Anna Kent
@annakent.bsky.social
Historian. International education, international development, scholarships.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
I am really enjoying cycling around Canberra. But it makes me so annoyed about how bad the cycling infrastructure is in my area of Melbourne. It is possible to make it safe and usable, but councils don't do it and drivers don't accept it. 🙄
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I am really enjoying cycling around Canberra. But it makes me so annoyed about how bad the cycling infrastructure is in my area of Melbourne. It is possible to make it safe and usable, but councils don't do it and drivers don't accept it. 🙄
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Vale Graeme Turner, whose book Broken is a must-read for anyone with even the smallest vested interest in higher education in Australia.
Vale Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA 1947-2025 – Australian Academy of the Humanities
Graeme Turner AO FAHA, a distiguished humanities and education scholar, passed away on 25 November 2025.
humanities.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Vale Graeme Turner, whose book Broken is a must-read for anyone with even the smallest vested interest in higher education in Australia.
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Corrected something in this post (ta, eagle-eyed librarian!) and counted all the zeroes properly this time. Elsevier's profit is not in the millions, it's billions. 😵💫
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
researchwhisperer.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Corrected something in this post (ta, eagle-eyed librarian!) and counted all the zeroes properly this time. Elsevier's profit is not in the millions, it's billions. 😵💫
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
New at @therealrw.bsky.social this week: "Librarians versus the world"!
researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l... #academicsky #acwri
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It's beginning to sink in! Yesterday I was awarded a #DECRA for my research on race, gender, and violence in the War on Terror at Deakin University. This has been years in the making and I am so grateful that I can pursue my dream project!
#oralhistory #security #waronterror
#oralhistory #security #waronterror
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's beginning to sink in! Yesterday I was awarded a #DECRA for my research on race, gender, and violence in the War on Terror at Deakin University. This has been years in the making and I am so grateful that I can pursue my dream project!
#oralhistory #security #waronterror
#oralhistory #security #waronterror
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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The State Library of Victoria’s ‘major’ proposed cuts include slashing the number of reference librarians and free computers for public access. Some staff are shocked.
Proposed cuts at State Library of Victoria go against its mission – and will hurt the disadvantaged
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The State Library of Victoria’s ‘major’ proposed cuts include slashing the number of reference librarians and free computers for public access. Some staff are shocked.
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
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Useful thing for Aussie people juggling jobs: the Fair Work Ombudsman has an app called Record My Hours which doesn't store your data (unlike all the other freelancer type apps/programs out there) and lets you track actual hours worked in a way that is lowkey and doesn't add too much cognitive load.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Useful thing for Aussie people juggling jobs: the Fair Work Ombudsman has an app called Record My Hours which doesn't store your data (unlike all the other freelancer type apps/programs out there) and lets you track actual hours worked in a way that is lowkey and doesn't add too much cognitive load.
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Our new book, 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956', is now also available from @manchesterup.bsky.social as an e-book, which you can find here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Check your institutional library for access!
Check your institutional library for access!
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our new book, 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956', is now also available from @manchesterup.bsky.social as an e-book, which you can find here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Check your institutional library for access!
Check your institutional library for access!
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My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
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You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
You cant parachute asylum seekers into deprived areas, in completely inappropriate housing, then say those migrants are 'dividing our country'. You divided the country because you can't organise a basic service and process claims in a timely way
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I have an assignment where I ask my students to identify a potential real trad publisher for their work. No matter how clear I am on which direction the money should flow, some invariably identify pay-to-players. Sounds like I'm also going to have to add a scam awareness component to that class...
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I have an assignment where I ask my students to identify a potential real trad publisher for their work. No matter how clear I am on which direction the money should flow, some invariably identify pay-to-players. Sounds like I'm also going to have to add a scam awareness component to that class...
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
I have spent chunk of the year at the National Library of Australia and am now converting all of that reading, and thinking, and rethinking into something coherent to express the wonder this research has been. Come along! www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...
International students and the Australian community | National Library of Australia (NLA)
Join Dr Anna Kent for a discussion about her recent Fellowship research focused on Australia's international education history.
www.library.gov.au
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I have spent chunk of the year at the National Library of Australia and am now converting all of that reading, and thinking, and rethinking into something coherent to express the wonder this research has been. Come along! www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...
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A historic day for Victoria.
Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A historic day for Victoria.
Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australia will see its first ever treaty with Aboriginal people signed and formalised as law today.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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With few exceptions, pretty much everyone knew these were bad men. They did much of their evil right out in plain sight. And what wasn’t in plain sight was loudly whispered about.
But the endless “benefit of the doubt” that powerful men are freely given allows this kind of thing to keep happening.
But the endless “benefit of the doubt” that powerful men are freely given allows this kind of thing to keep happening.
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
With few exceptions, pretty much everyone knew these were bad men. They did much of their evil right out in plain sight. And what wasn’t in plain sight was loudly whispered about.
But the endless “benefit of the doubt” that powerful men are freely given allows this kind of thing to keep happening.
But the endless “benefit of the doubt” that powerful men are freely given allows this kind of thing to keep happening.
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Wild VEC political party name change alert
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wild VEC political party name change alert
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11th November 1975, a pivotal moment for Australian politics and me
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Pictured: Sir John Kerr passes his responsibilities as Governor General of Papua New Guinea to Sir John Guise, September 16 1975. In his speech, Kerr welcomed how PNG independence was achieved peacefully and democratically, in accordance with the constitution.
Kerr's life was otherwise uneventful.
Kerr's life was otherwise uneventful.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Pictured: Sir John Kerr passes his responsibilities as Governor General of Papua New Guinea to Sir John Guise, September 16 1975. In his speech, Kerr welcomed how PNG independence was achieved peacefully and democratically, in accordance with the constitution.
Kerr's life was otherwise uneventful.
Kerr's life was otherwise uneventful.
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Some of you may be interested in this symposium on 'truth-telling' (in its many guises) being held at the University of Melbourne this week. Students and mob can attend for free, Unimelb staff get a 20% discount, and unwaged scholars get a 75% discount. I will be there for some of Friday's sessions!
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Some of you may be interested in this symposium on 'truth-telling' (in its many guises) being held at the University of Melbourne this week. Students and mob can attend for free, Unimelb staff get a 20% discount, and unwaged scholars get a 75% discount. I will be there for some of Friday's sessions!
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Delighted that the University of Canberra has announced my appointment as Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, and Director of UC's new Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas. Looking forward to developing this exciting initiative from early 2026. www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
UC launches newly established Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas and appointment of inaugural director
UC to establish the Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas, and Prof Frank Bongiorno AM to take up Donald Horne Professorship as Centre director.
www.canberra.edu.au
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Delighted that the University of Canberra has announced my appointment as Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, and Director of UC's new Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas. Looking forward to developing this exciting initiative from early 2026. www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
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PANIC!!
My @smh @theage cartoon
My @smh @theage cartoon
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
PANIC!!
My @smh @theage cartoon
My @smh @theage cartoon
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2025 NLA Fellow Alexis Bergantz will be presenting on his Fellowship research at the NLA today! Head along to hear his presentation “Power and Vision: Australia and the South Pacific Commission”. Register at the link! www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...
Power and Vision: Australia and the South Pacific Commission | National Library of Australia (NLA)
2025 National Library of Australia Fellow, Dr Alexis Bergantz shares his Fellowship research on the history of the South Pacific Commission.
www.library.gov.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
2025 NLA Fellow Alexis Bergantz will be presenting on his Fellowship research at the NLA today! Head along to hear his presentation “Power and Vision: Australia and the South Pacific Commission”. Register at the link! www.library.gov.au/whats-on/eve...