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Newcastle Youth Studies Centre @newcastleyouth.bsky.social · 15d

Hope to see you at today’s seminar on The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness at 3pm, please see details and register at the below

The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness

Explore how contemporary discourses of wellness are aligned with the enactments and dynamics of everyday politics, and their consequences.

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · 15d

Great to see this article is finally published! Written with the brilliant Jess McLean, we explore how young Australians think about their agency on TikTok. With the incoming ban, there's a lot of talk about young people on social media, but we need to listen: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘I feel like I get something else to think about’: How do Australian young people see their relationship with TikTok?

TikTok has become a significant site for youth culture and simultaneously the focus of a moral panic surrounding its impact on young people. The social media platform's content recommendation algor...

www.tandfonline.com

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · 15d

Terrible policy aside, it's very funny to ban Pinterest. Omg the kids are making vision boards!! They must be stopped!

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 15d

So much for the (terrible) social media ban not including games. We’re already seeing proof that the ban’s definition of social media is broad enough to be applied to any internet service or website the minister of the day wishes to ban.

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

Not just 'big fish': eSafety reveals new platforms may be forced to ban teens

WhatsApp, Roblox, Reddit and Discord are among an expanded list of platforms which may be covered by the teen social media ban, the ABC can reveal.

www.abc.net.au

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Francis Markham @francismarkham.bsky.social · Sep 3

The government's proposed FOI Act amendments are out.

Media has focused on the new submission fee, but far more alarming are changes making it easier for govt to block access to public information.

Two in particular stand out:

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · Aug 13

In awe of the bravery of @drdemography.com to expose this culture of bullying and threats from leadership at ANU. Julie Bishop should resign www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Julie Bishop accused of bullying by ANU staff member, senate inquiry hears

Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen has used a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege Chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened ...

www.abc.net.au

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · Aug 7

Absolutely loved this paper from Tanja Bosch - "As a method, decolonisation demands more than critique. It requires a commitment to building alternative ways of knowing, citing, collaborating and theorising that do not extract from the margins to enrich the centre"

Decolonisation is not a vibe: On anti-capitalist praxis, citation politics and epistemic refusal - Tanja Bosch, 2025

This paper argues that decolonisation in media and communication studies must be rooted in anti-capitalist praxis, not just symbolic critique. While the field i...

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Calla Wahlquist @callawahlquist.bsky.social · Aug 3

So proud to work with Lorena, Sarah and Ella on this series.

Here is part one: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities

Exclusive: Stories of murders passed down by Yamatji elders are confirmed by a cipher hidden in the 1850s journals of prominent pastoralist Major Logue. Now descendants on both sides want to break the...

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · Jul 28

"Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the country’s western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups

Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action

www.theguardian.com

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · Jul 24

Awful to see ANU making these cuts to Gender Studies

Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · Jul 23

Gender studies cut in ANU slash and burn www.canberratimes.com.au/story/902190...

ANU feminists slam cuts for 'destroying' gender studies program

ANU leadership likened to Donald Trump's chainsaw cutting of public service.

www.canberratimes.com.au

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · Jul 21

ANU cuts are impacting an innumerable amount of people. Here are just some of their stories. www.shoesofanu.com

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Naomi Smith @deadtheorist.bsky.social · Jul 19

My latest with @claresoutherton.bsky.social - on AI and Aesthetic Alienation - aka the thorny issue of ai slop.

Completely open access.

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · Jul 13

Opinion from Victoria University: It’s not appropriate to use generative AI to produce national-level policy, especially the document that will define our approach to AI itself, writes Chris McGavin.

NZ can't afford to be careless with its AI strategy

newsroom.co.nz

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · Jul 9

McDonald's uses an AI bot called "Olivia" for hiring. A pair of hackers found they could access every conversation job applicants had with it—including all the personal info they shared—by exploiting security vulnerabilities as basic as using the password "123456". www.wired.com/story/mcdona...

McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’

Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.

www.wired.com

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Rosanna Stevens @wordress.bsky.social · Jul 3

Absolutely died that not only was Marita making a profoundly bland vision board (perfection) but it included in big font “GUT HEALTH” *chefs kiss*. #QueerUltimatum

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · Jun 16

Back at Aarhus Uni, where I used to be a postdoc, to give a talk about Australia's social media ban. Wonderful to catch up with colleagues and take the opportunity to walk around one of my favourite university campuses.

Aarhus University buildings, pale brick covered in greenery

Aarhus University buildings, pale brick covered in greenery, in the distance, in the foreground a large green hill

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · Jun 5

Bluesky right now:

A bunch of 90s kids gathered around a desktop computer, stoked by what's happening on screen

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · Jun 5

I sure do love KING KONG VS GODZILLA (1962), I mention for no particular reason

a screenshot from King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) where a Japanese official says "if we're lucky, both will die"

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Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · Jun 5

this is a day for those of us who have spent the last six months terminally online. this is for us and honestly, we deserve it.

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · May 21

What I can’t understand is how people think that something they couldn’t be bothered to write (and instead got AI to generate) would be worth reading. There’s already so much to read, why would I waste time on something you didn’t deem worthy of your time??

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Rachael King @rachaelking70.bsky.social · May 20

This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?

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Clare Southerton @claresoutherton.bsky.social · May 14

How can education researchers speak directly to teachers? This is such a great article with incredible ideas from teachers themselves!!

Researchers, teachers aren’t reading your stuff now. Here’s what they think would help

We work on disseminating research through various avenues with the hopes that it reaches teachers - and contributes to change. But does it?

public-api.wordpress.com

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Lisa M Given, FASSA, FASIS&T @lisagiven.bsky.social · May 9

Here is my latest article for @aunz.theconversation.com where I analyse Google’s announcement that its Gemini AI chatbot will be rolled out to kids under 13. This is a risky move. The system can generate fake information and mimic social behaviour, which will be confusing for young users #AIethics

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · May 9

The rollout will leave parents playing a game of whack-a-mole with new technologies as they try to keep their children safe.

Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move

theconversation.com

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Terrence Peterson @tgpeterson.bsky.social · May 8

New Pope Declares All Style Manuals Other Than Chicago As Schismatic

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