Andrew Whalan
@andrewwhalan.bsky.social
Writer, poet, asker of questions.
AI: Critical thinking and expertise required before use…Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
AI: Critical thinking and expertise required before use…Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Why mastering AI is a training problem open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
Why mastering AI is a training problem
I know, I know, you’ve heard it before, don’t worry about it, it’s just a training problem.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Why mastering AI is a training problem open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
Complaints against News coverage of Gaza war www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
Claudia Karvan joins pro-Palestine group in racial discrimination complaints against News Corp
The complaints allege that various articles and media appearances made by the News Corp figures dehumanised and vilified Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims in Australia.
www.theage.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Complaints against News coverage of Gaza war www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
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Because nothing threatens Conservatives more than critical thinking…
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Because nothing threatens Conservatives more than critical thinking…
Not an accident, nor circumstantial : events leading up to the 1975 Dismissal www.theage.com.au/national/she...
‘She heard an extraordinary plot against the government’: The call that would haunt Winsome Nash
For 50 years, a family kept a secret about events leading up to a cataclysmic moment in Australian politics. Now they are going public.
www.theage.com.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Not an accident, nor circumstantial : events leading up to the 1975 Dismissal www.theage.com.au/national/she...
Light mystical rain #poetry open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Light mystical rain #poetry open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
AI and the defence of creative authorship www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
AI and the defence of creative authorship
For years, we told ourselves creativity would be the last thing artificial intelligence could take. Now, almost overnight, it feels like the first. This week, the Albanese government ruled out creatin...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
AI and the defence of creative authorship www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Afterwards always ever afterwards #poetry open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Afterwards always ever afterwards #poetry open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
Not a stone on another…https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-29/abc-taken-into-gaza-area-under-idf-control/105945428?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Not a stone on another…https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-29/abc-taken-into-gaza-area-under-idf-control/105945428?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link
So much for the West Bank www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Israel’s annexation of the West Bank has been occurring for decades
Israel’s parliament is debating applying Israeli law over the West Bank. Its control of the region, however, has been growing without such ceremony.
www.smh.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
So much for the West Bank www.smh.com.au/world/middle...
Vibe coding: where you tell AI to make up an app and never check if it’s incorrect. What could possibly go wrong? Especially if the information used to create the app is inaccurate…
www.theage.com.au/technology/t...
www.theage.com.au/technology/t...
The ‘vibes’ are extremely off with Silicon Valley’s latest brain fart
We’ve learnt the hard way that we cannot trust Silicon Valley to do the right thing when left to its own devices. And that’s even more true for apps that are created by AI.
www.theage.com.au
October 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Vibe coding: where you tell AI to make up an app and never check if it’s incorrect. What could possibly go wrong? Especially if the information used to create the app is inaccurate…
www.theage.com.au/technology/t...
www.theage.com.au/technology/t...
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October 9, 2012. Thirteen years ago today - one of the greatest speeches in Australian parliamentary history: #JuliaGillard’s #TonyAbbott #misogyny speech. #AusPol
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
October 9, 2012. Thirteen years ago today - one of the greatest speeches in Australian parliamentary history: #JuliaGillard’s #TonyAbbott #misogyny speech. #AusPol
Inter ALIA : so stunning, I was left silenced, but absolutely recommended. www.abc.net.au/religion/ros...
Suzie Miller’s new play made us question how to challenge patriarchy - ABC Religion & Ethics
We were recently invited to attend a pre-screening of “Inter Alia”, the filmed version of a new play by Suzie Miller and starring Rosamund Pike. We both found the experience moving and deeply disturbi...
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Inter ALIA : so stunning, I was left silenced, but absolutely recommended. www.abc.net.au/religion/ros...
no commas no full stops #poetry open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
No commas, no full stops.
No commas, no full stops...
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
no commas no full stops #poetry open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
www.news.com.au/breaking-new... “But initial monitoring did not detect any issues or red flags that emergency calls were not making it through.”
That sounds like no one dialed 000 to check that the change had worked.
That sounds like no one dialed 000 to check that the change had worked.
www.news.com.au
September 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
www.news.com.au/breaking-new... “But initial monitoring did not detect any issues or red flags that emergency calls were not making it through.”
That sounds like no one dialed 000 to check that the change had worked.
That sounds like no one dialed 000 to check that the change had worked.
Fortunately we’re not In Fahrenheit 451 territory yet. Or are we? www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Students are using AI apps to summarise whole books in minutes. Experts are alarmed
While an AI book summary can help a time-poor student get through their reading list, there are grave ramifications for authors and the students themselves.
www.smh.com.au
September 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Fortunately we’re not In Fahrenheit 451 territory yet. Or are we? www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Support the Australia Institute petition on climate change nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians
Climate change is making natural disasters like fires, floods, heatwaves and drought worse, costing Australians billions every year.
Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy to help pay...
nb.australiainstitute.org.au
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Support the Australia Institute petition on climate change nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
It would only take an afternoon, he said. open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
September 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It would only take an afternoon, he said. open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
A zero-state solution? Lessons learned from South Africa's path away from apartheid. Could they apply today in the Middle East? open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
A zero-state solution?
Lessons learned from South Africa's path away from apartheid
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August 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A zero-state solution? Lessons learned from South Africa's path away from apartheid. Could they apply today in the Middle East? open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
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Dame Stella Rimington was an exceptional woman whose books document the challenging times she lived through, from an insider’s unique perspective on the front line, which makes fascinating reading. #auspol #M15 #obituary
Spy novelist Stella Rimington, the first female head of MI5, was a ‘true trailblazer’
Dame Stella Rimington, former director-general of the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, MI5, and author of several spy thrillers, has died this week, aged 90.
johnmenadue.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM