WattsWrites
@wattswrites.bsky.social
Writer & PhD candidate: climate change & posthuman narrative structure. Love riding my bike & walking with my rescue dogs. Lives on unceded Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]
I have 100% had this thought :(
April 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I have 100% had this thought :(
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To again state the bleeding obvious (which seems to be my job atm), there's very noticeably an added layer of 'arghhh can I say this??' to writing about the world than there used to be. It's super not chill and I don't appreciate it.
March 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
To again state the bleeding obvious (which seems to be my job atm), there's very noticeably an added layer of 'arghhh can I say this??' to writing about the world than there used to be. It's super not chill and I don't appreciate it.
And I deleted my earlier comments because I realised I misremembered. The legislation was to force platforms to pay for access to news content (and adhere to other broadcast rules around local programming). I can’t remember where the defo law came in, but it was a thing too. Annoying as hell.
March 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
And I deleted my earlier comments because I realised I misremembered. The legislation was to force platforms to pay for access to news content (and adhere to other broadcast rules around local programming). I can’t remember where the defo law came in, but it was a thing too. Annoying as hell.
Lol. FB has also argued it court that it has no business activities in Australia. (It lost that one.)
March 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Lol. FB has also argued it court that it has no business activities in Australia. (It lost that one.)
The power these companies have has been shocking for a long time.
March 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The power these companies have has been shocking for a long time.
Your amazing ‘form a party’ suggestion makes me think you’re not actually interested in learning things, so no thanks.
March 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Your amazing ‘form a party’ suggestion makes me think you’re not actually interested in learning things, so no thanks.
Here’s a few reasons independents might be disadvantaged by this legislation, none of which are on transparency grounds: australiainstitute.org.au/report/elect...
Electoral Reform Bill analysis
Late last year, the Albanese Government introduced the Electoral Reform Bill, with plans to pass it into law less than two weeks after it became public.
australiainstitute.org.au
March 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here’s a few reasons independents might be disadvantaged by this legislation, none of which are on transparency grounds: australiainstitute.org.au/report/elect...
They voted against legislation deliberately designed to entrench the existing major party advantage. Understandably so.
March 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
They voted against legislation deliberately designed to entrench the existing major party advantage. Understandably so.