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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD

@gdepau.bsky.social

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"The Grief Whisperer of Bluesky"* Writer, grief / trauma recovery psychotherapist, dogs, humour, death literacy, EOL doula, atheist, SocSci research. Ally and safe space. Pallitorre Country lutruwita/Tasmania *Bluesky Roast does not lie!

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · Dec 4

I have an international end of life starter pack - please let me know if you want to be included. End of life doulas, researchers, palliative care workers, specialist medical, writers, poets, art therapists - anyone working with the dying and their networks.

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 1d

Yup.

We neither want nor need the #WankDome here. #politas #NoNewStadium

Bicycletim @bicycle-tim.bsky.social · 4d

Good on you @andrewwilkiemp.bsky.social
#politas

Tasmania Cannot Afford A $3.5 Billion Stadium For The AFL - Tasmanian Times

This is just madness. Even Rob Sitch and Utopia could not come close to this. Andrew Wilkie in parliament todaymcriticised the AFL’s demand for Tasmania to build a third AFL stadium at Macquarie Point...

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 1d

*ahem*

I think you meant to write "boys in short shorts wank dome" there - because sure, let's built THAT!

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Helen Polley @helenpolley.bsky.social · 4d

In a moving ceremony at the Launceston Cenotaph, a new bench seat dedicated to the Women’s Auxiliary was unveiled today, honouring Tasmanian servicewomen past and present #lestweforget #auspol #politas @australianlabor.bsky.social @jessteesdale.bsky.social @Janiefinlay @LauncestonRSL

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 6d

I bloody love sex workers!

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A post by Stormy Daniels simply stating " I feel for all the people on furlough during this government shut down. I know exactly how terrible it is to get fucked by Donald Trump "

Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 9d

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Bio, headshots and contact details for Mary Figg and Samara Mcilroy

Explanation of what an end of life doula is

A picture of a country Tasmanian road in bushland. Text reads " We are all independent practitioners who want to see our communities benefit from this practice. We chose to present this collectively because we have more in common than in difference. Reach out for a chat and find the person who aligns most with your values and needs. "

Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 9d

There's a new EOLD collective group here in Tasmania, and I'm proud to be a part of it. A booklet has been put together and there will be additions over time.

If you have questions, I'm here to help. Have a brilliant day!

#EOLD #DeathDoula #EndOfLife #tasmania #DeathLiteracy #AskAnnetta 1/2

A picture of a Tasmanian beach and the caption " End of Life Doulas in Tasmania "

Bio, headshots and contact details for Tracey Rusden and Tracey Wicks

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Michelle Fahy @michellefahy.bsky.social · 11d

CHRIS HEDGES says his talk at National Press Club on “The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists” - focusing on the amplification of Israeli lies in the press - has been cancelled.

“In the interest of balancing out our program”, chief executive of NPC Maurice Reilly

open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

The National Press Club of Australia, caving to the Israeli lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists

The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.

open.substack.com

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 12d

Good.

#politas #LGBTIQA #TransLivesMatter #inclusion #diversity #visibility

Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · 13d

“A key purpose of the Action Plan is to reduce the impact and experience of stigma and discrimination and effects of minority stress experienced by LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians and to improve health outcomes.” #politas
qnews.com.au/tasmania-lau...

Tasmania launches trans and gender diverse campaign to reduce stigma

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

qnews.com.au

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 12d

#politas #auspol #priorities #transparency

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 13d

To ensure the billion-dollar Macquarie Point Stadium stays on track, Jeremy Rockliff’s government has dodged planning schemes, dismissed and discredited experts and attempted to pass stadium enabling laws. Unlocked now:

satpa.pe/VvPKIRd

Tasmanian government punts official AFL stadium report

The Tasmanian government has dismissed yet another report advising against building a stadium on Hobart’s waterfront, this time by its own planning commission.

satpa.pe

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 12d

you know what we really need though? a new stadium

#politas

A screenshot of a pulse article talking about tas TAFE arts courses facing a 5000% fee hike

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Deb Noller @debnoller.bsky.social · 13d

$55M a day to private schools - 20B per year, 1/4 of 1 AUKUS sub. Versus $3.4B/year to underfund public schools or 1/20 of an AUKUS sub. #auspol

Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 13d

BREAKING: New analysis shows that Labor’s deal with the states will lock in permanent underfunding of public schools.

What does it say about Labor that they simply refuse to provide public schools with the bare minimum while they pour $55 million a day into private schools?

