Preston Campbell

Australian Census on University Staff Wellbeing results are out. Every uni recorded scores indicating high/very high psych risk. And in news surprising no one, "only senior execs and deans rated their workplaces as medium or low risk while all other staff groups reported high-risk conditions."

This study really deserves a good long multiple reads look. I think it illustrates a lot of useful knock on problems from NLP gone too far ("AI").

“What is the point of a court letter saying you can’t be arrested? The first thing they look at is if you are black or Latino”

This from Pater Lalor - shocking. pls listen - michaelwest.com.au/peter-lalor-...

NSW Police on the defensive in the wake of Monday's attacks on protestors as details of victims/those arrested begin to emerge - such as Ali (below) #auspol #Herzog @sstephanietrann.bsky.social michaelwest.com.au/herzog-prote...

Excellent news.

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

I found the video of these men pausing in prayer very moving. And the police response, throwing a peacefully praying man on the ground so horrifying. The far right suggests they were ‘baiting’ police, which. Well. Fills me with despair.

Fuck.

Social Cohesion, one vertebrae at a time, one pensioner at a time, until we all start getting along by thinking what the government tells you to.

It’s not Sydneapolis, wtf NSW police breaking this old lady’s spine at a peaceful protest 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

I left the protest early to meet a friend so I missed all this. There was indeed a very tight perimeter of police and every description is appalling.

Oh the rolling melee….

So important, check this out 👇

'Disunity is death' – but Labor's cowed caucus has a cost too www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Complaining about Minns? There’s an election in NSW in Mar 2027. Now is the time to organise in your local communities. I’m heading to an event in the electorate of Willoughby this arvo with over 100 people. Now is the time to start planning 🙌🙌 #auspol #nswpol

Well, now i want to start a charity run run in Brisbane. From, say, the Story Bridge to, roughly, Wynnum Beach. The River to the Sea Run. All proceeds benefitting Red Crescent.

There is no better question right now than “is water really blue?” I’m not joking, the wholesomeness of it, combined with glorious pictures of blue water is. Well. Cleansing.

Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Why did the RBA jump the gun on raising interest rates? "If they go too fast, the cons are that the economy will slow down and unemployment will go up. Well, that's not a con to the RBA." @MattGrudnoff @ebony_bennett #auspol

Never a better time to unionize your faculty

This is so cringe to read.

When threatened, the global elite can spit venom as far as three meters

This is my favourite thing in 2026 so far 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

hey check this out

The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”: youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

If you ever wanted a working definition of structural racism, our structures are currently performing a textbook example.

So adorable, moorhen chick ❤🖤

I’m in.

Nannas & huge loud crowd @ Invasion Day Rally Hyde Park. Powerful speakers didn’t need notes for moving & energetic speeches/chants/dance. Police omnipresent & helicopter overhead. #blacklivesmatter #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe.

If it seems Dickensian that’s cos it is. Shame, settler colonial Australia.

Last year I got to work with this really cool team researching hi-vis workwear. Their first article from the project is out in the journal that I edit, Australian Historical Studies, check out the link below. And watch out for their future work, it’s gonna be great. 👷‍♀️👩‍🚒

"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...

Same 🤷‍♀️

I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control. Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances. I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone. I need to share with you what I saw.

This is so funny after the incessant ads from Palantir about empowering, not replacing the American worker. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I wrote an essay about banks for Griffith Review.

This mass cancelation of plus a mass sell off of US treasuries might work. Or spark nuclear war, I suppose.

Totally innocent US citizen. And amongst it all they put a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head? Fucking monstrous.

Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on.

@britishacademy.bsky.social International Fellowships are now open Applications are welcome across the #humanities and #socialsciences from early career researchers anywhere in the world to come to 🇬🇧 for 2 years The deadline is 11 March www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Incredible community , fucking appalling government open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Incredible picture.

The size of an Andean Condor Magnificent 👏💙😲😎

Somehow this seems true of the free speech warriors on the other side of the world from Epstein too.

I’d kinda like to start one of those for lulz.