Ginny Barbour
@ginnybarbour.bsky.social
Only my views but for full transparency, work is EiC Medical Journal of Australia, open science,co-chair DORA. Adjunct Prof, QUT. Not work: environment, running, would be singer and gardener Living on unceded Turrbal and Yuggera land in Meanjin/Brisbane
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Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
~ W.H. Auden
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
~ W.H. Auden
March 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
~ W.H. Auden
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
~ W.H. Auden
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Why climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore wellbeing?
Why climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
tcnv.link
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Why climate models miss what matters most: our wellbeing.
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The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Here is a rare example of women being the focus of science and medicine and men missing out: males can get HPV. They can pass it on to females who can get cervical cancer. Or the males can develop reproductive cancers too. But whilst there is a test now for HPV itself (papsmear doesnt look for HPV)
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Here is a rare example of women being the focus of science and medicine and men missing out: males can get HPV. They can pass it on to females who can get cervical cancer. Or the males can develop reproductive cancers too. But whilst there is a test now for HPV itself (papsmear doesnt look for HPV)
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
Such powerful pictures: The 2025 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The 2025 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures
A preening brush turkey, a wise cassowary and some hungry terns are among the winning and shortlisted photos in this year’s prize
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Such powerful pictures: The 2025 BirdLife Australia photography awards – in pictures www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Welcome to summer, Queensland 😳
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Welcome to summer, Queensland 😳
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Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reading this as a historian of a period when women regularly wrote farewell letters to their families before giving birth because they knew how dangerous it was, and knowing how grateful they would have been for reliable medical care and medicine, makes me want to scream in frustration
Oh dear, England. I usually feel fully Australian but I’m really conflicted for the #Ashes. It’s going to be an, er, interesting summer 😳
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Oh dear, England. I usually feel fully Australian but I’m really conflicted for the #Ashes. It’s going to be an, er, interesting summer 😳
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listening to the NHMRC "Sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research" event. reassuring that NHMRC CEO Steve Wesselingh is foregrounding equity as central to health research.
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
listening to the NHMRC "Sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation in health and medical research" event. reassuring that NHMRC CEO Steve Wesselingh is foregrounding equity as central to health research.
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Our current systems for research assessment are narrow and flawed - @ginnybarbour.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Our current systems for research assessment are narrow and flawed - @ginnybarbour.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
Really enjoyed doing this - such an engaged group. Thank you @drjbeaudry.bsky.social for (almost) keeping us to the rules!
So much energy and laughter in a Jeopardy-style game about Responsible Research Assessment with DORA. Thanks @ginnybarbour.bsky.social @dorassessment.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
#AIMOS2025
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Really enjoyed doing this - such an engaged group. Thank you @drjbeaudry.bsky.social for (almost) keeping us to the rules!
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Good morning from Sydney, where we are getting ready for the #AIMOS2025 conference.
Jen Beaudry @drjbeaudry.bsky.social (@aimosinc.bsky.social President and Chair) and Joanna Diong (Co-Chair) are welcoming us into the room.
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
Jen Beaudry @drjbeaudry.bsky.social (@aimosinc.bsky.social President and Chair) and Joanna Diong (Co-Chair) are welcoming us into the room.
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Good morning from Sydney, where we are getting ready for the #AIMOS2025 conference.
Jen Beaudry @drjbeaudry.bsky.social (@aimosinc.bsky.social President and Chair) and Joanna Diong (Co-Chair) are welcoming us into the room.
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
Jen Beaudry @drjbeaudry.bsky.social (@aimosinc.bsky.social President and Chair) and Joanna Diong (Co-Chair) are welcoming us into the room.
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
Thank you for your posts - great record of these meetings!
After attending the International Research Integrity Conference the past three days, I will be at the AIMOS2025 conference the rest of the week, also in Sydney.
Get ready for more live posting!
#AIMOS2025
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
Get ready for more live posting!
#AIMOS2025
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
AIMOS2025 Conference
AIMOS conference 2025
aimos-inc.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Thank you for your posts - great record of these meetings!
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After attending the International Research Integrity Conference the past three days, I will be at the AIMOS2025 conference the rest of the week, also in Sydney.
Get ready for more live posting!
#AIMOS2025
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
Get ready for more live posting!
#AIMOS2025
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
AIMOS2025 Conference
AIMOS conference 2025
aimos-inc.github.io
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
After attending the International Research Integrity Conference the past three days, I will be at the AIMOS2025 conference the rest of the week, also in Sydney.
Get ready for more live posting!
#AIMOS2025
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
Get ready for more live posting!
#AIMOS2025
aimos-inc.github.io/aimos.confer...
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👋 So hello world, we did a thing.
🎁 Might be useful for some people ?
#misinformation #disinformation #fakenews
🎁 Might be useful for some people ?
#misinformation #disinformation #fakenews
Here's a new resource from @qutdmrc.bsky.social to explain #problematicinformation (and its various forms), harms, tips to help navigate online info environments, and what can be done. Access and download here: research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/explain... #informationintegrity #misinformation #disinformation
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
👋 So hello world, we did a thing.
🎁 Might be useful for some people ?
#misinformation #disinformation #fakenews
🎁 Might be useful for some people ?
#misinformation #disinformation #fakenews
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The CURE Asthma initiative is an unprecedented opportunity for accelerating the translation of research findings and bringing curative therapies within reach.
Available now as a supplement in the MJA
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Available now as a supplement in the MJA
buff.ly/BK7aPac
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The CURE Asthma initiative is an unprecedented opportunity for accelerating the translation of research findings and bringing curative therapies within reach.
Available now as a supplement in the MJA
buff.ly/BK7aPac
Available now as a supplement in the MJA
buff.ly/BK7aPac
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At the past two AIMOS conferences, we have had a free public lecture for the local community. #AIMOS2025 follows suit! Join us for Ivan Oransky's public lecture: events.humanitix.com/public-talk-... but do so soon, seats are limited!
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
At the past two AIMOS conferences, we have had a free public lecture for the local community. #AIMOS2025 follows suit! Join us for Ivan Oransky's public lecture: events.humanitix.com/public-talk-... but do so soon, seats are limited!
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If you ask historians of medicine what keeps them up at night, many will not say a new plague or bioterrorism, they will answer, "antibiotic resistance."
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you ask historians of medicine what keeps them up at night, many will not say a new plague or bioterrorism, they will answer, "antibiotic resistance."
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"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Something is deeply wrong with this system, when people who are wealthy are getting far wealthier...and people who don't have a lot are falling further and further behind."
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
- Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service at our Revenue Summit 2025
#auspol
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SA's anti-abortion bill, blocking critical access to healthcare, was an attempt by conservatives to use women's rights as a political football.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
SA's anti-abortion bill, blocking critical access to healthcare, was an attempt by conservatives to use women's rights as a political football.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
To those who made their voices heard & voted this bill down, thankyou.
We deserve evidence-based & compassionate healthcare.
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The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
The broadcaster should not cave to Trump’s demands
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan
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You’d never guess from the hysterical coverage that the BBC remains the UK’s most trusted news outlet. It has made mistakes, but we’d be worse off without it, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The BBC is in a fight for its survival
The BBC only has itself to blame for its handling of a serious error in a documentary on Trump. But its demise—as the US media landscape shows—would l...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
You’d never guess from the hysterical coverage that the BBC remains the UK’s most trusted news outlet. It has made mistakes, but we’d be worse off without it, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.