Dr Blair Williams
@blairwilliams26.bsky.social
Award-winning academic. Lecturer in AusPol. Research examines the gendered media coverage of women in politics. Also loves craft. #feminist #disabilityactivist #unionist #craftivist TEDx speaker 🏳️🌈
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My Daggy Dads and State Daddies paper has officially been published!
This paper has everything - Diggers,Larrakins, Battlers, Daggy Dads, State Daddies, thirst traps, glow ups and more!
You can access the article (for free!) using this link:
#AusPol
This paper has everything - Diggers,Larrakins, Battlers, Daggy Dads, State Daddies, thirst traps, glow ups and more!
You can access the article (for free!) using this link:
#AusPol
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Australia please note. #auspol
Donald Trump is astonished that Norway is vastly wealthy, the richest Government in the world, because of the North Sea oil and gas, but the UK with the same North Sea is poor
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Australia please note. #auspol
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There is no education happening if all that's involved is typing a question into AI.
There is no intellectual advancement if you're letting AI think for you.
There is no intellectual advancement if you're letting AI think for you.
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There is no education happening if all that's involved is typing a question into AI.
There is no intellectual advancement if you're letting AI think for you.
There is no intellectual advancement if you're letting AI think for you.
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‘Another backbencher said: “The leadership of the party is in complete disarray. If they had three feet they’d have shot all three. They are frightened of their own shadow…’
Bring on Rayner & Miliband to replace Starmer & Reeves, I say.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/7844bc6...
Bring on Rayner & Miliband to replace Starmer & Reeves, I say.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/7844bc6...
Rayner plots move against Starmer
Former deputy prime minister ‘offering Cabinet roles to MPs in exchange for support’
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
‘Another backbencher said: “The leadership of the party is in complete disarray. If they had three feet they’d have shot all three. They are frightened of their own shadow…’
Bring on Rayner & Miliband to replace Starmer & Reeves, I say.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/7844bc6...
Bring on Rayner & Miliband to replace Starmer & Reeves, I say.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/7844bc6...
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🧵 Must read. #AtlasNetwork partners were boasting in an Australian parliamentary hearing & emails about their destruction of climate action in Australia. They claimed it. They were triumphant, arrogant about the law not forcing them to reveal donors. #auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵 Must read. #AtlasNetwork partners were boasting in an Australian parliamentary hearing & emails about their destruction of climate action in Australia. They claimed it. They were triumphant, arrogant about the law not forcing them to reveal donors. #auspol
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal...
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Research should not be hidden behind for-profit paywalls. Universities should not have to pay $30 million for work we’ve done for free.
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
It's destroying any joy there was in marking assignments.
It creates distrust between educator and student (both directions) because some are using it to write assignments or mark essays, so you need to be vigilant with ALL.
Most importantly, it's reducing critical thinking and writing skills!
It creates distrust between educator and student (both directions) because some are using it to write assignments or mark essays, so you need to be vigilant with ALL.
Most importantly, it's reducing critical thinking and writing skills!
Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
It's destroying any joy there was in marking assignments.
It creates distrust between educator and student (both directions) because some are using it to write assignments or mark essays, so you need to be vigilant with ALL.
Most importantly, it's reducing critical thinking and writing skills!
It creates distrust between educator and student (both directions) because some are using it to write assignments or mark essays, so you need to be vigilant with ALL.
Most importantly, it's reducing critical thinking and writing skills!
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AI in education is causing students anxiety as they have no idea what institutions are doing about it, and nor do institutions know what students are doing with it
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
AI in education is causing students anxiety as they have no idea what institutions are doing about it, and nor do institutions know what students are doing with it
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AI in education is not saving time but the subject of unbelievably time-consuming efforts, paperwork and rule-setting
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
AI in education is not saving time but the subject of unbelievably time-consuming efforts, paperwork and rule-setting
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Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
Oh my GOD Melbourne water tastes so good 😍😍🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oh my GOD Melbourne water tastes so good 😍😍🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
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we'll always have Paris
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
we'll always have Paris
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Academics and students fought for 5 years against research sponsorship at Monash University from oil and gas company Woodside. This week, we forced Australia’s largest university to abandon its greenwashing contract www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Woodside Energy’s partnership with Monash University to end after protests by staff and students
Under the deal, Woodside paid Monash University $43m over seven years and company was given naming rights to building on one of the Melbourne campuses
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Academics and students fought for 5 years against research sponsorship at Monash University from oil and gas company Woodside. This week, we forced Australia’s largest university to abandon its greenwashing contract www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Pub at the End of the University
As universities implode, the world still needs us.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Sing it with me everyone 😂
🎵 The Net Zero Hokey Pokey
You put your policy in,
You pull net zero out,
You put Paris back in,
Then you shake the logic out
You talk some climate waffle ‘bout the lights going out
And that’s what we’re all about!
