Graham Pringle 'Emu' PhD
@grahampringle.bsky.social
Complex trauma-informed & human rights-based outdoor therapy researcher and practitioner, ISSTD, Outdoors Qld, Youth Flourish Outdoors. Yuggera country, Australia
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Coercion in adventure therapy - Conference workshop
My accepted abstract for the 10th International Adventure Therapy conference in Taiwan
We will discuss the slippery slope of coercive practice and question whether academics who accept/enable human rights violations should present at conferences
My accepted abstract for the 10th International Adventure Therapy conference in Taiwan
We will discuss the slippery slope of coercive practice and question whether academics who accept/enable human rights violations should present at conferences
How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice
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How did tough love kill a child in an outdoor program?
Why was the program accredited?
How does this relate to far-right ideas?
Open access, easy to read, challenging content.
doi.org/10.1007/s423...
This just topped 1000 reads. Yay!
How did tough love kill a child in an outdoor program?
Why was the program accredited?
How does this relate to far-right ideas?
Open access, easy to read, challenging content.
doi.org/10.1007/s423...
A tale of two systems; How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice - Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education
In the experiential outdoor sector, differing beliefs about complex trauma and causes of harm can result in markedly different approaches to outdoor leadership practices. This paper examines the confl...
doi.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
How beliefs lead to harmful outdoor practice
This just topped 1000 reads. Yay!
How did tough love kill a child in an outdoor program?
Why was the program accredited?
How does this relate to far-right ideas?
Open access, easy to read, challenging content.
doi.org/10.1007/s423...
This just topped 1000 reads. Yay!
How did tough love kill a child in an outdoor program?
Why was the program accredited?
How does this relate to far-right ideas?
Open access, easy to read, challenging content.
doi.org/10.1007/s423...
Gina's Coalition
One person, who can only amass votes for her political stooges through disinformation....which is why the Senate is investigating disinformation in renewables lobbying
She has lots of money. Why is she doing this? Over-extended?
Follow the money
One person, who can only amass votes for her political stooges through disinformation....which is why the Senate is investigating disinformation in renewables lobbying
She has lots of money. Why is she doing this? Over-extended?
Follow the money
So now it’s clear who the Liberals are representing. Not the farmers, not business and tech but billionaire Gina Rinehart.
www.afr.com/companies/mi...
www.afr.com/companies/mi...
Gina Rinehart puts blowtorch on Rio Tinto, BHP over net zero spending
Australia’s richest person has criticised her company’s joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, for torching shareholder value on the “green altar” of net zero.
www.afr.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Gina's Coalition
One person, who can only amass votes for her political stooges through disinformation....which is why the Senate is investigating disinformation in renewables lobbying
She has lots of money. Why is she doing this? Over-extended?
Follow the money
One person, who can only amass votes for her political stooges through disinformation....which is why the Senate is investigating disinformation in renewables lobbying
She has lots of money. Why is she doing this? Over-extended?
Follow the money
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FFS @albomp.bsky.social just ban gambling advertising like we did for tobacco. Sports and media organisations all survived that.
You have the support of an overwhelming number of Australians. Or is that not who you represent? 🤔
#AusPol
You have the support of an overwhelming number of Australians. Or is that not who you represent? 🤔
#AusPol
"Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again" @jack-thrower.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/news/251124-...
thepoint.com.au/news/251124-...
Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again
If Albanese is serious about ‘progressive patriotism’ he could start by prioritising the livelihoods of Australians over the profits of gambling companies.
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
FFS @albomp.bsky.social just ban gambling advertising like we did for tobacco. Sports and media organisations all survived that.
You have the support of an overwhelming number of Australians. Or is that not who you represent? 🤔
#AusPol
You have the support of an overwhelming number of Australians. Or is that not who you represent? 🤔
#AusPol
Deplorables
Senator Pauline Hanson forces Senate suspension after burqa protest
Senator Pauline Hanson forces Senate suspension after burqa protest
The Prime Minister has arrived back from the G20 summit to a fiery final sitting week of the year in Canberra. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has thrown the Senate into chaos and forced the suspension of the upper house after she wore a face covering into the parliament. Her protest after failing to get permission to introduce a bill to ban the burqa and face coverings, has been condemned by senators across the political spectrum.
www.sbs.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Deplorables
There is zero doubt that racism is a key tool of the far right of Australian politics
If we will not prohibit this in the Senate, how will it be eliminated in our suburbs, schools and workplaces?
We should move now, to eliminate hate acts and (while at it) disinformation
The line is crossed
If we will not prohibit this in the Senate, how will it be eliminated in our suburbs, schools and workplaces?
We should move now, to eliminate hate acts and (while at it) disinformation
The line is crossed
'She's disrespecting a faith': Pauline Hanson reprises burqa stunt as Senate suspended
'She's disrespecting a faith': Pauline Hanson reprises burqa stunt as Senate suspended
Senate has erupted following a demonstration by Pauline Hanson, with Larissa Waters labelling it a "middle finger to people of faith".
www.sbs.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
There is zero doubt that racism is a key tool of the far right of Australian politics
If we will not prohibit this in the Senate, how will it be eliminated in our suburbs, schools and workplaces?
