The Lettsom Raid must not be forgotten. This year marks the 185th anniversary of the Lettsom Raid, a horrific act of genocide on the confluence of the Birrarung and Merri Merri... New article on my Substack Marrna-k Yulendj-ik. #MobSky #IndigiSky open.substack.com/pub/marrnaky...

I'm told Bluesky is doing those Antifa warnings too, but I haven't seen any evidence. ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

What's with these new terrorist warnings under people's social media posts? ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 First Nations. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 radical Blak 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳.

I've been absent from social media for a few weeks, and now I'm bored. Had a bad case of RSV (nasty respiratory virus) and grieving the loss of my best friend (smol dog). But it's time to face the online world again, even if I'm still germy & isolating. I really need to source some work/commissions

You can find me here at the Kirrip Wilam Room. Come and say hi and check out all the cool Mob doing dope things at PAX Aus. Ping me if you wanna have a yarn and i'll do my best to be there. 💪🏼

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join a small collective working directly with Gazan families to supply them with the resources and care that they need! We are the Branches of Hope (@branchesofhope4gaza ) collective, and we will soon launch Roots of Hope (@rootsofhope4gaza ).

Introducing... The First Stories Collective 🎉 As two of the nation’s leading ACCOs in literature, Blak & Bright and Magabala Books unite almost 50 years of experience and leadership in the literary sector. ➡️ Swipe to read more and read the full announcement here: www.magabala.com/blogs/news/i...

A Map to a Place That No Longer Exists. Devastating.

Thank you for the outpouring of support over the past few days, and for the memories being shared. The complete Meanjin archive will be put online and made available for free from February 2026. In the meantime, current print and digital subscribers continue to have full access to it. (1 of 2)

There is an FAQ page up on the website to answer some of the questions being asked about subscriber refunds, which we will process expeditiously. This page will be updated with new developments. meanjin.com.au/frequently-a... For any questions, please email us: [email protected] (2 of 2)

Kurdinthi 3-day National First Nations Weaving Symposium in Adelaide was good. I loved how so many of us in the audience were busy weaving while listening to the panel speakers. Here's two of my in-progress pieces

I'd rather media quote my poetry, and not my social media posts. That is where they'll hear what I really think about politicians & journalists complicity in genocide, and the current attempts to silence writers. Free Palestine, from the river to the sea! overland.org.au/2025/08/star...

media/journalists that keep publishing that ridiculous politician's claim that I "glorify terrorism" without critically analysing if it's even factual, let alone challenging his lies, ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. I do not and have never supported terrorism

Is that ridiculous QLD politician talking to media about me again? (Article paywalled) If I had $10 for every time he did this, it would eventually add up to the award money he robbed me of

Zaytoun is where Gaza’s Palestinian Christian community live, and are taking refuge in two churches My ancestors come from Gaza. I have distant relatives there who share my surname. They won’t leave, and why should they? It’s home Don’t you dare utter “Israel is a haven for Christians” ever again.

The Death of Meanjin. a couple of thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/greenwor...

Yes, the antisemitism envoy’s funding should be cut for failing to tackle antisemitism. Good call, Jillian.

Meanjin is another causality to the anti-critical thought crusade. This is linked to the push to only have degrees that lead to "real jobs", the push to ease copyright laws to assist AI companies & the campaign to silence "dissenting" voices who say free Palestine. Goal: no empathy just obedience

If possible, you could try to print to PDF as well and save the whole page.

Meanjin literary journal did not deserve this heartless bureaucratic demise. Thank you to everyone who worked on and wrote for do-called-Australia's second oldest literary journal. RIP Meanjin (1940-2025). You will be missed by many writers and readers.

...and now everyone should shut up about the criminal case against him and let the process work.

