the good folks at @drwaus.bsky.social have launched an AI harms register! they're collecting stories from people in Australia who have experienced AI-related harms to track the way AI is causing harm, and to pressure the govt to act. submit here: digitalrightswatch.org.au/ai-harms-reg...

Aioli as first choice, followed by barbecue sauce second choice, or salt and vinegar as third option.

Does anyone give an umpteenth of a rats arse about what Barnaby Joyce does?

A very interesting read.

"Palestine is a testing ground for the surveillance and weapons technology that will monitor and oppress the lives of all of our children."

This was my first thought when I heard he'd resigned from parliament. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21732/...

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

I've just seen Laura Tingle's new hair style, and I'm loving the short hair. It really suits her.

If you care about democracy, you *really* need to get off of Substack soon. Here is a guide for creators (and readers) for how and why to do it and without harming creators you want to support. america2.news/the-substack...

Damn straight. Considering the expected outcome in this case, refusal is not only ridiculous, it risks sepsis for the mother if the baby dies in utero. How is this health care?

If you see this, post a character with white hair

You've inherited a movie theatre, what's your first double feature? Two of Ken Russell's late 80s films, Lair of the White Worm and Salome's Last Dance. Mainly to see if they're as out there as I remember. "Give me the head of John the Baptist!"

Well, this is disappointing.

Love is in the air 💞 Magabala Books is excited to announce a call for submissions of short works of romance fiction by First Nation writers for a world-first anthology, edited by Melanie Saward, Ambelin Kwaymullina, and Kate Cuthbert. Read more here: bit.ly/4eOr2W5

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Hey, Melbourne friends - FYI

Excellent column by Paula Kruger "You break trust with the broader community when an interest group can go to the top of an organisation and get its way. " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Something else pundits, broadcasters and journalists are not talking about

I'm teaching an intimate, online creative writing class through Varuna from 22 July. It's all about writing with humour and heart, the two great threads of life. It's not about being a comedian but having a zest for the incongruous. Apps close tomorrow! www.varuna.com.au/for-writers/...

Ditch the AUKUS agreement. Albanese should tell the US to pay back what we've already put in and walk away. If they say no, tell them they're no longer going to be using Pine Gap. If they want to keep a presence at Pine Gap, they can pay for it. That'll be $800 million, thanks.

Yep!

Australia has moved that the member for Dickson no longer be heard.

Lovely farewell and well wishes happening for Antony Green on the ABC Australia Votes broadcast.

Loving Albo's speech. Very gracious.

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God, Jacinta Price really is horrible.

Wow, Antony Green is already calling it for Labor!

If we're supposed to be in an election ad blackout period, why are LNP ads still being shown on streaming services? I've just gone through two ad breaks on Paramount+, three ads per break, and 5 of 6 were LNP political ads.

'Have you noticed that things are getting a little Trumpian in Australia?' Damon Gameau looks at Atlas and Advance #auspol > youtu.be/ecqDvx9HMhs?... Let's share this - a lot!!! 🙌 🙌

There's a new conservative study purporting to prove that abortion medication is dangerous. Let's talk about why it's horseshit. To start, it's published by a conservative think tank, not peer-reviewed, and contradicts decades of credible research showing mifepristone is safe

It appears that so-called Independent MP for Fowler - & ex-lib, Dai Le has been giving a bit of a hand to the young Liberals in an attempt to oust Chris Bowen in a neighbouring seat. 🙄 So much for being independent. Le appears to be doing her bit to help the Libs in their campaign against Bowen.

Well, who would've thought?!

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Ah, the historically *checks notes* better reviewed and better paid authors? thank heavens someone has arrived to help the under-represented from that (as oppressed modern thinker Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote) ‘damned mob of scribbling women.’ #booksky

If you're in the US, you should ditch any period tracking app you're using and delete all your data. Use paper that you can burn afterwards. Alternatively, completely f$%# them up by entering a heap of false data instead. 😉

Jimmy Carter had to get rid of his peanut farm because it might look like he made an unseemly profit from being president. But Donald Trump is being allowed to shake down foreign countries to personally pay him protection money with his cryptocurrency to stave off his insane, illegal tariffs.

Everyone who has paid into Social Security: 1. Create a Login.Gov account. 2. Go to the Social Security page and log in. 3. Do screen caps of your Earnings Record. 4. Because it may not be there tomorrow, thanks to Elon.

It's all right there for everyone to see. Just join the in plain sight dots #DontRiskDutton #auspol #TemuTrump

CAUTION! LNP trickery again! They are using a website www.postal.vote encouraging voters to register for a postal vote. This is NOT the AEC website, but an LNP website. They are sending out propaganda in the mail. Copy attached. #auspol Bodgy AGAIN!

Good to know. Don't be tempted!

I think this is pretty much the same result that i got in 2022. This is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. Try it for yourself! #AusPol #AusVotes share.votecompass.com/JU70p7AqQqeP...

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I have said it and am gonna keep saying it. The coalition voted for holding a referendum and then campaigned against the question to generate granular seat-by-seat data - all publicly funded - for their targeted racism strategy in this federal election campaign.

Next week will be the Parliament's last chance to spare voters from an onslaught of outright lies in political ads. 87% of Australians support truth in political advertising laws. Our Government should do its job. Sign and share > theaus.in/TIPApetition

I've been taking a sabbatical from the socials during February, but I'm back, baby! (Still read long form on Substack, though, so I'm reasonably up on what's been going on.)

Australian voters, Coles and Woolworths have joined forces with Kmart and Costco to publicly support the ARA's application to the Fair Work Commission to scrap overtime, evening and weekend penalty rates, and work breaks. If this goes through it will be used as a precedent everywhere. #AusVotes2025