Martin Dusk
@martindusk.bsky.social
Librarian living on Ngunnawal & Ngambri country (Canberra region). CIS het middle aged white guy [he/him]. I’m interested in #Auspol (and this is the reason for my pseudonym) and libraries and nature. Finding my way as an older dad to a toddler
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Sam Harris is 💯right.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Sam Harris is 💯right.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
It will take us years—decades—to repair our reputation on the global stage.
I hope by abolishing the electoral college and other reforms, we can join the sane nations of the world as a trustworthy partner.
The US should be part of an interconnected world, not the boss of it.
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WTF 🤬
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
WTF 🤬
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
A police officer in Baltimore, Maryland, attempted to run over and kill a civilian who refused to answer their questions.
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Must read.
Seems that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
And #robodole is the perfect moniker for this cruel farce. #auspol
Seems that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
And #robodole is the perfect moniker for this cruel farce. #auspol
A Senatorial 🐀 up a drainpipe. More to come it seems….
www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga
From compassion to chaos, robodole’s fallout keeps spreading. The ombud is digging deeper, and Deloitte’s defence comes apart at the seams.
www.themandarin.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Earlier this year (January 2025) Special Envoy Jillian Segal confirms the US govt lobbied and convinced the Aust Govt to get her position established.
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User Clip: Jillian Segal
US applies pressure on Australia to introduce Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism.
www.c-span.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Earlier this year (January 2025) Special Envoy Jillian Segal confirms the US govt lobbied and convinced the Aust Govt to get her position established.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
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A report by the Centre for Public Integrity, found the culture of withholding information had intensified under the Albanese govt.
“Now the govt is using its mega majority not to strengthen our FOI laws but to make it even harder for voters to know what their elected representatives are up to,
“Now the govt is using its mega majority not to strengthen our FOI laws but to make it even harder for voters to know what their elected representatives are up to,
October 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A report by the Centre for Public Integrity, found the culture of withholding information had intensified under the Albanese govt.
“Now the govt is using its mega majority not to strengthen our FOI laws but to make it even harder for voters to know what their elected representatives are up to,
“Now the govt is using its mega majority not to strengthen our FOI laws but to make it even harder for voters to know what their elected representatives are up to,
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This officer is a hero
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This officer is a hero
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Australia’s National Press Club is spineless johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
Hedges Report: NPC Australia caves to Israel Lobby, cancels talk on our betrayal of Palestinian journalists
The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.
johnmenadue.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Australia’s National Press Club is spineless johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...
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This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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My latest article in The Shot
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
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"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
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The myth of 'social cohesion' - do as they say, not as they do - The Shot
There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...
theshot.net.au
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My latest article in The Shot
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
"The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club"
#pffft
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Seriously. I don't share if there's no citation link to show you're not an engagement farmer.
Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
September 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Seriously. I don't share if there's no citation link to show you're not an engagement farmer.
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The judgement in the NSW music festival strip searches class action will be handed down at 10am. It's being streamed: www.youtube.com/live/OdnyHnk...
Judgment - Raya Meredith v State of NSW (Music Festival Searches Class Action) - 30 September 2025
Tuesday 30 September at 10:00am - Court 9D - Law Courts Building - Queens Square Sydney
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September 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The judgement in the NSW music festival strip searches class action will be handed down at 10am. It's being streamed: www.youtube.com/live/OdnyHnk...
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ASIC Chair Joe Longo explains why ASIC didn’t punish fmr ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott
“In Aus we don’t lightly ban ppl from their employment, we don’t lightly send them to jail, we don’t lightly impose penalties on them or ruin their reputation”
Unless you’re a whistleblower, then you’re screwed
“In Aus we don’t lightly ban ppl from their employment, we don’t lightly send them to jail, we don’t lightly impose penalties on them or ruin their reputation”
Unless you’re a whistleblower, then you’re screwed
September 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
ASIC Chair Joe Longo explains why ASIC didn’t punish fmr ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott
“In Aus we don’t lightly ban ppl from their employment, we don’t lightly send them to jail, we don’t lightly impose penalties on them or ruin their reputation”
Unless you’re a whistleblower, then you’re screwed
“In Aus we don’t lightly ban ppl from their employment, we don’t lightly send them to jail, we don’t lightly impose penalties on them or ruin their reputation”
Unless you’re a whistleblower, then you’re screwed
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September 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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“It seems inescapable that [Chris] Masters has been denied the recognition of the value of his book (which the judging panel acknowledged) because it honestly challenged the falsity of the claims made by, and on behalf of, Roberts-Smith.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
Flawed Hero, flawed decision: The War Memorial’s institutional cowardice
The Australian War Memorial remains one of Australia’s most cherished national institutions, attracting a million visitors, mainly tourists, to Canberra each year.
johnmenadue.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“It seems inescapable that [Chris] Masters has been denied the recognition of the value of his book (which the judging panel acknowledged) because it honestly challenged the falsity of the claims made by, and on behalf of, Roberts-Smith.”
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...
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This hits hard.
‘Social inferiors might offer guidance…but that would be the extent of it. Their role would be to work, not to deliberate…Eugenics and an attitude of deservingness would set meritocrats apart from their social inferiors.’ www.abc.net.au/religion/anu...
