Donna Benjamin
@kattekrab.bsky.social
Chair https://oaf.org.au
Maintainer https://openpracticelibrary.com
Co-Chair https://EverythingOpen.AU session selection committee
Senior Engagement Lead https://RedHat.com
Executive Director https://cc.com.au
Blog https://kattekrab.net
Maintainer https://openpracticelibrary.com
Co-Chair https://EverythingOpen.AU session selection committee
Senior Engagement Lead https://RedHat.com
Executive Director https://cc.com.au
Blog https://kattekrab.net
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And Congrats to Port Augusta - 50.0c at 2:43 pm
Next up, the national record is on the line (50.7)
Next up, the national record is on the line (50.7)
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 AM
And Congrats to Port Augusta - 50.0c at 2:43 pm
Next up, the national record is on the line (50.7)
Next up, the national record is on the line (50.7)
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
Wrap of todays #Heatwave
NSW: 49.2 °C Borrona Downs 3:32pm ( Near White Cliffs )
Qld: 48.5 °C Thargomindah 2:45pm
SA: 48.3 °C Marree Airport 5:17pm (50°C forecast for tomorrow!)
Vic: 46.0 °C Yarrawonga 2:48pm
ACT: 43.5 °C Tuggeranong 3:49 pm
*Some of these are all time or Jan records
NSW: 49.2 °C Borrona Downs 3:32pm ( Near White Cliffs )
Qld: 48.5 °C Thargomindah 2:45pm
SA: 48.3 °C Marree Airport 5:17pm (50°C forecast for tomorrow!)
Vic: 46.0 °C Yarrawonga 2:48pm
ACT: 43.5 °C Tuggeranong 3:49 pm
*Some of these are all time or Jan records
January 28, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Wrap of todays #Heatwave
NSW: 49.2 °C Borrona Downs 3:32pm ( Near White Cliffs )
Qld: 48.5 °C Thargomindah 2:45pm
SA: 48.3 °C Marree Airport 5:17pm (50°C forecast for tomorrow!)
Vic: 46.0 °C Yarrawonga 2:48pm
ACT: 43.5 °C Tuggeranong 3:49 pm
*Some of these are all time or Jan records
NSW: 49.2 °C Borrona Downs 3:32pm ( Near White Cliffs )
Qld: 48.5 °C Thargomindah 2:45pm
SA: 48.3 °C Marree Airport 5:17pm (50°C forecast for tomorrow!)
Vic: 46.0 °C Yarrawonga 2:48pm
ACT: 43.5 °C Tuggeranong 3:49 pm
*Some of these are all time or Jan records
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Stream of Teams is a livestream where curiosity drives the conversation. Every episode is an unscripted exchange where perspectives collide, surprises happen, and new understanding emerges. Come join us and see where the conversation takes us ➡️
Stream of Teams — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value
teamtopologies.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Stream of Teams is a livestream where curiosity drives the conversation. Every episode is an unscripted exchange where perspectives collide, surprises happen, and new understanding emerges. Come join us and see where the conversation takes us ➡️
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
Missed out on seeing the presentations at Everything Open 2026 in Canberra? We are pleased to announce that our keynote presentations are now available to watch!
Subscribe to our channel and keep checking the playlist for all the conference videos coming soon.
#EverythingOpen #EO2026
Subscribe to our channel and keep checking the playlist for all the conference videos coming soon.
#EverythingOpen #EO2026
Everything Open 2026 - YouTube
Talks from Everything Open 2026, an open technologies conference run in Canberra, ACT, Australia from 21-23 January 2026.
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Missed out on seeing the presentations at Everything Open 2026 in Canberra? We are pleased to announce that our keynote presentations are now available to watch!
Subscribe to our channel and keep checking the playlist for all the conference videos coming soon.
#EverythingOpen #EO2026
Subscribe to our channel and keep checking the playlist for all the conference videos coming soon.
#EverythingOpen #EO2026
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🚀 Introducing MapLibre Tile (MLT)
A next-gen vector tile format built for planet-scale maps & modern graphics APIs.
✅ Supported today by MapLibre GL JS and MapLibre Native.
👉 Check out the announcement: maplibre.org/news/2026-01...
#maplibre #openstreetmap #OpenSource #foss4g
A next-gen vector tile format built for planet-scale maps & modern graphics APIs.
✅ Supported today by MapLibre GL JS and MapLibre Native.
👉 Check out the announcement: maplibre.org/news/2026-01...
#maplibre #openstreetmap #OpenSource #foss4g
Announcing MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format
The MapLibre Organization is an umbrella for open-source mapping libraries.
maplibre.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🚀 Introducing MapLibre Tile (MLT)
A next-gen vector tile format built for planet-scale maps & modern graphics APIs.
✅ Supported today by MapLibre GL JS and MapLibre Native.
👉 Check out the announcement: maplibre.org/news/2026-01...
#maplibre #openstreetmap #OpenSource #foss4g
A next-gen vector tile format built for planet-scale maps & modern graphics APIs.
✅ Supported today by MapLibre GL JS and MapLibre Native.
👉 Check out the announcement: maplibre.org/news/2026-01...
#maplibre #openstreetmap #OpenSource #foss4g
Fraser Tweedale is seeking source code for the MyGov app - he needs to raise 20k in 6 days to fund his case at administrative review tribunal - he's halfway there. Can you chip in? Or amplify the call?
www.pozible.com/project/mygo...
www.pozible.com/project/mygo...
www.pozible.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Fraser Tweedale is seeking source code for the MyGov app - he needs to raise 20k in 6 days to fund his case at administrative review tribunal - he's halfway there. Can you chip in? Or amplify the call?
www.pozible.com/project/mygo...
www.pozible.com/project/mygo...
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hi #EverythingOpen friends 👋
(a brief thread 🧵)
**I am currently looking for a new role in the cyber security genre** 🎉
I've just posted my info on the #EO2026 **Jobs BoF** page on the wiki (I'm not publishing the link, if you're here you know where to find it 😜)
#boost4reach pls!
(1/2)
(a brief thread 🧵)
**I am currently looking for a new role in the cyber security genre** 🎉
I've just posted my info on the #EO2026 **Jobs BoF** page on the wiki (I'm not publishing the link, if you're here you know where to find it 😜)
#boost4reach pls!
(1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
hi #EverythingOpen friends 👋
(a brief thread 🧵)
**I am currently looking for a new role in the cyber security genre** 🎉
I've just posted my info on the #EO2026 **Jobs BoF** page on the wiki (I'm not publishing the link, if you're here you know where to find it 😜)
#boost4reach pls!
(1/2)
(a brief thread 🧵)
**I am currently looking for a new role in the cyber security genre** 🎉
I've just posted my info on the #EO2026 **Jobs BoF** page on the wiki (I'm not publishing the link, if you're here you know where to find it 😜)
#boost4reach pls!
(1/2)
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
**If you're an employer seeking a "senior cyber gardener"**, please take a look and ping me if you'd like to chat
**If you're employed at an org that you think might be a good fit**, please also ping me and let me know
pls #boost4reach, thank you! 🙏 💕
#EverythingOpen
#EO2026
(2/2)
**If you're employed at an org that you think might be a good fit**, please also ping me and let me know
pls #boost4reach, thank you! 🙏 💕
#EverythingOpen
#EO2026
(2/2)
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
**If you're an employer seeking a "senior cyber gardener"**, please take a look and ping me if you'd like to chat
**If you're employed at an org that you think might be a good fit**, please also ping me and let me know
pls #boost4reach, thank you! 🙏 💕
#EverythingOpen
#EO2026
(2/2)
**If you're employed at an org that you think might be a good fit**, please also ping me and let me know
pls #boost4reach, thank you! 🙏 💕
#EverythingOpen
#EO2026
(2/2)
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⚠️ #EverythingOpen 2026 is NEXT WEEK! ⚠️
A few quick reminders:
🍽️ Check your dashboard.
