Tim White
@hviddie.bsky.social
Research software engineer at the University of Sydney. Astronomer by training. He/him.
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Adelaide Festival board has retracted their statement of 8 January and have an extended an invite to Randa Abdel-Fattah for the 2027 Writers' Week
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Adelaide Festival board has retracted their statement of 8 January and have an extended an invite to Randa Abdel-Fattah for the 2027 Writers' Week
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Defamation litigation update
Breaking: Randa Abdel-Fattah launches defamation proceedings against SA Premier
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah says her lawyers have launched defamation proceedings against South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, following his public commentary about her sch...
www.abc.net.au
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Defamation litigation update
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BREAKING: 3 members of the Adelaide Festival Board have resigned after it refused to reverse its decision to rescind Dr Abdel-Fattah's invitation. No statement has been issued but their names have been quietly removed from the website.
Four people are now responsible for the ongoing crisis.
Four people are now responsible for the ongoing crisis.
January 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: 3 members of the Adelaide Festival Board have resigned after it refused to reverse its decision to rescind Dr Abdel-Fattah's invitation. No statement has been issued but their names have been quietly removed from the website.
Four people are now responsible for the ongoing crisis.
Four people are now responsible for the ongoing crisis.
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Had anything like this happened before in Australia? A Royal Commissioner appointed through negotiation with bad-faith actors, details leaked out via extremist activists journalists?
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Had anything like this happened before in Australia? A Royal Commissioner appointed through negotiation with bad-faith actors, details leaked out via extremist activists journalists?
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I’m still amazed that the sub judice aspect has been ignored in the rolling media campaign for a Bondi royal commission.
In case you’ve not read about it (and why would you) I’ve written about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
In case you’ve not read about it (and why would you) I’ve written about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I’m still amazed that the sub judice aspect has been ignored in the rolling media campaign for a Bondi royal commission.
In case you’ve not read about it (and why would you) I’ve written about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
In case you’ve not read about it (and why would you) I’ve written about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/nickfeik...
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see, the thing is, I need to read the whole document otherwise I am not doing my job properly you freaks
January 5, 2026 at 9:25 AM
see, the thing is, I need to read the whole document otherwise I am not doing my job properly you freaks
I know it's actually his last name, but it does read like Gavin is some random Fianna Fáil found down at the pub, figured he'd do, and were shocked to discover your man is an eejit.
October 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I know it's actually his last name, but it does read like Gavin is some random Fianna Fáil found down at the pub, figured he'd do, and were shocked to discover your man is an eejit.
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Really happy with the write-up in the @sydmorningherald.bsky.social of our work with JWST interferometry, with quotes from me, @spiralstar.bsky.social, and @gradientrider.bsky.social, and above all a great photoshoot with @maxecharles.bsky.social showing his tattoo of the instrument!
This $10 billion telescope was taking blurry pictures. Sydney students fixed it
The extraordinary James Webb Space Telescope had a major problem before two young scientists unlocked its full potential.
www.smh.com.au
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Really happy with the write-up in the @sydmorningherald.bsky.social of our work with JWST interferometry, with quotes from me, @spiralstar.bsky.social, and @gradientrider.bsky.social, and above all a great photoshoot with @maxecharles.bsky.social showing his tattoo of the instrument!
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🧵 If this peace deal is successful, we'll be back at the perpetual statemate that characterised the status quo ante. Israel will continue to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, it will continue to control Gaza's borders and we will be no closer to Palestinian statehood.
October 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🧵 If this peace deal is successful, we'll be back at the perpetual statemate that characterised the status quo ante. Israel will continue to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, it will continue to control Gaza's borders and we will be no closer to Palestinian statehood.
Managed to catch a rerun of Patrick Abboud's brilliant doco "Unsettled (غير مستقر)" on the ABC this morning, about refugees from Gaza and the people helping them get started in Australia. If you haven't watched it yet, do yourself a favour and catch it on iview: iview.abc.net.au/video/RN2411...
Compass: S39 Unsettled
Three Palestinian families who've fled the war in Gaza take us inside their lives. As they seek protection in Australia, presenter Patrick Abboud is by their side. A deeply personal film, and a side t...
iview.abc.net.au
October 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Managed to catch a rerun of Patrick Abboud's brilliant doco "Unsettled (غير مستقر)" on the ABC this morning, about refugees from Gaza and the people helping them get started in Australia. If you haven't watched it yet, do yourself a favour and catch it on iview: iview.abc.net.au/video/RN2411...
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I’m going to be a lot more active on this platform. If you know me from the other place, hello! Could you please give this a share to help me find my people.
Pic unrelated - but me on a run along the Rhône and Saône in Lyon! 💕
Pic unrelated - but me on a run along the Rhône and Saône in Lyon! 💕
August 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I’m going to be a lot more active on this platform. If you know me from the other place, hello! Could you please give this a share to help me find my people.
Pic unrelated - but me on a run along the Rhône and Saône in Lyon! 💕
Pic unrelated - but me on a run along the Rhône and Saône in Lyon! 💕
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Antoinette Lattouf has won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC.
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
June 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Antoinette Lattouf has won her unfair dismissal case against the ABC.
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette
A hard won justice that came at great personal cost for Antoinette