 2 protect LGBTQIA+ students & teachers in religious schools during the 2022 electn"
"disconnect between state & federal laws on this issue needs to b resolved"
theconversation.com/school-exemp...
"Albanese promisd 2 protect LGBTQIA+ students & teachers in religious schools during the 2022 electn"
"disconnect between state & federal laws on this issue needs to b resolved"
theconversation.com/school-exemp...
School exemptions to discrimination law leave religious LGBTQIA+ teens unprotected
Federal laws allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people. New research shows religious and sexuality diverse teens fall through the cracks.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
School exemptions to discrimination law leave religious LGBTQIA+ teens unprotected
"Albanese promisd 2 protect LGBTQIA+ students & teachers in religious schools during the 2022 electn"
"disconnect between state & federal laws on this issue needs to b resolved"
theconversation.com/school-exemp...
"Albanese promisd 2 protect LGBTQIA+ students & teachers in religious schools during the 2022 electn"
"disconnect between state & federal laws on this issue needs to b resolved"
theconversation.com/school-exemp...
‘A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
" Gray was an imagist without a rival in the English-speaking world"
"He was regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, one of the most significant Australian poets."
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" Gray was an imagist without a rival in the English-speaking world"
"He was regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, one of the most significant Australian poets."
www.theage.com.au/national/a-g...
‘A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
Friend of 56 years and fellow poet Geoffrey Lehmann pays tribute to Robert Gray’s unrivalled talent.
www.theage.com.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
‘A great humanist’: One of Australia’s greatest poets dead at 80
" Gray was an imagist without a rival in the English-speaking world"
"He was regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, one of the most significant Australian poets."
www.theage.com.au/national/a-g...
" Gray was an imagist without a rival in the English-speaking world"
"He was regarded as an outstanding landscape poet and, alongside Les Murray, one of the most significant Australian poets."
www.theage.com.au/national/a-g...
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"In an extraordinary moment in front of the press, Trump criticised the murdered columnist, whom he said “many people didn’t like” and denied US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that his murder was orchestrated by the crown prince," writes the Guardian's global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth.
Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"In an extraordinary moment in front of the press, Trump criticised the murdered columnist, whom he said “many people didn’t like” and denied US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that his murder was orchestrated by the crown prince," writes the Guardian's global affairs correspondent Andrew Roth.
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Doesn’t anyone in the LNP read the news?
Recent advancements in energy storage and renewable energy technologies have significantly diminished the dependence on coal for electricity generation.
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/15/c...
Recent advancements in energy storage and renewable energy technologies have significantly diminished the dependence on coal for electricity generation.
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/15/c...
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Doesn’t anyone in the LNP read the news?
Recent advancements in energy storage and renewable energy technologies have significantly diminished the dependence on coal for electricity generation.
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/15/c...
Recent advancements in energy storage and renewable energy technologies have significantly diminished the dependence on coal for electricity generation.
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/15/c...
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Sussan Ley really took a beating on #abc730 after she didn’t even want to accept that energy experts are saying Renewables will be cheaper than Coal
Ferguson “Did you consult them before announcing this Pro Coal policy?”
Clearly not.🙄 Trainwreck.💥
Ferguson “Did you consult them before announcing this Pro Coal policy?”
Clearly not.🙄 Trainwreck.💥
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sussan Ley really took a beating on #abc730 after she didn’t even want to accept that energy experts are saying Renewables will be cheaper than Coal
Ferguson “Did you consult them before announcing this Pro Coal policy?”
Clearly not.🙄 Trainwreck.💥
Ferguson “Did you consult them before announcing this Pro Coal policy?”
Clearly not.🙄 Trainwreck.💥
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LNP Henry Pike’s stupidity exposed, asks CBA CEO Matt Comyn for climate advice, whether Australia will reach Net Zero.
Comyn says he’ll “defer to the experts”
Pike “I’m suggesting you’re an expert.”
Comyn “I can assure you I am not an expert”
Do they ever actually ask an expert? #Estimates
Comyn says he’ll “defer to the experts”
Pike “I’m suggesting you’re an expert.”
Comyn “I can assure you I am not an expert”
Do they ever actually ask an expert? #Estimates
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
LNP Henry Pike’s stupidity exposed, asks CBA CEO Matt Comyn for climate advice, whether Australia will reach Net Zero.
Comyn says he’ll “defer to the experts”
Pike “I’m suggesting you’re an expert.”
Comyn “I can assure you I am not an expert”
Do they ever actually ask an expert? #Estimates
Comyn says he’ll “defer to the experts”
Pike “I’m suggesting you’re an expert.”
Comyn “I can assure you I am not an expert”
Do they ever actually ask an expert? #Estimates
US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly 427-1 to force the Justice Department to publicly release the Epstein files, sending the bill to Senate
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apnews.com/article/epst...
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly 427-1 to force the Justice Department to publicly release the Epstein files, sending the bill to Senate
apnews.com/article/epst...
apnews.com/article/epst...