💬 Join the chat: Jump into our Matrix room (Everything Open - General Discussion) to meet fellow attendees and plan BOFs. matrix.to#/#everything...
See you there! 🐧✨
#EO2026
A few quick reminders:
🍽️ Check your dashboard.
💬 Join the chat: Jump into our Matrix room (Everything Open - General Discussion) to meet fellow attendees and plan BOFs. matrix.to#/#everything...
See you there! 🐧✨
#EO2026
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 AM
⚠️ #EverythingOpen 2026 is NEXT WEEK! ⚠️
A few quick reminders:
🍽️ Check your dashboard.
💬 Join the chat: Jump into our Matrix room (Everything Open - General Discussion) to meet fellow attendees and plan BOFs. matrix.to#/#everything...
See you there! 🐧✨
#EO2026
A few quick reminders:
🍽️ Check your dashboard.
💬 Join the chat: Jump into our Matrix room (Everything Open - General Discussion) to meet fellow attendees and plan BOFs. matrix.to#/#everything...
See you there! 🐧✨
#EO2026
Meh.
Reluctant to get sucked in here.
Reluctant to get sucked in here.
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Meh.
Reluctant to get sucked in here.
Reluctant to get sucked in here.
Interesting.
We've shipped a major update to the JOSS submission scope requirements, affecting what is eligible for submission and what information we require from authors.
You can read more about the changes and our motivations here: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep... #joss #opensource #openscience
You can read more about the changes and our motivations here: blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/prep... #joss #opensource #openscience
Preparing JOSS for a generative AI future: From code to human creativity and design | Journal of Open Source Software Blog
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software • <a href='https://joss.theoj.org'>https://joss.theoj.org</a>
blog.joss.theoj.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Interesting.
Nominations are open for Australia’s Open Government Partnership Forum until 30 Jan - www.ag.gov.au/integrity/au...
www.ag.gov.au
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Nominations are open for Australia’s Open Government Partnership Forum until 30 Jan - www.ag.gov.au/integrity/au...
Think.
Feel.
Know.
Intuit.
Guess.
Speculate.
Imagine.
Fantasise.
Dream.
Observe.
Investigate.
Uncover.
Explore.
Question.
Contradict.
Test.
Prove.
Dissolve.
Feel.
Know.
Intuit.
Guess.
Speculate.
Imagine.
Fantasise.
Dream.
Observe.
Investigate.
Uncover.
Explore.
Question.
Contradict.
Test.
Prove.
Dissolve.
December 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Think.
Feel.
Know.
Intuit.
Guess.
Speculate.
Imagine.
Fantasise.
Dream.
Observe.
Investigate.
Uncover.
Explore.
Question.
Contradict.
Test.
Prove.
Dissolve.
Feel.
Know.
Intuit.
Guess.
Speculate.
Imagine.
Fantasise.
Dream.
Observe.
Investigate.
Uncover.
Explore.
Question.
Contradict.
Test.
Prove.
Dissolve.
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This is a *free* 150 page chapbook that explores systems, system design and software architecture.
And it’s … actually *good*??? Well, at least all the parts where I weave in this systems and design community’s insights are good. 😊
And it’s … actually *good*??? Well, at least all the parts where I weave in this systems and design community’s insights are good. 😊
I also continued my self-assigned mission to bring attention to *systems* in system design. Including the various sociotechnical systems we balance (and make trade-offs, and effect consequences) across.
www.ruthmalan.com/systems/2025...
www.ruthmalan.com/systems/2025...
www.ruthmalan.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is a *free* 150 page chapbook that explores systems, system design and software architecture.
And it’s … actually *good*??? Well, at least all the parts where I weave in this systems and design community’s insights are good. 😊
And it’s … actually *good*??? Well, at least all the parts where I weave in this systems and design community’s insights are good. 😊
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
Do voters just copy how-to-vote preference recommendations? Clearly not if you look at available data. Here's some Christmas reading with my latest post on HTVs and preferences based on data from the 2022 South Australian election. antonygreen.com.au/do-how-to-vo...
December 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Do voters just copy how-to-vote preference recommendations? Clearly not if you look at available data. Here's some Christmas reading with my latest post on HTVs and preferences based on data from the 2022 South Australian election. antonygreen.com.au/do-how-to-vo...
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
"There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.”
— Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 17: Systems and Boundaries
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
— Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 17: Systems and Boundaries
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
Advent(ure) in System Seeing
Pick a (socio)technical system to focus on. Write a brief description of its primary purpose (or role or identity in the ecology of systems).
www.ruthmalan.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.”
— Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 17: Systems and Boundaries
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
— Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems
#AdventOfSystemSeeing Day 17: Systems and Boundaries
www.ruthmalan.com/Advent/2025/...
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house Of Representatives, not a Member would grouse. The Hansard was printed, the records were set, In hopes that the voters would forgive and forget
You can check out all the debates in the House this year here
www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/
You can check out all the debates in the House this year here
www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/
House debates: House of Representatives and Senate debates (OpenAustralia.org)
Making parliament easy.
www.openaustralia.org.au
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house Of Representatives, not a Member would grouse. The Hansard was printed, the records were set, In hopes that the voters would forgive and forget
You can check out all the debates in the House this year here
www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/
You can check out all the debates in the House this year here
www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/
Good morning
Here’s a question for you and yours. Please boost, reflect, and reply?
How might we make our world be a better place for all of us?
What small, daily habits would improve things just a little bit?
Imagine if we all did that. Better for ourselves and for others, not at their expense?
Here’s a question for you and yours. Please boost, reflect, and reply?
How might we make our world be a better place for all of us?
What small, daily habits would improve things just a little bit?
Imagine if we all did that. Better for ourselves and for others, not at their expense?
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Good morning
Here’s a question for you and yours. Please boost, reflect, and reply?
How might we make our world be a better place for all of us?
What small, daily habits would improve things just a little bit?
Imagine if we all did that. Better for ourselves and for others, not at their expense?
Here’s a question for you and yours. Please boost, reflect, and reply?
How might we make our world be a better place for all of us?
What small, daily habits would improve things just a little bit?
Imagine if we all did that. Better for ourselves and for others, not at their expense?
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
95yo editor still calling the shots at 150yo newspaper: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/rural-newspaper-the-buloke-times-turns-150/105595032
95yo editor still calling the shots at 150yo newspaper
For 150 years, the Letts family has run Donald's local newspaper, and at 95, editor Robin Letts is still leading the newsroom.
www.abc.net.au
August 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
95yo editor still calling the shots at 150yo newspaper: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/rural-newspaper-the-buloke-times-turns-150/105595032
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
We don’t normally ask for help, but our financial reserves are dwindling. If you value Right to Know, Planning Alerts or They Vote for You, please chip in at donate.oaf.org.au.
Donations will go to running our services, and will give certainty to our passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team.
Donations will go to running our services, and will give certainty to our passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team.
OpenAustralia Foundation
We need your help: Make a donation today to support the OpenAustralia Foundation
donate.oaf.org.au
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We don’t normally ask for help, but our financial reserves are dwindling. If you value Right to Know, Planning Alerts or They Vote for You, please chip in at donate.oaf.org.au.
Donations will go to running our services, and will give certainty to our passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team.
Donations will go to running our services, and will give certainty to our passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team.
As parliament winds up for the summer I’d like to draw your attention to the OpenAustralia Foundation.
We are a small charity with a hard working team running services to support our unique democracy.
We need your help to fund our work.
