Geoff Matheson
@matho.bsky.social
Tiger, nerd, teacher, massive sook.
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Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Australia Day is such bullshit. NSW proclamation day at best. At worst a celebration of the crimes of colonisation.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
If you have to acknowledge that the day is a source of pain for many, that’s a damn good sign it’s a shit day to have as your national day.
16 off two legal deliveries for the over. The Mitch Starc of old is back!
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 AM
16 off two legal deliveries for the over. The Mitch Starc of old is back!
Robbing the power surge really didn’t help a pretty harsh DL chase. But bad captaincy and poor catching cost the game
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Robbing the power surge really didn’t help a pretty harsh DL chase. But bad captaincy and poor catching cost the game
All the talent, all of the promise, none of the delivery - for 15 years.
January 21, 2026 at 11:56 AM
All the talent, all of the promise, none of the delivery - for 15 years.
And there’s the difference: basic catching.
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
And there’s the difference: basic catching.
That’s clearly a wide.
January 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM
That’s clearly a wide.
Tom Curran understands what it is to be a Melbourne Star in finals.
January 21, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Tom Curran understands what it is to be a Melbourne Star in finals.
The ol’ 95% of the body over the crease but nothing on the ground.
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The ol’ 95% of the body over the crease but nothing on the ground.
Touchy pass interference calls keeping Texans in it.
January 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Touchy pass interference calls keeping Texans in it.
Death, taxes, stars choking.
January 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Death, taxes, stars choking.
There has never been a more consistently stupid team anytime the pressure comes on than the Melbourne Stars.
January 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
There has never been a more consistently stupid team anytime the pressure comes on than the Melbourne Stars.
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Registrations open for 2026 play.
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Hit the link and get into the new season.
I'll acknowledge those who joined already later on by email.
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Hit the link and get into the new season.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Registrations open for 2026 play.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hit the link and get into the new season.
I'll acknowledge those who joined already later on by email.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hit the link and get into the new season.
I'll acknowledge those who joined already later on by email.
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Posted this last week
Bendigo Writers Festival, Meanjin, now Adelaide Writers … powerful vested interests would rather destroy the cultural institutions they are supposedly responsible for than allow certain voices to be heard
Adelaide Festival board facing a stark choice: Are they willing to sacrifice the entire festival to prevent a single Palestinian-Australian author from speaking?
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Posted this last week
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“The moral spinelessness in not only seeking to silence Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, but to link the cancellation to the abhorrent terrorist attack in Bondi, speaks volumes over who is allowed to have a voice in Australia."
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 AM
“The moral spinelessness in not only seeking to silence Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, but to link the cancellation to the abhorrent terrorist attack in Bondi, speaks volumes over who is allowed to have a voice in Australia."
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
Read more on The Australia Institute's response: thepoint.com.au/news/260109-...
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Always been pretty sceptical of "AI inevitability" claims in education but jeez the cash being pumped into it by the Gates Foundation and Abu Dhabi sovereign fund to make AI happen in education in sub-Saharan Africa ... investment is how you make AI "inevitable" www.wamda.com/2025/12/adq-...
ADQ, Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa
ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year, $40m partnership to scale the responsible use of AI and EdTech to improve...
www.wamda.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Always been pretty sceptical of "AI inevitability" claims in education but jeez the cash being pumped into it by the Gates Foundation and Abu Dhabi sovereign fund to make AI happen in education in sub-Saharan Africa ... investment is how you make AI "inevitable" www.wamda.com/2025/12/adq-...
Ben “he just trusts his players so much” Stokes has bowled three part time spinners rather than give the ball to Potts for a single over this innings.
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Ben “he just trusts his players so much” Stokes has bowled three part time spinners rather than give the ball to Potts for a single over this innings.
Carse making a strong late-run to be the most unlikeable personality in the series. Kudos!
January 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Carse making a strong late-run to be the most unlikeable personality in the series. Kudos!
Steve Smith: “I just couldn’t pick a spinner”.
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Steve Smith: “I just couldn’t pick a spinner”.
That's not a tough chance. It's an easy chance for the bloke you should have left it for.
January 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
That's not a tough chance. It's an easy chance for the bloke you should have left it for.
Alyssa Healy: "They'll actually need to play that Bazball style to get themselves in a position to win".
Crawley goes out leaving one on his stumps.
Crawley goes out leaving one on his stumps.
January 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Alyssa Healy: "They'll actually need to play that Bazball style to get themselves in a position to win".
Crawley goes out leaving one on his stumps.
Crawley goes out leaving one on his stumps.
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“you won’t get away with this”
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“you won’t get away with this”
There’s plenty of people getting stuck into Green but honestly, the odds of Duckett holding onto a catch weren’t exactly high.
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 AM
There’s plenty of people getting stuck into Green but honestly, the odds of Duckett holding onto a catch weren’t exactly high.
Appropriate that having saved test cricket for everyone, they’ve decided now to kill it off.
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Appropriate that having saved test cricket for everyone, they’ve decided now to kill it off.