chris j
@chrisjohnston.bsky.social
non-fiction - melbourne
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EXCLUSIVE: The APY Art Centre Collective is suing Nationwide News for $4.4 million over its ‘white hands on black art’ stories. Read more: satpa.pe/lDIur8P
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The APY Art Centre Collective is suing Nationwide News for $4.4 million over its ‘white hands on black art’ stories. Read more: satpa.pe/lDIur8P
what Andy said.
Over the last few years Martin McKenzie-Murray has been one of the best journalists working anywhere. Between articles, he's been working on his next book, 'Sirens: Inside the Shadow World of First Responders', which is now available for pre-order:
Sirens by Martin McKenzie-Murray
A moving, poetic insight into life on the front line
www.blackincbooks.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
what Andy said.
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these live action remakes are always missing something (like an anvil)
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
these live action remakes are always missing something (like an anvil)
poor thing, so hard - www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/li...
‘I was brought to tears by the overwhelming chaos’: My home renovation came at a cost
No one told me the emotional toll it would take.
www.theage.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
poor thing, so hard - www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/li...
and she fits the word 'necromancer' into it - respect
“Far from adding to Australia’s colourful story, Tony Abbott has whittled it down to an outdated, destructive doctrine,” writes Grace Tame. satpa.pe/lvdRcPb
Tony Abbott’s warped story of Australia
Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump.
satpa.pe
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
and she fits the word 'necromancer' into it - respect
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40 years after The Bone People won the Booker
‘You’re pulling my leg’: Forty years ago today, Keri Hulme won the Booker Prize
‘You’re pulling my leg’: Forty years ago today, Keri Hulme won the Booker Prize
The night Keri Hulme's masterpiece disrupted British publishing and changed the novel forever....
thespinoff.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
40 years after The Bone People won the Booker
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Wind in the Willows ass story
October 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Wind in the Willows ass story
legend. in music in this city since 1964
A tribute of sorts ("a boomer's delight!") to Joe Camilleri, The Soul Man, on the occasion of #TheBlackSorrows' FOURTH greatest hits album and 60+ years in Melbourne music for Joe. In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
The Quintessential Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows’ fourth compilation album showcases a rich, versatile talent that spans generations.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
legend. in music in this city since 1964
A tribute of sorts ("a boomer's delight!") to Joe Camilleri, The Soul Man, on the occasion of #TheBlackSorrows' FOURTH greatest hits album and 60+ years in Melbourne music for Joe. In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
The Quintessential Black Sorrows
The Black Sorrows’ fourth compilation album showcases a rich, versatile talent that spans generations.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A tribute of sorts ("a boomer's delight!") to Joe Camilleri, The Soul Man, on the occasion of #TheBlackSorrows' FOURTH greatest hits album and 60+ years in Melbourne music for Joe. In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/musi...
This one is right up there in the 'Fake Admiral' stories :: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Colourful past of 'admiral' peddling disaster relief scheme exposed
A NSW man has claimed to be an admiral for 25 years while peddling a disaster relief scheme, but he has never served in the navy.
www.abc.net.au
October 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This one is right up there in the 'Fake Admiral' stories :: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This is just a superficial tabloid crime shock piece with bigger words. Yes crime is up but this is written from a bubble. Not helpful
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Constant protest gridlock in the CBD is symptom of how Melbourne has lost its way
Melbourne’s long lockdowns created mental scars, a fractured trust and a polarisation that continue to be Daniel Andrews’ lasting legacy.
www.theage.com.au
October 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is just a superficial tabloid crime shock piece with bigger words. Yes crime is up but this is written from a bubble. Not helpful
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Portfolio in @nymag.com: "The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza". Every day immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.
Incredible photos from Stephanie Keith.
Incredible photos from Stephanie Keith.
Portfolio: The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza
Every day in downtown Manhattan immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.
nymag.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Portfolio in @nymag.com: "The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza". Every day immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.
Incredible photos from Stephanie Keith.
Incredible photos from Stephanie Keith.
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Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre
October 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Shoutout to whoever was like the news sucks, let’s spice it up by doing a jewel heist at the Louvre
Marcia Langton's review of Tony Abbott's book is even better than you might expect - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tony Abbott’s argument about Australian democracy is Trumpian in intent and based on half-truths | Marcia Langton
Former PM’s new book reads like a style manual for March for Australia types, weaving together evidence and myth, history and ideology
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Marcia Langton's review of Tony Abbott's book is even better than you might expect - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#Mulatu plays music for an hour on NTS -- www.nts.live/shows/guests...
Mulatu Astatke 28th September 2025
Playing Ethiopiques, Contemporary Jazz. Ethio-jazz luminary Mulatu Astatke graces us with an hour of music – including Ethiopian jazz that has influenced him over the years, and some picks from his ne...
www.nts.live
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
#Mulatu plays music for an hour on NTS -- www.nts.live/shows/guests...
Maybe leave town, idk - www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Loud calls, bags on seats: People don’t know how to behave on public transport anymore
Am I the only one who gives in and gets off a tram because of passenger behaviour and take pot luck on the next tram or just walk to my destination?
www.theage.com.au
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Maybe leave town, idk - www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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dressing for the job I want
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
dressing for the job I want
super funky slow groove from Idris Muhammad. New Orleans 1977. He's the drummer and it's his band.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-l...
Idris Muhammad – Bread 1978
YouTube video by aquarianrealm
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
super funky slow groove from Idris Muhammad. New Orleans 1977. He's the drummer and it's his band.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-l...
I really like this, on MECCA and corporate #art in @themonthly.com.au by Victoria Perin :: www.themonthly.com.au/october-2025...
The shop of the new
Does cosmetics giant MECCA’s collection of female artists’ work break the norm for corporate patronage and feminist branding?
www.themonthly.com.au
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I really like this, on MECCA and corporate #art in @themonthly.com.au by Victoria Perin :: www.themonthly.com.au/october-2025...
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As Octavia E. Butler wrote to herself, “When you have nothing to say, don’t worry. Simply say nothing.”
October 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
As Octavia E. Butler wrote to herself, “When you have nothing to say, don’t worry. Simply say nothing.”
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The Icelandic openers had put on quite a stand in tricky conditions. Those waiting to bat down the order were mere shells of the men they had been at the start of the match.
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Icelandic openers had put on quite a stand in tricky conditions. Those waiting to bat down the order were mere shells of the men they had been at the start of the match.
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The Monthly congratulates Rick Morton, who won the non-fiction category at last night's Prime Minister's Literary Awards for his painstaking account of the government's illegal robodebt scheme, 'Mean Streak'. Read Rick's most recent Monthly article, 'An antidote to futility', here:
‘An antidote to futility’
Five writers on hope in the worst of times
mnth.ly
September 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Monthly congratulates Rick Morton, who won the non-fiction category at last night's Prime Minister's Literary Awards for his painstaking account of the government's illegal robodebt scheme, 'Mean Streak'. Read Rick's most recent Monthly article, 'An antidote to futility', here:
got some little music bits within 👇
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
got some little music bits within 👇
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Just grabbing random brown people off the street and ruining their lives
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Just grabbing random brown people off the street and ruining their lives