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I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations and all Traditional Owners for keeping the land so pristine for so long, and I also thank the Knowledge Holders, because knowledge is a burden to carry, and a privilege, and I am grateful.

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I loved that #DavidStratton showed the viewers how people could have a conversation and still disagree without:
-Silence
-Walking off in a huff
-Distancing
-Unfriending
-Bad mouthing the person (he talked about the idea & what happened in the film & style, not derogatory personal attacks)
August 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Terrible story, unfortunately. Clear cut example of why definitions are so important:

“The man was known to police due to a history of #MentalHealth

No HEALTHY person attacks ppl with sword!

Trained professional ppl, please speak correctly. Say #MentalIllness instead

Condolences to family
Police shoot and kill man strangling sister in Yarra Junction
Police in Yarra Junction were forced to shoot a man who was violently assaulting his sister on Wednesday night after multiple taser rounds failed to subdue him. The 48-year-old woman was airlifted to ...
upperyarra.mailcommunity.com.au
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Personal development, social skills development & human relations lessons were on display yesterday at #MelbourneMuseum amidst poor behaviour from one school to another.

Stay strong #MtScopus community.
Melbourne Museum, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Touch and feel your way through local history; give Phar Lap a nod, explore a rainforest, rest in a rollercoaster car, and discover Koori heritage.
www.visitmelbourne.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I tried to see Justine Clark in #Julia today.

#MTC “we are a cashless venue”
I had the cash, but the bank balance was low.

Reminds me of our first female Prime Minister forcing single mothers onto #newstart

#Melbourne #Accessibility #auslibchat #MisogynySpeech #JustineClarke #NoAccessibility
July 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Watch for the people movers supporting #HillOfContent
July 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#HillOfContent
Banned person has arrived
#auslibchat
July 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
On my way to #HillOfContent
Move well!
July 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Literature is usually one of the solutions,

literature is not something to destroy
July 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A good news story

People can participate in democracy AND have a job at the same time
#auslibchat
#lattouf

www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Ju...
Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2025] FCA 669
www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au
June 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A leading experienced & knowledgeable Forest Scientist was stalked in-person and on Good Reads by Mark Poynter, a logger, and then by “Reader” who looked similar to Mark.

See reviews of #TheForestWars by #DavidLindenmayer on GoodReads for another example
June 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Which #Library, or expert #Librarian, is on this trial panel?
#auslibchat #PLV
An expert advising Australia’s $6.5 million teen social media ban tech trial has quit over concerns about transparency and some of its initial findings. Cam Wilson reports.
Expert resigns from teen social media ban tech trial advisory board over concerns
'There's been some questions raised about the way that this trial was constructed,' said one of the trial's former stakeholder board advisory members.
www.crikey.com.au
June 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reposted by Sharon G
An expert advising Australia’s $6.5 million teen social media ban tech trial has quit over concerns about transparency and some of its initial findings. Cam Wilson reports.
Expert resigns from teen social media ban tech trial advisory board over concerns
'There's been some questions raised about the way that this trial was constructed,' said one of the trial's former stakeholder board advisory members.
www.crikey.com.au
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Who counts?

CEO’s, technocrats, strongmen sold as optimisation?

Or

public libraries, community, self improvement?

examples
@ Lib Congress, copyright & data scraping

Very interesting after 38:00

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Can American democracy withstand the dark enlightenment? - ABC listen
Knowledge lies at the heart of a healthy democracy, and its many custodians include libraries, universities, cultural institutions, and a free and independent media. So what happens when these institu...
www.abc.net.au
June 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A key factor is “who might be responsible for tackling it”. Notice how silence and disconnection are modelled and normalised. Community being groomed to ignore. This ‘deescalation’ backfires by creating taboos. Little gets solved. Mis & Dis perpetuates.

I prefer sensible engagement by ALL
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
archive.org/details/brum... 01:54 whilst I can’t comment on the phone because I haven’t seen it’s workings, gold things can be very popular. Mrs Posh might like it?
June 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Remember when #QandA first began?

There was no #twitter then.
June 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
11 June 2025 Seems that prejudice & disinformation is being prioritized

Choir Teacher warns she will call police if woman attends Choir

Woman is banned from choir having been loudly threatened by #RioTinto #JusticeOfThePeace #MEERTA concert HV

#YarraRangesCouncil still distancing

#JuukenGorge
June 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
6 June 2025 #MEERTA Memo, HV. Woman was loudly & gesturally threatened by ex #RioTinto staff member, friends with Chris S*sbury man accountable for the destruction of #JuukenGorge. Aggressor is local #JusticeOfThePeace can you believe it! #YarraRangesCouncil had distanced & avoided B4 this threat
June 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
There were #referees and a #board choosing the #AustralianKing’sBirthdayAwards. Who were they? How embarrassing for the King that Mr Morrison was selected, with his track record on decision making that damaged peoples lives.
www.gg.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.gg.gov.au
June 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I think an autopen would equate to pressing an “accept” button

newsapp.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
newsapp.abc.net.au
June 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Reposted by Sharon G
Opinion | A staggering 86% of Australians want stronger protections for whistleblowers. The Albanese government must listen to them.
What issue unites Coalition, Labor, Green, teal and One Nation voters? Whistleblower protections
www.crikey.com.au
June 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Reposted by Sharon G
Just for O.S. friends - the Australian Prime Minister does NOT have the power to pardon anyone
This power is reserved for the Crown - for a miscarriage of justice. AND the Royal prerogative of mercy does not overturn a conviction.
Your system of government is cooked
You might want to look at that
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The U.S elects coroners! That could only encourage corruption. Whatever happened to SKILL and qualifications? @wendyharmer.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A t-shirt logo “unreachable by machine” shows the heart necessary to connect people that float “between places. Like data. Amid the flickering lights.”

“Funny thing is that I’m out here repairing this shit…why…tell me…because I keep thinking that someday it’s going to matter”. p140
May 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM