Ian Hall
@drianhall.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations at Griffith University, India’s foreign policy, Indo-Pacific stuff, snakes when I find one. Usual caveats.
Idly reading through an enterprise agreement and…oh… I had no idea there were set rates for that kind of thing.
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Idly reading through an enterprise agreement and…oh… I had no idea there were set rates for that kind of thing.
Depressing to see that Indian communities in Australia are now being targeted with these phone scams, which have long been a problem for Chinese communities, including international students. This message has been posted on the Indian High Commission's website.
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Depressing to see that Indian communities in Australia are now being targeted with these phone scams, which have long been a problem for Chinese communities, including international students. This message has been posted on the Indian High Commission's website.
Again. Really? We're still doing this?
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Again. Really? We're still doing this?
Welcome to Queensland.
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Welcome to Queensland.
Really @internationalintrigue.io? Really??
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Really @internationalintrigue.io? Really??
Wildlife day today. Roos at the dam this morning and this fella at Griffith Nathan campus this arvo.
September 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Wildlife day today. Roos at the dam this morning and this fella at Griffith Nathan campus this arvo.
Just another day over there.
September 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Just another day over there.
Diplomacy 101. Even when your embassy has just been bombed, ensure a bottle of scotch is placed in the minister’s room. From Grant Dooley’s Bomb Season in Jakarta.
September 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Diplomacy 101. Even when your embassy has just been bombed, ensure a bottle of scotch is placed in the minister’s room. From Grant Dooley’s Bomb Season in Jakarta.
Never change, Indian TV.
September 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Never change, Indian TV.
An Indonesian Zebedee, for those still haunted by the Magic Roundabout.
August 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
An Indonesian Zebedee, for those still haunted by the Magic Roundabout.
“The Coalition is in the middle of another bitter civil war over climate policy. Here’s why this is bad news for Labor…” eh??
August 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“The Coalition is in the middle of another bitter civil war over climate policy. Here’s why this is bad news for Labor…” eh??
Modi may not have intended this, but that last comment "Hum goli ja jawab gole se denge" echoes something he said a long time ago, during the Kargil crisis - we won't give them chicken biryani, we'll respond with a bomb.
July 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Modi may not have intended this, but that last comment "Hum goli ja jawab gole se denge" echoes something he said a long time ago, during the Kargil crisis - we won't give them chicken biryani, we'll respond with a bomb.
Should I be concerned?
July 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Should I be concerned?
BRICS expansion - bigger grouping, bigger sign…
July 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
BRICS expansion - bigger grouping, bigger sign…
There is a reason why I cancelled my subscription, WaPo. Can we perhaps not do this?
June 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
There is a reason why I cancelled my subscription, WaPo. Can we perhaps not do this?
Also...no motorcycle tricks? Amateurs.
June 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Also...no motorcycle tricks? Amateurs.
That's not a military parade...
...this is a military parade.
...this is a military parade.
June 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
That's not a military parade...
...this is a military parade.
...this is a military parade.
Genius move. Can't see this backfiring at all.
June 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Genius move. Can't see this backfiring at all.
And then what are we meant to do about it? Buy another AI tool recommended by a well-remunerated consultant that reminds students to attend things, presumably, but which won't actually work. University leaders are being played here, and sadly, a lot of the time, they're falling for it.
June 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
And then what are we meant to do about it? Buy another AI tool recommended by a well-remunerated consultant that reminds students to attend things, presumably, but which won't actually work. University leaders are being played here, and sadly, a lot of the time, they're falling for it.