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science.org.au
Congratulations to Distinguished Prof Lidia Morawska FAA FTSE (QUT) for being awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Prize for Science 2025! 🎉

Prof Morawska was elected a Fellow of the Academy in 2020 and in 2023 received the Academy’s Mathew Flinders Medal.
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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davidewart.bsky.social
Why is Tony Armstrong described as a sports broadcaster and not a journalist? Important work
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen share.google/ck32u4n7lXqK...
Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism - ABC listen
Tony Armstrong considers himself a cynical person, which is why it's a somewhat ironic that he's emerged from his latest project with renewed optimism. The former AFL player has spent the past year re...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
Anyone else listening to #RN100Books
October 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
A show you tried to watch but just couldn’t get into?

Game of Thrones
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Feel free to quote tweet. No correspondence will be entered into.
mspraxis.bsky.social MsPraxis @mspraxis.bsky.social · 28d
A show you tried to watch but just couldn’t get into ?

Dexter

Do not @ me'
tbyrne75.bsky.social Tim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 28d
As incredibly on-brand as it would appear to be -

Stranger Things.
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
The jumper repairs are finished - for now 🫤😼
#patterns #patternmakinginart #creativepractice #markmarking #lovelearning #craft #yarn #darning #oldschool #reuse #mending #mendandmakedo #repairdontreplace #therepairshop #repairing #slowfashion #rainbow #rainbowyarn
September 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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clairegcoleman.bsky.social
Here is the text of the email I sent to Bendigo Writers Festival early this afternoon cancelling my appearance at the festival this weekend.
I regret to inform you that I cannot agree to your Speaker Code of Conduct for the Bendigo Writers Festival and therefore I must cancel my appearance at the festival. My reasons for this are many. 1) This Code of Conduct was sent out only yesterday, only 4 days before my appearance which, when you consider how long ago I was invited to the festival was an unacceptably short time to consider such a change. 2) Your Code of Conduct is, as you said, only one page long but it requests authors follow the Latrobe University Anti-Racism Plan, a 19 page legal document. I do not have the time to consider all the ramifications of all that document. 3) I am not an employee of La Trobe University and I will not be compelled to censor my speech to follow the University’s policy, particularly when, as was pointed out in point 1), I received that code only 4 days before the festival. I would not even agree to such a policy at a workplace where I worked so if I worked for La Trobe university I would be looking for another job. 4) I do not work for anyone who censors my speech. To do so would be culturally unsafe. I recently refused to sign a publishing contract that censored my freedom of speech. That should inform you how important my own freedom to speak freely is to me. 5) The La Trobe University Anti Racism Plan that you are attempting to compel me to follow conflates Anti-Zionism with antisemitism. It also conflates support for Palestinian freedom with antisemitism. I am an anti-racist activist of some standing and I therefore support decolonization of Palestine so I cannot agree to having my speech compelled in that way. I wish you all the best with your festival this weekend, I have supported you for years and have always loved appearing there, but I cannot appear at a festival that is attempting to compel or censor my speech. The way you have handled this is disturbing, you are working with writers, authors and artists, many of whom are people of colour and/or Indigenous. I respectfully ask you to do better in future, to consider that to many writers our freedom of speech is more important than any festival. Please remove me from your program. Regards Claire
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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ingridm.bsky.social
respect to Maddison Griffiths, Jacinta Le Plastrier, Jess Hill, Claire G Coleman, Kate Mildenhall, Thomas Mayo, Cher Tan, and Kate Larsen for standing in solidarity in this moment👏🏼❤️👊🏼
screen shot from link up thread listing names of writers who are refusing to comply with zionist demands via Bendigo Writers Festival 👊🏼
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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pulpcurry.bsky.social
A terrible response politically. But, also, after everything that’s happened over the last year, all the controversy about muzzling creatives, how tone deaf and stupid is the Bendigo Writers Festival for trying to do this?
August 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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kazcooke.bsky.social
I'm sad for all the people who planned and worked on the Bendigo Writers Festival program: today must be an awful day for them, and for the writers & audiences and staff who are going to have to try to clean up the mess & deal with an unnecessary logistical nightmare two days away.
August 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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slackbastard.bsky.social
'What are the game-changing ideas that Australia needs now?'

Probably not this one, Bendigo Writers Festival.
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue overalls .
ALT: a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and blue overalls .
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August 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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NEW: More than half a dozen prominent authors have pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel.

www.deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi...
Authors withdraw from Bendigo Writers Festival over anti-Palestinian 'censorship'
Festival organisers sought compliance with controversial definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel
www.deepcutnews.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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mst-writes.bsky.social
I too have withdrawn from participating in the Bendigo Writers Festival
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Writers festival requires ‘complete self-censorship’ over Gaza war, academic claims, as speakers withdraw in protest
Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah among those to boycott Bendigo writers festival, arguing she cannot appear ‘as a Palestinian’ due to speaker code
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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clairegcoleman.bsky.social
Although the festival have not replied to my email I can confirm that this article is correct and I am one of the authors who has pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival. I will not comply to any code of conduct that censors my speech on genocide.
August 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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wyld.bsky.social
Wow! Bendigo Writers Festival (15 - 17 Aug) is making guest speakers sign a last-minute agreement to not mention Israel's genocide of Palestinians. Writers who care about human rights are cancelling. Any writer/guest still thinking of appearing should seriously reconsider. Stand up! Refuse to comply
August 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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crikey.com.au
Exclusive | Speakers are boycotting the Bendigo Writers Festival after receiving a code of conduct from event organisers that required “compliance” with a controversial definition of antisemitism.
Writers boycott Bendigo Writers Festival for demanding 'compliance' with controversial antisemitism rule
Several notable speakers have already bowed out, with more set to follow, Crikey understands.
www.crikey.com.au
August 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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nickfeik.bsky.social
A response from Bendigo Writers Festival:
August 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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beneltham.bsky.social
This is ghoulish nonsense from the Bendigo Writers Festival
nickfeik.bsky.social Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · Aug 14
A response from Bendigo Writers Festival:
August 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
Go Daisy’s Team! #AFLWEaglesSuns #AFLW
August 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
Go Blues! #AFLWBluesPies #AFLW
August 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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wilks6.bsky.social
Good game this. Loving the way both sides are backing their kicking skills to give them advantage and set up attacks

Sophie McKay looks like an absolute jet. Gee whiz, this girl could be anything (Blues 55)

Her efforts have set up two goals so far

#AFLWBluesPies
August 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
Yeeeow!!! 😁
August 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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sirswampthing.bsky.social
People to play in the CARL v COLL season opener in both #AFLW seasons 1 and 10
Brit Bonnici
Breann Harrington
Ruby Schleicher
Darcy Vescio

#AFLWBluesPies
August 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
verymiffedau.bsky.social
Why are the Pies wearing armbands? #AFLWBluesPies #AFLW
August 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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sirswampthing.bsky.social
Playing every possible game of the first 9 #AFLW seasons
Ally Anderson
Libby Birch
Jasmine Garner
Ebony Marinoff
Nicola Stevens
August 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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theage.nzcow.com
📢 AFLW is closing in on its historic first decade, and the game has never been more compelling. Here’s why this year is the one to jump on board with your family and friends.
10 reasons to watch AFLW in its 10th season
www.theage.com.au
August 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM