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On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
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Excellent news.
www.qut.edu.au/news?id=203300 Well done QUT & Meanjin
Meanjin returns home: QUT to become custodian of Australia's iconic literary journal
QUT will become the new custodian of Meanjin, Australia's most eminent literary journal, bringing the publication back to Brisbane 80 years after it relocated to Melbourne.
www.qut.edu.au
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Excellent news.
The police beatings will continue until social cohesion improves.
February 10, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The police beatings will continue until social cohesion improves.
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If last night's footage shocked you, you're not alone.
Join your state Council of Civil Liberties who have been fighting police overreach and threats to our democracy for decades. More than anything, what the people in power fear most is an active citizenry.
Posting isn't praxis. Joining is.
Join your state Council of Civil Liberties who have been fighting police overreach and threats to our democracy for decades. More than anything, what the people in power fear most is an active citizenry.
Posting isn't praxis. Joining is.
February 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
If last night's footage shocked you, you're not alone.
Join your state Council of Civil Liberties who have been fighting police overreach and threats to our democracy for decades. More than anything, what the people in power fear most is an active citizenry.
Posting isn't praxis. Joining is.
Join your state Council of Civil Liberties who have been fighting police overreach and threats to our democracy for decades. More than anything, what the people in power fear most is an active citizenry.
Posting isn't praxis. Joining is.
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Services Australia now admits it is running 144 known unlawful or legally defective welfare practices.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
NEW: Here's the list of the 144 processes Centrelink has flagged as operating unlawfully or erroneously
There's so much to go through, including more false debts, failures to record ppl's circumstances & income properly, & the whole-scale fuck-up of Rent Assistance
www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
There's so much to go through, including more false debts, failures to record ppl's circumstances & income properly, & the whole-scale fuck-up of Rent Assistance
www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Services Australia now admits it is running 144 known unlawful or legally defective welfare practices.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
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Last Wednesday, the village of Grazalema (southern Spain, 900 m altitude) received 577 mm of rain in one day: the second highest ever recorded in Spain, only behind the deadly downpour in the Valencia region of 29 October 2024. malagaldia.es/2026/02/06/g...
Grazalema sufrió el segundo día más lluvioso jamás registrado en España, según la Aemet - malagaldia.es
La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) activó el aviso rojo -peligro extraordinario- el miércoles por lluvias muy abundantes en zonas de Cádiz (Grazalema
malagaldia.es
February 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Last Wednesday, the village of Grazalema (southern Spain, 900 m altitude) received 577 mm of rain in one day: the second highest ever recorded in Spain, only behind the deadly downpour in the Valencia region of 29 October 2024. malagaldia.es/2026/02/06/g...
Services Australia now admits it is running 144 known unlawful or legally defective welfare practices.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
NEW: Here's the list of the 144 processes Centrelink has flagged as operating unlawfully or erroneously
There's so much to go through, including more false debts, failures to record ppl's circumstances & income properly, & the whole-scale fuck-up of Rent Assistance
www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
There's so much to go through, including more false debts, failures to record ppl's circumstances & income properly, & the whole-scale fuck-up of Rent Assistance
www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Services Australia now admits it is running 144 known unlawful or legally defective welfare practices.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
Some stopped. Many ongoing. Others waiting for Parliament to legalise them after the fact.
This is more than administrative failure. It’s contempt for the rule of law.
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“Lamestream understands that journalists in the Canberra press gallery have been briefed on the visit but asked not to report on it.”
Incredible.
Incredible.
Exclusive: Israeli President to Make Official Australian Parliamentary Visit
The official parliamentary visit has not been made public by either the Australian or Israeli governments.
www.lamestream.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
“Lamestream understands that journalists in the Canberra press gallery have been briefed on the visit but asked not to report on it.”
Incredible.
Incredible.
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"If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds" by @maiyazize.bsky.social & James Hall for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds
We are living through the worst housing crisis in living memory. Rents are surging, home ownership is slipping further out of reach, and homelessness is rising and more persistent.
thepoint.com.au
February 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"If you want to understand Australia’s housing crisis, look at what the government funds" by @maiyazize.bsky.social & James Hall for @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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There’s a real opportunity for sensible reform to the CGT discount on investment properties to incentivise the new housing supply.
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
There’s a real opportunity for sensible reform to the CGT discount on investment properties to incentivise the new housing supply.
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
It’s something Senator Lambie & I had the PBO model years ago & will keep pushing the govt to implement.
It won’t solve housing affordability on its own but it’ll help
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I liked Sri’s article, obviously because I agree with his views on housing, but there’s a [universal] tendency to argue about losses based on excessive agency to the losing side, that doesn’t credit the winners or contingency. Sometimes in politics you just lose! That’s competitive systems!
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I liked Sri’s article, obviously because I agree with his views on housing, but there’s a [universal] tendency to argue about losses based on excessive agency to the losing side, that doesn’t credit the winners or contingency. Sometimes in politics you just lose! That’s competitive systems!
