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David Peetz
@davidpeetz.bsky.social
Researcher, FASSA. Employment relations; labour markets; economics; pol science; gender; climate & finance; science; birdies. Carmichael Fellow at Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute, but views mine. Meanjin (Brisbane) & Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
There’s precedent.
(Thames, 2021)
October 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Six weeks later and STILL the OECD “Data Explorer” gives me this rubbish.

@oecd-ocde.bsky.social @oecdstatistics.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
News (Corp) from Australia
September 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“Don’t ask me impertinent questions about whether the far right, known for their history of anti-semitism, are rallying in Australia. I’m far too busy doing important things, like explaining to this conference why watermelons are a covert anti-semitic symbol. I kid you not! Look at my slide!"
September 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
My heart goes out to all those in and out of Lisbon affected by this tragedy.

Shocked to hear there were no emergency brakes on the funicular.
September 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
August 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
August 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I never saw what was on the other side of the footprints
August 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
August 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A few more signs from Brisbane
August 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
and a t-shirt
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
"invading a people's land is so 1930s"
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Read the room
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Some of the hand-made signs in Brisbane
August 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
August 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
See how UTS thinks it shows it is "very mindful of our need to support staff through periods of uncertainty and change” (ie being made redundant).
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Who would have guessed?

wpln.org/post/nashvil...
August 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The destruction of one of the world’s most respected, independent statistical agencies, by a megalomaniac outraged that it produced numbers he didn’t like.
August 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
then back up again in 2025 (year to end July)

(road death stats tend to bounce around a lot, since they’re “rare” events)
August 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The NYT app has some advice for the NYT headline writers.
July 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM