No one is qualified to be a Vice-Chancellor if they do not: teach at tertiary level; conduct academic research; hold a PhD. Making it one more job to pass around the class who sit on boards because universities are "just another big organisation" has been a terrible idea.

Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by former boyfriend, Ugandan official says bbc.in/3ZcSTcJ

Today, I was refused leave to appeal by the High Court of Australia.

I’ve been thinking today about election day 2019 - and I still shudder. The hope - which disappeared so quickly on that awful night. The shock. If only… We would be in a much better place now. Instead 😞😞 #auspol

And here we are. Curmudgeon? I can think of a better 4-letter c-word. #Census2026au

Government faces orders to produce documents and a parliamentary inquiry over ABS census. #Census2026au theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

The worst thing about Albanese and co saying they didn't want to include gender in the census because it could be 'divisive', is that they have given legitimacy to the minority of (albeit loud) voices who claim that it's divisive.

are you taking the piss cunt

ACT Labor looked set to put forward a new law that would have reduced the number of pokies in the city to 1000. At the last minute, they changed their mind. Why? ow.ly/AEtj50Th5qM

Leigh’s brief presentation today laid out his commitment to a strong census for Australia. A census that reflects Australia. It’s been a rough fortnight for the Australian Bureau of Statistics - I hope the prime minister and cabinet realise the damage they’ve caused. Here’s to a strong #Census2026au.

Xmas has started at Big W

Mindfulness. Resilience. Crap the privileged flog to silence the less fortunate. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…