George
@gb2580.bsky.social
Conservatorium CEO musician gardener volunteer in rural NSW Australia. Opinions expressed are my own,
#auspol #adelaidefestival #Abdel-Fattah
She is repeatedly challenged and found not at fault.
‘We’re not saying anything’s wrong but it’s insensitive’ is not good enough.
With luck the Royal Commission will help us get past handwringing re. public debate.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
She is repeatedly challenged and found not at fault.
‘We’re not saying anything’s wrong but it’s insensitive’ is not good enough.
With luck the Royal Commission will help us get past handwringing re. public debate.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Adelaide festival dumps prominent academic Randa Abdel-Fattah over ‘cultural sensitivity’ concerns after Bondi attack
Abdel-Fattah accuses the board of ‘blatant and shameless’ anti-Palestinian racism and censorship, as other authors pull out in solidarity
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
#auspol #adelaidefestival #Abdel-Fattah
She is repeatedly challenged and found not at fault.
‘We’re not saying anything’s wrong but it’s insensitive’ is not good enough.
With luck the Royal Commission will help us get past handwringing re. public debate.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
She is repeatedly challenged and found not at fault.
‘We’re not saying anything’s wrong but it’s insensitive’ is not good enough.
With luck the Royal Commission will help us get past handwringing re. public debate.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
A good sentiment on almost any day
Be active not passive- even in choosing not to act.
Be active not passive- even in choosing not to act.
As with any challenge we face, we may not know the outcome of our actions or whether there will be any outcome at all. But we have to try. Because it's life. Trying is life. And also in between, so is rest.
#WednesdayThoughts
#WednesdayThoughts
January 7, 2026 at 9:52 PM
A good sentiment on almost any day
Be active not passive- even in choosing not to act.
Be active not passive- even in choosing not to act.
Some examples from the current exhibitions at the National Art Glass Gallery in #WaggaWagga
A great way to spend a summer afternoon #studioglass
A great way to spend a summer afternoon #studioglass
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Some examples from the current exhibitions at the National Art Glass Gallery in #WaggaWagga
A great way to spend a summer afternoon #studioglass
A great way to spend a summer afternoon #studioglass
Not exactly surprising, but interesting parallels
#auspol #climate #bushfires
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#auspol #climate #bushfires
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Outskirts of Australian cities at risk of catastrophic fires on scale of deadly LA blazes, study finds
At least 6.9 million residents on Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart fringes exposed as dry summer follows years of vegetation growth
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Not exactly surprising, but interesting parallels
#auspol #climate #bushfires
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#auspol #climate #bushfires
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
These mysteries are both moving and somehow reassuring.
Who knows, we will all die, but perhaps these final moments can be more widely experienced if we learn from this research what is going on.
Who knows, we will all die, but perhaps these final moments can be more widely experienced if we learn from this research what is going on.
When the Mind Returns - the puzzle of terminal lucidity: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cons...
When the Mind Returns
Some people with advanced dementia show sudden, brief returns of clarity near the end of life—speaking, remembering, reconnecting. What is terminal lucidity?
www.psychologytoday.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
These mysteries are both moving and somehow reassuring.
Who knows, we will all die, but perhaps these final moments can be more widely experienced if we learn from this research what is going on.
Who knows, we will all die, but perhaps these final moments can be more widely experienced if we learn from this research what is going on.
#AUSPOL #REGULATION #ACMA
Regulatory pyramids are common.
But our history of being too cosy for the pointy enforcement tip is rich, deep & (for now) unending.
Lessons stay unlearnt, & Regulatory Framework risks unreviewed.
We need rigour not mateship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Regulatory pyramids are common.
But our history of being too cosy for the pointy enforcement tip is rich, deep & (for now) unending.
Lessons stay unlearnt, & Regulatory Framework risks unreviewed.
We need rigour not mateship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Shocking at every level': Watchdog deleted quotes after Sportsbet pressure
Gambling giant Sportsbet pressured the Australian Communications and Media Authority into "watering down" enforcement announcement, the ABC can reveal.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#AUSPOL #REGULATION #ACMA
Regulatory pyramids are common.
But our history of being too cosy for the pointy enforcement tip is rich, deep & (for now) unending.