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 14d

Australia’s law that is supposed to protect the environment and cultural heritage doesn’t work. There are few, if any, people who argue otherwise.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Woodside case proves what we’ve long suspected: Australia’s ‘environment protection’ law does no such thing

Approval of the North West Shelf extension shows the purpose of the EPBC Act is to allow developments, not to protect and preserve

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 18d

The fifth annual Lifting the Lid Festival of Death and Dying has tickets now on sale! Get in quick for this full, international weekend of death positive information, entertainment, networking and all good deathly stuff!

www.tickettailor.com/events/lifti...

#DeathLiteracy #event #LiftingTheLid

Select tickets – Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death and Dying 2025 – Zoom

Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death and Dying 2025 – Zoom, Fri 14 Nov 2025 - Mon 17 Nov 2025 - The 5th annual festival that lifts the lid on everything death & dying, through conversat...

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coupdegraz7.bsky.social @coupdegraz7.bsky.social · 26d

#auspol #Ausgrid #safetyinspectors #BoycottAusgrid

Robyn D @koparafallskid.bsky.social · 26d

WTF??? #auspol This is atrocious. Boycott this company.

Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation

Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation

Secret report from CutlerMerz finds yearly cost of inspections – $520,219 – is more than cost of paying compensation – $28,375 a year

www.theguardian.com

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Dean from Australia @deanfromaustralia.bsky.social · 26d

Optus licence to operate in Australia should be suspended indefinitely.

#auspol

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Three people died when Optus network upgrade affected triple zero calls, CEO confirms

Telco head says two people in South Australia and one in Western Australia died, offering his ‘sincere apologies’

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 25d

Long past time.

#auspol

Drop Bear @drop-bear.bsky.social · 26d

Zionist extremists up to their usual tricks. Is it time to declare #Zionism a terrorist ideology?
#AusPol
#ForeignInterference

Antisemitism? St Vincent's heartless treatment of cardiologist who asked a question - Michael West

Peter McDonald asked questions about Israel in a public forum and has been censored and condemned by St Vincent's Hospital.

michaelwest.com.au

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Sato Juniper @satojuniper.bsky.social · 26d

This is too shonky for words.
Most people would understand "Immediate Past President" to mean no longer holding office.
Ethical people understand that concurrent senior roles should be declared whether or not they amount to actual conflict of interest, which this certainly does.
#Auspol

The Klaxon News @theklaxon.bsky.social · 26d

🚨Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal is a current - not former - top executive of pro-Israel lobby group the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
Has held role at all times since appointed Envoy.
Explosive revelations. Foreign interference questions...
theklaxon.com.au/y8fq

Jillian Segal a top executive at pro-Israel lobby group - The Klaxon

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal — who has called for pro-Palestine demonstrations to be banned from cities — is a top executive of a pro-Israel lobby group.

theklaxon.com.au

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Dr Annetta Mallon PhD @gdepau.bsky.social · 27d

Remember the exalted days of Fast Forward, The Comedy Company and The Big Gig??

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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · Sep 14

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hooray, huzzah, happy days - it’s @australia.theguardian.com Bird of the Year poll time. Nominations open, voting following soon. As always I am on #teamganggang - nominate your favourite Australian bird now.

Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now

We want to hear which Australian birds you think should be shortlisted for the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll next month

www.theguardian.com

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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · Sep 14

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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · Sep 12

Jesus wept! Is this peak gas industry shitfuckery?!...

Boss of EPA in the NT has a side hustle with lobbyists for fossil fuel companies.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · Sep 14

Yes! It’s rhetoric as a parodic performance of dialectic. It is ostensibly the testing of arguments, but is really a kind of flattery, not of the immediate audience, but of the intended audience watching clips on YouTube (or whatever).

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · Sep 14

This gets to something that as a former stand-up I recognized but couldn’t name. A 31 year old professional content creator baiting 19 year old amateurs into the format of his choice isn’t debate, it’s crowd work. It’s debate-shaped crowd work farmed for content.

Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · Sep 13

One thing that I think some not-youngs forget (and is different from 20 years ago) is that Kirk used his ‘debates’ to generate video that could go viral and, to use an old phrase, catapult the propaganda. His debates weren’t in any way, shape, or form educational.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Sep 14

‘Another sleepless night’ in Gaza City as Israel intensifies assault, and Doha summit condemns Israel for Qatar strike

Israel flattens more Gaza towers as strikes kill 53 and famine toll rises

‘Another sleepless night’ in Gaza City as Israel intensifies assault, and Doha summit condemns Israel for Qatar strike

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Sep 14

This story feels like it’s going to have huge repercussions

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 14

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

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