I just ate rice for the first time in 45 days (stupid elimination diet) and now my stomach really hurts. This is absolutely rubbish.

It’s almost as though anti-abortion ideology has nothing at all to do with protecting life.

Has there been any recent research on public attitudes towards police legitimacy? Watching the way state law enforcement has operated over the last few years (particularly in the US but also in response to protest in many places) has made me wonder about the long term effects of this approach.

Australia Institute research shows the gas industry pays ZERO royalties on more than half the gas exported from Australia. "Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports.... Australia is getting taken for a ride." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

One week until we fly home for a visit. 18yo happily listing off all the places they want to return to. 15yo planning a meal at Au Lac. And… I’ve thoroughly overscheduled myself.

It’s an indictment of the times that LinkedIn has resulted in so many more responses to this post than here…

When will it be my turn to see the aurora borealis or aurora australis?

✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻 I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?* I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.

Brings this old gem to mind.

"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Video shows massive waves rising and crashing along the Catanduanes coastline in the Philippines, as Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall, killing at least two people and displacing 1.4 million others.

"an English accent implies that you're well-read, that you're well-educated, even if you're not" "I think the fact that the world holds us in this regard is something that we should be cherishing and taking advantage of at the same time," he said. — Hello colonial assumptions of white supremacy. 😳

It seems pretty clear that the two-party system in the UK, USA and Australia primarily serves the class interests of the wealthy.

This article is another sharp reminder that while be continue to focus on the US shitshow, we have our own issues that urgently require attention. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bit late to this - but thrilled my @verfassungsblog.de piece on the history of environmental civil disobedience in Australia was cited in Le Roy v Brisbane City Council - finding the council discriminated against Extinction Rebellion based on political belief www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/view...

My partner just left for Brazil. 😞 On the upside, before leaving, he made me a fancy breakfast, cleaned the whole house and did the laundry. 💕💕💕

Let’s make it 0% and increase the % of car share, public transport, bikes and walking.

MEDIA RELEASE: The Jewish Council of Australia condemns the antisemitic Nazi stunt held yesterday outside NSW Parliament. W refuse to be intimidated by these pathetic media stunts. We stand with all Jewish people impacted by today’s racism and with all those experiencing bigotry and hatred. 1/5

It’s lucky that deadly flooding isn’t predicted to dramatically increase due to climate change…

This looks delicious

A very simple reform would be for the state to pay child support, and charge liable parents themselves. I’m pretty confident the government would mysteriously improve its capacity to recover the money when it wasn’t single parents going out of pocket.

Traffic has already improved.

It was such a delight to attend the Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights conference yesterday. Brilliant hosting by the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research and Leiden University College The Hague.

Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

Excellent news! 🏊🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Nup to the Cup. Just stop this festival of harm already.

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

"People with a disability and Indigenous Australians are overrepresented in the data. About 33% of all suspensions affected those with a disability, and at least 26% of all suspensions affected First Nations people."

This made my day, my week even.

British treat or treaters are very polite. Winning costume was the tiny child in a bright orange hooded jumpsuit, bushy eyebrows & a huge moustache.

Good news: UN experts welcome landmark ASEAN Declaration on right to safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

wonderful news Australian-first treaty legislation passes in Victorian parliament www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

📣 As UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, along with colleagues from other five mandates we welcome landmark ASEAN Declaration on right to safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. #ASEAN #healthyenvironment

On my way home from an exceptional children’s rights lecture and panel hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social Brilliant chairing by @aoifenolan.bsky.social and a sobering lecture from Prof Ben Saul - ‘Every war is a war against children: Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and the Fragility of Child Rights’

📘 The European Convention on Human Rights marks its 75th anniversary on 4 November. ⚖️ The Court will host a solemn ceremony that day at 6:00 p.m., which will be broadcast live on the Court’s YouTube channel. 🔗 www.youtube.com/live/NQGk8bv...

⚡️⚖️ 🌍 European Court of Human Rights rules that, as a matter of legal obligations, States must assess & consider cumulative emissions resulting combustion of fossil fuel (scope 3 emissions) when validating new extraction projects. 🔍 Stay tuned for further analysis. #ClimateLitigation

The dogs didn’t get the end of daylight savings memo.

Seeing Philip Pullman talk about his latest book and Lyra’s whole story arch was actually delightful. He was funny and thoughtful, and it left me feeling hopeful.

The two sides of a weekend.

Yay, it’s the weekend.

Our new episode of Law at the End of the World is all about research grants - the wins, the failures, and everything in between. Plus, updates on NZ marine law, Australian EPBC reforms, and the problems with carbon offsets. Perfect for anyone navigating academic funding (or the curious among you).

The amazing @juliadehm.bsky.social and @cristyclark.bsky.social unpacked with/for me Australia's climate targets (using the term loosely) and how they fall short of its international legal obligations: soundcloud.com/calledtotheb.... Spoiler alert: it's not a happy story.

This is HUGE A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”. It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image. www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

Our new episode of Law at the End of the World is all about research grants - the wins, the failures, and everything in between. Plus, updates on NZ marine law, Australian EPBC reforms, and the problems with carbon offsets. Perfect for anyone navigating academic funding (or the curious among you).

This was such fun.

This is why I argue that (ostensibly) progressive movements & parties should stop aiming for the ‘reasonable centre’. Your ‘pragmatic politics’ is just ceding ground to the right & shifting the centre along the way. It’s essential to commit to progressive values & insist on the politics of hope.

At least it was the tauny frogmouth. They are genuinely gorgeous muppets. Gang Gang Cockatoo for 2026.