Effie Karageorgos

Nanas joined a packed public gallery today at NSW Parliament House as Kobi Shetty gave a powerful second reading to repeal NSw protest laws. NSW stands condemned by the UN, human rights lawyers and organisations for its anti-protest laws. The worst in Australia.

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Just spent the first bit of my last day of work before a couple of weeks of annual leave (to visit Greece before going to the EAHMH conference in Berlin) setting the automatic reply on my work email.

Josh Lees is speaking with a kuffiyeh around his neck. Behind him a person is holding up a poster that says ‘Stop the genocide, statehood for Palestine now’ with an image of watermelon on it.

Josh Lees this morning on Channel 9’s the Today show speaking about the March for Humanity on the Sydney Harbour Bridge today for Palestine and Palestinians. (Apologies for the blurry photo, I was on a treadmill when I took it) 🇵🇸👏🏼

their opposition to the Vietnam War, its violence against civilians and the conscription of young Australian men. The difference is that in 1970, the blocking was carried out by the LNP, whereas ALP leader Gough Whitlam was firmly behind the Moratorium and its humanitarian aims. (2/2)

The attempts by the NSW ALP government to block the pro-Palestine protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge this weekend has so many parallels with the second Vietnam Moratorium rally of 30 September 1970, when activists attempted many times to work with police so they could show...(1/2)

Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.

Thank you to @theconversation.com for sharing the open letter calling for @albomp.bsky.social to repeal Job-Ready Graduates. theconversation.com/top-australi...

Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025 (about:blank). We also write as individuals with a range of political beliefs. We are de...

Here is the petition link: www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...

Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000

Please sign this open letter urging the Federal Government to remove unrealistic assumptions about ‘job-ready’ graduates from the future vision of Australia, as well as onerous fees on students who want to study all-important Arts degrees. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Well this is quite exciting: Michel Foucault’s personal library has been catalogued and will be searchable online from this September eman-archives.org/Foucault-fic... 🗃

MEDIA RELEASE: A National Crisis in HASS

The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities.
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Yes! It wasn’t bad!

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I don’t think so! 😬

Oddly a different colour from everyone else’s. Anyway, I’m fine! 😂

I’m still alive!

It was!

I agree!! Crucial 👏🏼👏🏼

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When the server came by to offer me some I just burst out laughing (as did she).

I couldn’t detect any 😂

It was, to be honest!

Yes!!!!

I ate it! Not bad. I don’t think it contained mushrooms 🤞🏼🤞🏼

The first hors d’oeuvre I was offered at the Australia and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine conference dinner tonight was…Beef Wellington. 😬

Perhaps! 😂

If Napoleon Bonaparte was still around, he would be absolutely loving this.

See, what I’m mainly interested in is how the Erin Patterson case is going to influence the popularity of Beef Wellington as a dinner option. I know that if I was having a dinner party this week, I’d be tempted to make it for a laugh (although I don’t expect my guests would enjoy the joke).

Knitting Nannas at last nights Sydney premiere of @risingtideaus.bsky.social new film “Turning the Tide”.

100’s showed up adding to the “swell” of us wanting more #ClimateAction from NSW government that must include a stop to more gas and coal mine extensions and approvals. 🌡️🔥🌊 🥵

Lake Macquarie (NSW) this morning!