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Had a fantastic week in Auckland at #ASCS47 this year! I was privileged to present on the AWAWS sponsored panel ‘Home is Where the Hatred Is’ with Katherine Prouting and Meg Challis. Looking forward to the next one!

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The first year. Anyone know these people?

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Attn. NSW High School History/Ancient History Teachers: Free to a good home. A run of 'Teaching History' 2010-2016. Misc. issues of 'Ancient History: Resources for Teachers'. I would love to see these go to a resource-poor school but mostly would like to see them being useful to someone. DM me.

Kennedy Overhauls Federal Autism Panel in His Own Image The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause autism.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overhauled a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research and social services, installing several members who have said that vaccines can cause autism despite decades of research that has failed to establish such a link.

Reassessing ties to the US The world as we know it is changing fast. It is not at all clear what the seating arrangements will be or who will be leading the opposition when parliament resumes next Tuesday. At face value, the disarray of its opponents is a gift for the Albanese government, shifting attention from how it is handling the many daunting challenges confronting the nation to the other side of

Albanese's invitation to Canada’s Mark Carney to visit Australia and address the parliament was issued before Carney’s denunciation of Trump - and the hegemon - at the world economic forum in Davos. Chalmers described the speech as "stunning". satpa.pe/SgNrGFY

Australian Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Attack The prime minister’s office said officials agreed that Australia needed “immediate” reform, including new restrictions on who is allowed to own firearms.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia would move to strengthen the country’s strict gun laws in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

‘Increasing failure’: First Nations deaths in custody at record levels More than three decades after the royal commission, calls are growing for the government to finally implement its recommendations, to stop the rising number of preventable deaths.

"A lot of our people have died preventable deaths at the hands of the system, and governments continue to perpetrate this violence and handball responsibility to one another when we know that the federal government... can intervene.” satpa.pe/DLCcxTs

The back of an Antonine marble inscription reused as a threshold connecting the western parodos with the orchestra.

Excavation around the marble block

Examining the inscription before lifting the marble block

In November 2002 the Paphos theatre team revealed the reused fragment of the Antonine dedicatory inscription of the theatre. It had been placed facedown as a threshold onto the orchestra during a later phases of use.
It is the largest marble inscription ever found in Cyprus.

#findsfriday

Tonight was a very bad night.

What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? Barnaby Joyce has always talked a story about himself bigger than the brim on his Hopalong Cassidy hat. He is a one-man plot line, but his achievements for the people he professes to represent are sli...

Brilliant by Tony Windsor @thesaturdaypaper.com.au “Rarely has a man of such little substance had so much consequence.” #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/22029/...

What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? Barnaby Joyce has always talked a story about himself bigger than the brim on his Hopalong Cassidy hat. He is a one-man plot line, but his achievements for the people he professes to represent are sli...

Tony Windsor is always worthwhile.
What is the purpose of Barnaby Joyce? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Excellent opinion piece.

Sounds like a load of gobblers to me …

For you @raylaurence1.bsky.social Two turkeys?

Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subscription

Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.

The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Stacked boards driving ‘rotten’ university sector

A senate interim report into Australia’s universities has heard that, along with a lack of internal scrutiny, councils and the executives who control them face almost no scrutiny from outside. Remuneration committees are especially secretive, writes Tim Moore. satpa.pe/OavkXVQ

Andrew Hastie’s play for the leadership

“Andrew Hastie is taking such positions just to stir emotions and fear, ignoring hard facts in each case, which defines him as opportunistic at best, and delusional at the other end of the scale,” writes John Hewson. satpa.pe/7qfUl98

How Victoria’s Treaty could change Australia

Marcia Langton on the bill that quietly goes further than what she had hoped the 2023 Voice referendum could achieve.

“This historic document outlines the terms for the first Australian experiment in shared sovereignty and Indigenous self-determination.” satpa.pe/nF6ARCt

Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’ Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’

“Australia should end all defence ties with Israel and cease trade in anything with potential military application, including raw materials, technology or so-called “dual use” material, such as drones." - Chris Sidoti

Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’ Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’ * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast “The people of Gaza have absolutely no way to escape the killing: they are literally a captive population.” Chris Sidoti knows the brutality of conflict too well, his experience investigating international crimes is devastatingly comprehensive. But he sees a categoric difference in the violence in Gaza. Continue reading...

Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says – ‘People cannot escape’

Chris Sidoti

Chris Sidoti, former Human Rights Commissioner, at the National Press Club:

“The Genocide Convention not only requires that we not commit genocide - it also requires that we act to prevent genocide.”

#npc

Today at the National Press Club #NPC

AEST
12:30pm ABC (scheduled, subject to change)

Professor Ben Saul & Chris Sidoti, will Address the National Press Club of Australia on “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”.
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Two rights experts to address Press Club on Palestine recognition Two globally renowned figures in the field of human rights will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 October on the topic “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”.

Two globally renowned figures in the field of human rights - Ben Saul and Ben Sidoti - will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 1 October on the topic “Palestine recognition: necessary but insufficient”. 11.30am onwards and will be broadcast live by the ABC’s News channel.
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Chris Sidoti and Ben Saul at the National Press Club currently being live-streamed on ABC NewsRadio saying all the things right now.

View the Finnish model Jason; we do not need to fund private schools.

C/- The Saturday Paper.

Jane Caro: "The segregation crisis in schools funding"...
September 27 – October 3, 2025

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Very much looking forward to seeing Wright's 'Troy' at the Malthouse. What about a Sydney run for the production?

A question for the United Nations

There are wars, and rumours of more wars, but almost total neglect of what should be the most significant global battle: keeping the planet habitable, writes John Hewson. satpa.pe/OGsKDas

Support my 40km challenge for mental health research! Together, we can help create better mental health for all.

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The decision to close Meanjin misunderstands its wider importance. Australian culture deserves better The decision to close Meanjin is the latest in a string of recent decisions that suggest universities are not safe harbours for priceless cultural institutions.

theconversation.com/the-decision...