We should move now, to eliminate hate acts and (while at it) disinformation
The line is crossed
If we will not prohibit this in the Senate, how will it be eliminated in our suburbs, schools and workplaces?
We should move now, to eliminate hate acts and (while at it) disinformation
The line is crossed
Anything is justified to achieve the Christian dominion of American States
Wanna know how bad the Arizona legislator's petition forgeries were? Here's the examples from the Austin Smith indictment.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Anything is justified to achieve the Christian dominion of American States
Quite a list of Australian far right people and organisations
They should be monitored and shut down if they stray into hate speech or disinformation
They should be monitored and shut down if they stray into hate speech or disinformation
Here's @lucyham.bsky.social. 'Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming ethnonationalists'
Far-right watch: the neoliberal think tank director platforming ethnonationalists - The Shot
Around the West, mainstream figures are normalising far-right actors and ideas. Some of them, for example the Australian judiciary, do...
theshot.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Quite a list of Australian far right people and organisations
They should be monitored and shut down if they stray into hate speech or disinformation
They should be monitored and shut down if they stray into hate speech or disinformation
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This is how you do it
Financially strangling neo nazi's
Financially strangling neo nazi's
While federal and state governments, police and national security agencies grapple with how to respond to the National Socialist Network, several financial institutions and service providers have acted independently to restrict the flow of funds to the white supremacy group.
Neo-Nazi groups' political fundraising frustrated as banks freeze accounts
While federal and state governments, police and national security agencies grapple with how to respond to the National Socialist Network, several financial institutions and service providers have acted independently to restrict the flow of funds to the white supremacy group.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is how you do it
Financially strangling neo nazi's
Financially strangling neo nazi's
Reposted by Graham Pringle 'Emu' PhD
Reposted by Graham Pringle 'Emu' PhD
One of the problematic things about putting kids/teens in the mental health system is that they likely internalize the coercive elements of that system. They start to think “I have to obey these people on many levels or else I could get locked up.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
One of the problematic things about putting kids/teens in the mental health system is that they likely internalize the coercive elements of that system. They start to think “I have to obey these people on many levels or else I could get locked up.”
In academia, misinfo, once exposed as untrue, becomes disinfo if not retracted
Flat earth, white swans, bad humours, thalidomide
... coercion and abuse as psychological treatment
All exposed as wrong
The last not retracted by my US wilderness therapy colleagues
Flat earth, white swans, bad humours, thalidomide
... coercion and abuse as psychological treatment
All exposed as wrong
The last not retracted by my US wilderness therapy colleagues
Huge thanks to @markpetticrew.bsky.social @kristinakim.bsky.social @marcozenone.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social for partnership on a new review article: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
@lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @socsocmed.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social
@lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @socsocmed.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social
The Politics and Profit of Disinformation in Public Health
Disinformation is a coordinated or deliberate effort to knowingly circulate misinformation (i.e., false information) to gain money, power, or reputation. While most public health research has focused ...
www.annualreviews.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In academia, misinfo, once exposed as untrue, becomes disinfo if not retracted
Flat earth, white swans, bad humours, thalidomide
... coercion and abuse as psychological treatment
All exposed as wrong
The last not retracted by my US wilderness therapy colleagues
Flat earth, white swans, bad humours, thalidomide
... coercion and abuse as psychological treatment
All exposed as wrong
The last not retracted by my US wilderness therapy colleagues
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The Liberal Party is now just One Nation without the tinfoil hats
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Liberal Party is now just One Nation without the tinfoil hats
Nature's rights are not a new idea, and thoroughly deserve legislation
Read this @naturerecovery.bsky.social article on why the rights of nature matters in the broader green transition – one tool of many helping us reimagine economies, policies and daily choices that can align with the living world. naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/reflect...
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Nature's rights are not a new idea, and thoroughly deserve legislation
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Don't miss out on our next webinar, "Living Legends Webinar: Professional Practice Guidelines for Working with Adults with Complex Trauma Histories," with Paul Frewen and Christine Courtois! Learn more: cfas.isst-d.org/content/livi...
Purchase of the webinar includes access to the recording!
Purchase of the webinar includes access to the recording!
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Don't miss out on our next webinar, "Living Legends Webinar: Professional Practice Guidelines for Working with Adults with Complex Trauma Histories," with Paul Frewen and Christine Courtois! Learn more: cfas.isst-d.org/content/livi...
Purchase of the webinar includes access to the recording!
Purchase of the webinar includes access to the recording!
Deporting Nazi's is a good idea
Banning far right extremist organisations and their social media would also be a good idea
Banning far right extremist organisations and their social media would also be a good idea
The federal government has revoked the visa of a man who attended the far-right National Socialist Network protest at NSW's parliament house.
'Time to go home': South African man who attended Neo-Nazi rally has visa cancelled
The federal government has revoked the visa of a man who attended the far-right National Socialist Network protest at NSW's parliament house.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Deporting Nazi's is a good idea
Banning far right extremist organisations and their social media would also be a good idea
Banning far right extremist organisations and their social media would also be a good idea
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There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
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A 35-year-old Republican congressman high on cocaine paid a homeless 17-year-old girl $400 to have sex with him while she was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. That’s statutory rape.
