Bronwyn Fredericks

The Federal Government funds 71% of every spit hood put on an Aboriginal child in the NT. It's time to ensure Federal Funding comes with conditions including complying with human rights law!

Time changes everything. This area along my neighbourhood creek generally floods every January & February, and then within months the spiders, little lizards, small goannas, snakes, bees, possums, ducks, finches, & other birds, all come back & the trees & shrubs look lush & fabulous. 🌱🌿👋🏽😀

Lillies in mum’s garden. All the different colours are now out & looking great! Everyone in my family is also cautious walking around in the yard & laundry after seeing a red-bellied black snake off & on over the last few days. We’ve all lost dogs to them over the decades. 🌺🐍👋🏽😀

See my article on the panel with Prof Tom Calma, Kristine Falzon, Dr Alana Gall & me chaired by Nadia Neal exploring Indigenous Voices in shaping our future at the #PublicHealth Assoc of Australia (PHAA) Conf in Croakey Health Media - www.croakey.org/haunting-wor..., 26 Sept 2025.

#PHCmatters

How can universities show the impact of their research and boost connections with the public? by Lucy Johnston, Gill Jolly & Paul Harris, @timeshighered, 2 October 2025 - www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-c...

I got bedazzled by the beauty in the garden shop, inc by the orchids. I thought of my mum when I saw them, because she likes them. Have a lovely day wherever you are & whatever you’re doing today! 🌸👋🏽😀

I went to the garden shop early & enjoyed just looking around. Ahh Spring!! I got my new garden hose attachment because the other one broke. I don’t throw much away & instead fix, reuse & recycle etc but when something breaks & can’t be repaired, I buy a new or secondhand one.

When driving I have to regularly stop for other cars, bikes, scooters, trucks and pedestrians, but recently, I had to stop for a steam train. 🚂👋🏽😀

#Bundamba #Blackstone #Ipswich #Queensland #Trains #Train
#trains_worldwide #trainride #trainreels🚂😍❤️ #trainphotography #trainphotography

Good seeing changemakers Linda McLelland, CEO Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre & regional advocate and Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM, social change & transformative community development practitioner & fellow #QCOSS Directors. See Linda & Faiza at the #QCOSS Conf in Nov- qcossconference.com.au/program/

Brisbane Writers Festival, 9-12 October 2025 at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Find out more at bwf.org.au.

#BrisWritersFest #BWF2025 #Writers #Books #Reader #Writer

So sweet! So perfect! So lovely! I spotted this hibiscus growing in an office block carpark in West End/South Brisbane late yesterday afternoon. They’ll grow almost anywhere in the right climate & always produce beautiful flowers! 🌸👋🏽😀

Professor @bronfredericks.bsky.social urges colleagues in #publichealth to "put the public back into public health" and to stand with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

www.croakey.org/haunting-wor...

I established the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Scholarship Endowment Fund at UQ to enable more Indigenous Australians to go to university. Anyone can donate at donations.uq.edu.au/aboriginal-a.... Every $ counts! And, now until 15 Oct, all donations up to $20,000 are matched! Thank you.💜

Some gorgeousness from me for you all today. These are some of the geranium flowers in my garden. I love their boldness & brightness. The days I work from home I open my curtains & blinds so I can see them from my desk.
#bloom #bloombloom #blooms #bloomscrolling #bloomsinseason #bloomsinspring

Geordie Williamson will deliver the 2025 Fryer Lecture in Australian Literature ‘From Capricornia to Carpentaria: the literary legacy of Xavier Herbert’, Fri 03 Oct, Abel Smith Theatre (B.23), UQ St Lucia, 5:30-7:00pm, inc refreshments. Info & tickets: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-Capri...

See my article based on the panel with Prof Tom Calma, Kristine Falzon, Dr Alana Gall & me chaired by Nadia Neal exploring Indigenous Voices in shaping our future at the Public Health Assoc of Australia (PHAA) Conf in Croakey News - www.croakey.org/haunting-wor..., 26 Sept 2025.
#PHCmatters

Delighted to be on a panel today for UQ’s Queensland Commitment (QTC) with Mikaeli Costello, Prof Kris Ryan & Alan Paberzs chaired by Veronica Pritchard to reflect & discuss our thoughts on key actions from a recent QTC Summit. Info on QTC: partners-community.uq.edu.au/queensland-c....

And just like that they’ve flowered. Lillies! Mum’s garden.

In the 50+ years I’ve walked past Brisbane’s City Hall, I don’t recall ever noticing the Art Deco style lights on the front facade. I don’t know if the spikes are part of the original fixtures or if they were added to keep the birds away. Either way, they’re kinda cool lights.

Well done Goorie Berrimpa Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Student Collective on the GOORIE BALL: BLAK in COLOUR! 🪩💃 Thank you Jamaine Wilsesmith - Durriwiyn (MC) & Ethan Waters for sharing your talent & Lachlan Munns, Stacey Ruthenberg & all Goori officers & reps for 2025! 🪩💃

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YEAH!!! Brisbane Lions!!🦁🏆✅
#Believe #Believed #Achieve #Achieved #AFLFinals #Geelong #Brisbane #AFL #AFLGF #AFLCatsLions 🏆🦁✅

Exclusive: University sought secret KPMG staff spreadsheet The University of Technology Sydney denied the existence of a KPMG spreadsheet ranking the research performance of academics, in breach of its EBA, until it was forced to release it.

University of Technology Sydney ordered a spreadsheet from KPMG targeting individual academics by research income, which might contravene the bargaining agreement. They repeatedly denied it even existed for several info requests. But that wasn't true. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...

Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

My grandfather gave this orchid to my mum & my dad put it lower down in this tree than the other orchids in the other trees. This orchid produces only a few flowers, which hang down, making them easier for my mum to see & or pick for the kitchen table or to wear. 🌸👋🏽😀

There’s just something about flowering agaves in the sun, even the spikes ones, that give me joy & make me smile! May you have some joy in your day, even a little. 🌱☀️😃

The corellas that hang out in my neighbourhood from time to time are back! They’ve been gone for the coldest weeks of winter. I noticed some of young ones have paired up & have started organising their nests. They’ll be breeding soon in the big old trees along the creek. 🐦💕👋🏽😀

When the sky contains blue, orange, yellow, pink & grey & the sunlight rays sparkles through trees. You gotta love it!

At Croakey Health Media, we are so fortunate to benefit from the leadership, smarts & creativity of our fantastic directors: Prof @bronfredericks.bsky.social (Chair), @alisonver.bsky.social, Prof Megan Williams, Prof Rebecca Ivers. Grateful also to David Morgan keeping us on track. #socialJ

NEW podcast series: Terps Talks. Recently I listened to Episode 1 with Terpstra & Prof Nareen Young via www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5LV... on YouTube. It’s in other platforms too!

This morning I admired how lots of plants seem to reach for the sun & seem to radiate beauty & joy. I continue to remind myself that amongst all the harm, trauma & sadness in the world, the world itself is still full of joy, kindness, love of humanity, and beauty. 🌼👋🏽😀 #blooms #bloomscrolling