A month ago old mate columnist told boomers, the luckiest, most recipient generation in history, to organise to lobby for even more privileges. But now it's wrong to tell women which advertisers support sexist drivel on radio, in case they wanna boycott 'em? #logic www.theage.com.au/national/the...

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

'Social media bans are likely to make things worse: psychologist Candice Odgers on kids, tech and mental health. Maybe we should just kick all men off the internet? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Reminder that data centres have driven new capital expenditure in Australia. In other words, data centres are good for business. But are they on balance good for the nation?

Don’t be a census vandal. Answer truthfully. P.S. More Australians report no religion on the census than any other single religion. #Census2026au

Principles listed here won’t prevent what happened at ANU. The government has the opportunity to make good change to prevent wrongdoing. This is putting lipstick on a pig! www.canberratimes.com.au/story/930902...

Which is pretty much like the rest of the country. I think we’re so much better than the people peddling division give us credit for

In this friendship group there are 'no Jews, no Muslims, just one big family' www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Pocock is such a valuable member of the Senate. Ably supported by retired volunteer advisers many of whom have been very serious APS and can be experts in particular fields.

yes, thats entirely possible, and I could have said that as a historian, too, but this strikes me as absolutely hilarious--both the idea that "no one had ever thought of this before" but also the confidence

"executives with no understanding of the industry" seems to be an endemic problem across industries: higher education, medicine, you name it, a bunch of suits with MBAs and unearned arrogance are destroying everything around us, and for some reason, we're supposed to accept that they know best

I reckon blue zones could be a quirk reflecting poor data and incomplete vital registration, btw.

Beyond the topic, this reveals something significant about the discipline of demography: egos, nepo-babies, male bias. I’m sure this reflects academia. But Booth, named here, was ANU’s first female professor (the home of demography in Australia) in 2017! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Climate change becoming a major driver of child marriage across Asia and the Pacific as families struggle to survive www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

A great breakthrough www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A few weeks ago I went on Saturday Extra with Nick Bryant on the ABC to talk about Chinese Australian history and Sinophone Australia. Had some stuff to say about multiculturalism as well.... www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

People doing it tough don’t tend to go to the theatre. This isn’t new. Why is it only when rich people things get threatened we care?! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Landlords control the country. Its beyond time that ends www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

How is it that powerful people escape consequences just by resigning?! Absolute scam. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/930711...

It sickens me to know a prominent disability advocate has been hiding in plain sight amassing child abuse materials. The immense betrayal. region.com.au/renowned-act...

Are y’all boiling eggs at work in the communal kettle? WTF. No. #TheAgency

The story is wrong; the Government didn’t reject them. Australia noted where the recommendations were State based issues, where the recommendation couldn’t be tracked, or where it was otherwise legally confused.

Why?! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Financial advice columns are just rich people scabbing free stuff

You can opt out of gambling ads on SBS via this link: help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/art...

💯% “Ppl navigating psych sys develop understandings of coercion, risk & care that clinical training cannot fully capture. Disabled ppl develop expertise in access, interdependence. Ppl living through poverty, racism, develop deep practical knowledge of how inst function, because life depends on it.”

"What could change if lived experience was treated as knowledge, not supplementary testimony? It would reshape how knowledge is produced. Research would be built with communities, not just about them. Policy making would move beyond consultation towards shared authority."

Lived experience = expertise. Beyond time we respect it more. theconversation.com/lived-experi...

Excellent piece, well worth a read. But yes, triggering!

‘Everything is about status’ and they’re willing to do whatever it takes to be the top. Very triggering! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

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Seven will use AI to write news articles in the fallout of recent mass redundancies which saw high-profile on-air staff lose their jobs, leaked memos reveal. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/18/s...

Critics of multiculturalism in Australia fundamentally don’t get what it is It is a right to cultural identity (within limits), equal opportunity & fair treatment + recognition of the skills/talents of migrants, all within a shared Australian civic framework Food is merely a side benefit #auspol

Thank you, yes trauma informed, strength based, evidence based are the words included in every neoliberal industrial Not For Profit and Faith Based Organisation, when repackaging old programs to gain funding form government.

Press freedom is vital to a strong democracy. Powerful people with money and networks too often threaten the free press. Such attacks for ‘the people’ are self-interested moves to manipulate. Power without scrutiny is a dictatorship. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Trauma-informed is a favoured buzzword of HR folks, yet they rarely know what it means nor commit to it. The phrase is thrown around causing more harm when not applied. It’s about safety, choice, and enabling a sense of control. It’s crucial to wellbeing. theconversation.com/what-does-be...

"The battle between democracy and oligarchy will be the defining battle of the 21st century," he said. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Masturbation and smartphones aren’t reducing sex and babies. Don’t listen to the lawn mowing guy. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Snapped this leaving physics ANU Tuesday night. Venus and Jupiter. #ANUDailyJoy

On Sunday Switzerland votes on capping its population at 10 million. Called, without irony, the Sustainability Initiative. My essay in the Green European Journal's summer edition traces this (il)logic it: Too Many, Too Few: Malthusianisation and the Politics of Population Anxiety. Link in comments

Is the world headed for a human catastrophe with declining birth rates? theconversation.com/birth-rates-...

NEW QUIZ: Where do you fit in the American political typology? Please share your results!

New: How everything went so wrong at the ANU.

Lots of talk of life satisfaction in Australia being worse now than during COVID. I hate to be the bearer of bad news/reality, but it’s a beat up. There’s NO appreciable difference between 2020 and 2025 rates. Decline since 2014 is a worry though. www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...

If we are to counter medical misogyny, women can no longer be treated as unreliable witnesses of their own experience 👈🏽 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

JFC. Please vaccinate your children. You could be saving lives. (This is gut wrenching) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

University House is the beating heart of ANU. It’s a meeting place where students, scholars, senior officials and the ANU community come together. I cannot wait to get back there. It feels like coming home. ❤️ www.canberratimes.com.au/story/928587...

Everyone from Elon Musk to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, to the pope have opinions on declining fertility rates - here’s why it really matters theconversation.com/birth-rates-...