I submitted a claim for several books. Will be interesting to see if they go through, as they were/are open access.

And, as an aside, for a government which bangs on about "smashing gangs", cutting one of the only routes available to people to seek asylum in the UK is a pretty surefire way to ensure that even more people, especially women and children, are forced into making channel crossings. 5/

“Indigenous teenager teaches Paakantyi language to teachers at Menindee school” 👏🏼 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Ife Thompson is researching Black British English in the courtroom and is running a survey for UK lawyers 👇🏽 www.linkedin.com/posts/ife-th...

New on Language-on-the-Move: everyone talks about using AI in education "critically" - that should mean NOT using it, argues Ana Bruzon www.languageonthemove.com/why-critical...

Two journalists are set to be tried in Kentucky this week. Their crime? Covering a protest of the immigration detainment of Ayman Soliman, who himself fled persecution for his journalism in Egypt. Soliman’s lawyer called it a “cruel irony.”

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A los literarios. A los audiovisuales. A los técnicos. A los médicos. A los jurados. A los intérpretes. A los que hacemos lo que podemos con la situación que tenemos (tarifas, plazos, conciliación y la IA de las narices). A todos: ¡Felicidades! ❤️ #DíadelaTraducción

So cool to find out that this @languageonthemove.bsky.social blog post, sharing my work on migration practitioner education, is now being used as a learning resource for current students 🤗

Having control over discourse means not necessarily to have control over what people think, but at least to influence what they think *about* (paraphrasing van Dijk)

This was a fantastic interview- really recommend a listen.

We were very pleased to get the news today that the Australian National Dictionary Centre will be saved, thanks to an anonymous donation and the halt on involuntary redundancies under the Renew ANU plan. We thank everyone for their generous support through these difficult times.

@brynnquick.bsky.social has interviewed Shaun Tan for @languageonthemove.bsky.social

I have been cited about 120 times across eight languages. My work has been relied on in an amicus brief to SCOTUS and by the New Zealand Law Society. I was included last year in the OJLS’ retrospective of feminist work published across its history. But my career external funding stands at £13k.

I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/

Unfunded hobbyist researchers of the world, unite!

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

This was an excellent panel - couldn't be more timely in thinking about how we can be both activists and a academics #BAAL2025

The tests and approaches to language are all ways to control people. We need to approach them as such.

We all needed this right now 👇🏽 Alt text and info about the author are in the replies

Language testing is not a 'test' insomuch as it's a way to govern.

@kamrank.bsky.social 's #baal2025 plenary 👇🏽

Keep in mind that when we talk about family reunification routes, they only apply when someone has been granted refugee status. That means this government is saying, "we know you have fled persecution. We know your family remains at risk therefore. We are going to ensure you cannot see them again".

Absolutely this. It makes no sense from any angle and ends only in more cruelty and suffering for all involved.

“I think it is an act of terrorism that happened here,” Robbie Thorpe said at the camp on Monday. “It was a premeditated attack on our people; it has been allowed to happen. “Where were the police at that time? There was a group of armed people walking around. Why weren’t they monitored?”

"While the evidence shows immigration isn’t behind Australia’s housing woes, for instance, there’s plenty of proof migrants are crucial for the country’s economic development. (This) is the story politicians should be telling. Some have started to, but counteracting (past false info)will take time."

Well, if it’s 30 August, it’s the 121st anniversary of the marathon at the St Louis Olympics, which saw 32 people start, 14 finish, the ‘winner’ get disqualified for cadging a lift, and the gold medallist reach the end only with the aid of brandy and strychnine

Participants needed for research on innovative grammar in Australian English. It will involve an anonymous online questionnaire that will take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.

"Technologies aren’t a rising tide that lifts all boats, unless we very specifically design them that way. With computing, they have not been designed that way" This @histoftech.bsky.social interview is so good www.fastcompany.com/91384078/not...

It can be scary to speak up for refugee rights in this climate. We know the far-right will attack us for this. We even had far-right activists openly calling for our newsroom to be burned down recently. But we HAVE to use our platforms to stand up for vulnerable people

Oh no!

"The problem with English tests" a good explainer from the ABC on visa related language requirements

It might not look like it, but translation is often a safety-critical industry. Problem is, you can't tell where the danger is unless you're an expert, and AI is stripping expertise out at a rate of knots.

If your concern is that a white person who pleaded guilty received a sentence within the guidelines maybe you *want* two tier justice.