It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor Caroline Fohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, 'What are you doing?' That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.

Be honest: Did tech companies just rebrand 'algorithm' as AI?

Rental inflation (7.8%) is now MORE THAN DOUBLE standard inflation (3.6%). So while Labor will talk about 'easing inflation' what they won't mention is renters are getting smashed by the biggest rent increases in 15 years. Freeze and cap rent increases now.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel wants footage of his stabbing in Wakeley church to stay online, court hears abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

How bad does it have to get before governments actually do something?

Everyone needs a friend who hypes them up beyond belief and reason, I am lucky enough to have at least 2.

Reminder: The ARC said they cannot anonymise proposals, or even EOIs, because the grant Guidelines (which they make up & write) state that one aim is to 'support excellent researchers & teams' 🤔

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If this is confirmed, it is such a depraved use of technology that there needs to be a full investigation and close down the firms and university research groups that had a part in developing it.

I am sitting in an academic event and I can see the person in front of me using chat gpt to write an academic paper.

With another semester ending, here's your annual reminder that teaching evaluations systemically disadvantage women. Even when controlling for grades and other factors, students (esp. males) consistently give female professors lower scores. This can have serious ramifications.🧵

Just in: Woolworths boss Brad Banducci has been threatened with six months in jail for holding the Senate in contempt during a hearing on supermarket prices. The inquiry has been suspended as a result. Story to come on Australian Associated Press (AAP)

Transgender female athletes are at a physical disadvantage compared to cisgender women in several key metrics, research funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has found...

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Anti-fascist researchers the White Rose Society warn anti-doxing laws could be weaponised. Several submissions say the push is a knee-jerk reaction to the leak of the pro-Israel Whatsapp group, and could do more harm. theguardian.com/australia-news…

the aec is responding to this saying its legal but holy shit this shouldnt be legal for any party to do what the hell?

It’s important we don’t do this alone.

(Also it’s much more fun getting bullied when you can laugh with pals about it)

The Renters and Housing Union is a member-run union. We are comprised of renters, public housing tenants, squatters, homeless, home-owners, and people in…

What a debacle!

ARC 'Board positions are not open to individuals employed by an organisation in receipt of grant funding from the ARC'

That's in the ad for ARC Board members!

It locks out *anyone* at unis from ARC Board, incl. actual researchers!

NO WAY theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

World Netball have banned trans women from women's netball. And judging by this, they have banned almost everyone on the planet from women's netball. Almost all women of any type have testosterone.

Little story on a long term vacant property:
- went to this auction
- house crumbling apart, sinking & dank
- originally listed as $1.1m
- 1 guy bids, vendor bids, it gets passed in
- agent then tells me the owner is a developer… 1/4