Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
@jendn.bsky.social
Journalist, author, Hard Quiz winner, and Bluesky n00b from Brisbane, Australia.
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I couldn't find a list of Australian authors and writerly types on Bluesky so here's my effort to fix that. Please follow all of them! (And suggest more because I will add them.) go.bsky.app/DLhFaM8
Radio stations will have to tell listeners if a show’s host is less than human, but some say the disclosure rules don’t go far enough. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/ppgZyCARz
Artificial announcers to be outed in radio rule refresh
Radio stations must reveal if they are using AI voices to host radio shows under a revised code of practice although rules will not apply to all segments.
aapnews.aap.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Radio stations will have to tell listeners if a show’s host is less than human, but some say the disclosure rules don’t go far enough. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/ppgZyCARz
Why Australia’s social media age ban has been both a success and a failure, according to experts. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/jlgmBUWdX
Australian social media ban both a success and failure
Australian laws banning children from social media have the world talking but two months in, experts say they are far from foolproof.
aapnews.aap.com.au
February 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Why Australia’s social media age ban has been both a success and a failure, according to experts. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/jlgmBUWdX
There is a special place in the afterlife for experts who answer journalist calls at random times. Pretty sure.
February 5, 2026 at 6:33 AM
There is a special place in the afterlife for experts who answer journalist calls at random times. Pretty sure.
Shouldn’t be long. The last release about it (in July) said it’d be out in the first quarter. Tick tock!
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Shouldn’t be long. The last release about it (in July) said it’d be out in the first quarter. Tick tock!
A lightning storm fried the router and NBN Co can’t visit until tomorrow. Please pray for us in zeros and ones.
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 AM
A lightning storm fried the router and NBN Co can’t visit until tomorrow. Please pray for us in zeros and ones.
If Playlunch does not claim top spot in the Triple J Hottest 100, it will confirm that 2026 is broken. No pressure.
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 AM
If Playlunch does not claim top spot in the Triple J Hottest 100, it will confirm that 2026 is broken. No pressure.
Small but important AWW update that adds two authors: Holly Gramazio and Olivia de Zilva.
Thanks everyone for sharing!
Thanks everyone for sharing!
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Small but important AWW update that adds two authors: Holly Gramazio and Olivia de Zilva.
Thanks everyone for sharing!
Thanks everyone for sharing!
Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.
Thank you! He’s going on the list.
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Thank you! He’s going on the list.
Has anyone compiled a list of debut authors who planned to appear at Adelaide Writers' Week?
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
January 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Has anyone compiled a list of debut authors who planned to appear at Adelaide Writers' Week?
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
Because I would not hesitate to use that as a shopping list.
Made it seven days into 2026 before misspelling intelligence. Please clap.
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Made it seven days into 2026 before misspelling intelligence. Please clap.
If you returned to work today *and* remembered your password from 2025, you deserve this: 🏆
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
If you returned to work today *and* remembered your password from 2025, you deserve this: 🏆
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
(If not, please go easy on IT. They're prolly having a busy one.)
More electric utes, sports cars and hatchbacks that break price records high and low are coming this year… but so are rule changes (I wrote this!). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian electric car market to get influx of new models as cheaper EVs hit the road in 2026
New utes, sports cars and hatchbacks will break price records at both ends as traditional brands release electric vehicles in 2026
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:46 AM
More electric utes, sports cars and hatchbacks that break price records high and low are coming this year… but so are rule changes (I wrote this!). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I don't mean to brag but there was a full half hour today in which no email arrived to crush my inbox into the dirt.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I don't mean to brag but there was a full half hour today in which no email arrived to crush my inbox into the dirt.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
This kind of thing could make me believe in Christmas after all.
Thanks, kind sir. I should print it out and hand it around at schools so the kids get it too…
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Thanks, kind sir. I should print it out and hand it around at schools so the kids get it too…
So to summarise the week’s news, Australians under 16 will have the best chance of completing an American holiday.
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
So to summarise the week’s news, Australians under 16 will have the best chance of completing an American holiday.
Two days until the social media age ban in Australia. Consider this your reminder to download your kiddos' data.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Two days until the social media age ban in Australia. Consider this your reminder to download your kiddos' data.
Happy almost-full-moon day.
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Happy almost-full-moon day.
It would be a delightful change!
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It would be a delightful change!
You can never be lonely in Brisbane: always another severe storm warning to keep your phone buzzing.
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
You can never be lonely in Brisbane: always another severe storm warning to keep your phone buzzing.
Perks of early morning radio appearances: Bananas!
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Perks of early morning radio appearances: Bananas!
Lightning just hit a playground nearby and the thunder clap shook powerlines overhead.
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Lightning just hit a playground nearby and the thunder clap shook powerlines overhead.
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
Going inside. Might stay there forever. #brisbaneweather
Well it can take a number and join the queue.
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Well it can take a number and join the queue.
Today I heard the phrase 'Mercury is in Gatorade' and I hereby make it my slogan for this very long, very early Australian summer.
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today I heard the phrase 'Mercury is in Gatorade' and I hereby make it my slogan for this very long, very early Australian summer.
Best quote from the AI Leadership Summit goes to former national cyber security advisor Alastair MacGibbon: “Thank God the smartest people in the world are now making sex chatbots, that’s going to help us all out. I think a bit or regulation wouldn’t go astray.” aapnews.aap.com.au/a/pZkgwTARz
AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan
Industry figures welcome news a national AI plan will be released before the end of the year, saying uncertainty on regulation spooks potential investors.
aapnews.aap.com.au
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Best quote from the AI Leadership Summit goes to former national cyber security advisor Alastair MacGibbon: “Thank God the smartest people in the world are now making sex chatbots, that’s going to help us all out. I think a bit or regulation wouldn’t go astray.” aapnews.aap.com.au/a/pZkgwTARz