JD Cleghorn
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JD Cleghorn
@jdcleghorn.bsky.social
· Dec 8
Oh, look 👀 it’s me, a 2026 KSP Writers Centre Fellow. Congratulations to my fellow Fellows 🙌
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Do you live in Western Australia?
If you haven't already submitted an appeal against the EPA’s Kimberley fracking approval recommendation, please head to 👇 frackfreewa.org.au/appeal. 🤗
It only takes a minute or two & it might change the world.🌍
And please share this👇 with friends!
Before 10 Feb.
If you haven't already submitted an appeal against the EPA’s Kimberley fracking approval recommendation, please head to 👇 frackfreewa.org.au/appeal. 🤗
It only takes a minute or two & it might change the world.🌍
And please share this👇 with friends!
Before 10 Feb.
Sign on to appeal WA EPA's recommendation for Valhalla Kimberley fracking
Appeal the WA EPA's recommendation for Kimberley Fracking
frackfreewa.org.au
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Do you live in Western Australia?
If you haven't already submitted an appeal against the EPA’s Kimberley fracking approval recommendation, please head to 👇 frackfreewa.org.au/appeal. 🤗
It only takes a minute or two & it might change the world.🌍
And please share this👇 with friends!
Before 10 Feb.
If you haven't already submitted an appeal against the EPA’s Kimberley fracking approval recommendation, please head to 👇 frackfreewa.org.au/appeal. 🤗
It only takes a minute or two & it might change the world.🌍
And please share this👇 with friends!
Before 10 Feb.
The ever divisive Abbott remains true to form
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The ever divisive Abbott remains true to form
I remember when they said gold was going the same way as frankincense & myrrh
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a world going to hell, investors are flocking to gold. Australia could have had much more of it | Greg Jericho
A decision to sell two-thirds of Australia’s gold reserves in the 1990s is starting to look like a bad one as global uncertainty reigns
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I remember when they said gold was going the same way as frankincense & myrrh
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Writers perform a crucial national service. For this service they are underpaid and undervalued. The Adelaide Writers’ Week Festival has just made them pay the price for a problem they didn’t create."
Read Leanne Minshull’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Read Leanne Minshull’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
“Writers perform a crucial national service. For this service they are underpaid and undervalued. The Adelaide Writers’ Week Festival has just made them pay the price for a problem they didn’t create."
Read Leanne Minshull’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Read Leanne Minshull’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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The Senate inquiry into university governance showed that senior leaders were repeatedly unable, or unwilling, to account for decisions affecting staff, students and public money, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/aSHAk81
Inside the Senate’s university inquiry
The Senate’s year-long inquiry into the governance of universities has concluded with a grim picture of flawed and avoidant leadership and serious questions about conduct and accountability.
satpa.pe
December 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Senate inquiry into university governance showed that senior leaders were repeatedly unable, or unwilling, to account for decisions affecting staff, students and public money, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/aSHAk81
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The Senate’s year-long inquiry into university governance exposed bullying allegations, conflicts of interest, excessive executive pay, consultant blowouts and systemic underpayment of staff, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/OhfKbKm
Inside the Senate’s university inquiry
The Senate’s year-long inquiry into the governance of universities has concluded with a grim picture of flawed and avoidant leadership and serious questions about conduct and accountability.
satpa.pe
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Senate’s year-long inquiry into university governance exposed bullying allegations, conflicts of interest, excessive executive pay, consultant blowouts and systemic underpayment of staff, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/OhfKbKm
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In moments like this, we must come together.
Australia stands united against hatred and terror.
Australia stands united against hatred and terror.
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In moments like this, we must come together.
Australia stands united against hatred and terror.
Australia stands united against hatred and terror.
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The flaw in Australia’s gun laws exposed by the Bondi attack | If You’re Listening youtu.be/-WSf_vAL2WE?...
The flaw in Australia’s gun laws exposed by the Bondi attack | If You're Listening | ABC In-depth
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The flaw in Australia’s gun laws exposed by the Bondi attack | If You’re Listening youtu.be/-WSf_vAL2WE?...
