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79 authors have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers Week now, that we know of - others are rumoured to have done so without declaring so publicly, if you’re wondering why different numbers are floating around. More than half of the festival gone. sakr.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 AM
79 authors have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers Week now, that we know of - others are rumoured to have done so without declaring so publicly, if you’re wondering why different numbers are floating around. More than half of the festival gone. sakr.substack.com/p/the-road-t...
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You know the tide has turned when it’s safer to not be part of something, than to stick with it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
You know the tide has turned when it’s safer to not be part of something, than to stick with it.
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Israel is murdering Palestinian children again, as they do every single day.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Israel is murdering Palestinian children again, as they do every single day.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
There is no ceasefire, just brutal apartheid and genocide.
Take Action.
Free Palestine.
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#OtD 9 Jan 1905 Louise Michel, Paris Communard, teacher, revolutionary and national hero who was exiled to prison in New Caledonia for years, died in Marseille, France stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
#OtD 9 Jan 1905 Louise Michel, Paris Communard, teacher, revolutionary and national hero who was exiled to prison in New Caledonia for years, died in Marseille, France stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1089...
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I hope we're all learning lessons about the politics of enforcing cultural sensitivity now that it's being weaponised against the left and people who say 'genocide is actually bad'. Free speech matters people, even when it's uncomfortable <insert the ghost of Voltaire etc>. Contestation is human
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I hope we're all learning lessons about the politics of enforcing cultural sensitivity now that it's being weaponised against the left and people who say 'genocide is actually bad'. Free speech matters people, even when it's uncomfortable <insert the ghost of Voltaire etc>. Contestation is human
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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One of the things the creative industry in Australia is really bad at is doing stuff for themselves. Mostly because our entire arts system has historically been based on establishment figures salving their social reputations through donations, and getting dipshits to run it... But!... (1/n)
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
One of the things the creative industry in Australia is really bad at is doing stuff for themselves. Mostly because our entire arts system has historically been based on establishment figures salving their social reputations through donations, and getting dipshits to run it... But!... (1/n)
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January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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One of the regular complaints about rooftop solar subsidy schemes is that it only assists those who can afford to invest in rooftop solar - but as this is demonstrating, those subsidies protect the grid for those who can't afford the investment. Rooftop solar has benefit of the commons effects.
'This week has shown the explosive growth of solar power in particular had diminished the risks of blackouts during heatwaves caused by supply shortfalls' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave
For so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
One of the regular complaints about rooftop solar subsidy schemes is that it only assists those who can afford to invest in rooftop solar - but as this is demonstrating, those subsidies protect the grid for those who can't afford the investment. Rooftop solar has benefit of the commons effects.
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Leave Cathy alone - one of this nation's greatest, bravest 'toonists in these difficult times
Or come after me too, you fuckers!
Or come after me too, you fuckers!
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Leave Cathy alone - one of this nation's greatest, bravest 'toonists in these difficult times
Or come after me too, you fuckers!
Or come after me too, you fuckers!
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I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
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'Reclaiming academic publishing as a public good will require a return to not-for-profit models and sustainable open-access systems. Quality, accessibility and integrity need to be put ahead of profit.'
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
'Reclaiming academic publishing as a public good will require a return to not-for-profit models and sustainable open-access systems. Quality, accessibility and integrity need to be put ahead of profit.'
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I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras.
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras.
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Please don’t give civilians guns. Please don’t selectively give paramilitary groups guns either
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Please don’t give civilians guns. Please don’t selectively give paramilitary groups guns either
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A sad day today with the loss of one of Australia’s iconic LGBTQIA+ businesses. This little shop was instrumental to my coming out and growing into my queer identity. Gay bookstores are more than shops, they are community hubs. A real loss.
Sydney’s queer bookstore ‘haven’ to close after 43 years: ‘This has never been about just selling books’
The Bookshop Darlinghurst has stood firm through the decades as laws and attitudes towards LGBTQI people have changed dramatically. Today it shuts its doors for good
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A sad day today with the loss of one of Australia’s iconic LGBTQIA+ businesses. This little shop was instrumental to my coming out and growing into my queer identity. Gay bookstores are more than shops, they are community hubs. A real loss.
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What will we ever do now that any image you see in the media might be a complete lie?
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What will we ever do now that any image you see in the media might be a complete lie?
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Adobe subscription traps are evil but if this is accurate it is very funny.
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Adobe subscription traps are evil but if this is accurate it is very funny.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Alas! It is 31 years since the world was deprived of one of its more colourful culinary characters: Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey – better known as double bigamist, child abandoner, amphetamine user, dangerous driver, and celebrity cook Fanny Cradock
December 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Alas! It is 31 years since the world was deprived of one of its more colourful culinary characters: Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey – better known as double bigamist, child abandoner, amphetamine user, dangerous driver, and celebrity cook Fanny Cradock
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Really enjoyed watching Justin Wolfers becoming ubiquitous in US media over the last six months, because most US media people don't know how to deal with him. A very good economist, who cares foremost about people, who doesn't care if he upsets power, and explains things in colloquial Australian
December 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Really enjoyed watching Justin Wolfers becoming ubiquitous in US media over the last six months, because most US media people don't know how to deal with him. A very good economist, who cares foremost about people, who doesn't care if he upsets power, and explains things in colloquial Australian
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Of all the guys who left their wives for a half-their-age research assistant it's always *the one you least suspect* who turns up in the files about famous powerful men who palled around with the rapist and trafficker of young girls. Ain't that just the way.
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Of all the guys who left their wives for a half-their-age research assistant it's always *the one you least suspect* who turns up in the files about famous powerful men who palled around with the rapist and trafficker of young girls. Ain't that just the way.
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AI policy debates fixate on productivity and innovation, but ignore who benefits, who loses, and who decides. Automation isn’t inevitable – it’s a choice, writes John H Howard @drjohnhoward
#AI #technology #democracy #policy #auspol
#AI #technology #democracy #policy #auspol
AI policy is stuck on productivity – and democracy is paying the price
Artificial intelligence is increasingly framed in terms of efficiency and growth. But that framing sidelines harder questions about power, choice and democratic governance.
johnmenadue.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
AI policy debates fixate on productivity and innovation, but ignore who benefits, who loses, and who decides. Automation isn’t inevitable – it’s a choice, writes John H Howard @drjohnhoward
#AI #technology #democracy #policy #auspol
#AI #technology #democracy #policy #auspol
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Where she was after I got out of the shower.
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Where she was after I got out of the shower.