But Trump nominated the congressman, Matt Gaetz, to be Attorney General of the United States.
But Trump nominated the congressman, Matt Gaetz, to be Attorney General of the United States.
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A 35-year-old Republican congressman high on cocaine paid a homeless 17-year-old girl $400 to have sex with him while she was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. That’s statutory rape.
But Trump nominated the congressman, Matt Gaetz, to be Attorney General of the United States.
But Trump nominated the congressman, Matt Gaetz, to be Attorney General of the United States.
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More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With no known cause for diagnoses I suggest adversity (not just poverty), and maybe changed situations as curative
This week a BSKY chat immediately went to 'anti-psychiatry', dismissal, one even bullying
If we cannot talk, things won't change
Bio-med holdouts should read this article
This week a BSKY chat immediately went to 'anti-psychiatry', dismissal, one even bullying
If we cannot talk, things won't change
Bio-med holdouts should read this article
"One in every two mental health hospital admissions in Queensland are involuntary according to Simon Katterl from the Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland"
The WHO recommends involuntary treatment be abolished, not including crisis 72 hour holds (if I remember correctly)
The WHO recommends involuntary treatment be abolished, not including crisis 72 hour holds (if I remember correctly)
"We don't want to deter people from getting help - but why would you admit yourself to a public mental health ward if you stood a 50 per cent chance of having your rights taken away? I sure as hell wouldn't."
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
With no known cause for diagnoses I suggest adversity (not just poverty), and maybe changed situations as curative
This week a BSKY chat immediately went to 'anti-psychiatry', dismissal, one even bullying
If we cannot talk, things won't change
Bio-med holdouts should read this article
This week a BSKY chat immediately went to 'anti-psychiatry', dismissal, one even bullying
If we cannot talk, things won't change
Bio-med holdouts should read this article
"One in every two mental health hospital admissions in Queensland are involuntary according to Simon Katterl from the Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland"
The WHO recommends involuntary treatment be abolished, not including crisis 72 hour holds (if I remember correctly)
The WHO recommends involuntary treatment be abolished, not including crisis 72 hour holds (if I remember correctly)
"We don't want to deter people from getting help - but why would you admit yourself to a public mental health ward if you stood a 50 per cent chance of having your rights taken away? I sure as hell wouldn't."
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...
Giaan's story won't be just 10 minutes of memories and grief - but a push for change
Today? I fight. For Giaan. For myself. For my daughters and everyone I love. And for every person right now...
9now.nine.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"One in every two mental health hospital admissions in Queensland are involuntary according to Simon Katterl from the Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland"
The WHO recommends involuntary treatment be abolished, not including crisis 72 hour holds (if I remember correctly)
The WHO recommends involuntary treatment be abolished, not including crisis 72 hour holds (if I remember correctly)
Over 90% turn out to vote since 1924
Idea for the Post Trump Renaissance!
Idea for the Post Trump Renaissance!
The first Australian election with compulsory voting was held, successfully increasing voter turnout.
The participation at Australian elections has never fallen below 90% since the introduction of compulsory voting in 1924, making Australia a fairer and more democratic country.
The participation at Australian elections has never fallen below 90% since the introduction of compulsory voting in 1924, making Australia a fairer and more democratic country.
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Over 90% turn out to vote since 1924
Idea for the Post Trump Renaissance!
Idea for the Post Trump Renaissance!
Just in time for a weekend Police approved rally outside NSW Parliament
Has Jillian Segal commented?
No?
Surprising
Has Jillian Segal commented?
No?
Surprising
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell freed on bail over alleged Camp Sovereignty attack
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell freed on bail over alleged Camp Sovereignty attack
Sewell was met with jeers after he was bailed from court on Thursday, more than two months after he allegedly led a group attack on Camp Sovereignty.
www.sbs.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just in time for a weekend Police approved rally outside NSW Parliament
Has Jillian Segal commented?
No?
Surprising
Has Jillian Segal commented?
No?
Surprising
@Jillian Segal
Bugger
No profile
Bugger
No profile
So is our antisemitism envoy beating the drums in horror over this lot of chinless little to offer life vonders #auspol ?
Around 60 men attended a protest at NSW parliament organised by the Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network on Saturday. Without masks, it gave the ABC the opportunity to identify some of them.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
@Jillian Segal
Bugger
No profile
Bugger
No profile
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Ditto with the ABC in Australia.
Our ABC has bent over backwards so far to appease right wing politicians and media that it’s now pretzel shaped rather than the famous lissajous logo. Tied in knots.
Our ABC has bent over backwards so far to appease right wing politicians and media that it’s now pretzel shaped rather than the famous lissajous logo. Tied in knots.
Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ditto with the ABC in Australia.
Our ABC has bent over backwards so far to appease right wing politicians and media that it’s now pretzel shaped rather than the famous lissajous logo. Tied in knots.
Our ABC has bent over backwards so far to appease right wing politicians and media that it’s now pretzel shaped rather than the famous lissajous logo. Tied in knots.