The politicisation of the Bondi murders appalls me at a time that should be about grief & unity.
December 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The politicisation of the Bondi murders appalls me at a time that should be about grief & unity.
Oh, look 👀 it’s me, a 2026 KSP Writers Centre Fellow. Congratulations to my fellow Fellows 🙌
December 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Oh, look 👀 it’s me, a 2026 KSP Writers Centre Fellow. Congratulations to my fellow Fellows 🙌
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Shit. Why have i just heard about this now?
Why isn’t there a global maccas boycott?
Why isn’t there a global maccas boycott?
McDonald’s recently purchased back all 225 franchised stores in Israel and provides free Happy Meals to anyone serving in the IDF.
Genocidal supremacists expanding Greater Israel’s borders by murdering Palestinian kids are chowing on free cheeseburgers.
Genocidal supremacists expanding Greater Israel’s borders by murdering Palestinian kids are chowing on free cheeseburgers.
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Shit. Why have i just heard about this now?
Why isn’t there a global maccas boycott?
Why isn’t there a global maccas boycott?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... I feel your pain & your dilemma Ms Trioli
A trip to the dentist made me question my private health insurance
Do I walk away from private insurance and trust that health challenges will have me seen promptly enough in the public system?
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... I feel your pain & your dilemma Ms Trioli
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I so didn't realise that Mamdani's father was a Professor of #anthropology and his mum Mira Nair. So anthropology had a bit of a role here?
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a69136325/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-campaign-aunties/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a69136325/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-campaign-aunties/
Meet the Aunties For Zohran
Zohran Mamdani's meteoric rise was fueled by older immigrant women—long-time, experienced organizers who are often overlooked
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I so didn't realise that Mamdani's father was a Professor of #anthropology and his mum Mira Nair. So anthropology had a bit of a role here?
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a69136325/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-campaign-aunties/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a69136325/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-campaign-aunties/
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Australians pay more in HECS than gas companies pay in PRRT... in Western Australia, drivers pay more rego than gas pays royalties, and gamblers in WA pay more tax from gambling than gas does from royalties - Greg Jericho.
#RevenueSummit25 #auspol
#RevenueSummit25 #auspol
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Australians pay more in HECS than gas companies pay in PRRT... in Western Australia, drivers pay more rego than gas pays royalties, and gamblers in WA pay more tax from gambling than gas does from royalties - Greg Jericho.
#RevenueSummit25 #auspol
#RevenueSummit25 #auspol
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If you stopped bank robbers it would kill the whole robbery industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you stopped bank robbers it would kill the whole robbery industry
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This is a big problem for ppl with disability too ⬇️ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
These homes were meant to transform lives. They've wasted millions of dollars instead
It is a federal housing scheme designed to transform the lives of the profoundly disabled. But a Four Corners investigation has found more than 1,000 of these purpose-built homes are sitting empty.
www.abc.net.au
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is a big problem for ppl with disability too ⬇️ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Can we pls have a FTS or maybe a WTF button for this app?
August 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Can we pls have a FTS or maybe a WTF button for this app?
#NDIS over budget. Just got 2 copies of same letter, & my daughter a copy of the exact same letter advising us what we already knew. AND 4 letters to me, & 2 to my daughter all identical, telling us another thing we already knew. Perhaps they could start by cutting back on office supplies & postage🤦♀️
August 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#NDIS over budget. Just got 2 copies of same letter, & my daughter a copy of the exact same letter advising us what we already knew. AND 4 letters to me, & 2 to my daughter all identical, telling us another thing we already knew. Perhaps they could start by cutting back on office supplies & postage🤦♀️
“To privilege one ethnic community over others is deeply offensive and dangerous.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism in Australia, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
“To privilege one ethnic community over others is deeply offensive and dangerous.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“… you have a right to ask if you are losing your mind.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran | Owen Jones
Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
“… you have a right to ask if you are losing your mind.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...