Lea Beness
@leabeness.bsky.social
Honorary Assoc. Prof. in Roman History, Lefty, Feminist, Dog Lover, Regularly Romesick. She/her. All views her own.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overhauled a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research and social services, installing several members who have said that vaccines can cause autism despite decades of research that has failed to establish such a link.
Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image
The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause autism.
nyti.ms
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overhauled a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research and social services, installing several members who have said that vaccines can cause autism despite decades of research that has failed to establish such a link.
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Albanese's invitation to Canada’s Mark Carney to visit Australia and address the parliament was issued before Carney’s denunciation of Trump - and the hegemon - at the world economic forum in Davos. Chalmers described the speech as "stunning". satpa.pe/SgNrGFY
Reassessing ties to the US
The world as we know it is changing fast. It is not at all clear what the seating arrangements will be or who will be leading the opposition when parliament resumes next Tuesday. At face value, the disarray of its opponents is a gift for the Albanese government, shifting attention from how it is handling the many daunting challenges confronting the nation to the other side of
satpa.pe
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Albanese's invitation to Canada’s Mark Carney to visit Australia and address the parliament was issued before Carney’s denunciation of Trump - and the hegemon - at the world economic forum in Davos. Chalmers described the speech as "stunning". satpa.pe/SgNrGFY
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia would move to strengthen the country’s strict gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
Australian Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Attack
The prime minister’s office said officials agreed that Australia needed “immediate” reform, including new restrictions on who is allowed to own firearms.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia would move to strengthen the country’s strict gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
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"A lot of our people have died preventable deaths at the hands of the system, and governments continue to perpetrate this violence and handball responsibility to one another when we know that the federal government... can intervene.” satpa.pe/DLCcxTs
‘Increasing failure’: First Nations deaths in custody at record levels
More than three decades after the royal commission, calls are growing for the government to finally implement its recommendations, to stop the rising number of preventable deaths.
satpa.pe
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"A lot of our people have died preventable deaths at the hands of the system, and governments continue to perpetrate this violence and handball responsibility to one another when we know that the federal government... can intervene.” satpa.pe/DLCcxTs
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In November 2002 the Paphos theatre team revealed the reused fragment of the Antonine dedicatory inscription of the theatre. It had been placed facedown as a threshold onto the orchestra during a later phases of use.
It is the largest marble inscription ever found in Cyprus.
#findsfriday
It is the largest marble inscription ever found in Cyprus.
#findsfriday
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In November 2002 the Paphos theatre team revealed the reused fragment of the Antonine dedicatory inscription of the theatre. It had been placed facedown as a threshold onto the orchestra during a later phases of use.
It is the largest marble inscription ever found in Cyprus.
#findsfriday
It is the largest marble inscription ever found in Cyprus.
#findsfriday
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Brilliant by Tony Windsor @thesaturdaypaper.com.au “Rarely has a man of such little substance had so much consequence.” #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22029/...
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce?
Barnaby Joyce has always talked a story about himself bigger than the brim on his Hopalong Cassidy hat. He is a one-man plot line, but his achievements for the people he professes to represent are sli...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Brilliant by Tony Windsor @thesaturdaypaper.com.au “Rarely has a man of such little substance had so much consequence.” #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22029/...
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Tony Windsor is always worthwhile.
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce?
Barnaby Joyce has always talked a story about himself bigger than the brim on his Hopalong Cassidy hat. He is a one-man plot line, but his achievements for the people he professes to represent are sli...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Tony Windsor is always worthwhile.
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
Excellent opinion piece.
Read the full comment by Tony Windsor: satpa.pe/kNkwv6d
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Excellent opinion piece.
Sounds like a load of gobblers to me …
Chick(pea) turkey - Is it a thing?
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Sounds like a load of gobblers to me …
For you @raylaurence1.bsky.social Two turkeys?
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
For you @raylaurence1.bsky.social Two turkeys?
