Revd Deb Bird
@revddebbird.bsky.social
Mum. Muso. Neighbour. Arts lover. Anglican priest. Relishing life between the soil and stars with chooks, pups and community. Living, learning and listening on Jagera and Turrbal Country.
Jacob Collier: Singing can overcome teenage isolation, says Grammy-winner share.google/HbBrJEmuvxO5...
Jacob Collier: Singing can overcome teenage isolation, says Grammy-winner
Jacob Collier, speaking at the launch of BBC Get Singing, says music "embeds confidence" in young people.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Jacob Collier: Singing can overcome teenage isolation, says Grammy-winner share.google/HbBrJEmuvxO5...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It's Triple J Hottest 100 Day!
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Everything you need to know about triple j's Hottest 100 of 2025
Australia's favourite music poll is back for another year — here's when it happens and how to listen.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It's Triple J Hottest 100 Day!
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"To be a cultural custodian takes intellectual rigour, moral muscle and courage... These jobs should be held by the best of us. The judgment, strength and courage required are extraordinary. Yet on them the health of our national conversation, our democracy and the nature of our country depends."
Australians must demand that their cultural custodians uphold freedom of speech | Margaret Simons
Australians must demand that their cultural custodians uphold freedom of speech | Margaret Simons
As we have seen after Adelaide writers’ week, defending the right of people to speak, even when we deeply disagree with them, is very, very difficult
Is there a way forward for Australia’s cultural life after the cancellation of the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week and all the other controversies played out over the past year, in which the custodians of our culture seem to have crumbled under pressure, only to kinda, sorta and belatedly rally?
I hope so, but it will take a more than rhetorical reflection on what we mean by freedom of speech, and what it requires of us. Continue reading...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"To be a cultural custodian takes intellectual rigour, moral muscle and courage... These jobs should be held by the best of us. The judgment, strength and courage required are extraordinary. Yet on them the health of our national conversation, our democracy and the nature of our country depends."
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds review – an electrifying crescendo of faith, fury and fragile joy | Nick Cave | The Guardian share.google/F2gVhzykelpc...
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds review – an electrifying crescendo of faith, fury and fragile joy
Returning to Australian stages after nine years, the band delivers a fierce, generous set that draws on four decades of music
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January 19, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds review – an electrifying crescendo of faith, fury and fragile joy | Nick Cave | The Guardian share.google/F2gVhzykelpc...
It was great to be able to deliver a boot full of comfort packs and #Christmas goodness for women and children accessing #Anglicare #Homelessness Services this summer. Thank you to everyone who made such thoughtful donations, and to onsite staff who welcomed me this morning. You do incredible work.
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It was great to be able to deliver a boot full of comfort packs and #Christmas goodness for women and children accessing #Anglicare #Homelessness Services this summer. Thank you to everyone who made such thoughtful donations, and to onsite staff who welcomed me this morning. You do incredible work.
"A healthy church is just a gathering of people using their best resources to try to follow Jesus. That's enough." (Walter Bruggemann) #Synod2025 #ACSQ
June 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"A healthy church is just a gathering of people using their best resources to try to follow Jesus. That's enough." (Walter Bruggemann) #Synod2025 #ACSQ