I wrote a piece for @news.abc.net.au about the false dichotomy of the multicultural vs monocultural debate & how it misses the deeper concerns that we are an increasingly atomised, disconnected country www.abc.net.au/religion/cur... #auspol

If you have an interest in international law, tailoring, and truly glorious cooking, I highly recommend following @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social and @djag2.bsky.social. It’s especially wonderful when the topic of piracy comes up…

Obsession was great!! Properly scary and genuinely funny, interesting without doing Big Themes in an annoying way

Well, that was a fucking ride.

One really interesting discussion is about the use of live streaming/VOD as a way to make open law more accessible. I played around with some ideas a few years ago but there is a real hurdle with the way Court Registries engage with technology.

I’m once again begging you not to get your understanding of complex legal issues from activists.

Centrists in my mentions saying: ‘Aw, shucks. I don’t mind it if anti-democratic politicians seize power, provided that the system was fair.’

So many cyclist deaths begin with a stationary driver blocking the bike lane. The disconnect between cyclists, who see this as a life-threatening reckless action, and drivers, who see this is a minor parking infraction, is what often leads to discord.

That advice also misunderstands the empirical research: the core of far-right support isn’t the poor, it’s relatively wealthy people in poorer areas. They won’t be satisfied with improved living standards, because they resent other people’s improved living standards

If you never saw the chive, the best description i could give is that it was designed for guys exactly like this in mind.

Shoebridge is going to Shoebridge.

The rise of One Nation polling figures is curiously correlated with a disappearance of advocacy for proportional representation. All fun and games when you thought your preferred team would get more seats.

every fiction book i've bought this year has been because someone on here posted about it. Not once have i regretted it. if you like a book TELL THE WORLD. this post brought to you by Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning which is MAGNIFICENT. Go read it. my thanks to whoever shared that on my feed

In this instance, the interesting part is whether the cosy relationship between the Institute of Public Affairs and the Liberal Party is strained. Gina Rinehart has been a major financial backer of the IPA, and she has pivoted to One Nation as well.

Australia is publishing books too quickly – and everyone is losing out

Smurfs are cute but I bet if you live in Australia you get used to seeing them get hit by cars

Tapping the "states can't commit piracy only private actors can, not every bit of maritime violence and wrongdoing is piracy" sign. Would the US doing this be an internationally wrongful act? Yes! Would it be piracy? Fuck no! Stop it

Impossible to narrow this down further.

I tried to find this article and ended up finding something far grimmer Uhlmann take that escaped my attention a few weeks back

One day, someone will have to explain Chris Uhlmann’s career to me because it makes no sense. He’s thick as pigshit and an actively terrible writer. The ABC even created positions for him.

Uhlmann is griping about the education system again, so a quick reminder of his expertise.

There's a sale on at Booktopia that includes my & Kat's book at 90% off, so if you are in Australia and want to get Sex and Social Media for FOUR Australian dollarydoos, the time is now www.booktopia.com.au/societynow-e...

It will never stop being funny to me that the street fighter subreddit has a much better, well reasoned ai policy vis a vis literally all universities.

[Extremely former cop who chronically seeks media attention voice]: Here’s a legal take so wild that people should be genuinely concerned about the safety of convictions with which I was involved.

Tried a limited palette of just three colors. #watercolor

At last! All my books are back in storage. [A few moments later]: Shit. There were more books in this cupboard. [A few moments later again]: And now I’m distracted by the books…

The entire purpose.

Great piece. This whole thing has strong Joh for PM vibes.

Re-watching the 2016 Ghostbusters and it really is terrible. Has Paul Feig ever created a watchable movie?

Today's discourse is this tweet except no one has even suggested their alternative to voting this time.

For fairly obvious reasons, I have quite an extensive collection of national security law books. I love that it’s impossible to tell from the cover design whether it’s going to be a serious, scholarly exploration of legal issues or some old white guy having an old white guy rant for twelve chapters.

I suspect Michel is referring to land banking here. A tenancy survives the sale of a property (the right of reversion goes to the new landlord). So if you want to sell to a developer, it’s easier to scrap the tenancy first, hold out for the right price, and sell the property vacant.

It's Juneteenth. Post your favorite Black fictional character.

But a kilo of comic books weighs more than a kilo of any other book.

Probably because it was awful.

Voters only count if they align with my exact aesthetic preferences.

THE LOVECATS ARE BACK… OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO OUT NOW! thecure.lnk.to/TheLovecats-...

Whoot! Acceptance day! My paper on coalition politics & how Gamson does/don't work in opposition. Forthcoming in Parliamentary Affairs. R2 compared my work to "a wild kangaroo".... I'll be adding that reference to the paper... Thanks @thiagonsilva.bsky.social for support & advice.

I saw Back to Back's production Ganesh v The Third Reich on wednesday (last show in Naarm tonight). Review from my friend Kate is here: www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews... 1/15

“By protecting others, you save yourself.” -Kambei/Seven Samurai (1954). Should have stopped about 15 minutes earlier, likeness veered away from me #procreate from ref, Brooks Kim pencil brushes

There’s a fascinating shift to undermine the algorithm by returning to slower, non-digital forms of content creation and distribution. A South Australian artist (and my good friend) @erinclaire.bsky.social is setting up a mail club for fairytales and folklore. www.instagram.com/p/DZhCeqWxaX1/

Wrote a lil something with @emmawhatman.bsky.social for @theconversation.com about Taylor Swift’s debut single 20 years on and what it tells us about her enduring career: theconversation.com/tim-mcgraw-a...

are you following the story or is the story following you?

I feel like I need to remind people that political viewpoints are not assigned at birth. Highlighting the history of multiculturalism isn’t about persuading the fascists; it’s about making the fascists sound less reasonable to people that fascists deceive.

SUVs are twice as likely to cause a fatality if they hit a pedestrian or cyclist. Don't buy them, there are other ways to make your passengers safer. In fact, some experts say SUV are less safe for passengers also. Thinking of the poor family and all the community in Cabramatta. Such awful tragedy.

Extraordinary win for Iran, only restriction is no nukes which they'd agreed with Obama not to have anyway. Surprised they didn't ask to publicly kick Trump's arse on the Whitehouse lawn as well.