Fran Murray
@franmurray.bsky.social
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I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I doubt I will ever see a more inspired bit of upcycling.
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When feeling fed up about how insanely expensive rural property has become in the last few years it’s always good to remember that it was only a little over a century ago that Stonehenge, plus its accompanying 6400 acres, sold for £6,600 to a private buyer via an advert in Country Life Magazine.
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
When feeling fed up about how insanely expensive rural property has become in the last few years it’s always good to remember that it was only a little over a century ago that Stonehenge, plus its accompanying 6400 acres, sold for £6,600 to a private buyer via an advert in Country Life Magazine.
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
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Calling swimming outdoors "wild swimming" is a bit like calling lawn mowing “wild vacuuming”.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Calling swimming outdoors "wild swimming" is a bit like calling lawn mowing “wild vacuuming”.
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Damn just admitting he bankrupt the whole country…
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Damn just admitting he bankrupt the whole country…
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Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.
September 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.
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The Albo government's antisemitism bill is a rushed hatchet job. Nobody has proper time to consider it carefully enough, and it will have all sorts of unintended consequences if passed. It is the worst kind of law-making: moral panic induced, pandering to powerful lobby groups' demands.
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The Albo government's antisemitism bill is a rushed hatchet job. Nobody has proper time to consider it carefully enough, and it will have all sorts of unintended consequences if passed. It is the worst kind of law-making: moral panic induced, pandering to powerful lobby groups' demands.
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In Albo's new antisemitism bill, the definition of "hate crime", which underpins the new regime to proscribe "hate groups" like the Nazis, specifically excludes "advocating genocide". That is, advocating genocide is treated as not being a racist hate crime. Now, why would that be?
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
In Albo's new antisemitism bill, the definition of "hate crime", which underpins the new regime to proscribe "hate groups" like the Nazis, specifically excludes "advocating genocide". That is, advocating genocide is treated as not being a racist hate crime. Now, why would that be?
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The duck who lives here must be absolutely fucking massive.
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The duck who lives here must be absolutely fucking massive.
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How they killed Writers Week:
"Malinauskus was regularly agitating for Abdel-Fattah’s cancellation... Eventually, the board relented. They had seen what had happened at Bendigo, and they did it anyway."
New: On the background to the Adelaide Writers' Week debacle, and the involvement of Premier Malinauskas.
New: On the background to the Adelaide Writers' Week debacle, and the involvement of Premier Malinauskas.
The implosion of Adelaide Writers’ Week
An autopsy of a festival
nickfeik.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 AM
How they killed Writers Week:
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Cathy has lived a dream a lot of us have: telling a News Ltd/Sky propagandist to fuck off AND having them publish it
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Cathy has lived a dream a lot of us have: telling a News Ltd/Sky propagandist to fuck off AND having them publish it
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One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
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spineless..
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
spineless..
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I am a lawyer (barrister) and I can only recommend that Ms Abdel-Fattah receive comprehensive legal advice on her options as a matter of urgency.
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I am a lawyer (barrister) and I can only recommend that Ms Abdel-Fattah receive comprehensive legal advice on her options as a matter of urgency.
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A very nice summary.
(As an aside, I went to uni with Walter. Great writer and all-round nice bloke.)
www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...
(As an aside, I went to uni with Walter. Great writer and all-round nice bloke.)
www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...
'If it was the board’s decision, why did all its members resign?': Boycotting author reflects on Writers' Week wake - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
Author and InReview editor Walter Marsh tells how Writers' Week furore leaves "our small literary pond feeling just as toxic" as algal bloom.
www.indailysa.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM
A very nice summary.
(As an aside, I went to uni with Walter. Great writer and all-round nice bloke.)
www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...
(As an aside, I went to uni with Walter. Great writer and all-round nice bloke.)
www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...
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Solidarity with Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah. We stand against this retrograde decision and with the countless authors withdrawing in support of Randa and her work.
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Solidarity with Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah. We stand against this retrograde decision and with the countless authors withdrawing in support of Randa and her work.
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People shouldn't be sad that Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled, they should be proud that the people the event was actually about stood together and said "enough of this perfidious bullshit".
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 AM
People shouldn't be sad that Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled, they should be proud that the people the event was actually about stood together and said "enough of this perfidious bullshit".
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A disaster for our writers, readers, our reputation as a festival state & a massive economic blow to SA in a tough time for so many. Own goal for a Premier who - despite his denials - exerted pressure on a body legally established to be independent. Shocking failure of judgement.
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
A disaster for our writers, readers, our reputation as a festival state & a massive economic blow to SA in a tough time for so many. Own goal for a Premier who - despite his denials - exerted pressure on a body legally established to be independent. Shocking failure of judgement.
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Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.
January 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Yes we are aware of what Premier Malinauskas said about Randa Abdel-Fattah today and no we don't think it's ok for a public official to talk about a private citizen in such terms.
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PSA: @readingsbooks.bsky.social is offering a 10% discount for recent books of authors who have chosen to withdraw from the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week:
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
PSA: @readingsbooks.bsky.social is offering a 10% discount for recent books of authors who have chosen to withdraw from the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week:
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
www.readings.com.au/collections/...
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It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.
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Someone had better leak the Epstein Files to prevent WW3.
January 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Someone had better leak the Epstein Files to prevent WW3.
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My information is that this is an out and out lie.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
My information is that this is an out and out lie.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.
It's extraordinary that the SA Premier sees no problem trashing the reputation of one of the few organisations in his state that is internationally celebrated as a leader in its field.
Don Dunstan must be turning in his grave.