Lessons stay unlearnt, & Regulatory Framework risks unreviewed.
We need rigour not mateship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Regulatory pyramids are common.
But our history of being too cosy for the pointy enforcement tip is rich, deep & (for now) unending.
Lessons stay unlearnt, & Regulatory Framework risks unreviewed.
We need rigour not mateship.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Fascinating summary of emerging understanding of #autism and related conditions
#science
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
#science
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
New science points to 4 distinct types of autism
Scientists are redefining autism as a complex condition with multiple forms, challenging traditional notions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Fascinating summary of emerging understanding of #autism and related conditions
#science
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
#science
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
I’ll be looking forward to Sabra’s next adventure.
Her approach is notable for attention to substance over the latest breathless rendition of “but will the sky fall?
Hear’s hoping for an emulator heading to the AM seat
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #sabralane
Her approach is notable for attention to substance over the latest breathless rendition of “but will the sky fall?
Hear’s hoping for an emulator heading to the AM seat
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #sabralane
ABC radio host Sabra Lane farewells AM after nine years
Sabra Lane is farewelling the ABC's AM after nine years of hosting the current affairs radio program.
www.abc.net.au
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I’ll be looking forward to Sabra’s next adventure.
Her approach is notable for attention to substance over the latest breathless rendition of “but will the sky fall?
Hear’s hoping for an emulator heading to the AM seat
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #sabralane
Her approach is notable for attention to substance over the latest breathless rendition of “but will the sky fall?
Hear’s hoping for an emulator heading to the AM seat
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
#auspol #sabralane
I’m not sure it’s #auspol but I find the incongruence of our participation in #Eurovision 2026 unconscionable.
It is past the point where the defacto & expressed policy intent of the Israeli government can be put to one side.
You can complain to sbs here
help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/req...
It is past the point where the defacto & expressed policy intent of the Israeli government can be put to one side.
You can complain to sbs here
help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/req...
Iceland has made their decision on Eurovision 2026
Iceland will not compete in Eurovision 2026
Following a board meeting today, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have announced that Iceland will not be competing in Eurovision 2026.This news follows on from the Eurovision Broadcasting Union's explosive ...
www.aussievision.net
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I’m not sure it’s #auspol but I find the incongruence of our participation in #Eurovision 2026 unconscionable.
It is past the point where the defacto & expressed policy intent of the Israeli government can be put to one side.
You can complain to sbs here
help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/req...
It is past the point where the defacto & expressed policy intent of the Israeli government can be put to one side.
You can complain to sbs here
help.sbs.com.au/hc/en-au/req...
A sweet #Christmas story, and not one of which I was previously aware.
Moments like this- at any time of year- are so important.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Moments like this- at any time of year- are so important.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Harper Lee’s most treasured Christmas gift
In an article collected in the new book “The Land of Sweet Forever,” Lee recounts the present that allowed her to write “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A sweet #Christmas story, and not one of which I was previously aware.
Moments like this- at any time of year- are so important.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Moments like this- at any time of year- are so important.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
It’s been a wild week in #australia. We’ve had wind gust of 50-100km/h all week &. Insurers declaring another catastrophe.
#auspol has been just as blowy: here’s a great summary from Annabel Crabb.
The PM has paraglided over the top. But can he land?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#auspol has been just as blowy: here’s a great summary from Annabel Crabb.
The PM has paraglided over the top. But can he land?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
One question jumps to the front as Albanese ties the knot
The two months preceding a wedding are notoriously hazardous. But consider the two months Anthony Albanese has just had.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It’s been a wild week in #australia. We’ve had wind gust of 50-100km/h all week &. Insurers declaring another catastrophe.
#auspol has been just as blowy: here’s a great summary from Annabel Crabb.
The PM has paraglided over the top. But can he land?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#auspol has been just as blowy: here’s a great summary from Annabel Crabb.
The PM has paraglided over the top. But can he land?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
“I told you so” can be the sourest cordial, but who can blame him for uncorking it.
The whole world economy has experienced taint from this drink.
A few times in history the US embraced real change on the brink of social crisis.
Looking in, today’s view is bleak, but let’s drink to hope.
The whole world economy has experienced taint from this drink.