Please donate now.
donate.oaf.org.au
Please boost.
We are a small charity with a hard working team running services to support our unique democracy.
We need your help to fund our work.
Please donate now.
donate.oaf.org.au
Please boost.
OpenAustralia Foundation
We need your help: Make a donation today to support the OpenAustralia Foundation
donate.oaf.org.au
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
As parliament winds up for the summer I’d like to draw your attention to the OpenAustralia Foundation.
We are a small charity with a hard working team running services to support our unique democracy.
We need your help to fund our work.
Please donate now.
donate.oaf.org.au
Please boost.
We are a small charity with a hard working team running services to support our unique democracy.
We need your help to fund our work.
Please donate now.
donate.oaf.org.au
Please boost.
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The Govt should be introducing legislation to provide more transparency, not less.
Their proposed changes to FOI are deeply troubling, though not surprising given in the last parliament they were the 2nd most secretive in 30 years.
That needs to change.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907156...
Their proposed changes to FOI are deeply troubling, though not surprising given in the last parliament they were the 2nd most secretive in 30 years.
That needs to change.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907156...
Australia's FOI system is broken, but proposed reforms miss the mark
This proposed bill risks doubling down on the very problems it should be fixing.
www.canberratimes.com.au
September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Govt should be introducing legislation to provide more transparency, not less.
Their proposed changes to FOI are deeply troubling, though not surprising given in the last parliament they were the 2nd most secretive in 30 years.
That needs to change.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907156...
Their proposed changes to FOI are deeply troubling, though not surprising given in the last parliament they were the 2nd most secretive in 30 years.
That needs to change.
www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907156...
Do you care about your #RightToKnow and Freedom of Information? Do you know there's currently a bill before the Australian Parliament?
Do you have lived experience with the #FOI system?
Consider sharing your perspective?
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
@oaf.org.au @asherwolf.bsky.social
Do you have lived experience with the #FOI system?
Consider sharing your perspective?
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
@oaf.org.au @asherwolf.bsky.social
Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025
Committee: Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Legislation Committee
Date referred: 4 September 2025
Submissions close: 1 October 2025
Reporting date: 3 December 2025
On 4 September 2025, the Senate...
www.aph.gov.au
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Do you care about your #RightToKnow and Freedom of Information? Do you know there's currently a bill before the Australian Parliament?
Do you have lived experience with the #FOI system?
Consider sharing your perspective?
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
@oaf.org.au @asherwolf.bsky.social
Do you have lived experience with the #FOI system?
Consider sharing your perspective?
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
@oaf.org.au @asherwolf.bsky.social
Reposted by Donna Benjamin
👉 Is your data taking an unplanned leave?
👉 Are your cloud hosts all controlled from differing legal jurisdictions?
👉 These are questions of #dataSovereignty.
⏰ Come and share with us at #EverythingOpen Canberra 2026. #CFP 21 Sep 2025!
2026.everythingopen.au/programme/pr...
#EO2026
#conference
👉 Are your cloud hosts all controlled from differing legal jurisdictions?
👉 These are questions of #dataSovereignty.
⏰ Come and share with us at #EverythingOpen Canberra 2026. #CFP 21 Sep 2025!
2026.everythingopen.au/programme/pr...
#EO2026
#conference
September 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
👉 Is your data taking an unplanned leave?
👉 Are your cloud hosts all controlled from differing legal jurisdictions?
👉 These are questions of #dataSovereignty.
⏰ Come and share with us at #EverythingOpen Canberra 2026. #CFP 21 Sep 2025!
2026.everythingopen.au/programme/pr...
#EO2026
#conference
👉 Are your cloud hosts all controlled from differing legal jurisdictions?
👉 These are questions of #dataSovereignty.
⏰ Come and share with us at #EverythingOpen Canberra 2026. #CFP 21 Sep 2025!
2026.everythingopen.au/programme/pr...
#EO2026
#conference