‘Social inferiors might offer guidance…but that would be the extent of it. Their role would be to work, not to deliberate…Eugenics and an attitude of deservingness would set meritocrats apart from their social inferiors.’ www.abc.net.au/religion/anu...
Has meritocracy gotten the better of our universities? Why events at ANU are grounds for hope - ABC Religion & Ethics
It’s not every day that the students and staff of a university succeed in forcing a vice-chancellor from office — that’s what happened last week at ANU, but why did change take so long when it was cle...
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This hits hard.
‘Social inferiors might offer guidance…but that would be the extent of it. Their role would be to work, not to deliberate…Eugenics and an attitude of deservingness would set meritocrats apart from their social inferiors.’ www.abc.net.au/religion/anu...
‘Social inferiors might offer guidance…but that would be the extent of it. Their role would be to work, not to deliberate…Eugenics and an attitude of deservingness would set meritocrats apart from their social inferiors.’ www.abc.net.au/religion/anu...
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No wonder I was excluded. ANU Council voted on so-called renewal, that paved the way for forced redundancies. I would never have supported this. Shame on the Council. This is shocking governance. www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-educa...
September 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
No wonder I was excluded. ANU Council voted on so-called renewal, that paved the way for forced redundancies. I would never have supported this. Shame on the Council. This is shocking governance. www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-educa...
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What's happening at ANU? Forced redundancies are proceeding on current change plans. Major restructuring is ongoing. Transparency is utterly lacking. Please check out the @nteuact.bsky.social petition and sign. ANU needs you. 🙏🏼 www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...
September 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
What's happening at ANU? Forced redundancies are proceeding on current change plans. Major restructuring is ongoing. Transparency is utterly lacking. Please check out the @nteuact.bsky.social petition and sign. ANU needs you. 🙏🏼 www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...
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David Pocock has slammed the Labor government’s “secrecy” after they provided redacted documents to the #Senate
“Look at these fully redacted pages!
What on earth is this? What are these documents?”💥
“Look at these fully redacted pages!
What on earth is this? What are these documents?”💥
September 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Congratulations to Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social for the most genuine (and appropriate) reaction to a question time answer that I’ve seen in a long while. #FOI #auspol
September 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Congratulations to Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social for the most genuine (and appropriate) reaction to a question time answer that I’ve seen in a long while. #FOI #auspol
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The whiplash from how quickly Aussie media will label any pro-Palestine protest as ‘antisemitic’ but when actual Neo-Nazis are protesting on some white supremacist shit the media is like ‘woah woah woah. let’s not go throwing any labels around’
August 31, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The whiplash from how quickly Aussie media will label any pro-Palestine protest as ‘antisemitic’ but when actual Neo-Nazis are protesting on some white supremacist shit the media is like ‘woah woah woah. let’s not go throwing any labels around’
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August 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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The cost of kicking real reform down the road.
For more than three years I’ve been calling for reform of the failed JRG program alongside colleagues on the crossbench.
If govt wants to fix intergenerational inequity this is a great place to start.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
For more than three years I’ve been calling for reform of the failed JRG program alongside colleagues on the crossbench.
If govt wants to fix intergenerational inequity this is a great place to start.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2027 despite Albanese reform promises, vice-chancellor says
Government mustn’t lose sight of need for critical thinkers who develop ‘philosophy about the world’ by studying the arts
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The cost of kicking real reform down the road.
For more than three years I’ve been calling for reform of the failed JRG program alongside colleagues on the crossbench.
If govt wants to fix intergenerational inequity this is a great place to start.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
For more than three years I’ve been calling for reform of the failed JRG program alongside colleagues on the crossbench.
If govt wants to fix intergenerational inequity this is a great place to start.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Senator Gallagher has just torpedoed Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social attempts to bring transparency to ANU governance through Order for Production of ANU budget Documents
Very disappointing to see Senator Gallagher abandoning the ANU community.
Very disappointing to see Senator Gallagher abandoning the ANU community.
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Senator Gallagher has just torpedoed Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social attempts to bring transparency to ANU governance through Order for Production of ANU budget Documents
Very disappointing to see Senator Gallagher abandoning the ANU community.
Very disappointing to see Senator Gallagher abandoning the ANU community.
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Yeah, I don’t even want to imagine what Ghislaine Maxwell’s definition of “behaving inappropriately” might be …
August 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Yeah, I don’t even want to imagine what Ghislaine Maxwell’s definition of “behaving inappropriately” might be …
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Justice Jackson used “Calvinball” in an official Supreme Court dissent.
It really is the best term for the unprincipled, inconsistent, sometimes contradictory, frequently un-American bullshit the Roberts court has foisted upon us, unsubtly putting ideology and partisan outcomes over facts and law.
It really is the best term for the unprincipled, inconsistent, sometimes contradictory, frequently un-American bullshit the Roberts court has foisted upon us, unsubtly putting ideology and partisan outcomes over facts and law.
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Justice Jackson used “Calvinball” in an official Supreme Court dissent.
It really is the best term for the unprincipled, inconsistent, sometimes contradictory, frequently un-American bullshit the Roberts court has foisted upon us, unsubtly putting ideology and partisan outcomes over facts and law.
It really is the best term for the unprincipled, inconsistent, sometimes contradictory, frequently un-American bullshit the Roberts court has foisted upon us, unsubtly putting ideology and partisan outcomes over facts and law.