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On Awabakal land, east coast Australia. Lots of thoughts & frequently furious. Musician studying history and Japanese at UON. 🐶🌊❄️She/her/hey there! Avatar by @riotgrlerin.bsky.social
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· Apr 15
Absolutely this. Thinking. Expanding. Revising. Rewriting. Giving up yet keeping going. The essay is a torment and a learning necessity.
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Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame
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Australia risks becoming an “artless country” if it does not address the long-term decline in enrolments in creative courses, with more than 40 courses and degrees axed in less than a decade.
New research published in the Australian Journal of Education this week found fewer students in high school and university were choosing to study the creative arts. At the same time, it found, dozens of tertiary courses were being slashed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
At laneway. Questioning life choices. Why didnt i fork out for vip with a seat????
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 AM
At laneway. Questioning life choices. Why didnt i fork out for vip with a seat????
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I’ve been traveling to Japan for over 20 years. The cowboy factor has been growing steadily, accelerated in 2017 and since 2023 is off the charts. Some places feel like bro towns with all the entitled behaviour you would anticipate. It can be shocking. Japanese pushback is unsurprising
Australians flock to Japan each year to take advantage of its unique and plentiful snow, but it's not just the travel costs that are mounting.
Australians are obsessed with Japan's snow. It's starting to cost them
Australians flock to Japan each year to take advantage of its unique and plentiful snow, but it's not just the travel costs that are mounting.
www.abc.net.au
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I’ve been traveling to Japan for over 20 years. The cowboy factor has been growing steadily, accelerated in 2017 and since 2023 is off the charts. Some places feel like bro towns with all the entitled behaviour you would anticipate. It can be shocking. Japanese pushback is unsurprising
Who’s going to Sydney laneway tomorrow? Any friends??
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Who’s going to Sydney laneway tomorrow? Any friends??
Ironing wisdom.
I don’t much care for people, just a few, but i like society. Just not the current one. Except for some of it.
I don’t much care for people, just a few, but i like society. Just not the current one. Except for some of it.
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Ironing wisdom.
I don’t much care for people, just a few, but i like society. Just not the current one. Except for some of it.
I don’t much care for people, just a few, but i like society. Just not the current one. Except for some of it.
Flame time. Hope it’s trump from a cannon into the cauldron.
February 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Flame time. Hope it’s trump from a cannon into the cauldron.
Complaining that I’ve been shadow banned when the real reason is boring posts. And yet i persist
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Complaining that I’ve been shadow banned when the real reason is boring posts. And yet i persist
Note to Australian broadcasters; it’s your job to report what is going on, not silent complicity with oppressors.
"ooop...those are not...those are a lot of boos for him"
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Note to Australian broadcasters; it’s your job to report what is going on, not silent complicity with oppressors.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Good. Booing remotely
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Good. Booing remotely
Follow along for my winter olympics opening ceremony live blog. You’ll regret it.
#2026WinterOlympics #2026MilanoCortina
#2026WinterOlympics #2026MilanoCortina
Subscribed to a streaming service just for the winter olympics and currently watching the scenery due to a whiteout. So beautiful.
February 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Follow along for my winter olympics opening ceremony live blog. You’ll regret it.
#2026WinterOlympics #2026MilanoCortina
#2026WinterOlympics #2026MilanoCortina
If anyone needs me i’ll be rotting in bed today, attempting to quieten the arthritic inflammation in my feet so i can hit Laneway tomorrow. Wish me luck. I have a dog, a screen, limited drugs. Tips from fellow arthritic sufferers appreciated. Time & rest, yes, but i’m running out of time.
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
If anyone needs me i’ll be rotting in bed today, attempting to quieten the arthritic inflammation in my feet so i can hit Laneway tomorrow. Wish me luck. I have a dog, a screen, limited drugs. Tips from fellow arthritic sufferers appreciated. Time & rest, yes, but i’m running out of time.
Subscribed to a streaming service just for the winter olympics and currently watching the scenery due to a whiteout. So beautiful.
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Subscribed to a streaming service just for the winter olympics and currently watching the scenery due to a whiteout. So beautiful.
This is disgraceful. Parental “choice” is bs. We’d charge someone with neglect if they didn’t treat a broken arm, or let their kid get burnt in a too hot bath. Terrible illness. Causes death. The risk of personal selfishness affects all (the herd). Rant (kind of) over.
"Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years."
"During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991."
Source: archive.md/20eq5
"During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991."
Source: archive.md/20eq5
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
This is disgraceful. Parental “choice” is bs. We’d charge someone with neglect if they didn’t treat a broken arm, or let their kid get burnt in a too hot bath. Terrible illness. Causes death. The risk of personal selfishness affects all (the herd). Rant (kind of) over.
Why is sbs showing indecent proposal? And why am i watching it?
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Why is sbs showing indecent proposal? And why am i watching it?
The kids all lugging around water bottles so huge that if they get lost in the desert on the way home (from Newcastle uni), they’ll be right for around 36 hours.
February 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The kids all lugging around water bottles so huge that if they get lost in the desert on the way home (from Newcastle uni), they’ll be right for around 36 hours.
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NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
0523 in the morning here in Australia. Waiting for the sun to rise to fire some men into it.
"This is how men behave." (Written, publicly, to colleagues, in the context of recommending an undergraduate for an internship.) ??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
0523 in the morning here in Australia. Waiting for the sun to rise to fire some men into it.
Oooh i just had a deja vu for a food. Including the taste. Weird.
Arnotts iced vovo if you’re wondering
Arnotts iced vovo if you’re wondering
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Oooh i just had a deja vu for a food. Including the taste. Weird.
Arnotts iced vovo if you’re wondering
Arnotts iced vovo if you’re wondering
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Spain’s PM: “The time of hiding behind servers is at an end.”
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Spain’s PM: “The time of hiding behind servers is at an end.”
My feet are so painful. That’s the post.
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
My feet are so painful. That’s the post.
If you see a dog, post dog.
February 5, 2026 at 6:12 AM
If you see a dog, post dog.
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
Waiting for Elon to give a heap away. He coukdy give millions everyday for the rest of his life without a dent in his total weslth. Solve homelessness. Fix the education system. Fund hospitals. Might make him feel better. He won’t though. Such a tool.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Waiting for Elon to give a heap away. He coukdy give millions everyday for the rest of his life without a dent in his total weslth. Solve homelessness. Fix the education system. Fund hospitals. Might make him feel better. He won’t though. Such a tool.