Harry Saddler
@harrysaddler.bsky.social
Wrote a book about a bird (the Eastern Curlew, 2018), a river (A Clear Flowing Yarra, 2023), and a global existential crisis or three (Questions Raised By Quolls, 2021).
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Having lived through a Map like this
As good as this app is, its not what helps/saves the most. That honour belongs to the ABC local news & community radio
You live with it on - first updates, road closures & a calm voice
Don't Don't let anyone defund this (further).
Lives are literally at stake
As good as this app is, its not what helps/saves the most. That honour belongs to the ABC local news & community radio
You live with it on - first updates, road closures & a calm voice
Don't Don't let anyone defund this (further).
Lives are literally at stake
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Having lived through a Map like this
As good as this app is, its not what helps/saves the most. That honour belongs to the ABC local news & community radio
You live with it on - first updates, road closures & a calm voice
Don't Don't let anyone defund this (further).
Lives are literally at stake
As good as this app is, its not what helps/saves the most. That honour belongs to the ABC local news & community radio
You live with it on - first updates, road closures & a calm voice
Don't Don't let anyone defund this (further).
Lives are literally at stake
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Hi, bushfire survivor here and NSW RFS volunteer.
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Hi, bushfire survivor here and NSW RFS volunteer.
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
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Bravo to the writers already pulling out of Writers' Week!
I think any show associated with the broader Adelaide Festival should also reconsider their participation in the line-up. Let's not split hairs, it's the AF Board who have done this. They should feel the boycott across the Festival.
I think any show associated with the broader Adelaide Festival should also reconsider their participation in the line-up. Let's not split hairs, it's the AF Board who have done this. They should feel the boycott across the Festival.
This is just the start of the backlash
Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped
After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Bravo to the writers already pulling out of Writers' Week!
I think any show associated with the broader Adelaide Festival should also reconsider their participation in the line-up. Let's not split hairs, it's the AF Board who have done this. They should feel the boycott across the Festival.
I think any show associated with the broader Adelaide Festival should also reconsider their participation in the line-up. Let's not split hairs, it's the AF Board who have done this. They should feel the boycott across the Festival.
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My reply to the Adelaide Festival Board's email. I'll add the text in a thread.
In no way do I believe this ill-conceived decision has come from the Adelaide Writers Week team.
Always was always will be / From the river to the sea ✊🏾
In no way do I believe this ill-conceived decision has come from the Adelaide Writers Week team.
Always was always will be / From the river to the sea ✊🏾
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
My reply to the Adelaide Festival Board's email. I'll add the text in a thread.
In no way do I believe this ill-conceived decision has come from the Adelaide Writers Week team.
Always was always will be / From the river to the sea ✊🏾
In no way do I believe this ill-conceived decision has come from the Adelaide Writers Week team.
Always was always will be / From the river to the sea ✊🏾
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Malinauskas: “By law, I, as Premier, am prevented from directing the board ... however, when asked for my opinion, I was happy to make it clear that the State Government did not support the inclusion of Dr Abdel-Fattah on the Adelaide Writers’ Week program” www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-a...
www.adelaidenow.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Malinauskas: “By law, I, as Premier, am prevented from directing the board ... however, when asked for my opinion, I was happy to make it clear that the State Government did not support the inclusion of Dr Abdel-Fattah on the Adelaide Writers’ Week program” www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-a...
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If you can leave, leave now. Vic Emergency at tonight’s briefing in Seymour. Emergency services will *not* be able to swoop into the middle of these fires tomorrow. #VicFires
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM
If you can leave, leave now. Vic Emergency at tonight’s briefing in Seymour. Emergency services will *not* be able to swoop into the middle of these fires tomorrow. #VicFires
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What’s the point of writers’ festivals — or, for that matter, writers — if they can’t discuss issues that matter? Australian arts administrators would rather destroy the whole sector than allow Palestinians to speak about genocide. It’s beyond shameful.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
What’s the point of writers’ festivals — or, for that matter, writers — if they can’t discuss issues that matter? Australian arts administrators would rather destroy the whole sector than allow Palestinians to speak about genocide. It’s beyond shameful.
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Stand up for writers. Stand up for artists. Stand up for courage, rigour, honesty and care. Bring back cultural leadership – and the ability to feel shame when you're devastating cultural institutions and human rights. Defend democracy. Don't let things darken any further. There's too much at stake.
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Stand up for writers. Stand up for artists. Stand up for courage, rigour, honesty and care. Bring back cultural leadership – and the ability to feel shame when you're devastating cultural institutions and human rights. Defend democracy. Don't let things darken any further. There's too much at stake.
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Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
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I will be withdrawing from two panels I was to chair at Adelaide Writers Week 2026. I stand in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, and other Palestinian Australian writers. I urge all writers to do the same. Watch out for statements from SA mob. www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
Adelaide Festival Board Statement
www.adelaidefestival.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I will be withdrawing from two panels I was to chair at Adelaide Writers Week 2026. I stand in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, and other Palestinian Australian writers. I urge all writers to do the same. Watch out for statements from SA mob. www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
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I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
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Randa Abdel-Fattah’s response:
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Randa Abdel-Fattah’s response:
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Following the decision from the Board of the Adelaide Festival, The Australia Institute is withdrawing its support from this year’s literary festival. Here is our statement, and a personal one from me.
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Following the decision from the Board of the Adelaide Festival, The Australia Institute is withdrawing its support from this year’s literary festival. Here is our statement, and a personal one from me.
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Absolutely disgraceful from the Adelaide Festival.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Absolutely disgraceful from the Adelaide Festival.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
I hope other participants reconsider their part in it.
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"Writer’s Week director Louise Adler declined to comment when contacted by InDaily about the decision." www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
Shock Writers' Week call as Palestinian advocate pulled from lineup - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Adelaide Festival board cuts Palestinian advocate from 2026 Writers Week, claiming her inclusion is not "culturally sensitive" after Bondi.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
"Writer’s Week director Louise Adler declined to comment when contacted by InDaily about the decision." www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in...
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How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
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Librarians are heroes. Moonee Valley libraries have stepped up to offer heat refuges for the community. If you live in the area, please share the news.
Ping @asherwolf.bsky.social
Ping @asherwolf.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Librarians are heroes. Moonee Valley libraries have stepped up to offer heat refuges for the community. If you live in the area, please share the news.
Ping @asherwolf.bsky.social
Ping @asherwolf.bsky.social
It’s me I’m pig
January 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
It’s me I’m pig
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Inner North Melbourne people: two of Yarra Library's branches have extended opening hours on Thursday and Friday so that you can hide away from the heatwave.
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Inner North Melbourne people: two of Yarra Library's branches have extended opening hours on Thursday and Friday so that you can hide away from the heatwave.
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The fire that launched a campaign.
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The fire that launched a campaign.
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
Good news. The first group of volunteer arduous (remote area) firefighters in VIC have just completed their training & depending on how many fires we see in coming days are likely to be deployed for the first time this week.
themountainjournal.com/2026/01/04/t...
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
We’re going to see a lot of furrowed-brow statements from various governments and politicians around the world about international law, as if that means a single god-damned thing after the last two years of daily slaughter in Gaza.
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
We’re going to see a lot of furrowed-brow statements from various governments and politicians around the world about international law, as if that means a single god-damned thing after the last two years of daily slaughter in Gaza.
Inside the USA or outside it, is anyone safe from this US government?
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Inside the USA or outside it, is anyone safe from this US government?
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
I do not want my country Australia to be an ally with the US, I didn’t before and more than ever I don’t now.
January 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I do not want my country Australia to be an ally with the US, I didn’t before and more than ever I don’t now.