Inequality gap keeps on widening. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

So, Angus Taylor hates migrant workers, permanent residents, trans people, people of colour, who else? Only seems to love Pauline Hanson. May he lose his seat in the next election.

Angus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

So depressing that they got a seat. Appalling…

Sunday morning and we get subjected drivel from the ignorant Matt Canavan. ABC insiders making me so mad! #auspol

Insightful smsk.dev/2026/04/26/a...

Tech firms pushing back on the tech tax proposed by the Australian Government. What is the likelihood of a tax in the future to support a universal basic income, when the tech these same firms are pushing precipitate wider scale job losses? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

All he’s got. My @smh cartoon.

Please, why do we have to be subjected to Angus Taylor at tea time news. #auspol

Ok, so I knew it would be an anger-inducing and triggering watch, but OMG. Bravo ABC Four Corners, and the brave souls that spoke out on the show. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

We really need to consider the environmental, societal and human costs of AI www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

We all lose – and future generations will lose even harder – when governments cut investments in research & researchers. Or fail to increase them to the levels actually needed. 😡

“A complete joke” After the starting gun fires, Australian researchers have to wait 2–3 years before even starting the race. Really clear article explaining the impossibly long new time-frames for Australian Research Council grants. By @liammannix.bsky.social

As a matter of public record, @samsungmobileus.bsky.social, you CAN tell me I must agree to your terms to continue to use the phone that holds essential data and apps, but you're making me 'sign' under duress. If a dispute does arise, expect me to cite the fact that I lacked meaningful free choice.

I totally want this level of intelligence being used to write code, run companies, direct military strategy, and make medical care decisions. “ChatGPT how many hands to hold a pen??” Via @FatherPhi on TT, YT, etc.

So, having not just one but two Australian Research Council DP EOIs rejected (one of which was led by a brilliant colleague of mine from UTS in Sydney), these are my thoughts.

Australian Research Council DP EOI triggered depression day. Not fit for purpose research funding scheme…

Why are we being subjected to Tony Abbott on #abc730? Don’t you have anyone credible to interview #auspol

Two-thirds of researchers globally say there is now more emphasis on producing research aligned with government priorities compared with a few years ago, a major survey has found https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholars-worldwide-pushed-towards-mission-orientated-research

3) The University of Queensland EECS HCC 🧑‍🎓 🔗 eecs.uq.edu.au/human-centre... It’s been great collaborating with researchers from Human-Centred Computing! We’ve co-supervised students together and contributed project briefs in #TFOM and #astronomy themes @mashhuda.bsky.social #TFOM5YL

Reposting @timchen.bsky.social’s vibecoded website for exploring patterns in ARC funding.

Perhaps Sam Altman might be over egging it a wee bit? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Elon Musk’s AI firm apologizes after chatbot Grok praises Hitler

I have noticed some real toxicity in comments on LinkedIn about my being less bothered by researchers injecting prompts into their papers to subvert lazy reviewers and more bothered by reviewers ejecting their responsibility to LLMs.

If you ask the new Grok (via grok.com without any custom instructions) for opinions on controversial topics it runs a search on X to see what Elon thinks I know this sounds like a joke but it's not. This genuinely happens: x.com/jeremyphowar...

#StudentSuccess | Student-Led Teaching Doesn’t Help Underprepared Students Peer support can increase students’ engagement in a course, but one study found that peer instruction didn’t result in better grades or content knowledge for learners. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/465y8Dq

Europe Must Do More to Protect Data Under Trump, @erc.europa.eu Head Says Disappearance of U.S.-hosted data should be “wake-up call” for scientific community, conference hears. Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3Gxb8mo

British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron said this week at a joint press conference with Keir Starmer He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 👇 youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...

A digital poster competition run by educators at @unisouthampton.bsky.social encouraged comments on social media to spark conversations between under- and postgraduate students. Here’s how it works: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/using... #academicsky #edusky

Great article on why AI won’t be replacing Computer scientists anytime soon. theconversation.com/ai-wont-repl...

This is great! simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/11/...

God that is so many more than “a couple thousand”

Increased use of words such as ‘delves’, ‘underscores’ and ‘showcasing’ identified since popularisation of large language models

When reviewing research grants, I keep a few principles in mind…

The “poison” of cross-subsidies and “15 years of bipartisan disinvestment” have produced a “broken” research funding system in Australia, a Canberra forum has heard #AcademicSky #highered

Gary Lineker to leave BBC on Sunday after antisemitism row

Via Bedrich Benes on LInkedIn: Arenite is a new algorithm for simulating sandstone structures that will be presented at Siggraph 2025. Collaborative work of Zhanyu Yang, Aryamaan Jain, Guillaume Cordonnier, Marie-Paule Cani, Zhaopeng Wang, and Bedrich Benes. Project: jango6324.github.io/arenite/

Had about 30 promotional emails telling me to buy stuff for my deceased mother for Mother’s Day #algorithmiccruelty.

Tariffs - Someone doesn’t understand the film industry…

So glad the flute of mediocrity failed to even pick up a single seat. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

Well, election night has been very entertaining! #auspol

Dog whistle politics is well and truly alive and kicking. Dutton after a particular community of voters? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04... #auspol

Not long now till elections. Dutton calls tge ABC and The Guradian “hate media” - wtf??? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

#Kitileaks Inspiration behind Trump's economic "strategy" revealed:

Repeating fact checked claims that are untrue “when you go to the supermarket now, you’re now paying 30% more for groceries, paying about 32% more for your electricity” www.smh.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol

Fact check all the claims, don’t vote based on bogus information www.aap.com.au/factcheck/li... #auspol

Australian universities have renewed their campaign for Canberra to join Horizon Europe, amid doubts over the reliability of the US, their top foreign research partner #AcademicSky #EduSky

Scapegoating international students is ridiculous. Housing shortages in Australia is not the fault of students that contribute significantly to our economy… propertyupdate.com.au/internationa... #auspol