A few times in history the US embraced real change on the brink of social crisis.
Looking in, today’s view is bleak, but let’s drink to hope.
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“I told you so” can be the sourest cordial, but who can blame him for uncorking it.
The whole world economy has experienced taint from this drink.
A few times in history the US embraced real change on the brink of social crisis.
Looking in, today’s view is bleak, but let’s drink to hope.
The whole world economy has experienced taint from this drink.
A few times in history the US embraced real change on the brink of social crisis.
Looking in, today’s view is bleak, but let’s drink to hope.
#auspol. #policing
The principle here is a big step forward. It’s been obvious for years that proportionality in policing is as important as in the rest of the justice system.
And just as obvious that it is often missing.
Politics too will need to change
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The principle here is a big step forward. It’s been obvious for years that proportionality in policing is as important as in the rest of the justice system.
And just as obvious that it is often missing.
Politics too will need to change
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Hopes NSW court verdict might 'change the course of police accountability'
For the family of Dunghutti teen Jai Wright, the guilty finding against police officer Benedict Bryant for dangerous driving occasioning Jai's death lifts a "weight off their shoulders". Legal experts...
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#auspol. #policing
The principle here is a big step forward. It’s been obvious for years that proportionality in policing is as important as in the rest of the justice system.
And just as obvious that it is often missing.
Politics too will need to change
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The principle here is a big step forward. It’s been obvious for years that proportionality in policing is as important as in the rest of the justice system.
And just as obvious that it is often missing.
Politics too will need to change
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#AUSPOL. #CRIMEPREVENTION
I get so frustrated by these reports. We’ve known for more than a generation what works to reduce the risk of criminal progression and reduce recidivism.
It’s also cheaper, so it really comes down to populism over leadership & ethics.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I get so frustrated by these reports. We’ve known for more than a generation what works to reduce the risk of criminal progression and reduce recidivism.
It’s also cheaper, so it really comes down to populism over leadership & ethics.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Unique rehabilitation program offers alternative to overcrowded prison system
As the NT's prison population soars to new highs, Anindilyakwa elders on Groote Eylandt are delivering a unique rehabilitation program that provides participants with physical and psycho-educational p...
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#AUSPOL. #CRIMEPREVENTION
I get so frustrated by these reports. We’ve known for more than a generation what works to reduce the risk of criminal progression and reduce recidivism.
It’s also cheaper, so it really comes down to populism over leadership & ethics.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
I get so frustrated by these reports. We’ve known for more than a generation what works to reduce the risk of criminal progression and reduce recidivism.
It’s also cheaper, so it really comes down to populism over leadership & ethics.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Just charming. And somehow very Japanese
What I'm listening to today: "jazz jungle mix at Japanese rice field", Takuya Nakamura
The composer of Virtua Fighter and Lumines goes out in an actual rice field with a Pioneer deck and trumpet and spins D&B with occasional trumpet solos. Unbelievably charming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvr...
The composer of Virtua Fighter and Lumines goes out in an actual rice field with a Pioneer deck and trumpet and spins D&B with occasional trumpet solos. Unbelievably charming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVvr...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just charming. And somehow very Japanese
I wish this piece by the ABC’s Gareth Hutchens and Daniel Zimmer was clearer . It seems to be saying spend $300m per for a social and economic return of $74m.
Hard to see this argument winning over governments. I so wish it looked stronger
#auspol #jobstart.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Hard to see this argument winning over governments. I so wish it looked stronger
#auspol #jobstart.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Price of poverty hurts us all, yet research reveals an easy fix
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the mora...
www.abc.net.au
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I wish this piece by the ABC’s Gareth Hutchens and Daniel Zimmer was clearer . It seems to be saying spend $300m per for a social and economic return of $74m.
Hard to see this argument winning over governments. I so wish it looked stronger
#auspol #jobstart.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Hard to see this argument winning over governments. I so wish it looked stronger
#auspol #jobstart.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Thanks Michelle Grattan. A great reminder of the history and consequences.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#auspol #liberals #climatepolicy
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#auspol #liberals #climatepolicy
Tough lesson for Libs in proverb about dogs and vomit, fools and folly
The Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy twice in recent memory. The damage must live in the memory of today's parliamentarians, who face the prospect of another episode.
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thanks Michelle Grattan. A great reminder of the history and consequences.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#auspol #liberals #climatepolicy
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
#auspol #liberals #climatepolicy
#auspol
An issue we need to support
As an employer, the need become pretty obvious, and unless people can access good advice it becomes very challenging for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
An issue we need to support
As an employer, the need become pretty obvious, and unless people can access good advice it becomes very challenging for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Ley challenges Albanese over Trump meeting; storm warning for Sydney
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#auspol
An issue we need to support
As an employer, the need become pretty obvious, and unless people can access good advice it becomes very challenging for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
An issue we need to support
As an employer, the need become pretty obvious, and unless people can access good advice it becomes very challenging for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#auspol #energypolicy
A good piece on East Coast gas.
And as well as what’s mentioned here there is the energy impact on housing construction costs.
Steel, drying wood, baking bricks, making lime for cement- it’s everything
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
A good piece on East Coast gas.
And as well as what’s mentioned here there is the energy impact on housing construction costs.
Steel, drying wood, baking bricks, making lime for cement- it’s everything
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Why Santos is behind your soaring electricity and mortgage costs
It was a primary force behind Australia’s inflationary surge, it’s forced businesses either to the wall or to shift offshore, undermined national industry policy and resulted in the loss of countless ...
www.abc.net.au
October 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#auspol #energypolicy
A good piece on East Coast gas.
And as well as what’s mentioned here there is the energy impact on housing construction costs.
Steel, drying wood, baking bricks, making lime for cement- it’s everything
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
A good piece on East Coast gas.
And as well as what’s mentioned here there is the energy impact on housing construction costs.
Steel, drying wood, baking bricks, making lime for cement- it’s everything
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
This will be one to watch. Yet another example of not quite fit for purpose governance in the tertiary sector.
TEQSA is about academic comparability/recognition not the professions.
But did no-one @ UWS or Newcastle see this coming??
#auspol #highered #teqsa
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
TEQSA is about academic comparability/recognition not the professions.
But did no-one @ UWS or Newcastle see this coming??
#auspol #highered #teqsa
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Careers in limbo after graduates discover university courses were never accredited
Students have been left with HECS debts and careers that are "non-existent" after completing degrees that were not accredited. Class actions have been launched against two Australian universities.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This will be one to watch. Yet another example of not quite fit for purpose governance in the tertiary sector.
TEQSA is about academic comparability/recognition not the professions.
But did no-one @ UWS or Newcastle see this coming??
#auspol #highered #teqsa
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
TEQSA is about academic comparability/recognition not the professions.
But did no-one @ UWS or Newcastle see this coming??
#auspol #highered #teqsa
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
It’s hard, sometimes, with photography to know what is skill and what is contrivance. But collections like this are powerful reminders of connected nature and the emotional connection we experience.
##birds. #photography
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
##birds. #photography
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
From the Swiss Alps to a solar eclipse: the 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year – in pictures
An image of a magnificent frigatebird silhouetted against a total solar eclipse by Canadian photographer Liron Gertsman was chosen from more than 25,000 images as the grand prize-winner in 2025’s larg...
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s hard, sometimes, with photography to know what is skill and what is contrivance. But collections like this are powerful reminders of connected nature and the emotional connection we experience.
##birds. #photography
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
##birds. #photography
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Reposted by George
🍐This beautiful pear-shaped porcelain bottle from Japan is covered in a distinctive green flambé glaze.
It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.
It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🍐This beautiful pear-shaped porcelain bottle from Japan is covered in a distinctive green flambé glaze.
It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.
It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.
If it wasn’t serious it would be amusing that they think enforceable rights can be wished away like this.
Quite timely given the Senate hearings underway here at the moment.
#auspol. #ai. #copyright
Quite timely given the Senate hearings underway here at the moment.
#auspol. #ai. #copyright
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If it wasn’t serious it would be amusing that they think enforceable rights can be wished away like this.
Quite timely given the Senate hearings underway here at the moment.
#auspol. #ai. #copyright
Quite timely given the Senate hearings underway here at the moment.
#auspol. #ai. #copyright