On September 1, 2025, we lost a true legend. Graham Greene, Oneida from Six Nations Reserve, walked on at the age of 73. Over the span of more than 175 acting credits, he gave us characters that were unforgettable, complex, and real. redpopnews.com/remembering-... #redpopnews

A fourth suspect has now entered the rumour mill. He can go to hell, too

Eagerly awaiting the incoming memes... even if the rumours aren't true

So far, I've seen three names mentioned in rumour of a racist politician who's just died - and frankly, it's long overdue for all three to go to hell

Worst series of events inflicted on southern continent now commonly referred to as Australia: British-led occupation, colonisation + genocide. Second worst: White Australia Policy. F*ck these past white supremacists. F*ck the current white supremacists/nazis and their whiny anti-immigration rallies

QLD politicians defamed me in parliament & media, stripped me of $15,000 First Nations award, and labelled me a threat to social cohesion because of sympathetic posts towards Palestinians. And yet this gov defends the rights of racists & actual nazis to stage anti-immigration pro-white hate rallies

Vale sis 💔 You are greatly missed. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

My personal reflection on the Bendigo Writers Festival debacle and why discomfort is always better than disconnection.

This poem was written to perform at Fine Print Magazine's Narrative Sabotage event in July. Thanks to @overlandjournal.bsky.social for publishing a re-worked version. I'm very new to poetry, but it felt good releasing some rightous rage. From the river to the sea / always was always will be ✊🏾

I've bundled up my grief and rage - towards apartheid Israel, the horror of witnessing the live-streamed genocide of Palestinian people, seeing writer-peers stand up/speak up while politicians do nothing, the loss of my Black & Write Fellowship - and wrote a poem overland.org.au/2025/08/star...

“The moon weeps over Palestine weaving tears into silvery shrouds.” From “starmight”, a new poem by K.A Ren Wyld.

Adelaide folks, we're running free media spokesperson training in Sept/Oct! Interested? Apply before Tue 26 Aug: www.tfaforms.com/4896630

While it is reasonable to expect professional standards of behaviour from authors conducting events, this situation represents another instance of overreach in codes of conduct for public appearances ... Read our full statement: www.asauthors.org.au/news/author-concerns-about-bwf-code-of-conduct/

On Sunday, The Age commissioned an opinion piece from Palestinian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah - only to decline publishing it after it was submitted. Thanks to Randa for letting us publish it here. www.deepcutnews.com/p/pro-israel...

Here’s a star Australian writer & speaker that would grace any arts event. Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has been targeted by unnamed people in a pressure group intent on censoring her, damaging her career, & restraining other writers. Any organisation which bows to this discrimination will be disgraced.

When are our media & arts institutions going to grow a back bone and not be spooked by lobbyist letters making vexatious and defamatory claims. Have we learned nothing ? Are these institutions more concerned about cranky letter writers than war crimes they seek to distract from?

A cowardly pre-emptive move by Bendigo Writers' Festival to avoid claims of antisemitism has ended in disaster, and it's not hard to see why, @marquelawyers.com.au writes. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/1...

Nothing new about letters / phone calls being used to intimidate arts orgs & silence artists.Lobby groups simply ramped up efforts in the last 22 months. hhttps://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/letter-to-bendigo-writers-festival-emerges-flagging-concern-over-palestinian-writer-20250818-p5mnpd.html

Bendigo Council & LaTrobe Uni blew up Bendigo Writers Festival after bad faith lobbyists demanded aclaimed author/academic Randa Abdel-Fattah be silenced. Randa is awesome in many ways. Say no to anti-Palestinian racism. Order her new novel or ask your library to stock www.uqp.com.au/books/discip...

Something from Meanjin a few years back: Randa Abdel Fattah on Palestinian erasure… meanjin.com.au/latest/lobbi...

The Bendigo Writers' Festival debacle is the latest in a growing list of attempts to stifle free speech and crush dissent under the guise of controlling "conduct", @marquelawyers.com.au writes.

Apartheid Applauding Academic Arseholes of Australia

EXCLUSIVE: A pro-Israel lobby group pressured La Trobe University and the Bendigo Writers Festival to drop Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the festival's lineup. www.deepcutnews.com/p/exclusive-...

Well then.

Financial blow but festival book supplier stands with writers in protest www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/904243...

So Bluesky has decided to remove @jamalzuhir.bsky.social who has been on here for well over a year, doesn’t spam and has only ever had one account so he was never removed before.