Danielle Clode

Good to hear there is some discussion about
protecting the truth in politics and on social media. Now we just need some action.

How is this "trustworthy"? Auromatically checked by what?

Ah well you gotta laugh I guess.

Funny how they always underestimate and never overestimate, even in a rising market.

Speaking of non-jobs....

Newly hatched kookaburra chicks in the specially designed kookaburra nest box. Been waiting five years for this! What gorgeous little monsters. #australianbirds #australianwildlife #wildlife #birds

Artists tell AI to 'solve the problem' as copyright carve-out ruled out Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists.

Brilliant news that Australia stands its ground on #copyrighttheft and rejects TDM exceptions for #AI. That will clear the way for a #fairpay licensing model for #authors and #artists and hopefully help keep us afloat on the growing tidal wave of toxic AI sludge. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Clickbait Gives AI Models 'Brain Rot,' Researchers Find Brain rot doesn't require a brain, just this one simple trick.

For AI. you are what you steal

"More than just getting “dumber”..though, the researchers found the inclusion of junk also resulted in an interesting effect: it led to changes in the model’s “personality,” succumbing to what the researchers called “dark traits”"
gizmodo.com/clickbait-gi...

Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine

"The first 6 months of 2025 saw wind & solar together pass a historic milestone, generating more power than coal for the 1st time & making renewables the world’s leading source of electricity. The driving force..was the growth of solar"
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...

Some good news.

Everyone needs a guinea pig.

Well they do have a pretty impressive pair of scissor blades attached to their face!

Albanese Sold Us Out Down Stream to the Mad King The meeting between Albanese and Trump saw our nation handing over billions in rare earth minerals in exchange for a flimsy guarantee on future submarine supply.

“Washington has been eyeing off First Nations critical minerals ever since our PM agreed to allow the US to designate this country as a domestic source […] for military purposes in 2023.”

I’d wager it’s been eyeing them off a LOT longer than that.

www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/albanes...

Someone needs to take him out bush. He does know he's in charge of protecting the natural, not the built environment, doesn't he?

Minister for the Environment of Mining magnates and Real Estate developers. On a par with Abbott being Minister for Woman. What do you get when you put foxes in charge of the chook house? Carnage. @australianlabor.bsky.social

Understanding Australian Readers | Australia Reads Find the latest business-critical research, reports and data about the Australian book industry and creative sector

Wanting to read the recent #AustraliaReads report on barriers to #reading on my phone but I have to download a pdf. So there's one! Will have to compete with work once I get to my PC. #writingcommunity #nonfiction #timetoread

It's fine if you peel it. But the outside bit is all stringy. Anyway - the guinea pigs like it heaps more.

Yes from memory the deep rock bacteria evidence was similar to the Martian material, slightly less contentious but still viewed with suspicion (poss because of the assoc). I just don't see why it needed a higher standard of evidence than usual.

Hmm - or generous donors. We need more transparency in lobbying and political donations.

Fascinating. One of my early essays was on the issue of nanobacteria from Mars and the issue of evidence. Dismissal is not an argument.

Insane decision.

There are so many good things this kind of tech could be doing/was doing until some dickheads got hold of it and turned it into a monumental crap-producing ponzi scheme that's set to destroy the internet.

What a nightmare. A world a chattering numbskulls.

AusArt Day Participant Page Thursday 23 October 2025 is national AusArt Day.

In 1963 Britain controlled Australian publishing, paying authors half price for books sold in Australia. In 62 years, the ASA has radically changed the landscape of Australian publishing for the better. Stayed tuned for how. #AusArts National Giving Day Oct 23. creative.gov.au/ausartday?ar...

Baby numbats spotted at two wildlife sanctuaries in hopeful sign for one of Australia’s rarest marsupials Video shows some of the juveniles exploring outside their den at Mallee Cliffs national park in south-western NSW

More baby numbats! That's what I want to see. #wildlife #australianwildlife #conservation #cuteanimals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My agent is much tougher on my publishers than I would be. But probably also less annoying and time-consuming. Even though I am usually right!🤣

Despicable and petty. A party of suits with fat pockets.

Scared men with guns are surely the most dangerous kind?

Save the date #AusArts day is coming up! So many fabulous creative arts activities worthy of support - including the ASA backing book creators. Check them out on the wwe.creative.gov.au/ausartday (search for literature). And Save the Date - 23 October - for making your donations. #writers #arts

This article is interesting because it illustrates the underlying factors that bedevil writing as an artform and as a job. Writers will write regardless of pay, suppressing payrates. And commercial writing both supports and undermines writing as an artform. It's unsustainable and inequitable.