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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7h

#QMHW #Queensland #Australia #Ipswich #Toowoomba #Springfield @unisq.bsky.social two more great PhD students: Tasha and Tarra

Tasha Winsor O'Keefe is researching ADHD and sleep for her PhD.

Tarra Excell is an ally who is examining the wellbeing of people born intersex.

Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7h

For #QMHW I interviewed researchers and research students for Weaving Wellbeing podcast. It's a small glimpse into research for social justice at UniSQ. ❤️

Listen here:https://open.spotify.com/show/3kl1mIaA5BcSNOSalleubL?si=UJkNRutlQleA6Sq08kTCzA

Portrait photos of 5 women with the title Weaving wellbeing: for Qld mental health week.

Aastha Malhotra is senior lecturer in social work and human services who researches social enterprises.

Amber Johnson is a mental health social worker and PhD student looking at the well-being of intersex people.

Melissa Forbes teaches music at UniSQ and researches the wellbeing impacts of social singing.

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 1d

So proud of this team! I couldn't imagine how much this show has achieved since I started it with Billie Stimpson in 20015 ❤️❤️❤️ #CommunityRadio #Disability #Accessibility #Inclusion

4ZZZ Radio @4zzzradio.bsky.social · 1d

4ZZZ’s show Only Human, presented & organised by and for people with disabilities - presenting their stories, experiences & music - celebrates its 500th episode.🎉

cbf.org.au/a-path-to-mo...

Shaping the path to more inclusive broadcasting: 4ZZZ’s ‘Only Human’ celebrates 500th episode - Community Broadcasting Foundation

Broadcasting from Brisbane on Meanjin Country, 4ZZZ’s Only Human recently celebrated its 500th episode – an incredible milestone for its devoted team of volunteers, contributors and community of liste...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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"Frightening" Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.social · 6d

Just on the off chance that you're not kidding...

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 6d

#MentalHealth #Art #Brisbane #QldMentalHealthWeek2025

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4ZZZ Radio @4zzzradio.bsky.social · 6d

The Recovered Futures Art Exhibition celebrates both emerging and established local artists. This event provides a platform for people with lived experience to showcase their creativity and courageously share their mental health journeys.

Recovered Futures is a proud sponsor of 4ZZZ.

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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 6d

new reasonable and necessary pod from Dr George is up, with first long interview with NDIS Minister McAllister

www.summerfoundation.org.au/resources/re...

Reasonable and Necessary podcast series - Summer Foundation

Reasonably and Necessary: Making Sense of the NDIS is a podcast series by the Summer Foundation, hosted by our very own Dr George Taleporos.

www.summerfoundation.org.au

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 7d

Dear AUS PM @albomp.bsky.social
Australian Maritime Union member Hamish Paterson is on board the #GlobalSumudFlotilla that has reportedly been illegally intercepted and detained by Israeli forces in int'l waters. #SanctionIsrael. Expel the Israeli Ambassador. #IsraeliTerrorism #GazaGenocide #auspol

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 6d

After reading these comments I'm still not sure if ABC botherers are considered a good thing or not. Bother all the media.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 7d

Apparently Jane Goodall loved this Larson.

It's not 𝘮𝘺 favourite, but it was Jane's, so who am I to judge. #ValeJaneGoodall

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

Deeply disappointed to hear that the Israeli Navy illegally stopped the Global Sumud Flotilla 75 miles off the coast of Gaza. This was a non-violent mission to break the IDF’s horrifying siege and deliver food and medicine to those who need it most.

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

#Queenslands #LNP government abandoning women's safety by shutting down key agencies www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

'Landmark decision': Queensland establishes peak body for sexual violence

With reports of sexual violence on the rise, advocates say it's important there's an easy way to bring the voices of victim-survivors' to the government's "hallways of power".

www.abc.net.au

Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

Ffs. Rich enough to ignore political justice now.

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

#AcademicSky you need to read this.

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 7d

Workload is the major factor forcing academics to quit their roles, with some of the perceived benefits of working in universities actually adding to the strain, finds a new study. Juliette Rowsell reports https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/benefits-working-academia-can-add-workload-stress

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

Love the focus on deep listening and the insight that oppressed and oppressors are not distinct groups but contextual.

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

1st publication since graduating doctorate! The dedicated Paul Price (4rph Reading Radio) & I look at how accessible community radio websites enable participation. #AcademicBluesky #AcademicSky
#CommunityRadio #Australia #Accrssibility #WCAG #Disability
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

You can’t be what you Can’t read: Website accessibility for people with disability in Australian community radio - Kim Stewart, Paul Price, 2025

Community radio in Australia is built on the volunteering of community members, including by people from marginalised communities. An accessible website is a ne...

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

Academic freedom in a time of public silencing of dissent in the US.

404 Media @404media.co · 20d

A union that represents university professors published a guide tailored to help its members navigate social media during the “current climate.”

The advice? Lock down your social media accounts, expect anything you post will be screenshotted.

🔗 www.404media.co/union-warns-...

Union Warns Professors About Posting In the ‘Current Climate’

Academic workers are re-thinking how they live and work online after some have been fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk following his death.

www.404media.co

Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

Extremely hot in #Queensland today. @betterrenting.bsky.social has some good advice for staying cool on a budget in the 'Coping Cookbook' here: www.betterrenting.org.au/coping_cookb... #ClimateChange #Heatwave #Australia

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

Awesome name. My cats are called the Bimbletons (kids made it up).

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 7d

A lifelong fighter for animals and environment. She will be missed.

Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 7d

Thank you Jane for your decades of hard work and your inspiration.

“You have to feel depressed, but then there’s something that says: ‘There is still an awful lot left and that’s what we’ve got to fight to save.’

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 8d

"Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time."

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’

www.theguardian.com

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 8d

We've launched a new documentary highlighting the devastating impact of climate change on the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu.

Save Tuvalu, Save the World is presented by Walkley Award-winning journalist and former ABC Four Corners reporter @stephenlongaus.bsky.social. #auspol

Watch ⤵️

New Video: Save Tuvalu, Save the World

This original documentary from The Australia Institute takes viewers to the front line of the destruction that climate change is causing.

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 8d

This little angel has just been found to be the cause of my work computer overheating. Fur in the fan, a devious way to get me to stay home with her. #CatsOfBluesky #CatsofSky #SkyCats

A grey tabby cat on a pink blanket, sitting with her paws over the edge.

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Dr Kim Stewart @drkimscrolls.bsky.social · 10d

Important information for #Ipswich PFAS contaminated our rivers from military and industrial uses. The Bremer and upper #Brisbane rivers are not safe to fish from. #PFAS has also been detected in local rainwater tanks.

Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 10d

NSW Legislative Council Select Committee on PFAS Contamination supports FoE recommendations

The final report was tabled in the Legislative Council on the 11th of September. A number of issues raised by FoE were published in the report.

www.foe.org.au/nsw_select_c...

NSW Legislative Council Select Committee on PFAS Contamination supports FoE recommendations

Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) believes that social and environmental issues cannot be separated from each other. As a result, FoEA is a social and environmental justice organisation. We seek t...

www.foe.org.au