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Services Australia should have been abolished after the Robodebt RC
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Services Australia should have been abolished after the Robodebt RC
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Another week, another report into how Services Australia mismanages the social security system - this time to the tune of a billion dollars a year for the age pension
February 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Another week, another report into how Services Australia mismanages the social security system - this time to the tune of a billion dollars a year for the age pension
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"The assessing psychologist provided evidence to support the doli incapax presumption being upheld or partially upheld (i.e. for at least some of the child’s charges) in nearly one-half of cases (48.8%), and rebutted in 50.0% of cases"
Expert assessment of children’s criminal capacity: an analysis of doli incapax psychological court reports in Australia
Recognising children as developing individuals, legal systems generally protect children from full criminal liability. Further to the minimum age of criminal responsibility, several jurisdictions i...
www.tandfonline.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
"The assessing psychologist provided evidence to support the doli incapax presumption being upheld or partially upheld (i.e. for at least some of the child’s charges) in nearly one-half of cases (48.8%), and rebutted in 50.0% of cases"
We're doing it lads, sortition-based hiring
tragedy of the commons here, where mass ai spam lowers probability of given applicant winning, in turn shifting optimal approach from few high effort applications to many low effort (ai). reinforced by employers adopting low effort shortlisting (ai) for same reason. feedback loop. bad equilibrium
February 3, 2026 at 6:26 AM
We're doing it lads, sortition-based hiring
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Hello Naarm friends! I'm back in town next week and will be talking about genAI and the politics of representing violence. Will be joined in conversation after w Dr André Dao
📆 Tuesday 10 Feb, 4 - 5:30pm
📍 Arts West Research Lounge, University of Melbourne
arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-cu...
📆 Tuesday 10 Feb, 4 - 5:30pm
📍 Arts West Research Lounge, University of Melbourne
arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-cu...
Are some things (still) unrepresentable?, w. Thao Phan
Are some things (still) unrepresentable?, w. Thao Phan
arts.unimelb.edu.au
February 3, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Hello Naarm friends! I'm back in town next week and will be talking about genAI and the politics of representing violence. Will be joined in conversation after w Dr André Dao
📆 Tuesday 10 Feb, 4 - 5:30pm
📍 Arts West Research Lounge, University of Melbourne
arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-cu...
📆 Tuesday 10 Feb, 4 - 5:30pm
📍 Arts West Research Lounge, University of Melbourne
arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-cu...
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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Venn diagram of ‘social science airport book author’ and ‘epstein files’ getting more crowded
February 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Venn diagram of ‘social science airport book author’ and ‘epstein files’ getting more crowded
On the rare occasion that I write for a publication that offers a fee, I ask that they donate it to charity.
I don't think it's ethical to ask to be paid twice for work done as a salaried academic.
I don't think it's ethical to ask to be paid twice for work done as a salaried academic.
As an academic, I feel strongly that it’s unethical for me to sell subscription-only content in a newsletter. I am already being paid to do intellectual work and share it with the world. Asking people to pay me for my analysis would be a kind of embezzlement.
February 1, 2026 at 3:41 AM
On the rare occasion that I write for a publication that offers a fee, I ask that they donate it to charity.
I don't think it's ethical to ask to be paid twice for work done as a salaried academic.
I don't think it's ethical to ask to be paid twice for work done as a salaried academic.
Yep yep yep
As an academic, I feel strongly that it’s unethical for me to sell subscription-only content in a newsletter. I am already being paid to do intellectual work and share it with the world. Asking people to pay me for my analysis would be a kind of embezzlement.
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Yep yep yep
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Try being the Mom of one of Lowtax's kids and knowing I'm going to have to have to explain all of this to her one day when she's like 20.
Not looking forward to it!
Not looking forward to it!
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Try being the Mom of one of Lowtax's kids and knowing I'm going to have to have to explain all of this to her one day when she's like 20.
Not looking forward to it!
Not looking forward to it!
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i continue to believe that politicians should be given a generous pension from the day they are sworn in, at the same value as their salary, which should be very high and inflation adjusted
if they take any other money until they are dead they should go to prison and lose their pension
if they take any other money until they are dead they should go to prison and lose their pension
one thing I faintly dream of is politicians being held to much higher standards for their post-office careers, even to the point of legal restraint.
you know who has generally been a good model for this? Gordon Brown.
you know who has generally been a good model for this? Gordon Brown.
Tucker Carlson: "Saudi Arabia [...] is kind of a weirdly free place.”
Hillary Clinton: "The example that the kingdom is setting for the right kind of development [...] that is a very strong model for other parts of the world"
Quotes from a real estate conference in Riyadh
Hillary Clinton: "The example that the kingdom is setting for the right kind of development [...] that is a very strong model for other parts of the world"
Quotes from a real estate conference in Riyadh
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
i continue to believe that politicians should be given a generous pension from the day they are sworn in, at the same value as their salary, which should be very high and inflation adjusted
if they take any other money until they are dead they should go to prison and lose their pension
if they take any other money until they are dead they should go to prison and lose their pension