You know what’s one of the great things about the No Kings protests today? No one is going to storm the U.S. Capitol.

"Without irony, the shamelessly greedy claimed it was the morally concerned who’d destroyed society — by paying tax, respecting others, and working in public service." My bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on the dismal reality behind the cult of Thatcher. www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...

"In February 2023, the Albanese government announced an independent inquiry into the transparency and integrity of senior public board appointments," writes Sophie Scamps. "Two years after [it] was handed to the government... it has not seen the light of day." satpa.pe/fKcjpN3

Basically, the Australian political class as a whole is aligned on one central belief - that poor people should be subject to worse laws and treatment than rich people. That’s Centrelink, robodebt, mutual obligations, ndis, all of it.

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

#AusPol #AUKUS “It’s the biggest transfer of Australian sovereign wealth in our history, and it's had no democratic accountability whatsoever."

“The long arm of the mad uncles – former senior politicians who can't resist getting involved in political business – was evident in the Liberals’ turmoil this week,” writes Chris Wallace. “Tony Abbott in Hastie and Price’s corner, and Dutton in the other.” satpa.pe/ALcKF4v

The Albanese govt’s first term was the second most secretive on record. Rather than changing their ways, they’re doubling down and tightening our FOI system to make it even harder to get information. Not a single expert or member of parliament outside of the Labor party has backed their new bill.

Chaos is so exhausting

Thrilled to share this work from my postdoc with Tom Carmichael, available online @ Neuron! Long story short: we find even more evidence that all reactive astrocytes are not equal, and we can take advantage of those differences to improve repair after stroke. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m losing count of how many industries own @albomp.bsky.social

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Australia has one of the worst extinction records on Earth — and Labor’s doing a deal with the Coalition to overhaul nature laws. Labor can’t protect nature while protecting polluters. My column for tomorrow's @canberratimes.bsky.social #auspol > www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908547...

shitting all over Peta Murphy’s legacy…stay classy @australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%” Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.

SC Judge Diane Goodstein’s home has burned to the ground after a reported explosion. Three people, including her husband, were hospitalized. SLED is investigating the fire as suspicious.

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance" Stay tuned for more. #NobelPrize

@invernatx.com you might be interested in this “Non-self RNA” as a pathogen in the expanded repeat diseases academic.oup.com/hmg/article/...

Are you thinking on an exciting PHD project at the interface of translation control and innate immunity? @rnanomad.bsky.social and I have a project that might interest you!

My latest article in The Shot "The largest contributors to the breakdown of social cohesion in Australia are the governments of Australia, practising a privileged fuck-you version of democracy that makes its own rules & caters for those within the club" #pffft theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

New government data confirms gas exporters continue to pay no tax “It beggars belief that a company like Santos can spend a decade selling almost $50 billion worth of gas and not pay a cent of tax on it," said @rodcampbell.bsky.social. #auspol Read: australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-gov...

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play go fuckin Huskies Nazi UW students fuck off

#auspol who cares about a toxic polluted environment as long as some massive self interested mining corporation makes a killing

Great to see this case against peaceful climate protesters dropped. It should never have been brought in the first place. For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. We are deeply concerned by the ongoing repression of dissent.

I think the allies are walking backwards out of the room.

Fat generals. My @smh @theage cartoon.

The ANU says it's in crisis. Does this look like a financial crisis to you?

"Australia’s oceans have been hotter than ever before ... Data from the past 125 years shows July to June sea surface temperatures around the country were far higher than any previous record ... it wasn’t just one pocket of hot water skewing the figures." 🇦🇺 🌱 #HotOceans #ExtremeWeather #ClimateFail

Has anyone asked @albomp.bsky.social about impact of the new US military policies on AUKUS?

“Some of the people responsible for robo-debt are working outside the public service and not sanctioned by legal boards as far as I know, and some who designed robo-debt are still in the public service in compliance and audit roles. How can that be?”

What a ride. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

#BobDylan “If you want people to speak kindly after you’re gone, speak kindly while you’re alive.” Source: Rolling Stone

Coming to everywhere USA

"Australia has used the money of all taxpayers to further advantage some of their children, and further disadvantage others...to create the very thing public education was originally designed to break down: a class system." @janecaro.bsky.social #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

💡 A new gene therapy for Huntington’s disease, AMT-130, has shown it can significantly slow disease progression by 75% over 3 years. The phase I/II study, led by @ucl.ac.uk researchers and taking place at @uclh.bsky.social and other sites, offers new hope for families affected by this disease.

Has anyone made the ‘it’s only autism if it’s from the paracetamol region of France, otherwise it’s just sparkling neurodivergence’ joke yet?

“Distinguished epidemiologist Professor Fiona Stanley said she was “deeply sad” and “ashamed” after the Fremantle hospital that bears her name abruptly cancelled a 2024 event featuring Palestinian Australian doctors speaking about their experiences in Gaza—” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Several Liberal MPs have raised concerns an anti-immigration campaign by the activist group Advance is hurting the party’s brand and alienating migrant communities.

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

Coal and gas corporations will love Labor’s utter failure of a climate target.

Well that raises some questions www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Excellent thread

Larissa Waters: If Labor fails to set a science-based climate target then it’s crystal clear: they have utterly prioritised coal and gas profits at the expense of community safety and nature.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

www.abc.net.au/religion/anu... Good piece by Nick Cheesman from my old department at ANU @ouranu.bsky.social

*Labor: approves biggest gas project in southern hemisphere out to 2070*

"Anthony Albanese's claim that more fossil gas is needed for the energy transition is unscientific nonsense - it is gas industry propaganda raised to the level of state policy – and reflects a stampede toward more fossil fuels rather than a transition away."

Lecturer in Immunology at University of Aberdeen. Open to researchers with fresh approaches to immunity and neurodegeneration, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Closing date: 9th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

The resignation of Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has sparked furious debate over whether it constitutes enough of a "reset" for the institution after months of controversy.