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Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing
Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subscription
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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A senate interim report into Australia’s universities has heard that, along with a lack of internal scrutiny, councils and the executives who control them face almost no scrutiny from outside. Remuneration committees are especially secretive, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/OavkXVQ
Stacked boards driving ‘rotten’ university sector
satpa.pe
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A senate interim report into Australia’s universities has heard that, along with a lack of internal scrutiny, councils and the executives who control them face almost no scrutiny from outside. Remuneration committees are especially secretive, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/OavkXVQ
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“Andrew Hastie is taking such positions just to stir emotions and fear, ignoring hard facts in each case, which defines him as opportunistic at best, and delusional at the other end of the scale,” writes John Hewson. satpa.pe/7qfUl98
Andrew Hastie’s play for the leadership
satpa.pe
October 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“Andrew Hastie is taking such positions just to stir emotions and fear, ignoring hard facts in each case, which defines him as opportunistic at best, and delusional at the other end of the scale,” writes John Hewson. satpa.pe/7qfUl98
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Marcia Langton on the bill that quietly goes further than what she had hoped the 2023 Voice referendum could achieve.
“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/nF6ARCt
“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/nF6ARCt
How Victoria’s Treaty could change Australia
satpa.pe
October 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Marcia Langton on the bill that quietly goes further than what she had hoped the 2023 Voice referendum could achieve.
“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/nF6ARCt
“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/nF6ARCt
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“Australia should end all defence ties with Israel and cease trade in anything with potential military application, including raw materials, technology or so-called “dual use” material, such as drones." - Chris Sidoti
Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’
Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Australia should end all defence ties with Israel and cease trade in anything with potential military application, including raw materials, technology or so-called “dual use” material, such as drones." - Chris Sidoti
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Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’
Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’
Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’
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“The people of Gaza have absolutely no way to escape the killing: they are literally a captive population.”
Chris Sidoti knows the brutality of conflict too well, his experience investigating international crimes is devastatingly comprehensive. But he sees a categoric difference in the violence in Gaza. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’
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Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”
#npc
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Two globally renowned figures in the field of human rights - Ben Saul and Ben Sidoti - will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 October on the topic “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”. 11.30am onwards and will be broadcast live by the ABC’s News channel.
#auspol
#auspol
Two rights experts to address Press Club on Palestine recognition
Two globally renowned figures in the field of human rights will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 October on the topic “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”.
johnmenadue.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Two globally renowned figures in the field of human rights - Ben Saul and Ben Sidoti - will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 October on the topic “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”. 11.30am onwards and will be broadcast live by the ABC’s News channel.
#auspol
#auspol
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Chris Sidoti and Ben Saul at the National Press Club currently being live-streamed on ABC NewsRadio saying all the things right now.
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Chris Sidoti and Ben Saul at the National Press Club currently being live-streamed on ABC NewsRadio saying all the things right now.
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View the Finnish model Jason; we do not need to fund private schools.
C/- The Saturday Paper.
Jane Caro: "The segregation crisis in schools funding"...
September 27 – October 3, 2025
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
C/- The Saturday Paper.
Jane Caro: "The segregation crisis in schools funding"...
September 27 – October 3, 2025
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
View the Finnish model Jason; we do not need to fund private schools.
C/- The Saturday Paper.
Jane Caro: "The segregation crisis in schools funding"...
September 27 – October 3, 2025
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
C/- The Saturday Paper.
Jane Caro: "The segregation crisis in schools funding"...
September 27 – October 3, 2025
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...
Very much looking forward to seeing Wright's 'Troy' at the Malthouse. What about a Sydney run for the production?
“Sometimes I wonder about over-articulate white men in our society and their endless obsession with how smart they are.” satpa.pe/onX0epB
Playwright Tom Wright on the purpose of creativity
Playwright and dramaturg Tom Wright – whose adaptation TROY is on at Malthouse Theatre – loves the ephemeral nature of his chosen art form.
satpa.pe
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Very much looking forward to seeing Wright's 'Troy' at the Malthouse. What about a Sydney run for the production?
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There are wars, and rumours of more wars, but almost total neglect of what should be the most significant global battle: keeping the planet habitable, writes John Hewson. satpa.pe/OGsKDas
A question for the United Nations
satpa.pe
September 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
There are wars, and rumours of more wars, but almost total neglect of what should be the most significant global battle: keeping the planet habitable, writes John Hewson. satpa.pe/OGsKDas