🎵 The Net Zero Hokey Pokey
You put your policy in,
You pull net zero out,
You put Paris back in,
Then you shake the logic out
You talk some climate waffle ‘bout the lights going out
And that’s what we’re all about!
November 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sing it with me everyone 😂
🎵 The Net Zero Hokey Pokey
You put your policy in,
You pull net zero out,
You put Paris back in,
Then you shake the logic out
You talk some climate waffle ‘bout the lights going out
And that’s what we’re all about!
🎵 The Net Zero Hokey Pokey
You put your policy in,
You pull net zero out,
You put Paris back in,
Then you shake the logic out
You talk some climate waffle ‘bout the lights going out
And that’s what we’re all about!
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At least Sussan Ley will be able to look back at her few months as leader secure in the knowledge she never once bothered to stand for anything
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
At least Sussan Ley will be able to look back at her few months as leader secure in the knowledge she never once bothered to stand for anything
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Libs & Nats never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have but not the parties. We know this bc they haven’t backed a policy to help meet it since Morrison adopted target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home & abroad
“Libs & Nats never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have but not the parties. We know this bc they haven’t backed a policy to help meet it since Morrison adopted target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home & abroad
The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Libs & Nats never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have but not the parties. We know this bc they haven’t backed a policy to help meet it since Morrison adopted target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home & abroad
“Libs & Nats never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have but not the parties. We know this bc they haven’t backed a policy to help meet it since Morrison adopted target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home & abroad
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It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.
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One would expect "leaders" not to collaborate with people who would gladly stuff them and their constituents in a concentration camp without even a whiff of due process. But nope, not these seven. Btw, *this* is how democracy dies.
In the future, I will refer to the seven Democratic* Senators who voted for the deal the Chamberlain Caucus.
How Every Senator Voted on Passing the Bill to End the Shutdown
A bipartisan group of senators agreed on a deal to reopen the government.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
One would expect "leaders" not to collaborate with people who would gladly stuff them and their constituents in a concentration camp without even a whiff of due process. But nope, not these seven. Btw, *this* is how democracy dies.
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FWIW, the best tech people I know are ones who genuinely are interested in the humanities and also grasp that there are those who know more than they do (this also applies to people in general).
My theory is that tech bros hate humanities because they've all tried once to impress a girl studding English Lit by talking about a book and they were all laughed at for their complete misreading of the text.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
FWIW, the best tech people I know are ones who genuinely are interested in the humanities and also grasp that there are those who know more than they do (this also applies to people in general).
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"Supporting net zero is a lot easier than defining it. The maths behind net zero is easy; in theory, if carbon removals from tree growth or carbon capture and storage match emissions, then net zero works.
But the problem isn’t the maths. It’s the biology, the economics and the bullshit." #auspol
But the problem isn’t the maths. It’s the biology, the economics and the bullshit." #auspol
Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Net Zero hides a truth the mining giants understand perfectly: nothing has to change
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"Supporting net zero is a lot easier than defining it. The maths behind net zero is easy; in theory, if carbon removals from tree growth or carbon capture and storage match emissions, then net zero works.
But the problem isn’t the maths. It’s the biology, the economics and the bullshit." #auspol
But the problem isn’t the maths. It’s the biology, the economics and the bullshit." #auspol
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finally the ABC moves this up the page, hours after the story was posted by Guardian Australia and smh. Our ABC kept a copaganda piece about police feelings top of the NSW tab all afternoon.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament allowed to go ahead by police
A neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW parliament on Saturday morning was deemed "authorised" because police had chosen not to oppose the public assembly.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
finally the ABC moves this up the page, hours after the story was posted by Guardian Australia and smh. Our ABC kept a copaganda piece about police feelings top of the NSW tab all afternoon.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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the nurses were sacked and are being prosecuted after speculating about imaginary Israelis to one person, who posted a video. The nazis making direct threats to Jews on the steps of parliament are not arrested, not investigated, not charged, and not prosecuted.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bankstown nurse sacked over viral video has charge of threatening to kill Israeli patients dropped
Sarah Abu Lebdeh yet to enter plea for other charges related to video in which she and a colleague allegedly said they would refuse to treat Israeli patients
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
the nurses were sacked and are being prosecuted after speculating about imaginary Israelis to one person, who posted a video. The nazis making direct threats to Jews on the steps of parliament are not arrested, not investigated, not charged, and not prosecuted.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...